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“We’dliketoputthistechnology(技术)inyourhands,”hetellskids.“We’regoingtoteachyouhowtooperateasatellite.Thenwewanttoturnitovertoyouasasandboxforyoutoplayin.Wewantyoutotakethetechnologyintonewdirectionsthatwehaven’tthoughtofyet.”
Educationisn’ttheonlygoalofCubeSats.Becausethesetiny,technology-filledboxesarerelativelyinexpensivetobuildandcanbeputtogetherquickly,they’reperfectfortestingnewtechnologiesthatmightonedaybeusedonmajorspacetasks.
Nowadays,collegeandhighschoolstudentsaregettingachancetolearnwhatittakestoexploreinspace.Someday-perhapsalotsoonerthanyouimagine-youmightgettodesign,buildandlaunchyourownsatellite.Ifyoudo,you’resuretohavefun.Andyoumightalsogetcrazyaboutscienceforlife.
58.Comparedwiththetraditionalones,thenewsatellites____.
A.needlongstart-uptimesB.arelow-costandsmall-sized
C.areveryhardtooperateD.collectmoreinformationinorbit
59.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“obstacle”probablymean?
A.Anaimtoachieveinthenearfuture.
B.Animaginationthatkidsusuallyhave.
C.Somethingdangeroustoterrifypeople.
D.Somethingdifficultthatstandsintheway.
60.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.CubeSatscouldpossiblycausepollutioninspace.
B.Afewkidswillsendapplicationsfortheproject.
C.ScientistsdesignedCubeSatsforkidstoplaywith.
D.Studentscan’tdesignsatelliteswithoutcollegeeducation.
61.What’sthepurposeoftheauthorwritingthepassage?
A.Toshowthathightechnologybringsabigchangeinkid’slife.
B.Toshowthatkidsleadthespaceresearchintoanewdirection.
C.Totellusthatsatellitetechnologycanalsobelearnedbykids.
D.Totellusthatkidsmuststudyhardtolearnsatellitetechnology.
2007年北京市中考
(C)
MattMasonhasseenthefuture—andit’sfun.Masonlikesthinkingabouthowmachinescanmakeourliveseasierbydoingtheworkwehate,suchascleaning.Heshowsahardfloorcleaningsystem(系统)that’sbuiltintothewall:
itwillblowdirttoapartoftheroomwhereitwillbecollectedbyavacuum(吸尘器).Thenthesystemwilldropsomecleaneronthefloorandanarmwillmop(用拖把擦)itup.“Thismaytroubleyou,”saysKara,anexpertinMason’scompany.“Butyoucanprogramittocomeonat3a.m.,anditwilljustwet-mopthefloorforyou.”
Whenitcomestothekitchen,BruceBeihoff,anotherexpertatWhirlpool,issurethatinafewyears,robotswillbedoingmostoftheboringwork,freeingustorelax.“Morethanjustfun,futurekitchenswillbeenvironmentallyfriendly,”hesays.“Anewsystemwillbebuiltinthehousewhichcanrecycleenergy(能量)lostfromyourkitchentomakethewholehomewarm.”
“Thefridgewillbethecenterofthehome,”saysDanielLee,amarketexpert.Thefridgewillhaveatouchscreen(触摸屏幕)whereyoucanwatchTV,surftheInternet,checkyoure-mail,keepashoppinglistandordervegetables.“Yourfridgeisthefirstplaceyougointhemorningandthelastplaceatnight,”saysLee.
Everwonderwhya1.9-metermananda1.6-meterwomanhavetocookmealsoncounters(工作台)ofthesameheight.“Theheightwasdecidedover50yearsago,accordingtotheheightofordinarywomen,”saysJaneLangmuir,anexpertofcookingmachines.“Buttimeshavechanged.Wehavemadeanewcounterwhereyoupressabuttonanditmovestowhateverheightyouwant.”Atthesametime,TedSelkeratMIT’sCounterlabhasmadetheDishmakerwhichletsyoumakedishesandbowlsoutofplasticsathome.Aftereachmeal,thedishesarechangedstraightbackintoplastics.
57.Howmanyinventionsarementionedinthepassage?
A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.
58.Infuture,ifyouwanttocleanyourhouse,youwill_________.
A.havearecyclingsystembuiltinthewall
B.getupearlytostartyourcleaningsystem
C.useyourfridgetogiveorderstoacleaner
D.leavetheworktoakindofcleaningmachine
59.Whatisfuturekitchenworklike?
A.Terrificandrelaxing.B.Easyandinteresting.
C.Enjoyableandexciting.D.Funnyandamazing.
60.Fromthepassage,weknow_________.
A.peoplewillhavemoreandmoretimeenjoyingthemselves
B.futurekitchenscanprovidealltheenergyforourlifeeveryday
C.thefridgecanbefoundinthecenterofafuturehouse
D.peoplemustbeexpertatcomputerstousetheseinventions
2008年北京市中考
C.
