一、根据句意，从方框中选择适当的词或短语并用其正确形式填空
look around, guide, dream, face, step
1. The tour guide us to visit the famous invention exhibition without stopping.
2. We should the challenges bravely when new problems appear.
3. Taking the first is often the most difficult part in making an invention.
4. I have of being an inventor and creating useful things since I was young.
5. He the room, trying to find materials for his simple invention.

一、1. guided 2. face 3. step
4. dreamed/dreamt 5. looked around

【分析】
本题为英语选词填空题，解题思路如下：1. 通读每个句子，明确句子语境与句意；2. 理解方框内词汇/短语的含义及用法（look around意为“环顾四周”，guide意为“引导”，dream意为“梦想”，face意为“面对”，step意为“步骤；脚步”）；3. 结合句子的时态要求、固定搭配或语境，选择合适的词汇并转换为正确形式（如动词的过去式、原形、过去分词等）。
【解析】
1. 句意为“导游引导我们参观著名的发明展，没有停顿”，需用动词作谓语，“guide sb to do sth”为固定搭配，描述过去发生的动作，故用过去式guided。
2. 句意为“当新问题出现时，我们应勇敢面对挑战”，“face the challenges”是固定搭配，情态动词should后接动词原形，故填face。
3. 句意为“迈出第一步通常是做发明中最难的部分”，“take the first step”为固定短语，故填step。
4. 句意为“我从小就梦想成为发明家并创造有用的东西”，“dream of doing sth”是固定搭配，由“since I was young”可知用现在完成时，dream的过去分词为dreamed/dreamt，故填dreamed/dreamt。
5. 句意为“他环顾房间，试图为他的简单发明找材料”，“look around”意为“环顾四周”，描述过去的动作，故用过去式looked around。
【答案】
一、1. guided 2. face 3. step 4. dreamed/dreamt 5. looked around
【知识点】
动词时态、固定搭配、短语辨析
【点评】
本题考查基础英语词汇的运用，侧重常用短语和动词形式变化，难度适中，需学生掌握短语含义及不同时态下的动词变形规则。
【难度系数】
0.6

二、阅读理解
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并完成第5小题。
A South African boy named Ludwick Marishane and his friend found that about 2,100,000,000 people around the world hadn’t got clean water to use. These people had to wash themselves with dirty water, and dirty water could create terrible illnesses. One of them was trachoma（沙眼）：8,000,000 people all over the world get trachoma every year. To stop trachoma, people don’t have to receive expensive medical care. They just need to wash their faces with clean water.
Ludwick started thinking what he could do to solve the problem. He did some research on the internet, and he thought more about it. Then he had a plan. He wanted to make a gel（凝胶）for people to put on their skin so they don’t have to take a bath. When he was at university, he never stopped thinking about his invention. He started to talk to other people about it, and three years later the dream came true. He made the gel and called it “DryBath”.
Ludwick is the winner of lots of prizes. People call him “one of the brightest young men in the world”. He is happy about his success. DryBath is helping people to stay healthy. And DryBath also helps to save water. That’s important in many parts of the world as clean water is difficult to find there. Now he wants to invent other things and also wants to help other young people to become inventors.
()1. Why did Ludwick want to invent “DryBath”?
A. Because he wanted to win prizes.
B. Because he wanted to help people without easy access（接触的机会）to clean water.
C. Because he wanted to become famous.
D. Because he wanted to use the gel himself.
()2. What can we learn from the text about trachoma?
A. It needs to be treated with expensive medical care.
B. It only happens in South Africa.
C. It can be caused by washing face with dirty water.
D. It can be avoided by taking a bath every day.
()3. What is the right order according to the text?
a. Ludwick had a plan to make a gel.
b. Ludwick did research on the internet.
c. Ludwick made the gel and called it “DryBath”.
d. Ludwick talked to other people about his idea.
A. a, b, c, d B. b, a, d, c
C. d, a, b, c D. b, d, a, c
()4. How does the writer support the main idea of paragraph 1?
A. By telling a story.
B. By giving examples.
C. By making a comparison.
D. By listing numbers.
5. What can lead to inventions according to the text?

二、1. B 由第二段开头可知，洛德威克发明“DryBath”是为了解决问题，即帮助那些难以获得干净水的人。故选B。
2. C 3. B 4. D
5. The needs in daily life can lead to inventions.（言之有理即可）

【分析】
解答本题需先通读短文理解主旨，再针对每道题的题干回原文定位对应信息，逐一分析选项：1题考查发明动机，定位短文对应段落找原因；2题考查沙眼的相关细节，定位第一段内容；3题考查事件顺序，梳理第二段动作先后；4题考查写作手法，分析第一段的支撑方式；5题考查主旨延伸，结合全文逻辑总结。
【解析】
1. 由短文第一段提到全球约21亿人无干净水，用脏水引发疾病，第二段开头Ludwick想解决该问题，可知他发明“DryBath”是为帮助难以获得干净水的人，故选B。
2. 第一段指出脏水会引发沙眼，阻止沙眼需用干净水洗脸；A选项与原文“不需要昂贵医疗”矛盾，B选项“仅发生在南非”错误，D选项“每天洗澡”与原文“用干净水洗脸”不符，故选C。
3. 短文第二段动作顺序为：Ludwick先做网络研究（b）→有制作凝胶的计划（a）→和他人谈论想法（d）→做出“DryBath”（c），对应顺序b,a,d,c，故选B。
4. 第一段通过“2,100,000,000”“8,000,000”等数字支撑观点，采用列数字的手法，故选D。
5. 短文讲述Ludwick因人们缺水的生活需求发明了DryBath，故答案为The needs in daily life can lead to inventions.
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.The needs in daily life can lead to inventions.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、推理判断题
【点评】
本文是人物故事类阅读理解，考查学生查找细节、梳理逻辑、理解主旨的能力，题目设置贴合短文内容，难度适中，能帮助学生提升阅读理解技巧。
【难度系数】
0.6