期中阅读拓展专项训练（16篇） 2023-2024学年 鲁教版（五四学制）九年级英语全册

期中阅读拓展专项训练（16篇） 2023-2024学年 鲁教版（五四学制）九年级英语 一、阅读理解 Have you ever noticed something around you that you’ve never seen before? They all came about because someone invented them. Most inventions begin with an idea. Someone sees a need or a problem. Then he or she thinks of an idea to meet that needs or solve the problem. But not all inventions happen on purpose. They may be something by working on an idea and invent something else by chance. Or an inventor might make a mistake that turns out to be a good idea. Between AD 600 and 900, scientists in ancient China were working in a lab when they invented fireworks by accident. They were working on an invention that would help people live forever. They mixed materials together like salt, charcoal (木炭), and sulphur (硫黄). They put the mixture into pieces of bamboo. Then they threw them into a fire. This is how fireworks were invented. In 1905, a boy named Frank Epperson left a cup of soda (苏打水) outside all night. It had a wooden stick in it. The soda froze in the cold evening. In the morning, Frank tasted the frozen soda. He shared the frozen soda with his friends. All of them spoke highly of his new invention. It tasted really good! He called his invention “Episicle”. In 1968, scientist Spencer Silver was researching adhesives (黏合剂) when he discovered one that stuck to things, but could then be easily taken away. For years he tried to find a use for his invention. At the same time, another scientist named Art Fry was singing. He used small pieces of paper to mark the songs in his book. He needed bookmarks that would stay in place. Silver and Fry discussed their ideas and created the Post-it note. 1．According to Paragraph 3, scientists in ancient China were working in a lab to ________. A．invent fireworks B．invent something that could make fire C．cook some delicious food D．invent something that would help people live forever 2．Who invented “Episicle”? A．Scientists in China. B．Frank Epperson. C．Spencer Silver. D．Art Fry