Module 9 Great inventions 单元话题阅读理解练习-2024-2025学年九年级英语上册模块重难点易错题精练（外研版）

Module 9 Great inventions 单元话题阅读理解练习 （24-25九年级上·浙江杭州·期中）Miniaturization (微型化) has been a goal of engineers and designers for a few years. The ever smaller products have included pocket-sized computers and motorbikes which are the size of a backpack. The latest thing is a handbag which can pass through the eye of a needle (针). It has been sold for $63,750 online, according to a post (帖子) made by the company MSCHF on June 14th,2023. “Smaller than a grain of sea salt, this handbag is so small that you’ll need a microscope (显微镜) to see it,” ISCHF wrote in the post. There are big handbags, normal handbags, and small handbags, but this is the final word in bag miniaturization. An object like a handbag is useful, but it becomes smaller and smaller. It is losing its original use until it turns into just a brand. The tiny handbag is 657 by 222 by 700 micrometers and was shown to the public in Paris in June. It was made with high technology which uses 3D printers. MSCHF chose the technology to see how small a handbag they could make. MSCHF’s creative officer Kevin Wiesner was interviewed by The New York Times. “I think the bag is a funny object because it derives from something very functional,” Wiesner said. “But in fact, it has become jewelry (珠宝)”. 1．Why does the first paragraph mention the eye of a needle? A．To explain the handbag’s value. B．To discuss the handbag’s problem. C．To prove how small this handbag is. D．To show how good the handbag looks. 2．What does the underlined word “It” refer to? A．The tiny handbag. B．The microscope. C．The post. D．The technology. 3．According to the passage, MSCHF________. A．is a company that only makes bags B．has made plenty of smaller objects C．thinks miniaturization will be less popular D．used high technology in making the handbag 4．What can be the best title for the passage? A．Some Useless Objects B．MSCHF’s Creative Officers C．A Handbag Smaller than a Grain of Salt D．The Final Word in Computer Miniaturization 【答案】1．C 2．A 3．D 4．C 【导语】本文主要介绍了一款微型手提包，它比盐粒还要小，可以穿过针眼。 1．推理判断题。根据第一段内容，尤其是“The latest thing is a handbag which can pass through the eye of a needle.”可知，最新的微型化产品是一个手提包，它可以穿过针眼。结合常识可推知，第一段提到针眼是为了证明这个手提包有多小。故选C。 2．词义猜测题。根据画线词前的“Object like a handbag was useful”可知，手提包曾经是有用的；再根据“it turns into just a brand”可知，随着手提包越变越小，它变成了只是一个品牌。由此可推知，手提包正在失去它最初的用途，故选A。 3．细节理解题。根据第三段中的“It was made with high technology which uses 3D printers.”可知，这款微型手提包是用高科技制成的，这项技术使用的是3D打印机。由此可知，MSCHF在制作手提包的过程中使用了高科技。故选D。 4．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了一款微型手提包，它比盐粒还要小，可以穿过针眼。故C项“比盐粒还小的手提包”最适合作本文的标题。故选C。 （24-25九年级上·河南南阳·期中）There are challenges of recycling clothes. But a company in France is trying to make it easier. The company is called CETIA．It built two machines that use AI to help recycle clothes and shoes. With AI technology, one machine can find and cut off zippers and buttons (拉链和纽扣) from  clothes, while the other machine can pull off soles (鞋底) from shoes easily. This sounds simple, but nobody has ever done it before. “Nobody recycled soles before because it was hard to sort them from shoes,” said the leader of CETIA．People had to put shoes on an oven to melt (熔化) the glue and pull off the soles by hand. But CETIA’s machine can do it very easily. Some clothes can be recycled into materials for houses or roads. But most clothes don’t become clothès again. That’s because clothes need materials that must be sorted carefully by hand. That usually takes a long time and is expensive. But CETIA’s machine can sort faster and better than people. It can even sort clothes by color and material, making it easier to recycle them into clothes again. Recycling clothes and shoes is important because it can reduce waste and can even create new jobs. CETIA is doing amazing work by developing those recycling machines. They’re showing us that with smart thinking, we can find ways to solve big problems. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 1．What is CETIA? A．A clothes store. B．A cleaning business. C．A technology company. D．An environmental group. 2．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A．Pulling off soles from shoes. B．Sorting clothes by color and material. C．Cutting off zippers and buttons from clothes. D．Putting the shoes on an oven to melt the glue. 3．What’s the writer’s attitude towards the machines mentioned in the text? A．He finds them fascinating. B．He thinks they’re helpless. C．He worries about their future. D．He believes they need improving. 4．Why don’t most clothes become clothes again? A．Because machines can’t sort clothes by color and material B．Because this kind of clothes don’t sell well. C．Because the old cloth isn’t fit for clothes. D．Because it’s difficult and expensive. 5．What’s the best title for the text? A．A Company’s Inventions B．The Importance of Recycling C．How to Protect the Environment D．A Report on a Company’s Successes 【答案】1．C 2．A 3．A 4．D 5．A 【导语】本文主要介绍了法国公司CETIA使用AI技术开发的新机器，这些机器能够更轻松地回收衣物和鞋类，从而减少浪费并创造新的就业机会。通过机器的使用，使得原本复杂费时的回收过程变得更加高效可行。 1．细节理解题。根据“The company is called CETIA. It built two machines that use AI to help recycle clothes and shoes.”可知CETIA是一家开发AI技术来帮助回收衣服和鞋子的公司，是一个科技公司。故选C。 2．词义猜测题。根据上下文以及第二段中“Nobody recycled soles before because it was hard to sort them from shoes”可知，“it”指的是把鞋底从鞋子上取出来。故选A。 3．观点态度题。文中对CETIA公司开发的机器持肯定态度，用词如“amazing work”，说明作者对这些机器感到着迷。故选A。 4．细节理解题。根据“clothes need materials that must be sorted carefully by hand. That usually takes a long time and is expensive.”可知，因为回收处理衣服材料需要人工分拣，费时又费钱，因此多数衣服不能再生为衣服。故选D。 5．标题归纳题。文章围绕着一家公司的机器发明及其作用展开，最合适的标题为“A Company’s Inventions”。故选A。 （24-25九年级上·山东临沂·期中）One of my favorite inventions in recent years is face unlocking. Without needing to lift my fingers and type in the numbers, I can get straight into my phone with just a look. Now there is a new technology designed to replace the password called the “passkey”!   Passkeys turn your phone into something a bit like a wallet, which you can use to store membership cards to all of your apps and services. when you need to log in to a website, you’ll just have to tap a button on your phone and your passkey wallet will let you in without any worry. And how does it keep this wallet safe? By using the same “biometric (生物统计)” check your phone uses—a face scan or a fingerprint that cannot easily be forged. Passkeys won’t just save us from having to remember passwords but, perhaps logging in with a passkey will actually be much safer than typing a password. This is because it uses a technology called “public key” cryptography (密码学) which is one of the building blocks of the Internet and is how computers have securely communicated with other computers for so many years. To put it simply, it works a bit like a key, instead of a password. With a password, the website has to keep a database (数据库) of everyone’s passwords to check against when you log in. But with a passkey, when you create your account (账户) on a website, it will reflectively create a new lock and key. The website will keep the lock, and only your phone will have the key. I think it’s a really clever idea, and that passkeys are going to make our digital lives even safer. So, next time you’re complaining that you can’t remember your password, don’t worry too much. It won’t always be like this! 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 1．The writer explains how the passkeys work by ________. A．giving examples B．comparing similar things C．raising questions 2．The underlined word “forged” in paragraph 3 means ________ in Chinese. A．伪造 B．下载 C．储存 3．What is the writer’s attitude to the passkey technology? A．He loves it very much. B．He thinks it’s not safe enough. C．He believes it has a long way to go. 4．What’s the best title for the passage? A．The ways to log in a website. B．The invention of face unlocking. C．The new technology called passkey. 【答案】1．B 2．A 3．A 4．C 【导语】本文主要介绍了新技术——密钥登录。它将取代密码，且比密码更安全。 1．细节理解题。根据“One of my favorite inventions in recent years is face unlocking. Without needing to lift my fingers and type in the numbers, I can get straight into my phone with just a look. Now there is a new technology designed to replace the password called the ‘passkey’!”可知，作者通过比较类似的东西来解释密钥是如何工作的。故选B。 2．词义猜测题。根据“And how does it keep this wallet safe? By using the same ‘biometric (生物统计)’ check your phone uses—a face scan or a fingerprint that cannot easily be forged.”可知，此处表示面部扫描或不易被伪造的指纹，划线单词表示“伪造”。故选A。 3．推理判断题。根据“I think it’s a really clever idea, and that passkeys are going to make our digital lives even safer.”可知，作者认为这是一个聪明的想法并且密钥将使我们的数字生活更安全，因此作者应是很喜欢这一技术。故选A。 4．最佳标题题。本文主要介绍了一项新技术——密钥，C选项为最佳标题。故选C。 （24-25九年级上·山东菏泽·期中）Times change! The day I heard that the Bright Bookstore was closing, I was sad. The bookstore had been in the neighborhood for 50 years, and it was a great place where people could know each other through their love of books. When I met Old Tim, the store’s owner, he said it was difficult to run a traditional bookstore. Most young people read e-books and more people bought books online. Childhood memories came back to me so clearly. A group of us kids used to go to the store, spending hours reading there or just talking with Tim. Tim encouraged us to share our ideas by writing them on a large board. A few months later, I was back and was surprised to see that the Bright Bookstore was still open for business. It was still old, but inside it was like a different world. In an area, a book reading was going on. Nearby, some readers were sharing their ideas on a screen instead of the large board. Some were reading on computers. It even had a coffee shop selling nice food. Clearly, the Bright Bookstore was in good, creative hands. Tim told me that there were more community (社区) events in the coffee shop such as book readings and even concerts and movie nights. “Well, as you can see, technology and creativity have brought my old bookstore into the 21st century! I’m so glad to see that everything I wanted to offer to the community is still here,” said Tim. No matter how times change, there are always people who love reading. With the development technology, traditional bookstores should also change in a creative way . 1．According to Old Tim, what was the main reason for the Bright Bookstore’s closing? A．There were no community events in it. B．Book lovers couldn’t share ideas there. C．E-books and online shopping became popular. 2．Paragraph 3 is mainly about ________. A．the writer’s early memories of the bookstore B．Tim’s way to encourage kids to read books C．the changes of the bookstore over the years 3．What was Tim’s attitude (态度) towards technology at last ? A．He couldn’t stand it. B．He didn’t care about it. C．He warmly welcomed it. 4．The writer mainly wants to remind us that ________. A．e-books will take the place of paper books B．a creative mind can make a big difference C．technology brings trouble to traditional businesses 【答案】1．C 2．A 3．C 4．B 【导语】本文讲述了一家有50年历史的书店面临困境但最终创新求变的故事，强调传统书店需随时代创新。 1．细节理解题。根据“When I met Old Tim, the store’s owner, he said it was difficult to run a traditional bookstore. Most young people read e-books and more people bought books online.”可知，光明书店的关闭主要是因为电子书以及网上购书的流行。故选C。 2．段落大意题。根据第三段“Childhood memories came back to me so clearly. A group of us kids used to go to the store, spending hours reading there or just talking with Tim. Tim encouraged us to share our ideas by writing them on a large board.”