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What do you think of the most important inventions in the world? The TV? The printing? The telephone? Or the computer? A report shows that they are not the only important inventions. Here are three other important inventions.
One of the simplest(最简单的) inventions is the toilet(冲水式马桶). Before toilets, waste ran into rivers from people’s houses. Illnesses were common in big cities, and it was often difficult to find clean drinking water.
Animal food is another important invention. Before the invention, most animals were killed（杀死） every autumn because there was not enough food for them in winter. After hay (干草) became a kind of common animal food, animals could live through the long winter.
The third great invention is glasses. Glasses help people read, write and do “close work” after the age of forty-five. Without glasses, the world would be difficult for the people above forty-five.
Important 1. | |
Some most important inventions | The TV, the 2., the 3., the computer |
Three other important inventions | Before the inventions |
The 4. | 5. ran into rivers from people’s houses 6. were common in big cities It was often difficult to find7. drinking water |
Hay, animal food | Most animals were killed in 8. because there wasn’t enough food in winter. |
9. | Reading, writing and “close work” would be difficult for people over10. |
完成句子
1.There is nothing new in the newspaper. (改为同义句)
There ________ ________ new in the newspaper.
2.Do you often look after your grandmother at home?(改为同义句)
Do you often _________ ________ of your grandmother at home?
3.He is brave boy. (改为感叹句)
__________ _________ the boy is!
4.She did her homework yesterday evening.(改为否定句)
She __________ _________ her homework yesterday evening.
5.When fish sleep, they keep their eyes open.(改为同义句)
Fish sleep __________ their eyes _________ .
6.我们可以在湖上划船。
We can _________ a _________ on the lake.
7.我的电脑坏了。我打算叫个电脑工程师检查一下。
My computer doesn't __________ I’m going to ask a computer engineer to _________ it.
8.我可以替他捎个口信吗？
May I __________ a __________ for him?
9.她已经足够大了，可以自主做出决定。
She is ___________ _____________ to make her own decision.
10.你的书在椅子下面，请把它捡起来。
Your book is under the desk. Please _________ it ___________.
New York is one of the last large American cities to have some of its policemen on horseback. The New York police have 170 horses working on certain parts of the city. The horses are expensive to feed(喂养), but it is even more expensive to look after them. Because the horses must walk on the streets, they need special horse shoes. In fact, they need more than 8,000 of them each day. Every police horse in New York gets new shoes every month. Keeping these shoes in good repair is the job of six blacksmiths(铁匠).There are only about thirty-five blacksmiths in the whole United States.
The cost of shoeing a horse is between twenty dollars and thirty-five dollars and it takes a good blacksmith two or three hours to do the job.
A blacksmith’s job is not an easy one. He must be able to shape a shoe from a piece of metal and then fit(安装) it to the horse foot. The blacksmith must bend over(弯腰) all the time when he is fitting the shoe and must hold the weight(重量) of the horse’s leg while he works. Clearly, a blacksmith must be very strong. But even more important, he must be able to deal with horses-for before the blacksmith can begin his work, he has to get the horse to lift his leg.
One of the blacksmiths in New York is James Corbin. He came to the country from Ireland in 1948.He not only makes horseshoes for the police but also works for a group of horse owners near the city. Corbin became interested in the job of blacksmiths because his father did it, and, as he puts it, “It’s a good way to make a living.”
1.According to the passage, a blacksmith must be a ________ man.
A.clever B.rich C.strong D.lucky
2.James Corbin became a blacksmith because he .
A.was interested in horses B.was needed by the policemen
C.drew a picture of the horse shoes D.had to make a living
3.In the passage “to shape a shoe” is to .
A.fit it on the horse’s foot B.use it for two or three hours
C.make the form of a horseshoe from a piece of metal D.draw a picture of the shoe
4.Which of the following is true?
A.Only a few large American cities have some policemen on horseback.
B.New York is the only city in America to have some policemen on horseback.
C.Policemen on horseback enjoy travelling around the United States.
D.Policemen on horseback are less expensive than those in cars.
5.The best title for the passage is “ ”.
A.Policemen on Horseback B.Blacksmiths and Horseshoeing
C.James Corbin, a Blacksmith D.Horseshoeing Is a Good Way to Make a Living
Mr. Brown’s house was less than two miles from his office, so he could drive home every day for lunch. Every time he drove home at noon, he found many cars outside his house and there was no room for his own car. He had to drive somewhere else to park his car. Then he walked back home. This made him very angry.
