Therehavebeenmanygreatinventions,thingsthatchangedthewaywelive.Thefirstgreatinventionwasonethatisstillveryimportanttoday-thewheel.Thismadeiteasiertocarryheavythingsandtotravellongdistances.Forhundredsofyearsaft
Therehavebeenmanygreatinventions,thingsthatchangedthewaywelive.Thefirstgreatinventionwasonethatisstillveryimportanttoday-thewheel.Thismadeiteasiertocarryheavythingsandtotravellongdistances.
Forhundredsofyearsafterthattherewerefewinventionsthathadasmucheffect(影响)asthewheel.Thenintheearly1800’stheworldstartedtochange.Therewaslittleunknownlandleftintheworld.Peopledidn’thavetoexplore(探测)muchanymore.Theybegantoworkinsteadtomakelifebetter.
Inthesecondhalfofthe19thcenturymanygreatinventionsweremade.Amongthemwerethecamera,thelightandtheradio.Theseallbecameabigpartofourlifetoday.
Thefirstpartofthe20thcenturysawmoregreatinventions.Thehelicopterin1909.Movieswithsoundin1926.Thecomputerin1928.Andjetplanesin1930.Thiswasalsoatimewhenanewmaterialwasfirstmade.Nyloncamein1935.Itchangedthekindofclothespeoplewear.
Bythistimemostpeoplehadaverygoodlife,Manhasadesiretoexploreagain,Theworldwasknowntomanbutthestarswerenot.Manbeganlookingforwaystogointospace.Russiamadethefirststep.ThentheUnitedStatestookastep.Sincethenothercountries,includingChinaandJapanmhavemadetheirstepsintospace.
In1969mantookhisbiggeststepfromtheearth.Americansfirstwalkedonthemoon.Thisiscertainlyjustabeginningthought.Newinventionswillsomedayallowustodothingswehaveneveryetdreamedof.
1.Thispassagetalksmainlyabout________.
A.whycarswereveryimportantB.whenlightwasinvented
C.whichcountrymadethefirststepintospaceD.howinventionseffectpeople’slife
2.Nyloncameoutnearlyatthesametimeas_______.
A.radioB.cameraC.jetplanesD.movies
3.Whichofthestatementsisnottrue?
A.Thewheelwasthefirstgreatinventionthatisstillveryimportanttoday.
B.America,Russia,JapanandChinabegantoexplorethestarsbefore1969.
C.Intheearly1800’speoplebegantoworkinsteadofexploringmoreunknownlandtomakelifebetter.
D.Newinventionwillchangeourlifegreatlyinthefuture.
4.Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“adesire”meaninthefifthparagrph?