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The famous British inventor George Stephenson was born in 1781 and died in 1848. One of his__16__important inventions was the train. He _17__his first train when he was forty-four years old. When he was experimenting with the __18__engine on the train, he met with __19__from the government, the newspapers and the gentlemen in the country. They said that the noise and the smoke would __20__ cows, horses and sheep, that the _21__ would burst or that the hot coals from it would __22_ their houses. At that time, __23__people believed what they said.
George Stephenson __24__the people that the train could go on small _25_, could pull carriages __26_goods and passengers and there was __27__to them. It was a very __28__ matter for him to __29__ them believe. However, after _30_, he was able to do it; and the first train that __31__by Stephenson himself __32_ what he had said.
The first day _33_the people along the way _34_the noises of the train __35__ and saw it running quickly to them, they ran back home as quickly as they could and closed their doors tightly, for they thought it a genius(妖怪).They did not dare to come out until it had passed.

小题1:

A．very

B．a lot

C．most

D．much

小题2:

A．made

B．bought

C．introduced

D．did

小题3:

A．electrical

B．soil

C．steam

D．oil

小题4:

A．success

B．troubles

C．people

D．pleasure

小题5:

A．kill

B．buy

C．interest

D．take away

小题6:

A．smoke

B．noise

C．driver

D．engine

小题7:

A．pull down

B．blow away

C．set fire to

D．pass

小题8:

A．most

B．few

C．only a few

D．the rich

小题9:

A．said

B．spoke

C．told

D．warned

小题10:

A．roads

B．rivers

C．steam

D．rails

小题11:

A．short of

B．full of

C．empty of

D．without

小题12:

A．no great danger

B．dangerous

C．a lot of danger

D．few danger

小题13:

A．easy

B．difficult

C．pleasant

D．light

小题14:

A．get

B．cause

C．make

D．force

小题15:

A．sometime

B．some time

C．a few times

D．sometimes

小题16:

A．was sold

B．was driven

C．was pulled

D．helped

小题17:

A．believed

B．seemed

C．sensed

D．proved

小题18:

A．of

B．when

C．while

D．for

小题19:

A．caught sight of

B．listened to

C．heard

D．thought

小题20:

A．nearby

B．in the distance

C．on the far

D．from the distance

答案

小题1:C

小题2:A

小题3:C

小题4:B

小题5:A

小题6:D

小题7:C

小题8:A

小题9:C

小题10:D

小题11:B

小题12:A

小题13:B

小题14:C

小题15:B

小题16:B

小题17:D

小题18:B

小题19:C

小题20:B

题目分析：文章介绍了George Stephenson在方面火车时所遇见的种种困难，最终他克服别人的不信任，发明了火车。

小题1:C 词义辨析。A非常；B很多；C最；D…得多；这里指火车是他最重要的发明。

小题2:A 动词辨析。A生产；B买；C介绍；D做；指他在44岁的时候生产制作出第一辆火车。

小题3:C 常识题。A电气的；B土壤；C蒸汽；D油。人类历史上最早出现的是蒸汽机。

小题4:B 名词辨析。A成功；B麻烦；C人们；D快乐；指他遇见了来自各方面的麻烦。

小题5:A 动词辨析。A杀死；B买；C使。。。感兴趣；D拿走；人们说火车的声音能杀死牛羊等。

小题6:D 名词辨析。A烟；B噪音；C司机；D发动机。指人们认为火车的发动机会爆炸。

小题7:C 短语辨析。A毁坏；B吹走；C使…着火；D通过。人们东西燃烧的煤会烧着房子。

小题8:A 词义辨析。A大多数；B很少；C只有一些；D富人。大多数人都相信以上所说。

小题9:C 动词辨析。A说；B讲；C告知；D警告。他告诉别人火车可以跑在小小的铁轨上。

小题10:名词辨析。A道路；B河流；C蒸汽；D铁轨。句意同上。

小题11:B 形容词辨析。A缺少；B充满；火车能拉动充满货物和人的车厢也不会有什么危险。

小题12:A 上下文串联。句意同上。

小题13:B 形容词辨析。指他要让别人相信是一件和困难的事情。

小题14:C 动词辨析。Make sb do sth让某人做某事。ABD三项都接sb to do sth.

小题15:B 词义辨析。A某时；B一段时间；C几次；D有时；指过了一段时间，他做到了。

小题16:B词义辨析。A被卖；B被驾驶；C被拉；D帮助。指火车被他驾驶着。

小题17:D 动词辨析。A相信；B似乎；C感觉；D证明。指他自己驾驶的火车证明了他说的话。

小题18:B 语法分析。When引导的是一个定语从句，修饰先行词the first day.

小题19:C 动词辨析。A看见；B听（动作）；C听见；D认为。指人们听见了远处火车传来的声音。

小题20:B 词义辨析。A附近；B远处；句意同上。

点评：本文是对George Stephenson发明火车的的故事的讲述，本篇文章一定要注意上下文串联，注意动词词义的辨析和语法的分析。