Question

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Alexander Bell is one of the most famous people in【1】_______ history of the United States. He is famous for the invention of the first telephone in the world. He is known for the invention of the first telephone in the world, 【2】________ changed the way people communicate.

Telegraph lines could no longer meet the needs of the United States as a result of the rapid economic 【3】_______ (develop). So new lines had to be constructed【4】_______(improve) the communication. The U.S. turned to inventors for help and asked them to design a line sending several messages at once. Bell went to inventors to get support for his new idea, the telephone, and he got the money 【5】______(need) for his work.

On March 10, 1876, Bell’s invention【6】_________(put) to the test. The first words spoken 【7】______ a phone were to his assistant. “ Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you.” Watson heard Bell’s words【8】________(clear) in the next room, and the telephone was born.

Bell’s greatest invention is the telephone, 【9】_________it is funny that he refused to have a phone in his work area. He felt phones were 【10】_________(annoy).

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】the

【2】which

【3】development

【4】to improve

【5】needed

【6】was put

【7】on

【8】clearly

【9】but

【10】annoying

【解析】

【1】the;考查冠词。这里是指某段特定的历史。故填the。

【2】which;考查非限制性定语从句。前面的先行词指物，定语从句缺少主语，故填which。

【3】development;形容词修饰名词，develop是动词。故填development。

【4】to improve;固定搭配，be constructed to 被建造来…。故填to improve。

【5】needed;考查非谓语动词。这一句的句意是他拿到了他工作需要的那笔钱。need是用来修饰钱的，所以应该用过去分词形式表示被动。故填needed。

【6】was put;考查被动语态。句子的主语是Bell的发明，被用来测试，根据前后文的时态，所以用过去式。故填was put。

【7】on;固定搭配。on a phone讲电话。故填on。

【8】clearly;副词修饰动词。hear clearly听得清晰。故填clearly。

【9】but;根据前后文，可知Bell发明了手机，但是在自己工作的地方却不用手机。所以此处应该表达转折。故填but。

【10】annoying;考查动词的形容词形式。annoy的形容词有两个形式，annoying和annoyed，前者修饰物，后者修饰人，此处用来修饰phone。故填annoying。