Module 9 Great inventions完形填空与阅读理解练习（含答案）

Module 9 Great inventions
完形填空练习
A
Do you know anything about the invention of the barcode(条形码)
A small food store owner found it was __1__ to keep records of product information. In 1948, he asked the Drexel Institute of Technology to solve this __2__. Bernard Silver, a graduate student, was __3__. He and his friend Norman Woodland __4__ to work on it. __5__， they invented their first working system.
The system did work __6__， but it was very expensive and __7__ the system didn't work well. If the invention was to become __8__ in stores, the problems had to be solved. Finally, Woodland solved __9__．
The patent(专利权) for the barcode system was __10__ for by Silver and Woodland in 1949, but the patent was not given until 1952. __11__ this patent was given, the system was still not popular __12__ store owners.
In 1970, a business named Logicon Inc, __13__ the Universal Grocery Produce Identification Code(食品工业统一码). Marsh Supermarket in Troy was the first store to __14__ this barcode reading system. It has become very popular ever since, and now it's __15__ in all types of stores all over the world.
(　　)1.A.easy B．difficult
C．interesting D．boring
(　　)2.A.plan B．problem
C．project D．doubt
(　　)3.A.bored B．tired
C．interested D．surprised
(　　)4.A.started B．continued
C．refused D．failed
(　　)5.A.Last B．Soon
C．Recently D．Exactly
(　　)6.A.at first B．for example
C．on time D．in person
(　　)7.A.often B．seldom
C．sometimes D．never
(　　)8.A.lively B．cheap
C．direct D．popular
(　　)9.A.it B．him
C．her D．them
(　　)10.A.asked B．offered
C．made D．divided
(　　)11.A.Unless B．Although
C．If D．Since
(　　)12.A.between B．among
C．during D．in
(　　)13.A.found B．talked
C．invented D．kept
(　　)14.A.give up B．put up
C．set up D．clean up
(　　)15.A.repaired B．tried
C．learnt D．used
B
I have invented robots which improve the work of cars. My love of making things began __1__ I was a kid. I really became excited about inventing after I learned about Thomas Edison.
One day in the fourth grade, our __2__ gave us a project in class. We had to write to a company and learn about the products. I thought and thought. __3__ I chose the Thomas A. Edison Company. Soon after, the company sent me a book about the life of Thomas Edison. How I enjoyed reading and re reading about his __4__！ I like the recorded sound and the electric light most. The inventions were clearly printed on my brain.
My dad noticed my interest in inventing and __5__ me. He showed me how to turn my ideas into plans and then into new things. Once, I surprised my dad __6__ a model plane I made. Later, we found a __7__ model plane in a store. I learned that different inventors often invent similar things. It is not unusual for this to happen. I also learned that not all great ideas __8__. Failure is a common part of the inventing.
As my father and I worked together, I began to realise that my dad was quite an inventor himself. He was always __9__ a better way to do a simple job. His guiding hands, together with my __10__ in inventing, led me to become an engineer and an inventor. Of course, I also thank Thomas Edison. He is my hero.
