新人教必修五 Unit 1 Great Scientists阅读测试

1、第一单元英语阅读能力随堂测试I完型填空( 每个2分共20分)(1) around us, we can see many of Edisons inventions. The electricity (2) in our rooms is one of his greatest inventions. He developed the telephone which rings in our rooms. Records playing songs and music were also invented by him. In addition to these inventions, he

2、also made the first (3) pictures.It wasnt always easy for Edison (4) new things. It was very difficult for him to make the first electric lights. He needed to make hundreds of tests. At first, it wasnt easy for him to find the right materials, but at last he did, and the world became brighter.Though

3、 (5) in everything, Edison took interest in electricity most of all. He wants to know (6) it. He worked very hard to find possible ways to use it.Edisons experiments with electricity (7) the world greatly. Today, with great trains (8)_ on electricity, we can travel much faster. With our homes and th

4、e streets of town and village (9) by electric lamps, we live a comfortable life. Radio and television run on it. Science uses it every day.Though (10) how to explain electricity now, we have learned to use it in many ways. Records, shining lights and ringing telephones are very common now. Edisons i

5、nventions have kept the world warm.Fill in the blanks with the best answers:1.A. If looking B. If looked C. Whether looking D. Whether looked2.A. to shine B. shine C. shining D. shone3.A. to move B. move C. moving D. moved4.A. to find B. find C. finding D. found5.A. interested B. interesting C. inte

6、rest D. interests6.A. how to use B. how using C. what to use D. what using7.A. has changed B. have changed C. having changed D. have been changed8.A. to run B. ran C. run D. running9.A. to light B. light C. lit D. lighting10.A. not known B. not knowing C. known as D. knowing not（what is the best tit

7、le? A Edison B Inventions C Edisons Inventions D The Telephone （答案写在阅读表达后面5分）II 阅读理解：（每个3分共60分）AOne night in February 1962, John H. Glenn. Jr., flew over Australia. The man in the Mercury(水星) capsule（宇宙飞行容器）was alone, but friendly voices reached him by radio. On the dark land 100 miles below, he saw

8、 a sprinkling of light. They marked the city of Perth, where people had turned on their lights as a greeting to him.In Friendship7, Glenn radioed, “The lights show up very well. Thank for everybody for turning them on.” His capsule raced on to the east.During his three orbits of the earth, Glenn cou

9、ld always reach one of eighteen tracking stations. Some of them were on ship at sea. Others were in the United States.Many of the stations had been built with the help of other countries. These countries allowed Americans to bring in radio equipment and set it up. Without the help of such lands as N

10、igeria（尼日利亚）, Zanzibar（尚巴西，坦桑尼亚领土的一部分）, and Mexico, there would have been breaks in the worldwide radio network.John H. Glenn. Jr., was the first America to orbit the earth. For his flight, the tracking network（跟踪网络）covered 60,000 route miles. Five hundred men worked in the stations along the route.

11、 Since his flight, the network has grown. Today, it covers more than 100,000 route miles and has about one hundred stations. One-third of these stations are outside of the United States.11. This passage is mainly about _.A.talking to ships at sea around the worldB.breaks in the worldwide networkC.th

12、e first American to orbit the earthD.a satellite which fell into the ocean12. From the passage we can see that _. A. Friendship7 stopped in Perth, AustraliaB. all tracking stations are inside the United StatesC radio equipment is important in space flightD. many people could see Glenn in his capsule

13、 when he made the flight13. During his flight Glenn could always _.A. see lights turned on on the groundB. reach ships at seaC .reach one of the tracking stationsD. arrive at Mercury in his Friendship714. Why did people in Perth turn on the lights?A. They wanted guide him to land.B .It was too dark

14、for them to see in the room.C. They wanted to see the Friendship7.D. They wanted to greet Glenn.15. Which of the following is not true?A.Countries must work together to track satellites.B.There are now about 70 tracking stations in the United States.C.The tracking network covers many more route mile

15、s now than before.D.Nobody has orbited the earth besides Glenn.BThomas Edison was one of ten said to be the greatest genius of his age. There are only a few men in all of the history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could

16、 never be happy only because someone said he was a genius.“ There is no such thing as genius,” Edison said. He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. Nature, he

17、often said, is full of secrets. He tried to understand them; then, he tried to learn what could usefully be done with them.Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people will do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too

