Unit 6 When was it invented？【B卷·培优卷】-2024-2025学年九年级英语全一册单元速记·巧练（安徽专用，人教版）

班级 姓名 学号 分数 Unit 6 When was it invented？（B卷·培优卷） （时间：100分钟，满分：100分） 一、单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1.—Who lives together with your grandmother? —______. She lives alone. I often go to see her. A. Nobody B. Somebody C. Anybody D. Everybody 【答案】A 【解析】句意：——谁和你的祖母住在一起？——没有人，她独自生活，我经常去看望她。A.nobody没有人；B.somebody某人；C.anybody任何人；D.everybody每个人。根据题干“She lives alone. I often go to see her.”“她独自生活，我经常去看望她”，可知没有人和祖母住在一起，故选A。 2.—What did Tom say in his letter? How is his father? —I don’t know. He didn’t ________ his parents in the letter. A. admire B. mention C. miss D. notice 【答案】B 【解析】略 3.—Look, Linda. The flowers in our classroom came out in one night. —I can’t believe it. They are beautiful and colorful. They __________ great. A. sound B. smell C. taste D. feel 【答案】B 【解析】句意：——看，琳达。我们教室里的花在一个晚上开了。——我不能相信。它们是美丽的和多彩的。它们闻起来很好。A.听起来；B.闻起来；C.尝起来；D.感觉。根据语境可知，此处they指代的是flowers，花应该是闻起来很好，故选B。 4.Sarah worked all day. She was so tired that she ________ quickly in the evening. A. fell asleep B. fell off C. fell down D. fell over 【答案】A 【解析】略 5.The palace caught fires three times in the last century, and little of the original building ________ now. A. remains B. is remained C. is remaining D. has been remained 【答案】A 【解析】句意：上个世纪，这座宫殿曾三次失火，现在几乎没有原来的建筑了（原来的建筑现在所剩无几了）。remain遗留，动词，通常不用于进行时态，故排除C; building和remain之间不存在被动关系，故排除B和D；根据句中now可知，表述目前存在的情况应用一般现在时，主语是building，谓语动词用remain的第三人称单数形式remains，故选A。 6.—Sorry, Pam. I took your notebook ______. —It doesn’t matter. They look the same as each other. A. by hand B. by mistake C. in trouble D. in danger 【答案】B 【解析】句意：——对不起，我错拿了你的笔记本。——没有关系，他们看上去一样。A.手工；B.错误地；C.处于困境；D.在危险中。by mistake是固定搭配，意思是“错误地”，故选B。 7.________ children lost their parents because of the big earthquake. A. Million of B. Two millions C. Millions of D. Two millions of 【答案】C 【解析】略 8.I am surprised at the new look of my hometown, for it ______ a lot over the years. A. changed B. changes C. will change D. has changed 【答案】D 【解析】句意：我对我的家乡的新面貌感到惊讶，因为这几年改变了很多。结合over the years可知表达的动作发生在过去，对现在造成一定的影响，故用现在完成时have/has+过去分词，主语it，故has，故答案是D。现在完成时有两种用法： 1. 过去发生的某一动作对现在造成的影响或结果或到现在为止已经发生或完成的动作；2. 表示过去发生的、持续到现在的动作或状态。 9.We were made ______ the lost girl on such a rainy day that we had to make a fire ______ us warm. A. look for; keep B. to look for; to keep C. to look for; keep D. look for; keeping 【答案】B 【解析】句意：我们被迫使在这样一个雨天去找那个走失的女孩，以至于我们不得不生火取暖。make是使役动词，用于被动语态时，要带to；be made to do sth.被迫使做某事，被要求做某事，因此空一用to look for；结合句意，空二用不定式表目的。故选B。 10.—Tom, would you please give me a hand and take the bookcase upstairs? —__________. I’m coming. A. My pleasure B. Never mind C. With pleasure D. I’m afraid not 【答案】C 【解析】略 二、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。 A Do you know anything about the invention of the bar code (条形码)? A small food store owner found it was      (11)    to keep records of the product information. In 1948, he asked the Drexel Institute of Technology to solve this       (12)    . Bernard Silver, a graduate student, was interested. He and his friend Norman Joseph Woodland       (13)    to work on it. Soon, they invented their first working system. The system did work at first, but it was very       (14)    and only a few people could pay for it. Sometimes the system didn’t work well. If the invention was to become      (15)     in stores, the problems had to be solved. At last, Woodland solved it      (16)   . In 1949, Silver and Woodland     (17)     for the patent (专利) for the bar code system, but the patent was not given until 1952. Although this patent was given, the system was still not popular among       (18)    owners. In 1970, a businessman named Logicon Inc      (19)    the Universal Grocery Products Identification Code (食品工业统一码). Marsh Supermarket in Troy was the first store to      (20)   this bar code reading system. It has become very popular ever since, and now it is used in all types of stores all over the world. 