Question

Great inventions

Great inventions change the world.They help  people live a 1 life.The following are three of the most important  in-"'Mli'm、 in history. The wheel

II"' wheel is perhaps the greatest invention  in history. After its invention, travelling became faster and 2 .A  few

thousand years ago, people started to use  wheels on carriages. In the early 19th century, the first trains began to  carry

3 .At the start of the 20lh century,cars  became popular.

4 the wheel, we would not have these  inventions. The telephone

Alexander Graham Bell invented one of the  first practical telephones in 1876. 5 ， people have been  able to speak to each other over long 6 .Today millions of people across the  world own mobile phones. They 7 people to keep in touch with each other anytime,  anywhere. The light bulb

Thomas Edison 8 the first practical light  bulb in 1879.Before the 9 of the light bulb, people had to use oil lamps 9 gas  lamps or candles to see at night. With light , can do as mariv things in ihr  evening ;i> tlicv

can 10 •

1. A.good B. better C.bad D.  worse

2. A. comfort able B.much comfortable C.more  comfortable D.the most comfortable

3. A. prizes B. gold C. passengers D • grai  ns

4. A.With B.Without C.Instead of  D.Besides

5. A.Since then B.After that C.Long  ago I).Before that

6. A. way B. time C. roads D.di  stances

7. A. mak e B. allow C. have D.  order

8. A. discovered B. found C. developed D.  practised

9. A.invent B. inventor C.inventing  D.invention

10. A.in the daytime B.al night C.in the  morning D.at lunch

Answer 1

l.B根據(jù)常識，偉大的發(fā)明改變世界,它們能幫助人們過上 "更好的"（better)生活。

2. C句意:在它（車輪）被發(fā)明以后,旅行變得更加快捷、更加 舒適了。表示"更加舒適的"，用more  comfortable。

3. C句意:在19世紀(jì)初,最早的火車開始搭載乘客。所填詞 意思為"乘客"，用passengerso

4. B根據(jù)常識，"沒有"（without)車輪的發(fā)明，也就不可能有四 輪馬車、火車和汽車這些發(fā)明的出現(xiàn)。

5. A與現(xiàn)在完成時連用，意思為"從那以后"，用since  then。

6. D根據(jù)常識，電話被發(fā)明以后，人們就可以相互在遠(yuǎn)"距離" (distance)通話了 „

7. B 由句中作賓語補(bǔ)足語的不定式短語to keep in touch with...可知空格處不能填使役動詞make和have;根據(jù)常識， 移動電話不是"命令"(older),而是"容許"(allow)人們相互 保持聯(lián)系。

8. C 根據(jù)常識，托馬斯•愛迪生在1879年"研制"了 (develop)，而不是"發(fā)現(xiàn)''(discover 、find)和"練習(xí)"(practise) 了第一個實用的電燈泡。

9. D句意：在電燈泡被發(fā)明以前，在晚上人們不得不用油燈、  煤氣燈或蠟燭照明。所填詞前面有定冠詞the,要用"發(fā)明" 的名詞。

10. A句意:有了電燈泡，人們在晚上可以和在白天做一樣多 的事情。所填詞意思為"在白天"，用in the  daytime。