1．However，we do know that in 1092 AD he invented the first real clock.

　　然而，我们的确知道在公元 1092 年他发明了第一个真正的时钟。

　　2．Cars were first used at the end of the nineteenth century，and were no faster than a horse.

　　人们最早使用汽车是在19世纪末，而且当时的汽车跑得并不比马快。

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　　1．What's the main reason for the changes in the second half of the eighteen 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