摘要： The passage tells us that the new invention . A. is more important for industry than for transport. B. will one day be used instead of aeroplanes. C. makes it possible to travel without using roads. D. will replace wheeled vehicles using roads.

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　　When your grandfather was a boy, he probably took your grandmother to an ice-cream parlor(小售货亭)．Here, for a little more than a dime(ten cents), he could treat the young lady to an ice-cream soda, a sundae, a malted milk, or some other delightful dessert．Probably, the ice-cream parlor was situated in a corner of a drugstore．There were containers of many kinds of sweet liquid．The person behind the counter was the master of such delightful combination of ingredients as the brown cow, a root-beer soda with ice-cream floating in it．

　　The name soda water tells something of its origins in US．Naturally carbonated(含二氧化碳的)water flows out of the ground in mineral springs around the world．These mineral springs have long attracted people in search of a cure for some ills．Then in 1767, the scientist Joseph Priestley created the first soda water not taken from natural mineral springs．Soon other experimenters were finding new ways to create the bubbly(冒气泡的)water that is the basis of so many soft drinks．In 1825, Elias Durand decided to catch the public interest in sparkling waters．He opened a drugstore in Philadelphia that served carbonated water, at that time still considered a helpful medicine．

　　A few years later, another Philadelphian, Eugene Roussel, decided to bottle soda water of different tastes．His first offering was a popular lemon soda, sold at the fountain of his perfume shop．Other manufacturers entered the race, and new tastes were introduced．Meanwhile, at soda fountains, adventurous owners added sweet cream to make the drink more appetizing．

　　Then came one of the most important events in the history of soda water．In October 1874 at the semi-centennial celebration of Philadelphia's Franklin Institute, a salesman named Robert Green sold so many soda-water drinks with cream that he ran out of cream．He rushed to a nearby shop to buy some straw-berry ice-cream．He planned to melt the ice-cream and use it as cream．His customers were too thirsty to wait, and so he put the ice-cream right into the soda water．The ice-cream soda was born．It has never lost its popularity．

　　Not far away, Charles E．Hires was experimenting with selling dried roots, bark, herbs．and flowers for making a drink he called root beer．He also made his own．By 1892, more than two million bottles of his soft drink were being sold annually．Then came a host of other drinks：Moxie, Dr．Pepper, and Coca-Cola．When the drink-business society in the 1890s forbade the sale of alcohol, the soft-drink market exploded．

　　The soft-drink market today is a huge business, with many competitors pushing their products on television and in newspapers and magazines．There are still many fast-food places where ice-cream sodas may be ordered．In every corner of the land there are machines pouring out soft drinks．But the old-time ice-cream parlor in a corner of a drugstore is largely a thing of the past．

(1)

According to this passage, the ice-cream soda was born ________．

[　　]

A．

through the genius of Charles E．Hires

B．

in a drugstore in Philadelphia

C．

in the year of 1825

D．

quite by accident

(2)

The underlined sentence “the soft-drink market exploded” means that ________．

[　　]

A．

Americans preferred fast-food shops to ice-cream parlors

B．

soft drinks were suddenly more popular than ever

C．

only certain kinds of soda were getting popular

D．

the sale of soft drinks was gradually falling off

(3)

The best title of this passage could be ________．

[　　]

A．

The Reason Why the Soft-drink Industry Is Popular in US

B．

The Invention and Development of Carbonated Water

C．

The Ice-cream Parlor and the History of Soda Water

D．

The Key Moment in the Production of Soda Water

(4)

The author of this passage would probably ________．

[　　]

A．

feel unhappy with Robert Green's actions

B．

prefer root beer to lemon soda

C．

hope for a job advertising soft drinks

D．

like to see ice-cream parlors return

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The wheel was one of man’s first inventions and yet it has also proved one of the most useful. So wide and varied are the uses of the wheels, in machines and vehicles of all kinds, that it is difficult to imagine what the world would be like without them. It is surprising to hear it said, therefore, that the wheel’s importance will perhaps be greatly reduced by the end of the century by an invention so new as to be still unnamed.
The invention is a machine the floats above any surface on a cushion of air. The cushion is formed when air is blown into this saucer, the machine rises to a height that may vary from a few inches to a few feet.
Industry is already using one form of the inversion to deal with heavy loads. It can lift them. with ease and since there are no wheels, and therefore no friction , they can be put into motion with the touch of a finger.
The new invention, however , is having a great effect on transport, Not only does it make expensive road systems unnecessary, but it enables vehicles to travel well over land or water. This unique to reach most destinations has given rise to the prediction that wheeled vehicles may be uncommon at the end the century as aeroplanes were at the beginning.
1. The first paragraph tells us that______.
A. the wheel was man’s earliest invention.
B. the wheel’s usefulness has yet to be proved.
C. wide wheels have a variety of important uses.
D. a new invention may make wheels less important.
2. The phrase “with the touch of a finger” in the third paragraph means______.
A. without difficulty                   B. by electricity .
C. without friction                    D. by hand.
3. The passage tells us that the new invention __________.
A. is more important for industry than for transport.
B. will one day be used instead of aeroplanes.
C. makes it possible to travel without using roads.
D. will replace wheeled vehicles using roads.
4. According to the passage, the new invention _______.
A. will soon get a name                        B. can go almost anywhere
C. is lighter than air                             D. was uncommon a century ago

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The wheel was one of man’s first inventions and yet it has also proved one of the most useful. So wide and varied are the uses of the wheels, in machines and vehicles of all kinds, that it is difficult to imagine what the world would be like without them. It is surprising to hear it said, therefore, that the wheel’s importance will perhaps be greatly reduced by the end of the century by an invention so new as to be still unnamed.