11.A. easy B. difficult C. interesting D. boring 12.A. plan B. problem C. project D. doubt 13.A. started B. continued C. failed D. refused 14.A. expensive B. cheap C. ugly D. useful 15.A. lively B. warm C. direct D. popular 16.A. successfully B. clearly C. finally D. suddenly 17.A. asked B. offered C. made D. divided 18.A. office B. store C. field D. family 19.A. found B. mentioned C. invented D. remained 20.A. give up B. put up C. set up D. clean up 【答案】B、B、A、A、D、A、A、B、C、C 【解析】略 B There are so many new inventions and tools today. Why do chopsticks remain so important to Chinese people after they were invented about 3,000 years ago? Bamboo, plastic, wood or steel can be    (21)    into chopsticks. It is not difficult to make them. Chopsticks were probably first used for    (22)   , like stirring（搅动）the boiling soup. But gradually people found it    (23)    to use chopsticks to eat. So chopsticks began to be used as eating tools. I can imagine how    (24)    a westerner can feel when he first sees someone eat with chopsticks. It is the same when we Chinese people first see westerners use forks and knives to eat. This is the cultural   (25)   . If you    (26)    take a closer look at the chopsticks, you will find that the chopsticks are usually round at one end and square at the other end. The round end stands for the    (27)   . The square end stands for the earth. And this is the Chinese understanding of the    (28)    between men and the world. The sky is up, the earth is down, and people are in the middle. Now, we may know why Chinese people    (29)    chopsticks. It has a point. Chopsticks are not only useful but also    (30)   deep cultural meanings. They are a symbol of Chinese culture. 21.A. folded B. processed C. collected D. tied 22.A. eating B. locking C. hitting D. cooking 23.A. difficult B. convenient C. polite D. funny 24.A. angry B. afraid C. surprised D. humorous 25.A. difference B. mistake C. secret D. accident 26.A. softly B. loudly C. widely D. carefully 27.A. sky B. moon C. cent D. door 28.A. feeling B. conversation C. relationship D. influence 29.A. give away B. depend on C. lay out D. look for 30.A. cover B. include C. produce D. avoid 【答案】B、D、B、C、A、D、A、C、B、B 【解析】略 21. 由下文“制作它们不困难”可知，此处指竹子、塑料、木和铁都可以被加工成筷子。fold折叠，collect收集，tie捆。 22. 由句意可知，筷子最早可能是用于烹饪，比如搅拌沸腾的汤。eat吃，lock锁上，hit击。 23. 由下文“所以筷子开始被用作吃饭的工具”可知，此处指渐渐地人们发现用筷子吃饭是方便的。difficult困难的，polite有礼貌的，funny有趣的。 24. 由句意可知，我可以想象，当西方人第一次看到别人用筷子吃饭时，他会感到多么惊讶。angry生气的，afraid害怕的，humorous幽默的。 25. 由上文“当我们中国人第一次看到西方人用刀叉吃饭时也是如此”可知，此处指这是文化差异。mistake错误，secret秘密，accident事故。 26. 由句意可知，如果你仔细观察筷子，你会发现筷子通常一端是圆的，另一端是方的。softly柔软地，loudly大声地，widely广泛地。 27. 由下文提及方形的一端代表地和天空在上方可知，此处指圆的一端代表天空。 moon月亮，cent分，door门。 28. 由下文“天在上，地在下，人在中间”可知，此处指这是中国人对人与世界关系的理解。feeling感觉，conversation对话，influence影响。 29. 由下文提及这是有道理的和筷子是有用的可知，此处指我们可能知道为什么中国人依赖筷子。give away捐赠，lay out摆放，look for寻找。 30. 由下文“它们是中国文化的标志”可知，此处指筷子包含深厚的文化意义。cover覆盖，produce产生，avoid避免。 三、补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 根据对话内容，从下面选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。 A.When was it invented? B.Where is it made? C.What is it used for? D.Who was that machine invented by? E.But how does it work? F.May I have a try? G.What's it made of? A: Look, Danny! What's that over there? B: You may have a guess. A: It looks strange. Neither a plane nor a bike.   (31)    B: It was invented by my father. You may call it a "p-bike". A:   (32)     B: Yesterday morning. A:   (33)    B: It is used for riding or flying. A:    (34)    B: You can ride it like riding a bike. As you ride faster and faster, it can fly like a plane. A: That sounds interesting. I think your father is so great.    (35)    B: Yeah, of course. 【答案】D、A、C、E、F 【解析】略 四、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。 A In my opinion, the wheel is the most important thing that human beings have ever invented. It might seem weird to say that something so simple-looking and so ordinary (普通的) could be so important. But if you consider the following points, you will probably agree with me. Firstly, wheels influence almost every part of our lives. Wheels are used, for example, in clocks, engines (发动机) and transport. If you visit just one factory, you will see how important wheels are. You will see wheels on almost every machine. Secondly, wheels play a great part in food production. Wheels are used to grind (磨碎) different kinds of corn into flour (粉状物). They are then used to mix flour and other foods into bread. We would all have to make our own bread, starting with grinding the wheat (小麦), if we did not have the wheel. In fact, we would have to grow the wheat because there would be no way to transport it. Thirdly, our world would be completely different if we did not have the wheel for transport. Before the wheel was invented, people used to have to travel on foot or by riding on an animal. That is what we would be doing now if we did not have the wheel. We would be back to the Stone Age if some of our clever ancestors had not invented the wheel. Our modern world would simply be impossible. The wheel is surely the most important invention of all time. 36.What does the underlined word "weird" mean? A. Important. B. Common. C. Strange. D. Necessary. 