Section Ⅳ　Using Language

　　第一步　速读--了解文章主题和段落大意

　　速读P49教材课文，写出文章的主题

　　The text mainly tells about the Industrial Revolution and its influence．

　　第二步　细读--把控文章关键信息

　　细读P49教材课文，选择最佳答案

　　1．What's the main reason for the changes in the second half of the eighteenth century?

　　A．The increase of population.

　　B．A lot of people came to towns.

　　C．The inventions such as the steam engine were made.

　　D．People liked working in the town.

　　2．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A．Factory workers lived in very poor and crowded conditions at that time.

　　B．Thousands of farmers left the countryside and were out of work.

　　C．Before the Industrial Revolution，factory owners were more powerful than land owners.

　　D．In 1830，the Industrial Revolution spread through Europe to other countries.

　　3．The steam engine was first used in ．

　　A．factories　　　　　　　B．farms

　　C．schools D．mines

　　4． made the population of towns and cities greatly increased.

　　A．The invention of the steam engine

　　B．That many factories were built in towns

　　C．That farmers liked working in the town

　　D．The Industrial Revolution spreading to other countries

【答案】　1－4　CADB