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1.(2021首師大附中八年級(jí)期中)根據(jù)《百科英語2》和《典范8》相關(guān)內(nèi)容，選出正確選項(xiàng)。

(1)AccordingtoChocolate,whichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?

A.Chocolateisaproductofcocaotree.

B.Alongtimeago,peopleconsideredchocolateasamedicine.

C.Mexicansmakeacoldchocolatesaucecalledmoleandpouritoverbeef.

D.ItwasanEnglishcompanythatmadethefirstsolidblockofsweetenedchocolate.

(2)AccordingtoTheBlueRevolution,whatmightfishfarusbelikeinthefuture?

A.Fishfarmsmightspreadmorediseasestowildfish.

B.Fishfarmsmightbelargecagesthatmoveacrosstheocean.

C.Fishfarmswillnotcauseenvironmentalproblemsanymore.

D.Fishfarmswillmakemanytypesofwildfishbecomeextinct.

(3)MohandasGanhdi,thefamousIndianleader,fastedbecause.

A.itwasaspiritualpracticeinhisreligion.

B.hefeltthatfastingmadehisbodyfunctionbetter.

C.hethoughtthatfastingmadehimmorealertandenergetic.

D.hewantedtobringattentiontohiscountry*sneedforindependence.

(4)WhenthecaptainoftheDeiGratiawenttoinspecttheMaricCeleste,hefound.

A.thereweresignsofviolence

B.therewasnofoodontheship

C.nothingintheshipwasmissing

D.someoftheship'sinstrumentsweredamaged

(5)WhydidtheRoanokesettlersdisappear?

A.Nooneknowsthereasons.

B.TheywentbacktoEngland.

C.Theydiedfromhungeranddisease.

D.ThehostileNativeAmericanskilledthem.

PleasechoosethecorrectansweraccordingtoDangerousTrainers.

(6)WhichoneisNOTtrueaboutthenewtrainersinthisstory?

A.Thetrainerswerebig.puffyandpurpleandtheybelongedtothebrother.

B.Theshoeshadgotsolesasthickastractortyresandtheymadeterriblenoise.

C.Thebrotherevenworetheminthehouseandonlytookthemoffbeforesleep.

D.Themotherandtheboywerebothreallyhappytoknowthatthebrotherlosthistrainers.

(7)WhichoneofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthestory?

A.Mymumphonedthebuscompanyandnobodyfoundthepairoftrainers.

B.Thebrotherlovedthetrainerssomuchthathewasverysadwhenhelostthem.

C.Thetrainerscouldwalkontheirownbecausetheywereinadifferentplaceinthemorning.

D.Thetrainerswerecarnivorousandthewritersawthemhuntingforfoodinthegardenwithhisowneyes.

PleasechoosethecorrectansweraccordingtoTheLucklessMonster.

（8）WhichisNOTthereasonthatNessiecalledFlossiedifferentnames?

A.Flossiewasabitonthesmallsideandscaredofthedark.

B.NessieswamswiftandsurebutFlossiedidn'tlikewater.

C.Theybelongedtothesamefamilyandlivedinthesameloch.

D.TheyhaddifferencesandNessieoftenbulliedFlossie.

（9）WhydidFranandFlossiebecomefriends?

A.BecauseFranwasbulliedbyagroupofchildren.

B.BecauseFranfellintothewatertogetherglasses.

C.Becausetheylookedquitedifferentandwerebothfriendlyandkind.

D.BecauseFlossiesavedFranoutofwaterandtheyhadthesameexperience.

2.（2021北京四中八年級(jí)期中）IenjoybaseballandIlikecheeringforthehometownteam.SomysonandIdecidedto

attendaneveningofpostseasonbaseballthisweekwhentheArizonaDiamondbackshostedtheLosAngelesDodgers.

Ifyoufollowbaseball,youknowtheDiamondbackslostthegame...andtheseries...andtheirseasonendedthatnight.In

thatregard,thenightwasabummer（失望）.Butineveryotherway,theeveningwasclosetoperfect.

