Making the news李仕才一、阅读理解。At the end of every year, Time picks the best 25 inventions that are “making the world better and smarter”. Here we have picked three of this years inventions that could be a part of your life in the near future.The levitating(悬浮的) light bulbThis special light bulb was invented by US. artist and scientist Simon Morris. He got the idea of making a light bulb float from hoverboards(悬浮滑板), which he used to dream of having as a kid.But the floating is not the most amazing part. The rejection force between the opposite ends of the magnets(磁铁), which were put in the bottom of the bulb and in the wooden base, does the job. Whats new here is a technology called induction(电磁感应). It allows the light bulb to get power from the base even they are not in contact.Shoes that tie themselvesTheyre not what you thinkshoelaces that tie themselves in the way we tie them. Instead, the new shoes have small motors that control their laces. When you step into them, your feet will hit a sensor(传感器) in the shoes and the motor will automatically tighten the laces.But the shoes werent just designed for lazy peoples needs. They could actually give athletes an advantage during competition. They are also useful for people who cannot move their arms or fingers easily.The no touch thermometer(体温计)Taking your body temperature usually means putting a thermometer in your armpits(腋窝) and staying still for minutes. It may be easy for you, but its an impossible task for little kids.Now, with the new thermometer, users can simply put it 2.5 centimeters from a patients forehead and press the button, and it can get reading in two seconds.【解题导语】每到年终岁尾，时代周刊都会评选出25项“让世界变得更加美好和智能”的最佳发明。本文介绍了其中的三项发明。1The most amazing aspect of the levitating light bulb is that _ Ait can floatBits inventor is more than a scientistCit makes use of the rejection force between the opposite ends of the magnetsDinduction allows it to get power even when unconnected with the baseD解析：细节理解题。根据The levitating(悬浮的)light bulb部分最后两句可知，悬浮灯泡最神奇的地方是这项电磁感应技术可以让灯泡不用接触底座就能通电。故选D项。2How is the no touch thermometer different from other ones?AIt makes it easier to take kids temperature.BYou need wait two minutes for the reading.CYou dont need to press the button.DIt should be put in ones armpit.A解析：推理判断题。根据The no touch thermometer(体温计)部分可知，这种新型的体温计可以不用紧贴皮肤，而且读取数据的时间也很短。且这个发明让儿童的体温测量变得更容易了。故选A项。3In which part of a newspaper can you possibly read this text?AEducation.BSports.CScience. DEntertainment.C解析：推理判断题。本文介绍了三项新的科技发明，属于科技类文章。故选C项。二、语法填空。When my father was a boy, he had a dog named Laddie. Laddie stayed _1_ (constant) by Dads sidefishing, playing ball, and even _2_ (follow) him to school. Laddie would simply follow Dads smell and track him all the way to school. Arriving after all the doors were closed, Laddie would sit outside the school, waiting patiently. Eventually, someone would open _3_ door and Laddie would slip in after him. Once inside, the dog would walk from room to room _4_ he found his master. Of course, Dads teacher would immediately demand that the dog _5_ (remove)Later, my father went off _6_ (join) his five brothers in World War ， but Laddie continued to attend school, lying quietly each day _7_ the feet of Dads younger brother, Dick. Laddies attendance was _8_ consistent that Howard Junior High School awarded him an honorary diploma when Dick graduated. Now, thats one smart dog.Years later, when my dad was an adult, he met another dog: Casey. Casey went everywhere with Dad. In fact, I complained Dad spent _9_ time with Casey than he did with any of his human family members. Casey trusted my father unconditionally, _10_ sometimes Caseys blind faith in my dad got them both into trouble.1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._ 篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了父亲和作者不同时期饲养的两只狗的故事。1constantly考查词性转换。修饰动词stayed，应用副词。2following考查非谓语动词。依据句中的“fishing, playing ball”可知，and连接三个非谓语动词作伴随状语。3a考查冠词。上文的“all the doors”说明，这里指其中一扇门被打开了。4until考查连词。由句意可知此处表述“直到它找到主人”，until意为“直到为止”，符合语境。5(should) be removed考查虚拟语气。句中的谓语动词demand后接宾语从句应用虚拟语气，且the dog与动词remove之间为被动关系，故应用被动语态。6to join考查非谓语动词。不定式在句中作目的状语。7at考查介词。空后是表示小地点的名词，故用at。8so考查固定句式。so . that . “如此以至于”。9more考查固定句式。more . than . 意为“比更多的”，故填more。10but考查连词。前后两个分句之间是转折关系，因此用转折连词but。三、完形填空。As a child， Jane was fond of animals. As a consequence， when she was growing up， all she ever heard was as follows， “Jane， you should be a（n） 1. Youre going to achieve great success in that field. Thats the very thing you should do in the future.” So when she got to the Ohio State University， she took biology， chemistry and some other 2， studying hard to be a vet.Later on， she won a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship，which allowed her to spend her