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Unit 6 When was it invented？
单元测试卷
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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100分，考试时间为100分钟。
第Ⅰ卷 选择题（65分）
一、单项选择（10分）
1．Not only Jim but also Lucy a few interesting places since they came to China.
A. will visit B. has visited C. have visited D. visited
【答案】B
【解析】根据since they came to China可知,要用现在完成时,先排除A和D;主语是not only Jim but also Lucy,根据“就近原则”可知答案为B。
2．Edison ________ the light bulb and Columbus ________ America.
A．discovered； discovered B．invented； discovered
C．invented； invented D．discovered； invented
【答案】B
【解析】句意：爱迪生发明了灯泡，哥伦布发现了美洲。
考查动词词义辨析。invent意为“发明”，主要指发明世界上原本不存在的东西；discover意为“发现”，表示发现客观上已存在的事物。根据“ the light bulb”可知，灯泡是世界上原本不存在的东西，故第一空用invented；根据“America”可知，美洲是原本已经存在的事物，故第二空用discovered。故选B。
3.Our teachers were very happy because failed the exam.
A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. someone
【答案】C
【解析】根据题干中的“我们的老师很高兴”可推断,没有人考试不及格,故所缺的词是nobody。
4.These oranges look nice, but very sour.
A. feel B. taste C. sound D. look
【答案】B
【解析】句意:这些橘子看起来很好,但是尝起来很酸。本题考查动词词义辨析。feel感觉起来;taste尝起来;sound听起来;look看起来。根据题意可知选B。
5.The Summer Olympic Games of 2020 will in Tokyo.
A. take after B. take off C. take place D. take away
【答案】C
【解析】本题考查take的短语。表示“举行”要用take place,故答案为C。
6.—Have you heard of Xu Yuanchong He has ever won world's highest honor in translation.
—Of course. Many famous poems in ancient China were into English by him.
A. Divided B. produced C. packed D. translated
【答案】D
【解析】四个选项的含义分别是:divide分割;produce制造;pack把……打包;translate翻译。根据本题语境可知,许多中国古代著名的诗歌都是由他“翻译”的,故答案为D。
7.Annie to the party. She had a wonderful time with us.
A. invites B.is invited C. was invited D. has invited
【答案】C
【解析】根据本题语境可知,Annie被邀请参加聚会,主语是Annie,它和invite之间是被动关系,且根据第二句的时态可知此处应用一般过去时的被动语态,故答案为C。
8.Some teenagers the movie stars and dream of being a person like them.
A. look down upon B. look up to C. look out of D. look through
【答案】B
【解析】结合本题语境可知,许多青少年仰慕电影明星,梦想成为像他们一样的人,故look up to符合题意。
9.I am so sorry. I took your bag instead of mine .
A.by mistake B. all of a sudden C. without doubt D.in fact
【答案】A
【解析】结合本题语境可知,我错拿了你的包,故by mistake符合题意。
10.—Can you help me think of an idea
— . Let me think.
A. With pleasure B. No way C. Never mind D. That's right
【答案】A
【解析】本题考查交际用语。问句问的是“你能帮我想一个办法吗”,合适的答语是With pleasure。
二、完形填空(10分)
Creativity(创造力) helps people a lot in many ways. Here is how schools and parents can help their children ___11___ their creativity.
Drew worked for a company in 1925. At work he invented a kind of material ___12___ enough to hold things together. But his boss told him not to think more about the idea. Drew didn’t stop and finally, using his own time, made a kind of tape, which now is used everywhere by many people. And his company learnt from its ___13___.
Now the company asks its workers to ___14___ 15 per cent of their work time just thinking about and developing new ideas.
Creativity is not something one is just born with. A person with high intelligence does not mean that he uses it creatively. Creativity is the matter of ___15___ your intelligence to think of new ideas that are good for something.
We know that many schools have tried to develop students’ creativity, but some teachers only want to develop students reading, writing and Maths skills, and have to ___16___ creativity for correct answers. Children from such schools can give correct ___17___, but they are unable to use them to work out problems.
It is important to give children choices. From the earliest age, children should learn to make decisions and understand their __18___. Even though it's choosing between two kinds of food for lunch, decision-making helps ___19___ skills. As children grow older, parents should let their children decide how to use their time or spend their
money, but not help them too much if they make the wrong decision. The child may have a __20___ time, but that is all right.
