外研版九年级上Module 9 Great inventions 单元测试题 (含答案）

Module 9 Great inventions
二、单项填空（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
从下列每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
( )21. I will lend my new bike _______ Jack as long as he takes care of it.
A. of B. about C. by D. to
( )22. The Smiths didn’t enjoy the day _______ the weather was awful. It rained so heavily that they had to stay in the hotel.
A. till B. because C. although D. before
( )23. With the help of new _______, we can use voice to control lights and TV in the room. Its development has changed the way we live.
A. rule B. culture C. technology D. information
( )24. Susan has a poor sense of _______, so she gets lost easily.
A. memory B. direction C. time D. control
( )25. The box is _______. I’m afraid you have to find an empty one to put your books in.
A. full B. large C. new D. cheap
( )26. My computer doesn’t work _______, so I have to get it repaired.
A. certainly B. mainly C. properly D. politely
( )27. —I’ve forgotten to bring my pen. Could I _______ yours
—Of course. Here you are.
A. create B. borrow C. check D. bring
( )28. They couldn’t _______ my fridge, so I bought a new one.
A. fix B. sell C. move D. carry
( )29. We are supposed not to _______ news that is not true through the Internet.
A. forget B. break C. spread D. guess
( )30. —Mum, can I _______ some photos on the walls of my room
—Of course you can, my dear. It’s up to you.
A. make up B. take up C. set up D. put up
( )31. In my opinion, e-books are _______ than paper books among students today.
A. popular B. more popular
C. most popular D. the most popular
( )32. Lisa got a chance _______ herself to Mr Black during a break in the meeting.
A. introduce B. introduced C. introducing D. to introduce
( )33. Paul _______ in two days. I can’t wait to see him.
A. comes B. came C. will come D. has come
( )34. The problem _______ at tomorrow’s meeting.
A. will discuss B. will be discussed
C. discusses D. is discussed
( )35. —Tony, I can tell you the secret. But you mustn’t tell anyone.
—_______! I’ll keep your secret.
A. Promise B. No way C. Amazing D. Bad luck
三、完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
It was a fine day. Ludwick Marishane, a 17-year--old South African, was with his friends in Limpopo when they started talking about 36 something to put on your skin (皮肤) so you don’t have to take a bath. Ludwick thought that this was a great idea. He used his mobile phone to go online and research and he 37 some surprising facts.
2.5 billion people around the world can’t have clean water. This is a huge problem because dirty (脏的) water can create terrible 38 . One of them is trachoma ( 沙眼): 8 million people all over the world get trachoma every year.
Ludwick started 39 . He wanted to make something that could help people in parts of the world where it’s difficult to find clean water. He did more research, and he did more thinking too. Ludwick had a 40 . He wanted to make a gel (凝胶) for people to put on their skin 41 they don’t have to take a bath. He wrote the formula (配方) for the gel in his mobile phone. Then he went to university, but he 42 stopped thinking about his invention. He started to talk to other people about 43 , and three years later the dream came true. He made the gel and called it “DryBath”.
DryBath helps people to be healthy. And DryBath also helps to save water. That’s 44 in many parts of the world where it’s difficult to find clean water. Now Ludwick wants to invent other things, and he wants to 45 other young people to become inventors too.
( )36. A. ordering B. testing C. inventing D. allowing
( )37. A. explained B. discovered C. avoided D. influenced
( )38. A. mess B. shame C. stories D. illnesses
( )39. A. teaching B. thinking C. resting D. believing
( )40. A. plan B. game C. trip D. training
( )41. A. if B. so C. but D. though
( )42. A. soon B. just C. never D. always
( )43. A. it B. her C. him D. them
( )44. A. possible B. expensive C. comfortable D. important
( )45. A. help B. accept C. choose D. interview
四、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下面的材料，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
[A]　
Hi Davina, Thanks for inviting me to your house-warming party. It sounds like a lot of fun. I’d love to come. What should I wear Should I bring anything Let me know as soon as possible! Lena
Anders, Thank you for the invitation ( 邀请) to your New Year’s party. I’m sorry, but I can’t make it. I’ve already made other plans for that night. I’m going to be with my family. Lucas PS I hope you have a great time!
Hey Sylvia, I’m having a birthday party on Friday the 25th from 5: 00 pm to 10: 00 pm at my house. We’re going to have pizza and cake and then watch a movie and play some games. Can you make it Joanna
Hi Ben, I have received your invitation to the costume party (化装舞会) this Saturday afternoon at your house. I’m really excited. I’m sure my costume will surprise all of you! Jackson
( )46. Davina has invited Lena to a _______.
