One day after school Mr. Tillman found Philo Farnsworth making drawings on the blackboard in the school-room.
“What are you doing?” Mr. Tillman asked with interest. “ What are these drawings?”

“I want to invent things,” Philo answered, “and these are drawings of my first inventions.”
Mr. Tillman smiled to himself, “What is your invention?”
“I have an idea for a way of sending pictures through the air,” The boy answered. “Please just let me tell you about it. You are the only person who can understand what I have done.”
In 1922, even radio was new. The United States had fewer than 30 radio stations. But in 1922, a boy of 16 showed his teacher drawings for television!
In 1926, Philo worked as an office boy in Salt Lake City. Many important businessmen came into the office where he worked. One of these, George Everson , was from San Francisco. Like Mr. Tillman, Everson soon became interested in Philo. The shy, hard-working boy was like other office boys who Everson had known.
One evening Everson asked Philo to have dinner with him. After the meal, Philo began talking about his idea for Television. At first, Everson was not much interested in the invention. He listened only to be polite.
Many years later, Everson wrote a book telling about that evening with Philo. “As Farnsworth talked, he seemed to change,” Everson wrote, “His eyes lighted up , and he was no longer shy.” Talking freely about his invention, Philo Farnsworth was no longer an office boy--he was a scientist.
At the end of the evening, Everson was more interested than ever in Philo. And he was also interested in Philo’s idea for television.
After talking with Philo , Everson returned to San Francisco. There he brought together a number of important businessmen . Philo told them about his invention. The men became so interested in the young inventor that they gave $25,000 to help him work on his idea. Philo was only 20 years old, but here was his chance.
【小題1】What kind of drawings was Philo making on the blackboard one day?

A．Drawings of his school-room.	B．Drawings of his invention.
C．Drawings of his interest.	D．Drawings for Mr. Tillman.

【小題2】Philo’s new idea was to _______________.

A．tell his teacher all about his invention

B．show Mr. Tillman about his idea by drawings

C．send pictures through air

D．make other people see things by pictures

【小題3】George Everson first became interested in Philo because he ________________.

A．did his work well as an office boy

B．was quite different from other office boys

C．was shy and did not work hard

D．was also interested in Philo’s drawings

【小題4】When talking about his invention, Philo ____________.

A．listened to Mr. Everson politely

B．became more interested in the businessman

C．seemed to change his idea

D．looked like a scientist

【小題5】Which of the following is true?

A．Philo made his television only four years later.

B．Mr. Everson helped Philo to invent the television with his own money.

C．Mr. Everson himself was an important businessman.

D．The businessmen in Salt Lake City gave Philo the money for his invention.

Have you ever been to a zoo to see animals? Probably yes.

But for Du Wei, it’s always “No”. The 13-year-old student, at the Lanzhou School for the Blind, Deaf and Mute(盲聾啞學(xué)校) has never seen an animal.

Du was born with weak eyesight, but he still has a big dream. He wants to make all the animals as he “sees” in his mind. Du uses clay (黏土) to make sculptures(雕刻). “I love animals.101  By making sculptures,  I want to ask people to protect them.” Du said.

At Du’s school, 30 other blind teens also like working with clay. 102 They spend two hours each week learning to imagine and feel all kinds of things. Then they make them out of clay.

Their teacher, Su Wanjiu, makes pots and animals for them to feel. 103 He makes them imagine what things look like. “all kids have their own ideas. They are very imaginative. One kid even made a dragon with legs! Playing with clay brings them confidence and love of life.” Su said.

Last term, the 16-year-old boy, Li Wenhao, made a pen holder with clay for his little sister. He said, “ 104我想告訴她要努力學(xué)習(xí)。  ”

Li wants to be a sculptor when he 105_______. “ Whatever normal kids can do, I can do, too.” Li said.

1.將劃線部分譯成漢語_________________

2.將劃線部分改寫 ____________________ to imagine and feel all kinds of things.

