一、听对话两遍后，选择正确的答案。(10 分)
1. Where was the pen made?
A. In Beijing.
B. In Qinghai.
C. In Shanghai.
2. What is the ruler made of?
A. Steel.
B. Silver.
C. Wood.
3. What will they make for the Spring Festival?
A. Sky lanterns.
B. Clay art.
C. Paper cutting.
4. When will the man leave for Weifang?
A. Next Sunday.
B. This afternoon.
C. This evening.
5. When was the cup made?
A. In 1659.
B. Five hundred years ago.
C. Thousands of years ago.

1.C 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.C

二、听短文两遍后，补全信息。(10 分)

1. China 2. Linda 3. computer
4. America 5. an MP5 player

一、完形填空(20 分)
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 2 for man to carry 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 all have become a big part of our life today.
The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions: The helicopter in 1909, movies with 6 in 1926, the computer in 1928, and jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new 7 was first made. Nylon came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wear. Of course, new inventions continued to be made. Man began looking for ways to go into 8 . Russia made the first step. Then the United States took another. Since then, other countries, including China and Japan, have made their steps into space. In 1969, man took his biggest step away from 9 . Americans first walked on the 10 . 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. invention
2. A. easy
B. difficult
C. happy
3. A. few
B. several
C. many
4. A. largely
B. differently
C. greatly
5. A. Between
B. Among
C. Before
6. A. pictures
B. sound
C. smell
7. A. mistake
B. world
C. material
8. A. space
B. factories
C. the world
9. A. earth
B. space
C. planes
10. A. sun
B. moon
C. earth

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

【分析】
首先通读全文，把握主旨为“伟大发明改变人类生活”，再逐空结合上下文语境、词汇词义及搭配分析：1. 前文提及“many great inventions”，此处指第一个伟大发明；2. 轮子的功能是让搬运、旅行更便捷；3. 结合语境，几百年后几乎无同影响力的发明；4. 修饰动词“change”需副词，选表“极大地”的词；5. 三者及以上的“在…当中”用among；6. 1926年对应有声电影；7. 尼龙属于新材料；8. 后文提及太空探索，此处指进入太空；9. 1969年人类离开地球；10. 美国人登月对应月球。
【解析】
1. 前文提到“many great inventions”，此处指第一个伟大的发明，A（科学家）、B（艺术家）不符合，故选C。
2. 轮子让人类搬运重物、长途旅行变得容易，B（困难的）、C（开心的）不符合，故选A。
3. 句意为“几百年后几乎没有和轮子有同等影响力的发明”，few表否定“几乎没有”，several（几个）、many（许多）不符合，故选A。
4. 此处修饰动词“change”需副词，largely（主要地）、differently（不同地）不符合语境，greatly（极大地）符合，故选C。
5. 此处指在三者及以上的发明中，between用于两者之间，among用于三者及以上，故选B。
6. 结合常识，1926年出现的是有声电影，movies with sound（有声电影），pictures（画面）、smell（气味）不符合，故选B。
7. 尼龙是一种新材料，mistake（错误）、world（世界）不符合，故选C。
8. 后文提及太空探索，此处指进入太空，factories（工厂）、the world（世界）不符合，故选A。
9. 1969年人类迈出离开地球的最大一步，space（太空）、planes（飞机）不符合，故选A。
10. 美国人首次在月球行走，sun（太阳）、earth（地球）不符合，故选B。
【答案】
1.C 2.A 3.A 4.C 5.B 6.B 7.C 8.A 9.A 10.B
【知识点】
完形填空、词汇辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文围绕“伟大发明对人类生活的影响”展开，侧重考查词汇在具体语境中的运用，需结合上下文逻辑、词义辨析及常识解题，难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.7