可知，该段落主要讲述了作者童年时与伙伴在光明书店度过的美好时光以及受到的鼓励。故选A。 3．观点态度题。根据倒数第二段Tim的叙述“Well, as you can see, technology and creativity have brought my old bookstore into the 21st century! I’m so glad to see that everything I wanted to offer to the community is still here”可知，最后Tim接受了科技与创新。故选C。 4．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文讲述了一家有50年历史的书店面临困境但最终创新求变的故事，强调传统书店需随时代创新，创新会带来很大的变化。作者想借此告诉我们“创造性思维可以带来很大的不同”。故选B。 （24-25九年级上·山东济南·期中）Table tennis has been played for many years and is popular around the world. The sport is beginner-friendly. But it also keeps a rich level of competitive play. However, it’s difficult for blind people to experience the joy of this sport. Phoebe Peng, an engineering student in Australia, invented a new system to help the blind play ping-pong using sound. She installed (安装) cameras and loudspeakers on sides of a traditional ping-pong table. As the cameras tracked (追踪) the movement of the ball, a computer program changed that information into sound, which was played through the loudspeakers. The blind players could use the sound to know the ball’s location, and then they could return the ball fast and correctly. Peng showed her work on December 6 at the Acoustics 2023 Sydney. It was held from December 4 to December 8 at the International Convention Center Sydney. Although this system worked well, Peng said more study is needed before it can be ready for actual play.” A challenge is the matter of human perception (感知) of sound, said Peng. “What kind of sound should be used? Should the sound be continuous? These are problems we are facing now, but I am sure we can solve them in the near future.” 1．What can we know about Phoebe Peng? A．She studies engineering in Australia. B．She is blind but likes playing ping-pong. C．She works with the blind in school. D．She has won many table tennis competitions. 2．How did the blind players know where the ping-pong ball was? A．By imagining the movement of the ball. B．By listening to the sound from the speakers. C．By talking to the speakers of the computer. D．By communicating with the coach in secret. 3．When did the Acoustics 2023 Sydney end? A．On December 8. B．On December 6. C．On December 5. D．On December 4. 4．Which of the following would Phoebe Peng probably agree with? A．The best sport for blind people is table tennis. B．Sound is the most important thing for blind people. C．People should invent more new sports for blind people. D．More study is needed before the new system is used in practice. 5．What does the text mainly talk about? A．A ping-pong player with excellent skills. B．A sport that is very popular all over the world. C．A system invented to help the blind play ping-pong. D．A science and technology meeting held in Australia. 【答案】1．A 2．B 3．A 4．D 5．C 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要介绍了澳大利亚工程学学生 Phoebe Peng发明了一种新系统，帮助盲人用声音打乒乓球。 1．细节理解题。根据“Phoebe Peng, an engineering student in Australia, invented a new system to help the blind play ping - pong using sound.”，可知她是一个来自澳大利亚的学生。故选A。 2．细节理解题。根据“The blind players could use the sound to know the ball’s location, and then they could return the ball fast and correctly.”，可知盲人选手是通过听扬声器的声音知道球的位置的。故选B。 3．细节理解题。根据“It was held from December 4 to December 8 at the International Convention Center Sydney.”，可知悉尼2023年声学会议在12月8号结束。故选A。 4．推理判断题。根据“Although this system worked well, Peng said more study is needed before it can be ready for actual play.”，可知 Phoebe Peng可能会赞同D选项“新系统在实践中使用之前还需要更多的研究”。故选D。 5．主旨大意题。联系全文，可知这篇文章主要讲了一个女孩发明的帮助盲人打乒乓球的系统。故选C。 （24-25九年级上·山东烟台·期中）①The smart wristband (智能手环) is a smart device (设备) that we can wear on our wrists (手腕). It is especially popular with teenagers. More and more people use a smart wristband in their daily lives. There are lots of famous brands that we can buy online or in physical stores. ②Why are smart wristbands so popular? ③Firstly, for one thing, it is like a watch and it can tell you at any time. For another, it is more than a watch. The wristband can also be connected to the mobile phone. You can use it to answer the phone call without taking out your mobile phone in your pocket. It is very convenient.      ④Also, the smart wristband looks fashionable. Most teenagers feel cool to have a smart wristband on their wrists. That’s why we often see teenagers wearing wristbands. ⑤What’s more, most people have realized the importance of health. Some people do exercise every day to keep fit. Smart wristbands can help them to know how far they have run or how many steps they have taken. With a smart wristband, you can know about your exercise at any time and you’ll know whether you achieve your exercise aim (目标) or not. ⑥However, some parents don’t want their children to have smart wristbands because they worry that wearing smart wristbands for a long time may cause cancer (癌症). They think the teenagers who wear smart wristbands are under radiation all the time, which is harmful (有害的) for health. 1．How many advantages (优点) of the smart wristband are mentioned in the passage? A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four. 2．What does Para. 6 mainly tell us? A．The smart wristband is popular with parents. B．The smart wristband is harmful for exercise. C．The smart wristband causes cancer. D．The smart wristband worries some parents. 3．What does the underlined word “radiation” probably mean in Chinese? A．压力 B．辐射 C．监控 D．幸福 4．With the help of smart wristbands, we can do the following things EXCEPT_____. A．answer the phone call B．realize the importance of fashion C．read the time D．know about our exercise 【答案】1．C 2．D 3．B 4．B 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了智能手环的流行原因、功能特点以及部分家长对其的担忧。 