________ the weather report, it will be snowy tomorrow.

A. Because of B. instead of C. According to D. Hearing

C 【解析】句意：根据天气预报，明天将有雪。Because of因为；instead of而不是；according to根据；hearing听到。结合句意，此处表示根据，故选C。

When was________umbrella________?

A. /; invented B. the; looked for C. an; discovered D. the; invented

D 【解析】句意：雨伞是什么时候被发明的？invent 发明，表示以前没有，后来创造出来的； look for寻找； discover发现，原来就存在，后来人们注意到的；修饰单数名词umbrella用不定冠词an或定冠词the。此处表示雨伞被发明，故为invented，故选D。

He took my English-Chinese dictionary________ mistake.

A. for B. by C. with D. in

B 【解析】句意：他错拿了我的英汉词典。by mistake错误地，故选B。

________the end, they found a supermarket________ the end of the road

A. At; in B. In; at C. In; by D. By; at

B 【解析】句意：最后，他们在路的尽头找到一家超市。at the end of+名词,表示“在…….的尽头”，by the end of+名词“到…….的尽头为止”，in the end最后，独立作状语。故选B。

I met a friend of mine ________ in the street yesterday.

A. by accident B. by the end C. by mistake D. by car

A 【解析】句意：昨天我在大街上偶然遇见我的一个朋友。by accident偶然地；by the end of到……末为止； by mistake错误地；by car乘坐汽车；此处表示偶然地遇见某人，故用by accident，故选A。

Many students enjoy the book Harry potter________ by J. K. Rowling

A. wrote B. was written C. was writing D. written

D 【解析】句意：许多孩子喜欢J·K罗琳写的书。根据by J·K Rowling可知此处用被动形式，作后置定语修饰the book Harry Potter，故用过去分词written，故选D。

Was a car invented________March 4, 1876?

A. on B. in C. at D. of

A 【解析】句意：汽车是在1876年3月4日被发明的吗？表示在具体某一天，用介词on。in表示在某年，或某月；at表示几点钟；of…….的。故选A。

I didn’t see you ________ a box when you came in.

A. is carrying B. carried C. to carry D. carrying

D 【解析】句意：当我进来时，我没有看见你拿着一个盒子。see sb doing sth看见某人正在做某事，故为carrying。故选D。

—________?

— They were invented by Julie Thompson.

A. When were they invented B. Who were they invented by

C. Where were they invented D. What were they used for

B 【解析】句意：——他们是被谁发明的？——他们是被朱莉·汤普森发明的。When were they invented 他们被什么时候发明的； Who were they invented by他们被谁发明的； Where were they invented 他们在那里发明的； What were they used for他们被用于什么；根据They were invented by J...

An invention in front of your eyes

What is the most important invention of all time? Is it the written word that helps us to record information? Is it the telephone that lets us talk to people from all over the world? Is it the car that lets us travel at great speeds to meet others? Umberto Eco, an Italian writer, thinks it is something quite different. He says the most important invention might be bright in front of your eyes. He is talking about a simple pair glasses.

Modern eye glasses were invented around 1000 years ago. They were more than just a convenient way to read. Before glasses, writers, scientists or teachers who could not see properly had to memorize everything. After about ten years of poor eyesight, they could not remember well enough and could not work. Glasses meant that people could work in their old age.

People who wanted to remember some information could write it down and read it. Eye glasses are one of the world’s greatest inventions and were probably worn by the people who designed the first telephones and cars.

1.The invention of the written word is important because___________.

A. we need it to listen

B. we need it to record information

C. we just need it to read

2.The author thinks _______ is the greatest invention of all time in his passage.

A. the telephone

B. the car

C. a simple pair of glasses

3.Before glasses were invented, writers, scientists and teachers had to_________.

A. memorize everything

B. write down everything

C. read everything

4.What happened after glasses were invented?

A. people could not remember well enough.

B. people could not remember well enough.

C. people could write down some information and read it.

5.From this passage, we can know __________.

A. modern eye glasses were invented 100 years ago

B. people who designed the first telephones and cars probably wore those glasses

C. the author of this article is an American

1.B 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.B 【解析】本文作者认为眼镜是世界上最伟大的发明之一。在眼镜被发明之前，看不清楚的作家，科学家和老师不得不记住所有东西，在眼镜被发明之后，人们能写下信息，然后阅读它。 1.B 推理判断题。根据Is it the written word that helps us to record information?可知书面文字...