Question

The word “plastic” comes from the Greek word “Platicos” and is used to describe_1_which can be easily shaped.?

The history of plastics is longer than you might_2_.In fact _3_ manmade plastics ever to appear on the market was made over a hundred years ago. It was called “celluloid(賽璐璐)”.It was discovered by both an Englishman and an American in the same year._4_it was the Americans who first produced it on a large scale during the year 1860.Everybody was _5_by this new material which could be moulded (用模子做) into shapes and _6_so cheap to buy.

Poor young men _7_in cities with lots of smoke and dirt were_8_ to buy white celluloid collars(領子).The collars were hard and uncomfortable. But they did not have to be sent to wash. The poor young men _9_ rub them clean every evening with soap and water! Poor mothers,

_10_ had not been able to afford playthings _11_their children, were now able to buy them playthings _12_ of celluloid. But celluloid had one very serious fault. It caught fire very easily. In fact it burned even more quickly than wood or cloth. There were many terrible accidents, particularly _13_ children. For years scientists worked hard to find a better plastic material than celluloid. They had _14_ success. Then in 1932 an American scientist called Baekeland produced a hard plastic material which did not burn. _15_ became known _16_ bakelite(酚醛塑料).Other plastic materials like bakelite were _17_ produced. They _18_ to make electrical fittings and plates and cups. Poor people liked them because they were both cheap and safe, but rich people _19_ them because they were cheap, and because they could only be made _20_dark colours.

1. A. something    B. everything  C. thing            D. anything

2. A. wish        B. think       C. want            D. hope

3. A. first         B. at first      C. for the first      D. the first

4. A. So          B. But        C. And            D. As

5. A. surprised     B. excited     C. told            D. frightened

6. A. be          B. were       C. was             D. is

7. A. waiting      B. running    C. walking          D. working

8. A. going       B. sure        C. about            D. able

9. A. could       B. ought to     C. must            D. should

10. A. which      B. who       C. whom            D. that

11. A. for        B. like        C. in               D. of

12. A. done       B. produced   C. worked           D. made

13. A. between    B. on        C. among            D. about

14. A. much      B. great.      C. never             D. little

15. A. The man   B. He         C. It                D. The scientist

16. A. as        B. with        C. by               D. to

17. A. already    B. still         C. also             D. yet

18. A. used      B. hoped       C. were used         D. had

19. A. took     B. loved       C. enjoyed           D. disliked

20. A. in       B. by          C. from             D. of

Answer 1

1---20     ABDBB   CDDAB   ADCDC   ACCDA  

解析:

1.這句話表示“plastic”這個單詞最早來源于希臘語“platicos”而且被用來描述那些容易成形的東西。答案為A。?

2.塑料的歷史要比你所想到的歷史長。答案為B。?

3.這里表示最早的、最先的。答案為D。?

4.這里表示雖然英美兩國同年發現，但是美國人率先生產。答案為B。?

5. be excited by“因為……而激動”。答案為B。?

6.它的主語是“which”，而“which”指的是this new material，所以用單數。答案為C。?

7. working in cities是現在分詞短語做后置定語。這里指的是在城市里工作的貧窮的年輕人。答案為D。?

8. be able to表示“能夠”。答案為D。

9.could表示“能夠”。答案為A。?

10.這是一個非限定性定語從句，who指的是前邊提到的poor mothers,在非限定性定語從句中作主語。答案為who。答案為B。?

11. A表示“為”，在這里指的是那些貧窮的母親不能給孩子們買起玩具。答案為A。

12. “made of”表示“由……制成”。答案為D。

13.“among children”表示“在孩子們當中”。答案為C。?

14.“little success”表示“沒有成功”。答案為D。?

15. It指的是前面所提到“a hard plastic material”。答案為C。

16. “be known as”作為……而著名。答案為A。

17. also表示“也”，這里表示其它的塑料材料也被制造了出來。答案為C。

18. “were used”表示“被用來……”。答案為C。

19. “dislike”表示“不喜歡”，這里表示富人們不喜歡塑料制品。答案為D。

20. in dark colours這里表示“深色，黑色”。答案為A。