1．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Why are smart wristbands so popular?”以及第三四五段开头可知，文中提到了三个优点。故选C。 2．细节理解题。根据第六段第一句“However, some parents don’t want their children to have smart wristbands because they worry that wearing smart wristbands for a long time may cause cancer.”可知，智能手环让父母担忧。故选D。 3．词句猜测题。根据第六段最后一句“which is harmful for health.”可知，对健康有害的是辐射。故选B。 4．推理判断题。根据第四段第二句“Most teenagers feel cool to have a smart wristband on their wrists.”可知，大多数青少年都觉得手腕上有一个智能腕带很酷，与时尚的重要性无关。故选B。 （24-25九年级上·河北唐山·期中）In sci-fi movies, there are sometimes characters who have microchips (微芯片) implanted (植入) in their heads. This might become reality very soon. US businessman Elon Musk’s company has developed a chip that was implanted into the head of a pig named Gertrude. On Aug 28, Musk did a livestream (直播) to show how it works. The chip is the size of a coin. But don’t let its size fool you. The small chip has over 3,000 electrodes (电极) that can monitor (监测) about 1, 000 neurons (神经元) and pick up signals (信号) in the brain and translate these signals into actions, such as moving an arm or leg. Then it sends these signals to nearby computers. In the livestream, while Gertrude the pig was snuffling (用鼻子吸气) around in a pen (猪圈), people could see her brain activity on a large screen. If this technology is used on humans, it means people might be able to control computers or other machines with their minds. For now, the main goal is to use it to help disabled people. They could control artificial limbs with their minds and move around more easily. People could even use the technology to play video games or drive cars. However, there is still long way to go to make these things happen. The chip can send signals from about 500 neurons in the pig’s brain. However, the human brain has 80 billion neurons. Also, it is not safe enough to implant the chip yet, as it could harm the brain. Hackers (黑客) could pose a danger by hacking into the chip and controlling it. They might know others’ thoughts and feelings without permission (允许) . There are ethical (伦理的) problems, too. When humans are connected to computers, are they sill humans? 1．What was Musk livestreaming about? A．How microchips work in sci-fi movies. B．How the chip in Gertrude’s head works. C．How to implant a chip into a pig’s head. D．How to use a chip to control a pig. 2．What makes the chip able to pick up signals in the brain according to Paragraph 3? A．Electrodes. B．Livestreams. C．Neurons. D．Computers. 3．What does the underlined word “artificial limb” mean? A．Door. B．Computer. C．Car. D．Man-made leg or arm. 4．What do we know from the last two paragraphs? A．The chip is too small to be used on humans. B．The chip cannot pickup signals from human neurons. C．It is safer to implant the chip in pigs than in humans. D．Scientists are not ready to implant the chips in humans. 【答案】1．B 2．A 3．D 4．D 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了埃隆·马斯克的公司开发的一种微芯片技术，这种技术已经成功地植入了一头名叫格特鲁德的猪的头部，并展示了这项技术如何工作。文章讨论了这项技术在人类身上的潜在应用，以及面临的挑战和伦理问题。 1．细节理解题。根据第二段“US businessman Elon Musk’s company has developed a chip that was implanted into the head of a pig named Gertrude. On Aug 28, Musk did a livestream (直播) to show how it works.”可知，美国商人埃隆·马斯克的公司开发了一种芯片，植入到一只名叫格特鲁德的猪的大脑中。8月28日，马斯克进行了一次直播，展示了它是如何工作的。因此，马斯克直播的内容是关于格特鲁德大脑中的芯片是如何工作的，故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据第三段“The chip is the size of a coin. But don’t let its size fool you. The small chip has over 3,000 electrodes...such as moving an arm or leg.”可知，是电极使芯片能够接收大脑中的信号，故选A。 3．词句猜测题。根据第四段“For now, the main goal is to use it to help disabled people. They could control artificial limbs with their minds and move around more easily.”可知，目前，主要目标是使用它来帮助残疾人。他们可以用意念控制人造四肢，更容易地移动。根据“could control”和“move around more easily”可推知，画线词词义为“人造的四肢”，即“人造的腿或胳膊”，故选D。 4．推理判断题。根据最后两段“However, there is still long way to go to make these things happen. The chip can send signals from about 500...When humans are connected to computers, are they sill humans?”可知，科学家还没有准备好在人类身上植入芯片，因为还有很长的路要走，还有很多问题需要解决，故选D。 （23-24九年级上·江苏淮安·期中）Restaurants in Europe, America and Japan are trying to let people order their food directly from a screen at their tables instead of a waiter writing down their choices. We call that e-menu. In this way, the restaurants can not only save money but attract more younger people. All kinds of the photos of food such as steaks (牛排) and desserts (甜点) attract people to order more. “It’s about impulse-buying,” said Adi Chitayat, Conceptic’s CEO. “If a person starts looking at pictures of chocolate cake, it means he wants it.” Frame, a restaurant in Tel Aviv with the system, he also said “The e-menu has helped us to make more money.” People often call ahead to order seats with screens, manager Natalie Edry told Reporters. At one of the e-menu tables, IT worker Gil Uriel and his family are looking at the photos of the dishes. They felt interested and excited to make a decision on the screen. “It’s more visual (直观).” says Uriel, as his children could have their own choices and they order more food when looking at the photos. “We can still choose, we can still argue—but it’s much easier and interesting when we can all see it.” 1．People can ________ on the screen in a restaurant with e-menus. A．cook steak themselves B．order food C．take photos D．play games 2．Which is not the advantage (优势) of “restaurants with e-menus”? A．Eating there is cheaper. B．The restaurants can save a lot of money. C．They can attract more youngsters to the restaurants. D．People may order more food because they can see the photos. 3．According to Gil Uriel’s words, we know that ________. A．they are not interested in e-menus B．