37.Which of the following are the most common in a factory according to the passage? A. Clocks. B. Wheels. C. Engines. D. Steel. 38.What is the third paragraph about? A. Wheels are important in food production. B. Wheels make it easier to make bread. C. Wheels are used to transport foods. D. Wheels are used in growing plants. 39.What was life like before wheels were invented? A. Special. B. Convenient. C. Busy. D. Slow. 40.How does the writer develop the text? A. By making a report. B. By giving reasons. C. By offering advice. D. By telling his own story. 【答案】C、B、A、D、B 【解析】略 B In nature, you may see many insects and animals of different colors. Have you ever wondered why? Locusts are super delicious food for birds, but it is not always an easy job for birds to catch them. It is neither because locusts are good jumpers or runners nor because they are smarter than their enemies. The reason is that the colors of locusts change with the colors of crops. When crops are young, locusts look green. But when autumn comes, locusts change to the yellow and brown color as crops do. Brown bears, tigers and other animals move quietly through forests. They can’t be seen easily by their enemies. This is because they have colors similar to the trees. For the same reason, polar bears that live on a land of snow and ice are white. Butterflies and bees living among the flowers are colorful like flowers. Soil insects are mostly dark-colored and they live under the soil（土壤）in a dark and wet environment. However, insects with colors different from plants can easily be found and eaten by others. So in order to survive, they have to hide themselves in the daytime and appear only at night. Have you ever noticed some even stranger acts? The ink fish in the sea can send out some very black ink when it faces danger. As the ink spreads over, its enemies will find themselves suddenly in a dark world. At the same time the ink fish immediately swims away. That is how it keeps itself safe though it is not strong at all. 41.It is not easy for birds to catch locusts because ______. A. locusts are good runners B. locusts can jump very high C. locusts are smarter than birds D. locusts can change their colors 42.According to the passage, most soil insects ______. A. do not have bright colors B. change their colors with the soil C. do not live in a dark and wet environment D. eat colorful insects like butterflies and bees 43.What's the meaning of the underlined word "survive" in the passage? A. 繁殖 B. 产卵 C. 觅食 D. 生存 44.The ink fish ______ so that its enemies will not see it. A. changes its color B. makes the water around it black C. appears only at night D. hides itself in the sea rocks 45.What is the main idea of this passage? A. Some insects and animals have different skills. B. Some insects and animals are cleverer than we think. C. Some insects and animals use colors to protect themselves. D. Some insects and animals can get used to the environment easily. 【答案】D、A、D、B、C 【解析】【文章大意】文章主要介绍了一些动物如何利用保护色来保护自己。 41. 细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“The reason is that the colors of locusts change with the colors of crops（庄稼）.”可知，蝗虫随着庄稼的颜色而改变自己的体色来保护自己的。故选D。 42. 细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第三句“Soil insects are mostly dark-colored...”可知，生活在土壤中的昆虫其体色大都较暗。故选A。 43. 词义猜测题。根据第三段最后一句中的“they have to hide themselves in the daytime and appear only at night”可知，昆虫在白天改变身体的颜色是为了能够隐藏自己，以免被天敌攻击，从而生存下来。故survive的意思应为“生存”。故选D。 44. 细节理解题。根据最后一段第二、三句“The ink fish in the sea can send out some very black ink when it faces danger. As the ink spreads over, its enemies will find themselves suddenly in a dark world.”可知，墨鱼是通过喷墨使自己周围的水变黑来让自己逃避天敌的攻击的。故选B。 45. 主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了一些动物如何利用保护色来保护自己的。故C项最能概括文章的主旨。故选C。 