根据下面的表格，以“The ballpoint pen”为题写一篇短文。(80词左右)
Who | John Lord，an American tanner |
When | in 1888 |
What to be used for | help write faster；make life easier |
Where to be used | in many fields |
Price | low |
Change | become smaller and lighter |
(注：tanner 制革工人；ballpoint pen 圆珠笔)
The ballpoint pen
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A: Hi, Bill, do you know about National Inventors' Day？
B: No, I have never heard of it. 1.
A: On February 11th.
B: I remember the great inventor Thomas Edison was born on that day.
A: You're right and you have a good memory.
B: Thank you. 2.
A: Of course. There have been a lot of inventors in history. They made millions of inventions and some of them have changed the world.
B: In order to help remember these inventors, people named February 11th for National Inventors' Day, right？
A：3. But you made a mistake. It was Ronald Reagan, the President (总统) of the United States of America that named the date.
B: There must be many kinds of activities all over the world on that day.
A: You're right. Our school also celebrates National Inventors' Day.
B: 4.
A: Students show their own inventions. Some inventions are wonderful and exciting.
B: Sounds interesting. 5. Can I show them at your school？
A: No problem. You are more than welcome to.
A．You're very clever.
B．I like inventing small things, too.
C．How many inventions did it mention？
D．When is it？
E. Some inventions are useful.
F. How do you celebrate it？
G. Can you tell me how it got started
1.The man r________ silent when the policeman asked him questions.
2.The robot was________ (发明) by a Japanese boy who has talent in science.
3.The boys are d________ into three groups to play the game.
4.Tomatoes were b________ to China centuries ago. But at that time, few people wanted to eat them.
5.To ________(实现) your dream, you must work harder than before.
Tea is an important part of Chinese tradition. Tea has very close relationship to Chinese culture.
It is said that Chinese tea was discovered by King Shen Nong. People say that he lived 5，000 years ago. One summer day, while he was visiting a faraway part of his country, he felt very thirsty. The servants began to make water hot enough to turn into gas for him to drink. Dried leaves from a near plant fell into the water. The king drank some, and found it could make him feel less tired. Also as a scientist, Shen Nong was interested in the new drink. And so, tea was created in 2737 BC.
Drinking tea has many advantages. It makes people feel less tired, clears heat inside the human body and helps people lose weight. As you add a cup of tea to your daily life, please check the following helpful advice.
•Drink it hot. Tea oxidizes(氧化) quickly, so it is suggested that you drink it hot.
•Do not drink too much strong tea. It will probably be harmful to your stomach and make you feel sick if you make the tea too strong.
•The best time to drink tea is between meals. It may not make you have a strong wish to eat when your stomach is empty, or cause stomachache when your stomach is full.
•Do not drink with medicine. It may change the medical result. You can drink tea two hours after you take medicine.
•Green tea is the best choice for office workers.Why? Because green tea helps stop the bad result of the computer.
1.Paragraph 2 is mainly about ______.
A. when King Shen Nong lived
B. where Chinese tea was created
C. how Chinese tea was discovered
D. why King Shen Nong drank tea
2.Drinking tea has lots of advantages EXCEPT ______.
A. helping you lose weight
B. letting you feel less tired
C. having a strong wish for food
D. clearing heat inside your body
3.Mr. Smith is a computer teacher. He'd better drink ______.
A. green tea B. black tea
C. strong tea D. coffee with milk
4.What can we infer(推断) from the passage？
A. Don't drink too much strong tea.
B. Not all office workers drink green tea.
C. Tea is connected with Chinese culture closely.
D. King Shen Nong loved creating new things.
5.The passage is mainly written to ______.
A. let us know how tea was discovered
B. give some advice about drinking tea
C. tell people the history of tea
D. advise people to drink green tea
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The earliest maps were probably drawn in the Middle East . Some of these maps have____and they show us the people at that time thought the earth flat (平的) . As time went by , the pictures became more detailed and maps were more____made . Later on , ancient Greeks(希腊人) used their____of math and science to make maps . Greek maps tell us the Greeks knew the world was____
From simple pictures , map making has turned into a science . Maps are made____surveying(勘测) land . In the 1900s , people around the world started to share information to make____maps . With the help of the photographs taken from the sky and space , maps are now more exactly made than ever .____the world is always changing , we will always need new maps .
There are many types of maps , but almost all use____and pictures to describe what a place is like when the map is made . A map usually tells what the pictures____Some maps may show the whole world . A road map will help you know the____from one place to another . Other maps may use pictures to show the temperature and population in different places .
1.A. disappeared B. survived C. gone D. left
2.A. slowly B. simply C. correctly D. carelessly
3.A. knowledge B. courage C. energy D. challenge
4.A. long B. small C. square D. round
5.A. into B. by C. of D. from
6.A. cleaner B. lighter C. better D. older
7.A. Though B. So C. Unless D. Since
8.A. sounds B. models C. words D. stories
9.A. stand for B. go for C. ask for D. wait for
10.A. weather B. distance C. feature D. culture
Our teachers often ______ us ______ easily no matter how difficult life is.
A. encourage; not to give up
B. experience; to quit
C. encourage; to give up
D. experiment; not to quit
