Unit 6 When was it invented？完形填空专练（精编word版 带答案）

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Unit 6 When was it invented 完形填空专练
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第一节 完形填空。
阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A
Kevin Moseley is an inventor.He has turned his invention into a huge business success.Several years ago，Kevin came up with the ideas of creating a shark fin (鲨鱼鳍) to help children learn to __1__.He named it SwimFin.
Later，Kevin developed a business plan for his idea and went on a __2__for investment (投资)．On the show，some people__3__that his idea was dangerous and they even made a couple of jokes.They said __4__would buy such a “silly” thing.“I went on the show __5__I was not a businessman，”Kevin said.“I needed the __6__and advice，but I was made to feel like a poor little schoolboy.”
However，Kevin decided not to give up.“That experience made me want to succeed.I realized that I did have a good __7__ that would help children learn to swim，so I decided to carry on__8__.”
Kevin raised about ￡200，000 __9__ the new business.He started a company，SwimFin Ltd，from the garage (车库) of his home.
In just one year，Kevin made about ￡70，000 and his product became very__10__.One year later，SwimFin was a ￡100，000 business and worldwide success.
( )1.A.skate B．swim C．count D．shoot
( )2.A.market B．program C．trip D．search
( )3.A.introduced B．checked C．accepted D．warned
( )4.A.nobody B．somebody C．anybody D．everybody
( )5.A.so B．but C．because D．If
( )6.A.tool B．partner C．money D．attention
( )7.A.product B．background C．course D．process
( )8.A.halfway B．alone C．instead D．abroad
( )9.A.under B．from C．through D．for
( )10.A.educational B．natural C．convenient D．popular
B
How would you use a radio or a telephone if you had no electricity or batteries？These __11__ bothered (使烦恼) British inventor Trevor Baylis.So in 1996 he __12__ a wind－up (装有发条的)radio.It doesn't need electricity or batteries.You wind it up __13__ hand.It plays for about an hour.Then，you wind it up __14__.Today it's made in South Africa.
Then in 1999，Baylis invented a mobile telephone that is powered by __15__.The shoes contain (含有) a small battery that is powered when you __16__.This battery is connected to a mobile phone.These two simple inventions can bring modern __17__ to all parts of the world.
Baylis doesn't have a university degree in engineering.In __18__，he left high school before graduating (毕业)．He just loves __19__ things to help people.He never knows __20__ ideas will come to him.The idea for the telephone came to him in a dream.
( )11.A．dreams　　 B．problems C．wonders　　 D．ideas
( )12.A．invented　　 B．improved C．borrowed　　 D．bought
( )13.A．in　　 B．at C．by　　 　 D．on
( )14.A．then　　 B．slowly C．again　　 　 D．fast
( )15.A．sun　　 B．shoes C．caps　　 　 D．clothes
( )16.A．sleep　　 B．walk C．rest　　 　 D．eat
( )17.A．communications B．exhibitions C．suggestions 　 D．chances
( )18.A．fact　　 B．order C．need　　 　 D．time
( )19.A．buying　 B．selling C．making　　 D．lending
( )20.A．while　　 B．because C．when　　 　 D．whether
C
A group called New Story is working with a company called Icon to quickly build lots of houses for poor people in Tabasco, Mexico. The way they are building the houses is 　21　—by 3D-printing technology.
New Story is a group 　22　 works to bring cheap but good houses to people who can't 　23　 them. The group has built over 2,700 houses in places 　24　 Bolivia, El Salvador, Haiti and Mexico. In the past, New Story built 　25　 houses in a normal way. But it 　26　 a long time. That's 　27　 New Story began to work with Icon. Icon has developed a way to build houses 　28　 by 3D-printing them with concrete(混凝土). Some areas where New Story wants to build houses suffer from earthquakes, 　29　 Icon's houses have been designed to hold up in earthquake conditions.
The houses in Tabasco have two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a bathroom. Because the houses are created with a computer design, it's easy to 　30　 the design to suit the needs of different families. They are expected to live in later this year.
