A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply—all these were important 1 in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution. 2 they were not enough. Something 3 was needed to start the industrial process. That "something special" was men—4 individuals who could invent machines, find new 5 of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society.

　　The men who 6 the machines of the Industrial Revolution 7 from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were 8 inventors than scientists. A man who is a 9 scientist is primarily interested in doing his research 10 .He is not necessarily working 11 that his findings can be used.

　　An inventor or one interested in applied science is 12 trying to make something that has a concrete use. He may try to solve a problem by 13 the theories 14 science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a 15 result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of 16 other objectives.

　　Most of the people who 17 the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had 18 or no training in science might not have made their inventions 19 a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years 20 .

　　1.A.cases       B .reasons            C .factors            D .situations

　　2.A.But         B .And              C .Besides           D .Even

　　3.A.else        B .near               C .extra             D .similar

　　4.A.generating   B .effective           C .motivating         D .creative

　　5.A.origins       B .sources           C .bases             D .discoveries

　　6.A.employed    B .created            C .operated          D .controlled

　　7.A.came        B .arrived            C .stemmed          D .appeared

　　8.A.less        B .better              C. more             D .worse

　　9.A.genuine      B .practical           C .pure             D .clever

　　10.A.happily     B .occasionally        C. reluctantly         D .accurately

　　11.A.now       B .and                C .all               D .so

　　12.A.seldom     B .sometimes         C .all                D .never

　　13.A.planning   B .using              C .idea               D .means

　　14.A.of        B .with               C .to                 D .as

　　15.A.single      B .sole              C. specialized          D .specific

　　16.A.few       B .those              C .many              D .all

　　17.A.proposed   B .developed         C .supplied            D .offered

　　18.A.little       B .much             C .some              D .any

　　19.A.as         B .if                C .because            D .while

　　20.A.ago       B .past               C .ahead              D .before

Chinese Spring Festival marks the first day of a new year, so the first meal is rather important. People from the North and the South have different   26  about the foods they eat on this  27   day. In Northern China, people   28   eat Jiaozi. The word Jiaozi in Chinese means the   29   and the beginning of time. According to historical  30  , in the past people from the North and the South both ate Jiaozi on Chinese New Year’s Day. Perhaps   31  the areas in Southern China   32   more rice than those in Northern China, southern people slowly  33  to eat many other kinds of food on New Year’s Day.   34   , the most common foods for the first   35   are noodles, New Year Cake and Tangyuan. The noodle  36  long life. The New Year Cake is called Niangao in Chinese, which   37   the hope of improvement in   38   year after year. Tangyuan is a symbol of   39    according to the Chinese.

To  40   a New Year visit to relatives and friends is an important activity during the Spring Festival. People also send cards to   41    a New Year’s greeting. What children love most is to set off firecrackers.   42   , as the pace of life is becoming faster and faster, people have   43   new ways to celebrate the Chinese traditional New Year. For example, many people no longer send out greeting cards.   44   , they use short messages or emails. Also to travel during the New Year holidays has come into   45   .

1.A. word       B. habits            C. meanings         D. stories

2.A. usual          B. unforgettable         C. common       D. special

3.A. seldom          B. usually           C. always            D. hardly

4.A. end         B. future            C. result             D. effect

5.A. reasons        B. records           C. notes              D. stories

6.A. as long as          B. though            C. when              D. because

7.A. caused         B. took           C. produced         D. brought

8.A. understood     B. knew              C. made               D. began

9.A. Besides        B. Therefore         C. Consequently     D. Usually

10.A. subject         B. title                 C. program           D. meal

11.A. symbolizes        B. reveals           C. shows             D. indicates

12.A. transports         B. represents            C. fetches              D. takes

13.A. health          B. family            C. life               D. work

14.A. reunion        B. luck              C. happiness          D. harmony

15.A. do             B. pay                C. get               D. carry

16.A. express        B. describe               C. establish        D. define

17.A. Luckily        B. Unfortunately       C. However             D. Besides

18.A. given away    B. made out           C. got into           D. taken up

19. A. Instead         B. Fortunately         C. Moreover         D. Furthermore

20.A. fashion        B. effect               C. sight             D. power

 

    Of all the men who ever liked fresh air, no one liked it more than James Wilson did. He _1__ slept with his window open even when snow was falling outside.