(　　)1.A. before B．after
C．when D．until
(　　)2.A. parent B．teacher
C．inventor D．engineer
(　　)3.A. Easily B．Finally
C．Safely D．Quickly
(　　)4.A. lights B．projects
C．suggestions D．inventions
(　　)5.A. mistook B．refused
C．chose D．encouraged
(　　)6.A. with B．about
C．into D．from
(　　)7.A. different B．similar
C．large D．small
(　　)8.A. work B．fail
C．come D．end
(　　)9.A. looking at B．looking for
C．looking after D．looking through
(　　)10.A. habit B．story
C．interest D．plan
C
The best ideas are often the ones that come out of a need． One such 　1　 is circle soaps． They were invented by 7-year-old Carter Rowen who wanted to make it 　2　 to hold his soap, so he invented the circle soap． The circle soap comes in different 　3　 and shapes． Young children love them． They enjoy washing their hands with these 　4　 soaps． And it is easier for them to hold these soaps．
Carter Rowen is 10 years old now． “One day, I was playing with a piece of soap in our bathroom． I made a hole in the middle of it． My mum saw it and told me to stop 　5　 the soap． However, after a few days, when my little sisters were using the soap, I 　6　 it became easier for them to hold the soap with the hole． So I told my mum that we should make soaps with 　7　 in the middle and sell them to raise money to buy the homeless people an apartment so that they 　8　 live there for free,” said Carter excitedly．
Now Carter has made some money by selling circle soaps． 　9　 he has bought a lot of everyday things for homeless people with the money． He is 　10　 to help more homeless people． Now the clever boy is working on several other new inventions．
(　　)1．A．product B．invitation
C．invention D．word
(　　)2．A．lighter B．easier
C．heavier D．softer
(　　)3．A．names B．prices
C．weights D．colours
(　　)4．A．sweet B．wonderful
C．tiny D．cheap
(　　)5．A．wasting B．using
C．making D．carrying
(　　)6．A．knew B．guessed
C．found D．wondered
(　　)7．A．pictures B．holes
C．flowers D．rings
(　　)8．A．might B．would
C．could D．should
(　　)9．A．But B．Because
C．Although D．And
(　　)10．A．trying B．turning
C．changing D．becoming
D
Man has invented four kinds of satellites.
The 　1　 kind of satellite studies the geography of the earth. It is used to 　2　 maps. It also helps countries see where they may 　3　 oil or gold.
The second kind of satellite is used to guide ships and planes. A ship or plane can 　4　 messages to the satellites, and the satellites can find out 　5　 the ship or the plane is.
The third kind studies the weather. These satellites watch clouds and strong winds moving 　6　 the earth. They warn countries to make preparations when very 　7　weather is coming.
The last kind is used for communications. Telephone calls 　8　 countries can be sent by these satellites. Some can carry　9　 calls at the same time.The calls are sent to the satellites, then the 　10　 send them to a station in the country and this country is being phoned. These satellites also carry pictures, and they can receive and send about eight programmes at a time.
(　　)1.A.one B.once C.ones D.first
(　　)2.A.have B.make C.buy D.take
(　　)3.A.carry B.find C.choose D.keep
(　　)4.A.send B.read C.bring D.write
(　　)5.A.which B.what C.where D.why
(　　)6.A.across B.cross C.through D.in
(　　)7.A.sunny B.fine C.bad D.warm
(　　)8.A.in B.between C.from D.with
(　　)9.A.hundred B.thousand of C.hundreds of D.thousand
(　　)10.A.telephones B.satellites C.men D.maps
E
When Alex was a kid, he helped out in his parents’ burger shop. Standing on top of a milk box made him 　1　 enough to make drinks for customers. When he was a little older, he worked with other workers to cook 　2　 together.
Now, Alex has his own burger shop. It’s a restaurant called Creator in San Francisco, California. He doesn’t make burgers by 　3　. Neither do his workers.
At Creator, some machines cook and sell burgers. Alex made a device(装置). It washes meat and vegetables, 　4　 them into pieces and adds cheese and relish(调味品). People like these hamburgers because their tastes are just as good as or 　5　 than burgers made by hand. And they cost less, too. That’s 　6　 it’s cheaper to make machines than to pay a kitchen full of workers.
Creator is just one 　7　. Automation(自动化) is taking over humans’ many jobs. That means work is done by machines or computers, not people.
A report says that 400 to 800 million people may be out of jobs by 2030. As technology improves, some work will be done more quickly or cheaply 　8　 machine. So factories will use robots or computer programmes to 　9　 the work. That means there will be less work for people. Many people may 　10　 their jobs. Or they may have trouble finding new ones.
(　　)1.A.fat B.tall C.thin D.short
(　　)2.A.rice B.dumplings C.burgers D.noodles
(　　)3.A.himself B.herself C.myself D.itself
(　　)4.A.turns B.looks C.puts D.cuts
(　　)5.A.better B.worse C.more D.less
(　　)6.A.why B.because C.though D.but
(　　)7.A.machine B.person C.example D.job
(　　)8.A.by B.at C.in D.of
(　　)9.A.draw B.paint C.start D.do
(　　)10.A.get B.lose C.love D.hate
F
Every day new inventions are introduced into the market. Recently a “ 1 ” pillow (枕头) has been on sale in the UK.
