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1.After the______was invented, the oceans were open to travel
A. compass B. printing
C. gunpowder D. paper-making
2.At first, gunpowder was used for_______.
A. finding direction B. making fireworks
C. carving characters D. painting on the paper
3._______developed paper-making in the Eastern Han dynasty.
A. Some sailors B. Bi Sheng
C. Cai Lun D. Lu Ban
4.Printing was developed in the_____.
A. Tang dynasty B. Song dynasty
C. Han dynasty D. Qin Dynasty
5.The reading material is mainly about______.
A. The history of Ancient Inventions
B. The Four Dynasties of Ancient China
C. The Four Great Inventors of Ancient China
D. The Four Great Inventions of Ancient China
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I ______ in the hospital yesterday. I had to look after my sick mother.
A．am B．was C．are D．were
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Captain James Cook was a great explorer. Before he started exploring, maps of the Pacific Ocean were almost empty. He visited hundreds of islands across the Pacific Ocean and put them in the correct places on the map. He made maps of the coastlines of Australia and New Zealand. James Cook was born in England in 1728. His parents were poor farm workers. When James was 18, he found a job on a coastal ship. He worked on the ship until he was 27 years old, and then he joined the navy. He fought in Canada in a war against France, and he mapped some of the eastern coasts of Canada. In 1768, King George made him Captain(船长) of a ship and sent him to the Pacific. He was gone for nearly three years. When he returned, he was regarded as a national hero.
He started his third journey in 1776. On this trip he visited Hawaii. He was the first European to set foot on this beautiful island. Then he mapped the western coast of North America. After that he returned to Hawaii. Unluckily, there was some trouble between the Hawaiians and the white men and they started fighting. In the end, Captain was killed in a fight against the local.
1.In which order did James Cook do the following things?
a. Fought against France.
b. Mapped the western coast of North America.
c. Was made Captain of a ship.
d. Worked on a coastal ship.
A. a c d b B. d a c b
C. b a d c D. d c a b
2. He started exploring when _______.
A. he worked on a coastal ship
B. he was 18 years old
C. he was sent to the Pacific
D. he served in the navy
3.He was considered a national hero because of _______.
A. his experience in Canada
B. his being the first European to visit Hawaii
C. his heroic death
D. his devotion to exploration on the Pacific Ocean
4.Captain Cook was killed by _______.
A. his sailors B. the Hawaiians
C. the Canadians D. the French
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—When ________ the telephone ________？—In 1876.
A. did；invent B. was；invented C. were；invented D. do；invented
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—When ________ the telephone ________？—In 1876.
A.did；invent B.was；invented C.were；invented D.do；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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Before the elevator was invented in the late 1800s，buildings were much smaller and lower，as people did not want to walk up and down stairs(楼梯)all day．With the invention of the elevator came high-rise buildings and skyscrapers．
Some people find elevators make them a little uncomfortable because there are many people all standing close in a small room．It is best just to relax and enjoy the ride．
When the elevator doors open，stand aside and let everyone out before you try to get in．Even if you are in a hurry，it’s impolite to push someone so that you can get into an elevator．
Don’t stare at(盯着看)people or stand too close．Try to keep your eyes looking ahead or you could make others feel nervous or uncomfortable．
If you have to move past people to get out of the elevator，say“Excuse me，please”or“I’m sorry”rather than just push them out of the way．Others will think you’re welcome if you show some politeness．
If you are standing close to the buttons(按钮)，ask others what floors they are going to and press the buttons for them．This is considered to be polite．
In case of emergency(紧急情况)，follow the instructions written inside the elevator and try to keep others calm．
1.The elevator was invented________．
A．in 1800
B．in 1899
C．in the 18th century
D．in the 19th century
2.Before the elevator was invented，buildings were________．
A．big enough
B．tall enough
C．low and small
D．huge but low
3.The underlined word“skyscrapers”means“________”in Chinese．
A．天窗
B．摩天大楼
C．天桥
D．冲天火箭
4.According to the passage，if you stare at someone in an elevator，he or she may feel________．
A．uncomfortable
B．angry
C．strange
D．calm
5.If you have an emergency in an elevator，you should________．
A．cry for help loudly
B．knock on the door loudly
C．follow the elevator instructions
D．call the police for help
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The telephone____by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876.
A.is invented
B. was invented
C. were invented
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Do you know who invented tea? In fact, tea, the most popular drink in the world （after water）, was invented by accident （偶然）. According to an ancient Chinese legend （传说）, the emperor Shen Nong （神农皇帝） tea when he was boiling drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a nearby bush （灌木丛） fell into the water and remained there for .The emperor noticed（注意到） that the leaves in the water produced a smell. Later he decided the hot mixture （混合物）. It was quite delicious. And one of the world’s favorite drinks was invented.China is the home of tea, has more than 4,000 years of history. People all over China drink tea daily. the three major drink—tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by people in the world. Tea from China, along silk and porcelain（瓷器）, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export （出口商品） .Tea leaves mainly in the area south of the Yangtze River, in the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian, becauuse of the mild （温和的） and rich soil there，Longjing, Wulong, Pu’er and Tieguanyin are all kinds of tea..Over the past centuries, Chinese people their unique tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making and so on. Tea is a popular topic which is often mentioned in dances, songs, poems and novels.
1.A. invented B. found out C. discovered D. tried out
2.A. Sometimes B. some time C. some times D. some days
3.A. pleasant B. pleased C. bad D. Terrible
4.A. not to taste B. to taste C. tasting D. Taste
5.A. by the way B. on the way C. on its way D. in this way
6.A. who B. which C. where D. When
7.A. In B. For C. Of D. By
8.A. the number of B. a number of C. a large number of D. the largest number of
9.A. between B. with C. except D. Besides
10.A. at that time B. from now on C. since then D. since now
11.A. produce B. are produced C. make D. is made
12.A. climate B. weather C. condition D. environment
13.A. interesting B. important C. famous D. Normal
14.A. had developed B. have developed C. developed D. are developing
15.A. too B. as well C. either D. Also
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课文填空
Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented by __________? Although tea wasn’t brought to the Western world _________ 1610, this beverage was __________ over three thousand years before that. __________ to an ancient Chinese legend, the emperor Shen Nong discovered tea when he was _________ drinking water __________ an open fire. Some __________ from a nearby bush fell into the water and __________ there for some time. The emperor noticed that leaves in the water produced a pleasant __________. Later he decided to taste the hot mixture. It was quite delicious. And _________ this way, one of the world’s favorite drinks was invented.
