The Longest Bicycle
The longest true bicycle was 28.1 meters long and had two wheels. It was built by the students at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. The bicycle was ridden more than 100 meters in Delft on December 11, 2002. The Most Expensive Jeans
A pair of Levis jeans which was over 115 years old then was sold by Randy Knight to a Japanese buyer over the Internet on June 15, 2005. The jeans cost the buyer $60,000.
The Heaviest Apple
The heaviest apple weighed 1.849 kilos. It was grown by Chisato Iwasaki on his apple farm in Japan. Chisato picked the apple on October 24, 2005. The Largest Mobile Phone
The Iargest mobile phone was the Sony Ericsson W810i. It was 2.50×1.14×0.49m and was measured (量) at the MTN Scien Centre in Cape Town, South Africa, on September 20, 2007.
1.The longest bicycle ______.
A. was made in the USA.
B. couldn't be ridden
C. was about 100 meters long
D. had only two wheels
2.Which of the following is NOT true about the most expensive pair of jeans?
A.It was sold over the Internet.
B.It cost the buyer $60,000.
C.It was sold to an American buyer.
D.It is more than 100 years old now.
3.According to the passage, what happened on October 24, 2005?
A.The heaviest apple was grown.
B.The longest bicycle was built.
C.The largest mobile phone was made.
D.The heaviest apple was picked.
先阅读短文,掌握其大意。然后从方框中所给的词中选出恰当的10个,并用其适当形式填空,每个词限用一次。(每小题1分)
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Villagers are healthier than people who live in towns. One reason for this is that country air is 1. than the air in smoky 2. . The villager is 3. fresh clean air all day in the fields, but the air the townsman breath is always full of smoke and dust. We cannot live without air. If we are 4. from breathing even for five minutes, we will die. Bad air means bad health and certain kinds of 5. , which may kill us, 6. they may not kill us at once.
We all know 7. feelings we will get if we stay a long time in a shut, crowded room. After a time, we begin to feel very 8. , and can hardly keep our eyes open. Then our heads begin to ache, and the longer we stay the 9. we feel. How nice it is when we get outside into the fresh air! We must, therefore, keep 10. windows open, so that air in our rooms is always fresh.
A famous magician (魔术师) came to our city. He gave some 41 . Most of his shows had educational 42 . He taught lessons about health, history and some other things about life through his magic tricks (魔术). Both children and parents 43 his shows, for the fun as well as the 44 .
My mother 45 me to watch one of his shows the day before yesterday. The show taught children not to steal (偷) by describing 46 a person might feel when his or her thing was stolen. In the show, there was a shark. He often stole things and never 47 the owners' feelings. Then one day he found his 48 things were stolen. He was angry and 49 . From that experience, he 50 how worried and angry others would be when their things were 51 . From then on he decided to 52 stealing.
The show was 53 . It made me understand why we shouldn't take what didn't 54 us, I also learned that we shouldn't get happiness from 55 others. Later I recommended (推荐) it to some of my friends, hoping they would also learn something from it while enjoying the wonderful magic.
1. A.money B.chances C.time D.shows
2. A.challenges B.mistakes C.experiences D.messages
3. A.missed B.enjoyed C.learned D.remembered
4. A.education B.supper C.friends D.players
5. A.took B.helped C.wished D.allowed
6. A.why B.how C.when D.what
7. A.gave up B.wrote down C.cared about D.laughed at
8. A.cheap B.colorful C.own D.lucky
9. A.relaxed B.upset C.dishonest D.energetic
10. A.forgot B.learned C.disagreed D.visited
11. A.lost B.helpful C.wrong D.broken
12. A.start B.finish C.stop D.keep
13. A.uninteresting B.new C.bored D.great
14. A.make up B.borrow from C.depend on D.belong to
15. A.teaching B.hurting C.beating D.refusing
—Can you tell me ______?
—By doing more speaking.
A.how I can improve my English
B.which way can I choose
C.how I do deal with my English
D.what’s wrong with my English
After school he didn't go home. ______, he went to the playground.
A.But
B.While
C.Instead
D.Instead of
______ summer nights, we often go to sleep ______ the window open.
A.At; with
B.On; with
C.In; for
D.At; on