e-menus only attract his children C．it is difficult for him to accept e-menus D．they think restaurants with e-menus great 4．The best title of this passage may be ________. A．Computers in restaurants B．Restaurants try e-menus C．Modern restaurants D．Great changes in food 【答案】1．B 2．A 3．D 4．B 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一些国家的餐馆尝试使用电子菜单，以及介绍了电子菜单的优点。 1．细节理解题。根据“Restaurants in Europe, America and Japan are trying to let people order their food directly from a screen at their tables instead of a waiter writing down their choices. We call that e-menu.”可知，餐馆的电子菜单用于点餐。故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据“In this way, the restaurants can not only save money but attract more younger people. All kinds of the photos of food such as steaks and desserts attract people to order more.”可知，利用电子菜单，餐馆不仅可以省钱，还可以吸引更多的年轻人；各种各样的食物照片，如牛排和甜点，吸引着人们更多的点单。选项A文中未提及，故选A。 3．细节理解题。根据“At one of the e-menu tables, IT worker Gil Uriel and his family are looking at the photos of the dishes. They felt interested and excited to make a decision on the screen.”可知，他们对带有电子菜单的餐馆很感兴趣，认为体验很棒。故选D。 4．最佳标题题。通读全文可知，本文介绍了一些国家的餐馆尝试使用电子菜单，以及介绍了电子菜单的优点，因此选项B“餐馆尝试电子菜单”最符合文章主题。故选B。 （24-25九年级上·浙江杭州·期中）AI (人工智能) makes our lives easier and better. Let’s see the amazing AI. Popular AI artist This beautiful painting was at an auction (拍卖). The painting is worth about 3,000,000 yuan. But it is not a piece of work by a famous painter, such as Vincent van Gogh. It was painted by an AI artist. Three Frenchmen created the AI artist. It studied over 15,000 paintings. In this way, it learned to paint. Your close friend Hi, everyone. I’m Xiaobing, a chatbot (聊天机器人). I speak like humans and you can talk with me. I’m talented in singing, writing poems and telling stories. I want to be your friend! World’s first AI anchor (主播) Hey, look! The famous Chinese anchor Mr. Qiu is reporting the news for us.But, is “he” really Mr. Qiu? The answer is “no”. This is the world’s first AI anchor. It looks and speaks just like a real person. It can work 24 hours and doesn’t make any mistakes. You might see it on TV. Cool driverless bus A bus door opens and you get on. Wait! Where is the driver? Here is a new kind of driverless bus called Apolong. It has 14 seats and doesn’t need a driver. The bus follows the traffic rules. It stops as soon as it sees a stop light. 1．The painting mentioned ________. A．was drawn by three creative Frenchmen B．is worth about 3,000,000 yuan at an auction C．is a piece of work painted by Vincent van Gogh D．was studied by three French artists over 15,000 times 2．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A．Xiaobing can talk about everything with humans. B．AI is the only way to make our life more convenient. C．The driverless bus doesn’t follow the traffic rules. D．The AI anchor can work 24 hours without any mistakes. 3．We can probably read the passage in ________. A．a storybook B．a notice C．a newspaper D．a novel 【答案】1．B 2．D 3．C 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了人工智能在我们生活中的应用，这些新奇的人工智能让我们的生活更容易更美好。 1．细节理解题。根据“This beautiful painting was at an auction (拍卖). The painting is worth about 3,000,000 yuan”可知，可知这幅美丽的画价值3百万，故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据“This is the world’s first AI anchor. It looks and speaks just like a real person. It can work 24 hours and doesn’t make any mistakes”可知，这是世界上第一个人工智能主播，它可以24小时工作并且不出错误，故选D。 3．推理判断题。根据文章可知文中主要介绍了AI让我们的生活更容易更美好，所以推测可能出现在一个报纸上，故选C。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ Module 9 Great inventions 单元话题阅读理解练习 （24-25九年级上·浙江杭州·期中）Miniaturization (微型化) has been a goal of engineers and designers for a few years. The ever smaller products have included pocket-sized computers and motorbikes which are the size of a backpack. The latest thing is a handbag which can pass through the eye of a needle (针). It has been sold for $63,750 online, according to a post (帖子) made by the company MSCHF on June 14th,2023. “Smaller than a grain of sea salt, this handbag is so small that you’ll need a microscope (显微镜) to see it,” ISCHF wrote in the post. There are big handbags, normal handbags, and small handbags, but this is the final word in bag miniaturization. An object like a handbag is useful, but it becomes smaller and smaller. It is losing its original use until it turns into just a brand. The tiny handbag is 657 by 222 by 700 micrometers and was shown to the public in Paris in June. It was made with high technology which uses 3D printers. MSCHF chose the technology to see how small a handbag they could make. MSCHF’s creative officer Kevin Wiesner was interviewed by The New York Times. “I think the bag is a funny object because it derives from something very functional,” Wiesner said. “But in fact, it has become jewelry (珠宝)”. 1．Why does the first paragraph mention the eye of a needle? A．To explain the handbag’s value. B．To discuss the handbag’s problem. C．To prove how small this handbag is. D．To show how good the handbag looks. 2．What does the underlined word “It” refer to? A．The tiny handbag. B．The microscope. C．The post. D．The technology. 3．According to the passage, MSCHF________. A．is a company that only makes bags B．has made plenty of smaller objects C．thinks miniaturization will be less popular D．used high technology in making the handbag 4．What can be the best title for the passage? A．Some Useless Objects B．MSCHF’s Creative Officers C．A Handbag Smaller than a Grain of Salt D．The Final Word in Computer Miniaturization （24-25九年级上·河南南阳·期中）There are challenges of recycling clothes. But a company in France is trying to make it easier. The company is called CETIA．