Unit6Whenwasitinvented阅读能力拔高练(原卷版)-2021-2022学年九年级全册英语干货拔高秘课（人教版）

2021人教版Unit6Whenwasitinvented?Chinaisfamousfortea.DrinkingteaisverypopularinChinaandevenaroundtheworld.It’ssaidthataChineserulercalledShenNongwasthefirsttodiscoverteaasadrink.Afewthousandyearslater,LuYu,“thesaintoftea”,mentionedShenNonginhisbookChaJing.Thebookdescribeshowteaplantsweregrownandusedtomaketea.Nowadays,accordingtodifferentprocessingways,therearemainlyfourkindsofChinesetea.Theyaregreentea,blacktea,Oolongteaandscented(有香味的)tea.withoutfermentation(发酵),greenteakeepstheoriginalcolorofthetea.Ifthegreenteaisfermentedbeforebaking,itwillbeblacktea.Oolongteaispartially(部分的)fermented.Andiffragrantflowersaremixedintheteaduringtheprocessingthescentedteawillbemade.TeaisproducedinmanydifferentareasinChina.Forexample,Xi'anandHangzhouarewidelyknownfortheirtea.Teaplantsaregrownonthesidesofmountains.Whentheleavesareready,theyarepickedbyhandandthenaresentforprocessing.Later,theteaispackedandsentformanydifferentcountriesandplacesaroundChina.It’sbelievedthatteawasbroughttoKoreaandJapanduringthe6thand7thcenturies.InEngland,teadidn’tappearuntilaround1660.TheteatradefromChinatoWesterncountriestookplaceinthe19thcentury.Teaisgoodforpeople’shealthandplaysanimportantroleinChinesesociallife.1.Whodiscoveredteaasadrinkfirstaccordingtothepassage?A.ShenNong. B.LuYu. C.HouYi. D.YuGong.2.HowmanykindsofChineseteaarethereaccordingtodifferentprocessingwaysingeneral?A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.Five.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fragrant”mean?A.悦耳的 B.难闻的 C.难看的 D.芳香的4.Whichistherightordertoproducetea?①Later,theteaispacked.②Whentheleavesarereadytheyarepickedbyhandandthenaresentforprocessing.③ThenitissentformanydifferentcountriesandplacesaroundChina.④Teaplantsaregrownonthesidesofmountains.A.④③②① B.④②①③ C.④③①② D.②④①③5.WhendidtheteatradefromChinatoWesterncountriestakeplace?A.Duringthe6thand7thcenturies. B.Around1660.C.Inthe19thcentury. D.Inthe1990s.Howwouldyouliketobuildatimemachine?Paper,sticks,glueandstringareallyouneed.Putthemtogethertobuildakite.Akiteconnectsyoutothepast.Nooneknowswhoflewthefirstkite.ItwasprobablysomeoneinChinaorperhapsIndonesia.Indonesia.Indonesianfishermenhungfishhooksonkitesandsentthemouttoseatocatchfish.Starting2,000yearsago,ChinesefarmersflewkitestoweletheNewYearandbringgoodlucktoEarth.InChina,peoplealsousedkitesduringwartime.OneChinesestorytellshowsoldiersputnoisemakersonkitesandflewthematnightovertheenemycamp.Theenemieswerefrightenedbythenoiseandranaway.About1,300yearsago,ChinesetravelerstookkitestoJapan.Soonkitesfilledtheskiesthere.KitesreachedThailandabout700yearsago.Duringfloods,ThaifarmersflewkitesovertheirfieldsTheyhopedthekiteswoulddriveawaythecloudsandstoptherain.Overtime,kitesflewtheirwayoutofAsia.Today,kitesareapassionallovertheworld.Kitefansmeetatfestivalsinmanypartsoftheworldandhavegreatfun.Overtheyears,Kiteshavealsohelpedpeopleunderstandthenaturalworld.In1749,forexample,thermometersweretiedtokitestomeasuretemperatures.In1906,camerashangingfromkitestookpicturesofSanFrancisco,Californiaafteranearthquake.Thephotoshelpedpeopleplanwhattodo.Kitesalsohelpedinventorsfindouthowtomakeairplanes.TheWrightbrothersstudiedhowkitesflew,whichhelpedthemmakethefirstsuccessfulairplane.SincetheancientChinesefirstsettheirkitesintotheair,peoplehavelovedflyingkites.Kitesgiveuswaystocelebrate,relaxandexplore.Sogoflyakite!Enjoythefeelingofwonderthatkiteflyershavefeltforcenturies.6.Accordingtothepassage,inwhichcountrieswerekitesusedtomakegoodwishes?A.ChinaandJapan. B.ChinaandThailand.C.JapanandIndonesia. D.ThailandandIndonesia.7.AccordingtotheChinesestory,thearmyusedkitesto___________.A.maketheenemiesleaveinfear