九年级《Module 9 Great inventions》单元测试试题

PAGEPAGE1Module9Greatinventions单元测试试卷一、单项选择(15分)1.

Howistheweathertomorrow?Idon’tknowifittomorrow.Well,ifit,Iwon’tgoforapicnicwithyou.A.willrain;willrainB.willrain;rainsC.rains;willrainD.rains;rains2.Iwanttohaveawithyouabouttheproblem.A.funB.wordC.playD.rest3.Ifyouseethecartoonfilm,itwillmakeyou.A.laughB.tolaughC.laughingD.laughed4.MissGreenistheonlypersoncanhelpyouwithyourEnglish.A.sheB.whom.C.whichD.who5.ThisisTony’scamera.Couldyou?A.giveittohimB.givehimitC.giveithimD.giveforhim6.I’vereadsportsnewsabouttheF1racetoday.A.twoB.twopiecesC.twopieceD.twopiecesof7.CanyoutranslatethissentenceChineseforme?I’mpoorinEnglish.sureA.toB.intoC.withD.for8.Hiscomputerbyhisfather.A.istakenawayB.wastakenawayC.hadtakenawayD.hastakenaway9.Whatdoyouthinkwillhappentohim?Hehasmade____messofthejob,soIdon’tthinkhewillhave____happyending.A.a;aB.a;/;C./;aD./;the10.Thebridgeinmyhometown____wasbuilt200yearsagowasdestroyedlastmonth.A.whoB.thatC.itD./11.Theheroesofthecartoonsare,onbags,officedesksandsoon.A.anywhereB.nowhereC.somewhereD.everywhere12.English______inmanycountries,butChinese______theirownlanguage.A.isspoken,speaksB.speaks,isspokenC.isspoken,speakD.isspoken,isspoken13.Yourcartoonbookisveryinteresting.Wheredidyoubuy?Iwanttobuy,too.A.one;oneB.it;itC.it;oneD.one;it14.Haveyoueverseenthesingingstarweloveverymuch？A.whichB.whereC.\D.whose15.I’dlovetohaveafriendhasthesamehobbyasme.A.whichB.whoC.\D.what二、完形填空（10分）Inmostpartsoftheworld,manystudentshelptheirschoolsmakelesspollution（污染）.Theyjoin"

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".Inameaningful（有意义的）club,peopleworktogether

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ourenvironmentclean.Herearesomethingsstudentsoftendo.No-garbage（废料，垃圾）lunches.Howmuchdoyouthrowaway

18lunch?Environmentclubsaskstudentstobringtheirlunchesinbagsthatcan

19again.Everyweek,theywillchoosetheclassesthatmaketheleastgarbageandreportthemtothewholeschool.No-carday.Onano-carday,

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comestoschoolinacar.Neitherthestudentsnortheteachers!Carsgivepollutiontotheair（空气）.

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remember:walk,jump,bikeorrun.Useyourlegs!It'slotsoffun.22

thewater!Didyouknowthatsometoilets（厕所）could

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twentytofortycubic（立方的）metresofwateranhour?Inayear,toyour

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,thatwouldfillasmallriver!Inenvironmentclubs,studentsrepairthosebrokentoilets

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.Weloveourenvironment.Letsworktogetherandmakeitclean.(

