Unit 6 When was it invented?单元自测题(含答案)

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Unit 6自测题(含答案)
一、单项选择。
1. — Why do many people buy things online on the 11th of November every year
— Because there are many sales. The prices are ________.
A. much cheaper B. much lower
C. more expensive D. much higher
2. — Can we pick some oranges to eat
— Can’t you see that they are green They must be ________.
A. sweet B. salty C. hot D. sour
3. — I need something ________ me with the housework.
— Try this one. It’s used for ________ the floor.
A. to help; cleaning B. help; cleaning
C. to help; clean D. help; clean
4. — If the Japanese football team had a match with the German football team, which do you think would win
— The German team would win without any ________. It’s a much better team.
A. hope B. secret C. interest D. doubt
5.________is said that Alexander Graham Bell invented one of the first practical telephones in 1876.
A. This B. That C. One D. It
6. — Is Yi Jianlian ________ NBA player
— He used to be. But now he plays for Guangdong Southern Tigers in CBA.
A. a B. an C. the D. \
7. — How nice the fish ________!
— Really I am sure you’ll like it better if you try some.
A. smells B. feels C. tastes D. sounds
8. — The 20th World Cup ________ in Brazil, right
— Yes. It 　　　　 this summer.
A. held; took place B. was held; was taken place
C. held; was taken place D. was held; took place
9. — Why don’t you buy a camera
— Do you think I need to My phone is often used ________ a camera.
A. by B. for C. as D. with
10. — How dangerous!
— Yeah. The bus ________ hit the car just now.
A. clearly B. normally C. nearly D. mostly
二、完形填空。
The umbrella is a very common object. It keeps the 1 and the sun off the people. Most umbrellas can be folded up(折叠)so it is 2 to carry them.
However, the umbrella was not always as 3 as it is now. In the past, it was a symbol of importance. Some African countries still use umbrellas in this 4 . Someone carries an umbrella and walks behind the king or important person.
Umbrellas have a long history. People in different parts of the world began to 5 umbrellas at different times. The Chinese had them more than 3,000 years ago. From there, umbrellas 6 to India and Egypt. In Greece and Rome, 7 wouldn’t use them. They believed umbrellas were only for women.
England was 8 the first country in Europe where common people used umbrellas against rain. The weather there is very 9 and umbrellas are very useful.
Everybody uses umbrellas today. The next time you 10 one, thinking that in the past only great men and women used them, you’ll feel you are the important person, too.
1. A. rain B. cloud C. air D. water
2. A. lovely B. cheap C. hard D. easy
3. A. light B. heavy C. common D. special
4. A. way B. size C. reason D. place
5. A. discover B. use C. examine D. discuss
6. A. walked B. travelled C. rode D. flew
7. A. children B. parents C. men D. women
8. A. probably B. already C. suddenly D. immediately
9. A. sunny B. rainy C. snowy D. windy
10. A. sell B. return C. borrow D. carry
三、阅读理解。
A
In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business .But he was not a good artist .So he invented a very simple camera .He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden .That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography was in 1837.That year, Daguere, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room .He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way .Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world .people took picture of famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, photography was developed .Then photographers could take picture of people and moving things .That was not simple .The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard.
Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many picture of great people .The picture were unusual because they were very lifelike.
Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century .Some photos were nor just copies of the real world .They showed and feelings, like other kinds of art.
1.The first photo taken by Niepce was a pictures of ________
A. his business　 B. his house　　 C. his garden　 D. his window
2.The Daguerro type was ________.
A. a Frenchman　 B. a kind of picture
C. a kind of camera　 D. a photographer
3.If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840s, he had to ________.
A. watch lots of films　　　　 B. buy an expensive camera
C. stop in most cities　　　　　 D. take many films and something else with him.
4. Mathew Brady ________.
A. was very lifelike　　　　　　　 B. was famous for his unusual pictures
C. was quite strong　　　　　　　 D. took many pictures of moving people
5.This passage tells us ________.
A. how photography was developed
B. how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures
C. how to take pictures in the world
D. how to use different cameras
B
There have been many great inventions, things that changed the way we live. The first great invention was one that is still very important today——the wheel. This made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distances.
