Ⅴ. 阅读短文,用方框中所给词的恰当形式填空,每词仅用一次。
Italy invent information Atlantic slow possible
The radio is one of the most useful 1. in history. Before it was invented, information travelled very 2. . People had to wait for days or even weeks to get news from far away. Guglielmo Marconi, an 3. inventor, developed the idea of the radio in the 1890s. He spent a lot of time researching and testing. In 1901, a radio message was sent across the 4. Ocean for the first time. This was a great achievement. The radio made it 5. for news to spread around the world quickly.
People could know what was happening in other countries almost at the same time. Besides radio, there are other inventions that change the world by spreading 6. , like the television and the internet. They all make our world more connected.

1. inventions 2. slowly 3. Italian 4. Atlantic
5. possible 6. information

【分析】
首先通读短文理解大意，明确方框内单词的含义：Italy（意大利）、invent（发明）、information（信息）、Atlantic（大西洋）、slow（慢的/慢地）、possible（可能的）。接着结合每个空格的语境、词性要求，选择对应单词并变形，注意每词仅用一次。
【解析】
1. 考查固定结构“one of + 形容词最高级 + 可数名词复数”，radio是一项发明，故将动词invent变为名词复数inventions。
2. 修饰动词travelled需用副词，形容词slow的副词形式是slowly，符合“信息传播很慢”的语境。
3. 修饰名词inventor需用形容词，名词Italy的形容词形式是Italian，意为“意大利的”，符合“意大利发明家”的描述。
4. 固定搭配“Atlantic Ocean”（大西洋），直接填入Atlantic。
5. 固定结构“make it + 形容词 + for sth to do”，possible符合“让新闻快速传播成为可能”的语境。
6. 动词spreading后接名词，information为不可数名词，原形填入，符合“传播信息”的语境。
【答案】
1. inventions 2. slowly 3. Italian 4. Atlantic 5. possible 6. information
【知识点】
形容词和副词的用法、名词的数、固定搭配
【点评】
本题为选词填空基础题，侧重考查词性转换、固定搭配及语境理解，难度适中，需学生掌握常见词汇的变形规则和常用短语。
【难度系数】
0.7

Ⅵ. 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Light Bulb: A Bright Idea
Thomas Edison is a great inventor. He tried thousands of times before he 1. (success) invented the practical light bulb in 1879. 2. that, people used candles or oil lamps, which were not safe and didn't last long. The light bulb brought light to homes, 3. (factory), and streets. It changed the way people live and work—they could do things at night easily. Edison once 4. (say), "I have not failed. I've just found thousands of ways that won't work." This shows his spirit of never giving up.
The Internet: Connecting the World
Another life-changing 5. (invent) is the internet. It was first 6. (develop) in the 1960s for the military, but it became popular in the 1990s. Now, it connects people all over the world. We can shop online, learn new things, and talk to friends far away. It has brought about huge changes 7. communication, business, and education. Without the internet, our lives would be very different.
Inventions don't just happen by accident. 8. (invent) like Edison use their creativity and work hard to solve problems. So, maybe the next great invention is just waiting for you to think of it!

1. successfully 2. Before 3. factories
4. said 5. invention 6. developed 7. in
8. Inventors

【分析】
本题为英语语篇填空，需结合语境、词性、时态、固定搭配等知识解题：1. 空格修饰动词，需用对应副词；2. 结合时间逻辑，此处表“在……之前”；3. 与并列名词保持单复数一致，表泛指；4. 时间标志词提示用一般过去时；5. another后需接名词；6. 此处为被动语态结构，需用过去分词；7. 表“在某方面的变化”需用特定介词；8. 由举例可知此处指人，表泛指一类人需用复数名词。
【解析】
1. 空格修饰动词invented，需用success的副词形式successfully，故填successfully。
2. 结合语境，人们使用蜡烛、油灯是在灯泡发明之前，故填Before。
3. 与homes、streets并列，表泛指多个工厂，用可数名词factory的复数形式factories，故填factories。
4. once（曾经）是一般过去时的标志，say的过去式为said，故填said。
5. another后接名词，invent的名词形式为invention（发明物），故填invention。
6. 此处为一般过去时的被动语态（was+过去分词），develop的过去分词为developed，故填developed。
7. 表示“在……方面的变化”，用介词in，故填in。
8. 由like Edison可知此处指“发明家”，表泛指一类人用复数形式，inventor的复数为Inventors，故填Inventors。
【答案】
1. successfully 2. Before 3. factories 4. said 5. invention 6. developed 7. in 8. Inventors
【知识点】
词性转换、动词时态、介词用法
【点评】
本题考查英语语篇中的基础词汇变形与语法应用，难度适中，需结合语境分析句子成分与所需词性，适合巩固英语基础知识点。
【难度系数】
0.6