Unit 6　When was it invented 单元测试题 2021-2022学年人教新目标九年级英语全册

Unit6Whenwasitinvented

第一部分听力（共四大题，满分20分）

I.短对话理解（共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分）

你将听到五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一

个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。

()1.WhichdoesLucythinkisthemostusefulinvention?

()2.What*sMike'sbirthdaypresent?

C.

()3.Whichofthefollowingwasinventedtheearliest?

A.Thetelephone.B.Thezipper.C.Thecar.

()4.Whothinksthecomputeristhemostimportantinvention?

A.Robert.B.Jason.C.Dale.

()5.WhydoesBettywanttoinventsomething?

A.Toimproveherreading.B.Toimproveherlistening.

C.Toimproveherwriting.

JI.长对话理解（共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分）

你将听到两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一

个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。

听下面一段对话,回答第6-7小题。

()6.WhatisJenny'sfavoriteinvention?

A.Thecar.B.TheInternet.C.Theplane.

()7.HowoldwasHenrywhenheinventedakindofmachine?

A.2yearsold.B.6yearsold.C.11yearsold.

听下面一段对话，回答第8-10小题。

()8.WhodidMollygotothecitymuseumwith?

A.Herparents.B.Herfriends.C.Herclassmates.

()9.WhydoesMollythinktheinventionsarespecial?

A.Becausetheyareveryhelpful.

B.Becausetheywereinventedbymiddleschoolstudents.

C.Becausetheycanbeusedinoureverydaylife.

()10.Whatwilltheboyprobablydonextweekend?

A.Makeaninvention.B.Watchamovie.

C.Gotothecitymuseum.

III.短文理解（共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分）

你将听到一篇短文,短文后有五个问题。请根据短文内容，在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项

中选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。

)11.HowoldwasMr.Smithwhenhebecameanengineer?

A.22yearsold.B.24yearsold.

C.26yearsold.

)12.WhatwasMr.Smith*sfirstinventionusedfor?

A.Washingthedishes.B.Washingclothes.

C.Wateringflowers.

)13.WhereisMr.Smith'sfarm?

A.IntheeastofAmerica.B.InthenorthofAmerica.

C.InthesouthofAmerica.

)14.WhatwasgrownonMr.Smith'sfarmin2012?

A.Carrots.B.Cabbages.C.Potatoes.

)15.WhenwereonionsgrownonMr.Smith'sfarm?

A.In2014.B.In2016.C.In2017.

IV.信息转换（共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分）

你将听到一篇短文。请根据短文内容,写出下面表格中所缺的单词，每空仅填一词。短文读两

遍。

WhenthefirstrobotswereinventedInthe16._________.

WhatrobotsdoinfactoriesSomedangerousand17._________jobs.

Theyheartheirowners'19._________and

Howrobotshelp18._________peoplefollowinstructionssuchas“Turnthe

page”or“Makeacupofcoffeen.

Somesimplejobs,forexample,taking20.

WhatrobotsdoinanAmericanhospital

fromthekitchentopatients*rooms.

第二部分英语知识运用（共两大题,满分30分）

V.单项选择（共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分）

从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

（）21.—Whatdoyouthinkofthesilkdress,MissChen?

-Theisverynew,butIdon'tlikeitscolor.

A.priceB.styleC.brand1).size

)22.—Bob,turntheTVoffandsetthetable.Dinnerisready.

一OK,Mom.

A.simplyB.nearlyC.heavilyD.widely

)23.WhenIgottothedoorofthekitchen,Iknewthefishmustbedelicious,

becauseitverynice.

A.tastedB.smelledC.feltD.sounded

()24.—Whydidyoubuysomanyclothesinthatstore?

—Becausethepriceofalltheclothesthereisvery.

A.ExpensiveB.cheapC.highD.low

()25.Notonlyhisfriendsbutalsohealwaysinterestedinscience

fiction.

A.showB.showsC.areD.is

()26.Althoughshedidn'tanynames,everyoneknewwhomshewastalking

about.

A.avoidB.repeatC.discoverD.mention

()27.AnotherbridgeovertheJialingRiverlastyear.

A.buildsB.builtC.isbuiltD.wasbuilt

()28.一Sorry,Jean,Itookyourcamera.

