外研版必修4Module 4 Great Scientists A卷基础夯实（含答案）
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Module 4 Great Scientists A卷
第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Aerial performer Jennifer Bricker was born without legs, but she never let it stop her.
Wrapped in a loop of red silk hung from the ceiling Jennifer Bricker climbs and twists to the music. Her head hangs down and her strong arms let go as she balances on her back, high above the ground a move that's all the more daring because she has no legs.
Jennifer was a few months old when she was adopted by Sharon and Gerald Bricker. She had big brown eyes, a bright smile, and huge amounts of energy. When a doctor advised her adoptive parents to carry her around in a kind of bucket, they refused.
Jennifer soon learned to walk — and run — on her hands and bottom, and grew up fearlessly climbing trees and bouncing on the trampoline(蹦床) with her three older brothers. "My parents didn't treat me differently so I didn't grasp the concept that I was different. I knew I didn't have legs but that wasn't stopping me from doing the things I wanted to do."
At the age of three she was fitted with artificial legs, but she never really took to them — she moved more freely without.
In 1996 the Olympic Games took place in Atlanta. Jennifer loved to watch the women's gymnastics team, and especially adored the 14-year-old Dominique Moceanu who competed for the US. When Moceanu and the women's team won gold, Jennifer decided she was going to be a gymnast, too. She took up power tumbling, which involves performing floor exercises down a runway. But Jennifer did not want any allowances to be made for her disability.
At the age of 10 she took part in the Junior Olympics and by age 11 she was tumbling champion for the state of Illinois.
Jennifer now travels the world as an inspirational speaker and acts as an aerial performer.
1.Why did Jennifer determine to be a gymnast
A.She knew that she was different from others.
B.She wanted to make allowances for her disability.
C.She was eager to participate in the Junior Olympics.
D.She was greatly influenced by Dominique Moceanu.
2.What do we know about Jennifer Bricker
A.She felt embarrassed without legs.
B.She was carried in a bucket as a baby.
C.She was brought up as a normal child.
D.She lost her legs when she was adopted.
3.Which of the following can best describe Jennifer Bricker
A.Self-respected
B.Cautious.
C.Sensitive.
D.Clever.
B
Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid is used to grilling guests on the sofa every morning, but she is cooking up a storm in her latest role —showing families how to prepare delicious and nutritious meals on a tight budget.
In Save Money: Good Food, she visits a different home each week and with the help ofchef Matt Tebbutt offers top tips on how to reduce food waste, while preparing recipes forunder 5 per family a day. And the Good Morning Britain presenter says she's been able toput a lot of what she's leant into practice in her own home, preparing meals for sons, Sam,14, Finn,13, and Jack, 11.
"We love Mexican churros, so I buy them on my phone from my local Mexican take away restaurant," she explains. "I pay 5 for a portion (一份), but Matt makes them for 26p a portion, because they are flour, water,sugar and oil. Everybody can buy take away food, but sometimes we're not aware how cheaply we can make this food ourselves. "
The eight-part series (系列节目), Save Money: Good Food, follows in the footsteps of ITV's Save Money: Good Health, which gave viewers advice on how to get value from thevast range of health products on the market.
With food our biggest weekly household expense, Susanna and Matt spend time with adifferent family each week. In tonight's Easter special they come to the aid of a family in need of some delicious inspiration on a budget. The team transforms the family's long weekend of celebration with less expensive but still tasty recipes.
1.What do we know about Susanna Reid
A.She enjoys embarrassing her guests. B.She has started a new programme.
C.She dislikes working early in the morning. D.She has had a tight budget for her family.
2.How does Matt Tebbutt help Susanna
A.He buys cooking materials for her. B.He prepares food for her kids.
C.He assists her in cooking matters. D.He invites guest families for her.
3.What does the author intend to do in paragraph 4
A.Summarize the previous paragraphs. B.Provide some advice for the readers.
C.Add some background information. D.Introduce a new topic for discussion.
4.What can be a suitable title for the text
A.Keeping Fit by Eating Smart B.Balancing Our Daily Diet
C.Making Yourself a Perfect Chef D.Cooking Well for Less
C
We all know that exercise is good for your health. But some kinds of sports may be better than others.
Running, for example,may help to protect against heart disease and other health problems. Running may also help you live longer. Researchers say it is not important how far you run. It also does not matter how fast or even how often you run. As an advertisement for Nike says, "JUST DO IT."
Recently researchers studied more than 55,000 adults. About one-fourth of the adults reported running regularly. The study found these runners were less likely to die of any form of disease than non-runners, including heart disease. In fact, the runners lived,on average, three years longer than the non-runners.
This study lasted 15 years. During that time, more than 3 ,400 of the individuals died. About 1 ,200 of the deaths were linked to heart disease or strokes.
One of the researchers is a man named D. C. Lee,a professor of Iowa State University. He said, "Compared to non-runners, runners showed 30 percent lower risk of death by any causes,including heart attacks, strokes and cancer. Also, runners compared to non-runners showed 45 percent lower risk of death by cardiovascular disease(心血管疾病),including heart attacks."
D. C. Lee and the other researchers found that speed, distance and how often one runs made little difference in reducing the risk of death. The runners in the study ran between 10 and 16 kilometers per hour. Mr Lee said slower runners and those who only ran once or twice a week were helped nearly as much as those who ran faster and further. And also we looked at the running over time and we found that persistent runners (over six years) showed the biggest benefits, as well."
1.What does the author mean by referring to Nike's ad "JUST DO IT."
A.It's time for you to stop running. B.Nike has always kept its promise.
C.You have to run as fast as possible. D.Running does you good whatever its form.
2.The researchers got the results of their study mainly by _________.
A.analyzing data B.having interviews
C.performing experiments D.doing field surveys
3.What can we learn from Paragraph 5
A.Heart disease is the biggest killer of mankind.
B.Runners can gradually get rid of any diseases.
C.Heart disease has killed more people than cancer.
D.Runners are less likely die from cardiovascular disease.
4.What can we know according to Mr Lee
A.Slower runners and faster runners benefit almost equally from running.
B.You can benefit most if your speed is over 10 km per hour.
