[2026 广东广州期末]In a small town, there was a young boy named Ted. He was always curious about how things worked, and loved to take things apart (把……拆开) and then put 1 back together. Usually he succeeded, but sometimes he 2. Still, he enjoyed what he did. One day, while he was watching his mother cook, he realized how hard it was to stir (搅拌) the sauce. He thought that there must be 3 way to do this and he decided to think of an easier way.
Ted took out his tools and began to work. After 4 busy in the kitchen for one afternoon, he created a new invention. He took a broken wood mixer (搅拌器) apart and then connected a motor (电动机) to the wooden stick. When he turned it on, it was able to stir things by itself 5 it got power from the motor. It was so convenient that anyone 6 stir the sauce easily and quickly.
The next day, Ted showed his 7 to his mother. She was surprised and allowed him 8 more time improving it. He tried, failed and then tried again. Finally, he added 9 new. He made a timer so that the user could leave the tool on the table without being worried about burning the sauce.
Ted’s invention turned out to be as 10 as Mum’s old mixer. 11 Mum’s support, Ted decided to bring it to school and introduce it to his eight 12 schoolmates. As a result, Ted’s invention became a big hit in his school. They used it to mix drinks or stir 13 kind of sauce at lunch, and it was also easy to clean and store.
When his friends used the invention, Ted watched them 14 to see if there was any problem. In the School Science Festival, Ted even received 15 prize from the school for his creativity and intelligence.
Perhaps not everyone can be an inventor. However, it is always meaningful to find out what you are really interested in and keep going like Ted.
()1. A. it B. they C. them D. themselves
()2. A. failing B. fail C. fails D. failed
()3. A. other B. another C. the other D. others
()4. A. is B. to be C. being D. was
()5. A. because B. so C. but D. or
()6. A. may B. could C. should D. must
()7. A. invent B. invention C. inventor D. inventing
()8. A. spend B. spends C. to spend D. spending
()9. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything
()10. A. useful B. usefully C. more usefully D. more useful
()11. A. By B. With C. Without D. Against
()12. A. hundreds B. hundreds of C. hundred D. hundred of
()13. A. much B. any C. some D. little
()14. A. care B. careful C. carefully D. careless
()15. A. a B. an C. the D. /

1—5 C D B C A
6—10 B B C C A
11—15 B C B C A
1. C 句意为:他总是对事物的运作方式感到好奇,喜欢把东西拆开,然后再把它们组装起来。根据"take things apart and then put ... back together"可知,此处指把拆开的东西再组装起来,动词后用宾格代词,结合things,故选C项。
2. D 句意为:通常他会成功,但有时他会失败。根据语境并结合succeeded可知,此处谓语动词用过去式,故选D项。
3. B 句意为:他认为一定有另一种方法可以做到这一点,他决定想出一个更容易的方法。根据语境可知,此处指(三者或三者以上中的)另一种方法,结合way,故选B项。
4. C 句意为:在厨房里忙了一个下午后,他创造了一项新发明。根据"After ... busy in the kitchen for one afternoon"可知,此处作介词After的宾语,使用动名词形式,故选C项。
5. A 句意为:当他打开它时,它能够自己搅拌东西,因为它从电动机获得能量。根据"it was able to stir things by itself ... it got power from the motor"可知,设空前后为因果关系,空后为原因,故选A项。
6. B 句意为:它非常方便,以至于任何人都可以轻松快速地搅拌酱汁。根据"It was so convenient that anyone ... stir the sauce easily and quickly."可知,此处指任何人都可以轻松快速地搅拌酱汁,故选B项。
7. B 句意为:第二天,特德向母亲展示了他的发明。根据"Ted showed his ... to his mother"可知,此处指展示发明,形容词性物主代词his后接名词,故选B项。
8. C 句意为:她很惊讶,允许他花更多的时间改进它。根据"allowed him ... more time improving it"可知,此处为短语allow sb to do sth.意为"允许某人做某事",故选C项。
9. C 句意为:最后,他添加了一些新东西。根据"Finally, he added ... new."可知,此处指添加了一些新东西,肯定句中用something,故选C项。
10. A 句意为:特德的发明结果和妈妈的旧搅拌器一样有用。根据"as ... as Mum's old mixer"可知,此处为"as ... as"结构,结合to be可知,此处用形容词原级,故选A项。
11. B 句意为:在妈妈的支持下,特德决定把它带到学校,并把它介绍给他的八百名同窗。根据"... Mum's support, Ted decided to bring it to school"可知,此处指在妈妈的支持下,with one's support意为"在某人的支持下",故选B项。
12. C 根据"eight ... schoolmates"可知,此处指八百名同窗,eight hundred意为"八百",符合语境,hundred后不加s; hundreds of为固定搭配,前不加数字,故选C项。
13. B 句意为:他们在午餐时用它来混合饮料或搅拌任何种类的酱汁,而且它也很容易清洁和储存。根据语境可知,此处指搅拌任何种类的酱汁,故选B项。
14. C 句意为:当他的朋友们使用这项发明时,特德仔细观察他们,看看是否有任何问题。根据语境可知,此处指仔细观察,应用副词修饰动词,故选C项。
15. A 句意为:在学校科学节上,特德甚至因他的创造力和智慧而获得了学校的一个奖项。根据"Ted even received ... prize from the school"可知,此处指获得一个奖项,表泛指,prize的发音以辅音音素开头,应用不定冠词a,故选A项。

