We all know something about Thomas Edison. He was a great American   21  .He was in school for only a short time.  22 , he had to leave the school and   23  himself at home and learned a lot. When Edison grew up, he had his own lab. He worked hard and hardly   24  to have a rest.
One day a friend of his brought a young man into his lab. He   25  the young man to Edison. He said the young man had studied in a famous university in Germany and had a lot of   26  of physics and maths. Edison was glad to work with a man like him and   27  him as a helper. A few weeks later, the young   28  about Edison’s past. He began to look down on him. Edison   29  about it, but he said   30  .
Once the young man came into the lab while Edison   31  an important experiment. He stood near the table   32  he didn’t help him. Edison stopped   33  out a bottle and said, “Go to calculate (计算)its volume(容积)and tell me the   34  in two hours.”
At first the young man thought it easy to do it. Soon he   35  it difficult. Two hours later Edison went into his office and saw a lot of paper and books on his desk. Of course he couldn’t compute the volume in the time   36  .
“Why not pour some   37  into the bottle?” said Edison. “Then you’ll   38  calculate its volume!” Having heard this, the young man’s   39  turned red, and he knew Edison was really   40 than him!

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。

1．Mr. Smith won          （两倍的奖杯）in 2006 as the year before．（medal）

2．The mine explosion in Heilongjiang Province caused 104 deaths, with four other miners still

             （困在地下）．（trap）

3．Hong Xingge,         （已赢得）the recommendation of the headmaster for an interview at Peking University, is the youngest of the 90 students nationwide．（win）

4．        （无论何时开会）makes no difference to me．（whenever；hold）

5．When Edison died, it was suggested that the American people        （关掉）all power for several minutes in honor of this great man．（turn）

6．Our eating habits have changed,            （我们的生活方式也是如此）, and the fuel we need for our body is also different．（as）

7．It was four o’clock in the afternoon           （他们到达）the museum, where an official warmly received them．（reach）

8．The mother rather than the twins          （在动手术）by Doctor Thomas now．（operate）

9．By the time this letter reaches you, I          （已离开）the country．（leave）

10．There’s nobody here．They         （必定回家了）．（must）

Ⅲ.完形填空（每小题1分，共20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D、）中，选出最佳选项。

We all know something about Thomas Edison. He was a great American   21   .He was in school for only a short time.  22  , he had to leave the school and   23  himself at home and learned a lot. When Edison grew up, he had his own lab. He worked hard and hardly   24   to have a rest.

One day a friend of his brought a young man into his lab. He   25  the young man to Edison. He said the young man had studied in a famous university in Germany and had a lot of   26   of physics and maths. Edison was glad to work with a man like him and   27   him as a helper. A few weeks later, the young   28   about Edison’s past. He began to look down on him. Edison   29   about it, but he said   30   .

Once the young man came into the lab while Edison   31   an important experiment. He stood near the table   32   he didn’t help him. Edison stopped   33   out a bottle and said, “Go to calculate (计算)its volume(容积)and tell me the   34   in two hours.”

At first the young man thought it easy to do it. Soon he   35   it difficult. Two hours later Edison went into his office and saw a lot of paper and books on his desk. Of course he couldn’t compute the volume in the time   36   .

“Why not pour some   37   into the bottle?” said Edison. “Then you’ll   38   calculate its volume!” Having heard this, the young man’s   39   turned red, and he knew Edison was really    

  40  than him!

21.A. doctor          B. player               C. writer               D. inventor

22.A. Soon            B. After                C. Later on            D. Soon after

23.A. teach            B. play with           C. study                D. enjoy

24.A. forgot          B. remembered      C. wanted             D. hoped

25.A. showed         B. pushed              C. introduced         D. threw

26.A. news            B. books                C. knowledge         D. dictionaries

27.A. employed     B. asked                C. made                D. watched

28.A. beard           B. learned              C. read                  D. told

29.A. told              B. was told            C. said                  D. was said

30.A. something     B. everything         C. nothing             D. all

31.A. did               B. had                   C. was doing          D. was having

32.A. but              B. and                   C. as                    D. while

33.A. bringing              B. to bring             C. taking               D. to take

34.A. result           B. way                 C. idea                  D. opinion

35.A. knew            B. saw                   C. learned              D. found

36.A. given           B. followed           C. said                  D. taken

37.A. oil               B. salt                   C. water                D. food

38.A. carefully       B. slowly               C. easily                D. quietly

39.A.head              B. face                  C. eyes                  D. ears

40.A. more polite   B. stricter                     C. more kind-hearted     D. cleverer

We all know something about Thomas Edison. He was a great American1.He was in school for only a short time.2, he had to leave the school and 3himself at home and learned a lot. When Edison grew up, he had his own lab. He worked hard and hardly4to have a rest.
One day a friend of his brought a young man into his lab. He 5the young man to Edison. He said the young man had studied in a famous university in Germany and had a lot of6of physics and maths. Edison was glad to work with a man like him and7him as a helper. A few weeks later, the young8about Edison’s past. He began to look down on him. Edison9about it, but he said10.
Once the young man came into the lab while Edison11an important experiment. He stood near the table12he didn’t help him. Edison stopped13out a bottle and said, “Go to calculate (计算)its volume(容积)and tell me the14in two hours.”
At first the young man thought it easy to do it. Soon he15it difficult. Two hours later Edison went into his office and saw a lot of paper and books on his desk. Of course he couldn’t compute the volume in the time16.
“Why not pour some17into the bottle?” said Edison. “Then you’1118calculate its volume!” Having heard this, the young man’s19turned red, and he knew Edison was really20than him!

