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Module 9 Great inventions
模块拓展提升
一、完形填空(难度：★★★)
Robots may seem smart, but they cannot even pick up a chess piece. Let's take a look at some difficult ______1______ for robots.
Picking things up is not easy. If we drop our pencil on the floor, our brains work hard.
( )1. A. moments B. times C. tasks D. dreams
C
First, we must find the pencil. Then we move our hands to it. A robot cannot always move its “hand” to the right place. When we touch the pencil, it might roll(滚动)a little bit. Robots cannot ___2___ understand this either. So, if you drop a pencil on the floor, a robot will ___3____ roll it around the room.
( )2. A. secretly B. strongly C. heavily D. easily
( )3. A. probably B. never C. suddenly D. hardly
D
A
If we are in a building we've never been to, we might feel a bit ____4____. But we can ____5____, find a door and get out quickly. But a robot will look everywhere for a door, even on ceilings(天花板)and floors. This is because it's __6___ for them to understand spaces, especially things such as walls or ceilings.
( )4. A. gone B. lost C. missing D. proud
( )5. A. look around B. look away
C. look down D. look up
( )6. A. difficult B. right C. healthy D. careful
B
A
A
Because of common sense, we do not ____7____ doors on the ceiling. We pick up a coffee cup by its handle(把手). We ______8______ whether it has coffee inside, and whether it's hot. A robot It may turn the cup upside down.
( )7. A. look out B. send for C. turn off D. look for
( )8. A. feel B. hear C. taste D. smell
D
A
It may hold the hot part of the cup. Scientists have ______9______ teaching robots common-sense rules. But even huge databases(数据库) don't help much. Maybe they need more ______10______ to learn.
( )9. A. tried B. regretted C. refused D. allowed
( )10. A. money B. time C. room D. energy
A
B
二、阅读理解(B篇)(难度：★★★)
Many companies have created apps to help blind people. Microsoft created apps to describe a photo. Huawei made an app that uses sounds to tell users if people they are talking to look happy, sad or angry. Now, Google is testing an app that will allow blind people to run alone.
Panek, CEO of Guiding Eyes for the Blind, had always loved running. But he started losing his eyesight(视力)when he was 8, and by his early 20s he was blind. Later in life, he started running with other people or a guide dog to help him. But he didn't like this way. He asked a group of experts of Google whether they could create something to help blind people run on their own.
The Google team soon created Project Guideline. The Guideline app uses a smartphone camera to recognize(辨认)a line painted on the ground. Through earphones, the app makes sounds when a person moves away from the line.
After trying the app, Panek used it while running outside in a park. In November 2020, when he was 38 years old, Panek successfully ran 5 kilometres around New York City's Central Park using the app.
Panek hopes that the app Project Guideline can help more people like him. And Google will improve Project Guideline to better help the blind.
( )11. Which company created apps to describe a photo？
A. Google. B. Tencent.
C. Microsoft. D. Huawei.
( )12. ____________ made an app to help the blind run alone.
A. Google. B. Huawei. C. Microsoft. D. Panek.
C
A
( )13. How old was Panek when he used the app to run around New York City's Central Park
A. 8. B. 20. C. 28. D. 38.
D
( )14. What can you infer from the last paragraph
A. Panek is a man with strong will.
B. Most blind people have already known this app.
C. The Guideline app has helped a lot of blind people.
D. Google will continue to work hard to develop the app.
D
( )15. What's the passage mainly about
A. The Google team.
B. A blind runner.
C. An app helping blind people run.
D. A company developing apps.
C
三、短文填空(难度：★★★)
“I could tell it was him by the way he walked.” If you've ever said that, you understand biometrics (生物识别技术). Biometric technology is ___16__ important topic in our work and private lives. It includes the use of fingerprints or knowing a person's voice. It is the science about what a person looks ___17___ and how a person does things. Like tree leaves, no two human beings are exactly the ___18___. They've got different eyes and different hair. And everyone has a different way of walking ____19____ moving.
an
like
same
or
This technology can tell you from others. At the moment if you travel through an airport, you need your ID card or passport. If you go to your bank to get some ____20____, you need a card and a special number. But what should you do if you lose your passport or forget your number Biometric technology can ____21______ this problem. The technology is becoming more and more ______22______ with old people because they no longer need to remember their passwords.
money
solve
popular
This technology is all around us in our lives. We use it to unlock a smartphone, get into our homes, start our cars without a key or even ______23______ for our shopping.
pay
Nothing is perfect. People are ______24______ about the safety of their private information. However, the technology will become much better in the ______25______, and it will become more and more important in our daily lives.
worried
future
16. ____________ 17. ____________
18. ____________ 19. ____________
20. ____________ 21. ____________
22. ____________ 23. ____________
24. ____________ 25. ____________
an
like
same
or
money
solve
popular
pay
worried
future
四、回答问题(难度：★★★)
Today, many teenagers have already put technology to good use. Here are two good examples.
