2021-2022学年仁爱版九年级英语上册期末复习Unit4Topic1阅读单选专项练习（含答案）
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期末复习：Unit4Topic1阅读单选专项练习
Inventions make our life easier and more interesting than before. Let’s take a look at some of the interesting inventions.
Smart mug
It’s hard to keep coffee or tea warm, especially in winter. But this smart mug from US can help us. The mug is made of special materials. There is an app for the mug that allows people to set the mug to a certain temperature between 48℃ and 62℃. Then, the mug keeps your coffee or tea at that temperature for about an hour.
Social robot
Can robots talk to us like humans Jibo, a robot made in US, can talk to you. The robot has a big, round head and a big body with no eyes or mouth. It uses animated icons（（动画图标）to show emotions（情感）. It just seems like a real human. Right now, Jibo can only do some easy things, like taking photos or reading news to you. But he may learn to do new things in the future.
Fidget spinner
They are small plastic or metal toys with a ball in the middle. The toys can twirl around on your fingertip（指尖）. Once they are spinning（旋转）, you can put the toy anywhere as long as it is a flat（平的）surface, such as a ruler or even the nose of a pet dog. It’s very popular with young people around the world. Some people say that the little toy helps them relax.
1．The smart mug comes from ________.
A．Japan B．China C．America D．Britain
2．If you want to keep your coffee in the mug warm, you can ________.
A．boil the coffee again B．use the app to set a certain temperature
C．put the mug in a warm place D．pour more hot water into the mug
3．According to the second form（表格）, we can learn Jibo ________.
A．is a person with a big round head B．has big eyes and a mouth
C．can do many difficult things D．can take photos or read news to people
4．According to the third form, we can know that a fidget spinner can be made of ________.
A．plastic B．wood C．paper D．glass
5．The underlined word “twirl”in the third form probably means ________.
A．stop quickly B．jump very high C．turn round quickly D．stand upside down
Plastic is one of the biggest polluters in our environment. And Coca-Cola was named the world’s number one plastic polluter in 2020. The Coca-Cola company is finally taking action to deal with this growing problem.
Though plastic is very useful, it is also an “alien” material to Earth, because the soil cannot turn plastic back into CO and water. And this is not the only problem. When plastic finally does degrade（降解）, thanks to the sun, it produces greenhouse gas emissions（排放物）and harmful chemicals into the environment, only making the climate（气候）even worse.
The Coca-Cola company is working with a Danish company to create 100% recyclable soda bottles instead of plastic ones.
Creating a paper bottle is challenging. The paper bottle must still follow the same safety standards as the plastic bottles. The carbonated liquid（碳酸液体）in the paper bottle needs to be tested in different environments. Moreover, the paper has to meet the needs of different shapes and sizes for different brands.
The first paper bottle will be tested in Hungary this summer. The bottle is made of a single piece of material instead of separate parts, which would make the bottle weaker. Because paper cannot come into direct contact with the drink, the bottle still includes a（recyclable）plastic inside and cap. However, how to make the paper cap is still unclear yet.
Even if the paper bottles are successful, it will be some time before companies use them instead of plastic that is cheap and easy-to-produce. However, Coca-Cola’s steps are still steps towards a brighter future.
6．What can we know about plastic according to the passage
A．Plastic is a kind of special alien material.
B．Plastic bottles are less useful than paper bottles.
C．Plastic can’t be turned back into CO and water in the soil.
D．The Coca-Cola company made plastic the biggest polluter.
7．The first two paragraphs aims to ________.
A．tell us what the environment is like now
B．explain why Coca-Cola is making paper bottles
C．recommend us not to use plastic bottles any more
D．introduce the situation of environment in 2020 to us
8．Which is TRUE about paper bottles by the Coca-Cola Company
A．It’s more expensive to use paper bottles. B．They will be put into use this summer.
C．They follow new safety standards. D．Each part of the bottles is made of paper.
9．The underlined word “steps” refers to ________.
A．different tests on paper bottles B．high technology in making paper bottles
C．confidence in dealing with plastic pollution D．tries at protecting the environment
There are four great inventions from ancient China.
The compass is a great gift to the world. Before it was invented, sailors had to depend on the stars to find directions. After it was invented, the oceans were open to travel.
Paper making is one of the greatest inventions. During the Western Han Dynasty (202 B．C．~ 9 A．D．), paper was made in some places in China. It was developed in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25 A．D．~ 220 A．D．) by Cai Lun. He made paper with bark(树皮), old cloth and so on.
It is said that in the third century a Chinese man wrote about how to make gunpowder(火药). At first, it was used for making fireworks(烟花). At the end of the Tang Dynasty, people began to use it in wars. The way of making it was brought to the Arab world and Europe in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Printing was developed in 1041~1048 in the Song Dynasty. A man named Bi Sheng carved characters(字符) on pieces of clay and wood. Then he put ink on them. After the characters were printed on paper, the pieces of clay or wood could be used again. This technology then spread to Korea, Japan and Europe.
10．After the ________ was invented, the oceans were open to travel.
A．gunpowder B．compass C．printing D．paper making
11．Printing was developed in ________.
A．the Song Dynasty B．the Tang Dynasty C．the Han Dynasty D．the Yuan Dynasty
12．The underlined word “carved” in this passage means “________”.
A．切开 B．打印 C．雕刻 D．复制
13．Which of the following sentences is NOT right
A．Before the compass was invented, sailors had to depend on the stars to find directions.
B．Paper was invented in the Eastern Han Dynasty by Cai Lun.
C．After the characters were printed on paper, people can use the pieces of clay or wood again.
D．Printing was developed in the Song Dynasty by a man named Bi Sheng.
14．The passage is about ________.
A．The compass, Paper making, fireworks and Printing B．The compass, Paper making, gunpowder and Printing
C．The compass, Paper making, gunpowder and characters D．Four great inventions from modern China.