A. birthday party B. costume party
C. New Year’s party D. house-warming party
( )47. Lucas won’t go to Anders’ party because _______.
A. he doesn’t like parties
B. he will stay with his family
C. he plans to go to the movies
D. he is not allowed to go out at night
( )48. Which of the following is TRUE about Joanna’s party
A. It will be 5 hours long.
B. It will be on Saturday.
C. It will be held in a restaurant.
D. It will be held in the morning.
( )49. How does Jackson feel about going to Ben’s party
A. Funny. B. Excited. C. Nervous. D. Bored.
( )50. What do Lena and Jackson have in common
A. They are the same age.
B. They have the same friend.
C. They both will hold a party soon.
D. They both have accepted an invitation.
[B]
“What is that ”
“It looks like a fossil (化石).”
“It looks part-human.”
“It can’t be ...”
The words “animal” and “human” were discussed by the archaeologists (考古学家).
“What if (要是……会怎么样呢) it’s neither human nor animal What if it’s something we haven’t discovered yet ” I said.
There was silence.
Paul said, “I think you might be right, Jack. It isn’t an animal we know of. It’s not human. What else could it be ”
The other scientists started talking again. They talked about tests they could run. They headed back to their computers to begin researching.
Paul and I continued to look at the fossil closely. It seemed that the creature ( 生物) was smaller than a human, and could stand on two legs.
Paul and I researched until very late. The next morning, I ran to the fossil. The fossil was different! Now it looked like a small bear.
“What happened ” I asked. Everyone had a puzzled look on their faces and no one had an answer. During the day, we found nothing that helped explain the change.
When night fell, we set up a rotation ( 轮班) to make sure two of us were with the fossil at all times. All was quiet for my watch (值班) at midnight.
In the morning, I went to the fossil. It had changed again! This time it looked like a sheep. No one had seen or heard anything on their watch.
How and why did it keep changing To this day, no one has found the answer to the change, but it is very interesting to see the creatures the fossil dreams up!
( )51. What were the archaeologists discussing
A. How old the fossil was.
B. What animal’s fossil it was.
C. Whether it was a fossil of a human or an animal.
D. What if the creature was something they hadn’t discovered.
( )52. After the other scientists left, Paul and Jack _______.
A. ran a test together
B. continued to talk
C. worked on their computers
D. looked at the fossil closely
( )53. The underlined word “puzzled” means “_______” in Chinese.
A. 尴尬的 B. 气愤的 C. 难过的 D. 疑惑的
( )54. What situation are the archaeologists facing
A. The fossil went missing.
B. The fossil kept changing.
C. The fossil was very strange in shape.
D. The fossil made the scientists dream a lot.
( )55. Where can we probably find the passage
A. In a scientific report.
B. In an archaeologist’s work notes.
C. In an archaeologist’s public speech.
D. In a magazine that tells imaginary stories.
[C]　
You don’t have to be old to be an inventor. Frank Epperson invented the Popsicle when he was just eleven years old. One winter day in 1905, after a day of play, he left his drink outside with the stir stick (搅拌棒) still in it during the night. When Frank went out the next morning, he found his drink was frozen like an icicle (冻得像冰柱). Frank tasted it and found it was delicious. And it became a hit with his friends.
When he grew up, Frank Epperson sold land and houses for a living. By 1921 he had to make a living for his wife ( 妻子) and five children. But Frank never forgot the frozen treat that he had discovered. He decided to continue with it. He soon started a business — selling the frozen treats in seven flavours ( 口味). He named the ice on a stick “Epsicle”. His children didn’t think that was a very good name. They called the frozen treat “Pop’s ‘sicle”. The name was later changed to “Popsicle”. In 1924 Frank got a patent (专利) for his frozen treat.
During the late 1920s and the 1930s, the United States went through hard times. Many people lost their jobs. Twin ice pops (双棒棒冰) with two sticks were invented. They were just five cents and two kids could share them.
Today millions of Popsicles are sold every year. They come in thirty flavours. The most popular flavour is cherry. Now whenever we enjoy ice pops in summer, we have Frank Epperson to thank.
