Zhang Heng was a famous scientist in the history of China. His invention Hou Feng Seismometer was a great success and it helped us understand the world better.
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(AD 78-139)
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It was invented. Zhang Heng was born in Nanyang in the eastern Han Dynasty. At that time, there were many earthquakes every year. People thought they were from ghosts. Zhang Heng, however, didn’t believe it. He tried to find ways to study earthquakes for many years and in 132 he invented the first seismometer in the world. |
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It was used. But at first, people didn’t believe it and all laughed at him. In February, 138, Zhang heng’s seismometer told there was an earthquake in the west of Luoyang. After four days, three earthquakes really happened in Luoyang area. It was believed to be useful from then on. However, it was lost 1700 years ago. |
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It was reproduced. Scientists have been trying to reproduce one like that. In 2012, the latest reproduced seismometer was successfully listed in Shanghai museum. It was reported to have been a little helpful during the earthquakes in Tangshan, Yunnan and Sichuan. It is hoped to be improved better soon and be able to predict coming earthquakes one day. |
1.When was the first seismometer in the world invented?
A．In 78. B．In 132. C．In 138. D．In 139.
2. Where can we visit the latest reproduced seismometer?
A．In Henan. B．In Luoyang. C．In Shanghai. D．In Nanyang.
3. We probably read this passage from a (an) ______________.
A．advertisement B．story book
C．travel guidebook D．science magazine
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When high school started, Sally and I became best friends. We shared many interests and quickly became very close．When high school ended, we both cried because we would enter different 1 in autumn．
Our first term of college life was 2 , so we often sent long e-mails and encouraged each other. We missed each other so much! In the second term, I found some new friends and I felt very 3 with them. These were friends with whom I could be myself and pour out my feelings. I was eager to share my new friends with Sally．
When Sally 4 visited me at my school, we were excited. She brought a toy bear to me 5 a present and told me about her college life. 6 , something unexpected happened when I introduced her to my new friends．Her eyes grew dark and I could see the sadness in them．My new friends tried to share their friendship, but Sally seemed unwilling to accept it．I didn't understand 7 the people I loved most
couldn't love each other．
Sally left. I knew she was not happy. I thought long about what had happened. I asked her many questions but she didn’t answer me. I 8 that she was jealous. She saw me with my new friends and was afraid that we no longer shared the same experiences. She saw that I could still enjoy myself 9 her and wished she could be a part of it．
I wrote Sally a letter to 0 she's always my best friend. I told her everyone had friends from home and friends from school, and all the friends were indeed life's greatest 11 ．Sally wrote me back soon. She was in agreement and felt sorry about 12 she had done．
I think Sally and I both 13 an important lesson from it. Nothing can influence our 14_ and change the experiences we've shared．We are now walking on two different paths of life. While new friends are special and exciting, old friends are 15 there, waiting to share their heart, no matter how far away they are from each other．
1. A．camps B．colleges C．classes D．clubs
2. A．hard B．peaceful C．modern D．normal
3. A．anxious B．strange C．nervous D．comfortable
4. A．quickly B．finally C．luckily D．easily
5. A．for B．like C．as D．by
6. A．Because B．However C．Therefore D．Though
7. A．how B．whether C．that D．why
8. A．hoped B．wondered C．understood D．dreamed
9. A．without B．from C．for D．across
10. A．suppose B．explain C．guess D．predict
11. A．achievement B．problem C．gift D．sign
12. A．that B．what C．how D．when
13. A．lend B．learn C．borrow D．plan
14. A．looks B．interests C．friendship D．hobbies
15. A．always B．never C．sometimes D．already
–I am going to Hai’nan with my family for the winter vacation.
–__________!
A．Have a good time B．My pleasure
C．Best wishes to you D．Thanks a lot
–Taobao is the largest shopping website in China, _________?
–Yes, it is very popular now.
A．is it B．isn’t it C．are they D．aren’t they
–What did you do last Sunday?
–I ________ to see the movie Tai Jiong with my friend. It was really funny.
A．go B．had gone C．have gone D．went
–Zhou Libo can always ____ some special ways to make his talk shows more popular in China.
–Yeah. He is very smart and creative.
A．be afraid of B．take pride in
C．come up with D．take care of
