Unit 4 Inventions 单元话题完形填空练习-2024-2025学年八年级英语上册单元重难点易错题精练（沪教牛津版）

Unit 4 Inventions 单元话题完形填空练习 （23-24八年级上·广东深圳·期中）So far, people have invented so many things that has changed our life 1 . The first great invention was the one that is still very 2 today—the wheel. This made it easier for us to carry heavy things and 3 long distances. For hundreds of years after that, there were few inventions that had as much effect (影响) as the wheel. Then in the early 1800s, the world started to 4 . There was little unknown land in the world. People did not have to explore (探索) much any more. They began to work in order to make life 5 . During the second half of the 19th century, many great inventions were made. Among 6 were the electric light and the radio. These all became big parts of our life today. In the first part of the 20th century, more 7 inventions appeared: the helicopter (直升机), jet plane and movies with sound. This was also the 8 when a new material (材料) was first made. Nylon (尼龙) 9 in 1935. It changed the kind of 10 people had been wearing. 1．A．greatly B．specially C．easily D．suddenly 2．A．useless B．possible C．difficult D．important 3．A．sail B．fly C．travel D．walk 4．A．check B．change C．challenge D．build 5．A．cheaper B．busier C．better D．worse 6．A．it B．them C．you D．us 7．A．bad B．wonderful C．expensive D．heavy 8．A．time B．place C．plan D．day 9．A．came out B．came in C．came from D．came with 10．A．clothes B．books C．food D．drinks （22-23八年级上·河北秦皇岛·期末）The first computer came out in 1946. It was very 11 and it worked slowly. Today computers are much smaller and 12 faster.What can computers do? A writer said, “People can’t live 13 computers today.” The 14 came a little later than computers. It is about 25 years 15 than computers. But now it is almost 16 . We use it to read books, do some shopping, play computer games or make friends. Many students use the Internet quite often. They 17 online and maybe they never know these people. They don’t know their 18 names, ages and work. They are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can’t put their hearts into 19 . Many of them become poorer (更糟糕) in subjects than before 20 that. Computers and the Internet let us learn more about the world, but we should remember that they can’t do anything. 11．A．big B．expensive C．smart D．fantastic 12．A．walk B．work C．use D．sell 13．A．without B．about C．on D．for 14．A．television B．Internet C．phone D．e-mail 15．A．earlier B．larger C．later D．older 16．A．somewhere B．nowhere C．where D．everywhere 17．A．do homework B．play computer games C．make friends D．do shopping 18．A．family B．first C．real D．last 19．A．speak B．sports C．life D．study 20．A．because of B．such as C．as long as D．lots of （22-23八年级上·广东广州·期中）Robots seem new to most people. 