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Ⅴ. Read and complete the cloze test.
The story of sticky notes started in 1968. A scientist called Spencer Silver worked for a big company. He tried to make a strong glue. Accidentally, 1 produced a soft and weak one. This special glue could 2 things together, but it was easy to take off without leaving any 3. Silver believed it could be useful, but no one in his company 4 his invention.
Six years later, his workmate Arthur Fry had a 5 when he attended an activity. The bookmarks in his songbook always fell out, so he couldn’t 6 the pages he needed quickly. Then he remembered Silver’s glue, which was a good 7 to solve this problem. He put the glue on small pieces of paper and made the first sticky notes, which could stay in the songbook but be 8 later.
The company didn’t think these small things would be popular, 9 they let people try them for free. Soon students found them 10 to mark homework and key points in textbooks. Teachers also used them to write 11 words and encourage students. Besides, they could 12 sticky notes on books or desks to remember important things anytime. As time went by, sticky notes played an important role in students’ study and teachers’ work. 13, the company produced sticky notes of many sizes and colours.
Nowadays, people still use this small invention to 14 their daily life much easier. A small change can turn a failure into a 15 invention. So try to be careful and creative in life.
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The story of sticky notes started in 1968. A scientist called Spencer Silver worked for a big company. He tried to make a strong glue. Accidentally, 1 produced a soft and weak one. This special glue could 2 things together, but it was easy to take off without leaving any 3. Silver believed it could be useful, but no one in his company 4 his invention.
Six years later, his workmate Arthur Fry had a 5 when he attended an activity. The bookmarks in his songbook always fell out, so he couldn’t 6 the pages he needed quickly. Then he remembered Silver’s glue, which was a good 7 to solve this problem. He put the glue on small pieces of paper and made the first sticky notes, which could stay in the songbook but be 8 later.
The company didn’t think these small things would be popular, 9 they let people try them for free. Soon students found them 10 to mark homework and key points in textbooks. Teachers also used them to write 11 words and encourage students. Besides, they could 12 sticky notes on books or desks to remember important things anytime. As time went by, sticky notes played an important role in students’ study and teachers’ work. 13, the company produced sticky notes of many sizes and colours.
Nowadays, people still use this small invention to 14 their daily life much easier. A small change can turn a failure into a 15 invention. So try to be careful and creative in life.
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B
)1. A. they B. he C. she D. it(
C
)2. A. put B. get C. stick D. hold(
B
)3. A. pain B. mark C. sound D. light(
A
)4. A. cared about B. looked for C. laughed at D. tried out(
D
)5. A. project B. printer C. product D. problem(
C
)6. A. read B. draw C. find D. write(
A
)7. A. way B. perform C. reason D. decision(
C
)8. A. used B. grown C. removed D. changed(
B
)9. A. or B. so C. and D. but(
C
)10. A. funny B. boring C. useful D. strange(
A
)11. A. warm B. sweet C. serious D. hard(
A
)12. A. put B. get C. sell D. throw(
B
)13. A. Luckily B. Finally C. Suddenly D. Naturally(
C
)14. A. keep B. find C. make D. think(
B
)15. A. hard B. helpful C. relaxing D. different答案
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. C 11. A 12. A 13. B 14. C 15. B
解析
【分析】
本题为叙事类英语完形填空，解题思路如下：1. 先通读全文，把握文章主旨（便利贴的发明历程）；2. 逐题分析，结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配、逻辑关系等逐一筛选选项；3. 最后验证所选答案是否符合文章整体逻辑与语义。
【解析】
1. 前文提及科学家Spencer Silver，此处指代男性科学家，用人称代词he，故选B；
2. 固定搭配stick...together表示“把……粘在一起”，符合胶水的功能，故选C；
3. 句意为“容易取下且不留痕迹”，mark意为“痕迹”，符合语境，故选B；
4. 句意为“Silver认为它有用，但公司没人关心他的发明”，care about意为“关心”，符合语义，故选A；
5. 由后文“书签总掉”可知，Arthur Fry遇到了问题，problem意为“问题”，故选D；
6. 书签掉落导致无法快速找到需要的页面，find意为“找到”，故选C；
7. 此处指Silver的胶水是解决问题的好方法，way意为“方法”，故选A；
8. 便利贴能留在歌本里，之后可被取下，removed意为“移除、取下”，故选C；
9. 公司觉得不流行，所以免费让人试用，so表因果关系，故选B；
10. 学生发现便利贴对标记作业和课本重点有用，useful意为“有用的”，故选C；
11. 老师用便利贴写温暖的话鼓励学生，warm意为“温暖的”，符合语境，故选A；
12. put...on表示“把……放在……上”，符合把便利贴放在书或桌上的语境，故选A；
13. 此处指最终公司生产各种尺寸和颜色的便利贴，finally意为“最终”，故选B；
14. make sth easier是固定搭配，意为“使某物更轻松”，符合句意，故选C；
15. 句意为“小改变能把失败变成有用的发明”，helpful意为“有用的”，故选B；
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.D 6.C 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.C 11.A 12.A 13.B 14.C 15.B
【知识点】
英语完形填空、词汇辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本题围绕便利贴的发明展开叙事，考查学生对上下文语境的理解、词汇词义辨析及固定搭配的掌握，需结合文章逻辑逐一分析选项，是初中英语常见的完形填空题型。
【难度系数】
0.6
本题为叙事类英语完形填空，解题思路如下：1. 先通读全文，把握文章主旨（便利贴的发明历程）；2. 逐题分析，结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配、逻辑关系等逐一筛选选项；3. 最后验证所选答案是否符合文章整体逻辑与语义。
【解析】
1. 前文提及科学家Spencer Silver，此处指代男性科学家，用人称代词he，故选B；
2. 固定搭配stick...together表示“把……粘在一起”，符合胶水的功能，故选C；
3. 句意为“容易取下且不留痕迹”，mark意为“痕迹”，符合语境，故选B；
4. 句意为“Silver认为它有用，但公司没人关心他的发明”，care about意为“关心”，符合语义，故选A；
5. 由后文“书签总掉”可知，Arthur Fry遇到了问题，problem意为“问题”，故选D；
6. 书签掉落导致无法快速找到需要的页面，find意为“找到”，故选C；
7. 此处指Silver的胶水是解决问题的好方法，way意为“方法”，故选A；
8. 便利贴能留在歌本里，之后可被取下，removed意为“移除、取下”，故选C；
9. 公司觉得不流行，所以免费让人试用，so表因果关系，故选B；
10. 学生发现便利贴对标记作业和课本重点有用，useful意为“有用的”，故选C；
11. 老师用便利贴写温暖的话鼓励学生，warm意为“温暖的”，符合语境，故选A；
12. put...on表示“把……放在……上”，符合把便利贴放在书或桌上的语境，故选A；
13. 此处指最终公司生产各种尺寸和颜色的便利贴，finally意为“最终”，故选B；
14. make sth easier是固定搭配，意为“使某物更轻松”，符合句意，故选C；
15. 句意为“小改变能把失败变成有用的发明”，helpful意为“有用的”，故选B；
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.D 6.C 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.C 11.A 12.A 13.B 14.C 15.B
【知识点】
英语完形填空、词汇辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本题围绕便利贴的发明展开叙事，考查学生对上下文语境的理解、词汇词义辨析及固定搭配的掌握，需结合文章逻辑逐一分析选项，是初中英语常见的完形填空题型。
【难度系数】
0.6
