Inventors are always looking for ways to make our lives easier, greener and more fun. Here are just a few examples of inventions.
| Crayons were invented by Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith. They had a paint company in New York City. The new crayons were made of wax（蜡）and different pigments（颜料）. In 1903,Binney and Smith put the first box of eight“Crayola Crayons”on the market. These new crayons were a great success.
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| Remote control technology(遥控技术)has been used since the early 1930s. During World War1, Germans used remote control boats. The TV remote control was first put on the market in 1950. Zenith Radio Company created the first TV remote control, called the “lazy Bone”. It could turn the TV on and off and could change programs.
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| Bow Lingual（犬语翻译机），named by the US
Time Magazine as a “BEST invention of 2002”，
has two parts. A microphone is tied to the dog’s neck and sends out sound information to the gadget（小挂件）held by the owner. Then the translation is done in the gadget with kinds of dog barks.
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| Some students in South Korea have a new language teacher :an robot of English-teaching ：The robot is 157cm tall and speaks both Korea and English .It can make16 kinds of faces .The robot-teachers are helping to solve a shortage of English teachers there. Could robots replace human teachers one day?
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小题1: The first box of crayons was put on the market ________ .| A．in 1900 | B．in 1903 | C．in 1950 | D．in 2002 |
小题2:During World War1, Germans used remote control to control _________ .| A．trains | B．planes | C．boats | D．TVs |
小题3:_________ is one of the greatest inventions of 2002 according to the US Time Magazine. | A．The crayon | B．Bow Lingual | | C．The TV remote control | D．The English- teaching robot |
小题4: The English- teaching robot can speak ________ .| A．English and Chinese | B．English and French | | C．Korean and Japanese | D．English and Korean |
小题5:Which of the following is TRUE?| A．Bow Lingual’s microphone is tied to the dog’s neck. | | B．The English-teaching robot can make six faces in class. | | C．Remote control technology has been used since early 1930. | | D．The robot- teachers can help provide the USA with more English teachers. |
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:A |
试题分析：这篇文章为我们介绍的是一些有趣的发明。这些发明可以使我们的生活变得更方便，更环保，也更有趣。这其中有蜡笔、遥控器、犬语翻译机和教英语的机器人。
小题1:细节理解题。根据文章中第一个发明，In 1903,Binney and Smith put the first box of eight“Crayola Crayons”on the market. 在1903年，Binney 和Smith 把第一盒蜡笔推向了市场。故选B。
小题2:细节理解题。根据第二个发明里During World War1, Germans used remote control boats 在一战期间，德国人用遥控器来控制船。故选C。
小题3:细节理解题。根据文章中第三个发明Bow Lingual（犬语翻译机），named by the US Time Magazine as a “BEST invention of 2002”，被美国时代杂志命名为犬语翻译机被认为是2002年最好的发明。故选B。
小题4:细节理解题。根据文章中第四个发明，The robot is 157cm tall and speaks both Korea and English 这个机器人有157厘米高，会说韩语和英语，故选D。
小题5:推理判断题。根据第三个发明A microphone is tied to the dog’s neck可知这种机器是系到狗的脖子上，故A正确；根据第四个发明It can make16 kinds of faces我们可以排除B；根据第二个发明里Remote control technology(遥控技术)has been used since the early 1930s. 我们可以排除C；机器人英语老师可以帮助韩国人学习英语，而不是美国，故D不对。故选A。 |
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In the USA, children start school when they are five years old. In some states(州) they must stay in school they are sixteen. But most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they secondary(中等的) schools. There are two kinds of schools in the USA: public schools and private(私立的) schools. children go to public schools. Their parents don’t have to their education because the school get from the government（政府）.
If a child goes to a private school, his parents have to get enough money for his schooling. Some parents like private schools though they are much more expensive.
