[2026 辽宁沈阳期中]Thomas Alva Edison was a very curious child. He liked to know how things worked. Thomas liked to do experiments. He made his own 1 for the things he needed. He sold candy and newspapers to people on a train.
Thomas 2 a new kind of telegraph. A telegraph is a machine that sends messages quickly. A 3 company paid Thomas a lot of money for the invention. This new machine made sending 4 much faster than before. With the money, Thomas built a lab that was used for inventing things. Here, he could work on his ideas and 5 even more helpful tools for people.
Edison invented the phonograph in 1877. He recorded his own 6, saying “Mary Had a Little Lamb”. People were amazed at the phonograph. It seemed like 7.
Edison was 8 in the light bulb. The first light bulbs didn’t last very long. Edison made a new kind of bulb that lasted longer than the others. He also found a 9 for the bulb to be used in houses and other buildings. This made it 10 for people to have light at night, which improved their daily lives. Edison changed the world!
()1. A. food B. money C. machine D. tool
()2. A. wrote B. bought C. invented D. watched
()3. A. rich B. poor C. silly D. polite
()4. A. books B. messages C. presents D. products
()5. A. use B. create C. keep D. protect
()6. A. dance B. memory C. dream D. voice
()7. A. magic B. wind C. water D. light
()8. A. bored B. surprised C. excited D. interested
()9. A. way B. job C. notice D. desk
()10. A. beautiful B. possible C. worried D. unhappy

完形填空·语篇导读 本文主要介绍了爱迪生的故事。
快速对答案
1—5 B C A B B
6—10 D A D A B
1. B 根据"He sold candy and newspapers to people on a train."可知,他通过在火车上卖糖果和报纸来赚钱,故选B项。
2. C 句意为:托马斯发明了一种新的电报机。根据后文"A telegraph is a machine that sends messages quickly."以及the invention可知选C项。
3. A 根据空后paid Thomas a lot of money for the invention可知,这个公司是富有的,故选A项。
4. B 句意为:这个新机器使得发送信息比以前快得多。根据sends messages quickly可知选B项。
5. B 根据"With the money, Thomas built a lab that was used for inventing things."可知,他建造用于发明创造的实验室,所以是创造更多工具,故选B项。
6. D 根据语境及常识可知,留声机录制的是声音,故选D项。
7. A 句意为:它看起来像魔法。根据"People were amazed at the phonograph."可知,人们对留声机感到十分惊奇,结合选项,故选A项。
8. D 句意为:爱迪生对电灯泡感兴趣。根据后文"Edison made a new kind of bulb that lasted longer than the others."可知,爱迪生致力于改进电灯泡,这表明他对电灯泡是感兴趣的,故选D项。
9. A 根据to be used in houses and other buildings可知,他要解决灯泡在建筑物中使用的问题,也就是找到使用灯泡的方法,故选A项。
10. B 根据语境可知,爱迪生改进灯泡并找到使用方法后,让人们在晚上能够使用灯光照明,使其从难以实现变为可能,故选B项。

【分析】
这是一篇介绍爱迪生的完形填空，解题思路为：首先通读全文，把握文章主旨（爱迪生的发明与成就）；接着结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配及常识，逐一分析每个小题的选项；最后代入所选答案，验证是否符合文意与逻辑。
【解析】
1. 根据后文“He sold candy and newspapers to people on a train”可知，他通过售卖物品赚钱，故选B（money）。
2. 根据后文“A telegraph is a machine that sends messages quickly”及“the invention”可知，托马斯发明了一种新的电报机，故选C（invented）。
3. 根据空后“paid Thomas a lot of money for the invention”可知，这家公司很富有，故选A（rich）。
4. 根据前文“A telegraph is a machine that sends messages quickly”可知，新机器让发送信息更快，故选B（messages）。
5. 根据前文“Thomas built a lab that was used for inventing things”可知，他在实验室创造更多有用的工具，故选B（create）。
6. 根据常识及前文“Edison invented the phonograph in 1877”可知，留声机录制的是声音，故选D（voice）。
7. 根据前文“People were amazed at the phonograph”可知，人们对留声机感到惊奇，觉得它像魔法，故选A（magic）。
8. 根据固定搭配“be interested in”及后文爱迪生改进灯泡的内容可知，他对电灯泡感兴趣，故选D（interested）。
9. 根据后文“for the bulb to be used in houses and other buildings”可知，他找到灯泡在建筑物中使用的方法，故选A（way）。
10. 根据语境可知，爱迪生的改进让人们晚上有照明成为可能，故选B（possible）。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.B 6.D 7.A 8.D 9.A 10.B
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词汇辨析、语篇理解
【点评】
本文围绕爱迪生的发明与贡献展开，考查学生的语篇理解能力和词汇在语境中的运用能力，是一篇难度适中的完形填空练习，有助于巩固学生对完形填空解题方法的掌握。
【难度系数】
0.6

