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The famous British inventor George Stephenson was born in 1781 and died in 1848. One of his__16__important inventions was the train. He _17__his first train when he was forty-four years old. When he was experimenting with the __18__engine on the train, he met with __19__from the government, the newspapers and the gentlemen in the country. They said that the noise and the smoke would __20__ cows, horses and sheep, that the _21__ would burst or that the hot coals from it would __22_ their houses. At that time, __23__people believed what they said.
George Stephenson __24__the people that the train could go on small _25_, could pull carriages __26_goods and passengers and there was __27__to them. It was a very __28__ matter for him to __29__ them believe. However, after _30_, he was able to do it; and the first train that __31__by Stephenson himself __32_ what he had said.
The first day _33_the people along the way _34_the noises of the train __35__ and saw it running quickly to them, they ran back home as quickly as they could and closed their doors tightly, for they thought it a genius(妖怪).They did not dare to come out until it had passed.

小题1:

A．very

B．a lot

C．most

D．much

小题2:

A．made

B．bought

C．introduced

D．did

小题3:

A．electrical

B．soil

C．steam

D．oil

小题4:

A．success

B．troubles

C．people

D．pleasure

小题5:

A．kill

B．buy

C．interest

D．take away

小题6:

A．smoke

B．noise

C．driver

D．engine

小题7:

A．pull down

B．blow away

C．set fire to

D．pass

小题8:

A．most

B．few

C．only a few

D．the rich

小题9:

A．said

B．spoke

C．told

D．warned

小题10:

A．roads

B．rivers

C．steam

D．rails

小题11:

A．short of

B．full of

C．empty of

D．without

小题12:

A．no great danger

B．dangerous

C．a lot of danger

D．few danger

小题13:

A．easy

B．difficult

C．pleasant

D．light

小题14:

A．get

B．cause

C．make

D．force

小题15:

A．sometime

B．some time

C．a few times

D．sometimes

小题16:

A．was sold

B．was driven

C．was pulled

D．helped

小题17:

A．believed

B．seemed

C．sensed

D．proved

小题18:

A．of

B．when

C．while

D．for

小题19:

A．caught sight of

B．listened to

C．heard

D．thought

小题20:

A．nearby

B．in the distance

C．on the far

D．from the distance

小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:A
小题6:D
小题7:C
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:C
小题15:B
小题16:B
小题17:D
小题18:B
小题19:C
小题20:B

试题分析：文章介绍了George Stephenson在方面火车时所遇见的种种困难，最终他克服别人的不信任，发明了火车。
小题1:C 词义辨析。A非常；B很多；C最；D…得多；这里指火车是他最重要的发明。
小题2:A 动词辨析。A生产；B买；C介绍；D做；指他在44岁的时候生产制作出第一辆火车。
小题3:C 常识题。A电气的；B土壤；C蒸汽；D油。人类历史上最早出现的是蒸汽机。
小题4:B 名词辨析。A成功；B麻烦；C人们；D快乐；指他遇见了来自各方面的麻烦。
小题5:A 动词辨析。A杀死；B买；C使。。。感兴趣；D拿走；人们说火车的声音能杀死牛羊等。
小题6:D 名词辨析。A烟；B噪音；C司机；D发动机。指人们认为火车的发动机会爆炸。
小题7:C 短语辨析。A毁坏；B吹走；C使…着火；D通过。人们东西燃烧的煤会烧着房子。
小题8:A 词义辨析。A大多数；B很少；C只有一些；D富人。大多数人都相信以上所说。
小题9:C 动词辨析。A说；B讲；C告知；D警告。他告诉别人火车可以跑在小小的铁轨上。
小题10:名词辨析。A道路；B河流；C蒸汽；D铁轨。句意同上。
小题11:B 形容词辨析。A缺少；B充满；火车能拉动充满货物和人的车厢也不会有什么危险。
小题12:A 上下文串联。句意同上。
小题13:B 形容词辨析。指他要让别人相信是一件和困难的事情。
小题14:C 动词辨析。Make sb do sth让某人做某事。ABD三项都接sb to do sth.
小题15:B 词义辨析。A某时；B一段时间；C几次；D有时；指过了一段时间，他做到了。
小题16:B词义辨析。A被卖；B被驾驶；C被拉；D帮助。指火车被他驾驶着。
小题17:D 动词辨析。A相信；B似乎；C感觉；D证明。指他自己驾驶的火车证明了他说的话。
小题18:B 语法分析。When引导的是一个定语从句，修饰先行词the first day.
小题19:C 动词辨析。A看见；B听（动作）；C听见；D认为。指人们听见了远处火车传来的声音。
小题20:B 词义辨析。A附近；B远处；句意同上。
点评：本文是对George Stephenson发明火车的的故事的讲述，本篇文章一定要注意上下文串联，注意动词词义的辨析和语法的分析。

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"A Day Without Losing Your Temper." A higher degree of difficulty here, and I know that from personal experience. When something goes wrong at home or on the job, there may be brief satisfaction in yelling or kicking the furniture, but erupting with anger usually doesn't do anything to solve the problem, and in many cases it makes the situation more unpleasant.
"A Day Without Having All The Answers." I would like to get a break from hearing anyone speak the phrase, "Here's what you're doing wrong." Right now the US is jampacked with citizens who believe they can point out the cause of every single problem in existence and then solve it on the spot. I believe they need to be quiet sometimes and use their ears instead of their voices.
I wonder how would average Americans react to such a collective pause? Would it be a day of angry protests, or joyful celebrations?
小题1:The first paragraph suggests .

A．the writer is against A Day Without Immigrants

B．immigrants are not equally treated by the US federal government

C．the writer cares little about the problems of the country.

D．some people move to America without the permission of the US government

小题2:"The event" in the second paragraph is related to .

A．"A Day Without Immigrants"

B．"A Day Without Having All The Answers"

C．"A Day Without Speeding"

D．"A Day Without Losing Your Temper"

小题3:According to the writer, losing one's temper is .

A．personal

B．satisfying

C．pointless

D．unpleasant

小题4:The writer suggest a day without having all the answers because .

A．he thinks the American are too proud

B．he doesn't think what he is doing is wrong

C．he wants others to keep quiet

D．the writer is so tired that he needs a break

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