C.You must control your speed properly while running.
D.The further you run, the more benefits you will get.
D
The extreme need for blood donors(捐赠者) may soon be eased as two teams of researchers take one step closer to being able to produce artificial blood in the lab, creating a limitless supply of blood. The two studies, both published in the journal, are the result of nearly 20 years of research and experiments. Having a limitless blood supply could greatly help patients suffering from different blood disorders that require regular transfusions.
"People have been trying to do this for 20 years unsuccessfully," said Cambridge University's Dr. Caroline Guibentif." This is the first time... they have got cells that can be self-renewed and give rise to all sorts of blood cells, so of course it's a big step towards the goal, but we are not quite there yet."
In the first study, the researchers were able to turn stem cells (干细胞) into blood stem cells that have the ability to produce different types of human blood. On the other hand, the second team of researchers successfully turned adult cells from mice and turned them into blood stem cells. The result of the first study could greatly help patients with genetic blood disorders. Doctors could soon take cells from the patients, genetically correct its defect and make functional blood cells. Scientists could also take cells from universal donors to develop a limitless supply of blood stem cells and blood. Meanwhile, the success of the second study is to be achieved in clinical trials, and it could provide a way to treat different immune disorders.
Due to the relatively short lifespan of mouse models, the researchers did not detect any disadvantageous side effects of the artificial blood nor find any traces of cancer. The next step now is to try both methods in clinical trials. Despite the great success of the two studies, experts noted that it could possibly take years before the dream of having the limitless blood supply comes true.
1.What can we know about artificial blood
A.It can be used in medical treatment. B.It will be sold at a low price.
C.It is easy to produce artificial blood. D.It can cure blood disorders.
2.What does the underlined word "defect" mean in Paragraph 3
A.Origin. B.Effect. C.Advantage. D.Fault.
3.What will the researchers do next with artificial blood produced
A.They will make such blood on a large scale. B.They will carry on with clinical trials next.
C.They will use it to save so many patients. D.They will make a study of immune disorders.
4.Which of the following is the suitable title for the passage
A.Genetic Blood Disorders
B.Worries About the Limited Blood
C.Scientists Help Produce Limitless Artificial Blood
D.Scientists Encourage People to Donate More Blood
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Interruptions are one of the worst things to deal with while you're trying to get work done.①__________,there are several ways to handle things.Let's take a look at them now.
②__________.Tell the person you're sorry and explain that you have a million things to do and then ask if the two of you can talk at a different time.
When people try to interrupt you,have set hours planned and let them know to come back during that time or that you'll find them then.③__________.It can help to eliminate(消除) future interruptions.
When you need to talk to someone,don't do it in your own office.④__________,it's much easier to excuse yourself to get back to your work than if you try to get someone out of your space even after explaining how busy you are.
If you have a door to your office, make good use of it.⑤__________.If someone knocks and it's not an important matter, excuse yourself and let the person know you're busy so they can get the hint(暗示) that when the door is closed, you're not to be disturbed.
A.If you're busy,don't feel bad about saying no
B.When you want to avoid interruptions at work
C.Set boundaries for yourself as your time goes
D.If you're in the other person's office or in a public area
E.It's important that you let them know when you'll be available
F.It might seem unkind to cut people short when they interrupt you
G.Leave it open when you're available to talk and close it when you're not
第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Last year I ruined my summer vacation by bringing along a modern convenience: the iPad.
Instead of looking at nature, I 1 my e-mail. Instead of reading great novels, I stuck to reading 2 newspapers each morning. And that was the problem: I was acting as if I were still in the office. My body was on vacation but my 3 wasn't.
So this year I made up my mind to try something 4 : getting away from the Internet. I knew it wouldn't be easy, 5 I'm not good at self-control. But I was 6 . I started by handing the iPad to my wife. Then, a stroke of luck: The mobile phone 7 at our cabin was worse than in the past. I was trapped, forced to carry out my plan. Largely 8 from e-mail and my favourite newspaper websites, I had little way to 9 the world. I had no 10 but to do what I had planned to do all along: read books.
With determination and the strong support of my wife, I succeeded in my vacation struggle against the Internet. I finally 11 that it was me, of course, not the iPad, that was the 12 .
I knew I had 13 when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi. "Don't need it," I said. 14 , as we return to work, a test begins: Can I survive when I'm back at work I don't plan to 15 my iPad completely. But I hope to resist the temptation (抵抗诱惑) to use it every five minutes.
1.A.received B.selected C.checked D.removed
2.A.online B.informal C.local D.traditional
3.A.opinion B.mind C.identity D.curiosity
4.A.attractive B.logical C.magical D.different
5.A.since B.unless C.though D.so
6.A.excited B.shocked C.frightened D.determined
7.A.quality B.design C.signal D.technology
8.A.taken out B.pulled down C.cut off D.carried away
9.A.rely on B.connect to C.help with D.look at
10.A.method B.goal C.trick D.choice
11.A.expected B.realised C.permitted D.suggested
12.A.puzzle B.sign C.evidence D.problem
13.A.won B.forgotten C.suffered D.recovered
14.A.Somehow B.Anyway C.However D.Therefore
15.A.take apart B.give up C.turn to D.care about
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Alice Ferguson Foundation is a non-profit group that works to improve the environment ①__________ building relationships between people and nature.
The foundation ②__________ (create) more than 50 years ago. It teaches people ways to protect the environment. At the end of every year, it designs events to help many ③__________ (child) celebrate Christmas without increasing the amount of waste they create.
Urging(竭力主张) people to recycle is important in Washington, D. C. It is home to the Potomac River, one of the ④__________ (famous) rivers in the country.
The river begins in the mountains of West Virginia, ⑤__________ (go) through Maryland and Virginia and ends in the Chesapeake Bay. About 5 million people live near the river. That means a lot of waste can enter the river and the bay, ⑥__________ are important to fisheries(渔场). The amount of waste created increases during the holidays. Many young people do not know how much waste enters the river ⑦__________ they help to clean it up.
One activity is called the Trash Timeline Game. It teaches children that the things they throw away do not break down at the same speed. For example, paper dissolves in about four weeks. An apple core takes two months ⑧__________ (break) down. A piece of metal can take up to 100 years. Glass takes 1 ,000 years.
