英语暑期检测2.docx

英语暑期检测

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????Whatisthemostimportantinventionofalltime?Isitthewrittenwordthathelpsustorecord

?information?Isitthetelephonethatletsustalktopeoplefromallovertheworld?Isitthecarthatletsus

?travelatgreatspeedstomeetothers?UmbertoEco,??anItalianwriter,thinksitissomethingquite

?different.Hesaysthemostimportantinventionmightbebrightinfrontofyoureyes.??Heistalkingabout

?asimplepairofglasses.

????Moderneyeglasseswereinventedaround1000yearsago.Theyweremorethanjustaconvenientway

?tolead.Beforeglasseswereinvented,writers,scientistsorteacherswhocouldnotseeproperlyhadto

?memorizeeverything.??Afterabouttenyearsofpooreyesight,theycouldnotrememberwellenoughand

?couldnotwork.??Glassesmeantthatpeoplecouldworkintheiroldage.

????Peoplewhowantedtoremembersomeinformationcouldwriteitdownandreadit.Eyeglassesareone

?oftheworldsgreatestinventionsandwereprobablywornbythepeoplewhodesignedthefirsttelephone

?andthefirstcar.?????????

1.?Theinventionofthewrittenwordisimportantbecause?_____.

???A.?weneedittolisten

????B.weneedittorecordinformation

????C.?wejustneedittoread

D.weneedittosing

2.Theauthorthinks_____?isthegreatestinventionofalltimeinhispassage.

???A.thetelephone

????B.thecar

???C.?asimplepairofglasses

D.thewrittenword

3.Beforeglasseswereinvented,writers,scientistsandteachershadto_____??

?memorizeeverything

???B.?writedowneverything

???C.readeverything??

Forgeteverything

4.??Whathappenedafterglasseswereinvented?

???A.?Peoplecouldnotrememberwellenough.

????B.?Peoplecouldnotrememberwellenough.

????C.?Peoplecouldwritedownsomeinformationandreadit.

D.Peoplecouldwritedownsomeinformationandreadit.

5.Fromthispassage,wecanknow_____?.

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