C Traditional Chinese Medicine, also called “TCM”, is an ancient system of traditional medicine. It has developed for thousands of years. Without doubt, it is an important part of Chinese culture. Today people in 183 countries and areas are now using TCM widely. Massage（按摩）, Guasha, Qigong, Tai Ji and acupuncture（针灸）are some common kinds of treatment（治疗）of TCM. Chinese massage can make you relaxed and comfortable. In acupuncture, doctors put long needles into the patients’ heads, faces, arms and so on. It takes away pain, though the treatment seems a little bit scary. The earliest medical classic in China, Huangdi’s Classic on Medicine, came out more than 2,000 years ago. The book is about the relationship between man and nature. In Chinese culture, yin and yang are the two parts of nature. Nature keeps balanced if yin and yang work well together. According to TCM, many TCM treatments focus on restoring this balance. Because imbalances in the human body can lead to health problems. To many people’s surprise, for some health problems, a doctor of TCM will not give you medicine. Instead, he may give you just a food plan and right ways to eat. For example, TCM thinks it’s wrong to eat on the way to school, at our desks, or in front of the TV. Here are the correct ways: Sit down to eat. While eating, turn off the TV and get away from the work desk. Eat seasonal food. Do not miss any of the three meals. 46.We can learn from Paragraph 1 that __________. A. acupuncture can bring fun to us B. Chinese massage can take away pain C. TCM is popular in many countries now D. there are only five kinds of treatment of TCM 47.When did Huangdi’s Classic on Medicine come out? A. More than 83 years ago. B. More than 183 years ago. C. More than 200 years ago. D. More than 2,000 years ago. 48.What does the underlined word “ restoring” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Changing. B. Repairing. C. Describing. D. Losing. 49.Which is a good eating habit? A. Eating while watching TV. B. Eating at any time you want. C. Eating on the way to school. D. Sitting down to enjoy your food. 50.Which can be the best title for the passage? A. A Good Eating Habit B. Huangdi’s Classic on Medicine C. TCM—a Kind of Medical Treatment D. TCM—Keeping the Balance Between Yin and Yang 【答案】C、D、B、D、C 【解析】 46. 推理判断题。由第一段第四句可知，今天，183个国家和地区的人们正在广泛使用中医，故可推测中医现在在许多国家很流行。 47. 细节理解题。由第二段第一句可知，《黄帝内经》出版于 2000多年前。 48. 词义猜测题。由画线词所在句的后一句“因为人体失衡会导致健康问题”可推测，此处表示根据中医的说法，许多中医疗法的重点是恢复这种平衡。 49. 细节理解题。由最后一段倒数第四句可知，坐下来享用你的食物是一种好的饮食习惯。 50. 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍中医常用的治疗方法、《黄帝内经》这本书以及中医的医学治疗。 D A hundred years ago, all crayons were black. They were used in factories and shipyards (造船厂). Kids couldn’t use them because they were bad for their health. Then a company called Binney & Smith had an idea. They decided to make Crayola (绘儿乐) crayons for kids and teachers to use in schools. They made the crayons safe, and they also decided to add colors. The first box of eight Crayola crayons included black, brown, blue, red, purple, orange, yellow and green. The crayons were a huge hit! Today, many companies make crayons, but Crayola is still the biggest. They take crayons very seriously especially when it comes to colors. For example, Crayola has a team of seven chemists (化学家) and chemical engineers who do nothing all day but develop new crayon colors. They mix different colors to create new colors. When the engineers discover a new color they like, they’ll test it on hundreds of kids and parents to make sure they really like it. Only then is a new crayon ready for the box. It is also hard to name a new color. In 1993, Crayola introduced 16 new colors for its "Big Box" of 96 crayons. More than two million kids and adults wrote to give advice on the names of the colors. Over the years, Crayola has changed the names of some colors. Around the world, kids still say that red and blue are their favorite crayon colors. 51.Who usually used the crayons one hundred years ago? A. Parents. B. Workers. C. Kids. D. Teachers. 52.What does the underlined phrase " a huge hit" in Paragraph 2 mean? A. A huge beat. B. A huge knock. C. A huge change. D. A huge success. 53.Which of the following is NOT right about Crayola? A. It has a team to develop new crayon colors. B. The first box of Crayola crayons included 8 colors. C. It checks if the new colors are liked by parents and kids. D. It’s the only company that makes crayons. 54.How does Crayola name its new colors? A. By looking up the names in a dictionary. B. By taking the names from old colors. C. By inviting kids and adults to help. D. By inviting the manager to help. 55.Which of the following may be the best title for the text? A. Making and Naming of the Crayola Crayons B. New Colors Created by Kids C. The History of the Company Crayola D. Kids’ Favourite Crayon Colors 【答案】B、D、D、C、A 【解析】略 五、单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分） 根据句意及汉语提示完成句子。 56.We should remember to turn off the lights when we leave the classroom to save e            (电). 【答案】electricity 【解析】略 57.Some pretty girls like to wear shoes with high h            (后跟). 