Question

【题目】 Playing with apps on smart phones is very common among young people. Let’s try some special apps and enjoy them.

Butter Camera In this app, there are many filters(滤镜) that can make your photos more beautiful. But the coolest thing is that it can help you add pretty and artistic characters. The characters can be anything you like. They can be your own words, famous sayings or even a poem. You can make a photo diary that shows your feelings.

TaoMix 2(自然之声) Once in a while, you may feel tired after a busy school day. Why not try this app? This is a music app. But the sounds in it all come from nature. There are over 100 sounds of nature, such as birdcalls, wind and rain. You can hear all these sounds. The best thing is that you can create your own music by recording other sounds you like, for example, the sound of your own laughter.

Beaker(烧杯) Is chemistry your favorite subject? With this app, your smart phone turns into a beaker. You “pour” chemical materials by touching the upper right-hand corner of your smart phone. You “light” a match by swiping(刷) the screen quickly. You can shake the “beaker” to make chemical reactions(反应) go faster. There are 300 chemical reactions in all.

【1】Jim is a photo-taking fan. He might be interested in _______.

A. Butter CameraB. TaoMix 2C. BeakerD. WeChat

【2】According to the passage, we can _______.

A. add sounds of nature to the Butter Camera.

B. record the voice of our friends into TaoMix2.

C. “pour” chemical materials by swiping the screen.

D. “light” a match to make chemical reactions faster.

【3】The passage is most probably taken from a _______.

A. novelB. poemC. story bookD. science magazine

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【解析】

现在手机应用软件非常受人们的欢迎，尤其是受年轻人的欢迎。这篇短文中给我们介绍了黄油相机、自然之声和烧杯三款特别的英语软件。

【1】细节理解题。根据短文第一个App名字Butter Camera和它的介绍中In this app, there are many filters(滤镜) that can make your photos more beautiful可知，这款App适合喜欢拍照的人，符合题意，故应选A。

【2】细节理解题。根据第二个APP的介绍中The best thing is that you can create your own music by recording other sounds you like, for example, the sound of your own laughter.可知，在TaoMix 2中，你可以录制你喜欢的其他声音，当然也包括朋友的声音，故应选B。

【3】主旨大意题。A选项是小说；B是诗歌；C是故事书；D是科学杂志。根据短文第一段Let’s try some special apps and enjoy them.可知，这篇短文介绍了几种特别的英语软件，这样的文章应该可以在科学杂志上看到，故应选D。