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1、09：娱乐天地 Play time -2023中考英语外刊原创题外刊原文： 主题语境： 人与社会 话题内容： 娱乐运动 语篇类型：说明文Play timeXBOX 360 Kinetic.RoboSapien.WiiParty. These are just a few of the modern toys sold in recent years. But some of the most popular toys are actually quite old.Games have been around for thousands of years. In 4000 BC, Babylon
2、ians (巴比伦人) played a board game that was similar to chess. Yo-yos made of stone were first used in ancient Greece around1000 BC. And kites appeared in China around the same time.Another famous game is Scrabble(拼词游戏).It was invented by an architect in the 1930s, but it didnt get popular until 1953. A
3、nd since then, more than 100 million sets have been sold worldwide.As you can imagine, toys and games area multi-billion dollar industry. Mr. Potato Head, the first toy advertised on TV, grossed more than $4 million in its first year. Play-Doh made its inventor Joseph McVicker a millionaire by his 2
4、7th birthday, while Mattel sells1.5 million Barbie dolls each week (thats two dolls each second!).Some toys go out of fashion, but then become popular again, such as Rubiks Cube. Research says parents are increasingly choosing to buy toys they remember from their own childhood.These days , toys are
5、not just for fun. RoboSapien is a remote-controlled robot that was launched in 2004. He can walk.turn around and do other poses. RoboSapien was designed by Mark Tilden who once created robots for NASA space missions. He expected the toy to be used mostly by schools and scientists, but almost 2 milli
6、on Robosapiens have been sold worldwide since its launch as a toy.Fancy a game, anyone?核心词汇：1. architectn. 建筑师；设计师Thearchitectisdrawingupplansforthenewoffices.建筑师正在绘制新办公楼的设计图。2. worldwideadj. /adv. 世界各地的(地) The story has attracted worldwide attention.这件事已经引起了全世界的关注。We have 2 000 members worldwide.我们
7、在全世界有2 000名成员。3. advertisev. 做广告；征聘；宣传If you want to attract more customers, try advertising in the local paper.如果你要吸引更多顾客，就试试在当地报纸登广告。We are currently advertising for a new sales manager.目前我们公开征聘一位新的销售经理。4. grossadj. 总的，毛的；n./vt 总收入；总共收入为Hisgrossincomewillverylikelyexceed $900000thisyear.他今年的总收入将很可
8、能超过90万英镑。Imafactoryworkerwhogrossed12,900lastyear我是个工厂工人，去年的总收入为12,900英镑。5. millionaire n. 百万富翁By the time he died, he was a millionaire.到他去世的时候，他已经是一位百万富翁了。6. remote-controlled adj. 遥控的Thispowerfulproductsthatcanberemote-controlledthroughthewall.此系列产品性能强，可隔墙遥控。7. launch v. 开始从事；发起Heusedthemoneytola
9、unchintoanewbusiness.他利用这笔钱开始从事一新行业。TheGovernmenthaslaunchedanadvertisingcampaigntoencouragepeopletovote.政府已发起一系列广告宣传攻势鼓励民众参加选举。8. fancy v. 想要； n. 想象；喜好；幻想 adj. 精致的；昂贵的Doyoufancygoingoutthisevening?今晚你想不想出去？Theysentmetoafancyprivateschool.他们把我送到一所昂贵的私立学校学习。SoIhadtotakeherouttoafancyrestaurantforanev
10、eningofdininganddancing.所以有一天晚上我把她带到一家精致的饭店，跟她一起共进晚餐，一起跳舞。参考译文：游戏时间XBOX 360动力学。机器人技术人员。WiiParty。这些只是近年来销售的一些现代玩具。但一些最受欢迎的玩具实际上已经相当古老了。 游戏已经存在了几千年了。公元前4000年，巴比伦人玩了一种类似于国际象棋的棋盘游戏。由石头制成的溜溜球球大约在公元前1000年左右在古希腊首次使用。而风筝也大约在同一时间出现在中国。 另一个著名的游戏是拼字游戏。它是在20世纪30年代由一位建筑师发明的，但直到1953年才流行起来。从那以后，全球已经售出了超过1亿套电视机。 你可
11、以想象，玩具和游戏领域拥有数十亿美元的产业。先生电视上的第一个玩具土豆头，第一年就超过了400万美元。Play-Doh使其发明者约瑟夫麦克维克在27岁生日时成为百万富翁，而美泰公司每周销售150万个芭比娃娃（每秒钟有两个娃娃！）。有些玩具已经过时了，但后来又流行起来了，比如魔方。研究表明，越来越多的父母选择购买他们小时候记得的玩具。如今，玩具不仅仅是为了好玩。RoboSapien是2004年推出的一个遥控机器人。他能走路。转身，做其他姿势。智能机器人是由马克蒂尔登设计的，他曾为美国宇航局的太空任务创造了机器人。他预计这款玩具主要由学校和科学家使用，但自作为玩具推出以来，全球已售出近200万种智
12、能机器人。大家喜欢玩游戏吗？原创试题：Vocabulary I. Match each word to the correct meaning. 1. advertisea. to gain a total amount of money2. worldwideb. to tell people about a product that you want them to buy3. millionairec. all around the world4. grossd. to show and sell a new product for the first time5. launche. a
13、 very rich personII. Complete each sentence with the proper form of the given words or phrasesancient imagine increasingly out of fashion popular recent remember similar1. The price of oil _ last Friday.2. Close your eyes and _ you are in a forest3. We have bought a new house and moved in _.4. As fa
14、r as I can _, this is the third time we we met.5. I was happy because her ideas are quite _ to mine.6. Though my toy doll is _, its still my favorite.7. Standing under this _ wall, I feel like Ive been through time.8. Im so surprised that his songs are still _ among teenagers .Reading comprehensionI. Choose the best answer.1.“A board gameis probably a _.A.宾果游戏B.棋盘游戏C.电脑游戏D.拼词游戏2. Which of the following sentences is wrong?A. People have a long history playing games.B. In 4000 BC, Babylonians started to play chess.C. Kites appeared around the same time as yo-yosD. The earliest version of yo