●A new reader (阅读器) for the blind
The two 14-year-old students, Meng Shuqi and Feng Boyao, are from Taiyuan. They invented a new kind of reader to help the blind read books. The new reader can turn words into raised dots (盲点) when connected to a computer.
As we know, the blind read by touching raised dots. However, there weren't many books for the blind in the past, and it was difficult for them to get new information in time. As the old readers in the market were very expensive and difficult to use, the two students decided to invent the new reader which was easier to use. They hoped that the new reader could be widely used to help more blind people.
?●A smart system for the old
A 16-year-old American boy Vetri Vel created a smart system. It is made up of a small computer and a camera. The system can catch the heat signals (热感信号) of a fallen person and send messages for help at once.
After Vetri's neighbour had fallen down alone at home, Vetri realised that falling down was a common problem for many old people. It may even lead to death. Vetri hopes that his invention can help more old people in time.
26. What can the reader invented by Meng Shuqi and Feng Boyao help do
_____________________________________________27. How do the blind read
__________________________________________________________________________________________
The reader / It can help the blind read books.
The blind / They read by touching raised dots. / By touching raised dots.
28. Why did the two students decide to invent the new reader which was easier to use
__________________________________________________________________________________________
29. What is the smart system made up of
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Because the old readers in the market were very expensive and difficult to use.
The smart system / It is made up of a small computer and a camera. / A small computer and a camera.
30. Which was a common problem for the old according to Vetri, falling down or death
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Falling down was a common problem for the old. / Falling down.
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Module 9 Great inventions
Unit 1 Will computers be used more than books in the future
一、根据句意及首字母提示填单词
1. They put everything on from rock or hip-hop to e____________ music.
2. The book is thick. It has more than 300 p____________.
3. My watch stopped working, but my dad f____________ it yesterday.
lectronic
ages
ixed
4. If you are interested in our products, please visit our w____________ at www..
5. I b____________ a pen from Daisy because I couldn't find mine.
ebsite
orrowed
二、单项填空
( )6. I suppose my report ____________________next Friday.
A. finishes B. will be finished C. will finish
( )7. I think ____________________hard for me ____________________up so early.
A. it's; to get B. that's; to get C. it's; get
B
A
( )8. ____________________ the development of AI, many traditional jobs will disappear and many new ones will appear.
A. At B. With C. In
( )9. Can you help me ____________________ the colourful lights on the Christmas tree
A. put up B. look down C. put on D. take away
B
A
( )10. —Can you ____________________your
e-dictionary to me, please
—Of course. But you must take good care of it.
A. borrow B. lend
C. have D. keep
B
三、 根据汉语意思完成句子,每空一词
11. 我们在互联网上可以得到许多有用的信息。
We can ____________ a lot of useful information ____________ ____________ ____________.
12. 城市的街道上满是车辆。
The city streets are ____________ ____________ traffic.
get
on
the
Internet
full
of
13. 昨天我收到了我最好的朋友凯特的来信。
I ____________ ____________ my best friend Kate yesterday.
14. 会议将在下周一举行。
The meeting ____________ ____________ ____________ next Monday.
heard
from
will
be
held
15. 谢谢你把你的电脑借给我。
Thanks a lot for ____________ your computer ____________ me.
lending
to
四、语法选择(难度：★★)
The invention of the camera goes far into the past. In ____16____ 1500s, men were experimenting with cameras to make images (图像). ____17____ they didn't find a way to make the pictures permanent (长久的) until the early 1800s.
( )16. A. a B. / C. the
( )17. A. But B. Or C. So
C
A
Even then, photography was a new field. Most people had their family pictures taken by a photographer. People did not own cameras because taking pictures and developing the film (冲洗胶卷) were too ______18______.
( )18. A. difficulty B. difficultly C. difficult
C
In 1884, George Eastman ____19____ a kind of film and it fitted into a small camera. Because the new film was easy to use, many people began to buy cameras. When they had used up ____20____ film, people returned the cameras to the factory. There, the film was developed, and pictures were printed.
( )19. A. invents B. invented
C. has invented
( )20. A. their B. they C. theirs
B
A
Taking pictures is very easy with the help ______21______ Eastman's camera. Today's cameras are even ______22______ to use. Photography has become a growing hobby.
