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【題目】There have been many great inventions that changed the way we live. The first great __________ was the one that is still very __________ today—the wheel. This made it easier for us to carry heavy things and to__________ long distances.

For hundreds of years after that, there were __________ inventions that had as much effect as the wheel. But in the early 1800s the world started __________. There was little unknown land in the world. People did not have to explore much any more. They began to work in order to make life better.

During the second half of the 19th century many great inventions __________. Among them were the electric light, the camera and the radio. These __________ play a big part in our life today.

The first part of the 20th century saw __________ great inventions: the helicopter(直升機) in 1909, movies with sound in 1926, and jet planes in 1930.This was __________ a time when a new material was first made. Nylon came out in 1935.It changed the kind of clothes people __________.

【1】A. invention B. food C. inventor D. animal

【2】A. useless B. impossible C. important D. comfortable

【3】A. sail B. flies C. walks D. travel

【4】A. little B. a little C. few D. a few

【5】A. to change B. to turning C. turn D. change

【6】A. are made B. can be made C. has been made D. were made

【7】A. both B. all C. none D. nothing

【8】A. much B. more C. less D. little

【9】A. also B. as well as C. either D. as well

【10】A. wearing B. putting on C. wore D. put on

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】C

【5】A

【6】D

【7】B

【8】B

【9】A

【10】C

【解析】試題分析：短文結(jié)合汽車（車輪）、電燈、尼龍等重要發(fā)明，說明了偉大的發(fā)明創(chuàng)造改變了我們的生活方式。

【1】句意：第一個偉大發(fā)明是至今仍然很重要的發(fā)明——車輪（汽車）。考查名詞辨析題。A. invention發(fā)明；B. food食物；C. inventor發(fā)明家；D. animal動物。the wheel車輪，是種實物；根據(jù)第一句There have been many great inventions that changed the way we live.，結(jié)合句意語境，可知選A。

【2】句意：第一個偉大發(fā)明是至今仍然很重要的發(fā)明——車輪�？疾樾稳菰~辨析題。A. useless無用的；B. impossible不可能的；C. important重要的；D. comfortable舒適的。根據(jù)下文This made it easier for us to carry heavy things and to travel long distances.，結(jié)合句意語境，可知這種發(fā)明方便了人們的生活，是很重要的，故選C。

【3】句意：這使我們更容易攜帶沉重的東西和長途旅行。考查動詞辨析題。A. sail航行；B. flies飛行；C. walks走/散步，強調(diào)慢行；D. travel旅行。long distances長距離；根據(jù)句意語境，可知前三項意思都與語境不合，故選D。

【4】句意：幾百年后，幾乎沒有什么發(fā)明能像輪子一樣有效果�？疾樾稳菰~辨析題。四個選項都可修飾名詞，little和a little修飾不可數(shù)名詞，inventions是復(fù)數(shù)名詞，可排除AB選項。few和a few都修飾復(fù)數(shù)名詞，但few表示否定意義，a few表示肯定意義，可排除D項。根據(jù)句意語境，可知選C。

【5】句意：但在19世紀初，世界開始發(fā)生變化�？疾閯釉~修飾辨析題。start to do開始做某事，start后接動詞不定式，是固定短語，可排除后面三項。根據(jù)句意結(jié)構(gòu)，可知選A。

【6】句意：在十九世紀的下半年，許多偉大的發(fā)明被創(chuàng)造出來了。考查動詞時態(tài)辨析題。四個選項都是被動語態(tài)，但during the second half of the 19th century十九世紀后半期，這是一個過去的時間，需用于一般過去時。根據(jù)句意語境，可知選D。

【7】句意：這些都在我們今天的生活中扮演著重要的角色。考查不定代詞辨析題。A. both兩者都，多與and連用；B. all全都，用于三者以上；C. none沒有人；D. nothing沒有東西，沒有事情。根據(jù)上文Among them were the electric light, the camera and the radio.，結(jié)合句意語境，可知選B。

【8】句意：二十世紀的第一部分看到了更多偉大的發(fā)明�？疾樾稳菰~比較級辨析題。inventions是復(fù)數(shù)名詞，不可用much、less和little修飾，可排除ABD三個選項。根據(jù)句意語境，可知選B。

【9】句意：這也是第一次制造新材料的時間。考查副詞辨析題。A. also也，并且；B. as well as既…又…；C. either強調(diào)“兩者選其一”，多與or連用；D. as well也，還有。根據(jù)句意語境，可知選A。

【10】句意：尼龍于1935問世。它改變了人們的衣服種類。考查動詞辨析題。wear和put on可表示“穿”。根據(jù)句意語境，可知選C。