The famous British inventor George Stephenson was born in 1781 and died in 1848. One of his__16__important inventions was the train.  He _17__his first train when he was forty-four years old. When he was experimenting with the __18__engine on the train, he met with __19__from the government, the newspapers and the gentlemen in the country. They said that the noise and the smoke would __20__ cows, horses and sheep, that the _21__ would burst or that the hot coals from it would __22_ their houses. At that time, __23__people believed what they said.
George Stephenson __24__the people that the train could go on small _25_, could pull carriages __26_goods and passengers and there was __27__to them. It was a very __28__ matter for him to __29__ them believe. However, after _30_, he was able to do it; and the first train that __31__by Stephenson himself __32_ what he had said.
The first day _33_the people along the way _34_the noises of the train __35__ and saw it running quickly to them, they ran back home as quickly as they could and closed their doors tightly, for they thought it a genius(妖怪).They did not dare to come out until it had passed.
小題1:
A．veryB．a(chǎn) lotC．most D．much
小題2:
A．made B．bought C．introduced D．did
小題3:
A．electricalB．soil C．steamD．oil
小題4:
A．success B．troubles C．people D．pleasure
小題5:
A．kill B．buy C．interest D．take away
小題6:
A．smoke B．noise C．driver D．engine
小題7:
A．pull downB．blow awayC．set fire to D．pass
小題8:
A．most B．few C．only a few D．the rich
小題9:
A．said B．spoke C．told D．warned
小題10:
A．roadsB．rivers C．steam D．rails
小題11:
A．short of B．full of C．empty of D．without
小題12:
A．no great dangerB．dangerous C．a(chǎn) lot of danger D．few danger
小題13:
A．easy B．difficult C．pleasant D．light
小題14:
A．get B．cause C．make D．force
小題15:
A．sometime B．some time C．a(chǎn) few times D．sometimes
小題16:
A．was sold B．was driven C．was pulled D．helped
小題17:
A．believed B．seemed C．sensed D．proved
小題18:
A．of B．when C．while D．for
小題19:
A．caught sight ofB．listened to C．heard D．thought
小題20:
A．nearbyB．in the distance C．on the far D．from the distance

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:A
小題6:D
小題7:C
小題8:A
小題9:C
小題10:D
小題11:B
小題12:A
小題13:B
小題14:C
小題15:B
小題16:B
小題17:D
小題18:B
小題19:C
小題20:B

試題分析：文章介紹了George Stephenson在方面火車時所遇見的種種困難，最終他克服別人的不信任，發(fā)明了火車。
小題1:C 詞義辨析。A非常；B很多；C最；D…得多；這里指火車是他最重要的發(fā)明。
小題2:A 動詞辨析。A生產(chǎn)；B買；C介紹；D做；指他在44歲的時候生產(chǎn)制作出第一輛火車。
小題3:C 常識題。A電氣的；B土壤；C蒸汽；D油。人類歷史上最早出現(xiàn)的是蒸汽機(jī)。
小題4:B 名詞辨析。A成功；B麻煩；C人們；D快樂；指他遇見了來自各方面的麻煩。
小題5:A 動詞辨析。A殺死；B買；C使。。。感興趣；D拿走；人們說火車的聲音能殺死牛羊等。
小題6:D 名詞辨析。A煙；B噪音；C司機(jī)；D發(fā)動機(jī)。指人們認(rèn)為火車的發(fā)動機(jī)會爆炸。
小題7:C 短語辨析。A毀壞；B吹走；C使…著火；D通過。人們東西燃燒的煤會燒著房子。
小題8:A 詞義辨析。A大多數(shù)；B很少；C只有一些；D富人。大多數(shù)人都相信以上所說。
小題9:C 動詞辨析。A說；B講；C告知；D警告。他告訴別人火車可以跑在小小的鐵軌上。
小題10:名詞辨析。A道路；B河流；C蒸汽；D鐵軌。句意同上。
小題11:B 形容詞辨析。A缺少；B充滿；火車能拉動充滿貨物和人的車廂也不會有什么危險。
小題12:A 上下文串聯(lián)。句意同上。
小題13:B 形容詞辨析。指他要讓別人相信是一件和困難的事情。
小題14:C 動詞辨析。Make sb do sth讓某人做某事。ABD三項都接sb to do sth.
小題15:B 詞義辨析。A某時；B一段時間；C幾次；D有時；指過了一段時間，他做到了。
小題16:B詞義辨析。A被賣；B被駕駛；C被拉；D幫助。指火車被他駕駛著。
小題17:D 動詞辨析。A相信；B似乎；C感覺；D證明。指他自己駕駛的火車證明了他說的話。
小題18:B 語法分析。When引導(dǎo)的是一個定語從句，修飾先行詞the first day.
小題19:C 動詞辨析。A看見；B聽（動作）；C聽見；D認(rèn)為。指人們聽見了遠(yuǎn)處火車傳來的聲音。
小題20:B 詞義辨析。A附近；B遠(yuǎn)處；句意同上。
點評：本文是對George Stephenson發(fā)明火車的的故事的講述，本篇文章一定要注意上下文串聯(lián)，注意動詞詞義的辨析和語法的分析。
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小題1:The first paragraph suggests           .
A．the writer is against A Day Without Immigrants
B．immigrants are not equally treated by the US federal government
C．the writer cares little about the problems of the country.
D．some people move to America without the permission of the US government
小題2:"The event" in the second paragraph is related to          .
A．"A Day Without Immigrants"
B．"A Day Without Having All The Answers"
C．"A Day Without Speeding"
D．"A Day Without Losing Your Temper"
小題3:According to the writer, losing one's temper is           .
A．personalB．satisfying C．pointlessD．unpleasant
小題4:The writer suggest a day without having all the answers because         .
A．he thinks the American are too proud
B．he doesn't think what he is doing is wrong
C．he wants others to keep quiet
D．the writer is so tired that he needs a break

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