11. A. change B. discover C. develop D. discuss
12. A. thick B. wide C. light D. strong
13. A. mistake B. effect C. thought D. suggestion
14. A. take B. waste C. spend D. save
15. A. finding B. using C. taking D. improving
16. A. grow up B. give up C. catch up D. hurry up
17. A. reasons B. knowledge C. ways D. answers
18. A. information B. conversations C. results D. questions
19. A. eating B. writing C. thinking D. reading
20. A. hard B. lucky C. happy D. great
【答案】11. C 12. D 13. A 14. C 15. B 16. B 17. D 18. C 19. C 20. A
【解析】文章讲述了创造力并非与生俱来的，需要学校，老师，父母合适的引导和启发，文章最后建议说，孩子们自己在选择时而做出了错误的决定后，他可能会有一个艰难的时期，但这没有关系。
11.句意：以下是学校和家长如何帮助孩子发展创造力的方法。
考查动词及语境的理解。A. change改变；B. discover发现；C. develop发展；D. discuss讨论。根据句意指“帮助孩子发展创造力”，故选C。
12.句意：在工作中，他发明了一种足够坚固的材料来能一起承受东西。
考查形容词及语境的理解。A. thick厚的；B. wide宽的；C. light轻的；D. strong强壮的。根据“to hold things together一起承受东西”，可知是发明了一种足够强壮的材料，故选D。
13.句意：他的公司从错误中吸取了教训。
考查名词及语境的理解。A. mistake错误；B. effect影响；C. thought思想；D. suggestion建议。根据文中可知“公司从错误中吸取了教训”，故选A。
14.句意：现在，公司要求员工把15%的工作时间花在思考和发展新想法上。
考查动词及语境的理解。A. take花费，主语通常为it；B. waste浪费；C. spend花费，人做主语；D. save挽救。spend time doing sth.意为“花费时间做某事”，根据题意，故选C。
15.句意：创造力就是用你的智慧去思考对某事有好处的新想法。
考查动词及语境的理解。A. finding发现；B. using使用；C. taking带走；D. improving改善。use…to do sth.意为“用…做某事”，根据题意，故选B。
16.句意：我们知道，很多学校都试图培养学生的创造力，但有些老师只想培养学生的阅读、写作和数学技能，为了得到正确的答案，不得不放弃创造力。
考查动词短语及语境的理解。A. grow up成长；B. give up放弃；C. catch up追赶；D. hurry up赶快。根据“but some teachers only want to develop students reading, writing and Maths skills, 但有些老师只想培养学生的阅读、写作和数学技能”，可知老师不得不放弃创造力，故选B。
17.句意：这些学校的孩子可以给出正确的答案，但是他们不能用这些答案来解决问题。
考查名词及语境的理解。A. reasons原因；B. knowledge知识；C. ways方法；D. answers答案。根据句意指“给出正确的答案”，故选D。
18.句意：孩子们从小就应该学会做决定并且了解他们的结果。
考查名词及语境的理解。A. information信息；B. conversations对话；C. results结果；D. questions问题。根据“children should learn to make decisions孩子们应该学会做决定”，且and连接两个并列成分，结合选项，推测意思应为“并且了解他们的结果”，故选C。
19.句意：尽管它是在午餐的两种食物之间做出选择，但做决定有助于提高思考能力。
考查动词及语境的理解。A. eating吃；B. writing写；C. thinking思考；D. reading读。根据句意指“做决定有助于提高思考能力”，故选C。
20.句意：孩子可能有一段艰难的时光，但那没关系。
考查形容词及语境的理解。A. hard艰难的；B. lucky幸运的；C. happy高兴的；D. great伟大的。根据“but that is all right但那没关系”，but表示转折关系，结合选项，推测意思是孩子们自己在选择时而做出了错误的决定后，他可能会有一个艰难的时期，但没有关系，故选A。
三、阅读理解。( 分2节，共45分)
第一节、阅读选择（40分）
A
English playwright Arthur Wing Pinero said, “Where there’s tea, there’s hope.” Similarly, a Chinese saying goes that “Firewood, rice, cooking oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea are the seven necessities to begin a day.”
Tea is, without doubt, welcomed all over the world. According to Statista, a German website for statistics(数据）, global tea production reached about 5.8 million tons in 2018. It has become the most consumed beverage(饮品） in the world – after water, of course.