(　　)21.A.common B.expensive C.unusual D.strong
(　　)22.A.these B.those C.this D.that
(　　)23.A.clean B.repair C.afford D.borrow
(　　)24.A.by B.with C.like D.between
(　　)25.A.its B.his C.her D.my
(　　)26.A.had B.took C.cost D.spent
(　　)27.A.why B.how C.what D.when
(　　)28.A.possibly B.quickly C.carefully D.suddenly
(　　)29.A.for B.so C.or D.as
(　　)30.A.share B.print C.change D.produce
D
Zhejiang is one of China's major tea-producing areas and Longjing tea is __31__ as China's best green tea.
Longjing tea became important over three centuries__32__.During the Qing Dynasty (朝), it is said that when the famous emperor Qianlong went to visit Hangzhou，he always __33__ Longjing tea there. He enjoyed it so __34__ that he named eighteen Longjing tea plants as producers of “imperial(皇家的)tea”.
__35__, one kilogram of Longjing tea is made up of about seven thousand tea leaves. Nowadays,__36__ most of the tea leaves are picked by machine，some farmers still keep the tradition of picking the leaves by __37__.They say they can find leaves of the proper color and size. Machines can pick leaves __38__ than man，but they may not be able to classify(分类)them as well as man.
People __39__ drinking in the tea house. This has been a __40__ part of the life in Hangzhou since the Song Dynasty. At that time，Hangzhou was the capital of the Song Dynasty. Today，the tea house is one of the places where Hangzhou people most like to go.
( )31.A. returned B. cooked C. considered D. offered
( )32.A. ago B. before C. after D. soon
( )33.A. produced B. discovered C. destroyed D. drank
( )34.A. little B. few C. much D. many
( )35.A. Finally B. Generally C. Quickly D. Especially
( )36.A. since B. because C. though D. unless
( )37.A. hand B. equipment C. bus D. truck
( )38.A. slower B. faster C. better D. worse
( )39.A. imagine B. suggest C. enjoy D. hate
( )40.A. modern B. traditional C. strange D. tiring
E
Mr. and Mrs. Green's house in America is controlled by a computer. The computer has known the couple's __41__ well. Every morning the computer __42__ the lights at 6：30 which is their rising time. The water in the shower keeps at a right temperature for the couple to __43__ it. If someone gets up in the night，floor lights will come on automatically(自动地)to show the way to the __44__.The air conditioner(空调)keeps the house at a comfortable temperature. The fridge keeps a check on the food that is put inside it，and __45__ the local supermarket an e－mail when more food is needed. A camera works when a stranger gets __46__ to the house but does not work if it is a family member or friend. The microwave(微波炉)is __47__ linked(连接)to the Internet. It can cook the food for the right time.
The couple love their home，but they don't like one thing. They sometimes feel that the computer is their __48__.“One night，we came home later __49__ usual，but the computer had turned on the lights at the regular(固定的)time. We felt like bad kids，and __50__ said ‘Sorry！’ to the computer，” said Mrs. Green.
( )41. A .problems B. habits C. plans D. friends
( )42. A. turns off B. turns up C. turns down D. turns on
( )43. A. use B. warm C. clean D. drink
( )44. A. door B. bedroom C. bathroom D. window
( )45. A. passes B. sends C. promises D. refuses
( )46. A. kind B. friendly C. helpful D. close
( )47. A. seldom B. still C. also D. just
( )48. A. boss B. friend C. student D. grandmother
( )49. A. like B. than C. as D. from
( )50. A. never B. nearly C. completely D. always
F
Robots seem new to most people，but they have a long history.The first one was made __51__ a Greek inventor.You may see robots in some films.The robots in these films are stronger，__52__ and cleverer than people.In real life，most robots are used in factories.They are used __53__ many dangerous，difficult or boring jobs.Some people can't __54__ themselves and robots are used to help them.For example，some people can't __55__，so many of these people use a dog to help them move around.This dog is called a guide dog.Scientists are __56__ a robot in order to help them.In the future，robot dogs __57__ take the place of these guide dogs.
Robots are also used in American hospitals.At one hospital，a robot takes meals __58__ the kitchen to the sick people's rooms.It never loses its __59__ because it has a map of the hospital in its computer system.