【答案】heels 【解析】略 58.These s            (勺) are made of gold and they are very expensive. 【答案】scoops/spoons 【解析】略 59.Jack is very creative and tries to i            (发明) something useful. 【答案】invent 【解析】略 60.Peter doesn’t like the s             (款式) of the sweater because he thinks it has been out of date. 【答案】style 【解析】略 61.The chips taste c           (脆的), and even the old enjoy them. 【答案】crispy 【解析】略 62.The bad taste made the c           (顾客) really angry. He decided not to come to this restaurant again. 【答案】customer 【解析】略 63.Since ancient times, there have been countless n           (民族的) heroes in China. 【答案】national 【解析】略 64.It’s so hot today. You’d better put the milk into the f           (冰箱), or it will go bad. 【答案】fridge 【解析】略 65.The door was l           (锁上) and we didn’t have the key, so we couldn’t get into the room. 【答案】locked 【解析】略 六、书面表达（共1小题；满分15分） 历史上很多伟大的发明家倾其一生，创造了许多发明，给人们带来了生活上的便利。请你发挥想象设计一项小发明去解决生活或学习中的一个困难或问题。根据以下表格内容提示用英文写一篇短文，并向校报投稿介绍这项小发明。 参考词汇：scientific exploration spirit科学探索精神 介绍一项小发明 简述发明对人们生活的影响 使人们的生活更多彩和便利 介绍自己的小发明 ◎名称：……(请你补充) ◎用途：…… ◎操作方法：…… 呼吁 中学生要用科学探索精神，积极发明创造 Great inventions are the symbols of the social development. 【答案】 Great inventions are the symbols of the social development. Some inventions are so useful that they make our life become more colorful and convenient. (发明对人们生活的影响) My invention is a special pen. (名称) It is used for taking notes quickly. The pen has a microchip that can store a list of common words which you will use. (用途) When you are writing, you just need to write the short forms with the pen, press a button on the pen and all the short forms will change into the actual words. (操作方法) Is it amazing? All in all, as middle school students, we should have scientific exploration spirit and take an active part in creating and inventing. (发出呼吁) 答案第10页，共10页 ( 1 )原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 班级 姓名 学号 分数 Unit 6 When was it invented？（B卷·培优卷） （时间：100分钟，满分：100分） 一、单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1.—Who lives together with your grandmother? —______. She lives alone. I often go to see her. A. Nobody B. Somebody C. Anybody D. Everybody 2.—What did Tom say in his letter? How is his father? —I don’t know. He didn’t ________ his parents in the letter. A. admire B. mention C. miss D. notice 3.—Look, Linda. The flowers in our classroom came out in one night. —I can’t believe it. They are beautiful and colorful. They __________ great. A. sound B. smell C. taste D. feel 4.Sarah worked all day. She was so tired that she ________ quickly in the evening. A. fell asleep B. fell off C. fell down D. fell over 5.The palace caught fires three times in the last century, and little of the original building ________ now. A. remains B. is remained C. is remaining D. has been remained 6.—Sorry, Pam. I took your notebook ______. —It doesn’t matter. They look the same as each other. A. by hand B. by mistake C. in trouble D. in danger 7.________ children lost their parents because of the big earthquake. A. Million of B. Two millions C. Millions of D. Two millions of 8.I am surprised at the new look of my hometown, for it ______ a lot over the years. A. changed B. changes C. will change D. has changed 9.We were made ______ the lost girl on such a rainy day that we had to make a fire ______ us warm. A. look for; keep B. to look for; to keep C. to look for; keep D. look for; keeping 10.—Tom, would you please give me a hand and take the bookcase upstairs? —__________. I’m coming. A. My pleasure B. Never mind C. With pleasure D. I’m afraid not 二、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。 A Do you know anything about the invention of the bar code (条形码)? A small food store owner found it was    (11)    to keep records of the product information. In 1948, he asked the Drexel Institute of Technology to solve this    (12)   . Bernard Silver, a graduate student, was interested. He and his friend Norman Joseph Woodland     (13)    to work on it. Soon, they invented their first working system. The system did work at first, but it was very     (14)    and only a few people could pay for it. Sometimes the system didn’t work well. If the invention was to become    (15)     in stores, the problems had to be solved. At last, Woodland solved it     (16)   . In 1949, Silver and Woodland   (17)     for the patent (专利) for the bar code system, but the patent was not given until 1952. Although this patent was given, the system was still not popular among     (18)    owners. In 1970, a businessman named Logicon Inc    (19)    the Universal Grocery Products Identification Code (食品工业统一码). Marsh Supermarket in Troy was the first store to    (20)   this bar code reading system. It has become very popular ever since, and now it is used in all types of stores all over the world. 