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Take a look around your school and you’ll find all kinds of great inventions developed by some really amazing minds. Here are just a few of the people who have helped make schools great.
James Pillans
The blackboard and colored chalks (粉笔)
This headmaster in Edinburgh, Scotland, was the first to use a blackboard and colored chalks in the 1800s. He used them to teach geography.
Anna Breadin
The school desk
This designer designed the first school desk. Her design included storage (储存)space under the table area for books and a folding seat.
John Lee Love
The pencil sharpener (卷笔刀)
The American inventor, John Lee Love, invented a simple portable (便于携带的)pencil sharpener which was known as the “Love Sharpener”.
Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith
Crayons
Crayons were invented by cousins, Edwin Binney and C, Harold Smith. At first, they only had eight colors-black, brown, blue, red, purple, orange, yellow and green. Today, they come in hundreds of colors.
Douglas Engelbart
The computer mouse
This American inventor from Oregon invented the computer mouse. The name "mouse" came from the little tail that came out of the end of it.
根据表格内容，选择最佳答案。
1.What subject did James Pillans teach?
A.History. B.English. C.Geography. D.Physics.
2.Who was the first school desk invented by?
A.Anna Breadin. B.James Pillans. C.C. Harold Smith. D.Douglas Engelbart.
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Edwin Binney and John Lee Love were cousins.
B.John Lee Love invented a simple pencil sharpener.
C.The “Love Sharpener” was invented by a German.
D.The first school desk didn’t have a folding seat.
4.Which color crayons didn’t they have at first?
A.Red. B.Green. C.Black. D.White.
5.The computer mouse was invented by a(n) _______.
A.Australian B.American C.British D.French
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In schools across the world, you will find a kind of students who have ability to take part in classroom discussion. 1. They are simply talking with the same freeness and ease(自在)that most of us have when chatting with friends.
But for some other students, they’re quite afraid of speaking in front of people. Why can’t they do it? 2. But as soon as the teacher starts trying to have a discussion, and especially if she starts calling on student who aren’t raising their hands, all their happiness about “loving school” will fly away.
What is the problem? Why are they so nervous? The simplest answer is that they are scared of speaking or being regarded as a stupid one. Or, actually not even stupid. 3. They want to not only give the correct answer, but also say something outstanding and create every time they speak. Usually this kind of students were told that they were smart kids by teachers and family at a very young age. Of course, they felt good, but then they started to be stressed out as they became older. 4. As time goes by, that thought kept them silent during class.
5. First, write down something about what they want to say before raising their hands. It will make them feel safe. Second, make little goals for themselves: Today, I’m going to say one thing in class, no matter what. Then the next week, make two more. At last, things will go well. Until they can go through all the nervousness and discomfort.
A. I don’t understand why they could speak without fearing.
B. Because they expected to be that smart kid all the time.
C. Because they may feel embarrassed if their answers are wrong.
D. To solve this problem, they need to change in very small ways.
E. They are afraid that people won’t think that they are super smart.
F. All through each class, they are fine at first, taking notes, loving life and learning at school.
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Look at your classmates around you. You all wear the same uniform and similar sneakers. Do you want to stand out among them? A fashionable and useful backpack can be a great idea!
Backpacks are lightweight and easy to carry.
They are great tools for students. They help you to stay organized. You can keep school things, books and personal items like cell phones and keys neatly (整洁地). With a unique backpack, you can also stand out among your classmates.
Tourists also love backpacks. With convenient backpacks, backpackers can move freely from one place to another. Meanwhile, they can also free their hands to do other things like taking photos.
But in the very beginning backpacks were not what we see today.
It is thought that US hiker Dick Kelty invented the first modern backpack in 1951. He used nylon (尼龙) and aluminum tubing (铝制管型材料) to make backpacks lightweight. Then he added shoulder straps (带子) and waist straps to transfer(转移) much of the weight to the hips (臀部).
Today, backpacks come in different styles.
Rolling (滚动的) backpacks have wheels on the bottom. Users can pull them along the ground if they are too heavy to carry on their shoulders.
And with more people bringing laptops to school and work, backpacks also offer space for lightweight electronics.
1. Backpacks are useful for tourists because_____.
A. they have wheels on the bottom
B. it frees tourists’ hands to do other things
C. tourists can feel fashionable
D. they make tourists feel special
2.The underlined word “unique” in the passage probably means “ ”.
A. 普通的 B. 独特的
C. 有用的 D. 便利的
3. The first modern backpack was thought to be invented by _____.
A. a famous inventor B. an Englishman
C. a hiker D. a student
4. In order to make the backpack light, _____ is used.
A. cotton B. nylon
C. cloth D. paper
5. The passage mainly talks about _____.
A. a famous TV drama
B. different functions (功能) of backpacks
C. the history of backpacks
D. who wears backpacks
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Look at your classmates around you. You all wear the same uniform and similar shoes, even similar haircut. Do you want to be different from them? A fashionable and useful backpack can be a great idea!
Backpacks are lightweight and easy to carry on then go. They are great tools for students. They help you to stay organized and tidy. You can keep school things, books and personal items like cell phones and keys neatly(整洁地). With a special and cool backpack, you can also stand out among your classmates.
Tourists also love backpacks. With convenient backpacks, backpackers can move freely from one place to another. Meanwhile, they can also free their hands to do other things like taking photos.
But in the very beginning backpacks were not what we see today.
It is thought that US hiker Dick Kelty invented the first modern backpack in 1951. He used nylon(尼龙) to make backpacks lightweight. Then he added shoulder straps(带子) and waist straps to transfer much of the weight to the hips(臀部).
Today, backpacks come in different styles.
Rolling backpacks have wheels on the bottom. Users can pull them along the ground if they are too heavy to carry on their shoulders.
And with more people bringing notebook computers to school and work, backpacks also offer space for lightweight electronics. Most of them are in style and can be in good use.
A backpack has already become a symbol of fashion in some way. So, why not carry your fashion with your backpack?
1.What’s the writer’s idea for being different from other students?
A. To wear surprising school uniforms.
B. To get best grades.
C. To own a fashionable backpack.
D. To have a usual haircut.
2.Students can use a wonderful backpack to _________.
A. take photos B. lose weight
C. stand higher D. keep school things
3.Which of the following statement about the first backpack is NOT TRUE?
A. It was invented in the 20th century.
B. The inventor of it is an English hiker.
C. It was made of cotton and nylon.
D. It had shoulder straps and waist straps.
4.How many new styles of backpacks are mentioned in this passage?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
5.Where can we read this passage possibly?
A. A fashion magazine. B. A supermarket poster.
C. A school notice-board. D. A tour guidebook.
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It's nice of you to ______ so much time showing me around your school.
A. take B. spend C. cost
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It's nice of you to ______ so much time showing me around your school.
A. take B. spend C. cost D. have
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It’s nice of you to ___________ so much time showing me around your school.
A. take B. spend
C. cost D. have
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Your coat is ____ dirty and you have to clean it.
A. a kind of B. all kinds of
C. kinds of D. kind of
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Go out of the front door and ______, you will find the school.
A. take B. turn left C. take left
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— May I take a look at your new iPad?
— _______Here you are.
A. I hope not B. Not at all
C. Of course D. No way