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2023年黑龙江省大庆市肇源县中考一模英语试题

ILReadingComprehension(共15小题；每小题2分共30分)

Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassageyouread.

A

Scientistssaythathobbiescanmakekidssmarter,healthierandevenmoresuccessfulwhen

theygrowup.How?

TheyHelpYouLearn

Whenyouhaveahobby,youlearnnewthings.Youhavetoreadinstructions.Youlookat

websites,magazinesandbookstogetmoreinformationaboutyourhobby.Morereadingmakes

youabetterreaderandabetterlearner.

TheyHelpYouBeCreative

Formanyhobbies,suchasbuildingmodelcarsandmakingpottery,youhavetouseyour

brainaswellasyourhands.WeIeambydoingthingsandbytouchingthings.Thesekindsof

activitiesmakepeoplemorecreative.

TheyHelpYouBeRelaxed

Havingahobbymakesyoufeelgood.Scientistssay,"Whenyoumakesomething,theςfeel

-good'partofyourbraingetsamessage.Itmakesyoufeelhappy.,'Whenwefeelhappy,we

havelessstress.Toomuchstresscanmakepeoplesick.

TheyHelpYouBuildSkills

Peoplewithhobbieslearnhowtosetgoalsandsolveproblems.Learningtheseskillswhen

youareyoungcanhelpyouwhenyougrowup.Forsomekids,havingahobbycanbethefirst

steptofindingaSatisfyingjobinthefuture.

()1.Accordingtothetext,inhowmanywayscanhobbieshelpkids?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

()2.Forwhichhobbydoyouhavetouseyourbrainandyourhands?

A.Watchingcartoons.

B.Readingnovels.

C.Buildingmodelcars.

D.Listeningtomusic.

()3.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Themeaningoffice.

B.Thewaysofdevelopinghobbies.

C.Theimportanceoflearning.

D.Theadvantagesofhobbiesforkids.

(B)

Onwarmwinterdays.YangLiheng,89,enjoyssittingbythewindowandlookingthrough

oldphotos.Thesephotosbringhimjoyandhappinessoncemore.

ForYang,oneofthelong-expectedactivitiesduringtheSpringFestivalistotakephotos

withfamilymembers.OntheearlymorningoftheseconddayoftheChineseNewYearwhenthe

wholefamilyreunite,hewoulddressupandwaitforthephototobetaken.

Yangbecameaphotographerinthelate1950s.Withhiscamera,Yangrecordedthegreat

changesofhishometownovertime.,'Ihadapainfulchildhood,butIgotachancetobea

photographerafterthefounding(成立)ofthePeople,sRepublicofChina,πYangtoldBeijing

Review."Iwanttorecord,intheformofphotographs,thelocalcustoms,thescenesandpeople,s

bravespiritoffightingagainstthehardconditionshereinmyhometown.',

"Iusedtotakepicturesforeveryoneelse,butseldomturnedmycameraatmyfamily

members,"Yangsaid.,,Mygrandsongavemetheideatorecordthegrowthanddevelopmentof

myownfamily."TakingfamilyphotosthenbecameatraditionforYang'sfamily.Thoughnow

someofhisgrandchildrenareworkingandlivinginothercities,theytrytheirbesttoreturnhome

duringtheSpringFestivalandprepareforthespecialmoment.

LastyearwasanimportantyearforYangLiheng.Mostofhisphotosweredisplayedin

Yinchuantoshowthedevelopmentoftheareaoverthepastsixtyyears.

()4.WhatdoesYangexpectmostduringtheSpringFestival?

A.Wearingnewclothes.

B.Havingabigdinner.

C.Takingafamilyphoto.

D.Visitinghisrelatives.

()5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"reunite'*inparagraph2mean?

A.Getseparated.

B.Getmuchwealthier.

C.Getimproved.

D.Gettogetheragain.

()6.Whatisthemainideaofparagraph3?

A.WhenYangwasinterviewed.

B.WhereYangIeamttotakephotos.

C.WhyYanghadapainfulchildhood.

D.WhatYangrecordedwithhiscamera.

()7.WhatdoweknowaboutYang,sfamily?

A.Itisfulloflove.

B.Itisfullofmysteries.

C.Itisarichfamily.

D.Itishavingahardtime.

（C）

Mostofyourtextbooksaresingle-use.Aftergraduating,oldtextbooksarethrownaway,

whichisabigwasteofmoneyandpaper.

