9 话题阅读滚动练(九)

第页话题阅读周周练(九)话题：科技发明、商品介绍Ⅰ.完形填空。Thefridgeplaysanimportantroleinourdailylife.Itisanecessaryhouseholdappliance(家电)inthe__1__．Beforetheinventionofthefridge，peopleusedicehouses，holesinthegroundcoveredwithsnowin__2__weathertocoolfoodandstopitfromgoingbad.Duringhundredsofyears，aseriesofinventionsledtothemodernfridge.Amongpeoplewhohelpedto__3__thefridge，CarlvonLindewasthemostimportant.Severalmenwere__4__totheinventionofthefridgebeforeLinde'swork.Forexample，in1748，WilliamCullencreatedthefirstrefrigerationmachine(制冷机器)．Itwas__5__inhistorybooks.ItwasCarlvonLinde，however，whoplayedthelargestroleinthecreationofthemodernfridge.In1876，__6__inventedaprocessofliquefyinggases(液化气体)，whichformedthetechnologyusedinthemodernfridge.In1879，hestartedacompanycalledLindeAGandwentonto__7__hisfridges.Thenfreon(氟利昂)wasintroducedaspartofthefridge，__8__laterpeoplefounditwasdangeroustotheenvironment.Inthe1940s，separatefreezers(冷冻箱)becameverypopular.Theinventionofthefridgeallowsfamiliestokeepfoodfora__9__time.Italsoallowspeopletoenjoyfoodfromforeignlands.However，thischangeinlifestyleincreasedprocessedfoodsconsumption(消费)，whichmaymakepeoplefatter.Frozenfoodsarealsovery__10__，buttheyarenotgoodforthehealth.Evenso，quiteafewpeoplestillusefrozenfoodwhencooking.(D)1.A.hospitalB．parkC．museumD．kitchen(B)2.A.warmB．hotC．niceD．rainy(A)3.A.inventB．buildC．catchD．invite(C)4.A.kindB．politeC．helpfulD．similar(D)5.A.suggestedB．deletedC．completedD．mentioned(A)6.A.heB．sheC．ID．you(C)7.A.expectB．reachC．improveD．share(B)8.A.andB．butC．orD．so(C)9.A.laterB．earlierC．longerD．shorter(D)10.A.hungryB．saltyC．deliciousD．popularⅡ.阅读理解。AWhenlifetakesyouawayfromhome，taketechnologytohelpguideyou.Thefollowingappscanhelpyoualot.GoogleMapsGoogleMapscanbeusedevenwhennoInternetconnectionisavailable.GoogleMapscanbedownloaded(下载)fortimeswhenyouareawayfromtheInternet.CreateyourownGoogleMapsthatyoucanuseoffline.Customize(定制)mapsbyincludingdirectionsandpointsofinterest.Aftercreatingacustommap，youcanshareitwithotherssotheycanseewhereyouaregoingorjoinyouonyourtrip.Ifyoudiscoverfavoriterestaurants，hotelsormuseums，youcansavethemtoyourmapstovisitthemagainlater.TripItTripItishelpfulinorganizingyourtravelplans.SignupforafreeaccountattheTripItwebsiteanddownloadtheapptomakeallofyourtravelplansconvenientinoneplace.Aftersigningupforanaccount，sendaconfirmationemailtoplans@.SendTripItallconfirmationsforthehotel，theflight，thetrainandotherreservations(预订)．OpenTableOpenTableisarestaurantreservationapptohelpusersdiscoverandmakereservationsatrestaurants.OpenTableincludes31，000restaurantsaroundtheworld.Checktheapptoseeavailabilityandmakereservationswithintheapp.EarndiningrewardsbymakingyourreservationsthroughOpenTableandgetafreemeal.WaterlogueWaterlogueisanappthateditsphotostomakethemlooklikewatercolorpaintings.Theappisbestusedonphotosofplacesinsteadofpeople.Itcanmakeyourphotoslooklikeworksofart.Choosefrom14differentfilters(滤镜)togetdifferentcolorsandeffects.(C)11.Accordingtothepassage，wecanuseGoogleMaps________.A．tosavemoneyB．toeditourphotosC．tomakeapersonalmapD．togetfreemeals(B)12.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutOpenTable?A．Youneedtosignupforafreeaccountifyouwanttogetdiningrewards.B．OpenTableisanapptohelppeopletomakereservationsatrestaurants.C．YoucangetanymealforfreebyusingOpenTable.D．OpenTablecanbeusedtomakereservationsinanyrestaurantaroundtheworld.(D)13.Ifyouwanttomakeyourphotosofplaceslookmorebeautiful，youcanchoose________.A．GoogleMapsB．TripItC．OpenTableD．Waterlogue(A)14.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Wecanusesomeappstomakeourtripeasierandmorefun.B．WecandomuchforfunwhentravellingwithoutInternetconnection.C．SomeappscanbeusedforfreewhennoInternetconnectionisavailable.D．Someappscanhelpusfindtheplacewherewewanttogoeasily.(C)15.Whydidthewriterwritethepassage?A．Totellpeoplehowtousesometravelapps.B．