Question

【題目】

Have you ever had a problem you couldn’t solve? Maybe you went to a shop to look for a solution, but came home empty-handed. More and more, when this situation appears, people are creating their own devices (設(shè)備) as the solution. It’s all part of the Maker Movement, made up of thousands of resourceful people who make and fix things, rather than buy them in shops. Makers do all kinds of hands-on projects, from building pizza oven (烤箱) to designing their own drones. For makers, the do-it-yourself way is more affordable, green and satisfying.

Thanks to technology, it’s easier than ever to turn a thought into reality. Many makers use the same tools, just in different ways. For example, Arduino allows people to do anything from creating a talking clock to studying DNA, with very easy-to-use and free hardware (硬件) and software. Raspberry Pi is another popular maker tool. It is a low cost, bank-card sized computer drone that connects to computers or TVs, and uses a standard keyboard and mouse. It is a little device that enables people of all ages to explore computing. This minicomputer is as powerful as some full-sized computers. People are using Raspberry Pi for a wide variety of uses, from creating video games to powering robots.

Another key piece of technology for makers are 3D printers, which allow a normal person to create just about anything. You can even use a 3D printer to build your own 3D printer!

The availability of these technologies encourages people to be creative, but technology is only one part of the Maker Movement. Collaboration – whether online or in person – is just as important. This is clear from the growing popularity of Maker Faires, events where people come together to experiment in the areas of art, science, engineering and technology.

So, do you have what it takes to become a maker? You need to be creative and willing to play around with some new technologies. You should also want to share your ideas with others. Perhaps most importantly, you can’t be afraid of failure. Creators hardly ever get it right on the first try. Be brave, be creative, be co-operative and have fun!

【1】What can we infer from Paragraph 2? （ ）

A.Raspberry Pi helps realise makers’ ideas more easily than before.

B.Full-sized computers are much more powerful than Arduino.

C.People can communicate with their clocks through Arduino.

D.Many free video games can be created with Raspberry Pi.

【2】The word “collaboration” in Paragraph 4 probably means “______”. （ ）

A.creating solutionsB.growing quickly

C.doing experimentsD.working together

【3】Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? （ ）

A.Various Tools-UsingB.Creative Problem-Solving

C.Development of New TechnologyD.Inventions with High-tech Devices

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【解析】

短文講述的是什么是創(chuàng)客運(yùn)動(dòng)，為什么越來越受歡迎以及如何成為一個(gè)創(chuàng)造者。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，通讀第二段，第二段主要講述的就是因?yàn)榭萍嫉陌l(fā)展，把想法變成現(xiàn)實(shí)比以往任何時(shí)候都容易。其中有一個(gè)創(chuàng)造者的工具是Raspberry Pi，故選A。

【2】詞句猜測題，A. creating solutions創(chuàng)建解決方案；B. growing quickly成長迅速；C. doing experiments做實(shí)驗(yàn)；D. working together一起工作；根據(jù)第四段“This is clear from the growing popularity of Maker Faires, events where people come together to experiment in the areas of art, science, engineering and technology”.這一點(diǎn)從創(chuàng)客大會(huì)(Maker Faires)的日益流行中就可以明顯看出。創(chuàng)客大會(huì)是一種人們聚在一起在藝術(shù)、科學(xué)、工程和技術(shù)領(lǐng)域進(jìn)行實(shí)驗(yàn)的活動(dòng)。所以這應(yīng)該是一起工作的意思，故選D。

【3】最佳標(biāo)題，通讀全文，文章講述的是什么是創(chuàng)客運(yùn)動(dòng)，為什么越來越受歡迎以及如何成為一個(gè)創(chuàng)造者，A. Various Tools-Using各種工具-使用；B. Creative Problem-Solving創(chuàng)造性地解決問題；C. Development of New Technology新技術(shù)的發(fā)展；D. Inventions with High-tech Devices具有高科技設(shè)備的發(fā)明。選項(xiàng)B與文章大意有關(guān)聯(lián)的，故選B。