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　　George and Robert Stephenson invented the railway steam engine(蒸汽机车)，but this would never have been possible if James Watt had not first invented the steam engine itself．

　　1851 was the year of the Great Exhibition in England．This was a showcase for the best ideas across the world．The British Empire was expanding while English explorers(探险者)like David Livingstone discovered distant lands across the world．As the world became smaller, it was important to send messages as quickly as possible, New inventions ________．There were telegraph, Morse code(莫尔斯电码)，Penny Post(便士邮政)and then Alexander Graham Bell's telephone allowed people to communicate more effectively with each other．

　　At this time, the railways also made great differences to the lives of people across the world．Suddenly poor people were able to travel from where they lived; heavy goods were carried by rail to places very quickly．The engineers building the railways were slowed down by obstacles(障碍物)such as mountains, rivers and valleys．To complete the railways, people like Isambard Kingdom Brunel designed and built large bridges to carry the trains over these obstacles．Brunel was an inspired(有创作力的)inventor who went on to build great steamships as well as steam trains．

　　Perhaps one of the most important inventions of this era was the electric light bulb made possible by Thomas Edison in America and Joseph Swan in England．Both men created the same solution and completed their work within days of each other, but on opposite sides of the Atlantic．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence can be replaced by the following one?

They found the same way and invented the bulb soon．

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3．Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．What part do you think the First Industry Revolution play?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese．

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　　1．Great Inventions In the Industry Revolution．

　　2．Both men created the same solution and completed their work within days of each other．

　　3．met the need

　　4．It is the beginning of industry development．Many inspired inventions appeared and they made a lot of achievements．The world entered a new era．

　　5．这时，铁路改变了全世界人的生活。顷刻间，穷人也能离开他们的居所，繁重的货物也能通过铁路很快运到别的地方。