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Long long ago people made fires from lightening
（闪电）. But they had to keep the fire burning, for they couldn't start it again if there was no lightening. Later, they found out hitting two pieces of stone together could make a spark （火花）. The spark could fire dry leaves. In this way they could make the fire again if it went out. Then people also learned to make a fire by mbbing（摩擦）. They made a hole on a piece of wood and put a smaller stick into the hole. They turned the stick again and again. After a few minutes they got a fire.Years went by, people learned other ways to make a fire. Sometimes they used the heat from the sun. They held a piece of glass in the right way and made a piece of paper on fire.
About two centuries ago, people began to make matches. Matches brought people a quick and easy way to make fires. Today matches are still being used, but people have more new ways to make fires. One of them is to use an electric fire starter. Of course an electric fire starter is much more expensive than a box of matches. But it is very useful.
(1)From the text we know that a spark can _______.
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A ．fire any leaves |
B ．burn anything |
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C ．burn dry leaves |
D ．keep fire burning |
(2)We can also get a fire by _______.
[
]A
．making a hole on a big piece of woodB
．putting a smaller stick into the holeC
．turning the stick hard for a whileD
．all above together(3)Matches have been used _______.
[
]A
．for about two thousand yearsB
．for about two hundred yearsC
．since people began to use fire for cookingD
．since people used the heat from the sun(4)From the text, we know that ________.
[
]A
．electric fire starters are widely usedB
．people haven't used matches since they had electric fire startersC
．today there are only two ways to make fireD
．some forest fires happen from lightening(5)Which of the following is the right order of the ways to make fires that people got to know?
[
]a. with a match
b. from the sun
c. from lightening
d. by rubbing
e. with an electric fire starter
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A ．a,b,c,d,e |
B ．b,c,a,e,d |
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C ．c,d,b,a,e |
D ．d,a,c,b,e |
科目：初中英语 来源： 题型：050
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Mozart
（莫扎特）was born on January 27, 1756 and died on December 5, 1791. When he was three, he often had lessons with his elder sister. His father took him through many different countries, and he played music for lots of people there. But some people didn't believe that a little boy could write such beautiful music. They asked him to stay in a room all by himself for a week and somebody watched the room all the time. In the week, he finished a new piece of music. After that, people believed that he could write beautiful music.Mozart died when he was still a young man. During his short life, he studied music and taught music and played music and wrote music. Even by working so hard, he could not make much money. Often he had to borrow money from his friends. But his music made him happy and for more than two hundred years his music has made other people happy, too.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
(1)When he was ______, Mozart took music lessons with his sister.
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]|
A ．three |
B ．five |
C ．old enough |
D ．born |
(2)Some people wanted to know whether he could write beautiful music, so they asked him to stay in a room ______ for a week.
[
]|
A ．suddenly |
B ．alone |
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C ．with all the people |
D ．with his family |
(3)Mozart lived ______.
[
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A ．a long time |
B ．long time |
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C ．a long life |
D ．a short life |
(4)Although Mozart was famous, he was ______.
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A ．hard |
B ．rich |
C ．happy |
D ．poor |
(5)His music made ______ happy.
[
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A ．both him and other people |
B ．only him |
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C ．other people |
D ．nobody |
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科目：初中英语 来源： 题型：050
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Every winter the Indians caught beavers
（河狸或称为海狸）. They sold these beaver furs to men from France. In the 1600s and 1700s, people in France wanted beaver furs for coats and hats. Other countries wanted these furs, too. Wearing a beaver fur hat became a sign. It said, “Look at this man! This man is rich!”In the 1800s, men in this country began to wear beaver hats. They, too, wanted to wear the sign that said,
“Look at those men! They are rich!”Soon it was hard to find beavers. To get more beaver furs, traders had to move West. Traders began to explore this new country. They came back with wonderful stories about the new land. Before long, many people wanted to go West to live.
Where people go, towns grow. Soon there were new towns in the West. Men looking for beaver for fancy
（珍贵的，昂贵的）hats helped the West grow.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
(1)Wearing a beaver hat was a sign that a man was ______.
