Unit 6 When was it invented 【A卷·提升卷】-2024-2025学年九年级英语全册单元速记·巧练（浙江专用）

Unit 6 When was it invented 【A卷·提升卷】 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ 一、阅读理解（每小题2分，共48分） You may think you cannot live through summer without air conditioners (空调). But in ancient China, hand fans were almost the only help for people to drive the heat away. Chinese people started to use hand fans over 2,000 years ago. The fans came in different shapes, such as round and square. They were also made from all kinds of materials (材料). Palm leaf (棕榈叶) fans were cheap and easy to make. Feather (羽毛) fans showed the owner’s high status (地位). Sandalwood (檀香) fans could send out a sweet smell. Later, hand fans became far more than just something that could cool you down. They developed into artworks, in which tuanshan (round fans) and zheshan (folded fans) were the most common. In the shape of a full moon, tuanshan was usually made of silk. They had beautiful embroidery (刺绣) of birds and flowers on them. Women, especially those in the imperial palace (皇宫), liked to use them. Poets (诗人) in ancient China often compared a woman’s abandoned fate (被抛弃的命运) to tuanshan. Nalan Xingde wrote a poem during the Qing Dynasty, “If only life were as beautiful as when we first met, why should the autumn wind bother to pity deserted painted fans? (人生若只如初见，何事秋风悲画扇?)” However, men, especially the literati (文人), used zheshan, or folded fans. The literati liked them because zheshan were usually made of paper and they could paint and write poems on them. It was a way for them to show off their talents in literature, painting and calligraphy (书法). Almost anything can be painted on zheshan, but the most popular ones usually featured landscapes (以风景画为特色). Today, Chinese people still use these fans, only not many write or paint on them anymore. So the next time you use a fan, you may think of the stories behind it. 1．What does the poem in Paragraph 4 tell readers? A．It tells what tuanshan looked like. B．It tells why women liked tuanshan. C．It tells that tuanshan were popular among poets. D．It tells that tuanshan had a special meaning in poems. 2．According to the passage, what do we know about zheshan? a. Zheshan were made for the literati. b. Most zheshan were made of paper. c. People could write and paint on them. d. The literati could paint nothing but landscapes on them. A．ab B．bc C．cd D．ad 3．What can we infer from the passage? A．Nowadays Chinese people hardly use hand fans. B．Hand fans were made from palm leaf, feather or sandalwood. C．Hand fans have something to do with Chinese ancient literature. D．Nalan Xingde liked tuanshan because of the beautiful embroidery on it. 4．Which of the following shows the structure of this passage? A． B． C． D． Feng Boyao and Meng Shuqi found that their city library didn’t have enough Braille books (盲文书籍) for blind people and many of the Braille books were outdated. So, they teamed up to help the blind by fixing the problem. Feng and Meng both studied at No 37 Middle School in Taiyuan, Shanxi province. They invented a new kind of Braille reader. Their work won first prize in a national competition aiming to nurture creative thinking by encouraging youths to solve social problems. The invention was also granted (授予) a national patent (专利). When connected to a computer, their Braille reader can turn words into raised dots (凸起的点). Blind people can read by touching the dots, which are magnets (磁铁). This is the first Braille reader that uses magnets. “We found that today’s Braille readers are very difficult and expensive,” Feng said. “So, we decided to develop a user-friendly product, especially for young blind children from grades 1 to 3. Moreover, it only costs about 2,000 yuan.” After making their first device, Feng and Meng visited a school for the blind to get advice and improved it based on the students’ needs, like changing the size of the screen and the amount of space between the dots. “We hope the invention will be popularized (普及) in the future to help those blind people who can’t afford the Braille reader now,” Meng told Taiyuan News. 5．Why did the two students invent a new kind of Braille reader? A．To get a national patent. B．To hold a reading competition. C．To encourage kids to solve social problems. D．To help the blind get access to more Braille books. 6．What does the underlined word “nurture” in Paragraph 1 mean? A．develop B．decrease C．imagine D．understand 7．Which of the following is TRUE about the new Braille reader? A．It is big and expensive. B．It is the first to use magnets. C．It needs to be connected to a phone. D．It is designed especially for old people. 8．Why did Feng and Meng visit a school for the blind? A．To find out what books they read. B．To learn about the students’ needs. C．To show their products to the students. D．To invite the students to join their team. 9．What can we learn from the passage? A．Feng and Meng solved many social problems together. B．