What do you think of the most important inventions in the world? The TV? The printing? The telephone? Or the computer? A report shows that they are not the only important inventions. Here are three other important inventions.
One of the simplest inventions is the toilet. Before toilets， waste ran into rivers from people’s houses. Illnesses were common in big cities， and it was often difficult to find clean drinking water.
Animal food is another important invention. Before the invention， most animals were killed every autumn because there was not enough food for them in winter. After hay became a kind of common animal food， animals could live through the long winter.
The third great invention is glasses. Glasses help people read， write and do “close work” after the age of forty-five. Without glasses， the world would be difficult for the people above forty-five.
Important 1.______________ | |
Some most important inventions | The TV， the 2.________， the3.__________， the computer |
Three other important inventions | Before the inventions |
the 4.________ | 5.________ ran into rivers from people’s houses. |
6._________ were common in big cities. | |
It was often difficult to find 7.____________ drinking water. | |
animal food | Most animals were killed in 8.___________ because there wasn’t enough food in winter. |
9.___________ | Reading， writing and “close work” would be difficult for the people over10.____________. |
书面表达（15分）
某英文报举办“家乡的变化”主题征文活动。请根据下表提示，以“The changes in my hometown”为题，用英语写一篇90词左右的短文，不必逐字逐句翻译。
过去 | 道路狭窄、肮脏，垃圾遍地。人们居住在很小的旧房子里。他们过去常常在空闲时间听广播或看电视。 |
现在 | 在过去的几年中，我的家乡发生了很大变化。道路宽阔、干净，两边有许多绿树。大多数人已经搬进了新公寓。此外，大多数家庭有了电脑。 许多家庭甚至有了自己的小汽车。人们正享受舒适的生活。 |
将来 | 希望……（至少一点） |
The changes in my hometown