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Have you ever ridden a Ferris wheel lately? Can you imagine the flying feeling as you are pulled up to the top and then moved down to the bottom quickly again?
Today a Ferris wheel is usually 40 to 60 feet tall． That seems very high when you are on the top looking down． But the first Ferris wheel was 264 feet high – taller than a twenty-story building! Can you imagine the view from the top of that?
The first Ferris wheel was built for the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago． The people who planned the fair were looking for an attraction that would bring people to Chicago． George Ferris handed a drawing of a giant wheel that people could ride on． At first everyone laughed at his strange idea． But Mr． Ferris did not give up, and finally the idea was accepted． The ride opened in June of 1893．
Today’s Ferris wheels have 12 to 16 seats, which each carry 2 or 3 people． But that first one had 36 enclosed cars, each holding 60 passengers． When filled, it carried 2, 160 people． During that summer in Chicago, about 1．5 million people rode the Ferris wheel．
After the fair the ride was moved to a nearby amusement park built especially to show off the wheel． In 1904, it was moved again – to St． Louis for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition． After the fair there, the wheel stood unused． In 1906 it was finally sold to a company for scrap metal (废铁)．
Luckily a Chicago bridge builder, W．E． Sullivan, figured out how to make a smaller Ferris wheel that could easily be taken apart and put together． In 1906 he started the company that still makes many of the Ferris wheels used today．
But, whenever you ride one, remember that it all began with George Ferris’s strange idea!
1.How tall is a Ferris wheel today?
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2.What was the first Ferris wheel built for?
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3.What did people think of Ferris’s idea at first?
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4.How many people rode the first Ferris wheel during the summer in 1893?
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5.Compared with today’s Ferris wheels, what was the first Ferris wheel like?
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Today a Ferris wheel is usually 40 to 60 feet tall． That seems very high when you are on the top looking down． But the first Ferris wheel was 264 feet high – taller than a twenty-story building! Can you imagine the view from the top of that?
The first Ferris wheel was built for the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago． The people who planned the fair were looking for an attraction that would bring people to Chicago． George Ferris handed a drawing of a giant wheel that people could ride on． At first everyone laughed at his strange idea． But Mr． Ferris did not give up， and finally the idea was accepted． The ride opened in June of 1893．
Today’s Ferris wheels have 12 to 16 seats， which each carry 2 or 3 people． But that first one had 36 enclosed cars， each holding 60 passengers． When filled， it carried 2， 160 people． During that summer in Chicago， about 1．5 million people rode the Ferris wheel．
After the fair the ride was moved to a nearby amusement park built especially to show off the wheel． In 1904， it was moved again – to St． Louis for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition． After the fair there， the wheel stood unused． In 1906 it was finally sold to a company for scrap metal (废铁)．
Luckily a Chicago bridge builder， W．E． Sullivan， figured out how to make a smaller Ferris wheel that could easily be taken apart and put together． In 1906 he started the company that still makes many of the Ferris wheels used today．
But， whenever you ride one， remember that it all began with George Ferris’s strange idea!
1.How tall is a Ferris wheel today?
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2.What was the first Ferris wheel built for?
_________________________________________________________________
3.What did people think of Ferris’s idea at first?
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4.How many people rode the first Ferris wheel during the summer in 1893?
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5.Compared with today’s Ferris wheels， what was the first Ferris wheel like?
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Have you ever imagined going to other countries without your paper passport? That will soon come true. And your paper passport will become history. You may use a new kind of passport called “cloud passport” in the future.
It’s reported that Australia will be the first country to use the cloud passport. With the cloud passport, you don’t have to take a paper passport with you all the time. The cloud passport will have your name, photos and other information. And if you go to other countries, you can just check the information on the computer.
When you take a paper passport with you, you might lose it. But with the cloud passport, you don’t have to worry about that.
Do you think the cloud passport it a great idea? Perhaps you will have it in the future, too.
1.You may use a new kind of passport called “______passport” in the future.
A. cloud B. paper C. history D. photo
2.It’s reported that ________ will be the first country to use the new kind of passport.
