Today, roller skating is easy and fun. But, before 1750, the idea of skating didn’t exist(存在). That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin’s work was making musical instruments.
One day Merlin was invited to a music party. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance (隆重出场) at the party. He had an idea. He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.
Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates in the world. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of getting to the party on wheels while playing the violin.
On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on, suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking into pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin’s entrance!
1.The idea of roller skating didn’t exist _______.
A. until 1750 B. after 1750
C. since 1750 D. from 1750
2.What was the job of Joseph Merlin?
A. Making shoes B. Making toys
C. Making mirrors D. Making musical instruments
3.Merlin didn’t ______ at the party.
A. play the violin
B. have any ways to stop his roller skates
C. roll into the room
D. get a lot of attention
4.Merlin stopped rolling when ______.
A. he wanted to stop B. he ran to the window
C. he ran into the mirror D. he knocked someone
5.Which is the best title of the passage?
A. How to use the roller skates
B. Merlin and the first roller skates
C. How to make musical instruments
D. Merlin and the first violin.
The children in the village wear dirty, cheap clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in small houses. They have no school. But they can write 26 English letters, and some know a few English words.
How did it happen? It was because a U.S. group called One Computer Every Child offered them 20 computers.
Can children teach themselves to read when they have no schools or teachers but have the help of today’s new technology(技术)? The goal of the group is to find out the answer. And the results are exciting.
“The children are learning more than they would in one year of school,” said Matt Keller, who organized the programme.
The fastest learner was an eight-year-old boy called Kelbesa Negusse. He said that he himself was like a lion.
Keller said, “Seven months ago he didn’t know any English. But now he has known many words. I think if you give them food and water they will never leave the computer room. They will spend day and night there.”
Kelbesa said, “I like the computer because I can learn things with it.” He added, “I know many English words, like dog, monkey, horse, sheep, cow, pig and cat.”
Keller said that One Computer Every Child was planning a programme for children who couldn’t go to school.
1.From the first paragraph, we can learn that the people in the village are _____________.
A. easy B. poor C. rich D. bored
2.How can the children in the village learn English words?
A. They go to school every day.
B. They have good teachers.
C. One Computer Every Child gave them computers.
D. They can learn from books.
53.3.What is the goal of One Computer Every Child?
A. To teach children how to use today’s new technology.
B. To help children to spend their free time.
C. To help children out of their hard life.
D. To help children teach themselves to read through new technology.
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Kelbesa is in Grade 2 now.
B. The computers help the children a lot.
C. Keller is the teacher of those children.
D. Kelbesa doesn’t like the computer.
5.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Computers are better than teachers
B. What does One Computer Every Child mean?
C. Learning with the help of computers
D. How to learn English words
In a New York street, a small truck hit a big tree. The truck was full of glasses and they were all broken now. The driver came out of the truck and looked at the broken glasses. He was very sad and people in the street felt sorry for him. Then an old man walked over to the driver. He looked at him for a few minutes and said, "My poor boy, I think you must pay a lot for it." "Yes," was the sad answer.
"Well, well," said the old man, "hold out your hat— here's some money for you, and I can say that some of these people will give you a helping hand, too." With these words, he walked away.
The driver held out his hat and over a hundred people came and put their money in it. At last the driver took a bag and put all the money in it. Then he looked at the people and said, "Well, thank you very much. But you didn’t know that the old man is the owner of the truck. I'm driving and making money for him.”
1.What did the truck hit?
A. An old man B. A big tree
C. Some glasses. D. A big hat
2.How did the driver feel when he looked at the broken glasses?
A. Afraid and excited. B. Pleased and frightened.
C. Unhappy and worried. D. Surprised and happy.
3.Why did people give the driver money?
A. Because they felt sorry for him.
B. Because they knew the old man.
C. Because they wanted to help the old man.
D. Because they were the drivers’ friends.
4.From the passage, we know that______________.
A. The old gave the young man a hat.
B. The old man was the driver’s father.
C. The driver became rich.
D. The driver had to give the money to the old man.
5.What do you think of the old man?
A. generous B. humorous
C. clever D. Helpful
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A lady once wrote a long story. She sent it to a famous editor. After ________ weeks the editor________ the story to her. The lady was ________ . She wrote back to the editor: “Dear Sir. Yesterday
you sent back a story of mine. ________ do you know that the story is not good? You did not read it.
________ I sent you the story, I pasted together pages 18,19 and 20. This was a ________to see if you would read the story. When the story came back yesterday, the pages were________ pasted together. Is this the ________ you read all the stories that are sent to you?”
The editor wrote back: “Dear Madam, when I have an egg ________breakfast, I ________ eat the whole egg to discover that it is bad.”
1.A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
2.A. gave B. came back C. handed D. returned
3.A. unhappy B. happy C. pleased D. Glad
4.A. How B. Why C. What D. Where
5.A. After B. until C. Before D. Since
6.A.lesson B. test C. question D. thing
7.A. already B. still C. even D. yet
8.A. work B. check C. road D. way
9.A. on B. for C. at D. in
10.A. must not B. have not to C. need not to D. don’t have to
— My brother fell off the bike and hurt himself yesterday.
—_____________.
A. It doesn’t matter. B. Never mind.
C. I’m sorry to hear that. D. He should be careful.
It’s __________ for him to complete the project in one day.
A. unpossible B. impossibly
C. possibly D.impossible
