2022年九年级英语全册Unit6Whenwasitinvented单元阅读专练新版人教新目标版

PAGEPAGE2Unit6单元阅读专练(学生用书P26)Day1Thereareabout32milliondeafchildrenaroundtheworld.Manyofthemhavetroublelearningtoread.Thismightbebecauseofnogoodwaytoturnwrittentextintosignlanguage(手语).Anappgivesdeafchildrenagreattool.Huawei,oneofChina'sbesthigh­techcompanies,haslaunched(发布)anappcalledStorySignthatmakesiteasierfordeafchildrentoreadstories.PoweredbyaHuaweiAIengine,theappcanhelpdeafchildrenreadbyturningwrittentextintoaperformanceofsignlanguage.Itcanbedownloaded(下载)fromappstoresin10differentlanguages,includingEnglish,French,GermanandItalian.Theapp'sleadcharacter,namedStar,makesiteasiertousetheapp.Staralsowearsahearingaid.Thedeveloperstriedtomaketheapp'smaincharacterpopularwithbothboysandgirls.Userscanchooseabookfromtheapp'slibrarythatisthenshowninsignlanguagebycartooncharacters.ThefirstbookontheStorySignplatform(平台)isthepopularchildren'sbook—SpottheDog.“WecreatedStorySigntomakeitpossibleforfamilieswithdeafchildrentoenjoyanexcitingstorytime，”saidAndrewGarrihy,Huawei'sChiefMarketingOfficerforWesternEurope.“Wehopethatbyremindingpeopletounderstanddeafchildrenbetter,they'llbeencouragedtosupportoneofthefantasticcharity(慈善)partnersweareworkingwithacrossEurope.”()1.WhomistheappStorySigncreatedfor?A．Thechildrenwhocan'tsee.B．Thechildrenwhocan'ttalk.C．Thechildrenwhocan'thear.D．Thechildrenwhocan'twalk.()2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutStorySign?A．Itmakesuseofhightechnology.D．It'screatedbyaforeigncompany.C．Itcan'tbeusedwithoutahearingaid.D．Thesignlanguageinitisshownbyrealpeople.()3.WhatdoesStarmainlydoinStorySign?A．Communicatewithdeafchildren.B．Teachuserstodownloadtheapp.C．Makefriendswithdeafchildren.D．Helpdeafchildrenusetheappmoreeasily.()4.WhatcanwelearnfromAndrewGarrihy'swords?A．Europehasthelargestnumberofdeafchildren.B．ManypeopleinEuropecarefordeafchildren.C．StorySigniswarmlywelcomedbychildreninEurope.D．HuaweiisworkingwithmanyEuropeancharities.()5.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．Deafchildren'sproblemswithreadingB．DeafchildrenaroundtheworldC．AspecialappfordeafchildrenD．Theimportanceofhelpingdeafchildren【文章大意】本文介绍了华为公司推出的StorySign这一特殊的应用程序，它可以将书面文字转化为手语，让失聪儿童也能享受阅读的快乐。1．C细节理解题。根据第二段第一句中的“anappcalledStorySignthatmakesiteasierfordeafchildrentoreadstories”可知，应用程序StorySign是为失聪儿童发明的。2．A细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Huawei，oneofChina'sbesthigh­techcompanies”和“PoweredbyaHuaweiAIengine”及文中对StorySign的具体介绍可知，StorySign使用了高科技。3．D细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Theapp'sleadcharacter，namedStar,makesiteasiertousetheapp.”可知，Star可以帮助失聪儿童更容易地使用这个应用程序。4．D推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句中的“they'llbeencouragedtosupportoneofthefantasticcharitypartnersweareworkingwithacrossEurope”可推断，华为正与欧洲的许多慈善机构合作。5．C标题选择题。文章主要介绍了华为公司推出的特殊应用程序StorySign，它可以将书面文字转化为手语，让失聪儿童也能享受阅读的快乐。故“为失聪儿童设计的特殊应用程序”最适合作文章的标题。