【分析】
本题为英语完形填空题，需先通读全文理解文章大意，再结合每个空格的上下文语境、语法规则（如代词、动词时态、介词、冠词、固定搭配等）逐一分析，排除不符合语境和语法的选项，选出正确答案。
【解析】
1. 句意为：他喜欢把东西拆开再组装起来。指代前文的things，动词put后用宾格代词them，故选C。
2. 句意为：通常他会成功，但有时会失败。根据succeeded及语境，此处用一般过去时，故选D。
3. 句意为：他认为一定有另一种方法。another指三者及以上中的另一个，符合语境，故选B。
4. 句意为：在厨房忙了一个下午后，他创造了新发明。after是介词，后接动名词being，故选C。
5. 句意为：它能自己搅拌，因为从电动机获得能量。前后为因果关系，空后是原因，用because，故选A。
6. 句意为：任何人都能轻松快速搅拌酱汁。could表示“能够”，符合语境，故选B。
7. 句意为：他向妈妈展示了他的发明。his后接名词invention，故选B。
8. 句意为：妈妈允许他花更多时间改进。allow sb to do sth是固定搭配，故选C。
9. 句意为：他添加了一些新东西。肯定句中用something，故选C。
10. 句意为：发明和妈妈的旧搅拌器一样有用。as...as结构中用形容词原级，故选A。
11. 句意为：在妈妈的支持下，他决定把发明带到学校。with one's support是固定搭配，故选B。
12. 句意为：他的八百名同学。eight后接hundred原形，故选C。
13. 句意为：搅拌任何种类的酱汁。any kind of表示“任何种类”，故选B。
14. 句意为：他仔细观察朋友们。用副词carefully修饰动词watched，故选C。
15. 句意为：获得一个奖项。prize以辅音音素开头，泛指用a，故选A。
【答案】
1—5 C D B C A；6—10 B B C C A；11—15 B C B C A
【知识点】
代词用法；动词时态；冠词用法
【点评】
本题为记叙文完形填空，围绕男孩Ted的发明故事展开，考查学生对词汇、语法及语境的综合运用能力，需结合上下文逻辑解题。
【难度系数】
0.6