18、, that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.Edison could not understand how anyone could be uninterested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what ideas he had about life. “Work,” he answered. “Discovering the secrets of n

19、ature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.16. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A.Edison invented the electric light.B.Many other people have changed Edisons life.C.Edison has changed the li

20、fe of many other people.D.Few men in history can change other peoples life.17. Edison thought _.A. he could be happy if he was a geniusB. genius plays the most important part in ones successC. hard work could do better than geniusD. genius could do better than hard work18. Edison was _.A. very much

21、interested in natureB. interested in discovering the secrets of natureC. interested in changing peoples ideasD. uninterested in making people happier by discovering the secrets of nature19. In Edisons opinion, _.A. thinking can supply people with enjoyment and pleasure as well as helpB. peoples succ

22、esss lies mostly in geniusC. hard work is the second important thing in making people successfulD. there are few secrets for him to discover later20. The last sentence in the passage most probably implies _.A. life is too short for Edison to invent more for human beingsB. Edison made 100 inventions

23、in his lifeC. Edison was able to live and work for 100 years D. People of his time were ready to give Edison another 100 years workCThomas Alva Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be a dark place. However, the electric light was not hi

24、s only invention. He also invented the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new. Thomas AEdison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11, 1847. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years oldSurprisingly,

25、he attended school for only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educatedHis natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age with electrical and mechanical things at home.When he was 12 years old, he got his first jobHe became

26、a newsboy on a train that ran between Port Huron and Detroit. He set up a laboratory in a baggage car of the train so that he could continue his experiments in his spare time. Unfortunately, his first work experience did not end well. Thomas was fired when he accidentally set fire to the floor of th

27、e baggage car. Thomas then worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of his time on the job conducting experiments. He got his first patent in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity. However, the vote recorder was not a success. In 1870, he sold another inven

28、tion, a stock-ticker, for $40,000. A stock-ticker is a machine that automatically prints stock prices on a tape. He was then able to build his first shop in Newark, New Jersey.Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but thought of his deafness as a blessing in man

29、y ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He called himself a "two-shift man" because he worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.Thomas Edison died at the age of 84 on October 18

30、, 1931, at his estate in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world21Thomas Edison did things in this order:Ahe became a telegraph operator, a newsboy, and then got his first patentBhe became a newsboy, got his first patent, and then bec

31、ame a telegraph operatorChe got a patent, became a telegraph operator, and then became a newsboyDhe became a newsboy, a telegraph operator, and then got a patent22Of all the inventions, _ was probably the most important for civilization.Athe vote recorderBthe stock tickerCthe light bulb Dthe motion

32、picture camera23The main idea of this passage is _.AThomas Edison was always interested in science and inventions, and he invented many important things.BThomas Edison could not keep a jobCThomas Edison worked day and night on his experiments.DDeaf people make good inventors because they can focus w

33、ithout the distraction of spoken conversation.C Light for the CityEdison and his assistants came to New York to set up an electric power system. They hoped it would provide enough electricity to light up a part of the great city.They bought several machines with them. These were called generators, w

34、hich produced electricity power for lamps in Edisons building.Soon there were lights for the building. Edison lived in a room facing the street and he often worked over night. The light burned brightly and steadily and he often worked over night. People often came and stopped their horse-drawn carri

35、age to look. Everyone knew that Thomas Edison was in town.First, the inventor and his assistants produced several large generators. A great deal of power would be needed to light up even a small part of the city.Then the workers were busy digging deep trenches in the hard earth below the city street

36、s, and Edison had fourteen miles of wire laid into the trenches. The wire connected each building to a generator.Setting up an electric power system was not an easy job. It took a year and a half. In September, 1882, the job was finished.A small group of men stood around Edison inside the power hous

37、e. The big moment came at last. The inventor, taking a deep breath, pulled a switch. The electric lights flashed up.“Very good! Very good!” a man nearby shouted to praise Edison for what he had done.“Sir,” said Edison, “this is only the beginning!” And Edison was right. Soon Edisons lamp were lighti

38、ng up cities all over the world. 24he generators they brought with them could produce as much as electricity as _ needed.A. Edisons building B. a small part of the cityC. the whole city D. the world25 At that time carriages _ by horse could be seen in the street.A. draw B. drew C. drawn D. drawing26

