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desire to explore more. The world was known to man but the stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Since then other countries, including the United States and China, have made their steps into space. In 1969 man took his biggest step. An American first walked on the moon. This is certainly just a beginning. New inventions will some day allow us to do things we have never dreamed of. 34. This passage mainly talks about ________. A. why cars were very important B. when the light bulb was invented C. which country made the first step into space D. the process (進(jìn)程 ) of inventions 35. Nylon came out nearly at the same time as _______. A. the helicopter B. the camera C. jet planes D. movies 36. _______ made the first step into space. A. Russia B. China C. America D. Japan 37. What does ― a desire‖ mean in Paragraph 4? A. a good way B. a new invention C. a strong wish D. a wonderful idea D John lived with her mother when he was young. He didn’t know who his father was. The woman did some washing for the rich and could buy only some bread for her son. So the boy was short and thin. One cold morning there was much snow in the streets. A car knocked the woman down and the policemen took her to the hospital. She didn’t tell John that his father deserted(遺棄 ) her before he was born until she died. She left her son the name and address of his father. John found his father, Mr. Brown, in another city. He was one of the richest shopkeepers and he had to receive his son. From then on the boy lived a rich life. He ate all kinds of delicious food and wore beautiful clothes. But he didn’t go to school and could not read or write. Once his father took him to a party, he saw a newspaper lying on the floor and picked it up while others were talking about a film. He had a look at it and found a car’s wheels were upward, he called out, ―Oh, dear! An accident happened!‖ All the people were surprised and began to read the newspaper. But soon they all began to laugh. Do you know why? 38. John didn’t know his father because ____________. A. the man was rich B. the man deserted his mother C. his mother left the man D. the man didn’t like him 39. After John found his father, __________. A. he was angry with the man B. he started a rich life C. he wouldn’t live with him D. the man was bad to him 40. The people at the party laughed at him because____________. A. he held the newspaper upside down B. he wasn’t polite C. the newspaper was yesterday’s D. he wasn’t clever 四 、 翻譯句子 ( 8 分) 1. 每天早上我父親在他去上班的路上買(mǎi)份報(bào)紙。請(qǐng)將答案填寫(xiě)在文后相應(yīng)的橫線上。但隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)( economy)的發(fā)展,越來(lái)越多的家庭購(gòu)買(mǎi)了小汽車(chē)。s convenient to go to school or go to work by bike. It can help people keep healthy to ride often. However, with the development of economy, more and more people buy cars. The exhaust gas from cars pollutes the air. More and more cars have brought heavy traffic problems. I prefer riding bicycles because it is cheap and keeps the air clean.