Wood-block printing was invented sometime between the 4th and the 7th c 1 in China. The earliest book that we have was p 2 in 868 and was found in a Dunhuang cave. Wood-block printing took a long time because a new block was needed for every p 3 in a book. By the 11th century，printed books could be f 4 all over China. They included books of Confucius’ thoughts,dictionaries,and books on maths. In 1340,books could be printed with two c 5 , black and red.
A 6 the Chinese learnt about printing so early,printing was not introduced to other parts of the world for hundreds of years. It is thought that when the great Italian traveler Marco Polo visited China in the 13th century,he s 7 printed books. It is possible that Marco Polo brought that k 8 to Europe. But printed books did not come to Europe u 9 1450,when a German called
Johann Gutenberg i 10 a printing machine. Twenty-four years later,in 1474,an Englishman called William Caxton printed the first printed book in English. His second book was about the game of chess. Caxton printed about a hundred books,and some can still be found today in museums.
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Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. Some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning，others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they learn what is happening in the world.
Sometimes we do not have enough time to read all the news carefully，so we just take a quick look at the front page. At other times,we may be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the names of the passages.
Newspapers can be found everywhere in the world. We can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities,but in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers.
Some newspapers are published once a week,but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages,some even published twice a day!You know different people enjoy reading different newspapers. Some like world news,and others prefer short stories. They just choose what they are interested in.
Today newspapers in English have the largest number of readers in the world. The English language is so popular that many Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily or 21st Century. They bring us more and more messages together with the Internet. With the development of the world,some new newspapers will be published in the years to come.
1.选择最佳答案。
( ) 1) Many people as the first thing every morning.
A. read newspapers B. watch the TV news
C. listen to the radio D. listen to the music
( ) 2) When people are busy,they .
A. do not read newspapers
B. still read newspapers carefully
C. only look at the front page of the paper carefully
D. either take a quick look at the front page of the paper or only look at the headlines
( ) 3) Which of the following is right according to the passage?
A. There are different kinds of newspapers to meet people’s needs.
B. There are more papers in small towns than in big cities.
C. In some places papers are published every two weeks.
D. The most important news is not on the front page.
( ) 4) enjoy the largest number of readers.
A. Newspapers in Chinese B. Newspapers in English
C. Newspapers in German D. Newspapers in French
( ) 5) “ Some new newspapers will be published in the years to come ” means
A. more papers will be published next year
B. more new kinds of papers will be read in the coming year
C. a great number of new newspapers will be seen in the future
D. some new newspapers will be sent in the future
2.根据首字母提示补全单词。
1) Reading newspapers is an important g of life for some people.
2) Usually we do not read all the g in newspapers.
3) People in some mountain villages c see many kinds of newspapers.
4) Different people like to read d newspapers.
5) We can r more and more messages in English newspapers together with the Internet.
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Linda过去是单身，去年她和Mike结婚（get married to sb. ) 了。阅读表格，并写一篇80个
词以上的短文，描述Linda的生活变化。文章的开头已经写好，不计人总词数。
before | now |
go dancing on weekends | stay at home on weekends |
read novels at night | go to the movies with his husband or do the housework |
go out to eat | cook dinner |
Linda used to be single.
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What’s going to happen in the future? Will robots control our planet? Will computers become smarter than us? Not likely. But here are some things that scientists say are most likely to happen in 10 to 30 years from now,according to the BBC.
Digital money |
We used to pay with cash (现金）for everything we bought. Now when we use a credit card(信用卡）to shop online,money is spent without us seeing it. That means we have already been using digital money. Using a card is much easier than searching our pockets for change. It is also safer than carrying a lot of cash.
When ATM cards were first introduced,they were not accepted everywhere. But now it’s hard to live without them. It’s reported that people inSwedencompletely stopped using cash last year,and theUSmight be the next.
Bionic(仿生的）eye
It’s no longer something only in a science fiction movie. People who are blind may have a
chance to get their sight back一by wearing bionic eyes.
A blind eye can no longer sense light,but a bionic eye can use a camera to “ see ” the environment and send data(数据）to the mind. Now the bionic eye only allows patients to see lights and unclear shapes. A high resolution(分辨率）image could be just a few years away.
Self-driving cars
Unlike a human driver,a self-driving car won’t get distracted(分神）by a phone call,the radio or something outside the window. Sensors (探测器）and cameras on the car would help it stick strictly to the rules of the road and keep a safe distance from other cars. This would greatly reduce the number of road accidents. You could even take a nap while the car drives itself. In the future,driverless cars would be widely accepted.
( ) 1. has stopped using cash completely.
A.Sweden B. ATM C. BBC D.America*
( ) 2. What does the writer mainly tell us about digital money?
A. We use digital money to shop online without paying money.
B. Digital money is most likely to be used instead of cash.
C. Using cash is easier and safer than a credit card.
D. ATM cards are always popular.
( ) 3. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Bionic eyes only appear in the science fiction film.
B. Human drivers won’t get distracted by something outside.
C. The blind wearing bionic eyes may see clearly in the future.
D. There will be no road accidents at all if self-driving cars are used.
( ) 4. From the report,we can learn some information about .
A. culture and art B. industry and farming
C. science and technology D. traffic and journey
( ) 5. Which of the following can be predicted(预测）from the passage?
A. There would be a number of self-driving cars on the road.
B. The blind could use cameras to see things around.
C. We would live a hard life with digital money.
D. Robots would control the world.
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The car was invented more than a century (世纪)ago. You may know all kinds of cars’ names,but you may not know who was the inventor of the first car.
