（4）句意：9世纪初，世界开始发生了巨大的变化。A.大地；B.不同地；C.极大地；D.自由地。根据后文可知出现了许多方面，所以是极大地改变，故选C。
The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions. The helicopter in 1909. Movies6sound in 1926. The computer in 1928. And jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new7was first made. Nylon came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wear. Of course new inventions continued to be made. Man began looking8ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then the United States took another. Since then other countries，including China and Japan,9their steps into space. In 1969 man took his biggest step away from earth.10first walked on the moon. This was certainly just abeginning. New inventions will someday allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of.
1. A. moves
B. comes
C. returns
D. leaves
2. A. or
B. so
C. and
D. but
3. A. won
B. began
C. failed
D. ended
4. A. sorry
B. active
C. lucky
D. nervous
5. A. tried
B. forgot
（5）句意：考虑到我可能会再次走运，我试着又参加了一次美术比赛。tried尝试；forgot忘记；forgot停止；remembered记住；想起。根据Thinking that想着我可能会再次幸运可知此处是再尝试一次，故选A。
（6）句意：但是结果却是我再也没有获过奖。often经常；ever曾经；seldom很少；几乎没有；never绝不；从来不，根据I accepted the fact that the other people had a52artistic ability than I did可知作者接受了别人比自己更有艺术能力的事实。这说明我此次没有获奖，故此处应是表全部否定的故是never，故选D。
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There have been many great inventions that change the way we live. The first great1was one that is still very important today-the wheel. This made it easy for man2heavy things and to travel long distances. For hundreds of years after that, there were3inventions that had as much effect as the wheel. Then in the early 1800's the world started to change4. There was little unknown land left in the world. People did not have to explore much anymore. In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made.5them were the camera, the electric light and the radio. These have all become a big part of our life today.
C. greatly
D. freely
5. A. Between
B. Among
C. Before
D. After
6. A. in
B. of
C. on
D. with
7. A. mistake
B. product
C. world
D. material
8. A. for
B. out
C. after
D. around
For example, I went to a drawing competition many years ago and3surprisingly. As a prize, I got a film ticket to see "Titanic". I was really4because it was the first time I had taken part in any competition. Thinking that I might be lucky again, I5joining in other art competitions, but the result was that I6won again. I accepted the fact that the other people had a7artistic ability than I did. Art was not something I was especially interested in and I had never practiced the different art skills. So, the8I produced were not of a very high standard.
These experiences taught me a lot. Though I might have been lucky9, I also need to put in hard work. As we know,10makes perfect. So I believe success builds on less luck and chance.
B. at most
C. at first
D. at least
10. A. chance
B. practice
C. difference
D. experience
【答案】（1）B；（2）D；（3）A；（4）C；（5）A；（6）D；（7）A；（8）D；（9）C；（10）B；
【解析】【分析】本文谈论了对成功的理解，成功靠的是练习。
（1）句意：一些人说初学者全靠运气，然而别人却相信成功伴随实践而来。move移动；come来到；return归还；归来；leave离开。根据，故选B。
（2）句意：在某些方面每一种说法都对，但在其它方面则不正确。or或者；so所以；and和；But但是。前半句是肯定，后半句是否定，二者之间明显构成了转折关系，故用but，故选D。
C. stopped
D. remembered
6. A. often
B. ever
C. seldom
D. never
7. A. greater
B. smaller
C. lower
D. more common
8. A. ends
B. films
C. prizes
D. drawings
9. A. at last
1. A. scientist
B. artist
C. musician
D. invention
2. A. carry
B. carrying
C. to carry
D. carried
3. A. few
B. a few
C. little
D. a little
4. A. largely
B. differently
（1）句意：第一个伟大的发明在今天仍然是非常重要的——轮子。A.科学家；B.艺术家；C.音乐家；D.发明。根据全文可知主要讲了发明，故选D。
（2）句意：这使得人们很容易携带重物和长途旅行。make it+形容词+for sb.+to do sth.对于某人来说让做某事怎样，固定搭配，故选C。
（3）句意：在那之后的几百年里，几乎没有什么发明能像轮子那样产生如此大的效果。A.几乎没有，修饰可数名词复数；B.一些，几个，修饰可数名词复数；C.几乎没有，修饰不可数名词；D.一点，修饰不可数名词。根据后句Then in the early 1800's the world started to change可知19世纪才改变，所以之前几乎没有发明，inventions是可数名词复数，所以用few，故选A。
【英语】英语完形填空练习题
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What's your idea about success? Some people say that beginners have all the luck, while others believe that success1only with practice. In fact, I feel both of these statements（陈述）are not true all the time. Each is true in some ways2not in others.