【题目】 Five years ago, when I taught art at a school in Seattle, I used Tinker toys(积木)as a test at the beginning of a term to find out something about my students. I put a small set of Tinker toys in front of each student, and said,” Make something out of the Tinker toys. You have 45 minutes today — and 45 minutes each day for the rest of the week.”

A few students hesitated to start. They waited to see what the rest of the class would do. Several others checked the instructions and made something according to one of the model plans provided. Another group built something out of their own imaginations.

Once I had a boy who worked experimentally with Tinker toys in his free time. His creations filled a shelf in the art classroom and a good part of his bedroom at home. I was delighted at the presence of such a student. Here was an exceptionally creative mind at work. His presence meant that I had an unexpected teaching assistant in class whose creativity would affect other students.

Encouraging this kind of thinking has a downside, for I might lose those students who had a different style of thinking. Without fail one would declare. “But I’m just not creative.”

“Do you dream at night when you’re asleep?”

“Oh, sure.”

“So tell me one of your most interesting dreams.” The student would tell something wildly imaginative. Flying in the sky or in a time machine or growing three heads. “That’s pretty creative. Who does that for you?”

“Nobody. I do it.”

“Really — at night, when you’re asleep?”

“Sure.”

“Try doing it in the daytime, in class, okay?”

1The teacher used Tinker toys in class in order to .

A.make the lessons more excitingB.know more about the student

C.raise the students’ interest in artD.teach the students about toy design

2What do we know about the boy mentioned in Paragraph 3?

A.He was imaginative.B.He was active in class.

C.He preferred to study alone.D.He liked to help his teacher.

3What does the underlined word “downside” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A.choiceB.difficultyC.faultD.power

4We can learn that .

A.most students just made something according to the model plans

B.the boy spent 45 minutes every day making a lot of creations

C.the boy’s creativity would affect other students forever

D.the student dreaming at night was also very creative.

5The best title for the passage may be

A.An Art ClassB.An Encouraging Teacher

C.Tinker ToysD.An Unexpected Teaching Assistant

【题目】 Thanks to new technologies, it’s easier than ever to do something on our phone or computer. All we have to do is talk, and our favorite song starts playing a few seconds later. But in the near future, asking our phone to play a song by using our voice will seem as old-fashioned as using CDs. That’s because US tech company Microsoft recently had a paten(专利)for a “ brain control interface”BCI, meaning that soon, we may be able to control our phone and computer with our thoughts.

BCI technology works by turning brain signals(信号)into computer orders. This technology isn’t completely new, however. Last year, for example, it was reported that scientist were able to help a disabled man from the US, 53-year-old Bill Kochevar, to move his body again. With the help of BCI technology, as well as equipment to make his body move, Kochevar was able to use his thoughts to “ tell ” the BCI to move his body, meaning he was able to feed himself for the first time in years.

Aside from helping disabled people, it’s hoped that BCI technology will improve the daily lives of other people too. US social media Facebook announced last year that it was working on BCI technology to help people type by using their brain. By 2019,the company hopes to have created a system that will allow people to type up to 100 words per minute just by thinking about them. In turn, this could be used to offer live translation, from English to Chinese, for example.

However, many people are worried that technology that can know about our thoughts may bring risks to people’s private life, especially if social media companies use it.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1How does BCI technology work?

A.It turns our voice into computer orders.

B.It offers a live translation service for people.

C.It allows our thoughts to control certain equipment.

D.It controls our brain signals with a computer.

2How may Kochevar feel about BCI technology?

A.Disappointed.B.Thankful.C.Embarrassed.D.Proud.

3Who else may benefit from BCI technology according to the article?

A.Bus drivers.B.Medical workers.C.Social media users.D.Shop assistants.

4Why are some people worried about BCI technology?

A.It might do harm to their health.B.Their private life might not be respected.

C.It might take away too many job chances.D.The equipment may be too expensive.

5What does the text mainly tell us?

A.Voice can be used on our phone or computer.

B.How BCI technology helps disabled people.

C.How BCI technology may influence the world.

D.Thought power can be used to improve people’s lives.

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