外研版初中英语九上Module 9 Great inventions阅读理解与书面表达练习（Word版含答案）

Module 9 Great inventions
阅读理解练习
A
AI(人工智能) makes our lives easier and better. Let's see the amazing AI.
Cool driverless bus
A bus door opens and you get on. Wait! Where is the driver Here is a new kind of driverless bus called Apolong. It has 14 seats and doesn't need a driver. The bus follows traffic rules. It stops as soon as it sees a stop light.
Your close friend
Hi, everyone. I'm Xiaobing, a chatbot(聊天机器人). I speak like a 17 year old girl. If you feel lonely, you can talk with me. I'm talented at singing, writing poems and telling stories. I want to be your friend!
World's first AI anchor(主播)
Hey, look! The famous Chinese anchor Qiu Hao is reporting the news for us. But, is “he” really Qiu Hao The answer is “no”. This is the world's first AI anchor. It looks and speaks just like a real person. It can work 24 hours and doesn't make any mistakes. You might see it on TV soon.
Popular AI artist
This beautiful painting was at an auction(拍卖) in 2020. The painting is worth about 3，000，000 yuan! But it is not a work by a famous painter, such as Vincent van Gogh. It was painted by an AI artist. Three Frenchmen created the AI artist. It studied over 15，000 paintings. In this way, it learned to paint.
(　　)1.The fact about Apolong is that ________．
A．the bus door can't open itself
B．it stops as soon as it sees a stop light
C．there are 24 seats in it
D．it doesn't follow the traffic rules
(　　)2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A．AI makes our lives harder and worse.
B．This new kind of driverless bus also needs a driver to control it.
C．Xiaobing is a 17 year old girl.
D．The AI anchor can work 24 hours and doesn't make any mistakes.
(　　)3.We can probably read the passage in ________．
A．a storybook B．a notice C．a newspaper D．a novel
B
Whether from news reports or social media articles, you may know that 5G is coming.
5G is the 5th generation network(网络). It is a new network after 1G, 2G, 3G and 4G and it can connect everyone and everything together. 5G networks will cover many cities in China soon. 5G means super fast data(数据) speed. One can download a two hour movie for fewer than 10 seconds, and it is making our lives more and more convenient.
5G will make self driving cars possible. For safety, self driving cars need super fast data transmission(传输) to communicate with their nearby environment. 5G is just what makes self driving cars achieve this. Even airplanes will become “smart” in the near future. Passengers will be able to use 5G networks in the air to connect to the Internet or place orders for food and drinks.
5G will be a big help for students who take online classes. Many people live in poor areas in the world where there are no schools. But with 5G, this will change. Students all over the world will be able to see places like the Great Wall without leaving their rooms.
It will be also easier for doctors to treat patients remotely by 5G. It means caring for patients from far away.
The facts listed above are only a part of what 5G will make possible and popular. Just as in the early days of the Internet in the 1990s, few could see how it could change our life and the world. The same will surely be true of 5G. With 5G, many things do not seem like dreams any more. Now let's get ready to say goodbye to 4G and welcome the coming of 5G.
(　　)1.How long may it take to download a two hour movie with 5G
A．15 seconds. B．8 seconds.
C．10 minutes. D．2 hours.
(　　)2.The underlined word “remotely” means “________” in Chinese.
A．快速地 B．高效地
C．远程地 D．科学地
(　　)3.From the last paragraph, we can know that ________．
A．4G is no more used in our daily life now
B．the writer is worried about the coming of 5G
C．with 5G, some of our dreams will come true for sure one day
D．in the 1990s, all the people believed that the Internet would change our life
(　　)4.5G will make the following things more and more popular EXCEPT________．
A．self driving cars
B．“smart” airplanes