Feng and Meng have set up their own business as a team. C．Feng and Meng became very popular at home and abroad. D．Feng and Meng have high hopes for their Braille reader. Two Swedish students have invented a new kind of bicycle helmet (头盔). It’s invisible (隐形的) because you cannot see it on a rider’s head. The helmet is really a kind of airbag. It is inside a large collar (衣领). People wear it around their neck like a scarf. When the rider falls off his or her bike, the collar quickly fills with air and an airbag appears around the head. The two students, Anna Haupt and Terese Alstinat, wanted to change the way people ride bikes. They said, “Bicycle helmets have always been the same. They’re so bulky, like a hard mushroom (蘑菇) on the head.” They called their new invention the Hövding. The pair said it looked so cool that people would be happy to wear it. The inventors started researching and developing the helmet a few years ago. They studied thousands of accidents. They wanted to find out how to make the safest helmet. They worked with a Swedish airbag company called Alva. And then the invisible helmet came out. Today, the two inventors have their own company that sells the new helmets. There are 17 workers in their company. They hope their helmet will change how people all over the world ride bikes. In their video, Haupt and Alstinat said, “Cars are so yesterday. Bikes are the future.” People can not only take exercise but also experience the beauty of nature when they ride bikes. Now people can only buy the helmet online in Europe. It sells for around $530. The company did not say when people in the rest of the world could buy it. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 10．What is special about the new helmet? A．It is an airbag that looks like a mushroom. B．It is an airbag that is around the head all the time. C．It is an airbag that can stop people falling down. D．It is an airbag that cannot be seen when it’s safe. 11．What is Paragraph 3 mainly about? A．Why they invented the new helmet. B．How they invented the new helmet. C．Where they invented the new helmet. D．When they invented the new helmet. 12．What did the inventors do to create the safest helmet? A．They asked Alva for ideas. B．They worked in a bicycle factory. C．They studied many traffic accidents. D．They researched how people ride bikes around the world. 13．What does the underlined sentence mean in the last paragraph? A．Cars were invented earlier than bicycles. B．In the future, people won’t drive cars any more. C．Riding bikes will be more popular than driving cars. D．Cars are more expensive than bikes so few people will buy cars. 14．Who can buy the helmet online now? A．People in China. B．People in England. C．People in America. D．People in South Africa. To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented for the protection against rain. Its first use was a shade against the sun. Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were Chinese, back in the eleventh century B．C． We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honor and authority. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royalty or those in high office. In Europe the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the Middle Ages, the use of umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And the umbrella was considered as a symbol of power and authority. By 1680, the umbrella appeared in France, and later in England. By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrella have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn’t until the twentieth century that women’s umbrella began to be made in different colors. 15．According to this passage, the umbrella was probably first invented ________. A．in ancient times B．in ancient Greece C．in ancient Egypt D．in ancient Rome. 16．Which of the following statements is not true about the umbrella? A．No one exactly knows the inventor of the umbrella. B．The umbrella was first invented to be used as protection against the sun. C．The umbrella changed much in style in the eighteenth century. D．In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella. 17．Strange feature of the umbrella’s use is that it was used as ________. A．protection against rain B．a shade against the sun C．a symbol of honor and power D．women’s decoration 18．In Europe, the umbrella was first used against the rain ________. A．during the Middle Ages B．in Rome C．by the eighteenth century D．in Greece 19．This passage is mainly about ________. A．when and how the umbrella was invented B．why the umbrella was so popular in Europe C．the development of the umbrella D．the history and use of the umbrella 阅读短文，从短文后A至F六个选项中选出五个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 As winter comes, hands and feet can easily get cold, especially among women. 20 But when people want to do something with their hands, wearing them is not convenient. However, this was not a problem for ancient Chinese people. They had a better tool to keep their hands warm: hand warmers. 