21 , they have a long history. The first one was made by a Greek. There are lots of science fiction (科幻) 22 about robots, and the robots in the films are faster, 23 and cleverer than human beings and they are hard to be destroyed. In 24 life, robots are used to do many dangerous, difficult or boring 25 . For example, some people can’t see, and they use dogs to help themselves move around. But in the future, robots dogs 26 take the place of these guide dogs. Some people can’t 27 themselves and robots can help take care of them. Today robots are also used in American 28 . In the hospital, a robot 29 meals from the kitchen to the patient’s room. It never loses its way because it has a 30 of the hospital in its computer system. Robots can help us in many ways. However, they will never take the place of humans. 21．A．In fact B．In addition C．Since then D．Instead of 22．A．books B．magazines C．films D．newspapers 23．A．stronger B．weaker C．funnier D．slower 24．A．new B．real C．special D．wild 25．A．ways B．jobs C．exercises D．works 26．A．should B．need C．may D．must 27．A．look after B．look up C．look for D．look forward to 28．A．schools B．hospitals C．stores D．families 29．A．takes B．puts C．gets D．walks 30．A．paper B．map C．sign D．book （21-22八年级上·广东深圳·期中）I have invented robots which improve the work of cars. My love of making things began 31 I was a kid. I really became excited about invention after I learned about Thomas Edison. One day in fourth grade, our 32 gave us a project in class. We had to write to a company and learn about the products. After thinking it over, I 33 chose the Thomas A．Edison Company. Soon after, the company sent me a book about the life of Thomas Edison. How I enjoyed reading and re-reading about his 34 ! I liked the recorded sound and the electric light most. My dad noticed my interest in inventions and 35 me. He showed me how to turn my ideas into plans and then into new things. Once I surprised my dad 36 a model plane I made. Later, we found a 37 model plane in a store. I learned that different inventors often invent similar things. It is not unusual for this to happen. I also learned that not all great ideas 38 . Failure is a common part of inventions. As my father and I worked together, I began to realize that my dad was quite an inventor himself. He was always 39 a better way to do a simple job. His guiding hands, together with my 40 in invention, led me to become an engineer and inventor. Of course, I also thank Thomas Edison. He is my hero. 31．A．if B．since C．when D．because 32．A．parent B．teacher C．inventor D．engineer 33．A．hardly B．finally C．nearly D．probably 34．A．lights B．projects C．suggestions D．inventions 35．A．mistook B．refused C．chose D．encouraged 36．A．with B．about C．into D．from 37．A．different B．similar C．large D．small 38．A．work B．fail C．come D．end 39．A．looking at B．looking for C．looking after D．looking through 40．A．habit B．story C．interest D．