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The famous British inventor George Stephenson was born in 1781 and died in 1848. one of his _
21_ important inventions was the train. He _
22_his first train when he was forty-four years old. When he was experimenting with the _
23_ engine on the train, he met with _
24_ from the government, newspapers and the gentlemen in the country. They said that the noise and the smoke would _
25_ cows, horses and sheep, that the _
26_ would hurtle(炸飞) or that the hot coals from it would _
27_their houses. At that time, _
28_ people believed what they said.
George Stephenson
_29_ the people that the train could go on small _
30_, could pull carriages _
31_goods and passengers and there was _
32_ to them. It was a very _
33_ matter for him to _
34_ them believe. However, after _
35_, he was able to do it; and the first train that _
36_ by Stephenson himself _
37_ what he had said.
The first day _
38_ the people along the way _
39_ the noises of the train _40_ 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. They did not dare to come out until it had passed.
小题1: |
A.very |
B.a lot |
C.most |
D.much |
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小题2:made B. bought C. introduced D. did
小题3: |
A.electrical |
B.atomic |
C.steam |
D.beautiful |
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小题4: |
A.success |
B.troubles |
C.people |
D.pleasure |
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小题5: |
A.kill |
B.buy |
C.interest |
D.take away |
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小题6: |
A.smoke |
B.noise |
C.driver |
D.engine |
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小题7: |
A.pull down |
B.blow away |
C.set fire to |
D.pass |
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小题8: |
A.most |
B.few |
C.only a few |
D.the rich |
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小题9: |
A.said |
B.spoke |
C.told |
D.warned |
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小题10: A.reads B. rivers C. steam D rails
小题11: |
A.short of |
B.full of |
C.empty of |
D.without |
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小题12: |
A.no great danger |
B.dangerous |
C.a lot of danger |
D.few danger |
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小题13: |
A.easy |
B.difficult |
C.pleasant |
D.light |
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小题14: |
A.get |
B.cause |
C.make |
D.force |
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小题15: |
A.sometimes |
B.some time |
C.a few times |
D.sometime |
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小题16: |
A.was sold |
B.were driven |
C.was pulled |
D.was driven |
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小题17: |
A.believed |
B.seemed |
C.sensed |
D.proved |
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小题18: |
A.of |
B.when |
C.while |
D.for |
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小题19: |
A.caught sight of |
B.listened to |
C.heard |
D.thought |
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小题20: |
A.nearby |
B.in the distance |
C.on the far |
D.from the distance |
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