Question

【题目】阅读短文，根据其内容，选择最佳选项完成下列各题。

Teenagers are known for being full of new ideas. Let’s have a look at these teenage inventions that might change the world.

Banana leaves usually go bad in two or three days. Tenth Hadith, a teenager from India, used UV to make the leaves stay fresh for a year. Tenth thinks that one day the leaves will be used for making plates, cups and other things.

David Cohen, an American teenager, built an earthworm(蚯蚓) robot. It is able to go into the smallest places, where humans or dogs can’t go. It will be used for finding people in a fire or an earthquake.

Remya Jose, a 14-year-old from India, found it tiring and boring to hand wash clothes in the nearby river. She reused some bicycle parts and created a washing machine that saves time, energy and keeps people fit at the same time.

Kenneth Shinozuku, a 15-year-old from New York, noticed that his grandfather who got Alzheimer＇s disease（老年痴呆） would often leave home and get lost. So he invented the wearable sensors(感应器)to help people find their family members like his grandfather.

【1】What is the passage mainly about?

A. Popular adsB. Useful machines

C. Teenage inventionsD. Beautiful works of art.

【2】How long can the banana leaves stay fresh by using UV?

A. A day.B. A week.C. A month.D. A year.

【3】The earthworm robot made by David Cohen can ______.

A. make things stay freshB. help people wash clothes

C. go into the smallest placesD. take care of the old people

【4】Why do Remya Jose want to create a special washing machine?

A. Because she has no time to wash clothes.

B. Because she found it tiring and boring to hand wash clothes in the river.

C. Because she can’t afford the washing machine.

D. Because she wants to lose weight.

【5】Which of the following is TRUE

A. Plates and cups are made of fresh banana leaves.

B. Remya's washing machine can also keep people fit.

C. David Cohen is a middle school student from India.

D. Kenneth's wearable sensors will keep old people at home.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【5】B

【解析】

文章大意：文章是一篇广告布告类阅读，展示了青少面的一些发明创造．

【1】主旨大意题。根据 Let's have a look at these teenage inventions that might change the world．让我们来看看这些青少年的发明可能会改变世界，可知文章的目的是展示青少年的发明创造，故选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据Tenth Hadith, a teenager from India, used UV to make the leaves stay fresh for a year. 第十哈迪斯，一个来自印度的青少年，用紫外线使树叶保持新鲜一年。可知，故选D。

【3】细节理解题。根据It is able to go into the smallest places, where humans or dogs can’t go. 它能进入人类或狗不能去的最小的地方。它将用于在火灾或地震中寻找人。可知，故选C。

【4】细节理解题。根据Remya Jose, a 14-year-old from India, found it tiring and boring to hand wash clothes in the nearby river. 雷米娅·何塞想发明一种特殊的洗衣机，因为她发现在河里手工洗衣服既累又无聊。可知，故选B。

【5】细节理解题，根据表格三内容…keeps people fit at the same time，同时让人们保持身体健康，可知选项B"Remya的洗衣机也能让人保持健康"说法正确，故选B。