Question

【题目】Some inventions are very important.For example,the telephone allows people to communicate all over the world.The ____ lets people travel long distances in a short time.Life is much easier with these ____ inventions.

Some inventions are just fun.A company in a foreign country has invented ____ flowers.You can listen to music that comes through real flowers.Customers in restaurants can smell the beautiful roses_____ listen to pleasant music while eating.People in the dentist’s office can look at pretty lilies and listen to Mozart while having their______examined!

There is now a vehicle that gets you around with almost no effort ____ .In fact,you drive this invention while standing on it.This vehicle runs by electricity.It ____quite easily.When you lean forward,it moves forward,and when you lean ____ ,it moves backward.

A new kind of bubble liquid has been invented.If you blow bubbles ____ this liquid,they can last for several minutes. ____ are very strong.You can even pick them up and throw them around.

Do you have your own ideas about inventions now？

【1】A. bike B. bus C. ship D. plane

【2】A. important B. useless C. boring D. strange

【3】A. dancing B. talking C. singing D. walking

【4】A. but B. so C. nor D. and

【5】A. ears B. eyes C. teeth D. nose

【6】A. in all B. at all C. after all D. for all

【7】A. carries B. makes C. works D. plays

【8】A. forward B. backward C. towards D. afterwards

【9】A. about B. at C. with D. for

【10】A. They B. We C. You D. None

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 D

【2】 A

【3】 C

【4】 D

【5】 C

【6】 B

【7】 C

【8】 B

【9】 C

【10】 A

【解析】

这篇文章为读者们介绍了一些有趣的发明。

【1】句意：飞机让人们在很短的时间内，旅行很长的距离。由lets people travel long distances in a short time.结合生活常识，可判断出只有飞机才能在很短的时间内，游历很长的距离。A. bike自行车；B. bus公共汽车；C. ship轮船；D. plane飞机，故选D。

【2】句意：有了这些重要的发明，生活变得更容易了。A. important重要的；B. useless无用的； C. boring无聊的；D. strange奇怪的，故选A。

【3】句意：外国的一家公司发明了会唱歌的花儿。由You can listen to music that comes through real flowers.你可以从真实的花儿里听到音乐，可知这是一款会唱歌的花儿。A. dancing跳舞； B. talking说话；C. singing唱歌；D. walking步行，故选C。

【4】句意：饭馆里的客人用餐时，可以闻到美丽的玫瑰花香，而且可以听到令人愉快的音乐。“闻到美丽的玫瑰花香”和“听到令人愉快的音乐”是并列关系，所以填并列连词and。

【5】句意：在牙科就医的人们，当他们的牙齿被检查时，他们可以看着美丽的百合花，听着莫扎特的音乐。根据People in the dentist’s office可知在牙科诊室的人们必然是在接受牙齿的检查。A. ears 耳朵；B. eyes眼睛；C. teeth牙齿；D. nose鼻子，故选C。

【6】句意：这是一款一点也不费力，就能带你四处走走的车辆。根据In fact, you drive this invention while standing on it.可知这款车子站在上边，就可以驾驶。A. in all总共；B. at all完全；C. after all毕竟；D. for all尽管，故选B。

【7】句意：它运行相当简单。下文When you lean forward, it moves forward,and when you lean ___8___ ,it moves backward.讲述了这款车辆如何操纵。A. carries携带；B. makes制作； C. works运行；D. plays玩，故选C。

【8】句意：当你向后倾斜时，它向后移动。根据上文When you lean forward,it moves forward,以及下文 it moves backward.可知答案。A. forward向前；B. backward向后；C. towards朝； D. afterwards后来，故选B。

【9】句意：如果你用这种液体吹泡泡，它们能持续几分钟。A. about关于； B. at在；C. with用； D. for因为，故选C。

【10】句意：它们很强。根据下文You can even pick them up and throw them around.可知你甚至可以把它们捡起来，到处抛，由此判断出它们很强。A. They他们；B. We我们；C. You你们；D. None没有人，故选A。