—Itdoesn*tmatter.Becarefulnexttime.

A.byaccidentB.bythewayC.bymistakeD.byhand

()29.Heissuchanexcellentswimmerthatweallhim.

A.takeafterB.lookuptoC.thinkofD.comeupwith

()30.一Thankyouverymuchforgivingmesomeadviceonhowtodealwithstress.

A.That'strueB.Don*tmentionitC.OK.1111tryD.Idon'tthinkso

VI.完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

A

Ihaveinventedrobotswhichimprovetheworkofcars.Myloveofmakingthings

began31Iwasakid.IreallybecameexcitedaboutinventingafterIlearned

aboutThomasEdison.

Onedayinfourthgrade,our32gaveusaprojectinclass.Wehadtowrite

toacompanyandlearnabouttheproducts.Ithoughtandthought.33Ichose

theThomasA.EdisonCompany.Soonafter,thecompanysentmeabookaboutthelife

ofThomasEdison.HowIenjoyedreadingandre-readingabouthis34!Ilikethe

recordedsoundandtheelectriclightmost.Theinventionswereclearlyprintedon

mybrain.

Mydadnoticedmyinterestininventingand35me.Heshowedmehowtoturn

myideasintoplansandthenintonewthings.Once,Isurprisedmydad36amodel

planeImade.Later,wefounda37modelplaneinastore.Ilearnedthat

differentinventorsofteninventsimilarthings.Itisnotunusualforthistohappen.

Ialsolearnedthatnotallgreatideas38.Failureisacommonpartofthe

inventing.

AsmyfatherandIworkedtogether,Ibegantorealizethatmydadwasquite

aninventorhimself.Hewasalways39abetterwaytodoasimplejob.Hisguiding

hands,togetherwithmy40ininventing,ledmetobecomeanengineerandan

inventor.Ofcourse,IalsothankThomasEdison.Heismyhero.

()31.A.beforeB.afterC.whenD.until

()32.A.parentB.teacherC.inventorD.engineer

()33.A.EasilyB.FinallyC.SafelyD.Quickly

()34.A.lightsB.projectsC.suggestionsD.inventions

()35.A.mistookB.refusedC.choseD.encouraged

()36.A.withB.aboutC.intoD.from

()37.A.differentB.similarC.largeD.small

()38.A.workB.failC.comeD.end

()39.A.lookingatB.lookingforC.lookingafterD.lookingthrough

()40.A.habitB.storyC.interestD.plan

B

Carswereinventedinthe19thcentury.Todaytheyhave41thelivesof

everyoneintheUnitedStates.MostAmericansfeelthattheyarepoorwhentheyhave

42cars.

Whyarecars43usedintheUnitedStates?Herearethreereasons.

Firstofall,thecountryisverylargeandAmericansenjoy44tripshere

andthere.With45theycangoanywhereeasily.

Thesecondreasonis46trainshaveneverbeenascommonintheUnitedStates

astheyareinotherpartsoftheworld.What*s47,Americanshavetospenda

lotofmoneytravelingbyplane.

Thethird48isthemostimportantone.Americansdon'tliketo49buses,

trainsorevenplanes.Theylikecars50theywanttotravelfastatanytime.

()41.A.savedB.touchedC.madeD.done

()42.A.noB.someC.manyD.little

()43.A.wideB.widerC.widestD.widely

()44.A.tohaveB.makingC.tomakeD.takes

()45.A.carsB.busesC.trainsD.planes

()46.A.whyB.whereC.thatD.there

()47.A.moreB.thatC.soD.most

()48.A.thingB.excuseC.matterD.reason

()49.A.waitforB.workforC.workonD.waiton

()50.A.becauseB.beforeC.afterD.so

第三部分阅读理解(共两大题，满分45分)

VII.补全对话(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)

根据对话内容,从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。

L:Hello,PanWei.Isthisyournewcar?Howbeautiful!

P:Hi,Lisa.Thankyou.Wouldyouliketogoforaridewithme?

L:Great!

P:Well,youdon'thavetoweartheseatbelt.51.

L:I'msureyouare.Youknow,noteverydriverisasgoodasyou.

P:52.Noonewillstopusrightnow.

L:Oh,no,no.Weobeythetrafficrulesnotforthepolice.53.

