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Albert Einstein(1879-1955)

Early Life

Albert Einstein was born on I4th March,1879 in Germany. He was an extraordinary (非凡的)person since he was born. Einstein wasn’t able to speak a word until three. He was curious(好奇的)and imaginative. He loved watching things carefully and asked a lot of questions about them

His questions were often hard to answer for teachers.

Schooling

Einstein started school in 1885. Though he did well in maths and science, he failed in many subjects like history geography and languages. He was not the teachers favourite. He didn’t enjoy going to school. Einstein finished high school in Switzerland and entered a university in Zurich. He graduated（大学毕业）as a teacher of maths and physics in1900.

Scientific Work

After graduation. Einstein worked at the Patent Office. He spent much time studying physics. By 1909, Einstein had become a top scientist. Though he became successful in the field of science, he still put great effort in scientific research. Finally, he won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1921.

Later life

Einstein kept at his research until he died in 1955. Scientists studied his brain(脑)after his death to see if there was anything special about it. However there was no conclusion(结论).

Today, many famous scientists still think Einstein is the smartest man in the world.

1.Einstein loved watching things carefully and ______about them

2.Though Einstein_______ he failed in many subjects.

3.Finally. Einstein won the Nobel Prize _______in1921

4.Scientists studied Einstein s brain after he died so that_______.

5.Many famous scientists still think Einstein is_______.

1.asked a lot of questions 2.did well in maths and science 3.for physics 4.they could see if there was anything special about it 5.the smartest man in the world 【解析】本文主要介绍了Albert Einste...

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How do we know the time? A clock, a watch or a cell phone can help us. However many years ago there were no clocks and knowing the time was not so easy. Over the centuries people have developed different w1.of telling the time.

About 5,500 years ago, the Egyptians i2.the sun clock. This was a tall stone structure. Its shadow (影子)showed the movement of the s3.they were able to determine（测定）midday.

About 3,500 years ago,the Egyptians made a sundial. It was smaller than the sun clock and could measure (测量)the time for half a day. On c4.days or at night it was impossible to tell the time with a sun clock or a sundial.

Water clocks were the f5.clocks not to use the sun. The idea is simple. Water flows（流动） from one container（容器）to another. When the water reaches a certain l 6. it moves a lever (控制杆)and this shows the hours. The Egyptians used water clocks about 3,400 years ago. These clocks were popular in the Middle East and China but they f7.

o keep accurate（精确的）time.

In the 13th century. the mechanical clock was invented. This was more accurate, b8.was expensive to make. Over the next few centuries it was developed. For example, springs(发条)were added around 1500. This i9.accuracy and allowed clocks to be smaller.

In 1927, the first quartz clock was developed. Clocks became cheaper to build and own. People began depending on them more and more to run businesses, markets and so on.

More recently, in1956, came the digital clock. And nowadays satellites（人造卫星）send our cell phones the time to the exact second. There has been a lot of progress in timekeeping but some things never c10.. Man of us still have trouble getting out of bed on time and not missing appointments.

1.ways 2.invented 3.sun 4.cloudy 5.first 6.level 7.failed 8.but 9.improved 10.change 【解析】本文主要说明了是计时工具的发展历史，从原始计时到机械计时再到数码计时。 1. 前文提到”A clock, a watch or a cell phone”,...

书面表达

86.请你根据以下内容提示，以“The Story of Li Hua”为题，为学校广播站英语专栏写一篇短文，介绍发生在你班同学李华身上的一件事。

（1）上周五放学后李华乘公交车回家，看到有人在吃橘子，并把橘皮扔在车上。

（2）李华把橘皮捡起，放进垃圾桶。

（3）乘客用手机拍了照片，发布到网上。

（4）老师知道后表扬了李华，李华说这是他应该做的。

（5）你觉得

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要求：

（1）词数：80-100个。

（2）短文的题目和开头已给出，不计入总词数。

（3）要点齐全，行文连贯，可适当发挥。

The Story of Li Hua

Last Friday, when my classmate Li Hua took a bus back home from school. ______________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Story of Li Hua Last Friday, when my classmate Li Hua took a bus back home from school. After school last Friday, Li Hua took a bus home and saw someone eating oranges and throwing orange peel on...

Dear children, this is unusual exam. exam is very important to you. Please take it easy. Wish you good results.

A. an, The B. a, The C. an, An D. a, An

A 【解析】句意：亲爱的孩子们，这是一个不寻常的考试。这个考试对你来说很重要，请不要担心，祝你考个好的结果。考查不定冠词。根据题干 Dear children，this is ______ unusual exam．______ exam is very important to you．可知第一空这里表示泛指，unusual 首字母是元音音素开头，所以用an；第二空考试是特指，这里的exa...

We all think _______impolite to fool ______little children .

A. that, so B. that, such C. it, so D. it, such

D 【解析】句意：我们都认为愚弄这么小的孩子是不礼貌的行为。that意思是"那个"；it意思是"它"经常用来作形式主语或形式宾语；so意思是"如此，这么"是副词，经常用来修饰形容词或副词；such意思是"如此，这么"是形容词，要来修饰名词，当后面的名词是可数名词复数时，不管名词前面有没有修饰词，都必须要用such；根据We all think _______impolite to fool ...

Winter is season, and winter vacation is than summer vacation.

A. colder; the shortest B. the coldest; short C. the coldest; shorter; D. cold; shorter

C 【解析】句意：冬天是最冷的季节，寒假比暑假短。考查形容词比较等级，根据题意"冬天是最冷的季节"，可知四个季节做比较，用形容词最高级，故排除A、D；第二空后面有than，这是比较级的标志，故第二个空用形容词比较级，排除B；故答案选C。

His grandparents live in an old apartment with ________ floors and they are on the ________ floor.

A. fifth; three B. fifth; third C. five; three D. five; third

D 【解析】 句意：我的祖父母住在一座五层楼的公寓里，他们在第三层。fifth第五；five五；three三；third第三；第一空修饰复数名词floors表示五层，故用基数词five。第二空有定冠词the修饰，表示第三层，故用序数词third。故选D。

When you________ me last night, I ________the piano.

A. were calling；was playing

B. were calling；played

C. called；played

D. called；was playing

C 【解析】 句意：昨晚你给我打电话时，我在弹钢琴。考查动词时态辨析题。when引导时间状语从句，表示主句和从句的动作同时发生。last night昨晚，用于一般过去时，排除AB选项；根据句意结构，可知选C。

–Would you please provide us ______ some information about the accident?

--Sure. It happened ______ the morning of June 5th.

A. to; on B. for; in

C. with; in D. with; on

D 【解析】试题句意：－请问你可以为我们提供一些有关事故的信息吗？－当然，发生在六月五日的早晨。为某人提供某物：provide sb. with sth="provide" sth for sb；后句指六月五日的早晨，在某天某时，用介词on。故选D。

Excuse me. When can we play badminton at the court? Not until it _______ next week.

A. repairs B. will repair C. is repaired D. will be repaired

C 【解析】 试题试题本题的含义是请问，我们什么时候能够在球场打羽毛球？直到下一周球场被修理好才可以打。本题until后的从句表示被动的意思，用被动句，结构为be+过去分词，until后跟表示将来的时间从句通常用一般现在时，故本题用is repaired，故本题选C。