For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that had as much effect as the wheel. Then in the early 1800s the world started to change. There was little unknown land left in the world. People didn't have to explore much any more. They began to work in order to make life better.
In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. Among them were the camera, the light and the radio. These all play a big part in our lives today.
The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions. The helicopter in 1909, movies with sound in 1926, the computer in 1928, jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new material was first made. Nylon(尼龙) came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wore.
The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over disease. They worked very well. They made people healthier and allowed them to live longer. By the 1960s most people could expect to live to be at least 60.
By this time most people in developed countries had very good lives. Of course new inventions continued to be made. But man now had a desire(欲望)to explore again. The world was known to man but the stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then the United States took a step. Since then other countries, including China and Japan, have made their own steps into space.
In 1969 man took his biggest step away from earth. Americans first walked on the moon. This is certainly just a beginning though. New inventions will some day allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of.
6. The passage talks mainly about ________.
A. why cars were very important
B. when light was invented
C. how inventions affect people's lives
D. which country made the first step into space
7. According to the passage, man didn't have a desire to explore a lot ________.
A. at the beginning of 1800s B. in the 1960s
C. since the 1900s D. from the 1800s to 1960s
8. In the 1800s, people began to work in order to make ________.
A. explorations B. life better C. discoveries D. a trip to space
9. Nylon came out nearly at the same time as ________.
A. radio B. camera C. jet planes D. movies
10. People can live longer lives because ________ to help cure disease have worked very well.
A. doctors B. new ways C. medicines D. new hospitals
四、任务型阅读。
Sometimes the greatest things are invented by mistake. The greatest mistake of all time could be those delicious snacks in your corner drugstore.
One day, a woman was making chocolate cookies. When she ran out of chocolate powder(粉), she took out a chocolate bar and broke it into little pieces. She added the pieces to her cookie dough(面团) and baked (烘烤) it. She thought that the chocolate would (1) melt in the oven and make chocolate cookies. Far from melting, the pieces of chocolate stayed hard. When she took them out of the oven, she had chocolate chip cookies!
Another accidental invention was made by Frank Epperson, an eleven-year-old boy. In 1905, Frank sat outside on a winter evening, mixing up a big jug(罐) of powdered soda pop. Frank accidentally left the jug out during the night. When he went outside the next morning, he found the mixture in the jug frozen (冻僵) with the mixing stick stuck in the middle. Frank pulled out the frozen pop and tasted it. It was delicious! Frank started selling Epperson Icicles for 5 cents each. He later changed the name to (2) Popsicles.
So, the next time you drop your hamburger into your ice cream or your cooked potatoes into your chicken soup, don’t worry! Some of the most delicious foods in the world were invented that way!
1.请根据短文，猜测画线单词(1)melt的意思。将答案的字母代号填写在横线上。
A. change into water B. change into ice
2.请根据短文内容，完成chocolate chip cookies的制作过程
1).Take out a chocolate bar and ________________________________________.
2).Then add ________________________________________
3).Finally bake it.
3.请列举文中与(2)Popsicles 同义的一个表述。
________________________________________________________
4.请从文章中找出能够概括本文主旨大意的一个句子。
________________________________________________________
五、补全对话。
根据对话内容，从方框内选择适当的选项补全对话，有两个多余选项。
A: Hi, Bill, do you know about National Inventors’ Day
B: No, I have never heard of it. 1.________
A: On February 11th.
B: I remember the great inventor Thomas Edison was born on that day.
A: You’re right and you have a good memory.
B: Thank you. 2.________
A: Of course. There have been a lot of inventors in history. They made millions of inventions and some of them have changed the world.
B: In order to help remember these inventors, people named February 11th for National Inventors’ Day, right
A: 3.________ But you made a mistake. It was Ronald Reagan, the President (总统) of the United States of America that named the date.
B: There must be many kinds of activities all over the world on that day.
A: You’re right. Our school also celebrates National Inventors’ Day.
B: 4.________
A: Students show their own inventions. Some inventions are wonderful and exciting.