Manycountriesalreadyreusetheirtextbooks.IntheUS,bookcompanieswillcometo

schoolsandbuyusedbooks.Theythenresellthemtonewstudentsthefollowingyearatalower

price.AhighschooltextbookintheUScanhaveuptoeightownersbeforeitisnolongerina

goodenoughconditiontobeused,accordingtoXinhua.Thebookcanthenberecycled.

InChina,accordingtotheNationalPressandPublicationAdminiStratiOn（国家新闻出版署），

studentsacrossthecountrybuy2.8billionnewtextbookseveryyear.Ifthestudentsofthe

followingyearcouldreusethesetextbooks,itwouldsaveover20billionyuan'catchyear.That's

enoughmoneytobuild40,000primaryschools,ChinaDailynoted.

PrimaryandjuniorhighschoolstudentsinseveralChinesecitiesarereusingmusic,arts,

scienceandITtextbooks.That'sbecausestudentsdon,thavetotakedownmanynotesintheir

textbooksforthesesubjects,whichmakesthemsuitableforreusing.

However,thesebooksonlyaccountforatinypartofthetotalnumberoftextbooks.Asthere

isnogoodwayforredistributing（再分酉己）second-handtextbooks,mosttextbooksstillendup

aswaste,thePaperreported.

Changesincuιτicula（课程）alsomakeithardtoreusetextbooks."Γmamongthefirst

groupofstudentstotakeclassesaftertherecentcurricularreform（改革），soIhavetobuynew

textbooksthatprevious（之前的）studentsdidn,tuse,,,SunRun,ahighschoolstudentfrom

Hangzhou.

ThoughChinahasmetdifficultiesonthewaytoreusingtextbooks,thegovernmentneedto

dosomethingtopushthesecond-handtextbookbusinessintheschools.Weshouldgoahead

withtheprojectforthefuturedevelopment.

（）8.HowdobookcompaniesintheUShelpstudentsreusetextbooks?

A.Theymakenewbooks.

B.Theyrepairusedbooks.

C.Theycarrythemtorubbishstation.

D.Theybuyusedbooksandthensellthem.

（）9.HowdoesthewritershowtheimportanceofreusingtextbooksinPara.3?

A.Byusingnumbers.B.Bygivingexamples.

C.Byaskingquestions.D.Bytellingstories.

）10.Whatdotheunderlinedwords,'thesebooks1'inPara.5referto?

A.Allthereusedtextbooks.

B.Allthenewtextbooks.

C.Thesecond-handtextbooks.

D.Music,arts,scienceandITtextbooks.

（）11.Whatcanweinfer（推测）fromtheabovepassage?

A.ChinadidbetterinreusingoldtextbooksthantheUS.

B.Throwingoldtextbooksisawasteofmoneyandpaper.

C.ItseemsthatChinamakesalittleprogressinreusingoldtextbooks.

D.SunRunhasalreadyreusedthetextbooksbecauseoftherecentcurricula.

（D）

Joeywashappybecausehehadmanyspecialfriends-foursquirrels（松鼠），tworabbits,

andmanycolorfulbirds.Atthemealtime,thesewildanimalscameneartothefamilyandthey

wouldfeedthesespecialfriends.

ɪnthelargeyardstoodthirteentreesofdifferentsizes.Oneday,whileJoeywasplaying

withhissisterunderthetrees,henoticedthatatreetrunk（树干）hadasadlook.Heranintothe

housetotellhismomaboutit.ShetoldJoeytofindthereasonwhyitwassad.

SoJoeywentintotheyard,rantothesadtreeandasked,"Whyareyouunhappy?,,

,'Iamthesmallesttreearound.Thebirdsdon'tflytome.Therabbitsdon,teatgrassunderme.

Thesquirrelsdon'tclimbtomytop.Nobodyneedsmeorlovesme,urepliedthesadtree.

Afterknowingthereason,thefamilyhadameeting.Joeysuggestedmakingaseatunderthe

sadtree.Joey,sfathersaidhecouldhelpmakeaseataroundthetree.Thefamilywouldsitunder

thetreeandthetreewouldn'tfeelsadanymore.

WhenJoeytoldhisspecialfriendsthetreewassad,theydecidedtodowhattheycouldto

helpmakethesadtreehappyagain.

Earlythenextmorning,whenJoeywokeup,henoticedbirdssinginghappilyinthelittletree

andsawsquirrelsrunningupanddowninit.Rabbitswereeatingthefreshgrassaroundthetree.

Thelittletreewashappyagain.

