1、An Oceans VacuumTheres a collection of plastic trash in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.Its bigger than Texasand growing.The way to clean it up now is to catch it with nets.That is both costly and slow.Instead,the Ocean Cleanup Project proposes a 62milelong floating barrier that would use natural cu
2、rrents to trap trash.If next years trials succeed,a full cleanup operation would aim to start in 2020.It could reduce the trash by 42% over 10 years.EasyOn ShoesIn 2012,Matthew Walzer,a high school student with a disability,sent a note to Nike.“My dream is to go to college,” he wrote,“without having
3、 to worry about someone coming to tie my shoes every day.” Nike assigned a design team to the challenge.This year,they came out with their solution: the FlyEase.The basketball shoe can be fastened with one hand.A pair of Nike FlyEase shoes sells for $130.An Airport for Drones(无人机)As Amazon,Google,an
4、d others get ready for drone delivery service,there is one big question: What kinds of home bases will their drones have? Rwanda,in Africa,may have the answer.There,workers will soon start work on three “drone ports.” The goal is to make it easier to transport food,medical supplies,electronics,and o
5、ther goods through the hilly countryside.Construction is set to be completed in 2020.语篇解读本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍几项最新的发明。1Whats the advantage of the Oceans Vacuum?AIt can be a moneysaver.BIt can grow year by year.CIt can tear plastic into pieces.DIt can be put into wide use soon.解析:细节理解题。第一段中说到传统用网打捞塑料的方法既费钱又慢
6、,由此可知,借助自然的力量打捞塑料的方法要快捷省钱。答案:2What do we know about Nike?AIt offers free shoes to the disabled.BIt is designing new shoes frequently.CIt provides customerfriendly services.DIt responded to Matthews request passively.推理判断题。Matthew Walzer身患残疾,系鞋带不方便,给耐克公司寄去信件后,耐克公司积极回应并设计出了一款可以单手系的鞋带,由此可以推断耐克公司以客户需求为中
7、心。C3Why is Rwanda setting up “drone ports”?ABecause road travel there is rough.BBecause there are too many drones.CBecause theyre easier to construct than roads.DBecause they are receptive to new technology.由最后一段中的The goal is to make it easier to transport food,medical supplies,electronics,and other
8、 goods through the hilly countryside可知,因为陆路运输不便,卢旺达决定建无人机机场。BMany of the 285 million people who have vision problems live in lowincome countries,according to the World Health Organization.The WHO says most people with vision problems could be helped or cured.The nonprofit organization Orbis has a pl
9、ane that is also an eye clinic.The plane allows medical workers to perform operations around the world.Orbis has the worlds only flying eye hospital.This June,it introduced its latest model,an MD10 airplane donated by the FedEx company.It is the third version of the flying eye hospital.Dan Neely is
10、a volunteer doctor for Orbis.He has traveled to Jamaica and Africa on the new plane.He says this plane has all the newest technology.Some facilities on the ground do not.“You can be in Zambia and the power goes out in the middle of the surgery,” Neely said.Bob Ranck,CEO of Orbis,is a retired US.Air
11、Force brigadier general.Ranck explained that the new plane also includes a classroom.Orbis uses the room to train doctors and nurses in the countries where it lands.He said Orbis teaches local healthcare providers to make it a priority (优先考虑的事情) to reduce cases of blindness.Gary Dyson is a pilot who
12、 usually flies cargo(货物) planes for FedEx.But he volunteers flying time for Orbis.“When you see a child who cant see on Monday and they can see on Wednesday,youre hooked,” Dyson said.The change in a patients life after surgery can be dramatic,said Rosalind Stevens,a volunteer doctor from the Geisel
13、School of Medicine at Dartmouth College.“When we remove the patch(眼罩),the patient breaks into a big smile,” she said.The newest version of the flying hospital will make flights to a few cities in the United States.Then it will provide a medical program in China in September.Orbis also operates progr
14、ams in Cameroon,Ethiopia,Ghana,China,Vietnam,India,Bangladesh,Indonesia and Latin America.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。奥比斯飞行眼科医院为世界各地患有眼疾的病人提供医疗服务。4What is Orbis?AIt is a branch of the WHO.BIt is a profitable hospital.CIt is the name of a plane.DIt is a charitable body.由第二段首句中的The nonprofit organization Orbis可知,这是一
15、个慈善团体。D5What do we know about the flying eye hospital?AIt is fully funded by FedEx.BIt only goes into local business.CIts three planes are all in operation.DIts plane has been constantly updated.由第二段中的This June,it introduced its latest model,an MD10 airplane donated by the FedEx company.It is the third version of the flying eye hospital可知,这家飞行医院的飞机在不断更新。6What does Neely think of the facilities on the ground?AThey are undependable.BThey are being misused.CThey can be improved soon.
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