plan （23-24八年级上·广东广州·期中）Developing apps is not an easy thing, but some middle school students are inventing their own apps. Recently, lots of middle school students 41 an international competition in Shanghai, China. A group of middle school students from China showed their creative 42 in the competition. Lin Shao, a student from Shanghai, invented an app called Health Helper. His app is very useful. It can 43 people when and how to do exercise every day. By using this app, people can know their track（轨迹）of running as well as their own health condition. Zhang Jichen, a Grade Nine student from Beijing, used to be troubled by the bad 44 . So he invented an app that can calculate PM 2.5 45 . To make people breathe the fresh air, this app gives not only a lot of information about the weather but also some 46 on outdoor activities. “It is 47 to make an app. You have to be really careful and 48 . Sometimes you have to 49 again and again. But I enjoy doing it,” said Yu Qi, another student from Shanghai. “Many interesting apps 50 a deep impression（印象）on the engineers from the US in the competition and we are looking forward to their better performance in the future,” the news reporter said. 41．A．took part in B．handed in C．found out D．came in 42．A．inventions B．books C．machines D．papers 43．A．ask B．know C．tell D．answer 44．A．water B．air C．oxygen D．food 45．A．easily B．early C．quietly D．freely 46．A．experience B．advice C．instructions D．difference 47．A．interesting B．surprising C．important D．difficult 48．A．bored B．pleased C．tired D．patient 49．A．meet B．think C．try D．watch 50．A．find B．lose C．buy D．leave （23-24八年级上·广东广州·期中）阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从16--25各题所给的A、B、C、D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 The world’s first fully hydrogen powered (氢动力的) train line has begun running in Germany. The trains make almost no noise and run without 51 . Germany is planning to 52 many of is diesel (柴油) trains with hydrogen trains. Recently, five hydrogen-powered trains were put into use in Germany. Hydrogen is the simplest known element. It’s so 53 that it can be got without much effort. Hydrogen can be used to create electricity by 54 it with oxygen in a “fuel cell (燃料电池)”. Electricity of the new kind of train will never 55 as long as it has hydrogen. The oxygen comes from the air around the train. The 56 part is that, when a fuel cell creates electricity, it doesn’t create pollution. The only thing it gives off is 57 , which comes out as steam (水蒸气). The hydrogen-powered trains are 58 by electricity created by hydrogen fuel cells. Because the motor (发动机) is electric, the trains run almost 59 . It’s good for people both inside and outside the trains because a quiet environment is 60 . 51．A．education B．situation C．pollution D．decision 52．A．depend B．replace C．guard D．forget 53．A．common B．excellent C．light D．expensive 54．A．mixing B．comparing C．competing D．connecting 55．A．pick out B．give out C．take out D．run out 56．A．last B．best C．least D．most 57．A．heat B．plastic C．water D．light 58．A．believed B．improved C．separated D．supported 59．A．quietly B．noisily C．quickly D．slowly 60．A．shaken B．broken C．built D．