William grew up in a poor family in Africa. His family lived in a village with no ___1___. At night, they used oil lamps for light. However, oil was too expensive for his parents to afford.
William wanted to ___2___life there but he had no idea how to realize it. One day, he read a book on how to turn wind into electricity with a windmill.
“That is ___3___!” Though he didn’t know what a windmill was, he decided to give it a try.
First he had to ___4___ all the materials. He dug through the rubbish with his cousin in the villages nearby and ___5___ his goal until he got what he wanted.
Then he started to make the windmill. The moment his farm work finished in the fields, he threw himself on studying the materials, staying ___6___ till midnight. Finally, he made it after many ___7___. He fixed the windmill on the top of a wood tower to catch wind. The villagers came to look. A long wire was used to connect to a bulb to the windmill. The wind blew and the windmill ___8___. To their amazement, the bulb lit up. The villagers cheered. William threw his hands in the air and jumped ___9___. To produce more energy, he built another windmill for his village.
Bored into poverty, William didn’t give up in the face of difficulties. He kept reading, taught himself and lit up the whole ___10___.
1.1.
A gas
B water
C Internet
D electricity
解析:选D。选项A,gas的意思是“天然气”;选项B,water的意思是“水”;选项C,Internet的意思是“互联网”;选项D,electricity的意思是“电”。根据此空后的“At night,they used oil lamps for light”可知,晚上他们使用油灯照明,这说明他们家没有电,所以选项D符合题意。其他选项均不符合语境,可排除。因此,此空应填:D. electricity。
2.2.
A protect
B improve
C create
D understand
解析:选B。选项A,protect的意思是“保护”;选项B,improve的意思是“改善”;选项C,create的意思是“创造”;选项D,understand的意思是“理解”。根据下文的“he read a book on how to turn wind into electricity with a windmill”可知,他读了一本关于如何用风车把风变成电的书,由此可推测出,他想改善那里的生活,所以选项B符合题意。其他选项均不符合语境,可排除。因此,此空应填:B. improve。
3.3.
A amazing
B surprised
C worried
D important
解析:选A。选项A,amazing的意思是“令人惊讶的”;选项B,surprised的意思是“惊讶的”,通常用来描述人的感受;选项C,worried的意思是“担心的”;选项D,important的意思是“重要的”。根据此空前的“he decided to give it a try”可知,他决定尝试一下,这说明他觉得这件事令人惊讶,所以选项A符合题意。其他选项均不符合语境,可排除。因此,此空应填:A. amazing。
4.4.
A buy
B invent
C collect
D borrow
解析:选C。选项A,buy的意思是“买”;选项B,invent的意思是“发明”;选项C,collect的意思是“收集”;选项D,borrow的意思是“借”。根据此空后的“He dug through the rubbish with his cousin in the villages nearby”可知,他和他的表兄在附近的村庄里翻找垃圾,由此可推测出,他首先要收集所有的材料,所以选项C符合题意。其他选项均不符合语境,可排除。因此,此空应填:C. collect。
5.5.
A stuck to
B went over
C looked into
D learn about
解析:选A。项A,stuck to的意思是“坚持”;选项B,went over的意思是“复习”;选项C,looked into的意思是“调查”;选项D,learn about的意思是“了解”。根据此空后的“his goal until he got what he wanted”可知,他坚持他的目标直到得到他想要的东西,所以选项A符合题意。其他选项均不符合语境,可排除。因此,此空应填:A. stuck to。
6.6.
A calm
B awake
C relaxed
D free
解析:选B。选项A,calm的意思是“平静的”;选项B,awake的意思是“醒着的”;选项C,relaxed的意思是“放松的”;选项D,free的意思是“自由的”。根据此空前的“he threw himself on studying the materials”可知,他投身于研究材料,由此可推测出,他学习到深夜才睡觉,所以应该是“醒着的”,因此选项B符合题意。其他选项均不符合语境,可排除。因此,此空应填:B. awake。
7.7.
A tells
B excuses
C failures
D meeting
解析:选C。选项A,tells的意思是“告诉”;选项B,excuses的意思是“借口”;选项C,failures的意思是“失败”;选项D,meeting的意思是“会议”。根据此空前的“Finally,he made it”可知,最后他成功了,由此可推测出,在此之前他经历了多次失败,所以选项C符合题意。其他选项均不符合语境,可排除。因此,此空应填:C. failures。
8.8.
A fell
B flew
C opened
D turned
解析:选D。选项A,fell的意思是“落下”;选项B,flew的意思是“飞”;选项C,opened的意思是“打开”;选项D,turned的意思是“转动”。根据此空前的“The wind blew”可知,风吹了,由此可推测出,风车转动了,所以选项D符合题意。其他选项均不符合语境,可排除。因此,此空应填:D. turned。
9.9.
A excitedly
B hurriedly
C carefully
D worriedly
解析:选A。选项A,excitedly的意思是“兴奋地”;选项B,hurriedly的意思是“匆忙地”;选项C,carefully的意思是“仔细地”;选项D,worriedly的意思是“担心地”。根据此空前的“William threw his hands in the air”可知,威廉双手举在空中,由此可推测出,他兴奋地跳了起来,所以选项A符合题意。其他选项均不符合语境,可排除。因此,此空应填:A. excitedly。
10.10.
A team
B club
C school
D village
解析:选D。选项A,team的意思是“团队”;选项B,club的意思是“俱乐部”;选项C,school的意思是“学校”;选项D,village的意思是“村庄”。根据此空前的“He kept reading,taught himself”可知,他坚持读书,自学,由此可推测出,他点亮了整个村庄,所以选项D符合题意。其他选项均不符合语境,可排除。因此,此空应填:D. village。