Thecrowdwascheerful.Theweatherwasamazing.Thefoodwasdelicious.Andtheconversationwasexcellent.Wemake

choiceseverydaywithourfinancialresources（財(cái)力資源）.Butthisparticularnightofbaseballwasahelpfulreminderto

methatexperiencesarealmostalwaysbetterthanthings.

Experiencesresultingreaterhappiness.Accordingtoresearch,experiencesresultinlonger-lastinghappinessthanmaterial

possessions（擁有）.Thehappinessprovidedbynewmaterialpossessionsisshort-lived.Overtime,people'ssatisfaction

withthethingstheybuydecreases,whereastheirsatisfactionwithexperiencesovertimeincreases.

OnereasonIenjoybaseballsomuch,isundoubtedly,becauseofthemanymemoriesIhavewatchingitwith

myfather.GrowingupinSouthDakota,anannualtripwiththefamilytowatchtheMinnesotaTwinsplaywasahighlightof

summer.Decadeslater,Ilookbackonthosemomentswithgreatjoyandfondness.!rememberthemfarbetterthanalmostany

ofthephysicalgifts.

Experiencesresultinlessclutter（雜舌L）.Mostphysicalpossessionseventuallybecomeaburdenonourlives.Theytakeup

physicalspaceinourhomesandmentalspaceinourminds.Experiences,ontheotherhand,areaccompaniedwithlittleto

nophysicalbaggage.TheonlythingIbroughthomewithmefromthegamewereafewphotosonmyphone.

Experiencesprovidegreateropportunitytoconnectwithotherpeople.Thisisthenatureofexperiencingthingswithothers.

Becauseweenjoytimetogetheraroundacommonpurposeandactivityforanextendedperiodoftime,weareafforded

numerousopportunitiestotalkandconnectwithoneanother.

Experiencesresultingreatermindfulness.In2010,MatthewKillingsworthandDanielGilbertpublishedanimportantstudy

inSciencemagazine.Theirresearchconcludedthat"awanderingmind（不專注的心）isanunhappymind."Andthegreater

aperson'sabilityto"staypresent"inagivenmoment,thegreaterhappinesstheyexperienceduringandafter.

Experiencesresultinlesscomparisonwithothers.AccordingtoresearchdonebyRyanT.HowellandGrahamHilLanother

significantreasonexperiencesresultinmorehappinessthanmaterialpossessionsisbecauseexperiencesresultinless

comparisonwithothers.

(1)Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstthreeparagraphs?

A.Everythingelsewasenjoyablethatnight.

B.DiamondbackslostthegameinLosAngeles.

C.Thebaseballseasonwasabummerthatnight.

D.Theresultofthegamecheeredthewriterandhissonup.

(2)Whichcouldbethefirstsentenceinparagraph5?

A.Experiencesresultinhappyfamilies.

B.Experiencesprovidebettermemories.

C.Experiencescreategoodrelationships.

D.Experiencesendupwithphysicalgifts.

(3)Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Experienceshelpusachievemorepossessions.

B.Joyfulmomentstakeupspaceinourhomesandminds.

C.Peopleexperiencemorehappinessfromgiftsovertime.

D.Sharedmemoriesbringpeoplecloserinacontinuingtime.

(4)Thewritersuggeststhatweshouldthroughexperiences.

A.stayfocused

B.liveafulllife

C.enjoytheimperfections

D上esatisfiedwithourselves

3.(2021北京171中學(xué)八年級(jí)期中)

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4.(2021北京171中學(xué)八年級(jí)期中)Mostpeoplewanttobehappy,butfewknowhowtofindhappiness.Moneyand

successalonedonotbringaforeverhappiness.Aristotle,aGreekthinker,said,"Happinessdependsonourselves.HInother

words,wemakeourownhappiness.Hereareafewsuggestionstohelpyoubehappier.

Thefirstsecretofhappinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife.Toooften,wespendsomuchtimethinkingaboutthe

future-forexample,gettingintocollegeorgettingagoodjob-thatwefailtoenjoythepresent.Youshouldenjoylife*ssimple

pleasures,suchasthegoodbookyouarereading,thefavoritemusicyouarelisteningto,ortheclosefriendsyouare

spendingtimewith.Peoplewhohaveseveralclosefriendsoftenlivehappierandhealthierlives.

Anothersecrettolivingahappylifeistobeactive,andhavehobbieswhereyouforgetyourproblemsandtime.Many

peopleexperiencethiswhentheyaredancing,orplayingasport,suchasswimming.Youcanforgetaboutyourproblems,

andonlythinkabouttheactivity.

Finally,manypeoplefindhappinessinhelpingothers.Studiesshowthatpeoplefeelgoodwhentheyspendtheirtime

helpingothers.Ifyouwanttofeelhappier,dogoodthingsforsomeone.Youcanhelpafriendwithhisorherstudies,go

shoppingtobuyfoodforanelderlyperson,orsimplyhelpoutaroundthehousebywashingthedishes.

(1)Theunderlinedword“present"inthesecondparagraphmeans.

A.將來

B.禮物

C.現(xiàn)在

D.瞄準(zhǔn)

(2)Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Hobbiestakeuptoomuchtime.

B.It*swrongtospendtimeonwork.

C.Everyoneknowshowtoliveahappierlife.

D.Doinggoodthingsforsomeonecanmakeyouhappier.

(3)Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?

A.Happinessisalwaysaroundusinsomesmallthings.

B.Peopleareabletofindandmaketheirownhappiness.

C.Moneyandsuccesswillneverbringpeoplehappiness.

D.Anactivepersonwhoenjoyssimplelifemustbeveryhappy.

(4)Thepassagemainlytellsus.

A.howtoenjoylife

B.thesecretsofhappiness

C.whatAristotlesaidabouthappiness

D.theideasforhelpingotherpeopletobehappy

5.(2021北京首師大附中八年級(jí)期中)BeforeIstartedschool,peoplefeltthatIwasnotgoingtobesuccessful.Attheage

offour,Istartedspeechlessonsbecause1couldnotspeakwellenoughforanyonetounderstandme.

Thefirstgradewasastruggle.!haddifficultyspeaking.!alsocouldn'tlearntoread.Thesecondgradewasnotmuchbetter.I

stillstruggledwiththeinabilitytoread.Inthethirdgrade,anewschoolwasbuilt.ltwasnearmyhome.Iwenttherewithmy

parentsandhelpedtogettheschoolreadysothatwecouldmovetothenewone.However,thingsdidn'tgetbetterforthenext

twoyears.

Itwasinthefifthgrade.Mrs.Wakefieldwasmyteacher，andshewasagoodteacher.Shedidnotmakemefeel

unconfident.Instead.shedidherbesttoletmeknowthatIcouldbewhateverIwantedtobe.AndthatisjustwhatIdid.

Forthepast22years,Ihavebeenafifthgradeteacher.BecauseofMrs.Wakefield'sinfluenceonmylife.Iamnow

encouragingstudentswhohavehaddifficultiesintheirlivestobelievethattheycandealwithanydifficultysuccessfullyand

becomesomeone.Ihavewonmanyawardsuptonow.suchas"TeacheroftheYear".!thinkIshouldthankmyfifthgrade

teacher.ShebelievedinmeandhelpedmetobeallthatIcouldbe.

(1)Thewriterstartedspeechlessonsattheageoffourbecause.

A.hecouldnotreadwell

B.hecouldnotspeakwell

C.hewantedtobeagoodteacher

D.hewantedtobethetopstudent.

(2)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thewriterhaswonmanyawardssuchas"TeacheroftheYear**

B.Mrs.Wakefieldhasbeenafifthgradeteacherforthepast22years.

C.Beforethewriterstartedschool,peoplefellthatshewasgoingtobesuccessful.

