Ⅳ.语法填空

　　Solar cars are cars 　1　 use the sun's energy for power,which 　2　(mean)they only use the sunlight rather than traditional fuels such as petrol or gas.People have been worried about pollution 　3　(cause) by some fuels like petrol and gas for a long time.More and more people are 　4　(interest) in solar cars because they are clean and safe.Marie Logan has been interested in cars 　5　he was a little boy.He started designing his own car when he 　6　(be) only a university student.He has taken part in six races so far.　7　(recent) he has been building a new car together with a team from Queensland University.Although they haven't finished the new car,they have done much work on it.At present many people don't like solar cars because they think solar cars are not very 　8　(rely).He has been writing a book about solar cars.He wants people to have a good　9　(impress) of solar cars through his book.Marie Logan will make every effort to persuade people 　10　the benefits of solar cars.

答案:1.that/which　2.means　3.caused　4.interested

5.since　6.was　7.Recently　8.reliable　9.impression　10.of

Ⅴ.阅读理解

　　Kickstarter is a website where people give money to support creative projects.It started in 2009,mostly to help artists and musicians.Now,inventors,people starting businesses and a growing number of farmers are raising money on this site for funding(资金).

　　Josh Brill and Meadow Squire grow vegetables and rice in Tinmouth,a town in the northeastern state of Vermont.Last year they used Kickstarter to raise more than 6,000 dollars to increase their rice production.76 people watched the couple's six-minute video and believed enough in their dream to send them money.Another farmer in Vermont wants to film the growth and development of his farm-to create a kind of how to video for others interested in farming.He's trying to raise $8,500 on Kickstarter.

　　To raise money on the site,people have to have a specific,creative project in mind-one approved(批准) by the site.It helps to post a video to explain what your project is and why people should support it.There's also a deadline(最后期限) for raising money-generally about 30 days.So far,44% of projects have reached their goal successfully.Kickstarter uses an all-or-nothing funding method.Projects do not get any money unless they meet their goal.Kickstarter gets 5% of the money raised,but only if the goal is met.Amazon takes another 3%-5% for credit card processing fees(信用卡处理费).5,500 creative projects are now seeking money on Kickstarter,and about 50 are based in Vermont.

　　Every project has a list of rewards-gifts for different levels of support.Josh Brill and Meadow Squire gave supporters rice.They say they are happy with their experience using the site to raise money for their new rice fields.

　　"It really was free advertising for us-you know,so many people now know we're growing rice and they know more about our farming.And there's already so much hope about the rice coming that we would not have had if we just had gotten money from a bank,"Meadow Squire said.

1.The author develops the second paragraph mainly 　　　.

A.by providing examples

B.by making comparisons

C.by following the order of time

D.by following the order of importance

提示:第二段主要举了两个成功在Kickstarter网站筹集到资金的例子。

答案:A

2.Who provide(s) money for farmers on Kickstarter?

A.Kickstarter. B.Amazon.

C.The public. D.The farmers.

提示:推理判断题。根据第二段的"76 people watched the couple's six-minute video and believed enough in their dream to send them money."可知,网站所筹集到的钱来自于公众。

答案:C

3.If you want to raise money on Kickstarter,　　　.

A.you must be confident about yourself

B.you must gain acceptance of the website

C.you must make a video to explain your project

D.you must promise to finish your project within 30 days