The Information about Some Great Inventions
Invention |
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Telephone |
Light bulb |
Paper |
Appearing Time | A few thousand years ago | In 1876 | In 1879 | Around 2,000 years ago |
Inventor | Unknown | Alexander BeIl | Thomas Edison | Cai Lun |
Inventor's Nationality | Unknown | American | American | Chinese |
Early Main Material | Wood | Plastic and metal | Glass and metal | Cotton or flax |
Main Use | Making travelling faster | Used for communicating over distances | Giving light | Used for recording information |
WordBox: lightbulb 灯泡 unknown 未知的 flax 亚麻
根据表格所提供的信息选择最佳答案。
1. Since invented paper, people have been able to record information on paper.
A. Alexander Bell
B. Thomas Edison
C. Cai Lun
2.According to the form above, the invention that appeared in 1876 was made of .
A. plastic and metal
B. glass and metal
C. cotton or flax
3. According to the form above, the latest invention was .
A. the telephone
B. the light bulb
C. the wheel
4.Thanks to the invention of the wheel, people can .
A. have enough light to read
B. travel faster
C. communicate over distances
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the form above?
A. Three of the inventions were made of metal.
B. Neither Alexander Bell nor Thomas Edison is American.
C. Two of the inventions appeared in the 19th century.
Tom was a college student. He often made excuses not to attend classes. Also, he spent much of his free time playing computer games. He never went to the library to study.
How time flew! At the end of the term, there was one important event that he was afraid of – the final exam. "What should I do?" Tom walked up and down in the room the day before the exam. He was keyed up. Suddenly, he thought of an idea.
The next morning, Tom went into the exam room very early. He found a young man who looked so confident and took a seat next to him. "Hey your" Tom greeted. "What?" The young man asked.
"Can you do me a favor?" Tom begged(恳求), "Please let me copy your paper(试卷)during the exam. I have to depend on you!" When hearing his words, the young man just smiled but said nothing.
When the bell rang, the young man stood up immediately and came to the front, saying, " Now I will hand out(分发)the papers to all of you and collect them in one hour." Tom sat there with his mouth wide open.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1.The underlined word "keyed up" most probably means _ .
A. satisfied B. nervous C. brave
2.Tom walked up and down in the room the day before the exam because
A. he liked studying in the library
B. he wanted to take exercise
C. he was worried about the coming exam
3.When Tom was in college, .
A. he studied very hard
B. he didn't always attend classes
C. he spent little of his free time playing computer games
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Tom was confident, so he went into the exam room late.
B. There was a final exam at the end of the term.
C. Tom wanted to copy someone else's paper during the final exam.
5. " " can be the missing sentence in the passage.
A. It is time for the final exam！
B. Tom wants to copy my paper!
C. I am fond of the exam！
How can we keep a feeling of balance(平衡) in our lives? How can we live with a positive attitude? To answer the two questions, let's the following points.
Life Isn't Fair (公平的) Our life isn't always of pleasure, is it? Life doesn't always give us a hand and doing our best doesn't always bring good results.
Failure Failure is necessary to life, almost as necessary as the we breathe. Failure is part of trying. The only thing that we need to think about is to deal with it. In fact, failure can be a great teacher that leads( 引导)us to success.
Loneliness It's _25 for us to be with our family and friends for ever. Sometimes we have to be alone. Don't be afraid when we feel lonely. Treasure(珍惜)the friendship, ndness and love we own now.
Suffering Growing up is not easy and pain is part. of our lives. Alt gets hurt. Take a deep breath and give life a big smile when we suffer pain.
Per al Responsibility(责任) We each have a choice to be either a _ or a loser. We should have responsibility for the choices we make. What we will have in the future depends on what we do _ .
Self-confidence We should believe we can do something well. Nothing in the world is difficult for the man who _ himself.
Life is like a long journey. with a positive attitude and look at the bright side of things. There will always be sunshine and flowers in our eyes.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1.A.cheer up B. fall off C. focus on
2.A. full B. filling C. fill
3.A. water B. air C. food
4.A.what B. that C. how
5.A.possible B. impossible C. impolite
6.A. someone B. no one C.everyone
7.A.driver B.winner C.farmer
8.A.today B.yesterday C.past
9.A. is confident of B. is angry with C. is similar to
10.A.To travel B.Travelling C.Travel
Which word of the following doesn't have the same stress as the others?
A. Forget. B. Prevent. C. Method.
Which of the following words has a different sound from the underlined letter of the word "cut" ?
A. study B. truth C. hungry
Which pair of the words with the underlined letters has the same sound?
A. smile history
B. land marry
C. pencil these
