【題目】閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

In the 1830s, William Procter and James Gamble started a small factory in Cincinnati, in which candles and pieces of soap 【1】 (produce). However, the market for candles suddenly fell as a result of Thomas Edison’s 【2】 (invent) of the electric light. The situation appeared to be hopeless for Mr. Procter and Mr. Gamble, 【3】 an accident saved their company.

One day in 1879, a forgetful worker forgot 【4】 (stop) his machine when he went to lunch. A lot of air made its way into the mixture. Instead of 【5】 (throw) away the mixture, he made it into soap. The soap was cut, packed and shipped. Filled with air bubbles (氣泡), the new soap was 【6】 (light) than water. 【7】 (nature), it floated. The soap was given the name “Ivory Soap”.

To 【8】 (they) surprise, Mr. Procter and Mr. Gamble received lots of letters 【9】 the buyers for that “accidental” soap. They wanted more of 【10】 soap, which floated!

You may wonder why that product was so popular. In Cincinnati, many people bathed in the Ohio River and the floating soap would never get lost. Ivory Soap became a best selling thing because of the worker’s mistake.

【答案】

【1】were produced

【2】invention

【3】but

【4】to stop

【5】throwing

【6】lighter

【7】Naturally

【8】their

【9】from

【10】the

【解析】

本文是一篇故事。由于電燈的出現(xiàn)，蠟燭市場需求突然下滑；一家蠟燭和肥皂工廠的工人無意中把充滿氣體的混合物充進了肥皂，生產(chǎn)出了能夠漂浮的“Ivory Soap”。

【1】考查時態(tài)語態(tài)。本文講述過去發(fā)生的事情，所以使用一般過去時，且本句主語candles and pieces of soap與動詞produce構(gòu)成被動關(guān)系，所以使用一般過去時的被動語態(tài)。故填were produced。

【2】考查名詞�？崭裉幵诒揪渲凶鼋樵~短語as a result of的賓語，故用名詞形式invention（發(fā)明）。句意：因為愛迪生的發(fā)明，蠟燭的市場突然下滑。故填invention。

【3】考查連詞。句意：對Mr. Procter和Mr. Gamble來說，目前的情況好像沒有希望了，但是一個事故挽救了他們的公司。上下文之間是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故填but。

【4】考查動詞的固定用法。動詞短語forget to do sth忘記要做某事；forget doing忘記做某事；句意：1879年一個健忘的工人去吃飯的時候忘記要把機器關(guān)掉。根據(jù)語境可知，應(yīng)該使用forget to do sth。故填to stop。

【5】考查動名詞。句意：沒有把這些混合物扔掉，他把它充進了肥皂里。在英語中介詞的后面通常接名詞、代詞或動名詞做賓語，本句中要使用動名詞做of的賓語。故填throwing。

【6】考查形容詞比較級。因為肥皂里有氣泡，所以這種新肥皂要比水還要輕。所以要使用比較級形式lighter。故填lighter。

【7】考查副詞。句意：自然地，它能夠漂浮起來。副詞通常在句中做狀語修飾形容詞副詞動詞或整個句子。本句中naturally在句中做狀語修飾整個句子。故填Naturally。

【8】考查固定短語。短語to one’s surprise讓某人驚訝的是，其中要使用所有格one’s修飾surprise。句意：讓他們驚訝的是他們收到了很多顧客的來信要求購買這種肥皂。故填their。

【9】考查介詞。動詞短語receive sth from sb收到來自某人的某物；句意：讓他們驚訝的是他們收到了很多顧客的來信要求購買這種肥皂。故填from。

【10】考查定冠詞。不定冠詞a/an表示泛指，定冠詞the表示特指；本句中定冠詞the修飾soap，特指能夠漂浮的肥皂。故填the。

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