PAGEPAGE6科普知識與現(xiàn)代技術一、閱讀理解（共20小題；共40分）AHaveyounoticedyourlifebecomingalittleeasier?Now,whenyougotoacertainshoppingmall,youcanenjoyitsfreeWi-Fithere.Whenyouwanttotakeataxi,youcanbookonewithyourphone.Infact,allthesecanbeseenasthebasicpartsofasmartcity.TheideaofasmartcitywasbroughtupbyUScompanyIBMin2010.Generally,asmartcityisacitythatusesdigitaltechnologiessuchastheInternettoimprovecityplanning,savemoneyandresources,andmakeourlifeconvenient.Howsmartcanacitybe?Herearegreatexamplesthatwecanlearnfrom.In2009,DubuquebecamethefirstsmartcityintheUS.Thecityusedsmartwatermeterstotaketheplaceoftraditionalwatermeters.Theycandetect(探測)waterwasteandleakage(泄漏)andsenddatatoletthehouseownerknow.Thesamesystemisusedforothercityresourceslikeelectricityandnaturalgas.Thisway,peopleknowhowtheyusetheirresourcesandaregladtohelpreducewaste.SantanderinSpainalsogivesusalookatthefuture.Ifpeoplepointaphonetowardanearbybusstop,thephoneimmediatelyshowsallbuslinesthatservethestopaswellastheirarrivaltimes.ThegovernmentorganizedaresearchteamandprovidedanApp(應用程序)thatcollectsdataonalmosteverything:light,temperature,andthemovementsofcarsandpeople.OpeningtheAppnearasupermarketprovidesimmediateinformationonspecialoffers.1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisRIGHT? A.Digitaltechnologiesareusedinsmartcities. B.AnEnglishcompanyfirstraisedtheideaofasmartcity. C.AsmartcityismainlymadeupoffreeWi-Fiandphones. D.Asmartcityisstillanideaandhasn'tcomeintobeing.2.Theunderlinedword"convenient"istheclosestinmeaningto

. A.useful B.normal C.suitable D.easy3.Comparedtotraditionalwatermeters,smartwatermetersdobetterin

. A.cleaningwater B.supplyingwater C.savingwater D.producingwater4.TheexampleofSantandershowstheuseofsmartsystemsinaspects(方面)EXCEPT

. A.business B.healthcare C.trafficcontrolling D.publictransportation5.What'sthemainideaofthepassage? A.Digitaltechnologieshelpimprovecityplanning. B.Smartcitieswillmakeourfuturelifebetterandsmarter. C.SmartcitiesareverycommoninbothDubuqueandSantander. D.SpainandtheUStaketheleadingpositioninbuildingsmartcities.BIfyourpenbrokeatschooltoday,whatwouldyoudo?Youwouldgotoashopandbuyanewone.Whatifyoucouldsimplyprintoutareal,workingpenwithyour3-Dprinterwithoutleavingyourroom?Tenyearsagopeoplecouldonlysee3-Dprintinginsciencefictionmovies.Butnow3-Dprintingishereandit'sbringingbigchanges.Unlikenormalprintingthatcanonlycopya2-Dpicturewithink.3-Dprintingcanbuildalmostanythingmadefrommaterial.Theprinterlayers(分層)thematerialindifferentshapestocreatetheobjectyouwanttobecopied.The3-Dprinterhasbeenusedtomakemanydifferentthings.Peoplehavemadecups,carsandevenanairplanewithit.Doctorshavebeenusing3-Dprintersforseveralyears.People'snervoussystemshavebeenprintedoutin3-Dforminmedicalresearch.Somebodypartshavebeenprintedandusedinhospital.Severalmonthsago,doctorsuseda3-Dprintertorebuildthefaceofapersonwhohadabadaccident.Inthefuture,itisexpectedthattheprinterwillmakehumanorganstosavemorelives.Howevertherearedrawbackstotheprinter.Atthemoment,printingcanbequiteslowandit'sstillratherexpensive.Theaverage(平均的)priceofahouseholdprinterisaround$1,700,notincludingthecostofthepanysays:"③

".Heplanstosetup100recyclingfactoriesacrossChina,changingwasteintocost-effective"ink"for3Dprinters.④

However,atpresent,multi-storey3DprintedbuildingarenotallowedinChina.So,it'simportantthatthe3Dprintingtechnologywillbewidelyusedtobuildanytimesoon.Maybethereisstillalongwaytogo.任務一：從下列A-D中選擇合適的句子補全至文中①-④處。A.Theyarebothenvironment-friendlyandcost-effective.B.Nowadd"buildingahouseinaday"tothelist.C.Healsohopeshisprinterscanbeusedtobuildtallbuildings.D.Andeachofthehousescoversanareaof200squaremeters.21.①

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任務二：選擇題。25.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTURE? A.Eachoftheprintedhousedcostsatleast5000dollars. B.There'snolimitinChinatoprinttallbuildingwith3Dprinters. C.The10full-sizedhousesareprintedoutofrecycledmaterials. D.3Dprinterswillsooncameintocommonusetobuildhouses.BDoyouknowWeibo?DoyouwriteaWeibo?Ifyoudon't,youare"out"!Weibomeansmicroblog.Peoplemayspendmuchtimewritingablog,butittakesalittletimetowriteamicroblog.Why?①

MicroblogstartedintheUSA.ItcametoChinain2009andithasdevelopedveryfast.In2011,thenumberofChinesemicro-bloggersgrewto300million.②

Formanymicroblogusers,itisagreatwayoflearningthefreshestnews,talkingwithfriendsandsharingdifferentkindsofinformation,includingnews,dailylife,pictures,musicandsoon.Manystarsandfamouspeoplealsowritemicroblogsandsharegoodthingswiththeirfans.Itiseasyandfasttosendamessageonamicroblog.③

Forexample,whenthebigearthquakeandtsunami(海嘯)hitJapaninMarch,2011,messageslike"Saltcanprotectpeoplefromradiation"werehotonmicroblogs.④

Laterpeoplerealizeditwasjustarumor(謠言).Inaword,microhlogplaysanewroleinthelifeofChinesepeople.任務一：從下列A-D中選擇合適的句子補全至文中①-④處。A.Itsooncausedacrazybuyingofsalt.B.However,thiscanalsoleadtoproblemsandevencausepanic.C.Becauseeverymessageonamicroblogislessthan140words.D.Nowmoreandmorepeopleareinterestedinwritingmicroblogs.26.①

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任務二：選擇題。30.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE? A.Writingamicroblogneedsmuchtime. B.MicroblogappearedinChinaonlyoneyearagobutithasdevelopedrapidly. C.Asapopularthing,microbloghasitsadvantagesanddisadvantages. D.MoreandmoreChineseshowgreatinterestinmicroblogbecauseitstartedintheUSA.三、補全短文（共5小題；共5分）Nowpeoplethinkthat31.

isveryimportanttocommunicatewithothers,soradio,telephoneandtelevisionarewid