Joeyraninsidetotellthegoodnewstohisfamily.Joey'smotherandfatherwentintothe

yardandsawthehappytree.

"Let'sstarttobuildtheseatsaroundthetrees.Iwillneedhelptobuildthem.Getthenails（⅜T

子）forme,Joey,,'saidthefather.

"Icanhelpyouholdthenails,Dad,"saidJoey,ssister.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

（）12.Whydidthetreefeelsad?

A.BecauseJoeydidn,ttalktoit.

B.Becauseitthoughtnoonelikedit.

C.Becauseitwastheonlytreeintheyard.

D.BecauseJoey'ssisterdidn,tplaywithit.

）13.Whatisthecorrectorderaccordingtothetext?

a.Joeywenttofindoutwhythetreewassad.

b.Joey'sspecialfriendsdecidedtohelpthetree.

c.Joeyfoundatreeunhappywhenhewasplaying.

d.Joey'sfatherstartedtobuildtheseatsaroundthetrees.

e.Joey,sfamilydiscussedhowtomakethesadtreehappy.

A.a-b-d-c-e

B.b-a-c-e-d

C.c-a-e-b-d

D.d-c-a-b-e

）14.WhichwordscanbestdescribeJoey'sfamily?

A.Seriousandpolite.B.Braveandhonest.

C.Quietandfriendly.D.kindandhelpful.

）15.Whatisthetext?

A.Astory.B.Apoem.

C.Aninterview.D.Anintroduction.

2022年黑龙江省大庆市肇源县中考一模英语试题

第二部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分共30分）

（A）

Beijing2022WinterOlympicssouvenirs（必己念品）havedrawnmuchattentionfrom

collectorsaroundtheworld,especiallythebeautifulpins（胸针）.Theyhavewonhighpraisefor

theexcellentpatterns.

TheBeijingWinterOlympicspinsconnecttraditionalChineseculturewithmodernbeauty.

It,sthoughtthatthestyleofthecountdownsouvenirpincollectionisreallyspecialandromantic.

Asforthe200-daycountdownpin,thepatternfeaturessakura（樱花）onthefrontandasnowflake

ontheback,showinghowtheBeijing2022WinterOlympicsfollowstheTokyo2020Summer

Olympics.

Ifcollectorsgetallpinsinthecountdownseries,theycanpiecethemtogetherintheshapeof

abig"0”,whichmeansthecountdownisoverandthattheWinterOlympicsisgoingtokickoff.

SomelimitedpinsaboutancientChinesestoriesquicklysoldout.TheserieshasputChinese

fairytalesintothepattern,vividlyshowingtheimagesofPanguseparatingtheskyfromtheearth,

Jingweifillingupthesea,Chang,eflyingtothemoon,etc.Only2,022setsoftheserieswere

produced.

Otherpinpatternsincludetraditionalgames,forexample,theancientChineseballgame,

cuju.Iceplay,anoldsportinNorthChina,isalsoshownonasinglepin.Theancientstyleofthe

patterncanbefoundinancientpaintingsoftheMingandQingdynasties.

Asthehostofthe2022WinterOlympicGames,Beijinghastolditsownstoriestotheworld

throughthesecolourfulpins,createdtowelcomeathletesandaudiencearoundtheworld.

21.WhatcanWefindonthe200-daycountdownpin?

A.Anancientballgame.

B.Jingweifillingupthesea.

C.Sakuraandasnowflake.

D.Chang,eflyingtothemoon.

22.Theunderlinedphrase44kickofF,inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby"”.

A.completeB.startC.continueD.serve

23.WhatcanWelearnfromthepassage?

A.Therearepinswithdifferentpatternsabouticeplay.

B.Thereareonly2,022pinsaboutancientChinesefairytales.

C.Thepinsshowbothtraditionalcultureandmodernbeauty.

D.Allthepinsarefoundbyancientpaintingsofdifferentdynasties.

(B)

Probablynothingcancomparewithaparent,swilltoprotectherchild.Let'sseehowthese

animalsfindwaystoprotecttheirchildren.

Spermwhalesareemperorsoftheocean.Theyarealsothe

world,sbiggestbabysitters.Themothersupportsher2babynear

thesurfaceinordertohelpittobreatheuntilitisstrongenough

toswimonitsown.Whiletheyaredivingforfood,however,

theiryoungmaybeunabletofollowtheirparents.

Thiscausesabigchildcareproblem.Thesolution?A

babysitter.