)16.A.no-carday

B.environmentclubs

C.newmusicgroups

D.no-garbagelunches(

)17.A.make

B.making

C.tomake

D.willmake(

)18.A.since

B.until

C.before

D.after(

)19.A.use

B.beused

C.throw

D.bethrown(

)20.A.somebody

B.anybody

C.everybody

D.nobody(

)21.A.So

B.And

C.But

D.Or(

)22.A.Turnon

B.Turnup

C.Turnoff

D.Turndown(

)23.A.waste

B.give

C.keep

D.throw(

)24.A.surprise

B.surprised

C.surprising

D.surprisingly(

)25.A.their

B.they

C.them

D.themselves三、阅读理解(15×2﹦10分)AMaYanisnotreallyawriter.Butthis15-year-oldgirlhaswrittenabookthathasmovedmanypeoplearoundtheworld.“MaYan’sDiary”tellsusaboutMa’slife.ShelivesinapoorvillagecalledZhangjiashuinTongxin,Ningxia,andshehasnomoneytogotoschool.Butsheisbraveandhasastrongdesire（欲望）togotoschool.HermothergaveherdiarytoaFrenchreporter,PierreHaskiwhenhewenttoZhangjisshuin2001.Now,ithasbeenpublishedinFranceItaly,Germany,JapanandChinaMaisnowaJuniorThreestudentatYuwang“Iwanttostudy,”Mawroteinherdiary.“Whycanboysstudybutgirlscan’t?ItwouldbewonderfulifIcouldstayatschoolforever.”Malovesschoolsomuchbecauseshewantstohaveabetterlife.“Myparentsworkhardinthefieldsbuttheyarestillpoor.Theyhavenoknowledge.Mostgirlsinmyvillageleaveschoolearlyandgetmarriedyoung.Idon’twantthatkindoflife,”Masaid.Afterherstorybecameknown,manyFrenchstudentsentmoneytoher.Ma’sdreamisthesameasever.ShehopestogotoTsinghuaUniversity（

）26.WhichofthefollowingcandescribeMaYan’scharacter（性格）best?

A.Brave.

B.Pretty.

C.Lucky.

D.Poor.（

）27.Nowyoucanfind“MaYan’sDiary”inallthefollowingcountriesexcept_________.

A.Germany

B.Britain

C.Japan

D.France（

）28.WhichofthefollowingistheainreasonforMaYan’sDiarytobepublished?

A.Hermothergaveherenoughmoneytopublishthebook.B.Shewroteaboutthepoorlifeinhervillage.C.Sheisverygoodatwriting.D.HerdiarywasreadbyaFrenchreporter.（

）29.Whichisthereasonforherleavingschoolforthesecondtime?

A.Shehadtohelphermotherdosomehousework.

B.Herbrothersstudiedbetterthanshedid.C.Girlswerenotequallytreated（平等对待）intheirvillage.D.Shedidn’tstudyhard.（

）30.MaYanwantstostudybecauseshewantsto__________.

A.teachherparentsknowledgeB.getmoremoneyforherstudyinTsinghuaUniversityC.becomemorefamousD.getmoreknowledgetochangeherownlife

BTYPINGThiscourse(课程)isforthosewhowanttolearntotype,aswellasthosewhowanttoimprovetheirtyping.Thecourseisnotcommon.Youaretestedinthefirstclassandbeginpractisingatoneofeightdifferentskilllevels(水平).Thisallowsyoutolearnatyourownspeed.Eachprogramlasts20hours.Bringyourownpaper.Coursefee(费用):$125

Materials:$25Twohourseacheveningfortwoweeks.Newclassesbegineverytwoweeks.Thiscourseistaughtbyanumberofprofessionalbusinesseducationteacherswhohavesuccessfullytaughttypingcoursesbefore.UNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERSThistwelve-hourcourseisforpeoplewhodonotknowverymuchaboutcomputers,butwhoneedtolearnaboutthem.Youwilllearnwhatcomputersare,whattheycanandcan'tdoandhowtousethem.Coursefee:$75

Jan.4,7,11,14,18

Wed.&Sat.9:00-11:30a.m.

Equipmentfee:$10Davidisaprofessor(教授)ofComputerScienceatBeijingSTOPSMOKINGDoyouwanttostopsmoking?Haveyoualreadytriedtostopandfailed?Nowisthetimetostopsmokingusingthelatestmethods(方法).Youcanstopsmoking,andthistwelve-hourcoursewillhelpyoudoit.Coursefee:$30

Jan.2,9,16,23

Mon.2:00-5:00p.m.DrJohnisapractisingpsychologistwhohashelpedhundredsofpeoplestopsmoking.(

)31.IfyouchoosetheUNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERScourse,youwillhaveclasses_____.A.fromMondaytoSunday

B.fromMondaytoFridayC.onWednesdayandSaturday

D.onSaturdayandSunday(

)32.TheSTOPSMOKINGcoursewilllast_____.A.forhalfaday

B.forthreehours

C.foraweek

D.forfourweeks(

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B.UNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERSC.STOPSMOKING

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)34.Ifyouwanttolearnaboutcomputersandatthesametimeyouwanttoimproveyourtyping,youwillpay_____.A.

