Unit 6 When was it invented? 期末阅读专练（含答案）

人教版九年级全一册Unit6阅读专练
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Today most people can't live without a television set! During the 1980s and 1990s the quality(质量) of both pictures and sound became very, very good. The first VCR was introduced in 1977 in the USA. With VCRs,people could record their favorite programs, but the quality was not perfect. The invention of the CD and the DVD during the 1990s produced a better quality of both pictures and sound. The first DVD player was introduced in 1997 in the USA. At that time you could not record programs with DVD players, but today DVD recorders are available.
During recent years, people began to develop new ways to record television programs with machines that had memory. This way your television set can save films, almost like a computer. This new invention is called TiVo,and it has become popular in the USA.With TiVo,television sets are similar to computers, but at the same time computers are similar to television sets. With a computer you can now pay to download (下载)films and TV programs from the Internet and watch them on the computer screen. In the future, computers will probably take the place of television sets.
Living rooms with large-screen TV sets and big speakers(扬声器)are like small cinemas at home and they are called “home movie theaters". It's fun to watch movies at home or in the cinema, but some people think that cinemas are still the best places to watch movies.
1. What were the early VCRs used to do
2. When was the first DVD player appeared
Does TiVo have memory
4. What will take the place of television sets
5. What do people think of watching movies at home or in the cinema
B
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“I'll think of it.” It is easy to say this, but do you know what great things have come from thinking
Sir Isaac Newton was sitting in his garden when he saw an apple fall from a tree. He began to think and tried to find out why the apple fell. Then he discovered how the sun,moon, and stars are kept in their places.
A boy named James Watt sat quietly by the fire, watching the lid of the kettle move up and down. He wanted to find out why the steam in the kettle moved the lid. From that time he went on thinking and thinking. And when he became a man, he improved the steam engine(蒸汽机) so much that it could easily do the work of many horses.
James Ferguson was a poor boy. Once,seeing the inside of a watch, he wondered,“Why should I not make a watch ” But how could he get the materials to make the mainspring(钟表的主发条) He soon found he could make it with whalebone(鲸骨).He then made a wooden clock which kept good time. His motto(座右铭)was“I will think of it." And he made his thoughts useful to himself and the world.
Boys and girls, when you have a difficult lesson to learn, don't lose heart, and don't ask someone for help before helping yourselves. Think, and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose,
( )6. We know that some great things come from thinking.
( )7. The idea of Isaac Newton's discovery was from the falling of an apple.
( )8. The achievement of James Watt was that he kept thinking.
( )9.James Ferguson made the mainspring with whalebone.
( )10. When you have a difficult lesson to learn,you should ask for help.
C
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Do You Know When Basketball Was Invented
Basketball is a much-loved and active sport that is enjoyed by many for fun and exercise.It is over 100 years old and is played by more than 100 million people in over 200 countries. It is believed that the first basketball game in history was played on Decembei21,1891. Then in 1936 in Berlin,it became an event at the Olympics.
Basketball was invented by a Canadian doctor named James Naismith, who was born in1861. When he was at college, he was asked to invent a new game that could be played indoors during the long winters. Dr. Naismith created a game to be played on a hard wooden floor. Dr. Naismith divided the men in his class into two teams and taught them to play his new game. Players on the same team must worked together to get the ball in the other team's basket. At the same they need to stop the competing team from getting the ball into their own basket.
Today, the popularity of basketball has risen around the world, with many young people dreaming of becoming famous players. In China, you can sometimes see people playing basketball in parks, schools and even factories. Basketball has not only become a popular sport to play, but it has also become a popular sport to watch. Although America's NBA games are the most famous, the CBA games are becoming more popular in China. The number of foreign player, including Chinese players, in the NBA has increased. There are also more and more foreign players in the CBA.Many young people look up to these basketball heroes and want to become like them. These stars encourage young people to work hard to achieve their dreams.
11. The general introduction of the passage is:
12. Aspects of basketball mentioned in the passage:
Rules of basketball game mentioned in the passage:
14. Popularity of basketball mentioned in the passage:
15. The language goal of this passage is to talk about:
D
七选五(共5小题;每小题3分,满分15分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入16~20小题横线上的最佳选项。 Inventions make the world better, smarter and a little more fun.16 ___The folding bike helmet(头盔)
17___ Morpher is a bike helmet made from plastics. It is just as strong as the traditional ones, but flexible(灵活的)enough to fold almost totally flat. Also it is much easier to carry.
Shoes that tie themselves
After we see the movie Back to the Future , almost everyone wants a pair of self-tying shoes. Now, thanks to Nike, the shoe dream comes true. 18____
The smart alarm clock-Hello Sense
An alarm clock, called Hello Sense，can improve your sleep. It can control the temperature, light and even air quality in your bedroom to help you have a perfect sleep environment.19____
Sweet potatoes that could save lives
20____In sub-Saharan Africa，plant experts are helping them grow a kind of new sweet potatoes. These potatoes can help them fight against some illnesses.
When you press a button, the shoes can tie themselves.
Let me introduce some useful inventions to you.
C. And it can record your sleep cycles.
D. Inventions make the world a better place to live in.
E. The lack(缺乏) of vitamin A can cause blindness and many other illnesses.
F. Here are some inventions for you to take.
G. People hate to wear a helmet because it's thick and heavy.
16._____17.______18.______19.______20._____
参考答案
阅读理解
1. They could be used to record programs.
2.In 1997.
3. Yes,it does.
4. Computers.
5. It's fun.
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11. The development and popularity of basketball
12. The development，rules and popularity of basketball.
13. There are two teams and players on the same team must work together to get the
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ball into the other team's basket.
14. It is played by more than 100 million people in over 200 countries.15. the history of inventions16-20BGACE