Edison often said, “1 will discover what the world needs, then I will try to invent it.”  It is true that he did more than any other man of his time in inventing things. He made more than one thousand inventions in his life and all these have changed our way of living. Edison was one of the greatest inventors in the world. When Edison died in 1931, someone said people should turn off all the lights in their homes, streets and factories for several minutes in honor of this great man. Of course it was impossible to do so. And this shows what Edison's inventions mean to people's life.

1.All the things Edison invented were _________ people needed at that time.

A．what

B．that

C．then

D．which

2.Edison _________in inventing new things.

A．took all his time	B．paid all his money
C．spent his most time	D．spent his most money

3.Edison had _________ inventions in all his life.

A．thousands of	B．over one thousand
C．only one thousand	D．less than a thousand

4.Edison was dead for nearly _______ years.

A．fifty

B．severity-six

C．sixty

D．eighty

5.It was __________ to turn off all the lights in honor of the greatest inventor.

A．possible

B．not true

C．nice

D．important

 

In every little girl’s toy box. there might be a Barbie Doll. Barbie is 50 years old this, year. It was designed(设计)in 1959 by an American businesswoman named Ruth Handler. She and her husband Elliott started the toy company Mattel. She named the new doll after their daughter Barbara. The first Barbie Doll appeared at the toy fair（交易会）New York on March 9th, 1959. This date is used as Barbie’s birthday.
Mattel sold three hundred thousand Barbie Dolls in the first year at a price of three dollars. Today, a fifty-year-old Barbie in good condition might cost more than twenty-seven thousand dollars. Mattel says 90% of the girls in the United States aged from three to ten own at least one Barbie Doll. And girls aged three to six own an average（平均）of about twelve.
When Mattel created Barbie Dolls half a century ago, they never thought this doll would become a legend. Now Barbie Dolls are famous all over the world. They are sold in one hundred and fifty countries, and every second three Barbie Dolls are sold around the world.
【小题1】Who designed the first Barbie Doll in 1959?

A．Mattel.

B．Elliott.

C．Barbara.

D．Ruth Handler.

【小题2】A Barbie D011 cost _______dollars in the first year after it appeared.

A．3

B．50

C．90

D．27,000

【小题3】What does the underlined word “legend” mean in the passage?

A．传播

B．传奇

C．传承

D．传达

【小题4】The writer doesn’t tell us _______.

A．Barbie Dolls are very popular with girls	B．Barbie Dolls sell well around the world
C．what the first Barbie Doll was based on	D．the doll Barbie was named after Barbara

【小题5】What’s the best title of the passage? ______.

A．Barbie’s birthday	B．Barbie Dolls
C．A lovely girl named Barbie	D．Why are Barbies popular

We can see walls everywhere in the world. But the Great Wall of China is the biggest of all. The Chinese call it. “The Ten-thousand-Li. Great Wall.” It’s in fact (事实) more than 6,000 kilometers long. It’s 4-5 meters wide. In most places, five houses or ten men can walk side by side. When you visit the Great Wall, you can’t help wondering (疑惑) how the Chinese people were able to build (建造) such a great wall thousands of years ago. Without any modern machine (机器), it was really very difficult to build it. They had to do all the work by hand. It took millions of men hundreds of years to build it.
The Great Wall has a history of over two thousand years. The kings began to build the first parts of it around two thousand seven hundred years ago. Then, Qin Shihuang had all the walls joined up (连起来). He thought that could keep the enemy (敌人) out of the country.
Today the Great Wall has become a place of interest. Not only Chinese people but also people from all over the world come to visit it.
【小题1】The Great Wall is the biggest of all walls in _______.

A．China

B．Europe（欧洲）

C．the world

D．Asia (亚洲)

【小题2】How long is the Great Wall ?

A．It’s less than six hundred kilometers.

B．It’s more than six million kilometers.

C．It’s six thousand kilometers.

D．It’s over six thousand kilometers.

【小题3】It took ________ men _________ years old to build the Great Wall.

A．millions, millions	B．hundreds of, hundreds of
C．millions of, hundreds	D．hundreds of, millions of

【小题4】The Great Wall was built ________.

A．by people all over the world

B．without any modern machines

C．with some other countries’ help

D．by all Chinese Kings.

A thousand years ago Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest. As more and more people came to 　1　 in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is 　2　 forest left, though there are still some small areas covered with trees. We call these woods.
Elephants, tigers and many 　3　 animals were living in the thick forest. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the 　4　 began to die out. Early farmers grew rice and 　5　 pigs and chickens in the valleys. They cut down the trees and burnt them. They needed 　6　 to keep themselves warm in winter, to cook their food and to keep away the dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared because there was not enough food for them. So did 　7　 of the wolves and tigers. Monkeys and many other animals soon 　8　 in the same way.
You might think that there are no longer any animals in Hong Kong 　9　 in the zoos. But there are still about 36 different animals 　10　 there. One of the most interesting of Hong Kong's animals is the barking deer. These are beautiful little animals 　11　 a rich brown coat and a white patch (补丁) under the tail. They look like deer but they are much smaller. They are less than two feet（英尺） 　12　. They make a noise rather like a dog 　13　. In Hong Kong the barking deer has only a real enemy--　14　. People hunt these little animals though it is illegal (违法的). There are now not many barking deer left. So it is important 　15　 people to protect wild animals.

【小题1】

A．work B．study C．live 　　 D．enjoy

【小题2】

A．many　　 B．a few C．no D．not

【小题3】

A．other 　 B．others　　 C．the other　 D．another

【小题4】

A．people　 B．animals　 C．plants 　 D．things

【小题5】

A．grew　　 B．made C．got D．kept

【小题6】

A．fire　　 B．hotness　 C．heat　　 D．stoves(炉子)

【小题7】

A．much　　 B．a little C．a lots　　 D．most

【小题8】

A．lived　 B．died　 C．came　　 D．left

【小题9】

A．besides B．except　　 C．and　　 D．or

【小题10】

A．live　 B．to live　 C．lived　 D．living

【小题11】

A．have B．without　 C．with　　 D．get

【小题12】

A．high 　 B．higher　　 C．short　　 D．shorter

【小题13】

A．shouting　 B．crying　 C．barking　 D．talking

【小题14】

A．tigers　 B．men　 C．wolves D．elephants

【小题15】

A．to 　 B．for　　 C．like 　　 D．of

Edison often said, “1 will discover what the world needs, then I will try to invent it.” It is true that he did more than any other man of his time in inventing things. He made more than one thousand inventions in his life and all these have changed our way of living. Edison was one of the greatest inventors in the world. When Edison died in 1931, someone said people should turn off all the lights in their homes, streets and factories for several minutes in honour of this great man. Of course it was impossible to do so. And this shows what Edison's inventions mean to people's life.
【小题1】All the things Edision invented were _________ people needed at that time.

A．what

B．that

C．then

D．which

【小题2】Edison _________in inventing new things.

A．took all his time	B．paid all his money
C．spent his most time	D．spent his most money

【小题3】Edison had _________ inventions in all his life.

A．thousands of	B．over one thousand
C．only one thousand	D．less than a thousand

【小题4】Edison was dead for nearly _______ years.

A．fifty

B．severity-six

C．sixty

D．eighty

【小题5】It was __________ to turn off all the lights in honour of the greatest inventor.

A．possible

B．not true

C．nice

D．important