一Zheng He was a Ming dynasty that we Chinese people are proud of.
一I agree with you. He even succeeded sailing to the east coast of Africa.
A. tourist; to B. philosopher: in
C. inventor; to D. explorer; in
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—What should we do for the disabled children?
—You should ________ a study group to help them.
A.take up B.set up
C.look up D.put up
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My father has made a ________ that he will buy a camera for me.
A.suggestion B.secret
C.problem D.decision
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I don’t want to be else. I just want to be .
A. anybody; myself B. somebody; myself C. everybody; me D. anybody; me
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(2017·湖北黄石·29)To the teacher's joy，the student made great ________ this term.
A. result B. preparation C. suggestion D. progress
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汉译英
1.沉思；深思__________________
2.在……方面成功__________________
3.尽某人最大努力 __________________
4.继续__________________
5.(婉辞)去世__________________
6.在20世纪60年代__________________
7.被称为；被认为是 __________________
8.从那时开始__________________
9.在……领域 __________________
10.取得很大进步 __________________
11.因……而著名__________________
12.一天又一天 __________________
13.以……为基础__________________
14.仍在使用__________________
15.做决定__________________
16.急救__________________
17.建立__________________
18.同……一起__________________
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句型转换
1.People stopped talking when the movie began. (改为同义句)
________ the movie began, people stopped talking.
2.Summer comes after spring.(改为同义句)
Spring ________ ________ summer.
3.I didn't go to bed until I finished my report. (改为同义句)
I didn't go to bed ________ I finished my report.
4.Have you seen a table? The table has three legs. (改为含有定语从句的复合句)
Have you seen a table ________ ________ three legs?
5.I know the girl. She can dance well. (改为含有定语从句的复合句)
I know the girl ________ ________ dance well.
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You and your family are planning a picnic for tomorrow. But you want to __________ the weather forecast (预报) first to see whether there will be rain or not. Your father turns on the television and the family listens to the __________ make the weather report.
＂It will be partly cloudy tomorrow morning, __________ clearing by early afternoon. The high tomorrow will be 85.＂
As there will be no rain, the whole family feels __________. Without the weather forecast, you would not know this, and you would just have to take your chances. But now, you can plan your picnic __________ worrying whether it will rain or not.
The man you can thank for this is Cleveland Abbe. He is known as the father of the weather bureau. He was the first person to publish __________ weather forecasts in the United States.
Abbe began his daily weather bulletins (简报) in 1869. They were based on weather __________ he drew from telegraphed reports of weather conditions. Because of their accuracy (准确), the reports were __________.
Congress (国会) became __________ in Abbe’s weather reports. They made Abbe a meteorologist (someone who studies weather conditions), and he __________ issuing (发布) forecasts three times a day. He was the first official forecaster of the U.S. Weather Service. Because he often forecast probable storms, Abbe earned the nickname of ＂Old Probabilities.＂
1.A.produce B.spread C.check D.organize
2.A.fireman B.postman C.fisherman D.weatherman
3.A.so B.but C.after D.because
4.A.happy B.worried C.stressed D.curious
5.A.about B.without C.against D.from
6.A.online B.polluted C.daily D.indoor
7.A.maps B.stations C.space D.centres
8.A.strange B.popular C.terrible D.useless
9.A.successful B.similar C.bored D.interested
10.A.avoided B.began C.minded D.risked
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Tim Berners-Lee is not the most famous inventor in the world. However, his invention has changed
our lives.
He was born in London, England in 1955. When he was a small boy, Tim was interested in
playing with electrical things. He studied science at Oxford University. He made his first computer
from an old television at the age of 21.
Tim started working on early computers. At that time, they were much bigger than now. He worked in England then Switzerland. Tim was really interested in two things, computers and how the brain
works. How could the brain connect so many facts so quickly? He had to work with people all
over the world. They shared information about computers. It was hard to manage all the information. He answered the same questions again and again. took a lot of time. It was even difficult for computers in the same office in Switzerland to share information. Tim also forgot things easily. Could a computer work like a brain? Could it “talk” to other computers?
There was an Internet already but it was difficult to use. In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web (WWW) all by himself. This had a special language that helped computers talk to each other on the Internet. When people wanted to share information with others, they used the World Wide Web. The Internet grew quickly after that.
Tim Berners-Lee doesn’t think he did anything special. He says that all of the ideas about the Internet were already there. All he did was to put them together. He says that many other people worked together to make the Internet what it is today.
Most inventors want to become rich. But Tim gave away the World Wide Web for nothing. He now works in America. He helps people share technology and wants the Internet to be free for everyone to use. Maybe he is the most important but least famous inventor in the world today!
1.What was Tim Berners-Lee interested in?
A.Looking for jobs in different cities. B.Talking to people around the world.
C.Studying how to connect computers. D.Exploring how to improve memory.
2.The underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refers to “__________”.
A.Working on early computers B.Connecting different facts together
C.Travelling to the office in Switzerland D.Repeating the answers to the same questions
3.Why is Tim Berners-Lee one of the most important men in the world?
A.He made information sharing on the Internet possible.
B.He made the first computer when he was 21 years old.
C.He helped people understand better how the brain works.
D.He invented the Internet and made it free for everyone to use.
4.In what order did the following events take place?
a. Tim worked in England. b. Tim worked in Switzerland. c. Tim made his first computer.
d. Tim invented the World Wide Web. e. Tim studied science at Oxford University.
A.c – e – d – a - b B.e – b – a – c - d C.c – d – a – e - b D.e – c – a – b - d
5.What does the writer think of Tim Berners-Lee?
A.He is not famous because he is not rich. B.He has changed our lives and he is great.
C.He did nothing special but make people a good life. D.He has made great achievements in memory research.
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