( )56. What is Paragraph 1 mainly about
A. How ice pops are made.
B. What people drank in the 1900s.
C. What happens on cold winter nights.
D. How Frank discovered the frozen treat.
( )57. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to “_______”.
A. making a living for his family B. naming his frozen treat
C. selling land and houses D. making his frozen treat
( )58. Who helped Frank with the name of his frozen treat
A. His wife. B. His friends.
C. His children. D. His customers.
( )59. What do we know about twin ice pops
A. They were invented by a jobless man.
B. They allowed two kids to share an ice pop.
C. They were expensive when they were born.
D. They came in thirty flavours in the beginning.
( )60. What is the best title of the passage
A. A young inventor B. A frozen invention
C. A kid’s sweet drink D. A big business in summer
五、补全对话（本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
根据对话内容，从方框内选择恰当的句子将对话补充完整。（选项中有两项是多余的）
A: Hey, Mike! (61)_______
B: Yes, I do. I love shopping for new electronics.
A: (62)_______
B: Alipay (支付宝支付), I think.
A: (63)_______
B: Because I can use it to do many things. For example, I can use it to pay bills online.
A: That’s amazing. How long have you used it
B: (64)_______
A: How do you like it
B: (65)_______ Now I can even book plane tickets without leaving home.
A. For around 3 years. B. Why do you think so C. How often do you use it D. Do you often shop online E. It’s quite convenient (方便的). F. That’s why I use it to shop online. G. What do you think is the most important invention
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六、完成句子（本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
根据所给中文意思完成句子，每空限填一词。
66. 考试前Jenny浏览了她的笔记。
Jenny _______ _______ her notes before the exam.
67. 一次吃两片药片。
Take two of the tablets _______ _______ _______.
68. 这些鞋都是手工制作的。
All these shoes are made _______ _______.
69. 从某种意义上说，James是最成功的演员。
_______ _______ _______, James is the most successful actor.
70. 人们经常把老师比作蜡烛。
People often _______ teachers _______ candles.
七、任务型阅读（本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成句子。
It’s nothing new for archaeologists to discover ancient cities. Falerii Novi stands out, however, because of one thing — they didn’t have to dig in the ground to find it.
Recently, a group of researchers from the UK and Belgium created a map of Falerii Novi, an ancient Roman city. By using ground-penetrating radar (GPR) (探地雷达) technology, they were able to produce a complete 3D map of the city. They were also able to understand how Falerii Novi was planned.
Falerii Novi was built in 241 BC and lasted until around 700 AD. It was located (坐落在) about 30 miles north of Rome. It is known from historical records and has been studied using other technologies before. But this new technology has helped researchers find out more about Falerii Novi.
Falerii Novi was one of the many cities in ancient Rome. The well-known ancient city of Pompeii was about 150 acres (英亩) in size. Falerii Novi was about half the size of Pompeii. It had a network of aqueducts (渡槽) that ran along the streets. Home to as many as 3,000 people, the city had 60 large houses, a temple (庙宇), a well-planned public bathhouse and a market.
“GPR technology really changes how we can study and understand Roman cities — the way of the future for archaeology,” said Martin Millett, a researcher from the University of Cambridge.
71. Archaeologists didn’t have to _______________ to discover Falerii Novi.
72. A group of researchers produced _______________ of Falerii Novi by using GPR technology.
73. Falerii Novi is about 30 miles _______________ of Rome.
74. Falerii Novi covered an area of about _______________ acres.
75. Martin Millett believes that GPR technology can change how researchers _______________.
八、综合填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。
Do you know why the letters on the left side of the top row (排) of the keyboard are placed in the order QWERTY The answer is simple: to s_______(76) the typist ( 打字者) down. But first, let’s consider the history of the typewriter (打字机) itself.
In 1714, Queen Anne of England granted (授予) a patent to a man n_______(77) Henry Mill for a machine which would make marks on paper. In 1829, William Austin Burt took out a patent on a typewriter-like machine. As a r_______(78), the typewriter wasn’t a new idea when the first modern typewriter was invented by Christopher Sholes from Milwaukee, the US in the 1860s.
Christopher Sholes’ machine became p_______(79), and soon people learned to type quickly — so quickly, in fact, that the keys became tangled (混乱的). When a q_______(80) typist typed out a word like federal, the adjacent (邻近的) “E” and “D” keys would become tangled.