答案 11—15
新素材中国文化:《永乐大典》简介
[2026广东广州期中]In the ancient Ming Dynasty of China, there lived an emperor named Zhu Di. 11 He wanted to create a book with all the knowledge and wisdom of his time. This book was called the Yongle Encyclopaedia, named after him, Emperor Yongle.
Many people worked hard to write this huge book. 12 They wrote about everything they knew—history, stories, places, medicine, stars, art, and science. 13 Unluckily, many copies were lost in fires or stolen. 14
Today, we only have a small part of the book, with about 800 books left. 15 Experts are carefully studying and taking photos of it. They hope to find more lost books and share the wisdom of the Yongle Encyclopaedia with everyone.
A. He had a great dream.
B. After it was made, only a few people could see it.
C. They also drew beautiful pictures, making it fun to look at.
D. These years, China is working hard to save the Yongle Encyclopaedia.
E. For about five years, they worked day and night for the Yongle Encyclopaedia.

阅读还原·语篇导读 本文主要介绍了中国明代的《永乐大典》。
快速对答案 11—15 A E C B D
11. A 根据空后一句可知,选项A(他有一个伟大的梦想。)符合语境。故选A项。
12. E 根据设空前后内容可知,空处是在描述众人编写《永乐大典》的相关情况,选项E(约五年来,他们为《永乐大典》日夜操劳。)符合语境。故选E项。
13. C 根据空前一句可知,空处是对众人编写内容的补充说明,选项C(他们还绘制了精美的图画,让它看起来很有趣。)符合语境。故选C项。
14. B 根据设空前后内容可知,空处是在说明《永乐大典》成书后的情况,选项B(这本书完成后,只有少数人能看到它。)符合语境。故选B项。
15. D 根据后文可知,空处是在描述当下对《永乐大典》的保护行动,选项D(近年来,中国正努力拯救《永乐大典》。)符合语境。故选D项。

【分析】
本题为英语阅读还原题，解题思路是先通读全文把握语篇主题（介绍《永乐大典》），再逐个分析空缺处前后的语义逻辑，匹配符合语境的选项：11空需衔接朱棣与他的创作想法，12空需承接众人编写的辛苦，13空需补充编写时的其他工作，14空需衔接成书与副本丢失的内容，15空需引出当下对《永乐大典》的保护行动。
【解析】
11. 空后提到朱棣想创造一本汇集当时知识的书，A选项“他有一个伟大的梦想”契合语境，故选A。
12. 前文说明很多人努力编写《永乐大典》，后文介绍编写内容，E选项“约五年来，他们为《永乐大典》日夜操劳”承接编写的辛苦，符合语境，故选E。
13. 前文提到编写内容涵盖各类知识，C选项“他们还绘制了精美的图画，让它看起来很有趣”补充编写的其他工作，符合语境，故选C。
14. 前文说明《永乐大典》成书，后文提到副本丢失，B选项“这本书完成后，只有少数人能看到它”衔接成书后的情况，符合逻辑，故选B。
15. 前文提到《永乐大典》只剩小部分，后文说明专家的研究保护行动，D选项“近年来，中国正努力拯救《永乐大典》”引出当下的保护举措，符合语境，故选D。
【答案】
A E C B D
【知识点】
英语阅读还原、语篇语境理解
【点评】
本题以《永乐大典》为素材，考查学生对英语语篇上下文逻辑的把握能力，属于基础阅读题型，需结合前后文语义匹配选项，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5