D.Whenthewritermovedtothenewschoolinherthirdgrade,thingsgotbetterforher.

(3)Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.Thewriterisgoodatteachingspeechlessons.

B.ThewriterworksinthesameschoolwithMrs.Wakefield.

C.Agoodteacherisgoodathelpingstudentsmakegoodspeeches.

D.Agoodteachershouldtrustandhelpstudentsbeallthattheycouldbe.

6.(2021北京四中八年級(jí)期中)Mymotherwashavingababy,andwewereveryglad.Wedidnotknowwhenthebaby

wouldcome,butweknewitwassoon.Mymotherhadasuitcaseshehadpacked(4攵拾).Shekeptitnexttothedoor.She

hadputsomethingsshewouldneedwhenshewenttothehospitalinit.

Thenonenightmymotherwokeusupandsaid,"Itistime!"Wewerevery.excited.Shesaidthatmyauntwouldtakecare

ofuswhileshewasatthehospital.!wantedtogo,too,butshesaidIwouldcomelater.HGobacktosleep,"shesaid."I

willseeyousoonwiththenewbaby."

Thenextmorning,myauntsaid,"Nowyouhaveanewbrother."Iwasglad.Iwantedtoseehim,butmyauntsaid,

“Youcan'tcometothehospital.Youaretooyoung."StilLIwantedtoseethebaby,andImissedmymother.

Mymothercalledmeonthetelephone.Shestayedinthehospitalforafewdays,andIhadmissedherevenmore.WhenI

talkedwithheronthephoneIfeltbetter.Shesaidshewasfeelinggoodandwouldbehomesoon.Shesaidthenurseshadtaken

goodcareofher.

Thenextday,Iwenttothehospital.Weweretakingmymotherhome,andmyauntdroveusthere.Whenwegotthere,

mymotherwasinawheelchair.!thoughttherewassomethingwrong.

"Areyousick?"Iasked.

Thenursesaid,"No,sheisjustbeingcareful.Whenpatientsleavethehospitaltheyleaveinawheelchair.Thatkeepsthem

safe."

Mymotherthankedthenurse.Shesaidsheandthebabywouldbebacknextweektoseethedoctor.Shewouldbringus，

too.Shesaidthiswasaveryspecialtimeforourfamily.Wewouldallhelptakecareofeachother.Wewouldtakegoodcareof

mybrother.Wewouldreturntothehospitaltocheckwiththedoctortomakesurehewashealthy.

(1)Themothermightfeelbeforegoingtohospital.

A.sad

B.afraid

C.excited

D.surprised

(2)Fromthepassageweknowthatthewriterhada(an).

A.littlesister

B.littlebrother

C.eldersister

D.elderbrother

(3)WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

AThemotherwassickinbed.

B.Theauntdidn'tlikethenewbaby.

C.Thenewbabywasinpoorcondition.

D.Thewriterlovedhisfamilyverymuch.

7.(2021首師大附中八年級(jí)期中)Inthe1960s,medicalresearchersThomasHolmesandRichardRahedevelopedalist

ofstressfulevents.Theylikedthetrickypointthatanybigchangecanbestressful.Negativeeventslike"seriousillnessofa

familymember"werehighonthelist,butsoweresomepositiveevents,likemarriage.WhenyoutaketheHolmestest,you

mustrememberthatthescoredoesnotreflecthowyoudealwithstress-itonlyshowshowmuchyouhavetodealwith.And

wenowknowthatthewayyoudealwiththeseeventsaffectsyourchancesofstayinghealthy.

Intheearly1970s,hundredsofsimilarstudieshadfollowedHolmesandRahe.AndmillionsofAmericanswhoworkand

liveunderstressworriedaboutthereports.Somehow.theresearchgotboileddowntoamemorablemessage.Women's

magazines.ranheadlineslike"Stresscausesillness!""Ifyouwanttostayphysicallyandmentallyhealthy,avoidstressful

events."thearticlessaid.

