中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台
Unit 4 Inventions测试卷
（A卷·夯实基础）
【牛津（广州，深圳，沈阳）版】
学校：__________班级：__________姓名：_________ 考号：___________
温馨提示：
本试卷共分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题；第Ⅱ卷为非选择题；满分为90分，考试时间为100分钟。
第Ⅰ卷 选择题
一、语法选择（15分）
It was the summer of 1853. A rich man was 1 holiday and stayed at a hotel in Saratoga Springs, New York. One night, he went to the hotel’s restaurant to have dinner. He 2 at the menu and asked for the French fried potatoes, which were very popular at that time.
After a while, the dish was given to the man. But he didn’t like it 3 he thought the French fried potatoes were too thick. So he sent 4 back to the kitchen.
George Crum was the cook of the restaurant. After ___5_____ that, he cut the potatoes 6 and sent them to the customer again. 7 the man still thought the potatoes were not thin enough. Crum got angry and decided 8 him a lesson. He 9 cut the potatoes paper thin and then put them into hot oil to fry(油炸). After they became crisp, he put some salt on them and served the new dish to the customer by 10 .
To his 11 , the man liked the new dish very much. And many customers wanted to try 12 , which began to appear on the menu 13 “Saratoga Chips”. Soon the potato chips became popular in 14 New England area. Crum finally opened his own restaurant 15 his special potato chips.
1 A. at B. on C. in D. of
2 A. look B. looks C. looked D. looking
3 A. because B. however C. or D. so
4 A. their B. theirs C. they D. them
5 A. know B. knew C. knowing D. known
6 A. thin B. thinner C. thinnest D. more thin
7 A. If B. As C. When D. But
8 A. teach B. to teach C. teaching D. to teaching
9 A. angry B. angrier C. angriest D. angrily
10 A. himself B. him C. his D. he
11 A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprisingly
12 A. its B. it C. them D. they
13 A. from B. with C. to D. as
14 A. a B. an C. the D. /
15 A. sell B. sells C. to sell D. sold
【答案】1-5 BCADC 6-10 BDBDA 11-15 ABDCC
【解析】本文着重介绍土豆片如何发明的。
1.B考查固定搭配用法。句意：在度假。用介词on。On holiday。故答案选B
2.C考查时态用法。句意：他看了看菜单，要了当时很流行的法式炸土豆。叙述过去发生的事情。故动词用一般过去时态。故答案选C
3.A考查连词用法。句意：但他不喜欢，因为他觉得法式炸土豆太厚了。前后句子表示因果关系。故答案选A
4.D考查代词用法。这里指代前面炸土豆片。复数宾格故用them。故答案选D
5.C考查动词用法。句意：知道之后。After后面接动词用Ving形式故答案选C
6.B考查形容词级别用法。因为前面提到土豆片厚，故这里要用比较级“薄一些”符合题意，故答案选B
7.D考查连词用法。句意：他把土豆切成薄片，再给顾客。但那人仍然认为土豆不够薄。前后句子转折关系。故答案选D
8.B考查动词用法。decide后面只接动词不定式。故答案选B
9.D考查副词用法。句意：他生气地把土豆切成薄纸，然后放进热油里炸。修饰动词用副词。故答案选D
10.A考查固定搭配用法。句意：他们变脆后，他在他们身上放了一些盐，自己把这道新菜端给顾客。by oneself 亲自。固定搭配。故答案选A
11.A考查句式用法。句意：令他惊讶的是，这个人非常喜欢这道新菜。To one’s surprise 使。。。吃惊的是。surprise用名词形式。故答案选A
12.B考查代词用法。指代这道新菜，用it。故答案选B
13.D考查介词用法。句意：它开始出现在菜单上作为“萨拉托薯片”as作为之意。故答案选D
14.C考查冠词用法。句意：很快，薯片在新英格兰地区流行起来。特指这些地区用定冠词。故答案选C
15.C考查不定式用法。句意：克拉姆终于开了自己的餐馆来卖他的特制薯片。不定式表示目的。故答案选C。
二、完形填空（10）
I have invented robots which improve the work of cars. My love of making things began when I was a kid. I really became 16 about inventing after I learned about Thomas Edison.
One day in fourth grade, our teacher gave us a project in class. We had to write to a company and learn about the products(产品). I thought and thought. 17 I chose the Thomas A. Edison Company. Soon after, the company sent me a book about the life of Thomas Edison. I enjoyed reading and reading again about his 18 ! I like the recorded sound and the electric light most and kept the inventions in my heart.