P:Iagree,butIfeeluncomfortablewithit.

L:That'strue,alittle.54.Otherwiseyouwillgoflyingwhenyourcar

isterriblyhit.

P:55.Iamwearingit.Doyouknowwhoinventedit?Themanshouldbe

remembered.

L:Sorry,Idon'tknow,either.

A.Buttheseatbeltisforyoursafety.

B.Andthere'snopolicemanonthestreet.

C.Ittaughtmeagoodlesson.

D.Soundsreasonable.

E.It'sjustforourselves!

F.Believeme.I'manexcellentdriver.

G.Andthestreetiswideenough.

VIII.阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

A

Mr.WhitcombJudsonwasareallycleverman.Heinventedaspecialtrainthat

waspushedalongbyairandin1893heinventedsomethinglikeazipthatcouldbe

usedtoopenandcloseclothes.Itcouldbeusedonmen*strousersandonladies'

dresses.Hedidnotcallhisinventiona“zip"buteverybodysaysthathewasthe

aFatheroftheZip”.Mr.Judsontriedtosellhisinventionbutnoonewantedit

becauseitdidnotworkverywell.ACanadianchangedMr.Judson'sinventionand

madeitbetter.Hemadeazipthatworkedverywellin1913.Thisisthesamezip

weusetoday.

()56.WhatdidMr.WhitcombJudsoninventin1893?

A.Aspecialtrain.B.Somethinglikeazip.

C.Awashingmachine.D.Aspecialcar.

()57.Whatcanazipbeusedtodo?

A.Openclothes.B.Closeclothes.

C.Openandcloseclothes.D.Makeclothes.

()58.Whowascalledthe"FatheroftheZip”?

A.Mr.WhitcombJudson.B.TheCanadian.

C.Whitcomb'sfather.D.Whitcomb'sson.

B

TheChinesefirstmadepaperabout2,000yearsago.Chinastillhaspiecesof

paperwhichweremadeaslongagoasthat.ButChinesepaperwasnotmadefromthe

woodoftrees.Itwasmadefromthehair—likepartsofcertainplants.

PaperwasnotmadeinsouthernEuropeuntilabouttheyear1100.Scandinavia(斯

堪的纳维亚半岛),whichnowmakesagreatdealoftheworld,spaper,didnotbegin

tomakeituntil1500.ItwasaGermannamedSchaefferwhofoundoutthatonecould

makethebestpaperfromtrees.Afterthat,theforestcountries,suchasSweden,

Norway,Finland,andtheUnitedStates,becamethelargestpaperproducers.Today

inFinland,whichmakesthebestpaperintheworld,thepaperindustry(工业)is

thebiggestintheland.Newpaper-makingmachinesareverybig,andtheymakepaper

veryfast.Thebiggestmachinescanmakeapieceofpaper300meterslongand6meters

wideinoneminute.

Whenwethinkofpaper,wethinkofnewspapers,books,letters,envelopesand

writingpaper.Buttherearemanyotheruses.Onlyhalfofthepaperisusedfor

booksandnewspapers,etc.

()59.Whichofthefollowingisthefirsttomakepaper?

A.China.B.Scandinavia.C.Germany.D.Finland.

()60.Schaefferfoundoutthat.

A.thebestpaperwasintheforest

B.aGermanmadethebestpaper

C.woodcouldbemadeintothebestpaper

D.theoldestpaperwasmade1,500yearsago

()61.Accordingtothepassage,whatispapernotusedfor?

A.Newspapers.B.Envelopes.

C.Writingpaper.D.Foodanddrinks.

()62.Thesecondparagraphmainlytalksaboutpapermaking.

A.intheUnitedStatesB.inScandinavia

C.inEuropeD.inallforestcountries

C

Canyouimagineapairofshoesthatcouldtiethemselves?Allyouwouldhave

todoistoputthemonandpushabutton(按钮).Well,thisideaisbecomingareality.

TheshoecompanyNikecreatedtheself-tyingshoes!

ThisideafirstcamefromthemovieBacktotheFuture〃，andNikehasbeen

workingforyearstocreateshoesthatcandothisinreallife.Theyhavefinally

doneitwithNikeHyperAdapt1.0.