Butsuchsimpleadviceisimpossibletofollow.Evenifstressfuleventsaredangerous,many-likethedeathofalovedone-

areimpossibletoavoid.Moreover,anywarningtoavoidallstressfuleventsmeansstayingawayfromgoodchancesaswell

astrouble.Sinceanychangecanbestressful.apersonwhowantedtobecompletelyfreeofstresswouldnevermarry,never

haveachild.nevertakeanewjobormove.

Theideathatallstressmakesyousickalsoignoresalotofwhatweknowaboutpeople.ltacceptsthatwe*realleasilyhurt

andpassiveinthefaceofdifficulties.Butwhatabouthumaninitiative(主動(dòng)'性)andcreativity?Manywhocomethrough

periodsofstresshavemorephysicalandmentalenergythantheyhadbefore.Wealsoknowthatalongtimewithoutchangeor

challengecanleadtoboredom,andphysicalandmentalstrain.

(1)Holmes-Rahe'smedicalresearchtellsus.

A.whatshouldbedonetoavoidstress

B.whatkindofeventswouldcausestress

C.howtodealwithsuddenchangesinlife

D.howtotellnegativeevenisfrompositiveones

(2)Whyis"suchsimpleadvice"(Line1,Para.3)impossibletofellow?

A.Noonecanstayonthesamejobforlong.

B.Nowaypeoplecanreducestress.

C.Peoplehavetogetmarriedsomeday.

D.Youcouldmissgoodchancesaswell.

(3)Thewritermightagreethatpeoplewhohaveexperiencedupsanddownsmay.

A.becomenervouswhenfacedwithdifficulties

B.getmorephysicallyandmentallystrained

C.havemoreabilitytodealwithdifficulties

D.carenothingaboutwhathappenstothem

8.(2021首師大附中八年級(jí)期中)Children'sliveshavechangedgreatlyoverthelast50years.Butdotheyhaveahappier

childhoodthanyouorIdid?

It'sdifficulttolookbackonone*sownchildhood.!havefourbrothersandsisters,andmanymemoriesareallaboutbeing

withthem,playingboardgamesonthelivingroomfloor,spendingdaysinthestreetwiththeotherneighborhoodchildren,

racingupanddownonourbikes,orexploringthenearbywoods.Myparentshardlyappearinthesethesememories,except

asprovidersofmealsorblameaftersomeriskyadventure.

Thesedays,intheUKatleast,thenatureofchildhoodhaschangedquickly.Firstly,familiesaresmaller,andthereare

farmoreonlychildren.ltiscommonforbothparentstoworkoutsidethehomeandtherejustisn*ttimetobringupalarge

family,orthatnoonecouldpossiblyaffordtohavemorethanonechild.Asaresult,today*sboysandgirlsspendmuchof

theirtimealone.Anothermainchangeisthatyoungsterstodaytendtospendahugeamountoftheirfreetimeathome,

inside.Thisisduetothefactthatparentsworrytarmorethantheyusedtoaboutrealorimagineddangers,sotheywouldn't

dreamoflettingtheirchildrenplayoutsidebythemselves.

Finally,thekindoftoyschildrenhaveandthewaytheyplayistotallydifferent.Computerandvideogameshavetakenthe

placeoftheboardgamesandmoreinterestingactivitiesofmychildhood.Thefunnythingisthatsomanywaysofplaying

gamesarecalled"interactive"，becausechildrencanworktogetherorcommunicatewithothersingamesortheinformation

canbepassedbetweenthecomputerandthepersonwhousesit.ltseemsliketheyhavefriendstoplaywith.Butthefactthat

youcanplayelectronicgamesonyourownathomeincreasesthesenseoflonelinessfeltbymanyyoungpeopletoday.

DothesechangesmeanthatchildrentodayhavealessrelaxingchildhoodthanIhad?Ipersonallybelievethattheydo，

butperhapseverygenerationfeelsexactlythesame.

(1)Whatisthepurposeofthequestiongiveninthefirstparagraph?

A.Toshowwhothepassageiswrittenfor.