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B.

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)35.ThespecialdifferencebetweentheTYPINGcourseandtheothertwois_____.A.peoplewithdifferentskilllevelsmaylearnatdifferentspeedB.youwilltakeatestafterthecourseC.youwillpaythefeebeforepractisingD.youwillpaylessmoneyC

Henrywasacarpenter（木匠）ofourvillage.OnceIaskedhimtomakeadiningtableformywife.Hemadeitjusttherightsizetofillthespacebetweenthetwowindows.WhenIarrivedhomethatevening,Henrywasdrinkingacupofteaandwritingouthisbillforhiswork.。

Mywifesaidtome，quietly，“That，shisninthcupofteatoday.”Butshesaidloudly,"It'sabeautifultable，dear，isn'tit?"

"Iwon'tdecideaboutthatuntilIseethatbill.”Isaid.

Henrylaughedandgavemehisbillforthework.Itsaid：BILLOnediningtable

June10，1995Costofwood

17.00Paint（油漆）

1.50Work，8hours（1anhour）

8.00Total（总计）

36.50WhenIwaslookingatthebill，Henrysaid，"it’sbeenafineday，hasn’tit?Quitesunny.”

"Yes,”Isaid."I’mgladitisonlythe10thofJune.”

"Metoo，”，saidHenry."Youwait一it'llbeabithotterbytheendofthemonth.”

"Yes.Hotter一andmoreexpensive.Diningtableswillbe20moreexpensiveonJune30th，won'tthey，Henry?”

Henrylookedhardatmeforhalfaminute.Therewasalittlesmileinhistwoblueeyes.Igavehisbillbacktohim.

"Ifitisn'ttoomuchtrouble，Henry,”Isaid，"Pleaseadditupagain.Youcanforgetthedate.”

Ipaidhim26.50andhewashappytogetit.(

)36.WhydidHenrytalkaboutweatherwhenthewriterwaslookingatthebill?

A.Becauseitwasafinedayindeed,

B.Becausehewantedthewritertolookatthebillcarefully.

C.Becausehewantedtotellthewriterwhattheweatherwaslike.

D.Becausehedidn'twantthewritertogothroughthebillcarefully.(

)37.Whydidthewritersaythatdiningtableswouldbe20moreexpensivebytheendofJune?

A.BecausehethoughtHenrywouldalmostcertainlyaddthedatetothecostofthe

diningtable.

B.Becauseitwasdifficulttomakediningtablesinhotweather.C.Becausepaintwouldbemoreexpensive.D.Becausethecostofwoodwouldbemoreexpensive.(

)38.ThewriterthoughtHenrywouldaskfor______ifhemadeadiningtableonthelastdayofJune.