The first car was not invented by an Englishman,but by an American whose name was Henry Ford.
Henry was bom in a poor family. He was the eldest of the six children. When he was a boy,he became interested in watches and machines. Then his mother died when he was twelve years old. So he had to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents(美分)a week,and another dollar a week for repairing watches in the evenings. The hard life made him strong and cap-able(有能力的).
At that time there was a dream in the life of young Ford. He wished to make a machine. Since this machine could run without horses,it was named a “ horseless carriage (马车)”.He overcame (克服)a lot of difficulties,and in April 1893,the “horseless carriage” was invented at last. It was the first car.
Later Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company (公司). He is always a great man in the world who has changed our lives.
( ) 1. Who invented the first car?
A. A Chinese. B. An Englishman.
C. A Russian. D. An American.
( ) 2. From this story we can know the car was invented .
A. more than one hundred years ago B. less than one hundred years ago C,just one hundred years ago D. long,long ago
( ) 3. Henry Ford must have .
A. five brothers and sisters B. six brothers and sisters
C. five younger brothers D. five younger sisters
( ) 4. How much dollars did young Ford get every week?
A. 2.5 dollars. B. 1.5 dollars.
C. 3.5 dollars. D. 3 dollars.
( ) 5. Ford invented the first car .
A. with his brothers B. without any difficulties
C. in spring D. difficult
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A stamp is just a piece of paper with a picture and some words printed on one side and some glue(胶水)on the other side. What makes one of these bits of paper worth any money at all ? What makes a ten-fen stamp worth ten fen'!
When you buy a stamp,you also buy service from the post office. You get the letter sent by post. After the stamp has done its job,the post office says it is worthless. You must buy a new one for each letter you send.
But people often pay money for stamps that have already been used. Stamp collectors,or philatelists(集邮家).have fun just trying to collect as many different kinds as possible. Certain
kinds are hard to find. To get one of these uncommon stamps,some collectors are willing to pay a great deal of money. They think it is worthwhile and that gives it value. If you collect stamps because they are especially beautiful or tell an interesting story,or show all kinds of animals,then those are the ones that have value to you.
1.选择最佳答案。
( ) 1) When you are going to post a letter,you must buy .
A. a ten-fen stamp B. a new stamp
C. a collected stamp D. a valuable stamp
( ) 2) The post office says a stamp is useless if .
A. it is collected B. you get a letter sent by post
C. it is old D. it has a postmark on it
( ) 3) When some of the stamps are difficult to find, .
A. nobody will try to get them
B. they can become of great value(有价值，珍贵)
C. everybody would like to buy them
D. they will be worthless
( ) 4) Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The stamp has a picture and some words on it.
B. Many used stamps are worth a lot of money.
C. Stamp collectors try to get different kinds of stamps whether they are used or not.
D. A used stamp can be used again to post a letter.
( ) 5) Which of the following is true?
A. A new twenty-fen stamp is not worth twenty fen.
B. One can have a letter sent by a used stamp.
C. Sometimes people are willing to pay much money for a stamp.
D. A post office worker does not want to buy any used stamps.
2.根据首字母提示补全单词。
1) Stamps are m of paper.
2) Stamps can be used for s letters.
3) When you get a letter,the stamp on the envelope can’t be used a
4) If a person likes stamps c , he will collect as many kinds as possible.
5) From the passage we know some kinds of used stamps are w much money.
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The men came to London for holidays. They came to a very large hotel and 1 1 in a room on the forty-fifth floor. One day they w 2 to a theatre and came b 3 to the hotel very late. “I’m sorry,” said the waiter of the hotel. “But our lift doesn’t work tonight. ”
One of t 4 said to his two friends, “We have to w 5 up to our room. It’s very difficult. I think I know how to make it easier. On our way to the room，I shall tell you s 6 jokes. John will sing us some songs. Then you Peter will tell us some i 7 stories. ”
So they began to walk toward their room. Tom told them many jokes. John sang some songs. At last they came to the fortieth floor. They were tired and d 8 to have a rest.
“Well,” said Tom, “Peter，will you tell us a r 9 story with a sad end?” “I shall tell you a sad story,” said Peter. “It’s short,but it is sad enough. We left our key in the d 10 room
just now. What shall we do?”
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Manners in Different Countries
You have to shake hands when you’re coming or going in Germany,but in Britain you usually only s 1 hands when you meet someone for the first time.
You have to give your present in p 2 in the Middle East to show it’s not a bribe(贿赂),but it’s good manners to give present in private in Asia.
You mustn’t give cutlery (刀具)in Latin America because it s 3 that you want to cut off the relationship. You mustn’t give food or drink in Saudi Arabia because it suggests you think your hosts not offering you enough to eat and drink. You mustn’t give a c 4 in China because the Chinese word for “clock” is similar to the word “funeral”.
“Come any time” m 5 “I want you to visit me” in India. If you don’t suggest a time and arrange a visit immediately,an Indian will think you are r 6 the invitation. But if an English person says, “Come any time” , they will think you are bad-mannered if you start f 7 a date.
Offices are usually c 8 on Friday in Moslem(穆斯林)countries.
Americans usually mean “Yes” when they nod their heads. An English person probably just means “I understand” , and an Asian is just s 9 interest.
It’s bad manners to discuss business at a social occasion in India.
In an English pub,you have to take your t 10 to buy a “round”一drink for everyone in your group.
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