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Thomas Adams, an American inventor, is the father of modern bubble (泡泡) gum. During the 1870s, Adams discovered a new way to make chewing gum by accident, while he was trying to find a use for chicle (糖胶树胶)- Mr. Adams wanted to make rubber (橡胶) from chicle. Mr. Adams worked for a long time trying to make rubber from chicle. His oldest son also helped him sometimes. But they never discovered a way to make it work. One day, Thomas Adams was in a store when he heard a young girl ask for some chewing gum. Adams and his son had been chewing chicle while they were working on the rubber, so he decided to give up trying to make rubber from the chicle and make gum instead. At that time, chewing gum was made from spruces" sap (云杉树液). This chewing gum didn"t taste very good. Adams thought chewing gum from chicle tasted better. He and his son wrapped small pieces of chicle in colorful paper and sold it. People everywhere began chewing his gum at once. Mr. Adams" gum could make bubbles, but the bubbles were very sticky (胶粘的). Until 1928 Walter Diemer found a way to improve chewing gum by making bubbles that were not sticky. |
1. Where was Thomas Adams from? |
A. The United States. B. The United Kingdom. C. Australia. D. Spain. |
2. The word "wrapped" here in Chinese means "_________. |
A. 掩饰 B. 遮蔽 C. 包裹 D. 覆盖 |
3. What did Thomas Adams give up trying to make? |
A. A new kind of paper. B. A new kind of rubber. C. A new kind of chicle. D. A new kind of drink. |
4.Which of these sentences is NOT TRUE? |
A. Mr. Adams thought spruce gum didn"t taste as good as chicle gum. B. Mr. Adams never found a way to make rubber from chicle. C. Mr. Adams is the father of modern bubble gum. D. Mr. Adams was the first person to sell gum. |
5. What was the difference, between Mr. Diemer"s gum and Mr. Adams" gum? |
A. Mr. Diemer"s gum could make bubbles. B. Mr. Diemer"s gum was less sticky. C. Mr. Diemer"s gum was made from tree sap. D. Mr. Diemer"s gum was sold in colorful paper. |
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Zheng He, the Columbus of the East, was an amazing man. He was born in 1371 and, 11 years later, was caught by the army of a rich young man called Zhu Di and made to work for him. Over time the rich man saw that Zheng He was very clever and strong and they became close friends. In 1403 Zhu Di was made the King of China and he asked Zheng He to join his new government. The King wanted to learn more about the world and show other countries his power. He ordered many new ships to be built and made Zheng He their leader. Between 1405 and 1433, Zheng He led seven sea trips to different parts of the world. He certainly travelled to India, Africa and the Middle East. A few people think his ships may have even reached South America and Australia. Each trip lasted between two and four years and it is believed he sailed more than 50 000 kms during the years of his travels. With 28 000 men and over 300 ships, such as boats for food, water and even soldiers" horses, Zheng He led a fleet (舰队) whose size would not be equalled by Europeans for over 500 years I On these trips he brought with him many Chinese goods like silk and medicine to give to foreign kings or to sell for local goods. He returned from each trip with boats filled with expensive things such as gold and jewellery, foreign guests and strange animals like a giraffe. It is a pity that we may never learn everything about Zheng He" s travels. After he died in 1433, the new king, who believed these trips were unlucky and too expensive, had them stopped and he burned almost all the books about Zheng He"s travels. It is only in the last 50 years that historians have begun to carefully study the adventures of the great Zheng He. |
1. Why did the Chinese King want Zheng He to sail to many different countries? |
A. To bring new countries under the control of China. B. To show the world how strong the King was. C. To receive gifts from the kings of other countries. D. To discover unusual animals. |
2. What do we know about Zheng He from the passage? |
A. He sailed to all seven continents. B. Each of his trips lasted one year. C. He died at the age of 62. D. He was a successful businessman. |
3. Which of the following did Zheng He NOT bring with him from China? |
A. Medicine. B. Gold. C. Animals. D. Silk. |
4. What happened after Zheng He died? |
A. He was forgotten for ever. B. His ships were all burned. C. The new king wrote a book about him. D. Sea trips to other countries were stopped. |
5. In what order did the following happen? a. Zhu Di became the King. b. Zheng He was caught by soldiers. c. The books about Zheng He were all burned. d. Foreigners were brought to China. e. Zheng He visited India. f. New ships were built. |
