Long, long ago people made fires from lightening (闪电). But they had to keep the fire burning, for they couldn’t start it again if there was no lightening. Later, they found out hitting two pieces of stone together could make a spark (火花). The spark could fire dry leaves. In this way they could make the fire again if it went out. Then people also learned to make a fire by rubbing (摩擦). They made a hole on a piece of wood and put a smaller stick into the hole. They turned the stick again and again. After a few minutes they got a fire.
A years went by, people learned other ways to make a fire. Sometimes they used the heat from the sun. They held a piece of glass in the right way and made a piece of paper on fire.
About two centuries ago, people began to make matches. Matches brought people a quick and easy way to make fires. Today matches are still being used, but people have more new ways to make fires. One of them is to use an electric fire starter. Of course an electric fire starter is much more expensive than a box of matches. But it is very useful.
1. From the text we know that a spark can _______.
A. fire any leaves B. burn anything
C. burn dry leaves D. keep fire burning
2.We can also get a fire by ________.
A. making a hole on a big piece of wood
B. putting a smaller stick into the hole
C. turning the stick hard for a while
D. all above together
3. Matches have been used ________.
A. for about two thousand years
B. for about two hundred years
C. since people began to use fire for cooking
D. since people used the heat from the sun
4. From the text, we know that _______.
A. electric fire starters are widely used
B. people haven’t used matches since they had electric fire starters
C. today there are only two ways to make fire
D. some forest fires happen from lightening
5. Which of the following is the right order of the ways to make fires that people got to know?
a. with a match b. from the sun
c. from lightening d. by rubbing
e. with an electric fire starter
A. a, b, c, d, e B. b, c, a, e, d
C. c, d, b, a, e D. d, a, c, b, e
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Long, long ago people made fires from lightening (闪电). But they had to keep the fire burning, for they couldn’t start it again if there was no lightening. Later, they found out hitting two pieces of stone together could make a spark (火花). The spark could fire dry leaves. In this way they could make the fire again if it went out. Then people also learned to make a fire by rubbing (摩擦). They made a hole on a piece of wood and put a smaller stick into the hole. They turned the stick again and again. After a few minutes they got a fire.
A years went by, people learned other ways to make a fire. Sometimes they used the heat from the sun. They held a piece of glass in the right way and made a piece of paper on fire.
About two centuries ago, people began to make matches. Matches brought people a quick and easy way to make fires. Today matches are still being used, but people have more new ways to make fires. One of them is to use an electric fire starter. Of course an electric fire starter is much more expensive than a box of matches. But it is very useful.
1. From the text we know that a spark can _______.
A. fire any leaves B. burn anything
C. burn dry leaves D. keep fire burning
2.We can also get a fire by ________.
A. making a hole on a big piece of wood
B. putting a smaller stick into the hole
C. turning the stick hard for a while
D. all above together
3. Matches have been used ________.
A. for about two thousand years
B. for about two hundred years
C. since people began to use fire for cooking
D. since people used the heat from the sun
4. From the text, we know that _______.
A. electric fire starters are widely used
B. people haven’t used matches since they had electric fire starters
C. today there are only two ways to make fire
D. some forest fires happen from lightening
5. Which of the following is the right order of the ways to make fires that people got to know?
a. with a match b. from the sun
c. from lightening d. by rubbing
e. with an electric fire starter
A. a, b, c, d, e B. b, c, a, e, d
C. c, d, b, a, e D. d, a, c, b, e
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long ago people made fires from lightning(闪电)。 But they had to keep the fire burning, for they couldn’t start it again if there was no lightning. Later, they found out hitting two piece of stone together could make a spark (火花). The spark could fire dry leaves. In this way they could make the fire again if it went out. Then people also learned to make a fire by rubbing. They made a hole on a big piece of wood and put a smaller stick into the hole. They turned the stick again and again. After a few minutes they got a fire.
As years went by, people learned other ways to make a fire. Sometimes they used the heat from sun. they held a piece of glass in the right way and made a piece of paper on fire.
About two centuries ago, people began to make matches (火柴). Matches brought people a quick and easy way to make fire. Today matches are still being used, but people have more new ways to make fires. One of them is to use an electric fire starter. Of course an electric fire starter is much more expensive than a box of matches. But it is more useful.
1. A spark can _________.
A.fire any leaves B.burn anything
C.burn dry leaves D.keep fires burning
2. We can also get a fire by _________.
A.making a hole on a big piece of wood
B.putting a smaller stick into the hole
C.turning the stick hard for a while
D.doing all the above together
3. Matches have been used _________.
A.for about two thousand years
B.for about two hundred years
C.since people began to use fire for cooking
D.since people used the heat from the sun.
4.From this passage we know _______.
A.using matches is the easiest and most useful way to make fires
B.people don’t use matches any more since they had electric fire starters
C.today there are only two ways to make fires
D.some forest fires happen from lightning
5. Choose the right order of the ways to make fires people got to know _________.
a. with a match
b. from the sun
c. from lightning
d. by rubbing
e. with an electric fire starter.
