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●●●1903－The first flight succeeded．

　　In 1900, Wilbur Wright said flight was possible for man．After much work he and his brother Orville Wright made this dream come true．

　　On December 17, 1903, the brothers made the first successful airplane flight on a windy beach at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina．The brothers' plane flew 120 feet．Although the flight lasted only 12 seconds, it moved the course of history in a new direction．

●●●1935－Nylon was invented．

　　In 1928, a new chemical lab was opened to make a kind of man-made materials．Wallace Carothers took part in the team when he was 32 years old．

　　In 1934, he made fibers(纤维), but the fibers were quite weak．He didn't give up．After many experiments, he produced the long and strong fibers in 1935．They named the fibers “nylon”．Carothers was very satisfied with his work．

　　Nylon hit the markets in 1939, and quickly became a replacement of silk．But it was a pity that he didn't see the wide use of his invention．He died in April, 1937．

●●●1968－The computer mouse was first shown in public．

　　As a graduate student, Douglas Engelbart began to imagine ways in which all sorts of information could be on screens．

　　In 1964, Douglas Engelbart made the first computer mouse．The computer mouse had a wooden shell with two metal wheels．

　　In 1968, the first computer mouse appeared in public．It was named “mouse” because a tail came out at the end．In later years, the computer mouse became more and more important．

　　Douglas Engelbart changed the way that computers worked．

　　Now computer mice are becoming increasingly useful．And there are many different shapes of computer mice in the world．

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　　Jimmy is a middle school student．He adopted(收养)three homeless baby dogs two months ago．He took good(1)c________ of them and the dogs became healthier and fatter．Jimmy loved them very much．But now he feels worried．He has some problems．First, he has run out of his money to(2)b________ food for dogs, because it is expensive．Second, the dogs are too big and there is not(62)足够的________ room for them．Third, the dogs have become too noisy．So his mother(3)讨厌________ them．She can't stand them．

　　Some of Jimmy's friends are trying to cheer him up．Some advise(建议)Jimmy should put up dogs'(4)照片________ in the street and look for their owners．Some suggest him calling the TV station for help．Do you have any good(5)i________ to help him?

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　　Going on holidays is best choice for the Europeans to relax themselves, especially in the UK．However, much has changed during the past decades(几十年)．

　　One of the most traditional British holidays was the“seaside holiday” ．Families got on a train or into a car and traveled to seaside towns nearby to sunbathe on the beach, buy ice－creams and eat fish and ships and so on．

　　In the late 1970s, more and more British people started traveling to other countries in Europe for their summer holidays(July－August)because the weather wasn't very good, even in

　　summer．The“package holiday” was particularly popular with most families．

　　In the 1980s and 1990s, young people in the UK became wealthier, so many of them traveled to countries all over the world for their holidays．

　　These years, especially after the world financial crisis(金融危机), most British people can not afford to spend their holidays abroad．They again begin to choose to stay in their own home and

　　go on a few day trips rather than spending money on hotels．They call this sort of vacation a“staycation”．

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Time Kind of holiday Reason

Before the late 1970s 1．________ It was a tradition．

In the late 1970s Package holiday 2．________

3．________ Overseas holiday Young people became wealthier．

These years 5．________ The world financial crisis．

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　　Everyone has got two personalities(个性)－the one that is shown to the world and the other is hidden and real．You don't show your hidden personality when you are awake because you are clear what to do and what not to do, but when you are asleep, your sleep position shows the real you．On a usual night, of course, people change their positions from time to time．The important position is the one that you go to sleep in．

　　If you go to sleep on your back, you are a very open person．You usually believe people and you are easy to accept new lifestyle or new ideas．You don't like to ask for help from others．You don't like to trouble people, either．So you never express your real feeling．You are quite a shy person and you aren't very confident．

　　If you sleep on your stomach, you are rather a person who is not known well to others．You worry a lot and always easily get upset．You don't pay attention to your job．You are always stubborn(倔强的)．You usually live for today not tomorrow．This means you enjoy having a good time．

　　If you sleep curling up(蜷缩)your body, you are probably a very nervous person, but you are very kind and patient．You are shy and don't usually like meeting people．You prefer to be on your own．You are easily hurt．