A.26.50

B.56.50

C.46.50

D.20.00(

)39.Whenthewritergavehimthemoney，Henrywashappybecause_______．

A.hegotthemoneyeasily

B.bedidn，thavetoaddupthecostagain

C.hegotwhatheshouldgetforhiswork

D.hegotmuchmoneyforhiswork(

)40.Fromthestoryweknowthat_______．

A.Henryhadwrittenoutthebillbeforethewritergothome

B.Henrystillwantedtoget36.50forhisworkintheend

C:Henrymadeamistakeinthebill

D.Henrytriedtogetmoremoneyforhiswork四、词汇应用:用括号中所给词的适当形式填空.(12分)Lastyear,wespentChristmasandNewYearinQueensland,Australia.Thebeacheswerebeautiful,andwespentalotoftime___1____(play)bythesea,swimmingandsurfing.Oneday,wewereonabeachjustsouthofacity___2___(name)Carins.Mylittlesister___3___(look)forshellsinthesanddownnearthewaveswhensheshoutedtome,“Hey,Lan!LookwhatIhavefound!”Irandown___4___(have)alook,andsawher___5___(point)atastrangeblackobjectthatwashalfburiedinthesand,“Whatisit?”sheasked.IsaidIdidn’tknow.Justthen,myfathercameover,“Areyouenjoying__6__(your),youtwo?”heasked.Thenhesawthestrangeblackthing,“What’sthat?”hesaid,bendingdowntotakea__7___(close)look.Suddenlyhesaid,“Quick，kids,___8___(get)awayfromhere.Goandplaysomewhereelse”.Thenmyfathercalledthepolice.Thepolicestudiedthething___9___(careful)after__10___(arrive),andfinallytheytoldusitwasa11（Japan）bombfromWorldWarII.Sometimestheygot12（wash）uponthebeachesthere.1._______2._______3._______4.________5.______6.7.________8.________9.________10.________11.12.

