In 1912 Gaffet A．Morga was worried about the large number of fires in the factory of his city．He wanted to make something that would protect the people who had to fight the fire. They were often hurt．Sometimes they were killed by gas and smoke．They needed something that would help them put out fires quickly and safely．
Morgan developed the safety hood（頭罩）. It was a hood to be worn over the face. Two tubes ran down the back leading to an air trap（空氣收集器）of clean air below．This hood allowed the firefighters to remain in smoke-filled rooms longer and with less danger.
On July 25．Cleveland，Ohio was rocked（震撼）by an explosion（爆炸）．The explosion trapped（困住）thirty-two workers in a tunnel（隧道）under Lake Erie. Morgan was called to help．Morgan and his brother，Frank，and two other men put on safety hoods. They went into the tunnel．They brought out all the workers．who were still alive．For his help，Morgan received medals（獎牌）from the city of Cleveland and the International Association of Fire Engineers．
Morgan improved this safety hood in 1917 T11e11 in 1923，he made something else to help make the world safer for people．Morgan invented the first electric traffic signal.
1．What led to the invention of the safety hood?
2．What is paragraph two mainly about?
3．Why was Morgan called to help the people trapped in the tunnel?
4．How many people went into the tunnel except Morgan?
5．What was invented in 1923 by Morgan?
科目：初中英語 來源： 題型：
請根據所給漢語提示，完成下列各句．（每空一詞）
1．我們經常在造句時遇到困難。
We often________________ ________________（in） making sentences
2．他父母沒有放棄過幫助他。
His parents didn’t_____________ _____________helping him．
3．她的新書上個月出版了。
Her new book ____________ last month．
4．要是我們那樣做了，我們將會更多注意衣服。
If we did so，we would ____________ more____________ our clothes。
5．我更喜歡古典音樂而不喜歡流行音樂。
I____________ classical music____________ pop music．
查看答案和解析>>
科目：初中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
閱讀短文，然后從方框中選出可以填入文中空白處的單詞。
afraid first stay because must down by thousands
Did you hear about our discovery in the Austrian Alps（阿爾卑斯山）?You must have heard， 1 it was in all the newspapers．It was amazing．At 2 ，we didn’t think it was the body of a man．Erika thought it 3 be a doll．Then，when we saw it was a human body we didn’t know how old it was. Did you know that bodies can 4 frozen in glaciers（冰川）for 5 of years? Anyway, we couldn’t get the body out 6 ourselves，because it was stuck（陷入）in the ice．So we went 7 to the village and got some help．It took a long time to dig the body out of the ice and I'm 8 we broke part of the body．Anyway, a helicopter came and took it down to Vent and then to Innsbruck．Now they’ve got him in a freezer in the University there．
查看答案和解析>>
科目：初中英語 來源： 題型：
Everyone likes Kevin because he talks to others _________．
A．friendly B．lovely C．politely D．luckily
查看答案和解析>>
科目：初中英語 來源： 題型：
--Why don’t you buy your favorite car?
--Because it's too expensive for me to____________ it．
A．pay B．spend C．afford D．cost
查看答案和解析>>
科目：初中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
Arbor Day All over the World
All Over the world，people are planting trees，caring for them, and learning about their value．A special day was set aside for planting trees．
Here in the United States，we call this tree-planting festival Arbor Day．In Japan，it is called Greening Week In Israel it is called the New Year's Day of the Trees．Korea has a Tree-Loving Week．Iceland has a Student's Afforestation Day．This means “to change open land into forest”．People in India celebrate a National Festival of Free Planting．Whatever people call this special time of year．they are saying that trees are important to us all．
Arbor Day began in the United States in 1872 in Nebraska．J．Sterling Morton，a newspaperman，knew how important trees were to the land so he began the idea．The state（蛩）offered prizes to the groups and people who planted the most trees．On that first Arbor Day，the people of Nebraska planted more than one million trees．Today，Arbor Day is celebrated in all 50 states and around the world．
Why trees are so important to us all：
*Trees give us shade（樹蔭）to keep us and our homes cool on hot summer days．
*Trees give off oxygen which you and I and animals need to breathe
*Trees reduce（減少）noise pollution．
*Trees provide a home and food for wildlife（野生生物）．
*Trees are beautiful to look at，nice to listen to，fun to explore，exciting to climb，and great to stream under．
1．We can infer（推斷）from the article that the writer is from___________．
A．America B．Japan C．Israel D．Iceland
2．Which is true about the first Arbor Day?
A．It began in Nebraska，India．
B．A book writer first thought of the idea．
C．J Sterling Morton planted the most trees that day．
D．The people who planted the most trees got the prize．
3．What is the importance of trees?
A．They keep us cool on hot days．
B．They give off oxygen we breathe．
C．They provide a home and food for wildlife．
D．All of the above．
4．In China，we celebrate Tree Planting Day on __________.
A．March 2nd B．March 12th C．April 2nd D．April 12th
查看答案和解析>>
科目：初中英語 來源： 題型：
—Dad，__________I build a dog house、in my bedroom?
—No，you __________. You must keep your room clean．
A．may，mustn't B．must，must
C．may，may D．can，needn't
查看答案和解析>>
科目：初中英語 來源： 題型：
People on holiday arrived at the station on time______ Tom．He would miss the train and his holiday might be spoiled（破壞）．
A．beside B．besides D．with D．except
查看答案和解析>>
湖北省互聯網違法和不良信息舉報平臺 | 網上有害信息舉報專區 | 電信詐騙舉報專區 | 涉歷史虛無主義有害信息舉報專區 | 涉企侵權舉報專區
違法和不良信息舉報電話：027-86699610 舉報郵箱：58377363@163.com
