Motor cars were first made in England just before 1900. The parts for the bodies and engines were hand-made and the cars were built from these. One at a time. This took a long time, and the cars cost a lot of money. Then a quicker and cheaper way of making cars was found. Instead of making all the parts at their own works, some car factories asked other factories to make some of them. All the parts were then fitted together in the car factories.

Modern car-making factoriess are so large that each one is really a lot of factories close together. Each workshop makes some parts. The pieces of a car body are joined together by welders(电焊工) . All the bits and pieces that make up each car are collected and put ready for the assembly line(装配线) , where they are fitted together.

1.The first motor cars were probably made by______.

A．Europeans         B．the Whites         C．the Blacks         D．the English

2.A quicker and cheaper way of making motor cars was______.

A．found in 1900

B．that all parts of motor cars were no longer made by hand

C．the one that they should be made in a large car factories

D．the different parts of motor cars were produced in different works

3."Modern car-making factories" means "______".

A．the factories which modern cars are making at

B．the factories where cars are made by modern workers

C．the new factories at which cars are being made

D．the factories where modern cars are made

 

词汇运用（共10小题，计10分）
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。

hand  give  quick  good  by   say  easy  one  healthy  we

Early rising is helpful in more than one way.【小题1】, it helps us to have good【小题2】.We all need fresh air. It makes our health better to take morning exercise. But air is never so fresh as early in the morning. Early rising helps【小题1】in our studies.  In the morning we learn【小题2】and find it【小题5】to learn something【小题3】heart.. Early rising makes people able to plan the work for the day. We can not work【小题4】without a good plan.Just as ,“The plan for a year should be made in the spring , the plan for a day should be made in the morning. ” Early rising【小题8】us enough time to get ready for our work , such as to wash our【小题9】and eat our breakfast.So the popular【小题10】  says, “Early to bed and early to rise makes man healthy , wealthy and  wise.”

The label（标签）, Made in China, is one that is becoming increasing common in shopping centers all over the world.

In the United States, shoppers at Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest retailer（零售商）, have a wide selection of products mostly produced in China. The large amount of Chinese imports have created a large selection of goods in other countries as people begin to buy more and more products made in China. These goods are even widely available in other Asian nations, where Chinese-made goods are quite popular. Chinese brand names are also becoming more well-known outside China.

When Chinese Americans visit family and friends in their homeland, gifts from the U.S. are a must. But TVs and fashionable clothes aren't rare any more, and anything 'Made in China' shouldn’t be considered in any case.

"When I decide to visit my family members in China, I will have a big headache. What should I buy for them? They may not all speak English, but everyone in China knows those three words," a Chinese American said. "When they see the label 'Made in China,' they will think, 'Why do you send me this?' "

The development of China has surprised the world with its growth. As a result, the other countries are beginning to try to reduce Chinese goods with the use of taxes（税）and import restrictions. However, the development on the Chinese economy still affects the world in many ways.

1.Around the world, the products made in China are ________ in the shopping malls.

A．unwelcome        B．expensive         C．popular           D．rare

2.What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “brand” in the second paragraph?

A．品牌             B．明星             C．生产地           D．树枝

3.Why do Chinese Americans usually have a headache if they come back to China?

A．Because their Chinese friends can not speak English.

B．Because their friends will be unhappy if the gifts are made in China.

C．Because they should give their friends rare gifts.

D．Because they should give their friends fashionable gifts.

4.How do other countries try to reduce the Chinese goods in their own countries?

A．By developing the qualities of their own products.

B．By telling their shoppers not to buy Chinese goods.

C．By importing more Chinese goods.

D．By using taxes and import restrictions.

5.From the passage, we can know that________.

A．products made in China are more and more popular all over the world

B．TVs and fashionable clothes are ideal gifts for Chinese people

C．everyone in China can speak English

D．the other governments don’t welcome any Chinese goods

 

根据对话内容，从方框中选出五个合适的句子补全对话，并将其字母填入题后横线上。

Laura: Hi, Rose. I’ve sent you an e-mail. Have you got it?

Rose:  Sorry, I haven’t. __1.  

Laura: Why not?

Rose: There’s something wrong with my computer. __2.  

Laura: Can you repair it?

Rose: I don’t think so. It’s too old.  __3.  

Laura: That’s good news! You know, I’ve just got a new computer.

Rose:   ___4.   

Laura: Last week.

Rose: Where was it make? Was it made in Japan?

Laura: No, it was made in my home.

Rose: What?  ___5.   

Laura: You see, my father bought different parts of the computer and then put them together. That’s how the computer was made in my home.

A.     How could it be made in your home?

B.     It doesn’t work.

C.     When did you get it?

D.     I know nothing about computers.

E.      I haven’t checked my e-mails today.

F.      How long did it take you to make it?

G.     My father wants to buy a new one for me.

 

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填写表格，每空限填一词。

In today’s society, everyone is busy and running at a fast pace(步调) every day. We feel our time is valuable and needs to be used well. We need cheap meal ideas that can help us save time and money and still provide a healthy and nutritious (有营养的) dinner for us and our family.
The fast food makers know we have little time and that the idea of cooking dinner after a long day at work is not something we look forward to. So the fast food makers offer us cheap food that requires no cooking, no cleaning, and only 25 minutes to pick up.
But eating so much fast food will cause body fatness and fast food is not nutritious, so it’s not the healthiest choice to consider. There are some very cheap meal ideas that take almost no time to prepare and will make coming home for a good meal more enjoyable.
The first cheap meal idea is one dish which includes meat, vegetables and rice. This is not only a cheap meal idea, but also it is fast because it can be made in only 20 minutes.
You can quickly make some pancakes and scrambled eggs for the family in about 30 minutes. If you think it is strange to eat breakfast food for dinner, consider how the same foods give you what you need to go through a whole day.
Another cheap meal idea to try is a “macaroni and cheese with meat” dish, which only takes around 20 minutes to cook.
If you are interested in these cheap meal ideas, you’re welcome to visit our website for details. When you fix one of these or other cheap meal ideas at home, you are taking time out of your busy day to treat yourself and your family in a special way.

Facts	·【小题1】     life and valuable time ·Being in need of cheap and【小题2】     meals
【小题3】     of fast food	·No cooking ·No 【小题4】     ·No wasting time
Disadvantages of fast food	·Making people get 【小题5】      ·Having no nutrition
Three【小题6】of cooking	·A【小题7】    with meat, vegetables and【小题8】      Taking only 20 minutes ·Pancakes and scrambled eggs Taking around 【小题9】     minutes ·Macaroni and 【小题10】     with meat Taking about 20 minutes