Our life is changing.During the past hundred years,the car,the radio,the cinema,and now television have produced great 1 in the amusements with which people pass their 2 time.

A 3 years ago,people were in the habit of making their own amusements.When a group of people 4 ,they talked,played cards or other games,or went out riding, shooting,or walking together.Most people could sing a little,or play some musical? instrument reasonably well;so at a party the guests amused each other.??5   , conversation(聊天) was an  6 ;amusing conversation could 7 people happy for hours.?

  As for games such as football and cricket(板球),people were also in the habit of playing them themselves.Most of them did not play very well,but they 8 themselves and their friends.?

Nowadays we are amused by professional singers or players.Why listen to your friends singing when you can 9 the great singers of the world over the radio or on TV? Why play football with players who 10 very good when you can go to 11 some of the best players playing football in your country??

   12 an important match? Few people do this.You may just sit comfortably?13 and watch the game without the 14 of going outside.?

  The art of conversation and the 15 of playing and singing by ourselves are?16 ;people are becoming more and more lookers and listeners,and 17 doers and talkers. This change does people  18 .It is 19 to do something personally than 20 to sit and watch others doing it.

1.A.harm       B.pleasure       C.changes       D.danger?

2.A.busy       B.free          C.good         D.lazy?

3.A.hundred     B.thousand      C.century           D.few?

4.A.walked      B.played        C.joined         D.gathered?

5.A.First of all    B.Above all      C.After all       D.At first?

6.A.art         B.interest       C.fun          D.importance?

7.A.let         B.make         C.keep         D.cause?

8.A.enjoyed     B.played        C.taught        D.amused?

9.A.watch       B.become       C.hear         D.admire?

10.A.is         B.are           C.is not         D.are not?

11.A.join in      B.play with      C.watch        D.find?

12.A.Acting     B.Enjoying       C.Seeing        D.Playing?

13.A.at home     B.at a cinema     C.at a stadium    D.at the playground?

14.A.problem     B.trouble       C.question       D.difficulty?

15.A.custom     B.habit         C.practice       D.interest?

16.A.growing     B.developing     C.dying         D.disappearing?

17.A.better and bette             B.worse and worse?

C.more and more               D.fewer and fewer?

18.A.more good than harm         B.either good or harm?

C.more harm than good           D.neither good nor harm?

19.A.good       B.better         C.bad          D.worse?

20.A.always     B.seldom       C.sometimes     D.never??

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  Our life is changing.During the past hundred years, the car, the radio, the cinema, and now television have produced great   1   in the amusements with which people pass their   2   time.

  A   3   years ago, people were in the habit of making their own amusements.When a group of people   4  , they talked, played cards or other games, or went out riding, shooting, or walking together.Most people could sing a little, or play some musical instrument reasonably well; so at a party the guests amused each other.  5  , conversation(聊天)was an   6  ; amusing conversation could   7   people happy for hours.

  As for games such as football and cricket(板球), people were also in the habit of playing them themselves.Most of them did not play very well, but they   8   themselves and their friends.

  Nowadays we are amused by professional singers or players.Why listen to your friends singing when you can   9   the great singers of the world over the radio or on TV? Why play football with players who   10   very good when you can go to   11   some of the best players playing football in your country?

    12   an important match? Few people do this.You may just sit comfortably   13   and watch the game without the   14   of going outside.

  The art of conversation and the   15   of playing and singing by ourselves are   16  ; people are becoming more and more lookers and listeners, and   17   doers and talkers.This change does people   18  .It is   19   to do something personally than   20   to sit and watch others doing it.

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[  ]

A.

harm

B.

pleasure

C.

changes

D.

danger

(2)

[  ]

A.

busy

B.

free

C.

good

D.

lazy

(3)

[  ]

A.

hundred

B.

thousand

C.

century

D.

few

(4)

[  ]

A.

walked

B.

played

C.

joined

D.

gathered

(5)

[  ]

A.

First of all

B.

Above all

C.

After all

D.

At first

(6)

[  ]

A.

art

B.

interest

C.

fun

D.

importance

(7)

[  ]

A.

let

B.

make

C.

keep

D.

cause

(8)

[  ]

A.

enjoyed

B.

played

C.

taught

D.

amused

(9)

[  ]

A.

watch

B.

become

C.

hear

D.

admire

(10)

[  ]

A.

is

B.

are

C.

is not

D.

are not

(11)

[  ]

A.

join in

B.

play with

C.

watch

D.

find

(12)

[  ]

A.

Acting

B.

Enjoying

C.

Seeing

D.