stuck （22-23八年级上·广东广州·期中）Tony and Judie live in England. They don’t have 61 children or animals at home. But they have a robot. Her name is Amy. Amy can sing songs and tell 62 to make them laugh. She often helps them cook meals, so she has become one of Tony and Julie’s 63 . Tony is 54 years old. He is the father and 64 of Amy. He likes robots very much. Tony has a robot company. The company makes and 65 robots like Amy. Julie also works in this company. She said, “We work very hard, from 7:30 in the morning until late into 66 . We often arrive home at around 10:00 p.m. But it doesn’t feel like working because we 67 this job so much.” Amy is a lot like a human 68 . “She can recognize（认出）your face. She is a robot that knows who you are. She knows your likes and dislikes. And she often 69 letters to me as I can’t see well. I’ll never feel 70 any more! Amy is my child!” said Tony. 61．A．a few B．any C．some D．many 62．A．jokes B．lies C．names D．colors 63．A．workers B．family rules C．family members D．pets 64．A．speaker B．worker C．visitor D．inventor 65．A．sells B．buys C．plays D．draws 66．A．the morning B．the noon C．the afternoon D．the night 67．A．enjoy B．hate C．finish D．control 68．A．teacher B．doctor C．child D．parent 69．A．sings B．reads C．says D．writes 70．A．angry B．tired C．fantastic D．lonely （22-23八年级上·广东广州·期中）It seems very natural that if you have two dollars and someone gives you 71 more, you will have four dollars. But do you know it really took human beings a very long time to be able to think this way? In fact, one of the most 72 things to teach children is the idea of numbers. In ancient times when a man wanted to tell how many animals he 73 , he had no system of numbers to use. He put a 74 into a bag for each animal. The more animals owned, the more stones he had. It may explain 75 the word “calculate” comes from the Latin word “calculus”. “Calculus” means “stone”. Then, man used lines to count. People would just draw a line for each thing they wanted to count, but they still had no 76 to tell the numbers, so they could not write the numbers down. Later on, people used fingers. Again, we have the word that 77 this. The word “digit” comes from the Latin word “digitus”. It means “finger”! The fact that we have 10 fingers 78 the use of 10 in the system of numbers. The Hindus in India 79 the number system we use today and Arab traders (商人) 80 it to Europe during the 8th to the 11th century. In this system, people count things with ten numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 0. It is called decimal system, that is, it is built on the base of 10. 71．A．one B．two C．three D．four 72．A．difficult B．wonderful C．important D．intelligent 73．A．killed B．ate C．had D．included 74．A．line B．stone C．finger D．stick 75．A．what B．how C．why D．when 76．A．words B．names C．books D．pens 77．A．goes back to B．looks forward to C．talks about D．happens to 78．A．came from B．was close to C．led to D．was made up of 79．A．wrote B．made C．produced D．invented 80．A．introduced B．developed C．gave D．sold 试卷第1页，共3页 试卷第1页，共3页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 参考答案： 1．A 2．D 3．C 4．B 5．C 6．B 7．B 8．A 9．A 10．A 【导语】本文主要介绍了人类历史上的一些发明，并介绍了这些发明对人们日常生活的影响。 1．句意：到目前为止，人们已经发明了很多东西，极大地改变了我们的生活。 greatly极大地；specially专门地；easily容易地；suddenly突然。根据“people have invented so many things that has changed our life”可知，这些发明极大地改变了人们的生活，故选A。 