The car was invented (发明) over a century (世纪)ago. You may know all kinds of cars’ names, but many people don’t know who was the inventor of the first car. The first car was invented not by a German, but by an American.
His name was Henry Ford. Henry was born in a poor family. He was the eldest (最年长的) of six children. When he was a boy, he became interested in mending watches and machines. When he was twelve years old, his mother died. Soon he had to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents a week. In the evenings he repaired watches for another dollar a week. The hard life made him strong and able.
At that time there was another interest in the life of the young Ford. He dreamed(梦想) to make a machine. It could run without a horse, so named “horseless carriage.” He over-came(克服) a lot of difficulties and in April 1893, the “horseless carriage” was finally finished. It was the first car.
Later Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company(福特汽车公司). He was really the first inventor of the car in the world.
1.Who really invented the car first? _____.
A. A German B. An American
C. Frenchman D. Japanese
2.From this story we can know the car was invented_____.
A. more than 100 years ago B. less than 100 years ago
C. just 100 years ago D. 50 years ago
3. Henry Ford must have_____.
A. five younger brothers
B. six brothers and sisters
C. five younger brothers or sisters
D. six brothers
4. How many dollars did young Ford earn(挣) every week?
A. 2.5 dollars B. 3.5 dollars
C. 3 dollars D. 4 dollars
5. Which is not true? _____.
A. He repaired watches in the evenings for fun
B. He enjoyed repairing watches and machines when he was very young.
C. He met with a lot of difficulties in the invention.
D. The first car was invented in 1893.
The parents can buy everything the children want to have. If they go on the habits, the children won’t know the_____ coming from hard work. When they grow up, they will not _____money.
Some parents like having birthday parties____their children. If they keep on having birthday parties, the children will think they_____ enjoy the birthday parties every year. Years after years, maybe they forget their parents’ birthdays and only remember_____. It is against traditional habits. Perhaps the children won’t protect(保护)their parents after they grow up.
Many parents don’t let the children______. They think children have only one thing to ______. They should study hard and be good at their lessons. If parents go on doing this, the children will think they should have only opening their____ to be fed and handing out their hands to be dressed(饭来张口,衣来伸手) every day. The children dislike cleaning the floor and the desk__44__ they find a job. Parents should teach the children how to do chores because it can make them__45__ and help them like work.
1.A. food B. money C. books D. tickets
2.A. save B. make C. take D. spend
3.A. with B. on C. in D. for
4.A. can B. should C. would D. may
5.A. them B. they C. themselves D. theirs
6.A. watch TV B. do chores C. go skating D. talk on the phone
7.A. say B. buy C. do D. see
8.A. mouths B. eyes C. arms D. hands
9.A. if B. after C. before D. because
10.A. nervous B. lucky C. healthy D. sad
Dave has few friends here, so he often stays at home so he often feels
A. alone ; alone B. lonely ; alone
C. alone ; lonely D. lonely ; lonely
______is difficult to______ others.
A. That , depend on B. It , depend on
C. This, depend on D. It, depend with
Susan borrowed some books from me, but she forgot to ______them to me.
A. bring B. lend C. borrow D. return
We decided not to climb the mountain because it was raining ______
A. heavily B. strongly C. hardly D. badly