《2025年教与学课程同步讲练八年级英语上册外研版》

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I have invented robots that crawl through pipes to check them for damage(损伤). Two of my 5 allow cars to be used as power plants on wheels. My love of building things 6 when I was a kid. It wasn't until I learnt about Thomas Edison,though,that I really became excited about inventing.
When I was in fourth grade,our teacher gave us a 7. We had to write to a company and learn about the 8 it made. Each student would then give a report 9 the class. I chose the Thomas A. Edison Company.
Soon after I wrote to the company,our mailman 10 a package to me. It's a book mainly about the life of Thomas Edison. How I enjoy reading and rereading about his inventions! The ones 11 impressed me most were movies, recorded sound and the electric light. Edison became my hero.
My dad noticed my interest in 12 and encouraged me. He showed me how to turn my ideas into plans and,finally into new things.
Together,my dad and I repaired radios and televisions. Once,I was surprised my dad used a 13 I made to adjust(调整)the brakes(刹车)of our car. Later,we found a similar tool in a store. That's when I learnt that 14 inventors often invent similar things. It is not 15 for this to happen. I learnt,too,that not all great ideas work. 16 is a common part of the inventing process.
As my father and I worked together,I began to 17 that my dad was quite an inventor himself. His guiding hands,combined with my 18 in inventing,led me to become an engineer and an inventor. But I am thankful 19 Thomas Edison too,for first lighting of that bulb(电灯泡)inside me.
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答案： 【解析】：
这是一道英语完形填空题，考查的是对上下文的理解、词汇辨析以及语法知识。解题的关键在于通读全文，理解文章的主旨，然后结合上下文语境以及语法知识，对每个空格进行逐一分析，选择最符合题意的选项。
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5. C。根据上下文，“我”发明了能爬进管道检查损伤的机器人，还有两项____能让汽车变成轮子上的动力厂。这里说的是发明物，所以选C，inventions（发明）。
6. B。句子说的是“我”对制造东西的热爱始于何时，所以选B，began（开始）。
7. A。根据下文，“我们”必须给一个公司写信并了解它制造的____，然后每个学生要在全班面前做报告。这更像是一个项目或任务，所以选A，project（项目）。
8. B。句子中提到的是了解公司制造的东西，即产品，所以选B，products（产品）。
9. D。句子中提到的是报告的地点，应该是在全班面前，所以选D，in front of（在...前面）。
10. C。句子中说的是邮递员给“我”送来了一个包裹，所以选C，sent（送）。
11. A。这里是一个定语从句，修饰的是the ones，指物，且在从句中作主语，所以选A，that。
12. D。根据上下文，“我”爸爸注意到了“我”对____的兴趣并鼓励“我”。前文提到“我”对发明感兴趣，所以选D，inventing（发明）。
13. A。句子中提到的是爸爸用了一个“我”制造的____来调整汽车的刹车，后文又提到在商店里找到了类似的工具，所以这里应该选A，tool（工具）。
14. B。句子中说的是“我”了解到____发明家经常会发明类似的东西。这里强调的是不同的发明家，所以选B，different（不同的）。
15. D。句子中提到这种情况并不____，结合前文说的不同发明家经常会发明类似的东西，所以这里应该选D，unusual（不寻常的）。
16. B。句子中提到并不是所有伟大的想法都能成功，____是发明过程中常见的一部分。这里强调的是失败是常见的，所以选B，Failure（失败）。
17. C。句子中说的是“我”开始____爸爸自己也是一个相当不错的发明家。这里表达的是意识到，所以选C，realise（意识到）。
18. D。句子中提到的是“我”对发明的____和爸爸的指导手相结合，使“我”成为了一个工程师和发明家。这里强调的是兴趣，所以选D，interest（兴趣）。
19. A。句子中说的是“我”也很感谢托马斯·爱迪生，感谢他首先点亮了“我”内心的那盏灯。这里用到的是固定短语be thankful to sb，表示对某人的感谢，所以选A，to。