C．online classes
D．hospitals without doctors
(　　)5.About 5G, ________ is NOT mentioned in the passage.
A．to be used freely
B．super fast data speed
C．to connect everyone and everything together
D．to make life more convenient than 4G
C
　　You may think it’s hard to learn a foreign language． You may also think learning a foreign language always means you have to take endless exams． The app Duolingo can help you memorise new words and grammar in creative ways． There are online lessons and interesting exercises． For example, one exercise asks you to put words in the right order to make sentences．
　　There are so many apps that can help you when you get lost, but Suibianzou has something new． Are you hungry Simply click on the “restaurant” button and the app will show the street view map． The smart app will give you the directions, walking distances and time it takes to get there． It can lead you to the nearest restaurant． You can find almost everything nearby, like toilets, tourist spots, hotels, supermarkets and cinemas．
　　Almost every smartphone has a music app． But an old playlist(播放列表) might start to get boring． Douban FM will surprise you! It doesn’t have a playlist． It just keeps playing songs one by one． You don’t know what the next song will be． You can use the “heart”, “trash” and “skip” buttons to mark the songs you like, don’t like and want to ignore(忽略)． Douban FM also has different channels． You can choose the music for outdoor activities．
(　　)1．What’s Duolingo used for
A．Learning languages． B．Taking exams．
C．Improving memory． D．Going online．
(　　)2．What can’t Suibianzou offer users
A．The place they want to go．
B．The price of the food they want．
C．The time that they need to get somewhere．
D．The distance that they need to walk．
(　　)3．If you like a song on Douban FM very much, which button can you use to mark it
A．Heart． B．Trash．
C．Skip． D．Play．
(　　)4．What do these three apps have in common according to the passages
A．They are all free． B．They are all for teenagers．
C．They are all creative． D．They are all difficult．
(　　)5．What do you think the passage is
A．A travel guide． B．A news report．
C．A diary． D．An ad．
D
Inventions make the world better, smarter and a little more fun.
The folding bike helmet(头盔) 　　People hate to wear a helmet because it’s thick and heavy. Morpher is a bike helmet made of plastics. It is just as strong as the traditional ones, but flexible(灵活) enough to fold almost totally flat. Also it is much easier to carry.
Shoes that tie themselves　 　　After we see the movie Back to the Future, almost everyone wants a pair of self-tying shoes. Now, thanks to Nike, the shoe dream comes true. When you press a button, the shoes can tie themselves.
Sweet potatoes that could save lives　 　　The lack(缺少) of vitamin A can cause blindness and many other illnesses. In sub-Saharan Africa, plant experts are helping people grow a kind of new sweet potatoes. These potatoes can help them fight against some illnesses.
(　　)1.The folding bike helmet is　　　　.
A.thick and heavy
B.made of metal
C.not as strong as a traditional one
D.flexible enough to fold almost flat
(　　)2.Which company makes self-tying shoes
A.Adidas. B.Kappa. C.Nike. D.Li Ning.
(　　)3.If a child has poor eyesight, he may be in the lack of　　　　.
A.vitamin A B.vitamin B C.vitamin C D.vitamin D
E
Planes have changed the world in the last hundred years. But this great change began with two ordinary people.
Orville and Wilbur Wright were two brothers who had a bicycle shop in Ohio, the USA.They were good at making bicycles, but planes were their real interest.
At that time, people knew how to build and fly gliders (planes without engines), but nobody could build a plane with an engine and fly it. The plane builders had two main problems: they could not make the wings strong enough; the planes always crashed(坠毁) when they tried to take off.