Playing

(13)

[  ]

A.

at home

B.

at a cinema

C.

at a stadium

D.

at the playground

(14)

[  ]

A.

problem

B.

trouble

C.

question

D.

difficulty

(15)

[  ]

A.

custom

B.

habit

C.

practice

D.

interest

(16)

[  ]

A.

growing

B.

developing

C.

dying

D.

disappearing

(17)

[  ]

A.

better and bette

B.

worse and worse

C.

more and more

D.

fewer and fewer

(18)

[  ]

A.

more good than harm

B.

either good or harm

C.

more harm than good

D.

neither good nor harm

(19)

[  ]

A.

good

B.

better

C.

bad

D.

worse

(20)

[  ]

A.

always

B.

seldom

C.

sometimes

D.

never

Did you ever wonder who invented products like Liquid Paper, Kevlar or paper bags? Most would think a man invented these items. Guess what? Women invented each of these. What? You don’t believe me? Well, read this:
Liquid Paper was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham in 1951 and originally called Mistake Out. Being a typist, Bette was increasingly irritated with being unable to erase her typing mistakes. The messy business left her hands black and the paper dirty. Bette was good at painting and remembered that an artist paints over mistakes. She applied that same principle to typing mistakes and Liquid Paper was born, making Bette into a self-made millionaire.
Kevlar, yes, the Kevlar of the bullet proof vest(防弹衣)—what police officers and soldiers wear, was invented by Stephanie Kwolek. Stephanie worked for the DuPont Company as a research chemist. She was asked to find a high-performance fiber. Originally, this fiber was intended to be used for car tires (轮胎). However, the fiber she developed in 1964 was amazing and is still used in products such as sailboats, skis, shoes, and yes, bullet proof vests. In 1995 Stephanie was named to the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame.
Margaret Knight invented a machine that revolutionized the making of paper bags. Paper bags had been made like envelopes but Margaret developed a machine that would fold and paste(粘)a flat-bottom paper bag, the very same type we still use today. Margaret’s family was poor and she started working at the age of nine. Her first invention at the age of twelve was a safety tool for a loom(织布机). Later she worked for the Columbia Paper Bag Company. It was there that she worked on improving the making of paper bags. She was issued her patent(专利)in 1870.
So next time you use a new product or an old one, will you wonder who made it? Do some research on the web and answer a few questions like: Who invented it? How was it invented? You may be surprised at some of the stories you uncover.
【小题1】The underlined word “irritated” in Paragraph 2 is the closest in meaning to_________.

A.annoyedB.excitedC.delightedD.nervous
【小题2】What do we know about Margaret?
A.She was a member of the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame.
B.Her first invention was made when she was twenty.
C.Her invention was designed to produce envelopes.
D.She began working when she was very young.
【小题3】which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? (①="paragraph" 1, ②="Paragraph" 2,… ⑤="paragraph" 5)
 
【小题4】What would be the best title for the passage?
A.How inventions were made
B.Amazing inventions by women
C.Women and modern technology
D.You can also be an inventor

Did you ever wonder who invented products like Liquid Paper, Kevlar or paper bags? Most would think a man invented these items. Guess what? Women invented each of these. What? You don’t believe me? Well, read this:

Liquid Paper was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham in 1951 and originally called Mistake Out. Being a typist, Bette was increasingly irritated with being unable to erase her typing mistakes. The messy business left her hands black and the paper dirty. Bette was good at painting and remembered that an artist paints over mistakes. She applied that same principle to typing mistakes and Liquid Paper was born, making Bette into a self-made millionaire.

Kevlar, yes, the Kevlar of the bullet proof vest(防弹衣)—what police officers and soldiers wear, was invented by Stephanie Kwolek. Stephanie worked for the DuPont Company as a research chemist. She was asked to find a high-performance fiber. Originally, this fiber was intended to be used for car tires (轮胎). However, the fiber she developed in 1964 was amazing and is still used in products such as sailboats, skis, shoes, and yes, bullet proof vests. In 1995 Stephanie was named to the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame.

Margaret Knight invented a machine that revolutionized the making of paper bags. Paper bags had been made like envelopes but Margaret developed a machine that would fold and paste(粘)a flat-bottom paper bag, the very same type we still use today. Margaret’s family was poor and she started working at the age of nine. Her first invention at the age of twelve was a safety tool for a loom(织布机). Later she worked for the Columbia Paper Bag Company. It was there that she worked on improving the making of paper bags. She was issued her patent(专利)in 1870.

So next time you use a new product or an old one, will you wonder who made it? Do some research on the web and answer a few questions like: Who invented it? How was it invented? You may be surprised at some of the stories you uncover.

1.The underlined word “irritated” in Paragraph 2 is the closest in meaning to_________.

  A.annoyed             B. excited              C. delighted            D. nervous

2.What do we know about Margaret?

  A.She was a member of the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame.

  B.Her first invention was made when she was twenty.

  C.Her invention was designed to produce envelopes.

  D.She began working when she was very young.

3.which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? (①=paragraph 1, ②=Paragraph 2,… ⑤=paragraph 5)

 

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A.How inventions were made

  B.Amazing inventions by women

  C.Women and modern technology

  D.You can also be an inventor

 

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