A scientist named Charles had a strange idea. He wanted to invent a new kind of car which could go without a driver. It could also be used as a living room. That means you can go anywhere on your sofa in the car. You might say that it’s impossible. But Charles succeeded in making it in a factory and named it Tridika.
Tridika has no wheels and it starts working when it reaches the magnetic levitation tracks(磁悬浮轨道). It takes its energy from its tracks. And it works in the same ways as a magnetic train. It moves very fast. As everyone knows, cities are developing rapidly. There are more and more cars running on the road. So parking space is limited. Sometimes it’s hard to find a place to park(停车). Tridika can solve this problem easily because it needn’t park on the ground. Actually, it can park on the outside wall of the building with the help of an elevator system(电梯系统). In this way, much parking space can be saved. When Tridika parks itself in front of your apartment, you can get into your room directly. Of course, there must be a side door in the outside wall. Then Tridika becomes another living room. It’s really amazing, isn’t it
Tridika can hold six passengers. So you can go on vacation in it with your family in your free time. Of course it can also be used as an office while you are traveling on the road. That is to say, you can travel and work at the same time.
15．Who invented the new kind of car
A．Charles. B．A driver. C．A factory worker. D．A passenger.
16．When does Tridika start working
A．When it gets into your room. B．Before it parks on the outside wall.
C．After it takes its energy from the wheels. D．When it reaches the magnetic levitation tracks.
17．What’s probably the meaning of the word “limited” in Para 2
A．封闭的 B．有限的 C．开放的 D．无限的
18．Why can Tridika save the parking space
A．Because it can move very fast. B．Because it can hold six passengers.
C．Because it needn’t park on the ground. D．Because it could be used as a living room.
19．Which is the best title for this passage
A．Tridika: a Free Parking Place B．Tridika: a Fast Magnetic Train
C．Tridika: a Strange Side Door D．Tridika: a New Driverless Car
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20．What is special about the hat
A．It came from an old sweater. B．It was given by Gina’s mom.
C．It was new and expensive. D．It was a gift from Gina’s sister.
21．What is TerryB most likely (可能的) to do to deal with his old clothes
A．To put them away. B．To give them away. C．To throw them away. D．To tidy them away.
22．Why did Gina give a reply to TerryB
A．To draw Terry B’s attention. B．To introduce a new method.
C．To further explain her idea. D．To express her deep regret.
23．What did Betty99 upcycle to make dog toys
A． B． C． D．
24．In which section of a newspaper would you probably read the text
A．Do It Yourself. B．Fashion And Life. C．Greener Lifestyle. D．Healthy Habit.
During the outbreak of COVID-19(新冠肺炎爆发), new technology plays an important role in guarding people’s lives.
Inventors in Israel have developed a special mask(口罩). It lets customers eat food without taking it off in restaurants. They say it can make a visit to a restaurant less risky.
New technology from MIT(麻省理工学院), the USA, shows that drones(无人机) are controlled just by hand and arm gestures, a kind of body language. This makes drone users safer.
One local park in Singapore is trying a new way to get its visitors to stay away from each other. Spot, a yellow and black robot dog, goes around the park. It plays a video and warns visitors not to get too close to each other. And it also helps count the visitors in the park with its camera.
Drones are also put to use in China. The technology helps look carefully through large crowds and see if someone is in need of medical attention. In Wuhan, self-driving robots are used to bring things to medical workers. These robots look like small cars. They don’t travel too long, but protect medical workers and postmen.
25．People can eat food without taking off the special masks in ________.
A．China B．the USA C．Israel D．Singapore
26．According to the new technology, ________ is used to control drones.
A．a video B．a small car C．a camera D．body language
27．In Singapore, ________ warns visitors not to get too close to each other.
A．a drone B．a robot dog C．a special mask D．a self-driving robot
28．Drones are used to ________ in China.
A．find out someone in need of medical attention B．play a video and take photos around the park
C．help to protect medical workers and postmen D．help customers in restaurants buy special masks
29．In the passage, ________ countries use new technology during the outbreak of COVID-19.
A．two B．three C．four D．five
Have you ever heard of “a ball of energy” People often use it to describe very active children. But today we tell about invention called the soccket, that is a real soccer ball of energy. Julia Silverman explains that in fact the soccket is a portable generator(便携式发电机).
Julia Silverman and Jesscia Mattews developed the soccket as part of a group project for an engineering class at Harvard University.
There are mechanisms (装置) in a soccket. When you kick, hit or throw it, energy can be kept in it by these mechanisms instead of disappearing into the environment. Then the user can put something directly into the ball, like a lamp, or a mobile phone charger(充电器)so that they can get energy from it. For every fifteen minutes of the game play, the soccket can provide enough electricity for an LED lamp for 3 hours, and the ball can serve about 24 hours’ electricity.
The International Energy Association reported last year that nearly one and a half billion people in the world had no electricity to use, and most of them live in sub-Saharan Africa and in India and other counties in Asia.
Julia Silverman and Jessica Matthews both had experiences in developing countries before they began the project. They knew that power shortages are a really serious problem in some areas.
There’s an energy crisis in the world. One out of every five people in the world don’t have any electricity. And besides that, there are a lot of health problems because what people use instead of the electricity are harmful choices like kerosene(煤油) lamps, which produce a lot of smoke.
Julia Silverman says the soccket ball is one small solution(解决方法) to a big problem. Jessica Matthews and Julia Silverman hope their soccket ball will shine more light on the problem of power shortages. It offers people a chance to put their energy into the world’s most popular sport and get some energy in return.
30．From the passage, we know the soccket is ________.
A．an invention B．an active child C．a lamp D．a mobile phone
31．If you play the soccket for half an hour, it can provide an LED lamp with electricity for ________.
A．fifteen minutes B．half an hour C．six hours D．three hours
32．The underlined word “crisis” in the passage means ________.
A．a time of safety B．a time of difficulty C．a time of success D．a time of happiness
33．We can infer (推断) from the passage that ________.
A．Julia Silverman has never been to developing counties before.
