题目内容
Thomas Saint patented(获专利)his idea for a sewing-machine(缝纫机)in London in 1790,but the idea was not used. Then a German patented his idea for a sewing-machine in 1810,but again n 1 was interested in it. In 1829,a poor tailor(裁缝)in Pairs,Barthelemy Thimonnier,i 2 a machine which worked,and made eighty of them. As prices were cheap,he was given a big o 3 for army uniforms. However,other tailors in Paris were afraid : they thought that they might 1 4 their jobs. The angry tailors broke all eighty machines. Thimonnier lost the order but continued to i 5 his design. He made a new machine in 1848,and this was d 6 too!
Then the story continued in the USA. Various(各式各样的)machines were patented there in the 1850s,but one machine is known e 7 now : the Singer. Its inventor was I. M. Singer,a German immigrant(移民),and his company made the new machines. Soon they were bought by c 8 companies. Then in 1865,they were sold for u 9 at home. This time the machine was accepted by e 10 because it was very good.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1. nobody 2. invented 3. order 4. lose 5. improve 6. destroyed 7. everywhere 8. clothing 9. use 10. everyone
Linda过去是单身,去年她和Mike结婚(get married to sb. ) 了。阅读表格,并写一篇80个
词以上的短文,描述Linda的生活变化。文章的开头已经写好,不计人总词数。
before | now |
go dancing on weekends | stay at home on weekends |
read novels at night | go to the movies with his husband or do the housework |
go out to eat | cook dinner |
Linda used to be single.
阅读理解
Apple Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computers Inc. in I 1976. A years later,the Apple II was invented. This production (产品)was the world’s first mass-market personal computer. | IMac Under Jobs’ leadership, Apple introduced the all-in-one iMac computer in 1998. The pPIHH iMac became the first machine which offered only a CD-ROM slot. |
IPad By 2010,Steve Jobs was confident the world was ready to have a tablet computer that would be great for watching movies and playing games. The touch-sensitive iPad is a great success. | IPhone 4s IPhone 4s came out on October 4,2011,in America. Comparing with iPhone 4,it has a larger and wider screen and a slimmer yet wider case. It has a better camera and faster data transfer speed. |
( ) 1. When was the Apple II invented?
A. In 1976. B. In 1977. C. In 1998. D. In 2010.
( ) 2. When did the iMac first come out?
A. In 1976. B. In 1998. C. In 2010. D. In 2011.
( ) 3. Which one was the oldest?
A. The Apple II. B. The iMac. C. The iPad. D. The iPhone 4s.
( ) 4. From the passage,we can know that the iPad .
A. has a better camera
B. is the first personal computer
C. has a CD-ROM slot
D. is great for watching movies
( ) 5. According to the passage,which of the following is true?
A. IPhone 4s’ screen is the same size as iPhone 4’s.
B. IPhone 4s has a larger and slimmer case than iPhone 4.
C. IPhone 4s uses less time to transfer data than iPhone 4.
D. IPhone 4s with an improved camera is cheaper than iPhone 4.