题目内容
Can you imagine what Edison’s life was like in the years after he had invented the electric lamp? Many things had to be 1 and built before electric lamps could 2 be used by all: machines to measure the electricity each home or office used; things to make it 3 that the electricity in the wires did not 4 fires, things to send electricity 5 the right places.
Everything that was 6 had to be thought 7 and built by Edison and the men 8 worked with him. There was no places where they could buy the things they needed. Edison made 9 inventions in order to send electric power to 10 it was wanted.
Edison directed all the work himself: testing new machines, putting wires 11 ground ;fixing lights, and so on. He 12 to be everywhere or the same time. He wanted his men 13 as much work as he did. But he never asked them to do things he 14 would not or could not do.
He had never thought much about 15 hours for sleep; now he often completely 16 sleeping. He slept for 17 minutes at a time, in the middle of the night, in an underground room 18 the power station, with a metal box for his bed. During these days, he almost never saw his wife and their children.
Everyone probably 19 him. Edison won his success when his work was completed. However, he almost did not notice the money and honor he received 20 soon he became interested in other ideas.
1. A. started B. stored
C. spent D. invented
2. A. have B. not
C. quickly D. really
3. A. easy B. work
C. certain D. so
4. A. begin B. start
C. put D. like
5. A. at B. on
C. by D. to
6. A. needed B. accepted
C. tried D. obtained
7. A. of B. it
C. at D. fast
8. A. which B. who
C. have D. what
9. A. much B. more
C. less D. least
10. A. whoever B. whatever
C. wherever D. whenever
11. A. below B. on
C. under D. within
12. A. seemed B. looked
C. thought D. worked
13. A. to do B. doing
C. did D. done
14. A. oneself B. themselves
C. itself D. himself
15. A. little B. full
C. all D. regular
16. A. forgot B. remembered
C. thought D. wanted
17. A. few B. a few
C. little D. a little
18. A. above B. from
C. on D. at
19. A. begged B. respected
C. wondered D. liked
20. A. as B. so
C. but D. because
提示:
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Talking on a mobile phone is expensive, so a lot of people send text messages. Text messages are much cheaper than talking on a mobile phone, and you can make it cheaper by making the words shorter. You can do this by taking out “unimportant” letters in the words and using numbers instead of words (2 =" to," 3 =" free," 4 =" for," 8 =" ate," so h8 =" hate," etc.). You can also keep away from using punctuation (标点). Here is an example: Do U wnt 2 g 2 th cnma tnite (Do you want to go to the cinema tonight?)
What do you think these text messages mean?
Whr hv U bn? Iv bn wtng hrs fr a cll.
Im hm nw, why nt gv me a cll.
I gt a txt mssge frm my frnd. Shes hvng a prty on Strdy.
Mobile phone users have developed a group of symbols (符号) to show how they feel. They are called emoticons, and there are some examples below. To read an emoticon, you have to look at it sideways. For example, if you say something in a text message that is a joke, you can follow it with a smiling face. Like this: Why didt u call me? I’m so sad. (
Here are some others. Can you think of text messages where you could use them?
) laughing ( sad < really sad
Ⅴ shouting |·| asleep :0 shocked
8·| surprised \·o bored
【小题1】Why are text messages popular?
A.Because they are expensive. | B.Because they are cheap. |
C.Because they are hard to write. | D.Because they are not important. |
A.one | B.two | C.three | D.four |
A.Do you want to come | B.Do you wear two caps |
C.Do you want two cakes | D.Do you go home early |
A.Because they can show how users feel. | B.Because the symbols are beautiful. |
C.Because text messages are short. | D.Because the users can’t make the words shorter. |
Talking on a mobile phone is expensive, so a lot of people send text messages. Text messages are much cheaper than talking on a mobile phone, and you can make it cheaper by making the words shorter. You can do this by taking out “unimportant” letters in the words and using numbers instead of words (2 =" to," 3 =" free," 4 =" for," 8 =" ate," so h8 =" hate," etc.). You can also keep away from using punctuation (标点). Here is an example: Do U wnt 2 g 2 th cnma tnite (Do you want to go to the cinema tonight?)
What do you think these text messages mean?
Whr hv U bn? Iv bn wtng hrs fr a cll.
Im hm nw, why nt gv me a cll.
I gt a txt mssge frm my frnd. Shes hvng a prty on Strdy.
Mobile phone users have developed a group of symbols (符号) to show how they feel. They are called emoticons, and there are some examples below. To read an emoticon, you have to look at it sideways. For example, if you say something in a text message that is a joke, you can follow it with a smiling face. Like this: Why didt u call me? I’m so sad. (
Here are some others. Can you think of text messages where you could use them?
) laughing ( sad < really sad
Ⅴ shouting |·| asleep :0 shocked
8·| surprised \·o bored
1.Why are text messages popular?
A.Because they are expensive. |
B.Because they are cheap. |
C.Because they are hard to write. |
D.Because they are not important. |
2.The first paragraph tells us that we can make the text messages shorter in ways.
A.one |
B.two |
C.three |
D.four |
3. What does this text message “Do U wnt 2 cm?” mean? It means “ ?”.
A.Do you want to come |
B.Do you wear two caps |
C.Do you want two cakes |
D.Do you go home early |
4.Why do people use emoticons?
A.Because they can show how users feel. |
B.Because the symbols are beautiful. |
C.Because text messages are short. |
D.Because the users can’t make the words shorter. |