Unit 6 When was it invented
(时间:120分钟 分值:120分)
第一部分 听力(共四大题,满分20分)
Ⅰ.短对话理解(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)
你将听到五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
( )1.What does the girl think is the most useful invention
A. B. C.
( )2.What may Carol have
A. B. C.
( )3.When were the cars invented
A.In 1903. B.In 1885. C.In 2003.
( )4.How does Tina go to school today
A.By bike. B.By bus. C.On foot.
( )5.What will the girl do this Sunday
A.Do some housework.
B.Watch a movie.
C.Surf the Internet.
Ⅱ.长对话理解(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)
你将听到两段对话。每段对话后有几个小题,请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
听下面一段对话,回答第6、7题。
( )6.Who will the girl do something for
A.Her sister.
B.Her dad.
C.Her mum.
( )7.What will the girl do at last
A.Make a card.
B.Buy a gift.
C.Do housework.
听下面一段对话,回答第8至10题。
( )8.What's the flight number of the man
A.No.CA1203. B.No.CA1302. C.No. CA1023.
( )9.What time does the plane arrive in Moscow
A.At 1:20 p.m.
B.At 3:00 p.m.
C.At 3:30 p.m.
( )10.Which gate will the man go to
A.Gate 10. B.Gate 5. C.Gate 8.
Ⅲ.短文理解(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)
你将听到一篇短文。短文后有五个小题,请根据短文内容,在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。
( )11.What is the oldest toy in the world
A.The sandbag. B.The yo-yo. C.The doll.
( )12.When did the name of “yo-yo” first appear
A.In 1920. B.In 1930. C.In 1940.
( )13.What did Pedro Flores do before he started his company
A.He was a doctor.
B.He was a waiter.
C.He was a teacher.
( )14.Where did Donald F. Duncan first see the yo-yo
A.In New York.
B.In California.
C.In London.
( )15.What shape of yo-yo was made during the 1950s
A.The bee-shaped yo-yo.
B.The bird-shaped yo-yo.
C.The butterfly-shaped yo-yo.
Ⅳ.信息转换(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)
你将听到一篇短文。请根据短文内容,写出下面表格中所缺的单词,每空仅填一词。短文读两遍。
Douglas Engelbart
Date of birth On 16. 30, 1925
Time of death On July 2, 2013
Nationality (国籍) 17.
Occupation (职业) An inventor as well as an early computer and Internet 18.
Achievements He is best known for inventing the 19. and the invention was shown to the public in 20. .
第二部分 语言知识运用(共三大题,满分35分)
Ⅴ.单项填空 (共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
( )21.I found Lisa's bag in the playground accident. I picked it up and returned it to her.
A.for B.with C.of D.by
( )22.In summer, if you don't put food in the , it may go bad easily.
A.fridge B.oven C.pot D.bottle
( )23.Not only I but also he able to drive a car. We both have passed the driving test.
A.are B.is C.were D.was
( )24.—Will you buy the blue T-shirt
—Yes, I will. Its price is and I can afford it.
A.expensive B.cheap C.high D.low
( )25.Lily was running in the park when called her from behind.
A.anybody B.everybody
C.somebody D.nobody
( )26.—The flowers in our classroom have come out.
—I can't believe it. They are beautiful and colorful. They great.
A.sound B.smell C.taste D.feel
( )27.You must wear masks if you go to public places because masks can stop the flu from .
A.spread B.spreading
C.spreads D.to spread
( )28.Miss White often our class different groups and asks each group to tell a story in English.
A.changes; into B.connects; with
C.divides; into D.compares; with
( )29.I'm sorry I've taken your dictionary , because they have the same color.
A.by turns B.in person
C.by mistake D.by the way
( )30.We to reach for our dreams in the graduation ceremony last week.
A.encourage B.are encouraged
C.encouraged D.were encouraged
Ⅵ.完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A
Inventions make our life better. But don't think that only adult inventors 31 new things. Children can also make 32 great. Recently, a 15-year-old Canadian girl named Ann Makosinski 33 a flashlight (手电筒) that runs only on the heat of the human hands.
Ann studies at a high school in British Colunbia, Canada. She has great 34 in collecting unused energy around her. When she learned that the warmth produced by the human body was overlooked (忽视) 35 people, she came up with the idea of the special flashlight.
