Unit 6 When was it invented?单元测试题 2023-2024学年人教版九年级英语全一册(无答案）

Unit 6 单元测试题
I.单项选择。(每小题1分，共10分)
( )1.----Where are the Greens,may I ask
----Well,they have gone to England.They have been there for a week now.
A.nearly B.hardly C.ever D.hard
( )2.There are many tall buildings on sides of the street,and of them is still growing.
A.both,a number B.either,a number C.both,the number D.either,the number
( )3.You won't be let to leave unless the work before next Monday
A.finishes B.is finished C.is finishing D.finished
( )4.In the past two years the number of men teachers in our school from 10 to 30.
A.are increasing B.is increasing C.have increased D.has increased
( )5.Not only his parents but also he__________to the US twice.
A.have been B.have gone C.has been D.has gone
( )6.----Mum,what are you cooking in the kitchen It so good! ----Fried chicken.
A.feels B.tastes C,sounds D.smells
( )7. his partner he has been to Paris,so they know Paris very well.
A.Neither,nor B.Not only,but also C.Either,or D.Both,and
( )8.The young should the old,so the old should set a good example for the young.
A.play tricks on B.take care of C.look forward to D.look up to
( )9.---- was it invented ----It was invented accident.
A.When,in B.When,by C.How,in D.How,by
( )10.----I won't get good grades I study hard.
----That's everyone is trying his best to prepare for the exam.
A.until,why B.unless,when C.unless,why D.till,what
Ⅱ.完形填空(10分)
Things were often invented because there was a need for them.A 14-year-old boy from Canada didn't like wearing a hat to school,so when he 11. on a February morning and found the temperature was-30℃,he had a 12. .He didn't want his ears to freeze(东僵)to ice!In order to solve it,he made “heated earmuffs”!
Bette Nesmith Graham was a typist(打字员),but she was not very good at typing.She often made mistakes in her work.To 13. her mistakes,she invented “Liquid Paper (修正液)”.It dried quickly and made her able to write on top of it —14. this time.
To invent something isn't necessarily difficult.The important thing is that it works and is 15. . Little Katie Harding,5 years old,didn't like walking to the school bus on 16. and rainy winter mornings.She kept walking into muddy puddles(泥坑) 17. she couldn't see them,and so did her brother,who always walked with her and held the umbrella over them.Katie's simple but wonderful
18. was to fasten (使固定)a flashlight to the umbrella.The“muddy puddle spotter”was born.
Next time something doesn't work in the way you want it to,do something about it!Things that have been invented can always be improved.New ideas can always be found.If you 19. ,that's OK. Then you know what doesn't workl Somewhere out there,there is a new thing just 20. to be invented —by you.
( )1.A.gave up B.woke up C.cheered up D.hurried up
( )2.A.secret B.symbol C.request D.problem
( )3.A.print B.catch C.cover D.serve
( )4.A.slowly B.correctly C.suddenly D.widely
( )5.A.complete B.direct C.interesting D.helpful
( )6.A.magic B.dark C.dry D.sunny
( )7.A.because B.if C.until D.unless
( )8.A.surface B.style C.idea D.trouble
( )9.A.hurry B.fail C.challenge D.succeed
( )10.A.helping B.volunteering C.asking D.waiting
Ⅲ.阅读理解.(A、B篇为选择正确答案，C篇为六选五.A、B篇每小题1.5分，C篇每小题1分，共20分)
A
Inventions make our life better,more convenient and more interesting.Here are some nice inventions of 2021.
Purrble
When you are angry or unhappy,what do you do about it Purrble can help you calm down.That's why Purrble was invented.As you hold and pat (轻拍)it,its heart beats slowly.It makes a sound like a cat and it sounds like it really enjoys your touch!When you pat Purrble,its sound will make you calm down slowly, and you'll feel better soon.
Cascatelli
Pasta(意大利面食)is popular around the world,but sometimes you may find it hard to get pasta onto your fork.It's also difficult to keep the sauce(调味汁)on your pasta.To solve these problems,a man created his dream pasta called Cascatelli.Cascatelli is a special kind of pasta with a half-tube(半管的)shape and big ruffles(褶边).Bigger ruffles help it catch sauce.And you can easily get it onto your fork because it's longer than usual pasta.
Paper Shoot
Paper Shoot is a camera and it's made mostly out of paper!The camera is about 1.2 cm thick and 10 cm long.You can take it around easily.To get Paper Shoot to work,you only need two batteries(电池).You can keep 800 pictures in it.Be careful when you take photos on rainy days.Don't get it wet!
( )21.What can we learn about Purrble
A.It's a popular cat. B.It feels angry sometimes.
C.It can feel people's heartbeats. D.It can make people calm down.
( )22.What's special about Cascatelli
A.It's difficult to use it to catch sauce. B.It's longer than usual pasta.
