Unit6Whenwasitinvented?單元測(cè)試Ⅰ.單項(xiàng)選擇(每小題1分,共15分)1.IfoundLisa'sbagintheplaygroundaccident.Ipickeditupandreturnedittoher.

A.for B.with C.of D.by2.Insummer,ifyoudon'tputfoodinthe,itmaygobadeasily.

A.fridge B.oven C.pot D.bottle3.Whatareyoucooking,Mum?Itsonice!

A.smells B.tastes C.feels D.sounds4.—WillyoubuytheblueT-shirt?—Yes,Iwill.ItspriceisandIcanaffordit.

A.expensive B.cheap C.high D.low5.(2018萊蕪中考)WewillhaveasportsmeetinginOctober,butknowsthedateforsure.

A.everybody B.nobodyC.anybody D.somebody6.—Canyouhelpmethinkofanidea?—.Letmethink.

A.Withpleasure B.NowayC.Nevermind D.That'sright7.Don'tgiveup.Ibelieveyoucanyourdreamoneday.

A.lose B.warn C.achieve D.fail8.Thegovernmentpeopletousepublictransporttogoaroundbecauseoftheairpollution.

A.encourages B.warns C.avoids9.ItriedmanywaysIcouldthinkoftostopthelittleboy.

A.tocry B.crying C.cried D.becried10.—HaveyouheardofXuYuanchong?Hehaseverwontheworld'shighesthonorintranslation.—Ofcourse.ManyfamouspoemsinancientChinawereintoEnglishbyhim.

A.divided B.produced C.packed D.translated11.It'simpossibleformetofinishallthesetasks,butIpromisetofinishthemonebyone.

A.atthesametime B.attimesC.allthetime D.attherighttime12.Alipayisverypopularthesedays.theyoungtheoldareusingit.

A.Either;or B.Neither;norC.Notonly;butalso D.Between;and13.—Whoisthewinnerofthe100-metrerace?—Don'tyouknow?ItmustbeJamesGreen.Herunsfastestofall.

A.withoutdoubtB.bymistakeC.byaccident14.(2018福建中考A卷)Paper-makingbytheChineseintheWesternHandynasty(朝代).

A.isinventedB.inventedC.wasinvented15.—Mostteenagerstheheroesintheireyesandusuallyfollowthem.

—Ithinktheyshouldhavearightattitude.Tobeoneselfisalsoimportant.A.lookforwardto B.lookuptoC.getalongwith D.comeupwithⅡ.完形填空(每小題2分,共20分)Haveyoueverlicked(舔)yourfingersafteryoufinisheatingatastytreat?A16namedConstantinFahlbergdid!Heinventedsaccharin(糖精)bylickinghisfingers.Heinventeditbyaccident.

In1879,ConstantinFahlberg17aprojectatJohnsHopkinsUniversitytofindusesforcoaltar(煤焦油).Afteradayatworkinthelab,Fahlbergwenthomeforsupper.Hiswifehad18somerolls(小圓面包)togoalongwiththemeal.AfterFahlbergtookabiteofaroll,hethoughtit19especiallysweet.Heaskedhiswifeifshehadaddedanythingtomaketherolls20.Shetoldhimshehadn't.Shethoughttherollstastedthesameasusual.

Fahlbergwondered21theextrasweetnesscamefrom.Helookedathishands22.Thenhelaughed.Herealizedthathe23towashhishandsbeforeeatingtherolls.Hishandsstillhadresidues(殘留物)fromhisexperimentswithcoaltar.Hethoughtthatthechemicalsonhis24mightbethesourceofthesweetness.

Lateron,heusedtheresiduesto25anewmaterialanditwascalled“saccharin”.Itisakindofingredientandcanmakemealssweeter.

