The first pencil was a bunch(束)of graphite (石墨)sticks held together by string. Then someone thought it would be better to put the graphite into a hollow(中空的)wooden stick. Joseph Rechendorfer was the first person to think of putting a piece of rubber (橡皮)onto the top of a pencil which makes it really easy to rub out mistakes.
This is what an old airplane looked like. The Wright Brothers invented one of the first airplanes. It was called Kitty Hawk.
Do you know the first bicycle that was made in 1817 by Baron von Drais didn’t have any pedals(踏板)? People walked it along.
The first metal bicycle was High Wheel or Penny-farthing. People had a hard time keeping their balance on this type of bicycles.
Do you know the first toy balloon,made of vulcanized (被石充化的) rubber,was thought up by someone in the J. G. Ingram company in London,England,in 1847?
( ) 1. Who invented the pencil?
A. The Wright Brothers. B. Joseph Rechendorfer.
C. Baron von Drais. D. The writer doesn’t tell us.
( ) 2. Which of the following inventions was invented by only one person?
A. The toy balloon. B. The metal bicycle.
C. The airplane一Kitty Hawk. D. The pencil.
( ) 3. For the first metal bicycle,it’s hard for people .
A. to buy it B. to fix it
C. to keep their balance on it D. to make it run
( ) 4. From the table,we can know .
A. Kitty Hawk was the name of an inventor
B. Baron von Drais made the first bicycle without pedals
C. Penny Farthing invented the first metal bicycle
D. the first bicycle was made at the end of the nineteenth century
( ) 5. The table mainly tells us .
A. the history of some inventions
B. when the pencil was invented
C. the first toy balloon was made in the nineteenth century
D. how the first airplane was made
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( ) 1. You’re supposed something happy and luck to others on the New year’s Day.
A. to say B. saying
C. say
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The time was 5: 15 in the afternoon. I was driving along a high road to 1 my daughter from school. 2 my road was another way for cars coming the 3 way. It was just the rush hour and the traffic was very 4 But I have got used to this because I often drive to the school for my daughter after work.
Suddenly I saw the cars in front of me start to move 5 . I slowed down. Then my car began to shake. I didn’t know what was happening. 6 something had gone wrong with my car. I drove 7 slowly. I stopped my car and at the same 8 the road fell onto the cars in front of me.
I found 9 in the dark. My legs and feet were hurt and I couldn’t move. All around me was 10 But below me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise. Then I knew what had happened. I had experienced an earthquake!
11 about two hours nobody came. Then I 12 people climbing towards me. A team of people had come to see 13 anyone was under the broken road. I called out “I’m here”. Soon a stranger came up to me, “ 14 are you doing?” he asked. “Not too bad,” I said. “But my feet and legs feel as if they are broken. ” “We’ll help you out as soon as we can,” he said. But they didn’t rescue me 15 the next morning. I had been in my car for 14 hours.
( ) 1. A. take B. bring C. get D. send
( ) 2. A. On B. Over C. Along D. Beside
( ) 3. A. same B. right C. left D. other
( ) 4. A. free B. heavy C. much D. large
( ) 5. A. up and down B. here and there
C. from side to side D. back and forth
( ) 6. A. Perhaps B. Sure C. Suddenly D. Quickly
( ) 7. A. much B. still less C. very more D. even more
( ) 8. A. place B. result C. moment D. speed
( ) 9. A. me B. myself C. my car D. it
( ) 10. A. noisy B. safe C. quiet D. dangerous
( ) 11. A. In B. Before C. After D. For
( ) 12. A. asked B. saw C. heard D. kept
( ) 13. A. if B. why C. how D. that
( ) 14. A. What B. How C. Who D. Why
( ) 15. A. on B. by C. until D. after
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It was late at night. The clock had struck(敲)eleven. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed e 1 me. Under the strong light,I looked sad. Before me those troublesome things were c 2 “books”.
I was going to have my exam the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I a 3 myself. I didn’t answer. And I could not. The clock struck twelve. “Oh,dear!Ten m 4 books to be read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the p 5 ones in the world. Dad doesn’t a 6 with me on this. He did not have to work so hard or s 7 up so late when he was a boy.