C.It can be eaten without a fork. D.It is in the shape of a square.
( )23.To get Paper Shoot to work,we should .
A.take a usual camera B.cover it with paper C.have two batteries D.take it into the rain
( )24.Which of the following words can best describe these inventions
A.Useful. B.Relaxing C.Beautiful. D.Expensive
( )25.In which part of a website can we most probably find the text
A.Business. B.Technology C.Health. D.People
B
In the Kubuqi Desert in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region,there stands a large power station called the Junma Solar Power Station.Walking around it,visitors will find it hard to imagine that the area,now covered with blue photovoltaic panels(光伏电池板)and green plants,was once barren and called the “sea of death”.
Covering an area of around 1.4 million square meters,the Junma Station has more than 196,000 photovoltaic panels to form the pattern of a running horse.That's where its name comes from.It's not only the largest desert photovoltaic power station in China,but also the largest photovoltaic panel graphic (图案的)power station in the world.
By September 2022,the project had produced more than 2.312 billion kwh of green electricity.It helped save 760,000 tons of standard coal and cut carbon dioxide emissions(碳排放)by i.85 million tons.Besides bringing green energy to local people and industries,the project also helps control desertification (沙漠化)and improve local people's lives.Plants grow well under the photovoltaic panels and provide enough food for sheep.The success of this project explains how a huge solar farm has played an important role in protecting the environment.It also offers valuable experience to both China and the world,encouraging them to use the clean energy to turn more"deadly"deserts into oases (绿洲),
( )26.The underlined word "barren"in the first paragraph means in Chinese.
A.poor B.wide C.quiet D.amazing
( )27.Which of the following questions is answered in the second paragraph
A.Where is the Junma Station B.Why was the Junma Station built
C.How did the Junma Station get its name D.When can visitors go to the Junma Station
( )28.The numbers in the third paragraph show that the project helps a lot in .
A.controlling desertification B.protecting the environment
C.making the area more beautiful D.improving local people's lives
( )29.What is the last paragraph mainly about
A.Opinions on the solar farm. B.Reasons to use clean energy.
C.The history of the project. D.The importance of the project.
( )30.What is the best title for the passage
A.A trip to the desert B.Clean energy in China
C.A“green horse”in the Kubugi Desert D.Valuable experience in saving energy
C
Kenya's wildlife authorities(当局)has developed a free mobile phone app.It is called Mammal Atlas Kenya,or Makenya.It allows users to track rare mammals (珍稀哺乳动物).Any user who sees a wild mammal can report where the animal is.31.
Kenya is home to nearly 400 kinds of mammals.And 22 of them are natives to regions(地区)of Kenya.32 ,It is because climate change and human activities have brought great risks to their living places.
So authorities developed the mobile app.The app also provides a way to upload photographs and other information,such as the number of mammals sighted and the places where they are found. 33. “When you see this mammal,what are they doing Are they resting Are they running away Are they feeding "said Dr Simon Musila,a researcher at the National Museums of Kenya.
34 “These are people like safari(观兽旅行)guides.These are people like students, tourists, people who go out and come across animals and will be willing to report their discoveries,"said Musila.
Samson Onyuok uses the Makenya app.Users like him have reported more than 2,500 mammal sightings since the app was developed in August,2022.35 “I think as a Kenyan,that is my little way of helping to protect the mammals.So,yes,there is a fulfillment (成就感)which comes with that,”Onyuok said.
A.Users can also add the behavior.
B.Nobody knows where the animals are.
C.In this way,they can help to protect these animals.
D.However,it is getting more difficult to protect them.
E.People are really proud to do something for the country.
F.There's a need to bring in many people who can help protect the animals.
31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
IV.词汇运用(共30分)
A.选择合适的动词，并用其适当形式填空。(每空2分，共10分)
take place,boil,invent,rise,remain
36.It is believed that great changes in the past few years in my hometown.
37.The teacher told us that the sun in the east every day.
38.The old building there if it is protected well.
39.----Where's your mom ----She the drinking water over an open fire in the yard.
40.Do you know that potato chips by mistake
B.根据句意及汉语提示，完成句子。(每空1分，共5分)
41.They are regarded as (英雄)because they saved some children in danger.
42.The food was put into the (冰箱)to keep fresh in summer.
43.We bought the house at a (低)price than before.
44.The earthquake happened (突然地),but luckily the villagers were brought to safety.
45.He was mentioned in that book as one of the (先驱).
C.综合运用。(每空1.5分，共15分)
people create art with a pencil,but he turns a pencil itself 46. art.
Li Mingiun,a young man from Hebei,China,recently surprised millions of people online with his mini sculptures(微雕)47. (create)out of pencil lead(笔芯).Some of his sculptures include helmets (头盔)for flies,Chinese characters and 48. (music)instruments.
