题目内容
18.In 2001,Matt Nagle was a 25-year-old football star.Then one night he had a bad accident.He was badly hurt.He could not do anything alone from then on.Matt couldn't even breathe by himself.Doctors kept working to make better equipment(设备)for people like Matt to stay alive.Science labs kept doing research to try and find answers.They were trying to make machines to help paralyzed(瘫痪的) patients.A company that does research on brains was searching for ways to use brain waves.They chose Matt as the first person to try a new experiment.They wanted to use machines to work from inside the brain.In June 2004,the doctors implanted a chip(芯片) in Matt's brain.This chip could run machines with his thoughts.Matt was supposed to be able to send simple messages to a computer with this chip,and he was able to change channels on the TV,play computer games and turn lights on and off.He could do all of these things just by thinking about them.
Matt worked for months to get the messages to move from his brain to the computer.It was very hard.The doctors were worried that the chip might injure Matt.Matt kept trying.He wanted to fight to make things better for himself and other people like himself.
Matt was not lucky enough,and he died at last.People still have a long way to go in medical research.but we'll never stop trying to help people like Matt.
56.Who was Matt Nagle?A
A.He was a football star.
B.He was a reporter.
C.He was a doctor.
D.He was a manager
57."Implanted a chip in Matt's brain"means toB.
A.take something away from Matt's brain
B.place a computer chip into Matt's brain
C.change one part of Matt's brain
D.put some medicine in Matt's brain
58.Why were the doctors worried about the experiment?D
A.Matt might stop thinking.
B.Matt might get a serious illness.
C.Matt mightn't plays again.
D.It might hurt Matt's brain.
59.What was Matt supposed to use his mind to do?C
A.Design new computers.
B.Do experiments on others.
C.Turn lights on and off.
D.Play football.
60.From this passage,we can guess that Matt was a person whoB.
A.was hard working
B.never gave up
C.was careless
D.was not brave enough.
分析 Matt Nagle是一个25岁的足球明星.一天晚上,他出了车祸,他受了重伤,甚至不能通过自己的呼吸,医生试图让机器帮助瘫痪病人,把一个芯片植入他的大脑,Matt应该能够发送简单的消息到计算机,他能改变电视频道,玩电脑游戏,打开和关闭灯光,最后没有成功,在医疗方面人们仍然有很长的路要走.
解答 56.A、细节理解题.根据In 2001,Matt Nagle was a 25-year-old football star可知Matt Nagle 是个足球明星,故选A.
57.B、句子理解题.根据下一句:This chip could run machines with his thoughts这种芯片可以让他的思想和机器链接,可以推断出此处应该是:把一个芯片植入他的大脑,故选B.
58.D、细节理解题.根据The doctors were worried that the chip might injure Matt可知医生们担心芯片会伤害马特,故选D.
59.C、细节理解题.根据Matt was supposed to be able to send simple messages to a computer with this chip,and he was able to change channels on the TV,play computer games and turn lights on and off可知Matt应该能够发送简单的消息到计算机,他能转换电视频道,玩电脑游戏,打开和关闭灯光.故选C.
60.B 细节理解题.根据Matt kept trying.He wanted to fight to make things better for himself and other people like himself.可知马特一直在努力,从不放弃,故选B.
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The next year I was told for the race.I did little preparation.My only goal was to(47)A.I remember by about the 5th mile,thinking"Never again!"Have you ever felt that way about something?You choose a goal but soon realize it is (48)Cthan you imagined.Then the most important(49)Ccame.Near the end,an old man ran(50)Bme.I felt I failed,then I understood something.He was running his race and I was running (51)D.How often in life do we compare ourselves to others and feel disappointed when we really(52)A?!decided that I wouldn't give up running.As I (53)Cthe finish line,I was proud of myself.Today it is a most joy in my life.
It's natural to compare (54)Dsometimes.Don't allow those moments to make you (55)A.Let them encourage you.
If you don't win the race,but you get the lesson,and grow,you're truly a winner.
| 46.A.swimmers | B.runners | C.drivers | D.workers |
| 47.A.finish | B.win | C.jump | D.watch |
| 48.A.taller | B.shorter | C.harder | D.easier |
| 49.A.day | B.race | C.moment | D.person |
| 50.A.with | B.past | C.through | D.across |
| 51.A.yours | B.my | C.his | D.mine |
| 52.A.shouldn't | B.mustn't | C.can't | D.wouldn't |
| 53.A.passed | B.took | C.crossed | D.raised |
| 54.A.next to | B.face to face | C.in turn | D.each other |
| 55.A.weak | B.strong | C.wet | D.slow. |
(60)E She lived in New Mexico in America.As a young woman,Maria was known for the fine pots she made.Maria and the other village women made pots for their families.They also sold pots to visitors.
In 1908,some archaeologists (考古学家) found broken bits of pottery in Maria's village.They belonged to Americans who lived there 700years before.
(61)D They were thinner than Maria's pots.The finds influenced her art.Maria decided to make such a pot.Her husband helped her.They had to find a way to make the pot thinner.Maria knew the clay she used would not work.A thin pot made out of that clay would crack (破裂) easily.Maria mixed different amounts of clay,sand,and water.(62)B Maria produced many pots in her lifetime.(63)A They are keeping the old ways alive just as Maria had done before.
| A.Her son and grandson also learned how to make beautiful pots. B.At last,she discovered a mix that would not crack. C.Maria taught her husband how to make pots. D.Then the archaeologists showed them to Maria. E.Maria was born around 1881. |
---No.You ______________ let the teacher know first."( )
| A. | need | B. | must | C. | can | D. | may |
-Yes,I do.And you can see they are made silk.( )
| A. | in; from | B. | from; in | C. | of; in | D. | in; of |
| A. | has joined | B. | joined | C. | will join | D. | joins |