Olderwhaleshaveanactiverole.Theymaybeauntsor

grandmothers(whocanliveto100ormoreyearsold)andthey

mayevenbemembersofotherfamilies.Theypatientlytakecare

oftheyoungwhalesjustunderthesurfaceofthewater,waiting

forthefeedingmotherstoreturn.

Elephantsgivenewmeaningtothephrase:takesavillageto

raiseachild."Thebabyhasahugegroupofmothers.These

motherstaketurnstowatchovereachother,schildren.,,Theyare

（,力•called"a∏mothers”,helpingthenewbomsurvive（生存）by

helpingitsmother.Withtheirhelp,themothercangetenough

'cSfoodandprovidemilkforherchild.Aftercarryinganearly300

poundbabyfor22months,you,dprobablyneedsomerest,too!

Howfarwouldyougotoprotectyourchild?Wouldyou

starve（饿死）yourselftohelpitsurvive?

FemaleOctopusesdo.Anoctopuslaysbetween50,000and

卖200,000eggseachtime.Then,sheseparatestheeggsintogroups

basedontheirsize,shapeandpossibilityofsurvival.Shethen

spendsthenexttwomonthsofherlifeprotectingthem.Sheisso

busykeepingthemalive.Shedoesn,tevenhavetimetofeed

herself-sosheoftenendsupdyingshortlyafterhereggshatch

（孵化）.

24.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“solution"?

A.Question.

B.Answer.

C.Parent.

D.Ocean.

25.Inwhatwayistheelephant,swayofchildcaresimilartothespermwhale,s?

A.Themotherspends22monthstakingcareofherbaby.

B.Othersinthecommunityhelpthemothertakecareofherbabies.

C.Themothertriestogetenoughfoodandprovidemilkforherchild.

D.Oldermembersofthefamilyhelpthemothertakecareofherbabies.

26.Choosethecorrectorderinwhichamotheroctopuscaresforherbabies.

φShelayshereggs.

②Hereggshatch.

（3）Shediesofhunger.

©Sheseparatestheeggsintogroups.

⑤Sheworkshardtokeephereggsalive.

A.①②©④⑤

B.④⑤①②③

C.①④⑤③②

D.①④©②③

27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.ThreeKindsofEndangeredAnimals.

B.HowAnimalsHelpandProtectEachOther.

C.AmazingWayAnimalsCareforTheirYoung.

D.TheSpermwhales,theElephantsandtheOctopuses.

（C）

UsingiPadstoMakeLearningFun

Paper,pencil,whiteboard,textbookarethetoolsyouneedifyouwanttogotoschool.But

recently,youcanaddanotheronetothelist:aniPad.

BecausethepopularAppletabletisnotonlyusefulforsearchingtheIntemetandwatching

videos,butitisalsobeingusedtomakelearningfun.

Scientistsnowknowthatwelearnbetterwhenweareenjoyingourselves,sorecently

softwaredevelopershavemadeiPadapplications（应用程序）thatlooklikevideogames,buthave

strongeducationalcontent.Oneofthebestexamplesofthisnewformofteachingapplication

isFutaba,gameinwhichuptofourchildrentrytorecognizeaSPinning（旋转的）object,and

thenidentifywhatitis.ThegamecanbeusedtoteachEnglish,math,foreignlanguages,orjust

aboutanythingandstudentsloveit.Teacherscanevenmaketheirownquestions.Theimportant

thingisthatchildrenenjoythegame,anddon,tevenrealizehowmuchtheyarelearning!

Sothenexttimeyouhavetochoosebetweenmakingyourchildstudyorlettingthemplay

game,justremember------theycoulddobothatthesametime!

28.Whatcanbeaddedtotheschoolthinglistaccordingtothepassage?

A.Anipad.B.AnEnglishtextbook.C.Apencil.D.A

whiteboard.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tablet“probablymeaninChineseinthispassage?

A.药片B.掌上电脑C.牌匾D.桌子

30.Futabais.

A.anoldkindofclassroomB.anewoutdooractivity

C.aneweducationalapplicationD.averyoldtoolofteaching

31.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.ScientiststhinkthatWelearnbetterwhenweareenjoyingourselves.

B.Futabacanonlybeusedtoteachlanguages.

C.Teacherscanevenmaketheirownquestions.

D.Thewriterthinkschildrencanstudyandhavefunplayinggamesatthesametime.

（D）

Tryingtokeepahealthydiet?Besuretoreadourlistofthetopfourfake（虚假的）health

foodsfirst!

