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2024年辽宁省鞍山市英语中考信息卷(七)
第一部分 选择题 (共50分)
一、阅读理解(共 20 小题,每小题 2 分;满分 40 分)
第一节 阅读下面语言材料,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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In the 1960s,NASA created a way to purify astronauts’ drinking water by adding silver ions(离子) into the spacecraft’s water supply system. This technology is now widely used to help keep the water in swimming pools clean.
In the 1990s, a team at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory(JPL) worked to create cameras
small enough to fit on spacecrafts. Now lots of cameras use this technology, which makes camera phones possible.
It was developed by NASA in the'1970s to help make pilots' seats more comfortable.
Today memory foam is used to make more comfortable beds, chairs, sofas and even shoes.
NASA did a lot of research on space food. One important thing was that they found a
way of keeping food—freeze-drying. It keeps 98% of the nutrients(营养物) of the food, but the food weighs about 80% less. Now freeze-dried food is often used by campers and is included in emergency kits(应急包).
1. The water purification system was created in the .
A. 1990s B. 1970s C. 1980s D. 1960s
2. was created at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
A. The small camera B. Memory foam
C. Freeze-dried food D. The water purification system
3. Memory foam was developed for at the beginning.
A. doctors B. cleaners C. pilots D. swimmers
4. The freeze dried food weighs about of the fresh food.
A.98% B.20% C.80% D.2%
B
These new gloves are expensive, but they take the term“handsfree”to a new level. People can talk to them as they make a call. The gloves are known as“Talk to the Hand” and cost 1,000pounds a pair.
They come with a speaker unit(扬声器装置) put into the thumb(拇指) and a microphone built into the little finger that can be connected to any mobile handset(电话听筒) using Bluetoot