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Machines in the home have a short history. Sewing machines, washing machines and tumble dries are
common enough today, but a hundred years ago few people could even imagine such things. However,
inventors have designed and built a wide range of household machines since then. In most cases the
inventor tried t
o patent(申请专利)his machine, to stop anyone copying it. Then he tried to produce a lot of them. If the machine became popular, the inventor could make a lot of money.
In 1790 the first sewing machine was patented. The inventor was an Englishman called Thomas Saint.
There was nothing to match his machine for forty years, and then someone built a similar device. He was a Frenchman, Bartelemy Thimonier. Neither of these early machines worked very well, however. It wasn"t
until 1846 that an inventor came up with a really efficient sewing machine. He was an American, Elias
Howe and his machine was good enough to beat five skilled sewing women. He didn"t make much money
from it, however. The first commercially successful sewing machine was patented by Isaac Singer five
years later.
Today, we take washing machines for granted, but there was none before 1869. The revolving drum(旋转桶)of that first machine set a pattern for the future, but it was crude by today"s standards. The drum was turned by hand, and needed a lot of effort. Eight years passed before someone produced an electric
washing machine. The world had to wait even longer for a machine to dry clothes. The first spin-drier was another American invention, patented in 1924; but it was 20 years before such machines were widely
used.
It was yet another American, called Bissell, who introduced the carpet sweeper. He patented the
original machine back in 1876. It didn"t pick up dirt very well, but it was quicker than a dustpan and brush. Thirty-six years later, even the carpet sweeper was old-fashioned: modern homes now have a vacuum
cleaner with an electric motor to suck the dust.
1. Inventors patent the inventions so as to __________ .
A. produce more machines
B. avoid being copied by others
C. make the inventions more popular
D. make more money
2. Whose sewing machine could do far more than the work that was done by five skilled sewing women?
A. Thomas Saint"s.
B. Bartelemy Thimonier"s.
C. Elias Howe"s.
D. Isaac Singer"s.
3. According to the article, modern inventors __________.
A. followed the pattern of the first revolving drum but improve it much
B. only imitated the first washing machine
C. powered the first ever-made washing machine by electricity
D. had to wait for the first spin-drier for a long time
4. The underlined word "crude" in the sentence "but it was crude by today"s standards." probably means
__________.
A. useless
B. ugly-looking
C. rough
D. not skillfully made
5. The article mainly tells us about __________.
A. the great inventors in the world
B. the important inventions in the world
C. the short history of household machines
D. the importance of the machines used in the home
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试题【阅读理解 Machines in the home have a short history. Sewing machines, washing mac】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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In our culture, the sources of what we call a sense of "mastery" -feeling important and worthwhile-and
the sources of what we call a sense of "pleasure"-finding life enjoyable-are not always the same. In the past women often were told "You can"t have i
t all." Sometimes what the speaker really is saying is: "You choose a career, so you can"t expect to have closer relationships or a happy family life." or "You have a wonderful husband and children-what"s all this about wanting a career?" But today women need to_____________, if they are to feel good about themselves.
Our study shows that, for women, well-being has two aspects. One is mastery, which includes
self-respect, a sense of control over your life, and low levels of anxiety and depression. Mastery is closely related to the "doing" side of life, to work and activity. Pleasure is the other aspect, and it is made up of
happiness, satisfaction and optimism. It is tied more closely to the "feeling" side of life. The two are
independent of each other. A woman could be high in mastery and low in pleasure, and vice versa
(反之亦然). For example, a woman who has a good job, but whose mother has just died, might be feeling very good about herself and in control of her work life, but the pleasure side could be damaged for a time.
The concepts of mastery and pleasure can help us identify the sources of well-being for women, and
correct past mistakes. In the past, women were encouraged to look only at the feeling side of life as the
source of all well-being. But we know that both mastery and pleasure are important. And mastery seems
to be achieved largely through work. In our study, all the groups of employed women were valued
significantly higher in mastery than women who were not employed.
A woman"s well-being is developed when she takes on multiple roles. At least by middle adulthood, the women who were involved in a combination of roles-marriages, motherhood, and employment-were the
highest in well-being, in spite of warnings about stress and strain.
