六、语法填空(10分)
Albert Einstein once said, “I have no special talents. I am only curious.” The greatest inventions in history would be 1.
impossible
(possible) without curiosity.
Curiosity can bring new inventions. Benjamin Franklin is a great example. He wanted to understand electricity(电)2.
correctly
(correct), so he flew a kite during a storm. His curiosity led him to invent the lightning rod(避雷针). It protected buildings from 3.
getting
(get) hit by lightning.
Curiosity can also make people brave. Just look at Wan Hu, the Ming Dynasty pioneer(先驱)of space exploration(探索). He invented a “flying chair”! While he 4.
was recording
(record) what happened, the flying chair with fireworks suddenly blew up. He 5.
lost
(lose) his life, but thanks to him, future explorers got new ideas. People learnt from his example and created even 6.
safer
(safe) ways to explore space.
But curiosity is more than just taking risks. It also 7.
drives
(drive) people towards certain goals. Zhang Heng, a Chinese scientist and 8.
inventor
(invent), was curious about the world. He wondered if the movements of stars and planets follow certain patterns. It took him years 9.
to study
(study) the sky and the earth. Finally, he invented the earthquake detector(地动仪).
As Jacques said, “What’s a scientist after all? It’s a curious man looking through the keyhole of nature, trying to find out the 10.
truth
(true).” Curiosity is the key.