11.A. easy B. difficult C. interesting D. boring 12.A. plan B. problem C. project D. doubt 13.A. started B. continued C. failed D. refused 14.A. expensive B. cheap C. ugly D. useful 15.A. lively B. warm C. direct D. popular 16.A. successfully B. clearly C. finally D. suddenly 17.A. asked B. offered C. made D. divided 18.A. office B. store C. field D. family 19.A. found B. mentioned C. invented D. remained 20.A. give up B. put up C. set up D. clean up B There are so many new inventions and tools today. Why do chopsticks remain so important to Chinese people after they were invented about 3,000 years ago? Bamboo, plastic, wood or steel can be    (21)    into chopsticks. It is not difficult to make them. Chopsticks were probably first used for    (22)   , like stirring（搅动）the boiling soup. But gradually people found it    (23)    to use chopsticks to eat. So chopsticks began to be used as eating tools. I can imagine how    (24)    a westerner can feel when he first sees someone eat with chopsticks. It is the same when we Chinese people first see westerners use forks and knives to eat. This is the cultural   (25)   . If you    (26)    take a closer look at the chopsticks, you will find that the chopsticks are usually round at one end and square at the other end. The round end stands for the    (27)   . The square end stands for the earth. And this is the Chinese understanding of the    (28)    between men and the world. The sky is up, the earth is down, and people are in the middle. Now, we may know why Chinese people    (29)    chopsticks. It has a point. Chopsticks are not only useful but also    (30)   deep cultural meanings. They are a symbol of Chinese culture. 21.A. folded B. processed C. collected D. tied 22.A. eating B. locking C. hitting D. cooking 23.A. difficult B. convenient C. polite D. funny 24.A. angry B. afraid C. surprised D. humorous 25.A. difference B. mistake C. secret D. accident 26.A. softly B. loudly C. widely D. carefully 27.A. sky B. moon C. cent D. door 28.A. feeling B. conversation C. relationship D. influence 29.A. give away B. depend on C. lay out D. look for 30.A. cover B. include C. produce D. avoid 三、补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 根据对话内容，从下面选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。 A.When was it invented? B.Where is it made? C.What is it used for? D.Who was that machine invented by? E.But how does it work? F.May I have a try? G.What's it made of? A: Look, Danny! What's that over there? B: You may have a guess. A: It looks strange. Neither a plane nor a bike.   (31)    B: It was invented by my father. You may call it a "p-bike". A:   (32)     B: Yesterday morning. A:   (33)    B: It is used for riding or flying. A:    (34)    B: You can ride it like riding a bike. As you ride faster and faster, it can fly like a plane. A: That sounds interesting. I think your father is so great.    (35)    B: Yeah, of course. 四、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。 A In my opinion, the wheel is the most important thing that human beings have ever invented. It might seem weird to say that something so simple-looking and so ordinary (普通的) could be so important. But if you consider the following points, you will probably agree with me. Firstly, wheels influence almost every part of our lives. Wheels are used, for example, in clocks, engines (发动机) and transport. If you visit just one factory, you will see how important wheels are. You will see wheels on almost every machine. Secondly, wheels play a great part in food production. Wheels are used to grind (磨碎) different kinds of corn into flour (粉状物). They are then used to mix flour and other foods into bread. We would all have to make our own bread, starting with grinding the wheat (小麦), if we did not have the wheel. In fact, we would have to grow the wheat because there would be no way to transport it. Thirdly, our world would be completely different if we did not have the wheel for transport. Before the wheel was invented, people used to have to travel on foot or by riding on an animal. That is what we would be doing now if we did not have the wheel. We would be back to the Stone Age if some of our clever ancestors had not invented the wheel. Our modern world would simply be impossible. The wheel is surely the most important invention of all time. 36.What does the underlined word "weird" mean? A. Important. B. Common. C. Strange. D. Necessary. 