According to the UN, tea is much more than just a hot drink. It’s a big part of many cultures around the world. You probably know that people in China use top-grade tea to show respect when receiving important guests. Meanwhile, the British tradition of afternoon tea is an important part of that country’s identity. Making Malaysia’s pulled tea has become a sort of art form, where drinkers take pride in its entertainment aspects.
Apart from its cultural significance（意义）, tea is also a medicine, used from ancient times to modern day. “Tea is cold and lowers the fire,” Chinese Ming Dynasty herbalist Li Shizhen once said. The health benefits of tea are still being discovered today: preventing heart disease, obesity and cancer have all been linked to drinking green tea, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information in the US.
Hot or cold, bagged or loose-leaf, tea is more than a drink – it’s a social custom and also a magic medicine, a link to the past and a way of life.
21. What is the most consumed beverage in the world
A. Coffee B. Tea C. Water D. Beer
22. What do Chinese do to show respect when receiving important guests according to the passage
A. Cook a big meal for them.
B. Offer them a cup of top-grade tea.
C. Send them some great presents.
D. Ask them to stay for a longer time.
23. Which of the following is NOT the benefits of drinking tea
A. It can help your skin become better. B. It can help lower the fire.
C. It prevents heart diseases and cancer. D. It helps prevent obesity.
24. The author use the famous sayings about tea in paragraph 1 to
A. Show the importance of tea in people’s life.
B. Show that tea is everywhere in our life.
C. Prove that tea has a long history.
D. Prove that tea is more popular in China than in the western countries.
25. What does the underlined sentence mean in the last paragraph
A. Tea is very important because it’s a popular drink.
B. Tea is important in many ways.
C. Everyone drinks tea in their social lives.
D. Tea is actually not a drink.
【答案】21. C 22. B 23. A 24. A 25. B
【解析】本文谈论茶。茶都不仅仅是一种饮品 —— 它是一种社会习俗、一种灵药、一种与过去的纽带，一种生活方式。
21.C细节题。根据第2段最后1句“It has become the most consumed beverage(饮品） in the world – after water, of course.（它已经成为世界上消耗量最大的饮料，当然，除了水以外。）”可知世界上消耗最多的饮料是水；故选C。
22.B细节题。根据第3段第3句“You probably know that people in China use top-grade tea to show respect when receiving important guests.（你可能知道中国人在接待重要客人时用高档茶以示尊重。）”可知“中国人在接待重要客人时给他们一杯上等茶来表示尊重”，故选B。
23.A推理判断题。根据第4段第2和3句“Tea is cold and lowers the fire,” Chinese Ming Dynasty herbalist Li Shizhen once said. The health benefits of tea are still being discovered today: preventing heart disease, obesity and cancer have all been linked to drinking green tea, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information in the US.（“茶性寒，能降火，”明代草药学家李时珍曾如此说道。茶的保健功效如今仍在不断地被发现：美国国家生物技术信息中心认为，喝绿茶能够预防心脏病、肥胖和癌症。）”可知不是喝茶的好处是它可以帮助你的皮肤变得更好。故选A，
24.A细节题。第一段中使用的名言是“Firewood, rice, cooking oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea are the seven necessities to begin a day.（柴、米、油、盐、酱、醋、茶是一天七大必需品）”，可知此名言表明了茶在人们生活中的重要性。故选A。
25.B词句理解题。此句“Hot or cold, bagged or loose-leaf, tea is more than a drink – it’s a social custom and also a magic medicine, a link to the past and a way of life.”句意是：不论热饮冷饮，袋装散装，茶都不仅仅是一种饮品 —— 它是一种社会习俗、一种灵药、一种与过去的纽带，一种生活方式。可知“tea is more than a drink（茶都不仅仅是一种饮品）”意思是茶在许多方面都很重要。故选B。
B
“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 less on 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.
26．From the passage, we know that some great things come from___________.
A. listening B. reading C. speaking D. thinking
27．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
28.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
29.The right order of the following sentences is________.
① James Fergus on made a wooden clock.
② James Fergus on saw the inside of a watch.
③James Fergus on made the main spring with whalebone.
A.③②① B.②③① C.②①③ D.③①②
30. 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.
