Unit 1 单元话题阅读理解练习-2023-2024学年九年级英语上册单元重难点易错题精练（沪教牛津版）

Unit 1 Wise men in history 单元话题阅读理解练习 （2023·广东深圳·校考二模）Do you know a book named Tiangong Kaiwu? It is one of the greatest books written in Chinese. But how many things do you know about its writer, Song Yingxing? Song Yingxing was an excellent scientist during the late Ming Dynasty (朝代). He was born in a common family in 1587 and had a happy childhood. He and his older brother Song Yingsheng went to school together. Song Yingxing won the third place and his brother won the sixth in the Imperial Exams (科举考试) in their province. Later, Song Yingxing and his brother took the national Imperial Exams, but they both failed. Song Yingxing worked as a teacher for many years. Meanwhile (同时), he took the national Imperial Exam for another four times. Unluckily, he never achieved success. On his many trips to the capital to take the exams, however, he learned about many different technologies in lots of fields which helped him create Tiangong Kaiwu in 1637. The name of this Chinese book means that humans make good use of the wealth of nature with the help of technologies. The book covers more than 130 kinds of agricultural (农业的) and manufacturing (制造业) technologies. There are also many pictures in it to help people understand the text. The book became popular soon after it was printed. The Ming Dynasty fell in 1644. Song Yingxing and his brother refused to serve the new Qing government and gave up their jobs. Song Yingxing lived a poor life until the day he died. However, the great book he wrote has influenced the world. 1．How does the writer start the passage? A．By telling stories. B．By asking questions. C．By giving examples. D．By comparing two facts. 2．When was Song Yingxing born? A．In 1550. B．In 1587. C．In 1630. D．In 1644. 3．How many times did Song Yingxing take the national Imperial Exam in total? A．Three times. B．Four times. C．Five times. D．Six times. 4．Who may show more interest in Tangong Kaiwu according to the passage? A．Officials and doctors. B．Farmers and engineers.