39、Trenches were dug to _.A. set up generators B. lay wiresC. built city streets D. build a power house27It took a year and a half to _.A. set up the electric system B. produce several large generatorsC. dig the deep trenches D. lay fourteen miles of wire into the trench28Edison took a deep breath befo

40、re pulling a switch, which showed that he was _.A. excited B. frightened C. uneasy D. light-heartedDOne night in February 1962, John H. Glenn. Jr., flew over Australia. The man in the Mercury(水星) capsule（宇宙飞行容器）was alone, but friendly voices reached him by radio. On the dark land 100 miles below, he

41、 saw a sprinkling of light. They marked the city of Perth, where people had turned on their lights as a greeting to him.In Friendship7, Glenn radioed, “The lights show up very well. Thank for everybody for turning them on.” His capsule raced on to the east.During his three orbits of the earth, Glenn

42、 could always reach one of eighteen tracking stations. Some of them were on ship at sea. Others were in the United States.Many of the stations had been built with the help of other countries.These countries allowed Americans to bring in radio equipment and set it up. Without the help of such lands a

43、s Nigeria（尼日利亚）, Zanzibar（尚巴西，坦桑尼亚领土的一部分）, and Mexico, there would have been breaks in the worldwide radio network.John H. Glenn. Jr., was the first America to orbit the earth. For his flight, the tracking network（跟踪网络） covered 60,000 route miles. Five hundred men worked in the stations along the ro

44、ute. Since his flight, the network has grown. Today, it covers more than 100,000 route miles and has about one hundred stations. One-third of these stations are outside of the United States.29. This passage is mainly about _.A talking to ships at sea around the worldB breaks in the worldwide network

45、C the first American to orbit the earthD a satellite which fell into the ocean30. Which of the following is not true?A Countries must work together to track satellites.B There are now about 70 tracking stations in the United States.C The tracking network covers many more route miles now than before.

46、D Nobody has orbited the earth besides Glenn.IV阅读回答：（每小题3分共15分） College Costs in the U. S.A new report says the cost of studies at public colleges in the United States increased fourteen percent this year. This is the biggest increase in tuition (学费) in thirty years. But the study also found that th

47、e average student pays a lot less than the published costs of a college education, because of grants (补助金). And it points out that American students received a record amount of financial aid last year. Students do not have to repay grants, unlike financial aid in the form of loans（贷款）. About half of

48、 American college students receive grants. This means that education costs differ from student to student. The report is from the College Board. This is a non-profit membership group of schools and other educational organizations. One of its best-known jobs is to administer (管理) college entrance tes

49、ts. The College Board says tuition at two-year public colleges rose at the same rate as four-year schools. The College Board says the increases were mainly caused by cuts（削减）in state spending on education. But a congressman (议员) says colleges have increased their prices in both good and bad economic

50、 times. John Boehner of Ohio is chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Work force. He says colleges do not want to talk about their decisions to spend money to build things like rock-climbing walls. The College Board collected information from four-thousand colleges and universities. I

51、t says the average total charge for students who live at a public college in their state is ten-thousand-six-hundred dollars. While tuition rose fourteen percent this year, housing and other costs increased at a lower rate. At a private (私立) college, total charges are almost twenty-seven-thousand do

52、llars. That is an increase of about six percent over last year. David Ward is president of the American Council on Education. His group represents colleges and universities. Mr. Ward called the College Board findings bad news. But he says percentage increases in tuition do not tell the whole story.

53、He says there was good news about grants and other student aid. The College Board says financial aid for the last school year reached 105,000 million dollars. That amount was up sharply from the year before.Answer the following questions according to the passage:31How much did the cost of studies at

54、 public colleges in the United States increase this year according to the report._32he students do not have to pay the financial aid in the form of loans, do they?_33 What is one of the best jobs of the College Board?_34 How much are the total charges for a student at a private college?_35 Why does

55、Mr. Ward say percentage increases in tuition do not tell the whole story?_课外作业：完形填空（30分）阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项The four famous rock stars were due to arrive at any moment and a large crowd of young people had gathered at the airport to welcome them. The police found 36 difficult to keep the crowd under 37 after the plane landed and the 38 appeared. They smiled and waved 39 at everybody. Dressed in pink shirts and light blue trousers, and with their