Totelluswherewecangetsomeappsforfree.C．Tointroducepeopletosomeusefultravelapps.D．Toteachushowtoorganizeourtravelplans.BTherehavebeenmanygreatinventionsthatchangedthewaywelive.Thefirstgreatinventionwasonethatisstillveryimportanttoday—thewheel.Thismadeiteasiertocarryheavythings.Thenintheearly1800s，theworldstartedtochange.Therewaslittleunknownlandleftintheworld.Peopledidn'thavetoexplore(探测)muchanymore.Theybegantoworktomakelifebetter.Inthesecondhalfofthe19thcentury，manygreatinventionsweremade.Amongthemwerethecamera，thelightandtheradio.Theseallbecameabigpartofourlifetoday.Thefirstpartofthe20thcenturysawmoregreatinventions：thehelicopterin1903，themoviewithsoundin1910，thejetplanein1939，andthecomputerin1946.Thiswasalsoatimewhenanewmaterialwasfirstmade.Nyloncamein1935.Itchangedthekindofclothespeoplewear.Bythistimemostpeoplehadaverygoodlife，manhasadesiretoexploreagain.Theworldwasknowntomanbutthestarswerenot.Manbeganlookingforwaystogointospace.Russiamadethefirststep.ThentheUnitedStatestookastep.Sincethenothercountries，includingChinaandJapan，havemadetheirstepsintospace.In1969mantookhisbiggeststep.Americansfirstwalkedonthemoon.Thiswascertainlyjustabeginningthought.Newinventionswillsomedayallowustodothingswehaveneveryetdreamedof.(A)16.Beforetheearly1800s，peoplecouldcarryheavythingeasierbecauseoftheinventionofthe________.A．wheelB．carC．planeD．electricity(A)17.Fromthetext，wecanlearnthat________.A．thecameraisstillabigpartofourlifetodayB．theUSisthefirstcountrythatwentintospaceC．America，Russia，JapanandChinabegantoexplorethestarsbefore1969D．intheearly1800speoplebegantoexploretheunknownlandtomakelifebetter(C)18.Nyloncameoutnearlyatthesametimeas________.A．radioB．cameraC．jetplaneD．movie(C)19.Theunderlinedword“desire”means“________”．A．goodwayB．newinventionC．strongwishD．wonderfulidea(D)20.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Whycarswereveryimportant.B．Whenthelightwasinvented.C．Whichcountrymadethefirststepintospace.D．Howinventionsinfluencedpeople'slife.Ⅲ.任务型阅读。阅读短文，并按要求完成21～25题。AgroupofstudentsfromZhejiangUniversityhavesuccessfullydevelopedan“airhand­washingmachine”．Themachineusesaninfraredrayinductionsystem(红外线感应系统)，whichcanfeelthepresenceofhands.Ifitfeelstherearehands，thewaterwiththeairwillcomefromthetap(水龙头)．Anditisnearlyaseffectiveastraditionalhand­washing，butitusesonly10percentofthewaterthatregularhand­washingdoes.Thestudentsevensetupacompanytointroducetheirproducttothepublic.LiQiang，amemberoftheteamthatdevelopedthemachine，toldareporterthatamodelofthemachinehasalreadybeenplacedinaclassroombuildingattheuniversity.Anditiseco­friendlyandworksverywell.AstudentnamedChenPuyangfirstcameupwiththeideawhilewashinghishands.Washingone'shandsusesalotofwater，Chenthought.Woulditbepossibletoreplacethewaterwithair？Others__may__not__have__given__the__question__a__second__thought.ButforChenandLi，whowerestudyingfluidmechanics(流体力学)，thiswasconsideredasanexcellentidea.Soon，Chen，Liandseveralclassmatesstartedontheproject.Afterayearofresearch，theteamcameupwithagravity­driven(重力驱动)hand­washingmachinewhoseneedforwaterwaslittle.21、22题完成句子；23题简略回答问题；24题找出并写下全文的主题句；25题将文中画线句子译成汉语。21．ThestudentsfromZhejiangUniversityset__up__a__companytointroducetheirproducttothepublic.22．A__model__of__the__machinehasalreadybeenplacedinaclassroombuildingattheuniversity.23．Whofirstcameupwiththeideaofdevelopingthemachine?A__student__named__Chen__Puyang.24．A__group__of__students__from__Zhejiang__University__have__successfully__developed__an__“air__hand­washing__machine”．25．其他人可能不会再去多想这个问题。Ⅳ.词语运用。根据短文内容及所给提示，在文中的空白处填写一个正确的单词。Whenfeelingtired，lotsofpeopleareusedtodrinkingcoffee.Itis26.w________doubtthatcoffeeisapopulardrinkallovertheworld.Coffeehasbeenapartof27.________(people)dailylifeforthousandsofyears.Peopledrinkcoffeewithgreatpleasure.Butdoyouknowforcertainhowitwas28.________(invent)?Manycenturiesago，therew