人教新目标九年级英语全册Unit 6When was it invented？测试题.doc

1、Unit 6.单项填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)()1.To my surprise, I _ from hundreds of students to speak to teachers, parents and fellow students.Awas chosen Bwould chooseCchose Dchoose()2.Sorry, Jean, I took your camera _It doesnt matter. Be careful next time.Aby accident Bby the wayCby mistake Dby hand()3.When I

2、was young, I always dreamt of _ a famous singer.Abecoming BbecomeCbecomes Dbecame()4.After the rain, the water in the river _ several meters.Awas risen BroseCraised Dwas raised()5.The world is _ seven continents.And China lies in Asia.Adivided up Bdivided byCdivided into Ddivided down()6.Lucy is oft

3、en heard _ in her room.Yeah, shes born with music.Asing Bsings Csang Dto sing()7.The earthquake destroyed most of the buildings in that city, didnt it?Yes.Few of them _Aremained BestablishedCwere remained Dwere established()8.Thank you very much for giving me some advice on how to deal with stress._

4、AThats true BDont mention itCOK. Ill try DI dont think so()9.Have you finished your report on green life?Not yet. Ill make it if I _ another two days.Agive Bam givenCwill give Dwill be given()10.Would you help me clean up the classroom, Bill?_AYes, quite right BNever mindCThats all right DSure, with

5、 pleasure.完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)Cars were invented in the last century.Today they have _11_ the lives of everyone in the United States.Most Americans feel that they are poor when they have _12_ cars.Why are cars _13_ used in the United States？Here are three reasons.First of all, the country is very

6、 large and Americans enjoy _14_ trips here and there. With _15_ they can go anywhere easily.The second reason is _16_ trains have never been as common in the United States as they are in other parts of the world.Whats _17_， Americans have to spend a lot of money traveling by plane.The third _18_ is

7、the most important one.Americans dont like to _19_ buses or trains or even planes.They like cars _20_ they want to travel fast at any time.()11.A.saved BtouchedCmade Ddone()12.A.no Bsome Cmany Dnow()13.A.wide BwiderCwidest Dwidely()14.A.to have BmakingCto make Dtakes()15.A.cars BbusesCtrains Dplanes

8、()16.A.why Bwhere Cthat Dthere()17.A.more Bthat Cso Dmost()18.A.thing BexcuseCmatter Dreason()19.A.wait for Bwork forCwork on Dwait on()20.A.because BbeforeCafter Dso.阅读理解(共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分)Every morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every evening my mother looks through magazines at

9、 home. And every night, I look at the posters with photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. Can we imagine life without paper or print?Paper was first created about 2，000 years ago，and has been made from silk，cotton，bamboo, and since the 19th century, from wood.

10、People learned to write words on paper to make a book. But in those days, books could only be produced one at a time by hand. As a result, they were expensive and rare. And because there werent many books, few people learned to read.Then printing was invented in China. When printing was developed gr

11、eatly at the beginning of the 11th century, books could be produced more quickly and cheaply. As a result, more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread quickly.Today information can be received online, downloaded from the Internet rather than found in books, and information ca

12、n be kept on CDROMs or machines such as MP3 players.Computers are already used in classrooms, and newspapers and magazines can already be read online. So will books be replaced by computers one day? No, I dont think the poster of Yao Ming on my bedroom wall will ever be replaced by a computer two me

13、ters high!()21.What does the writer do before he goes to sleep?AHe reads books. BHe reads newspapers.CHe looks through magazines.DHe looks at the posters on the wall.()22.When was paper first created?AAbout 2，000 years ago.BIn the 19th century.CAbout 1，000 years ago.DIn the 11th century.()23.Why wer

14、e books expensive and rare before the invention of printing?ABecause people could not read.BBecause people could not write words on paper.CBecause people could not find silk, cotton or bamboo.DBecause people could only produce books one at a time by hand.()24.What happened after books became cheaper

15、?APeople didnt want to buy books.BPrinting was invented in China.CKnowledge and ideas spread quickly.DThe Internet was introduced to people soon.()25.What is the writers opinion about books and computers?APeople wont need books any more.BBooks wont be replaced by computers.CPeople prefer to find inf

16、ormation in books.DComputers have already replaced books.用所给词的适当形式完成短文(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)Many of humans great achievements are in science and technology. The list is almost endless. The 26._(invent) of the airplane has changed our lives. The discovery of antibiotics(抗生素) has saved the lives of milli

17、ons of people. Can you imagine 27._(live) without electricity? What about the printing press? Without the printing press, you wouldnt be reading this. In the last 50 years, there have been great achievements in 28._(communicate), such as radios, TVs, computers, the Internet, and smartphones(智能手机). W

18、e could probably live without them, but life wouldnt be as 29._(interest) as it is now.What about the arts? The arts have brought 30._(please) to many people, but are the Beatles and Bach more important than antibiotics? And is Mickey Mouse as important an achievement as going to space? 31._(final),

19、 we must not forget humans early achievements. They used fire for cooking and 32._(heat) and invented the wheel. We cant imagine modern life without 33._(cook) food and cars.What are humans greatest achievements? To answer the question, we need 34._(decide) what we mean by “great”. Is it something t

20、hat 35._(make) us rich or happy or save lives? Or is it just something that makes us say “Wow，” like the Great Wall? What do you think?.书面表达(满分25分)发明创造改变了世界。作为一名中学生，假如你梦想当一名发明家，应该怎样做才能实现梦想呢？请根据下面的要点提示，以“How to Become an Inventor”为题，写一篇80词左右的短文。短语提示：1.Get more knowledge.2Have an interest.3Be creative

21、.4Never give up._答案.1.A2C3A4B5C。 6D7. A8.B9B 10D.1115BADBA1620CADAA.2125DADCB.26.invention27.living28communication29.interesting30pleasure31.Finally32.heating33cooked34.to decide35.makes.One possible version：How to Become an InventorAs a middle school student, I always dream of becoming a great inve

22、ntor. How to be an inventor? The following advice may help us a lot. First, we must study hard to get more knowledge. Its impossible for us to invent anything without knowledge. Second, we should have an interest in inventing. When we are interested in something, we can do it well. Third, we need to be creative. We should always come up with new ideas. Most importantly, we should keep on and never give up. If we work hard, our dream will come true.