Unit 6 When was it invented 语篇专练（含答案）

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Unit 6 When was it invented
【单元语篇专练】
一、完形填空
Tea is one of three most popular drinks in the world.It is reported that tea is
　1　 in more than 60 countries and regions(地区)and enjoyed by over 2 billion people.　2　 November 27, 2019,the United Nations (UN) designated(指定)May 21 as International Tea Day.The UN’s decision showed the 　3　of tea in people’s daily lives.
　　China is the largest tea-producing country in the world.It has　4　 paid a lot of attention to the development of the tea industry(行业).To celebrate the day, many events 　5　 in different areas in China.International Tea Day 　6　 farmers to grow more nice tea plants.It also helps spread tea culture and the 　7　of tea.
“I am now more confident about the　8　 future of tea.” said Jin Weiqiang, a farmer in Meijiawu Village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.Jin has been 　9　 Longjing tea for more than twenty years.Wei Yuede, a 　10　 in Anxi, Fujian Province, said International Tea Day will help him sell more tea internationally.
( )1.A.produced　 B.chosen　 C.drunk
( )2.A.In B.On C.At
( )3.A.background B.importance C.brand
( )4.A.hardly 　　 B.seldom C.always
( )5.A.take risks 　 B.take breaks C.take place
( )6.A.requires 　 B.encourages C.allows
( )7.A.pleasure B.warmth C.popularity
( )8.A.dark 　　 B.bright C.terrible
( )9.A.growing 　 B.pouring C.introducing
( )10.A.postman 　　B.scientist C.businessman
二、阅读理解
Nobody knows who invented the pencil or when it was invented.A Swiss described a pencil in a book in 1565.He said it was a piece of wood with lead(铅)inside it.In 1795,someone started making pencils from graphite(石墨)and they became very popular.Today,people make pencils in the same way.They put it inside a piece of wood.One pencil can make a line as long as 55 kilometers.
When people wrote with pens,they had to put the pen point into the ink after writing every few letters.Later someone invented a fountain pen(自来水笔)and this kind of pen could hold ink inside it.A fountain pen can write several pages before you have to fill it again.
Two brothers,Ladislao and Georg Biro,invented the ballpoint pen that we all use today.They left their country Hungary and started producing ballpoint pens in England in 1943 during the World War Ⅱ.Later,a French company called Bic bought the Biro brothers’ company.Someone calls ballpoint pens bics.Australians call them biros.Whatever they are called,we use them every day.
( )1.When was the pencil invented according to the passage
A.In 1565.　　　 B.In 1795. C.Before 1565.
( )2.What do people use to make pencils today
A.Graphite. B.Steel. C.Ink.
( )3.What do the underlined words “pen point” mean in Chinese
A.笔杆 B.笔帽 C.笔尖
( )4.Where were Ladislao and Georg Biro from
A.America. B.Australia. C.Hungary.
( )5.What is the passage mainly about
A.Some famous inventors.
B.The invention of pencils and some kinds of pens.
C.Who invented the pencil.
三、短文还原
Most people like tomatoes.And they think of tomatoes as a vegetable,because they are not sweet and are used for providing flavor(风味)to food.1.　　
Tomatoes are from Mexico.Spanish explorers,who went to South America about 500 years ago,brought back tomatoes to Europe.Because tomatoes look like apples,the French called them love apples,while the British called them apples of gold. 2.　　
3.　　As far back as 500 years ago,the joy of eating fried tomatoes with salt and pepper,was known to the Italians.
In some countries like Britain and Mexico,tomatoes were thought to have poison(毒)in them.4.　　The belladonna is regarded as a plant with poison.But people grew them in their gardens because of their beautiful color and look.They even thought that tomatoes caused diseases.5.　　They began to eat them.
It is believed that the British brought tomatoes to India.This was about 300 years ago.Gradually,the people in India started discovering that tomatoes tasted good.Today,the whole world is crazy about tomatoes.
A.But they are actually a fruit.
B.But they soon got over their fear.
C.The first people in Europe to eat tomatoes were Italians.
D.So we think Mexico is the tomato’s hometown.
E.The tomato is the world’s most popular fruit.
F.That is because tomatoes look like the plant called the belladonna(颠茄).
1______2_____3_____4______5______
参考答案
一、【主旨大意】本文介绍了联合国设立了国际茶叶节,表明了国际上对茶的重视。
1.A　考查动词辨析。句意:据报道,有60多个国家和地区生产茶叶,有20多亿人喜欢喝茶。produced生产;chosen选择;drunk喝。根据“It is reported that tea is ______in more than 60 countries and regions”可知是指有60多个国家和地区生产茶叶。
2.B　考查介词。表示在具体某一天,用介词on。
3.B　考查名词辨析。句意:联合国的决定显示了茶在人们日常生活中的重要性。background背景;importance重要性;brand品牌。根据“______ November 27, 2019,the United Nations (UN) designated May 21 as International Tea Day.The UN’s decision...”可知联合国决定把5月21日定为国际茶叶节,说明了茶在人们日常生活中的重要性。
4.C　考查副词辨析。句意:它一直非常重视茶业的发展。hardly几乎不;seldom很少;always总是。根据“China is the largest tea-producing country in the world.”可知中国是世界上最大的产茶国,所以中国一直非常重视茶业的发展。
5.C　考查短语辨析。句意:为了庆祝这一天,中国各地举行了许多活动。take risks冒险;take breaks休息;take place发生,进行。根据“many events”可知take place符合题意。
6.B　考查动词辨析。句意:国际茶叶节鼓励农民种植更多的好茶树。requires要求;encourages鼓励;allows允许。根据“International Tea Day______farmers to grow more nice tea plants.”可知国际茶叶节是鼓励农民种植更多的好茶树。
7.C　考查名词辨析。句意:它还有助于传播茶文化和茶的普及。pleasure高兴;warmth温暖;popularity流行。根据“It also helps spread tea culture and the______of tea.”可知传播了茶文化,也就是普及了茶。
8.B　考查形容词辨析。句意:我现在对茶叶的光明前景更有信心了。dark黑暗的;bright明亮的;terrible糟糕的。根据“more confident ”可知有自信是因为茶叶的光明前景。
9.A　考查动词辨析。句意:金已经种植龙井茶20多年了。growing种植;pouring倾倒;introducing介绍。根据“Jin has been______Longjing tea for more than twenty years.”可知应该是种植龙井茶。
10.C　考查名词辨析。句意:福建安溪的商人魏跃德表示,国际茶叶节将帮助他在国际上销售更多的茶叶。根据句意可知, businessman 符合语境。
二、【主旨大意】本文讲述了“笔”的发展,首先是铅笔,然后是钢笔,后来又发明了自来水笔,最后是我们每天都在使用的圆珠笔。
1.C　细节理解题。根据A Swiss described a pencil in a book in 1565.He said it was a piece of wood with lead inside it.可知,选C。
2.A　细节理解题。根据In 1795,someone started making pencils from graphite and they became very popular.Today,people make pencils in the same way.可知选A。
3.C　词义猜测题。根据When people wrote with pens,they had to put the pen point into the ink after writing every few letters.可知,当人们用钢笔写字时,他们每写几个字就得把笔尖放进墨水里。
4.C　细节理解题。根据Two brothers,Ladislao and Georg Biro,invented the ballpoint pen that we all use today.They left their country Hungary可知,这两人来自匈牙利。
5.B　主旨大意题。本文主要讲了铅笔和其他的笔的发明。
三、短文还原
1.　A　 2.　D　 3.　C　.4.　F　 5.　B　
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