第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

There have been many great inventions, which have changed the way we live. The first great invention was　 ___35___　 that is still very important today---the wheel(轮子). This made it easier to __36___ heavy things and to travel long distances.

For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that have as much __37__ as the wheel. Then in the early 1800's the world started to　 __38___ . There was little unknown land in the world. People did not　 __39__ to explore any more. They began to work so as to __40___　 life better.

In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made.　 __41__ them were the camera, the electric light and the radio. These all became a big __42__ of our life today.

The first part of the 20th century saw more great __43__ :　 the helicopter in 1909; movies with sound in 1926; the computer in 1928; and jet planes in 1930. This was also a time __44__ a new material was first made. Nylon came　 __45__　 in 1935. It changed the ___46___ of clothes people had been wearing. The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over __47__ .They worked very well. They made people healthier and let them live ___48___ lives. By the 1960's most people could __49__　 to live at least 60.

By this time most people had a very good life. Of course new inventions　 __50__ to be made. But man now had a desire to explore again. The world was __51__ to man but the stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into　 __52__ . Russia made the first step. Then the United States took a step. Since then other countries, ___53___ China and Japan, have made their steps into space.

In 1969 man took his biggest step away from the earth. Americans first walked on the moon. This is certainly just a　 __54__　 thought. New inventions will someday allow us to do things we have never dreamed of.

35、A. the one　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. one　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. it

36、A. carry　　　　 B. bring　　　　　　　　　　　 C. find　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. put

37、A. time　　　　　 B. knowledge　　　　　　　 C. situation　　　　　 D. effect

38、A. appear　　　　　　　　　　 B. mind　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. change　　　　　　 　　　 D. rise

39、A. have　　　　　　　　 B. want　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. decide　　　　 　　 D. like

40、A. work　　　　　　　　 B. turn　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. make　　　　　　 D. think

41、A. In　　　　　　　　　　 B. Among　　　　　　　　　　 C. Between　　　　　 D. About

42、A. sort　　　　　　　　　 B. part　　　　 　　　　　 C. step　　　　　　　 D. use

43、A. results　　　　　　　 B. jobs　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. things　　　　　　　　　　　 D. inventions

44、A. when　　　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　 　　　 C. if　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. as

45、A. out　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. away　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. about

46、A. rest　　　　　　　　　 B. course　　　　　　　　　　　 C. kind　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. pattern

47、A. rules　　　　　　　　 B. diseases　　　　　　　　　　 C. difficulties　　　　 D. problems

48、A. more important　 B. longer　　　　　　 C. happier　　　　　 D. better

49、A. hope　　　　　　　　 B. expect　　　　　　　　　　　 C. start　　　　　　　 　　　 D. ask

50、A. go on　　　　　　　　 B. begin　　　　　　　　　　　 C. are able　　　　　　　　　　 D. continue

51、A. useful　　　　　　　 B. popular　　　　　　　　　　 C. common　　　　　　　　　 D. known

52、A. space　　　　　　　　 B. sky　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. air　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. room

53、A. including　　　　　 B. except　　　　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　 　　　 D. like

54、A. moving　　　　　　 B. interesting　　　　　　　　 C. beginning　　　　 D. surprising

34. It is generally believed that teaching is _______ it is a science.

　　 A. an art much as　　 B. much an art as　　 C. as an art much as　　 D. as much an art as

33. I ______ this book in an old bookstore on Fourth Avenue.

　　 A. came about　　　 B. came to　　　 C. came up　　 D. came across

32. We feel happy that the building _____ is for the students, though there is some noise.

　　 A. being built　　　 B. to be built　 　C. built　　　 D. having been built

31. No matter what you say, I shall _____ my opinion.

　　 A. carry out　　　 B. keep up　　 C. insist on　　　　　 D. stick to

30. He was educated at a local grammar school, ___ he went on to Cambridge.

　　 A. from which　　　 B. after that　　 　C. after which　　　　 　D. from this