My dad found that I was interested in inventing and 19 me. He showed me how to turn my ideas into 20 and then into new things. Once, I made a model plane and my dad was very surprised. Later, we found a similar model plane in a store. I learned that different inventors often invent similar things. It is not 21 for this to happen. I also learned that not all great ideas 22 . Failure is a common part of the inventing.
As my father and I worked together, I began to 23 that my dad was quite an inventor himself. He was always 24 a better way to do an easy job. His 25 , together with my interest in inventing, led me to become an engineer and an inventor. Of course, I also thank Thomas Edison. He is my hero.
16 A. surprised B. excited C. bored D. worried
17 A. Finally B. Suddenly C. Hardly D. Probably
18 A. conversations B. feelings C. inventions D. knowledge
19 A. allowed B. discussed C. replied D. encouraged
20 A. plans B. homework C. advice D. introduction
21 A. helpful B. successful C. traditional D. unusual
22 A. win B. depend C. work D. create
23 A. promise B. realize C. decide D. imagine
24 A. looking up B. taking in C. looking for D. giving up
25 A. guide B. order C. rule D. career
【答案】BACDA DCBCA
【解析】文章讲述了作者从对发明感兴趣，到最终获得成功的励志故事。作者在四年级时读了一篇关于爱迪生的故事，便开始对发明感兴趣，他爸爸注意到这一点，并教他将想法付诸行动，在他和爸爸一起致力于发明时，他发现爸爸从不言弃，这种精神对他有很大的影响，最终他成了一名工程师。
16.B 句意：当我了解到托马斯·爱迪生之后，我真的对发明感到兴奋。exciting 令人兴奋的。
17.A句意：最后我选择了爱迪生的公司。考查副词和语境。根据I thought and thought.可知是最后，选择了爱迪生的公司；Finally最后.故选A。
18. C句意：反复读他的发明。考查名词辨析和语境。根据I like the recorded sound and the electric light most. The inventions were clearly printed on my brain.可知是反复读他的发明。故答案选C
19. D句意：我爸爸注意到我对发明感兴趣，就鼓励我。考查动词辨析和语境。根据He showed me how to turn my ideas into plans and then into new things.和语境，可知是鼓励我。答案选D
20.A句意：他教我如何把我的想法变成计划，然后变成新的东西。将想法变成计划，符合题意。答案选A
21. D句意：我知道不同的发明家经常发明相似的东西。这种情况发生并不罕见。从全文中提及经常发明相似的东西，可以推断出unusual 符合题意和语境。答案选D
22.C 句意：我还了解到，并非所有伟大的想法都能奏效. 从后文Failure is a common part of the inventing.可知用work “起作用，有效”符合题意。
23. B当我父亲和我一起工作时，我开始意识到我父亲自己也是个发明家。A. promise 承诺 B. realize 意识到 C. decide决定 D. imagine想象。realize 意识到符合题意。
24. C句意：他总是寻找一个更好的方法来做简单的工作。考查动词短语和语境。根据I began to realize that my dad was quite an inventor himself.和a better way to do a simple job可知是寻找一个更好的方法；looking up查阅，looking for寻找，taking in吸收，giving up放弃；故选C。
25. A他的指导，加上我对发明的兴趣，使我成为一名工程师和发明家。
三、 阅读理解，分两节。（共45分）
第一节、阅读选择（每题2分，共40分）
A
Basketball has become one of the most popular sports in the world. But do you know about the man behind the sport
James Naismith was from Canada. He was born on November 6, 1861. There were three children in his family and he was the eldest. In 1869, James moved to Grand Calumet with his family but his parents died of disease one year later. So James and his brother and sister began to live with their grandmother. Unluckily, in 1872, his grandmother died and James’s uncle started to take care of the three children.
From 1875 to 1877, James attended the Almonte High School. However, he was not good at school work and he liked to work in the family fields and woods when he was at school. So he left school and worked. He returned to school in 1881 and completed it 2 years later. After that, James continued his study at the McGill University.
In 1890, James became a sports teacher of Springfield College in New England. When he taught there, there was a problem with his classes. In winter, it was so cold that it was hard for students to play sports in the open area. So he decided to create a kind of sport for playing inside the building. He had three major ideas. First, the ball should be soft and big. Second, passing(传球) should be the main way to move the ball. Third, the sports should encourage exercise. With these ideas, he created 13 major rules of basketball and designed the place for playing the sport.
Soon, students of many schools joined the new game and the basketball game first appeared in the Olympic Games in 1936.