[
]|
A ．a hunter |
B ．rich |
C ．a trader |
D ．an Indian |
(2)Which of the following does this story lead you to believe?
[
]A
．Beavers began to wear fancy hats.B
．The traders would not go West.C
．The fur traders helped the country grow.D
．The traders wore furs.(3)What did the traders do when beavers were hard to find?
[
]A
．To get more beaver furs, traders had to move West.B
．The traders had to find rich men wearing signs.C
．The traders had to wear beaver hats out West.D
．They made friends with beavers.(4)When did Indians begin to wear beaver hats?
[
]|
A ．1600s. |
B ．1700s. |
C ．1800s. |
D ．1900s. |
(5)The main idea of the whole story is that ______.
[
]A
．traders carried signs for rich menB
．the search for beavers helped the West to growC
．many wonderful stories were told about the WestD
．the beavers were very foolish查看答案和解析>>
科目：初中英语 来源：2012-2013学年北京四中九年级上学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：其他题
阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）
On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke, dressed for going out, took her handbag with her money and her key in it, pulled the door behind her to lock it and went to the Over 60s Club. She always went there on Thursdays. It was a nice outing for an old woman who lived alone.
At six o’clock she came home, let herself in and at once smelt cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke in her house? How? Had somebody got in? She checked the back door and the windows. All were locked or fastened, as usual. There was no sign of forced entry. Had anything been taken? She went from room to room, checking. Yes, some things were missing — her small radio, her spare watch, a camera. That was all, she thought; but she couldn’t be sure just yet. She was annoyed, of course, but rather glad that nothing had been thrown about.
Over a cup of tea she wondered whether someone might have a key that fitted her front door — “a master key” perhaps. So she stayed at home the following Thursday. Nothing happened. Was anyone watching her movements? On the Thursday after that she went out at her usual time, dressed as usual, but she didn’t go to the club. Instead she took a short cut home again, letting herself in through the garden and the back door. She settled down to wait.
It was just after four o’clock when the front door bell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making a cup of tea at the time. The bell rang again, and then she heard her letter-box being pushed open. With the kettle（壶）of boiling water in her hand, she moved quietly towards the front door. A long piece of wire（金属丝）appeared through the letter-box, and then a hand. The wire turned and caught around the knob（门把手） on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water over the hand. There was a shout outside, and the skin seemed to drop off the fingers like a glove. The wire fell to the floor, the hand was pulled back, and Mrs. Clarke heard the sound of running feet.
That evening she reported the matter to the police. They were not too pleased, but they came and took away the wire and the skin. “It was only self-protection,” she told the officer. “An old woman must try to look after herself.” With the help of a doctor, the police found the man and recovered Mrs. Clarke’s things. She has become something of heroine at the Over 60s Club.
1. When did Mrs. Clarke go to the Over 60s Club?
___________________________________________________
2. Why did the smell of cigarette smoke surprise her?
___________________________________________________
3. On the third Thursday, did Mrs. Clarke go out at her usual time?
___________________________________________________
4. What was Mrs. Clarke doing when she was waiting for the thief?
___________________________________________________
5. What is Mrs. Clarke like?
___________________________________________________
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科目：初中英语 来源：2012-2013学年海南省九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：句型转换
阅读短文，完成下列各题。
Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Father and son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired.
Two men on the road said, "Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse, It's a long way to market. "The farmer thought that it was true, so he rode on the horse, while his son walked.
Then they met two old women, "What are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you see how tired the boy is?" So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead.
Next, an old men stopped them and said, "Why are you walking, farmer? It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today," So the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on.
Some time later, a young woman passed them, "Why aren't you walking?" she said, "It isn't far to the market. Let your poor horse have a rest." So the farmer, and his son, got down once again.
It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.
简略回答问题。
1.Why did the father and son walk first? _________________________.
2.What does the story tell us? _____________________
3.He set out one morning with his son. (划线部分提问)
______ ______ he set out with his son?
4.You have a horse (否定句)
You _______ _________ a horse.
5.She said, "It isn't far to the market.”（改为宾语从句）
She said _______ _______ far to the market.
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