《2025年通城学典初中英语阅读组合训练八年级上册南通专版》

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范畴:人与社会 主题:社会服务 体裁:说明文 难度:★★★ 建议用时:6分钟 评价:____/10
请认真阅读下面短文,并根据各题所给首字母的提示,写出一个合适的英语单词完整的、正确的形式,使短文通顺。
(2024·齐齐哈尔改编)Electric cars may seem to be a recent invention, but they have been around for years. In the early 1900s, there were more electric cars on the road 1. tthan gasoline cars. At that time, gasoline was expensive compared with other fuels, so electric cars were more popular.
When gasoline prices 2. ddropped and new technologies on gasoline cars were developed, electric cars were out of date. Gasoline cars became a more popular 3. iinvention.
During the 20th century, gasoline cars got bigger, 4. hheavier and faster. More and more people bought gasoline cars, and more fuel was needed. So this 5. ccaused more air pollution. When people began to 6. rrealize that there was not enough oil on the earth, they required car 7. mmakers to produce more efficient(高效能的) cars.
One method of 8. ssolving the problem was a "hybrid" car, one that ran partly on gasoline and partly on electricity. Hybrid cars became popular in the 2000s because gasoline prices went up while prices of hybrid cars went down.
An all-electric car uses no gasoline. 9. HHowever, the problem is that electric cars are not suitable for long journeys. Many people are not pleased with it. The government and the car factories are working together to develop safe, cheap and 10. uuseful electric cars. When more and more people have these electric cars in the future, a gasoline station may disappear.

答案： 1. than 2. dropped 3. invention 4. heavier 5. caused 6. realize 7. makers 8. solving 9. However 10. useful

1. Which festival was mentioned in this passage?The Double Ninth Festival.
2. How many dishes did the writer cook for his grandparents?Three./3.
3. According to the passage, what vegetables did the writer need to make the Russian soup?Carrots，potatoes，cabbage，tomatoes and onions.
4. What's the writer's grandpa's favourite taste?The taste of the turkey.
5. What dish can you cook? (请自拟一句话作答)I can cook noodles.

答案： 1. The Double Ninth Festival. 2. Three./3. 3. Carrots，potatoes，cabbage，tomatoes and onions. 4. The taste of the turkey. 5. I can cook noodles.(开放性试题，只要符合语法和实际都正确)