Unit 5Great inventions基础练习-2025-2026学年冀教版八年级英语下册（含答案，无听力原文及音频）

Unit5 Great inventions基础练习
一、根据句意、汉语或首字母提示写出单词。
1. The telephone is one of the most important i______ in the world.
2. Thomas Edison was a great ______ (发明家) who created many useful things.
3. The wheel is a simple but very h______ invention in human history.
4. We can get information quickly from d______ devices like smartphones.
5. Paper making helped to s______ knowledge to more people easily.
6. It's hard to ______ (想象) life without electricity now.
7. The Internet has c______ the way we communicate with each other.
8. My grandfather likes to c______ old watches in his free time.
9. With the d______ of technology, our life becomes more convenient.
10. ______ (创造) something new needs a lot of hard work and creativity.
11. Don't f______ to turn off the lights when you leave the room.
12. The ______ (发展) of 5G technology makes our online life faster.
13. She often r______ the history of great inventions for her project.
14. I can't use this machine b______ I don't know how to operate it.
15. The story of the great inventor is w______ reading, you will learn a lot.
16. My teacher is busy p______ a report about modern inventions.
17. We need to ______ (想出) a new idea to solve this problem.
18. The little boy is interested in every new ______ (发明) he sees.
19. The new app is very popular, h______, it needs to be improved.
20. It's a v______ chance to visit the science museum, you shouldn't miss it.
二、根据句意，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。
1. Alexander Graham Bell ______ (invent) the telephone in 1876.
2. This is a very ______ (use) book about the history of inventions.
3. I enjoy ______ (learn) about great inventors and their works.
4. ______ (usual), we use digital cameras to take photos now.
5. The boy gets used to ______ (search) for information on the Internet.
6. My cousin is a creative ______ (invent) who has made three small inventions.
7. Look! The students ______ (discuss) the most useful inventions in groups.
8. He ______ (not finish) his invention project because he was ill last week.
9. It's time ______ (talk) about the influence of modern inventions.
10. The story of the young inventor is very ______ (inspire).
11. She is good at ______ (explain) how different inventions work.
12. The ______ (child) in the science class all love the robot show.
13. We have to ______ (study) the history of inventions for the exam.
14. His ______ (day) life has changed a lot because of the new invention.
15. My father always ______ (remind) me that creativity is important for inventions.
三、单项选择。
( )1. -______ invented the light bulb
-Thomas Edison.
A. Who B. What C. When D. Where
( )2. I usually ______ notes about great inventions in my notebook.
A. take B. make C. do D. get
( )3. The Internet ______ our lives a lot since it appeared.
A. change B. changes C. changed D. has changed
( )4. -What do you think is the most useful invention
-I think it's the ______. We can talk to people far away.
A. wheel B. telephone C. paper D. clock
( )5. I want to learn more about inventions ______ I can make one myself someday.
A. so B. because C. but D. and
( )6. -______ does this invention work
-It uses solar energy to produce electricity.
A. What B. When C. How D. Where
( )7. Let's ______ a poster about great inventors for our class.
A. make B. makes C. making D. to make
( )8. He ______ two years creating this new kind of machine.
A. spend B. spends C. spent D. to spend
( )9. -Do you often read books about inventions
-Yes, I ______ one every month.
A. read B. reads C. readed D. reading
( )10. -______ did the first computer appear
-In 1946.
A. What B. When C. How D. Where
( )11. The first telephone was invented ______ 1876.
A. in B. on C. at D. for
( )12. My teacher tells me ______ more about the history of Chinese inventions.
A. learn B. to learn C. learning D. learns
( )13. This invention is ______ used all over the world, almost everyone knows it.
A. never B. always C. widely D. usually
( )14. -Let's visit the science museum this weekend.
-______.
A. Sounds great! B. That's all right.
C. No, I don't. D. Thank you.
( )15. She ______ her new invention to the class yesterday.
A. show B. shows C. showed D. to show
四、根据汉语提示完成句子，每空一词。
1. 谁发明了第一台电脑？
____ ____ the first computer
2. 我们应该学习更多关于伟大发明的知识。
We should ____ more ____ great inventions.
3. 他花了三年时间完成这项发明。
He ____ three years ____ this invention.
4. 互联网已经改变了我们的生活方式。
The Internet ____ ____ the way we live.
5. 你想了解更多关于中国的四大发明吗？
____ you want to ____ more about China's Four Great Inventions
6. 我们需要想出一个关于发明的项目主题。
We need to ____ ____ ____ a topic for our invention project.
7. 她通过阅读科学书籍来学习发明知识。
She ____ about inventions ____ ____ science books.
8. 我喜欢在周末参观科技博物馆。
I like to ____ the science museum ____ ____.
9. 他们正在讨论发明对我们生活的影响。
They are ____ ____ the influence of inventions on our lives.
10. 这个新发明帮助人们更轻松地做家务。
This new invention ____ people ____ housework more easily.
五、句型转换。
1. Thomas Edison invented the light bulb in 1879.(对画线部分提问)
____ ____ Thomas Edison ____ the light bulb
2. The Internet changes our lives greatly.(改为否定句)
The Internet ____ ____ our lives greatly.
3. We learn about inventions by reading books.(对画线部分提问)
____ ____ you learn about inventions
4. He often makes small inventions in his free time.(改为一般疑问句)
____ he often ____ small inventions in his free time
5. This invention is very useful.(改为复数形式)
____ ____ very useful.
六、语法填空
阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Inventions have changed our lives a lot. Many great inventors 1. ____ (create) things that we use every day. For example, Alexander Graham Bell 2. ____ (invent) the telephone in 1876. It 3. ____ (allow) people to talk to each other far away.
Now, we have smartphones which are even 4. ____ (powerful) than the old telephones. We can use them 5. ____ (chat), take photos and do many other things.
I am very interested in inventions. Last week, I 6. ____ (visit) a science museum where I saw many old and new inventions. I learned that creativity and hard work are very important 7. ____ making inventions.
Some inventions are simple, 8. ____ they are very helpful. The wheel is one of them. It was invented thousands of years ago, 9. ____ it is still widely used today.
I think we should learn from great inventors. Maybe one day, I 10. ____ (invent)
参考答案
一、根据句意、汉语或首字母提示写出单词。
1. inventions 2. inventor 3. helpful 4. digital 5. spread 6. imagine
7. changed 8. collect 9. development 10. Creating 11. forget
12. development 13. reviews 14. because 15. worth 16. preparing
e up with 18. invention 19. however 20. valuable
二、根据句意，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。
1. invented 2. useful 3. learning 4. Usually 5. searching
6. inventor 7. are discussing 8. didn't finish 9. to talk 10. inspiring
11. explaining 12. children 13. study 14. daily 15. reminds
三、单项选择。
1~5. AADBA 6~10. CACAB 11~15. ABCAC
四、根据汉语提示完成句子，每空一词。
1. Who invented 2. learn; about 3. spent; finishing/creating
4. has changed 5. Do; learn/know 6. come up with
7. learns; by reading 8. visit; on weekends
9. talking about 10. helps; do/with
五、句型转换。
1. When did; invent 2. doesn't change 3. How do
4. Does; make 5. These inventions are
六、语法填空
1. created 2. invented 3. allowed/allows 4. more powerful
5. to chat 6. visited 7. for 8. but 9. but/and 10. will invent