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第一部分 教材主题语篇练
九年级(全) Units 5~6
陕西英语
英语
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Ⅰ. 完形填空(第二节)
When Emily was four years old, her grandfather gave her a hammer(锤子) for her birthday. She loved. .1. . it to make toys from old things that nobody used any more.
. .2. . she was a teenager, she thought about inventing something to help others. Emily's grandfather had arthritis(关节炎). His hands and fingers hurt . .3. .. He had difficulty getting toothpaste(牙膏) out of the tube. So she created a product to help him, and. .4. . the Young Engineer for Britain Award.
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A few years later, Emily. .5. . the situation that people often walk a long distance to get water in some African countries. They can only carry one bucket(桶) at a time, and they usually put it on . .6. . heads. Emily's invention is a simple water carrier. The “wheel” on the water carrier is made of wood. It makes it . .7. . for women to transport up to five buckets each time.
Her latest project is a. .8. . fridge that works without electricity using only the energy that comes from the sun. There are now many families in villages in Zambia and South Africa using it.
Emily is now a young woman. She is the. .9. . of several prizes for her inventions. She is named one of the world's top ten young people. She often visits schools and encourages teenagers to come up with new . .10. . that make the world a better place. She wants to use her skills to make a difference.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了Emily为了帮助人们发明了挤牙膏装置、运水车和不用电的冰箱的故事。
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1.( ) A. taking B. lending C. using D. touching
【解析】 根据句意及“nobody used any more”可知,此处表示“Emily喜欢用没人再用的旧东西做玩具”。
2.( ) A. Until B. If C. When D. After
【解析】 分析句子结构可知,空处所在句为When引导的时间状语从句,意为“当她十几岁的时候,她想发明一些东西来帮助别人。”
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3.( ) A. bravely B. seriously C. simply D. totally
【解析】 根据第二段第二句“Emily's grandfather had arthritis(关节炎).”可知,Emily的祖父有关节炎,因此他的手和手指严重受伤。
4.( ) A. won B. lost C. missed D. dropped
【解析】 根据本句宾语“the Young Engineer for Britain Award”可知,Emily获奖了。
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5.( ) A. look