( )21. A. of B. in C. at
( )22. A. easy B. the easiest C. easier
A
C
There ______23______ also many new jobs in the field of photography. One of the most important ______24______ of work is in news reporting. Newspapers, magazines and television all need pictures ______25______ their stories.
People find new uses for the camera every day.
( )23. A. are B. is C. be
( )24. A. kind B. kinds C. kinds'
( )25. A. tell B. to tell C. telling
A
B
B
五、阅读理解(A篇)(难度：★★)
The fingerprint unlock(指纹解锁) is my pared with numeric passwords, it can help me unlock my phone more quickly. I think the pattern unlock is not safe. When you're unlocking your phone, other people might see the pattern and memorize it. Besides, it's too easy for thieves to break the code.
—by Peter
My favourite is the fingerprint unlock. Everyone's fingerprint is unique (唯一的). So I think that's safer. Some people like to use numbers as their passwords. They often use special numbers, such as birth dates and telephone numbers. I think this is quite unsafe.
—by Smith
I think using fingerprints to unlock smartphones is the most unsafe because fingerprints can be copied by using some kinds of technology. I prefer the face unlock. Other people cannot unlock your phone unless you allow them to.
—by Tina
I prefer the fingerprint unlock, as no two fingerprints in the world are the same. I think the most unsafe method is the pattern unlock because too many people use patterns shaped like “Z”, “L” or “W”, which are easy to guess. I am also interested in the voice unlock. Everyone has a unique voice. When you speak, your phone will recognise your voice and unlock itself.
—by Johnny
( )26. Which of the following is pattern unlock according to the passage
B
( )27. How many students prefer the fingerprint unlock
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
( )28. What does Tina think is the safest way to unlock phones？
A. Voice unlock. B. Pattern unlock.
C. Face unlock. D. Fingerprint unlock.
C
C
( )29. Why does Johnny think the voice unlock is safe
A. Because everyone's voice is special.
B. Because it frees people's hands.
C. Because people can easily change their voices.
D. Because people don't need to worry about forgetting their passwords.
A
( )30. In which part of a magazine will you probably read this passage
A. Travel. B. Business.
C. News. D. Technology.
D
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Module 9 Great inventions
Unit 2 Will books be replaced by the Internet
一、根据句意及中文提示填单词
1. With the _________________(发展) of science, our lives have changed greatly.
2. All these jobs can be done by one ____________ (单个的) machine.
3. The invention of ____________ (印刷) made it possible for more people to read.
development
single
printing
4. Since joining the WTO, China's ____________ (交易) with foreign countries has greatly increased.
5. Water began to ____________(蔓延) across the floor.
trade
spread
二、用方框内所给短语的适当形式填空
6. The silk dress should be washed ____________. Don't wash it in the washing machine.
7. Although I didn't agree with David, he was right ____________.
by hand
in a way
look through, by hand, at a time, wait and see, in a way
8. I sometimes buy a newspaper on my way home and __________________ it on the bus.
9. If you don't believe it, ________________.
10. You are allowed to ask one question ____________.
look through
wait and see
at a time
look through, by hand, at a time, wait and see, in a way
三、完形填空(难度：★★)
So far, people have invented so many things that changed our lives. The first great ______11______ was the wheel invented more than 5,500 years ago. It is still very ______12______ today. It made it easier for us to carry heavy things and to______13______ long distances (距离).
( )11. A. invention B. food C. inventor D. animal
( )12. A. useless B. impossible
C. important D. comfortable
( )13. A. sail B. fly C. move D. travel
A
C
D
For hundreds of years after that, there were ___14___ inventions with the same effect (效果) as the wheel. Then in the early 1800's the world started to ____15____. There was little unknown land in the world. People did not have to explore much any more. They began to work in order to make life better.
( )14. A. high B. small C. few D. more
( )15. A. change B. appear C. turn D. lose
C
A
During the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were ______16______. Among them were the electric light and the radio. These all became a big ______17______ of our lives today.
( )16. A. sold B. bought C. shown D. made
( )17. A. room B. part C. world D. universe
D
B
The first part of the 20th century saw more ______18______ inventions: the helicopter(直升机)in 1907, movies with sound in 1927, and jet planes in 1937. This was ______19______ a time when a new material was first made. Nylon ______20______ in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people had been wearing.
( )18. A. bad B. great C. proper D. new
( )19. A. also B. still C. yet D. already
( )20. A. came out B. came across
C. turned out D. came on
B
A
A
四、阅读理解(B 篇)(难度：★★★)
Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The programme works because everyone's eyes are different. So in the future you won't have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You'll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are. The eye-recognition(眼睛识别)programme is tested in shops and banks in the USA, Britain and Italy.