In the future，robots will work in space.But robots will __60__ take the place of humans.They can only help us in a lot of different ways.
( )51.A.on B．by C．with D．for
( )52.A.lazier B．faster C．worse D．more
( )53.A.do B．to doing C．to do D．does
( )54.A.look for B．look around C．look up D．look after
( )55.A.see B．walk C．hear D．smell
( )56.A.making B．taking C．getting D．doing
( )57.A.can B．might C．need D．must
( )58.A.in B．from C．under D．out
( )59.A.mind B．interest C．way D．idea
( )60.A.often B．always C．sometimes D．never
G
　Two high school students from Canada have invented a magic backpack.It can be　61　 a sleeping bag for homeless(无家的) people.
The two teens worked together for their school's science fair.They wanted to do something to help homeless people.They were inspired(启发) to make the backpack after Pasha's uncle died on the street.Because of mental(精神的) illness, he became homeless and started　62　 on the street.She missed her uncle and wanted to 　63　a safe place for homeless people.
Pasha, together with her best friend Adrianna, got the idea of building a　64　for the homeless.Their amazing work is a big backpack.It 　65　 two kilos.When it is folded, it can be carried　66　 the shoulder as a backpack.And when it spreads out, the backpack will become a “house”.The space blanket(毛毯) in it keeps people　67　during the cold winters.It's 6℃ to 7℃ warmer inside than outside.During the hot summer months, the backpack can be turned over(翻转)　68　 the space blanket is on its top.It will be　69　cooler inside.The girls hope that one day they will see homeless people using their　70　 on the street.
What a wonderful thing the girls have done!
( )61.A.fallen into B.turned into C.put into D.poured into
( )62.A.living B.working C.studying D.researching
( )63.A.buy B.visit C.create D.leave
( )64.A.hotel B.restaurant C.factory D.home
( )65.A.weighs B.collects C.loses D.sells
( )66.A.from B.on C.into D.in
( )67.A.warm B.wet C.cool D.cold
( )68.A.even though B.so that C.ever since D.no matter
( )69.A.more B.most C.many D.much
( )70.A.notice B.message C.invention D.picture
H
When you go out for a business trip or a weekend,you have to 　71　pack your mobile phone,laptop(手提电脑),MP3 player,camera and so on.It’s wonderful for you to 　72　no batteries,no chargers(充电器) and no wires.
This is the future “wireless power”.That is 　73　 of passing on electricity through the air to laptops and other small electrical devices (装置) without the need of wires.These new devices were 　74　 the first trade products in Las Vegas at the International Consumer Electronics Show,the world’s biggest trade 　75　 for small electrical devices.
Experts believe this is just the 　76　.In a world without wires,you can use a laptop in cafes or airports 　77　 you put an “electricity hotspot” inside and no longer have to search for a charger from your bags.It is said that you will be able to 　78　your devices in the room that has wireless power,and then they will get the power 　79　.If one room has wireless power,you would know that once you walk through the front door,your mobile phone starts charging up,even when it is still in your bag or pocket.You’d never need to 　80　 the right charger again.This kind of technology,named Power Bean,can turn electricity into a laser(激光),then pass it on as heat,across the room.
( )71.A.probably B.never C.hardly D.nearly
( )72.A.make B.get C.bring D.own
( )73.A.a suggestion B.an idea C.a reason D.a way
( )74.A.between B.with C.among D.during
( )75.A.game B.show C.contest D.concert
( )76.A.beginning B.end C.dream D.prediction
( )77.A.though B.if C.because D.while
( )78.A.send B.let C.leave D.put
( )79.A.on time B.just now C.at once D.in the future
( )80.A.look after B.look up C.look at D.look for
Unit 6 When was it invented 完形填空专练
参 考 答 案
第一节 完形填空。
阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1-5 BBDAC 6-10 CABDC
11-15 BACCB 16-20 BAACC
21-25 CDCCA 26-30 BABBC
31-35 CADCB　 36-40 CABCB
41-45 BDACB　 46-50 DCDBB
51-55 BBCDA　 56-60 ABBCD
61-65 BACDA 66-70 BABDC
71-75 ACDCB 76-80 ABDCD
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