The Wright Brothers read about these problems in a newspaper, and they decided to look for answers. They made small model planes in the bicycle shop and they built a wind tunnel to test the models. They also built real gliders. Finally, they built a plane with an engine, which they called “The Flyer”.
On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur pulled The Flyer onto a fat sandy beach. The plane weighed 275 kilograms and had a petrol engine. The day was very cold, and there was a wind of about 30 kilometres per hour. The brothers tossed(投掷) a coin to see who should fly first. Orville won. He climbed onto the plane and started the engine.
The Flyer began to move into the wind, Wilbur ran along beside the plane. And then the plane took off. It flew for only 12 seconds, but someone took a photograph. Then the plane flew into the history books.
(　　)1.People have used planes with engines for more than 　　　　years.
A.50 B.100 C.150 D.200
(　　)2.What was one of the plane builders’ main problems before 1903
A.None of them was good at making and selling bicycles.
B.Their planes could take off and fly for only 30 minutes.
C.They could not afford to buy an engine for their planes.
D.They could not make the wings strong enough for their planes.
(　　)3.Why did the Wright Brothers make models
A.They made models to test their ideas.
B.They hoped to sell them for money.
C.They had nothing to do and did that for fun.
D.They weren’t interested in making real planes.
(　　)4.How was the weather on the day of The Flyer’s flight
A.Rainy. B.Warm. C.Windy. D.Hot.
(　　)5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A.The Wright Brothers owned a model plane shop in the USA before 1903.
B.When The Flyer began its first flight in 1903, it weighed 275 kilograms.
C.Orville and Wilbur both wanted to fly the plane first and Wilbur won at last.
D.The plane The Flyer succeeded in taking off and flew for only 12 minutes.
F
Not all inventions are made by scientists. Kids can also make history with their inventions.
The state flag of Alaska was designed by 13-year-old Bennie Benson in 1926. His design was chosen from a flag-designing competition. It became the official flag in 1959. Bennie won a $1,000 scholarship (奖学金) and a watch.
Frank Epperson invented the Popsicle in 1905 when he was only 11 years old. It was called the Epsicle at that time. Frank left his drink outside the door overnight with a stick (木棒) in it. That night the temperature dropped and everything was frozen including Frank’s drink. That didn’t stop him from tasting it, so today we have Popsicles to eat.
In 1642 Blaise Pascal designed the first counting machine when he was 18. The machine was for his father, a tax collector, to make his job easier. Blaise named it the Pasealine. He made about 50 of them, but nobody was interested in it. People thought it would take jobs away from them. 300 years went by, and the calculator (计算器) finally became a success. In 1968, the programming language, PASCAL, was named after him.
(　　)1. How old was Bennie Benson when he designed the flag
A. 13. B. 26. C. 46. D. 59.
(　　)2. What does the underlined word “Popsicle” mean in Chinese
A. 凉茶 B. 美味 C. 冰柜 D. 棒冰
(　　)3. Why did Blaise Pascal invent the calculator
A. He wanted to use it in a test.
B. He wanted to make his father’s job easier.
C. He wanted to sell it for money.
D. He wanted to know how much money he should give to sellers.
(　　)4. Why were people not interested in the Pasealine at first
A. Because it could make many people lose work.
B. Because they thought it was useless.
C. Because it cost lots of money.
D. Because there was no a kind of programming language then.
答案
BDC
BCCDA
ABACD
DCA
BDACB
ADBA
Module 9 Great inventions
书面表达练习
A
以“Online Shopping”为题, 参考下面的信息, 并结合自己的观点写一篇80词左右的英语短文,开头已给出,不计入总词数。
优势:
1．方便(convenient),可以在任何时候买东西;
2．有很多的商品信息;
3．价格便宜。
劣势:
1．实物(material object) 和图片有差距;
2．网络支付不安全。
Online Shopping
These days, online shopping has been more and more popular and e-commerce has exactly changed people’s lifestyle so that it has caused a heated discussion．