B．Active children like to play soccket.
C．Kicking a soccket can let the energy disappear.
D．People hope to get some energy by playing soccket.
34．The best title for the passage should be “________.”
A．The only way to produce electricity. B．The best way to solve energy crisis.
C．A soccer ball that gives energy. D．A sport changing the world.
What is the most important invention of all the time Is it the written word that helps us to record information Is it the telephone that lets us talk to people from all over the world Is it the car that lets us travel at great speeds to meet others Umberto Eco, an Italian writer, thinks it is something quite different. He says the most important invention might be right in front of your eyes. He is talking about a simple pair of glasses.
Modern eye glasses were invented around 1000 years ago. They were more than just a convenient way to read. Before glasses were invented, writers, scientists or teachers who could not see properly had to memorize everything. After about ten years of poor eyesight, they could not remember well enough and could not work. Glasses meant that people could work in their old age. People who wanted to remember some information could write it down and read it. Eye glasses are one of the world’s greatest inventions and were probably worn by the people who designed the first telephone and car.
35．Before glasses were invented, writers, scientists and teachers who could not see clearly had to ________.
A．be taught by others B．memorize everything
C．write down everything D．read everything
36．The author thinks ________ is the greatest invention of all time in this passage.
A．a simple pair of glasses B．the telephone C．the car D．the paper
37．The invention of the written word is important because ________.
A．we need it to listen B．we need it to see things
C．we just need it to read D．we need it to record information
38．From this passage, we can know ________.
A．people who designed the first telephone and car probably wore eye glasses
B．the author of this article is Chinese
C．modern eye glasses were invented 100 years ago
D．the author of this article is American
Stories are shared in many ways. They are described in books and magazines.They are read around the campfire at night. They are randomly distributed（随机分发）from stand-alone booths. But what else
To revive（复兴）literature in the end of fast news and smartphone addiction, Short Edition, a French publisher of short-form literature, has set up more than 30 story dispensers in the USA in the past years to deliver fiction at the push of a button at restaurants, universities and government offices.
Francis Ford Coppola, the film director and winemaker, liked the idea so much that he invested in his company and placed a dispenser at his Cafe Zoetrope in San Francisco. Last month public libraries in some other cities announced they would be sitting them up, too .There is one on the campus at Penn State. A few can be found in downtown West Palm Beach, Fla and Sbort Edition plans to announce more, including at the Los Angeles International Airport.
“Everything old is new again,” said Andrew Nurkin, the director of the Free Library of Philadelphia, which is one of the libraries that set up the dispensers. “We want people to be easily exposed to literature.We want to advance literacy among children and inspire their creativity.”
Here’s bow a dispenser works: It has three buttons on top indicating choices for stories that can be read in one minute, three minutes or five minutes. When a button is pushed, a short story is printed. The stories are free. They are chosen from a computer category of more than 100,000 original submissions by writers whose works have been evaluated by Short Edition’s judges, and transmitted over a mobile network. Offerings can be tailored to specific interests, like children’s fiction or romance. Short Edition gets stories for it category by holding writing contests.
Short Edition set up its first booth in 2016 and has 150 machines worldwide. “The idea is to make people happy,” said Kristan Leroy, director of Short Edition, “There is too much unhappiness today.”
39．What do we know about the stories sent by dispensers
A．They are all long novels. B．They are short in form.
C．They can be read on smartphones. D．They are taken from magazine literature.
40．What is paragraph 3 mainly talking about
A．Why the story dispensers are popular in American.
B．How popular the story dispensers are in America.
C．The history of the story dispensers in America.
D．Different ideas about the story dispensers in America.
41．What is the main purpose of setting up the dispensers according to Andrew Nurkin
A．To get rid of people’s smartphone addiction. B．To reduce the financial stress of libraries.
C．To make people have access to literature. D．To advertise the network literature.
42．What is the best title for the text
A．Online Reading: a Virtual Tour. B．Short﹣form Literature.
C．Everything Old Will Be Popular Again. D．Taste of Literature, at the Push of a Button.
Xiaofan, a smart boy from Shenzhen, used to have difficulty in getting up on time, and his alarm clock was of no use at all. It made him very upset. One day, he had a good idea.
Xiaofan went to a shop and bought a tape. Back home, he started to record what he wanted. After that, he took out a tool box and connected his tape player with the new tape to his alarm clock. A special alarm clock was born. At a certain time in the morning, the tape player would play soft music with a low and sweet voice of a young girl, “Wake up, please.” Five minutes later, the tape player would play again, and it might be loud music. At the same time, he could hear a recording of his parent, “Wake up at once, or you’ll be late!”
Several days later, Xiaofan got used to the sound of the recordings. After the recordings, he was still sleepy, and even fall asleep again. That was terrible! So he went to the library and borrowed plenty of books home to deal with his problem of getting up late.
He made it! With the help of what he had learned from the books, he put a mechanical（机械的）arm at the end of the bed. Now if Xiaofan still doesn’t get up at last, the arm in the bed will “beat” him, and even make him out of the bed.
The special bed with a mechanical arm helps Xiaofan a lot, but it is not sold in stores.
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43．________ used to be Xiaofan’s problem in the morning.
A．Playing soft music B．Making a new bed
C．Falling asleep D．Being difficult to get up on time
44．Xiaofan bought ________ in the shop.
A．an alarm clock B．a tape C．a tool box D．a tape player
45．Xiaofan went to the library to ________.
A．return some books B．write a book
C．borrow many books home D．read plenty of books there
46．Now if Xiaofan still doesn’t get up at last, ________.
A．the alarm clock will ring again
B．the arm in the bed will “beat” him
C．he will hear a recording of his parent
D．the tape player will play a recording of a young girl
47．From the passage, we can know that Xiaofan is ________.
A．creative B．outgoing C．lazy D．careless
“I will think of it.” It is easy to say this, but do you know what great things have come from thinking
Sir Isaac Newton was sitting in his garden when he saw an apple fall from a tree. He began to think and tried to find out why the apple fell. Then he discovered how the sun, moon, and stars are kept in their places.