21 One folk story is connected with Emperor Yangdi from the Sui Dynasty. He visited Jiangsu in the winter. Because of the cold, the local officer asked workmen to make a small warmer for the emperor (皇帝) that could be held in his hands. 22 By the Song Dynasty, the tool was popular among common people. The skills for making the tool were used in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Ancient hand warmers had many different designs. 23 Some looked like pumpkins, and flowers. 24 Some coals were mixed with perfume (香料) to give out a pleasant smell when burned. A．Then, the hand warmer was created. B．Thick gloves might be a good choice. C．Inside a hand warmer, there were burning coals. D．Round, square and octagonal are popular shapes. E．No one knows for sure when this tool was invented first. F．Many poems and books recorded people using hand warmers. 二、完形填空（每小题1分，满分15分） Do you know anything about the invention of the bar code (条形码)? A small food store owner found it was 25 to keep records of the product information. In 1948, he asked the Drexel Institute of Technology to solve this 26 . Bernard Silver, a graduate student, was 27 . He and his friend Norman Joseph Woodland 28 to work on it. Soon, they invented their first working 29 . The system did work 30 , but it was very expensive and 31 the system didn’t work well. If the invention was to become 32 in stores, the problems would have to be solved. Finally, Woodland solved 33 successfully. The patent (专利权) for the bar code system was 34 for by Silver and Woodland in 1949, but the patent was not given until 1952. 35 this patent was given, the system was still not popular 36 store owners. In 1970, a business named Logicon Inc. 37 the Universal Grocery Products Identification Code (通用杂货产品识别码). Marsh Supermarkets in Troy was the first store to 38 this bar code reading system. It has become very popular ever since, and now it’s 39 in all kinds of stores all over the world. It helps us to easily know about some information of products. 25．A．easy B．difficult C．interesting D．boring 26．A．plan B．problem C．project D．doubt 27．A．bored B．tired C．interested D．surprised 28．A．started B．continued C．refused D．failed 29．A．way B．system C．part D．situation 30．A．at first B．for example C．on time D．in person 31．A．hardly B．seldom C．sometimes D．never 32．A．lively B．cheap C．direct D．popular 33．A．it B．him C．her D．them 34．A．asked B．offered C．made D．divided 35．A．Unless B．Although C．If D．Since 36．A．between B．among C．during D．in 37．A．found B．mentioned C．invented D．remained 38．A．give up B．put up C．set up D．clean up 39．A．repaired B．tried C．learned D．used 三、短文填空（每小题1分，满分10分） Asia is known for the “rice bowl” cultures. Especially for these 40 (country) like China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam, food is usually eaten with chopsticks. Chopsticks have two long, thin pieces of wood or bamboo. They can also be made 41 plastic, animal bone or metal. Sometimes chopsticks are quite artistic. Truly elegant chopsticks might be made of gold and silver with Chinese characters. Skilled workers also combine (结合) various hardwoods and metal (金属) 42 (create) special designs. The Chinese 43 (use) chopsticks for five thousand years. People probably cooked their food in large pots, using twigs (树枝) to remove it. Over time, as the population 44 (grow), people began cutting food into small pieces. As 45 result, it would cook more quickly. Food in small pieces could be eaten 46 (easy) with twigs which gradually turned into chopsticks. According 47 the great Chinese scholar Confucius, who lived from roughly 551 to 479 B．C． influenced the 48 (develop) of chopsticks. Confucius believed 49 (knife) would remind people of killings and were too violent for use at the table. Chopsticks are not used everywhere in Asia. In India, for example, most people traditionally eat with their hands. 四、单词拼写（每小题1分，满分10分） 50．The book written by Mo Yan was t into different languages. 51．It’s cold outside. The temperature today is much l than it was yesterday. 52．Confucius (孔子) was a p in the field of education and has been called a teacher by all the learners. 53．Jack did something wrong, and he was p by his father. 54．Sports players were strictly e before taking part in the 19th Asian Games to make sure they didn’t take illicit drugs (违禁药品). 55．Mr. Smith created a new game for us. In the game, our class was d into 5 groups. 56．It’s reported that lots of people were f by the hoax. 57．My brother always wants to become a p football player. 58．Don’t forget to l the door when you leave. 59．In this village, n all the houses are the same. So it’s easy to get lost if you’re not a villager here. 五、书面表达（满分17分） 60．假设这周你们学校英语角谈论的话题是“手机的发展史”。请你在英语角向同学们介绍一下它的发展变化，并描述你对未来手机的畅想。 提示： 1. 发明时间——1973年； 2. 当时的手机——large, heavy ； 3. 现在的手机——take photos, listen to music, pay for things ； 4. 畅想 要求： 1. 语意连贯，语句通顺； 2. 不少于80词。 