【答案】DACBD
【解析】短文大意：该文通过牛顿、瓦特和杰姆斯弗格森的故事告诉人们思考，通过思考你就可以学会怎样达到思考的目的。
26.D细节理解题。根据第一段的描述可知以下为大地东西来自思考，所以选D。
27.A细节理解题。根据第二段的描述可知牛顿的发现源于从树上掉下来的苹果，所以选A。
28.C细节理解题。根据第三段中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.可知瓦特的成就在于大大改进了蒸汽机，所以选C。
29.B细节理解题。根据第四段的描述可知杰姆斯弗格森有一次看到了一块表的里面，后来他就发现他能用鲸骨制作钟表的主发条，然后他做了一个木制的时钟，所以选B。
30.D主旨大意题。细读短文可知思考，通过思考你就可以学会怎样达到思考的目的，所以选D。
B
There have been many great inventions or things that change the way we live. The first great invention is the one that is still very important today—the wheel. This makes it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distances.
For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that as much effect as the wheel. Then in the early 1800s the world started to change. There was little unknown land left in the world. People didn't have to explore much any more. They began to work in order to make life better.
In the second half of the 19th century, many great inventions were made. Among them were the camera, the light and the radio. These all play a big part in our daily life today.
The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions. The helicopter in 1909, movies with sound in 1926, the computer in 1928, jet planes in 1930. It was also a time when a new material was first made—Nylon (尼龙)，which came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wore.
The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over diseases. They worked very well. They made people healthier and allowed them to live longer. By the 1960s most people could expect to live to be at least 60.
By this time most people in developed countries had a very good life. Of course new inventions continued to be made. But man now had a desire (渴望) to explore again. The Earth was known to man but stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into space. Russia, United States, China and Japan have made their own steps into space.
In 1969, man took his biggest step away from the Earth. Americans first walked on the Moon. This is certainly just a beginning, though. New inventions will some day allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of.
31. In the 1800s, people began to work in order to make ________.
A. explorations B. their life better C. discoveries D. a trip to space
32. Nylon came out of five years later than ________.
A. radio B. camera C. jet planes D. movies
33. The underlined phrase "came out" means ________ in Chinese.
A. 出现 B. 当心 C. 试验 D. 算出
34. People can live longer lives because ________ that help cure diseases have worked very well.
A. doctors B. new hospitals C. medicines D. new ways
35. This passage mainly talks about ________.
A. why cars were very important B. when the light was invented
C. how inventions affect people's daily life D. which country made the first step into space
【答案】BCADC
【解析】31 .B由第二段中的“Then in the early 1800s the world started to change.”以及“They began to work in order to make life better.”可知选B。
32.C由第四段中的“jet planes in 1930”以及“Nylon (尼龙)，which came out in 1935”可知尼龙的发明比喷气式飞机晚了5年。
33.A全文主要讲了一些发明出现的时间以及对人们的日常生活产生的影响。come out意为“出现”，符合语境。
34.D由倒数第三段中的“The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over diseases.”可知选D。
35. C全文主要介绍了一些影响人们日常生活的发明，因此C项的说法符合题意。
D
What’s going to happen in the future Will robots control our planet Will computers become smarter than us Not likely. But here are some things that scientists say are most likely to happen in 10-30 years from now, according to the BBC.
Bionic（仿生的）Eyes
They are no longer something, only in a science fiction movie. People who are blind may have a chance to see things clearly—by wearing bionic eyes.
A blind eye can no longer sense sight, but a bionic eye can use a camera to “see” the environment and send information to the mind. Now the bionic eye only allows patients to see lights and unclear shapes. A bionic eye with very clear pictures could be just in a few years away.
Digital Money
We used to pay with cash for everything we bought. Now we can use Wechat Pay or Alipay to shop, money is spent without seeing it. That means we are already using digital money. People only need to take a mobile phone wherever they go. Using these ways is much easier than searching our pockets for change. It is also safer than carrying a lot of cash.
It is reported that people in Sweden completely stopped using cash last year, and the US might be the next.
Self-driving Cars
Unlike a human driver a self-driving car won’t be influenced by a phone call, the radio or something outside the window. Sensors（探测器）and cameras on the car would allow it to follow the rules of the road strictly and keep a safe space from other cars. This would greatly make the number of road accidents smaller. You can even take a short rest while the car drives itself. In the future, driverless cars would be widely accepted.