B.Togatherpeople'sopinionsonchildhood.

C.Togetpeople'sattentionandleadinthetopic.

D.Tocomparethechildhoodlivesoftwogenerations.

(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedword“interactive”meaninParagraph4?

A.abletoaffecteachother

B.abletohelpeachother

C.abletolearnfromeachother

D.abletocareforeachother

(3)Whathasthewriterfocusedoninthefourthparagraph?

A.Youngpeopletodayshouldn'tplayelectronicgames.

B.Computerandvideogameshavereplacedtheboardgames.

C.Somegamesthatyoungpeopleplaytodayaren'treallygood.

D.Boardgamesaremuchmoreinterestingthancomputergames.

(4)Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Familiesarebiggertodaythanbefore.

B.Parentstookmorepartinchildren'sactivitiesbefore.

C.Thewayschildrenplaytodayhavecompletelychanged.

D.Youngchildrentendtospendonlyalittlefreetimeathome.

9.(2021首師大附中八年級(jí)期中)HerearetwoletterstoGeorgeandhisreplies.

DearGeorge,

I'mfourteenandI'mmuchshorterfoemyage,what'sworse，I'mveryfat.Iwanttobe55kgandtobetallerandthenI

cangototheschoolbasketballtearandenjoyself.Canyouhelpme?

Bob

DearGeorge,

I'mlearningFrenchbutIdon'tgetgoodmarks.Idon'tknowwhy.SometimesIwanttogiveup,butIknowIshouldn't

becauselanguagesaregoingtobeveryimportant.WhatshouldIdo?

Alice

DearBob,

Don'tworryifyou'reshorterthanyourfriends.Teenagersgrowatdifferenttimes.It'sdoesn'tmatterhowheavyyouare.You

arestillthesameperson.Planyourmealswithyourmum,andshecanhelpyouloseweight.Also,trytakingmoreexercise.

George

DearAlice,

You'reright.Youshouldnevergiveup,andI'msurethatyou'vemademoreprogressthanyouthink.Youcantalktoyour

teacherandaskherwhatyoushoulddotogetabettergrade.TalktoyourfriendswhoaregoodatFrench.Findsomethingthat

helpsyou.

George

（1）Aliceisworryingabout.

A.herweight

B.herheight

C.hermarks

D.herfriend

（2）BobshouldaccordingtoGeorge'sletter.

A.talktohisteacher

B.takemoreexercise

C.nevergiveup

D.learnsomeFrench.

（3）GeorgeadvisesAlicetotalktoforhelp.

A.hermother

B.herteacher

C.Bob'steacher

D.Bob'sfriends

10.（2021北京171中學(xué)八年級(jí)期中）Oneday,Jack'sparentstoldhimthathisgrandpawouldretire（退休）after

workingforfortyyears.Jacksaidinsurprise,"Pmonlyseven,soitmeansGrandpahasbeen...err...Areallylongtime!"

Hisparentssaid,Yes.Thatswhywearegoingtohaveasurprisepartyforhim."

JacklovedhisGrandpaandwantedtodosomethingspecialforhim.Herememberedthebusinesscardhisgrandpahadgiven

himtwoyearsbefore.Heknewthathisgrandpawouldnolongerhavetheposition（職位）onthatcard,sohedecidedto

buildanewoneforhisgrandpa.

Whenthebigdaycame,Jackwasready.Buthedidn'twanttoputhisgifttogetherwithothers*.Hecarrieditaroundwith

himthewholeevening.

Whenalltheotherpeopleleft,hetookhisgrandpa*shandandbroughthimovertoachairandgavehimthegift.

Hisgrandpasmiled,“Well,itmustbeabeautifulgift.MayIopenitnow?H"Sure!"Jacksaidexcitedly.

AsGrandpaopenedthegift,tearscameintohiseyes.Jackgavehimthegreatestgifthehadevergot!Theywerebusiness

cardswithhisnewposition：FULL-TIMEGRANDPA!Jacksaid,"Nowyourfull-timejobismygrandpa!"

