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There have been many great inventions， which have changed the way we live. The first great invention was one that is still very important today---the wheel. This made it easier to carry heavy things to travel long distances. For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that have made as much effect（影响）as the wheel. There was little unknown land left in the world. People didn‘t have to explore（开发）much any more. They began to work instead to make life better.
In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. Among them were the camera， the electric light and the radio. These all became a big part of our life today. The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions. The helicopter in 1909. Sound movies in 1926. The computer in 1928， and jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new material was made. Nylon came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wear. The middle part of the 20th brought new ways to help people get over diseases. They worked very well. They made people healthier and let them live long lives. By the 1960s most people could expect to live to be at least 60. By this time most people had a very good life. Of course new inventions continued to be made. But man now had a wish to explore again. The world is known to man but the stars are not yet. Man began looking for ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then the United States took a step. Since then other countries， including China and Japan， have made their steps into space.
53. The first great invention ever known was ______.
A. the camera B. the wheel C. the electric light D. the radio
54. Which of the following was turned out nearly at the same time with the jet plane?
A. The radio. B. The camera. C. Nylon. D. The helicopter.
55. This passage talks mainly about ______.
A. how inventions affect（影响）people‘s life B. when electric light was invented
C. which country made the first step into space D. why cars were very important
56. We can safely come to the conclusion that people‘s life will be made even better through ______.
A. new discoveries B. greater inventions
C. better ways to help people get over diseases D. all of above
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As we know， most of the material things in our daily life have to be bought with money. But money is not all powerful. Money can‘t buy many things such as time and true love. There are 24 hours in a day. Sometimes when we are very happy， we wish that the period of happiness would last longer. But no matter what we do， or how much money we are willing to pay， we cannot make a day last longer than 24 hours. On the other hand， when we are unhappy， money cannot make the unhappy time pass away more quickly. True love is another thing which money cannot buy. Suppose we have someone who really loves us very much. Once he dies， he can give us no more love. Can our money raise him from death and make him love us as before? Here we can see very clearly that money cannot buy us love. Money can buy us diamond things， beautiful clothes， but never time and love. So money， after all， is not all powerful.
57. According to the passage， it is quite impossible for you to buy ______.
A. true friendship B. real diamond C. a large house D. an expensive car
58. Which of the sentences expresses the main idea of this passage?
A. Money cannot buy time and love. B. Money is not powerful at all.
C. Money can buy people material things. D. Money doesn‘t mean everything.
59.Through the passage the writer wants to tell people not to ______.
A. make money B. waste money C. save money D. worship（崇拜）money
60. From the passage we can see that in our life， besides something material， we need something ______.
A. spiritual B. beautiful C. lovely D. useful
Ⅴ.补全对话（共 5 小题; 每小题 1 分， 满分 5 分）
—Honey， what would you say if we have a Christmas party at home this year?
61. Where could you have it? The house is rather small.
62. We could put food on the dining room table.
63.
—Let me see， --- the Turners， the Manders， and a few boys， and some girls from my office. We may have music or ---
64.
—That’s plenty of time. We’ll get some invitations ready and sent out soon. We’ll call to get a small Christmas tree ---65.
—You mean you fix food?
— Well， I can do some easy things. Maybe I can do some shopping --- or， at least， wash dishes.
