题目内容
1.81、Charles Babbage:Father of the Computer
Charles Babbage was born too soon.He hoped to invent a calculator.But the technology of his time was too simple.Babbage could not make his dream come true.
All his life,Baggage was interested in (81)numbers.For example,he could find out how (82)fast a pig's heart beats or make a table to calculate how much wood a man could saw(锯) in 10 hours.
Baggage was also an inventor.Around 1830,he decided to (83)designed and build a machine for doing simple mathematical calculations.He called this machine the Difference Engine.
Making the machine
The Difference Machine was very big and difficult to make.It was made of two tons of steel and gears(齿轮).While he was building this (84)heavy machine,he had an idea for a new machine.This one would do all kinds of calculations.He called it the Analytical Engine.It was the start of the modern computer.But Babbage used up all his money (85)before he could complete either machine.
Re-inventing the Engine
In 1854,two Swedish inventors built a working mechanical calculator.It was (86)based on the Difference Engine.This machine was able to print out different kinds of forms and tables.It was very accurate.
Babbage was the first person to come up with the idea of computers.And he is more famous today than he (87)was in his day.
分析 文章大意:
文章提到的是计算机始祖Babbage 的故事,由于对数字感兴趣,所以他想发明一台用于数学计算的机器,但是他的机器使用2吨的钢铁和齿轮组成的,比较重,因为资金不足最后也没有完成,后来人们以此机器为原型,开发了轻便型的计算机.
解答 81.numbers,考察名词辨析及上下文理解,文中提到"He hoped to invent a calculator"他希望发明一个计算器,因为是计算,所以自己感兴趣的应该是数字,数字是可数的,应该用可数名词复数,填写numbers.
82.fast,考察形容词辨析及上下文理解,文中提到"a pig's heart beats"猪心脏的跳动,既然是跳动,那就有快慢,所以是自己可以弄清楚猪心脏跳动的快慢,填写fast
83.designed,考察动词辨析及上下文理解,文中提到"build a machine for doing simple mathematical calculations"建造一台用于数学计算的机器,由此可以推测是他想设计并建造一台机器,由于发生在过去,所以用过去式,填写designed.
84.heavy,考察形容词辨析及上下文理解,文中提到"It was made of two tons of steel and gears"机器由两吨的钢铁和齿轮建造而成,由此可知是很沉,填写heavy.
85.before,考察连词辨析及上下文理解,文中提到"he could complete either machine"本应该完成那台机器,由此推测是机器没有完成,原因是在完成之前就花光了自己所有的钱,填写before表示在…之前.
86.based,考察动词辨析及上下文理解,文中提到"two Swedish inventors built a working mechanical calculator"两个瑞典人发明了计算机,后文又提到Baggage的机器,由此推测新发明的机器是以他的机器为原型的,based on以…为基础,由此确定填写based.
87.was,考察系动词辨析及上下文理解,文中提到"Babbage was the first person to come up with the idea of computers.And he is more famous today than"Babbage 是提出建造计算机的第一个人,是计算机的始祖,由此推测是现在的他比以前的他有名气,所以此处填写was,表示那时候的他不如现在有名气.
点评 本题题型为根据给定的首字母进行填空.在选择给定词语时,再考虑文章大意的前提下,还应该注意文章及句子所用的时态,以及所填写的词在句子中的位置.通过这些判断,适当改变词汇形式,以符合题目要求.
Kim Soo-hyum was born on Feb 16,1988in Seoul,South Korea.He has a great shape.He is 180cm tall and weighs 65kg.he has some different hobbies such as sports and photography (摄影).
This is not the first success for the 26-year-old man.Since he entered the field eight years ago,Kim has won over 20awards for acting.
However,back in middle school,nobody expected that Kim would become an actor.He was so quiet that his mother had to send him to the acting school,hoping he could become less shy.
His first show on the stage was A Midsummer Night's Dream.Kim played a fairy.It lasted for a week in his school.For the first few shows,Kim was still shy and afraid of looking up at the audience (观众).It was not until the last show that he finally got the courage (勇气) to look into people's eyes and acted with confidence.Suddenly the world of acting opened the door for him.
"As a teenager,I never thought what I wanted for the future,but at that moment I knew that I wanted to act."
Have you found your dream like him?
阅读上面短文,根据短文内容,完成表格中的信息.(由5个空变成4个空)
| Name:Kim Soo-hyun | Birthday:Feb 16,1988 | |
| (68 )Height:180cm | Weight:65kg | |
| Birthplace | Seoul,South Korea | |
| Hobbies | (69)sports and photography | |
His shows or TV plays | A Midsummer Night's Dream | ①It was(70)shy and afraid on the stage. ②Kim played a fairy. ③First Kim was still shy and at last he acted with confidence. |
You Who Came From the Stars | ①It's a popular TV play. ②It's about(71 )a love story between a 400-year-old alien and a human actress. ③Kim played the role of Do Min Joon. | |