Day2Ofalltheinventionsofthelastcentury,nonehaschangedourlivesmorethanthecomputer.AGermannamedKonradZuseisconsideredtobetheinventorofthecomputer.In1941,hebuilttheworld'sfirstcomputerthatwascontrolledbyprograms.Itwasusedtododifficultmathproblems.From1937to1942,ateacherandastudentfromIowaStateUniversityintheUnitedStatesworkedonanewcomputer.Itwastheworld'sfirstelectronicdigitalcomputer(电子数字计算机).Itwasthesizeofadeskandweighedover700pounds.Thatistheweightofastrongbear!In1946,twoinventorsworkedtogetherandbuiltanevenbiggerandbettercomputer.TheycalleditENIAC.Itfilledahugeroomandweighed30tons,orasheavyasabout5elephants.Itusedlotsofelectricityandneededawaytohelpkeepitcool.In1947,thetransistor(晶体管)wasinvented.Thismadeitpossibletobuildasmallercomputer.Theinventionofintegratedcircuits(集成电路)thentookthejobsofmanyelectronicpartsandputthemintoonepart.Thenmicroprocessors(微处理器)wereinvented,whichtooklotsandlotsofintegratedcircuitsandputthemintoonemicrochip(微芯片).Theseimprovementsledtothecomputersweusetoday.Butscientistsstilldevelopedotherinventionstomakethecomputerdodifferentthingsandbeeasiertouse.Computerspaved_the_wayfortheInternet,awholenewwayofcommunicating.Webpages(网页),e­mailsandhigh­speedInternetconnectionssoonfollowed.Thesethingsmadeiteasytocommunicatewithpeopleallovertheworld.Whatmightcomputersdointhefuture?Whatwillbeinventedthen?()1.Whatdoweknowaboutthefirstprogram­controlledcomputer?A．Itwasinventedin1944.B．ItwasbuiltbytwoAmericans.C．Itwasanelectronicdigitalcomputer.D．Itwasusedtododifficultmathproblems.()2.ThecomputerENIACwasasheavyas________．A．700poundsB．30tonsC．anelephantD．astrongbear()3.Theinventionoftransistorsmadeitpossibleto________．A．sende­mailsB．createwebpagesC．connecttheworldbetterD．buildsmallercomputers()4.Theunderlinedwords“pavedtheway”inthelastparagraphmean“________”inChinese.A．提供模型B．设定目标C．创造条件D．筹集资金()5.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Historyofthecomputer.B．Inventorsofthecomputer.C．Useofthecomputerinlife.D．Importanceofthecomputer.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了电脑的发明及其发展过程。1．D细节理解题。根据第二段后两句“In1941，hebuilttheworld'sfirstcomputerthatwascontrolledbyprograms.Itwasusedtododifficultmathproblems.”可知，第一台电脑是用来解决数学问题的。2．B细节理解题。根据第四段第三句“Itfilledahugeroomandweighed30tons,orasheavyasabout5elephants.”可知，这台电脑重30吨。3．D细节理解题。根据第五段前两句“In1947，thetransistorwasinvented.Thismadeitpossibletobuildasmallercomputer.”可知，晶体管的发明让缩小电脑的尺寸成为可能。4．C词义猜测题。根据后一句“Webpages,e­mailsandhigh­speedInternetconnectionssoonfollowed.”可知，网页、电子邮件和高速网络连接的出现是因为有了电脑。5．A主旨大意题。文章简要介绍了几十年间电脑发展的重要阶段。Day3KevinMoseleyisaninventor.Hehasturnedhisinventionintoahugebusinesssuccess.Severalyearsago，Kevincameupwiththeideaofcreatingasharkfin(鲨鱼鳍)tohelpchildrenlearnto__1__.HenameditSwimFin.Later,Kevindevelopedabusinessplanforhisideaandwentona__2__forinvestment(投资).Ontheshow，somepeople__3__thathisideawasdangerousandtheyevenmadeacoupleofjokes.Theysaid__4__wouldbuysucha“silly”thing.“Iwentontheshow__5__Iwasnotabusinessman，”Kevinsaid.“Ineededthe__6__andadvice,butIwasmadetofeellikeapoorlittleschoolboy.”However，Kevindecidednottogiveup.“Thatexperiencemademewanttosucceed.IrealizedthatIdidhaveagood__7__thatwouldhelpchildrenlearntoswim,soIdecidedtocarryon__8__．”Kevinraisedabout￡200，000__9__thenewbusiness.Hestartedacompany，SwimFinLtd.,fromthegarage(车库)ofhishome.Injustoneyear，Kevinmadeabout￡70，000andhisproductbecamevery__10__.Oneyearlater，SwimFinwasa￡100，000businessandaworldwidesuccess.