What are you holding in your hand while you are taking the examination? Right. A pen.

Though it is small, the pen has changed the history, improved the trade of countries, recorded events, carried news, and done far more work for human beings than all other tools.

Progress without it would have been almost impossible. The invention of the wheels, the introduction of steam engine(蒸汽机), the use of electricity, all these have changed the lives of millions of people, but the pen has done more. It has taken away mountains, and it has prepared the way for all progress and development of the society.

In the past the pen did all the work if you wanted to keep any writing for some time. The lawyers took up their pens and wrote the law of the country from the days when papyrus(纸莎草纸) was first used. The most famous letters in the world were written with a pen. It was with a pen that the greatest thinkers of all time wrote down their thoughts.

The pen is very utilitarian. We cannot sign a bill or write a letter or buy a house without our pen. An agreement is worthless till our name is written with a pen. The writers encourage the world with it. The students take their examinations with it as well.

Our coming into the world is recorded with a pen. Before we have been at school, our name is written on the name list with a pen. We cannot be married till we have signed. A pen records the important events in our life.

Let us remember that we hold in our hand the most powerful instrument which man owns. The pen is a magic tool. Whenever you use it, enjoy it.

1.What is the writer trying to do in this passage?

A. Describe what a pen looks like. B. Introduce the history of the pen.

C. Advise people to prepare a new pen. D. Show the importance of the pen.

2.The word “mountains” in the third paragraph refers to(指代) “something to _________ ”.

A. explain the use of electricity B. lower the students’ scores

C. stop the social development D. change the law of the country

3.The lawyers started to write the law of the country _________.

A. before their thoughts were changed B. when papyrus was first used

C. as soon as they recorded their names D. after they took an important exam

4.The underlined word “utilitarian” in the passage means “_________” .

A. cheap B. boring C. special D. useful

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A. A Powerful Tool B. An Important Law C. A Valuable Record D. An Exciting Event

Here are some important events in August in Britain, Read them and answer the following questions.

Great British Beer Festival

Tuesday. 3 Aug — Saturday. 7 Aug

London

Drink, music and other entertainments. This is held at Earls Court.

http://www.gbbf.orggwww.eif.co.uk

Edinburgh (爱丁堡) International Festival

Friday. 13 Aug.— Sunday. 5 Sep.

Edinburgh

A festival of classical music, operas and dances in Edinburgh

http://www.eif.co.uk

Bristol International Balloon Festival (布里斯托儿国际气球节)

Thursday. 12 Aug.-Sunday. 15 Aug.

Europe's largest hot-air balloon festival, with over 100 balloons taking part

http://www.bristolfiesta.co.uk

Summer Bank Holiday

Monday 30 Aug.

A public holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland People take trips or short vacations during the holiday.

For more: Travel/Transport

1.Where is the Great British Beer Festival held?

A.In Bristol. B.In Wales. C.In Edinburgh. D.At Earls Court.

2.How long does Edinburgh International Festival last?

A.13 days. B.24 days. C.33 days. D.43 days.

3.If you are in the UK at the beginning of August, you can probably take part in________.

A.the Summer Bank Holiday B.the Great British Beer Festival

C.the Edinburgh International Festival D.the Bristol International Balloon Festival

4.What is the Edinburgh International Festival about________.

A.Food. B.Clothes. C.Art. D.Vacations.

5.If you want to know more about Bristol International Balloon Festival, you can click ________.

A.http://www.eif.co.uk B.http://www.travel/ transport

C.http://www.gbbf.org D.http://www.bristolfiesta.co.uk

Would you like to go back in time and discover what life used to be like over a hundred years ago?1.It was called Frontier House. Three American families were chosen to live in the hills of Montana for five months.2.They followed the same way of life as their ancestors(祖先)over a hundred years ago in the Wild West. They could only use the tools and technology of th?t time. They learnt many new skills. They became farmers, looking after animals and growing food to eat.3.

There was no electricity, so at night they had oil lamps. There was no television and no radio so they read the Bible and talked in the evening. They collected wood to do their cooking and to heat their water.4. Of course, there were no washing machines in those days so they washed all their clothes by hand. When they needed to buy things, they went ten miles to the store with their horse and wagon.5.They enjoyed the beautiful scenery along the road.

All the families said that they missed their friends, because they couldn't take their mobile phones or their computers with them and they could only write letters. But everyone said they loved their new" life and they were all sorry to leave.

根据材料内容,从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项,使文章意思通顺、内容完整。

A.The journey took eight hours.

B.They made butter and caught fish.

C.Each family was given their own land and they lived there from June to October.

D.Well, that was a subject of a TV program in the USA.

E.They wore the same kind of clothes that people in the 1880s used to wear.

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