Many years ago when the summers seemed longer and life was less complicated, we had rented

It was ______ I met Mr. Smith in London.

A) many years that B) for many years since

C) since many years ago when D) many years ago that

ed in many different ways throughout the history.

For example, it is recorded in many history books the people who lived over three thousand years ago ate salted fish. Thousands of years ago in Egypt, salt was used to preserve the dead.

In some periods of history, a person who stole salt was thought to have broken the law. Take the eighteenth century for an example, if a person was caught stealing salt, he would be thrown into prison. History also records that only in England about ten thousand people were put into prison during that century for stealing salt! About one hundred and fifty years ago, in the year 1553, if a man took more than his share of salt, he would be thought to have broken the law and would be seriously punished. The offender' s ear was cut off.

Salt was an important item on the dinner table of a king. It was always placed in front of the king when he sat down to eat. Important guests at the king' s table were seated near the salt. Less important guests were given seats farther away from it.

Thousands of years ago in Egypt, salt was used ______.

A．to punish people who had broken the law

B．to keep dead bodies from decay

C．to keep fish alive

D．to make chemicals

o is now acceptable. Just a few years ago, it was thought to be impolite behavior. for a man to smoke in the street. No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman (2) a fool of himself by smoking when a woman was in the room.

Customs (3) from country to country, but the important thing (4) is not to do anything that might make other people feel (5), especially if they are your guests. You are expected to find a way to keep them from feeling foolish.

(1)A. uncomfortable

B. would make

C. to remember

D. what

E. vary

(2)A. uncomfortable

B. would make

C. to remember

D. what

E. vary

(3)A. uncomfortable

B. would make

C. to remember

D. what

E. vary

(4)A. uncomfortable

B. would make

C. to remember

D. what

E. vary

(5)A. uncomfortable

B. would make

C. to remember

D. what

E. vary

High in the Swiss Alps many years ago, there lived a lonely shepherd(牧羊人)boy who longed for a friend to share his evenings.One night he saw three old men, each holding a glass.

The first old man said：“Drink this liquid and you shall be victorious in battle.”

The second old man said：“Drink this liquid and you shall have countless riches.”

The last old man said：“I offer you the happiness of floated across the valley. He had found a friend.

So goes the legend(传说) of the horn. First known in the ninth century, the horn was used by herdsmen to call cattle, for its deep tones echoed across the mountainsides. Even today, on a quiet summer evening, its music can be heard floating among the peaks.

6.The passage tells us his lonely job about the shepherd boy.

A.T

B.F

7.The boy choose to drink the glass offered by the last old man because the boy was thirsty.

A.T

B.F

8.After the shepherd boy found the horn, he discovered it was like a new-found friend.

A.T

B.F

9.Today the horn is heard in the Swiss Alps when it rains.

A.T

B.F

10.The Legend of the Horn would be the best title for the passage.

A.T

B.F

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A.300 million years ago.

B.250 million years ago

C.65 million years ago

D.60 million years ago

aps $5 000 or more.【B1】______, it is not uncommon for them to purchase【B2】_______ costing another several hundred dollars. Twenty years ago, computers were【B3】______, but they were very large and extremely expensive. Few, if any,【B4】______purchased computers for home use. Over the years, the price of the "guts" Of a computer its memory—has declined to less than a thousandth of the price per unit of memory that prevailed twenty years ago. This is the main reason why computers cost so much less today than they used to. Moreover,【B5】______improvements have made it possible to【B6】______memory circuitry that is small enough to fit into the portable personal computers that many of us own and use.【B7】______, as the price of computation has declined the average consumer and business have spent more on purchasing computers. 【B8】______, improved agricultural technology, hybrid(杂交)seeds,【B9】______animal breeding, and so on have vastly increased the amount of output a typical farmer can produce. The prices of goods such as meats and grains have fallen sharply relative to the prices of most other goods and services. As agricultural prices have fallen, many households have decreased their total expenses on food. Even though the【B10】______of a product purchased generally increases when its price falls, total expenses on it may decline.

【B1】

Molly Wilson (1) a dancer and a mother for many years when she (2) to sail round the world to raise money for charity.

As a child she (3) as a ballet dancer, but at 15 she had grown too tall for classical ballet, so she (4) (A) a member of a pop dance team.

She (5) , and (6) she had children she retired from show business to bring them (7) . They grew up, and when they were 18 they left home.

She says, “When I decided to do the round-the-world race, my husband thought I was bored because the children had left home. He was also worried (8) I had never sailed (9) . I was not bored, but I (10) some people who told me about the race. They had taken part in it, but they had only done one section, say, from New Zealand to Australia. I wanted to do the whole ten-month journey.3”

1) A. is B. was C. has been

2) A. decidesB. decided C. had decided

3) A. had trained B. had been trained C. was trained

4) A. became B. had become C. has become

5) A. gets married B. got married C. had married

6) A. before B. when C. after

7) A. downB. up C. out

8) A. although B. however C. because

9) A. before B. ago C. since

10) A. met B. had met C. has meet

em. Love apple was the name used many years ago for the tomato.

The tomato is originally an American plant. It was found in South America by early Spanish explorers. The word tomato comes from the native Nahuatl word tomatl. But when it moved north, the plant earned a different name. Remarkably, the settlers in North America thought it was poisonous. They believed that to eat it was surely to die. It was said that deserted suitors would threaten to eat a tomato to cause their coldhearted lovers-regret. Because of this legend, the settlers called the tomato a "love apple." While people enjoyed other native plants such as corn and sweet potatoes, everyone avoided the tomato.

No one knows who first dared to eat a tomato. Perhaps someone was brave enough, or lovesick enough, to try out the truth of the rumors. Of course, whoever ate this fruit was perfectly safe. No one died from eating a love apple. Still, it was many years before the people fully believed that the tomato was a safe, and even good food. But its use did become common, and the plant was sent across the ocean to become part of many traditional European dishes.

The language from which we derived the word tomato is______.

A．Portuguese

B．Spanish

C．Nahuati

D．European

Someone invented the 3D printer many years ago, ____ I don’t remember who.

A、so

B、but

C、only