Scientists are working on other systems too. Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hands or even your smell! We have already had machines that can tell who you are from your voice or your fingerprints. But eye-recognition will replace other ways of finding out who you are. It is better,
because your eyes don't change as you get older, or get dirty like hands or fingers. And even twins have different eyes, so the programme can be up to 94% correct, depending on how good the technology is. In Britain, it was found that 91% of people said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition.
( )21. How does the eye-recognition programme work
A. You look at the machine and type a number.
B. You need to speak and then take a look.
C. The machine looks directly at your face.
D. You look at the machine with your eyes.
D
( )22. Where has the programme for remembering eyes been tested
A. In banks and factories.
B. In banks and shops.
C. In schools and factories.
D. In schools and shops.
B
( )23. Which recognition technologies are already in use
A. Remembering eyes and smells.
B. Remembering fingerprints and voices.
C. Remembering faces and voices.
D. Remembering hands and faces.
B
( )24. What problem could there be with the eye-recognition programme
A. Some eyes are the same.
B. Eyes can change.
C. It is not always correct.
D. Eyes can get dirty.
C
( )25. What is the passage mainly about？
A. The eye-recognition programme.
B. How to take care of your eyes.
C. The difference of eyes.
D. The use of eyes.
A
五、短文填空(难度：★★★)
A British student has a new invention. It can make children do ____26____ exercise and also reduce (减少) the number of hours of television they watch every day. The technology is ____27___“Square-eyes”. It is a little sensor (传感器) and it is put in ______28______ shoes.
more
named / called
children's
It can record ______29______ number of steps taken by a child during the day and send the information to the family computer. Software then tells the child how many hours of TV he ______30______ she can watch that evening. One hundred steps are equal to (等于) one minute ______31______ TV. ______32______ children use up all of their TV time, they have to do more exercise.
the
or
of
If / When
The inventor, Gillian Swan, said, “This will help children take exercise in their daily lives from a young ______33______.” She said that ten years ago, children were ______34______ than today because they often played outside with their friends, while today's children spend too much time in ______35______ of the TV and don't exercise. This means that today's children have weight problems and become fat easily.
age
healthier
front
26. ____________ 27. ____________
28. ____________ 29.____________
30. ____________ 31. ____________
32. ____________ 33. ____________
34. ____________ 35. ____________
more
named / called
children's
the
or
of
If / When
age
healthier
front
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Module 9 Great inventions
Unit 3 Language in use
一、根据要求完成句子，每空一词
1. He is going to set up a new company next year. (改为被动语态)
A new company ______ _________ ________ ______ _______ ________ by him next year.
2. Will the woman send the boy to the hospital (改为被动语态)
________ the boy ______ _________ to the hospital _______ the woman
is
going
to
be
set
up
Will
be
sent
by
3. A teaching building will be built here two years later. (改为否定句)
A teaching building ______ ______ ______ ________ here two years later.
4. A birthday gift will be given to her by her mother tomorrow. (改为主动语态)
Her mother ______ ______ ______ a birthday gift tomorrow.
will
not
be
built
will
give
her
5. Thousands of lives will be saved by this method. (改为一般疑问句)
_______ thousands of lives ______ _______ by this method
Will
be
saved
二、根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词
6. 我认为图书馆应该储存各种各样的书。
In my opinion, various books ____________ ____________ ____________ in the library.
7. 他经常从图书馆借书吗？
Does he often ____________ ____________ ____________ the library
should
be
stored
borrow
books
from
8. 由于温室效应，地球的温度正在升高。
The earth's temperature is rising ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ the greenhouse effect.
9. 人们戴眼镜是为了看得更清楚。
People wear glasses ____________ ____________ they can see better.
as
a
result
of
so
that
10. 将来会花更多钱在这个项目上。
More money ____________ ____________ ____________ on this project in the future.
will
be
spent
三、语法选择(难度：★★)
When we feel hungry, we can take out our phones and order some food easily. When we need to take a taxi, we can ______11______ use our phones to book one. It's so ______12______. But what will happen to the old unfamiliar (不熟悉的)with how to use ______13______ smartphone
( )11. A. also B. either C. too
( )12. A. easily B. easy C. easiness
( )13. A. a B. an C. the
A
B
A
With the development of technology, ____14___ lifestyle has been changed a lot. Lots of things can ____15____ through the Internet, such as shopping, buying tickets and so on. New apps are easy for the young, ______16______ they are difficult for the old.
