was the one that is still very important today--the wheel. This made it easier to carry heavy things and to
travel long distance.
For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that as much effect as the wheel. Then in the
early 1800s the world started to change. There was little unknown land left in the world. People didn"t have
to explore much any more. They began to work instead to make life better.
In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. Among them were the camera,
the light and the radio. These all play a big part in our daily life today.
The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions. The helicopter in 1909, movies with sound
in 1926, the computer in 1928, jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new material was first made.
Nylon came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wore.
The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over diseases. They worked
very well. They made people healthier and allowed them to live longer. By the 1960s most people could expect
to live to be at least 60.
By this time most people in developed countries had a very good life. Of course new inventions continued
to be made. But man now had a desire (渴望) to explore again. The earth was known to man but the stars
were not. Man began looking for ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then United States took
a step. Since then other countries, including China and Japan, have made their own steps into space.
In 1969 man took his biggest step away from earth. Americans first walked on the moon. This is certainly
just a beginning, though. New inventions will some day allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of.
[ ]
B. when light was invented
C. how inventions affect people"s daily life
D. which country made the first step into space
[ ]
B. in the 1960s
C. since the 1900s
D. from the 1800s to 1960s
[ ]
B. their life better
C. discoveries
D. a trip to space
[ ]
B. camera
C. jet planes
D. movies
[ ]
B. new ways
C. medicines
D. new hospitals
like fingers. These allow elephants to do wonderful things. They pick up their food-parts of trees or maybe just
a nut. They use their trunks to drink water or spray the water over their bodies to cool off. Because elephants
do not see well, they use their trunks as "eyes".They do not walk where their trunks cannot feel the ground.
Carole is a twenty-two-year-old elephant at the San Diego Wild Animal Park. She can paint with her trunk.
Her paintings are sold to make money for the park.
B. fingers
C. teeth
D. trunks
B. see well
C. eat nut
D. like water
B. an elephant trainer
C. an elephant
D. a city
B. 饮
C. 舀
D. 掘
B. A Clever Elephant
C. How Elephants Find Food
D. How Elephants Paint
uses. 1_____A German clothing maker has invented the "MP3 Blue Jacket".This kind of jacket can be used as
both an MP3 player and a mobile phone. An English company has developed a cloth keyboard that can be put
onto your pants. 2______If it gets dirty, the keyboard can be washed and even ironed.
As the technology improves, smart clothes will get much smarter. Researchers are developing clothes that
can show your body temperature and heat you up before you feel cold. 3____ They can tell the doctor when
you are in danger. This technology can also provide important information about your environment.4_____
Jackets with GPS (卫星定位系统) technology can keep you from getting lost.
People have begun to love the idea. Probably smart clothes will one day be common on Paris streets-and
even in your own home.
B. Some kinds of smart clothes have come into the market.
C. You can control your computer with it easily anywhere.
D. Other smart clothes to wear are special medical ones.
根据文章内容,回答下面问题:
( )5. What is the best title of this passage?
A. Smart clothes in the market.
B. Smart Clothes on Paris Streets.
C. Smart clothes for New Century.
D. Smart Clothes with Keyboard.
quite true. The human body can go 4 food for a long time, but two 5 three days without water usually
make people 6 .
Many people don"t understand how 7 water the human body needs 8 well and many people don"t
drink enough, especially in hot weather. More people drink when they are thirsty. They often need more water,
especially when they take exercise.
A man"s body is 65 to 75 percent water. If we don"t have 9 water, we feel 10 and may become ill.
Do you know what the best drink is?
( )1. A. At ( )2. A. more ( )3. A. many ( )4. A. with ( )5. A. and ( )6. A. dead ( )7. A. many ( )8. A. work ( )9. A. some ( )10. A. fine | B. By B. much B. few B. on B. or B. to die B. little B. to work B. a little B. tired | C. Of C. least C. lots of C. without C. but C. dying C. much C. working C. all C. happy | D. In D. most D. much D. by D. of D. died D. can D. works D. enough D. well |
阅读理解:读A、B两篇短文,根据短文内容选择最佳答案。 | |||
Height is just one of the thousands of features your genes(基因)decide. In fact, because you have two | |||
1. The Chinese for the word "puberty" is ________. | |||
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A. 童年时期 B. 婴幼儿时期 C. 习惯养成期 D. 生长发育期 | |||
2. If you want to know how fast and how tall you should grow, ________. | |||
[ ] | |||
A. you should have enough exercise B. you can ask doctors for help C. you should save the environment D. You can record your growth during puberty | |||
3. This passage is mainly about ________. | |||
[ ] | |||
A. how the genes work in your body B. when is the time you grow fast C. why you look like your parents D. how you grow to a certain height | |||
4. After reading this passage, we can explain ________. | |||
[ ] | |||
A. how good it is to be a doctor B. how much sleep time we need C. why genes can"t decide everything D. what healthy diet is | |||
5. Which is NOT mentioned in the passage? | |||
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A. Your height most probably depends on how high your parents are. B. Girls" age for starting puberty is usually earlier than that for boys". C. The time showing the first changes of puberty is never noticed. D. You may be scared sometimes when you grow too fast. | |||
根据表格,选择正确答案。 | |||