Unit 4 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（仁爱科普版）

Unit 4 Amazing Science 单元话题阅读理解练习 （2022秋·福建龙岩·九年级统考期中） Recently, all kinds of vending machines（自动售货机）have been popping up around France. Instead of sweet treats or drinks, however, they sell short stories. Created by literature-loving company, Short Édition, these machines promise to help pass the time, whether you are waiting at the airport or stuck at the train station. Each vending machine offers an interesting way for customers to kill time. To use the amazing inventions, simply choose your desired reading time: 1 minute, 3 minutes or 5 minutes. Then, the machine will surprise you with a randomly-selected（任意选择的） short story to pass your time and make waiting around a bit more bearable—if at least for a couple of minutes! The Short Story Dispenser（自动售货机）first appeared at an airport in Paris last year. Since then, the popular machines have been put in public places across the country. If you’d like to learn more about this lovely literary oases（文学绿洲）, check out the Short Édition website. Short Édition, a creative library of short literature, has installed these unusual vending machines left print out short stories. 1．What can people buy from these unusual vending machines? A．Sweet treats. B．Soft drinks. C．Interesting inventions. D．Short stories. 2．How many kinds of desired reading time can you choose? A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four. 3．The underlined word “bearable” means__________. A．可相信的 B．可证实的 C．可忍受的 D．可依靠的 4．Where did this kind of vending machine first appear? A．At a bus stop. B．At a train station. C．At a mall. D．At an airport. 5．The text is mainly written to __________. A．show a creative library B．describe a short story C．introduce unusual vending machines D．check out the Short Édition website （2022秋·福建厦门·九年级统考期末） Engineers in the US have created a group of robots that are able to work together to overcome obstacles（障碍物）. “When ants collect or carry objects, if one comes upon an obstacle, the group of ants work together to overcome that obstacle,” explain