Imagine an eco-conscious city where rooftops have been transformed into fertile, green gardens. It's a place where every home is equipped with a system that recycles valuable water resources. In this town, protecting the planet is a way of life. That's how Abby Sharp, 14, Wyatt Peery, 13, and Tom Krajnak, 14, saw their city of tomorrow. The vision won the eighth-graders from Bexley, Ohio, first prize at the 2009 National Engineers Week Future City Competition.
The annual design competition challenges middle school students to use engineering to deal with issues that affect the earth. This year the competition focused on water conservation. Participants had to come up with ways to improve water use in the home. Kids from 38 middle schools across the country competed in the finals. The event took place from February 17-18 in Washington, D.C. More than 30,000 students entered the competition.
Abby, Wyatt and Tom call their winning city Novo Mondum. The name means "new world" in Latin. Novo Mondum sits on the coast of Iceland. The group chose the spot for its wealth of clean energy resources, such as geothermal（地?zé)岬模?energy and hydropower. Both sources use the power of nature to generate electricity. Geothermal energy draws heat from deep inside the Earth. Hydropower gets energy from flowing water. "Our city is very globally aware," Abby told TFK.
Students team up with a teacher and a volunteer engineer mentor（顧問(wèn)）to develop their cities. Each group creates a fictional city on SimCity 4 Deluxe, a computer game that allows players to build virtual towns. Then they construct tabletop models of the cities and write essays describing their project. The models must be made using recycled materials and cost no more than $100 to build.
小題1: What’s the main feature of the city designed by the three winners?
A．Making full use of water resources.
B．Turning rooftops into green gardens.
C．Protecting our home — the earth.
D．Costing no money to build
小題2:It can be inferred that water conversation is __________.
A．one of the problems that influence the Earth.
B．the main theme of 2009 Future City Competition.
C．one of the issues for the participants to deal with abroad.
D．a(chǎn)n easy topic for all the students to design.
小題3:According to the passage, Abby, Wyatt and Tom are _____.
A. ninth-graders from Bexley, Ohio.
B. second prize winners at the 2009 Future City Competition.
C. lucky to get the first prize at the 2009 Future City Competition.
D. eighth-graders from Washington, D.C.
小題4:The underlined word “hydropower” means ______________.
A．electric power from burning oil.
B．electric power from burning coals.
C．electric power from deep inside the earth.
D．electric power from moving water.
小題5: What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?
A．The process of developing a Future City.
B．How teachers instruct the students in the competition.
C．The process of building virtual towns.
D．What materials should be used in the competition.

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:A

試題分析:
小題1:這是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)In this town, protecting the planet is a way of life. 在這個(gè)城市中，保護(hù)地球成為一種生活方式，故正確答案為C。
小題2:這是推理判斷題。根據(jù)This year the competition focused on water conservation.  今年的比賽集中在水的話題上，故正確答案為B。
小題3:這是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)That's how Abby Sharp, 14, Wyatt Peery, 13, and Tom Krajnak, 14, saw their city of tomorrow. The vision won the eighth-graders from Bexley, Ohio, first prize at the 2009 National Engineers Week Future City Competition.
今年的大賽得主是Abby, Wyatt and Tom，故正確答案為C。
小題4:這是詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)The group chose the spot for its wealth of clean energy resources, such as geothermal（地?zé)岬模?energy and hydropower. Both sources use the power of nature to generate electricity. Geothermal energy draws heat from deep inside the Earth. Hydropower gets energy from flowing water.  地?zé)崮芰縼?lái)自地球內(nèi)部，而水力發(fā)電則來(lái)自流動(dòng)的水。故正確答案為D。
小題5:這是總結(jié)段意題。該段介紹了學(xué)生參加比賽是在教師和顧問(wèn)的指導(dǎo)下進(jìn)行的，先用計(jì)算機(jī)進(jìn)行網(wǎng)絡(luò)創(chuàng)作，并撰寫(xiě)虛擬城市的相關(guān)論文，最后還必須用不超過(guò)100美元的再生材料建造，故正確答案為A。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：文中敘述了學(xué)生參加城市規(guī)劃大賽，用于推進(jìn)城市規(guī)劃的進(jìn)程。對(duì)于總結(jié)段意題一定要要找出本段的主題句，一般是在這一段的首句或尾句，因?yàn)樗鼈兺褪俏恼碌闹黝}句。還有在題干中的選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容范圍太大的不可選。
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B．test Challenge Dad’s parenting knowledge
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A．one may be angered by media reports and wants to avoid them.
B．the media coined the term “Road Rage” only a few months ago.
C．Road Rage has received much media coverage in the last few months.
D．people not interested in the media know little about recent happenings
小題2:The underlined “spell” in Para3 means___________.
A．relieveB．causeC．spreadD．prevent
小題3:Which of the following characterizes aggressive driving?
A．Talking while driving.
B．Driving at high speed.
C．Sounding the horn when passing.
D．Shouting at another driver.
小題4:The last paragraph is intended to ___________.
A．tell people how to deal with Road Rage.
B．inform people how aggressive drivers could be.
C．show people how to control themselves when angry.
D．warn people against eye contact with another driver

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