A boy named James Watt sat quietly by the fire, watching the lid of the kettle move up and down. He wanted to find out why the steam in the kettle moved the lid. From that time he went on thinking and thinking. And when he became a man, he improved the steam engine (蒸汽机) so much that it could easily do the work of many horses.
James Ferguson was a poor boy. Once, seeing the inside of a watch, he wondered. “Why should I not make a watch ” But how could he get the materials to make the mainspring (钟表的主发条) He soon found he could make it with whalebone (鲸骨). He then made a wooden clock which kept good time. His motto (座右铭) was “I will think of it.” And he made his thoughts useful to himself and the world.
Boys and girls, when you have a difficult lesson to learn, don’t lose heart, and don’t ask someone for help before helping yourselves. Think, and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose.
48．The idea of Isaac Newton’s discovery was from ________.
A．the falling of an apple B．the cleaning of a garden
C．the falling of a tree D．the moving of a lid
49．The achievement of James Watt was that he ________.
A．kept thinking B．found the steam in the kettle
C．improved the steam engine much D．watched the lid move up and down
50．The right order of the following sentences is ________.
① James Ferguson made a wooden clock.
② James Ferguson saw the inside of a watch.
③ James Ferguson made the mainspring with whalebone.
A．③②① B．②③① C．②①③ D．②①③
51．What is the main idea of the passage
A．Learn to ask for help.
B．A difficult lesson to learn.
C．It is easy to say “I will think of it.”
D．Think, and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose.
The pencil is a very simple object. However, it took hundreds of people over centuries to what make it what it’s like today.
The story of the pencil starts with graphite（石墨）. People cut it into small sticks and use them to write or draw. Around 1560, an Italian couple named Simonio and Lyndiana Bemacotti added wood holders to the graphite sticks. However, since the graphite is too soft, the pencils were easy to break. In 1795, in France, Nicolas-Jacques Conte worked out a method of mixing graphite powders with clay（黏土）. In this way, people made strong pencil core（铅笔芯）. To this day, the method is still used in making pencils.
It was Henry David Thoreau who came up with the grading scale（分级量表）for different hardnesses of pencils. It was graded one through four, and grade two is the proper hardness for general use. The softer the pencil is, the more graphite it has in it, and the darker the line is. The harder the pencil is, the more clay it has, and the lighter the line is. Nowadays, pencils marked 2B are usually used in exams to mark answers. Pencils marked HB are usually daily writing. People usually use pencils of different hardness and blackness to draw different parts of a picture.
When pencils were handmade, they were made round. Then an American Joseph Dixon developed machines to make pencils. Later people found out it was easier and less wasteful to make a pencil which has six sides.
There is a pencil for everyone and every pencil has a story. The Blackwing 602 is famous for being used by a lot of writers. And then, you have the Dixon pencil company. It’s what people think of when they think of a pencil and what they most probably will buy when their children are about to write.
In my opinion, there’s nothing that can be done to make the pencil better than it is.
52．Who improved the hardness of pencils
A．Joseph Dixon. B．Nicolas-Jacques.
C．Henry David Thoreau. D．Simonio and Lyndiana Bemacotti.
53．What can we lean about pencils
A．Pencils of great hardness are less useful.B．Their hardness and blackness decide their uses.
C．Round pencils were first made by machines. D．Pencils with six sides are comfortable to use.
54．What does Paragraph5 tell us
A．Pencils are the best writing tool. B．There are many kinds of pencils.
C．The Blackwing 602 is very expensive. D．Dixon pencils are popular with people.
55．What does the underlined word “it” mean in Paragraph 4
A．The grading scale. B．The story of the pencil.
C．To make the pencil round. D．To make a pencil which has six sides.
56．What’s the text mainly about
A．The development of pencils. B．The main inventors of pencils.
C．What pencils are made out of. D．Why pencils are widely used.
Have you ever heard of the name Jacques Cousteau He was a famous marine（海洋的）scientist. During World War II, he invented the Aqua-Lung（水肺）. The invention made it possible for him and his teammates to swim underwater. They were able to study the ocean more carefully than humans had ever done before.
Cousteau passed away in 1997. Now, new marine scientists has come of age. One of them is Cousteau’s grandson Fabien Cousteau. He grew up on his grandfather’s ships. It’s unsurprising that he became interested in the ocean at a young age.
Aquarius, built off the coast of Florida, is now the only underwater lab of the world. A lifelong and larger lab will allow scientists to better understand the ocean. Fabien Cousteau is now planning to build a kind of undersea international space station.
Cousteau’s lab will be named Proteus, after the god of oceans in Greek fairy tale. The lab is going to be set up 18 meters underwater in the Caribbean Sea. Plans for Proteus are for it to cover an area of 370 square meters. That would make it four times the size of any other past underwater lab in history. Proteus would be able to fill 12 people at a time for up to 30 days. There would be enough space for work, exercising and sleeping.
There will be problems with living inside of Proteus. For example, there needs to be UV light（紫外线）. Without it, scientists living in Proteus will become ill. They won’t be able to grow food, either. Cousteau believes all problems will finally be solved.
Do you want to become a marine scientist If so, perhaps you will be working in Proteus someday!
57．From the passage, we know Fabien Cousteau is ________.
A．a teammate of Jacques Cousteau B．a scientist who studies oceans
C．a famous American inventor D．a leader of an underground lab
58．In the future, Proteus will ________.
A．be the only underwater lab in the world
B．allow people to better understand the god of oceans
C．fill 12 people for work, exercising and sleeping forever
D．be an undersea international space station of 370 square meters
59．Paragraph 5 develops by _______.
