1. 阅读理解

Humans have been inventing things from the beginning of time. Some of the most famous inventions are so common in our everyday lives that we no longer think of them as inventions. Here are some inventions from different centuries.

THE TELEPHONE

In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell built the first telephone that transmitted (传输)human voice by electricity. Then telephones rapidly became an indispensable part of our lives.

THE COMPUTER

There were many important events in. the history of computers. In 1941, Konrad Zuse built the world's first programmable computer.

THE COTTON GIN(轧棉机)

A modem mechanical cotton gin was created by American inventor Eli Whitney in 1793 and patented in 1794. The cotton gin is a machine for separating the seeds of a cotton plant from the cotton.

THE SEWING MACHINE(缝纫机)

The first practical and widely used sewing machine was invented by a French tailor in 1829. Elias Howe patented an improved sewing machine in 1846.

PENICILLIN(盘尼西林)

Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming. People began using it to treat infections in 1942.

Inventions play an important part in our lives. They open the door to a new world for us and change the way we live.

1. （1） Which of the following is TRUE according to the first paragraph?

   A . Inventions open the door to the new world. B . Some inventions are so common that they are useless to people. C . We pay little attention to some inventions because they are so common. D . People know how every invention was invented.
3. （2） How many inventions does the passage mention?

   A . four B . five C . six D . eight
5. （3） Which of the following inventions were invented in the 19th century?

   A . The telephone and the programmable computer. B . The programmable computer and the cotton gin. C . The sewing machine and the programmable computer. D . The telephone and the sewing machine.
7. （4） Who built the first programmable computer?

   A . Eli Whitney. B . Alexander Graham Bell. C . Konrad Zuse. D . Thomas Edison.
9. （5） What's the main idea of this passage?

   A . There are some useless inventions in our life. B . Humans are clever enough so they don't need many inventions to do things. C . Inventions can change the way we live. D . People can't afford most of the inventions.