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牛津版(深圳•广州)2017-2018学年初中英语八年级下册期末综合能力检测题(音频暂未更新)
In recent history, there have been some amazing inventions which have changed our lives. The plane has made international travel faster and easier. The Internet has brought people closer. And you must know the names of some famous inventors like Henry Ford or Steve Jobs. But there are many everyday objects which you probably don't notice and you don't know who invented them. Take for example Nils Bohlin who invented the modem-day car seat belt (安全带).
Before 1959, only two-point seat belts were available, and the only people who often wore them were race car drivers. The two-point seat belt couldn't protect passengers from internal injuries (内伤) during serious car accidents.
In 1958, Bohlin joined Volvo Car Corporation as a safety engineer. Then he came up with the three-point seat belt to keep passengers from flying out of their cars during collisions. The three-point seat belt used one strap (带子) across the chest (胸部) and another across the legs and then the two joined at me same place.
Amazingly, this was a very simple idea which no one had tried before. The three-point seat belt was introduced on Volvo cars in 1959. For more people's safety, Volvo made the new seat belt design available to other car makers for free. Since then, engineers have worked to improve the three-point seat belt, but the basic design remains Bohlin's.
At the time of Bohlin's death in September 2002, Volvo announced that the seat belt had saved more than one million lives since it was introduced.
Many people weigh more than they want to. They eat too much or do not exercise enough. They choose unhealthy food, or snacks too often. Weight gain (增加) happens when people eat more food than their bodies use. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}Dieting (节食) means taking in less food.
It has been shown that writing down everything you eat and drink—as soon as possible—helps you to lose weight. Writing down what you eat is called keeping a"food diary".
If you write down everything you eat and drink in a day, you might be surprised! It is easy to forget the food you eat while you are reading, working or watching TV. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Each snack might seem small, but they add up.
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Food diary: 16 June ★Breakfast: I egg, 2 pieces of bread with butter, green tea ★Mid-morning: 2 biscuits, coffee with milk and sugar ★Lunch: 3 pieces of pizza, I soft drink, I apple ★Mid-afternoon: I banana ★Dinner: noodles with vegetables |
{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Without the diary, you might forget about the biscuits with your coffee, the soft drink at lunch, or the mid-afternoon banana. You might forget having extra pieces of pizza!
Keeping a food diary will also make you aware (意识到) if you are not eating enough different kinds of foods. It will show if you are not eating enough vegetables or fruit, or if you are drinking too many sweet drinks. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}They can help you write down what you eat and you will lose weight faster.
A. That is why people try to diet. B. A food diary will help us lose weight fast. C. Here is an example of a simple food diary. D. A food diary will remind you of how much you eat. E. It is easy to forget if your drinks have sugar in them. F. So next time you go on a diet, use a pen and a notebook. |
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