It has a speaker that can be connected to an MP3 player or a CD player. People can 2 or radio programs from their pillows as they sleep.
The pillow is 3 people who have a snoring (打呼噜的) partner. It can play music to cover (覆盖) the 4 of the snoring. People who like to sleep with background noise 5 like it.
The pillow is most popular with 6 . Why Because they prefer to hear lessons 7 they sleep. They hope they will 8 at least some of the information when they wake up.
Last year a US study found that students who have 9 information during sleep can remember what they learned.
But some teachers don’t like the new 10 . They think the traditional ways of learning may make students work better.
( )1. A. laughing B. jumping C. talking D. dancing
( )2. A. watch TV B. play chess C. listen to music D. read books
( )3. A. afraid of B. popular with C. famous for D. known to
( )4. A. sound B. way C. cause D. secret
( )5. A. never B. hardly C. already D. also
( )6. A. teachers B. students C. doctors D. drivers
( )7. A. before B. after C. until D. when
( )8. A. hear B. remember C. find D. recognize
( )9. A. received B. forgot C. discovered D. created
( )10. A. lesson B. issue C. idea D. book
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Module 9 Great inventions
阅读理解练习
A
On Nov. 20, 2019, a police dog training centre in Beijing welcomed six new dogs. They are all cloned(克隆) dogs, China Daily reported. The dogs were born in August. They were cloned from two police dogs that have helped police solve many murder cases(谋杀案).
Early in 2019, scientists took some cells(细胞) from the dogs' skin and created cloned embryos(胚胎). Then, they put the embryos into three mother dogs. One mother gave birth to four dogs, while the other two gave birth to one each. The cloned dogs' DNA is a 99 percent match with their “fathers”．
It is hoped that the cloned dogs will be as talented as their “fathers” because they are cloned. The cloned dogs are just four months old, but have already shown that they are brave and clever, as well as having good memories, according to Ma Jinlei, a police officer at the centre. So it will take less time and money to train them.
The world's first cloned dog was born in South Korea in 2005. However, animal cloning is still a hot talk. The world's first cloned animal, Dolly, the sheep, died at the age of 6 in 2003, about 6 years earlier than most sheep. Some people have questioned whether cloning technology is safe.
What's more, some people worry that cloning technology may be used on humans someday and therefore may cause some ethical(道德的) problems.
(　　)1.When the six cloned dogs came to the police dog training centre, they were ________.
A．one month old B．three months old
C．half a year old D．six years old
(　　)2.People trained the six dogs to ________．
A．help blind people B．help police solve cases
C．develop cloning technology D．do scientific experiments
(　　)3.Paragraph 3 mainly talks about________．
A．how cloned dogs help police solve cases
B．why cloned dogs are better than normal dogs
C．the technology of cloned dogs
D．the advantages of cloned dogs
(　　)4.What can we learn from the passage
A．Cloned animals can help people in some ways.
B．Cloning technology is safe for the animals.
C．Cloning technology will be used on humans.
D．The six cloned dogs won't live very long.
