(1) around us, we can see many of Edison's inventions. The electricity (2) in our rooms is one of his greatest inventions. He developed the telephone which rings in our rooms. Records playing songs and music were also invented by him. In addition to these inventions, he also made the first (3) pictures.
It wasn't always easy for Edison (4) new things. It was very difficult for him to make the first electric lights. He needed to make hundreds of tests. At first, it wasn't easy for him to find the right materials, but at last he did, and the world became brighter.
Though (5) in everything, Edison took interest in electricity most of all. He wants to know (6) it. He worked very hard to find possible ways to use it.
Edison's experiments with electricity (7) the world greatly. Today, with great trains (8)______ on electricity, we can travel much faster. With our homes and the streets of town and village (9) by electric lamps, we live a comfortable life. Radio and television run on it. Science uses it every day.
Though (10) how to explain electricity now, we have learned to use it in many ways. Records, shining lights and ringing telephones are very common now. Edison's inventions have kept the world warm.
Fill in the blanks with the best answers:
1.A. If looking B. If looked C. Whether looking D. Whether looked
2.A. to shine B. shine C. shining D. shone
3.A. to move B. move C. moving D. moved
4.A. to find B. find C. finding D. found
5.A. interested B. interesting C. interest D. interests
6.A. how to use B. how using C. what to use D. what using
7.A. has changed B. have changed
C. having changed D. have been changed
8.A. to run B. ran C. run D. running
9.A. to light B. light C. lit D. lighting
10.A. not known B. not knowing C. known as D. knowing not
语法填空(满分15分)
When you are in England you must be very careful in the streets 1 the traffic drives on the left. Before you cross a street you must look to the right first 2 then the left. In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come from 3 , the streets are very busy. Traffic is most 4 (danger) then.
When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, 5 . always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. 6 Have a look first, or you will go 7 wrong way.
In many English cities, there are big buses 8 two floors. Your can sit on the 9 (tow) floor, from 10 you can see the city very well. It's very interesting.
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What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.
We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. It needs exercise. Mental (done with the mind) exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists (心理学家) think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.
Parents should also be careful with what they say to young children. According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive (helpful) things to their children, such as "That was a very clever thing you did." or "You are such a smart child."
36. The words "intelligent" and "brilliant" in the first paragraph probably mean _______ while "dull" in the second paragraph means ________.
A. bright and splendid; slow in thinking and understanding
B. pretty and handsome; ordinary-looking【2016高中生寒假专题】
C. great and important; common
D. hopeful and helpful; careless
37. According to the context we can guess that a genius is ________ while an idiot is ________.
A. a normal person; a funny person
B. a strong person; a weak person
C. a highly intelligent person; a foolish or weak-minded person
D. a famous person; an ordinary person
38. A person ________ is more likely to become a genius.
A. whose parents are clever
B. often thinking about difficult problems
C. often helped by his parents and teachers
D. born with a good brain and putting it into active use
39. It is better for parents ________.
A. to praise and encourage their children more often
B. to be hard on their children
C. to leave their children alone with nothing to do
D. to give their children as much help as possible
40. Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?
A. Parents play an important part in their children's growth.
B. The less you use your mind the duller you may become.
C. Intelligence is obviously the result of where and how you live.
D. What makes a person bright or stupid is still under discussion.
答案
Test 1:
完型：ACCA A A ADCB
语法：1. because 2. and 3. work 4. dangerous 5. too
6. Have 7. the 8 with 9. second 10. which
阅读：ACDAC
