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February 11th is the birthday of the most famous American inventor,Thomas Alva Edison.Edison was born in 1847.He was not a good student when he was a young boy.His teacher said he was one of the most dumb headed(笨頭笨腦的)students .He did badly in many subjects and left school after only three months.So his mother took him home and taught him herself.Edison didn’t like school at all,but he loved science.He liked to ask questions.

One day his father found him sitting on some eggs.His father asked him why.The boy didn’t answer.He asked his father instead,“Why can’t I hatch(孵化)chickens,but hens can?”

Edison invented 1328 things in his life,and these things made our lives more comfortable(舒適的)and the world more beautiful.People will never forget him.

1.Edison was born     .

A．in winter

B．one hundred years ago

C．in Canada

D．in January

2.Edison’s teacher said      .

A．he was one of the cleverest boys	B．he was a good student
C．he was not a good student	D．he could learn many things

3.Edison’s mother      .

A．taught him at home	B．taught him at school
C．was a teacher	D．took him to another school

4.One day Edison sat on some eggs.He        .

A．liked to sit there	B．wanted to break the eggs
C．wanted his father to look for him	D．wanted to hatch chickens

5.We now know Edison      .

A．was a good student	B．was a dumb headed student
C．was very clever	D．wasn’t famous

 

In 1901, the citizens of Colorado Springs in the USA decided to collect everyday items and to seal (封�。﹖hem in a special box. The box was marked “To be opened after midnight, December 31^st, AD 2000”，and was kept in the Colorado College Library.
One hundred years later, on the appointed (約定）day, 300 people gathered to watch the opening of the box. Many in the crowd were the descendants (后代）of people who had placed things inside the box.
When the box was opened after midnight, the things inside the box were in very good condition. There were newspapers, photos, diaries, name cards, family trees, books and lots of letters, including one written by Theodore Roosevelt, who became the President of the USA later that year. One of Roosevelt’s friends lived in Colorado Springs at that time.
Many of the letters were written to their descendants. They describe the hopes that the people of 1901 had for the people of the next century. At that time, Colorado Springs had just a few thousand people. Now nearly half a million people live there.
Colorado College Library has scanned the materials and put them on a website. Cecil Muller, whose grandfather had placed a collection of postcards in the box, said that the time capsule was a great treasure. “This is a wonderful educational resource(資源）.  We can learn so much about our history,”he said. “I never knew my grandfather, but now I feel very close to him. ”
【小題1】According to the passage, “time capsule” means ______.

A．a(chǎn) collection of clocks and watches

B．a(chǎn) machine for travelling through time

C．a(chǎn) collection of items for people to look at in the future

D．a(chǎn) collection of unwanted items

【小題2】Many of the letters in the time capsule talked about   .

A．the history of the town

B．the people who lived in the town

C．the politics of the USA

D．people’s hopes for the future

【小題3】Cecil Muller says that the time capsule ______.

A．helps him to get to know his grandfather

B．is worth a lot of money

C．brings back his memories of his grandfather

D．helps him to remember his younger day

In 1901, the citizens of Colorado Springs in the USA decided to collect everyday items and to seal (封住）them in a special box. The box was marked “To be opened after midnight, December 31^st, AD 2000”，and was kept in the Colorado College Library.

One hundred years later, on the appointed (約定）day, 300 people gathered to watch the opening of the box. Many in the crowd were the descendants (后代）of people who had placed things inside the box.

When the box was opened after midnight, the things inside the box were in very good condition. There were newspapers, photos, diaries, name cards, family trees, books and lots of letters, including one written by Theodore Roosevelt, who became the President of the USA later that year. One of Roosevelt’s friends lived in Colorado Springs at that time.

Many of the letters were written to their descendants. They describe the hopes that the people of 1901 had for the people of the next century. At that time, Colorado Springs had just a few thousand people. Now nearly half a million people live there.

Colorado College Library has scanned the materials and put them on a website. Cecil Muller, whose grandfather had placed a collection of postcards in the box, said that the time capsule was a great treasure. “This is a wonderful educational resource(資源）.  We can learn so much about our history,”he said. “I never knew my grandfather, but now I feel very close to him. ”

1.According to the passage, “time capsule” means ______.

A．a(chǎn) collection of clocks and watches

B．a(chǎn) machine for travelling through time

C．a(chǎn) collection of items for people to look at in the future

D．a(chǎn) collection of unwanted items

2.Many of the letters in the time capsule talked about   .

A．the history of the town

B．the people who lived in the town

C．the politics of the USA

D．people’s hopes for the future

3.Cecil Muller says that the time capsule ______.

A．helps him to get to know his grandfather

B．is worth a lot of money

C．brings back his memories of his grandfather

D．helps him to remember his younger day

 

Collecting Barbie Dolls is a favorite hobby of many women and girls throughout the world. Since Barbie first appeared (出現(xiàn)) at the American International Toy Fair in 1959, she has become the most popular doll in the world.
Many collectors of Barbie Dolls collect the dolls just for fun. They often collect some dolls they like or think are special. However, there are some serious collectors. They have hundreds of dolls, and spend almost thousands of dollars each year.
Many Barbie collectors not only collect the dolls, but also collect items (部件) of the dolls. Many collections include different items of Barbie's fashion clothes. If you become a serious collector of Barbie Dolls, you will be likely to want to join a Barbie collectors’ club. The more you know about Barbie and her history, the more you want to grow your collections. 
No matter which kind of collector you are, casual (隨意的) or serious, Barbie dolls can be a fun and interesting hobby for girls and women of all ages.
【小題1】How many years of history do Barbie Dolls have?

A．More than eighty years.	B．About one hundred years.
C．Less than ten years.	D．About fifty years.

【小題2】What does the word “include” mean in Chinese?

A．包括

B．醞釀

C．生產(chǎn)

D．分配

【小題3】Which of the following is NOT right about the serious collectors of Barbie Dolls?

A．They have great interest in Barbie Dolls.

B．They sometimes even collect items of Barbie Dolls.

C．They spend much money on Barbie Dolls.

D．They don’t like Barbie Dolls from America.

【小題4】 What do we know from the passage?

A．Barbie Dolls first appeared in England.

B．Casual collectors may just collect Barbie Dolls for fun.

C．Collectors collect items in order to repair the dolls.

D．Old people didn’t like Barbie Dolls before 1959.

【小題5】What is the passage mainly about?

A．Barbie Dolls.	B．Different hobbies.
C．How to repair a toy.	D．How to be a collector.

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I think life will be very different in one hundred years’ time. Some things will be b___1_ and some things will be worse.

Firstly, people won’t l_2___ on the land of the earth. Our cities will be in large domes(圓頂屋) under the sea. Special machines will p___3_ oxygen and light but the environment won’t be the same.

Secondly, trees and plants won’t grow because t__4___ won’t be any soil. As a result, people won’t be able to grow crops, food will mainly be in the f__5__ of pills. If the sea isn’t too polluted, people will eat f___6__.

What’s more, I think people’s e__7__ life will be different. They won’t have to w_8___ long hours because computers will help them. No one will have to do housework, e_9___.

Finally, I believe that everyone will be able to travel to the moon, to other p___10__ and perhaps even to other galaxies(星系) f___11__ a holiday.

In a w_12___, I think that in the future we will live in the interesting places.