B
If you look at the top of your phone, you’ll usually see a little symbol that says 3G or 4G． The “G” stands for the “generation” of your mobile network． But these symbols will become things of the past after 5G fully arrives．
On March 30th, 2019, Shanghai vice-mayor Wu Qing made the first 5G video call on a Huawei Mate X smartphone． Shanghai has also become the first city in China to start testing 5G networks．
About 100 times faster than 4G networks, 5G will let people download and upload data faster than ever before． But 5G won’t just bring faster mobile Internet． People can use it for many other things as well．
For example, 5G will help to make self-driving cars safer． Today’s self-driving test cars have one problem—lag． When the car “sees” an obstacle, it sends this information to a data centre and receives instructions． However, it takes time to send and receive this information． With this kind of lag, the cars might crash because they don’t receive instructions in time． With 5G, this lag will be greatly lowered, making the cars safer．
5G could also be used to power the Internet of Things(IoT)． It is a large online network that connects all things and people． Fast Internet speeds will be the key to developing this technology． For example, with IoT under 5G, your refrigerator could automatically place an order online for eggs when it finds that there are no eggs left inside．
All in all, 5G will shape every type of technology that it touches． And you won’t have to wait too long for that to happen．
(　　)1．From Paragraph 2, we can know that 　　　　．
A．5G was widely used in China in 2019
B．it took lots of efforts to test 5G
C．Shanghai was the first city in China to test 5G networks
D．5G would make it possible to take videos
(　　)2．Compared with 4G, 5G could be 　　　　．
A．cheaper B．faster
C．safer D．busier
(　　)3．The underlined word “lag” probably means “　　　　” in Chinese．
A．延迟 B．迷路
C．暂停 D．耗电
(　　)4．What is IoT according to the passage
A．A robot that can do housework．
B．An online store where you can buy anything．
C．A car that can drive by itself．
D．A large online network that connects things and people．
(　　)45．Which of the following would be the best title of the passage
A．Can 5G Go Far
B．5G Makes Self-driving Cars Safer
C．5G Has Made Our Life More Convenient
D．China Is Leading the World in 5G
C
What do you think of a “talking kitchen” A French Digital Kitchen has been developed at Newcastle University in the UK. It teaches students how to cook French food and speak French at the same time. For the first time, students can learn a language by following the cooking steps.
All grammar and 　　　　have been carefully chosen to make sure the users can understand French well. After learning for some time, the users can test themselves by doing a short test on the computer.
The kitchen project was started by Professor Paul Seedhouse. He became interested in the idea after he visited another kind of talking kitchen. He said, “The purpose of the French Digital Kitchen is to make learning a language more interesting and more educational.”
How does the kitchen work There is a computer in the kitchen. With this computer, the users can first choose a French recipe that they want to follow. Using information in the computer, the kitchen starts to guide the users how to make a French dish. If you follow the instructions on the computer, it moves on to the next. If you go wrong, the programme goes back and repeats the recipe or information. At any time, the users can also ask the kitchen to repeat the recipe or any information.
The new kitchen can be used in schools, universities and even people’s homes. The researchers will also be developing the European Digital Kitchen for the next three years.
(　　)1.After reading the passage, we know the Digital Kitchen　　　　.
A.is a “talking kitchen” B.teaches students English
C.was developed in France D.cooks all food for people
(　　)2.Which of the following can be properly put in “　　　　” in the second paragraph
A.food B.vocabularies C.recipes D.instructions
(　　)3.The third paragraph mainly tells us that　　　　.
A.how the kitchen works B.where the kitchen can be used
C.when the kitchen can be bought D.why the kitchen project was started
(　　)4.If the users don’t follow the instructions on the computer, the kitchen 　　　　.
A.chooses another recipe B.goes on to the next step
C.repeats the recipe or information D.stops working at once
D
All around the world, people try to get good health care(医疗). But someday soon, 5G technology could make it possible for all the people to enjoy health care. We can use a special app to make it come true. This application is called “Telehealth”. It means caring for patients from far away when the doctor and patient are not in the same place.
The patient can have a video call with a doctor in real time, similar to a WeChat video call. With 5G, health care systems could also deal with a large number of these video calls and allow different systems to make appointments(预约) and give proper medicine to patients. It will also give older people or those living in the countryside an easier way to see a doctor.
Another part of telemedicine is remote(远程的) monitoring. Hospitals could check patients from their own homes and send the patients’ information to hospitals by using 5G. This will make it possible for hospitals to give more special treatment without asking people to go to hospital, as well as reducing hospital costs.
There are also many other exciting applications for 5G technology in medicine. One of them is “Remote Operation”. In March, China’s first 5G-based brain operation was done by a doctor in Sanya, Hainan, who operated on a patient in Beijing. In August, it was reported that robots in Beijing did three orthopedic surgeries(整形外科手术) in Xinjiang, Tianjin and Zhangjiakou at the same time.