2．句意：第一个伟大的发明——轮子，直到今天仍然非常重要。 useless无用的；possible可能的；difficult困难的；important重要的。根据“This made it easier for us to carry heavy things and …long distances”可知，轮子让人们更加方便携带重的物品，所以这个发明至今都很重要，故选D。 3．句意：这使我们更容易携带沉重的东西和长途旅行。 sail航行；fly飞；travel旅行；walk散步。根据“long distances”可知，此处指长途旅行，故选C。 4．句意：然后在19世纪初，世界开始改变。 check检查；change改变；challenge挑战；build建立。根据“There was little unknown land in the world. People did not have to explore (探索) much any more. They began to work in order to make life ”可知，世界上几乎没有不为人知的土地。人们不再需要探索太多了。为了生活，他们开始工作，所以此处指生活发生了改变，故选B。 5．句意：为了使生活更好，他们开始工作。 cheaper更便宜的；busier更忙碌的；better更好的；worse更差的。根据“They began to work in order to make life”可知，为了让生活变得更好，所以人们开始工作，故选C。 6．句意：其中包括电灯和收音机。 it它；them他们；you你；us我们。此空指代前文提到的“many great inventions ”，应填them，故选B。 7．句意：在20世纪上半叶，出现了更多奇妙的发明：直升机、喷气式飞机和有声电影。 bad差的；wonderful精彩的；expensive昂贵的；heavy严重的。根据“In the first part of the 20th century, more … inventions appeared: the helicopter (直升机), jet plane and movies with sound”可知，新出现的这些发明都很绝妙，故选B。 8．句意：这也是一种新材料首次被制造出来的时候。 time时间；place地方；plan计划；day天。分析句子结构可知，这是一个定语从句，先行词when是时间副词，所以此空应填time，20世纪上半叶也是一种新材料首次被制造出来的时候，故选A。 9．句意：尼龙出现在1935年。 came out出现；came in进来；came from来自；came with和……一起来。根据“Nylon (尼龙)… in 1935”可知，尼龙是在1935年出现的，故选A。 10．句意：它改变了人们一直穿着的衣服。 clothes衣服；books书；food食物；drinks饮料。根据“wearing”可知，此处指穿的衣服，故选A。 11．A 12．B 13．A 14．B 15．C 16．D 17．C 18．C 19．D 20．A 【导语】本文给我们介绍了电脑和因特网的历史，也讲述了因特网也会影响我们的学习。 11．句意：它非常大，并且工作很慢。 big大的；expensive昂贵的；smart智能的；fantastic极好的。根据“Today computers are much smaller”可知，现在的电脑和过去的电脑形成对比，即第一台电脑很大，故选A。 12．句意：现在的电脑非常小，工作速度快。 walk走路；work工作；use使用；sell卖。根据“it worked slowly”可知，工作速度快。故选B。 13．句意：一位作家说：“现在人们离不开电脑。” without没有；about大约；on关于；for为了。根据“People can’t live”可知，人们离不开电脑，故选A。 14．句意：网络要比电脑晚一些。 television电视；Internet网络；phone手机；e-mail邮件。根据“Many students use the Internet quite often”可知，此处说的是网络比电脑晚些，故选B。 15．句意：比电脑大约晚25年。 earlier更早的；larger更大的；later更晚的；older更老的。根据“...came a little later than computers”可知，网络要比电脑晚一些。故选C。 16．句意：但是它现在无处不在。 somewhere某处；nowhere没有地方；where哪里；everywhere每个地方。根据“We use it to read books, do some shopping, play computer games or make friends”可知，网络用在很多方面，无处不在，故选D。 17．句意：他们在网上交朋友，也许他们从来不认识这些人。 do homework做作业；play computer games玩电脑游戏；make friends交朋友；do shopping购物。根据“maybe they never know these people”可知，他们在网上交朋友，故选C。 18．句意：他们不知道他们真正的名字、年龄和职业。 family家庭；first第一；real真实的；last最后的。根据“maybe they never know these people”可知，他们不知道他们真正的名字，故选C。 19．句意：他们对交“虚幻的朋友”太感兴趣了，以至于无法专心学习。 speak说话；sports运动；life生活；study学习。根据“Many of them become poorer (更糟糕) in subjects than before”可知，网络交友让他们不能专注于学习，故选D。 20．句意：因为这种原因，他们许多人的学科成绩变得更糟糕。 because of因为；such as例如；as long as只要；lots of许多。根据“Many of them become poorer (更糟糕) in subjects than before...that.”可知，此句中that指代的是对“交虚幻的朋友”太感兴趣，所以两句是转折关系，故选A。 21．A 22．C 23．A 24．B 25．B 26．C 27．A 28．B 29．A 30．B 【导语】本文主要介绍机器人的发展历史、特点及运用领域等。 21．句意：事实上，他们拥有一段悠长的历史。 In fact事实上；In addition另外；Since then从此以后；Instead of而不是。根据“...they have a long history.”及句子结构可知，此处应用in fact，强调机器人拥有一段悠长历史这一事实。故选A。 22．句意：有很多关于机器人的科幻电影…… books书；magazines杂志；films电影；newspapers报纸。