16.A.historian B.physicistC.musician D.chemist17.A.tookup B.putupC.gaveup D.stayedup18.A.sold B.preparedC.boiled D.thrown19.A.smelt B.sounded C.tasted D.looked20.A.bitter B.sour C.sweet D.spicy21.A.what B.where C.when D.how22.A.loudly B.carefullyC.quietly D.carelessly23.A.borrowed B.lentC.remembered D.forgot24.A.face B.mouth C.hands D.arms25.A.develop B.remain C.avoid D.completeⅢ.閱讀理解(每小題2分,共30分)A(2018撫順中考)Inventionsmakeourlifeeasierandmoreinterestingthanbefore.Let'stakealookatsomeoftheinterestinginventions.SmartmugIt'shardtokeepcoffeeorteawarm,especiallyinwinter.ButthissmartmugfromtheUScanhelpus.Themugismadeofspecialmaterials.Thereisanappforthemugthatallowspeopletosetthemugtoacertaintemperaturebetween48℃and62℃.Then,themugkeepsyourcoffeeorteaatthattemperatureforaboutanhour.SocialrobotCanrobotstalktouslikehumans?Jibo,arobotmadeintheUS,cantalktoyou.Therobothasabig,roundheadandabigbodywithnoeyesormouth.Itusesanimatedicons(動(dòng)畫圖標(biāo))toshowemotions(情緒).Itjustseemslikearealhuman.Rightnow,Jibocanonlydosomeeasythings,liketakingphotosorreadingnewstoyou.Buthemaylearntodonewthingsinthefuture.FidgetspinnerTheyaresmallplasticormetaltoyswithaballinthemiddle.Thetoyscantwirlaroundonyourfingertip(指尖).Oncetheyarespinning(旋轉(zhuǎn)),youcanputthetoyanywhereelse,aslongasitisaflat(平的)surface,suchasaruleroreventhenoseofapetdog.It'sverypopularwithyoungpeoplearoundtheworld.Somepeoplesaythatthelittletoyhelpsthemrelax.26.Thesmartmugcomesfrom.

A.Japan B.America C.China D.Britain27.Ifyouwanttokeepyourcoffeeinthemugwarm,youcan.

A.boilthecoffeeagainB.pourmorehotwaterintothemugC.putthemuginawarmplaceD.usetheapptosetacertaintemperature28.Fromthethirdparagraph,wecanlearnJibo.

A.isapersonwithabigroundheadB.hasbigeyesandamouthC.cantakephotosorreadnewstopeopleD.candomanydifficultthings29.Accordingtothelastparagraph,wecanknowthatafidgetspinnercanbemadeof.

A.wood B.plasticC.paper D.glass30.Theunderlinedword“twirl”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans.

A.runveryfast B.jumpveryhighC.turnroundquickly D.standupsidedownBChildrengrowquickly,especiallytheirfeet.Butmanyfamiliescannotaffordnewshoeseachtime.Asaresult,about300millionchildrenaroundtheworldgobarefoot.Thosechildrenriskpickingupdiseasesandparasites(寄生蟲)fromthesoil.KentonLee,anAmerican,hasasolutionforthosebarefootkids—ashoethatgrowswiththechild.Heexplainshowtheshoeworksandhowitisabletolastsolong.“Itgrowsinthreeplaces:thefront,thesideswithVelcro(尼龍搭扣)andthebackwithabuckle(鎖扣).Itcanlastuptofiveyears.Thebottomismadeofcompressedrubber(壓縮橡膠),andthetopishigh-qualityleather.Theshoescomeintwosizes:smallsizethatfitschildrenaged4to9andlargesizeforchildrenaged9to14.”LeesayshegottheideafortheshoewhileworkingasavolunteerinKenya.“Thereweremanychildrenwithtoosmallshoesfortheirfeet,buttheyweretoopoortobuynewshoes.Sotheyhadtocutopenthefrontoftheshoestolettheirtoesstickout.Iwantedtodosomethingtohelpthem,soIinventedtheseshoes.”Uptonow,theyhavesentmorethan50,000pairsofshoesto70countries.Apairofshoes,hesays,givesachildnotonlyprotection,butalsoself-worth.It'sasmallinventionbutreallydoesmakeabigdifferenceinthesechildren'slife.31.What'sthemainreasonforwearingapairofshoesmentionedinthispassage?A.Forbeauty. B.Forfashion.C.Forhealth. D.Forwealth.32.Wheredotheshoesgrow?①Thefront②Thebottom③Thesides④Thetop⑤ThebackA.①③⑤ B.①②④ C.②③④ D.②④⑤33.Whomayappreciatetheshoesofthiskindaccordingtothepassage?A.A1-year-oldchild. B.A3-year-oldchild.C.An11-year-oldchild. D.A15-year-oldchild.34.WhydidKentonLeeinventtheseshoes?A.Becausehewantedtobefamous.B.Becausehewantedtobeadesigner.C.Becausehewantedtoearnmuchmoney.D.Becausehewantedtohelpthepoorchildren.35.Thispassagemostprobablycomesfrom.

