题目内容
Many years ago, a French naturalist, Comte de Buffon, wrote some books about natural history. The books were a great success even though some critics（批评家）did not like them.
Thomas Jefferson did not like what Comte de Buffon had said about the natural wonders（奇观）of the New World. It seemed to Jefferson that Comte de Buffon had spoken of natural wonders in America as if（好像）they were unimportant.
This troubled Thomas Jefferson. He was also a naturalist, as well as a farmer, an inventor, a historian, a writer and a politician（政治家）. He had seen the natural wonders of Europe. To him, they were no more important than those of the New World.
In 1788, Thomas Jefferson wrote about his home state, Virginia. While writing, he thought of its natural beauty and then of the words of Comte de Buffon. At that moment, Jefferson created a new word—belittle. He said, “Comte de Buffon believes that nature belittles her productions on this side of the Atlantic（大西洋）.”
Noah Webster, the American word expert, liked this word. He put it in the English language dictionary in 1806, “Belittle—to make small, unimportant.”
Americans had already accepted Jefferson’s word and started to use it. In 1797, the Independent Chronicle（独立纪事报）used the word to describe a politician the paper supported. “It is an honorable man,” the paper wrote, “so let the opposition try to belittle him as much as they please.”
In 1872, a famous American word expert decided that the time had come to kill this word. He said, “Belittle shouldn’t become English. And more critical writers of America, like those of Britain, feel no need of it.”
This expert failed to kill the word. Today, belittle is used where the English language is spoken.
1.Thomas Jefferson was NOT a ______.
A. naturalist B. historian C. politician D. musician
2.We can infer（推断）that Jefferson created the word “belittle” out of his ______.
A. anger B. excitement C. kindness D. responsibility
3.What can we know about the word “belittle” from the passage?
A. It has already disappeared from the English language.
B. It had been used before it was put in the English language dictionary.
C. It is used to describe natural wonders now.
D. An American politician decided to kill this word in 1872.
4.What’s the passage mainly about?
A. How the word “belittle” came into being. B. The argument about natural wonders.
C. Every word has a long history behind. D. Noah Webster supported Jefferson’s idea.
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小学生10分钟应用题系列答案如今，很多城市出现了一种绿色出行方式――共享单车（bike-sharing）,它因环保、便捷而备受青睐，但同时也引发了一些问题。请你根据提示以“Bike-sharing”为题写一篇英语短文，表达自己的看法和建议。
要点提示：
Advantages | Be convenient, less pollution, reduce the traffic pressure（减缓交通压力） Take exercise… |
Problems | Throw away, damage（毁损）, be stolen… |
Advice | Civilized（文明的）, follow the rules, take good care of… |
注意：
1. 短文应包括以上要点，可适当发挥，以使行文连贯；
2. 文中不得出现真实的人名、校名及地名；
3. 词数：80-100（文章开头已给出，不计入总词数）。
Bike-sharing
Today, as a greener means of transportation, bike-sharing is becoming more and more popular in many cities. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________