37.Which of the following are the most common in a factory according to the passage? A. Clocks. B. Wheels. C. Engines. D. Steel. 38.What is the third paragraph about? A. Wheels are important in food production. B. Wheels make it easier to make bread. C. Wheels are used to transport foods. D. Wheels are used in growing plants. 39.What was life like before wheels were invented? A. Special. B. Convenient. C. Busy. D. Slow. 40.How does the writer develop the text? A. By making a report. B. By giving reasons. C. By offering advice. D. By telling his own story. B In nature, you may see many insects and animals of different colors. Have you ever wondered why? Locusts are super delicious food for birds, but it is not always an easy job for birds to catch them. It is neither because locusts are good jumpers or runners nor because they are smarter than their enemies. The reason is that the colors of locusts change with the colors of crops. When crops are young, locusts look green. But when autumn comes, locusts change to the yellow and brown color as crops do. Brown bears, tigers and other animals move quietly through forests. They can’t be seen easily by their enemies. This is because they have colors similar to the trees. For the same reason, polar bears that live on a land of snow and ice are white. Butterflies and bees living among the flowers are colorful like flowers. Soil insects are mostly dark-colored and they live under the soil（土壤）in a dark and wet environment. However, insects with colors different from plants can easily be found and eaten by others. So in order to survive, they have to hide themselves in the daytime and appear only at night. Have you ever noticed some even stranger acts? The ink fish in the sea can send out some very black ink when it faces danger. As the ink spreads over, its enemies will find themselves suddenly in a dark world. At the same time the ink fish immediately swims away. That is how it keeps itself safe though it is not strong at all. 41.It is not easy for birds to catch locusts because ______. A. locusts are good runners B. locusts can jump very high C. locusts are smarter than birds D. locusts can change their colors 42.According to the passage, most soil insects ______. A. do not have bright colors B. change their colors with the soil C. do not live in a dark and wet environment D. eat colorful insects like butterflies and bees 43.What's the meaning of the underlined word "survive" in the passage? A. 繁殖 B. 产卵 C. 觅食 D. 生存 44.The ink fish ______ so that its enemies will not see it. A. changes its color B. makes the water around it black C. appears only at night D. hides itself in the sea rocks 45.What is the main idea of this passage? A. Some insects and animals have different skills. B. Some insects and animals are cleverer than we think. C. Some insects and animals use colors to protect themselves. D. Some insects and animals can get used to the environment easily. C Traditional Chinese Medicine, also called “TCM”, is an ancient system of traditional medicine. It has developed for thousands of years. Without doubt, it is an important part of Chinese culture. Today people in 183 countries and areas are now using TCM widely. Massage（按摩）, Guasha, Qigong, Tai Ji and acupuncture（针灸）are some common kinds of treatment（治疗）of TCM. Chinese massage can make you relaxed and comfortable. In acupuncture, doctors put long needles into the patients’ heads, faces, arms and so on. It takes away pain, though the treatment seems a little bit scary. The earliest medical classic in China, Huangdi’s Classic on Medicine, came out more than 2,000 years ago. The book is about the relationship between man and nature. In Chinese culture, yin and yang are the two parts of nature. Nature keeps balanced if yin and yang work well together. According to TCM, many TCM treatments focus on restoring this balance. Because imbalances in the human body can lead to health problems. To many people’s surprise, for some health problems, a doctor of TCM will not give you medicine. Instead, he may give you just a food plan and right ways to eat. For example, TCM thinks it’s wrong to eat on the way to school, at our desks, or in front of the TV. Here are the correct ways: Sit down to eat. While eating, turn off the TV and get away from the work desk. Eat seasonal food. Do not miss any of the three meals. 