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南京市秦淮区2014高考英语（暑假基础训练（5）附答案 Ⅰ.完形填空 There have been many great inventions, things that changed the way we live.The first great invention was one that is still very important today－the wheel.This made it__1__to carry heavy things and to__2__long distances. For hundreds of years after that there were few __3__that had as much effect as the__4__.Then in the early 1800’s the world started to change.There was little__5__and left in the world, people didn’t have to explore__6__any more.They began to work instead to make life better. In the second half of the 19th__7__, there were many great inventions.The helicopter in 1909.__8__with sound in 1926.The computer in 1928, and jet planes in 1930.This was also a__9__when a new material was first made.Nylon came in 1935.It changed the kind of clothes people__10__. By this time most people had a very good __11__.Man has a desire to explore again.The world was known to man but the stars were not.Man began looking for__12__to go into space.Russia made the first__13__.Then the United States took a step.Since then other__14__, including China and Japan may have made their steps into space. In 1969 man took his biggest step from the earth.Americans first__15__on the moon.This is certainly just a beginning thought.New inventions will some day allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of. 【文章大意】　发明如何影响了人类的生活. 1．A.better　　　　　　 B．heavier C．lighter D．easier 解析: 选D. 较容易, 较方便. 2．A.travel B．go C．run D．fly 解析: 选A. 轮子的发明使得人类可以搬运较重的物品, 以及进行长距离的旅行. 3．A.discoveries B．inventions C．inventors D．findings 解析: 选B. 指“发明”. 4．A.car B．truck C．wheel D．jet 解析: 选C. 数百年过去了, 人类世界再也没有出现像轮子一样起到如此重要作用的发明. 5．A.unknown B．famous C．understood D．unexpected 解析: 选A. 世界上的大部分都被人类所认知和了解. 6．A.more B．many C．few D．much 解析: 选D. 人类不需要再进行探索和开发；much加强语气. 7．A.country B．period C．century D．age 解析: 选C. 在19世纪后半段出现了许多伟大的发明. 8．A.Games B．Movies C．Events D．Sports 解析: 选B. 1926年出现有声电影. 9．A.time B．