B.celebratevictoriesduringwartimeC.stoptheenemiesfromsleepingwell D.carrysoldierstofightagainsttheenemies8.Theunderlinedword“passion”inParagraph4means__________.A.stronglove B.usefulmachineC.happydream D.montreasure9.HowdoesthewriterdevelopParagraph5?A.Bytellingstories. B.Bylistingnumbers.C.Byparingfacts. D.Bygivingexamples.10.What’sthepurposeofthispassage?A.Toshowpeoplehowtoflykites.B.Toexplainhowkitesareusedinscience.C.Tointroducetherolesofkitesinhistory.D.Todiscussthedifferenceamongkitesworldwide.Everyinventionhasastory.Thesestoriesoftenhavealessontoteach,too.Herearethestoriesofsomeeverydayhouseholdinventions.Canned(罐装的)FoodandtheCanOpener—GetItRight!PeterDurandinventedcannedfoodin1810,buttherewasaproblem.Duranddidn'thaveagoodwaytoopenthecans.In1858,EzraWarnerinventedacanopener.Itusedapieceofmetal(金属)tocutandremovethetopfromthecan,butitwasdifficulttouse.Finally,in1870,WilliamLymanaddedawheeltothecanopener.Themetalwentaroundthetopofthecanandremovediteasily.Finally,peoplewereabletoopencanswithoutalotofwork.Cannedfoodwassoonpopular.FrozenFood—ALittleGoodLuckCanHelp!ClarenceBirdseyehadthechancetogoonatriptotheArctic(北极).Whenpeopletherecaughtfish,theyputthefishinacontainer(容器)oficetofreezeitquickly.Whenpeoplecookedthefishlater,itwasstillgood!ThisgaveBirdseyeanidea.Hethoughtpeoplecouldalsohavethiskindoffoodathome.In1926,Birdseyeinventedfrozenfood.Peoplewereabletostorefoodinfreezers(冰柜)foralongtime.AirConditioning—OneAnswertoTwoProblems!Printingpaniesmakebooks,sotheyusealotofpaper.Sometimes,changesintheweathercanhurtthepaper.In1902,WillisCarrierinventedairconditioningtocontrolthetemperatureinsidehisprintingpany.Thissavedthepaper.Peoplesoonrealizedotherbenefitsofairconditioning.Theystartedtoairconditiontheirhomesinthesummer.Carrier’sinventionchangedtheworld!11．Whichofthefollowinghappenedfirstinhistory?A．TheinventionoffrozenfoodB．TheinventionofcannedfoodC．TheinventionofairconditioningD．Theinventionofacanopener12．Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthesecondinventionistrue?A．ClarenceBirdseyewenttotheArctictolearnhowtostorefood.B．ClarenceBirdseyeinventedthefridgetokeepfoodforalongtime.C．Whenpeopletookthefishoutofthecontainertocook,thefishwerestillfreshandalive.D．ClarenceBirdseyegottheideaoffrozenfoodfromthepeopleintheArcticregion.13．Whoimprovedthedesignofacanopener?A．PeterDurand B．EzraWarnerC．WilliamLyman D．ClarenceBirdseye14．WillisCarrierinventedairconditioningto______.A．betterkeeptheprintingpaper B．keepfoodlongerinsummerC．makeroomsfortable D．helpcontroltheweather15．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingmayleadtoinventions?A．Publicsupport. B．People’sneeds.C．Moderntechnology. D．Hardwork.Inancienttimes，theFourGreatInventionsinChinahadagreatinfluenceonthewholeworld.Inrecentyears，Chinaonceagainhas1itsabilitytochangetheworldwithits“fourgreatnewinventions"：highspeedrailways，electronicpayments，bikesharingandonlineshopping.Doyouknow2thenewinventionscanappearinChina？The“fourgreatnewinventions”are3relatedtoChina'shightechinnovation（创新）.Forexample，theoperating4ofbikesharingisbasedonthesatellitenavigationsystem，mobilepayment，bigdataandotherhightechnologies.ThisshowsthatChina'shightechinnovationhasgreatly5thequalityofpeople'slives.Chinahasenteredanewinnovativearea，thankstothelargeamountof6thatChinahasspentonencouraginginnovation.Chinaisbeg