Take a look around your school and you’ll find all kinds of great inventions developed by some really amazing minds. Here are just a few of the people who have helped make schools great.
James Pillans
The blackboard and colored chalks (粉笔)
This headmaster in Edinburgh, Scotland, was the first to use a blackboard and colored chalks in the 1800s. He used them to teach geography.
Anna Breadin
The school desk
This designer designed the first school desk. Her design included storage (储存)space under the table area for books and a folding seat.
John Lee Love
The pencil sharpener (卷笔刀)
The American inventor, John Lee Love, invented a simple portable (便于携带的)pencil sharpener which was known as the “Love Sharpener”.
Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith
Crayons
Crayons were invented by cousins, Edwin Binney and C, Harold Smith. At first, they only had eight colors-black, brown, blue, red, purple, orange, yellow and green. Today, they come in hundreds of colors.
Douglas Engelbart
The computer mouse
This American inventor from Oregon invented the computer mouse. The name "mouse" came from the little tail that came out of the end of it.
根据表格内容，选择最佳答案。
1.What subject did James Pillans teach?
A.History. B.English. C.Geography. D.Physics.
2.Who was the first school desk invented by?
A.Anna Breadin. B.James Pillans. C.C. Harold Smith. D.Douglas Engelbart.
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Edwin Binney and John Lee Love were cousins.
B.John Lee Love invented a simple pencil sharpener.
C.The “Love Sharpener” was invented by a German.
D.The first school desk didn’t have a folding seat.
4.Which color crayons didn’t they have at first?
A.Red. B.Green. C.Black. D.White.
5.The computer mouse was invented by a(n) _______.
A.Australian B.American C.British D.French
Four fathers were in the waiting room of a hospital, while their wives were about to have a baby.
The nurse came near and said to one of them, "Congratulations, Sir! You're the father of twins."
"Oh! What a coincidence(巧合)! "the man said proudly. "I work for Twins Football Team."
The nurse returned in a little while and turned to the second man, "Sir, you are the father of
triplets(三胞胎)."
"Wow! That's such a coincidence!"he answered. "I work for Three Bears Fast Food Restaurant."
An hour later, while the four men were talking, the nurse came back. This time, she turned to the Third man. She said that his wife had just given birth to quadruplets.
He was too surprised to reply."Is there anything wrong?" asked the nurse.
After a few seconds, the third man said, "I can't believe it! It's such a coincidence! I am a teacher at No. 4 Middle School."
After hearing this, everybody's attention was caught by the fourth man who had just fainted (晕倒)onto the floor. The nurse rushed to him and after some time he slowly regained his consciousness(知觉).The nurse asked. "Sir, are you all right?"
"Yes," said the man, "I'm OK now. I just had a surprising thought. I work at 7 Days Inn ..."
1.The second man is the father of _________
A.one baby B.twins C.triplets D.quadruplets
2.The underlined word "quadruplets" may mean "_________" in Chinese.
A.双胞胎 B.三胞胎 C.四胞胎 D.五胞胎
3.Why was the third man surprised?
A.Because he worked at No. 4 Middle School.
B.Because he worked for Twins Football Team.
C.Because he worked for Three Bears Fast Food Restaurant.
D.Because he worked at 7 Days Inn.
4.According to the passage, the fourth man thought that he might have ________
A.three babies B.seven babies
C.at least three babies D.at least eleven babies
5.The best title for the passage is _________
A.Twins B.Triplets C.Quadruplets D.Coincidence
As the saying goes, "A hero is known in the time of misfortune（不幸) ". Zhong Nanshan is a hero like this. He is a doctor in Guangdong, who _________ many people's lives in 2003.
In 2003, SARS ________ in Guangdong. Later, it spread across China and other parts of the world. Patients coughed a lot and got fevers. Hundreds of ________ even died from the disease. Even many doctors and nurses got SARS when they treated patients. So everyone was afraid of it. But Zhong was _________ enough to fight the disease. Zhong spent days and nights to find the cause _________ the disease. And with his way of treating, many patients began to get better. Zhong finally won people's trust.
In early 2020, a disease called Novel coronavirus pneumonia (新型冠状病毒肺炎) hit Wuhan. It spread_________around tens of thousands of Chinese people were infected (感染). Zhong, 84, led _________team to Wuhan to fight the illness. Zhong's team took many measures to cure the patients with Novel coronavirus pneumonia. He advised people to wear masks, _________ hands frequently (频繁地), stay at home and not to go to crowed places.
Zhong likes sports very much. _________ he was 67, he could still play basketball. Now at the age of 84, Zhong still treats patients in the hospital and _________ young doctors. "I am just a doctor. " Zhong says. But we think he is a hero and a fighter.
1.A.helped B.saved C.liked D.influenced
2.A.took out B.found out C.gave out D.broke out
3.A.patients B.adults C.animals D.birds
4.A.kind B.poor C.brave D.silent
5.A.with B.to C.of D.in
6.A.quickly B.slowly C.safely D.luckily
7.A.my B.his C.her D.their
8.A.weigh B.pollute C.shake D.wash
9.A.When B.Although C.Unless D.Because
10.A.thinks B.trusts C.teaches D.asks
五、听短文，完成表格。短文读两遍，每空一词。
My family
Who | What |
Father | works as a(an)1. worker |
Mother | goes to bed at 2. o’clock |
Elder sister | good at playing the 3., can4.well |
I | a high school student in Grade 5. |
四、听短文，根据所提问题选择最佳选项。短文读两遍。
1.In the postcard, there are beautiful pictures of _______.
A.pet rabbits B.pet cats C.pet dogs
2.Michael’ s father is a _______
A.teacher B.doctor for animals C.writer
3.Michael loves his dog so much because______.
A.his dog makes him happy B.he likes to help animals C.the dog likes running
4.Michael’ s father often tells him_______.
A.to write letters B.to help animals C.to take photos
5.This is letter from _______ to ______.
A.Michael；Ben B.David; Michael C.Michael；Paul
听对话，完成下面各小题。
1.What is the machine used for?
A.Cutting apples. B.Holding food. C.Cutting vegetables.
2.Where was it made?
A.In Shanghai. B.In India. C.In Canada.
3.How long has the woman had the machine?
A.For 2 weeks. B.For 2 days. C.For 20 days.
