What ________ great fun it is to have a picnic!
A.a B./ C.an D.the
Which of the following underlined part is different in pronunciation from the others?
A.It is about 500 meters from my home to my school. B.Jim and I live in the same housing estate.
C.I have enough money to buy the book. D.Don’t speak loudly in the reading room.
Write at least 60 words on the topic “ I want to invent _____ ”(以“我想要发明________”为题，写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格)
（注意：1、在答题纸上将题目补充完整。
2、短文中不得出现任何人名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。）
The following is for reference only. (以下表达仅供参考)
It can be used to…
It will be exciting/necessary/helpful to…
Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words:
Bill is a computer fan. The moment his father gives him the Personal Computer, he becomes crazy about it.
At first, Bill can only do some typing and simple calculations with the computer. But soon, he gets the hang of using it and becomes an expert. Sometimes, he goes online to get the information he is interested in, such as the latest news on sports event. Sometimes, he b1. the web to collect materials for his assignment. He is always fascinated by the Internet. "You can get whatever you want," he'd like to say to his friends.
He teaches himself to send and r2. e-mails. He is excited to be able to keep in touch with his friends abroad. He also makes quite a few new friends in the chat room online.
Now, Bill can use his computer for entertainment, too. In his spare time, he e3. plays computer games, or listens to music downloaded from the Internet. Once in a while, he watches VCD.
However, his parents now become more and more w4.. They are afraid that the computer will be harmful to Bill's eyesight. And because Bill is taking less and less p5. exercise, so they are thinking about doing something to prevent him from being harmed by the computer.
Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage:
While driving to a meeting, a young businessman makes calls on his cell phone. He _______ by a fast-food restaurant to pick up lunch. As he waits for his food, he enters appointments into his.
Life today moves more _______ than ever before. Multi-tasking—dealing with several tasks at the same time—is a strong indication（迹象）of life's increased pace（步调）.
Thanks to technology, the speed of life has increased over the past century. Timesaving inventions--like e-mails and ATMs-- have made daily tasks more efficient. People today expect _______. A recent, CNN survey shows that most Americans can't stand long waits. Sixty percent said they were unwilling（不愿意的）to wait longer than 15 minutes for food or services.
Eating in a hurry has become a_______ for many people. Supermarket shelves carry more easy-to-prepare foods than fruits and vegetables. A popular restaurant in Japan charges customers by _______ at the table, not by what they eat!
1.A.stands B.looks C.stops D.eats
2.A.quickly B.easily C.conveniently D.attractively
3.A.technology B.speed C.freedom D.money
4.A.hobby B.habit C.wish D.worry
5.
A.the way they eat B.the time they spend
C.the dishes they order D.the clothes they wear
Answer the questions IN COMPLETE SENTENCES:
In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre's way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains. In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and machines. But this did not stop them. For example, some people in the United States worked very hard. Mathew Brady, a famous American photographer, was one of them. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike（栩栩如生）. Photography also became one kind of art at the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed some feelings, like other kinds of art.
1.Why did Niepce invent the first camera?
2.According to this passage, how many important dates were there in the history of photography?
3.In the early days, photographers didn't feel like taking pictures of moving things because they had to carry a lot of film and machines, did they?
4.How were the pictures taken by Mathew Brady?
5.Why do people think photography had become a kind of art by the end of the 19th century?