26. According to the article, why did James leave the high school
A. Because he enjoyed farm work.
B. Because he wanted to play in the fields.
C. Because he didn’t like his classmates at school.
D. Because he had to make money to support the family.
27.In which order did the following things happen in the story
a. James created a new game. b. James moved to Grand Calumet.
c. James worked as a sports teacher. d. James’s grandmother died.
e. James finished high school.
A. d-b-c-e-a B. d-b-e-c-a C. b-d-e-c-a D. b-d-c-e-a
29.Which of the following is true according to the article
A. James finished his high school in 1883.
B. There were only three rules for basketball players.
C. The basketball game first appeared in the Olympic Games in 1963.
D. James thought that the ball of the new game should be soft and small.
【答案】ACA
【解析】本文介绍篮球的发明，发展的历史。
26.A细节理解题。从However, he was not good at school work and he liked to work in the family fields and woods when he was at school. So he left school and worked. 然而，他不擅长学校工作，上学时喜欢在家里的田地和树林里工作。于是他离开了学校，开始工作.故答案选A。
27.C 排序题。通读文章。In 1869, James moved to Grand Calumet with his family。--- in 1872, his grandmother died.---- He returned to school in 1881 and completed it 2 years later.--- In 1890, James became a sports teacher of Springfield College in New England.可知答案选C。
28.A．从He returned to school in 1881 and completed it 2 years later。可知James在1883完成高中学业。
B
The biggest secret about inventing is that anybody can do it! Perhaps this sounds crazy, but it’s true. Maybe you have the wrong idea about inventing, so read on to discover the truth.
Wrong idea NO. 1: An invention has to be something new.
Inventing means creating something new, but the idea could come from something that already exists（存在）. The Wright brothers, for example, got the idea for building a “flying machine” from watching birds.
Wrong idea NO. 2: Inventors are born, not made.
There are a lot of factors（因素）that make inventions possible. Take Mozart for example. He was born with an endowment for musical composition. But other factors were also important for his creativity. His father was a music teacher, and Mozart practiced for hours every day, from the time he was four years old. Einstein said that “being a genius was 1% talent and 99% hard work”!
Very successful creators don’t give up when they get something wrong. As one inventor said, “A failure is the right answer to the wrong question.”
Wrong idea NO. 3: Inventors are always old people.
Don’t believe that you can’t invent something when you are young. Here are two examples of young inventors: Louis Braille went blind when he was a child. When he was fifteen, he invented a system of reading and writing for blind people that is still used in most countries today.
As a young man, George Nissen was watching some artists performing in a show. He watched how they fell into the safety net and then jumped back up again. This gave him an idea and he invented the trampoline（蹦床）.
29．________ got the idea for building a “flying machine” from watching birds.
A．Mozart B．George Nissen C．Louis Braille D．The Wright brothers
30.The underlined word “endowment” probably means “___________”.
A．态度 B．品质 C．天赋 D．能量
31.According to the passage which of the following is TRUE
A．Anybody can do inventing.
B．Inventors are born, not made.
C．Inventors are always old people.
D．An invention has to be something completely new.
32.The best title for the passage would be “___________”.
A．How to Perform in a Show B．Be a Composer
C．How to Help Blind People D．Be an Inventor
【答案】DCAD
【解析】本文主要介绍发明是人人都可以做的并举例说明人们对发明的一些错误的认识和想法。
29．细节理解题。根据“The Wright brothers, for example, got the idea for building a ‘flying machine’ from watching birds.”可知，莱特兄弟就从观鸟中得出建造“飞行器”的想法。故选D。
30．词义猜测题。根据“He was born with an endowment for musical composition.”以及“But other factors were also important for his creativity. His father was a music teacher, and Mozart practiced for hours every day...”可知，除了莫扎特出生时就有音乐天赋之外，其他的因素对他的创造力也很重要，“endowment”的意思是“天赋”。故选C。
31．推理判断题。根据“The biggest secret about inventing is that anybody can do it!”可知，每个人都可以发明东西，A选项表述正确。故选A。
32．最佳标题。本文主要介绍发明是人人都可以做的并举例说明人们对发明的一些错误的认识和想法，所以D选项“成为发明家”是本文最佳标题。故选D。
C
In the 13th century, Marco Polo, the world known Italian traveler, saw many wonderful things in China. One of the things he discovered was money made of paper. People in the West did not have such kind of money until the 15th century. However, the Chinese began to use it in the 7th century
Paper was invented by a Chinese man called Cai Lun almost 2,000 years ago. But it was not made in Europe until the year 1, 100. Four hundred years later, a German discovered that he could make the best paper from trees. After that countries rich in forests, such as Canada, Sweden, America, Finland became the most important ones in paper making.