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 14 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 13 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 $$ Unit 6 When was it invented 【A卷·提升卷】 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ 一、阅读理解（每小题2分，共48分） You may think you cannot live through summer without air conditioners (空调). But in ancient China, hand fans were almost the only help for people to drive the heat away. Chinese people started to use hand fans over 2,000 years ago. The fans came in different shapes, such as round and square. They were also made from all kinds of materials (材料). Palm leaf (棕榈叶) fans were cheap and easy to make. Feather (羽毛) fans showed the owner’s high status (地位). Sandalwood (檀香) fans could send out a sweet smell. Later, hand fans became far more than just something that could cool you down. They developed into artworks, in which tuanshan (round fans) and zheshan (folded fans) were the most common. In the shape of a full moon, tuanshan was usually made of silk. They had beautiful embroidery (刺绣) of birds and flowers on them. Women, especially those in the imperial palace (皇宫), liked to use them. Poets (诗人) in ancient China often compared a woman’s abandoned fate (被抛弃的命运) to tuanshan. Nalan Xingde wrote a poem during the Qing Dynasty, “If only life were as beautiful as when we first met, why should the autumn wind bother to pity deserted painted fans? (人生若只如初见，何事秋风悲画扇?)” However, men, especially the literati (文人), used zheshan, or folded fans. The literati liked them because zheshan were usually made of paper and they could paint and write poems on them. It was a way for them to show off their talents in literature, painting and calligraphy (书法). Almost anything can be painted on zheshan, but the most popular ones usually featured landscapes (以风景画为特色). Today, Chinese people still use these fans, only not many write or paint on them anymore. So the next time you use a fan, you may think of the stories behind it. 1．What does the poem in Paragraph 4 tell readers? A．It tells what tuanshan looked like. B．It tells why women liked tuanshan. C．It tells that tuanshan were popular among poets. D．It tells that tuanshan had a special meaning in poems. 2．According to the passage, what do we know about zheshan? a. Zheshan were made for the literati. b. Most zheshan were made of paper. c. People could write and paint on them. d. The literati could paint nothing but landscapes on them. A．ab B．bc C．cd D．ad 3．What can we infer from the passage? A．Nowadays Chinese people hardly use hand fans. B．Hand fans were made from palm leaf, feather or sandalwood. C．Hand fans have something to do with Chinese ancient literature. D．Nalan Xingde liked tuanshan because of the beautiful embroidery on it. 4．Which of the following shows the structure of this passage? A． B． C． D． 【答案】1．D 2．B 3．B 4．B 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了扇子的发展历史以及它们的种类等。 1．推理判断题。根据“Poets (诗人) in ancient China often compared a woman’s abandoned fate (被抛弃的命运) to tuanshan. Nalan Xingde wrote a poem during the Qing Dynasty, ‘If only life were as beautiful as when we first met, why should the autumn wind bother to pity deserted painted fans? (人生若只如初见，何事秋风悲画扇?)’”可知，第四段的诗告诉我们团扇在诗中的特殊含义。故选D。 2．细节理解题。根据“The literati liked them because zheshan were usually made of paper and they could paint and write poems on them.”可知，折扇通常是纸做的，文人可以在上面写诗作画。故选B。 3．推理判断题。根据“They were also made from all kinds of materials (材料). Palm leaf (棕榈叶) fans were cheap and easy to make. Feather (羽毛) fans showed the owner’s high status (地位). Sandalwood (檀香) fans could send out a sweet smell.”可知，扇子是由棕榈叶、羽毛或檀木等制成。故选B。 4．篇章结构题。第一段总体介绍手扇的用途，第二段介绍其制作材料，第三段引出了团扇和折扇两种扇子，第四和五段则分别说明文人对这两种扇子的喜爱，第六段总结全文，因此选项B篇章结构图符合全文。故选B。 Feng Boyao and Meng Shuqi found that their city library didn’t have enough Braille books (盲文书籍) for blind people and many of the Braille books were outdated. So, they teamed up to help the blind by fixing the problem. Feng and Meng both studied at No 37 Middle School in Taiyuan, Shanxi province. They invented a new kind of Braille reader. Their work won first prize in a national competition aiming to nurture creative thinking by encouraging youths to solve social problems. The invention was also granted (授予) a national patent (专利). When connected to a computer, their Braille reader can turn words into raised dots (凸起的点). Blind people can read by touching the dots, which are magnets (磁铁). This is the first Braille reader that uses magnets. “We found that today’s Braille readers are very difficult and expensive,” Feng said. “So, we decided to develop a user-friendly product, especially for young blind children from grades 1 to 3. Moreover, it only costs about 2,000 yuan.” After making their first device, Feng and Meng visited a school for the blind to get advice and improved it based on the students’ needs, like changing the size of the screen and the amount of space between the dots. “We hope the invention will be popularized (普及) in the future to help those blind people who can’t afford the Braille reader now,” Meng told Taiyuan News. 5．