By the mid-nineteenth century, the term"icebox had entered the American language, but ice was still only beginning to affect the diet of common citizens in the United States. As the time went on, ice was used in hotels, and hospitals, and by some forward-looking city dealers in fresh fish, and butter After the Civil War (1861-1865), it came into household use. Even before 1880, half the ice sold in New York, Philadelphia, and one third of that sold in Boston and Chicago, went to families for their own use. This had become possible because a new household convenience, the icebox, an earlier form of the modern refrigerator, had been invented Making an efficient icebox was not as easy as we might now suppose In the early nineteenth century, the knowledge of physics of heat was undeveloped. The common sense that the best icebox was one that prevented the ice from melting( Rt lt) was of course mistaken, for it was the melting of ice that performed the cooling. However, early efforts to save ice included wrapping the ice in blankets, which kept the ice from doing its job. Not until near the end of the nineteenth century did inventors find the ways needed for an efficient icebox ut as early as 1803, a Maryland farmer, Thomas Moore, had been on the right way. He owned a farm about twenty miles outside the city of Washington, for which the village of Georgetown was the market center. When he used an icebox of his own design to transport his butter to market, he found that customers would refuse to buy the rapidly melting butter of the other farmers to pay a higher price for his butter, still fresh and hard. One advantage of his icebox, Moore explained, was that farmers would no longer have to travel to market at night in order to keep their produce(p" ln)cool. 1. This passage is mainly about A)the importance of the icebox in the mid-nineteenth century B)how to make an efficient icebox C) the development and improvement of the icebox D)an important invention of a Maryland farmer 2. In paragraph 1, the word"fonward-looking probably means A)greedy B)generous C) longing for greater profit D) having modern ideas 3. It can be inferred from the passage that after 1880 A)ice began to be widely used in hospitals and hotels B)ice began to affect the diet of common citizens in America C) many American families had the icebox y D)most of the ice sold in American went to families for their own use In the early 19th century, most people believed that A)it was the melting of the ice that performed the cooling B)the best icebox was one that prevented the ice from melting C)to wrap the ice in blankets would keep the ice from doing his job D)they lacked knowledge of physics of heat 5. Customers would like to buy Thomas Moore's butter because A)his butter was transported to market at night B)his butter was rapidly melting C)his butter was fresh and hard D)the price of his butter was lower 1.C2 3C4B5.C(566%)(注:01级二级期中用) (2-14B) y the mid-nineteenth century, the term "icebox" had entered the American language, but ice was still only beginning to affect the diet of common citizens in the United States. As the time went on, ic was used in hotels, and hospitals, and by some forward-looking city dealers in fresh fish, and butter After the Civil War(1861-1865), it came into household use. Even before 1880, half the ice sold inBy the mid-nineteenth century, the term “icebox” had entered the American language, but ice was still only beginning to affect the diet of common citizens in the United States. As the time went on, ice was used in hotels, and hospitals, and by some forward-looking city dealers in fresh fish, and butter. After the Civil War (1861 – 1865), it came into household use. Even before 1880, half the ice sold in New York, Philadelphia, and one third of that sold in Boston and Chicago, went to families for their own use. This had become possible because a new household convenience, the icebox, an earlier form of the modern refrigerator, had been invented. Making an efficient icebox was not as easy as we might now suppose. In the early nineteenth century, the knowledge of physics of heat was undeveloped. The common sense that the best icebox was one that prevented the ice from melting (融化) was of course mistaken, for it was the melting of ice that performed the cooling. However, early efforts to save ice included wrapping the ice in blankets, which kept the ice from doing its job. Not until near the end of the nineteenth century did inventors find the ways needed for an efficient icebox. But as early as 1803, a Maryland farmer, Thomas Moore, had been on the right way. He owned a farm about twenty miles outside the city of Washington, for which the village of Georgetown was the market center. When he used an icebox of his own design to transport his butter to market, he found that customers would refuse to buy the rapidly melting butter of the other farmers to pay a higher price for his butter, still fresh and hard. One advantage of his icebox, Moore explained, was that farmers would no longer have to travel to market at night in order to keep their produce (农产品) cool. 1. This passage is mainly about ___________. A) the importance of the icebox in the mid-nineteenth century B) how to make an efficient icebox C) the development and improvement of the icebox D) an important invention of a Maryland farmer 2. In paragraph 1, the word “forward-looking” probably means __________. A) greedy B) generous C) longing for greater profit D) having modern ideas 3. It can be inferred from the passage that after 1880 __________. A) ice began to be widely used in hospitals and hotels B) ice began to affect the diet of common citizens in America C) many American families had the icebox D) most of the ice sold in American went to families for their own use 4. In the early 19 th century, most people believed that __________. A) it was the melting of the ice that performed the cooling B) the best icebox was one that prevented the ice from melting C) to wrap the ice in blankets would keep the ice from doing his job D) they lacked knowledge of physics of heat 5. Customers would like to buy Thomas Moore’s butter because __________. A) his butter was transported to market at night B) his butter was rapidly melting C) his butter was fresh and hard D) the price of his butter was lower 1. C 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. C (56.6%) (注：01 级二级期中用) ( 2 – 14 B ) By the mid-nineteenth century, the term “icebox” had entered the American language, but ice was still only beginning to affect the diet of common citizens in the United States. As the time went on, ice was used in hotels, and hospitals, and by some forward-looking city dealers in fresh fish, and butter. After the Civil War (1861 – 1865), it came into household use. Even before 1880, half the ice sold in