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【题目】Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. （选择最恰当的单词或词组完成短文）

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What do you think is the most useful invention of all time？
By Cindy Wu	There are many the train， the car， and the airplane the useful machines， but these are not my ____． For an everyday， useful invention， I vote for the air conditioner． I live in Taibei， and during the summer the temperature can be 39 degrees Celsius or more． It's so hot! I'm not joking when I said that， if there are no air conditioners， people here cannot work or study． A lot of people might also get sick____ cool air．
By Jorge	The most useful invention of all time is surely the Internet． We can now reach people and do business faster． I ___ a clothing store in Mexico City， and there's a lot of competition． I not only have a website as others， but also own a online store on Taobao．com． Now， people from all over the world can buy my clothing using the Internet． I can keep in touch with friends and family in Mexico and around the world using e mail． It's faster than____ mail， and it's cheaper than using the phone!
By Kazuo	I also think that the Internet is useful． But， in my opinion， there is an "invention" that is even more ____， and that's electricity． Of course， this is not a man﹣made invention， but people like Benjamin Franklin and Alessandro Volta learned how to use it． If there is no electricity， many of the world's greatest inventions would not ____．

【1】A.chooseB.choicesC.thoughtsD.think

【2】A.withB.inC.withoutD.during

【3】A.ownB.oweC.designD.build

【4】A.usuallyB.uselessC.usualD.useful

【5】A.importantlyB.importantC.efficientD.efficiently

【6】A.jobB.doC.useD.work

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】C

【5】B

【6】D

【解析】

本文是一篇博客，这里是给所有人发表见解的地方。今天讨论的话题是“你认为有史以来最有用的发明是什么？”本文摘录了三个人的发言。

【1】句意：有很多有用的机器像飞机、汽车和飞机，但是这些都不是我的选择。

choose选择，动词；choices选择，名词复数；thoughts思想；think想法。but后连接的句子系动词为are，表示是名词的复数形式。并结合句意可知选B。

【2】句意：如果没有冷空气。很多人可能会也生病。

with有；in在……里；without没有；during在……期间。根据if there are no air conditioners， people here cannot work or study．可知天气太热，如果没有空调他们不能工作。因此可推测如果没有冷空气，他们可能会生病。故选C。

【3】句意：我在墨西哥城拥有一家服装店。

own拥有；owe欠；design设计；build建造。根据I not only have a website as others， but also own a online store on Taobao．com．可知我拥有一家服装店。故选A。

【4】句意：它比平常的邮件快。

usually经常，副词；useless没有用的，形容词；usual平常的，形容词；useful有用的，形容词。此空是形容词作定语修饰名词，根据it's cheaper than using the phone!可知此处是与传统的方式对比，usual mail表示“平常的邮件”。故选C。

【5】句意：但是，依我看有一个发明是更重要的，那就是电。

importantly 更重要地，副词；important重要的，形容词；efficient有效的，形容词；efficiently 有效地，副词。此空为形容词作表语，构成系表结构。结合句意可知此处表示“更重要的”。故选B。

【6】句意：如果没有电，世界上更多伟大的发明都不能工作。

job工作；do做，动词；use用，名词；work工作，动词。此空缺少谓语动词，排除A。do和use的主语应该为人，故排除B和C。work表示“工作；运转”。故选D。