1. What is the best title for the passage? (no more than 10 words)
________________________________________________________________________
2. Fill in the blank in the first paragraph with proper words. (no more than 10 words)
________________________________________________________________________
3. What is the main idea of the Second Paragraph? (no more than 8 words)
________________________________________________________________________
4. What is the difference about women"s well-being betw
een Today and the Past? (no more than 20 words)
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
5. What does the underlined word "it" (Line 4, Para 2) refer to? (1 word)
________________________________________________________________________
It was her giggling that drew my attention.Note taking really wasn"t all that funny.
Walking over to the offender, I asked for the__1__.Frozen, she refused to give it to me.I waited, all
attention in the classroom on the quiet__2__between teacher and student.When she finally__3__it over she whispered, "Okay, but I didn"t draw it."
It was a hand-drawn__4__of me, teeth blackened and the words "I"m stupid" coming out of my mouth.
I managed to fold it up calmly.My mind,__5__, was working angrily as I struggled not to__6__.I figured I knew the two most likely candidates for drawing the picture.It would do them some__7__to teach them a
lesson, and maybe it was high time that I did it!
Thankfully, I was able to keep myself__8__.
When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the picture.They were all silent as I told them how__9__this was for me.I told them there must be a reason__10__and now was their chance to
write down anything they needed to tell me.Then I let them write silently while I sniffed in the back of the
classroom.
As I__11__the notes later, many of them said something like, "I"ve got nothing against you," or "I"m sorry you were hurt." Some kids said, "We"re__12__of you." But two notes, from the girls who I__13__were
behind the picture, had a list of issues.I was too__14__, too strict…
Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year, instead of__15__my students, I had
begun commanding them to__16__.Where I thought I was driving them to success I was__17__driving them away.
I had some apologizing to do.But the next day in the classroom, one boy and one girl each handed me
a card.The one__18__by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke.The one from the girls
asked for__19__.
This was a lesson for both the kids and me.Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the__20__.
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| 阅读理解 Ask savvy investors(投资者) how they learned their first lessons about money, and they"ll probably tell you lessons their parents taught them. The money values we learn as children stay with us the rest of our lives. If you are a parent, teaching your children the value of saving and investing will benefit them the rest of their lives. Here"s what you can do: Help your child begin to save. Open savings accounts for your children, and teach them how the bank adds interest to their savings that makes their money grow. Encourage your children to save a little from every bit of money they receive, such as allowances, birthday gifts, etc. You may even want to set up a matching program, contributing fifty cents for each dollar your child saves. Teach your child about stocks(股票). A child in elementary school can start learning about how businesses work. Once your child understands the basics, ask him or her to think about some of the businesses that might be good stock investments. Then use Morningstar Mutual Fund Guide(available at your library)to find a quality mutual fund that holds some of these companies, or a mutual fund that caters to children such as the Stein Roe Young Investor Fund. Many funds accept regular monthly investments as low as $50 a month, so these funds can be a good way to teach children about the stock market while saving for their college education. Encourage early IRA(个人退休金账户)saving. The new Roth IRA is a great way for children who are working in summers or after school to begin saving for their future. Imagine how much money you"d have today if you had saved $3,000 a year since you were a teenager! Let your kids handle their own money. We all learn by doing, so letting your kids manage a segment of their budget(预算)will let them earn valuable financial lessons.They may make mistakes, but they will be small mistakes that may help them avoid larger mistakes as adults. 1. Which would be the best title for this passage? A. Why to Teach Your Children to Save B. How to Teach Your Children to Save C. Tips for Saving for Children D. Start Good Saving Habits Early 2. A matching program means ________. A. that you should set a good example to your children B. that you should provide enough money for children so that they can save some C. that you encourage your children to compete with each other in saving D. that you encourage your children by giving some extra money for them to save 3. According to the author, you should teach your children about investment when he/she is ________. A. in the kindergarten B. in primary school C. in middle school D. in college 4. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of the Stein Roe Young Investor Fund? A. It is usually with high benefits. B. It accepts regular monthly investments. C. It accepts small investments as low as $50 a month. D. It caters to children who can afford small investments. 5.The advantage of letting your kids manage their budget lies in ________. A. that they will make great businessmen in the future B. that they will know the difficulty of managing a budget C. that they will avoid making bigger mistakes in the future D. that they will share happiness of managing their own budget | |||