Young people ⑨__________ (take) part in the program learn that reducing waste is ⑩__________ (importance) not just during the holidays, but every day of the year.
第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
假定你是李华，你校将举办校园科技创新大赛。请你给留学生朋友Eric 写封邮件，邀请他参加。内容包括：
1.时间、目的；
2.参赛形式：个人或团队合作创新作品；
3.期待合作。
注意：
1.词数80 左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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第二节 （满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
"Acknowledged, Detective. This is my..."
He hung up and told the driverless UNATS Robotics car to get him down to the railway station as fast as it could, angry with himself and with Ada—whose middle name was Trouble, after all—for making him deal with a robot before he'd had his breakfast. The name had been his ex-wife's idea ,something she'd insisted on.
He hadn't thought his ex-wife in years. Well, months. Weeks, certainly. She'd been a brilliant computer scientist at the UNATS Robotics school at the University of Toronto. Now she was settled in her own research lab in Beijing, providing the kinds of software solutions for robot applications.
He itched to wiretap her, to read her email or listen in on her phone conversations. He could have done that when they were still together, but he never had. If he had, he would have found out what she was planning.
He could have talked her out of it.
"And then what, Artie " said the nagging voice in his head. He couldn't stop her from chasing her own dream—making the smartest robot in the world, especially with their little daughter in her belly.
"Shut up!" he told the nagging voice.
Paragraph 1 :
In a few minutes, he was at the front gate of the railway station. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph 2 :
There she was, standing by a teenage girl who had the same blue eyes as his. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
答案以及解析
第一部分 阅读理解
第一节
A
答案：1.D; 2.C; 3.A
解析：
1.推理判断题。根据第六段中的"Jennifer loved to watch the women's gymnastics team, and especially adored the 14-year-old Dominique Moceanu who competed for the US. When Moceanu and the women's team won gold,Jennifer decided she was going to be a gymnast, too."可推知,Jennifer决走做一个体操运动员是受了 Dominique Moceanu 的影响。
2.推理判断题。根据第四段中的"My parents didn't treat me differently so I didn't grasp the concept that I was different."可推知,Jennifer Brickcr是被当作正常的孩子抚养长大的。
3.推理判断题。根据第六段中的"She took up power tumbling, which involves performing floor exercises down a runway. But Jennifer did not want any allowances to be made for her disability."可推知,Jennifer有很强的自尊心。self-respected自尊的;cautious谨慎的;sensitive敏感的;clever聪明的。
B
答案：1.B; 2.C; 3.C; 4.D
解析：1.细节理解题。根据文章第一段知道Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid is used to grilling guests on the sofa every morning, but she is cooking up a storm in her latest role可知，她开辟了一个新的节目。故选B。
2.细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的In Save Money: Good Food, she visits a different home each week and with the help of chef Matt Tebbutt offers top tips on how to reduce food waste, while preparing recipes for under 5 per family a day.可知， Susanna 在Matt Tebbutt的帮助下，提供如何减少食物浪费同时给每日生活费低于5英镑的每个家庭准备食谱。故选C。解题关键词：同义词表达with the help of和help。
3.写作意图题。根据文章第四段中的which gave viewers advice on how to get value from the vast range of health products on the market.可知，Save Money: Good Food节目是Save Money: Good Health节目之后，给观众一些建议：如何从众多的市场上的健康产品中获取价值。故选C。
4.主旨要义题。根据文章的整体内容可知，文章作者一直在讲如何用较少的钱做出好的食物。根据文章中的prepare delicious and nutritious meals on a tight budget. 在资金紧张的情况下，准备可口且有营养的饭菜； how to reduce food waste, while preparing recipes for under 5 per family a day. 如何减少食物浪费同时给每日生活费低于5英镑的每个家庭准备食谱； how cheaply we can make this food ourselves. 我们自己做这种食物有多便宜； less expensive but still tasty recipes.不贵可仍然可口的食谱。可以推知D正确。
C
答案：1.D; 2.A; 3.D; 4.A
解析：1.考查推理判断。依据第二段内容可知,跑步可以帮助预防疾病,有助于长寿。跑多远并不重要,跑步的速度和频率也不重要。由此可知,不管什么形式的跑步对健康都有益,故选D项。
2.考查细节理解。依据第三段和第四段内容可知,研究人员跟踪被研究者长达15年,研究了超过55 000位成年人的身体健康状况,分析了其中一部分人的死亡原因,从而得出结论。故选A项。
3.考查细节理解。依据第五段的尾句可知,与不跑步的人相比,跑步者因心血管疾病而死亡的风险低45%。故选D项。
4.考查细节理解。依据尾段第三句可知,跑得慢的人和那些一周只跑一两次的人得到的帮助几乎和那些跑得更快、更远的人一样多。故选A项。
D
答案：1-4.ADBC
解析：1.考查细节理解。根据第一段中的"Having a limitless blood supply could greatly help patients... that require regular transfusions"可知,人造血液可以用于帮助患有各种血液病的病人,即可以用于医学治疗中,故选A项。
2.考查词义猜测。根据画线词所在句中的"Doctors could soon take cells from the patients, genetically correct"可知,从病人身上取出的细胞有问题,需要被矫正,因此选D项。
3.考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的"The next step now is to try both methods in clinical trials"可知,下一步研究人员将对人造血液进行临床试验,故选B项。
4.考查主旨大意。通读全文可知,文章主要介绍了科学家们用尖端科技尝试制造人造血液,以期望能缓解目前血源不足的压力,故选C项。
第二节
答案：B; A; E; D; G
解析：本文是一篇记叙文。主要围绕中断这一话题展开论述。由于在工作中被打断是一件令人感觉很糟糕的事,因此作者提出了几点建议,防止此类事件的发生。