It built two machines that use AI to help recycle clothes and shoes. With AI technology, one machine can find and cut off zippers and buttons (拉链和纽扣) from  clothes, while the other machine can pull off soles (鞋底) from shoes easily. This sounds simple, but nobody has ever done it before. “Nobody recycled soles before because it was hard to sort them from shoes,” said the leader of CETIA．People had to put shoes on an oven to melt (熔化) the glue and pull off the soles by hand. But CETIA’s machine can do it very easily. Some clothes can be recycled into materials for houses or roads. But most clothes don’t become clothès again. That’s because clothes need materials that must be sorted carefully by hand. That usually takes a long time and is expensive. But CETIA’s machine can sort faster and better than people. It can even sort clothes by color and material, making it easier to recycle them into clothes again. Recycling clothes and shoes is important because it can reduce waste and can even create new jobs. CETIA is doing amazing work by developing those recycling machines. They’re showing us that with smart thinking, we can find ways to solve big problems. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 1．What is CETIA? A．A clothes store. B．A cleaning business. C．A technology company. D．An environmental group. 2．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A．Pulling off soles from shoes. B．Sorting clothes by color and material. C．Cutting off zippers and buttons from clothes. D．Putting the shoes on an oven to melt the glue. 3．What’s the writer’s attitude towards the machines mentioned in the text? A．He finds them fascinating. B．He thinks they’re helpless. C．He worries about their future. D．He believes they need improving. 4．Why don’t most clothes become clothes again? A．Because machines can’t sort clothes by color and material B．Because this kind of clothes don’t sell well. C．Because the old cloth isn’t fit for clothes. D．Because it’s difficult and expensive. 5．What’s the best title for the text? A．A Company’s Inventions B．The Importance of Recycling C．How to Protect the Environment D．A Report on a Company’s Successes （24-25九年级上·山东临沂·期中）One of my favorite inventions in recent years is face unlocking. Without needing to lift my fingers and type in the numbers, I can get straight into my phone with just a look. Now there is a new technology designed to replace the password called the “passkey”!   Passkeys turn your phone into something a bit like a wallet, which you can use to store membership cards to all of your apps and services. when you need to log in to a website, you’ll just have to tap a button on your phone and your passkey wallet will let you in without any worry. And how does it keep this wallet safe? By using the same “biometric (生物统计)” check your phone uses—a face scan or a fingerprint that cannot easily be forged. Passkeys won’t just save us from having to remember passwords but, perhaps logging in with a passkey will actually be much safer than typing a password. This is because it uses a technology called “public key” cryptography (密码学) which is one of the building blocks of the Internet and is how computers have securely communicated with other computers for so many years. To put it simply, it works a bit like a key, instead of a password. With a password, the website has to keep a database (数据库) of everyone’s passwords to check against when you log in. But with a passkey, when you create your account (账户) on a website, it will reflectively create a new lock and key. The website will keep the lock, and only your phone will have the key. I think it’s a really clever idea, and that passkeys are going to make our digital lives even safer. So, next time you’re complaining that you can’t remember your password, don’t worry too much. It won’t always be like this! 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 1．The writer explains how the passkeys work by ________. A．giving examples B．comparing similar things C．raising questions 2．The underlined word “forged” in paragraph 3 means ________ in Chinese. A．伪造 B．下载 C．储存 3．What is the writer’s attitude to the passkey technology? A．He loves it very much. B．He thinks it’s not safe enough. C．He believes it has a long way to go. 4．What’s the best title for the passage? A．The ways to log in a website. B．The invention of face unlocking. C．The new technology called passkey. （24-25九年级上·山东菏泽·期中）Times change! The day I heard that the Bright Bookstore was closing, I was sad. The bookstore had been in the neighborhood for 50 years, and it was a great place where people could know each other through their love of books. When I met Old Tim, the store’s owner, he said it was difficult to run a traditional bookstore. Most young people read e-books and more people bought books online. Childhood memories came back to me so clearly. A group of us kids used to go to the store, spending hours reading there or just talking with Tim. Tim encouraged us to share our ideas by writing them on a large board. A few months later, I was back and was surprised to see that the Bright Bookstore was still open for business. It was still old, but inside it was like a different world. In an area, a book reading was going on. Nearby, some readers were sharing their ideas on a screen instead of the large board. Some were reading on computers. It even had a coffee shop selling nice food. Clearly, the Bright Bookstore was in good, creative hands. Tim told me that there were more community (社区) events in the coffee shop such as book readings and even concerts and movie nights. “Well, as you can see, technology and creativity have brought my old bookstore into the 21st century! I’m so glad to see that everything I wanted to offer to the community is still here,” said Tim. No matter how times change, there are always people who love reading. With the development technology, traditional bookstores should also change in a creative way . 