五、翻译考查：（共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分）（一）根据汉语意思及所提供的关键词将下列句子译成英语。1.你能告诉他我想和他说句话吗？(haveawordwith)____________________________________________________2.他的书已经被翻译成五十多种语言。(betranslatedinto)____________________________________________________3.他们赢得了中国和全世界人民世界年轻人的心。(wintheheartsof)____________________________________________________4.自从丁丁于1929年被创作以来，他已经风靡了75年。(eversince)____________________________________________________六、阅读表达:阅读下面短文，按要求完成短文后的题目.（5×2﹦10分）MaybeSnoopyisthecoolestdogintheworld;maybeSnoopyisoneofthegreatestkidsontwolegs.Heisahappy-go-luck(逍遥自在的)dogeveryoneloves.SnoopyisthepetofCharlieBrown,whosenameSnoopycouldneverremember.ForSnoopy,hismasterisjust“thatround-headedkid”whobringshimhismeals.Snoopyneverspeaks,buthecanmakehimselfunderstoodbyusingfacialexpressions(面部表情)andthoughtballoons(思想泡泡).①InSnoopy’slittlehead,heiseverythingbutadog.Since1960s,Snoopyhasbeenstandingontwolegsinsteadoffouranddoingindependentthinking.Herearetwoperfectexamplestoprovethispoint.CharlieoncetoldSnoopy,“Look,Snoopy,thatboythrowsabranch,thenhisdogwillruntopickitandbringthebranchback.”Hearingthis,Snoopypickedupabranchandthrewit.Atanothertime,CharliereadhisnewspapertoSnoopy,“Itsaysthattherewillbeadog-show.Willyouthinkaboutit?”Snoopythought,“HowcanI?Idon’tevenhaveadog!”1、WhatdoesSnoopythinkofhismaster?_____________________________________________2、将①处译成汉语_______________________________________________________________3、判断正（T）误（F）WecanunderstandSnoopybyhisfacialexpressionsandhisspeaking.()4、Whatdothetwoexamplesproveinthepassage?________________________________________5、CanSnoopyrememberCharlieBrown,hismaster’sname?________________________________七、书面表达（15分）作为一名中学生，你学习的课程一定很多，同时学校里又有丰富多彩的课外活动。有的同学参加英语角的活动；有的同学喜欢球类、跑步等体育活动；有的同学喜欢音乐、舞蹈、美术；还有的同学参加电脑小组、摄影小组、集邮小组等。你最喜欢哪一项课外活动？活动中你都做些什么？说说你的想法和理由。根据中文大意，写出意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于80词的短文。提示词语：takepartin,schoolactivities（学校活动）,beinterestedin,importantModule9一、1~5BBADA6~10DBBAB11~15DCCCB二、16~20.BCDBD21~25.ACAAD三、26~30ABDCD31~35CDCDA36~40DABCD四、1.CouldyoutellhimI’dliketohaveawordwithhim?2.Hisbookshavebeentranslatedintomorethan50languages.3.TheyhavewontheheartsofyoungpeopleinChinaandallovertheworld.4.Tintinhasbeenpopularfor75years,eversincehewasinventedin1929.五、1.playing2.named3.waslooking4.tohave5.pointing6.yourselves7.closer8.get9.carefully10.arriving11.Japanese12.washed六、1.Snoopythinkshismasterisjust“thatround-headedkid”whobringshimhismeal.2.在史努比的小小脑袋里，他绝不是一只狗。3.F4.ThetwoexamplesprovethatinSnoopy’slittlehead,heiseverythingbutadog.5.No,hecan’t.七、Onepossibleversion: Iamamiddleschoolstudent.Ilearnmanysubjectsatschool.Afterclass,myclassmatesandIoftentakepartindifferentschoolactivities.I’minterestedincomputerscience.Ioftengotoourschoolcomputergroup.IlearntogetusefulthingsfromtheInternet.Itisimportanttolearncomputerssciencebecauseitisnowusedeverywhereinourmodernlife.Module9Greatinventions单元测试题第一卷(共60分)一、听力省略（共两节，计20分）二、单项选择题（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）21.Mum,wheredidyouputmynewMP3?Iputitin________yellowboxunderyourdesk.A.aB.anC.theD.不填22.Whosebookisthis?Isthisyours?No,it’s________.A.herB.sheC.myD.hers23.Youhavejustreadthisnewspaper.Didyoufind_______init?A.interestinganythingB.anythinginterestingC.interestingsomethingD.somethinginteresting24.________interestingbookthegirlhas!A.HowB.HowanC.whataD.whatan25.LiPingruns_______thanJiFang.A.moreslowlierB.verymuchslowlyC.muchmoreslowlyD.veryslowly26.I’mwaitingforJack________,Iwillgoswimmingalone.A.Ifhedoesn’tcomeB.Ifhewon’tcomeC.IfhewillcomeD.Ifheiscoming27.There_______afootballmatchonTVthisevening.A.willhaveB.isgoingtobeC.hasD.isgoingtohave28.Couldyoutellme_______?Sorry.Idon’tknow.Iwasnotatthemeeting.A.whatdoeshesayatthemeetingB.whatdidhesayatthemeetingC.whathesaysatthemeetingD.whathesaidatthemeeting29.TheyhaveneverbeentoAmerica,_______?A.havetheyB.haven’ttheyC.don’ttheyD.dothey30.Wouldyouliketogohikingwithme,Susan?I’dliketo,_______youdon’twanttogoalone.A.untilB.beforeC.ifD.after31.Areyourparentsdoctors,too?No,theyareteachers.________ofthemloveteachingverymuch.A.AllB.BothC.NoneD.Neither32.Chinaisfamous________theGreatWall.A.asB.forC.toD.of33.It’scareless_____himtomakethesamemistakeagain.Ithinkitimportant______everyonetobecarefulineverything.A.to;forB.for;ofC.of;toD.of;for34.Thisoldmanlives_____,butheneverfeels_______.A.alone;aloneB.lonely;aloneC.lonely;lonelyD.alone;lonely35.Everyonewas________whentheyheardthis________news.A.excited;excitedB.exciting;excitingC.excited;excitingD.exciting;excited三、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）Aladyoncewrotealongstory.Shesentittoafamouseditor.After36weekstheeditor37thestorytoher.Theladywas38.Shewrotebacktotheeditor:“DearSir.Yesterdayyousentbackastoryofmine.39doyouknowthatthestoryisnotgood?Youdidnotreadit.40Isentyouthestory,Ipasted(粘)togetherpages18;19and20.Thiswasa41toseewhetheryouwouldreadthestory.Whenthestorycamebackyesterday,thepageswere42pastedtogether.Isthisthe43youreadallthestoriesthataresenttoyou?”Theeditorwroteback:“DearMadam,WhenIhaveanegg44breakfast,I45eatthewholeegginordertodiscoverthatitisbad.”36.A.fewB.afewC.littleD.alittle37.A.gaveB.camebackC.handedD.returned38.A.angryB.happyC.satisfiedD.glad39.A.HowB.WhyC.WhatD.Where40.A.AfterB.untilC.BeforeD.Since41.A.lessonB.testC.questionD.thing42.A.alreadyB.stillC.evenD.yet43.A.workB.checkC.roadD.way44.A.onB.forC.atD.in45.A.mustnotB.havenottoC.neednottoD.don’thaveto四、阅读理解根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（共15小题,每小题1分，计15分）ADifferentpeoplehavedifferentideasabouttime.PeopleintheUSAthinkthatitisimportanttoknowthetime.IncitiesinAmerica,thereareclocksinstations,factoriesandotherbuildings.Radioannouncers(播音员)giveyouthecorrecttimeduringtheday.MostAmericansalsohavewatcheswiththemwherevertheygo.Theywanttodocertain(一定)thingsatcertaintime.Theydon’tliketobelate.Buttimeisnotsoimportanttoeverybodyintheworld.WhenyouvisitacountryinSouthAmerica,youwillfindthatpeopletheredon’tliketorush.Ifyouhadanappointment(约会)withsomebody,hecouldprobablybelate,becausehemaynotwanttoarriveontime.InSouthAmerica,eventheradioprogramsmaynotbeginontime.Themenontheradiomaynotthinkitisimportanttotelltheexacttime.PeopleinSouthAmericathinkthatclocksorwatchesarejustmachines.Theythinkthatyouletaclockorawatchcontrol(控制)yourlifeifyoudoeverythingontime.46.Youcanseeclocksinstations,factoriesandotherbuildingsintheUSAbecause.A.AmericanswanttomaketheseplacesbeautifulB.Americanswanttoselltheseclocks.C.AmericansthinkthatitisimportanttoknowthetimeD.Americansdon’tthinkthatitisimportanttoknowthetime.47.Americansdon’twanttobelatewhen.A.theygotostations,factoriesorotherbuildingsB.theydocertainthingsatcertaintimeC.theyarefreeD.theirchildrengotoschool.48.Theunderlinedword“rush”mostprobablymeansA.jumpB.hurryC.runD.haveawatch49.IfyouhaveanappointmentwithsomeoneinSouthAmerica,hemaynotarriveontime,andthisisbecause.A.hedoesn’thaveawatchB.heforgetstohaveawatchwithhimC.hedoesn’tthinkitisnecessarytoarriveontimeD.hedoesn’tliketomeetyou50.Inthispassage,wecanseethattimeisveryimportantto______.A.peopleintheUSA. B.peopleinSouthAmerica C.everybodyintheworld. D.childreninschool.ＢAliftiswonderful.Itisreallyonlyasmallroom.Roomsusuallystayinoneplace.Liftstravelupanddownalldaylong.