①"there are several ways to handle things"根据there are several ways to handle things,可知下文是关于几种防止在工作中被别人打断的方法,此句与前半句构成一个完整的句子,根据语境分祈。故选B。
②根据后文"Tell the person you're sorry and explain that you have a million things to do and then ask if the of you can talk at a different time",这一段主要是讲述,学会在自己很忙的时候去拒绝别人。故选A。
③根据横线前"have set hours planned and let them know to come back during that time or that you'll find them then",安排好时间,让他们知道你在什么时候回来,或者告诉他们,你会去找他们,再结合后文"It can help to eliminate(消除) future interruptions"这样做可以帮助你消除未来被打断的可能,根据句意的衔接,故选E。
④根据后文"it's much easeier to excuse yourself to get back to your work than if you try to get someone out of your space even after explaining how busy you are",此句中it 指代前文"don't do it in your own office.",也就是说此段中作者认为比起在自己的办公室解释,不在自己的办公室更容易点。故选D。
⑤根据"If you have a door to your office,make good use of it"可知,此段主要是讲述关于如何利用自己办公室的门来防止被打扰。空格后提到,如果自己实在很忙,恰好又有人敲门的话,你就可以和他解释清楚, 关上门可以防止被打扰。可见,空格处是指有空就开门,很忙就关门。故选G。
第二部分 语言知识运用
第一节
答案：1-5.CABDA; 6-10.DCCBD; 11-15.BDACB
解析：本文是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了作者为了抵挡网络诱惑,在度假时尝试彻底远离网络的经历。
1.句意为:我查看电子邮件而不是欣赏大自然的美景。check e-mail为固定搭配,意为"查看电子邮件"。故选C项。
2.根据语境和下文的newspaper websites可知作者每天早上用iPad读报,所以是读网络报纸。故选A项。
3.句意为:我的身体在度假,但我的头脑却没有。此空应与my body对应。故选B项。
4.根据设空后的getting away from the Internet可知作者今年度假想尝试一些与去年度假时沉迷于网络不同的事。故选D项。
5.根据设空后的I'm not good at self-control可知,设空前后为因果关系,前果后因,故选A项。
6.根据前句I knew it wouldn't be easy和空前的But可知,作者这次的改变是有决心的。故选D项。
7.句意为:一件幸运的事是:我们的小屋里手机的信号比过去差。故选C项。
8.根据语境可知没有iPad,手机信号不好,作者感觉自己与世隔绝。cut off意为"切断;中断",符合语境。take out意为"取出;去掉";pull down意为"拉下来;摧毁;推翻";carry away 意为"拿走;运走"。故选C项。
9.因为没有邮件,没有报纸网站,作者几乎没有办法与外面的世界联系。故选B项。
10.根据上文的I had little way to _______ the world.可知作者与世隔绝,只能实行自己读书的计划。have no choice but to do sth为固定搭配,意为"除了做某事别无选择"。故选D项。
11.句意为:我最终意识到有问题的是我,而不是iPad。故选B项。
12.句意见上一题解析。根据前文可知,作者一直认为是iPad毁掉了他的假期,而这次抵制网络的经历让他意识到网络本身没有问题,是自己的问题。故选D项。
13.当路过星巴克时妻子问作者是否进去蹭网,作者说不需要,他觉得自己战胜了网络。故选A项。
14.句意为:但是,当我回去上班时,会面临一个考验:我在工作中还能幸免于难吗 根据语境可知设空处表示转折关系。故选C项。
15.根据下一句But I hope to resist the temptation to use it every five minutes.可知,作者并不想完全放弃iPad。故选B项。
第二节
答案：1. by/through2. was created3. children4. most famous5. goes6. which7. until8. to break9. taking10. important
解析：
本文为说明文,介绍了Alice Ferguson基金会的一些情况。
1. by/through【解题思路】考査介词。此处表示通过某种方式,故填 by/through。
2. was created【解题思路】考查时态和语态。根据"more than 50 years ago"判断空处用一般过去时。The foundation与create之间是被动关系,故用一般过去时的被动语态。
3. children【解题思路】考査名词复数。 child为可数名词,且根据many判断空处用复数形式
4. most famous 【解题思路】考杳形容词的最高级。根据one of以及 in the country判断空处填形容词的最高级。
5. goes【解题思路】考査时态。此处是and连接的三个并列谓语动词,根据begins和ends判断,空处用一般现在时,陈述事实,故填
goes。
6. which【解题思路】考查定语从句。空处引导非限制性定语从句,指代the river and the bay,并在从句中作主语,故填which。
7. until【解题思路】考査连词。此处是固定搭配not…until...,意为"直到……才……"。
8. to break【解题思路】考査非谓语动词。此处为动词不定式作目的状语,故填to break。
9. taking【解题思路】考查非谓语动词。Young people与take part in之间是逻辑上的主谓关系,故应用动词-ing形式短语作后置定语。
10. important【解题思路】考査词形转换。空处作表语,根据语境可知,应用形容词形式,故填important。
第三部分 写作
第一节
答案：
Dear Eric,
I'm writing to invite you to participate in the campus science and technology innovation competition to be held next Friday in our school.
The competition aims at enriching our after-class life, inspiring students to love and learn science, and promoting the scientific spirit. Participants are encouraged to create new technological products by themselves and the ones created through cooperation are also welcome. I know you're interested in creating technological products, so I'd like you to join our team, which I believe will definitely add strength to it.
Looking forward to your reply and cooperation.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节
答案： In a few minutes, he was at the front gate of the railway station. Ada opened the door for him. He stepped out of the UNATS Robotics car hurriedly to catch the bullet train for Beijing, where his ex-wife, a top computer scientist lived. During the journey, he constantly considered how to persuade his ex-wife to quit her research, which could get her into trouble. Clearly, it was not an easy task. She had chased her dream for ages. The train pulled in at the railway station. He began to look for his ex-wife, who had promised to pick him up.
There she was, standing by a teenage girl who had the same blue eyes as his. Artie walked up to them slowly. With so many words to say, he felt a knot in his throat. At last, he looked into their daughter's eyes and said, "Hi, my lovely girl!" His voice was trembling slightly. "Daddy! Mommy has told me everything. You don't need to worry about us anymore. Yesterday, she worked out the smartest robot software successfully." Artie turned to his ex-wife in disbelief. She nodded, "I could never achieve my dream without your support." Artie hugged them both, thinking to himself, "Never stop a person who is chasing dreams!"