Sohowdotheywork?AccordingtoNike,theshoesare“poweredbyan

underfoot-lacingmechanism（脚下系带装置）”.Thisiskindoflikeasmallmotor（发

动机）thathasthepowertolacetheshoes.Allthewearerhastodoistoputthem

on,andatfirst,theshoesareveryloose（松的）.Butthenyoucanpushthe"+”

button,andtheshoeswilltightentobetheperfectfitforyou.Totakethemoff,

allyouhavetodoistopushthe"-"button,andtheshoeswillbeeasilyoff.

Theyhavebeenreleasedtothepublic.Doyouwanttogetapairofyourown?

（）63.Whatmakestheself-tyingshoeswork?

A.ThepowerfromNike.

B.Anunderfoot-lacingmechanism.

C.NikeHyperAdapt1.0.

D.Settingasmallbuttonwithamotor.

（）64.Thefirstthingforthewearerafterputtingtheshoesonisto.

A.makethemlooseB.makethewrongfit

C.pushthebuttonD.pushthe"+"button

（）65.TheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword“released“is"”.

A.检验B.投放C.注册D.生产

D

Teenagersareknownforbeingcreativeandfullofnewideas.Let*shavealook

attheseteenageinventionsthatmightchangetheworld.

Bananaleavesusuallygobadintwoorthreedays.TenithAdithyaa,ateenager

fromIndia,usedUVtomaketheleavesstayfreshforayear.Teniththinksthat

onedaytheleaveswillbeusedformakingplates,cupsandotherthings.

DavidCohen,anAmericanteenager,builtanearthworm（蚯蚓）robot.Itisable

togointothesmallestplaceswherehumansordogscan'tgo.Itwillbeusedfor

findingpeopleinafireoranearthquake.

RemyaJose,a14-year-oldfromIndia,foundittiringandboringtowashclothes

byhandinthenearbyriver.Shereusedsomebicyclepartsandcreatedawashing

machinethatsavestime,energy,andkeepspeoplefitatthesametime.

KennethShinozuku,a15-year-oldfromNewYork,noticedthathisgrandfather

whogotAlzheimer'sdisease(阿尔茨海默病)wouldoftenleavehomeandgetlost.So

heinventedthewearablesensors(感应装置)tohelppeoplefindtheirfamilymembers

likehisgrandfather.

)66.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Popularads.B.Usefulmachines.

C.Strangepictures.I).Teenageinventions.

()67.TheearthwormrobotbyDavidCohencan.

A.makethingsstayfreshB.helppeoplewashclothes

C.gointothesmallestplacesD.takecareoftheoldpeople

()68.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Platesandcupsaremadeoffreshbananaleaves.

B.Remya'swashingmachinecanalsokeeppeoplefit.

C.DavidCohenisamiddleschoolstudentfromIndia.

D.Kenneth'swearablesensorswillkeepoldpeopleathome.

Lookatthisspecialhandrail(扶手).Onepartofitisaseat.It

ishelpfulforoldpeople.Theycansitonitandrestwhenthey're

climbingstairs.AcompanyinShenzhendesignedthishandrail.What

_____4

agoodidea!

Wearingamask（口罩）isnotabigproblemformostofus.Butfor

peoplewithhearingproblems,wearingmasksmakesithardforthemto

communicatewithothers.Thisnewmaskdesignisheretohelp.There

isa“window"init.Peoplewithhearingproblemscanreadeachother's

lips（嘴唇）andfacialexpressions.

Canprintersonlyprintonpaper?Thissmallprintercanprinton

almostanything.Youcanprintonclothes,cupsandevenonyourskin!

Theprinterusesaspecialkindofink.Ifyoudon*tlikethepattern（图

案），youcanjustwashitoff.Oncefullycharged,theprintercanwork

forsixhours.

Pepperisahuman-likerobot.JapanesecompanySoftbankinvented

it.Itcantalkwithpeoplethroughspeechorbodylanguage.Because

ofthis,Peppercanbeababysitter（保姆），nurseandemergency（急救）

medicalworker.

InApril,2020,asupermarketinGermanystartedusingPeppertokeep

customersapartfromeachother.Itcantellcustomerstokeeptheir

distance（距离）whileshopping.

（）69.Thishandrailishelpfulfor.

