Module 9 Great inventions Unit 1 Will computers be used more than books in the future? 练习（无答案）

9A Module 9 Unit 1 练习
I. 根据句意及汉语提示完成句子
1. More and more robots will ______ (代替) the workers in the factory.
2. It’s important to use the printer __________(正确地).
3. The big fire will ______ (蔓延) all over the village soon.
4.My topic is about the ______ (发展) of science.
5. My little brother has had a(n) __________(电子的) dog for a year.
6.?They’ll be put up on the school w__________(网站).
7.?The truck isn't working________(正确的). There must be something wrong with it.
8. Could you ______(借出) me your bike? Mine is broken.
II. 选择
（ ）1. The work ______ until tomorrow morning.
A. can’t finish B. aren’t finishing C. won’t be finished D. won’t finish
（ ）2. —Why don’t you buy the computer? —It’ s too expensive. I can’t ______ it.
A. afford B. sell C. borrow D. keep
( ) 3.?Tony bought a photo of his favourite sports star and________ on his bedroom wall.
A．gave it up B．found it out C．looked it through D．put it up
( ) 4.——Jimmy，will you be able to come to my tea party tomorrow afternoon?
——_______. If my mum allows me to，I'll call you.
A．Perhaps B．Here it is C．Promise D．Sounds great
( ) 5. The lift isn't very large.It can only take eight people________.
A．at a time B．in a way C．for a time D．by the way
III. 用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空
1. Now the government is encouraging the ____________(develop) of small businesses.
2. He promised ___________ (buy)a car for his son.
3.—Sara，can you tell me how to use this camera? —Read the ____________(instruction) on it.
4. Many jobs _____________ (give) if the factory opens.
5. My bike is broken and I’m going to ask Grandpa Wang ____________(fix) it.
6. This is our new teaching building. It _____________ (build) last year.
7. He was told _______________ (not play ) computer games.
8. It’s hard ______________ (imagine )a world without love.
9. Edison _______________( invent) the electric light.
IV. 语法填空
When on the ground, the Paravelo is a common bike with a trailer(挂车) and a fan(风扇). Maybe you ____________ (not hear) such a machine before. But _______ fact, it is a flying bike. _________ you like, it can take you up to about 1, 200 metres high and it can reach a speed of 40 kilometres per hour.
John Fode and Yannick Read from Britain invented the Paravelo—the world’s first flying bike. They spent two years _________ (make) it. They believe their flying bike __________ (change) the way people travel for work, leisure(休闲) and adventure(冒险). The Paravelo has a GPS, and you don’t need a pilot’s license __________ (fly) it. It also can __________ (fold折叠) and put in a small place.
Mr. Read said, “If you want _______ adventure, but have no money for a helicopter, then the Paravelo is for you. It just costs ￡10, 000, the same as a small family car. ”
The Paravelo uses bio-fuel and makes no _________ (pollute). What’s more, it has a tent inside _________ (it) body, and you can go camping everywhere. Cool!
V. 完形填空
There have been many great inventions that changed the way we live. The first great 　1　 was the one that is still very 　2　 today—the wheel. This made 　3　 easier for us to carry heavy things and to travel long distances. For hundreds of years after that, there were 　4　 inventions that had as much effect as the wheel. But in the early 1800s the world started 　5　. There was little unknown land in the world. People did not have to explore much any more. They began to work in order to make life 6　.
During the second half of the 19th century many great inventions 　7　. Among them were the electric light, the camera and the radio. These 　8　 play a big part in our life today.
The first part of the 20th century saw 　9　 great inventions: the helicopter(直升机) in 1909, movies with sound in 1926, and jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when nylon, a kind of material which can be made into clothes, came out in 1935. It changed the kind of 　10　 people wore.
(　　)1. A. invention B. food C. inventor　 D. animal
(　　)2. A. useless　　 B. impossible C. important　 D. comfortable
(　　)3. A. that B. one C. them D. it
(　　)4. A. little B. a little C. few　　 D. a few
(　　)5. A. to change　 B. to turning C. turn　 D. change
(　　)6. A. better　 B. worse C. more serious　 D. more dangerous
(　　)7. A. are made B. can be made C. has been made　D. were made
(　　)8. A. both B. all C. none D. nothing
(　　)9. A. much　 B. more　 C. less　　 D. little
(　　)10. A. shoes　 B. glasses C. clothes D. food
VI. 阅读理解
Trevor Graham Baylis was born on 13 May 1937 in Kilburn, London. He is best known for inventing the wind?up radio(the clockwork radio). Trevor was an excellent swimmer. At the age of 15, he swam for Great Britain. Later, he served in the army for four years beginning in 1957. After leaving the army, he joined a company called Purley Pools, which was famous for building the world's first free?standing swimming pool. Later, Trevor left the company and started his own swimming pool company. At the same time, his love of swimming led him to work as a stuntman(特技演员) for television programs. However, he met many stuntmen who were no longer able to work because of injury. Trevor_decided_to_invent_some_products_for_the_disabled. At his house, there was a special workshop where he invented things.
In the early 1990s, he saw a television program about the spread of AIDS in Africa. He learned that in many areas in Africa the only means of communication was radio. However, batteries and electricity were too expensive and too difficult to get there. Trevor_wanted_to_help_those_people. At first, Trevor invented a wind?up radio which could play for 14 minutes with a two?minute wind. Two businessmen showed a great interest in it. With the money they invested, Trevor developed his invention and founded a company called Freeplay Energy. In June 1996, the Freeplay radio was awarded the BBC Design Award for Best Product and Best Design.
( )1. Trevor joined the army at the age of ________．
A. 15 B. 20 C. 24 D. 25
( )2. Trevor started his own swimming pool company ________．
A. before he swam for Great Britain B. before he joined Purley Pools
C. after he left Purley Pools D. after he worked as a stuntman
( )3. From the underlined sentences, we can learn that Trevor was ________．
A. helpful B. rude C. humorous D. silly
( )4. What does the underlined word “invested” mean in Chinese?
A. 投资 B. 抢劫 C. 拍卖 D. 储蓄
( )5. This passage is mainly about ________．
A. a great invention B. a great swimmer and inventor
C. the history of the wind?up radio D. an important television program



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