“I came up with the idea of sculpturing helmets for flies when I saw a fly repeatedly hit my window. I thought,'Why not 49. (make)a helmet for it ””said Li.
Over the past several years,Li 50. (complete)over 100 works.According to Li,his strong interest in pencil mini sculptures can date back to his time in high school.When he was an art student in high school,he had to sharpen pencils every day.One day he sculptured a heart shape on a piece of pencil lead,which won praise from his classmates.That gave him a great sense of 51. (achieve).Since then,he has been creating these mini sculptures in his spare time.While 52. (work)as a special makeup artist for films and television,he was only able to throw 53. (he)into the world of art for a few days every two or three months.
Early this year,Li decided to start his own mini sculpture workshop(作坊)after leaving his job.And he has a big dream —he hopes 54. (have)a mini sculpture art show in the near future.55. (hopeful),his dream will come true.
46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
51. 52. 53. 54. 55.
V.阅读表达。(共20分)
A
Creating meat out of air sounds unbelievable.However,according to the company called Air Protein (蛋白质),it's real and can be achieved.
Air Protein was set up by Dr Lisa Dyson,a physicist,with the goal of producing meat alternatives(替代物).Such plant-based meat alternatives are well known these days and they are considered as the future of the meat industry.But Air Protein is at a new level.They are mainly depending on microbes (微生物) to make protein-based flour that can be used to make meatless products.
Air Protein is the only company for now making proteins out of the air.But the technology came from are search that NASA carried out in the 1960s.They were trying to come up with ways that astronauts could grow their own food in space and discovered these microbes.
The behind process is surely a lot more difficult than what Air Protein has so far shown.But the company believes that it is also the greenest way to produce protein right now.The"magic"happens in some large tanks(罐子)that take up less land than both animal-raising and plant-growing.Besides,the air is renewable(可再生的)power.Thus,Dyson says,it's cheaper and greener than other ways.
But is the world ready for this Well,Air Protein certainly believes so and they are confident.Air Protein describes their products as “perfect"but we'll just have to see what the market thinks when they hit store shelves.
56.Why did Dr Lisa Dyson found Air Protein
57.Where did Air Protein's technology come from
58.What are the advantages of Air Protein's process
59.How does Air Protein feel about the future of its products
60.Do you want to try Air Protein's products Why or why not
B
There are more than seven billion people in the world,but only about two billion of them use the Internet. In some countries of South America,half the people have never used a computer.
Rodrigo Baggio is a millionaire(百万富翁)from Rio de Janeiro,Brazil,who made his money from computers and the Internet.He made up his mind to help the poor people in need.He says an idea came to him in a dream.In this dream,he saw young people from the poor parts of the city using computers to improve their puters were changing the lives of many people (1)
In 1995,Rodrigo opened the first Center for Digital Inclusion(CDI)in Santa Marta,one of the poorest parts of Riode Janeiro.It's a kind of school where young people can learn to use computers and other new technologies.They take four-month courses,learning to use technology to solve problems in their lives.
Batista Silva,from Santa Marta,remembers his courses very well."There's a lot of crimes where I live, "he says.“I designed a website where young people like me can make a promise not to become criminals.
(2) And because I learned how to work on websites,I got a job in a web design company. "There are now many CDI centers in Brazil and other countries,and more will open soon.They will help thousands of young people to improve both their own lives and the lives of other people.
61.选择合适的句子，还原到文章画线处。(有一项多余) (1) (2)
A.Now about 5,000 people have made that promise. B.Nobody is a criminal now.
C.And he wanted everybody to be included in that change.
62.请根据短文内容回答问题。
(1)How did Rodrigo Baggio make money
(2)How did Rodrigo Baggio get the idea to help the poor
63.请将画线句子It's a kind of school where young people can learn to use computers and other new technologies.翻译为汉语。
64.从文中找出与所给句子意思相同或相近的句子。He decided to do something to help the poor people.
65.请根据短文内容，完成下面的句子。(每空不超过3个单词)
There are only about (1) people using the Internet.In some countries of South America,
half the people have never used a computer.Rodrigo Baggio decided to help them,so he (2) the first Center for Digital Inclusion(CDI)in Santa Marta.Young people have to study in CDI for
(3) month(s).Young people should promise not to become criminals on Batista Silva's website. Batista Silva worked in (4) company after leaving CDI.CDI centers will help thousands of young people to improve both (5) and the lives of other people.
VI.书面表达部分(15分)
某英文杂志社正在举行以“如何看待手机支付”为主题的征文活动。请根据以下要点提示，写一篇短文投稿。
要点如下：1.优点：简单快捷；在网上和商店购物时都能使用；……
2.缺点：个人信息不太安全；可能导致过度消费；……
要求：1.请不要逐句翻译，可适当发挥； 2.词数80-100词，开头已给出，不计入总词数；
3.文中不得出现真实姓名及学校名称。
It has been more and more popular to pay with cellphones.