　　If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality．You know your strength and weakness．You are usually careful．You have a confident personality．You sometimes feel anxious, but you don't often feel sad．You always say what you think even if it makes people upset．

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　　I went abroad for the first time when I was 18．I travelled to English to study English, but I didn't learn to speak well．The main problem was that I made friends with other French people, so I spent too much time speaking French．It's important to make English friends and to spend a lot of time with your English host family．1．________, it's even better．The children in my lost family were great teachers．

　　Another problem was that I was worried about making mistakes when I spoke, so I didn't say much．2．________．English people are usually polite and helpful．You can't learn to say things if you don't talk．You should have your dictionary at home and say what you can．

　　To help your listening, try to understand the conversations of English people in shops and on buses．I heard some very interesting things! Listening isn't easy at the beginning, but don't give up!

　　3．________．All the students in my class did this, and it helped a lot．Of course, the cinema is a fun way to practice your English．And listening to songs is helpful, too-there are lots of good English bands．

　　4．________．Give yourself lots of time for fun, but try to have fun in English way．

A．But you shouldn't worry

B．If they have young children

C．Finally, don't study too hard

D．Then pick an English name for yourself

E．Read newspapers and watch news on TV every day

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　　Louis Braille was born in Coupvray, France．He was a very smart child．　　1　　, at the age of four, he became blind by accident．Louis began attending school in 　　2　　 town when he was seven years old．

　　Three years later, Louis and his father traveled to Paris．There, he went to a school for blind children．One day a French soldier, Charles Barbier, visited the school．Barbier invented a system of night-reading．This system 　　3　　 small dots for the letters．Soldiers used this system in time of 　　4　　．Barbier thought this system could help the blind to read．

　　Soon Braille discovered that there were some shortcomings in Barbier's system, but it gave Louis a brilliant idea．He improved Barbier's system．By the age of 　　5　　, his new system was completed!Now he wanted 　　6　　 schools to try his system．Luck went 　　7　　 him again．The school refused to use his system．Louis died in 1852 in Paris at the age of forty-three．

　　Two years 　　8　　 he died, the blind schools began to use his system．Today we 　　9　　 this system Braille in honour of Louis Braille．His system is used for all languages, and for maths, science, writing music, and computers 　　10　　 the blind．

请仔细阅读第1－5题中的五个段落，然后从A到F六个选项中选出和每个段落对应的内容．其中有一项多余．

请阅读以下五个人的信息，然后为他们选择最适合的一项活动：

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯(每个单词限用一次)

No one can go through his whole life without experiencing any hard time．When something troubles 　　1　　, do we look on the dark side or the 　　2　　 side? Here is a story that can speak for it．Two salespersons, Jimmy and Harry, were 　　3　　 to a poor country in Africa, where only 　　4　　 people wore shoes．After they got there, they had to 　　5　　 something back to their boss．Jimmy said, “It's a pity that people here don't wear shoes．Nobody is in 　　6　　 of shoes．I see no promising(有希望的)future for our products．” How about Harry? He said, “What a 　　7　　 chance for us! People around the country don't have shoes．I can say it for sure that we'll sell a lot of shoes here．” 　　8　　, isn't it? They went to the same country, sold the same products, but they had different 　　9　　 in their minds, and the results surely would be 　　10　　．If you were the salesperson, which one would you like to be?

配对阅读。左栏是对五名学生想去的旅游景点和住处的描述，右栏是七个景点或住处的介绍。请将左右两栏搭配起来，并把最佳选项的字母编号写在题号前的括号内。

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯(每个单词限用一次)。

　　Are you able to send a letter with pictures and sounds to someone anywhere in the world without 　　1　　 a stamp on it? 　　2　　 e－mails you can just do that．Using a 　　3　　 you can send e－mails quickly and easily．The post is much 　　4　　 than an e－mail．An e－mail can send its message to the other side of the world in 　　5　　．

　　An e－mail is easy o use and it 　　6　　 time and money．The differences in time in different parts of the world do not matter 　　7　　 sending e－mails．It is twenty－four service that you can send e－mails at any time of the day time or night．　　8　　 one has to be there to receive e－mails．It doesn't matter if your friends 　　9　　 in bed when you send e－mails to them, or you are 　　10　　 a movie at the cinema when they send e－mails back．