Today about half of the high school students in universities after they finish secondary schools. A student at a state university doesn’t have to pay very much his parents live in that state. Many students while they are studying at universities. In this way they get into working habits(习惯) and live by their own hands.
| 小题2: | | A．leave | B．enter | C．reach | D．pass |
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| 小题3: | | A．Several | B．Most | C．A few | D．Few |
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| 小题4: | | A．look up | B．pay for | C．ask for | D．think over |
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| 小题5: | | A．books | B．teachers | C．food | D．money |
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| 小题6: | | A．still | B．never | C．surely | D．already |
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| 小题7: | | A．play | B．change | C．study | D．meet |
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| 小题8: | | A．before | B．because | C．because of | D．though |
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| 小题9: | | A．smoke | B．drink | C．fight | D．work |
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| 小题10: | | A．good | B．bad | C．happy | D．wrong |
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Light travels at a speed which is about a million times faster than the speed of sound. You can get some idea of this difference by watching the start of a race. If you stand some distance(距离) away from the starter, you can see smoke from his gun before the sound reaches your ears.
This great speed of light produces some strange facts. Sunlight(太阳光) takes about 8 minutes to reach us. If you look at the light of the moon tonight, remember that the light rays left the moon 1.3 seconds before they reached you. The nearest star is so far away that the light that you can see from it tonight started to travel towards you four years ago at a speed of nearly 2 million km. per minute. In some cases, the light from one of tonight’s stars had started on its journey to you before you were born.
Thus, if we want to be honest, we can’t say, “The stars are shining tonight.” We have to say instead, “The stars look pretty. They were shining four years ago, but their light has only just reached the earth.”
小题1:Light speed is ______ sound speed.| A．as fast as | | B．a million times slower than | | C．about millions of times faster than | | D．about a million times faster than |
小题2: If you stand 200 meters away from a man who is firing a gun to start a race, you will find out that ______.| A．you can hear the sound before you see the smoke | | B．the sound does not travel as fast as light | | C．the sound will reach you before the man fires | | D．sound travels about a million times faster than light |
小题3:Sunlight obviously(显然的) ______ than the light of the moon.| A．has to travel a greater distance | | B．moves less quickly | | C．travels much more quickly | | D．is less powerful |
小题4: The scientific way of saying "The stars are shining tonight" should be ______.| A．the stars have been shining all the time | | B．the stars seen tonight will shine four years later | | C．the stars were shining long ago but seen tonight | | D．the starlight seen today could be seen four years ago |
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The earth is our home. We must take care of it. Life today is easier than it was years ago, but it has brought some new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution（污染）. We can see it, smell it, drink it and even it. Man has polluted the . The more people, the more pollution.Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so people. When the land was used up (用光), the river was not clean in a place,man went to place. Now man is slowly polluting the whole world pollution is still the most serious, it’s bad for things in the world.Many countries don’t le t people burn for air in houses and factories in the city. Pollution by SO2 is now the most dangerous kind of pollution. It’s caused by heavy traffic. People say it’s to ride bikes. When you are , there is no pollution. But even in developed countries, most people don’t go to work by bike. It’s not bikes are expen sive or people are tired if they ride to work. It’s because the number of cars on the roads becomes larger. So more people their bikes and go to work by cars, then things are getting . We should have special roads only for bikes and make it difficult and expensive for drivers to take their cars into the city that they will go back to use their bikes.
| 小题1: | | A．hundred | B．hundredsof | C．hundredof | D．hundreds |
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| 小题2: | | A．listen | B．listento | C．hearof | D．hear |
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| 小题4: | | A．lot | B．little | C．many | D．much |
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| 小题5: | | A．others | B．theothers | C．theother | D．another |
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| 小题6: | | A．Air | B．Food | C．Water | D．Noise |
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| 小题7: | | A．life | B．live | C．living | D．lives |
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| 小题8: | | A．somethingbad | B．badsomething | | C．somethinggood | D．goodsomething |
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| 小题9: | | A．water | B．air | C．noise | D．white |
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| 小题10: | | A．least | B．best | C．most | D．worst |
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| 小题11: | | A．driving | B．biked | C．riding | D．ridden |
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| 小题12: | | A．why | B．because | C．what | D．how |
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| 小题13: | | A．puton | B．lookat | C．putaway | D．lookup |
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| 小题14: | | A．betterandbetter | B．moreandmore | | C．worseandworse | D．biggerandbigger |
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It is said that more than four million people die each year from smoking. That number is frightening.
