Question

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What do you think of the most important invention in the world? The TV? The printing? The telephone? Or the computer? A report shows that they are not the only important inventions. Here are three other important inventions.

One of the simplest inventions is the toilet. Before toilets, waste ran into rivers from people’s houses. Illnesses were common in big cities, and it was often difficult to find clean drinking water.

Important _______1.________
Some most important inventions	The TV, the ___2.____, the ___3.____, the computer
Three other important inventions	Before the inventions
the _____4._____	____5.____ ran into rivers from people’s houses
____6._____ were common in big cities
It was often difficult to find ____7.___ drinking water
hay, animal food	Most animals were killed in __8.____ because there wasn’t enough food in winter
______9._____	Reading, writing and “close work” would be difficult for the people over ______10._______

Answer

1.Inventions

2.printing

3.telephone

4.toilet

5.Waste

6.Illnesses

7.clean

8.autumn

9.glasses

10.forty-five

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了三种重要的发明：厕所、动物食物和眼镜。在这些东西发明前，生活废水流进河里，大城市里疾病盛行，很难找到干净的饮用水；大部分动物在秋季被杀掉因为冬季没有吃的给它们；四十五岁以上的人没有眼镜看东西很困难。

1.What do you think of the most important invention in the world?你认为世界上最重要的发明是什么？可知这篇文章的题目应是Important Inventions，故填Inventions。

2.The TV? The printing? The telephone? Or the computer? 可知此处填printing。

3.The TV? The printing? The telephone? Or the computer? 可知此处填telephone。

4.One of the simplest inventions is the toilet.最简单的发明之一就是厕所。所以此处填toilet。

5.Before toilets, waste ran into rivers from people’s houses.在发明厕所之前，生活污水从人们的家里流进河里。故此处填Waste。

6.Illnesses were common in big cities, and it was often difficult to find clean drinking water.疾病在大城市里很常见，经常很难找到干净的饮用水。所以此处应填Illnesses。

7.Illnesses were common in big cities, and it was often difficult to find clean drinking water.疾病在大城市里很常见，经常很难找到干净的饮用水。所以此处应填clean。

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