Long, long ago there were only a few thousand people in the world. These people move form place to place over the land, hunting animals for food.
No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their lives changed. They did not have to look for food any more. They could stay in one place and grow it.
People began to live near one another. And so the first village grew. Many people came to work in the villages. These villages grew very big. When machines appeared(出现), life in the villages changed again. Factories were built. More and more people lived near the factories. The cities grew very big.
Today some people are moving back to small towns. Can you tell why?
【小题1】The best title(题目)of the text should be ___.

A．Cities or Villages	B．Back to Towns
C．How Cities Grew	D．People and Animals

【小题2】The underlined word "they" in the second paragraph refers to(指的是) ___.

A．villages

B．animals

C．cities

D．people

【小题3】When factories were built, ___.

A．more people live near the factories

B．people began to live in the factories

C．many people began to work in villages

D．many machines appeared in big factories

【小题4】We can learn from the text that ___.

A．people like to work only in big cities

B．some people don't like to live in big cities

C．there will be no small towns in the future(将来)

D．it is better to live in cities than in villages

【小题5】In what order did people do the following things?
A. Worked in villages       B. Lived near the factories.
C. Learned to grow food.    D. Built factories.
E. Began to live near each other.
A. d, b, a, e, c         B. e, a, c, d, b
C. c, e, a, d, b         D. a. c. d. e. b

Long, long ago there were only a few thousand people in the world. These people move form place to place over the land, hunting animals for food.

No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their lives changed. They did not have to look for food any more. They could stay in one place and grow it.

People began to live near one another. And so the first village grew. Many people came to work in the villages. These villages grew very big. When machines appeared(出现), life in the villages changed again. Factories were built. More and more people lived near the factories. The cities grew very big.

Today some people are moving back to small towns. Can you tell why?

1.The best title(题目)of the text should be ___.

A．Cities or Villages                        B．Back to Towns

C．How Cities Grew                        D．People and Animals

2.The underlined word "they" in the second paragraph refers to(指的是) ___.

A．villages           B．animals           C．cities             D．people

3.When factories were built, ___.

A．more people live near the factories

B．people began to live in the factories

C．many people began to work in villages

D．many machines appeared in big factories

4.We can learn from the text that ___.

A．people like to work only in big cities

B．some people don't like to live in big cities

C．there will be no small towns in the future(将来)

D．it is better to live in cities than in villages

5.In what order did people do the following things?

A. Worked in villages       B. Lived near the factories.

C. Learned to grow food.    D. Built factories.

E. Began to live near each other.

A. d, b, a, e, c         B. e, a, c, d, b

C. c, e, a, d, b         D. a. c. d. e. b

 

Long, long ago there were only a few thousand people in the world. These people move form place to place over the land, hunting animals for food.
　　 No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their lives changed. They did not have to look for food any more. They could stay in one place and grow it.
　 People began to live near one another. And so the first village grew. Many people came to work in the villages. These villages grew very big. When machines appeared(出现), life in the villages changed again. Factories were built. More and more people lived near the factories. The cities grew very big.
　 Today some people are moving back to small towns. Can you tell why?
56.(　 )The best title(题目)of the text should be ___.
A. Cities or Villages　　　 B. Back to Towns 　C. How Cities Grew　　　　　

57.(　 ) The underlined word "they" in the second paragraph refers to(指的是) ___.
A. villages　 B. animals　 C. people

58.(　 ) When factories were built, ___.
A. more people live near the factories
B. people began to live in the factories
C. many people began to work in village

59.(　 )We can learn from the text that ___.
A. people like to work only in big cities
B. some people don't like to live in big cities
C. there will be no small towns in the future(将来)

60.(　 ) In what order did people do the following things?
a. Worked in villages　　　 b. Lived near the factories.
c. Learned to grow food.　 d. Built factories.
e. Began to live near each other.
A. d, b, a, e, c　　　　　 B. e, a, c, d, b,
C. c, e, a, d, b　　　

　　

　　Do you live in a city? Do you know how cities began?

　　Long long ago, there were only a few thousand people in the world. These people moved from place to place. They moved over the land, hunting animals for food.

　　No one knows how or where these people learned to grow food. But when they did, their lives changed. They did not have to look for food any longer. They could stay in one place and grow it. People began to live near one another. And so the first villages grew. Many people came to work in the villages. These villages grew very big.

　　 When machines came along（出现）, life in the villages changed again. Factories were built. More and more people lived near the factories. The villages grew very big, and become cities.

　　 Today, some people are moving back to small towns. This is strange, isn't it?

(1) Long long ago, there were _______ people in the world.

[　　]

A．a lot of	B．not so many
C．many	D．only a few

(2) Before village began people _______.

[　　]

A．hunted animals for food	B．stayed in one place
C．always grew food to eat	D．lived together

(3) People didn't have to move from one place to another after ________.

[　　]

A．factories were built

B．machines came along

C．they learned to hunt animals

D．they knew how to grow food

(4) The cities grew very big because ________.

[　　]

A．more and more people came to work in the factories and lived around

B．villages needed more people

C．more and more villages grew into cities

D．life in the villages Changed

(5) Some people are moving back to small towns possibly because ________.

[　　]

A．the cities are growing small

B．the cities do not need them

C．they like to live in quieter places

D．they don't like their friends in big cities

阅读理解

　　Do you live in a city? Do you know how cities began? Long long ago, there were only a few thousand people in the world. These people moved from place to place. They moved over the land, hunting (捕猎) animals for food.

　　No one knows how or where these people learned to grow food. But when they did, their lives changed. They did not have to look for food any longer. They could stay in one place and grow it.

　　People began to live near one another. And so the first villages grew. Many people came to work in the villages. These villages grew very big.

　　When machines came along, life in the villages changed again. Factories were built. More and more people lived near the factories. The cities grew very big.

　　Today, some people are moving back to small towns. This is strange, isn't it?

1．Long long ago, there were ________ people in the world.

[　　]

2．Before villages began, people ________.

[　　]

3．People didn't have to move from one place to another after ________.

[　　]

A．factories were built

B．machines came along

C．more and more villages grew into cities

D．life in the villages changed

4．The cities grew very big because ________.

[　　]

A．more and more people came to work in the factories and lived around

B．villages needed more people

C．more and more villages grew into cities

D．life in the villages changed

5．Some people are moving back to small towns possibly because ________.

[　　]

A．the cities are growing smaller

B．the cities do not need them

C．they like to live in quieter places

D．they don't like their friends in big cities