Online Shopping
These days, online shopping has been more and more popular and e-commerce has exactly changed people’s lifestyle so that it has caused a heated discussion． It’s a new way of shopping． It has lots of advantages． The most important is that it’s convenient． You can shop whenever you like because the online shops are open 24 hours a day． It is easy to find the things that you can’t get in the shop． And they are usually cheaper． Besides, we can learn lots of information about goods． But every coin has two sides． So is online shopping． You can’t see the material objects or check their quality． Usually the pictures are more beautiful than the goods． And when we get the goods and don’t like them, it’s sometimes not easy to give them back． What’s more, it’s not safe to pay through the Internet． So we should be careful when we shop on the Internet．
B
目前,电子书包开始在一些学校试用。请你用英语写一篇文章,介绍电子书包(electronic schoolbag)及不同的人对它的看法,并阐述你的观点。注意:书写整洁,词数在80以上。



One possible version:
Do you think electronic schoolbags can be widely used in the future The electronic schoolbag is like a computer. You can find out what you want to learn. My classmates think that electronic schoolbags are useful, convenient and they have more functions. For example, you can listen to music on them. And parents also think the electronic schoolbags are easy to carry and children’s backs and necks may not be hurt. But my English teacher doesn’t think we should use them, because he thinks they are more expensive. I suppose the electronic schoolbags are bad for our eyes and waste energy. In a word, we shouldn’t use them in the future.
C
科技创新是社会生产力发展的源泉。生活中你一定见过不少创新的产品。你们学校的英语园地正在开展以“你最喜爱的科技发明”为主题的征文活动。假如你是李华,请根据以下要点,写一篇短文投稿,介绍中国高铁以及你为什么喜爱它。
提示:
(1)速度快,时速达250—350千米,从广州到武汉只需4个多小时,节省时间;
(2)舒适,平稳,沿途可以欣赏美丽的风景;
(3)价格低,出行方便。
参考词汇: technological invention技术发明, convenient方便的, the high-speed train高铁
要求:
(1)词数: 80~100。
(2)开头已给出,不计入总词数。
(3)要点齐全,行文连贯,可适当发挥。
Technological inventions play an important role in our daily lives.



.One possible version:
　　Technological inventions play an important role in our daily lives. They are changing our lives greatly.
Of hundreds of technological inventions, I like the high-speed train best.The speed of the high-speed train is from 250 to 350 km/h. It means it only takes about 4 hours from Guangzhou to Wuhan. It helps people spend less time on journeys. What’s more, it’s comfortable to take the high-speed train because it moves well, and passengers can do some reading and watch movies without any problem. We can not only enjoy the view out of the windows but also have a relaxing time on the train.Many people choose to take the high-speed train because of the lower price than the plane. And it is very convenient. What a great creative product!
As a student, I will study harder to improve myself and do more things for our society in the future.
D
我国是第一自行车大国，使用自行车有很多的好处。但随着经济（economy）的发展，越来越多的家庭购买了小汽车。请根基这些情况写一篇英语文章，阐述一下自行车和汽车各自的优缺点，并谈谈自己的看法。



China has the largest number of bicycles. Bicycles are still popular all over the world because of their outstanding advantages. It's convenient to go to school or go to work by bike. It can help people keep healthy to ride often. However, with the development of economy, more and more people buy cars. The exhaust gas from cars pollutes the air. More and more cars have brought heavy traffic problems. I prefer riding bicycles because it is cheap and keeps the air clean.
E
现在每个家庭都有一些现代化的家用电器。这些高科技的发明给我们的生活带来了方便与快捷。请你以其中的一种为例，说说它如何改变了你的生活。假设一下，如果没有它，那又会怎样？不少于80词。



One possible version:
I would thank the washing machine a lot because it brings us much convenience.
Firstly, the washing machine makes it easy to wash dirty clothes in our family. As a boy, I enjoy playing sports outside. As a result, my clothes are always dirty when I get back home. I don’t like washing, so I can throw them into the washing machine, and they will be clean again after a while. It’s really easy!
Secondly, my parents can spend less time in washing clothes. Instead they can spend their free time playing with me.
Anyway, I like it and if there weren’t a washing machine in my family, it would bring lots of trouble to both my parents and me.
F
　目前“电子书包(electronic schoolbags)”开始在一些学校试用。假如你班就“电子书包”的利弊展开了一次调查。下表是你们小组的情况, 请根据表格内容写一篇英语短文, 发表在某英语论坛上。
要求: 1. 短文必须包括下列提示内容, 可适当发挥;
2. 词数80个左右。短文开头已给出, 不计入总词数。
Names Different ideas
Lily Not heavy, easy to carry; get information easily
Peter Bad for eyes; can’t replace textbooks(课本)
Tina Expensive but can protect the environment
You
　　In some schools, students begin to use electronic schoolbags in class. Is it good or bad Here are my group members’ ideas about it.



　In some schools, students begin to use electronic schoolbags in class. Is it good or bad Here are my group members’ ideas about it.
　　Lily thinks an electronic schoolbag is not heavy and easy to carry. We can get information easily. And it also makes us more interested in lessons. Peter says if he uses it all day, it will be bad for his eyes. And he doesn’t think it can replace textbooks. Tina thinks it is expensive but it can protect the environment because people don’t need to cut down trees to make paper books. In my opinion, it’s easier for teachers to find each student’s problem and help them.