Question

    Inventions make our life better. But don't think that only adult inventors ____ great inventions. Children can also make____ great. Recently, a 15-year-old Canadian girl named Ann Makosinski_____a flashlight that runs only on the heat of the human hands.

Ann studies at a high school in British Columbia, Canada. She has great_____in collecting unused energy around her. When she learned that the warmth produced by the human body was overlooked(忽视) ____people, she came up with the idea of the special flashlight.

Ann's dream came true when she learned about a ____of material(材料) named Peltier tiles, which can produce electricity when one side of the tile is heated and____side is cooled. She realized that she could use Peltier tiles _____ energy for her flashlight.

After trying many times, she succeeded _____. Ann's flashlight cost her $26 to make. She believes if her flashlight can _____ in factories, it will become cheaper.

1.A. do B. make C. have D. give

2.A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing

3.A. found B. saw C. discovered D. invented

4.A. hobby B. interest C. time D. chance

5.A. with B. for C. by D. to

6.A. piece B. kind C. glass D. box

7.A. other B. another C. others D. the other

8.A. to make B. to create C. to find D. to give

9.A. at first B. at last C. at once D. at all

10.A. produce B. produces C. have produced D. be produced

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.B

9.B

10.D

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了一些孩子们发明的一些有用的发明物。

1.句意：但是不要认为只有成人发明家才能做出伟大的发明。A. do做；B. make使，制作；C. have有； D. give给。根据下文Children can also make___2___ great. Recently, a 15-year-old Canadian girl named Ann Makosinski___3___a flashlight that runs only on the heat of the human hands.可知，这里是说不仅成人发明家能制作伟大的发明。根据题意，故选B。

2.句意：孩子们也能制作出一些伟大的东西。A. anything任何东西；B. something一些东西； C. everything一切东西；D. nothing没什么。这里是形容词修饰不定代词，something great表示一些伟大的东西。根据题意，故选B。

3.句意：最近，一个名叫Makosinsk的15岁加拿大女孩发明了一种手电筒，这种手电筒只能靠人手的热量来运转。A. found找到；B. saw看见；C. discovered发现；D. invented发明；根据下文that runs only on the heat of the human hands.可知上文是说发明了一个手电筒。根据题意，故选D。

4.句意：她对收集周围未使用的能量非常感兴趣。A. hobby爱好；B. interest兴趣； C. time时间；D. chance机会。短语have great interest in…表示对……感兴趣；根据下文collecting unused energy around her可知，这里是说对……感兴趣。根据题意，故选B。

5.句意：当她得知人体产生的热量被人们忽视时，她想到了特殊的手电筒。A. with带有，具有； B. for为了；C. by被……；D. to到……。这里是被动语态，主语是the warmth可知这里是被动语态，by sb.表示被某人。根据题意，故选C。

6.句意：当她了解到一种叫做珀尔蒂尔瓷砖的材料，安的梦想实现了。A. piece片；B. kind种类；C. glass杯子；D. box箱子。a kind of…表示一种……；根据文中named Peltier tiles,可知，这里是说一种材料。根据题意，故选B。

7.句意：安的梦想实现了，当她了解到一种叫做珀尔贴瓷砖的材料，它可以产生电力时，一边的瓷砖加热，另一边冷却。A. other其他的；B. another另一个；C. others其他的，别的；代词；D. the other其他的，特指。根据上文one side of the tile is heated可知下文是the other side表示另一边，根据题意，故选D。

8.句意：她意识到她可以使用佩尔蒂尔瓷砖来为手电筒创造能量。A. to make制作；B. to create创造； C. to find找到；D. to give给。短语use … to do …表示用……做……;这里是说创造能量。根据题意，故选B。

9.句意：再尝试了许多次后，她最后成功了。A. at first 首先； B. at last最后；C. at once立刻；D. at all根本。根据下文Ann's flashlight cost her $26 to make.可知，这里是说最后成功了。根据题意，故选B。

10.句意：她相信如果她的手电筒能在工厂里生产，它会变得更便宜。A. produce生产；原形；B. produces生产，一般现在时态；C. have produced已经生产，现在完成时；D. be produced被生产。根据下文it will become cheaper.可知，上文是说在工厂里被生产，这里是含情态动词的被动语态，其结构是can be done的形式。根据题意，故选D。