Henry Ford was the first person to build cars which were cheap，strong and fast．He was able to se11 millions of cars because he could produce them in large numbers at a time；that is，he made many cars of the same kind．Ford’s father hoped that his son would become a farmer，but the young man did not like the idea and he went to Detroit（底特律）where he worked as a mechanic（机械师）．By the age of 29，in 1892，he had built his first car．However，the car made in this way，the famous “ Model T ” did not appear until 1908. Five years ago, Ford started his great motor car factory．This kind of car showed to be well-known that it remained unchanged for twenty year．Since Ford’s time，this way of producing cars in large numbers has become common in industry and has reduced the price of many goods which would be very expensive．
【小题1】Henry Ford was the man to built _____ cars．

  Windsurfing is a sport that combines sailing and surfing．In 1948，twenty-year-old Newman Darby first thought of using a handheld sail to contro1 a small boat．Darby did not apply for a patent(专利)for his design at first．However，he is recognized as the inventor of the first sailboard．

Californians Jim Drake，a sailor and engineer，and Hoyle Schweitzer，a surfer and skier received the patent for a sailboard．They called their design a windsurfer．The early windsurfer boards measured 3．5 meters long and weighed 60 pounds．Later in the l980s，Newman Darby did apply for and receive a design patent for a one—person sailboat．

  In the late l940s，Newman Darby found he could control a 3-meter-long sailboat and make turns even without a rudder(舵)．In l964 he designed the first universal joint(万向接头)to go along with a flat bottom sailing boat．This sailboard was equipped with a universal joint，a board and a kite—shaped free sail and thus windsurfing was born．

  Naomi Darby，Newman’s wife，was the first woman windsurfer and helped her husband build and design the first sailboard．She sailed while standing up，controlling the boat without the use of a rudder．She tilted(倾斜)the sail to change directions．This was something that had never been done before．

  Hoyle Schweitzer began producing sailboards in the early 1970s．The sport became very popular in Europe．By the late 1970s，windsurfing fever had Europe firmly in its grasp with one in every three families having a sailboard．

  The first windsurfing world championship was held in 1973．Windsurfing first became an Olympic sport for men in l984 and for women in l992．

1.Jim Drake and Hoyle Schweitzer received the patent for the design of      ．

    A．a sailboard called windsurfer    B．a kite—shaped free sail

    C．the first universal joint        D．a one—person sailboat

2.What can we learn from the text?  

    A．Hoyle Schweitzer was a sailor and Jim Drake was a surfer．

    B．Newman Darby’s wife supported him in his invention．

    C．Newman Darby was the first to tilt the sail to change directions．

    D．The first world windsurfing competition was held in the late l970s．

3.Which is the correct order of the following events?

  a．Newman Darby thought of controlling a boat with a handheld sail．

  b．Newman Darby received his design patent．

  c．Windsurfing became popular in Europe．

  d．Windsurfing became an Olympic sport for women．

  A．acbd    B．abcd    C．acdb     D．bacd

4.What is the main idea of the text?

  A．The invention of windsurfing． B．How windsurfing was popular in the world．

  C．The history of windsurfing．  D．How windsurfing became an Olympic sport．

Henry Ford was the first person to build cars which were cheap，strong and fast．He was able to se11 millions of cars because he could produce them in large numbers at a time；that is，he made many cars of the same kind．Ford’s father hoped that his son would become a farmer，but the young man did not like the idea and he went to Detroit（底特律）where he worked as a mechanic（机械师）．By the age of 29，in 1892，he had built his first car．However，the car made in this way，the famous “ Model T ” did not appear until 1908. Five years ago, Ford started his great motor car factory．This kind of car showed to be well-known that it remained unchanged for twenty year．Since Ford’s time，this way of producing cars in large numbers has become common in industry and has reduced the price of many goods which would be very expensive．