A.theoldB.therichC.theyoungD.thepoor

（）70.Thisnewmaskmakesitforpeoplewithhearingproblemsto

communicatewithothers.

A.hardB.easyC.comfortableD.exciting

（）71.Youcanifyoudon'tlikethepattern.

A.putitoffB.cutitoffC.turnitoffD.washitoff

（）72.GermansstartedusingPeppertoinasupermarket.

A.workasnurses

B.lookafterbabies

C.keepcustomersapartfromeachother

D.savecustomers*livesassoonaspossible

阅读下面短文,并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题后面的词数要求）o

F

LuYuhadanunusuallife.HelivedintheTangDynasty.Asahomelesschild,

helivedinLonggaiTemple（寺庙）andstudiedthereincludingboilingtea.Jingling

Pref6ct（太守）LiQiwulikedthesmartboywhenLuYuwasthirteen.Henotonlygave

LuYubooksasgiftsbutalsointroducedhimtoafamousteacher.LuYulearnedfrom

histeacheruntilhewasnineteen.Healsomadegoodfriendswithfamouspeople.

Theyoftentraveled,tastedteaandtalkedaboutpoemstogether.

Attheageoftwenty-one,LuYustartedtostudyondifferentkindsoftea.He

leftJinglingandtraveledaroundthecountrytosearchforfamoustea.Tostudy

onteapickingandteamakingskillswell,LuYulivedalonglifeofreclusion（隐

居）inTiaoxi.Afterthat,helivedinTiaoxiTemple,collecting,checking,studying

andreadingdocuments（资料）abouttea.Overyears,hefinallywrotethefirstbook

onthestudyoftea.ThatwasthebookTheClassicofTea｛《茶经》）,whichwasalso

thefirstbookintheworldonteastudies.ThisbookhasoverseventhousandChinese

words,includingtheproductionplace,themorphology（形态）andthegrowing

environmentofteatreesaswellasteapicking,teadrinkingandteaproduction

toolsandmethods.

TheClassicofTeahasagreatinfluenceonChineseteaculture.LuYuisstill

calledTeaGodtoday.

73.WhohelpedLuYualotattheageofthirteen?（不超过5个词）

74.WhendidLuYustarttostudytea?（不超过5个词）

75.WhatkindoflifedidLuYu1iveinTiaoxi?（不超过10个词）

第四部分写（共两大题，满分25分）

IX.单词拼写（共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分）

根据首字母及汉语提示,完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确,语言通顺。

76.Youmustr（保持不变）inbedforthreedaysbecauseofyourillness.

77.Ofthethreeplaces,thetemperatureinHarbinisthe1（最低的）.

78.I'velostmykeyandI'm1（锁）out!

79.Heshowedin（音乐的）talentatanearlyageandwonmanyprizes.

80.Thesistersweretreatedaslocalh（英雄）aftersavingatwo-year-old

boyfromthefire.

X.书面表达供1小题;满分20分）

James一直想发明一种可以改善环境的东西。两周前，他终于成功了。他发明了一种特

殊的箱子。请根据下面的提示,写一篇英语短文介绍James的发明。不少于100词。

1.用途:装垃圾。

2.功能:说不同的语言；如果人们把垃圾扔在街上,它马上打扫干净,并提醒人们不要乱扔垃

圾。

3.评价:有用；便宜;节约人力和财力。

答案

听力答案

I.1—5ABACB

II.6—10CCABC

III.11—15BACAB

IV.16.1920s17.difficult18.disabled19.voice20.meals

听力材料

I.短对话理解

你将听到五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一

个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。

1.M:Ithinktheclockisthemostusefulinvention.Whataboutyou,Lucy?

W:Idon'tagree.Ithinkthelightbulbisthemostusefulinvention.Withoutit,

wecan'tseeatnight.

2.W:Mike,yourwatchisverynice.

M:Thankyou.It'sabirthdaypresentfrommyaunt.

3.W:Thecarwasinventedearlierthanthezipper.

M:Yes,that'strue.Butthetelephonewasinventedevenearlier.

4.W:BothRobertandJasonthinkthecaristhemostimportantinvention.What*s

youropinion,Dale?

M:Ithinkthecomputeris.

5.M:I'dliketoinventsomethingtohelpimprovemywritingandreading.Whatabout

you,Betty?

