Have you ever heard of "a ball of energy"？People often use it to describe very active children．But today we tell about an invention called the soccket，that is a real soccer ball of energy．Julia Silverman explains that in fact the soccket is a portable generator（便携式发电机）．
Julia Silverman and Jessica Matthews developed the soccket as part of a group project for an engineering class at Harvard University．
There are mechanisms（装置） in a soccket．When you kick，hit or throw it，energy is then kept in it by these mechanisms instead of disappearing into the environment．
Then the user can put something directly into the ball，like a lamp，or a mobile phone charger so that they can get energy from it．
For every fifteen minutes of the game play，the soccket can provide enough electricity（电） for an LED lamp for three hours，and the ball can store（储藏） up to 24 hours' electricity．
The International Energy Association reported last year that nearly one and a half billion people in the world had no electricity to use，and most of them live in sub Saharan Africa and in India and other countries in Asia．
Julia Silverman and Jessica Matthews both had experiences in developing countries before they began the project．They knew that power shortages are a serious problem in really areas．
There's an energy crisis in the world．One out of every five people in the world don't have any electricity．And besides that，there are a lot of health problems because what people use instead of the electricity are harmful choices like kerosene（煤油） lamps，which produce a lot of smoke．
Julia Silverman says the soccket ball is one small solution（解决方法） to a big problem．
Jessica Matthews and Julia Silverman hope their soccket ball will shine more light on the problem of power shortages．It offers people a chance to put their energy into the world's most popular sport and get some energy in return．
41．From the passage，we know the soccket is ．
A．an active child
B．an invention
C．a lamp
D．a mobile phone
42．If you play the soccket for half an hour，it can provide an LED lamp with electricity for ．
A．fifteen minutes
B．half an hour
C．six hours
D．three hours
43．The underlined word "crisis" in the passage means ．
A．a time of safety
B．a time of difficulty
C．a time of success
D．a time of pride
44．We can infer（推断） from the passage that ．
A．Julia Silverman has never been to developing countries before
B．Active children like to play soccket
C．kicking a soccket can let the energy disappear into the environment
D．people are expected to get some energy by playing soccket
45．The best title for the passage should be" "．
A．The only way to produce electricity
B．The best way to solve energy crisis
C．A soccer ball that gives energy
D．An invention changing the world．
| Summer Sale! Save on every record and tape in the store. POP ROCK JAZZ DISCO COUNTRY.. Specials on all records and tapes. LIST PRICE SALE PRICE $5.98 $4.48 $6.98 $5.48 $7.98 $6.48 Sale starts on June 15 and ends on June 29. No mail or telephone orders during the sale. Add: 308 Park Street THE MUSIC STORE |
The Music Store _____.
A. will open on June15.
B. is having a summer sale.
C. has sale prices only in summer.What records and tapes in the store are on sale?
A. Disco. B. Rock. C. A and B If you buy a tape that lists the price is $ 7.98 during the sale, how much can you save?
A. $3.50 B. $1.50 C. $4.50 The sale will last(持续) _____.
A. 10daysB. 15days C. a weekWhich of the following is true?
A. The last day of the sale is June15
B. There is no phone in the store
C. You can’t buy things over the phone.
根据短文内容判断，对的画T错的画F （ 20分 ）
I am Jack. I’m a pupil from England .Look , this is a picture of my school .My school is new and beautiful . There are lots of flowers and trees in our school .There is a big playground in the north .The classroom in the building are big and clean .The desks are small but new .There are many teachers in my school .They are good teachers .I love them very much .Jack is an American boy .
Jack’s school is very new.
There is a small playground in the south .
The desks are old .
The teachers are good.
读短文, 判断所给句子是否与短文相符,如一致, 写T, 否则写F。 (本大题共15分，每题3分)
Many people do not like to stay at home on holidays. They want to go out to see something different or do something exciting. So people from the country come to the city and people from the city go to the country for holidays. During the holidays, trains, buses and planes are all very busy. It is very hard to buy train tickets or air tickets. Many people take cars or buses for traveling.Many people like to take a trip on their holidays.
People don’t like taking cars or buses for trip.
People from the city like to visit the country for holidays.
It’s easy to buy train tickets or air tickets during the holidays.
All the people like to take a trip by air plane.
阅读理解
My name is Tom. I’m from America, but I live in China. I speak Chinese very well, but I often make mistakes with Chinese. Yesterday I went to a shop with my friend Lingling. I wanted to buy some cups. I told the shop assistant I wanted some “beizi”. She looked surprised and didn’t know why. Then my friend Lingling said, “Tom, are you going to buy something for your bed?” “No, I’m going to buy something to drink tea.” I said. Lingling told the assistant about it. Then I knew I mistake. Lingling was kind and helpful.Tom is an American boy. Where does he live now?
Where did he go yesterday.
What did he want to buy?
Who helped Tom?
What is Lingling like?
阅读理解， 根据短文内容判断正（T）误(F)。
It's Sunday morning. The students of Class 3 are giving their classroom a good cleaning.
Miss Huang, their teacher, is working with them. The children are busy. Some are carrying water; some are cleaning the windows; others are sweeping the floor. Zhang Hua is putting up a map on the wall. It is a map of China. Wang Fei and Wei Qing are mending some broken chairs. The children are listening to the radio while they are working. The classroom looks nice and bright after the cleaning. The children are very happy. They go home for lunch at noon.The children are playing in their classroom on Sunday morning.
Miss Huang, their mother, is working with them.
There is a map of China on the wall.
Two of them are repairing the broken chairs.
They are singing while they are working.