Why did the two students invent a new kind of Braille reader? A．To get a national patent. B．To hold a reading competition. C．To encourage kids to solve social problems. D．To help the blind get access to more Braille books. 6．What does the underlined word “nurture” in Paragraph 1 mean? A．develop B．decrease C．imagine D．understand 7．Which of the following is TRUE about the new Braille reader? A．It is big and expensive. B．It is the first to use magnets. C．It needs to be connected to a phone. D．It is designed especially for old people. 8．Why did Feng and Meng visit a school for the blind? A．To find out what books they read. B．To learn about the students’ needs. C．To show their products to the students. D．To invite the students to join their team. 9．What can we learn from the passage? A．Feng and Meng solved many social problems together. B．Feng and Meng have set up their own business as a team. C．Feng and Meng became very popular at home and abroad. D．Feng and Meng have high hopes for their Braille reader. 【答案】5．D 6．A 7．B 8．B 9．D 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了两个学生发明了盲人阅读器来帮助盲人阅读的事。 5．细节理解题。根据“Feng Boyao and Meng Shuqi found that their city library didn’t have enough Braille books for blind people and many of the Braille books were outdated. So, they teamed up to help the blind by fixing the problem.”可知，发明盲人阅读器的目的是帮助盲人接触到更多的书籍，故选D。 6．词句猜测题。根据“aiming to…creative thinking by encouraging youths to solve social problems”可知，目的是通过鼓励青少年解决社会性问题，来发展创造性思维，故选A。 7．细节理解题。根据“This is the first Braille reader that uses magnets.”可知，这是盲人阅读器第一次使用磁铁，故选B。 8．细节理解题。根据“Feng and Meng visited a school for the blind to get advice and improved it based on the students’ needs”可知，参观学校的目的是为了了解学生的需求，故选B。 9．细节理解题。根据“We hope the invention will be popularized in the future to help those blind people who can’t afford the Braille reader now”可知，冯和孟两个人对盲人阅读器抱有很大的希望，故选D。 Two Swedish students have invented a new kind of bicycle helmet (头盔). It’s invisible (隐形的) because you cannot see it on a rider’s head. The helmet is really a kind of airbag. It is inside a large collar (衣领). People wear it around their neck like a scarf. When the rider falls off his or her bike, the collar quickly fills with air and an airbag appears around the head. The two students, Anna Haupt and Terese Alstinat, wanted to change the way people ride bikes. They said, “Bicycle helmets have always been the same. They’re so bulky, like a hard mushroom (蘑菇) on the head.” They called their new invention the Hövding. The pair said it looked so cool that people would be happy to wear it. The inventors started researching and developing the helmet a few years ago. They studied thousands of accidents. They wanted to find out how to make the safest helmet. They worked with a Swedish airbag company called Alva. And then the invisible helmet came out. Today, the two inventors have their own company that sells the new helmets. There are 17 workers in their company. They hope their helmet will change how people all over the world ride bikes. In their video, Haupt and Alstinat said, “Cars are so yesterday. Bikes are the future.” People can not only take exercise but also experience the beauty of nature when they ride bikes. Now people can only buy the helmet online in Europe. It sells for around $530. The company did not say when people in the rest of the world could buy it. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 10．What is special about the new helmet? A．It is an airbag that looks like a mushroom. B．It is an airbag that is around the head all the time. C．It is an airbag that can stop people falling down. D．It is an airbag that cannot be seen when it’s safe. 11．What is Paragraph 3 mainly about? A．Why they invented the new helmet. B．How they invented the new helmet. C．Where they invented the new helmet. D．When they invented the new helmet. 12．What did the inventors do to create the safest helmet? A．They asked Alva for ideas. B．They worked in a bicycle factory. C．They studied many traffic accidents. D．They researched how people ride bikes around the world. 13．What does the underlined sentence mean in the last paragraph? A．Cars were invented earlier than bicycles. B．In the future, people won’t drive cars any more. C．Riding bikes will be more popular than driving cars. D．Cars are more expensive than bikes so few people will buy cars. 14．Who can buy the helmet online now? A．People in China. B．People in England. C．People in America. D．People in South Africa. 【答案】10．D 11．A 12．C 13．C 14．B 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一种新型的隐形头盔。 10．细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The helmet is really a kind of airbag. It is inside a large collar (衣领). People wear it around their neck like a scarf.”可知，隐形头盔实际上是一种安全气囊。它在一个大衣领里面。人们把它像围巾一样戴在脖子上。因此在安全的时候，我们看不到这个气囊。故选D。 11．主旨大意题。通读第三段后可知，本段主要介绍了两个学生发明新型头盔的原因。故选A。 12．细节理解题。