information? Is it the telephone that lets us talk to people from all over the world? Is it the car that lets us
travel at great speeds to meet others? Umberto Eco, an Italian writer, thinks it is something quite
different. He says the most important invention might be bright in front of your eyes. He is talking about
a simple pair of glasses.
Modern eye glasses were invented around 1000 years ago. They were more than just a convenient way
to lead. Before glasses were invented, writers, scientists or teachers who could not see properly had to
memorize everything. After about ten years of poor eyesight, they could not remember well enough and
could not work. Glasses meant that people could work in their old age.
People who wanted to remember some information could write it down and read it. Eye glasses are one
of the world"s greatest inventions and were probably worn by the people who designed the first telephone
and the first car.
B. we need it to record information
C. we just need it to read
B. the car
C. a simple pair of glasses
B. write down everything
C. read everything
B. People could not remember weli enough.
C. People could write down some information and read it.
B. people who designed the first telephone and the first car probably wore those glasses
C. the author of this article is an American
than the earth. And it is 3 of miles away. The earth spines round once every 24 hours. It turn to 4
the sun and spins away every 24 hours.
When our part of earth looks on to the sun, we see sunlight and we have 5 . When our part turns
away from the light, we have 6 . When our part begins to turn towards the sun and we see the first
sunlight, we call it 7 . When we are facing the sun most directly, it is 8 . Then the sun is 9 to
begin straight above us. When we begin to turn away from the sun, we have afternoon, evening and
10 .
( )2. A. hundreds
( )3. A. hundreds
( )4. A. head
( )5. A. minute
( )6. A. night
( )7. A. noon
( )8. A. afternoon
( )9. A. close
( )10.A. afternoon
B. thousand
B. thousands
B. nose
B. day
B. time
B. morning
B. evening
B. closer
B. night
C. million
C. millions
C. face
C. date
C. day
C. evening
C. noon
C. closest
C. evening
lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the exam. If you want to be good at
English, you have to read stories in English and speak English as much as possible.
A few days before the exam you should go to bed early. Do not go to bed late at night studying. Before
you start the exam, read carefully over the question papers, try to understand the exact meaning of each
question. When you have at last finished your exam, read over your answers. Correct the mistakes if
there are any and be sure that you have not missed anything out.
B. for most of the month
C. for only a few days
B. must often practice English
C. have to go to England
B. have a good sleep
C. have a good drink
B. answer a few more questions
C. make sure that they have not missed anything out
B. How to Pass an Exam
C. Get Ready for an Exam
A B C
D E
1. It is named Hooy. He is ten years old. He is from Africa. He likes playing with water and eating grass.
2. This is Kall. Isn"t he clever? He is from Australia. He sleeps during the day, but he usually eats leaves at
night.
3. This is Lingling. She"s five years old. She is black and white. She"s from China. She"s very cute, but she"s
very shy.
4. They live and hunt in groups and like eating meat very much.
5. He is tall with a very long neck, long legs, and dark marks (斑点).
根据下列图示及叙述,完成下列各题。
A B C
D E
1. It lives in Australia. It has very strong legs. It is grey ( 灰色). It can jump high. It is very good at looking
after her baby. A mother has a pouch in front. There, the babies are warm and saf"e. It is a _____.
2. It is from Africa. It can run f"if"ty kilometers (公里) an hour. It has a very long neck and long legs. It
can reach the leaves on a very tall tree. It is a _____.
3. It lives on the Antarctic. It is always very cold there. It is black and white. It can walk on the ice and
swim in the sea. It"s a big bird, but it can"t fly. It eats fish. It has very short legs. It looks very lovely.
Children like it a lot. It is a _____.
4. It is also from Africa. It is black and white, too. It has a long tail. It can run very fast. We can see it in
zoos and pictures. It is a _____.
5. It is very lovely. It is not from Africa. It is from China. It is white and black. It likes bamboos. There are
not many of them in China now. Everyone loves it very much. It is a _____.
1. Fill in the blank (空白) of each paragraph.
1._____ 2._____ 3._____ 4._____ 5. _____
2. The black and white animal from Africa has _____
A. a long tail
B. a long neck
C. a grey body
D. a pouch in front
3. _____ is good at swimming in the sea.
A. A zebra
B. A panda
C. A penguin
D. A giraffe
4. In this reading, the underlined word"pouch"means"_____" in Chinese.
A. 口袋
B. 育儿袋
C. 爪子
D. 婴儿
heart. 2 people have poor memories and can only remember thingswhen they have said them 3
and over again.
The famous English writer, Charles Dickens, said that he could walk down anylong street in 4 and then told you t"he name of all the shops he had 5 . Many great men of the world have wonderful
memories.
A good memory is 6 great help in learning a language. Everybody learns 7 0wn language by remembering what he hears when he was a small child. somechildren like those who live in foreign
countries with their parents, seems to learn two.languages as 8 as they do one. In school, it is not so easy for people to learn 9 second language because they have very 10 time for it.