There have been many great inventions or things that changed the way we live. The first great invention was the one that is still very important today——the wheel. This made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distance.
For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that as much effect as the wheel . Then in the early 1800s the world started to change. There was little unknown land left in the world. People didn’t have to explore much any more. They began to work instead to make life better.
In the second half of the 19^th century many great inventions were made. Among them were the camera, the light and the radio. These all play a big part in our daily life today.
The first part of the 20^th century saw more great inventions. The helicopter in 1909, movies with sound in 1926, the computer in 1928, jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new material was first made. Nylon came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wore.
The middle part of the 20^th century brought new ways to help people get over diseases. They worked very well. They made people healthier and allowed them to live longer. By the 1960s most people could expect to live to be at least 60.
By this time most people in developed countries had a very good life. Of course new inventions continued to be made. But man now had a desire(渴望) to explore again. The earth was known to man but the stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then United States took a step. Since then other countries , including China and Japan, have made their own steps into space.
In 1969 man took his biggest step away from earth. Americans first walked on the moon. This is certainly just a beginning, though. New inventions will some day allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of.
【小題1】 This passage talks mainly about         .

A．why cars were very important

B．when light was invented

C．how inventions affect people’s daily life

D．which country made the first step into space

【小題2】According to the passage man didn’t have a desire to explore a lot         .

A．at the beginning of 1800s	B．in the 1960s
C．since the 1900s	D．from the 1800s to 1960s

【小題3】In the 1800s, people began to work in order to make      

A．explorations

B．their life better

C．discoveries

D．a trip to space

【小題4】 Nylon came out of five years later than        .

A．radio

B．camera

C．jet planes

D．movies

【小題5】People can live longer lives because        that help cure diseases have worked very well.

A．doctors

B．new ways

C．medicines

D．new hospitals

American summers are filled with outdoor picnics, baseball games and swimming pools. Summer in America is a time 【小題1】________ the outdoors, no matter how hot it might be. Let’s take a look at some of the popular drinks.
Lemonade is 【小題2】________ of all American summer drinks. It 【小題3】________ by mixing lemon juice, water and sugar. It is usually served very cold, with ice.
Ice tea is 【小題4】________ popular summer drink in America. Ice tea is usually 【小題5】________ in a tall glass of ice. Many Americans 【小題6】________ to add sugar to sweeten the drink. This drink is often drunk in the afternoon 【小題7】_______ relaxing in the shade. Ice tea is now also sold by the bottle , at almost any store in America.
The Slurpee, a famous American drink in recent years, is a great 【小題8】_______to cool off in the summer heat. It is a mix of ice, sugar and fruit juices. However, the drink is mostly made of ice. They can 【小題9】_______ at most small convenient stores. Slurpees are popular with young Americans.
Milkshakes have a long 【小題10】_______ in America . It is made of a mix of ice cream , milk and flavoring.

The giant panda is one of the most popular animals in the world. A giant panda can grow up to 1.5 meters long and weigh up to 160kg. People think the giant panda is very lovely. ①So it is not surprising that the World Wide Fund for Nature chose the giant panda as its symbol.The WWF tells people about animals that they are in danger and raises money to save them.
The giant panda only lives in the wild in China. In the early 1980s, were only 1,000 left in the wild. The main reason why pandas are endangered is that the area where pandas can live has become smaller.
The WWF works to help giant pandas in the wild in many ways. One of the ways that helps them is to increase the size of panda reserves(自然保護區(qū)). Some reserves need to be joined together by planting bamboo between them to make “corridors”. These are paths that lead from one reserve to another. No one may harm the pandas in these areas. The corridors let pandas move from one habitat(棲息地) to another to look for food. ②People are working very hard to make sure the giant panda does not die out.
【小題1】 How long and heavy can a giant panda grow to be?
_____________________________________________________________________________
【小題2】 將文中劃線的句子①改為被動句。
So it is not surprising that _____________________by the World Wide Fund for Nature.
【小題3】Why are the giant pandas endangered?
_____________________________________________________________________________
【小題4】 Give a way to help the giant pandas in the wild, please.
_____________________________________________________________________________
【小題5】 將文中劃線的句子②翻譯成中文。
____________________________________________________________________________