A．giving examples B．showing different ideas
C．telling jokes D．sharing feelings
60．What’s the best title of this passage
A．The Secret Of the Sea B．Eighteen Meters Under the Sea
C．Growing Up On the Ships D．Growing Food Under the Ocean
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31--40CBDCB ADABB 41--50CDDBC BAACB 51--60DBBDD ABDAA
Inventions make our life easier and more interesting than before. Let’s take a look at some of the interesting inventions.
Smart mug
It’s hard to keep coffee or tea warm, especially in winter. But this smart mug from US can help us. The mug is made of special materials. There is an app for the mug that allows people to set the mug to a certain temperature between 48℃ and 62℃. Then, the mug keeps your coffee or tea at that temperature for about an hour.
Social robot
Can robots talk to us like humans Jibo, a robot made in US, can talk to you. The robot has a big, round head and a big body with no eyes or mouth. It uses animated icons（（动画图标）to show emotions（情感）. It just seems like a real human. Right now, Jibo can only do some easy things, like taking photos or reading news to you. But he may learn to do new things in the future.
Fidget spinner
They are small plastic or metal toys with a ball in the middle. The toys can twirl around on your fingertip（指尖）. Once they are spinning（旋转）, you can put the toy anywhere as long as it is a flat（平的）surface, such as a ruler or even the nose of a pet dog. It’s very popular with young people around the world. Some people say that the little toy helps them relax.
1．The smart mug comes from ________.
A．Japan B．China C．America D．Britain
2．If you want to keep your coffee in the mug warm, you can ________.
A．boil the coffee again B．use the app to set a certain temperature
C．put the mug in a warm place D．pour more hot water into the mug
3．According to the second form（表格）, we can learn Jibo ________.
A．is a person with a big round head B．has big eyes and a mouth
C．can do many difficult things D．can take photos or read news to people
4．According to the third form, we can know that a fidget spinner can be made of ________.
A．plastic B．wood C．paper D．glass
5．The underlined word “twirl”in the third form probably means ________.
A．stop quickly B．jump very high C．turn round quickly D．stand upside down
Plastic is one of the biggest polluters in our environment. And Coca-Cola was named the world’s number one plastic polluter in 2020. The Coca-Cola company is finally taking action to deal with this growing problem.
Though plastic is very useful, it is also an “alien” material to Earth, because the soil cannot turn plastic back into CO and water. And this is not the only problem. When plastic finally does degrade（降解）, thanks to the sun, it produces greenhouse gas emissions（排放物）and harmful chemicals into the environment, only making the climate（气候）even worse.
The Coca-Cola company is working with a Danish company to create 100% recyclable soda bottles instead of plastic ones.
Creating a paper bottle is challenging. The paper bottle must still follow the same safety standards as the plastic bottles. The carbonated liquid（碳酸液体）in the paper bottle needs to be tested in different environments. Moreover, the paper has to meet the needs of different shapes and sizes for different brands.
The first paper bottle will be tested in Hungary this summer. The bottle is made of a single piece of material instead of separate parts, which would make the bottle weaker. Because paper cannot come into direct contact with the drink, the bottle still includes a（recyclable）plastic inside and cap. However, how to make the paper cap is still unclear yet.
Even if the paper bottles are successful, it will be some time before companies use them instead of plastic that is cheap and easy-to-produce. However, Coca-Cola’s steps are still steps towards a brighter future.
6．What can we know about plastic according to the passage
A．Plastic is a kind of special alien material.
B．Plastic bottles are less useful than paper bottles.
C．Plastic can’t be turned back into CO and water in the soil.
D．The Coca-Cola company made plastic the biggest polluter.
7．The first two paragraphs aims to ________.
A．tell us what the environment is like now
B．explain why Coca-Cola is making paper bottles
C．recommend us not to use plastic bottles any more
D．introduce the situation of environment in 2020 to us
8．Which is TRUE about paper bottles by the Coca-Cola Company
A．It’s more expensive to use paper bottles. B．They will be put into use this summer.
C．They follow new safety standards. D．Each part of the bottles is made of paper.
9．The underlined word “steps” refers to ________.
A．different tests on paper bottles B．high technology in making paper bottles
C．confidence in dealing with plastic pollution D．tries at protecting the environment
There are four great inventions from ancient China.
The compass is a great gift to the world. Before it was invented, sailors had to depend on the stars to find directions. After it was invented, the oceans were open to travel.
Paper making is one of the greatest inventions. During the Western Han Dynasty (202 B．C．~ 9 A．D．), paper was made in some places in China. It was developed in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25 A．D．~ 220 A．D．) by Cai Lun. He made paper with bark(树皮), old cloth and so on.
It is said that in the third century a Chinese man wrote about how to make gunpowder(火药). At first, it was used for making fireworks(烟花). At the end of the Tang Dynasty, people began to use it in wars. The way of making it was brought to the Arab world and Europe in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Printing was developed in 1041~1048 in the Song Dynasty. A man named Bi Sheng carved characters(字符) on pieces of clay and wood. Then he put ink on them. After the characters were printed on paper, the pieces of clay or wood could be used again. This technology then spread to Korea, Japan and Europe.
10．After the ________ was invented, the oceans were open to travel.
A．gunpowder B．compass C．printing D．paper making
11．Printing was developed in ________.
A．the Song Dynasty B．the Tang Dynasty C．the Han Dynasty D．the Yuan Dynasty
12．The underlined word “carved” in this passage means “________”.
A．切开 B．打印 C．雕刻 D．复制
13．Which of the following sentences is NOT right
A．Before the compass was invented, sailors had to depend on the stars to find directions.
B．Paper was invented in the Eastern Han Dynasty by Cai Lun.
C．After the characters were printed on paper, people can use the pieces of clay or wood again.
D．Printing was developed in the Song Dynasty by a man named Bi Sheng.
14．The passage is about ________.
A．The compass, Paper making, fireworks and Printing B．The compass, Paper making, gunpowder and Printing
C．The compass, Paper making, gunpowder and characters D．Four great inventions from modern China.
