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Thomas Alva Edison was awarded more patents on inventions than any other American. When he died in 1931, Americans wondered how they could best show their respect for him. One suggestion was that the nation observe a minute or two of total blackout. All electric power would be shut off in homes, streets, and factories. Perhaps this suggested plan made Americans realize fully what Edison and his inventions mean to them. Electric power was too important to the country. Shutting it off for even a short time would have led to complete confusion. A blackout was impossible.
On the day of Edison's funeral, many people silently dimmed their lights. In this way they honored the man who had done more than anyone else to put the great force of electricity at his countrymen's fingertips.
55．This selection says that Thomas Edison ________.
A．was the only important American inventor B．received the first American patent
C．received more patents than any other American D．was the first American inventor
56．People decided to honor Edison when ________.
A．he made the first electric light B．electric power was 100 years
C．the country realized electricity's importance D．he died in 1931
57．The suggested plan was to ________.
A．turn off the lights in factories and schools B．observe a few minutes of total silence
C．dim all electric lights D．shut off all electricity for a short time
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第二节完型填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
Once upon a time，a man punished his 5-year-old daughter for 31 up the family's only roll of expensive gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became even more 32 when on Christmas Eve，he saw that the child had pasted the gold paper so as to 33 a shoe box to put under the Christmas tree.
Nevertheless, the next morning the little girl, filled with excitement, brought the gift box to her father and said, “This is for you，Daddy!”Hearing this，the father was 34 by his earlier conversation. But when he opened it, he found it was 35 and again his anger expanded. “Don’t you know, young lady,” he said 36 ,“when you give someone a present there’s supposed to be something inside the package !”
The little girl looked up at him 37 tears rolling from her eyes and said: “Daddy, it’s not empty. I blew kisses into it until it was all full.”
The father was deeply moved. He 38 on his knees and put his arms around his precious little girl. He begged her to 39 him .
An accident 40 the life of the child only a short time later and 41 is told that the father kept that little gold box by his bed for all the years of his life. And 42 he was discouraged or faced difficult problems he 43 open the box，take out an imaginary kiss, and 44 the love of this beautiful child who had put it there.
In a very real sense, each of us as human beings have been given an unseen golden box 45 with unconditional 1ove and kisses from our children, family, friends and God.
36. A. doing B. cutting C. tearing D. using
37. A. worried B. shocked C. bored D. terrified
38. A. paint B. tie C. decorate D. hang
39. A. bothered B. moved C. embarrassed D. annoyed
40. A. empty B. ugly C. overfilled D. expensive
41. A. politely B. angrily C. thoughtfully D. eagerly
42. A. in B. down C. with D. for
43. A. 1ay B. fell C. rose D. went
44. A. punish B. blame C. forgive D. beat
45. A. took B. risked C. cost D. destroyed
46. A. this B. it C. she D. he
47. A. whichever B. whatever C. wherever D. whenever
48. A. could B. should C. would D. might
49. A. imagine B. remember C. miss D. find
50. A. put B. carried C. covered D. filled
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. If Mary carries on working like this, she will ______ sooner or later.
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A．put down |
B．get down |
C．break down |
D．go down |
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_____ the book where it was ______.
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A．Lay, laying |
B．Lie, lying |
C．Lay, lying |
D．Lie, laying |
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She couldn’t ______ the fact that the money was found in his house.
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A．answer for |
B．leave for |
C．care for |
D．account for |
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Your essay is too long. You’d better _______ to about 1000 words.
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A．cut it off |
B．cut it up |
C．cut it down |
D．cut it into |
