初三华理阅读提高(三)

华理阅读提高三

In the past you could draw anything you wanted on a computer screen and then print it out on a

piece of paper-a flat piece of paper. But imagine being able to print something that is

three-dimensional - 3D Would you like to design an object, such as a cup or a toy, and then

"print" it out? Well, there is the technology to help you do this-to produce even a whole house!

3D printers might be the size of a suitcase, or even a small room, depending on the object they

are

made to produce. You make a 3D design on your computer and send it to the printer. Inside the

machine, the object you have designed is made as one object.

So how is this being used? In medicine, 3D printing is often used to make teeth. The dentist takes

a 3D image, something like a photo. of the real tooth and a new one is -printed- in that exact

shape.

Then you might also want to print a mobile phone cover or a special pair of shoes.

Scientists are taking this even further. They have made a bicycle that just needs a chain and two

tyres (轮胎). Car pans have been made for a while. and now they are even making a body of a

whole car!

But imagine how printing a whole house might help people build houses. A Chinese company has

made houses using a giant 3D printer. They use a mixture that includes concrete (混凝土)and

recycled building waste.

This is a good thing as it helps the environment. They believe that their method of printing

houses is cheaper, faster, less dusty and less noisy than the ordinary way that houses are built.

It seems that 3D printing technology will change our world, and China is leading the way.

69. 3D enables you to "print- out many objects you design on your computer.

A) screen B) product C) paper D) technology

70. The size of a 3D printer might be according to the object they design.

A) changeable B) always small C) seldom big D) the same

71. In medicine, 3D printing is often used to print in the exact shapes.

A) dentists B) teeth C) photos D) mobile phone covers

72. Scientists are taking this even further. Here "this” probably means .

A) a pair of shoes B) the printing C) a new bicycle D) a whole car

73. Which of the following is NOT correct according to the fifth paragraph "built."?

A) A Chinese company has made houses using a giant 3D printer.

B) 3D printing technology helps the environment while building houses.

C)It's believed to be cheaper and faster to use the method of printing houses.

D) The ordinary way to build houses is less dusty and noisy than 3D printing method.

74. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?

A) Use the 3D printing technology to build houses.

B) China is now ready to produce 3D printers.

C) The 3D technology will change our world.

D) 3D printing technology protects the environment.

答案 69. D 70. A 71. B 72. B 73. D 74. C

Shakira Mebarak Ripoll, a young Colombian superstar, grew up in Barranquilla. Colombia, a

coastal city of about one million people. From a very early age, she was surrounded(包围) by the

music of different 75 . Her father is from the country of Lebanon in Asia, and her mother is

Colombian. She remembers giving her first public show at the age of four，when the music in a

Middle Eastern restaurant encouraged her to get up and dance. "I _ 76 with the sense of being on

stage(舞台) "'， she says. " It was all I could dream of and enjoy."

Shakira devoted(投身) herself to learning 77 to dance, sing and play guitar. By the time

she was 18, her songs were on the radio all over South America. She gained fans of all ages,

including

the world-famous Colombian writer Gabriel. "Shakira's music has a 78 character that doesn't

look like anyone else's." says Gabrie!. "And no one can sing or dance like her."

Shakira 's next 79 was to reach an even bigger audience. In 2002. she released (= published) a

new album(唱片集) with songs in both English and Spanish. The songs mixed many musical styles:

from Andean flutes and Argentine tango music. to Middle Eastern dance music and American and

British rock and roll.

Now that she has fans all over the world, Shakira 80 that her music can one day help bring

people together. She says, "I hope that I can bridge those differences between us. It's an

adventure， a dream."