A scientist named Charles had a strange idea. He wanted to invent a new kind of car which could go without a driver. It could also be used as a living room. That means you can go anywhere on your sofa in the car. You might say that it’s impossible. But Charles succeeded in making it in a factory and named it Tridika.
Tridika has no wheels and it starts working when it reaches the magnetic levitation tracks(磁悬浮轨道). It takes its energy from its tracks. And it works in the same ways as a magnetic train. It moves very fast. As everyone knows, cities are developing rapidly. There are more and more cars running on the road. So parking space is limited. Sometimes it’s hard to find a place to park(停车). Tridika can solve this problem easily because it needn’t park on the ground. Actually, it can park on the outside wall of the building with the help of an elevator system(电梯系统). In this way, much parking space can be saved. When Tridika parks itself in front of your apartment, you can get into your room directly. Of course, there must be a side door in the outside wall. Then Tridika becomes another living room. It’s really amazing, isn’t it
Tridika can hold six passengers. So you can go on vacation in it with your family in your free time. Of course it can also be used as an office while you are traveling on the road. That is to say, you can travel and work at the same time.
15．Who invented the new kind of car
A．Charles. B．A driver. C．A factory worker. D．A passenger.
16．When does Tridika start working
A．When it gets into your room. B．Before it parks on the outside wall.
C．After it takes its energy from the wheels. D．When it reaches the magnetic levitation tracks.
17．What’s probably the meaning of the word “limited” in Para 2
A．封闭的 B．有限的 C．开放的 D．无限的
18．Why can Tridika save the parking space
A．Because it can move very fast. B．Because it can hold six passengers.
C．Because it needn’t park on the ground. D．Because it could be used as a living room.
19．Which is the best title for this passage
A．Tridika: a Free Parking Place B．Tridika: a Fast Magnetic Train
C．Tridika: a Strange Side Door D．Tridika: a New Driverless Car
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20．What is special about the hat
A．It came from an old sweater. B．It was given by Gina’s mom.
C．It was new and expensive. D．It was a gift from Gina’s sister.
21．What is TerryB most likely (可能的) to do to deal with his old clothes
A．To put them away. B．To give them away. C．To throw them away. D．To tidy them away.
22．Why did Gina give a reply to TerryB
A．To draw Terry B’s attention. B．To introduce a new method.
C．To further explain her idea. D．To express her deep regret.
23．What did Betty99 upcycle to make dog toys
A． B． C． D．
24．In which section of a newspaper would you probably read the text
A．Do It Yourself. B．Fashion And Life. C．Greener Lifestyle. D．Healthy Habit.
During the outbreak of COVID-19(新冠肺炎爆发), new technology plays an important role in guarding people’s lives.
Inventors in Israel have developed a special mask(口罩). It lets customers eat food without taking it off in restaurants. They say it can make a visit to a restaurant less risky.
New technology from MIT(麻省理工学院), the USA, shows that drones(无人机) are controlled just by hand and arm gestures, a kind of body language. This makes drone users safer.
One local park in Singapore is trying a new way to get its visitors to stay away from each other. Spot, a yellow and black robot dog, goes around the park. It plays a video and warns visitors not to get too close to each other. And it also helps count the visitors in the park with its camera.
Drones are also put to use in China. The technology helps look carefully through large crowds and see if someone is in need of medical attention. In Wuhan, self-driving robots are used to bring things to medical workers. These robots look like small cars. They don’t travel too long, but protect medical workers and postmen.
25．People can eat food without taking off the special masks in ________.
A．China B．the USA C．Israel D．Singapore
26．According to the new technology, ________ is used to control drones.
A．a video B．a small car C．a camera D．body language
27．In Singapore, ________ warns visitors not to get too close to each other.
A．a drone B．a robot dog C．a special mask D．a self-driving robot
28．Drones are used to ________ in China.
A．find out someone in need of medical attention B．play a video and take photos around the park
C．help to protect medical workers and postmen D．help customers in restaurants buy special masks
29．In the passage, ________ countries use new technology during the outbreak of COVID-19.
A．two B．three C．four D．five
Have you ever heard of “a ball of energy” People often use it to describe very active children. But today we tell about invention called the soccket, that is a real soccer ball of energy. Julia Silverman explains that in fact the soccket is a portable generator(便携式发电机).
Julia Silverman and Jesscia Mattews developed the soccket as part of a group project for an engineering class at Harvard University.
There are mechanisms (装置) in a soccket. When you kick, hit or throw it, energy can be kept in it by these mechanisms instead of disappearing into the environment. Then the user can put something directly into the ball, like a lamp, or a mobile phone charger(充电器)so that they can get energy from it. For every fifteen minutes of the game play, the soccket can provide enough electricity for an LED lamp for 3 hours, and the ball can serve about 24 hours’ electricity.
The International Energy Association reported last year that nearly one and a half billion people in the world had no electricity to use, and most of them live in sub-Saharan Africa and in India and other counties in Asia.
Julia Silverman and Jessica Matthews both had experiences in developing countries before they began the project. They knew that power shortages are a really serious problem in some areas.
There’s an energy crisis in the world. One out of every five people in the world don’t have any electricity. And besides that, there are a lot of health problems because what people use instead of the electricity are harmful choices like kerosene(煤油) lamps, which produce a lot of smoke.
Julia Silverman says the soccket ball is one small solution(解决方法) to a big problem. Jessica Matthews and Julia Silverman hope their soccket ball will shine more light on the problem of power shortages. It offers people a chance to put their energy into the world’s most popular sport and get some energy in return.
30．From the passage, we know the soccket is ________.
A．an invention B．an active child C．a lamp D．a mobile phone
31．If you play the soccket for half an hour, it can provide an LED lamp with electricity for ________.
A．fifteen minutes B．half an hour C．six hours D．three hours
32．The underlined word “crisis” in the passage means ________.
A．a time of safety B．a time of difficulty C．a time of success D．a time of happiness
33．We can infer (推断) from the passage that ________.
A．Julia Silverman has never been to developing counties before.
B．Active children like to play soccket.
