| This boy demonstrated his invention a pen with a reading glass，in Harbin on January 20，2009.Over 16 small inventions have been made since a training course was opened at the Science Palace in Harbin in November，2008. |
| This boy's invention，which can cut an apple into pieces，was demonstrated in Harbin on January 20，2009. |
| This boy invented a musical alarm clock which he demonstrated in Harbin on January 20，2009. |
| This small car was invented in March，2010 by a college student.It has 250 cm long and 100 cm wide.The car weighs less than 50 kg.It only has one seat. |
1.When was the training course opened at the Science Palace in Harbin?
A. In January，2009. B. In November，2008.
C. In May，2009. D. In March，2010.
2.Which invention is the latest?
A. The small car with one seat.
B. The musical alarm clock.
C. The pen with a reading glass.
D. The machine which can cut apples into pieces.
3.The third boy invented something that can help people ________.
A. cut an apple into pieces
B. wake up every morning
C. take the bus conveniently
D. see words clearly
4.The underlined word “demonstrated” in the passage means “________”．
A. showed B. drew C. imagined D. divided
5.The passage mainly talks about ________.
A. several new inventions
B. students' school life
C. the training course in Harbin
D. the Science Palace in Harbin
A few years ago，Masaru Ibuka，the head of Sony，was at a company planning a meeting.Suddenly he had an idea.He stopped the meeting and asked everyone what would happen if Sony took away the recording function (功能) and speakers and sold headphones with a tape player instead.
Almost everyone thought he was silly.Still，Ibuka kept his idea and worked at it.The result，of course，turned out to be the successful Sony Walkman.Good ideas often start with a really silly question.Bill Bowerman was making breakfast one day.As he stood there making cakes for his son，he asked himself what would happen if he put rubber into his mold(模具)．Later，he tried it and the result was something like the bottom of most sports shoes we see today.Still，when he took his idea to several shoe companies，he was laughed at.In fact，every single company turned him down．Though rather disappointed，Bill Bowerman went on to form his own company，making NIKE sports shoes.
We know today，that each of these ideas caused a successful thing that has changed the way many of us live.The best questions are usually openended and are often silly.Children aren't afraid to ask such questions，but adults usually are.Think how different the world might be if people never asked “silly” questions!
1.At first，almost everyone thought Masaru's idea was________.
A. good B. easy C. silly D. difficult
2.Bill Bowerman got his idea________.
A. at a meeting
B. while he was making breakfast
C. from another company
D. while he was making sports shoes
3.What might the underlined phrase in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?
A. 拒绝 B. 欢迎 C. 调低 D. 讨厌
4.Bowerman felt very disappointed because ________.
A. he didn't make a cake for his son
B. he had to set up his own company
C. his idea was hard to come true
D. no companies accepted his idea
5.From the passage we know________.
A. it's easy to make one's idea come true
B. adults like asking openended questions
C. good ideas only start with a really silly question
D. sometimes “ silly ” questions may cause successful inventions
Many useful machines were______by inventors.These machines have______the world a lot.There are many great inventors in the world，and Watt was one of them.
Watt was English.When he was a child，he liked to ask questions and he was always______hard.One day，he was sitting in the kitchen with his grandmother，and he______a kettle (水壶) on the oven.Soon steam (蒸汽) began to come______the kettle and the lid (盖子)was shaking.Watt asked what was in the kettle.His grandmother said，“Water，my child.”
“But I know there's______in it.It pushes the lid up，” said Watt.His grandmother told him that it was only steam.He asked his grandmother，“______does the steam come from？” His grandmother said that it came from hot water.Watt said to______，“The steam is very strong.It can push things.The steam will be much______if there's more water.”
Later，Watt tried hard and made steam______for people.He invented the first engine.
1.A. sent B. made C. invented D. worked
2.A. changed B. got C. became D. was
3.A. playing B. using C. growing D. thinking
4.A. look at B. looked C. saw D. watch
5.A. at B. out of C. in D. out
6.A. something B. nothing C. anything D. wind
7.A. Where B. Why C. Whether D. When
8.A. him B. herself C. himself D. her
9.A. stronger B. strong C. weak D. weaker
10.A. working B. worked C. work D. works
—So kind of you to give me a ride to the station!
—________.
A. It doesn't matter B. Never mind
C. Yes D. My pleasure
English________more and more widely today.So we must learn it well.
A. uses B. used C. is used D. use
The Great Green Wall can stop the wind sand to the rich land in the south of China.
A. move B. to move C. from moving D. moved