    One winter, he went to Finland on business. When he _2__ his room in the hotel, he found that the windows were closed to __3__ the icy air out. He did his best to open one but failed. The bed was really __4___, but Wilson couldn’t sleep. He __5__ forget the closed windows. No fresh air! It was __6___ to think of.

    At about one o’clock in the morning, he was __7__ awake. Worrying about the air in the room. He became very angry. Where was the __8__ ? He could see something that looked like __9___ over there. He threw a shoe at it through the darkness with all the force of his strong right arm. A terrible sound of breaking glass _10__ the room, but to Wilson’s sad heart, it seemed like the sound of __11___ music.

    When daylight came through the window, he __12___ and lay with his eyes close. There was __13__ to worry about. __14___ was it ? Oh, the broken window! Yes, indeed. He would have to pay __15__ that. He opened his eyes to look.

    Suddenly he sat up in __16__. The window was not broken at all. The __17__ was all in one piece, just as good as it had been the night before. __18__ fresh air was entering the room through the window!

    He then turned his eyes to the __19__ and saw a broken picture __20__ on the wall. There was a shoe on the floor below it, and a lot of broken glasses around the shoe.

1. A. seldom           B. often                 C. sometimes          D. always

    2. A. left             B. cleaned               C. entered            D. examined

    3. A. prevent          B. keep                  C. stop               D. send

    4. A. cold             B. comfortable           C. bad                D. terrible

    5. A. shouldn’t       B. wasn’t able to       C. couldn’t          D. wouldn’t

    6. A. unlucky          B. anxious               C. difficult          D. terrible

    7. A. already          B. nearly                C. hardly             D. still

    8. A. waiter           B. manager               C. window             D. light

    9. A. paper            B. glass                 C. a picture          D. a man

    10. A. destroyed       B. covered               C. filled             D. entered

    11. A. funny           B. strange               C. beautiful          D. famous

    12. A. got up          B. woke up               C. went in            D. came down

    13. A. a lot           B. little                C. something          D. someone

    14. A. What            B. How                   C. Where              D. Who

    15. A. to              B. with                  C. from               D. for

    16. A. silence         B. surprise              C. trouble            D. pain

    17. A. window          B. picture               C. glass              D. shoe

    18. A. Much            B. No                    C. Still              D. Yet

    19. A. outside         B. top                   C. side               D. bottom

    20. A. lying           B. hanging               C. falling            D. put    

Once an Arab was traveling in the desert . When the sun went down in the west , he stopped and put up his tent , made a fire and had a   36   meal . When night fell , he  37  down to sleep .

He had   38  fallen  asleep  when he felt a soft  39  on his elbow(肘) . He woke up to find that his camel had put his head inside the tent . The camel said , “Would you please let me keep my head in the tent to get warm ? It’s so cold outside . I won’t take up much room . ”

The Arab was a  40  man . “All right ,do as you please , ”he said . Then he turned on his side and went back to sleep .

It wasn’t long  41  he felt a push on his shoulder . It was the camel again . “Dear master ,”the camel said , “my head is quite warm now , but my neck is still cold . Do you mind  42  I keep it inside the tent ,too ? ”

“No , not at all , ”the man said . But this time he felt a bit  43  , as the camel had such a long neck .

Hardly had he shut his eyes when he got a harder push in his side . This time the camel said , “Will you please  44  me to bring my front legs inside and warm them up a little ?”

The Arab moved over to one side of the tent .He made  45  as small as he could . It wasn’t a bit comfortable , and sleep was now  46  .

 After a while, the camel gave him a rough push and said , “The tent is too small for the two of us .Besides , my two hind legs are still left in the cold.  47  is only reasonable that you should leave the whole tent to me .”

A. simple                   B. rich                         C. excellent                  D. ordinary

A. laid                       B. lay                           C. lied                          D. went

A. seldom                  B. not                          C. almost                   D. hardly

A. touch                    B. beat                         C. kick                         D. bite

A. hard-hearted       B. kind-hearted             C. cruel                D. careless

A. after                   B. before                   C. since                        D. then

A. whether                 B. as                            C. that                          D. if

A. crowded             B. comfortable                  C. warmer                    D. narrower

A. let                      B. allow              C. make                 D. have

A. the tent                  B. himself                    C. room                       D. ground

A. impossibly             B. impossible             C. quite possible            D. possibility

A. It                          B. That                         C. What                       D. This

I can______ be a teacher. I’m not a very patient person.

A. seldom      B. ever   C. never     D. always