Ann's dream came true when she learned about a 36 of material named Peltier tiles (瓷砖), which can produce electricity when one side of the tile is heated and 37 side is cooled. She realized that she could use Peltier tiles 38 energy for her flashlight.
After trying many times, she succeeded 39 . Ann's flashlight cost her $26 to make. She believes if her flashlight can 40 in factories, it will become cheaper.
( )31.A.do B.create C.have D.give
( )32.A.anything B.something C.everything D.nothing
( )33.A.found B.saw C.discovered D.invented
( )34.A.hobby B.interest C.time D.chance
( )35.A.with B.for C.by D.to
( )36.A.piece B.kind C.glass D.box
( )37.A.other B.another C.others D.the other
( )38.A.to make B.to leave C.to find D.to give
( )39.A.at first B.at last C.at once D.at all
( )40.A.produce B.produces C.have produced D.be produced
B
William Shakespeare was a famous English writer. He mostly wrote plays and special poems (诗). Those poems are called sonnets (十四行诗), and they have a special pattern (模式). Also, they aren't easy to 41 .
That didn't stop scientists, though. One team just trained a computer to write poems 42 Shakespeare's. They entered (输入) nearly 3,000 sonnets into their machine. Those 43 the 154 sonnets that Shakespeare created. After that, they used a special program. It gave the computer the rules for writing a sonnet and made sure the computer 44 them.
Using AI (人工智能), the computer is able to write sonnets. They are so 45 that common people can't tell whether a person or a machine wrote them. That doesn't 46 they are perfect, though.
The computer follows the rules of sonnet writing closely, 47 it makes mistakes in word use and grammar. Those 48 led poetry experts to believe that the sonnets were written by a machine. The experts also pointed out that the computer's work had 49 feeling.
The experts' opinions didn't really hurt the scientists. Instead, they work harder to teach their bright machine “student”. Their AI “student” is sure to keep on 50 . It might even be more famous than Shakespeare one day.
( )41.A.take B.write C.discuss D.change
( )42.A.like B.for C.about D.from
( )43.A.checked B.produced C.discovered D.included
( )44.A.followed B.decided C.offered D.trusted
( )45.A.long B.short C.good D.bad
( )46.A.suggest B.require C.imagine D.mean
( )47.A.or B.but C.so D.and
( )48.A.mistakes B.rules C.forms D.notes
( )49.A.all B.much C.some D.no
( )50.A.winning B.improving C.arguing D.explaining
Ⅶ.补全对话 (共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)
根据对话内容,从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,其中有两个为多余选项。
(Lucy and Tom are talking in front of the library. Lucy=L Tom=T )
L:Technology is changing our world. 51.
T:Yes, it is. With the development of technology, computers were invented.
L:52.
T:It's said that John Vincent Atanasoff invented the first computer in the 1940s.
L:What a helpful invention! 53.
T:Yeah, we can search for information on the computer.
L:54.
T:With the development, there are lots of inventions in our daily life.
L:55.
T:Let us look forward to more inventions.
A.It brings us lots of advantages to our life.
B.We are looking for information.
C.Technology has also lots of disadvantages.
D.We can do many things on the computer.
E.Do you know when the computers were invented
F.Voice assistant, smart sweeping machine, and so on.
G.Besides this, we can play games on the computer in our spare time.
第三部分 阅读(共两节,满分40分)
Ⅷ.阅读理解 (共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
第一节 阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
A science exhibition Edge Innovations has created a robotic dolphin that looks exactly like a real one. The robotic dolphin weighs 269 kilograms and is powered by a battery that lasts 10 hours. The robot is controlled by a human and is able to play with people as a real dolphin does. This is cool as not only it makes the robot a whole lot safer for people around it. The body of the robotic dolphin can easily survive for 10 years in salt water. This robotic dolphin will soon be a part of a new attraction. Time:Sunday 8:00 a.m—10:00 a.m. Place:Science Museum Price:40 yuan for each adult; Free for kids under 18 years old If you want to learn about more information, you can visit our website:www.technology.cn.
( )56.How long can the battery of the robotic dolphin last
A.Ten hours. B.Ten years.
C.Ten months. D.Ten minutes.
( )57.How much will they pay if two adults with a sixteen-year-old boy go to the Science Museum
A.40 yuan. B.80 yuan.
C.120 yuan. D.160 yuan.
