Question

Great inventions

Great inventions change the world.They help  people live a 1 life.The following are three of the most important  in-"'Mli'm、 in history. The wheel

II"' wheel is perhaps the greatest invention  in history. After its invention, travelling became faster and 2 .A  few

thousand years ago, people started to use  wheels on carriages. In the early 19th century, the first trains began to  carry

3 .At the start of the 20lh century,cars  became popular.

4 the wheel, we would not have these  inventions. The telephone

Alexander Graham Bell invented one of the  first practical telephones in 1876. 5 ， people have been  able to speak to each other over long 6 .Today millions of people across the  world own mobile phones. They 7 people to keep in touch with each other anytime,  anywhere. The light bulb

Thomas Edison 8 the first practical light  bulb in 1879.Before the 9 of the light bulb, people had to use oil lamps 9 gas  lamps or candles to see at night. With light , can do as mariv things in ihr  evening ;i> tlicv

can 10 •

1. A.good B. better C.bad D.  worse

2. A. comfort able B.much comfortable C.more  comfortable D.the most comfortable

3. A. prizes B. gold C. passengers D • grai  ns

4. A.With B.Without C.Instead of  D.Besides

5. A.Since then B.After that C.Long  ago I).Before that

6. A. way B. time C. roads D.di  stances

7. A. mak e B. allow C. have D.  order

8. A. discovered B. found C. developed D.  practised

9. A.invent B. inventor C.inventing  D.invention

10. A.in the daytime B.al night C.in the  morning D.at lunch

Answer 1

l.B根据常识，伟大的发明改变世界,它们能帮助人们过上 "更好的"（better)生活。

2. C句意:在它（车轮）被发明以后,旅行变得更加快捷、更加 舒适了。表示"更加舒适的"，用more  comfortable。

3. C句意:在19世纪初,最早的火车开始搭载乘客。所填词 意思为"乘客"，用passengerso

4. B根据常识，"没有"（without)车轮的发明，也就不可能有四 轮马车、火车和汽车这些发明的出现。

5. A与现在完成时连用，意思为"从那以后"，用since  then。

6. D根据常识，电话被发明以后，人们就可以相互在远"距离" (distance)通话了 „

7. B 由句中作宾语补足语的不定式短语to keep in touch with...可知空格处不能填使役动词make和have;根据常识， 移动电话不是"命令"(older),而是"容许"(allow)人们相互 保持联系。

8. C 根据常识，托马斯•爱迪生在1879年"研制"了 (develop)，而不是"发现''(discover 、find)和"练习"(practise) 了第一个实用的电灯泡。

9. D句意：在电灯泡被发明以前，在晚上人们不得不用油灯、  煤气灯或蜡烛照明。所填词前面有定冠词the,要用"发明" 的名词。

10. A句意:有了电灯泡，人们在晚上可以和在白天做一样多 的事情。所填词意思为"在白天"，用in the  daytime。