2018年浙江外研版中考英语复习话题类题目训练第十四讲　话题：科普知识与现代技术

第十四讲　话题：科普知识与现代技术 　　　　　 一、完形填空。 Thanks to the development of technology in the past few years，people now can read news on the Internet quickly.__1__ holding a newspaper to read，some people prefer to get worldwide news __2__ mobile phones，computers and so on.So，does it mean it is the age of information technology and __3__ will be replaced in the future?21世纪教育网版权所有 On the one hand，many people believe that newspapers will be replaced.Online news __4__ in a minute but newspapers can't.So，by taking advantage of technology，people can connect __5__ with the world in minutes.What's more，many people prefer to read electronic news __6__ they think it is not only fast but also cost little.__7__ ，using paper means cutting trees.Reading online news can __8__ protect trees and save paper. On __9__ hand，some people believe that newspapers will still exist in the future.Firstly，not everyone __10__ to read online news since some of them think it is bad for __11__ .__12__ ，the development of high technology is not spread all over the world.The online services will only __13__ in developed countries，but not in some other developing or poor countries.So，people there may __14__ read newspapers. In short，although it is true that electronic news __15__ quickly in the past years，newspapers still play a certain role in our modern life. (B)1.A.Instead B．Instead of C．According to D．Because of (A)2.A.on B．by C．through D．with (C)3.A.computers B．books C．newspapers D．magazines (B)4.A.produces B．changes C．completes D．divides (D)5.A.them B．their C．theirs D．themselves (A)6.A.as B．if C．unless D．so (B)7.A.Beside B．Besides C．Except D．Including (B)8.A.all B．both C．none D．neither (B)9.A.another B．the other C．other D．others (A)10.A.likes B．like C．liked D．will like (C)11.A.hands B．ears C．eyes D．heart (A)12.A.Secondly B．Second C．Two D．Twice (C)13.A.are used B．is used C．be used D．used (D)14.A.already B．just C．ever D．still (D)15.A.develops B．is developing C．is developed D．has developed 二、阅读理解。 A There's no pizza on Mars，but scientists have found a way to solve this problem for hungry astronauts：a pizza printer！NASA has developed a machine that “prints” food.They showed a model of the printer in Texas，US.21·世纪*教育网 How does it work？Cartridges(墨盒) can be filled with powdered dough(弄成粉末的生面团)，cheese，sauce，water and oil.Put these ingredients onto a printer bed.The printer bed，which gets hot from below，cooks the food as it's being printed.【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】 Most of the ingredients are powdered，so they can be sent into space and stored(贮存) for many years without going bad.The food powder can mix with water and oil when they're being printed.21*cnjy*com In outer space，there are fewer choices for astronauts for dinner.Most of their foods－even things like beef－are eaten from bags as powder.Scientists hope the new food printer can be used to make more delicio ... ...