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1.

Which part of the China Pavilion should people go to if they are interested in the four great inventions?

        A. The ground floor.       B. The second floor.   C. The third floor.           D. The top floor.

2.

What is the typical feature of the UK Pavilion?

        A. People can see it on line.                      B. It is the largest national pavilion.

        C. People can see 60,000 seeds here.              D. All the seeds are from the UK.

3.

 Which of the following can best explain the meaning of “a green pavilion”?

        A. A pavilion using green energy.                       B.A pavilion painted in green.

        C. A pavilion with more sunshine.                      D. A pavilion with cleaner air.

Thomas Edison was one of ten said to be the greatest genius（天才） of his age. There are only a few men in all of the history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be happy only because someone said he was a genius.“ There is no such thing as genius,” Edison said. He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.
But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. Nature, he often said, is full of secrets. He tried to understand them; then, he tried to learn what could usefully be done with them.
Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people will do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.
Edison could not understand how anyone could be uninterested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what ideas he had about life. “Work,” he answered. “Discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.
【小题1】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

 World Expo 2010 Shanghai China is to be staged in Shanghai from May 1 to October 31, 2010. If you plan to visit the Shanghai Expo this summer, China Pavilion(馆)is a must - see area for you.

China Pavilion, which is called Oriental Crown, is located at the center of the Expo site. Standing 63 meters tall, the China Pavilion takes the shape of an emperor's crown, with the upper layers larger than the lower ones. Covering 160,000 square meters in floor space, the pavilion is made up of a national hall and a regional(宗教的  ) hall. Buildings on the China Pavilion began on Dec. 18, 2007. The design of the China Pavilion was picked from a total of 344 designs put for­ward by Chinese from around the world. The pavilion has both traditional and modern features, which helps devel­op the theme of the 2010 Expo; "Better City, Better Life. For example, it is red in appearance, which covers the  traditional Chinese culture, and it is green indoors, with the use of energy - saving techniques. The Shanghai World Expo is expected to attract 70 million visitors from across the globe. It is estimated that 400,000 people will visit the Expo and its 140 pavilions every day during the period, but the China Pavilion is only able to receive about one tenth of the total. How to hold so many people in the pavilion remains a tough task. Luckily, the China Pavilion is built as a permanent(长久的) landmark.

During the Expo, the main structure(结构  ) will be used for an exhibition based on the theme of “ Chinese wisdom in urban （城市）development” by explaining the values of harmony（和谐  ）, nature and spirit. The three - story pavilion has three sections. The top floor's “Footprint of the East” will show some of the changes in Chinese cities. There, you can see a film which shows how Chinese cities have changed, especially in the past 30 years. According to Lu Chuan, director of the film, the scenery is like something from Lord of the Rings. On the second floor, “Journey of Wisdom” will explain China's four great inventions.  And the ground's “ Blossoming” City will display scenes from cities of the future.

1. Which of the following words can be used to describe the China Pavilion?

2.The China Pavilion can receive________visitors at most per day.

3.We can infer(推断   )that________.

4. On the second floor, you can________.

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When China’s ancient scientific and technological achievements are mentioned, the nation will generally refer to the Four Great inventions. The four symbolic    26  (create) – compass, papermaking, printing and gunpowder --    27  pride of China’s 5,000-thousand-year-old culture, because of their    28  (recognize) role in the development of human civilization.
29   is therefore no surprise that the recent proposal by a group of scholars  30    (redefine) the Four Great Invention has caused a heated reaction. According to the proposed new version, papermaking and printing   31  (merge) into one entry, and compass and gunpowder are delisted. The three new inclusions are silk, bronze and porcelain,   32    proposers said could more scientifically exhibit the most advanced and most influential scientific contributions of ancient China.
The question of   33   the Four Great Invention should be is of course open to the debate. The   34   (late) redefinition attempt, which is reported based on careful studies of available written records and antiques, can at least help today’s people, the younger generation,  35  particular, know more about the brilliance of ancient Chinese civilization.