The car was invented just a hundred years ago. You may know all kinds of the cars' names, but many people don' t know who was the inventor of the first car. The first car was invented by an American. His name was Henry Ford.
Henry was born in a poor family. He was the oldest of six children. When he was a boy, he became interested in watches and machines. When he was twelve years old, his mother died. Soon he had to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents（美分）a week. In the evening he repaired watches for another dollar a week. The hard life made him strong and able. He wished to make a machine. It could run without a horse, so named horseless carriage. He worked hard and in April, 1893, the "horseless carriage"（无马马车）was invented at last. It was the first car. So Henry Ford was really the inventor of the first car in the world.
The1.of the First Car in the World | |
What his name was | Henry Ford |
When he invented the first car | About a2.ago |
What he showed 3.in | Watches and machines |
How he made a living when he was a boy | Working in a machine shop for two dollars and finy cents a week |
Repairing watches in the evening for one 4.dollar a week | |
What he named his 5.car | Horseless carriage |
Li Wen is a normal 15-year-old boy from the countryside, He works very hard and does well in school. It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school. When his parents moved to the city to work, they could not be at home to take care of him. But he missed his parents so much and he often felt lonely and unhappy. Li Wen's unhappiness began to influence his school work. He became less interested in studying and missed classes. Then his parents decided to send him to boarding school. He found life there difficult. One day he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. His teacher advised his parents to talk with their son in person. So his parents took a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride to get to Li Wen's school. This conversation changed his life. He realized that his parents would always love him, and they would be proud of everything good that he did. Now he is much happier and more outgoing than he used to be.
阅读短文，根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词．
（1）b1.to think that something is true or possible
（2）l2.unhappy because you have no friends or people to talk to
阅读短文，完成同义词转换，每空一词．
He realized that they would be proud of everything good that he did．
He realized that they would 3. 4.in everything good that he did．
（5）Where is Li Wen from?5.
（6）What did Li Wen tell his teacher one day?6.
（7）How many hours totally（总计）did it take Li Wen's parents to get to his school?7.
从A-G项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全对话。（选项中有两项是多余的）
A： Good morning！
B：1.
A： My alarm clock didn't go off！2.
B： Oh, no!
A： So I just quickly put on some clothes and rushed out of the door.
B：3.
A： No, I didn't even brush my teeth or wash my face!4.
B：5.
A： Luckily, Carl's dad saw me on the street and gave me a lift in his car.
B： Well, at least by the time you got to school, you were only five minutes late for class.
A. You don' t eat breakfast?
B. But before I got to the bus stop, the bus had already left.
C. Why were you late for class today, Kevin?
D. I kept sleeping, and when I woke up it was already 8:00 a.m.
E. My mother woke up early in morning.
F. Then how did you get here?
G. But before I got to the bus stop, the bus driver is waiting for me.
Do you love reading books? We can get a lot from different books.
1.. First, reading books is fun. You can always keep yourself happy if you like reading. This is especially useful when the weather is bad. It is a relaxing hobby, too. You can really become lost in a book.
2.:in a car, in a waiting-room, on a plane or in bed. All you need is a book! Reading is a convenient hobby as it is easy to stop and then start again.
Another good reason for reading books is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby you will get better and better at it. This makes you read faster and become easier at understanding what you read. 3..
Some people say that reading is out of date. This is not true. 4.and the more you read, the better your computer skills will be. Good readers are most likely to be good writers, too. 5., and have more things to write about. Reading books is a wonderful hobby. Why not start reading right now?
根据短文内容，将下面方框内的句子还原到文中空白处，使短文内容完整、通顺（每个选项只能用一次）．
A. If you read enough, you will probably find that your schoolwork becomes much better
B. Next, you can read a book anywhere
C. You can read on computers
D. They are usually good at spelling as well
E. Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons
Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? Many people would think of Confucius, whose birthday was September 28th. Although he lived over 2,000 years ago, people still remember and respect（尊重）him for his contribution（贡献）to the education today.
Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu, which lies in Shandong Province. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a hard childhood. His father died when he was only 3. His mother brought him up. As a child, he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius didn't give up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.
Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time only children from noble families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.
Today, people still follow Confucius' lessons. He told us that we all have something important to be learned. "When I am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities（品质）and follow them."
He also taught us that thinking is very important in study. "All study but no thinking makes people puzzled（困惑的）．All thinking but no study makes people lazy."
Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners." A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others." he said.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案．
1.Today we still remember Confucius mainly because he .
A.lived a poor life in his childhood
B.had great opinions and thoughts about education
C.traveled with his students from state to state
2.Confucius learned music, history, poetry and sports as a child.
A.by teaching himself at home
B.by going to school
C.by visiting many famous teachers
3.The underlined word "noble" in Paragraph means in Chinese.
A.贫穷的
B.幸福的
C.贵族的
4.The correct order of the following statements is .
①Confucius worked to help his mother as a child．
②Confucius educated about 3,000 students in his lifetime．
③Confucius' father died．
④Confucius started the first public school in Chinese history.
A.③①④②
B.②③④①
C.③①②④
5.Which of the following is NOT TRUE in the passage？
A.All study but no thinking makes people puzzled．
B.No one has something worthy to be learned．
C.All thinking but no study makes people lazy．
There was once a famous scientist who made several important discoveries. Once he was asked how he was able to be so creative, He replied that it all came from an experience he had with his mother when he was two years old. He was trying to take a bottle of milk out of the fridge. But the bottle was too slippery（滑的）and he dropped it. The kitchen floor was covered with milk.
When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of shouting at him or punishing him, she said, "Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I have never seen such a huge puddle（水洼）of milk. Would you like to play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up？"
So he did. After a few minutes, they cleaned it up together. Then his mother said, This was a failed experiment（实验）in how to carry a big bottle of milk with two tiny hands. Let's go out in the backyard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can find a way to carry it without dropping it."
The little boy learned that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful lesson.
The scientist then added that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be afraid to make mistakes. He learned that mistakes are just chances to learn something new﹣which is, after all, what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment doesn't "work", we can still learn something valuable from it.
根据短文内容判断正、误。（注意：考生将答题卡相应的位置涂加，正确的涂"A"，错误的涂"B"）
（1）The scientist's creativity came from an experience he had with his mother when he was a child．1.
（2）He dropped the bottle because the floor was too slippery．2.
（3）His mother thought he did an experiment in the kitchen but failed．3.
（4）His mother told him how to carry the bottle without dropping it．4.
（5）From this passage, we know that we can learn from mistakes．5.