So Sholes set about finding a good w_______(81) to slow the typist down. He looked for the letters which were most often used in English and then placed them far away from each other. For e_______(82), “Q” and “U”, which are almost always used together in English, are separated by five letters. The plan w_______(83), and the typist was slowed down a little.
With the d_______(84) of the computers and the electronic technology in the latter (后半期的) part of the twentieth century, people created one new keyboard. Although it made perfect sense, people found it very h_______(85) to learn to use the new keyboards, and the idea was dropped. That’s why the “QWERTY” keyboard is still used.
九、书面表达（本大题共15分）
86. 假如你校英语角下周的话题为The most useful invention，请你根据下面的提示问题写一篇80—100词的英语短文，为英语角活动做准备。
提示问题：(1) What do you think is the most useful invention (2) Why is it useful (至少列出三个理由)

参考答案
二、21-25 DBCBA 26-30 CBACD 31-35 BDCBA
三、36-40 CBDBA 41-45 BCADA
四、46-50 DBABD 51-55 CDDBD 56-60 DDCBB
五、61-65 DGBAE
六、66. looked through 67. at a time 68. by hand
69. In a way pare; to
七、71. dig in the ground 72. a complete 3D map 73. north
74. seventy-five / 75 75. study and understand Roman cities
八、76. slow 77. named 78. result 79. popular 80. quick
81. way 82. example 83. worked 84. development 85. hard
九、86. One possible version:
In my opinion, the most useful invention is the Internet. With the Internet, I can do many things. I can use the Internet as a tool to study because there is a large amount of information stored on the Internet. I can also shop online without leaving my room. As a result, I save a lot of time doing things I am interested in. Also I can keep in touch with my friends by talking online though they may be thousands of miles away. The Internet makes my life easy and colourful.
部分解析
单项填空
21. D。本题考查介词辨析。lend sth. to sb.意为“借给某人某物”。故选D。
22. B。本题考查连词辨析。till意为“直到……为止”，because意为“因为”，although意为“然而；尽管”，before意为“在……之前”。结合语境可知应选B。
23. C。本题考查名词辨析。rule意为“规则；法则”，culture意为“文化”，technology意为“科技；技术”，information意为“信息”。结合语境可知应选C。
24. B。本题考查名词辨析。memory意为“记忆；回忆”，direction意为“方向”，time意为“时间”，control意为“控制”。结合语境可知应选B。
25. A。本题考查形容词辨析。full意为“满的；充满的”，large意为“大的，巨大的”，new意为“新的”，cheap意为“便宜的”。结合语境可知应选A。
26. C。本题考查副词辨析。certainly意为“当然；行”，mainly意为“大部分地；主要地”，properly意为“合适地；正确地”，politely意为“礼貌地”。结合语境可知应选C。
27. B。本题考查动词辨析。create意为“创造”，borrow意为“借入；借来”，check意为“检查；查看”，bring意为“带来”。结合语境可知应选B。
28. A。本题考查动词辨析。fix意为“修补；挽救”，sell意为“卖；出售”，move意为“移动”，carry意为“拿；带”。结合语境可知应选A。
29. C。本题考查动词辨析。forget意为“忘；忘记”，break意为“打破(纪录)；打碎”，spread意为“扩展；蔓延；传播”，guess意为“猜，猜测”。结合语境可知应选C。