36. Which of the following payments is not mentioned in this passage
A. Cash B. Wechat Pay C. Alipay D. Credit card
37. Bionic eyes send information to the________.
A. mind B. camera C. computer D. heart
38. From the report, we can learn some information about________.
A. industry and farming B. traffic and journey
C. science and technology D. culture and art
39. The passage tells us that________.
A. bionic eyes only appear in the science fiction films
B. the blind wearing bionic eyes may see clearly in the future
C. self-driving cars will be influenced by something outside
D. there will be no accidents at all if self-driving cars are used
40. We can infer（推断）that________ from the passage.
A. there would be a number of self-driving cars on the road
B. robots would control the world
C. the blind could use glasses to see things around
D. we would live a hard life with digital money
【答案】36. D 37. A 38. C 39 B 40. A
【解析】这是一篇说明文。主要讲的是科学家认为10—30年后最有可能发生的几件事情：盲人会有仿生眼；数字货币；无人驾驶车。
36.细节理解题。根据“We used to pay with cash for everything we bought. Now we can use Wechat Pay or Alipay to shop, money is spent without seeing it.”可知，这里提到了现金，微信支付，支付宝支付，没有提到信用卡支付，故选D。
37.细节理解题。根据“but a bionic eye can use a camera to “see” the environment and send information to the mind.”可知，仿生眼可以使用相机“看到”环境，并向大脑发送信息。故选A。
38.细节理解题。综合全文的“仿生眼”“数字货币”“无人驾驶车”可知，这些都和科学技术有关，故选C。
39.推理判断题。根据“A bionic eye with very clear pictures could be just in a few years away.”（拥有清晰图像的仿生眼可能会在几年内问世）可推断，佩戴仿生眼的盲人将来可能看得更清楚，故选B。
40.推理判断题。根据“ In the future, driverless cars would be widely accepted.”（在未来，无人驾驶汽车将被广泛接受）可推断，路上将会有很多无人驾驶的汽车，故选A。
第二节、阅读还原（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35分）
第一节 、词汇运用（15分）
A．短文填空（5分）
Many inventions are very useful in our d____1_____ life. They have greatly changed our life. For example, radios, telephones and televisions are widely used in the world. When you t_____2______ on the radio, you can listen. But when you use the telephone, you can not only listen to others but also c____3_____with them.
However, you can't see anything at all. The television is much better t____4_____ both of them. People can watch TV and listen to it, but they can't take part in what they see.
Today, some people are using a type of telephone called the vision phone. With it two people can see each other w____5_____ they are talking.
Vision-phones can be of great use when you have something to show the person when you are calling him or her. It may also have other uses in the future. Some day you may be able to call up a library and ask to read a book over your vision-phone. You may be able to do some shopping through it too. Perhaps in the future, the vision-phone will come into wide use in our everyday life.
【答案】1.daily 2.turn 3.chat 4.than 5.when
B根据语篇内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。方框中有两个词为多余项。
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If you travel around China, you 1． a popular activity everywhere you go—basketball. This active sport 2． by many people for fun and exercise.
It 3． by more than 100 million people in over 200 countries. Basketball was invented by a Canadian doctor 4． James Naismith. He created a game to be played on a hard floor. Naismith 5． the men into two teams and taught them how to play the game. It 6． that on December 21st，1891, the first basketball game in history was played. In 1936 in Berlin, basketball 7. an event at the Olympics. Since then the popularity of basketball 8． worldwide and the number of foreign players, including Chinese players, in the NBA, has increased. Many young people 9． up to these basketball heroes and 10． of becoming famous professional basketball players.
【答案】1．will notice 2．is enjoyed 3.is played 4. named 5．divided 6. is believed
7．became 8. has risen 9. look 10.dream
第二节、补全对话7选5 (5分）
A: Wow! The box is so big. Let me help you, John.
B: Thanks, Bruce. 1． There are only some empty bottles and cans (金属罐) in it.
A: What will you do with them
B: To make something. 2．
A: A model robot Sounds interesting. 3．
B: I can use them to make model planes and ships, too.
A: It seems that you like making things. 4．
B: Yes, you are right. 5．
A: Great! I hope your dream can come true.
A．Maybe a model robot.
B．That’s my dream.
C．What’s your hobby
D．It’s too heavy.
