Unit 6 When was it invented? 单元练习（含解析）

Unit 6 When was it invented
一、单选题（本大题共7小题，共7.0分）
The performer ________ because there was too much noise coming from the crowd.
A. continued B. relaxed C. stopped D. won
When I'm free, I often go online and visit some interesting ________ on the Internet.
A. pioneers B. websites C. styles D. points
—Most teenagers ________ the heroes in their eyes and usually follow them.
—I think they should have a right attitude. To be oneself is also important.
A. look forward to B. look up to
C. get along with D. come up with
—I'm terribly sorry. I took your dictionary ________.
—It doesn't matter. The two dictionaries look very similar.
A. in public B. without doubt C. by mistake D. in person
Alipay is very popular these days. ________ the young ________ the old are using it.
A. Either; or B. Neither; nor
C. Not only; but also D. Between; and
Lily was running in the park when ________ called her from behind.
A. anybody B. everybody C. somebody D. nobody
Don't give up. I believe you can ________ your dream one day.
A. lose B. warn C. achieve D. fail
二、完形填空（本大题共10小题，共15.0分）
Dubai is a city in the Middle East. People there could soon fly to work by air taxi. The Ehang 184 can (8) for 30 minutes. It runs on battery(电池) power. It holds one person. Air-taxi riders use an app on their phone to ask for a flight. The Ehang 184 is one of several new flying (9) . Such machines are known as VTOLs. That means "vertical(垂直的) take-off and landing". VTOLs lift into the (10) with the help of electric fans. VTOLs are quieter and cleaner than planes.
In the United States, the FAA(美国联邦航空局) must do many things for VTOL flights. It must write (11) rules. It also needs to come up with traffic rules. They are needed to (12) sure low-flying air taxis don't have accidents. The FAA has (13) the testing of a VTOL called the Transition. It runs on gas. It travels on the ground and in the air. The wings(机翼) fold up (14) the VTOL is on the ground. They spread out for flight.
Carl Dietrich runs the company that (15) the Transition. He says he wants to "build personal planes for everyone". His company has (16) designed a VTOL called the TF-X. He thinks everyone will be able to have a TF-X one day. But it won't be (17) for at least 10 years.
For now, the world is watching to see how soon Dubai's flying taxis will get off the ground.
A. fly B. walk C. swim D. climb
A. birds B. machines C. games D. sports
A. sea B. ground C. air D. forest
A. school B. police C. safety D. break
A. make B. become C. take D. catch
A. planned B. stopped C. refused D. passed
A. how B. why C. where D. when
A. uses B. buys C. builds D. gets
A. too B. also C. either D. neither
A. ready B. bad C. late D. famous
三、阅读填空（本大题共1小题，共10.0分）
阅读短文，根据短文内容用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。 It seems that everyone has thought “Wouldn't it be nice if there was a machine to do this boring work for me ” Students imagine machines that would do (1) (their) homework or help them clean their bedroom. Parents wish for a machine that would clean the house or cook dinners. Workers wish for a machine that would do the most (2) (bore) parts of their jobs for them.
It was this kind of thinking that led to William Seward Burroughs's (3) (invent). Burroughs was a bank clerk in the 1880s. This was before the invention of the computer or the calculator(计算器). In fact, nearly all calculations (4) (do) by hand at that time. For a clerk (5) (work) in a bank, this meant a lot of boring math. It meant lots and lots of addition and subtraction(减法) problems every day!
Burroughs decided (6) (create) a machine to do his math for him. He invented the adding machine. He (7) (receive) the patent(专利) of the adding machine in 1888. One of his early models weighed 63 (8) (pound)! It was large and not easy to carry, but it helped Burroughs finish his work much faster. Burroughs spent more time (9) (improve) his adding machine. At that time, it was one of the most (10) (create) machines without doubt. More and more people got to know about his adding machine. They all said that it was great.
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四、单句语法填空（本大题共2小题，共2.0分）
用所给词的适当形式填空
Mobike is considered to be a new (invent) in China.
用所给词的适当形式填空
—Do you think there'll be any cheese left
—I it. (doubt)
五、完成句子（本大题共8小题，共16.0分）
根据汉语提示完成句子
成功的关键在于从错误中学习，并且永不放弃。
The key to success is to and never give up.
根据汉语意思完成句子，并背记英语句子
在中国，你有时会看到人们在公园里、学校里甚至是工厂里打篮球。
In China, you can sometimes people basketball in parks, schools and even factories.
根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词
明天的大雨可能会阻碍我们外出。
The heavy rain may us from out tomorrow.
根据汉语意思完成句子，每空-词
她不仅讲自己的母语瑞典语，还讲英语和法语。
She spoke her native language, Swedish, English and French.
根据汉语意思完成句子，每空-词
我曾经梦想过成为首位远洋客轮的女船长。
I once becoming the first woman to captain an ocean liner.
根据汉语提示完成句子
薯条是一个名叫George Crum的人发明的。
The potato chips a man George Crum.
根据汉语意思完成句子，并背记英语句子
人们认为历史上的首次篮球赛是在1891年12月21日举行的。
that the first basketball game in history on December 21,1891.
根据汉语意思完成句子，并背记英语句子
这些明星鼓励着年轻人为实现他们的梦想而努力学习。
These stars young people hard to achieve their dreams.
六、书面表达（本大题共1小题，共15.0分）
你知道火车是由谁发明的吗？火车是由英国人乔治·史蒂芬森(George Stephenson)发明的。请根据如下提示写一篇约80词的短文，描述一下火车的发明以及试运行过程。
发明者 George Stephenson
年代 1825 年
概况 多次试验，运用蒸汽机。
第一天运行时，沿线的人听到声音，看它奔跑，认为它是妖怪，就跑回家，关上门，不敢外出了。
如今 最重要的交通工具之一
要求:(1)可适当发挥想象。
(2)开头已给出，不计入总词数。
提示：do lots of experiments(试验), steam engine(蒸汽机)
I think the train is one of the greatest inventions in history. Do you know who invented it Let me tell you something about it.
1.【答案】C
2.【答案】B
3.【答案】B
4.【答案】C
5.【答案】C
6.【答案】C
7.【答案】C
8~17.【答案】A、B、C、C、A、D、D、C、B、A
18.【答案】【小题1】
their
【小题2】
boring
【小题3】
invention
【小题4】
were done
【小题5】
working
【小题6】
to create
【小题7】
received
【小题8】
pounds
【小题9】
improving
【小题10】
creative
19.【答案】invention
20.【答案】doubt
21.【答案】learn
from
your
mistakes
22.【答案】see
playing
23.【答案】stop/prevent
going
24.【答案】not
only
but
also
25.【答案】dreamed
of/about
26.【答案】were
invented
by
called/named
27.【答案】It
is
believed
was
played
28.【答案】encourage
to
work
29.【答案】 I think the train is one of the greatest inventions in history. Do you know who invented it Let me tell you something about it. The train was invented by George Stephenson. He was an engineer from Britain. He did lots of experiments and made the first train in 1825. A steam engine was used in his train. On the first day when the train ran, people along the way heard the noise and saw it running. They thought it was a monster. They ran back home, closed their doors and were afraid to come out. But now the train is one of the most important means of transportation in the world.
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