根据下文“the robots in the films”可知，此处指films“电影”。故选C。 23．句意：电影中的机器人比人类更快，更强壮，更聪明，他们很难被毁灭。 stronger更强壮；weaker更弱；funnier更有趣；slower更慢。根据“...they are hard to be destroyed.”可知，电影中的机器人很难被毁灭，机器人就比人类更快、更强壮、更聪明。故选A。 24．句意：在现实生活中，机器人被用来做很多危险、艰难或无趣的工作。 new新的；real真的；special特殊的；wild野生的。通读本段可知，上文描述电影中的机器人，属虚拟情况，而此处应是描述现实生活中的机器人，属真实情况，二者相互对比。故选B。 25．句意：在现实生活中，机器人被用来做很多危险、艰难或无趣的工作。 ways方式，方法；jobs工作；exercises练习；works作品。根据动词“do”和下文实例“ For example, some people can’t see, and they use dogs to help themselves move around.”可知，机器人帮助人们做很多工作。故选B。 26．句意：但是在未来，机器狗可能会取代这些导盲犬。 should应该；need需要；may可能；must必须。根据“in the future”可知，此处应用情态动词may表示推测。故选C。 27．句意：一些人不能照顾自己，机器人可以照顾他们。 look after照顾；look up查找；look for寻找；look forward to期待。根据“...robots can help take care of them.”可知，当一些人不能照顾自己时，机器人可以帮助照顾他们。故选A。 28．句意：当今，机器人也被用于美国医院。 schools学校；hospitals医院；stores商铺；families家庭。根据“In the hospital...”可知，本段描述机器人被运用于医院的情况。故选B。 29．句意：在医院里，机器人从厨房取餐送到病人的房间。 takes拿走；puts放；gets得到；walks走。根据“...from the kitchen to the patient’s room.”可知，此处表示机器人从厨房拿走饭菜，然后送到病房。故选A。 30．句意：它从不会迷路，因为在它的计算机程序中有一份医院地图。 paper纸；map地图；sign标志；book书。根据“It never loses its way...”可知，机器人不会迷路因为它的程序中储存有医院的地图。故选B。 31．C 32．B 33．B 34．D 35．D 36．A 37．B 38．A 39．B 40．C 【导语】本文主要讲述兴趣的重要性，作者受爱迪生发明的影响，对发明感兴趣，并在父亲的鼓励和指导下成为一个发明家。 31．句意：我从小就喜欢做东西。 if如果；since自从；when当……时；because因为。根据“My love of making things began…I was a kid”可知，当我还是个孩子的时候就喜欢做东西，用when引导时间状语从句，故选C。 32．句意：四年级的某一天，我们的老师给我们一个专题研究。 parent父亲或母亲；teacher老师；inventor发明家；engineer工程师。根据“ gave us a project in class”可知，老师在课堂上给了一个专题研究，故选B。 33．句意：最后我选择了托马斯爱迪生公司。 hardly几乎不；finally最终；nearly几乎；probably可能。根据“After thinking it over”可知，在仔细地考虑后，做了最终的决定，故选B。 34．句意：我有多喜欢一遍又一遍地读他的发明。 lights灯；projects项目；suggestions建议；inventions发明。根据“recorded sound and the electric light most”可知，喜欢爱迪生的发明，故选D。 35．句意：我的父亲注意到我在发明上的兴趣并鼓励我。 mistook误解；refused拒绝；chose选择； encouraged鼓励。根据“He showed me how to turn my ideas into plans and then into new things”可知父亲鼓励作者，故选D。 36．句意：有一次，我用自己做的飞机模型给了爸爸一个惊喜。 with用；about关于；into到……里面；from从。根据“surprised my dad … a model plane I made”可知，用自己做的飞机模型给了爸爸一个惊喜，故选A。 37．句意：后来，我们在一家商店里发现了一架类似的飞机模型。 different不同的；similar相似的；large大的；small小的。根据“often invent similar things”可知，看到了一个相似的飞机模型，故选B。 38．句意：我也知道不是所有的想法都起作用。 work工作，起作用；fail失败；come来；end结束。根据“Failure is a common part of the inventing”可知失败很正常，此处用动词work表示“不是所有的想法都起作用”。故选A。 39．句意：他总是寻找更好的方法让他的工作变得简单。 looking at看；looking for寻找；looking after照顾；looking through浏览。根据“ a better way to do a simple job”可知，此处指寻找更好的方法让他的工作变得简单，故选B。 40．句意：他的指导和我的发明兴趣引导我成为一名工程师和发明家。 habit习惯；story故事；interest兴趣；plan计划。根据“My dad noticed my interest in inventions”可知，此处指作者对发明的兴趣。故选C。 41．A 42．A 43．C 44．B 45．A 46．B 47．D 48．D 49．C 50．D 【导语】本文主要介绍了中学生手机程序设计大赛的比赛情况，以及部分学生研发手机程序的心得体会。 41． 句意：最近，许多中学生在中国上海参加了一场国际比赛。 took part in参加比赛等；joined加入俱乐部或公司等；found out发现；came in进来。根据“an international competition”可知，是参加比赛，故选A。 42．句意：一群来自中国的中学生在比赛中展示了他们的创造性发明。 inventions发明；books书；machines机器；papers试卷。根据下文“ invented an app”可知，这里是指参赛的发明。故选A。 43．句意：它可以告诉人们每天什么时候以及如何做运动。 ask问；know知道；tell告诉；answer回答。