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Ⅰ. 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
The Man Who Lit Up the World
Thomas Edison, one of history's greatest inventors, was born in Ohio, America in 1847. As a child, he was always 1. He loved doing experiments(实验) in his underground room. His teachers thought he learned too 2. However, his mother believed in him and taught him at home.
Edison's most 3 invention was the useful light bulb. Before electricity, people used candles and gas lamps which were 4. Edison worked for years to find the right material for the bulb's filament(灯丝;细丝). He 5 over 6,000 materials! Finally in 1879, after many failures, he succeeded with a burned bamboo filament that could 6 for hours.
But Edison didn't 7 there. He also invented the phonograph(留声机) (the first music player), improved the telephone, and created early movie cameras. His 8 in New Jersey was called "The Invention Factory" because he and his team worked on so many tasks.
Edison once said, "I have not 9. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." His story teaches us that keeping on studying and working hard can change the 10. Today, we still benefit from his inventions every time we turn on a light.
()1. A. shy B. curious C. kind
()2. A. slowly B. quickly C. carefully
()3. A. difficult B. interesting C. famous
()4. A. safe B. dangerous C. expensive
()5. A. saw B. tested C. bought
()6. A. last B. shine C. burn
()7. A. stop B. stay C. study
()8. A. home B. lab C. school
()9. A. finished B. studied C. failed
()10. A. country B. world C. city
The Man Who Lit Up the World
Thomas Edison, one of history's greatest inventors, was born in Ohio, America in 1847. As a child, he was always 1. He loved doing experiments(实验) in his underground room. His teachers thought he learned too 2. However, his mother believed in him and taught him at home.
Edison's most 3 invention was the useful light bulb. Before electricity, people used candles and gas lamps which were 4. Edison worked for years to find the right material for the bulb's filament(灯丝;细丝). He 5 over 6,000 materials! Finally in 1879, after many failures, he succeeded with a burned bamboo filament that could 6 for hours.
But Edison didn't 7 there. He also invented the phonograph(留声机) (the first music player), improved the telephone, and created early movie cameras. His 8 in New Jersey was called "The Invention Factory" because he and his team worked on so many tasks.
Edison once said, "I have not 9. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." His story teaches us that keeping on studying and working hard can change the 10. Today, we still benefit from his inventions every time we turn on a light.
()1. A. shy B. curious C. kind
()2. A. slowly B. quickly C. carefully
()3. A. difficult B. interesting C. famous
()4. A. safe B. dangerous C. expensive
()5. A. saw B. tested C. bought
()6. A. last B. shine C. burn
()7. A. stop B. stay C. study
()8. A. home B. lab C. school
()9. A. finished B. studied C. failed
()10. A. country B. world C. city
答案
1—5 BACBB 6—10 AABCB
解析
【分析】
做完形填空需遵循“通读全文明主旨→逐空分析选答案→代入复核保通顺”的思路：1. 先快速浏览短文，掌握本文介绍爱迪生发明事迹与名言的核心主旨；2. 针对每个空格，结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配等，逐一分析选项，选出最符合语义逻辑的答案；3. 将所选答案代入原文，检查整体语义是否通顺、逻辑是否连贯。
【解析】
1. 结合后文“喜欢在地下室做实验”，可知爱迪生小时候充满好奇心，curious（好奇的）符合语境，选B。
2. 后文提到妈妈在家教他，说明老师认为他学得太慢，slowly（慢地）符合，选A。
3. 灯泡是爱迪生最广为人知的发明，famous（著名的）符合，选C。
4. 蜡烛和煤气灯易引发危险，dangerous（危险的）符合，选B。
5. 为找灯丝材料，爱迪生测试了6000多种材料，tested（测试）符合，选B。
6. last for是固定搭配，意为“持续”，此处指灯丝能持续数小时，选A。
7. stop there意为“止步于此”，表示爱迪生没有满足已有成就，符合语境，选A。
8. 爱迪生的发明场所是实验室，lab（实验室）符合，选B。
9. 爱迪生的名言强调“没有失败，只是找到行不通的方法”，failed（失败）符合，选C。
10. 爱迪生的发明改变了世界，world（世界）符合，选B。
【答案】
1—5 BACBB 6—10 AABCB
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词义辨析、上下文语境理解
【点评】
本文围绕爱迪生的事迹展开，既考察词汇的词义辨析，也注重对上下文逻辑的理解，是初中英语常见题型，贴近学生认知，能引导学生学习爱迪生的坚持精神。
【难度系数】
0.6
做完形填空需遵循“通读全文明主旨→逐空分析选答案→代入复核保通顺”的思路：1. 先快速浏览短文，掌握本文介绍爱迪生发明事迹与名言的核心主旨；2. 针对每个空格，结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配等，逐一分析选项，选出最符合语义逻辑的答案；3. 将所选答案代入原文，检查整体语义是否通顺、逻辑是否连贯。
【解析】
1. 结合后文“喜欢在地下室做实验”，可知爱迪生小时候充满好奇心，curious（好奇的）符合语境，选B。
2. 后文提到妈妈在家教他，说明老师认为他学得太慢，slowly（慢地）符合，选A。
3. 灯泡是爱迪生最广为人知的发明，famous（著名的）符合，选C。
4. 蜡烛和煤气灯易引发危险，dangerous（危险的）符合，选B。
5. 为找灯丝材料，爱迪生测试了6000多种材料，tested（测试）符合，选B。
6. last for是固定搭配，意为“持续”，此处指灯丝能持续数小时，选A。
7. stop there意为“止步于此”，表示爱迪生没有满足已有成就，符合语境，选A。
8. 爱迪生的发明场所是实验室，lab（实验室）符合，选B。
9. 爱迪生的名言强调“没有失败，只是找到行不通的方法”，failed（失败）符合，选C。
10. 爱迪生的发明改变了世界，world（世界）符合，选B。
【答案】
1—5 BACBB 6—10 AABCB
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词义辨析、上下文语境理解
【点评】
本文围绕爱迪生的事迹展开，既考察词汇的词义辨析，也注重对上下文逻辑的理解，是初中英语常见题型，贴近学生认知，能引导学生学习爱迪生的坚持精神。
【难度系数】
0.6
