1、Passage 4Do you know who Benjamin Banneker was and what he did? Benjamin Banneker was a
self-educated scientist at a time when most African Americans were slaves. Born a free black man
in the British Colony of Maryland in 1731, he received some formal education, but he mostly
borrowed books and taught himself science and mathematics. At 22, he borrowed a pocket watch,
and without any training, figured out how to carve a working wooden clock that chimed each hour. Because of this clock, he became well known and people would visit him just to see his creation.
Banneker ran his family farm from many years, but when he was in his late 50s, a neighbor‘s
son lent him a telescope. He became interested in astronomy, the study of the planets and stars,
and again taught himself a new science. He made calculations of tides, sunrises and sunsets, and
even predicted an eclipse. For several years he published an almanac of these calculations. Today,
he is best known for publishing six almanacs, called ―Benjamin Banneker‘s Almanac‖ between
1792 and 1797.
In the 1790s, Banneker also helped survey and lay out the land for Washington, D. C., which
became the nation‘s capital. For a look at Banneker‘s amazing life, visit the Benjamin Banneker
Historical Park & Museum in Ellicott City, Maryland.2. What subjects did Benjamin teach himself?
A. Science and mathematics.
B. Science, mathematics and astronomy.
C. Astronomy only.
D. Six Almanac.
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9、
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8、
A. treat
B. deal
C. consider
D. cope
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107.( ), I will stick to my dream.
A. Somehow
B. Anyhow
C. Somewhat
D. Anywhere
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191.Henry and Baby( )to the parties at the Trade Union every Saturday.
A. are used to go
B. use to go
C. used to go
D. were used to go
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1、
A. meaning
B. sense
C. case
D. situation
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A. this
B. these
C. it
D. they
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64.It hasn‘t rained for two months, and this will( )lead to the decline in rice production.
A. grateful
B. positive
C. ridiculous
D. inevitably
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6、
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3、
A. type
B. form
C. sort
D. way
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81.They promised to make every effort( )the task in time. I think we should trust them.
A. to accomplish
B. accomplish
C. accomplished
D. accomplishing
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1、Passage 7Greek soldiers sent messages by turning their shields toward the sun. The flashes reflected
light could be seen several miles away. The enemy did not know what the flashes meant, but other
Greek soldiers could understand the message.
Roman soldiers in some places built long rows of signal towers. When they had a message to
send, the soldiers shouted it from tower to tower. If there were enough towers and soldiers with
loud voices, important news could be sent quickly over distance.
In Africa, people learn to send messages by beating on a series of large drums. Each drum
was kept within hearing distance of the next one. The drum beats were sent out in a special way
that all the drummers understood. Though the messages were simple, they could be sent at great
speed for hundreds of miles.
In the eighteenth century, a French engineer found a new way to send short messages. In this
way, a person held a flag in each hand and the arms were moved to various positions representing
different letters of the alphabet. It was like spelling out words with flags and arms.
Over a long period of time, people sent messages by all these different ways. However, not
until the telephone was invented in America in the nineteenth century could people send speeches
sounds over a great distance in just a few seconds.4. The _______ way of communication made use of visible signs.
A. French
B. Roman
C. African
D. American
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