EachyearBenisgladwhenschoolisclosedonMartinLutherKingJr.Day.Benknowsthatthisdayhonors(纪念)animportantman,butBendoesnotfeelconcerned(与…有关)tohim.However,thesmall-worldtheory(理论)connectsBentoDr.King.Ben’smom(0)hasaclosefriend,Amy
(1).Amy’suncle,Mark
(2),oncemetandspoketoJohnCarter(3),thesonofPresidentJimmyCarter(4).JimmyCarterknewDr.King(5).Inthisway,Benisonly“fivepeopleaway”fromMartinLutherKingJr.
Thesmall-worldtheorysaysthateveryoneintheworldisconnected(联系)throughashortchain(链条)ofpeopletheyknow.Anothernameofthischainisdegreesofseparation.Eachdegree(等级)isastepthatseparatesapersonfromsomeoneheorshedoesnotknow.Therearezerodegreesofseparationbetweenapersonandthepeopleheorsheknowsdirectly(直接地).ThismeansthattherearezerodegreesbetweenBenandhismom.Thereisonedegreeofseparationwhenjustonepersonseparatessomeonefromapersonheorshedoesnotknow.Benknowshismom,buthehasn’therclosefriendAmy.Therefore,BenisonedegreeawayfromAmy.Asthechaincontinues,Amy’suncle,Mark,istwodegrees.JohnCarteristhreedegreesandhisfatherisfourdegrees.Dr.KingisfivedegreesawayfromBen.Thetheorysaysthattherearenomorethansixdegreesofseparationbetweenanytwopeopleintheworld.
Thesmall-worldtheoryhasalottodowithmath.Thetheoryassumes(假定)eachpersonknows100people.Eachoneofthose100peopleknows50differentpeople.Eachofthose50peopleknowsanother50peopleandsoon.Whensomeonecontinuesthecalculation(计算)tosixdegree,itislikethis:
100×
50×
50=31.25×
109.Thisnumberisgreaterthan31billion(abillonisathousandmillion).Thereareover6billionpeopleintheworld.Therenumbersshowitispossiblethatsixdegreesofseparationcouldincludeeveryoneintheworld.
Doesthesmall-worldtheorywork?
Noonehaseverprovedit.Maybethetheoryjustinvitespeopletothinkalittlemoreabouttheirplacesintheworld.
()52.Benistwodegreesawayfrom____________.
A.JimmyCarterB.JohnCarterC.AmyD.Mark
()53.Whatisthemeaningof“degreesofseparation”inParagraph2?
A.Thechaintoconnectpeople.B.Therelations(关系)betweenpeople.
C.Thestepsofknowingstrangers(陌生人).D.Theseparationbetweenstrangers.
()54.Whatisthesmall-worldtheorymainlyabout?
A.HowfarBenisawayfromDr.King.B.Howmanypeopleonecangettoknow.
C.Howpeopleareconnectedintheworld.D.Howthedegreesofseparationaresetup.
()55.Wecanlearnfromthearticlethat__________.
A.thesmall-worldtheoryworksB.moreresearchisneededtoprovethetheory
C.sixdegreesareneededtoknowthestrangersD.thewriter’spurposeistohelppeoplefindouttheirplaces
2009年北京市中考
It’s2009.Youfeelsick,soyougotothedoctor.Shechecksyourfever,looksatyourthroat,andaskswhatyou’vebeenthinkingaboutlately.Whenyouleave,shegivesyousomemedicine,butalsoalistofthinkingskillsthatyouaresupposedtopracticedaily.Shesaysthatthewayyouthinkiscausingsomeofyourillness.
Doctorsandotherscientistswhostudythehumanmindandtrytoexplainwhypeoplebehaveinthewaythatdo,calledpsychologists,arestartingtobelieveit.Youknowthatyourbrainisconnectedtoeverypartofyourbodythroughyournervoussystem(神经系统).Nowscientistshaveprovedthathowyouthinkandfeelcanhaveaninfluenceonthehealthofyourbody.
Stress(压力,紧张)iscausedwheneverthereisaproblemorachangeinyourlife.Ofcourse,everybodyhasstressmoreorless;
nobody’slifeisperfect.Infact,stressisnecessary.Withoutstress,wewouldneverlearnanythingorgroworchange.Wewouldprobablybeboredtodeath.Buttoomuchstresscanhurtyou.Itcanweakenyourbody’sprotectionsothatyouaremorelikelytocatchdiseases.Itcanevenmakeyoumorelikelytohaveanaccident.
Whenyoufeelstress,yourbrainsendsamessagetoyourbodytoproduceachemicalcalledadrenaline(肾上腺素).Adrenalinespe