( )58.Where can we read the passage
A.In a culture book.
B.On the Internet.
C.In a history book.
D.In a fashion magazine.
B
Hailey Fort has a friend. His name is Edward. “He's really nice,” she said.
Edward is not a typical friend. He became homeless after he lost his job at a supermarket. And Hailey is not a typical girl.
Hailey met Edward three years ago. She thought it would be nice to buy the homeless man a sandwich. She and her mom did so. Later, Hailey thought: why give one person a sandwich when you can feed many more with a garden
So Hailey planted a garden. However, she didn't stop there. The little girl started building mobile shelters for Edward and other homeless people in her neighborhood.
“It just doesn't seem right that there are homeless people,” she said. “I think everyone should have a place to live.”
The shelters come completely with windows, a door and solar panels (太阳能电池板) for electricity. Hailey does most of the work on her own. With support from a charity, she has built a dozen shelters.
Hailey plans to keep building things for the homeless. She hopes other people will join her. “Helping the poor may not be so hard,” she said.“Everybody can do something to help out.”
( )59.What did Hailey do when she first met Edward
A.She invited Edward home.
B.She bought Edward a sandwich.
C.She gave Edward a flower.
D.She took Edward to a shelter.
( )60.Which of the following about the shelters Hailey built is NOT true
A.They have windows and a door.
B.They can make electricity from the sun.
C.They are mobile.
D.Hailey's mother does most of the building work.
( )61.Where has Hailey got support to build the shelters
A.From a school.
B.From charity.
C.From a bank.
D.From a hospital.
( )62.What is the best title for the text
A.A serious problem—too many homeless people
B.A home is a safe place
C.“Homes” for the homeless
D.The friendship among homeless people
C
“Oh, no, my bike went missing again!” How many of you had this happen to you Now with Yerka, the world's first bike that anyone can't steal, this helps people a lot.
Three Chilean engineers designed Yerka. It looks just like a normal bike. But the bottom tube (管子) of the frame (车架) can turn into two parts. There is a hole in each of those parts. And the seat with a long tube can be pulled out. When the user puts the seat tube into the two holes, it will make a perfect lock. Now you can lock your bike around a pole, fence (篱笆) or even a tree. It can all be done in just 10 seconds, as fast as tying your shoelaces (鞋带).
But why isn't the bike stolen According to the designers, if a thief tried to steal Yerka, he would have to break the frame. That is the best-built part of the bike, and without this the bike would be useless. If the thief breaks the pole or fence that the bike was locked on to, he won't be able to ride it. The frame is still in its locked position. So the bike is impossible to ride.
Andres, one of the designers, had two of his bikes stolen in a short period of time. This inspired the team to invent Yerka, he told the UK newspaper the Daily Telegraph.
The designers are now working on an App, which will allow users to unlock their bike by using a smartphone. Isn't that cool
( )63.Which of the following about Yerka is NOT true
A.It is the world's first bike that nobody can't steal.
B.It looks different from the bikes we ride.
C.It takes a short time to lock the bike.
D.There is a long tube under the seat.
( )64.What is the main idea of the third paragraph
A.The frame of the bike is not easily broken.
B.The reason why a thief can't steal the bike.
C.The bike is the best-built in the world.
D.We can lock the bike even if there is no pole or tree.
( )65.What gave Andres the idea to invent this bike
A.That he lost two bikes in a short time.
B.That his team liked all kinds of inventions.
C.That he was interested in making apps.
D.That his former bikes were difficult to ride.
D
Philipp and Johannes are brothers in Germany. They invent funny things and make interesting videos on the Internet. The brothers became popular because of one of their recent videos. In the video, Philipp flew a bathtub (浴缸) to a local food store and bought a sandwich.
At the beginning of the video, Philipp climbed in the special bathtub. He wore a helmet and there was a camera on it to record everything. He used his remote control to let the bathtub rise into the air. After the bathtub took off, it crossed farm land and a small river. At last, it carried Philipp to the food store—Kopps Bakery. Philipp climbed out and went into the store to buy a sandwich. Although the flying bathtub was able to carry Philipp to the food store,it didn't have enough energy to carry him home again.
The brothers spent two months making the flying bathtub. They used drone (无人机) technology on it. “German laws (法律) allow us to do it as long as the bathtub flies lower than 98 feet (30m),” the brothers said.