根據對話內容從方框內所給的選項中選出最佳答案，使對話完整，符合邏輯，句義通順。注意：有多余選項。
A: You must be really excited about leaving for America tomorrow, Li Ping!
B: Yeah. 【小題1】______
A: Nervous about what?
B: I don’t know many of the customs and manners in the USA. 【小題2】______
A: Sure.
B: 【小題3】_____
A: Well, it’s important to be on time when you’re invited for dinner. 【小題4】_____ Americans expect their guests to be on time.
B: Then how long may I stay there?
A: 【小題5】_____ Or you seem to have come only for the meal. When your friends seem to be getting tired and running out of things, it’s time to leave. The next day, call or write a thank-you note to say how much you enjoyed the evening.
 

讀句子，根據漢語提示補全單詞。
【小題1】 We should pay more ______(注意) to our living environment.
【小題2】Students are taught to help and ______(尊重) each other in schools.
【小題3】 The local ______(政府) has taken actions to call on people to plant trees.
【小題4】Thank you for giving us so many good ______(建議)。
【小題5】So far, we’ve ______(成功) in saving thousands of people in danger.

根據句義，用括號內所給詞的適當形式填空。
【小題1】 The old should be spoken to ______(polite).
【小題2】My family lives in the ______(center) park of the city.
【小題3】He is too ______(care) to pass the final exam.
【小題4】 Poetry is a beautiful way to express ______(think) and feelings.
【小題5】 Children’s ______(expect) ideas often surprise the adults.

用括號內所給動詞的適當形式填空。
【小題1】 Betty is often seen ______(help) the old man with his housework.
【小題2】He prefers ______(take) part in the public activities rather than stay at home alone.
【小題3】 They ______(agree) with each other, so they argued for a long time.
【小題4】 Animals are our friends, so ______(protect) them is our duty.
【小題5】You have ______(award) a scholarship to study violin at our School of Music.

句型轉換
【小題1】 Lucy usually cleans the cage every two days. (對劃線部分提問)
______ ______ does Lucy usually clean the cage?
【小題2】 Jenny worked hard in order to catch up with others.( 將簡單句改為復合句)
Jenny worked hard ______ ______ she could catch up with others.
【小題3】 Nothing is impossible if you put your heart in it. (改為反意疑問句)
Nothing is impossible if you put your heart in it, ______ ______ ?
【小題4】 Mary came to China three years ago. (改為同義句)
Mary has ______ in China since three years ago.
【小題5】Zhai zhigang became the 1^st Chinese astronaut to walk in space. (改為定語從句)
Zhai zhigang became the 1^st Chinese astronaut ______ ______ in space.

根據所給漢語提示翻譯句子。
【小題1】 無論你遇到什么困難都要充滿自信。
You should be full of ______ whatever difficulties you meet.
【小題2】 在春節(jié)吃餃子是中國的傳統(tǒng)習俗。
Eating dumplings in spring festival is a Chinese ______ custom.
【小題3】 你本應該完成作業(yè)，但是你沒有。
You should ______ ______ your homework, but you didn’t.
【小題4】紅十字會給遭受洪水的人們提供了一些食物和衣服。
People suffered from the flood were provided _____ some food and clothes by the Red
Cross.
【小題5】 他說等她一回來就把禮物送給她。
He said that he ______ give her the present as soon as she came back.

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Pros	Cons
課后放松	長時間上網有害健康
輔助學習	沉迷網絡游戲，不思學業(yè)
傳遞信息快捷，開拓視野	不良網站，誤導學子
網絡交流，交友……	虛擬網絡，真假難辨……