根据第四段中的“They studied thousands of accidents. They wanted to find out how to make the safest helmet.”可知，他们研究了数千起事故，以此来找到制作最安全的头盔的方法。故选C。 13．句意猜测题。根据画线句及其后的“People can not only take exercise but also experience the beauty of nature when they ride bikes.”可知，人们不仅可以锻炼，而且当他们骑自行车时也能体验到大自然的美丽。可见，Haupt 和 Alstinat 认为骑自行车有很多好处，他们推测未来自行车会比汽车更受欢迎。故选C。 14．推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Now people can only buy the helmet online in Europe.”可知，现在在欧洲，人们只能在网上购买头盔。由此可推知，现在英国人可以在网上买到这种头盔。故选B。 To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented for the protection against rain. Its first use was a shade against the sun. Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were Chinese, back in the eleventh century B．C． We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honor and authority. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royalty or those in high office. In Europe the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the Middle Ages, the use of umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And the umbrella was considered as a symbol of power and authority. By 1680, the umbrella appeared in France, and later in England. By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrella have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn’t until the twentieth century that women’s umbrella began to be made in different colors. 15．According to this passage, the umbrella was probably first invented ________. A．in ancient times B．in ancient Greece C．in ancient Egypt D．in ancient Rome. 16．Which of the following statements is not true about the umbrella? A．No one exactly knows the inventor of the umbrella. B．The umbrella was first invented to be used as protection against the sun. C．The umbrella changed much in style in the eighteenth century. D．In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella. 17．Strange feature of the umbrella’s use is that it was used as ________. A．protection against rain B．a shade against the sun C．a symbol of honor and power D．women’s decoration 18．In Europe, the umbrella was first used against the rain ________. A．during the Middle Ages B．in Rome C．by the eighteenth century D．in Greece 19．This passage is mainly about ________. A．when and how the umbrella was invented B．why the umbrella was so popular in Europe C．the development of the umbrella D．the history and use of the umbrella 【答案】15．A 16．C 17．C 18．B 19．D 【导语】本文叙述了人们常用的伞的历史及它的用途。 15．细节理解题。根据“Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times.”可知，伞最早是在古代被发明的。故选A。 16．推理判断题。根据“Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn’t until the twentieth century that women’s umbrella began to be made in different colors.”可知，二十世纪伞的样式才发生了许多改变。故选C。 17．细节理解题。根据“And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honor and authority.”可知，当时雨伞是荣耀与权威的象征，故选C。 18．细节理解题。根据“But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.”可知，古罗马人用伞来挡雨，故选B。 19．主旨大意题。据全文内容可知，文章主要讲述了雨伞的历史和使用情况，故选D。 阅读短文，从短文后A至F六个选项中选出五个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 As winter comes, hands and feet can easily get cold, especially among women. 20 But when people want to do something with their hands, wearing them is not convenient. However, this was not a problem for ancient Chinese people. They had a better tool to keep their hands warm: hand warmers. 21 One folk story is connected with Emperor Yangdi from the Sui Dynasty. He visited Jiangsu in the winter. Because of the cold, the local officer asked workmen to make a small warmer for the emperor (皇帝) that could be held in his hands. 22 By the Song Dynasty, the tool was popular among common people. The skills for making the tool were used in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Ancient hand warmers had many different designs. 23 Some looked like pumpkins, and flowers. 24 Some coals were mixed with perfume (香料) to give out a pleasant smell when burned. A．Then, the hand warmer was created. B．Thick gloves might be a good choice. C．Inside a hand warmer, there were burning coals. D．Round, square and octagonal are popular shapes. E．No one knows for sure when this tool was invented first. F．Many poems and books recorded people using hand warmers. 【答案】20．B 21．E 22．A 23．D 24．C 【导语】本文介绍了一种暖手工具——手炉，它出现于隋朝时期，到了宋代，这种工具在普通百姓中很流行。 20．根据下文“But when people want to do something with their hands, wearing them is not convenient.”可知，空格处应该和戴在手上的东西有关，且戴上后做事不方便，选项B“厚手套可能是个不错的选择。”符合语境，故选B。 21．根据下文“One folk story is connected with Emperor Yangdi from the Sui Dynasty.”可知，空格处和手炉的发明的有关，选项E“没有人确切知道这种工具是什么时候发明的。”符合语境，故选E。 22．根据上文“Because of the cold, the local officer asked workmen to make a small warmer for the emperor (皇帝) that could be held in his hands.”可知，空格处应表示自此以后手炉就出现了，选项A“然后，手炉就诞生了。”符合语境，故选A。 23．根据上文“Ancient hand warmers had many different designs.”可知，空格处和手炉的设计样式有关，选项D“圆形、方形和八角形是流行的形状。”符合语境，故选D。 24．根据下文“Some coals were mixed with perfume (香料) to give out a pleasant smell when burned.”可知，空格处应表示手炉里要烧煤，选项C“在一个手炉里，有燃烧的煤。”符合语境，故选C。 