题型:阅读选择 题类:真题 难易度:普通
辽宁省铁岭市2019年中考英语试卷
Are you angry by the noise of your alarm clock every morning? Still feel sleepy after getting up? Now, you can say goodbye to that annoying alarm clock, you needn't hear its unpleasant noise every morning.
The Glow pillow (发光枕)can wake you up with soft LED lights. The lights produce the brightness over 40 minutes just like the sunrise.
The pillow is taking the place of the traditional alarm clock. It was designed (设计)by Eosin McNally and Ian Walton to be against the pressures of a"24 hour "lifestyle.
The pillow uses a kind of LED material below the surface. It wakes the user up with light. The material can also show the time on the pillow's surface, and it is perfect for those who sleep with their heads completely buried(埋)face down into the pillow. 40 minutes before the pre-set(预设)alarm time, the pillow begins to glow and gently brings the user out of sleep. The natural waking process helps to set "body clock" and makes people build a healthy sleep-and-wake habit slowly.
In recent years, Chinese online novels have become popular at home and abroad. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Sixteen works have now found their place on the bookshelves of the British Library. The British Library is one of the world's largest libraries. It chooses books based on their cultural value and their popularity among readers. This is the first time that Chinese online novels have entered the collection of the British Library. The 16 books cover a variety of topics. They're considered as some of the best Chinese online novels from the past 20 years.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} His work Great Power, Heavy Industry is among the 16 novels that were added to the British Library. The novel tells the story of how China's manufacturing industry(制造业) has been able to grow so strong since the 1980s. "This may help foreign readers get to know China better, " Qicheng said.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#}"Many may think that all online novels are fast-food love stories, " one of them said. "It's time for their value to be recognized. Perhaps in a few years, we'll have some foreign fans who have grown up reading Chinese novels. "
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} In 2021, nearly half of foreign readers said that they were willing to pay for Chinese works. There are, however, still challenges ahead. The greatest one is in the area of translation. There have been more English books translated into Chinese than the other way around. Making Chinese books available is only a first step. Good translations will be the key to the future of Chinese online novels.
A. This fan might just end up being right. B. And their popularity continues to grow. C. The news came as" a surprise" to Qicheng. D. Fans of Chinese online novels were excited about the news. E. Foreign readers have different opinions about Chinese works. |
In your opinion, the news shows that {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(回答字数在20-30内)
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