Paper can be used in many ways. The common uses include newspapers, magazines and books. But do you know that paper can be used for keeping warm In Finland, the farmers wear paper boots to keep their feet warm in the snow. And even houses can be insulated from heat or cold with paper.
However, we have to understand that paper still comes from trees now. If we keep on wasting so much paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth some day in the near future. Every day people throw away about 2, 800 tons of paper in our city. It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper. This means that we are cutting down nearly 48, 000 trees every day. The fact is that it takes more than 10 years for a tree to grow.
So we must start saving paper right now. We can use both sides of every piece of paper. We can make useful things out of used paper. We can use china cups instead of paper ones. When shopping, we can use fewer paper bags and reuse them if we have some.
In short, we should keep a balance between using paper and protecting trees, and do it now before it is too late.
33.Why did Canada become an important country in paper making
A．Because it was a large country.
B．Because it had lots of forests.
C．Because it was a very rich country.
D．Because the inventor was from Canada.
34.In Finland, paper is used for________.
A．making bed B．reducing waste
C．making umbrellas D．keeping warm
35.According to the passage, how many trees are needed to make one ton of paper
A．10. B．17 C．2800 D．48000
36.Paragraph 5 mainly talks about________.
A．how paper boots are made B．how paper was invented
C．how we can save paper D．how we can make useful things
【答案】BDBC
【解析】本文是一篇说明文。起初介绍的是纸张发明和使用的历史，最后其实是一篇呼吁人们节约用纸的文章。保护地球，从我做起。
33．B细节理解题。根据文中“After that countries rich in forests, such as Canada, Sweden, America, Finland became the most important ones in paper making.”可知，加拿大成为世界上造纸最重要的国家是因为加拿大的森林丰富。故选B。
34．D细节理解题。根据文中“In Finland, the farmers wear paper boots to keep their feet warm in the snow. And even houses can be insulated from heat or cold with paper.”可知，芬兰人用纸来保暖。故选D。
35．B细节理解题。根据文中“It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper.”可知，一吨纸需要17棵树。故选B。
36．C主旨大意题。根据第五段“So we must start saving paper right now. We can use both sides of every piece of paper. We can make useful things out of used paper. We can use china cups instead of paper ones. When shopping, we can use fewer paper bags and reuse them if we have some.”可知，本段主要介绍我们如何节约纸张。故选C。
D
Inventions usually make a big difference to people’s lives. Do you have any great inventions at home Do they help you a lot in your life or bring you much fun Here are some of the most useful inventions in families according to a survey.
The most helpful and creative invention for kids is the reading pen. With the specially-designed pen, kids find it convenient(方便的) and fun to learn. Little kids can learn a lot including story-telling, poems and music. They start learning by touching the contents(内容) in the books with the pen. This way kids can learn by themselves. They are also great helpers for primary school students after school.
Mopping robots(扫地机器人) are popular with people who are too busy to do housework. They are more popular with office ladies. They can help people clean dirt, dust and hair easily. With the help of them, people don’t need to spend much time on housework. They can enjoy a more relaxing life after work.
As for old people, an electric foot basin(电动洗脚盆) is the best invention. It’s a good choice to buy one for your grandparents. It can help keep their blood pressure normal and improve blood circulation(循环). The special basin can keep the water warm. So washing feet with it will help old people become healthier and more relaxed.
37.The three useful inventions are mainly used ______.
A．at school B．in the office C．at work D．at home
38.Mopping robots are more popular with ______.
A．kids B．office ladies C．old people D．drivers
39.Old people can keep their blood pressure normal by ______.
A．using the electric foot basin B．sweeping the floor everyday
C．listening to music with the reading pen D．enjoying the mopping machine working
40.Which of the following sentences is TRUE
A．Electric foot basin can help people clean dirt.
B．It’s dangerous for kids to use the reading pen alone.
C．Mopping robots can’t help people with their busy life.
D．The water won’t get cold when the electric foot basin is used.
【答案】DBAD
【解析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了日常家庭生活中比较实用的三个发明。
37．细节理解题。根据原文“Here are some of the most useful inventions in families according to a survey”可知，本文讲的是三个家中最实用的发明。故选D。
38．细节理解题。根据原文“They are more popular with office ladies”可知，扫地机器人很受办公室女性的欢迎。故选B。
39．细节理解题。根据原文“As for old people, an electric foot basin(电动洗脚盆) is the best invention … It can help keep their blood pressure normal”可知，电动洗脚盆可以帮助老人血压保持正常。故选A。
40．推理判断题。根据原文“The special basin can keep the water warm”可知，电动洗脚盆可以让水温保持在一定水平，不会让其变凉。故选D。
第二节、阅读填空（5分）
Jeans were invented by Levi Strauss. They have become one piece of clothing worn by the most people in the world. Everybody wears them, from the farmer to the lawyer and from models to housewives. But why have jeans become so popular You’ll get many answers. 41 .