二、完形填空（每小题1分，满分15分） Do you know anything about the invention of the bar code (条形码)? A small food store owner found it was 25 to keep records of the product information. In 1948, he asked the Drexel Institute of Technology to solve this 26 . Bernard Silver, a graduate student, was 27 . He and his friend Norman Joseph Woodland 28 to work on it. Soon, they invented their first working 29 . The system did work 30 , but it was very expensive and 31 the system didn’t work well. If the invention was to become 32 in stores, the problems would have to be solved. Finally, Woodland solved 33 successfully. The patent (专利权) for the bar code system was 34 for by Silver and Woodland in 1949, but the patent was not given until 1952. 35 this patent was given, the system was still not popular 36 store owners. In 1970, a business named Logicon Inc. 37 the Universal Grocery Products Identification Code (通用杂货产品识别码). Marsh Supermarkets in Troy was the first store to 38 this bar code reading system. It has become very popular ever since, and now it’s 39 in all kinds of stores all over the world. It helps us to easily know about some information of products. 25．A．easy B．difficult C．interesting D．boring 26．A．plan B．problem C．project D．doubt 27．A．bored B．tired C．interested D．surprised 28．A．started B．continued C．refused D．failed 29．A．way B．system C．part D．situation 30．A．at first B．for example C．on time D．in person 31．A．hardly B．seldom C．sometimes D．never 32．A．lively B．cheap C．direct D．popular 33．A．it B．him C．her D．them 34．A．asked B．offered C．made D．divided 35．A．Unless B．Although C．If D．Since 36．A．between B．among C．during D．in 37．A．found B．mentioned C．invented D．remained 38．A．give up B．put up C．set up D．clean up 39．A．repaired B．tried C．learned D．used 【答案】 25．B 26．B 27．C 28．A 29．B 30．A 31．C 32．D 33．D 34．A 35．B 36．B 37．C 38．C 39．D 【导语】本文介绍了条形码发明的过程。 25．句意：一个小食品店的老板发现很难保存产品信息的记录。   easy容易的；difficult困难的；interesting有趣的；boring无聊的。根据后文的“In 1948, he asked the Drexel Institute of Technology to solve this…”可知，是需要别人来解决的难题，因此表示困难。故选B。 26．句意：1948年，他要求德雷塞尔理工学院解决这个问题。   plan计划；problem问题；project项目；doubt疑问。根据后文的“If the invention was to become…in stores, the problems had to be solved.”可知，此处指的是问题，故选B。 27．句意：研究生伯纳德·西尔弗对此很感兴趣。 bored感到无聊的；tired疲劳的；interested感兴趣的；surprised惊奇的。根据后文“He and his friend Norman Joseph Woodland …to work on it.”可知是感兴趣才开始从事这件事。故选C。 28．句意：他和他的朋友诺曼·约瑟夫·伍德兰德开始从事这件事。   started开始；continued继续；refused拒绝；failed失败。根据前文的“Bernard Siver, a graduate student, was interested.”可知，他对这件事感兴趣，因此开始做它。故选A。 29．句意：很快，他们发明了第一个工作系统。 way方式；system系统；part部分；situation情况。根据后文“the system didn’t work well”可知此处指工作系统。故选B。 30．句意：刚开始，这套系统的确起作用，但是它非常贵，有时这个系统工作得不好。 at first起初；for example例如；on time按时；in person亲自。根据后文“Finally, Woodland solved”可知此处表示刚开始，故选A。 31．句意：刚开始，这套系统的确起作用，但是它非常贵，有时这个系统工作得不好。 hardly几乎不；seldom很少；sometimes有时；never从不。根据“The system did work”可知这个系统有时候工作得不好，故选C。 32．句意：如果这项发明要在商店里受欢迎，这些问题必须被解决。 lively活泼的；cheap便宜的；direct直接的；popular受欢迎的。根据“the problems had to be solved”可知，解决这些问题，让这套系统更受欢迎。故选D。 33．句意：最后，Woodland解决了这个问题。   it它；him他；her她；them他们。此处代指前面的problems，用代词them。故选D。 34．句意：在1949年，西尔弗和伍德兰德要求申请条形码的专利权，但是直到1952年才获得专利。 asked问；offered提供；made制作；divided分开。ask for“要求”，固定用法，此处指要求申请条形码的专利权。故选A。 35．句意：尽管这套系统获得了专利，它仍然在店主中间不受欢迎。   Unless除非；Although尽管；If如果；since因为。前半句表示这套系统获得了专利，后半句表示它仍然不受店主的欢迎，前后表示让步关系，用连词although。故选B。 36．句意：尽管这套系统获得了专利，它仍然在店主中间不受欢迎。   between之间；among在（指三者或三者以上）之中；during在期间；in在里面。根据“store owners.”可知此处不止一个店主，故选B。 37．句意：在1970年，一个名为Logicon Inc的公司发明了食品工业统一码。   found找到；mentioned提到；invented发明；remained保持。根据宾语“the Universal Grocery Products Identification Code”此处表示发明了这种统一码。故选C。 38．句意：Marsh在特洛伊的超市是第一家建立这种条形码读取系统。   give up放弃；put up举起来；set up建立；clean up清理。根据宾语“this bar code reading system”可知，此处介绍建立这种读取系统。故选C。 39．句意：从那以后它变得非常受欢迎，现在世界各地的各种商店都在使用它。 repaired修理；tried尝试；learned学会；used使用。根据“It helps us to easily know about some information of products.”可知此处指世界各地的各种商店都在使用它。故选D。 三、短文填空（每小题1分，满分10分） Asia is known for the “rice bowl” cultures. Especially for these 40 (country) like China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam, food is usually eaten with chopsticks. Chopsticks have two long, thin pieces of wood or bamboo. They can also be made 41 plastic, animal bone or metal. Sometimes chopsticks are quite artistic. Truly elegant chopsticks might be made of gold and silver with Chinese characters. Skilled workers also combine (结合) various hardwoods and metal (金属) 42 (create) special designs. The Chinese 43 (use) chopsticks for five thousand years. People probably cooked their food in large pots, using twigs (树枝) to remove it. Over time, as the population 44 (grow), people began cutting food into small pieces. As 45 result, it would cook more quickly. Food in small pieces could be eaten 46 (easy) with twigs which gradually turned into chopsticks. According 47 the great Chinese scholar Confucius, who lived from roughly 551 to 479 B．C． influenced the 48 (develop) of chopsticks. Confucius believed 49 (knife) would remind people of killings and were too violent for use at the table. Chopsticks are not used everywhere in Asia. In India, for example, most people traditionally eat with their hands. 