B: Sounds interesting. 5.________ Can I show them at your school
A: No problem. You are more than welcome to.
A. You’re very clever.B. I like inventing small things, too.C. How many inventions did it mention D. When is it E. Some inventions are useful.F. How do you celebrate it G. Can you tell me how it got started
六、单词拼写。
根据句意和首字母提示，补全单词。
1.The potato chips are c________ and delicious.
2.The oranges taste s________.I don’t like them.
3.The emperor noticed that the leaves in the water p________ a pleasant smell.
4.Many a________ inventions were on display in the museum.
5.2. The flower give out a p________ smell.
短文填空。
根据短文内容和首字母提示完成短文填空。
Fifty years ago, China launched (发射) its first satellite (人造卫星), Dongfanghong 1 To mark its 50th anniversary, China announced (宣布) the name for its Mars (火星) planetary exploration (探测) program on April 24.
The mission (任务), Tianwen (天问), 1.g________ its name from a long poem Tianwen written by Qu Yuan, a famous 2.p________ of the Warring States Period. In the poem, Qu raised a 3.s________ of questions about the sky, stars, natural myths and the real world, showing his doubts on traditional ideas and his pursuit (追求) of truth.
China has made great progress in space exploration. In 1970, China launched its first man-made Earth satellite, becoming the 4.f________ country in the world to launch man-made satellites independently (独立地) after the Soviet Union, the USA, France and Japan. 5.O________ the past few years, China’s missions, including the Shenzhou and Change’s series were designed to explore outer space.
This time, the Tianwen series will 6.c________ out the first Mars exploration mission in 2020. Experts consider it the start of China’s exploration of Mars.
Tianwen represents (体现) Chinese people’s 7.p________ of truth, the country’s cultural inheritance (继承) to explore nature and the universe, as 8.w________ as the unending explorations in science and technology.
Indeed, with the name’s deep roots (根源) in Chinese traditional culture (文化), it has been widely accepted among the 9.p________. Tianwen shows the determination (决心) and perseverance (坚持) of Chinese people to move 10.f________ into deep space.
八、根据汉语意思完成英语句子。
1.火药是由中国人首先使用的。
Gunpowder was ________ ________ ________ Chinese people.
2.闹钟可用来叫醒人们。
The alarm clock can ________ ________ for ________ ________ people.
3.薯条是因一个错误而被发明的。
Potato chips were invented ________ ________.
4.你知道电话是谁发明的吗:
Do you know who the telephone ________ ________ ________
5.我喜欢柠檬的酸味.
I like the ________ ________ of lemons.
九、书面表达。
小小发明,大大改变。我们的生活因为各种科技发明而日益便捷,请你以“My Favorite Invention”为题,写一篇100词左右的英语文章,介绍你最喜爱的发明。
参考词汇:widely, be used for, convenient, communicate...
My Favorite Invention
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答案
一、1-5BDADD 6-10BADCC
二、1-5ADCAB 6-10BCABD
三、1-5CBDBA 6-10CDBCB
四、1.A
1).broke it into little pieces.
2).the pieces to her cookie dough.
3.Epperson Icicles。
4.Sometimes the greatest things are invented by mistake.
五、1-5DGAFB
六、1.crispy 2.sour 3.produced 4.ancient 5.pleasant
七、1.got 2.poet 3.series 4.fifth 5.Over
6.carry 7.pursuit 8.well 9.public 10.further
八、1.first used by 2.be used, waking up 3.by mistake 4.was invented by 5.sour taste
九、
My Favorite Invention
The mobile phone is my favorite invention. As we all know, mobile phones are being more and more widely used in our daily life. They are used in many ways.
First, they offer fast and convenient service for communication. They are used for calling. We can talk with our friends or parents for a long time. It’s quite easy for us to carry them everywhere. They can also be used for sending short messages to show our feelings to our friends. What’s more, we can surf the Internet on mobile phones. And when we are tired, we can listen to music to relax ourselves. Our life becomes more colorful because of the invention of the mobile phone.
There is no doubt that the mobile phone plays an important part in our daily life.
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