Jeans were first stronger trousers made for farm workers in the states of the American west. In the eastern part of the US jeans were hardly worn at all. 42 So the rich wouldn’t like to wear them.
It was James Dean and Marlon Brando that made them popular in movies and everyone started to wear them. They were a symbol of the rebellion(反叛) of young people during the 1950s and 1960s. 43 As time went on, jeans became more acceptable. 44 The trousers showed the world a happier way of life, something that people needed, especially after what they had gone through in World War II.
Jeans had other advantages(优点) as well. They didn’t need to be washed as often as other trousers and women didn’t need to iron them. 45 .
Today jeans are an important part of our lives. They are always washed a few times before they are sold to give them a faded(褪色的) look..
A. American people in Europe and Japan often wore them when they were not working to show that they were Americans.B. They were connected with farm people and the workers.C. So these new trousers were not allowed in American schools and sometimes in theatres and cinemas.D. This became more important as more and more women started working and had less time for housework.E. For some people they look cool, for others jeans are just comfortable.
【答案】EBCAD
第2卷 非选择题（共30分）
、短文填词（5分）
When we discuss inventions，many of us think of some important things such as planes，trains and computers．In fact，many inventions are c_____1____ and they are often used in our daily life． However，we even don't know w_____2____ invented them．
There are a lot of things in our schoolbags， i_____3______ pencils， rulers，books and so on．None of them grow in the field． People make them in factories． They look common today，but hundreds of years ago no one knew about them．Who invented them？Where were they invented？ We aren't sure, However, we should thank the inventors． Their inventions are so important to us． We couldn't e____4________such a wonderful life without their inventions．
Some of the inventions have changed not only our life but also the w____5_______world，such as the telephone, the TV and the computer．We use them every day， but most of us don't know the names of the inventors．Should we remember the inventors？ We can remember so many movie stars and pop stars．Why don't we pay more attention to the scientists and inventors？We should look on them as stars in our eyes!
【答案】1.common 2.who 3.including 4.enjoy 5.whole
完成句子。（每题2分，共10分）
1. 汤姆犯的错误和我犯的一样多。
Tom made _________ __________ ___________ __________ I did.
2我的笔比她的贵。
My pen is __________ ___________ than hers. .
3.长时间玩电脑游戏对健康不好。
__________ computer games for long _________ __________ ________ your health.
4.手机使人们可以远距离进行交流。
The phone makes people communicate with each other __________ __________ _________.
5.在她看来,英国食品不如中国食品美味。
In her opinion, English food is __________ _______ ________ _________Chinese food.
【答案】 1.as many mistakes as 2.more expensive 3.Playing is bad for 4.in a distance
5.not as delicious as
第三节、书面表达（15分）
假如你是Lily，今天下午你们的口语练习的话题是“inventions”。现在，同学们正在构思一篇小作文，题为“What’s the most useful invention ”。请你根据下列提示，谈谈你的观点。词数在80词左右，可作适当发挥。
提示：
1. What is the most useful invention in your opinion
2. Who invented it
3. Why do you think it’s the most useful one
4. How does this invention change people’s life
5. What’s the most useful invention
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What’s the most useful invention
There’re many useful inventions in the world. Almost all of them have changed our life and made our life much easier and better. Among them, I think the airplane is the most useful invention.
The Wright brothers invented the first successful airplane in 1903. Before this invention, people could only travel by ship, car or bus. It took them a long time to travel a long distance. With the invention of planes, people can now travel from one place to another in several hours or in even less time! It saves much time for people!
【书面表达写作指导】
本次书面表达要求写一篇短文，介绍一下自己认为最有用的发明。在写作时，我们可以根据所给的问题提示进行写作，并作适当的发挥，着重谈谈这项发明给人们带来的好处。
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Unit 4 Inventions测试卷
（A卷·夯实基础）
【牛津（广州，深圳，沈阳）版】
学校：__________班级：__________姓名：_________ 考号：___________
温馨提示：
本试卷共分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题；第Ⅱ卷为非选择题；满分为90分，考试时间为100分钟。
第Ⅰ卷 选择题
一、语法选择（15分）
It was the summer of 1853. A rich man was 1 holiday and stayed at a hotel in Saratoga Springs, New York. One night, he went to the hotel’s restaurant to have dinner. He 2 at the menu and asked for the French fried potatoes, which were very popular at that time.