【答案】 40．countries 41．of 42．to create 43．have used 44．grew 45．a 46．easily 47．to 48．development 49．knives 【导语】本文主要讲述了筷子的发展史。 40．句意：尤其是对于这些国家，如中国，日本，韩国和越南。country意为“国家”，是可数名词，these修饰可数名词复数，country的复数形式为countries，故填countries。 41．句意：它们也可以由塑料、动物骨头或金属制成。be made of意为“由……制成”（看出原材料），故填of。 42．句意：熟练的工人还将各种硬木和金属结合起来，以创造出特殊的设计。分析句子结构可知，空格处缺少动词不定式作目的状语，create意为“创造”，是动词，故填to create。 43．句意：中国人使用筷子已有5000年的历史。根据“for five thousand years”可知，此处用现在完成时，其结构是“have/has+done”的形式，主语是“the Chinese”，助动词用have，use“使用”的过去分词为used，故填have used。 44．句意：随着时间的推移，人口开始增长。根据“began”可知，此句用一般过去时；grow“增长”的过去式为grew，故填grew。 45．句意：因此，食物会很快煮熟。as a result意为“因此”，故填a。 46．句意：小块的食物可以很容易地用树枝吃掉，树枝逐渐变成筷子。空格处用副词修饰动词“eaten”，easy意为“容易的”，是形容词，其副词是easily，故填easily。 47．句意：根据伟大的中国学者孔子的说法，他生活在大约公元前 551 年至公元前 479 年，影响了筷子的发展。according to意为“根据”，故填to。 48．句意：根据伟大的中国学者孔子的说法，他生活在大约公元前 551 年至公元前 479 年，影响了筷子的发展。根据“the...of”可知，空格处缺少名词；develop是动词，意为“发展”，其名词是development，故填development。 49．句意：孔子认为刀会让人们想起杀戮，而且在餐桌上使用时太暴力了。knife意为“刀子”，是可数名词，此处表示泛指，前面没有不定冠词，因此用复数knives，故填knives。 四、单词拼写（每小题1分，满分10分） 50．The book written by Mo Yan was t into different languages. 【答案】(t)ranslated 【详解】句意：莫言写的这本书被翻译成多种语言。根据“The book written by Mo Yan was …into different languages.”及首字母可知，书被翻译成多种语言，translate“翻译”，was与过去分词构成一般过去时被动语态，故填(t)ranslated。 51．It’s cold outside. The temperature today is much l than it was yesterday. 【答案】(l)ower 【详解】句意：外面很冷。今天的温度比昨天低得多。结合“It’s cold outside.”和首字母“l”可知，此处是指温度低；再根据“is much…than it was yesterday”可知，此处应填形容词low“低的”的比较级形式lower“更低的”作表语。故填(l)ower。 52．Confucius (孔子) was a p in the field of education and has been called a teacher by all the learners. 【答案】(p)ioneer 【详解】句意：孔子是教育领域的先驱，被所有的学习者称为老师。根据“Confucius (孔子) was a…in the field of education and has been called a teacher by all the learners.”可知是指孔子是教育领域的先驱，pioneer“先驱”，空前有a修饰，用单数。故填(p)ioneer。 53．Jack did something wrong, and he was p by his father. 【答案】(p)unished 【详解】句意：Jack做错事了，他被爸爸惩罚了。根据“Jack did something wrong...by his father.”可知做错事受到惩罚，punish表示“惩罚”，与he之间是动宾关系，因此用一般过去时的被动语态，punish过去分词为punished。故填(p)unished。 54．Sports players were strictly e before taking part in the 19th Asian Games to make sure they didn’t take illicit drugs (违禁药品). 【答案】(e)xamined 【详解】句意：运动员在参加第19届亚运会之前要接受严格的检查，以确保他们没有服用违禁药品。根据“before taking part in the 19th Asian Games to make sure they didn’t take illicit drugs”可知要严格检查，确保他们没有服用违禁药品，examine“检查”，此处用过去分词和be动词构成被动语态。故填(e)xamined。 55．Mr. Smith created a new game for us. In the game, our class was d into 5 groups. 【答案】(d)ivided 【详解】句意：史密斯先生为我们创造了一个新游戏。游戏中，我们班被分成了5个小组。根据“5 groups”可推出此处表示被分成了5个小组，be divided into“被分成”。故填(d)ivided。 56．It’s reported that lots of people were f by the hoax. 【答案】(f)ooled 【详解】句意：据报道，许多人被这个骗局欺骗了。根据语境和单词首字母提示可知，此处指的是许多人被骗局欺骗，应用一般过去时态的被动语态，结构为：were+动词过去分词，fool的动词过去分词形式是fooled“欺骗”。故填(f)ooled 57．My brother always wants to become a p football player. 【答案】(p)rofessional 【详解】句意：我哥哥一直想成为一名职业足球运动员。根据首字母提示及“football player”可知，此处指的是“职业足球运动员”，professional“职业的，专业的”，是形容词作定语，修饰其后的名词，故填(p)rofessional。 58．Don’t forget to l the door when you leave. 【答案】(l)ock 【详解】句意：当你离开时，不要忘记锁门。根据句意及所字母提示可知，需填动词“锁上”对应的英文lock，forget to do sth.是固定搭配，表示“忘记将要做的事”，故填(l)ock。 59．In this village, n all the houses are the same. So it’s easy to get lost if you’re not a villager here. 【答案】(n)early 【详解】句意：在这个村子里，几乎所有的房子都是一样的。所以如果你不是这里的村民，很容易迷路。根据“So it’s easy to get lost if you’re not a villager here.”可知，如果你不是这里的村民，很容易迷路，说明房子几乎都是一样的。应用nearly表示“几乎”。故填(n)early。 五、书面表达（满分17分） 60．假设这周你们学校英语角谈论的话题是“手机的发展史”。请你在英语角向同学们介绍一下它的发展变化，并描述你对未来手机的畅想。 提示： 1. 发明时间——1973年； 2. 当时的手机——large, heavy ； 3. 现在的手机——take photos, listen to music, pay for things ； 4. 畅想 要求： 1. 语意连贯，语句通顺； 2. 不少于80词。 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】参考例文： Cell phones are becoming more and more important. Do you know the history of cell phones? The first cell phone was invented in 1973. At that time, it was as large as a building brick and much heavier than the cell phone today. Now, cell phones have many uses. For example, we can use cell phones not only to talk to others, but also to take photos or listen to music. We can even pay by cell phones. I believe that cell phones will become thinner and thinner and they may take the place of computers in the future. 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇材料作文； ②时态：时态为“一般过去时”和“一般现在时”； ③提示：写作要点已给出，考生注意不要遗漏提示中的要点，可适当添加细节，并突出写作要点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，先表达手机的重要性，引出手机发展史的话题； 第二步，介绍手机的发明时间，以及过去手机的外观和现在手机的功能； 第三步，书写结束语，表达对未来手机的畅想。 [亮点词汇] ①invent 发明 ②at that time 在那时 ③as...as 和……一样 ④for example 例如 ⑤not only...but also... 不仅……而且…… ⑥take the place of 代替 [高分句型] ①Cell phones are becoming more and more important.（形容词比较级） ②I believe that cell phones will become thinner and thinner and they may take the place of computers in the future.（that引导的宾语从句） 14 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 13 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 $$