第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Aerial performer Jennifer Bricker was born without legs, but she never let it stop her.
Wrapped in a loop of red silk hung from the ceiling Jennifer Bricker climbs and twists to the music. Her head hangs down and her strong arms let go as she balances on her back, high above the ground a move that's all the more daring because she has no legs.
Jennifer was a few months old when she was adopted by Sharon and Gerald Bricker. She had big brown eyes, a bright smile, and huge amounts of energy. When a doctor advised her adoptive parents to carry her around in a kind of bucket, they refused.
Jennifer soon learned to walk — and run — on her hands and bottom, and grew up fearlessly climbing trees and bouncing on the trampoline(蹦床) with her three older brothers. "My parents didn't treat me differently so I didn't grasp the concept that I was different. I knew I didn't have legs but that wasn't stopping me from doing the things I wanted to do."
At the age of three she was fitted with artificial legs, but she never really took to them — she moved more freely without.
In 1996 the Olympic Games took place in Atlanta. Jennifer loved to watch the women's gymnastics team, and especially adored the 14-year-old Dominique Moceanu who competed for the US. When Moceanu and the women's team won gold, Jennifer decided she was going to be a gymnast, too. She took up power tumbling, which involves performing floor exercises down a runway. But Jennifer did not want any allowances to be made for her disability.
At the age of 10 she took part in the Junior Olympics and by age 11 she was tumbling champion for the state of Illinois.
Jennifer now travels the world as an inspirational speaker and acts as an aerial performer.
1.Why did Jennifer determine to be a gymnast
A.She knew that she was different from others.
B.She wanted to make allowances for her disability.
C.She was eager to participate in the Junior Olympics.
D.She was greatly influenced by Dominique Moceanu.
2.What do we know about Jennifer Bricker
A.She felt embarrassed without legs.
B.She was carried in a bucket as a baby.
C.She was brought up as a normal child.
D.She lost her legs when she was adopted.
3.Which of the following can best describe Jennifer Bricker
A.Self-respected
B.Cautious.
C.Sensitive.
D.Clever.
B
Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid is used to grilling guests on the sofa every morning, but she is cooking up a storm in her latest role —showing families how to prepare delicious and nutritious meals on a tight budget.
In Save Money: Good Food, she visits a different home each week and with the help ofchef Matt Tebbutt offers top tips on how to reduce food waste, while preparing recipes forunder 5 per family a day. And the Good Morning Britain presenter says she's been able toput a lot of what she's leant into practice in her own home, preparing meals for sons, Sam,14, Finn,13, and Jack, 11.
"We love Mexican churros, so I buy them on my phone from my local Mexican take away restaurant," she explains. "I pay 5 for a portion (一份), but Matt makes them for 26p a portion, because they are flour, water,sugar and oil. Everybody can buy take away food, but sometimes we're not aware how cheaply we can make this food ourselves. "
The eight-part series (系列节目), Save Money: Good Food, follows in the footsteps of ITV's Save Money: Good Health, which gave viewers advice on how to get value from thevast range of health products on the market.
With food our biggest weekly household expense, Susanna and Matt spend time with adifferent family each week. In tonight's Easter special they come to the aid of a family in need of some delicious inspiration on a budget. The team transforms the family's long weekend of celebration with less expensive but still tasty recipes.
1.What do we know about Susanna Reid
A.She enjoys embarrassing her guests. B.She has started a new programme.
C.She dislikes working early in the morning. D.She has had a tight budget for her family.
2.How does Matt Tebbutt help Susanna
A.He buys cooking materials for her. B.He prepares food for her kids.
C.He assists her in cooking matters. D.He invites guest families for her.
3.What does the author intend to do in paragraph 4
A.Summarize the previous paragraphs. B.Provide some advice for the readers.
C.Add some background information. D.Introduce a new topic for discussion.
4.What can be a suitable title for the text
A.Keeping Fit by Eating Smart B.Balancing Our Daily Diet
C.Making Yourself a Perfect Chef D.Cooking Well for Less
C
We all know that exercise is good for your health. But some kinds of sports may be better than others.
Running, for example,may help to protect against heart disease and other health problems. Running may also help you live longer. Researchers say it is not important how far you run. It also does not matter how fast or even how often you run. As an advertisement for Nike says, "JUST DO IT."
Recently researchers studied more than 55,000 adults. About one-fourth of the adults reported running regularly. The study found these runners were less likely to die of any form of disease than non-runners, including heart disease. In fact, the runners lived,on average, three years longer than the non-runners.
This study lasted 15 years. During that time, more than 3 ,400 of the individuals died. About 1 ,200 of the deaths were linked to heart disease or strokes.
One of the researchers is a man named D. C. Lee,a professor of Iowa State University. He said, "Compared to non-runners, runners showed 30 percent lower risk of death by any causes,including heart attacks, strokes and cancer. Also, runners compared to non-runners showed 45 percent lower risk of death by cardiovascular disease(心血管疾病),including heart attacks."
D. C. Lee and the other researchers found that speed, distance and how often one runs made little difference in reducing the risk of death. The runners in the study ran between 10 and 16 kilometers per hour. Mr Lee said slower runners and those who only ran once or twice a week were helped nearly as much as those who ran faster and further. And also we looked at the running over time and we found that persistent runners (over six years) showed the biggest benefits, as well."
1.What does the author mean by referring to Nike's ad "JUST DO IT."
A.It's time for you to stop running. B.Nike has always kept its promise.
C.You have to run as fast as possible. D.Running does you good whatever its form.
2.The researchers got the results of their study mainly by _________.
A.analyzing data B.having interviews
C.performing experiments D.doing field surveys
3.What can we learn from Paragraph 5
A.Heart disease is the biggest killer of mankind.
B.Runners can gradually get rid of any diseases.
C.Heart disease has killed more people than cancer.
D.Runners are less likely die from cardiovascular disease.
4.What can we know according to Mr Lee
A.Slower runners and faster runners benefit almost equally from running.
B.You can benefit most if your speed is over 10 km per hour.
C.You must control your speed properly while running.