下面的材料A—F分别介绍了六个发明与创造,请根据以下五个人的情况,帮助他们选出想要的发明与创造。选项中有一项为多余项。
()16. Sally often takes a banana to school for lunch. She often puts a banana in her bag in the morning, and when she opens the bag at noon, the banana looks as if someone drove a car over it.
()17. Rose wants to know whether her breath smells nice or not, but it's difficult to know, because it's very hard to smell the air that comes out of her own mouth.
()18. John used to have a watch that could tell him the time and temperature during the day. However, it doesn't work these days and he wants to buy something that can be worn more easily.
()19. It is reported that many people die as a result of breathing in smoke from wood-powered or coal-powered stoves while cooking. Anna wants to buy a cooker to avoid this problem.
()20. Bruce often reads the news about food safety from newspapers, magazines or TV. It has great influences on people's health. He wants to find something that can help him check whether the food is safe or not.
A. A Special Watch
It can not only tell you the right time and the temperature. It also has technology that can collect a lot of health data. It can record your every movement and even tell you whether you sleep well or not.
B. Time & Temperature Glasses
These special glasses show the time above your right eye and the temperature above your left eye. Wearing them is surely easier than wearing a watch, and you never have to guess the temperature.
C. Smell This
Smell This is useful for you to make sure your breath smells nice. Smell This covers your nose and your mouth, so it is easy to smell the air that comes out of your mouth.
D. So-14 Cooker
The cooker is much "friendlier" than other cookers because it produces less smoke and the user would be less likely to have breathing illnesses from harmful smoke.
E. Kuaisou
The new chopsticks, called Kuaisou, are able to pick up a variety of reading materials on food freshness, acidity (酸性) and nutrients (营养物). They allow people to take food safety in their own hands through an app on smartphones.
F. Banana Suitcase
Are you worrying about the banana in your bag? If you put your banana in the Banana Suitcase, it can keep a banana safe, delicious, and looking like a banana!

快速对答案 16—20 F C B D E
16. F 根据"when she opens the bag at noon, the banana looks as if someone drove a car over it"可知,香蕉手提箱适合她。故选F项。
17. C 根据it's very hard to smell the air that comes out of her own mouth可知,C项中提及的发明适合罗丝。故选C项。
18. B 题干中的used to have a watch that could tell him the time and temperature during the day及that can be worn more easily与B项中的"These special glasses show the time above your right eye and the temperature above your left eye."及Wearing them is surely easier than wearing a watch相呼应。故选B项。
19. D 题干中的many people die as a result of breathing in smoke from wood-powered or coal-powered stoves while cooking与D选项中的it produces less smoke and the user would be less likely to have breathing illnesses from harmful smoke相呼应,故选D项。
20. E 题干中的"He wants to find something that can help him check whether the food is safe or not."与E项中的"They allow people to take food safety in their own hands through an app on smartphones."相呼应,故选E项。

【分析】本题为信息匹配题，解题思路为：先提取每个人的核心需求，再逐一对应各发明的功能介绍，找到匹配项即可。需抓住每个需求的关键信息，如香蕉被压坏、口气检测等，再与选项功能一一匹配，排除多余项。
【解析】16. Sally的问题是香蕉放包里被压坏，F选项的Banana Suitcase可保护香蕉，符合需求，故选F；17. Rose需要检测自身口气，C选项的Smell This能帮助闻到自身呼出的空气，符合需求，故选C；18. John需要比手表更易佩戴、能显示时间和温度的物品，B选项的Time & Temperature Glasses是眼镜，佩戴更方便且能显示时间和温度，符合需求，故选B；19. Anna需要减少做饭时吸入有害烟的问题，D选项的So-14 Cooker产生更少烟，降低呼吸疾病风险，符合需求，故选D；20. Bruce需要检测食品安全的物品，E选项的Kuaisou可检测食物相关安全信息，符合需求，故选E。
【答案】F C B D E
【知识点】信息匹配题、阅读理解
【点评】本题考查信息提取与匹配能力，需准确把握人物需求和发明功能的对应关系，是常见的英语阅读题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.3