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

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Unit 6 When was it invented 语法填空专练
Name_________ Grade_________
第一节 语法填空。
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A
Animals are important in Indian culture and are treated in a special way. For example, a lot of elephants aren’t wild. They are domesticated (驯养). They aren’t kept as pets, 1. as working animals. Every working elephant has 2. (it) own keeper. The elephant and the keeper meet 3. the first time when they are both young, and they grow up together. In fact, their relationship continues for the rest of the 4. (elephant) life perhaps 40 years. Lots of elephants work in the forest, 5. (move) heavy trees when they are cut down. Some give rides to tourists, or carry people during 6. (celebrate) and festivals. Keepers take excellent care of their elephants, feeding them 7. (good) and giving them a bath at the end of the working day.
Another special animal in India is the cow. Cows are protected animals, so they aren’t kept on farms or 8. (kill) for food, although people do use their milk. So in India you can often see cows walking around towns and cities, and nobody 9. (try) to control them. 10.
they sit down in the middle of the road, people usually drive around them! Do you think it’s interesting
B
When feeling tired，lots of people are used to drinking coffee.It is without 11.________ that coffee is a popular drink all over the world.Coffee has been a part of people's 12.________ (day) life for thousands of years.People drink coffee with great 13.________(please)．But do you know how it 14.________(invent)？
Many centuries ago，there was a farmer called Kaldi in Arabia.One day，he was watching his sheep.All of a 15.________，he noticed that his sheep became very active after eating the red fruit from a plant.To his surprise，he didn't feel tired anymore.He picked some fruit in a 16.________ and sent it to a monk (和尚)．The man told him about that.The monk also ate that fruit and he had the same experience.The monk ground (研磨) the red fruit and put it in 17.________(boil) water and then served it to the other people.They felt fresh 18.________ drinking it.In fact，the red fruit was the coffee fruit.
Coffee drinking 19.________(one) began in Arabia.In the 17th century it 20.________(spread) to Britain.In 1650，the first coffee house of the world was opened in England.
C
Roses have a long history. It 21.　　　　(say) that they have been on the earth for at least 35 million years.
Roses are used 22.　　　　(make) perfumes(香水) because of their nice smell. And they are regarded as 23.　　　　 symbol of love in many countries. There are lots of 24.　　　　(story) about roses. Here’s the most famous one.
Roses 25.　　　　(create) by Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, according to the ancient Greek mythology(神话). At that time there 26.　　　　(be) only white roses in the world. But did you know 27.　　　　 red roses came into being Let me tell you. One day, Aphrodite’s lover Adonis 28.　　　 　(hurt) by a wild animal. Hearing the bad news, Aphrodite hurried to save 29.
　　　　(he). On the way, her feet were hurt by the thorns(刺) of a rose bush. Her blood started to flow(流) and then the white flowers on the bush were turned 30.　　　　 red ones.
D
　There are many useful inventions in our 31.　　　　(day) life, such as different styles of shoes with special heels, scoops, zippers, locks, bells or fridges powered by electricity. They are used not only in trade but also at the Olympics. We can divide them into different parts. You can make a list of them.
When somebody 32.　　　　(mention) musical instruments, he or she may think of the pioneer of invention, Mr. Bell, all of a 33.　　　　. When you throw the ball into a basket, you may remember the Canadian hero, James Naismith, a 34.　　　　(profession) teacher.
If a 35.　　　　(custom) wants to buy some sour biscuits or crispy and salty cookies on websites, he or she may want to know who invented computers.
And when you smell tea, 36.　　　　 doubt, it may remind you of a national 37.　　 　　
(rule), Shen Nong. He invented tea by accident when he was 38.　　　　(boil) water.
If an accidental earthquake happened, nearly every project was destroyed, but a low library 39.　　　　(remain), the library would have great popularity. And you may look up to the builders who built it.
Well, every invention has a 40.　　　　. Thanks to the inventions, we can live a life full of pleasure.
E
The tradition of sending Christmas cards was started in the UK in 1843 by Sir Henry Cole. He thought sending cards would help out the post office 41.　　　　 giving the common people something to receive(接收) and mail.