根据“when and how to do exercise every day”可知，此处介绍健康帮手app能告诉人们的内容。故选C。 44．句意：来自北京的九年级学生张继晨曾为糟糕的空气所困扰。 water水；air空气；oxygen氧气；food食物。根据“To make people breathe the fresh air”可知，是被糟糕的空气困扰。故选B。 45．句意：因此，他发明了一款可以轻松计算PM 2.5的应用程序。 easily容易地；early早地；quietly安静地；freely自由地。根据“an app that can calculate PM 2.5 ...”可知，app能轻易计算PM 2.5。故选A。 46． 句意：为了让人们呼吸新鲜空气，这个应用程序不仅提供了很多关于天气的信息，还提供了一些户外活动的建议。 experience经历；advice建议；instructions说明；difference不同。根据“this app gives not only a lot of information about the weather but also some ... about outdoor activities”可知，给出户外活动的相关建议。故选B。 47． 句意：制作应用程序是一件很困难的事情。 interesting有趣的；surprising令人惊讶的；important重要的；difficult困难的。根据“to make an app. You have to be really careful”结合常识可知，制作应用程序很困难。故选D。 48． 句意：你必须非常小心和耐心。 bored无聊的；pleased满意的；tired疲劳的；patient耐心的。根据“Sometimes you have to ... again and again.”可知，需要重复的事情应是需要耐心的。故选D。 49．句意：有时候你必须一次又一次地尝试。 meet遇见；think思考；try尝试；watch观看。根据“again and again”可推断，要制作应用程序需要一次次尝试。故选C。 50． 句意：许多有趣的应用程序给来自美国的工程师留下了深刻的印象，我们期待他们在未来的比赛中有更好的表现。 find找到；lose失去；buy买；leave给……留下。leave a deep impression on“给……留下深刻的印象”。故选D。 51．C 52．B 53．A 54．A 55．D 56．B 57．C 58．D 59．A 60．C 【导语】本文主要报道并介绍了德国新研制出的没有噪音和污染的氢动力火车。 51．句意：火车几乎没有噪音，运行时没有污染。 education教育；situation情况；pollution污染；decision决定。根据“The world’s first fully hydrogen powered (氢动力的) train line has begun running in Germany.”以及常识可知，氢动力火车没有噪音和污染，故选C。 52．句意：德国计划用氢动力列车取代许多柴油列车。 depend依靠；replace代替；guard防卫；forget忘记。根据“Recently, five hydrogen-powered trains were put into use in Germany.”可知，此处指德国计划用氢动力列车取代许多柴油列车。故选B。 53．句意：它太常见了，不需要太多努力就可以得到。 common常见的；excellent优秀的；light轻的；expensive昂贵的。根据“...that it can be got without much effort.”可知，此处指需要太多努力就可以得到，所以它太常见了，故选A。 54．句意：氢气可以通过在“燃料电池”中与氧气混合来发电。 mixing混合的；comparing比较；competing竞争；connecting连接。mix with“把……与……混合”，故选A。 55．句意：只要有氢气，这种新型列车的电力就永远不会耗尽。 pick out挑选；give out分发；take out取出；run out耗尽。根据“Electricity of the new kind of train will never...as long as it has hydrogen.”可知，此处指这种新型列车的电力永远不会耗尽。故选D。 56．句意：最棒的是，当燃料电池发电时，它不会产生污染。 last最后的；best最好的；least最少的；most最多的。根据“...when a fuel cell creates electricity, it doesn’t create pollution.”可知，此处指很棒的事情，故选B。 57．句意：它唯一释放出来的是水，水以蒸汽的形式出来。 heat热；plastic塑料；water水；light光。根据“...which comes out as steam (水蒸气).”可知，此处指释放出来的是水，故选C。 58．句意：氢动力列车由氢燃料电池产生的电力提供支持。 believed相信；improved改善；separated分开；supported支持。根据“The hydrogen-powered trains are...by electricity created by hydrogen fuel cells.”可知，此处指氢动力列车由氢燃料电池产生的电力提供支持。故选D。 59．句意：因为电动机是电动的，所以火车运行起来几乎很安静。 quietly安静地；noisily吵闹地；quickly快速地；slowly缓慢地。根据“Because the motor (发动机) is electric, the trains run almost...”可知，此处指因为电动机是电动的，所以火车运行起来几乎很安静。故选A。 60．句意：这对火车内外的人都有好处，因为这里有一个安静的环境。 shaken颤抖；broken打破；built建造；stuck卡住。根据“It’s good for people both inside and outside the trains because a quiet environment is...”可推出是建立了一个安静的环境，故选C。 61．B 62．A 63．C 64．D 65．A 66．D 67．A 68．C 69．B 70．D 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了在英国生活的托尼和茱莉没有小孩或宠物，但他们有一个机器人，这个名叫机器人来自托尼的机器人公司。机器人艾米了解他们的喜好，对于托尼来说，艾米就是他的孩子。 61．句意：他们家里没有孩子，也没有动物。 a few一些；any任何，常用于否定句或疑问句；some一些，常用于肯定句；many许多。根据后文“But they have a robot.”可推测，前文是指没有小孩或宠物，“not…any”表全部否定。故选B。 62．