E. What else can you make with them
F. It isn’t heavy at all.
G. Are you going to be an inventor when you grow up
【答案】 1．F 2．A 3．E 4．G 5．B
第三节、书面表达（15分）
科学技术是第一生产力，创新是引领发展的第一动力。中国人民勤劳睿智，创新产品层出不穷，日新月异。假如你是李华，你们学校英语社团正在开展“创新生活”主题征文活动，请结合自身经历介绍你日常学习或生活中经常使用的新发明，说说你对它的评价及它带给你的改变。
提示词语：technology, High-speed Train, shared bikes, convenient, develop
提示问题：
·What new invention do you use in your daily life
·What do you think of it
·How does it affect your life
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【答案】
Technology plays an important role in our daily life. We benefit from them a lot and they are changing our lives greatly. Of hundreds of technological inventions, I like the high-speed train best.
In the past, it took me about 20 hours from Shenzhen to Shanghai . But now it only takes me about 4 hours to get to Shanghai. This saves me a lot of time. Moreover, it’s comfortable to take the high-speed train because it moves smoothly, and I can do some reading and watch movies without any problem. I can not only enjoy the view out of the windows but also have a relaxing time on the train. Many people choose to take the high-speed train because of the lower price than the plane. And it is very convenient. What a great creative invention!
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Unit 6 When was it invented？
单元测试卷
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100分，考试时间为100分钟。
第Ⅰ卷 选择题（65分）
一、单项选择（10分）
1．Not only Jim but also Lucy a few interesting places since they came to China.
A. will visit B. has visited C. have visited D. visited
2．Edison ________ the light bulb and Columbus ________ America.
A．discovered； discovered B．invented； discovered
C．invented； invented D．discovered； invented
3.Our teachers were very happy because failed the exam.
A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. someone
4.These oranges look nice, but very sour.
A. feel B. taste C. sound D. look
5.The Summer Olympic Games of 2020 will in Tokyo.
A. take after B. take off C. take place D. take away
6.—Have you heard of Xu Yuanchong He has ever won world's highest honor in translation.
—Of course. Many famous poems in ancient China were into English by him.
A. Divided B. produced C. packed D. translated
7.Annie to the party. She had a wonderful time with us.
A. invites B.is invited C. was invited D. has invited
8.Some teenagers the movie stars and dream of being a person like them.
A. look down upon B. look up to C. look out of D. look through
9.I am so sorry. I took your bag instead of mine .
A.by mistake B. all of a sudden C. without doubt D.in fact
10.—Can you help me think of an idea
— . Let me think.
A. With pleasure B. No way C. Never mind D. That's right
二、完形填空(10分)
Creativity(创造力) helps people a lot in many ways. Here is how schools and parents can help their children ___11___ their creativity.
Drew worked for a company in 1925. At work he invented a kind of material ___12___ enough to hold things together. But his boss told him not to think more about the idea. Drew didn’t stop and finally, using his own time, made a kind of tape, which now is used everywhere by many people. And his company learnt from its ___13___.
Now the company asks its workers to ___14___ 15 per cent of their work time just thinking about and developing new ideas.
Creativity is not something one is just born with. A person with high intelligence does not mean that he uses it creatively. Creativity is the matter of ___15___ your intelligence to think of new ideas that are good for something.
We know that many schools have tried to develop students’ creativity, but some teachers only want to develop students reading, writing and Maths skills, and have to ___16___ creativity for correct answers. Children from such schools can give correct ___17___, but they are unable to use them to work out problems.
It is important to give children choices. From the earliest age, children should learn to make decisions and understand their __18___. Even though it's choosing between two kinds of food for lunch, decision-making helps ___19___ skills. As children grow older, parents should let their children decide how to use their time or spend their
money, but not help them too much if they make the wrong decision. The child may have a __20___ time, but that is all right.
11. A. change B. discover C. develop D. discuss
12. A. thick B. wide C. light D. strong
13. A. mistake B. effect C. thought D. suggestion
14. A. take B. waste C. spend D. save
15. A. finding B. using C. taking D. improving
16. A. grow up B. give up C. catch up D. hurry up
17. A. reasons B. knowledge C. ways D. answers
18. A. information B. conversations C. results D. questions
19. A. eating B. writing C. thinking D. reading
20. A. hard B. lucky C. happy D. great
三、阅读理解。( 分2节，共45分)
第一节、阅读选择（40分）
A
English playwright Arthur Wing Pinero said, “Where there’s tea, there’s hope.” Similarly, a Chinese saying goes that “Firewood, rice, cooking oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea are the seven necessities to begin a day.”