Sometimesaworkerstandsinthelift.Heorsheoperatesitupanddown.Inmodernliftsthereisnoworker.Thepeoplewalkin.Theyknowwhatfloortheywant.Theypushabuttonandtheliftgoestothatfloor.Itisallveryfastandeasy.

Liftsareveryimportanttous.Why?Thinkaboutatallbuilding.Maybeithastwentyfloors.Maybeithasfiftyormore.Whocanwalkupallthestairs?Maybepeoplecanclimbthemonetime.Cansomeoneclimbthirtyfloorstoanofficeeveryday?Cansmallchildrenwalkuptotheirroomonthetwenty-fourthfloor?Cantheirmotherandfathercarryfoodupallthosestairs?Ofcoursenot.

Wecanhavehighbuildingsbecausewehavelifts.Wecouldnothaveallthebeautifultallbuildingsintheworldwithoutlifts.Theyarereallywonderful.

51.Aliftlookslike______.

A.asmallroomB.asmallhouseC.asmallladderD.asmallstair

52.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Amodernlifthasnobuttons.

B.Amodernlifthasaworkertooperateit.

C.Amodernliftcangoupanddownwithnoworkerinit.

D.Amodernliftknowswhatfloorpeoplewant.

53.Ifyouwanttogototheflooryouwant,you_______.

A.askforhelpB.openthedoorofthelift

C.ringthebellD.pushtherightbutton

54.Whydopeoplehavetouselifts?Because________.

A.theyhavetallbuildingsB.theycan'twalkupanddown

C.oldpeopleandchildrenneedthemD.liftsarewonderful

55.Choosethebesttitleforthistext.