| 阅读理解 Facebook means never having to say goodbye.The social media website has earned a reputation for reconnecting old friends.Last week,a guy whom I hadn"t seen since my bachelor party five years ago sent me a friend request.I accepted and waited for "Easy E" to send me a greeting of some kind.He had sought me out,after all. I learned from his profile that he was in a relationship and had a son.However,I"m pretty sure we won"t ever write walltowall,let alone email each other.But he"ll remain a friend of online until one of us makes a point of removing the other from his official list. My pool of friends consists of family members,college buddies,coworkers from past and present,and friends of friends.There are 35 in all.If I spent some time uploading old email addresses,I"m confident that I could increase my friend count actually. A person could make a mission out of reconnecting with childhood friends,former classmates,distant cousins, and those one would like to get to know better.And some people can even handle hundreds of onscreen relationships,keeping up with the daily happenings of their small army of companions.After all, there are worse fates than having too many friends. Thanks to email,the inability to schedule facetoface meetings no longer means a friendship must come to a close.But even with email,people will lose touch if one or both parties stop writing back.That"s normal.People move from school to school,job to job,city to city.You never have to feel guilty for breaking away. Every day,the masterminds of Web 2.0 find new ways of making human communication easier.However,convenience_can_be_a_crutch(拐杖). Some things shouldn"t be simplified.When it comes to friendship, there can be no shortcuts. 1. According to Paragraph 1,the website is famous because ________. A. it has an interesting name of "Facebook" B. it helps people get in touch with old friends C. it can send people a greeting of some kind D. it reminds people of events in the past 2. From the second paragraph we can learn that the writer ________. A. would write to the friend quite often B. asked the friend to email him C. did get some information about the friend D. would keep in touch with the friend forever 3. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. There are 35 people in the author"s list of friends right now. B. The author communicates with all the 35 friends by emails. C. The list of 35 friends doesn"t include the old email addresses. D. It is not difficult for the author to increase his friend count. 4.What does the writer mean by saying "However,convenience can be a crutch(拐杖)"? A. The masterminds of Web 2.0 also sell crutch online. B. Taking a crutch is a new way of making friends online. C. Convenience is dangerous for human communication. D. Convenience is not really good for human communication. 5. What does the author think of the convenience of communicating online? A. The technology could not keep true friendship forever. B. The social website of Facebook means nothing at all. C. There will be no ways of making real friends online. D. People will not lose friends with the help of the Facebook. | |||
| 阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写在横线上(请注意问题后的词数要求)。 It"s safe, it"s simple, and it works: Drinking right amounts of water can really help you lose weight, new research shows. In what researchers claim is the firstever trial of the effect of water consumption on weight loss, scientists from Virginia Tech found that dieters who started each meal with two glasses of water lost nearly five pounds more, on average, than dieters who did not,over the course of 12 weeks. There"s no shortage of clear evidence about how water might work to control your appetite (食欲). It ____________ so you don"t eat so much; it keeps down your thirst so that you don"t turn to calorierich sodas or juices. But until now, the researchers say, there has been no true evidence that water"s appetitecontrolling benefits ever translate into actual weight loss. Now there is. In the 12week study period, dieters instructed to drink water with every meal lost an average of 15.5 pounds; dieters given no instructions lost, on average, just 11 pounds. Perhaps the most surprising thing about the finding is how little we still know about healthy water consumption in general. In fact, although doctors and public health authorities regularly remind us to drink more water, very few studies give any insight into what our ideal quantity may be. The new results today suggest that many people could indeed stand to drink a little more water than they do. But if you"re looking to lose weight, be aware that it is actually possible to drink too much water, and you probably won"t help matters any by drinking too much water at a time. In extreme cases, it can even be deadly. A couple of glasses with each meal, however, should be no problem at all for a healthy person. 1. What is the main idea of the text?(no more than 8 words) ________________________________________________________________________ 2. What might your appetite be controlled by? (no more than 3 words) ________________________________________________________________________ 3. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. (no more than 3 words) ________________________________________________________________________ 4. Why should we avoid drinking too much water at a time?(no more than 6 words) ________________________________________________________________________ 5. What does the word "it" (Line 1, Paragraph 1) probably refer to?(no more than 6 words) ________________________________________________________________________ |