Question

短文填空  选择恰当的单词填空，每词限用一次。（有两个多余的选项）

first,  coming,  idea,  last,  more,  stronger,  make,  couldn’t,  asking,  could

One day James Watt was sitting at the fire in his grandmother’s home. He was watching the fire and thinking about things. A teapot was over the fire. Soon the lid (盖子) began to move up and down “What makes it move up and down?” the boy asked himself. He looked under the lid, but he ___1.___see anything. “Grandma, what’s in the teapot?” he asked. “Water, my child, nothing ___2.___water.” “But I know there is something more. And what makes the lid up and down?”

His grandmother laughed and said “Oh, that’s only steam (蒸汽). You can see it___3.__ out of teapot”. “Why my dear, it comes out of the hot water. The hot water makes it.” The grandmother began to think that the boy was __4.___ too many questions. “The steam must be very strong to __5.___ the heavy lid move up and down” said the bright boy to himself. “Well, if the steam comes from a lot of water it must be much __6.___. Why can’t we use steam to work for us?” The __7.___ grew with him as he grew up. He tried out his idea and failed, then tried again, failed again. But each time he learned something new. Some people laughed at him.

“ Don’t be foolish (愚蠢的)”, they said. But he went on trying and at last he reached his goal and gave the world the __8.___ team engine (蒸汽机).

Answer

1.couldn’t

2.but

3.coming

4.asking

5.make

6.stronger

7.idea

8.first

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了瓦特是怎样发明蒸汽机的。

1.句意：根据他在盖子底下看，但是什么也没看到。根据looked可知后面用过去式。可知答案是couldn’t。

2.句意：根据除了水什么也没有。(用于nothing,nobody,who,all等词后面)除...以外

可知答案是but。

3.句意：根据你可以看到水蒸气从茶壶里出来。可知答案是coming。

4.句意：根据奶奶开始想，男孩问太多的问题。可知答案是asking。

5.句意：通过水蒸气一定很强壮，能使盖子上下移动。可知答案是make。

6.句意：根据如果水蒸气来自很多的水，它一定更强壮。可知答案是stronger。

7.句意：根据随着他长大，他的想法也随着增长。可知答案是idea。

8.句意：根据但是他继续努力，最终他实现了他的目标，给了世界第一台蒸汽机。可知答案是first。

考点：故事类阅读。