Smoothies

They,remadewithtonsoffruit,sotheymustbehealthy,right?Whatmostpeopledon,t

realize,however,isthatthesedeliciousand“healthy“drinksarefullofsugarandhavemore

calories（卡路里）thanalargemeal!Manysmoothieshavemorethanjustfruit.Somehave

ice-creamoryogurt.You,rereallybetteroffmakingyourownsmoothiesathomewithyourown

freshfruitandlow-fatyogurt.

Salad

Soyouandyourfriendshavestoppedatafast-foodrestaurantforaquickbite.Sinceyou,rea

healthyperson,youdecidetogetasalad.Afterall,it,sbetterthananythingelsethere,right?Don,t

besosure.Saladtoppingssuchasbacon,cheese,anddressingcanmakeyourchoiceofameal

justasunhealthyaseatingadoublehamburger.Checkthefactsbeforeyoutakeabite.

Cereal（谷物）Bars

Acerealbarmayappeartobeahealthysnack.Afterall,theboxhasaphotoofhealthy

peopleeatingthemonahike.Butdon,tletthepackaging（包装）foolyou!Manycerealbarshave

asmuchsugarandfarasanycandybar.Readtheingredient（成分）listandmakesureit,shealthy

beforeyoubuy.

SushiRolls

Manypeoplewatchingtheirweightpreferlightsushilunchesanddinners,butbe

careful—therearesomerollsthatwillinfluenceyourdiet.Manyhavemayonnaise（蛋黄酱）and

deep-friedshrimp,bothhighinfat.Whenwithsoysauce,sushirollsbecomeveryhighinsalt.

Thisdoesn,tmeanyouhavetocutoutthisdeliciousJapanesefoodtogether,butyoudohavetobe

carefulwithyourchoices.

32.Saladissometimesconsideredasafakeheathfoodbecause.

A.saladisakindoffastfoodB.saladmayhaveunhealthytoppings

C.saladmayhaveice-creamoryogurtD.asaladisaslargeasadoublehamburger

33.Whatcanmislead（误导）youaboutcerealbars?

A.Thepackaging.B.Thesugarandfat.

C.Thecaloriesandsalt.D.Theingredientlist.

34.Whatisthemainideaofthearticle?

A.Thebestwaytoloseweightistoeatsalad.

B.Manyfoodsappeartobehealthybutarenot.

C.Hamburgerscanmakepeopleputonweight.

D.Junkfoodisunhealthyandshouldbeavoided.

35.Thepurposeofthispassageismainlyto.

A.tellpeoplehowtokeephealthy

B.suggestmakingfoodathome

C.tellpeopletochoosefoodcarefully

D.introducedifferentkindsoffoods

2021年黑龙江省大庆市肇源县中考一模英语试题

V.ReadingComprehension（共20小题，A、B、C每小题1分，D每小题2分，共25分）

（A）

YouthDayinChinaiscelebratedeveryyearon4thMay.ItwassetupbytheGovernment

AdministrationCouncilofPeople,sRepublicofChinainDecemberof1949tohonorthememory

oftheMayFourthMovementof1919.

YouthDayistoremembertheeventofMay4ththatremainsforeverinthehistoryofChina.

Thisisnotonlyapatriotic（爱国的）attitudebutalsoamovementtofightagainstfeudalism（封

建主义）.

YouthDayhasagreatinfluenceonthedevelopmentofmodernChineseculture,language,

scienceaswellasdemocracy（民主）.ThisdayalsoshowstheunityandstrongwilloftheChinese

peopletodefendtheirnationalism,independenceanddetermination（决心）forfreedomand

democracy.

Inabroadersense,ithappenedinthetimewhenthecountrywasgoingthroughtheNew

CultureMovement.InmemoryoftheMay4thMovement,theChinesegovernmentsetupthis

festivaltodevelopthespiritofrevolution.Itencouragestheyouthtomakegreatchangesandtobe

creative.SeveralactivitiesareorganizedalloverthecountryinhonorofthisdayinChinasuchas

publicgatherings,socialpractices,ceremoniesfortheyouth,andvolunteeractivities.

阅读短文，做出正(T)误(F)判断。

()31.YouthDaywassetupin1919.

()32.YouthDaywassetuptohonorthememoryoftheMayFourthMovementof1919.

()33.TravellingisincludedinYouthDayactivitiesinChina.

()34.YouthDayisn,timportantinthedevelopmentofmodemChineseculture.

()35.TheChinesegovernmentencouragestheyouthtobecreative.

