首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Electricity plays an essential part in our life. No one can deny that electric light is necessary for people’s life. However, ca
Electricity plays an essential part in our life. No one can deny that electric light is necessary for people’s life. However, ca
admin
2011-04-05
45
问题
Electricity plays an essential part in our life. No one can deny that electric light is necessary for people’s life. However, can you imagine such a world where there is no【1】of electric light? As darkness falls over, children read in the light given by oil lamps and candles. Youths【2】time only by talking instead of watching TV. Everything is surrounded by【3】shadows.【4】, we have a man named Edison. He created bulb that【5】for two days before burning out. He also developed successfully a system for【6】electricity from a central powerhouse. It is he that gives us electric light, gramophone, moving pictures—all those we take【7】granted.
After the invention of electricity, manufacturers increasingly applied the findings of invention to their businesses,【8】generating new industrial growth. Development of electricity leads to the【9】creations of new products and materials. In the past century and a half, electricity has steadily【10】. At first, it is scientific curiosity, then to a luxurious part of the【11】, and then to being necessary in every one’s life. Electricity has been common in the latest fifty years. Simple tasks, such as setting alarm clock to wake up at a【12】time or enjoying a piece of music, are accomplished via electronic means.
We live with the benefits of electricity every day. As a result, we always think that whenever we【13】our gadgets into the wall socket, the power will be there. For most modern people, the loss of power means the complete loss of【14】. Their lifestyle is so dependent upon the grid’s constancy【15】they do not know how to live without it. How do you cook a meal without electricity if your gas stove has an electric ignition? Please imagine the life without electricity further. What do you do with a freezer full of food in a hot day? How do you find out what is happening in your area with the TV and radio off? These are questions which should be seriously considered. Let us imagine the【16】of a short power outage together. Factories close down; phones and computers go dead; food【17】in refrigerators. What a disordered life that would be!
All the convenience which electricity has brought to our life should owe to Edison. When Edison died at his home in New Jersey in 1931, the whole United States were switched off to mark his passing, and in【18】of the man whose discoveries had so changed and improved the life of people everywhere. For a moment, all was【19】— as the world had always been before, until Edison【20】on the light.
选项
A、kill
B、waste
C、expend
D、take
答案
A
解析
kill time意为“消磨时间”,如:He likes killing time by reading novels.waste time意为“浪费时间”,如:Do not waste time in this way.expend time意为“花费,使用时间”,如:expend time on a project;take your time意为“不慌不忙,从容进行”,如:There is no rush—take your time.根据句子后半部分“by talking instead of watching TV”可见此处想表达的意思是“打发时间”,故正确答案为A选项。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/bTxd777K
本试题收录于:
公共英语四级笔试题库公共英语(PETS)分类
0
公共英语四级笔试
公共英语(PETS)
相关试题推荐
Itiseasytosaylettersarea(n)【C1】______wayforfamilymembersto【C2】______intouchwhenthechildren【C3】______school
Thiskindofcomplexmeaningexpressedinwrittenlanguagesoonbecomesafishoutofwater.Thecomplexityofspokenlanguagei
Almostallcompaniesinvolvedinnewproductionanddevelopmentmust______.
【B1】ThefreeenterprisesystemhasproducedatechnologycapableofprovidingtheAmericanconsumerwiththelargestandmostva
Inabreath-takingturnofevents,Asia’seconomieshavegonefrommiracletomeltdowninamatterofweeks.Manyforecasterswh
ApersonbecomespartoftheChristiancommunitythroughbaptism--itisamatterofchoice【C1】______birth.TheChristiancommun
Aspearorarobothasthequalityoftechnologyonlywhenit______.
Usuallypeoplecan’tfeelthechangeofthesociety.Fromgenerationtogenerationweliveinthesameframeoffamilyandstruc
Althoughinteriordesignhasexistedsincethebeginningofarchitecture,itsdevelopment【21】______aspecializedfieldisre
Whycannotthelibraryissuelibrarycardstoeveryonewhoapplies?
随机试题
Howarabbitstudyandanex-studentboostmyhopesforafutureof‘loveanddignity’A)Atwhatevergradelevelteachersfind
躁狂状态最基本的情感体验障碍是【】
二尖瓣狭窄:二尖瓣关闭不全:
下列进项税额不得从销项税额中抵扣的是()。
下列不属于信用风险管理的主要措施的是()。
存货采用计划成本核算时,本期发出材料应负担的成本差异应按期(月)分摊结转。()
高盛企业计划从国外引进生产一新项目,该项目分两期进行:预计第一期新项目产品在2007年年初投资,市场适销期为4年,新产品的生产可利用原有旧设备,该设备的原值220万元,税法规定的使用年限为6年,已使用1年,按年数总和法计提折旧,税法规定的残值为10万元。目
人脑中已有的知识经验网络称为()。
MostpeoplesaythattheUSAismakingprogressinfightingAIDS,buttheydon’tknowthere’scureandstronglydisagreethat"t
A、7andhalfhours.B、8hours.C、8andhalfhours.D、10hours.B
最新回复
(
0
)