The sewing-machine is cheaper than the one we bought last year．A.moreB.lessC.noD.very 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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　　The Sewing-machine

　　Thomas Saint patented(获专利) his idea for a sewing-machine(缝纫机) in London in 1790，but the idea was not used．Then a German patented his idea for a sewing-machine in 1810, but again nobody was interested in it．In 1892 a poor tailor(裁缝) in Paris，Barthelemy Thimonnier，invented a machine which worked，and made eighty of them．As his prices were cheap，he was given a big order for army uniforms．However，other tailors in Paris were afraid：they thought that they might lose their jobs．The angry tailors broke all eighty machines．Thimonnier lost the order but continued to improve his design．He made a new machine in 1848 and this was destroyed too!

　　Then the story continued in the USA．Various(各种各样的) machines were patented there in the 1850s，but one machine is known everywhere now：the Singer．Its inventor was I．M．Singer，a German immigrant(移民)，and his company made the new machines．Soon they were bought by clothing companies．Then in 1865 they were sold for use at home，the first complex(复杂的) machines for making things at home．This time the machine was accepted(被接受) by everyone and the design was not improved for many years because it was very good．

　　These inventions changed people's jobs and lives. People didn't like the change at first but later the new machines were accepted．

(1)

What happened to the eighty machines of the tailor?

(2)

Why didn't the other tailors like the machines?

(3)

What's the name of the sewing-machine first used at home?

(4)

Is it easy for a new invention be accepted by people?

(5)

In what way can an invention change people according to this passage?

The sewing-machine is ________ cheaper than the one we bought last year．

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A．more

B．less

C．no

D．very

In the jungle of Africa, there lives a family of monkeys. There is a Mama Monkey and a Papa Monkey, and they have a young daughter named Hananh. The monkey family lives very happily，swinging and playing in the trees. But it isn’t all play. Papa Monkey has to make sure their home is warm and safe. Mama is responsible for the sewing and cooking of the family’s meals. Hannah helps with the cleaning ,but her main job is to collect all the bananas and other fruit for the monkey family’s meals
【小题1】There are ____monkeys in the family .

【小题2】Who must keep their home warm and safe?

A．Mama monkey	B．Papa monkey
C．Hannah	D．the son

【小题3】The daughter does the cleaning and collects ____

A．apples	B．bananas
C．other fruit	D．B and C

【小题4】Where do they live?---They live___________.

A．in the jungle	B．near the beach
C．in the lake	D．under the sea

In the jungle of Africa, there lives a family of monkeys. There is a Mama Monkey and a Papa Monkey, and they have a young daughter named Hananh. The monkey family lives very happily，swinging and playing in the trees. But it isn’t all play. Papa Monkey has to make sure their home is warm and safe. Mama is responsible for the sewing and cooking of the family’s meals. Hannah helps with the cleaning ,but her main job is to collect all the bananas and other fruit for the monkey family’s meals

1.There are ____monkeys in the family .

A．two B．three C．four D．five

2.Who must keep their home warm and safe?

A．Mama monkey B．Papa monkey

C．Hannah D．the son

3.The daughter does the cleaning and collects ____

A．apples B．bananas

C．other fruit D．B and C

4.Where do they live?---They live___________.

A．in the jungle B．near the beach

C．in the lake D．under the sea

The sewing-machine is ________ cheaper than the one we bought last year．

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