Tea is, without doubt, welcomed all over the world. According to Statista, a German website for statistics(数据）, global tea production reached about 5.8 million tons in 2018. It has become the most consumed beverage(饮品） in the world – after water, of course.
According to the UN, tea is much more than just a hot drink. It’s a big part of many cultures around the world. You probably know that people in China use top-grade tea to show respect when receiving important guests. Meanwhile, the British tradition of afternoon tea is an important part of that country’s identity. Making Malaysia’s pulled tea has become a sort of art form, where drinkers take pride in its entertainment aspects.
Apart from its cultural significance（意义）, tea is also a medicine, used from ancient times to modern day. “Tea is cold and lowers the fire,” Chinese Ming Dynasty herbalist Li Shizhen once said. The health benefits of tea are still being discovered today: preventing heart disease, obesity and cancer have all been linked to drinking green tea, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information in the US.
Hot or cold, bagged or loose-leaf, tea is more than a drink – it’s a social custom and also a magic medicine, a link to the past and a way of life.
21. What is the most consumed beverage in the world
A. Coffee B. Tea C. Water D. Beer
22. What do Chinese do to show respect when receiving important guests according to the passage
A. Cook a big meal for them.
B. Offer them a cup of top-grade tea.
C. Send them some great presents.
D. Ask them to stay for a longer time.
23. Which of the following is NOT the benefits of drinking tea
A. It can help your skin become better. B. It can help lower the fire.
C. It prevents heart diseases and cancer. D. It helps prevent obesity.
24. The author use the famous sayings about tea in paragraph 1 to
A. Show the importance of tea in people’s life.
B. Show that tea is everywhere in our life.
C. Prove that tea has a long history.
D. Prove that tea is more popular in China than in the western countries.
25. What does the underlined sentence mean in the last paragraph
A. Tea is very important because it’s a popular drink.
B. Tea is important in many ways.
C. Everyone drinks tea in their social lives.
D. Tea is actually not a drink.
B
“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 less on 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.
26．From the passage, we know that some great things come from___________.
A. listening B. reading C. speaking D. thinking
27．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
28.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
29.The right order of the following sentences is________.
① James Fergus on made a wooden clock.
② James Fergus on saw the inside of a watch.
③James Fergus on made the main spring with whalebone.
A.③②① B.②③① C.②①③ D.③①②
30. 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.
B
There have been many great inventions or things that change the way we live. The first great invention is the one that is still very important today—the wheel. This makes it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distances.
For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that as much effect as the wheel. Then in the early 1800s the world started to change. There was little unknown land left in the world. People didn't have to explore much any more. They began to work in order to make life better.
In the second half of the 19th century, many great inventions were made. Among them were the camera, the light and the radio. These all play a big part in our daily life today.
The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions. The helicopter in 1909, movies with sound in 1926, the computer in 1928, jet planes in 1930. It was also a time when a new material was first made—Nylon (尼龙)，which came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wore.
The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over diseases. They worked very well. They made people healthier and allowed them to live longer. By the 1960s most people could expect to live to be at least 60.
By this time most people in developed countries had a very good life. Of course new inventions continued to be made. But man now had a desire (渴望) to explore again. The Earth was known to man but stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into space. Russia, United States, China and Japan have made their own steps into space.
In 1969, man took his biggest step away from the Earth. Americans first walked on the Moon. This is certainly just a beginning, though. New inventions will some day allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of.
31. In the 1800s, people began to work in order to make ________.
A. explorations B. their life better C. discoveries D. a trip to space
32. Nylon came out of five years later than ________.
A. radio B. camera C. jet planes D. movies
33. The underlined phrase "came out" means ________ in Chinese.
A. 出现 B. 当心 C. 试验 D. 算出
34. People can live longer lives because ________ that help cure diseases have worked very well.
A. doctors B. new hospitals C. medicines D. new ways
35. This passage mainly talks about ________.
A. why cars were very important B. when the light was invented
C. how inventions affect people's daily life D. which country made the first step into space
D
What’s going to happen in the future Will robots control our planet Will computers become smarter than us Not likely. But here are some things that scientists say are most likely to happen in 10-30 years from now, according to the BBC.
Bionic（仿生的）Eyes
They are no longer something, only in a science fiction movie. People who are blind may have a chance to see things clearly—by wearing bionic eyes.
