Paper was invented by the Chinese in the first century AD.Paper was not made in southern E

A.invented

B.discovered

C.made

D.did

nadino, California. Now a new McDonald’s restaurant opens every eight hours somewhere in the world. The restaurant chain serves about 45 million customers every day. The corporation’s yellow M is recognized by people all over the world as a symbol of dynamism, happiness and, above all, America. The busiest restaurant, however, is in Moscow.

Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola is the most successful product in history and today it is sold in 185 countries. The drink was invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia, while he was trying to stop his addiction to morphine. It is estimated that 200 million cans or bottles of coke are sold every 24 hours. 80% of Coca-Cola’s profits now come from outside the United States.

Nokia

Ironically, the Nokia Corporation started life as a paper manufacturer – the original form. of communication. Nearly 150 years later, this Finnish company is the world’s largest mobile phone producer and accounts for more than a quarter of Finland’s total economy. Nokia was the pioneer of mobile phone communication. In fact, the first text message was sent by the mayor of Helsinki on a Nokia mobile in 1991.

Levi

Levi Strauss & Co. was founded in 1853 and 20 years later they produced their first pair of jeans. The trousers were designed as tough, long-lasting work clothes for the worker of San Francisco. In the 1960s, blue jeans became very popular and since then they have never gone out of fashion. It is estimated that Levi Strauss & Co. now make approximately 2% of the world’s clothes.

1.McDonald’s was founded in_______.

A、New York

B、California

C、Texas

2.The busiest McDonald’s restaurant is in_______.

A、America

B、Britain

C、Moscow

3.Coca-Cola was invented by_______.

A、a pharmacist

B、a doctor

C、a nutritionist

4.Nokia is based in_______.

A、Japan

B、Korea

C、Finland

5.The first pair of Levi’s jeans were made in_______.

A、1853

B、1873

C、1903

Robert Spring, a 19th century forger(伪造者), did well in his job that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans. Spring was born in England in 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore. At first he made some money by selling his small but real collection of early US autographs(亲笔签名). Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began to learn the signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books. To reduce the chance of being discovered, he sent his works to England and Canada for sale.

Forgers have a difficult time soiling their products. A forger can't go to a respectable buyer but must deal with people who don't have much knowledge in the field. Forgers have many ways to make their works look real. For example, they buy old books to use the aged paper of the title page, and they treat paper and ink with chemicals.

After the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the southern states, so, Spring invented a respectable lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General "Stone Wall" Jackson. For several years Miss Fanny's money problems forced her to sell a great number of letters belonging to her famous father. Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand. All this activity did not prevent Spring dying in poverty.

Robert Spring spent 15 years

A．running a bookstore in Philadelphia

B．writing letters to Miss Fanny Jackson

C．as a forger

D．as a respectable seller

根据以下材料回答题

Robert Spring, a 19th century forger(伪造者), did well in his job that he was able to makehis living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans．Spring was born in Englandin 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore．At first he made some money byselling his small but real collection of early US autographs(亲笔签名 )．Discovering his ability atcopying handwriting, he began to learn the signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin andwrite them on the title pages of old books．To reduce the chance of being discovered, he sent hisworks to England and Canada for sale．

Forgers have a difficult time selling their products．A forger can&39; t go to a respectable buyerbut must deal with people who don&39; t have much knowledge in the field．Forgers have many waysto make their works look real．For example, they buy old books to use the aged paper of the titlepage, and they treat paper and ink with chemicals．

After the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the southern states, so, Spring invented a re-spectable lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General "Stone Wall" Jackson．

For several years Miss Fanny&39; s money problems forced her to sell a great number of letters belong-ing to her famous father．Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand．All this activity didnot prevent Spring dying in poverty．

Why did Spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada？ 查看材料

A.There was a greater demand there than in America．

B.There was less chance of being discovered there．

C.Britain was Spring" s birthplace．

D.The prices were higher in England and Canada．

根据以下内容回答题：

If you asked people what the most important invention has been，manv would say the printing press．Others(1)say the wheel．But even though it's(2)whether the appear- ance of the printing press affected the course of history more than the wheel，the printing press(3)within the top two or three inventions in history．

(4)the telephone，the television，the radi0，and the computer，the written word was the only way to(5)ideas to people too far away to talk with．Until the 6th or 7th century．all books had to be written(6)．Creating a book was difficult，and very few existed．Therefore，very few people read books．

In the 6th and 7th centuries，the Chinese invented a way to print pages by(7)characters and pictures on wooden，ivory，or clay blocks．They would print a page from the block by putting(8)on the block and pressing paper onto the ink．This(9)is called letterpress printing．The invention of letterpress printing was a great advance in communication(10)each block could be inked many times and many copies of each page could be made．Many books could now be made．Therefore，many people could read the same book．

请回答（1）题 查看材料

A.might

B.ought to

C.had to

D.should

If you asked people what the most important invention has been,many would say the printing press. Others _1_ say the wheel.But even though it’s_2_whether the appearance of the printing press affected the course of history more than the wheel，the printing press _3_ within the top two or three inventions in history. _4_ the telephone, the television,the radio, and the computer,the written word was the only way to _5_ ideas to people too far away to talk with.Until the 6th or 7th century,all books had to be written _6_.Creating a book was difficult，and very few existed.Therefore，very few people read books.

In the 6th and 7th centuries, the Chinese invented a way to print pages by _7_ characters and pictures on wooden，ivory，or clay blocks.They would print a page from the block by putting _8_ on the block and pressing paper onto the ink.This _9_ is called letterpress printing.The invention of letterpress printing was a great advance in communication _10_ each block could be inked many times and many copies of each page could be made.Many books could now be made.Therefore，many people could read the same book.

1.A.might B.ought to C.had to D.should

2.A.variable B.agreeable C.reliable D.debatable

3.A.lists B.ranges C.ranks D.covers

4.A.Now that B.No longer C.Long before D.Since then

5.A.invent B.communicate C.generalize D.motivate

6.A.by hand B.at heart C.on foot D.in mind

7.A.drawing B.painting C.writing D.carving

8.A.chalk B.oil C.ink D.crystal

9.A.definition B.action C.movement D.process

10.A.when B.because C.although D.if

A.is

B.are

C.was

D.were