Question

【题目】 The word “plastic” comes from the Greek word “Platicos” and is used to describe something that can be easily shaped.

The history of plastics is longer than you might__________. In fact the first man-made plastic ever to appear on the market was made over a hundred years ago. It was called “celluloid（赛璐璐）”. It was discovered by ________an Englishman and an American in the same year.____________ it was the Americans who first produced it on a large scale（规模）during the year 1860. Everybody was__________ by this new material which could be moulded（用模子做）into shapes and was so cheap to buy.

Poor young men working in cities with lots of smoke and dirt were ________ to buy white celluloid collars （领子）. The collars were hard and uncomfortable. But they did not have to be sent to wash. The poor young men could rub them clean every evening with soap and water! Poor mothers，who had not been able to afford playthings for their children，were now able to buy them playthings__________of celluloid.

But celluloid had one very serious fault. It caught fire very easily. In fact it burned even more quickly than wood or cloth. There were many terrible accidents，particularly__________ children. For years scientists worked hard to find a better plastic material than celluloid. They had__________success. Then in 1932 an American scientist called Baekeland produced a hard plastic material which did not burn. It became known as bakelite（酚醛塑料）. Other plastic materials like bakelite were also produced. They were_________to make electrical fittings （配件）and plates and cups. Poor people liked them because they were both cheap and safe，but rich people disliked them because they were cheap，and because they could only be made ________dark colours.

【1】A.wishB.thinkC.wantD.hope

【2】A.bothB.neitherC.eitherD.between

【3】A.SoB.ButC.AndD.As

【4】A.surprisedB.excitedC.toldD.frightened

【5】A.worriedB.sureC.afraidD.able

【6】A.doneB.producedC.workedD.made

【7】A.betweenB.onC.amongD.about

【8】A.muchB.greatC.neverD.little

【9】A.cutB.hopedC.usedD.had

【10】A.inB.byC.fromD.of

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【5】D

【6】D

【7】C

【8】D

【9】C

【10】A

【解析】

本文介绍了塑料的历史。塑料可以塑形，而且很便宜，人人都为之兴奋。

【1】句意：塑料的历史比你想象的要长。

A. wish愿望，B. think认为，C. want想，D. hope希望。结合句意，表示它的历史比你想象的更长。故选B。

【2】句意：它是在同一年被一个英国人和一个美国人发现的。

A. both两者都，B. neither两者都不，C. either两者中的任一个，D. between两者之间。both…and…“……和…….两者都”，故选A。

【3】句意：但是在1860年是美国人第一次大规模地生产了它。

A. So所以，B. But但是，C. And而且，D. As当……时候。根据“In fact the first man-made plastic ever to appear on the market was made over a hundred years ago.”可知，事实上，最早出现在市场上的人造塑料是一百多年前制造的。在1860年才第一次大规模生产它，因此表示转折关系，故选B。

【4】句意：这种新材料可以塑形，而且很便宜，人人都为之兴奋。

A. surprised感到惊讶的，B. excited兴奋的，C. told告诉，D. frightened害怕的，受惊的。根据“this new material which could be moulded（用模子做）into shapes and was so cheap to buy.”可知，它可以塑形，而且还很便宜，为此人们感到兴奋。故选B。

【5】句意：在烟尘弥漫的城市里工作的贫穷年轻人能够买到白色的赛璐珞衣领。

A. worried担心的，B. sure 确信的，C. afraid 害怕的，D. able有能力的。根据前文的根据“this new material which could be moulded（用模子做）into shapes and was so cheap to buy.”可知，它很便宜，因此贫穷的人年轻人也能买到，be able to do sth“能做某事”，故选D。

【6】句意：贫穷的母亲们过去买不起孩子们玩的东西，现在却能给孩子们买赛璐珞做的玩具了。

A. done做，B. produced生产，C. worked工作，D. made制作。be made of“由……制成的”，故选D。

【7】句意：发生了许多可怕的事故，尤其是在儿童中间。

A.between两者之间，B.on在……上面，C.among三者或三者以上之间，D.about关于。根据children可知，此处表示在孩子们中间，是三者或三者以上，故选C。

【8】句意：他们几乎没有成功。

A. much很多的，B. great伟大的，C. never从不，D. little很少的。根据前文的“For years scientists worked hard to find a better plastic material than celluloid.”可知，他们努力工作想要找一个更好的材料，研究很多年，因此表示几乎没有成功。故选D。

【9】句意：他们被用来制造电器配件、盘子和杯子。

A. cut剪去，B. hoped希望，C. used 使用，D. had有。be used to do sth被用于做某事，故选C。

【10】句意：穷人喜欢它们，因为它们既便宜又安全，但富人不喜欢它们，因为它们便宜，而且只能用深色来做。

A. in在……里，B. by通过，C. from来自，D. of……的。in dark colors用深色，故选A。

认真辨析选项里的单词或短语的词义，根据前后文的语境，结合词性，短语，句型，时态，语态和主谓一致，选出正确的选项。例如小题6，句意：贫穷的母亲们过去买不起孩子们玩的东西，现在却能给孩子们买赛璐珞做的玩具了。A. done做，B. produced生产，C. worked工作，D. made制作。be made of“由……制成的”，故选D。