1．According to Old Tim, what was the main reason for the Bright Bookstore’s closing? A．There were no community events in it. B．Book lovers couldn’t share ideas there. C．E-books and online shopping became popular. 2．Paragraph 3 is mainly about ________. A．the writer’s early memories of the bookstore B．Tim’s way to encourage kids to read books C．the changes of the bookstore over the years 3．What was Tim’s attitude (态度) towards technology at last ? A．He couldn’t stand it. B．He didn’t care about it. C．He warmly welcomed it. 4．The writer mainly wants to remind us that ________. A．e-books will take the place of paper books B．a creative mind can make a big difference C．technology brings trouble to traditional businesses （24-25九年级上·山东济南·期中）Table tennis has been played for many years and is popular around the world. The sport is beginner-friendly. But it also keeps a rich level of competitive play. However, it’s difficult for blind people to experience the joy of this sport. Phoebe Peng, an engineering student in Australia, invented a new system to help the blind play ping-pong using sound. She installed (安装) cameras and loudspeakers on sides of a traditional ping-pong table. As the cameras tracked (追踪) the movement of the ball, a computer program changed that information into sound, which was played through the loudspeakers. The blind players could use the sound to know the ball’s location, and then they could return the ball fast and correctly. Peng showed her work on December 6 at the Acoustics 2023 Sydney. It was held from December 4 to December 8 at the International Convention Center Sydney. Although this system worked well, Peng said more study is needed before it can be ready for actual play.” A challenge is the matter of human perception (感知) of sound, said Peng. “What kind of sound should be used? Should the sound be continuous? These are problems we are facing now, but I am sure we can solve them in the near future.” 1．What can we know about Phoebe Peng? A．She studies engineering in Australia. B．She is blind but likes playing ping-pong. C．She works with the blind in school. D．She has won many table tennis competitions. 2．How did the blind players know where the ping-pong ball was? A．By imagining the movement of the ball. B．By listening to the sound from the speakers. C．By talking to the speakers of the computer. D．By communicating with the coach in secret. 3．When did the Acoustics 2023 Sydney end? A．On December 8. B．On December 6. C．On December 5. D．On December 4. 4．Which of the following would Phoebe Peng probably agree with? A．The best sport for blind people is table tennis. B．Sound is the most important thing for blind people. C．People should invent more new sports for blind people. D．More study is needed before the new system is used in practice. 5．What does the text mainly talk about? A．A ping-pong player with excellent skills. B．A sport that is very popular all over the world. C．A system invented to help the blind play ping-pong. D．A science and technology meeting held in Australia. （24-25九年级上·山东烟台·期中）①The smart wristband (智能手环) is a smart device (设备) that we can wear on our wrists (手腕). It is especially popular with teenagers. More and more people use a smart wristband in their daily lives. There are lots of famous brands that we can buy online or in physical stores. ②Why are smart wristbands so popular? ③Firstly, for one thing, it is like a watch and it can tell you at any time. For another, it is more than a watch. The wristband can also be connected to the mobile phone. You can use it to answer the phone call without taking out your mobile phone in your pocket. It is very convenient.      ④Also, the smart wristband looks fashionable. Most teenagers feel cool to have a smart wristband on their wrists. That’s why we often see teenagers wearing wristbands. ⑤What’s more, most people have realized the importance of health. Some people do exercise every day to keep fit. Smart wristbands can help them to know how far they have run or how many steps they have taken. With a smart wristband, you can know about your exercise at any time and you’ll know whether you achieve your exercise aim (目标) or not. ⑥However, some parents don’t want their children to have smart wristbands because they worry that wearing smart wristbands for a long time may cause cancer (癌症). They think the teenagers who wear smart wristbands are under radiation all the time, which is harmful (有害的) for health. 1．How many advantages (优点) of the smart wristband are mentioned in the passage? A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four. 2．What does Para. 6 mainly tell us? A．The smart wristband is popular with parents. B．The smart wristband is harmful for exercise. C．The smart wristband causes cancer. D．The smart wristband worries some parents. 3．What does the underlined word “radiation” probably mean in Chinese? A．压力 B．辐射 C．监控 D．幸福 4．With the help of smart wristbands, we can do the following things EXCEPT_____. A．answer the phone call B．realize the importance of fashion C．read the time D．