D.The further you run, the more benefits you will get.
D
The extreme need for blood donors(捐赠者) may soon be eased as two teams of researchers take one step closer to being able to produce artificial blood in the lab, creating a limitless supply of blood. The two studies, both published in the journal, are the result of nearly 20 years of research and experiments. Having a limitless blood supply could greatly help patients suffering from different blood disorders that require regular transfusions.
"People have been trying to do this for 20 years unsuccessfully," said Cambridge University's Dr. Caroline Guibentif." This is the first time... they have got cells that can be self-renewed and give rise to all sorts of blood cells, so of course it's a big step towards the goal, but we are not quite there yet."
In the first study, the researchers were able to turn stem cells (干细胞) into blood stem cells that have the ability to produce different types of human blood. On the other hand, the second team of researchers successfully turned adult cells from mice and turned them into blood stem cells. The result of the first study could greatly help patients with genetic blood disorders. Doctors could soon take cells from the patients, genetically correct its defect and make functional blood cells. Scientists could also take cells from universal donors to develop a limitless supply of blood stem cells and blood. Meanwhile, the success of the second study is to be achieved in clinical trials, and it could provide a way to treat different immune disorders.
Due to the relatively short lifespan of mouse models, the researchers did not detect any disadvantageous side effects of the artificial blood nor find any traces of cancer. The next step now is to try both methods in clinical trials. Despite the great success of the two studies, experts noted that it could possibly take years before the dream of having the limitless blood supply comes true.
1.What can we know about artificial blood
A.It can be used in medical treatment. B.It will be sold at a low price.
C.It is easy to produce artificial blood. D.It can cure blood disorders.
2.What does the underlined word "defect" mean in Paragraph 3
A.Origin. B.Effect. C.Advantage. D.Fault.
3.What will the researchers do next with artificial blood produced
A.They will make such blood on a large scale. B.They will carry on with clinical trials next.
C.They will use it to save so many patients. D.They will make a study of immune disorders.
4.Which of the following is the suitable title for the passage
A.Genetic Blood Disorders
B.Worries About the Limited Blood
C.Scientists Help Produce Limitless Artificial Blood
D.Scientists Encourage People to Donate More Blood
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Interruptions are one of the worst things to deal with while you're trying to get work done.①__________,there are several ways to handle things.Let's take a look at them now.
②__________.Tell the person you're sorry and explain that you have a million things to do and then ask if the two of you can talk at a different time.
When people try to interrupt you,have set hours planned and let them know to come back during that time or that you'll find them then.③__________.It can help to eliminate(消除) future interruptions.
When you need to talk to someone,don't do it in your own office.④__________,it's much easier to excuse yourself to get back to your work than if you try to get someone out of your space even after explaining how busy you are.
If you have a door to your office, make good use of it.⑤__________.If someone knocks and it's not an important matter, excuse yourself and let the person know you're busy so they can get the hint(暗示) that when the door is closed, you're not to be disturbed.
A.If you're busy,don't feel bad about saying no
B.When you want to avoid interruptions at work
C.Set boundaries for yourself as your time goes
D.If you're in the other person's office or in a public area
E.It's important that you let them know when you'll be available
F.It might seem unkind to cut people short when they interrupt you
G.Leave it open when you're available to talk and close it when you're not
第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Last year I ruined my summer vacation by bringing along a modern convenience: the iPad.
Instead of looking at nature, I 1 my e-mail. Instead of reading great novels, I stuck to reading 2 newspapers each morning. And that was the problem: I was acting as if I were still in the office. My body was on vacation but my 3 wasn't.
So this year I made up my mind to try something 4 : getting away from the Internet. I knew it wouldn't be easy, 5 I'm not good at self-control. But I was 6 . I started by handing the iPad to my wife. Then, a stroke of luck: The mobile phone 7 at our cabin was worse than in the past. I was trapped, forced to carry out my plan. Largely 8 from e-mail and my favourite newspaper websites, I had little way to 9 the world. I had no 10 but to do what I had planned to do all along: read books.
With determination and the strong support of my wife, I succeeded in my vacation struggle against the Internet. I finally 11 that it was me, of course, not the iPad, that was the 12 .
I knew I had 13 when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi. "Don't need it," I said. 14 , as we return to work, a test begins: Can I survive when I'm back at work I don't plan to 15 my iPad completely. But I hope to resist the temptation (抵抗诱惑) to use it every five minutes.
1.A.received B.selected C.checked D.removed
2.A.online B.informal C.local D.traditional
3.A.opinion B.mind C.identity D.curiosity
4.A.attractive B.logical C.magical D.different
5.A.since B.unless C.though D.so
6.A.excited B.shocked C.frightened D.determined
7.A.quality B.design C.signal D.technology
8.A.taken out B.pulled down C.cut off D.carried away
9.A.rely on B.connect to C.help with D.look at
10.A.method B.goal C.trick D.choice
11.A.expected B.realised C.permitted D.suggested
12.A.puzzle B.sign C.evidence D.problem
13.A.won B.forgotten C.suffered D.recovered
14.A.Somehow B.Anyway C.However D.Therefore
15.A.take apart B.give up C.turn to D.care about
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Alice Ferguson Foundation is a non-profit group that works to improve the environment ①__________ building relationships between people and nature.
The foundation ②__________ (create) more than 50 years ago. It teaches people ways to protect the environment. At the end of every year, it designs events to help many ③__________ (child) celebrate Christmas without increasing the amount of waste they create.
Urging(竭力主张) people to recycle is important in Washington, D. C. It is home to the Potomac River, one of the ④__________ (famous) rivers in the country.
The river begins in the mountains of West Virginia, ⑤__________ (go) through Maryland and Virginia and ends in the Chesapeake Bay. About 5 million people live near the river. That means a lot of waste can enter the river and the bay, ⑥__________ are important to fisheries(渔场). The amount of waste created increases during the holidays. Many young people do not know how much waste enters the river ⑦__________ they help to clean it up.
One activity is called the Trash Timeline Game. It teaches children that the things they throw away do not break down at the same speed. For example, paper dissolves in about four weeks. An apple core takes two months ⑧__________ (break) down. A piece of metal can take up to 100 years. Glass takes 1 ,000 years.