The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too t 8 to
go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed(祈祷),“My God,please let me p 9 the exam tomorrow. I will work harder next time,Amen. ” I was so s 10 that I could hardly open my eyes. A few minutes later,with my head on the desk,I fell asleep.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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A storm dropped heavy rains on central and southern parts ofChina.
The radio says that a 1 the Xiangjiang River in Hunan,flood caused by terrible r 2 in the past weeks killed 25 people and 13 others were missing.
The Chinese government warned some parts in Yunnan and the city of Chongqing of possible heavy rains over the f 3 few days.
In Changsha,water levels rose(水位上升)to 38 metres early Monday morning,about 3 metres a 4 the danger line.
In Guangdong,at 1 5 21 people have been killed,while three were s 6 hurt and seven went missing w 7 heavy floods hit northern parts by Saturday.
The cities of Shaoguan,Meizhou and Heyuan w 8 hardest hit and many people were left homeless (无家可归的).
About 620 million yuan has been lost in the floods. The local government of Guangdong has sent something h 9 to Meizhou,Heyuan and Shaoguan to help the people who had lost homes build their h 10 again.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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Beijing Opera is the traditional Chinese art. Now there are still many young people 1 it inChina. Li Jun is one of them. Every morning at 5 : 30,he 2 ,finds a quiet place and begins shouting (叫喊)at a wall, “Ahh...eee...” He is always shouting for about 30 minutes. Li Jun 3 to learn Beijing Opera when he was 10. “My voice(声音)is changing. It is 4 than before, ” he said. Li Jun says he can’t eat ice cream because it is 5 for his voice. Because of his 6 work,Li Jun got the first place in the CCTV Art Contest for Kids. He 7 Takeover of Weihu (《智取威虎山》).a great Beijing Opera song.
Beijing Opera is about 200 years old. There are 8 big roles (角色):sheng ( men),dan (women), jing( or hualian, also men) and chou ( men or women). Li Jun is learning to 9 a hualian. Every day at school,Li Jun learns to somersault(翻筋斗)and 10 leg exercises. In the afternoon,he learns to sing. “I am very 11 every day,and I only want to lie in bed at the 12 of a day, ” said Li Jun. “But I feel very 13 every day. ” Li Jun’s teacher said, “He is a(n) 14 kid. Maybe he will become a 15 Beijing Opera star. ”
( ) 1. A. hearing B. talking C. writing D. learning
( ) 2. A. sleeps late B. gets off C. gets up D. goes to bed
( ) 3. A. took B. wanted C. began D. got
( ) 4. A. worse B. little C. loud D. better
( ) 5. A. bad B. good C. hot D. cold
( ) 6. A. hard B. easy C. difficult D. long
( ) 7. A. spoke B. told C. sang D. talked
( ) 8. A. two B. four C. three D. eight
( ) 9. A. stop B. get C. use D. become
( ) 10. A. has B. does C. works D. brings
( ) 11. A. tired B. happy C. bored D. excited
( ) 12. A. beginning B. middle C. front D. end
( ) 13. A. interesting B. long C. happy D. easy
( ) 14. A. easy B. wild C. funny D. unusual
( ) 15. A. happy B. great C. kind D. hard
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1 the beginning of time, man has invented many interesting things. Some of these inventions, 2 numbers, the alphabet and the radio, have certainly changed history.
One of the most important 3 has been the computer since 1946. It changed all our lives. The first computer 4 at Harvard University in 1944. It was as large as a room and quite difficult and slow to operate. But since the invention of silicon(娃)chip, computers have become smaller, easier 5 , and faster to operate. Some computers are as 6 as television sets.
Simple computers can be made smaller than a book. And computers are getting smaller all the time.
There are several reasons(原因)why the computer is useful to us. First, it can store(储存) very, very large amounts of information in its memory chips. 7 , the computer can operate very quickly. It’s 8 times faster than humans and it will never feel tired. Third, modem computers can be built into other kinds of machines, like radios, cars, and planes. They can do a lot of work for us.
