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Today’s question is:

　　　 What do you think is the most useful invention of all time?

Posted by Cindy Wu on Saturday, April 13

There are many ---the train , the car, the airplane are useful machines, but these are not my choices. For an everyday, useful invention, I vote for the air conditioner. I live in Taibei, and during the summer the temperature can be 35degrees Celsius（摄氏度)or more. It’s so hot! I’m not joking when I say that, without an air conditioner, people here cannot work or study. A lot of people might also get sick without cool air.

Posted by Jorge on Sunday, April 14

The most useful invention of all time is surely the Internet. We can now reach people and do business faster. I own a clothing store in Mexico City, and there is a lot of competition(竞争). I also have a website. Now, people from all over the world can buy my clothing using my website. I can keep in touch with friends and family in Mexico and around the world using e-mail. It’s faster than usual mail, and it’s cheaper than using the phone.

Posted by Kazuo on Monday, April 15

Jorge, I also think that the Internet is useful. But, in my opinion, there is an ‘invention’ that is even more important, and that’s electricity. Of course, this isn’t a man-made invention, .But without electricity, many of the world’s most important invention would not work.

52. vote, it means_________

A.投票　　　　 B. 制作　　 C. 表达　　 D. 感受　　　

53. For Cindy, the air conditioner is the most useful because____________

　　 A. her apartment doesn’t smell very good　

B. she lives in a very hot place.

　　 C. she often gets sick　　　 　　　　　　

D. she likes summer

54. Jorge says that the Internet helps him to ______________

　　 A. buy clothing from all around the world.

B. keep in touch with family and friends

　　 C. use the telephone more cheaply.　　　

D. see the talk show

55. Kazuo thinks electricity is the most useful because________________

　　 A. many machines cannot work without it.　 B. it is really an invention.

　　 C. it is very cheap　　　　　　　　　　　 D. it is easy

阅读短文

Thomas Edison made more than 1,000 inventions in his life. (A)他的许多发明已经改变了世界。His first invention was a vote recorder (投票记录器) in 1869. This machine allowed people to place a vote by pressing a button instead of saying “Yes” or “No”. (B)H_________, American government officials did not like Edison’s invention because they preferred to call out their votes.

Then Edison started a company with his friend, Franklin Pope. (C) was, morning, night, busy, until, Edison, from, early, late. As a result of hard work, he invented telegraph to print the price of gold and silver. He sold it to Western Union Company for $15,000.

With some of the money Edison started his own company. Next he invented a stock ticker. (D)This machine was used to record the price of stocks (股票) in New York. Western Union paid

Edison $ 40,000 for this invention.

Edison used this money to open a shop in Newark in the state of New Jersey. In 1875, Edison and his family moved to Menlo Park in the same state. There he built his own laboratory.

1.将(A)处画线部分译成英语：

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2.根据首字母提示，在(B)处填写一个适当的单词：

_________________________________________

3.将(C)处画线部分连词成句：

_________________________________________

4.将(D)处画线部分译成汉语：

_________________________________________

5.回答问题：Which state of America does Menlo Park belong to? 

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用所给短语的适当形式填空。(10分)

1.  Amy is a true friend. I can tell her anything because she can _____________.

2.  I _________Max .he can to be our monitor. Because he is very excellent (优秀)

3.  There are _______ seven hundred students in our school.

4.  Who _________ the little boy just now? He’s crying all the time.

5.  You are not strong, so you should learn_________ yourself well.

6.  Don’t _______ the fish __________ the water. They can’t live without water.

7.  The robber tried _________________in the house but was caught soon after.

8.  Most children ___________ snakes.

9.  .Betty is generous. she ___________share things with her friends.

10.She is kind and never ____________ about anyone.

根据所给汉语完成下列句子。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
1. 由于看太多电视，他的眼睛出了问题。
He has problems with his eyes because of ______________________.
2. 我认为攀岩和潜水一样令人激动。
I think that climbing the rock __________________________ diving.
3. 我希望你能给我们一些建议。
I hope you can __________________________________.
4. 我将投票选梅因为她从不告诉别人我的秘密。
I’ll vote for May because she never _______________________________.
5. 别紧张！我们一定会赢得决赛。
Don’t _____________________. We’re sure to _____________________.