Question

【題目】An Oceans Vacuum

There’s a collection of plastic trash in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It’s bigger than Texas-and growing. The way to clean it up now is to catch it with nets. That is both costly and slow. Instead, the Ocean Cleanup Project proposes 62-mile-long floating barriers that would use natural currents to trap trash. If next year’s trials succeed, a full cleanup operation would aim to start in 2020. It could reduce the trash by 42% over 10 years.

Easy-On Shoes

In 2012, Mathew Walzer, a high school student with a disability, sent a note to Nike. “My dream is to go to college,” he wrote, “without having to worry about someone coming to tie my shoes every day.” Nike assigned a design team to the challenge. This year, they came out with their solution: the FlyEase. The basketball shoe can be fastened with one hand. A pair of Nike FlyEase shoes sells for $130.

An Airport for Drones(無人機)

As Amazon, Google, and others get ready for drone delivery service, there is one big question: what kinds of home bases will their drones have? Rwanda, in Africa, may have the answer. There, workers will soon start work on three “drone ports”. The goal is to make it easier to transport food, medical supplies, electronics, and other goods through the hilly countryside. Construction is set to be completed in 2020.

【1】What’s the advantage of the Oceans Vacuum?

A. It can be a money-saver.

B. It can grow year by year.

C. It can tear plastic into pieces.

D. It can be put into wide use soon.

【2】What do we know about Nike?

A. It offers free shoes to the disabled.

B. It is designing new shoes frequently.

C. It provides customer-friendly services.

D. It responded to Matthew’s request passively.

【3】Why is Rwanda setting up “drone ports”?

A. Because road travel there is rough.

B. Because there are too many drones.

C. Because they’re easier to construct than roads.

D. Because they are receptive to new technology.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】A

【解析】文章給我們介紹了三項不同領域的新的發(fā)明、科技產(chǎn)品和建設項目。

【1】A推理判斷題。根據(jù)An Oceans Vacuum部分中That is both costly and slow. Instead, the Ocean Cleanup Project proposes 62-mile-long floating barriers that would use natural currents to trap trash.可知，與前面對比，這項海洋清理項目是運用自然的潮汐流來捕獲垃圾，是一項省錢的方法。故選A。

【2】C推理判斷題。根據(jù)Easy-On Shoes部分中Nike assigned a design team to the challenge. This year, they came out with their solution: the FlyEase.可知，Nike公司收到Mathew Walzer的信息后馬上組織設計團隊解決此問題，并解決了問題。由此可推斷Nike公司給顧客提供友好的優(yōu)質(zhì)的服務，故選C。

【3】A推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三部分An Airport for Drones(無人機)中The goal is to make it easier to transport food, medical supplies, electronics, and other goods through the hilly countryside.可知，在Rwanda設立無人機機場是因為這是個多山的國家，陸路交通不方便。故選A。