He put up a board in the garden facing the road. The board said, “No Parking”. But nobody noticed it. People seemed to obey only a police notice with white letters on a blue board:
POLICE NOTICE
NO PARKING
Mrs. Brown asked his husband to steal a police notice but he was afraid to do so. Then she asked him to make one just like a police notice. Mr. Brown said he was not the police and couldn’t use the word “police”. Several days later, Mr. Brown made a blue board with white letters.
PLEASE NOTICE
NO PARKING
“Oh!” Mrs. Brown said. “You told me you weren’t going to use the word ‘police’, but why do you use it now?” “Really?” he asked.
“Look again,” she started to laugh. “You are really clever”.
1.Mr. Brown’s office was ______ his house.
A. next to B. not far from
C. 2 hours’ drive from D. 5 miles from
2.Mr. Brown was angry because ______.
A. he found no room to park his car outside his house
B. he had nothing to eat for lunch at home
C. he lost the way when he drove back home one day
D. he couldn’t make a police notice outside his house
3.Mr. Brown made ______ notice board (s) altogether (总共)。
A. one B. two C. three D. no
4.In the end, Mr. Brown made a notice board and it _____.
A. was just the same as a police notice
B. was different in color from a police notice
C. just looked like a police notice
D. said “POLICE NOTICE, NO PARKING”
5.We can infer(推断) that ______ after he put up the blue board.
A. more people will park their cars outside his house
B. more policemen will park their cars outside his house
C. fewer people will park their cars outside his house
D. fewer people will visit him at noon later on
A Long long ago, there lived a king called Ralph. He had three sons. The first son was Sam. The second was John and the third was Eric. The king in his death bed wanted to test his three sons. He asked them to get together the next day in the court. The king said that he was in his death bed and wanted to test them. He asked them to fill the whole room with something, and whoever does completely can become the king. The first son brought diamonds. They filled half the room. The second son filled the room with cotton but it was not enough. The third kept a lamp in the middle of the room. It spread light in the whole room. The king loved Eric’s idea very much and decided to ask him to be the king. The two sons’ faces turn red as their younger brother defeated them. Then, the king died and Eric became the king.
1.Who was the king’s eldest son?
A.Sam B.John C.Eric D.Ralph
2.Why did the king want to test his sons?
A.Because he liked them very much B.Because his sons were very clever.
C.Because he wanted to choose a king from them. D.Because he had nothing to do that day.
3.What did Eric use to fill the whole room?
A.The diamonds. B.Some cotton.
C.A lamp. D.Many things.
4.The underlined word “defeated “in the passage means______ in Chinese.
A.称赞 B.羞辱 C.战胜 D.宠爱
5.What is the best title of the passage?
A.The King’s Death B.The Clever Sons
C.The Kings and his sons D.The Lamp in the Room
完形填空。
通读下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
One day, a boy had a fight with one of his classmates. Then he went to his _____and told him his story angrily. “He is really bad,” the boy said, “and I _____ him.”
The grandfather said, “ ______ me tell you a story. When I was a boy, I too, sometimes hated others for what they did. …..”
As the boy ______ carefully, the grandfather went on, “There are always two tigers inside my heart. One is ______ and kind. He gets on well ______ everything around him. But ______ is bad and unfriendly. Even the smallest thing will make him angry. He fights with everyone all the time, and for no reason. He can’t think carefully ______ he always hates others. It is difficult to live with these two tigers inside my heart. They both try to control(控制) me. ”
The boy looked into his grandfather’s ______ and asked, “______ tiger always controls you, Grandfather?”
The old man said slowly and seriously, “The one that I feed. I always feed the good and kind tiger, so I never hate others and seldom get angry now. ”
1.A.mother B.father C.teacher D.grandfather
2.A.love B.hate C.know D.enjoy
3.A.Make B.Help C.Let D.Ask
4.A.saw B.felt C.talked D.listened
5.A.good B.bad C.lazy D.quiet
6.A.at B.on C.with D.about
7.A.other B.others C.another D.the other
8.A.because B.though C.before D.but
9.A.eyes B.ears C.nose D.mouth
10.A.Who B.Which C.Where D.When
