1、Unit 6When was it invented？Unit 6 第4课时（Section B 2c-Self Check）测试卷测试时间：20分钟I.阅读理解Last year, a special kind of glove came out. It was invented to help blind people to learn Braille, which is a special system for the blind to read by touching. Shaking motors (震动马达) are put on each finger of the glove.
2、 They can make different sounds to tell a user which letter he is touching. Recently, two British college students have invented another special glove for the blind. It can make the user feel small and quick movements. An ultrasonic sensor (超声波传感器) with a battery is put on the back of the glove. Whe
3、n the user wearing the glove is close to an object (物体), ultrasonic waves (超声波) from the glove are sent out (发出). As soon as they hit the object in front, the waves will return to the glove. Then the waves cause the glove to shake. And the ultrasonic sensor makes different kinds of sounds. The sound
4、s make the user know how far he is from the object. In the college invention competition, the two students got first prize and won 1,540 pounds. One of the designers said, “Now the ultrasonic sensor on the glove is quite large. Were going to use the money to develop a smaller and lighter ultrasonic
5、sensor.”1. The underlined word “Braille” in the passage means “_” in Chinese.A. 盲文 B. 口语 C. 手语2. The glove with an ultrasonic sensor _.A. can make only one kind of sound B. can make the user feel small and quick movementsC. was designed by two American college students3. Picture _ shows how the glov
6、e with an ultrasonic sensor works according to the passage. 4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The sounds from the ultrasonic sensor make the user know what the object is.B. The two college students wanted to use 15,400 pounds to develop the glove.C. The glove with shaking
7、 motors was invented for blind people.5. What is the best title for this passage?A. The Way to Make Gloves B. Two Kinds of Special Gloves C. An Ultrasonic Sensor and Shaking Motors II.书面表达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。请根据如下提示写一篇约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 年代18
8、25概况多次试验，运用蒸汽机。第一天运行时，沿线的人听到声音，看它奔跑，认为它是妖怪，就跑回家，关上门，不敢外出了。如今最重要的交通工具之一提示：do lots of experiments (试验), steam engine (蒸汽机) 1. 可适当发挥想象。2. 开头已给出, 不计入总词数。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.参考答案I.阅读理解1. A 画线的词是Bra
9、ille，结合下文中的which is a special system for the blind to read by touching.可推断，这种手套能够帮助盲人学习“盲文”，故答案为A。2. B 由第一段中的“It can make the user feel small and quick movements.”可知答案为B。3. C 由第一段中的“When the user wearing the glove is close to an object, ultrasonic waves from the glove are sent out. As soon as they h
10、it the object in front, the waves will return to the glove. Then the waves cause the glove to shake.”可推断，符合题意的图是C。4. C 由第一段中的“It was invented to help blind people to learn Braille.”以及“Shaking motors are put on each finger of the glove.”可推断，选项C是正确的描述。5. B 通读全文可知，本文介绍了两种特别的手套，一种可以帮助盲人学习盲文，另一种是由英国两名大学生
11、发明的，可以帮助使用者感知微小而快速的移动，适合本文的最佳标题是B。II.书面表达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 first train
12、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 come out. But now the train is one of the most important means of transportation in the world.3