1.Henry Ford was the man to built _____ cars．

　A．cheap and strong                      B．cheap and long

　C．fast and expensive                    D．strong and slow

2.Ford was able to sell millions of cars，because_____．

　A．he made many cars                    B．his cars are many

　C．he made lots of cars of the same kind      D．both A and B

3.The young man became a mechanic，_______．

A．which was his father’s will              B．which was against his own will

C．which was against his father’s will      D．which was his teacher’s will

4.The “ Model T ” was very famous_____．

　A．before 1908                          B．between 1982 and 1908

　C．before 1892                          D．after 1908

5.Ford built his own car factory_____．

　A．in 1903         B．in 1908         C．in 1913          D．in 1897

Henry Ford was the first person to build cars which were cheap，strong and fast．He was able to se11 millions of models because be could produce them in large numbers at a time；that is，he made a great many cars of exactly the same kind．Ford’s father hoped that his son would be come a farmer，but the young man did not like the idea and he went to Detroit（底特律）where he worked as a mechanic（机械师）．By the age of 29，in 1892，he had built his first car．However，the car made in this way，the famous “Model T” did not appear until 1908-five years after Ford bad started his great motor car factory．This car showed to be well-known that it remained unchanged for twenty year．Since Ford’s time，this way of producing cars in large numbers has be come common in industry and has reduced the price of many goods which would otherwise be very expensive．

1.Henry Ford was the man to built _____ cars．

2.Ford was able to sell millions of cars，because_____．

3.The young man became a mechanic，_______．

4.The “Model T” was very famous_____．

5.　Ford built his own car factory

Yesterday's paper had a short article about the Coming-of-Age ceremony in a large city in Japan. According to the article, the mayor of the city formally apologized to an enraged professor who delivered a speech at the ceremony that was all but ignored by 20-year-olds in the city.

The officials prepared 7,000 seats in a gymnasium where the ceremony was held for the 17,000 twenty-year-olds residing in the city. But most of the seats were empty during the speech. And many of the 20-year-olds who did show up ignored the professor and spoke among themselves or talked on their mobile phones. Some even made a ruckus (骚动) outside the gymnasium.

One 20-year-old who attended the ceremony said youngsters came to the ceremony not to

listen to speeches but to see their classmates. The mayor criticized the young generation at a news conference on Tuesday, saying such behavior "is symbolic of the postwar era which failed to

nurture healthy character and social intelligece."

Personally I feel people should not generalize the whole generation or the whole era when he criticizes something. But it is also true generation gap is getting bigger and bigger regarding the ceremony of Coming-of-Age Day. So far this ceremony has been held with citizens' tax money. Many older generations understand this festival as an entrance ceremony of adults' world which requires maturity including responsibility, patience, and cooperativeness. Older people tend to be "educational" to younger ones, while younger people tend to feel they finally obtain a right to behave freely because they are now adults. Though, ironically, young people have to ask their parents to buy them new clothes for the ceremony.

It is about time to change the way we celebrate this festival, I think. The idea of blessing new 20-year-olds is not so bad. But there seems to be some other ways to celebrate more properly. The present way seems to me a little superficial and materialistic. It can provide solutionless arguments between different generations, instead of friendships and respects. Instead of eternally complaining about the young's behaviors at the ceremonies, people should consider how they can make their ceremonies worthier, I feel.

1．We can infer from the passage that 

    A．in Japan, girls and boys, when they are 20 years old, come to their adulthood

    B．there are 7,000 twenty-year-olds residents in the city

    C．the mayor criticized the young generation at a news conference

    D．it’s about time to change the way we celebrate the Coming-of-Age

2．When the professor was giving a speech the 20-years-olds are NOT________.

    A．talking with each other               B．chatting on their mobile phones

    C．talking with the professor             D．making ruckus outside

3．According to the author _________

    A．the festival is an entrance ceremony of adults’ world which requires maturity including responsibility, patience, and cooperativeness

    B．the young people tend to obtain a right to behave freely because they are now adults

    C．young people have to ask their parents to buy them new clothes for the ceremony

    D．it’s time to end complaining about the young’s behaviors at the ceremonies, and people should consider how to make their ceremonies worthier

4．What’s the best title for the passage

    A．There are solutionless arguments between different generations.

    B．Coming-of-Age ceremony should be much worthier.

    C．Old people should be educational to young people

    D．The younger ones’ behaviors stand for an era which failed to nurture healthy character and social intelligence