After a while, the dish was given to the man. But he didn’t like it 3 he thought the French fried potatoes were too thick. So he sent 4 back to the kitchen.
George Crum was the cook of the restaurant. After ___5_____ that, he cut the potatoes 6 and sent them to the customer again. 7 the man still thought the potatoes were not thin enough. Crum got angry and decided 8 him a lesson. He 9 cut the potatoes paper thin and then put them into hot oil to fry(油炸). After they became crisp, he put some salt on them and served the new dish to the customer by 10 .
To his 11 , the man liked the new dish very much. And many customers wanted to try 12 , which began to appear on the menu 13 “Saratoga Chips”. Soon the potato chips became popular in 14 New England area. Crum finally opened his own restaurant 15 his special potato chips.
1 A. at B. on C. in D. of
2 A. look B. looks C. looked D. looking
3 A. because B. however C. or D. so
4 A. their B. theirs C. they D. them
5 A. know B. knew C. knowing D. known
6 A. thin B. thinner C. thinnest D. more thin
7 A. If B. As C. When D. But
8 A. teach B. to teach C. teaching D. to teaching
9 A. angry B. angrier C. angriest D. angrily
10 A. himself B. him C. his D. he
11 A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprisingly
12 A. its B. it C. them D. they
13 A. from B. with C. to D. as
14 A. a B. an C. the D. /
15 A. sell B. sells C. to sell D. sold
二、完形填空（10）
I have invented robots which improve the work of cars. My love of making things began when I was a kid. I really became 16 about inventing after I learned about Thomas Edison.
One day in fourth grade, our teacher gave us a project in class. We had to write to a company and learn about the products(产品). I thought and thought. 17 I chose the Thomas A. Edison Company. Soon after, the company sent me a book about the life of Thomas Edison. I enjoyed reading and reading again about his 18 ! I like the recorded sound and the electric light most and kept the inventions in my heart.
My dad found that I was interested in inventing and 19 me. He showed me how to turn my ideas into 20 and then into new things. Once, I made a model plane and my dad was very surprised. Later, we found a similar model plane in a store. I learned that different inventors often invent similar things. It is not 21 for this to happen. I also learned that not all great ideas 22 . Failure is a common part of the inventing.
As my father and I worked together, I began to 23 that my dad was quite an inventor himself. He was always 24 a better way to do an easy job. His 25 , together with my interest in inventing, led me to become an engineer and an inventor. Of course, I also thank Thomas Edison. He is my hero.
16 A. surprised B. excited C. bored D. worried
17 A. Finally B. Suddenly C. Hardly D. Probably
18 A. conversations B. feelings C. inventions D. knowledge
19 A. allowed B. discussed C. replied D. encouraged
20 A. plans B. homework C. advice D. introduction
21 A. helpful B. successful C. traditional D. unusual
22 A. win B. depend C. work D. create
23 A. promise B. realize C. decide D. imagine
24 A. looking up B. taking in C. looking for D. giving up
25 A. guide B. order C. rule D. career
三、 阅读理解，分两节。（共45分）
第一节、阅读选择（每题2分，共40分）
A
Basketball has become one of the most popular sports in the world. But do you know about the man behind the sport
James Naismith was from Canada. He was born on November 6, 1861. There were three children in his family and he was the eldest. In 1869, James moved to Grand Calumet with his family but his parents died of disease one year later. So James and his brother and sister began to live with their grandmother. Unluckily, in 1872, his grandmother died and James’s uncle started to take care of the three children.
From 1875 to 1877, James attended the Almonte High School. However, he was not good at school work and he liked to work in the family fields and woods when he was at school. So he left school and worked. He returned to school in 1881 and completed it 2 years later. After that, James continued his study at the McGill University.
In 1890, James became a sports teacher of Springfield College in New England. When he taught there, there was a problem with his classes. In winter, it was so cold that it was hard for students to play sports in the open area. So he decided to create a kind of sport for playing inside the building. He had three major ideas. First, the ball should be soft and big. Second, passing(传球) should be the main way to move the ball. Third, the sports should encourage exercise. With these ideas, he created 13 major rules of basketball and designed the place for playing the sport.
Soon, students of many schools joined the new game and the basketball game first appeared in the Olympic Games in 1936.