Soon, almost everyone, either at home 9 at work,will use some kind of computers. The lives of all of us 10 by this invention.
( )1. A. Since B. When C. By D. Till
( )2. A. with B. at C. for D. like
( )3. A. inventions B. invents C. invention D. invent
( )4. A. built B. has built C. was built D. is built
( )5. A. use B. to use C. used D. using
( )6. A. big B. small C. bigger D. smaller
( )7. A. First B. Second C. Third D. Finally
( )8. A. Thousands of B. Thousand of C. A thousand of D. A thousand
( )9. A. and B. with C. while D. or
( )10. A. are changed B. will be changed C. will change D. changed
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The custom of playing tricks on friends on April 1st is believed to have originated (发源于)in France in the middle of the 16th century.
Before that time,one calendar was used throughout Europe. Under this calendar,each new year began on April 1st. On that day,people celebrated by exchanging gifts and visiting each other.
Then in 1564,King Charles IX of France used a new calendar and ordered that each new year was to begin on January 1st. However,while most people followed their king’s order,there were some who did not like the idea of the change and refused to accept New Year’s Day.
These people soon became the butt (嘲笑的对象)of jokes and tricks by their friends and neighbours because they continued to observe(纪念,庆祝)April 1st as New Year’s Day. Their friends and neighbours sent them false gifts,invited them to parties,and played tricks on them because they were “April Fools” , people who insisted on their April 1st as New Year’s Day.
1.选择最佳答案。
( ) 1) April Fool’s Day began.
A. On April 1st B. On January 1st
C. On April New Year’s Day D. In 1564
( ) 2) In 1564,King Charles IX of France .
A. didn’t like to celebrate New Year’s Day on April 1st
B. did away with the old calendar and used a new one
C. refused to accept New Year’s Day
D. called some people “April Fools”
( ) 3) Before the mid-16th century,on April 1st,people .
A. played tricks on others as they liked
B. celebrated it as their New Year’s Day
C. sent presents to their king
D. invited the foolish to take parties
( ) 4) Some people were called “April Fools” because .
A. they still wanted to celebrate their New Year’s Day on April 1st
B. they liked “April Fools”
C. they played tricks on their friends and neighbours
D. they were “April Fools”
( ) 5) From the story we know .
A. “April Fools” insisted on their New Year’s Day on January 1st
B. people celebrated April Fool’s Day on April 1st before 1564
C. “April Fools” hated their French King
D. April Fool’s Day is a custom of making fun of friends
2.判断正(T)误(F)。
( ) 1) The custom of playing tricks on friends on April 1 st is believed to have originated
in England in the middle of the 16th century.
( ) 2) After the 17th century,each new year began on April 1st.
( ) 3) All people followed King Charles K’s order.
( ) 4) Those people who didn’t follow King Charles IX’s order would not be killed.
( ) 5) At present,most people regard January 1st as New Year’s Day.
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If you want to go adventure (历险)with friends,you should first plan it as follows : Things to eat. Make a list: How many people? How many days? How many meals? Then work out what food to take and how much. For each day that you stay,take some soup,rice,meat or fish,cooking oil,milk or cheese,and some fruit and bread or biscuits with some jam or honey(蜂蜜). For the other meals,lunch and dinner,have the soup for one and cook a big meal with the fish or meat for the other.
Now,how much?
In a day,two hungry young people for example,will eat a can or a packet(小包)of soup,a can of meat or fish,a small packet of rice,a loaf(条)of bread or a packet of biscuits,a carton (纸板盒)of milk,perhaps a piece of cheese,and some fruit and vegetables.
Water is very heavy,so go somewhere where there is water. You’ll need it for the rice and the packet soup. You’ll need to drink a lot of water. So take a water bottle each.
判断正(T)误(F)。
( ) 1. To work out what food to take and how much,you don’t need to know how many
people will go.
( ) 2. For both lunch and dinner,you can cook a big meal with the fish or meat.
( ) 3. If you go somewhere where there is water,you don’t need to take water with you.
( ) 4. Hungry young men will eat a lot of food in a day.
( ) 5. If you want to go adventure with friends,you should plan it first.
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