Question

【題目】 The word “plastic” comes from the Greek word “Platicos” and is used to describe something that can be easily shaped.

The history of plastics is longer than you might__________. In fact the first man-made plastic ever to appear on the market was made over a hundred years ago. It was called “celluloid（賽璐璐）”. It was discovered by ________an Englishman and an American in the same year.____________ it was the Americans who first produced it on a large scale（規(guī)模）during the year 1860. Everybody was__________ by this new material which could be moulded（用模子做）into shapes and was so cheap to buy.

Poor young men working in cities with lots of smoke and dirt were ________ to buy white celluloid collars （領(lǐng)子）. The collars were hard and uncomfortable. But they did not have to be sent to wash. The poor young men could rub them clean every evening with soap and water! Poor mothers，who had not been able to afford playthings for their children，were now able to buy them playthings__________of celluloid.

But celluloid had one very serious fault. It caught fire very easily. In fact it burned even more quickly than wood or cloth. There were many terrible accidents，particularly__________ children. For years scientists worked hard to find a better plastic material than celluloid. They had__________success. Then in 1932 an American scientist called Baekeland produced a hard plastic material which did not burn. It became known as bakelite（酚醛塑料）. Other plastic materials like bakelite were also produced. They were_________to make electrical fittings （配件）and plates and cups. Poor people liked them because they were both cheap and safe，but rich people disliked them because they were cheap，and because they could only be made ________dark colours.

【1】A.wishB.thinkC.wantD.hope

【2】A.bothB.neitherC.eitherD.between

【3】A.SoB.ButC.AndD.As

【4】A.surprisedB.excitedC.toldD.frightened

【5】A.worriedB.sureC.afraidD.able

【6】A.doneB.producedC.workedD.made

【7】A.betweenB.onC.amongD.about

【8】A.muchB.greatC.neverD.little

【9】A.cutB.hopedC.usedD.had

【10】A.inB.byC.fromD.of

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【5】D

【6】D

【7】C

【8】D

【9】C

【10】A

【解析】

本文介紹了塑料的歷史。塑料可以塑形，而且很便宜，人人都為之興奮。

【1】句意：塑料的歷史比你想象的要長。

A. wish愿望，B. think認為，C. want想，D. hope希望。結(jié)合句意，表示它的歷史比你想象的更長。故選B。

【2】句意：它是在同一年被一個英國人和一個美國人發(fā)現(xiàn)的。

A. both兩者都，B. neither兩者都不，C. either兩者中的任一個，D. between兩者之間。both…and…“……和…….兩者都”，故選A。

【3】句意：但是在1860年是美國人第一次大規(guī)模地生產(chǎn)了它。

A. So所以，B. But但是，C. And而且，D. As當……時候。根據(jù)“In fact the first man-made plastic ever to appear on the market was made over a hundred years ago.”可知，事實上，最早出現(xiàn)在市場上的人造塑料是一百多年前制造的。在1860年才第一次大規(guī)模生產(chǎn)它，因此表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故選B。

【4】句意：這種新材料可以塑形，而且很便宜，人人都為之興奮。

A. surprised感到驚訝的，B. excited興奮的，C. told告訴，D. frightened害怕的，受驚的。根據(jù)“this new material which could be moulded（用模子做）into shapes and was so cheap to buy.”可知，它可以塑形，而且還很便宜，為此人們感到興奮。故選B。

【5】句意：在煙塵彌漫的城市里工作的貧窮年輕人能夠買到白色的賽璐珞衣領(lǐng)。

A. worried擔(dān)心的，B. sure 確信的，C. afraid 害怕的，D. able有能力的。根據(jù)前文的根據(jù)“this new material which could be moulded（用模子做）into shapes and was so cheap to buy.”可知，它很便宜，因此貧窮的人年輕人也能買到，be able to do sth“能做某事”，故選D。

【6】句意：貧窮的母親們過去買不起孩子們玩的東西，現(xiàn)在卻能給孩子們買賽璐珞做的玩具了。

A. done做，B. produced生產(chǎn)，C. worked工作，D. made制作。be made of“由……制成的”，故選D。

【7】句意：發(fā)生了許多可怕的事故，尤其是在兒童中間。

A.between兩者之間，B.on在……上面，C.among三者或三者以上之間，D.about關(guān)于。根據(jù)children可知，此處表示在孩子們中間，是三者或三者以上，故選C。

【8】句意：他們幾乎沒有成功。

A. much很多的，B. great偉大的，C. never從不，D. little很少的。根據(jù)前文的“For years scientists worked hard to find a better plastic material than celluloid.”可知，他們努力工作想要找一個更好的材料，研究很多年，因此表示幾乎沒有成功。故選D。

【9】句意：他們被用來制造電器配件、盤子和杯子。

A. cut剪去，B. hoped希望，C. used 使用，D. had有。be used to do sth被用于做某事，故選C。

【10】句意：窮人喜歡它們，因為它們既便宜又安全，但富人不喜歡它們，因為它們便宜，而且只能用深色來做。

A. in在……里，B. by通過，C. from來自，D. of……的。in dark colors用深色，故選A。

認真辨析選項里的單詞或短語的詞義，根據(jù)前后文的語境，結(jié)合詞性，短語，句型，時態(tài)，語態(tài)和主謂一致，選出正確的選項。例如小題6，句意：貧窮的母親們過去買不起孩子們玩的東西，現(xiàn)在卻能給孩子們買賽璐珞做的玩具了。A. done做，B. produced生產(chǎn)，C. worked工作，D. made制作。be made of“由……制成的”，故選D。