know about our exercise （24-25九年级上·河北唐山·期中）In sci-fi movies, there are sometimes characters who have microchips (微芯片) implanted (植入) in their heads. This might become reality very soon. US businessman Elon Musk’s company has developed a chip that was implanted into the head of a pig named Gertrude. On Aug 28, Musk did a livestream (直播) to show how it works. The chip is the size of a coin. But don’t let its size fool you. The small chip has over 3,000 electrodes (电极) that can monitor (监测) about 1, 000 neurons (神经元) and pick up signals (信号) in the brain and translate these signals into actions, such as moving an arm or leg. Then it sends these signals to nearby computers. In the livestream, while Gertrude the pig was snuffling (用鼻子吸气) around in a pen (猪圈), people could see her brain activity on a large screen. If this technology is used on humans, it means people might be able to control computers or other machines with their minds. For now, the main goal is to use it to help disabled people. They could control artificial limbs with their minds and move around more easily. People could even use the technology to play video games or drive cars. However, there is still long way to go to make these things happen. The chip can send signals from about 500 neurons in the pig’s brain. However, the human brain has 80 billion neurons. Also, it is not safe enough to implant the chip yet, as it could harm the brain. Hackers (黑客) could pose a danger by hacking into the chip and controlling it. They might know others’ thoughts and feelings without permission (允许) . There are ethical (伦理的) problems, too. When humans are connected to computers, are they sill humans? 1．What was Musk livestreaming about? A．How microchips work in sci-fi movies. B．How the chip in Gertrude’s head works. C．How to implant a chip into a pig’s head. D．How to use a chip to control a pig. 2．What makes the chip able to pick up signals in the brain according to Paragraph 3? A．Electrodes. B．Livestreams. C．Neurons. D．Computers. 3．What does the underlined word “artificial limb” mean? A．Door. B．Computer. C．Car. D．Man-made leg or arm. 4．What do we know from the last two paragraphs? A．The chip is too small to be used on humans. B．The chip cannot pickup signals from human neurons. C．It is safer to implant the chip in pigs than in humans. D．Scientists are not ready to implant the chips in humans. （23-24九年级上·江苏淮安·期中）Restaurants in Europe, America and Japan are trying to let people order their food directly from a screen at their tables instead of a waiter writing down their choices. We call that e-menu. In this way, the restaurants can not only save money but attract more younger people. All kinds of the photos of food such as steaks (牛排) and desserts (甜点) attract people to order more. “It’s about impulse-buying,” said Adi Chitayat, Conceptic’s CEO. “If a person starts looking at pictures of chocolate cake, it means he wants it.” Frame, a restaurant in Tel Aviv with the system, he also said “The e-menu has helped us to make more money.” People often call ahead to order seats with screens, manager Natalie Edry told Reporters. At one of the e-menu tables, IT worker Gil Uriel and his family are looking at the photos of the dishes. They felt interested and excited to make a decision on the screen. “It’s more visual (直观).” says Uriel, as his children could have their own choices and they order more food when looking at the photos. “We can still choose, we can still argue—but it’s much easier and interesting when we can all see it.” 1．People can ________ on the screen in a restaurant with e-menus. A．cook steak themselves B．order food C．take photos D．play games 2．Which is not the advantage (优势) of “restaurants with e-menus”? A．Eating there is cheaper. B．The restaurants can save a lot of money. C．They can attract more youngsters to the restaurants. D．People may order more food because they can see the photos. 3．According to Gil Uriel’s words, we know that ________. A．they are not interested in e-menus B．e-menus only attract his children C．it is difficult for him to accept e-menus D．they think restaurants with e-menus great 4．The best title of this passage may be ________. A．Computers in restaurants B．Restaurants try e-menus C．Modern restaurants D．Great changes in food （24-25九年级上·浙江杭州·期中）AI (人工智能) makes our lives easier and better. Let’s see the amazing AI. Popular AI artist This beautiful painting was at an auction (拍卖). The painting is worth about 3,000,000 yuan. But it is not a piece of work by a famous painter, such as Vincent van Gogh. It was painted by an AI artist. Three Frenchmen created the AI artist. It studied over 15,000 paintings. In this way, it learned to paint. Your close friend Hi, everyone. I’m Xiaobing, a chatbot (聊天机器人). I speak like humans and you can talk with me. I’m talented in singing, writing poems and telling stories. I want to be your friend! World’s first AI anchor (主播) Hey, look! The famous Chinese anchor Mr. Qiu is reporting the news for us.But, is “he” really Mr. Qiu? The answer is “no”. This is the world’s first AI anchor. It looks and speaks just like a real person. It can work 24 hours and doesn’t make any mistakes. You might see it on TV. Cool driverless bus A bus door opens and you get on. Wait! Where is the driver? Here is a new kind of driverless bus called Apolong. It has 14 seats and doesn’t need a driver. The bus follows the traffic rules. It stops as soon as it sees a stop light. 1．The painting mentioned ________. A．was drawn by three creative Frenchmen B．is worth about 3,000,000 yuan at an auction C．is a piece of work painted by Vincent van Gogh D．was studied by three French artists over 15,000 times 2．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A．Xiaobing can talk about everything with humans. B．AI is the only way to make our life more convenient. C．The driverless bus doesn’t follow the traffic rules. D．The AI anchor can work 24 hours without any mistakes. 3．We can probably read the passage in ________. A．a storybook B．a notice C．a newspaper D．a novel 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$