C．Kicking a soccket can let the energy disappear.
D．People hope to get some energy by playing soccket.
34．The best title for the passage should be “________.”
A．The only way to produce electricity. B．The best way to solve energy crisis.
C．A soccer ball that gives energy. D．A sport changing the world.
What is the most important invention of all the time Is it the written word that helps us to record information Is it the telephone that lets us talk to people from all over the world Is it the car that lets us travel at great speeds to meet others Umberto Eco, an Italian writer, thinks it is something quite different. He says the most important invention might be right in front of your eyes. He is talking about a simple pair of glasses.
Modern eye glasses were invented around 1000 years ago. They were more than just a convenient way to read. Before glasses were invented, writers, scientists or teachers who could not see properly had to memorize everything. After about ten years of poor eyesight, they could not remember well enough and could not work. Glasses meant that people could work in their old age. People who wanted to remember some information could write it down and read it. Eye glasses are one of the world’s greatest inventions and were probably worn by the people who designed the first telephone and car.
35．Before glasses were invented, writers, scientists and teachers who could not see clearly had to ________.
A．be taught by others B．memorize everything
C．write down everything D．read everything
36．The author thinks ________ is the greatest invention of all time in this passage.
A．a simple pair of glasses B．the telephone C．the car D．the paper
37．The invention of the written word is important because ________.
A．we need it to listen B．we need it to see things
C．we just need it to read D．we need it to record information
38．From this passage, we can know ________.
A．people who designed the first telephone and car probably wore eye glasses
B．the author of this article is Chinese
C．modern eye glasses were invented 100 years ago
D．the author of this article is American
Stories are shared in many ways. They are described in books and magazines.They are read around the campfire at night. They are randomly distributed（随机分发）from stand-alone booths. But what else
To revive（复兴）literature in the end of fast news and smartphone addiction, Short Edition, a French publisher of short-form literature, has set up more than 30 story dispensers in the USA in the past years to deliver fiction at the push of a button at restaurants, universities and government offices.
Francis Ford Coppola, the film director and winemaker, liked the idea so much that he invested in his company and placed a dispenser at his Cafe Zoetrope in San Francisco. Last month public libraries in some other cities announced they would be sitting them up, too .There is one on the campus at Penn State. A few can be found in downtown West Palm Beach, Fla and Sbort Edition plans to announce more, including at the Los Angeles International Airport.
“Everything old is new again,” said Andrew Nurkin, the director of the Free Library of Philadelphia, which is one of the libraries that set up the dispensers. “We want people to be easily exposed to literature.We want to advance literacy among children and inspire their creativity.”
Here’s bow a dispenser works: It has three buttons on top indicating choices for stories that can be read in one minute, three minutes or five minutes. When a button is pushed, a short story is printed. The stories are free. They are chosen from a computer category of more than 100,000 original submissions by writers whose works have been evaluated by Short Edition’s judges, and transmitted over a mobile network. Offerings can be tailored to specific interests, like children’s fiction or romance. Short Edition gets stories for it category by holding writing contests.
Short Edition set up its first booth in 2016 and has 150 machines worldwide. “The idea is to make people happy,” said Kristan Leroy, director of Short Edition, “There is too much unhappiness today.”
39．What do we know about the stories sent by dispensers
A．They are all long novels. B．They are short in form.
C．They can be read on smartphones. D．They are taken from magazine literature.
40．What is paragraph 3 mainly talking about
A．Why the story dispensers are popular in American.
B．How popular the story dispensers are in America.
C．The history of the story dispensers in America.
D．Different ideas about the story dispensers in America.
41．What is the main purpose of setting up the dispensers according to Andrew Nurkin
A．To get rid of people’s smartphone addiction. B．To reduce the financial stress of libraries.
C．To make people have access to literature. D．To advertise the network literature.
42．What is the best title for the text
A．Online Reading: a Virtual Tour. B．Short﹣form Literature.
C．Everything Old Will Be Popular Again. D．Taste of Literature, at the Push of a Button.
Xiaofan, a smart boy from Shenzhen, used to have difficulty in getting up on time, and his alarm clock was of no use at all. It made him very upset. One day, he had a good idea.
Xiaofan went to a shop and bought a tape. Back home, he started to record what he wanted. After that, he took out a tool box and connected his tape player with the new tape to his alarm clock. A special alarm clock was born. At a certain time in the morning, the tape player would play soft music with a low and sweet voice of a young girl, “Wake up, please.” Five minutes later, the tape player would play again, and it might be loud music. At the same time, he could hear a recording of his parent, “Wake up at once, or you’ll be late!”
Several days later, Xiaofan got used to the sound of the recordings. After the recordings, he was still sleepy, and even fall asleep again. That was terrible! So he went to the library and borrowed plenty of books home to deal with his problem of getting up late.
He made it! With the help of what he had learned from the books, he put a mechanical（机械的）arm at the end of the bed. Now if Xiaofan still doesn’t get up at last, the arm in the bed will “beat” him, and even make him out of the bed.
The special bed with a mechanical arm helps Xiaofan a lot, but it is not sold in stores.
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43．________ used to be Xiaofan’s problem in the morning.
A．Playing soft music B．Making a new bed
C．Falling asleep D．Being difficult to get up on time
44．Xiaofan bought ________ in the shop.
A．an alarm clock B．a tape C．a tool box D．a tape player
45．Xiaofan went to the library to ________.
A．return some books B．write a book
C．borrow many books home D．read plenty of books there
46．Now if Xiaofan still doesn’t get up at last, ________.
A．the alarm clock will ring again
B．the arm in the bed will “beat” him
C．he will hear a recording of his parent
D．the tape player will play a recording of a young girl
47．From the passage, we can know that Xiaofan is ________.
A．creative B．outgoing C．lazy D．careless
“I will think of it.” It is easy to say this, but do you know what great things have come from thinking
Sir Isaac Newton was sitting in his garden when he saw an apple fall from a tree. He began to think and tried to find out why the apple fell. Then he discovered how the sun, moon, and stars are kept in their places.
