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精品 Word 可修改 欢迎下载 精品 Word 可修改 欢迎下载 精品 Word 可修改 欢迎下载 上海市2021-2021学年高一英语10月月考试题（含解析） I. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions: After reading the passage below fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. Mistakes that work The best way to learn something is to make mistakes first. Thomas Edison, ___1___ invented the light bulb, told his colleagues: “Of the 200 light bulbs that didn’t work, every failure told me something was able to incorporate (融入) into the next attempt.” Benjamin Franklin, the US statesman and scientist once said: “I haven’t failed. I have had 10,000 ideas that didn’t work.” ___2___ of these people understood that failures and false starts are the condition of success. In fact, ___3___ surprising number of everyday objects had their beginnings in a mistake or a misunderstanding. Post-it notes, packets of crisps and even bread are all unexpected inventions. In 2600 BC, a tired Egyptian slave invented ___4___ is now called bread when the dough (面团) rose during his sleep. And crisps were first cooked by a cook in the USA when a customer suggested his fried potatoes be ___5___ (thin) than they were. In 1968 Spencer Silver was trying to develop a strong glue when he accidentally invented a very weak glue instead. His colleague, Art Fry decided to use it six years later, in1974, to have his bookmarks ___6___ (hold) in his books and the post-it note was invented. Successful businesspeople have often made big, expensive mistakes in their past. When an employee of IBM made a mistake that cost the company $600,000, Thomas Watson, the chairman, ___7___ (ask) if he would fire the man. “No,” he replied. “I have just spent $600,000 ___8___ (train) him. I won’t let another company ___9___ (benefit) from the experience. The important thing to remember is that y