A.apoem B.anewspaperC.anad D.aposterC(2019廣東中考)Inourdailylife,robotsareoftenfoundtodoworkthatistoodangerous,boring,difficult,ordirty.Andweoftenseekidsplaywithtoyrobots.Butwhatexactlyisarobot?Therearesomeimportantcharacteristics(特征)thatarobotmusthave.Thesecharacteristicsmighthelpyoutodecidewhatisandwhatisnotarobot.Itwillalsohelpyoutodecidewhatyouwillneedtobuildintoamachinebeforeitcanbeconsideredasarobot.Arobothastheseimportantcharacteristics:SensingFirstofall,yourrobotwouldhavetobeabletosensetheenvironmentaroundit.Giveyourrobotsensors(傳感器):lightsensors(eyes),touchsensors(hands),chemicalsensors(nose),hearingsensors(ears)andtastesensors(tongue).MovementArobotneedstobeabletomovearounditsenvironment.Itcanmoveonwheels,walkonlegsorbedrivenbysmallengines(發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)).Arobotcanmoveeitherthewholebodyorjustpartsofit.EnergyArobotneedstobeabletopoweritself.Somerobotsmightpoweritselfwithsunlight;somemightwithelectricity,whileotherswiththebattery(電池).Thewayyourrobotgetsitsenergywilldependonwhatyourrobotneedstodo.IntelligenceArobotneedssomekindof“smarts”.Aprogrammeristhepersonwhogivestherobotits“smarts”.Therobotwillhavetohaveacertainwaytoreceivetheprogramsothatitknowswhatitistodo.36.Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2isabout.

A.thetoy B.thecharacteristicC.themachine D.theengine37.Thechemicalsensorsmayhelparobotto.

A.see B.catch C.hear D.smell38.Inhowmanywayscanarobotpoweritselfaccordingtothepassage?A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.Five.39.TheChinesemeaningof“Intelligence”inthelastparagraphis.

A.能源 B.勤奮 C.智能 D.外觀40.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Tohelppeopleunderstandwhatarobotis.B.Totellwhatarobotcandoinourlife.C.Todescribethemovementofarobot.D.Tointroducethehistoryofrobots.Ⅳ.任務(wù)型閱讀(每小題3分,共15分)(2018陜西中考)閱讀下面一篇短文,判斷下列句子是否符合短文內(nèi)容,符合的用“T”表示,不符合的用“F”表示。Now,itseemsthatartificialintelligence(人工智能)isbecomingmoreandmorepopularinourlife,andithasgreatlyinfluencedthewayswelive,workandplay.Canyouimaginethatyoucanplaytabletenniswitharobotoneday?Recently,ascientisthasinventedaspecialrobotthatcanbeatabletenniscoach.Thatmeanspeoplecanpracticetabletennisnotonlywithhumansbutalsowitharobot.NamedForpheus,thesmarttabletennisrobotisquitespecial.Itcanstudythemovementsofhumanplayersandthespeedsoftheball.Inthisway,itcanexactlyjudge(判斷)theplayers'skilllevels(水平).Thenitusestheinformationtochangethewaystoplay.Iftheplayersarejustbeginners,Forpheuswillplayinaslowandeasyway,butiftheplayersarebetterones,therobotwillplayinafasterandmoredifficultway.What'smore,whileplaying,itencouragesplayerstotrytheirbestwithwordslike“Goodjob!”,“Comeon!”andsoon.Atthesametime,itgivessomegoodadvicetoimprovetheirskills.Soitisbothagoodpartnerandaclevercoach.Scienceandtechnologyisdevelopingquicklythesedaysandit'shardtoimaginewhatwillhappeninthefuture.“Inthenext20years,itwillbepossiblethatonerobotteachesanothertoplaytabletennisoreveninventsanotherone!”Takuoya,theinventoroftherobot,said.41.Artificialintelligencehasinfluencedpeople'slifeinmanyways.42.Forpheusisthenameoftheinventoroftherobot.43.Therobotcanjudgetheskilllevelsofhumanplayersexactly.44.Onerobotwillprobablyteachanothertoplaytabletennisinthefuture.45.Therobotc