Inventors are always looking for ways to make our lives easier, greener and more fun. Here are just a few examples of inventions.

	Crayons were invented by Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith. They had a paint company in New York City. The new crayons were made of wax（蜡）and different pigments（颜料）. In 1903,Binney and Smith put the first box of eight“Crayola Crayons”on the market. These new crayons were a great success.
	Remote control technology(遥控技术)has been used since the early 1930s. During World War1, Germans used remote control boats. The TV remote control was first put on the market in 1950. Zenith Radio Company created the first TV remote control, called the “lazy Bone”. It could turn the TV on and off and could change programs.
	Bow Lingual（犬语翻译机），named by the US Time Magazine as a “BEST invention of 2002”， has two parts. A microphone is tied to the dog’s neck and sends out sound information to the gadget（小挂件）held by the owner. Then the translation is done in the gadget with kinds of dog barks.
	Some students in South Korea have a new language teacher :an robot of English-teaching ：The robot is 157cm tall and speaks both Korea and English .It can make16 kinds of faces .The robot-teachers are helping to solve a shortage of English teachers there. Could robots replace human teachers one day?

(　　 ) 56. The first box of crayons was put on the market ________ .

　　　 A. in 1900 B. in 1903 C. in 1950　 D. in 2002

(　　 ) 57. During World War1, Germans used remote control to control

　　　　 _________ .

　　　 A. trains　 B. planes　 C. boats　 D. TVs

(　　 ) 58. _________ is one of the greatest inventions of 2002 according to

　　　 the US Time Magazine.

　　　 A. The crayon　　　　　　　 B. Bow Lingual

　　　 C. The TV remote control　 D. The English- teaching robot

(　　 ) 59. The English- teaching robot can speak ________ .

　　　 A. English and Chinese　　 B. English and French

　　　 C. Korean and Japanese　 D. English and Korean

(　　 ) 60. Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Bow Lingual’s microphone is tied to the dog’s neck.

B. The English-teaching robot can make six faces in class.

C. Remote control technology has been used since early 1930.

D. The robot- teachers can help provide the USA with more English

　　　　 Teachers.

　　　　　　　　

Today we can see that many people are cutting ___41___ the trees in the forests. A lot of rich land ___42__ become deserts(沙漠). If we __43　 newspapers, we’ll learn that the forests on the earth are getting smaller 　 44　 . We are cutting down large numbers of trees 　 45　 we need wood and farmland. Some scientists say that there ____46___ be any great forests 　 47　 20 or 30 years.

What will happen 　 48　 the forests disappear? A lot of plants will die and the animals will 　 49　 their home. In many places the new farmland will soon look____50____ the old deserts. Crops（庄稼） will not grow there. There won’t be enough 　51　 , and the weather will get hot and dry. If the climate（气候）of the earth changes, life will be 　52　 for everyone. Our living environment（环境） will become 　53 . More and more rich farmland will disappear（消失）. We will suffer（遭受）a lot from both droughts（干旱） and floods.

It’s our duty___54___the forests well. Everyone should try his best to make a contribution（贡献） to taking ___55___ of the forests. Stop cutting down the trees and make the world greener!

(　 )41. A.down 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B.up　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C.off　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D.of

(　 )42. A.have　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. has 　　　　　　　　 　　　 C.is　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D.are

(　 )43. A. look　　　　 　 　　　 B. see　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. read　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. watch

(　 )44. A. on time B. all the time 　 　　　 C. in time D. no time

(　 )45. A. or　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. so　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. because　　　　　　 　　　 D. but

(　 )46. A.is　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B.are　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. will not 　　　　　 　　　 D.have

(　 )47. A. in　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. at　　　　　　　 　 　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. with

(　 )48. A. and　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. that　　　　　 　 　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. if

(　 )49. A. find B. build　　　　 　 　　　 C. lose D. decorate

(　 )50. A. like 　　　　　　　　 　　　 B.at　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C.after　　　　　　　　 　　　 D.for

(　 )51. A. snow　　　 　　　　　　 B. sunshine　　 　 　　　 C. wind　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. rain

(　 )52. A. easy B. hard　　　　　 　 　　　 C. happy　　　 　 　　　 D. interesting

(　 )53. A. better and better B. worse and worse

C. bigger and bigger D. more and more

(　 )54.A. to do B. do C. to protect D. protect

(　 )55. A. care 　　　　　　　 　　　 B.careful　　　　　　　 　　　 C.careless　　　　　　 　　　 D.good