一、完形填空
There have been many great inventions that change the way we live. The first great 1 was one that is still very important today—the wheel. This made it easy for man 2 heavy things and to travel long distances. For hundreds of years after that, there were 3 inventions that had as much effect as the wheel. Then in the early 1800's, the world started to change 4. There was little unknown land left in the world. People did not have to explore much any more. In the second half of the 19th century, many great inventions were made. 5 them were the camera, the electric light and the radio. These have all become a big part of our life today.
The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions. The helicopter in 1909. Movies ______ 6 ______ sound in 1926. The computer in 1928. And jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new ______ 7 ______ was first made. Nylon(尼龙) came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wore. Of course new inventions continued to be made. Man began looking ______ 8 ______ ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then the United States made another. Since then other countries, including China and Japan, ______ 9 ______ their steps into space. In 1969 man took the biggest step away from earth. ______ 10 ______ first walked on the moon. This was certainly just a beginning. New inventions will someday allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of.
1. A. scientist
B. artist
C. musician
D. invention
2. A. carry
B. carrying
C. to carry
D. carried
3. A. few
B. a few
C. little
D. a little
4. A. largely
B. differently
C. greatly
D. freely
5. A. Between
B. Among
C. Before
D. After
6. A. in
B. of
C. on
D. with
7. A. mistake
B. product
C. world
D. material
8. A. for
B. out
C. after
D. around
9. A. made
B. were made
C. have made
D. had made
10. A. Chinese
B. Japanese
C. Americans
D. Russians

1.D 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.B 6.D
7.D 8.A 9.C 10.C

【分析】
首先通读全文，明确文章主旨是介绍改变人类生活的伟大发明。解题时需结合上下文语境、固定搭配、词义辨析及语法知识，逐个分析每个空的选项：1题对应前文“great inventions”选invention；2题考查固定句型“make it + adj + for sb to do sth”；3题修饰可数名词复数inventions，表否定用few；4题用副词修饰动词change，选greatly；5题指代三者以上的发明用among；6题表示“带有声音的电影”用介词with；7题尼龙属于材料，选material；8题固定搭配look for；9题时间状语since then用现在完成时；10题结合常识登月的是美国人。
【解析】
1. 前文提到“many great inventions”，此处指第一个伟大的发明是轮子，故选D。
2. 固定句型“make it + adj + for sb to do sth”中，it是形式宾语，真正宾语为不定式，故选C。
3. inventions是可数名词复数，此处表“几乎没有”，用few（a few表肯定，little/a little修饰不可数名词），故选A。
4. 修饰动词change需用副词，greatly表示“极大地”，符合语境，故选C。
5. them指代前文的many great inventions（三者及以上），among用于三者及以上之间，between用于两者，故选B。
6. 表示“带有声音的电影”，用介词with，故选D。
7. 后文提到尼龙，尼龙是一种材料，故选D。
8. 固定搭配look for意为“寻找”，符合“寻找进入太空的方法”的语境，故选A。
9. 时间状语since then（自从那时），主句用现在完成时，主语other countries是复数，故用have made，故选C。
10. 根据常识，1969年首次登月的是美国人，故选C。
【答案】
1.D 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.B 6.D 7.D 8.A 9.C 10.C
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、固定搭配、词义辨析
【点评】
本文围绕“伟大发明对人类生活的影响”展开，考查了词义辨析、固定搭配、语法（时态、介词）等知识点，需结合上下文语境和基础英语知识作答，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6