Ⅰ. 根据图片内容,从方框中选出适当的词或词组填写在图片下方。
an artificial arm plastic blocks a simple hook
a 3-D printer brain signal machine
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1. a 3-D printer 2. a simple hook 3. brain signal 4. machine 5. an artificial arm 6. plastic blocks

【分析】这是一道图文匹配题，解题时需先观察每张图片的核心内容，再与方框内的词组进行对应匹配。具体步骤：1. 识别第1张图是3D打印机，对应词组a 3-D printer；2. 识别第2张图是简单的钩子，对应词组a simple hook；3. 识别第3张图是大脑及脑信号，对应词组brain signal；4. 识别第4张图是工业机器，对应词组machine；5. 识别第5张图是人造手臂，对应词组an artificial arm；6. 识别第6张图是塑料积木，对应词组plastic blocks。
【解析】我们逐一分析每张图片的内容：1. 图1展示的是3D打印机，匹配词组a 3-D printer；2. 图2是简单的钩子，匹配词组a simple hook；3. 图3呈现大脑和脑电波（脑信号），匹配词组brain signal；4. 图4是工厂中的机器设备，匹配词组machine；5. 图5是人造手臂，匹配词组an artificial arm；6. 图6是塑料积木，匹配词组plastic blocks。
【答案】1. a 3-D printer 2. a simple hook 3. brain signal 4. machine 5. an artificial arm 6. plastic blocks
【知识点】词汇匹配 图文对应
【点评】本题为基础图文匹配题，主要考查常见物品与英文词组的对应认知，题目难度低，适合基础阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】0.8

Ⅱ. 根据课文内容完成以下任务。
任务一:从课文选择合适的词或短语,完成以下结构图。
smart & creative
builds a robotic arm out of 1
and fishing line
kind & unselfish
▲helps a girl without an arm
▲puts his design online 2
hard-working & never giving up
▲turns his 3 into a lab
▲works all day to improve his inventions
smarter 4 & cheaper
a robotic arm ➔ an artifical arm ➔ another artifical arm
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It can move with the 5 of the user. It weighs 0.5 kilograms and costs 6.

Easton LaChappelle
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任务二:根据文章内容,回答以下问题。
What do "It blew me away" and "What a helping hand!" mean?

任务一:1. plastic blocks 2. for free 3. room 4. lighter 5. brain signals 6. 500
任务二:“It blew me away” means Easton was very shocked and surprised. When he learned Jenny’s simple artificial arm cost 80, 000, he couldn’t believe it because his own robotic arm only cost 300 to make. This made him want to help people like Jenny.
“What a helping hand!” has two meanings:It literally talks about Easton’s artificial arm invention that works like a real hand; It also praises Easton’s kind heart for sharing his design online for free to help others.

【分析】
本题要求根据关于Easton LaChappelle的文章内容完成信息结构图及句子含义解释。解题思路：1. 针对任务一的6个空，需结合每个空所在句子的语境、人物的性格特点，匹配课文中的对应细节，选择合适的词或短语填空；2. 针对任务二，需结合文章中提到的Jenny的人工手臂成本、Easton的发明及分享设计的情节，理解两个句子的含义。
【解析】
任务一：
1. 由“builds a robotic arm out of...and fishing line”及人物smart&creative的特点，结合课文细节，可知填plastic blocks；
2. 由“puts his design online”及kind&unselfish的特点，可知填for free；
3. 由“turns his...into a lab”及hard-working的特点，可知填room；
4. 由“smarter...& cheaper”的并列比较级结构，结合机械臂的改进，可知填lighter；
5. 由“move with the...of the user”，结合机械臂的工作原理，可知填brain signals；
6. 由“costs”，结合课文中提到的成本，可知填500；
任务二：
“It blew me away”：Easton得知Jenny的简单人工手臂成本高达80000，而自己制作的机械臂仅需300，对此感到非常震惊，因此想要帮助像Jenny这样的人；
“What a helping hand!”：字面意思指Easton的人工手臂发明能像真手一样工作；深层含义是赞美Easton善良的内心，他免费分享设计帮助他人。
【答案】
任务一：1. plastic blocks 2. for free 3. room 4. lighter 5. brain signals 6. 500
任务二：“It blew me away” means Easton was very shocked and surprised. When he learned Jenny’s simple artificial arm cost 80,000, he couldn’t believe it because his own robotic arm only cost 300 to make. This made him want to help people like Jenny.
“What a helping hand!” has two meanings: It literally talks about Easton’s artificial arm invention that works like a real hand; It also praises Easton’s kind heart for sharing his design online for free to help others.
【知识点】
阅读理解 信息匹配 句意理解
【点评】
本题考查对人物事迹的梳理和关键句子含义的理解，需结合文章细节作答，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6