3.將劃線部分改寫 They ________________ what things look like.

4.劃線部分譯成英語_________________

5.填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~語 ____________________

 

Microblogging(微博) is sweeping across the world. You Can express your ideas on any topic on it. Of course, you might also make comments(評論) on others' microblogs.

     The following is Tonv's microblog at Enviroboard and its comments.

Subject: Eco-Friendly Transportation

Saturday 9th June 8:05 am " 

    Hi everyone! My name's Tony. I'm doing a project about greener ways to travel. I want to know if anyone has any good ideas. Thanks for your help!                

                                                                   Comments [4]

I think people should do more things online from home. Why pollute the air by driving your car to the supermarket, when you can order your weekly shopping on the Internet~ You can also book holidays as well.                    

                                               Posted by Billy on June 1 lth 7:36 am

I try to use public transportation whenever I can. I take the bus to college and walk home. When my mum wants to give me a lift, I always refuse, as I can get there quickly by bus. Also the buses in my town are electric so they are environmentally friendly!

                                              Posted by Carol on. June 12th 10:35 am           

Why not use two wheels? Any motorcycle will use less fuel (燃料)an a car. You don't get caught in traffic jams either. But in my opinion, the best thing is a bicycle. They don't produce any pollution and help you to keep fit at the same time.                                                      

                                               Posted by Daz on .lune 12th 16:00 nm

I can't get to my university by bus or train. So I found three other girls who live nearby to have a car share with. And now we take it in turns to drive every day. I have cut down the costs -- and most importantly,- I am helping the environment!

                                              Posted by Angela on June 15^th 9:36pm

1.Billy thinks that we can make less air pollution by             .

           A. doing things online at home        

B. driving cars to shopping centres

           C. taking buses to the supermarkets

2.Buses in Carol's town are environmentally friendly because              .

           A. they use fuel         B. they are cheap         C. they are electric

3.Daz thinks riding bicycles ___________.

           A. will help us save more fuel        

B. will get caught in traffic jams, too

           C. can be very clean and help keep fit

4.Angela goes to school by car sharing because ___________.

           A. she doesn't like buses           

B. she wants to help the environment

           C. she wants to go to school quickly

5.Tony wrote the message on his microblog to ____________.

           A. get some good ideas on making net pals

           B. get some tips on travelling to the places with green trees

           C. ask for some advice on cutting down pollution while travelling

 

I’m a 12-year-old boy. I like traveling very much. How I wish to visit the moon some day! Wu Dong, Guangdong

 

I’m 15. Now I’m studying English in London. I want to invent(發(fā)明) a language (語言) machine (機器) that can help me understand many languages. Li Ming, Hunan

 

I’m 16. Before the earthquake (地震) on May 12, I wanted to be a news reporter. But now I want to be a doctor in the future. I’d like to help all the sick people. Wang Hao, Sichuan

 

I’m a 14-year-old girl in Tibet (西藏). The Qinghai Tibet Railway has been built. I’ll be able to reach Beijing by train in about 48 hours. My dream is to take the train to Beijing.                                             Joma, Tibet

 

I’m 13 years old. I want to invent a machine. It can send things or people from one place to another place far away in a minute. Wei Hua, Beijing

【小題1】What is Li Ming’s dream?

A．To invent a language machine.	B．To visit the moon.
C．To be a doctor.	D．To go to Beijing

【小題2】A bad earthquake happened in Sichuan on ______.

A．May 12

B．May 22

C．July 2

D．June 12

【小題3】Who is from Tibet?

A．Wei Hua.

B．Wang Hao.

C．Joma.

D．Wu Dong.

【小題4】People in Tibet can get to Beijing ______ in about 48 hours now.

A．by train

B．by bus

C．by plane

D．on foot

【小題5】The best title(標(biāo)題) for these passages would be “______”.

A．A Doctor	B．My Dream
C．An English Teacher	D．Wenchuan Earthquake