1. 1.
   1. A.
      doctor
   2. B.
      player
   3. C.
      writer
   4. D.
      inventor
2. 2.
   1. A.
      Soon
   2. B.
      After
   3. C.
      Later on
   4. D.
      Soon after
3. 3.
   1. A.
      teach
   2. B.
      play with
   3. C.
      study
   4. D.
      enjoy
4. 4.
   1. A.
      forgot
   2. B.
      remembered
   3. C.
      finished
   4. D.
      observed
5. 5.
   1. A.
      showed
   2. B.
      pushed
   3. C.
      introduced
   4. D.
      threw
6. 6.
   1. A.
      news
   2. B.
      books
   3. C.
      knowledge
   4. D.
      dictionaries
7. 7.
   1. A.
      employed
   2. B.
      asked
   3. C.
      made
   4. D.
      watched
8. 8.
   1. A.
      beard
   2. B.
      learned
   3. C.
      read
   4. D.
      told
9. 9.
   1. A.
      told
   2. B.
      was told
   3. C.
      said
   4. D.
      was said
10. 10.
    1. A.
       something
    2. B.
       everything
    3. C.
       nothing
    4. D.
       all
11. 11.
    1. A.
       did
    2. B.
       had
    3. C.
       was doing
    4. D.
       was having
12. 12.
    1. A.
       but
    2. B.
       and
    3. C.
       as
    4. D.
       while
13. 13.
    1. A.
       bringing
    2. B.
       to bring
    3. C.
       taking
    4. D.
       to take
14. 14.
    1. A.
       result
    2. B.
       way
    3. C.
       idea
    4. D.
       opinion
15. 15.
    1. A.
       knew
    2. B.
       saw
    3. C.
       learned
    4. D.
       found
16. 16.
    1. A.
       given
    2. B.
       followed
    3. C.
       said
    4. D.
       taken
17. 17.
    1. A.
       oil
    2. B.
       salt
    3. C.
       water
    4. D.
       food
18. 18.
    1. A.
       carefully
    2. B.
       slowly
    3. C.
       easily
    4. D.
       quietly
19. 19.
    1. A.
       head
    2. B.
       face
    3. C.
       eyes
    4. D.
       ears
20. 20.
    1. A.
       more polite
    2. B.
       stricter
    3. C.
       more kind-hearted
    4. D.
       cleverer

Ⅲ.完形填空（每小题1分，共20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D、）中，选出最佳选项。

We all know something about Thomas Edison. He was a great American   21   .He was in school for only a short time.  22  , he had to leave the school and   23  himself at home and learned a lot. When Edison grew up, he had his own lab. He worked hard and hardly   24   to have a rest.

One day a friend of his brought a young man into his lab. He   25  the young man to Edison. He said the young man had studied in a famous university in Germany and had a lot of   26   of physics and maths. Edison was glad to work with a man like him and   27   him as a helper. A few weeks later, the young   28   about Edison’s past. He began to look down on him. Edison   29   about it, but he said   30   .

Once the young man came into the lab while Edison   31   an important experiment. He stood near the table   32   he didn’t help him. Edison stopped   33   out a bottle and said, “Go to calculate (计算)its volume(容积)and tell me the   34   in two hours.”

At first the young man thought it easy to do it. Soon he   35   it difficult. Two hours later Edison went into his office and saw a lot of paper and books on his desk. Of course he couldn’t compute the volume in the time   36   .

“Why not pour some   37   into the bottle?” said Edison. “Then you’ll   38   calculate its volume!” Having heard this, the young man’s   39   turned red, and he knew Edison was really    

  40  than him!

21.A. doctor          B. player               C. writer               D. inventor

22.A. Soon            B. After                C. Later on            D. Soon after

23.A. teach            B. play with           C. study                D. enjoy

24.A. forgot          B. remembered      C. wanted             D. hoped

25.A. showed         B. pushed              C. introduced         D. threw

26.A. news            B. books                C. knowledge         D. dictionaries

27.A. employed     B. asked                C. made                D. watched

28.A. beard           B. learned              C. read                  D. told

29.A. told              B. was told            C. said                  D. was said

30.A. something     B. everything         C. nothing             D. all

31.A. did               B. had                   C. was doing          D. was having

32.A. but              B. and                   C. as                    D. while

33.A. bringing              B. to bring             C. taking               D. to take

34.A. result           B. way                 C. idea                  D. opinion

35.A. knew            B. saw                   C. learned              D. found

36.A. given           B. followed           C. said                  D. taken

37.A. oil               B. salt                   C. water                D. food

38.A. carefully       B. slowly               C. easily                D. quietly

39.A.head              B. face                  C. eyes                  D. ears

40.A. more polite   B. stricter                     C. more kind-hearted     D. cleverer