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1、Topic Twelve Popular Science and Modern Technology 科普知识与现代技术 话说中考 此类话题涉及科普知识和最尖端的现代化技术，是中考中难度最大的一部分，专业术语较多，词汇量大，多以说明文呈现在试卷中。这就要求学生在平时多了解科普知识，关注尖端技术，热爱现代化，培养爱国主义精神。 解题思路：整体把握文章大意，关注出题趋势，熟悉解题方法。 走进中考(兰州2010) There have been many great inventions or things that changed the way we liveThe first great in
2、vention was the one that is still very important today the wheelThis made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distance For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that as much effect as the wheelThen in the early 1800s the world started to changeThere was little unknown
3、 land left in the worldPeople didnt have to explore much any moreThey began to work instead to make life better In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were madeAmong them were the camera，the light and the radioThese all play a big part in our daily life today The first part of
4、the 20th century saw more great inventionsThe helicopter in 1909，movies with sound in 1926，the computer in 1928，jet planes in 1930This was also a time when a new material was first madeNylon came out in 1935It changed the kind of clothes people wore The middle part of the 20th century brought new wa
5、ys to help people get over diseasesThey worked very wellThey made people healthier and allowed them to live longerBy the 1960s most people could expect to live to be at least 60 By this time most people in developed countries had a very good lifeOf course new inventions continued to be madeBut man n
6、ow had a desire(渴望) to explore againThe earth was known to man but the stars were notMan began looking for ways to go into spaceRussia made the first stepThen United States took a stepSince then other countries，including China and Japan，have made their own steps into space In 1969 man took his bigge
7、st step away from the earthAmericans first walked on the moonThis is certainly just a beginning，thoughNew inventions will some day allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of 阅读短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。 ( ) 1This passage talks mainly about _ Awhy cars were very important Bwhen light was invented Chow
8、inventions affect peoples daily life Dwhich country made the first step into space ( ) 2According to the passage man didnt have a desire to explore a lot _ Aat the beginning of 1800s Bin the 1960s Csince the 1900s Dfrom the 1800s to 1960s ( ) 3In the 1800s，people began to work in order to make _ Aex
9、plorations Btheir life better Cdiscoveries Da trip to space ( ) 4Nylon came out of five years later than _ Aradio Bcamera Cjet planes Dmovies ( ) 5People can live longer lives because _ that help cure diseases have worked very well Adoctors Bnew ways Cmedicines Dnew hospitals 解析 1C 根据整篇文章的内容和“There
10、have been many great inventions or things that changed the way we live”可知文章主要讲述发明是怎样影响人们日常生活的，故正确答案为 C。 2A 根据“Then in the early 1800s. explore much any more”可以判断出正确答案为 A。 3B 根据第“They began to work instead to make life better”可知正确答案为 B。 4C 根据“.jet planes in 1930This was also a time. Nylon came out in
11、 1935”可知尼龙的发明要比喷气式飞机晚 5 年，故正确答案为 C。 5B 根据“The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over diseases”可知正确答案为 B。 话题专练一 Robots are coming into peoples lives these daysRobots help people a lotJapanese housekeeping robots can move chairs，sweep the floor，take away dirty dishes
12、and put dirty clothes in washing machinesIntel，the famous computer maker，has developed a self-controlled robot called HerbHerb can do simple things that people tell it to do，such as cleaning up waste Recently a large robot named Probo has been helping children to feel less worried in hospitalProbo h
13、as a touch screen on its stomachThe screen teaches children how to use ProboThe green robots face can make expressions to show how medical operations will make the child feelThe main aim of this project is to make emotional communication(情感交流) with children， said Jelle Saldien，one of the researchers
14、 Probo was invented by Ivan Hermans，president of the Anty FoundationHe had the idea after seeing the film I，RobotProbos green head and short nose are fully automated(使自动化)Its touch screen can show different emotions，such as pleasure and sadness，and can also see the expressions on human faces and mak
15、e eye contact 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 ( ) 1Herb that the famous computer maker developed is _ Aa man-controlled robot Ba self-controlled robot Ca Japanese baby Da very large robot ( ) 2Probe was invented in order to _ Alook after children in hospital Bteach children how to use it Cshow expressions to children Dmake emotional communicatio
