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TheRenaissancemarksaperiodofhumanawakening.Inthisarticlewearegoingtoexploretheinventionsduringthisperiodwhichhavehelpedchangethelifeandprogressofmankind.
Clock
Thefirst
mechanicalclockwasinventedintheearly1300’s.Galileo,anItalianscientist,discoveredthependulum(钟摆)around1602.Thependulumgreatlyimprovedthemovementofthehandsofaclock.Theaverageerrorwiththependulumvariedonlybysecondseachday.Beforethistheerrorwasfrom10to15minutesaday.
Eyeglasses
Inthelatethirteenthcentury,paintingsfirstappearedwithpeoplewearingorholdingeyeglasses.Fromthesepaintings,weknowthateyeglasseswereinventedinItaly.Around1300theVenetianGlassmaker’sGuildmadeitillegalforcheapglassestobemade.By1352,eyeglasseswereonlywornbywell-educatedrichmen.In1456,theinventionoftheprintingpressallowedbookstobecomewidespread.Oncepeopleownedbooks,readingglassesbegantobeseeninthehandsofcommonpeople.In1623,theSpanishinventedthefirstgradedeyeglasses.
Flushtoilet(抽水马桶)
SirJohnHarrington,godsontoQueenElizabeth,madethefirstflushtoiletforhimselfandhisgodmotherin1596.Hewasteasedbyhisfriendsandnevermadeanotherone.
In1775,AlexanderCummingsreinventedtheflushtoiletmorecommonlycalledthewatercloset.Twoyearslaterin1777,SamuelProsserappliedforandreceivedapatentforit.
Wallpaper
In1496,thefirstpaperfactorycameintooperationinEngland.Englishartistssoonmakewallpaperfordecoration.Forthenext200yearsEnglandwasalargeproducerofwallpaperforEurope.Beforewallpaperwasinvented,onlywealthypeoplecouldaffordtodecoratethewallsoftheirhouses.
21.Whatdoweknowaboutthefirstclock?
A.Itmeasured23hoursaday.
B.ItwasdesignedbyGalileo.
C.Itwasmadeinthe1300’s.
D.Ithadapendulum.
22.Whathappenedtoeyeglasseswhentheywerefirstinvented?
A.Theywerewornbytherich.
B.TheywerespreadbytheSpanish.
C.Theyweremadeindifferentgrades.
D.Theywereusedtoappreciatepaintings.
23.WhatdidJohnHarringtondotohisinvention?
A.Heimprovedit2yearslater.
B.Heappliedforapatentforit.
C.Hedesigneditforhisfriends.
D.HeshareditwithQueenElizabeth.
B
Nextmonth,I’mtravelingtoaremoteareaofCentralAfricaandmyaimistoknowenoughLingala—oneofthelocallanguages—tohaveaconversation.Iwasn’tsurehowIwasgoingtomanagethis—untilIdiscoveredawaytolearnallthevocabularyI’mgoingtoneed.ThankstoMemrise,theappI’musing,itfeelsjustlikeagame.
“Peopleoftenstoplearningthingsbecausetheyfeelthey’renotmakingprogressorbecauseitallfeelsliketoomuchhardwork,”saysEdCooke,oneofthepeoplewhocreatedMemrise.“We’retryingtocreateaformoflearningexperiencethatisfunandissomethingyou’dwanttodoinsteadofwatchingTV.”
Memrisegivesyouafewnewwordstolearnandtheseare“seeds”whichyouplantinyour“greenhouse”.Whenyoupracticethewords,you“wateryourplants”.Whentheappbelievesthatyouhavereallyrememberedaword,itmovesthewordtoyour“garden”.Andifyouforgettologon(登录),theappsendsyouemailsthatremindyouto“wateryourplants”.
Theappusestwoprinciplesaboutlearning.Thefirstisthatpeoplerememberthingsbetterwhentheylinkthemtoapictureintheirmind.Memrisetranslateswordsintoyourownlanguage,butitalsoencouragesyoutouse“mems”.Forexample,Imemorized“motele”,theLingalawordfor“engine”,usingamemIcreated—Iimaginedanoldengineinamotel(汽车旅馆)room.
Thesecondprincipleisthatweneedtostopafterstudyingwordsandthenrepeatthemagainlater,leavingtimebetweenstudysessions.Memrisehelpsyouwiththis,becauseit’sthekindofappyouonlyuseforfiveortenminutesaday.
I’velearnthundredsofLingalawordswithMemrise.Iknowthiswon’tmakemeafluentspeaker,butIhopeI’llbeabletodomorethanjustsmilewhenImeetpeopleinCongo.Now,IneedtogoandwatermyVocabulary!
24.WhatdoesEdCookemakeanefforttodowithMemrise?
A.Creatememorableexperiences.
B.Makeprogresswithhardwork.
C.Masterlanguagesthroughgames.
D.Combinestudywithentertainment.
25.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“wateryourplants”inParagraph3referto?
A.Learningnewwords.B.BeingaMemriseuser.
C.Loggingontotheapp.D.Takingcareofyourgarden.
26.HowdoesMemrisework?
A.Bylinkingdifferentmemstogether.
B.Byputtingknowledgeintopractice.
C.Byofferinghumantranslationservices.
D.Byapplyinganassociativememoryapproach.
