题目内容
_______ wooden buildings helps to protect them from damage due to weather .
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A. Painting B. Painted C. The paint D. By painting
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Today, when a man steps on to the moon, or something new and important happens, the world learns about it immediately. What did the newspapers say about that first flight in 1903? Strangely enough, they said hardly anything about it at all. There are only a few reports about it in the papers. These reports said very little. Some of the things they said were not even correct.
In 1904 the Wrights built a second machine. They called it “Flyer No. Two”. They invited some reporters to a field near Dayton to watch them fly. Unfortunately, there was some mechanical(机械的) trouble with the plane and it did not fly at all that day. The newspapermen went away. They were disappointed and did not come back. The Wrights went on with their work. In 1905, they built an even better machine, “Flyer No Three”. They were able to stay upon the air for half an hour and more in the machine. Farmers and travelers on the road around the Dayton often saw them flying, but when three people told newspapermen about it, they refused to believe them.
The Wrights offered “Flyer No. Three” to the United States government. The government was not interested. They seemed to think the Wrights wanted money in order to build a plane. They did not understand the Wrights had already done this, and flown it as well. Experts were still saying that mechanical flight was impossible. At the end of 1905, the two brothers took their planes to pieces. The parts were put into a huge wooden box. It seemed nobody was interested.
【小题1】The reporters were disappointed in 1904 because________.
| A.the Wrights did not invite them |
| B.the plane could not stay long in the air |
| C.the plane did not fly at all that day |
| D.they had wanted to see a better machine |
| A.the Wrights had already built a machine that could fly |
| B.experts still thought flight was impossible |
| C.the Wrights wanted more money to build an airplane |
| D.“Flyer No. Three” was now in a wooden case |
| A.they planned to go to Europe |
| B.nobody was interested |
| C.the government didn't give them any money |
| D.the newspapermen didn't report their flights |
| A.Pilot. | B.Drive. | C.Plane. | D.Kite. |
| A.Today, people are very interested in new things. |
| B.People in the past talked little about new things. |
| C.Reporters are now as interested in new happening as in the past. |
| D.People in the past even told each other wrong things. |
The early 1900s were very different from today, when toys were still the delight of children everywhere.
Theodore Roosevelt's Presidency marks the beginning of the “Teddy Bear”. In the year 1902,toy bears were named “Teddy” after the president's nickname. The Teddy Bear became known worldwide and it was only a few years later that the Teddy Bears were mass produced.
In 1913,an item called the Erector Set was invented. It was a steel,motorized toy that children could use to build models of anything. Its creator was A.C.Gilbert,a medical doctor.
Charles Pajeau created a similar wooden set called Tinker Toys in the year 1914.Tinker Toys were made for younger children.
Raggedy Ann dolls first came on the scene after newspaper cartoonist Johnny Gruelle reproduced the doll he made for his daughter. That was in 1915.
The following year,an architect's son named John Lloyd Wright,invented Lincoln Logs,which were interlocked to make structures.
Two years after Mickey Mouse was created,stuffed(填塞)Mickey Mouse dolls were made by Charlotte Clark. This was the start of Disney merchandise.
The yoyo became popular in the United States after Donald Duncan bought a yoyo company in 1929.
The ViewMaster,a three dimensional viewer,was developed by a camera enthusiast named William Gruber. The toy became popular when Gruber licensed Disney characters to make still, 3D images from Disney movies and television programs.
Finally,in 1940,model airplanes were mass produced. They started out as a way for manufacturers to sell planes to the military,but later caught on as a toy.
The toys that we know and love today have had their roots from these ancient times. Thanks to all these creative man’s efforts, we know otherwise what we may never know.
【小题1】Why were toy bears named “Teddy”?
| A.To be suitable for mass production |
| B.To be easily pronounced by children. |
| C.To meet the advertisers' needs. |
| D.To memorize President Theodore Roosevelt |
| A.Shape | B.Material used | C.Themes | D.Price |
| A.After William Gruber was born |
| B.After Gruber licensed Disney characters |
| C.Two years after Mickey Mouse was created. |
| D.When Disney merchandise was started |