题型：阅读选择 题类： 难易度：普通
浙江省杭州市保俶塔申花实验学校2024-2025学年九年级上学期期中质量调研英语试卷
On a summer day in 1948, a Swiss man named George de Mestral took his dog for a walk in the mountains. When they came home, George discovered that he and his dog were both covered with burrs (带芒刺的小果实).
As an engineer, George naturally began to wonder how the burrs stuck (刺入) to his dog and his clothes. Then he looked at them carefully. He found that the burrs had little hooks (钩子), which allowed them to catch on to things like clothes. George realized that he could use this finding to create a new way to fasten (扣紧) things.
It is a very long journey from the first idea to the final product. It was easy to find materials that could stick together, but finding materials that would continue to do so after years of use was difficult. George tested a very large number of different materials and production methods. After years of research and work, he invented what is known today as Velcro. In 1955, George started Velcro Industries to turn his idea into a product. In a few years, the product became popular around the world.
Today Velcro is used everywhere. It's used in backpacks, jackets, wallets, children's toys, etc. It even turns up in places you wouldn't expect. For example, Velcro has been used by NASA for astronauts' space suits. The product was also used to hold the heart together during the very first artificial heart transplant (人工心脏移植).
CONTENTS Lesson 1: Paper, Pencils, and Markers ……………………………………………………………………7 Lesson 2: Basic Shapes ………………………………………………………………………………… 20 Lesson 3: People and Animals …………………………………………………………………………… 31 Lesson 4: Using Speech Bubbles ………………………………………………………………………… 45 Lesson 5: Action! ………………………………………………………………………………………… 65 Lesson 6: Storyboards and Scripts ……………………………………………………………………… 77 Lesson 7: Frame by Frame ……………………………………………………………………………… 85 Lesson 8: Drawing, Inking, and Colouring …………………………………………………………… 100 |
Think of a Story Even though comic books contain mostly pictures, they still tell a story. And just like stories told with only words, the stories in comic books must be planned and worked on. Many of the stories you read in comic books are first written as scripts. The writer includes many details to help the artist visualise(构思;设想) the story before he or she makes the first sketches for the book. |
Get inspiration (灵感) from these apps and enter a competition organised by the Voda Foundation with your school or community group for the chance to win a prize. We are looking for smart creators to design (设计) an app to help communities meet with the challenges(挑战) they face. Now take a look at the apps for inspiration!
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