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Ⅶ. 任务型阅读理解(共5题；每题2分，满分10分)
Many everyday things around us were invented by accident, such as tea, fireworks, the Band-Aid (创可贴) and microwave ovens. Take a look at a few of them. You may be surprised.
Many people like tea. It is said that Shennong was the first to discover tea as a drink. One day Shennong was boiling drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water and stayed in the water for a while. It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water.
Gunpowder was closely linked to the advanced smelting technology (冶炼技术) in ancient times. Ancient people used this knowledge to try making a magic drink for living forever. Though they failed, they found that sulfur (硫黄), charcoal (木炭), and saltpeter (硝石) mixed in a certain amount create an explosive. This mixture became gunpowder.
The invention of the Band-Aid was also a surprise. About 100 years ago, Earle Dickson made the first Band-Aid. His wife always cut her fingers in her daily cooking. Dickson longed for a ready-made bandage (绷带) which his wife could use by herself. From this need, the Band-Aid was born. Now, Band-Aids are part of our daily lives.
Nowadays, microwave ovens are popular around the world. But, at the beginning, people used microwaves in the war. Percy Spencer found that microwaves could cook. He felt a candy in his pocket melting (融化) when he worked beside the microwaves. Spencer then did many tests. In 1947, the first microwave oven in the world came out. They make our daily life easier.
56. Who was said to be the first to discover tea as a drink?
57. What technology was gunpowder closely linked to in ancient times?
58. What always happened to Earle Dickson’s wife in her daily cooking?
59. When did the first microwave oven in the world come out?
60. Which invention in the text do you think is the most important? Why?
Many everyday things around us were invented by accident, such as tea, fireworks, the Band-Aid (创可贴) and microwave ovens. Take a look at a few of them. You may be surprised.
Many people like tea. It is said that Shennong was the first to discover tea as a drink. One day Shennong was boiling drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water and stayed in the water for a while. It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water.
Gunpowder was closely linked to the advanced smelting technology (冶炼技术) in ancient times. Ancient people used this knowledge to try making a magic drink for living forever. Though they failed, they found that sulfur (硫黄), charcoal (木炭), and saltpeter (硝石) mixed in a certain amount create an explosive. This mixture became gunpowder.
The invention of the Band-Aid was also a surprise. About 100 years ago, Earle Dickson made the first Band-Aid. His wife always cut her fingers in her daily cooking. Dickson longed for a ready-made bandage (绷带) which his wife could use by herself. From this need, the Band-Aid was born. Now, Band-Aids are part of our daily lives.
Nowadays, microwave ovens are popular around the world. But, at the beginning, people used microwaves in the war. Percy Spencer found that microwaves could cook. He felt a candy in his pocket melting (融化) when he worked beside the microwaves. Spencer then did many tests. In 1947, the first microwave oven in the world came out. They make our daily life easier.
56. Who was said to be the first to discover tea as a drink?
Shennong.
57. What technology was gunpowder closely linked to in ancient times?
The advanced melting technology.
58. What always happened to Earle Dickson’s wife in her daily cooking?
She always cut her fingers.
59. When did the first microwave oven in the world come out?
In 1947.
60. Which invention in the text do you think is the most important? Why?
I think microwave ovens are the most important, because they make our daily life easier. (答案不唯一,合理即可)
答案
56. Shennong. 57. The advanced melting technology. 58. She always cut her fingers. 59. In 1947. 60. I think microwave ovens are the most important, because they make our daily life easier. (答案不唯一,合理即可)