A boy named James Watt sat quietly by the fire, watching the lid of the kettle move up and down. He wanted to find out why the steam in the kettle moved the lid. From that time he went on thinking and thinking. And when he became a man, he improved the steam engine (蒸汽机) so much that it could easily do the work of many horses.
James Ferguson was a poor boy. Once, seeing the inside of a watch, he wondered. “Why should I not make a watch ” But how could he get the materials to make the mainspring (钟表的主发条) He soon found he could make it with whalebone (鲸骨). He then made a wooden clock which kept good time. His motto (座右铭) was “I will think of it.” And he made his thoughts useful to himself and the world.
Boys and girls, when you have a difficult lesson to learn, don’t lose heart, and don’t ask someone for help before helping yourselves. Think, and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose.
48．The idea of Isaac Newton’s discovery was from ________.
A．the falling of an apple B．the cleaning of a garden
C．the falling of a tree D．the moving of a lid
49．The achievement of James Watt was that he ________.
A．kept thinking B．found the steam in the kettle
C．improved the steam engine much D．watched the lid move up and down
50．The right order of the following sentences is ________.
① James Ferguson made a wooden clock.
② James Ferguson saw the inside of a watch.
③ James Ferguson made the mainspring with whalebone.
A．③②① B．②③① C．②①③ D．②①③
51．What is the main idea of the passage
A．Learn to ask for help.
B．A difficult lesson to learn.
C．It is easy to say “I will think of it.”
D．Think, and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose.
The pencil is a very simple object. However, it took hundreds of people over centuries to what make it what it’s like today.
The story of the pencil starts with graphite（石墨）. People cut it into small sticks and use them to write or draw. Around 1560, an Italian couple named Simonio and Lyndiana Bemacotti added wood holders to the graphite sticks. However, since the graphite is too soft, the pencils were easy to break. In 1795, in France, Nicolas-Jacques Conte worked out a method of mixing graphite powders with clay（黏土）. In this way, people made strong pencil core（铅笔芯）. To this day, the method is still used in making pencils.
It was Henry David Thoreau who came up with the grading scale（分级量表）for different hardnesses of pencils. It was graded one through four, and grade two is the proper hardness for general use. The softer the pencil is, the more graphite it has in it, and the darker the line is. The harder the pencil is, the more clay it has, and the lighter the line is. Nowadays, pencils marked 2B are usually used in exams to mark answers. Pencils marked HB are usually daily writing. People usually use pencils of different hardness and blackness to draw different parts of a picture.
When pencils were handmade, they were made round. Then an American Joseph Dixon developed machines to make pencils. Later people found out it was easier and less wasteful to make a pencil which has six sides.
There is a pencil for everyone and every pencil has a story. The Blackwing 602 is famous for being used by a lot of writers. And then, you have the Dixon pencil company. It’s what people think of when they think of a pencil and what they most probably will buy when their children are about to write.
In my opinion, there’s nothing that can be done to make the pencil better than it is.
52．Who improved the hardness of pencils
A．Joseph Dixon. B．Nicolas-Jacques.
C．Henry David Thoreau. D．Simonio and Lyndiana Bemacotti.
53．What can we lean about pencils
A．Pencils of great hardness are less useful.B．Their hardness and blackness decide their uses.
C．Round pencils were first made by machines. D．Pencils with six sides are comfortable to use.
54．What does Paragraph5 tell us
A．Pencils are the best writing tool. B．There are many kinds of pencils.
C．The Blackwing 602 is very expensive. D．Dixon pencils are popular with people.
55．What does the underlined word “it” mean in Paragraph 4
A．The grading scale. B．The story of the pencil.
C．To make the pencil round. D．To make a pencil which has six sides.
56．What’s the text mainly about
A．The development of pencils. B．The main inventors of pencils.
C．What pencils are made out of. D．Why pencils are widely used.
Have you ever heard of the name Jacques Cousteau He was a famous marine（海洋的）scientist. During World War II, he invented the Aqua-Lung（水肺）. The invention made it possible for him and his teammates to swim underwater. They were able to study the ocean more carefully than humans had ever done before.
Cousteau passed away in 1997. Now, new marine scientists has come of age. One of them is Cousteau’s grandson Fabien Cousteau. He grew up on his grandfather’s ships. It’s unsurprising that he became interested in the ocean at a young age.
Aquarius, built off the coast of Florida, is now the only underwater lab of the world. A lifelong and larger lab will allow scientists to better understand the ocean. Fabien Cousteau is now planning to build a kind of undersea international space station.
Cousteau’s lab will be named Proteus, after the god of oceans in Greek fairy tale. The lab is going to be set up 18 meters underwater in the Caribbean Sea. Plans for Proteus are for it to cover an area of 370 square meters. That would make it four times the size of any other past underwater lab in history. Proteus would be able to fill 12 people at a time for up to 30 days. There would be enough space for work, exercising and sleeping.
There will be problems with living inside of Proteus. For example, there needs to be UV light（紫外线）. Without it, scientists living in Proteus will become ill. They won’t be able to grow food, either. Cousteau believes all problems will finally be solved.
Do you want to become a marine scientist If so, perhaps you will be working in Proteus someday!
57．From the passage, we know Fabien Cousteau is ________.
A．a teammate of Jacques Cousteau B．a scientist who studies oceans
C．a famous American inventor D．a leader of an underground lab
58．In the future, Proteus will ________.
A．be the only underwater lab in the world
B．allow people to better understand the god of oceans
C．fill 12 people for work, exercising and sleeping forever
D．be an undersea international space station of 370 square meters
59．Paragraph 5 develops by _______.
A．giving examples B．showing different ideas
C．telling jokes D．sharing feelings
60．What’s the best title of this passage
A．The Secret Of the Sea B．Eighteen Meters Under the Sea
C．Growing Up On the Ships D．Growing Food Under the Ocean
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