30. D。本题考查短语动词辨析。make up意为“编写；创作”，take up意为“占去(时间或空间)”，set up意为“开办；设立；创办；建立”，put up意为“张贴；公布”。结合语境可知应选D。
31. B。本题考查形容词比较级的用法。根据语境及than可知，应用比较级。故选B。
32. D。本题考查固定搭配。get a chance to do sth.意为“得到做某事的机会”。故选D。
33. C。本题考查时态。根据语境可知用一般将来时。故选C。
34. B。本题考查时态和语态。根据语境可知用一般将来时，排除C、D项。主语和谓语动词之间是被动关系，应用被动语态。故选B。
35. A。本题考查交际用语。结合语境可知应选A。
完形填空
【体裁】说明文
【话题】科普知识与现代技术
【大意】材料介绍了17岁少年Ludwick Marishane成功发明了一种凝胶，涂抹在皮肤上使人免于洗澡。
36. C。通读全文可知，Ludwick和他的朋友们当时开始讨论“发明”一种能涂抹在皮肤上使人免于洗澡的东西。
37. B。Ludwick用手机上网调研后，“发现”了一些令人惊讶的事实。
38. D。不干净的水会引起可怕的“疾病”。下一句的沙眼照应了“疾病”。
39. B。由下文他想造出一个能够帮助那些很难找到干净水源地区的人们的东西推测，Ludwick开始“思考”。
40. A。Ludwick有一个“计划”——他想做一种能涂抹在皮肤上的凝胶。
41. B。他想做一种能涂抹在皮肤上的凝胶，“这样”，人们就不需要洗澡了。
42. C。由下一句他实现了梦想可推测，Ludwick上了大学后，“从未”停止思考他的发明。
43. A。上了大学后，他开始和其他人讨论“它”。“它”指代上一句提到的发明。
44. D。DryBath对人们的健康有益，并且也能节省水，这在很难找到干净水源的地区是非常“重要的”。
45. A。现在Ludwick想要发明其他的东西，并且他也想“帮助”其他年轻人成为发明家。
阅读理解
A
【体裁】应用文
【话题】人际交往
【大意】材料列举了回复他人邀请和邀请他人的四条信息。
46. D。本小题考查学生查找细节信息的能力。由第一条信息第一句Thanks for inviting me to your house-warming party可知答案为D。
47. B。本小题考查学生查找细节信息的能力。由第二条信息I’m going to be with my family可知B项正确。
48. A。本小题考查学生理解具体信息的能力。由第三条信息第一句可知A项正确。
49. B。本小题考查学生查找细节信息的能力。由第四条信息第二句可知答案为B。
50. D。本小题考查学生推理判断的能力。由第一条信息第三句和第四条信息最后一句可知，Lena和Jackson都接受了邀请。
B
【体裁】记叙文
【话题】故事与诗歌
【大意】材料讲述了一队考古学家发现一块奇妙化石的故事。
51. C。本小题考查学生理解具体信息的能力。由第五段The words “animal” and “human” were discussed by the archaeologists (考古专家)可知，考古学家们在争论这块化石到底是什么，故选C。
52. D。本小题考查学生查找细节信息的能力。由第十段第一句可知，“我”和Paul继续近距离观察这块化石，故选D。
53. D。本小题考查学生猜测词义的能力。通过上下文可知，大家都不知道那块化石为什么发生了变化，所以大家的脸上都是一副“疑惑的”表情。
54. B。本小题考查学生理解具体信息的能力。由最后一段第一句和第二句前半句可知答案。
55. D。本小题考查学生推理判断的能力。材料讲述的是考古学家们对一块不断变化的化石展开讨论和研究的有趣故事。现实中的化石不可能变化，因此该故事为虚构，最有可能出自科幻杂志，故选D。
C
【体裁】说明文
【话题】历史与社会
【大意】材料讲述了Frank Epperson发明Popsicle棒冰的故事。
56. D。本小题考查学生总结段落大意的能力。第一段主要讲述了Frank Epperson小时候偶然冻出一根棒冰的故事，D项可以概括该段大意。
57. D。本小题考查学生理解指代关系的能力。由第二段第三句可知，Frank Epperson从未忘记那款自创的冰冻美食，即棒冰。又通过上下文可知，it指代制作棒冰。
58. C。本小题考查学生理解具体信息的能力。由第二段倒数第三、四句可知，帮助Frank Epperson给棒冰命名的是他的孩子们，故选C。
59. B。本小题考查学生查找细节信息的能力。由第三段最后一句可知答案。
60. B。本小题考查学生归纳文章标题的能力。材料讲述的是Frank Epperson发明棒冰的故事，B项最能概括文章大意。
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【话题】科普知识与现代技术
【大意】材料介绍了键盘第一排左边字母按照QWERTY排序的原因。
76. slow。答案很简单：让打字员“慢”下来。故填slow。
77. named。1714年，英国女王安妮将一份专利授予一名“名为”Henry Mill的男子。
78. result。as a result 是固定搭配，意为“结果；因此”。
79. popular。Christopher Sholes的机器开始“流行”起来。
80. quick。此处缺一个形容词修饰typist, 由上一句很快人们学会了快速打字，可知此处应填quick。
81. way。因此Sholes开始寻找一个好“方法”来让打字员慢下来。
82. example。for example是固定搭配，意为“例如”。
83. worked。这个计划“成功了”，打字员慢下来一点。
84. development。随着20世纪后半叶电脑和电子技术的“发展”，人们创造出了一个新的键盘。
85. hard。尽管新键盘很好，人们发现学会使用它很“难”。