A.d ,b, c, a, e B.d, c, b, a, e
C.c, d, b, a, e D.c, b, d, a, e
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Long time ago, people made all their own things. But they found it hard ________ everything for themselves. So people started to spcialize in different kinds of jobs. Cities and countries do this, too. Some have a lot of resources, while ______ have a lot of people. Each place is special. And then, trade comes up. Although trade may be neither easy _________ safe, modern transportation can be really _________ for moving things. Moving things ______a lot and can be expensive. However, it really changes our lives, and we can enjoy things from almost everywhere. We can’t live without it now! specialize專門從事; resource 資源; trade貿易; transportation 交通
1.A. to make B. made C. been making D. to be made
2.A. the other B. other C. another D. others
3.A. or B. but also C. and D. nor
4.A. helpful B. help C. helpless D. helping
5.A. takes B. spends C. costs D. produces
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三、完形填空(共10分,每小题1分)
Robots seem new to most people, but they have a long history.__one was made by
a Greek. It was a water clock with movable figures. The robots in the films are usually stronger,
_______and cleverer than people. In real life, most robots are used in factories. They are used to do many dangerous, difficult or boring__. Some people can’t look after____ and robots can help them. For example, some people can’t see, and they use dogs__ themselves move around. This kind of dog is called a guide dog. But now scientists are making robots to help them. In the future, robot dogs__take the place of these guide dogs.
Today robots are______used in American hospitals. In the hospital, a robot___ meals from the kitchen to the patient’s room. It never loses its way because it has a__ of the hospital in its computer system.
Robots can help us in a lot of different ways. However, they______take the place of humans.
1.A. First B. Second C. The first D. The one
2.A. fast B. more fast C. faster D. more faster
3.A. jobs B. work C. exercise D. works
4.A. them B. themselves C. their D. theirs
5.A. helps B. to help C. helping D. help
6.A. can’t B. may be C. may D. have to
7.A. also B. too C. either D. hardly
8.A. takes B. puts C. gets D. walks
9.A. paper B. map C. sign D. book
10.A. will never B. never will C. are never D. never are
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完形填空。
Long long ago, man had only the sun and the moon for light. After they learned to_________fire, they carried burning sticks to_________ their way. Later they learned to _________sticks into fat. The burning fat had a bright light and__________longer. After man learned to use a wick(灯芯), they__________ candles, __________ were improved as time went by. People still use__________ today.
Later man made many kinds of oil lamps. These lamps burned coal oil(煤油) and had glass chimneys(灯罩). Later the gas light which needed____________ wick nor chimneys was developed. All these lights had one thing in common—they had to be lighted _________ a fire.
In 1879, Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. It can be__________ without a fire.
1.A.make B.do C.take D.find
2.A.do B.have C.light D.make
3.A.come B.put C.go D.take
4.A.stayed B.worked C.made D.lasted
5.A.made B.invented C.used D.did
6.A. what B.who C.which D.why
7.A. fire B.sticks C.candles D.fat
8.A. neither B.either C.both D.all
9.A. as B.like C.with D.without
10.A. lighting B.lighted C.lights D.light
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Long long ago, there was a bird made of stone. She lived in a beautiful forest between two mountains. The ___________ liked the forest very much, but she was very ____________, so she had to walk along the ground. She enjoyed looking up at the trees every day, but she also dreamed that one day, she would be able to __________ and enjoy viewing the beautiful countryside from up high.
But that ___________ was gone after the great fire. In the forest, all the plants and animals were dead. The stone bird was the only form of life able to survive the fire. However, when she saw what the forest was like, she was __________, and couldn’t stop crying. She cried and cried day by day. She __________ with such feeling that her tears were wearing away her stone body. Finally, the bird turned into a pool of __________.
But when the __________ came out, the tears flew into the sky and became a happy little cloud. It could fly over the trees and __________ everything below.
Since then, the little cloud travelled all over the world, enjoying the views of all the forests and beautiful countryside, and remembering what damage the fire brought to its own forest, the cloud is now very careful to __________ its rain down on any tree it sees burning.
1.A. bird B. chick C. fox D. goat
2.A. weak B. heavy C. light D. tall
3.A. walk B. run C. fly D. jump
4.A. dream B. house C. food D. friend
5.A. sad B. tired C. excited D. bored
6.A. laughed B. shook C. nodded D. cried
7.A. fire B. air C. water D. stone
8.A. sun B. moon C. star D. earth
9.A. look at B. look for C. look after D. look down at
10.A. push B. pull C. pour D. put
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Kites have a long history. They may date back(追溯到) long time ago. They were made of bamboo and silk in China. Nobody knows exactly how or when a kite was first flown, but it is said that when a Chinese farmer tied a string(绳子) to his hat to keep it from blowing away in a strong wind, the first kite was born.
Children like playing with kites. Kites for work or play are made of wood, bamboo, paper, or silk. In 478 B.C., a Chinese philosopher(思想家), Mo Zi, spent three years making a kite out of light wood and bamboo. The earliest record of kite flying was in about 200 B.C. when the Chinese General(将军) Han Xin of Han Dynasty flew a kite over the walls of a city. He wanted to know how far his army would have to travel.