The invention is a machine the floats above any surface on a cushion of air. The cushion is formed when air is blown into this saucer, the machine rises to a height that may vary from a few inches to a few feet.

Industry is already using one form of the inversion to deal with heavy loads. It can lift them. with ease and since there are no wheels, and therefore no friction , they can be put into motion with the touch of a finger.

The new invention, however , is having a great effect on transport, Not only does it make expensive road systems unnecessary, but it enables vehicles to travel well over land or water. This unique to reach most destinations has given rise to the prediction that wheeled vehicles may be uncommon at the end the century as aeroplanes were at the beginning.

1. The first paragraph tells us that______.

A. the wheel was man’s earliest invention.

B. the wheel’s usefulness has yet to be proved.

C. wide wheels have a variety of important uses.

D. a new invention may make wheels less important.

2. The phrase “with the touch of a finger” in the third paragraph means______.

A. without difficulty                   B. by electricity .

C. without friction                    D. by hand.

3. The passage tells us that the new invention __________.

A. is more important for industry than for transport.

B. will one day be used instead of aeroplanes.

C. makes it possible to travel without using roads.

D. will replace wheeled vehicles using roads.

4. According to the passage, the new invention _______.

A. will soon get a name                        B. can go almost anywhere

C. is lighter than air                             D. was uncommon a century ago

 

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The wheel was one of man’s first inventions and yet it has also proved one of the most useful. So wide and varied are the uses of the wheels, in machines and vehicles of all kinds, that it is difficult to imagine what the world would be like without them. It is surprising to hear it said, therefore, that the wheel’s importance will perhaps be greatly reduced by the end of the century by an invention so new as to be still unnamed.

The invention is a machine the floats above any surface on a cushion of air. The cushion is formed when air is blown into this saucer, the machine rises to a height that may vary from a few inches to a few feet.

Industry is already using one form of the inversion to deal with heavy loads. It can lift them. with ease and since there are no wheels, and therefore no friction , they can be put into motion with the touch of a finger.

The new invention, however , is having a great effect on transport, Not only does it make expensive road systems unnecessary, but it enables vehicles to travel well over land or water. This unique to reach most destinations has given rise to the prediction that wheeled vehicles may be uncommon at the end the century as aeroplanes were at the beginning.

1. The first paragraph tells us that______.

A. the wheel was man’s earliest invention.

B. the wheel’s usefulness has yet to be proved.

C. wide wheels have a variety of important uses.

D. a new invention may make wheels less important.

2. The phrase “with the touch of a finger” in the third paragraph means______.

     A. without difficulty                   B. by electricity .

C. without friction                     D. by hand.

3. The passage tells us that the new invention __________.

A. is more important for industry than for transport.

B. will one day be used instead of aeroplanes.

C. makes it possible to travel without using roads.

D. will replace wheeled vehicles using roads.

4. According to the passage, the new invention _______.

   A. will soon get a name                        B. can go almost anywhere

   C. is lighter than air                             D. was uncommon a century ago

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The wheel was one of man’s first inventions and yet it has also proved one of the most useful. So wide and varied are the uses of the wheels, in machines and vehicles of all kinds, that it is difficult to imagine what the world would be like without them. It is surprising to hear it said, therefore, that the wheel’s importance will perhaps be greatly reduced by the end of the century by an invention so new as to be still unnamed.
The invention is a machine the floats above any surface on a cushion of air. The cushion is formed when air is blown into this saucer, the machine rises to a height that may vary from a few inches to a few feet.
Industry is already using one form of the inversion to deal with heavy loads. It can lift them. with ease and since there are no wheels, and therefore no friction , they can be put into motion with the touch of a finger.
The new invention, however , is having a great effect on transport, Not only does it make expensive road systems unnecessary, but it enables vehicles to travel well over land or water. This unique to reach most destinations has given rise to the prediction that wheeled vehicles may be uncommon at the end the century as aeroplanes were at the beginning.

  1. 1.

    The first paragraph tells us that______.

    1. A.
      the wheel was man’s earliest invention.
    2. B.
      the wheel’s usefulness has yet to be proved.
    3. C.
      wide wheels have a variety of important uses.
    4. D.
      a new invention may make wheels less important.
  2. 2.

    The phrase “with the touch of a finger” in the third paragraph means______.

    1. A.
      without difficulty                  
    2. B.
      by electricity .
    3. C.
      without friction                    
    4. D.
      by hand.
  3. 3.

    The passage tells us that the new invention __________.

    1. A.
      is more important for industry than for transport.
    2. B.
      will one day be used instead of aeroplanes.
    3. C.
      makes it possible to travel without using roads.
    4. D.
      will replace wheeled vehicles using roads.
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, the new invention _______.

    1. A.
      will soon get a name                       
    2. B.
      can go almost anywhere
    3. C.
      is lighter than air                            
    4. D.
      was uncommon a century ago
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