()1.A.skateB．swimC．countD．shoot()2.A.marketB．programC．tripD．search()3.A.introducedB．checkedC．acceptedD．warned()4.A.nobodyB．somebodyC．anybodyD．everybody()5.A.soB．butC．becauseD．if()6.A.toolB．partnerC．moneyD．attention()7.A.productB．backgroundC．courseD．process()8.A.halfwayB．aloneC．insteadD．abroad()9.A.underB．fromC．throughD．for()10.A.educationalB．naturalC．convenientD．popular【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个名叫KevinMoseley的发明者将自己的发明成功变成生意的经历。1．B考查动词辨析。根据空后一句“HenameditSwimFin.”及第三段最后一句中的“thatwouldhelpchildrenlearntoswim”可知，这个发明是用来帮助孩子学习游泳的。2．B考查名词辨析。根据空后的“Ontheshow”可知，为了获得投资，Kevin参加了一个节目。3．D考查动词辨析。根据空后的“hisideawasdangerousandtheyevenmadeacoupleofjokes”可知，一些人不认可他的创意，并警告说他的创意很危险。4．A考查不定代词辨析。根据空前的“hisideawasdangerousandtheyevenmadeacoupleofjokes”和空后的“sucha‘silly’thing”可知，他们说没有人会买这样的东西。5．C考查连词辨析。分析空前后的分句句意可知，空前后为因果关系。6．C考查名词辨析。根据第二段首句中的“forinvestment”和倒数第二段首句“Kevinraisedabout￡200，000”可知，Kevin7．A考查名词辨析。根据最后一段首句中的“Injustoneyear,Kevinmadeabout￡70，000andhisproduct”可知，这是一款帮助孩子学习游泳的产品。8．B考查副词辨析。第二、三段提到没有人愿意投资Kevin的产品，所以他决定独自一人来实施他的创意。9．D考查介词辨析。此处指Kevin为他的新生意筹集了20万英镑。10．D考查形容词辨析。根据文章最后一句“Oneyearlater,SwimFinwasa￡100，000businessandaworldwidesuccess.”可知，他的产品变得非常受欢迎。Day4根据材料内容，从下面的选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。Howcanwekeepourfoodfreshforalongtime?Putitinafridge!1.________Thenhowdidpeoplepreventtheirfoodfromgoingbadinoldtimes?Inthedaysofhunter­gatherers，foodwasalwayseatenstraightaway.Theideaofcoolingfoodwasalongwayoff.Butourancestors(祖先)slowlygaveupbeingonthe“hunt”forfoodallthetime.Aspeoplesettled(定居)，theyhadtofindwaysofkeepingfoodfresh.2.________Foodwasalsooftenputinpondsandwoodencontainers(容器).In1748，artificial(人工的)coolingwasinventedinScotland.Chemicalfridgesweredevelopedandtakentothemarketinthe1830s.However，thesefridgesweretooexpensiveandtoobig.3.________Somostpeoplestillstoredtheirfoodinwoodenboxesthatcontainedice.Thisexplainstheorigin(来源)oftheword“icebox”.Today,somepeoplestilluseittorefertofridges.Itwasnotuntilthe1950sthatfridges“tookoff”.Developmentintechnologyhelpedfridgesbecomesmallerandcheaper.4.________Withfridges,theynolongerhadtoshopdaily.Thissavedthemalotoftime.5．________Andthankstonewtechnologies,theyareabletokeepfoodfreshforalongertime.Theyhavealsobecomemoreenvironmentallyfriendly.A.Manypeoplecalledfridgestheir“bestfriends”．B．However,fridgesareactuallyarecentinvention.C．What'smore，manyfamiliesdidn'thaveelectricity.D．Today,fridgeshavebecomeanimportantpartofourhomes.E．IntheMiddleAges,peopledugholesinwallsorinthegroundtostoretheirfood.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了冰箱的发展历程。1．B空后提出了“从前人们是怎样防止食物变质的？”这一问题，B选项“然而，冰箱实际上是一个新近的发明”符合语境。2．E空前说人们不得不想办法保持食物新鲜，空后介绍了两种食物保鲜的方法，而空后的“also”提示设空处所填句也介绍了食物保鲜的方法。E选项“在中世纪，人们在墙上或地下挖洞来储存食物”符合语境。3．C空前说化学冰箱太贵、太大了，空后说大多数人还是把食物储存在装有冰块的木箱里。推测设空处所填句应介绍人们不能用化学冰箱的原因。C选项“而且，许多家庭没有电”符合语境。4．A空前说冰箱变得更小、更便宜，空后说人们有了冰箱就不用每天都去购物了。推测设空处所填句应介绍人们与冰箱更紧密的关系。A选项“许多人把冰箱称为‘最好的朋友’”符合语境。5．D由空后内容可知，本段主要介绍冰箱在现代社会的重要作用。D选项“如今，冰箱已经成为我们家庭的重要组成部分”符合本段主旨。Day5阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。有两项多余。with，popular，national，invent，pleasure，lock，website，low，another，as，doubt，carryWhat'sthebestwaytooverlookabeautifulskyline?Cl