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体裁 记叙文 话题 3D打印手
难度 ★★★★☆ 建议用时 8′
亮点原创 For his entire life, USA student Sergio Peralta 1 playing catch. When he was born, his right hand didn’t fully 2, leaving only tiny fingers at the end of his arm. So he learnt to write, eat and carry books with only one hand. Over the years, the 15-year-old from Hendersonville High School 3 hope that anything would change.
Speaking to CBS News, Peralta said on his first day of high school that he 4 felt like hiding his hand in his sleeve(袖子) 5 nobody would ever find out. But his classmates 6 him in a way he never expected. The school’s engineering teacher, Jeff Wilkins, told him that his fellow students might be able to 7.
Three students used online models of prostheses(假肢) and a 3D printer to make a blueprint. They used polylactic acid(聚乳酸), a common 8 in 3D printing that’s also 9 make electronic devices, as the hand’s main fabric(材料). They then used 10 elastic(有弹性的) plastic material to make the fingers squeeze(捏紧) objects.
Bob Cotter, the school’s principal, told the BBC that his students were 11 to turn concepts(概念) into reality(现实), adding that Peralta’s new prosthesis was a testament(证明) to the students who 12 each other.
Peralta, who grew up learning to do 13 with his left hand, was even able to catch a baseball using the prosthetic hand created by his 14. “When I caught it for the first time, everyone started freaking out,” Peralta said with a smile. “It was the first time I had caught a ball with my 15 hand in my 15 years of life.”
1. A. dreamed about B. gave up C. cared for D. agreed with
2. A. train B. improve C. develop D. check
3. A. increased B. lost C. held D. missed
4. A. correctly B. suddenly C. usually D. honestly
5. A. in order to B. because of C. so that D. as a result of
6. A. controlled B. required C. praised D. supported
7. A. avoid B. help C. joke D. ask
8. A. material B. iron C. battery D. medicine
9. A. used to B. required to C. allowed to D. supposed to
10. A. others B. another C. either D. both
11. A. prevented B. considered C. encouraged D. accepted
12. A. laughed at B. cared about C. fought against D. compared with
13. A. none B. something C. nothing D. everything
14. A. teachers B. friends C. parents D. classmates
15. A. left B. right C. strong D. healthy
分层设问
1. What do we know about the prosthesis made by Peralta’s classmates?
A. It was finished by two students.
B. It could be controlled by a phone.
C. Its main material is polylactic acid.
D. Its fingers were not flexible enough.
2. What does Peralta’s new prosthesis show according to Bob Cotter?
A. The students’ critical thinking.
B. The students’ imagination.
C. The students’ determination.
D. The students’ mutual support.
3. What does the underlined phrase “freaking out” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A. Feeling panicked.
B. Becoming overjoyed.
C. Calming down.
D. Showing concern.
4. What are Peralta’s classmates like?
A. Indifferent(冷漠的). B. Caring.
C. Selfish. D. Patient.
B(2025·四川德阳中考改编)
体裁 说明文 话题 围棋
难度 ★★★☆☆ 建议用时 8′
新素材 传统文化 Weiqi, also known as Go in English, is a black and white board game from ancient China. The game is considered as one of the Four Arts for ancient Chinese literati(文人学士) to master. Besides weiqi, they had to learn Chinese calligraphy(shu), painting(hua) and guqin playing(qin).
Weiqi has a history of over 4,000 years, even older than Chinese chess. According to some historical records, weiqi was known as “yi” in its early years. It is said to have been invented by Emperor Yao. Seeing that his son got angry easily and didn’t like to study, the emperor was quite worried. So he decided to find something to educate his son, and a board game came to him.
The rules of weiqi are simple: using black and white stones, two players take turns to put their stones on empty cross points of the board. The aim is to surround(包围) a larger total area on the board while stopping one’s own stones from being taken by the other side. Stones do not move and are only taken off the board if they are completely surrounded.
The scene of two people playing weiqi appears in many traditional Chinese paintings. The image(形象) of a player holding a stone over the board, looking for a place to put it, was later turned into a famous Chinese idiom(成语), which means “unsure about making a move”. The idiom is still widely used today.
With its development, weiqi grew more popular. Later, it spread to other Asian countries and Western countries. Today, it has become an international board game.
1. 新考法 组合选择 What are the Four Arts mentioned in the passage?
① Weiqi ② Painting ③ Calligraphy
④ Guqin playing ⑤ Dancing
A. ①②③④ B. ①②③⑤
C. ①②④⑤ D. ①③④⑤
2. Why did Emperor Yao invent weiqi according to Paragraph 2?
A. To have some fun.
B. To teach himself.
C. To educate his son.
D. To help his people.
3. In which part of a magazine can you probably read this passage?
A. Music. B. News.
C. Movies. D. Culture.
4. What is the best title for the passage?
A. History of Chinese Chess
B. Game of Black and White
C. Beauty of Four Arts in China
D. Development of Chinese Idioms