Young people ⑨__________ (take) part in the program learn that reducing waste is ⑩__________ (importance) not just during the holidays, but every day of the year.
第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
假定你是李华，你校将举办校园科技创新大赛。请你给留学生朋友Eric 写封邮件，邀请他参加。内容包括：
1.时间、目的；
2.参赛形式：个人或团队合作创新作品；
3.期待合作。
注意：
1.词数80 左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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第二节 （满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
"Acknowledged, Detective. This is my..."
He hung up and told the driverless UNATS Robotics car to get him down to the railway station as fast as it could, angry with himself and with Ada—whose middle name was Trouble, after all—for making him deal with a robot before he'd had his breakfast. The name had been his ex-wife's idea ,something she'd insisted on.
He hadn't thought his ex-wife in years. Well, months. Weeks, certainly. She'd been a brilliant computer scientist at the UNATS Robotics school at the University of Toronto. Now she was settled in her own research lab in Beijing, providing the kinds of software solutions for robot applications.
He itched to wiretap her, to read her email or listen in on her phone conversations. He could have done that when they were still together, but he never had. If he had, he would have found out what she was planning.
He could have talked her out of it.
"And then what, Artie " said the nagging voice in his head. He couldn't stop her from chasing her own dream—making the smartest robot in the world, especially with their little daughter in her belly.
"Shut up!" he told the nagging voice.
Paragraph 1 :
In a few minutes, he was at the front gate of the railway station. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph 2 :
There she was, standing by a teenage girl who had the same blue eyes as his. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
答案以及解析
第一部分 阅读理解
第一节
A
答案：1.D; 2.C; 3.A
解析：
1.推理判断题。根据第六段中的"Jennifer loved to watch the women's gymnastics team, and especially adored the 14-year-old Dominique Moceanu who competed for the US. When Moceanu and the women's team won gold,Jennifer decided she was going to be a gymnast, too."可推知,Jennifer决走做一个体操运动员是受了 Dominique Moceanu 的影响。
2.推理判断题。根据第四段中的"My parents didn't treat me differently so I didn't grasp the concept that I was different."可推知,Jennifer Brickcr是被当作正常的孩子抚养长大的。
3.推理判断题。根据第六段中的"She took up power tumbling, which involves performing floor exercises down a runway. But Jennifer did not want any allowances to be made for her disability."可推知,Jennifer有很强的自尊心。self-respected自尊的;cautious谨慎的;sensitive敏感的;clever聪明的。
B
答案：1.B; 2.C; 3.C; 4.D
解析：1.细节理解题。根据文章第一段知道Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid is used to grilling guests on the sofa every morning, but she is cooking up a storm in her latest role可知，她开辟了一个新的节目。故选B。
2.细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的In Save Money: Good Food, she visits a different home each week and with the help of chef Matt Tebbutt offers top tips on how to reduce food waste, while preparing recipes for under 5 per family a day.可知， Susanna 在Matt Tebbutt的帮助下，提供如何减少食物浪费同时给每日生活费低于5英镑的每个家庭准备食谱。故选C。解题关键词：同义词表达with the help of和help。
3.写作意图题。根据文章第四段中的which gave viewers advice on how to get value from the vast range of health products on the market.可知，Save Money: Good Food节目是Save Money: Good Health节目之后，给观众一些建议：如何从众多的市场上的健康产品中获取价值。故选C。
4.主旨要义题。根据文章的整体内容可知，文章作者一直在讲如何用较少的钱做出好的食物。根据文章中的prepare delicious and nutritious meals on a tight budget. 在资金紧张的情况下，准备可口且有营养的饭菜； how to reduce food waste, while preparing recipes for under 5 per family a day. 如何减少食物浪费同时给每日生活费低于5英镑的每个家庭准备食谱； how cheaply we can make this food ourselves. 我们自己做这种食物有多便宜； less expensive but still tasty recipes.不贵可仍然可口的食谱。可以推知D正确。
C
答案：1.D; 2.A; 3.D; 4.A
解析：1.考查推理判断。依据第二段内容可知,跑步可以帮助预防疾病,有助于长寿。跑多远并不重要,跑步的速度和频率也不重要。由此可知,不管什么形式的跑步对健康都有益,故选D项。
2.考查细节理解。依据第三段和第四段内容可知,研究人员跟踪被研究者长达15年,研究了超过55 000位成年人的身体健康状况,分析了其中一部分人的死亡原因,从而得出结论。故选A项。
3.考查细节理解。依据第五段的尾句可知,与不跑步的人相比,跑步者因心血管疾病而死亡的风险低45%。故选D项。
4.考查细节理解。依据尾段第三句可知,跑得慢的人和那些一周只跑一两次的人得到的帮助几乎和那些跑得更快、更远的人一样多。故选A项。
D
答案：1-4.ADBC
解析：1.考查细节理解。根据第一段中的"Having a limitless blood supply could greatly help patients... that require regular transfusions"可知,人造血液可以用于帮助患有各种血液病的病人,即可以用于医学治疗中,故选A项。
2.考查词义猜测。根据画线词所在句中的"Doctors could soon take cells from the patients, genetically correct"可知,从病人身上取出的细胞有问题,需要被矫正,因此选D项。
3.考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的"The next step now is to try both methods in clinical trials"可知,下一步研究人员将对人造血液进行临床试验,故选B项。
4.考查主旨大意。通读全文可知,文章主要介绍了科学家们用尖端科技尝试制造人造血液,以期望能缓解目前血源不足的压力,故选C项。
第二节
答案：B; A; E; D; G
解析：本文是一篇记叙文。主要围绕中断这一话题展开论述。由于在工作中被打断是一件令人感觉很糟糕的事,因此作者提出了几点建议,防止此类事件的发生。