In the short term, changes to health care might not be so great. However, the arrival of 5G means a world of robot operations and home health care may be happening soon.
(　　)1.What can make it possible for all the people to get good health care according to this passage
A.Robots. B.The developed countries.
C.WeChat. D.5G technology.
(　　)2.What role does 5G technology play in telemedicine
A.It helps to send information more quickly and correctly.
B.It increases the amount of money that we spend on health care.
C.It makes people depend less on home health care.
D.It helps to reduce the use of robots in operations.
(　　)3.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “reducing” in this passage
A.增加 B.分享 C.降低 D.损失
(　　)4.What do we know about Telehealth
A.Patients can’t use it to get medicine.
B.It helps hospitals treat patients who are far away.
C.It will take the place of traditional hospitals.
D.People don’t need to take medicine if they use it.
(　　)5.What is the best title for this passage
A.5G technology changes people’s jobs
B.Health care around the world
C.5G technology for health care
D.5G technology
　
E
Overcoming(克服) shyness is not impossible. The following steps may be helpful.
Step 1
Overcoming shyness is mainly a case of mind over matter. If you’re afraid to do it, you will get much shyer when doing it. The more you come to talk with people, the easier it will become. You may also find that it’s not as difficult as you thought anyway. Just talk to people a little more every day.
Step 2
It sometimes helps to try to imagine you as another person. Think about this: Do you get shy when someone else walks up to talk to another Of course you don’t. Think of yourself as just somebody else and it’ll make it a little easier.
Step 3
Dress to impress. The better you look, the more confident you’ll feel. Feeling good about your appearance can greatly reduce shyness.
Step 4
If you’re up on stage, try to imagine that you’re somewhere else. Maybe in your own comfortable living room. Tell yourself that the audiences are really no big deal. They’re ONLY people.
( )1. The first step mainly tells us 　　　 .
A. we should talk to people as much as possible
B. it’s difficult to get over shyness
C. we’ll be shy when talking to more people
D. we are shy because we don’t think carefully
( )2. The second step tells us it’s 　　　 to think of yourself as another person.
A. unnecessary B. interesting
C. useful D. difficult
( )3. What does the underlined word “reduce” mean in this passage
A. 喜欢 B. 减少 C. 增大 D. 防治
( )4. What’s the best title of this passage
A. How to get over shyness
B. How to speak in public
C. Don’t look on you as yourself
D. How to feel good about yourself
F
When on the ground, the Paravelo is a common bike with a trailer(挂车)and a fan(风扇). But in fact, it is a flying bike. If you like, it can take you up to about 1, 200 metres high and it can reach a speed of 40 kilometres per hour.
John Fode and Yannick Read from Britain invented the Paravelo—the world’s first flying bike. They spent two years making it. They believe their flying bike will change the way people travel for work, leisure(休闲)and adventure(冒险). The Paravelo has a GPS, and you don’t need a pilot’s license to fly it. It also can be folded and put in a small place.
Mr. Read said, “If you want an adventure, but have no money for a helicopter, then the Paravelo is for you. It just costs￡10, 000, the same as a small family car. ”
The Paravelo uses bio-fuel and makes no pollution. What’s more, it has a tent inside its body, and you can go camping everywhere. Cool!
( )1. What is the Paravelo in the passage
A. A car. B. A flying bike.
C. A trailer. D. A fan.
( )2. The Paravelo can reach a speed of ______per hour.
A. 1, 200 metres B. 2, 100 metres
C. 4, 000 metres D. 40, 000 metres
( )3. How long did John and Yannick spend making the Paravelo
A. One year. B. Two years.
C. Three years. D. Four years.
( )4. With the Paravelo, people can ______.
A. swim under the sea
B. go camping everywhere
C. travel for adventure
D. B and C
( )5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. The Paravelo is very expensive.
B. Both John and Yannick come from the U. S.
C. The Paravelo is good for the environment.
D. The Paravelo is not convenient for people to carry.
　
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