Would you agree with the statement that a wish is born from an idea, a simple idea imagined in
the mind? Back in the 19th century two men had an idea which became their great 1_________.
The efforts they had made were rewarded with their success that 2_________ world travel.
In 1903, the Wright Brothers (Wilbur and Orville) achieved their dream. They flew the world's
first power-driven, heavier-than-air machine by which they made free, controlled and sustained
3_________ . Kitty Hawk, North Carolina 4_________ this important and memorable moment.
The dream started with an idea that was planted in their minds by a 5_________ given to them
by their father. In the words of the boys, "Our father came into the house one evening with some
object in his hands, and 6_________ we could see what it was, he threw it into the air. Instead of
falling to the floor, the toy flew across the room 7_________ it hit the ceiling, where it finally
sank to the 8_________ ." This simple toy attracted the Wright Brothers and started their lifelong
9_________ in human flight.
The Wright Brothers 10_________ learning new things. 11_________ they opened their own
printing office and then in 1893 they opened a company where they repaired bicycles. But Wilbur
had his mind set on something more 12_________ . He decided to pursue 13_________.
The brothers spent many hours researching, 14_________ their machines and making
improvements. What started out as a 15_________ soon became a career. With determination
and 16_________ they realized their dream in 1903. The next time you hear or see an airplane or
travel on one, 17_________ where it all started. A simple idea was developed in the minds of the
two young men who didn't have a university degree. They were not scientists in the
18_________ sense of the world. What ideas are you working on? Have you limited yourself by
saying you are not a scientist or not 19_________ enough? Whatever the mind can think and
believe, it can be 20_________.
( ) 1. A. time
B. pressure
C. dream
D. fortune
( ) 2. A. combined B. replaced
C. explored D. changed
( ) 3. A. flight
B. ride
C. contribution
D. achievement
( ) 4. A. wanted
B. witnessed
C. proved
D. needed
( ) 5. A. bicycle
B. airplane
C. document D. toy
( ) 6. A. when
B. before
C. after
D. while
( ) 7. A. until
B. since
C. if D. but
( ) 8. A. desk
B. floor
C. street
D. road
( ) 9. A. discovery B. trip
C. interest D. devotion
( ) 10. A. considered B. enjoyed
C. admitted
D. imagined
( ) 11. A. Firstly
B. Finally
C. Usually
D. Actually
( ) 12. A. average B. powerful
C. exciting D. fortunate
( ) 13. A. dancing B. singing
C. flying
D. writing
( ) 14. A. testing
B. watching
C. designing D. examining
( ) 15. A. hobby
B. gift
C. trouble D. trick
( ) 16. A. distinction
B. explanation
C. expression
D . patience
( ) 17. A. forget
B. ask
C. remember D. expect
( ) 18. A. hopeful B. true
C. wealthy D. energetic
( ) 19. A. funny
B. polite
C. outgoing D. clever
( ) 20. A. defeated B. recognized
C. achieved
D. organized
语法填空
Owing to her central role in the success of the Chinese women's volleyball team in the
1980s, Lang Ping is seen as a cultural icon and is one of the most 1 (respect) people in
modern Chinese sports history.
She became the coach of the US National Team in 2005. Lang guided the team to the 2008
Olympics, 2 the US team 3 (face) with Chinese team in her home country.
The US team defeated China 3-2. The match drew 250 million television 4 . (view) in China
alone. The team went on 5 (win) the silver medal, losing to Brazil in the finals 3-1. Lang
allowed 6 contract (合同) to run out later that year, saying 7 .she wanted to
coach a club so as to spend more time with her family. She maintains Chinese citizenship though
8 (live) in the US for more than 15 years.
She is now the head coach of the Chinese women's national volleyball team, which won
the World Championship in Japan in 2015. 9 August 21, 2016, she guided the Chinese
national team to the gold medal at 2016 Rio Olympics, 12 years after the team last captured
10 same medal at 2004 Athens Olympic Games, and 32 years from the 1984 Los Angeles
Games.
阅读理解
【1】A new technology is going to ripe, one that could transform our daily lives, help to form new
industries, even remove world economic powers from their present positions. Unlike the wave of
industrialization that began in the West and spread later to the rest of the world, the new
developments are taking place in research labs all over the globe—and Asians are in the forefront.
Physicists are creating a new class of materials that display an amazing property unforeseen even
two years ago—superconductivity (超导体技术).
【2】Used today only in specialized equipment, super conductors have the potential to radically
change most of the electrical and electronic appliances found in the home, making them smaller,
more powerful and efficient. They could free our cities of pollution by replacing petrol and diesel
(柴油) vehicles with electric cars, and cut the cost of electricity. The new materials do something
that even the best of conductors such as copper and silver cannot—they do away with all
electrical resistance. The significances for energy storage are great.
【3】The technology is in its early stage, still accessible to countries that decide to invest brains
and money. For 75 years it had remained little more than a scientific curiosity with limited
practical use because the phenomenon occurred only at extremely low temperatures. It was first
observed in 1911 by a Dutch scientist named Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, who cooled mercury (水
银) to temperatures below -269°C with liquid helium (氦). Then in January last year, two IBM
scientists, K. Alex Muller and J. George Bednorz, found a metal oxide ceramic (氧化陶瓷) that
superconducted at -243°C. Their report went largely unnoticed until last December, when it was
confirmed at a scientific meeting in Boston. Today Japan, India, China and other Asian countries
all have their share of experts who spend their days and nights in labs, acting as midwives (助产
士) to a new technology.
1. As is indicated in the passage, the technology of superconductivity ____.
A. has already been developed
B. is still under development
C. will be used only in specialized equipment
D. will be used in daily lives in a few years
2. The new technology differs from the others in that ____.
A. it began in the East and spread later to the rest of the world
B. it began in the West and spread later to the rest of the world
C. it is being cultivated in research labs around the world
D. it is accessible to physicists who are intelligent and rich
3. From the passage, we may conclude that ____.
A. Asian scientists gain the lead in the growth of the new technology
B. Dutch scientists kept reporting new findings for the last 75 years
C. IBM scientists' report receive immediate attention all over the world
D. the West was astonished at the new technology developed by the Asians
4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. The Prospect of a New Technology
B. Superconductivity: A New Technology
C. A New Technology: The Key to Change the Way of Our Lives
D. A New Technology: A Joint Effort of Many Countries