A. China B. Australia C. America D. England
3.If you have the cloud passport, _________.
A. you can take it with you easily B. you needn’t worry about losing it
C. you can go to Australia freely D. you needn’t go to other countries
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Have you ever imagined going to other countries without your paper passport? That will soon come true. And your paper passport will become history. You may use a new kind of passport called “cloud passport” in the future.
It’s reported that Australia will be the first country to use the cloud passport. With the cloud passport, you don’t have to take a paper passport with you all the time. The cloud passport will have your name, photos and other information. And if you go to other countries, you can just check the information on the computer.
When you take a paper passport with you, you might lose it. But with the cloud passport, you don’t have to worry about that.
Do you think the cloud passport it a great idea? Perhaps you will have it in the future, too.
1.You may use a new kind of passport called “______passport” in the future.
A.cloud B.paper C.history D.photo
2.It’s reported that ________ will be the first country to use the new kind of passport.
A.China B.Australia C.America D.England
3.If you have the cloud passport, _________.
A.you can take it with you easily B.you needn’t worry about losing it
C.you can go to Australia freely D.you needn’t go to other countries
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For most kids, homework is just part of their daily lives, but have you ever imagined that one day you won't need to do any homework at all? Such a thing has just happened in a school in the UK.
Nottingham East Academy, a school in the UK, has established a non-homework policy (政策) recently. The school plans to give an extra lesson and provide more activities for students to do at school. So the students no longer need to do homework after class. When the school announced this policy ， students ， parents and teachers were all shocked.
The school ， Nottingham East Academy ， is the country's largest school. It has a total of 3，570 students. Barry Day, the president of the school, thinks that homework is unnecessary and can easily cause argument both at home and at school. He once told the local newspaper ，" People give homework for children to do simply because they think it should be given. Actually, homework doesn't help with education at all."
Letting kids leave their homework at school is becoming popular in the UK. Several other schools are welcoming the policy and are taking similar measures (措施).Tiffin Boy's school has started giving students less homework. Students now spend less time on homework. The time has dropped from two or three hours to just forty minutes a night. Nottingham East Academy is asking students to read for pleasure with their parents at home instead.
1.The underlined word" established" in the second paragraph probable means .
A. 制定 B. 抱怨 C. 发表 D. 取消
2.How much time does it take students to finish their homework at Tiffin Boy's school now?
A. None. B. Two hours.
C. Three hours. D. Forty minutes.
3.According to the passage, which statement is WRONG?
A. Nottingham East Academy is larger than any other school in the UK.
B. In the UK, no school has announced a non-homework policy so far.
C. Letting kids do their homework at school is popular in the UK.
D. Reading after school is good for students.
4. Barry Day thinks homework unnecessary because .
A. most people don't think homework should be given
B. he doesn't think homework is helpful to education
C. homework taken students too much time
D. some schools welcome the policy
5.The best title for the passage is .
A. Homework Is Necessary B. Reading after School
C. Non-Homework Policy D. Amazing Advertisement
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For most kids, homework is just part of their daily lives, but have you ever imagined that one day you won't need to do any homework at all? Such a thing has just happened in a school in the UK.
Nottingham East Academy, a school in the UK, has established a non-homework policy (政策) recently. The school plans to give an extra lesson and provide more activities for students to do at school. So the students no longer need to do homework after class. When the school announced this policy ， students ， parents and teachers were all shocked.
The school ， Nottingham East Academy ， is the country's largest school. It has a total of 3，570 students. Barry Day, the president of the school, thinks that homework is unnecessary and can easily cause argument both at home and at school. He once told the local newspaper ，" People give homework for children to do simply because they think it should be given. Actually, homework doesn't help with education at all."
Letting kids leave their homework at school is becoming popular in the UK. Several other schools are welcoming the policy and are taking similar measures (措施).Tiffin Boy's school has started giving students less homework. Students now spend less time on homework. The time has dropped from two or three hours to just forty minutes a night. Nottingham East Academy is asking students to read for pleasure with their parents at home instead.