Johannes said, “Before the bathtub took off, people didn't believe it could actually fly. When it flew away, they were so surprised. This is the world's first flying bathtub. Some people even told us to start a company to sell those bathtub drones.”
( )66.What did Philipp do in the recent video
A.He made friends with a wild animal.
B.He flew a bathtub to buy a sandwich.
C.He drove his car in a dangerous way.
D.He built a house in the forest.
( )67.What does the underlined word “energy” mean
A.Power. B.Time.
C.Money. D.Pressure.
( )68.How long did it take the brothers to make the flying bathtub
A.A year. B.Half a year.
C.Two months. D.A month.
( )69.How did people feel when they saw the bathtub fly
A.Glad. B.Worried.
C.Angry. D.Surprised.
E
Humans have kept animals as pets for tens of thousands of years. But have you ever imagined we would have robotic pets instead of real animals in the future
Jean-Loup Rault, PhD, an animal scientist at the University of Melbourne in Australia, believes robot companions (伴侣) are going to be our new pets.
There are a lot of benefits for a robotic pet. “You don't have to feed it, you don't have to walk it, it won't make a mess in your house, and you can go on holidays without feeling bad,” Rault said.
It's not clear whether or not robotic pets would completely replace real ones. When a Japanese robot seal called Paro was introduced to patients in a hospital, it helped improve their moods and build social bonds.
However, robotic pets may affect our attitudes toward living animals. “If we get used to a robotic companion that doesn't need food, water or exercise, perhaps it will change how humans care about living beings,” Rault said.
So are dogs and cats a thing of the past, as Rault says, maybe for future pet owners who are so closely tied to technology.
( )70.Which of the following is NOT a benefit of a robotic pet
A.You don't need to take it out for a walk.
B.You don't need to prepare food for it.
C.It can communicate with you very well.
D.It won't make your house a mess.
( )71.What does the underlined word “their” refer to in Paragraph 4
A.The patients'.
B.The robot experts'.
C.The robot pets'.
D.The animal pets'.
( )72.What does Rault want to tell us in the passage
A.Robotic pets would completely replace real ones.
B.Robotic pets would become more and more popular with old people.
C.Humans should care more about living beings.
D.Robotic pets would be the best gift for sick people.
第二节 阅读下面短文,并用英语回答问题(请注意每小题的词数要求)。
F
People from all over the world like giving chocolate as a gift. Made from cocoa beans (可可豆), chocolate was a drink in the beginning. It was first drunk by Central Americans thousands of years ago. In the 16th century, Spanish explorers (探险家) brought cocoa beans to Europe. At the time, only rich people could drink chocolate because it was expensive. About 170 years ago, people stared to eat chocolate.
Nowadays, everybody can enjoy chocolate. Studies suggest that eating little chocolate once a week can help lower your blood pressure and keep you from heart disease. Dark chocolate is better than milk chocolate because it has more cocoa. However, too much chocolate is unhealthy because it's rich in sugar and fat.
We often hear fun news about chocolate. Here are two pieces of them.
Every year in the United States, a chocolate company holds a competition and the prize is a chocolate hotel room. Almost everything in the room is made of chocolate and even the walls are covered with chocolate. The lucky winners can eat as much chocolate as they like in the room.
Do you know that chocolate can also be used to run a car A special truck once ran 4,500 miles from the UK across the Sahara Desert to West Africa. And it ran on fuel (燃料) made from waste chocolate.
73.When were cocoa beans brought to Europe (不超过5个词)
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74.Why is dark chocolate better than milk chocolate (不超过5个词)
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75.What is the prize in the competition (不超过10个词)
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第四部分 写(共两大题,满分25分)
Ⅸ.单词拼写(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)
根据首字母及汉语提示,完成下列单词的拼写,使句意明确,语言通顺。
76.More and more restaurants are using robots to serve food to c (顾客) now.
77.The living room is d (分开) from the kitchen area by a screen.
78.Jessica is careless. She forgot to l (锁) the door again this morning.
79.You'd better drink the milk as soon as possible, or it will turn s (酸的).
80.Many h (英雄) have set good examples for us.
