The Information about Some Great Inventions

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　　根據(jù)表格所提供的信息選擇最佳答案。

　　( )1. Since invented paper, people have been able to record information on paper.

　　A. Alexander Bell B. Thomas Edison C. Cai Lun

　　( )2. According to the form above, the invention that appeared in 1876 was made of .

　　A. plastic and metal B. glass and metal C. cotton or flax

　　( )3. According to the form above, the latest invention was .

　　A. the telephone B. the light bulb C. the wheel

　　( )4. Thanks to the invention of the wheel, people can .

　　A. have enough light to read B. travel faster C. communicate over distances

　　( )5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the form above?

　　A. Three of the inventions were made of metal.

　　B. Neither Alexander Bell nor Thomas Edison is American.

　　C. Two of the inventions appeared in the 19th century.

　　(C)

　　Long ago, there was a queen who lived in a palace. She felt bored and said to her advisor(顧問 ),

　　"AIl the things around me are too boring. I need a different kind of beauty. Let everyone know that I

　　will hold a competition for the most beautiful thi

　　ng in the world. And the prize will be this crown

　　(王冠)."

　　Several days later, lots of people came to the competition and showed their things. The queen was not satisfied with what she saw. The advisor suggested, "What you are looking for cannot be brought to you. You must look for it by yourself. What about a journey?"

　　The queen was interested in the idea, so she started immediately. As she was on top of the hill near her palace, she looked down and suddenly something cried in her heart. "Why have I never found my palace so beautiful?"

　　The queen spent one year travelling. She saw beauty on the farm, in the forest and even in the stars twin

　　kling(閃爍)at night on her journey. But what was the most beautiful thing? She thought it over. Suddenly, she understood beauty was everywhere. She should learn to enjoy the world. She left the pieces of her crown at different places that she had seen. As time went by, the queen's crown got smaller and smaller until nothing was left.

　　She found the most beautiful thing at last. It was the world!

　　根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容判斷正、誤。

　　(注意：考生將答題卡相應(yīng)位置涂黑。正確的涂"A",錯(cuò)誤的涂"B" )

　　( )1. The queen wanted to hold a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world.

　　( )2. Lots of people came to the competition and brought the things that made the queen satisfied.

　　( )3.On top of the hill near her palace, the queen suddenly found her palace so beautiful.

　　( )4. the queen saw beauty on the farm, in the river and even in the night sky on her journey,

　　( )5. The passage tells us that beauty is everywhere if we learn to enjoy the world.

　　(D)

　　Last year, a special kind of glove came out. It was invented to help bind people to learn Braille,which is a special system for the blind to read by touching. Shaking motors (震動(dòng)馬達(dá)) are put on each finger of the glove. They can make different sounds to tell a user which letter he is touching.Recently, two British college students have invented another special glove for the blind. It can make the user feel small and quick movements. An ultrasonic sensor(超聲波傳感器)with a battery is put on the back of the glove. When the user wearing the glove is close to an object(物體), ultrasonic waves( 超聲波)from the glove are sent out (發(fā)出). As soon as they hit the object in front, the waves will return to the glove. Then the waves cause the glove to shake. And the ultrasonic sensor makes different kinds of sounds. The sounds make the user know how far he is from the object.

　　In the college invention competition, the two students got first prize and won 1,540 pounds. One of the designers said, "Now the ultrasonic sensor on the glove is quite large. We're going to use the money to develop a smaller and lighter ultrasonic sensor."

　　根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

　　( )1. The underlined word "Braille" in the passage means "_ " in Chinese.

　　A. 盲文 B. 口語 C.手語

　　( )2.The glove with an ultrasonic sensor .

　　A. can make only one kind of sound

　　B. can make the user feel small and quick movements

　　C. was designed by two American college students

　　( )3. Picture shows how the glove with an ultrasonic sensor works according to the passage.

　　( )4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. The sounds from the ultrasonic sensor make the user know what the object is.

　　B. The two college students wanted to use 15,400 pounds to develop the glove.

　　C. The glove with shaking motors was invented for blind people.

　　( )5. What is the best title for this passage?

　　A. The Way to Make Gloves

　　B. Two Kinds of Special Gloves

　　C. An Ultrasonic Sensor and Shaking Motors