FunintheCarribbeanfromtheBigAp-优题课

We all know that many inventions have changed our life a lot．They play important roles in our daily life．Here are some interesting inventions．

Morpher

People refuse to wear helmets because they're thick and heavy．Morpher is a bike helmet made of plastic．It is just as strong as traditional helmets，but it can be folded almost completely flat，making it easier to carry．Morpher may be available for sale in stores in the near future．

Hyper Adapt

Have you ever seen the movie Back to the Future？Maybe everyone wants the pair of shoes in the movie that can tighten or loosen by themselves．Now，thanks to the Shoe Factory，the dream is realized．When you push a buttonon the shoe，Hyper Adapt can tighten or loosen around the feet．

Flyte

Flyte is a light bulls that can float（漂浮）and turn．Flyte has been popular with most people since it came out in January．The company also introduced a lot of similar products，including a planter，lyfe，which came out in June．

Little Printer

It looks lovely and is called Little Printer．This machine can print news headlines（摘要），riddles and other things on a roll（卷）of paper．If you want to make your own little newspaper，don't forget to use it．

阅读上面的信息，选择正确答案．

56．Morpher is made of 　　．

A．	steel
B．	plastic
C．	gold
D．	wood

57．What's the main use of the Little Printer？　　

A．	To protect our heads more safely．
B．	To tighten or loosen by themselves around the feet．
C．	To float and turn in the water
D．	To print news headlines，riddles and other things．

58．The underlined word"button"means 　　in Chinese．

A．	按钮
B．	门铃
C．	电梯
D．	键盘

59．What kind of invention can float in the passage？　　

A．	Morpher．
B．	Little Printer．
C．	Flyte．
D．	Hyper Adapt．

60．Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage？　　

A．	Maybe everyone wants the pair of shoes in the movie Back to the Future．
B．	You can make your own little newspaper with the Little Printer．
C．	Flyte has been popular with most people since it came out in February．
D．	Morpher can be folded almost completely flat，making it easier to carry．

Amy was a pupil in Grade Three．She was often teased（奚落） at school because she had cerebral palsy（脑瘫）．That always made her feel lonely．

One evening，knowing that things were not going well at school，Amy's mother wanted to cheer her up．"There's a Christmas wish competition at the local radio station，"she said．"Write a letter to Santa Claus and you might win a prize．Why not have a try？"Amy's eyes shone bright．

At the radio station，letters poured in for the Christmas wish competition．Lee Tobin，the manager，read Amy's letter carefully．

Dear Santa Claus，

My name is Amy．I am nine years old．I have a problem at school．Can you help me，Santa？Kids laugh at me because of the way I walk and run and talk．I hate cerebral palsy．And my Christmas wish is one day without teasing．

﹣﹣﹣﹣Love，Amy

Lee's heart hurt when he read the letter．So he called up the local newspaper．He thought it would be good for the whole city to hear about this special little girl and her unusual Christmas wish．Soon people knew Amy's story by reading newspapers．Every day Amy got letters filled with holiday greetings and words of encouragement．Teachers and students talked together about how teasing can make others feel．Now Amy is active and outgoing because nobody teases her anymore．By daring to make such a simple wish，Amy got what she wanted．And her story tells us that we should face our problems bravely and solve them．

根据短文内容，回答下列问题．

66．Where was Amy often teased？　　

67．Who advised Amy to write to Santa Claus？　　

68．What was Amy's Christmas wish？　　

69．How did people know Amy's story？　　

70．Why is Amy active and outgoing now？　　．

Starting senior high school can be difficult．You may feel nervous because you don't know where to go for class．Meeting new friends might make you nervous，too．Don't worry．You are not alone．You are going to school with a group of students of your age，and we have several suggestions to share．

•Stay clean．No one likes a classmate with a bad smell．So you need to shower every day，brush your teeth and wash your hair．Try to make yourself look tidy，whatever you wear．

•Forget your fear and just talk to someone．Take a deep breath and find your voice．Introduce yourself and start a conversation about something you have in common．Sit in the middle of the classroom with many new friends around you．

•Differences are not a problem．Everyone has his own opinion of the world and everyone believes in different things．You'll find it good to have friends with different ideas．In this way，you can share and learn a lot more from each other．

•Join clubs．What clubs can you join？You can join the ones with the after﹣school activities that interest you．Being in a club helps you be more social．If not，you will just go to class and then go home．