Ⅹ.书面表达(共1小题;满分20分)
你知道火车是由谁发明的吗 火车是由英国人乔治·斯蒂芬森 (George Stephenson) 发明的。请根据以下表格写一篇约80词的短文,描述一下火车的发明以及试运行过程。
发明者 George Stephenson
试运行时间 1825年
概况 多次试验,运用蒸汽机。 第一天运行时,沿路的人听到声音,看到它奔跑,认为它是妖怪,就跑回家,关上门,不敢外出了。
现状 最重要的交通工具之一
要求:1.可适当发挥想象。
2.开头已给出,不计入总词数。
参考词汇:do lots of experiments (实验), steam engine (蒸汽机)
I think the train is one of the greatest inventions in history. Do you know who invented it Let me tell you something about it. _____________________________________________________
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参考答案
听力部分录音稿
Ⅰ.短对话理解
你将听到五段对话,每段对话后有一个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
1.M:The mobile phone is the most useful invention, isn't it
W:Well, I think the computer is the most useful.I can't work without it.
2.W:I'm thirsty.Get me a cup of juice, please.
M:Oh, Carol, there's no juice.Would you like some water instead
3.M:How beautiful the car is! Do you know when were the cars invented
W:Cars were invented in 1885.
4.M:Why do you go to school late today, Tina
W:Sorry, sir. Because my bike is broken. I walk to school today.
5.M:Sunday is coming. Let's watch movie this Sunday.
W:I'd love to. But I must help my mom do some housework that day.
Ⅲ.长对话理解
你将听到两段对话,每段对话后有几个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
听下面一段对话,回答第6、7题。
W:My mother's birthday is coming. What should I do for my mother
M:You can buy a gift for your mum, such as some flowers.
W:But I want to do something by hand.
M:You can make a card for your mum. I believe she will like it.
W:Good idea. Thank you very much.
听下面一段对话,回答第8至10题。
M:Excuse me, what is our flight number, from Shanghai to Moscow, please
W:No. CA1203.
M:What time does the plane leave
W:At a quarter to seven.
M:And what time does it arrive in Moscow
W:At 13:20.
M:Does it stop in Beijing
W:Yes.
M:By the way, could you tell me which gate we have to go to
W:Let me see. Oh, please go to Gate 8.
Ⅲ.短文理解
你将听到一篇短文,短文后有五个小题。请根据短文内容,在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。
The yo-yo is the second oldest toy after the doll in the world. The name of “yo-yo” first appeared in 1920. A young man named Pedro Flores brought it to the USA. He worked as a waiter at a hotel. He played the yo-yo in his free time. Later he started a company to make the toys.
Donald F. Duncan, a businessman first saw the yo-yo during a business trip to California in 1918. A year later, he returned and bought the company from Flores. During the 1950s, Duncan made the first plastic yo-yo and the butterfly-shaped yo-yo. In the late 1960s, Flambeau Products bought the company and still owns it today.
Ⅳ.信息转换
你将听到一篇短文。请根据短文内容,写出下面表格中所缺的单词,每空仅填一词。短文读两遍。
As we all know, the mouse is very important in our daily life. But do you know who invented it It was invented by Douglas Engelbart. Douglas was born on January 30, 1925 and died on July 2, 2013.He was an American inventor as well as an early computer and Internet pioneer. He is best known for inventing the mouse. He first came up with the idea in 1961.In 1968, the mouse was shown to the public. From then on, more and more people began to use it.
参考答案
第一部分 听力
1~5 BCBCA 6~10 CAAAC 11~15 CABBC
16.January 17.America 18.pioneer 19.mouse 20.1968
第二部分 语言知识运用
21~25 DABDC 26~30 BBCCD
31~35 BBDBC 36~40 BDABD 41~45 BADAC 46~50 DBADB 51~55 AEDGF
第三部分 阅读
56~58 ABB 59~62 BDBC 63~65 BBA 66~69 BACD 70~72 CAC
73.In the 16th century.
74.Because it has more cocoa.
75.It is a chocolate hotel room.
第四部分 写
76.customers 77.divided 78.lock 79.sour 80.heroes
书面表达
One Possible Version:
I think the train is one of the greatest inventions in history. Do you know who invented it Let me tell you something about it. The train was invented by George Stephenson. He was an engineer from Britain. He did lots of experiments and made the train run in 1825.A steam engine was used in his train. On the first day when the train ran, people along the way heard the noise and saw it running. They thought it was a monster. They ran back home, closed their doors and were afraid to go out. But now the train is one of the most important means of transportation in the world.