A.ButtonsB.LiftsC.TallBuildingsD.ClimbingStairsＣTherehavebeenmanygreatinventions,thingsthatchangedthewaywelive.Thefirstgreatinventionwasonethatisstillveryimportanttoday-thewheel.Thismadeiteasiertocarryheavythingsandtotravellongdistances.

Forhundredsofyearsafterthattherewerefewinventionsthathadasmucheffect(影响)asthewheel.Thenintheearly1800’stheworldstartedtochange.Therewaslittleunknownlandleftintheworld.Peopledidn’thavetoexplore(探测)muchanymore.Theybegantoworkinsteadtomakelifebetter.

Inthesecondhalfofthe19thcenturymanygreatinventionsweremade.Amongthemwerethecamera,thelightandtheradio.Theseallbecameabigpartofourlifetoday.

Thefirstpartofthe20thcenturysawmoregreatinventions.Thehelicopterin1909.Movieswithsoundin1926.Thecomputerin1928.Andjetplanesin1930.Thiswasalsoatimewhenanewmaterialwasfirstmade.Nyloncamein1935.Itchangedthekindofclothespeoplewear.

Bythistimemostpeoplehadaverygoodlife,Manhasadesiretoexploreagain,Theworldwasknowntomanbutthestarswerenot.Manbeganlookingforwaystogointospace.Russiamadethefirststep.ThentheUnitedStatestookastep.Sincethenothercountries,includingChinaandJapan,havemadetheirstepsintospace.

In1969mantookhisbiggeststepfromtheearth.Americansfirstwalkedonthemoon.Thisiscertainlyjustabeginningthought.Newinventionswillsomedayallowustodothingswehaveneveryetdreamedof.

56.Thispassagetalksmainlyabout________.A.whycarswereveryimportant

Ｂ.whenlightwasinvented

C.whichcountrymadethefirststepintospace

D.howinventionseffectpeople’slife

57.Nyloncameoutnearlyatthesametimeas_______.

A.radio

B.camera

C.jetplanes

D.movies

58.Whichofthestatementsisnottrue?A.Thewheelwasthefirstgreatinventionthatisstillveryimportanttoday.Forhundreds

ofyearsafterthatthereweremanyotherinventionshavingasmucheffectasthewheel.

B.America,Russia,JapanandChinabegantoexplorethestarsbefore1969.

C.Intheearly1800’speoplebegantoworkinsteadofexploringmoreunknownlandtomakelifebetter.

D.Newinventionwillchangeourlifegreatlyinthefuture.

59.Whatdoes“adesire”meaninthesentence“Manhadadesiretoexploremore.”?A.agoodway

B.anewinvention

C.astrongwish

D.awonderfulidea

60.Mandidn’thaveadesiretoexplorealot_______.

A.atthebeginningofthe1800’s

B.inthe1960’s

C.sincethe1900’s

D.fromthe1800’stothe1960’s第二卷(共50分)五、词汇与改错（共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）(A)根据括号中的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确。61.InChinatherearesomeimportant________(节日),andpeoplecelebratethemindifferentways.62.Whenyoutalkwithyourparents,don’talways___________(争吵)withthem.63.Tokeep_______(健康),hetakesexerciseforhalfanhoureverymorning.64.Thankyoufor______(帮助)mewithmyEnglish.65.Scientistsareworkinghardtofindoutawaytocurethisspecialdiseasecausedbyanunknown________(病毒).(B)根据句子意思，用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。66.Therobotwill__________(design)todomostofhouseworkforhumaninthenearfuture.67.Thepartyyesterdaywasabig__________(succeed).Everyonehadagoodtime.68.Whenyouhavedifficulty___________(solve)theproblems,pleaseaskmeforhelp.69.Ithinkit___________(danger)forchildrentobeclosetowildanimals.70.Tomisakindboy.Heisalways___________(friend)toothers.(C)下列各句划线部分中有一处错误，请找出错误选项，并在横线上写出正确形式。71.Theboyspentthreehours