•Ask others to join you．Are you sad being alone while others are playing happily？You will probably say"yes"．So remember to be kind to the people around you．If you see someone sitting alone，invite him to hang out or play games together．

根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）．

56．Being clean is important，but you needn't shower，brush teeth or wash hair every day．

57．Introduce yourself first and talk about something you have in common with new friends．

58．After school，being in clubs can make you more social than just going home．　　

59．Go away at once if you see someone sitting along in the classroom，or he'll be unhappy．

60．The article is mainly about what you should do when starting senior high school．　　．

A scientist name Charles had a strange idea．He wanted to invent a new kind of car which could go without a driver．It could also be used as a living room．That means you can go anywhere on your sofa in the car．You might say that it's impossible．But Charles succeeded in making it in a factory and named it Tridika．

Tridika has no wheels and it starts working when it reaches the magnetic levitation tracks（磁悬浮轨道）．It takes its energy from its tracks．And it works in the same ways as a magnetic train．It moves very fast．As everyone knows，cities are developing rapidly．There are more and more cars running on the road．So parking space is limited．Sometimes it's hard to find a place to park（停车）．Tridika can solve this problem easily because it needn't park on the ground．Actually，it can park on the outside wall of the building with the help of an elevator system（电梯系统）．In this way，much parking space can be saved．When Tridika parks itself in front of your apartment，you can get into your room directly．Of course，there must be a side door in the outside wall．Then Tridica becomes another living room．It's really amazing，isn't it？

Tridika can hold six passengers．So you can go on vacation in it with your family in your free time．of course it can also be sued as an office while you are traveling on the road．That is to say，you can travel and work at the same time．

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案．

（1）Who invented the new kind of car？　　

A．	Charles
B．	A driver
C．	A factory worker
D．	A passenger

（2）When does Tridika start working？　　

A．When it gets into your room．

B．Before it parks on the outside wall．

C．After it takes its energy from the wheels．

D．When it reaches the magnetic levitation tracks．

（3）What's probably the meaning of the word"limited"in Para.2？　　

A．	封闭的
B．	有限的
C．	开放的
D．	无限的

（4）Why can Tridika save the parking space？　　

A．	Because it can move very fast．
B．	Because it can hold six passengers．
C．	Because it needn't park on the ground．
D．	Because it could be used as a living room．

（5）Which is the best title（题目） for this passage？　　

A．	Tridika：A free parking place
B．	Tridika：A fast magnetic train
C．	Tridika：A strange side door
D．	Tridika：A new driverless car．

Lisa was a single mother who lived with her little son．She lost her job two years ago and they had a very hard life．Being poor was terrible．Her heart was broken every time her son asked，"Can I have some more bread and jam please，Mommy？"

One day，when her son asked the same question again，she decided to prepare a big meal for him with the only 6dollars in her hand．She went to the supermarket，bought some food and cooked at home．Lisa was a shy mother，but she was strong﹣minded．"It's time to make a change，"she thought．She used to love writing．In order to make some money，she began to write articles for magazines day and night．

Things went better．The local food bank started to provide her with some free vegetables every month．Her son finally had enough to eat．Once he told Lisa that the dishes she made were delicious．Suddenly，an idea came to Lisa's mind，"Why not share my recipes（食谱）on the Internet？"She did．Many people liked her recipes and she became popular．

Soon after that，some reporters interviewed her and asked her to write a book on cooking．When Lisa got the money for the book she wrote，she had a good sleep for the first night during the two years．Now Lisa has a well﹣paid job and a beautiful home，but she'll never forget the days when she worked hard for a good life．

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案．

46．Lisa 　　two years ago and lived a very hard life．

A．	sold vegetables
B．	lost her job
C．	opened a supermarket
D．	bought a house

47．Lisa began to wrote articles for magazines to 　　．

A．	make some money
B．	forget the old days
C．	interview other people
D．	help the food bank

48．Lisa shared her 　　on the Internet and became popular．

A．	books
B．	dishes
C．	recipes
D．	magazines

49．Lisa didn't have a good sleep until 　　．

A．	she started to cook at home
B．	she prepared a big meal for her son
C．	she wrote articles for magazines
D．	she got the money for the book she wrote

50．From the passage，we can know that Lisa is 　　．

A．	lazy
B．	cruel
C．	outgoing
D．	hard﹣working．