The car was invented just a century ago. You ...

The car was invented just a century ago. You may know all kinds of cars’ names, but many people don’t know who was the inventor of the first car.

The first car was invented not by an Englishman, but by an American. His name was Henry Ford.

Henry was born in a poor family. He was the eldest of the 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 a week.

In the evening, he repaired watches for another dollar a week. The hard life made him strong and able.

At that time, there was another interest in the life of the young Ford. He wished of making a machine.

It could run without horses, so named horseless carriage. He overcame a lot of difficulties and in April 1893, the “horseless carriage” was invented at last. It was the first car.

Later Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company. He was really the first inventor of the car in the world.

1.Who really invented the first car?

A. A Chinese.　　 B. An Englishman.　　 C. A Russian.　　 D. An American.

2.From this story we can know the car was invented _____.

A. only one hundred years ago　　 B. less than one hundred years ago

C. more than one hundred years ago　　 D. long long ago

3.Henry Ford must have _____.

A. five brothers and sisters　　 B. six brothers and sisters

C. five younger brothers　　 D. five younger sisters

4.How many dollars did young Ford get every week?

A. 2.5 dollars.　　 B. 1.5 dollars.　　 C. 3.5 dollars.　　 D. 3 dollars.

5.Henry Ford invented the first car _____.

A. with his brothers　　 B. without any difficulty

C. himself　　 D. difficult

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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.

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Do you know that tea　　　 by Shengnong many years ago.

A. invented　　 B. is invented　　 C. was invented

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---Simon, do you know who invented the kite?

---Sure! It ____ by Mozi over 2,000 years ago.

A. is invented　　 B. invented　　 C. was invented　　 D. will be invented

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补全对话（10分）

A：Hi, Jack. Do you know what the Four Inventions are ?

B: Yes, I have just learned about them from my Chinese teacher.　 1.

A: 2.

B: They were great inventions at that time.　 3.They are great gifts to the world from ancient China.

A: Really? Can you describe them in detail?

B: Sure. Let me give you an example. Before the compass was invented, sailors had to depend on the stars to find directions. After it was invented, the oceans were open to travel.　 4.

A: You are great. You know much about China.

B:　 5.

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----Do you know who invented the telephone?

----No,I only know it　　　 in 1876.

A. invented　　　　　 B. was invented

C. invents　　　　　　 D. were invented

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Cars were invented in the last century. Today they have ______ the lives of everyone in the United States. Most Americans feel that they are poor when they have _____ cars.

Why are cars ______ used in the United States？Here are three reasons.

First of all, the country is very large and Ame­ricans enjoy _____ trips here and there. With ______ they can go anywhere easily.

The second reason is ______ trains have never been as common in the United States as they are in other parts of the world. What’s ______， Americans have to spend a lot of money traveling by plane.

The third ______ is the most important one. Americans don't like to ______ buses or trains or even planes. They like cars ____ they want to travel fast at any time.

1.A. saved　　 B. touched　　 C. made　　 D. done

2.A. no　　 B. some　　 C. many　　 D. now

3.A. wide　　 B. wider　　 C. widest　　 D. widely

4.A. to have　　 B. making　　 C. to make　　 D. takes

5.A. cars　　 B. buses　　 C. trains　　 D. planes

6.A. why　　 B. where　　 C. that　　 D. there

7.A. more　　 B. that　　 C. so　　 D. most

8.A. thing　　 B. excuse　　 C. matter　　 D. reason

9.A. wait for　　 B. work for　　 C. work on　　 D. wait on

10.A. because　　 B. before　　 C. after　　 D. so

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Do you know when the basketball_________?

A. is invented　 B. was invented　 C. has invented　　 D. had invented

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Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented by accident? Many people believe that tea was first drunk 　 1.(几乎，差不多) 5,000 years ago. It is said that a Chinese 　 2.(统治者) called Shen Nong first discovered tea as a drink. One day Shen Nong was　 3.煮沸) drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water and remained there for some time. It produced a nice 　 4.(气味) so he tasted the brown water. It was quite delicious. And so, one of the world’s favorite drinks was invented.

A few thousand years later, Lu Yu, “the saint of tea”,　 5.(提到) Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing. The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea. It also discusses where the 　 6.(最好的)tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used.

It is believed that tea was 　 7.(带到) to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. In England, tea didn’t appear until around 1660, but less than 100 years later, it had become the　 8.(民族的) drink. The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century. This helped to　 9.(传播) the popularity of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world. Even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese are without 　 10.(疑问) the ones who best understand the nature of tea.

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---when _______the telephone________，do you know?

---Yes．In 1876．

A．was，invented     B．are；invented      C．did；invent        D．had，invented

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