1.The underlined word" established" in the second paragraph probable means .
A. 制定 B. 抱怨 C. 发表 D. 取消
2.How much time does it take students to finish their homework at Tiffin Boy's school now?
A. None. B. Two hours.
C. Three hours. D. Forty minutes.
3.According to the passage, which statement is WRONG?
A. Nottingham East Academy is larger than any other school in the UK.
B. In the UK, no school has announced a non-homework policy so far.
C. Letting kids do their homework at school is popular in the UK.
D. Reading after school is good for students.
4.Barry Day thinks homework unnecessary because .
A. most people don't think homework should be given
B. he doesn't think homework is helpful to education
C. homework taken students too much time
D. some schools welcome the policy
5.The best title for the passage is .
A. Homework Is Necessary B. Reading after School
C. Non-Homework Policy D. Amazing Advertisement
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—Let's go to the park and take the Ferris Wheel (摩天轮) to enjoy the view of the city.
—_______ enjoyable idea!
A.What an B.How an C.What D.How
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Have you ever returned a book late to the library before？If so，you may pay a small fine（罚款）．How much would you have to pay if the book is returned 65 years late？
A high school in Washington，US had to deal with such a problem recently．A copy of Gone with the Wind was finally returned to its library 65years late．However，the school said that it would not ask Wayne to pay the fine，though that would be about $475．
The book was borrowed out of the library of the high school in 1949，and disappeared until it was found in Maine，US by Wayne．Wayne found the book in his father’s basement（地下室） and then offered to send it back to the school．
“I feel very sorry about that，”Wayne said．
“We’re very pleased to have the book back．Wayne did the right thing,” Lori Wyborney，headmaster of the school said．
1.The book was borrowed out of the library of the high school ．
A．in 2014 B．in1975 C．in1965 D．in 1949
2.Gone with the Wind is the name of ．
A．a book B．a school
C．a magazine D. a library
3. offered to send the book back to the school．
A．Wayne B． Wayne’s father
C．Lori’s headmaster D．Lori．
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Have you ever returned a book late to the library before? If so, you may pay a small fine(罚款). How much would you have to pay if the book is returned 65 years late?
A high school in Washington, Us had to deal with such a problem recently. A copy of Gone with the Wind was finally returned to its library 65 years late.
However, the school said that it would not ask Wayne to pay the fine, though that would be about $475.
The book was borrowed out of the library of the high school in 1949, and disappeared until it was found in Maine, Us by Wayne. Wayne found the book in his father’s basement(地下室) and then offered to send it back to the school.
“I feel very sorry about that,” Wayne said.
“We’re very pleased to have the book back. Wayne did the right thing,” Lori Wyborney, headmaster of the school said.
1.The book was borrowed out of the library of the high school _____.
A. in 1949 B. in 1965
C. in 1975 D. in 2014
2.Gone with the Wind is the name of _____.
A. a library B. a school
C. a book D. a magazine
3._____ offered to send the book back to the school.
A. Wayne’s father B. Wayne
C. Lori’s headmaster D. Lori
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Have you ever returned a book late to the library before？If so，you may pay a small fine（罚款）．How much would you have to pay if the book is returned 65years late？
A high school in Washington，Us had to deal with such a problem recently．A copy of Gone with the Wind was finally returned to its library 65years late．
However，the school said that it would not ask Wayne to pay the fine，though that would be about 475．
The book was borrowed out of the library of the high school in 1949，and disappeared until it was found in Maine，Us by Wayne．Wayne found the book in his father’sbasement（地下室） and then offered to send it back to the school．
“I feel very sorry about that，”Wayne said．
“We’re very pleased to have the book back．Wayne did the right thing，”LoriWyborney，headmaster of the school said．
1.The book was borrowed out of the library of the high school A ．
A．in1949 B．in1965
C．in1975 D．in2014
2.Gone with the Wind is the name of C ．
A．a library B．a school
C．a book D．a magazine
3. B offered to send the book back to the school．
A．Wayne’s father B．Wayne
C．Lori’s headmaster D．Lori．