Unit 3Inventors and inventions(60分钟79分)Part A一、阅读理解(共7小题;每小题2分,满分14分)AWelcome to the Electronic Village to explore new ways of language teaching and learning.Electronic Village Program(Thursday,June 18,2015) Nearpod900 am to 1000 am Room 501Nearpod is a software program that creates a rich context(语境)for students to learn vocabulary.The presenter will show how to use it. TEO200 pm to 300 pm Room 502Our students come from different backgrounds but have the same desire to learn on-line.The presenter will use examples from his first on-line class to explain how any teacher can begin teaching on-line with TEO. Kahoot1030 am to 1130 am Room 601Kahoot software can be used to create grammar tests which can be graded on a network.It can provide students with instant feedback(反馈),including reports about their strengths and weaknesses. Prezi330 pm to 420 pm Room 602Uses of Prezi in listening and speaking courses draw students attention to speaking more fluently.The presenter will show how students can use Prezi to confidently present on a variety of topics,including introducing family,friends,and hobbies.(2015安徽高考)1.Nearpod can be used to.A.offer grammar testsB.teach listening on-lineC.help vocabulary learningD.gain fluency in speaking2.If you want to improve your speaking skills,you can go to.A.Room 501B.Room 502C.Room 601D.Room 6023.Which of the following can assess your grammar learning?A.Nearpod.B.Kahoot.C.TEO.D.Prezi.4.A teacher who wants to learn on-line teaching is expected to arrive by.A.900 amB.1030 amC.200 pmD.330 pm【文章大意】本文为应用文。全文介绍了四个电子教学产品,包括宣传活动的时间、地点以及产品性能等。1.C细节理解题。根据第一则广告中的“Nearpod is a software program that creates a rich context for students to learn vocabulary.”可知,Nearpod对于词汇学习是有帮助的。2.D细节理解题。根据第四则广告中的“Uses of Prezi in listening and speaking courses draw students attention to speaking more fluently.”及其对应的地点可知,要想提高自己的口语技能,就要到602室。3.B细节理解题。根据第三则广告中的“Kahoot software can be used to create grammar tests”可知,Kahoot可以用于提高自己的语法能力。4.C细节理解题。根据第二则广告中的“any teacher can begin teaching on-line with TEO”及其对应的时间可知,老师要在下午两点前到达。BEveryone has done experiments in high school laboratories,but have you ever thought about designing a satellite to explore space?On Nov.19,a team of students from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in the US awed peers and even scientists by successfully launching a satellite.The first satellite designed and built by high school students was sent up into space along with a record-setting.28 other small ones on a rocket were sent from a NASA center in Virginia,CNN reported.It took the students seven years to build.The students call their tiny satellite TJ3Sat,which is named after their school.It is just 101012 centimeters and weighs only 0.89 kilograms,according to Orbital Sciences,a company which developed the rocket and supported the students project.It can be controlled with a smartphone.Like most satellites,TJ3Sat can send and receive data.The small spacecraft is equipped with a voice synthesizer (合成器),which can switch text to voice and transmit those sounds back to Earth over radio waves,said Orbital officials.In this case,anyone can give it a try via the projects website (school website) by submitting (提交) a text.The texts that get approved will be sent to the satellite,changed to voice and then broadcast back to Earth via radio waves.“I can say Go Colonials on our ground station and when it is on the other side of the world,in India,someone can hear Go Colonials over the radio,”the team explains on the website.The satellite will stay in space for at least three months.School principal Evan Glazer told The Washington Post that the project started in 2006 as an activity in the spare time.Later it became a research project for a select group of seniors.“At a time when American students are busy with SATs,the launch of the satellite shows what diligent teenagers can achieve when allowed to pursue their own curiosities,”Glazer said.“It used to be that kids growing up wanted to be an astronaut,” Andrew Petro,program executive(主管) for small spacecraft technology at NASA,said in a statement.“I think we might be seeing kids saying what they want to do is build a spacecraft.The idea here is that they really can do that.”1.The underlined word “awed” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to .A.influencedB.amazedC.delightedD.inspired2.What can be inferred about TJ3Sat from the passage?A.It took a group of students about a decade to build the satellite.B.Besides TJ3Sat,28 other small satellites were built by the students.C.TJ3Sat can receive text messages that the students send into space,which can be changed to voice messages and broadcast back to Earth.D.TJ3Sat is expected to stay in orbit for the next year,se