Sir Henry 42.　　　　(share) the idea of Christmas cards with his friend John Horsley. They designed(设计) the first card. About 1,000 cards 43.　　　　(print) and sold. They are now very valuable(宝贵的) and people need to spend thousands of pounds or dollars on them!
The first postal service that common people could use 44.　　　　(start) in 1840. Before that, only very rich people had enough money to send anything in the mail.Cards became much popular in the UK when they could 45.　　　　(mail) for half the price of a common letter.
As printing ways improved, Christmas cards 46.　　　　(produce) in large numbers from about 1860.
And the cost of sending post cards, and also Christmas cards 47.　　　　(drop) a lot. This meant more people were able to send cards. By the early 1900s, the tradition had spread over Europe and had become very popular, 48.　　　　(especial) in Germany.
In the 1910s and 1920s, home-made cards became popular. They were usually too delicate(易损坏的) 49.　　　　 send through the mail, so they were given by hand.
Nowadays, cards have all kinds of pictures on them. Charities(慈善机构) often sell their own Christmas cards 50.　　　　 a way of raising money at Christmas.
F
　　Do you know anything about the 51.　　　　(invent) of the bar code(条形码)
A small food store owner found 52.　　　　 was difficult to keep records of the product information. In 1948, he asked the Drexel Institute of Technology 53.　　　　(solve) this problem. Bernard Silver, a graduate student, was interested. He and his friend Norman Joseph Woodland started to work on it. Soon, they invented 54.　　　　(they) first working system(系统).
The system did work at first, 55.　　　　 it was very expensive and sometimes the system didn’t work 56.　　　　(good). If the invention was to become popular in stores, the problems had to be solved. Finally, Woodland solved them.
The patent(专利权) for the bar code system 57.　　　　(ask) for by Silver and Woodland in 1949, but the patent was not given 58.　　　　 1952. Although this patent was given, the system was still not popular among store owners.
In 1970, a business 59.　　　　(name) Logicon Inc. invented the Universal Grocery Products Identification Code(食品工业统一码). Marsh Supermarket in Troy was the first store to set up this bar code reading system. It 60.　　　　(become) very popular ever since, and now it’s used in all types of stores all over the world.
G
James Dyson is a famous British inventor. One of his well-known 61.　　　　(invent) is the bagless vacuum cleaner(真空吸尘器). He invented it in 1978.Today Dyson still remembers that day. “I am the only man in the world with a bagless vacuum cleaner!” he said.
Dyson, 74, wasn’t 62.　　　　 engineer at first. 63.　　　　 he studied art at the Royal College of Art in London, he began to show an interest in design. There he invented his 64.　　　　
(one) product, the Sea Truck. It was a boat for 65.　　　　(carry) anything between islands.
Then he started 66.　　　　(him) first company to make and sell another invention, the Ballbarrow, a kind of vehicle(交通工具). But later Dyson left his company because he didn’t agree 67.　　　　 his partners.
After that Dyson began to improve on the vacuum cleaner. In 1985, Dyson took his product to Japan and allowed the Japanese to sell it. However, he didn’t make much money. Several years later Dyson decided 68.　　　　(produce) and sell the machine himself. By 2005, Dyson controlled both the European and 69.　　　　(America) markets. Along the way, Dyson discovered the secret of 70.　　　　(successful), “People buy products if they’re better.”
Unit 6 When was it invented 语法填空专练
参 考 答 案
第一节 语法填空。
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
1.but 2.its 3.for 4.elephant’s 5.moving;
6.celebrations 7.well 8.killed 9.tries 10.If.
11.doubt　 12.daily　 13.pleasure　 14.was invented　 15.sudden
16.basket　 17.boiling　 18.after　 19.first　 20.spread
21.is said　22.to make　23.a 24.stories　25.were created　
26.were　 27.how　28.was hurt　29.him　30.into
31.daily　32.mentions　33.sudden 34.professional　35.customer　
36.without　37.ruler　38.boiling 39.remained　40.point
41.by　 42.shared　 43.were printed 44.was started　 45.be mailed
46.were produced　47.dropped 48.especially　 49.to　 50.as
51.invention　52.it　53.to solve　54.their 55.but　
56.well　57.was asked　58.until 59.named　60.has become
61.inventions　62.an　63.When　64.first 65.carrying　
66.his　67.with　68.to produce　69.American　70.success
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