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【題目】Thomas Alva Edison was a man of wonderful ability 【1】 had the good luck to be born at a good time. After the American Civil War the United States was growing. Conditions were right for the talents of a man 【2】 Edison.

Thomas was an unusually curious child． Even at 【3】 early age he loved to read and make experiments． Because he was so dreamy and quiet, once he 【4】 (accuse) of being stupid by a teacher, Edison’s mother was not so 【5】 (please) that she took her son out of school and never sent him back. She took charge of his education 【6】 (her) and taught him history, science and philosophy. Edison was a very quick reader and he remembered everything. Once he got the idea of starting at the first shelf of a large library and reading everything in it. 【7】 after reading through 15 feet of books, he gave up this 【8】 (ambition) idea.

Edison patented over 1,000 separate inventions during his life. He never stopped 【9】 (try) to learn more about science and what it could do for man. His 【10】 (discover) probably increased the wealth of the world more than those of any other single man in history.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】who/that

【2】as

【3】an

【4】was accused

【5】pleased

【6】herself

【7】But

【8】ambitious

【9】trying

【10】discoveries

【解析】本文講述了一位誕生在好時(shí)代里的天才人物托馬斯.阿爾法.愛迪生。愛迪生一生中得到一千多種發(fā)明專利，為了學(xué)習(xí)更多的科學(xué)并使科學(xué)為人類服務(wù),他永不停息。他的各種發(fā)明為世界增加的財(cái)富可能比歷史上任何一個(gè)人都多。

【1】考查定語(yǔ)從句關(guān)系代詞。句意：托馬斯.阿爾法.愛迪生是一位誕生在好時(shí)代里的天才人物。先行詞是man，指代人在定語(yǔ)從句中做主語(yǔ)。故填who/that。

【2】考查介詞。句意：各種條件對(duì)于象愛迪生這樣有天才的人都是有利的。表示舉例“例如”such as。故填as。

【3】考查冠詞。句意：托馬斯是一個(gè)好奇心特強(qiáng)的孩子。即使還在幼年時(shí)代,他就愛讀書和做實(shí)驗(yàn)。在很小的年紀(jì) at an early age。故填an。

【4】考查動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)語(yǔ)態(tài)。句意：他如此愛好空想和不聲不響,以致一位老師有一次罵他愚蠢。主語(yǔ)他和指責(zé)是被動(dòng)關(guān)系。通篇是一般過(guò)去時(shí)。故填was accused。

【5】考查形容詞。句意：托馬斯的母親對(duì)這個(gè)評(píng)語(yǔ)很不高興,她令孩子退學(xué)不再返校。主語(yǔ)是人，表示感到高興，用ed形式。故填pleased。

【6】考查反身代詞。句意：母親自己照管孩子的教育,教他閱讀,教他歷史、科學(xué)和哲學(xué)等。母親自己用反身代詞。故填herself。

【7】考查連詞。句意：有一次他異想天開,要從一所大圖書館的第一個(gè)書架看起,看完書架上每一本書。但在看完了書架上十五英尺厚的書籍后,他放棄了這個(gè)野心。前后表示轉(zhuǎn)折，放棄這個(gè)想法。位于句首首字母大寫。故填But。

【8】考查形容詞。句意：他放棄了這個(gè)野心。形容詞修飾名詞。故填ambitious。

【9】考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。句意：為了學(xué)習(xí)更多的科學(xué)并使科學(xué)為人類服務(wù),他永不停息。停止做某事stop doing。故填trying。

【10】考查名詞。句意：他的各種發(fā)明為世界增加的財(cái)富可能比歷史上任何一個(gè)人都多。他的發(fā)明眾多，用名詞復(fù)數(shù)。故填discoveries。