Yet people around the world continue to smoke. In the United States, about forty-seven million adults smoke. This year, more than 430,000 Americans died of diseases which have something to do with smoking. The American Cancer Society(美国癌症协会)says smoking harms the body greatly. It warns that smoking even a number of cigarettes is dangerous.
It’s not easy to give up smoking. However, doctors say you probably will live longer if you do stop smoking. You will feel better and look better. You also will protect the health of family members who breathe your smoke.
There is not one right way to stop smoking, doctors say. Any way can help. You can take long walks or spend time in places where smoking is not allowed. Also, you can eat a small piece of fruit or vegetable instead of having a cigarette. The sooner you stop smoking, the more you’ll reduce your chances of getting cancer and other diseases.
Stop smoking before smoking stops you!
小题1:How many people die from smoking each year?
小题2:What does the American Cancer Society say about smoking?
小题3:Is it easy to give up smoking?
小题4:What will happen if you stop smoking sooner?
小题5:What is the best title of the article? |
Reading comprehensionA. Choose the best answer. (12分)
 
Letter A
To the Editor:
Why do our children have 11 weeks of summer vacation? Many years ago, 85 percent of Americans worked on farms. Children needed summer vacation because they helped with the farm work. Today only 3 percent of Americans work on farms. But our children still have long summer vacations.
American students lose one or two months of learning during their summer vacations. Away from school for so many weeks students forget what they learned. Experts say that students lose maths skills and reading skills. At the beginning of school in September, teachers have to review last year’s studies for the first four to six weeks of school.
Summer vacations are not great opportunities for learning. Most parents work outside of the home. They can’t be with their kids during the long summer months. Some families can pay for summer camps, but many can’t. Most children stay home and watch TV. They are bored. Most children do not learn new skills during the summer.
James, Teacher
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Letter B
To the Editor:
I am against a longer school year. I believe people learn everywhere, not just in school. I believe children gain experience in the world. Summer vacation is a great opportunity. Kids can discover the world outside of school. They can learn to do things they can’t learn in a classroom. They can learn to swim and ride bikes. They can travel or go to summer camps. They can take time to do things like cooking and art. Some can get summer jobs. They can get work experience or help people in the community. They can spend time with people of other ages. Basically, they can get more experience in the world.
Long summer vacations give families time together. During the school year, everyone is busy. During summer vacations, we take time to do things together. Vacations are good for families.
Linda, Parent
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小题1:According to the chart, which two countries have the same number of school days? | A．England and Australia . | B．Singapore and Thailand. | | C．Japan and the United States. | D．South Korea and China. |
小题2:James says that, many years ago, most children used their vacation time to _______________. | A．study in school | B．go to summer camps | | C．have new experiences | D．help on the farm |
小题3:James says most parents _______________ during the summer months. | A．travel abroad | B．are with their children | | C．are busy with their work | D．go to summer camps |
小题4:Linda says children can get _______________ during the summer months. | A．no time to watch TV | B．more work experience | | C．more classroom time | D．better reading skills |
小题5:According to Linda, children do a lot of activities except that _______________. | A．they learn to swim and ride bikes | B．they go to summer camps | | C．they do cooking | D．they improve maths skills |
小题6:What is best title of the Letter B? | A．Yes to a Longer School Year | B．Vacations Are a Way of Experiencing | | C．Adults Need More Vacation Time | D．Vacations Are Boring to Families |
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