能批改
A

亮点原创 For his entire life, USA student Sergio Peralta
1 playing catch. When he was born, his right hand didn't fully
2, leaving only tiny fingers at the end of his arm. So he learnt to write, eat and carry books with only one hand. Over the years, the 15-year-old from Hendersonville High School
3 hope that anything would change.
Speaking to CBS News, Peralta said on his first day of high school that he
4 felt like hiding his hand in his sleeve(袖子)
5 nobody would ever find out. But his classmates
6 him in a way he never expected. The school's engineering teacher, Jeff Wilkins, told him that his fellow students might be able to
7.
Three students used online models of prostheses(假肢) and a 3D printer to make a blueprint. They used polylactic acid(聚乳酸), a common
8 in 3D printing that's also
9 make electronic devices, as the hand's main fabric(材料). They then used
10 elastic(有弹性的) plastic material to make the fingers squeeze(捏紧) objects.
Bob Cotter, the school's principal, told the BBC that his students were
11 to turn concepts(概念) into reality(现实), adding that Peralta's new prosthesis was a testament(证明) to the students who
12 each other.
Peralta, who grew up learning to do
13 with his left hand, was even able to catch a baseball using the prosthetic hand created by his
14. "When I caught it for the first time, everyone started
freaking out," Peralta said with a smile. "It was the first time I had caught a ball with my
15 hand in my 15 years of life."
1. A. dreamed about
B. gave up
C. cared for
D. agreed with
2. A. train
B. improve
C. develop
D. check
3. A. increased
B. lost
C. held
D. missed
4. A. correctly
B. suddenly
C. usually
D. honestly
5. A. in order to
B. because of
C. so that
D. as a result of
6. A. controlled
B. required
C. praised
D. supported
7. A. avoid
B. help
C. joke
D. ask
8. A. material
B. iron
C. battery
D. medicine
9. A. used to
B. required to
C. allowed to
D. supposed to
10. A. others
B. another
C. either
D. both
11. A. prevented
B. considered
C. encouraged
D. accepted
12. A. laughed at
B. cared about
C. fought against
D. compared with
13. A. none
B. something
C. nothing
D. everything
14. A. teachers
B. friends
C. parents
D. classmates
15. A. left
B. right
C. strong
D. healthy
分层设问
1. What do we know about the prosthesis made by Peralta's classmates?
A. It was finished by two students.
B. It could be controlled by a phone.
C. Its main material is polylactic acid.
D. Its fingers were not flexible enough.
2. What does Peralta's new prosthesis show according to Bob Cotter?
A. The students' critical thinking.
B. The students' imagination.
C. The students' determination.
D. The students' mutual support.
3. What does the underlined phrase "freaking out" in the last paragraph probably mean?
A. Feeling panicked.
B. Becoming overjoyed.
C. Calming down.
D. Showing concern.
4. What are Peralta's classmates like?
A. Indifferent(冷漠的).
B. Caring.
C. Selfish.
D. Patient.