2.When asked to name the one invention that would be impossible to live without,Americans did not pick their phone.They didn't pick their car.They picked their toothbrush,according to the Lemelson-MIT survey.Hold up though.That survey was from 2003.So we conducted an informal survey of How Stuff Works staffers to find out if the toothbrush would still take the lead 14 years later.It did.The toothbrush got 
11 votes,followed by the cell phone (5),computer (3),microwave (2)and car (2).
You probably aren't amazed.The tiny toothbrush is an important product for a lot of modem cultures,and it comes by its popularity honestly; Versions of the toothbrush have been around since ancient Babylonian times.But note that these were not the boring plastic creations we take out of the box.
"The first tooth cleaning instrument seems to have been the‘toothpick'or more correctly small bones or slivers of bones,"writes Scott Swank,dentist and leader of the National Museum of Dentistry,in an email.
He points out that people used even less technical means,too."Fingers wrapped in cloth have been used for ages to clean teeth,"he says."An ancient Greek doctor recommended using a round woolen ball dipped in honey to clean one's teeth.''But not all recipes (配方) or early toothpaste were so sweet.
"Both the Greeks and Romans had recipes for toothpaste,"says Swank.We're here for the powerful toothbrush,and Swank says that the first real evidence of that comes from Babylon,around 2500-1800 B.C.The frayed (纤维状散开的) end of a stick or plant was used to brush the teeth.
We have to look much closer to our own times to find a brush we might recognize."The first device that we would consider people to use the modem toothbrushes was recorded in China in 1500,''says Swank.In 1780,the English merchant William Addis fashioned a modern"toothbrush"and began mass-producing them in England.Sounds too good to be true?"I have no reason to doubt the story as a whole,''Swank says."It could have become a bit different over time but I think,on the whole,it stands up."

32.According to the passage,how many HowStuffWorks staffers at most took part in the survey?D
A.5  B.11  C.12  D.23
33.The underlined words in the second paragraph probably refer toD.
A.different techniques of making the toothbrush
B.different steps to make the toothbrush
C.different periods of making the toothbrush
D.different makes of the toothbrush
34.Which of the following can NOT be inferred from the passage?D
A.The survey was conducted in the year of 2017.
B.The most recent survey showed the toothbrush is still considered an important invention.
C.Records showed the Chinese people were the first to use modem toothbrushes.
D.Scott Swank didn't at all believe the way modem toothbrushes got spread.
35.What may well serve as the title of the passage?C
A.What was used to make the toothbrush?
B.How long was the history of the toothbrush?
C.How was the toothbrush historically developed?
D.Why was the toothbrush chosen as a daily necessity?
19.It is now thirty-five years since I,as a little boy of six,was left quite alone in the world.You sent me word(41)Byou would give me a home and be a kind mother to me.I have never forgotten the day when I made the long(42)Aof ten miles to your house in North Killingworth.I can still recall my
(43)Awhen instead of coming for me yourself,you sent servant James to(44)Ame.
I well remember my tears and(45)Das,seated high on your horse and attached tight to James,I rode of my new home.Night(46)Cbefore we finished the journey,and as it grew dark I became lonely and afraid."Do you thick she'll go to bed(47)Cwe get there?"I asked James anxiously."Oh,no,"he said encouragingly."She'll(48)Bfor you.When we get out of these woods you'll see her candle(49)Din the window."
(50)Bwe did ride out into the clearing,and there,sure enough,was your(51)CI remember you were waiting at the door,that you put your arms close(52)Dme and that you lifted me-a tired and confused little buy-(53)Afrom the horse.You had a fire burning on the hearth(炉边),a hot supper(54)Bon the stove.After supper you took me to my new room,heard me say mu prayers,and them sat beside me until I fell asleep.
You probably realize why I am(55)Dall this to your memory.Some day soon God will take you to a new home.Don't fear the(56)Afor the strange journey,or the dark messenger of death who will fetch you.God can be(57)Cto do as much for you as you were kind enough to do for me so many years ago,and you will be(58)Din God's care.I shall watch you and pray for you till you are out of sight,(59)Cwait for the day when I shall make the same journey myself and find you waiting at the end of the road to(60)Bme.
41.A.whyB.thatC.howD.when
42.A.journeyB.tourC.rideD.adventure
43.A.disappointmentB.excitementC.embarrassmentD.amazement
44.A.fetchB.comfortC.contactD.accompany
45.A.calmnessB.pleasureC.contentmentD.anxiety
46.A.wentB.droppedC.fellD.ended
47.A.afterB.beforeC.sinceD.when
48.A.sit downB.stand outC.stay upD.come over
49.A.disappearingB.standingC.fadingD.shining
50.A.LatelyB.ShortlyC.RecentlyD.Meanwhile
51.A.heartB.mindC.candleD.gift
52.A.atB.inC.forD.around
53.A.downB.upC.outD.away
54.A.stayingB.waitingC.heatingD.burning
55.A.warningB.informingC.remindingD.recalling
56.A.callingB.instructionC.evidenceD.guidance
57.A.permittedB.provedC.trustedD.asked
58.A.nervousB.joyfulC.desperateD.safe
59.A.or ratherB.in caseC.and thenD.let alone
60.A.acceptB.greetC.approveD.bother
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