A. e, b, a, f, d, c B. b, a, e, d, c, f C. f, a, b, d, c, e D. b, a, f, e, d, c |
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The famous scientist and thinker, Charles Darwin, was born on February 12, 1809. As a boy, Charles liked to go for walks in the fields and forests. He enjoyed watching nature, and comparing what he saw with everything he had read in science books. He also liked collecting very much. He collected many things, birds, eggs, stones and leaves. | | 任务型阅读。阅读下列短文,根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。<每空一词) | What is your favorite cartoon? It may be difficult for you to decide. But for pianist Lang Lang, Tom and Jerry is the best one. When Lang was two years old, he saw Tom playing the piano. This was his first time to enjoy western music and this experience encouraged him to learn to play the piano. His talent at the keyboard has taken him from Shenyang to the world. Lang became a good piano student at three. Ever since, the boy has been doing better and better. In 1997, the 15-ycar-old boy studied at a famous American music college. Lang"s performances are energetic. He is well-known for making facial expressions and moving around while playing the piano. The road to success has never been easy. Lang"s father stopped his job to look after him, while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money. But Lang considers himself lucky and believes he should give something back. He has helped the children in poor areas a lot. | | 完形填空。 | Leonardo da Vinci was a great artist. He lived in 1 in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. He painted some of 2 pictures in the world. Mona Lisa is a good example of his works. He 3 painting Mona Lisa in 1503. Da Vinci loved science and 4 . He used darkness and light in a clever way in the painting. And a person can 5 see that there is a lot of geometry (几何学) in Mona Lisa. The face of Mona Lisa is 6 many circles and round shapes like balls. Even her 7 can be seen as a small part of a large circle. The woman in the painting is 8 on a balcony ( 阳台)? and mountains can be seen behind her. Da Vinci loved to study rocks and mountains, 9 we can see these in his other paintings. The woman is sitting with her knees to the side. He hands are held together 10 her. This way of sitting is now used by many artists when they are painting a picture of a man or woman. | ( )1. A. China ( )2. A. less famous ( )3. A. forgot ( )4. A. math ( )5. A. early ( )6. A. used for ( )7. A. cry ( )8. A. lying ( )9. A. so ( )10. A. under | B. Italy B. more famous B. began B. music B. easily B. worked out B. tears B. walking B. but B. behind | C. Japan C. the least famous C. allowed C. English C. safely C. put away C. smile C. sitting C. or C. next to | D. Canada D. the most famous D. remembered D. chemistry D. happily D. made of D. sadness D. reading D. until D. in front of | 阅读理解。 | People often said Thomas Edison was the greatest genius of his age. There are only a few men in all of history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be pleased only because someone said he was a genius. "There is no such thing as genius," Edison said. He thought what people called genius was mostly hard work. But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. He tried to understand them, and then he tried to learn what he could usefully do with them. Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people would do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking could give men enjoyment and pleasure. Edison could not understand how anyone could not be interested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what idea he had about life. "Work," he answered, "Discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier." He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work. | 1. According to Thomas Edison, what"s genius? | A. Hard thinking. B. Hard work. C. Useful dreams. D. Useful inventions. | 2. After exploring the secrets of nature, Edison always tried to _______. | A. write down what he had learnt B. carry out a new experiment C. make them useful in life D. share them with others | 3. Edison could not understand _______. | A. how anybody enjoyed life B. how anybody loved working C. why anybody loved thinking D. why anybody was tired of life | 4. The last sentence in the passage means that _______. | A. Edison was born to be a great inventor B. Edison was able to live another 100 years C. Edison was ready to make his 100 th invention D. life was too short for Edison to work for human beings |
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