W:Iwanttoinventsomethingtohelpimprovemylisteninginashorttime.

IL长对话理解

你将听到两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一

个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。

听下面一段对话,回答第6-7小题。

W:MyfavoriteinventionisthecarandmysisterJenny'sistheplane.Whatisyours,

Henry?

M:Hmm,,•mineistheInternet.

W:Oh,Isee.Bytheway,haveyoueverinventedsomething?

M:Yeah.In2012,Iinventedakindofmachinetocutupmeat.AtthattimeIwas

elevenyearsold.

听下面一段对话，回答第8-10小题。

M:Howwasyourweekend,Molly?

W:Itwasgreat.Iwenttothecitymuseumwithmyparents.

M:Whatdidyouseethere?

W:Manyspecialinventions.

M:Whyaretheyspecial?

W:Becausetheywereallinventedbymiddleschoolstudents.

M:Soundsinteresting.IfI'mfreenextweekend,I'llgotothemuseum.

III.短文理解

你将听到一篇短文,短文后有五个问题。请根据短文内容，在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项

中选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。

Mr.SmithwasbornintheeastofAmericain1978.Hebegantostudyina

universityinthenorthofAmericain1997andbecameanengineerfiveyearslater.

Heinventedhisfirstmachinetowashthedishesin2004.Laterheinventedsome

othermachines.Hisinventionshavechangedpeople's1ifealot.However,in2010,

hedecidedtobeafarmerandboughtafarminthesouthofAmerica.Sincethen,

differentkindsofvegetableshavebeengrownonthefarm.Forexample,carrotswere

grownin2012,cabbagesweregrownin2014,onionsweregrownin2016andpotatoes

weregrownin2017.

IV.信息转换

你将听到一篇短文。请根据短文内容,写出下面表格中所缺的单词,每空仅填一词。短文读两

遍。

Thefirstrobotswereinventedinthe1920s.Robotshaveappearedinmany

Americanfilms.Insomefilms,theyarestronger,fasterandclevererthanpeople.

Inreallife,robotsaremainlyusedinfactoriesandtheydosomedangerousand

difficultjobsforhumans.Robotscanhelpblindpeople.Todaymanyblindpeople

haveguidedogstohelpthem.Inthefuture,guidedogsmightberobotdogs.Inthe

UnitedStates,akindofrobothelpsdisabledpeopletotakecareofthemselvesin

theirdailylives.Therobothearsitsowner*svoice.Itfollowsinstructionssuch

as“Turnthepage"or"Makeacupofcoffee”.RobotsarealsousedinAmerican

hospitals.Theycandosimplejobs.Atonehospital,forexample,arobottakesmeals

fromthekitchentopatients'rooms.Thoughrobotscanhelppeopleinmanydifferent

ways,theywillnevertaketheplaceofhumans.

V.21.B22.B23.B24.D25.D26.D

27.D考查动词时态和被动语态。本句主语anotherbridge与动词build之间是被动关系，

因此此处应用被动语态。再根据表过去的时间状语lastyear可判断，应用一般过去时态的

被动语态。故选D。

28.C29.B30.B

VI.A【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述了作者小时候对制造东西就非常感兴趣,

上学后对托马斯•爱迪生及其发明有了更深入的了解。托马斯•爱迪生的影响，以及父亲对

作者的支持、鼓励,加上作者对发明的兴趣,使作者成为一名工程师和发明家。

31.C联系下文可知,在“我”小时候,就热爱制造东西，所以when符合语境,故选C。

32.B根据常识,课上应是老师布置作业,所以teacher符合语境,故选B。

33.Beasily意为“容易地”；finally意为“最后，终于"；safely意为“安全地”;quickly

意为“很快地二分析语境，“我”考虑再三，最后选择了托马斯爱迪生公司，故选B。

34.D根据下文“Iliketherecordedsoundandtheelectriclightmost.可知，此

处指的是爱迪生的发明，故选Do

35.D联系下文可知,父亲经常鼓励“我”，教“我”方法,所以encouraged符合语境，故选

Do

36.Asurprisesbwithsth意为“用某物使某人大吃一惊"。故选A。

37.B联系下文“Ilearnedthatdifferentinventorsoftenin