句意：艾米会唱歌和讲笑话逗他们笑。 jokes笑话；lies撒谎；names名字；colors颜色。根据后文“make them laugh”，可推测，让他们开怀大笑，应该是讲笑话。故选A。 63．句意：她经常帮助他们做饭，所以她已经成为托尼和茱莉的家庭成员之一。 workers工人；family rules家庭规则；family members家庭成员；pets宠物。根据前文“She often helps them cook meals”，艾米经常帮他们做饭，可推测艾米也成了他们家的家庭成员之一。故选C。 64．句意：他是艾米的父亲和发明者。 speaker说话者；worker工人；visitor参观者；inventor发明者。根据“Tony has a robot company. The company makes…like Amy.”，托尼的公司会制造和出售像艾米一样的机器人，可推测，托尼是机器人艾米的发明者。故选D。 65．句意：这家公司制造和销售像艾米这样的机器人。 sells卖；buys买；plays玩耍；draws画。根据“He likes robots very much. Tony has a robot company. The company makes…”可知，托尼非常喜爱机器人并开了公司，可推测，公司经营是制造并出售他们。故选A。 66．句意：我们工作很努力，从早上7:30一直工作到深夜。 the morning上午；the noon中午；the afternoon下午；the night晚上。根据“We work very hard”和“We often arrive home at around 10:00 p.m. ”，托尼和茱莉工作很辛苦以至于很晚才到家，可推测，他们经常工作到深夜。故选D。 67．句意：但感觉不像在工作，因为我们太喜欢这份工作了。 enjoy享受；hate讨厌；finish完成；control控制。根据“We work very hard”和“But it doesn’t feel like working”，托尼和茱莉累并快乐着，可推测，他们应该是很享受这份事业。故选A。 68．句意：艾米就像人类的孩子一样。 teacher老师；doctor医生；child孩子；parent家长。根据后文“…Amy is my child”可知，此段是描述艾米有着像人类的孩子一样的行为。故选C。 69．句意：她经常给我读信，因为我看不清楚。 sings唱歌； reads读；says说；writes写。根据“as I can’t see well”，（茱莉）看得不清楚可推测，此处应该是指艾米将信读给她听。故选B。 70．句意：我再也不会感到孤独了！ angry生气的；tired累的；fantastic浪漫的；lonely孤独的。结合最后一段艾米在家庭中的陪伴和“Amy is my child!”可推测，茱莉有了艾米的陪伴应该是感到不再孤独了。故选D。 71．B 72．A 73．C 74．B 75．C 76．A 77．A 78．C 79．D 80．A 【导语】本文主要介绍了从古代到现在用数字表示东西多少的演变过程。 71．句意：很自然地，如果你有两美元，有人再给你两美元，你就有四美元。 one一个；two两个；three三个；four四个。根据“you have two dollars”及“you will have four dollars”可知，再额外得到两美元，就会有四美元，故选B。 72．句意：事实上，教给孩子们最困难的事情之一就是数字的概念。 difficult困难的；wonderful精彩的；important重要的；intelligent聪明的。根据“But do you know it really took human beings a very long time to be able to think this way”可知，人类花了很长时间才能以这种方式思考，所以教孩子们有数字的概念是困难的，故选A。 73．句意：在古代，当一个人想要说出他有多少动物时，他没有数字系统可以使用。 killed杀死；ate吃；had有；included包括。根据“how many animals he ”可知，他有多少只动物，故选C。 74．句意：他为每只动物放了一块石头到袋子里。 line线；stone石头；finger手指；stick棍子。根据“The more animals owned, the more stones he had”可知，放了一块石头到袋子里，故选B。 75．句意：这也许可以解释为什么“calculate”一词来自拉丁语“calculus”。 what什么；how怎样；why为什么；when何时。根据“It may explain … the word ‘calculate’ comes from the Latin word ‘calculus’”可知，解释为什么“calculate”一词来自拉丁语“calculus”，故选C。 76．句意：但是他们仍然没有词来描述这些数字，所以他们不能把数字写下来。 words词语；names名字；books书；pens钢笔。根据“People would just draw a line for each thing they wanted to count”可知，为每一件他们想数的东西画一条线，是因为他们没有词来描述这些数字，故选A。 77．句意：再一次，我们有一个词可以追溯到这个。 goes back to追溯到；looks forward to期待；talks about谈论；happens to发生。根据“Again, we have the word that … this”可知，这个词可以追溯到数字的概念，故选A。 78．句意：我们有10个手指的事实引起了10在数字系统中的使用。 came from来自；was close to离……近；led to引起；was made up of由……组成。根据“The fact that we have 10 fingers … the use of 10 in the system of numbers”可知，10个手指引起了10在数字系统中的使用，故选C。 79．句意：印度的印度教徒发明了我们今天使用的数字系统，阿拉伯商人在8世纪至11世纪将它引入欧洲。 wrote写；made制造；produced生产；invented发明。根据“The Hindus in India… the number system”可知，印度教徒发明了数字系统，故选D。 80．句意：印度的印度教徒发明了我们今天使用的数字系统，阿拉伯商人在8世纪至11世纪将它引入欧洲。 introduced引进；developed发展；gave给；sold卖。根据“Arab traders (商人) … it to Europe”可知，阿拉伯商人将它引入欧洲，故选A。 答案第1页，共2页 答案第1页，共2页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$