There have been many great inventions or things that changed the way we live. The first great invention was the one that is still very important today——the wheel. This made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distance.
For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that as much effect as the wheel . Then in the early 1800s the world started to change. There was little unknown land left in the world. People didn’t have to explore much any more. They began to work instead to make life better.
In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. Among them were the camera, the light and the radio. These all play a big part in our daily life today.
The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions. The helicopter in 1909, movies with sound in 1926, the computer in 1928, jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new material was first made. Nylon came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wore.
The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over diseases. They worked very well. They made people healthier and allowed them to live longer. By the 1960s most people could expect to live to be at least 60.
By this time most people in developed countries had a very good life. Of course new inventions continued to be made. But man now had a desire(渴望) to explore again. The earth was known to man but the stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then United States took a step. Since then other countries , including China and Japan, have made their own steps into space.
In 1969 man took his biggest step away from earth. Americans first walked on the moon. This is certainly just a beginning, though. New inventions will some day allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of. This passage talks mainly about .
| A．why cars were very important |
| B．when light was invented |
| C．how inventions affect people’s daily life |
| D．which country made the first step into space |
According to the passage man didn’t have a desire to explore a lot .
| A．at the beginning of 1800s | B．in the 1960s |
| C．since the 1900s | D．from the 1800s to 1960s |
In the 1800s, people began to work in order to make
| A．explorations | B．their life better | C．discoveries | D．a trip to space |
Nylon came out of five years later than .
| A．radio | B．camera | C．jet planes | D．movies |
People can live longer lives because that help cure diseases have worked very well.
| A．doctors | B．new ways | C．medicines | D．new hospitals |
Len was thirty years old, and he had very long hair, He lived in a big city, but one year he did not find any work there, so he went to a small town and began looking for work there. He went to a lot of places, but nobody wanted him.
Then he met an old friend, and this man said to him, “People in this town don’t like long hair. Why don’t you go to a barber (理发师) ？ He can cut a lot of it off and then you can get some work..”
Len went to a barber and said, “Please cut most of my hair off.” The barber began. He cut and cut for a long time and then he said to Len , “Were you in the army a few years ago?” “Yes, I was.” Len answered. “Why did you ask that?” “Because I have found your cap,” the barber answered.Len was twenty years old.
Len had very long hair.
Nobody wanted Len for work.
Len met an old classmate.
The barber cut off a lot of Len’s hair.
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Sydney Tower is ________ in Sydney, Australia.
A. the highest point B. the biggest station C. the most beautiful parkIf you want to book a ticket to Sydney Tower, you can’t ________.
A. email sydneytower@ hotmail. com
B. fax 02 9333 9203
C. search www. sydneytower. com. auFrank wants to go to Sydney Tower with his two children, he will pay _______.
A. ＄60B. ＄90C. ＄120Last Saturday, John went to visit Sydney Tower. He had to get down(下来) the tower________.
A. after 11:30 pm B. before 11:30 pmC. at 10:30 pmThe passage above is probably(可能) ________.
A. a piece of newsB. an advertisementC. a story
George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight．When George was fourteen, he became his father's helper．He spent a lot of time learning about engines（发动机）．And on holidays he often made one engine to pieces and studied each piece carefully．Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write．He began to learn English letters when he was seventeen years old．Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young school teacher. On his eighteenth birthday，he wrote his own name for the first time in his life．George invented（发明） many things in his life．The train was the greatest one among them．Today when we take trains from one place to another，we'll think of this great man---George Stephenson． In which year did George Stephenson start to help his father？________．
| A．In 1781 | B．In 1789 | C．In 1795 | D．In 1798 |
He learned about the engine ________．
| A．through reading and writing |
| B．by making it to pieces and studying each piece carefully |
| C．at lessons from a young teacher |
| D．by asking a lot of questions |
He spent a lot of time learning about engines and soon he became ________．
| A．a great man | B．a good maker | C．a good worker | D．a good student |
George Stephenson invented the ________.
| A．the train | B．the telephone | C．the car | D．the computer |
From the passage we know George Stephenson was one of the greatest ____ in the world．
| A．workers | B．writers | C．learners | D．inventors |
Some children wish to be writers some day. They want to write stories or books for people to read. That's good!It's good to write something for people to read!But they should know that they need to be good readers first before they are really good writers. They should read a lot of books, instead(代替) of watching TV and spending a lot of time playing games when they are free.
There is more fun in reading, you want to look for more books to read. Before you decide(决定) to be a good writer, you'd better say to yourself, "I must read more and more!" This article mainly(主要) tells us that ________.
| A．some children wish to be writers some day |
| B．it is good to write something for people to read |
| C．reading can be helpful for us to become a good writer |
| D．writers like to read more books for fun |
Some children want to be writers ________.
| A．because they want to be good readers |
| B．to write stories or books for people to read |
| C．to find good work some day |
| D．to get more money to keep a family |
It's good for children ________.
| A．to do a lot of reading | B．to watch TV in the evening |
| C．to have wishes only | D．to be good writers right now |
Reading can ________.
| A．help you to be a good player | B．help you write well |
| C．make you work better | D．make you watch more TV at home |
From the passage we know that ________.
| A．all children like to be writers |
| B．people like to read for children |
| C．all writers are children |
| D．children need to read more and more books |
It’s a fine day today. Now it’s 9:00 in the morning. There’s a sports meeting in the forest（森林.）
Look! A panda, a dog and a cat are running. Near the river, two tigers are jumping. (1)Three monkeys are climbing a tree and five birds are singing in the tree.
There are some other animals in the forest, too. A lion is sitting on the back of an old elephant. The elephant is holding a flag（旗） with his trunk(象鼻 ) . Oh, look! A koala is sitting in a tree. What’s she doing? She is watching the sports meeting.
(2)How happy the animals are !
根据短文内容回答问题文中“climbing”中文意思是_________
| A．站在 | B．爬 | C．摇晃 | D．攀登 |
将文中划线句子(1)翻译成汉语
____________________________________________将文中划线句子(2)翻译成汉语
___________________________________________How many kinds of animals are mentioned (被提到) ？
| A．7 | B．9 | C．10 | D．15 |
What is the koala doing ? ____________________