“Well,howmuchdoIgetpaid?nhisgrandpaasked,smiling."Asmanyhugs（擁抱）asyouwant!"Withthesewords,

JackgaveGrandpaahug."WelLIguessthatmeansI'mtherichestmanintheworld!"saidGrandpa.

（1）WhatdidJackdecidetodoforhisgrandpa?

A.Tobuildanewpositionforhim.

B.Toholdhishandswarmly.

C.Togivehimanewbusinessjob.

D.Togivehimawarmhug.

（2）WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Grandpawouldbeforty-oneyearsoldnextyear.

B.Jackwasthelastonetogivethegifttohisgrandpa.

C.Othersdidn'twanttoputhisgiftstogetherwithJack's.

D.Jack*sparentsgiveGrandpasomemoneyforhisjob.

（3）WhyweretheretearsinGrandpa'seyes?

A.Becausehewouldlosehisposition.

B.Becauseothersdidn'tlikehimatall.

C.BecausehewasmovedbyJack'sgift.

D.BecauseJackwasn'twithhimthatevening.

（4）Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ASurpriseParty.

B.TheGreatestGift.

C.Grandpaandgrandson.

D.TheLifeafterRetirement（退休）.

11.（2021北京四中八年級(jí)期中）ScientistsatMIT（MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology）havemanagedtochange

spinachplantsintonaturalsensorswhichcandetect（探測）chemicalsusedinbombs.Usingacheapandsmallcomputer

system,thespinachcanevenhelpsendawarningemail.

Thesecrettogivingspinachthesespecialpowersisnanotechnology（納米科技）.Nanotechnology,ornanotech,isa

scientificareathatdealswithmakingorchangingthingsthataresupertiny.Nanotechismeasuredinnanometers-one

billionthofameter.

TheMITresearchersareinterestedinusingnanotechtogiveplantsnewabilities.

Theysayplantsarealreadygreatatsensingtheirenvironment,sincetheytakeinwaterfromtheground,andreactto

chemicalsinit.Plantsalsosupplytheirownenergy,whichthescientistscanusetopowertheirtinyexperiments.

Forthisexperiment,thescientistsplacedtwodifferentkindsofnanotechmaterials,tinysensorsandcarbonnanotubes,

intospinachplants.Nanotubeswereusedtomaketheplantsgiveoffaspeciallight.

Togetthetinymaterialsintotheplants,thescientistsputa-liquidcontaining,the.nano-materials（包含納米材料的

液體）onthebottomoftheplant'sleaves.That'swheretheplantstakeincarbondioxidegas.Thentheplantstookinthetiny

materials.

Oncethetinysensorsandnanotubeswereinthespinachleaves,theplantdidtherestofthework.

Thecarbonnanotubesintheleaves,usingsomeoftheplant'senergy,giveoffaspecialkindoflight.Thescientistsare

abletodetectthislightbyshiningalaser（激光）attheplant'sleavesandmeasuringthelight.

Aspartofitsnaturalprocess,thespinachplantpullswaterthroughitsrootsandintoitsleaves.Ifthewatercontainscertain

chemicalsthatareusedinbombs，thesensorsintheleavesmakethenanotubesgiveoffadifferentkindoflight.

Bywatchingtheplantcloselyusingacameraconnectedtoacheapcomputer,thescientistssetupasystemthatcansenda

warningemailifchemicalsfrombombsaredetectedinthewater.

Theresearcherssayittakesabout10minutesfortheplantstoreacttothechemicals.ltisalmostlikehavingtheplanttalkto

usabouttheenvironmenttheyarein.

Thescientistssaythatinthefuture,theirsystemcouldevenuseacellphonewithitscamerachangedslightly.

Detectingchemicalsusedinbombsisjustoneofthemanyusestheresearchersareexploring.They'veusedplantstodetect

andreportonseveralotherdangerouschemicalsaswell.

Thescientistsbelievethatinthefuture,suchsys