27.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsMemrise?
A.Positive.B.Doubtful.C.Uncaring.D.Disapp
roving.
C
Goodevening,everyone.AswecelebrateInternationalDogDay,Iwanttofocusonaspecifictypeofdogthatisperhapsthemostmisunderstoodbreedintheworld—thepitbull.Itmakesmeunhappythatpublicopinionaboutpitbullsisthattheyareextremelydangerous.Ifapitbullisthatmeaning,that’sonlyasaresultofbeingtaughttofightotherdogstothedeathindogfights.Thetruthisthatapitbullisveryfaithfulandloving.
Apitbullisacrossbetweenaterrierandabulldog.That’swhytheircoloringcanbedifferentfromonedogtothenext.Pitbullsallhaveshortfur.TheycameovertotheU.S.fromBritainwiththeirimmigrantfarmingfamilies.Pitbullsguardedthecows,sheepandfamilyfromthieves.Theywerebelovedmembersofthefamilybecausetheyweresofaithfulandloving.Theywerealsoverystrong,especiallytheirjaws.
Unfortunately,badmenturnedagoodthingintoabadthing.Sincethesedogswoulddoanythingtopleasetheirmasters,itwaseasyforthesementoteachthedogstobekillers.Dogsfoughtotherdogsinfenced“pits”.DogfightingbecameillegalintheU.S.in1875,butitstillgoeson.Today,pitbullscontinuetobefarmdogs,buttheyarealsotrainedaspolicedogs,searchdogsandofcoursetheymakegreatpets!
Ihaveapitbullmyself.Piperisthefriendliestdogyou’llevermeet.Hesleepsnexttomeatnight.Eventhoughheisanadultdogn
ow,hestillactslikeapuppysometimes.Hewouldneverbitemeoranyone
else!
Withproperandlovingtraining,pitbullsarethebestpetsever!
28.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwo
rd“breed”inParagraph1?
A.Aspecifictypeofdog.B.Publicopinionaboutdogs.
C.Dangerousdogs.D.F
armdogs.
29.Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?
A.Aletter.B.Aspeech.C.Anadvertisement.D.Areport.
30.WhenwasdogfightingmadeillegalintheU.S.?
A.Inthe18thcentury.B.Inthe19thcentury.
C.Inthe20thcentury.D.Never.
31.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassageaboutpitbulls?
A.Toexplainhowmuchthewomanlovesherdog.
B.Toarguethatpitbullsarenotdangerous.
C.Tohelppetshopstosellmorepitbulls.
D.TodescribethehistoryofpitbullsintheU.S.
D
WhenJennyBensonwaseight,hermothertookhertosoccerpracticeforthefirsttime.
“She’sneverplayedsoccerbefore,”MrsBensontoldthecoach.“I’mnotsurehowshe’lldo.”
Jennyranontothefieldandjoinedtheotherplayers.Overthenexthour,MrsBensonandthecoachwatchedasJennyoutranmanyofthemoreexperiencedplayers.
“IknewthenthatsoccerwouldbeJenny’ssport.”MrsBensonrecalls.Andshewasright.
ItmayhavehelpedthatJennyhadspentmuchofhertimetryingtokeepupwithherthreebrothers.“Iwantedtobejustlikethem,”Jennysays.“Myfamilyhasinspiredmeformyentirelife.”
J
ennyhasretiredfromtheUnitedStateswomen’snationalsoccerteam.ShestartedoutonherprofessionalcareerinthePhiladelphiaCharge,ateamintheWomen’sUnitedSoccerAssociation(WUSA).Lateron,shejoinedFCEnergyVoronezh,andthenNewJerseyWildcats.
WhentheWUSAwasbeingformed,leagueofficialswatchedmanycollegesoccergames,lookingforplayersgoodenoughtojointheleague.TheywereveryinterestedinJenny,whoplayedfortheUniversityofNebraska.
“Throughoutthatcollegeseason,IknewIwasbeingwatched,”Jennysays,“IknewIcouldn’tbeperfect,soIjusttriedtobeveryconsistentandhavefun.”
Asaprofessional,Jennyreliedonherfocusedbutfunlovingattitude.“Inagame,Itrynevertoputtoomuchpressureonmyself.ThemoreIconcentrateonhavingfun,thebetterIplay.”Shesays.“Ihavegoodandbaddays,justlikeeveryoneelse,butIknowthesunwillalwayscomeupafterabadday.SoallIhavetodoistoadjustmyself,eithertothechangeofmyinnerfeelingsortothechangeofcircumstances.Thathelpsmegetthroughanything.”
32.WhatcanwelearnfromJenny’sfirstsoccerpractice?
A.Shewasnotsurehowtoplaysoccer.
B.Shewasgiftedinplayingsoccer.
C.Shewasinstructedbythesoccercoach.
D.Shewasmoreexperiencedthanotherplayers.
33.Whichprofessionalteamdidshefirstplayfor?
A.NewJerseyWildcats.
B.FCEnergyVoronezh.
C.TheUniversityofNebraska.
D.ThePhiladelphiaCharge.
34.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeJenny?
A.Talentedbutimpatient.
B.Confidentandconsiderate.
C.Concentratedandadaptable.
D.Absorbedbutselfcentered.
35.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
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