75. A) seasons B) prices C) cultures D) events

76. A) made a living B) fell in love C) kept in touch D) got tired

77. A) when B) what C) how D) why

78. A) personal B) common C) similar D) general

79. A) course B) chance C) manner D) goal

80. A) pretends B) predicts C) proves D) protects

答案 75. C 76. B 77. C 78. A 79. D 80. B

People everywhere celebrate the New Year. Although there are differences In the way they

celebrate, for most it is a time to say goodbye to the D 8 l and to think about new beginnings. In

many countries. people get together with family and friends on December 31 to eat, drink, dance

and welcome January l at midnight.

In many Western countries people make New Year's decisions. They make promises to t 82 to

make changes in their lives over the coming year, such as to lose weight, to stop smoking, to get a

new job. Or to learn a new skill. In many Asian countries, people a 83 celebrate the New Year in

late January or early February. People spend time with family and eat special foods. In most

countries. the holiday lasts for several days.

In late February or early March. some countries celebrate a festival called Carnival（狂欢节）．

Many think that Carnival first s 84 in Italy or Greece many years ago. People dressed in bright

clothes. wore colorful masks, ate. drank, and danced all night on the Tuesday, more than 40 days

b 85 Easter (复活节）. This tradition spread to France. Spain, Portugal, and later to Brazil and the

United States.

Now, two of the b 86 Carnivals take place in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. and New Orleans in the

United States. People still wear bright clothes, and at Carnival in Rio there is a very long parade

(游行 ) that lasts for four days. In New Orleans. Carnival is called Mardi Gras, which translates to

–fat Tuesday- and lasts for three days. Both celebrations i 87 music and traditions from all over

the world. Millions of visitors travel from around the world to join the party.

答案 81. past 82. themselves 83. also 84. started 85. before 86. biggest 87. include

John and Mary had a nice home and two lovely children，a boy and a girl. John had a good ____

and had just been asked to go on a business trip to another city and it was ____ that Mary

needed an outing and would go along too. They ____ a reliable woman to care for the children

and made the ___，returning home a little earlier than they had planned.

____ they drove into their hometown，they found a home in flames. Mary said，“Oh well，it isn't

our fire；let's go home.”

____ John drove closer and exclaimed，“That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant.

He wouldn't be ____ work yet. Maybe there is something we could do.”

John drove up and stopped and they were both ____ to see the whole house in flames. A woman

on the lawn was in hysterics ____，“The children！Get the children！They are in the basement.”

____ Mary's protests，John grabbed the water hose and soaked（浸湿）his clothes，put his wet

handkerchief on his head and ____ for the basement which was full of ____.He found two nearly

suffocated（窒息的）children and after carrying them to safety，he asked how many more children

were ____ there. They told him two more and Mary ____ his arm and screamed，“John！Don't go

back！It's ____！That house will cave in any second！”

But he shook her off and went back by ____ his way down the smoke-filled hallway and into the

room. It ____ a long time before he found both children and started back and at last when they

came out into the ____ and fresh air，he found that he had just ____ his own children.

It turned out that the baby­sitter had ____ them at this home while she did some shopping.

1.A．job B．family C．wife D．boss

2.A．known B．believed C．decided D．hoped

3.A．asked B．hired C．intended D．reminded

4.A．preparations B．promise C．decision D．trip

5.A．Before B．As C．Once D．Since

6.A．And B．So C．Now D．But

7.A．off B．on C．out of D．at

­broken ence­stricken C．horror­stricken D．poverty­stricken

9.A．coughing B．screaming C．whispering D．laughing

10.A．Apart from B．In case of C．Instead of D．In spite of

11.A．reached B．searched C．dashed D．sent

12.A．smoke B．darkness C．children D．danger

13.A．up B．away C．out D．down

14.A．pulled B．took C．grabbed D．held

15.A．dangerous B．useless C．over D．stupid

16.A．pushing B．feeling C．jumping D．moving

17.A．meant B．spared C．spent D．seemed

18.A．shade B．sunlight C．shadow D．crowd

19.A．helped B．found C．recognized D．rescued

20.A．left B．charged C．removed D．Forgotten

答案： ACBDB DACBD CADCA BDBDA