(B)

WhenyoulearnEnglish,you'llfinditnoteasytotranslateasentence,wordbyword,into

Chinese.TakethesentencenGetcoldfeet,1'forexample.Ifyoulookupeachwordinthe

dictionary,oneatatime,whatisyourtranslation?Itmustbeawrongsentenceinyourown

language.Ifyouwanttogettherightanswer,youneedreadmoreinformationoraskyourteacher

forhelp.Finally,youcangetit-"Feelafraidandstaywhereyouare.*'

Languagesdon,tjusthavedifferentsoundsandtheyaredifferentinmanyways.It,simportant

tomastertherulesforwordorderinthestudyofEnglish,too.Ifthespeakersputwordsin

differentorders,thelistenersmayunderstandthespeakers'sentencesindifferentways.Whenthe

orderofwordsinanEnglishsentenceischanged,themeaningofthesentencedoesn,tchange.For

example,"Ihaveseenthefilmalready'1πIhavealreadyseenthefilm."

ButsometimesthemeaningofthesentencewillchangeiftheorderofwordsinanEnglish

sentenceischanged.Forexample,"Sheonlylikesapples.""Onlyshelikesapples."

Englishisaforeignlanguage,whichisspokenbypeopleallovertheworld.Whenyouare

learningEnglish,youmustdoyourbesttogetthespiritofthelanguageanduseitastheEnglish

speakerdoes.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

()36.WhenWetranslateanEnglishsentence,whatshouldwedo?

A.Lookupeachwordinthedictionaryandtranslateitwordbyword.

B.ConnectthemeaningofeverywordwithChinese.

C.TrytosayanythinginChinese.

D.Readmoreinformationoraskteachersforhelp.

()37.Ifthespeakersputwordsindifferentorders,thelisteners.

A.canmastertherulesforwordorder.

B.can,tguessthechange.

C.mayunderstandthespeakers*sentencesindifferentways.

D.maynotunderstandthesounds.

()38."Sheonlylikesapples.1'is,'Onlyshelikesapples."

A.differentfrom.B.thesameas.C.changedby.D.spokenby.

()39.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A."Getcoldfeet.nmeans"Feelafraidandrunaway."

B.It'seasytomastertherulesforwordorderinthestudyofEnglish.

C.IftheorderofwordsinEnglishsentencesischanged,themeaningofthesentence

maychange.

D.WhenyouIeamEnglish,youshouldn,tgetthespiritofthelanguage.

()40.Whereisthepassageprobablyfrom?

A.Atravelmagazine.B.Astorybook.

C.Alanguagelearningwebsite.D.TheCDplayerinstructions.

(C)

Therehavebeenmanygreatinventionsthatchangedthewaywelive.Thefirstgreat

inventionwasonethatisstillveryimportanttoday-thewheel.Thisinventionmadeiteasierto

carryheavythingsandtotravellongdistances.

Intheearly1800stheworldstartedtochange.Therewaslittleunknownlandintheworld.

Peoplebegantoworktomakelifebetter.

Inthe19thcentury,manygreatinventionsweremade.Amongthemwerethecamerasandthe

lightbulbs.Thereweremoregreatinventionsintheearly20thcentury,suchasthehelicoptersin

1907,movieswithsoundin1910andjetplanesinthe1930s.Thiswasalsoatimewhenanew

materialwasfirstmade.Nyloncameoutin1935.Itchangedthekindofclothespeoplewear.

Bythistimemostpeoplehavehadaverygoodlife.Manhasadesiretoexploremore.The

worldwasknowntomanbutthestarswerenot.Manbeganlookingforwaystogointo

space.Russiamadethefirststep.SincethenotherCountriesJncludingtheUnitedStatesand

China,havemadetheirstepsintospace.

In1969mantookhisbiggeststep.AnAmericanfirstwalkedonthemoon.Thisiscertainly

justabeginning.NewinventionswillsomedayallowustodothingsWehaveneverdreamedof.

()41.Thispassagemainlytalksabout.

A.whycarswereveryimportant

B.whenthelightbulbwasinvented

C.whichcountrymadethefirststepintospace

D.theProCeSS(进程)ofinventions

()42.Nyloncameoutnearlyatthesametimeas.

A.thehelicopterB.thecameraC.jetplanesD.movies

()43.madethefirststepintospace.

A.RussiaB.ChinaC.AmericaD.Japan

)44.Whatdoes',adesire,,meaninParagraph4?

A.agoodwayB.anewinventionC.astrongwishD.awonderfulidea

()45.WhichofthefollowingsisNOTtrue?