五、阅读短文,根据语篇要求填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。
Do you usually look into the mirror several times a day? The mirror is 1. important invention. Today, mirrors are seen everywhere, from your room to your father’s car. They are helpful 2. many ways. Do you know who invented it and when it was invented?
The first man-made mirror 3. made from rocks. Later, people used different metals like bronze (青铜) to make mirrors. The first modern glass mirror was invented by a German named Justus von Liebig in 1835. He used a silvering (镀银) technique 4. produce glass mirrors. Today aluminium (铝) is the main metal used for making mirrors.
Nowadays, mirrors come in different shapes and sizes. They are used for different purposes. It is said 5. breaking a mirror causes seven years of bad luck. So, look after your mirror well.

1. an
2. in
3. was
4. to
5. that

【分析】
本题为短文填空，需结合语法规则、固定搭配及常用句型完成填空。解题时，先分析每个空所在句子的结构、词性要求，再结合语境确定答案：第1空需考虑冠词用法，第2空考查固定短语，第3空涉及被动语态，第4空考查不定式用法，第5空需掌握常用句型。
【解析】
1. 空后important以元音音素开头，修饰单数可数名词invention表泛指，故填不定冠词an；
2. 固定搭配in many ways意为“在很多方面”，符合语境，故填in；
3. 主语The first man-made mirror是动作make的承受者，动作发生在过去，需用一般过去时的被动语态，主语为单数，故填was；
4. 固定用法use sth to do sth中，不定式作目的状语，故填to；
5. 常用句型It is said that...意为“据说……”，that引导主语从句，故填that。
【答案】
1. an
2. in
3. was
4. to
5. that
【知识点】
不定冠词；固定搭配；一般过去时的被动语态
【点评】
本题考查英语基础语法与常用表达，涉及冠词、固定短语、被动语态等知识点，难度较低，只要掌握基础语法规则即可轻松完成，适合巩固初中英语基础。
【难度系数】
0.8