46.We can learn from Paragraph 1 that __________. A. acupuncture can bring fun to us B. Chinese massage can take away pain C. TCM is popular in many countries now D. there are only five kinds of treatment of TCM 47.When did Huangdi’s Classic on Medicine come out? A. More than 83 years ago. B. More than 183 years ago. C. More than 200 years ago. D. More than 2,000 years ago. 48.What does the underlined word “ restoring” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Changing. B. Repairing. C. Describing. D. Losing. 49.Which is a good eating habit? A. Eating while watching TV. B. Eating at any time you want. C. Eating on the way to school. D. Sitting down to enjoy your food. 50.Which can be the best title for the passage? A. A Good Eating Habit B. Huangdi’s Classic on Medicine C. TCM—a Kind of Medical Treatment D. TCM—Keeping the Balance Between Yin and Yang D A hundred years ago, all crayons were black. They were used in factories and shipyards (造船厂). Kids couldn’t use them because they were bad for their health. Then a company called Binney & Smith had an idea. They decided to make Crayola (绘儿乐) crayons for kids and teachers to use in schools. They made the crayons safe, and they also decided to add colors. The first box of eight Crayola crayons included black, brown, blue, red, purple, orange, yellow and green. The crayons were a huge hit! Today, many companies make crayons, but Crayola is still the biggest. They take crayons very seriously especially when it comes to colors. For example, Crayola has a team of seven chemists (化学家) and chemical engineers who do nothing all day but develop new crayon colors. They mix different colors to create new colors. When the engineers discover a new color they like, they’ll test it on hundreds of kids and parents to make sure they really like it. Only then is a new crayon ready for the box. It is also hard to name a new color. In 1993, Crayola introduced 16 new colors for its "Big Box" of 96 crayons. More than two million kids and adults wrote to give advice on the names of the colors. Over the years, Crayola has changed the names of some colors. Around the world, kids still say that red and blue are their favorite crayon colors. 51.Who usually used the crayons one hundred years ago? A. Parents. B. Workers. C. Kids. D. Teachers. 52.What does the underlined phrase " a huge hit" in Paragraph 2 mean? A. A huge beat. B. A huge knock. C. A huge change. D. A huge success. 53.Which of the following is NOT right about Crayola? A. It has a team to develop new crayon colors. B. The first box of Crayola crayons included 8 colors. C. It checks if the new colors are liked by parents and kids. D. It’s the only company that makes crayons. 54.How does Crayola name its new colors? A. By looking up the names in a dictionary. B. By taking the names from old colors. C. By inviting kids and adults to help. D. By inviting the manager to help. 55.Which of the following may be the best title for the text? A. Making and Naming of the Crayola Crayons B. New Colors Created by Kids C. The History of the Company Crayola D. Kids’ Favourite Crayon Colors 五、单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分） 根据句意及汉语提示完成句子。 56.We should remember to turn off the lights when we leave the classroom to save e            (电). 57.Some pretty girls like to wear shoes with high h            (后跟). 58.These s            (勺) are made of gold and they are very expensive. 59.Jack is very creative and tries to i            (发明) something useful. 60.Peter doesn’t like the s             (款式) of the sweater because he thinks it has been out of date. 61.The chips taste c           (脆的), and even the old enjoy them. 62.The bad taste made the c           (顾客) really angry. He decided not to come to this restaurant again. 63.Since ancient times, there have been countless n           (民族的) heroes in China. 64.It’s so hot today. You’d better put the milk into the f           (冰箱), or it will go bad. 65.The door was l           (锁上) and we didn’t have the key, so we couldn’t get into the room. 六、书面表达（共1小题；满分15分） 历史上很多伟大的发明家倾其一生，创造了许多发明，给人们带来了生活上的便利。请你发挥想象设计一项小发明去解决生活或学习中的一个困难或问题。根据以下表格内容提示用英文写一篇短文，并向校报投稿介绍这项小发明。 参考词汇：scientific exploration spirit科学探索精神 介绍一项小发明 简述发明对人们生活的影响 使人们的生活更多彩和便利 介绍自己的小发明 ◎名称：……(请你补充) ◎用途：…… ◎操作方法：…… 呼吁 中学生要用科学探索精神，积极发明创造 Great inventions are the symbols of the social development. 答案第10页，共10页 ( 1 )原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$