26. According to the article, why did James leave the high school
A. Because he enjoyed farm work.
B. Because he wanted to play in the fields.
C. Because he didn’t like his classmates at school.
D. Because he had to make money to support the family.
27.In which order did the following things happen in the story
a. James created a new game. b. James moved to Grand Calumet.
c. James worked as a sports teacher. d. James’s grandmother died.
e. James finished high school.
A. d-b-c-e-a B. d-b-e-c-a C. b-d-e-c-a D. b-d-c-e-a
29.Which of the following is true according to the article
A. James finished his high school in 1883.
B. There were only three rules for basketball players.
C. The basketball game first appeared in the Olympic Games in 1963.
D. James thought that the ball of the new game should be soft and small.
B
The biggest secret about inventing is that anybody can do it! Perhaps this sounds crazy, but it’s true. Maybe you have the wrong idea about inventing, so read on to discover the truth.
Wrong idea NO. 1: An invention has to be something new.
Inventing means creating something new, but the idea could come from something that already exists（存在）. The Wright brothers, for example, got the idea for building a “flying machine” from watching birds.
Wrong idea NO. 2: Inventors are born, not made.
There are a lot of factors（因素）that make inventions possible. Take Mozart for example. He was born with an endowment for musical composition. But other factors were also important for his creativity. His father was a music teacher, and Mozart practiced for hours every day, from the time he was four years old. Einstein said that “being a genius was 1% talent and 99% hard work”!
Very successful creators don’t give up when they get something wrong. As one inventor said, “A failure is the right answer to the wrong question.”
Wrong idea NO. 3: Inventors are always old people.
Don’t believe that you can’t invent something when you are young. Here are two examples of young inventors: Louis Braille went blind when he was a child. When he was fifteen, he invented a system of reading and writing for blind people that is still used in most countries today.
As a young man, George Nissen was watching some artists performing in a show. He watched how they fell into the safety net and then jumped back up again. This gave him an idea and he invented the trampoline（蹦床）.
29．________ got the idea for building a “flying machine” from watching birds.
A．Mozart B．George Nissen C．Louis Braille D．The Wright brothers
30.The underlined word “endowment” probably means “___________”.
A．态度 B．品质 C．天赋 D．能量
31.According to the passage which of the following is TRUE
A．Anybody can do inventing.
B．Inventors are born, not made.
C．Inventors are always old people.
D．An invention has to be something completely new.
32.The best title for the passage would be “___________”.
A．How to Perform in a Show B．Be a Composer
C．How to Help Blind People D．Be an Inventor
C
In the 13th century, Marco Polo, the world known Italian traveler, saw many wonderful things in China. One of the things he discovered was money made of paper. People in the West did not have such kind of money until the 15th century. However, the Chinese began to use it in the 7th century
Paper was invented by a Chinese man called Cai Lun almost 2,000 years ago. But it was not made in Europe until the year 1, 100. Four hundred years later, a German discovered that he could make the best paper from trees. After that countries rich in forests, such as Canada, Sweden, America, Finland became the most important ones in paper making.
Paper can be used in many ways. The common uses include newspapers, magazines and books. But do you know that paper can be used for keeping warm In Finland, the farmers wear paper boots to keep their feet warm in the snow. And even houses can be insulated from heat or cold with paper.
However, we have to understand that paper still comes from trees now. If we keep on wasting so much paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth some day in the near future. Every day people throw away about 2, 800 tons of paper in our city. It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper. This means that we are cutting down nearly 48, 000 trees every day. The fact is that it takes more than 10 years for a tree to grow.
So we must start saving paper right now. We can use both sides of every piece of paper. We can make useful things out of used paper. We can use china cups instead of paper ones. When shopping, we can use fewer paper bags and reuse them if we have some.
In short, we should keep a balance between using paper and protecting trees, and do it now before it is too late.
33.Why did Canada become an important country in paper making
A．Because it was a large country.
B．Because it had lots of forests.
C．Because it was a very rich country.
D．Because the inventor was from Canada.
34.In Finland, paper is used for________.
A．making bed B．reducing waste
C．making umbrellas D．keeping warm
35.According to the passage, how many trees are needed to make one ton of paper
A．10. B．17 C．2800 D．48000
36.Paragraph 5 mainly talks about________.
A．how paper boots are made B．how paper was invented
C．how we can save paper D．how we can make useful things
D
Inventions usually make a big difference to people’s lives. Do you have any great inventions at home Do they help you a lot in your life or bring you much fun Here are some of the most useful inventions in families according to a survey.