( )14. A. ourselves B. ours C. our
( )15. A. do B. be do C. be done
( )16. A. and B. but C. or
C
C
B
Now China has come up ______17______ several ways to solve this problem. Everyone should take action ______18______ this “digital gap (数字鸿沟)”.
( )17. A. on B. to C. with
( )18. A. overcome B. to overcome
C. overcoming
C
B
Sometimes we only need several minutes to learn ______19______, but maybe it takes old people hours or even a few days. Next time when the old need help, we should be patient with them and never forget ______20______ they've done for us.
( )19. A. something new B. new something
C. everything new
( )20. A. which B. what C. how
A
B
四、阅读理解(C篇)(难度：★★★)
配对阅读。左栏是对五个人的需求的介绍，右栏是对七项发明的介绍，请为左栏的每个人选择一项合适的发明，并将其字母编号填写在题号前的括号内。
A. Easy Bike ParkingParking a bike is not easy in big cities. Here comes the bicycle-parking tower. You only need to swipe a card (刷卡) and push a button. Then the tower can hold your bike in an empty place inside it.
B. Wear Real PlantsThe plants can keep growing for weeks without water or soil. They can be worn for two to four weeks before growing off their metal base. You can then move them into flowerpots.
C. Water LoopIn some places in Africa, people have to walk miles to get water. So Water Loop was invented to help. It is a water tank and people can easily pull or push it.
D. Solar Charged LightThis is Lumnaid, a solar light that can be on for 16 hours after recharging (充电) with just seven hours of sunlight. Two US students designed it.
E. Arm with Cool ToolsIt is a bionic (仿生的) arm made by a Japanese company. The cool arm has a smart-watch, laser and phone chargers (充电器).
F. Squeeze Every DropDoes your mother always tell you to squeeze the toothpaste from the bottom South Korean designer Jee Young-choi has created a new toothbrush to help you with the job. The slot (槽) in the brush will help you squeeze the last drop of paste out of the tube.
G. Hang up Your PlantIt's great to grow plants inside your home. And the Livi planter will make it more fun. It is a kind of flowerpot that you can stick to windows. It's also OK if you want to put it on the table.
( )21. James Young, 25, is from the UK. A few months ago, he lost an arm in a train accident. He is now looking for an artificial (人造的) one.
( )22. Rebecca Smith is a backpacker and she often goes hiking and camping in the mountains. She needs one thing to help her walk for long hours at night.
E
D
( )23. Ben is a 5-year-old boy. He doesn't like brushing his teeth because he can't get the toothpaste (牙膏) out by himself and his mother sometimes gets mad at him because of that.
( )24. Miss Grew loves nature, but she lives in a small apartment and there's no room for flowers or other plants. She wants to have some plants that don't take much room.
F
G
( )25. Mike works in a big company in Shanghai. He used to drive to work but always arrived late because of the heavy traffic. Now he tries riding a bike, but he worries about the parking.
A
五、回答问题(难度：★★)
We use chopsticks to eat food every day. But do you know that chopsticks are a very popular dishware (餐具) not only in China, but also in many other counties More than 1.8 billion people all over the world use chopsticks when they are at the table. Now chopsticks are one of the most famous symbols of Chinese food culture. Do you know where they were invented Yes, they were invented in China.
It's said that the first chopsticks were used in China about 5,000 years ago. Since then, chopsticks have been the main dishware in China though it is a little difficult for people to use them to eat at first. Soon, chopsticks are widely used in many other countries in Asia, such as Vietnam, Japan and Korea. Most chopsticks are made of bamboo or wood because they are so common that they are cheap and easy to get.
But there are also some other different kinds of materials. For example, animal bones are also used for making chopsticks. Even valuable materials like silver and gold are used to make chopsticks too. There are also many table manners connected with chopsticks. For example, you can't use chopsticks to point at others. It's impolite in China. You can't stick the chopsticks into the rice either. As you know, that means for the dead.
26. What is one of the most famous symbols of Chinese food culture
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Chopsticks are one of the most famous symbols of Chinese food culture. / Chopsticks.
27. Which country were chopsticks invented in，Japan or China？
_____________________________________________28. When were chopsticks invented
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
Chopsticks / They were invented in China. / China.
Chopsticks / They were invented about 5，000 years ago. / About 5,000 years ago.
29. What are most chopsticks made of
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Most chopsticks / They are made of bamboo or wood. / Bamboo or wood.
30. How many kinds of table manners connected with chopsticks does the writer mention in the passage
__________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________
The writer mentions two / 2 kinds of table manners connected with chopsticks in the passage. / Two / 2.
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