①"there are several ways to handle things"根据there are several ways to handle things,可知下文是关于几种防止在工作中被别人打断的方法,此句与前半句构成一个完整的句子,根据语境分祈。故选B。
②根据后文"Tell the person you're sorry and explain that you have a million things to do and then ask if the of you can talk at a different time",这一段主要是讲述,学会在自己很忙的时候去拒绝别人。故选A。
③根据横线前"have set hours planned and let them know to come back during that time or that you'll find them then",安排好时间,让他们知道你在什么时候回来,或者告诉他们,你会去找他们,再结合后文"It can help to eliminate(消除) future interruptions"这样做可以帮助你消除未来被打断的可能,根据句意的衔接,故选E。
④根据后文"it's much easeier to excuse yourself to get back to your work than if you try to get someone out of your space even after explaining how busy you are",此句中it 指代前文"don't do it in your own office.",也就是说此段中作者认为比起在自己的办公室解释,不在自己的办公室更容易点。故选D。
⑤根据"If you have a door to your office,make good use of it"可知,此段主要是讲述关于如何利用自己办公室的门来防止被打扰。空格后提到,如果自己实在很忙,恰好又有人敲门的话,你就可以和他解释清楚, 关上门可以防止被打扰。可见,空格处是指有空就开门,很忙就关门。故选G。
第二部分 语言知识运用
第一节
答案：1-5.CABDA; 6-10.DCCBD; 11-15.BDACB
解析：本文是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了作者为了抵挡网络诱惑,在度假时尝试彻底远离网络的经历。
1.句意为:我查看电子邮件而不是欣赏大自然的美景。check e-mail为固定搭配,意为"查看电子邮件"。故选C项。
2.根据语境和下文的newspaper websites可知作者每天早上用iPad读报,所以是读网络报纸。故选A项。
3.句意为:我的身体在度假,但我的头脑却没有。此空应与my body对应。故选B项。
4.根据设空后的getting away from the Internet可知作者今年度假想尝试一些与去年度假时沉迷于网络不同的事。故选D项。
5.根据设空后的I'm not good at self-control可知,设空前后为因果关系,前果后因,故选A项。
6.根据前句I knew it wouldn't be easy和空前的But可知,作者这次的改变是有决心的。故选D项。
7.句意为:一件幸运的事是:我们的小屋里手机的信号比过去差。故选C项。
8.根据语境可知没有iPad,手机信号不好,作者感觉自己与世隔绝。cut off意为"切断;中断",符合语境。take out意为"取出;去掉";pull down意为"拉下来;摧毁;推翻";carry away 意为"拿走;运走"。故选C项。
9.因为没有邮件,没有报纸网站,作者几乎没有办法与外面的世界联系。故选B项。
10.根据上文的I had little way to _______ the world.可知作者与世隔绝,只能实行自己读书的计划。have no choice but to do sth为固定搭配,意为"除了做某事别无选择"。故选D项。
11.句意为:我最终意识到有问题的是我,而不是iPad。故选B项。
12.句意见上一题解析。根据前文可知,作者一直认为是iPad毁掉了他的假期,而这次抵制网络的经历让他意识到网络本身没有问题,是自己的问题。故选D项。
13.当路过星巴克时妻子问作者是否进去蹭网,作者说不需要,他觉得自己战胜了网络。故选A项。
14.句意为:但是,当我回去上班时,会面临一个考验:我在工作中还能幸免于难吗 根据语境可知设空处表示转折关系。故选C项。
15.根据下一句But I hope to resist the temptation to use it every five minutes.可知,作者并不想完全放弃iPad。故选B项。
第二节
答案：1. by/through2. was created3. children4. most famous5. goes6. which7. until8. to break9. taking10. important
解析：
本文为说明文,介绍了Alice Ferguson基金会的一些情况。
1. by/through【解题思路】考査介词。此处表示通过某种方式,故填 by/through。
2. was created【解题思路】考查时态和语态。根据"more than 50 years ago"判断空处用一般过去时。The foundation与create之间是被动关系,故用一般过去时的被动语态。
3. children【解题思路】考査名词复数。 child为可数名词,且根据many判断空处用复数形式
4. most famous 【解题思路】考杳形容词的最高级。根据one of以及 in the country判断空处填形容词的最高级。
5. goes【解题思路】考査时态。此处是and连接的三个并列谓语动词,根据begins和ends判断,空处用一般现在时,陈述事实,故填
goes。
6. which【解题思路】考查定语从句。空处引导非限制性定语从句,指代the river and the bay,并在从句中作主语,故填which。
7. until【解题思路】考査连词。此处是固定搭配not…until...,意为"直到……才……"。
8. to break【解题思路】考査非谓语动词。此处为动词不定式作目的状语,故填to break。
9. taking【解题思路】考查非谓语动词。Young people与take part in之间是逻辑上的主谓关系,故应用动词-ing形式短语作后置定语。
10. important【解题思路】考査词形转换。空处作表语,根据语境可知,应用形容词形式,故填important。
第三部分 写作
第一节
答案：
Dear Eric,
I'm writing to invite you to participate in the campus science and technology innovation competition to be held next Friday in our school.
The competition aims at enriching our after-class life, inspiring students to love and learn science, and promoting the scientific spirit. Participants are encouraged to create new technological products by themselves and the ones created through cooperation are also welcome. I know you're interested in creating technological products, so I'd like you to join our team, which I believe will definitely add strength to it.
Looking forward to your reply and cooperation.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节
答案： In a few minutes, he was at the front gate of the railway station. Ada opened the door for him. He stepped out of the UNATS Robotics car hurriedly to catch the bullet train for Beijing, where his ex-wife, a top computer scientist lived. During the journey, he constantly considered how to persuade his ex-wife to quit her research, which could get her into trouble. Clearly, it was not an easy task. She had chased her dream for ages. The train pulled in at the railway station. He began to look for his ex-wife, who had promised to pick him up.
There she was, standing by a teenage girl who had the same blue eyes as his. Artie walked up to them slowly. With so many words to say, he felt a knot in his throat. At last, he looked into their daughter's eyes and said, "Hi, my lovely girl!" His voice was trembling slightly. "Daddy! Mommy has told me everything. You don't need to worry about us anymore. Yesterday, she worked out the smartest robot software successfully." Artie turned to his ex-wife in disbelief. She nodded, "I could never achieve my dream without your support." Artie hugged them both, thinking to himself, "Never stop a person who is chasing dreams!"