完形填空（共20题，满分1.5分）

Once upon a time there was a child ready to be 1. .

One day the child asked God, "They tell me you are going to send me to earth tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so small and 2.  ?"

God 3. , "Among the many angels, I have chosen one for you. She will be waiting for you and will 4.  you."

"But", said the child, "tell me here in 5.  I don't do anything else but sing and smile. That's what I need to be6.  !"

　God said, "Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you everyday. And you will feel your angel's love and be happy."

"And", said the child, "How am I going to be able to 7.  when people talk to me, if I don't know the language that men talk?"

"That's easy", said God, "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and 8.  words you will ever hear, and with much 9.  and care, your angel will teach you how to 10. ."

The child looked up 11.  God saying, "And what am I going to do when I want to talk you?"

God smiled at the child saying, "Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to 12. ."

The child said, "I've heard on earth there are bad men. Who will 13.  me?"

God put his arm around the child, saying, "Your angel will defend you - even if it means 14.  life!"

The child looked sad, saying, "But I will always be15.  because I will not see you anymore."

God hugged the child, "Your angel will always talk to you about me and will teach you the way to come back to me，16.  I will always be next to you."

The child, in a hurry, asked softly, "Oh God, if I am about to leave now please tell me my angel's 17.  !"

God replied, "Your angel's name is of no 18. ... you will 19.  call her 20. !"

  21. A. delivered      B. born         C. multiplied        D. reproduced

 22. A. young         B. lonely       C. helpless          D. naughty

 23.A. supplied       B. replied      C. applied           D. complied

 24.A. take care      B. look after    C. tend to           D. pretend

  25.A. Heaven       B. Sky         C. Hell              D. Space

  26. A. sad           B. happy      C. embarrassed      D. awkward

  27. A. think          B. suppose      C. utter              D. understand

28. A. sweet         B. hard        C. fluent             D. bitter

29. A. patience       B. tolerance    C. joy               D. happiness

30. A. speak         B. state        C. put               D. say

31. A. to             B. at          C. in                 D. on

32. A. behave       B. perform     C. pray                D. wave

33. A. prevent      B. protect       C. tend               D. accompany

34.A. to risk       B. risking       C. to devote            D. devoting

35.A. sorrowful     B. happy       C. cheerful              D. confused

36. A. as though    B. now that     C. even though          D. so that

37. A. name        B. address      C. appearance          D. quality

38. A. meaning     B. importance    C. usage              D. value

39. A. simply       B. faithfully      C. sincerely           D. devotedly

40. A. MOMMY     B. DADDLY     C. SISTER            D. BROTHER

A land free from destruction , in addition to wealth , natural resources , and labor supply-all these were important 　 1　 　in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution . 　 2　 they were not enough . Something 　 3　 was needed to start the industrial process(进程) . That “something special ” was men— 　　4　 individuals who could invent machines , find new 　 5　 of power , and establish business organizations to reshape society .

The men who 　6　 the machines of Industrial Revolution 　 7　 from many backgrounds and many occupations . Many of them were 　 8　 inventors than scientists . A man who is a 　 9　 scientist is primarily interested in doing his research 　10　 . He is not necessarily working 　11　 that his findings can be used .

An inventor or anyone interested in applied science is 　12　 trying to make something that has a concrete 　 13　 . He may try to solve a problem by using the theories 　 14 science or by experimenting through trial and error . Regardless of his method , he is working to get a 　 15　 result : the construction of a harvesting machine , the burning of a light bulb , or one of 　 16　 other objectives .

Most of the people who 　 17　 the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors , not trained scientists . A few were both scientists and inventors . Even those who have 　 18　 or no training in science might not have made their inventions 　 19　 the groundwork had not been laid by scientists years 　 20　 .

1. A. cases　　　 B. reasons　　　 C. factors　　　 D. situations

2. A. But　　　　 B. And　　　　　 C. Besides　　　 D. Even

3. A. else　　　　 B. near　　　　　 C. extra　　　　 D. similar

4. A. possible　　 B. effective　　　 C. necessary　　 D. creative

5. A. production　 B. sources　　　　 C. bases　　　 D . discoveries

6. A. employed　 B. created　　　　 C. operated　　 D. controlled

7. A. came　　　 B.arrived　　　　 C. stopped　　　 D. appeared

8. A. less　　　 B. better　　　　　 C. more 　　　　D. worse

9. A. real　　　 B. practical　　　　 C. pure　　　　 D. clever

10.A.happily　　 B. occasionally　　 C. unwillingly　 D. wholeheartedly

11.A.now　　　 B. and　　　　　　 C. all　　　　 D. so

12.A.seldom　　 B. sometimes　　　 C. usually　　 D. never

13.A.plan　　　 B. use　　　　　　　 C. idea　　　 D. means

14.A.of　　　　 B. with　　　　　　 C. to　　　　 D. as

15.A.single　　 B. only　　　　　　 C. limited　　　 D. particular

16.A.few　　　 B. those　　　　　 C. many　　　 D. all

17.A.suggested B. developed　　　　 C. supplied　　 D. offered

18.A.little　　 B.much　　　　　　 C. some　　　 D. any

19.A.as　　　 B. if　　　　　　　 C. because　　 D. while

20.A.ago　 　 B. past　　　　　　 C. ahead　　　 D. before

　　 Most of the people who   17   the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had   18   or no training in science might not have made their inventions    19   a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years   20 

1. A. cases    　　　　 B. reasons   　　  　　  C. factors     　　   D. situations

2. A. But  　　 　　　　 B. And   　　 　　　　  C. Besides 　　　　 D. Even

3. A. else 　　  　　　　 B. near  　　  　　　　  C. extra     　　　　 D. similar

4. A. discover  　　 　　 B. make      　　　　  C. produce 　　   　　　　 D. invent

5. A. coming            B. sources    　　　　  C. bases  　　　　 　　 D. discoveries

6. A. employed     　　 B. created    　　　　  C. operated 　　　　　　   D. controlled

7. A. came    　　  　　 B. arrived     　　　　  C. stemmed     　　 D. appeared

8. A. less      　　　　 B. better 　　  　　　　  C. more       

   　　 D. worse

9. A. genuine 　　　　 B. practical  　　   　　  C. pure   　　　　 　　 D. clever

10. A. happily  　　 　　 B. occasionally 　　　　    C. willingly      　　 D. accurately

11. A. now　　     　　 B. and　　   　　　　  C. all　　 　　　　 　　 D. so

12. A. seldom 　　   　　 B. sometimes 　　  　　  C. usually 　　　　 　　 D. never

13. A. plan    　　　　 B. use        　　　　  C. idea　　 　　  　　 D. means

14. A. of      　　　　 B. with      　　　　  C. to        　　　　 D. as

15. A. single   　　　　 B. sole   　　 　　　　  C. specialized　　    D. specific

16. A. few   　　　　 B. those      　　　　  C. many    　　  　　 D. all

17. A. proposed     　　 B. developed  　　 　　  C. supplied 　　   　　 D. offered

18. A. little     　　　　 B. much　　 　　  　　  C. some　　     　　 D. any

19. A. as　　　　　　  B. if     　　　　 　　 C. because  　　  　　 D. while

20. A. ago   　　　　 B. past　　　　　　    C. ahead　　　　    D. before