The most helpful and creative invention for kids is the reading pen. With the specially-designed pen, kids find it convenient(方便的) and fun to learn. Little kids can learn a lot including story-telling, poems and music. They start learning by touching the contents(内容) in the books with the pen. This way kids can learn by themselves. They are also great helpers for primary school students after school.
Mopping robots(扫地机器人) are popular with people who are too busy to do housework. They are more popular with office ladies. They can help people clean dirt, dust and hair easily. With the help of them, people don’t need to spend much time on housework. They can enjoy a more relaxing life after work.
As for old people, an electric foot basin(电动洗脚盆) is the best invention. It’s a good choice to buy one for your grandparents. It can help keep their blood pressure normal and improve blood circulation(循环). The special basin can keep the water warm. So washing feet with it will help old people become healthier and more relaxed.
37.The three useful inventions are mainly used ______.
A．at school B．in the office C．at work D．at home
38.Mopping robots are more popular with ______.
A．kids B．office ladies C．old people D．drivers
39.Old people can keep their blood pressure normal by ______.
A．using the electric foot basin B．sweeping the floor everyday
C．listening to music with the reading pen D．enjoying the mopping machine working
40.Which of the following sentences is TRUE
A．Electric foot basin can help people clean dirt.
B．It’s dangerous for kids to use the reading pen alone.
C．Mopping robots can’t help people with their busy life.
D．The water won’t get cold when the electric foot basin is used.
第二节、阅读填空（5分）
Jeans were invented by Levi Strauss. They have become one piece of clothing worn by the most people in the world. Everybody wears them, from the farmer to the lawyer and from models to housewives. But why have jeans become so popular You’ll get many answers. 41 .
Jeans were first stronger trousers made for farm workers in the states of the American west. In the eastern part of the US jeans were hardly worn at all. 42 So the rich wouldn’t like to wear them.
It was James Dean and Marlon Brando that made them popular in movies and everyone started to wear them. They were a symbol of the rebellion(反叛) of young people during the 1950s and 1960s. 43 As time went on, jeans became more acceptable. 44 The trousers showed the world a happier way of life, something that people needed, especially after what they had gone through in World War II.
Jeans had other advantages(优点) as well. They didn’t need to be washed as often as other trousers and women didn’t need to iron them. 45 .
Today jeans are an important part of our lives. They are always washed a few times before they are sold to give them a faded(褪色的) look..
A. American people in Europe and Japan often wore them when they were not working to show that they were Americans.B. They were connected with farm people and the workers.C. So these new trousers were not allowed in American schools and sometimes in theatres and cinemas.D. This became more important as more and more women started working and had less time for housework.E. For some people they look cool, for others jeans are just comfortable.
第2卷 非选择题（共30分）
、短文填词（5分）
When we discuss inventions，many of us think of some important things such as planes，trains and computers．In fact，many inventions are c_____1____ and they are often used in our daily life． However，we even don't know w_____2____ invented them．
There are a lot of things in our schoolbags， i_____3______ pencils， rulers，books and so on．None of them grow in the field． People make them in factories． They look common today，but hundreds of years ago no one knew about them．Who invented them？Where were they invented？ We aren't sure, However, we should thank the inventors． Their inventions are so important to us． We couldn't e____4________such a wonderful life without their inventions．
Some of the inventions have changed not only our life but also the w____5_______world，such as the telephone, the TV and the computer．We use them every day， but most of us don't know the names of the inventors．Should we remember the inventors？ We can remember so many movie stars and pop stars．Why don't we pay more attention to the scientists and inventors？We should look on them as stars in our eyes!
完成句子。（每题2分，共10分）
1. 汤姆犯的错误和我犯的一样多。
Tom made _________ __________ ___________ __________ I did.
2我的笔比她的贵。
My pen is __________ ___________ than hers. .
3.长时间玩电脑游戏对健康不好。
__________ computer games for long _________ __________ ________ your health.
4.手机使人们可以远距离进行交流。
The phone makes people communicate with each other __________ __________ _________.
5.在她看来,英国食品不如中国食品美味。
In her opinion, English food is __________ _______ ________ _________Chinese food.
第三节、书面表达（15分）
假如你是Lily，今天下午你们的口语练习的话题是“inventions”。现在，同学们正在构思一篇小作文，题为“What’s the most useful invention ”。请你根据下列提示，谈谈你的观点。词数在80词左右，可作适当发挥。
提示：
1. What is the most useful invention in your opinion
2. Who invented it
3. Why do you think it’s the most useful one
4. How does this invention change people’s life
5. What’s the most useful invention
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