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【题目】

Surprising camera WATCH out! A slingshot (弹弓) is aimed at you. But don’t be afraid. It’s just a camera. It’s called Slingshot camera. The camera will catch your surprised look. Pull the rubberband (橡皮筋) back and shoot. It takes a picture. Two designers from South Korea made it.
Making Use of Smog SMOG (雾霾) is annoying. But what if it could be made into a diamond (钻石)? A “Smog Free Tower” will try to do that, although the diamonds will not be as real ones. Black particles (颗粒) in smog and diamonds are mostly carbon. A designer from the Netherlands made the tower.
New Flower Home WHEN plants get too big, you have to move them from a small flowerpot to a big one. Now the special growth flowerpot can save you time and energy. It’s made of a special kind of material in origami style. It gets bigger and bigger as the plant grows. It is from Belgium.
Solar charged light You can put it in your pocket. But if it’s inflated (充气), it turns into a light! This is LumnAID, a solar light that can be on for 16 hours after recharging (充电) with just seven hours of sunlight. Two US students designed it.

【1】From the passage above, we know that _________.

A.the diamonds made from “Smog Free Tower” can be very expensive as real ones

B.a slingshot camera can catch one’s surprised look by shooting

C.the designer of the special growth flowerpot is from South Korea

D.a LumnAID must be recharged with 16 hours before using it

【2】_________ might be the best gift for Mary, who loves plants but have little time on it.

A.slingshot cameraB.A diamondC.A growth flowerpotD.A LumnAID

【3】What’s the news above mainly about?

A.SafetyB.Entertainment.C.Environment.D.Invention

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【解析】

本文介绍了五项高科技发明：令人惊讶的照相机；利用雾霾造钻石的新发明；会生长的花盆；轻松停放自行车的装置；利用太阳能充电的灯。

【1】细节理解题。由文中“It’s called Slingshot camera. The camera will catch your surprised look.”可知，弹弓相机可以抓拍你惊讶的样子，只有B项符合题意，故选B。

【2】推理判断题。由文中“Now the special growth flowerpot can save you time and energy.”可知，特殊的增长花盆可以随着植物长大而长大，不用跟换花盆，可以节约时间和精力，可以推测出增长花盆对繁忙但喜欢植物的Mary来说是最好的礼物，故选C。

【3】主旨大意题。Safety安全；Entertainment娱乐；Environment环境；Invention发明。由全文主旨可知，介绍了五项有趣的发明，所以这些新闻是主要关于发明的，故选D。