Cars were invented in the last century. Today they have ______ the lives of everyone in the United States. Most Americans feel that they are poor when they have _____ cars.

Why are cars ______ used in the United States？Here are three reasons.

First of all, the country is very large and Ame?ricans enjoy _____ trips here and there. With ______ they can go anywhere easily.

The second reason is ______ trains have never been as common in the United States as they are in other parts of the world. What’s ______， Americans have to spend a lot of money traveling by plane.

The third ______ is the most important one. Americans don't like to ______ buses or trains or even planes. They like cars ____ they want to travel fast at any time.

1.A. saved B. touched C. made D. done

2.A. no B. some C. many D. now

3.A. wide B. wider C. widest D. widely

4.A. to have B. making C. to make D. takes

5.A. cars B. buses C. trains D. planes

6.A. why B. where C. that D. there

7.A. more B. that C. so D. most

8.A. thing B. excuse C. matter D. reason

9.A. wait for B. work for C. work on D. wait on

10.A. because B. before C. after D. so

Every morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every evening my mother looks through magazines at home. And every night, I look at the posters with photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. Can we imagine life without paper or print?

Paper was first created about 2，000 years ago，and has been made from silk，cotton，bamboo, and since the 19th century, from wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. But in those days, books could only be produced one at a time by hand. As a result, they were expensive and rare. And because there weren't many books, few people learned to read.

Then printing was invented in China. When printing was developed greatly at the beginning of the 11th century, books could be produced more quickly and cheaply. As a result, more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread quickly.

Today information can be received online, downloaded from the Internet rather than found in books, and information can be kept on CD?ROMs or machines such as MP3 players.

Computers are already used in classrooms, and newspapers and magazines can already be read online. So will books be replaced by computers one day? No, I don't think the poster of Yao Ming on my bedroom wall will ever be replaced by a computer two meters high!

1.What does the writer do before he goes to sleep?

A. He reads books.

B. He reads newspapers.

C. He looks through magazines.

D. He looks at the posters on the wall.

2.When was paper first created?

A. About 2，000 years ago.

B. In the 19th century.

C. About 1，000 years ago.

D. In the 11th century.

3.Why were books expensive and rare before the invention of printing?

A. Because people could not read.

B. Because people could not write words on paper.

C. Because people could not find silk, cotton or bamboo.

D. Because people could only produce books one at a time by hand.

4.What happened after books became cheaper?

A. People didn't want to buy books.

B. Printing was invented in China.

C. Knowledge and ideas spread quickly.

D. The Internet was introduced to people soon.

5.What is the writer's opinion about books and computers?

A. People won't need books any more.

B. Books won't be replaced by computers.

C. People prefer to find information in books.

D. Computers have already replaced books.

Many of humans' great achievements are in science and technology. The list is almost endless. The 26.1.(invent) of the airplane has changed our lives. The discovery of antibiotics(抗生素) has saved the lives of millions of people. Can you imagine 27.2.(live) without electricity? What about the printing press? Without the printing press, you wouldn't be reading this. In the last 50 years, there have been great achievements in 28.3.(communicate), such as radios, TVs, computers, the Internet, and smartphones(智能手机). We could probably live without them, but life wouldn't be as 29.4.(interest) as it is now.

What about the arts? The arts have brought 30.5.(please) to many people, but are the Beatles and Bach more important than antibiotics? And is Mickey Mouse as important an achievement as going to space? 31.6.(final), we must not forget humans' early achievements. They used fire for cooking and 32.7.(heat) and invented the wheel. We can't imagine modern life without 33.8.(cook) food and cars.

What are humans' greatest achievements? To answer the question, we need 34.9.(decide) what we mean by “great”. Is it something that 35.10.(make) us rich or happy or save lives? Or is it just something that makes us say “Wow，” like the Great Wall? What do you think?

发明创造改变了世界。作为一名中学生，假如你梦想当一名发明家，应该怎样做才能实现梦想呢？请根据下面的要点提示，以“How to Become an Inventor”为题，写一篇80词左右的短文。

短语提示：1.Get more knowledge.

2．Have an interest.

3．Be creative.

4．Never give up.

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（题文）Make ______ good effort to remember other people’s names when you meet someone new.

A. a B. an C. the D. /

I hope you can adapt ______ the new environment quickly.

A. to B. for C. with D. in

—How was your trip in Beijing?

—Not so good. I stayed there for two days. But it rained on ______of the days.

A. none B. neither C. both D. all

-What do you think of the traffic in our city?

-lt's than it used to be, but there's still a long way to go.

A. worse B. worst C. better D. best

--I am a little hungry, Mom.

--There are some cakes on the plate. You can take ________.

A. it B. one C. that D. this

Smile to the world, ________ the world will smile back to you.

A. nor B. but C. or D. and