In the 13th century, Marco Polo wrote about how the shipping businessmen flew the huge kite in the wind before the ship set sail. They predicted the voyage(航海) in this way. If the kite went high and straight it meant a quick and successful voyage, but if it did not fly well, it was a bad omen(预兆). In the late 1500s, the kite was introduced to Europe by the Italians. Kite flying was first mentioned in England in a popular book in 1589.
1.The first kite was born when _________.
A. kites were used for sailing
B. a Chinese farmer tied a string to his hat to keep it from blowing away
C. a Chinese general called Han Xin flew a kite to train his army
D. Mo Zi used light wood and bamboo to make a kite
2.Kites are made of the following materials EXCEPT ________ according to the passage.
A. silk B. bamboo C. cloth D. paper
3.The kite was introduced to Europe by_______
A. Marco Polo B. the Italians
C. Mo Zi, D. Han Xin
4.The passage tells us_______.
A. how to make a kite
B. how to fly a kite
C. how kite flying was introduced to Europe
D. what a kite is like
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Kites have a long history. They may date back(追溯到)long time ago. They were made of bamboo and silk in China. Nobody knows exactly how or when a kite was first flown, but it is said that when a Chinese farmer tied a string(绳子)to his hat to keep it from blowing away in a strong wind, the first kite was born.
Children like playing with kites. Kites for work or play are made of wood, bamboo, paper, or silk. In 478 BC, a Chinese philosopher(思想家), Mo Zi, spent three years making a kite out of light wood and bamboo. The earliest record(记录)of kite flying was in about 200 BC when the Chinese General Han Xin of Han Dynasty flew a kite over the walls of a city. He wanted to know how far his army would have to travel.
In the 13th century, Marco Polo wrote about how the shipping businessmen flew the huge kite in the wind before the ship set sail(起航). It predicted the voyage(航海)in this way. If the kite went high and starlight, it meant a quick and successful ride, but if it didn't fly well, it was a bad omen(预兆). In the late 1500s, the kite was introduced to Europe by the Italians. Kite flying was first mentioned in England in a popular book in 1589.
1.How was the first kite born?
A.It was first used for sailing.
B.A Chinese General called Han Xin flew a kite to train his army.
C.A Chinese farmer tied a string to his hat to keep it from blowing away.
2.According to the article, kites are made of the following materials EXCEPT __________.
A.silk B.paper C.steel
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.We know exactly how and when a kite was first flown.
B.Kite flying was first written in England in a popular book in 1589.
C.In 478 BC, Mo Zi spent three years making a kite out of light wood and paper.
4.When was the kite introduced to Europe?
A.In the 13th century. B.In the late l500s. C.In 1589.
5.Which is the best title of the passage?
A.The History of Kites. B.Materials for Kites Making. C.When to Make the First Kite.
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Long long ago, people lived a nomadic (游牧民族的) life. When the sun came up, people began to collect food. When the sun went down, they went to sleep.
All of that changed when they began to build towns. They needed a way to tell time and the first useful time-telling tool was invented─the sundial (日晷). As the sun travelled across the sky, it made shadows (影子) on the face of the time of day.
The hourglass (沙漏) was another time-telling tool. It was possible to get a general idea of the time.
In the 11th century, mechanical (机械的) clocks were invented. But they weren’t very accurate. They lost fifteen minutes each day and they became more accurate when small springs (小弹簧) were added to move the hands of the clock. As a result of this invention, clocks became smaller.
Over the next 300 years, many improvements were made to clocks and soon many people could afford a clock or watch. By the 1950s, digital (数字的) watches had been invented in 1967, the atomic (原子的) clock was developed. The atomic clock is accurate to within one second every twenty million years.
1.What’s the first time-telling tool?
A. The sundial B. The hourglass C. The water clock D. The mechanical clock
2.The underlined word accurate means “______” in Chinese.
A. 稳定的 B. 固定的 C. 波动的 D. 准确的
3.Compared with the sundial, mechanical clocks with springs are ______.
A. smaller B. heavier C. longer D. wider
4.According to the passage, ______.
A. the sundial was invented after the hourglass
B. mechanical clocks were invented in the 11th century
C. clocks were very expensive in the 11th century
D. atomic clocks were invented earlier than digital watches
5.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Why clocks were invented
B. How clocks were invented
C. The importance of time-telling tools
D. The history of time-telling tools
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Long long ago a thief stole a bag of money from from a farmer's house. The went to the judge and asked help. The judge ordered the people of the farm to come before him. He took out a number of sticks of the same size and gave one stick to man. Then he said,"Come before me again tomorrow.I'll know which you is the thief, because the thief's stick will be one inch longer than the ." The thief was afraid to be found out and so he cut an inch the stick.
The next day the thief's stick was found to be one inch than any stick. this way the theif was found out and put into prison.
1.A.theif B.farmer C.money D.bag
2.A. to B.of C.for D. from
3.A. all B. every C.each D.whole
4.A.one B. every C.each D.any
5.A.from B.for C.to D.of
6.A.other B.other's C. others' D.others
7.A. out B.off C.from D.of
8.A.shorter B.longer C.thinner D.wider
9.A.another B. other C.others D.the other
10.A.On B.By C.In D.To
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