A blind eye can no longer sense sight, but a bionic eye can use a camera to “see” the environment and send information to the mind. Now the bionic eye only allows patients to see lights and unclear shapes. A bionic eye with very clear pictures could be just in a few years away.
Digital Money
We used to pay with cash for everything we bought. Now we can use Wechat Pay or Alipay to shop, money is spent without seeing it. That means we are already using digital money. People only need to take a mobile phone wherever they go. Using these ways is much easier than searching our pockets for change. It is also safer than carrying a lot of cash.
It is reported that people in Sweden completely stopped using cash last year, and the US might be the next.
Self-driving Cars
Unlike a human driver a self-driving car won’t be influenced by a phone call, the radio or something outside the window. Sensors（探测器）and cameras on the car would allow it to follow the rules of the road strictly and keep a safe space from other cars. This would greatly make the number of road accidents smaller. You can even take a short rest while the car drives itself. In the future, driverless cars would be widely accepted.
36. Which of the following payments is not mentioned in this passage
A. Cash B. Wechat Pay C. Alipay D. Credit card
37. Bionic eyes send information to the________.
A. mind B. camera C. computer D. heart
38. From the report, we can learn some information about________.
A. industry and farming B. traffic and journey
C. science and technology D. culture and art
39. The passage tells us that________.
A. bionic eyes only appear in the science fiction films
B. the blind wearing bionic eyes may see clearly in the future
C. self-driving cars will be influenced by something outside
D. there will be no accidents at all if self-driving cars are used
40. We can infer（推断）that________ from the passage.
A. there would be a number of self-driving cars on the road
B. robots would control the world
C. the blind could use glasses to see things around
D. we would live a hard life with digital money
第二节、阅读还原（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35分）
第一节 、词汇运用（15分）
A．短文填空（5分）
Many inventions are very useful in our d____1_____ life. They have greatly changed our life. For example, radios, telephones and televisions are widely used in the world. When you t_____2______ on the radio, you can listen. But when you use the telephone, you can not only listen to others but also c____3_____with them.
However, you can't see anything at all. The television is much better t____4_____ both of them. People can watch TV and listen to it, but they can't take part in what they see.
Today, some people are using a type of telephone called the vision phone. With it two people can see each other w____5_____ they are talking.
Vision-phones can be of great use when you have something to show the person when you are calling him or her. It may also have other uses in the future. Some day you may be able to call up a library and ask to read a book over your vision-phone. You may be able to do some shopping through it too. Perhaps in the future, the vision-phone will come into wide use in our everyday life.
B根据语篇内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。方框中有两个词为多余项。
dream play name believe rise divide become look notice enjoy popularity although
If you travel around China, you 1． a popular activity everywhere you go—basketball. This active sport 2． by many people for fun and exercise.
It 3． by more than 100 million people in over 200 countries. Basketball was invented by a Canadian doctor 4． James Naismith. He created a game to be played on a hard floor. Naismith 5． the men into two teams and taught them how to play the game. It 6． that on December 21st，1891, the first basketball game in history was played. In 1936 in Berlin, basketball 7. an event at the Olympics. Since then the popularity of basketball 8． worldwide and the number of foreign players, including Chinese players, in the NBA, has increased. Many young people 9． up to these basketball heroes and 10． of becoming famous professional basketball players.
第二节、补全对话7选5 (5分）
A: Wow! The box is so big. Let me help you, John.
B: Thanks, Bruce. 1． There are only some empty bottles and cans (金属罐) in it.
A: What will you do with them
B: To make something. 2．
A: A model robot Sounds interesting. 3．
B: I can use them to make model planes and ships, too.
A: It seems that you like making things. 4．
B: Yes, you are right. 5．
A: Great! I hope your dream can come true.
A．Maybe a model robot.
B．That’s my dream.
C．What’s your hobby
D．It’s too heavy.
E. What else can you make with them
F. It isn’t heavy at all.
G. Are you going to be an inventor when you grow up
第三节、书面表达（15分）
科学技术是第一生产力，创新是引领发展的第一动力。中国人民勤劳睿智，创新产品层出不穷，日新月异。假如你是李华，你们学校英语社团正在开展“创新生活”主题征文活动，请结合自身经历介绍你日常学习或生活中经常使用的新发明，说说你对它的评价及它带给你的改变。
提示词语：technology, High-speed Train, shared bikes, convenient, develop
提示问题：
·What new invention do you use in your daily life
·What do you think of it
·How does it affect your life
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