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Future   cars

Here   is a good idea for future cars . There will be electronictrackseverywhere in the streets . Electronic cars will run on these tracks   . All the tracks and all the cars will be controlled by a great   computer . For example , if you want to go from your school to a large   factory , you just go out of the school and get into one of those cars   outside . Then you press the button for the factory . A signal   is sent from the car to press the central⁽¹⁾ computer and the computer   finds the route . The car takes you to the factory at high speed .   Easy !

Don't   you think it is a good idea for the future ? If we really want to realize it   , we must do something : we do not want to live in noisy , dirty   cities , do we ?

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1. Electronictracks   may be used _________.   A. everywhere   B. in cities   C. in large factories   D. in the country

2.The _________ leads   the car to the place you want to go .   A. electronictracks   B. button   C. signal   D. central⁽¹⁾ computer

3.The computer gets signals   from _________.   A. schools   B. factories   C. electronic cars   D. electronictracks

4.The idea of electronictracks _________.   A. can never be realized   B. can be realized : if people work hard   C. can only be realized in large factories   D. is realized everywhere

1. central 英[ˈsentrəl] 美[ˈsɛntrəl]   adj;adj. 中心的, 中央的

Men   sometimes say , " We are better and cleverer than women . Women never invent⁽²⁾ things , we do . " It is true⁽³⁾ that men have invented⁽²⁾ a lot of useful things .   But scientists and archaeologists⁽⁴⁾ now agree that women invented⁽²⁾ one very important thing . It has changed history .   They invented⁽²⁾agriculture⁽⁵⁾ . Before the invention⁽⁶⁾ of agriculture⁽⁵⁾ , men were hunters .   They went out every day . Sometimes they killed animals and sometimes animals   killed them . Life was difficult and dangerous . Women had to go out every   day , too . They collectedroots , fruit⁽⁷⁾ and grass . Then , one day , more than 100,000   years ago , a woman dropped some grass seeds . They grew and the first  wheat was born . The idea grew , too . Women planted fruit⁽⁷⁾ trees . Then they could⁽⁸⁾ stay at home and look after the children and the   animals . Women like baby animals . Archaeologists⁽⁴⁾ think that women kept the   first domestic⁽⁹⁾ animals : dogs , cows⁽¹⁰⁾ , sheep⁽¹¹⁾ and  goats⁽¹²⁾ . That idea grew , too . Then their husbands did   not have to go hunting⁽¹³⁾ for   meat . They stayed at home . They built villages and cities . Civilization⁽¹⁴⁾ began   .

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5. Agriculture⁽⁵⁾ made it ____ for mankind⁽¹⁵⁾ to begin civilization⁽¹⁴⁾ .   A. dangerous   B. possible   C. popular   D. interesting

6.Villages and cities appeared   ___ the invention⁽⁶⁾ of agriculture⁽⁵⁾ .   A. after   B. before   C. for   D. about

7.____ built villages and   cities .   A. Scientists   B. Women   C. Men   D. The children

8.We think ____ invented⁽²⁾ important things .   A. both men and women   B. men   C. scientists   D. women

9.Men didn't go out for meat   with the help of ___.   A. the children   B. the animals   C. scientists   D. their wives

2. invent 英[ɪnˈvent] 美[ɪnˈvɛnt]   v. 发明, 创造

3. true 英[tru:] 美[tru]   adj;n. 真实的, 正确的

4. archaeologists   archaeologist的复数   archaeologist 英 [ˌɑ:kiˈɒlədʒɪst] 美 [ˌɑrkɪˈɑlədʒɪst]考古学家

5. agriculture 英[ˈægrɪkʌltʃə(r)] 美[ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃɚ]   n. 农业

6. invention 英[ɪnˈvenʃn] 美[ɪnˈvɛnʃən]   n. 发明, 创造

7. fruit 英[fru:t] 美[frut]   n. 水果, 果实

8. could 英[kəd] 美[kʊd]   v. 能, 可以

9. domestic 英[dəˈmestɪk] 美[dəˈmɛstɪk]   adj;adj;adj. 驯养的

10. cows   cow的复数、第三人称单数   cow 英 [kaʊ] 美 [kaʊ]   n. 母牛, 乳牛

11. sheep 英[ʃi:p] 美[ʃip]   n. 羊, 绵羊

12. goats   goat的复数   goat 英 [gəʊt] 美 [goʊt]   n;n. 山羊

13. hunting   hunt的现在分词   hunt 英 [hʌnt] 美 [hʌnt]   v;v. 打猎, 猎杀

14. Civilization   civilization的大小写变形   civilization 英 [ˌsɪvəlaɪˈzeɪʃn] 美 [ˌsɪvələˈzeɪʃn]   n. 文明, 文化

15. mankind 英[mænˈkaɪnd] 美[ˈmænˌkaɪnd]   n. 人类