九年级《Module 6 Problems》单元测试试题

PAGEPAGE1Module6Problems单元测试试卷一、单项选择（15分）1.It’sourduty______theenvironment.A.protect B.toprotect C.protecting D.ofprotecting2.Thousandsoftreesshould________onthemountain.A.beplantedB.plantC.plantingD.planted3.Hewalkstoschoolinsteadof__________abus.A.take B.taking C.fromtaking D.totake4.Wetriedtostoptheflamesfromspreading,butweknewitwas_________.A.unusual B.enjoyable C.hopeful D.hopeless5.Let’stryourbestto________papertosavethetrees.A.throwaway B.make C.recycle D.waste6.Tomakeourcountrymorebeautiful,rubbish_______intotheriver.A.needn’tbethrown B.mustn’tbethrownC.can’tthrowD.maynotthrow7.Thereareusually_________peopleinthesupermarketeveryweekend.A.toomuch B.muchtoo C.manytoo D.toomany8.Theseareplasticbags.Don’t__________.A.throwawayit B.throwitawayC.throwawaythem D.throwthemaway9.Drinkingtoomuch_________yourhealth.A.doharmto B.isharmtoC.doesharmto D.doharmfulto10.Don’tyou________thiscountry’sfuture?A.careforB.careaboutC.takecareD.worry11.Weshould_______studentsfrom________computergames.A.stop,playB.stopped,playingC.stop,playingD.stop,toplay12.Ican’tbelievemyowneyes.Themagicianchangespaper________money.A.onB.fromC.outD.into13.Sortingwastesisgood________theenvironment.A.for B.to C.with D.at14.Weshouldbuythings_________locally.A.producing B.areproducing C.areproduced D.produced15.Nancyisa_______girlandsheiswriting________.A.care,carefulB.careful,carelessC.careful,carefullyD.carefully,careful二、完形填空(10分)Ican’trememberwhenIstartedcollectinglitter.ButitwaswhenIgottiredof16litternearbyandrealizedthat17wasgoingtopickitup.Iliveneara18inEnshi,Hubeiusedtolovegoingthere20withmydog.ButonedaytherewassomuchlittertherethatIbecameveryunhappy.IdecidedIhadtocleanuptheforest.Iwantedto21happygoingthereagain.Imademy22triptocleantheforestthatafternoon.Itookabigblackrubbishbagwithme.Tenminutes23startingtopickuplitter,mybagwasfull!Ithadcans,bottles,brokenglassandnewspapersinit.Fromthenon,Iwenttotheforestfourtimesayeartopickupthelitter.Ioften24thereforthreehours.Itmakesmefeel25todosomethingfortheenvironment.16.A.see B.seeingC.look D.looking17.A.nooneelse B.I C.everybody D.anybody18.A.school B.forest C.river D.park19.A.months B.hours C.days D.minutes20.A.playing B.play C.ofplay D.toplay21.A.look B.feel C.make D.see22.A.first B.third C.fourth D.fifth23.A.after B.later C.before D.of24.A.play B.go C.work D.sit25.A.worried B.sad C.disappointed D.great三、阅读理解(每小题2分，共30分)AHighinthemountains,anddeepintheforest,livesalakewithmanyplantsandanimalsinandaroundher.Theplantsandanimalshaveenoughfoodandcleanwatertokeepthemhealthy.Thewindcarriespureair,andtheraincomesdownclearandclean.Butrecently,LucyJustthentwohikersappear.Theanimalstellthemabouttheirproblems.“Canyouhelpus?”theyask.“Yes,”onehikersays.“Ithinkit’sbecauseofacidrain.”“Acidraincomesfromchemicals(化学物质)intheair.Thepollutioncomesfromfactories,carsandtrucks.”“So,althoughIdon’twantto,Ihelpthepollutiontravelthroughtheair!”saysthewind.“AndIcarryittotheland!”criestherain.“Ifyoucanhelpusthinkofsomesolutions(解决方法),wewillsendamessagetotellpeoplehowtocleanupourenvironment,”onehikersays.Withthehelpoftheplantsandanimals,thetwohikersmakealistofideasforsavingLucyTimepasses,andtheforestandlakebegintofeelalittlebetter.ThenexttimethehikersclimbupthemountainstoLucyLake,theysmileatwhattheyfind.“We’regladthingshavestartedtochange,”onehikersays.“Andwe’reglad26.Theunderlinedword“pure”canbereplacedby“____”.A.polluted B.clean C.cold D.cool27.Thetwohikersaremostprobably____.A.scientists B.teachers C.doctors D.reporters28.____have(has)nothingtodowiththecauseofacidrain.A.Therain B.Humanbeings C.Thewind D.Theplantsandanimals29.Theunderlinedword“you”refersto(指)____.A.LucyLakeC.oneofthetwohikers D.thewindandtherain30.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Acidrainisveryharmfulonlytoplantsandanimals.B.Humanactivitiesarethemaincauseofacidrain.C.Acidraincanmakethelivingthingsintheenvironmentgetsick.D.Weshouldcleanupourenvironmenttoprotectusagainstacidrain.BThisisNewsontheHour,EDWilsonreporting.ThepresidentandFirstLadywillvisitAfricaonagoodwilltourinMay.TheyplantovisiteightAfricancountries.ReportsfromChinasaytheChinesewantclosertiesbetweenChinaandtheU.S.andWesternEurope.HereinMiami,themayorisstillmeetingwiththeleaderoftheTeachers’Uniontotrytofindawaytoendthestrike.Cityschoolsarestillclosedaftertwoweeks.Innewsabouthealth,scientistsinCaliforniareportfindingsofarelationshipbetweenthedrinkingofcoffeeandtheincreaseofheartdiseasesamongwomen.AccordingtothereportintheAmericanMedicalJournal,thefive-yearstudyshowsthat:womenwhodrinkmorethantwocupsofcoffeeadayhaveagreaterchanceofhavingheartdiseasethanwomenwhodonot.Insports,theChargerslostagainlastnight.TheBBSbeatthem1tonothing.TheWingershadbetterresults.TheybeattheRifles7to3.Itwastheirfirstwinintheirlastfivemonths.That’sthenewsofthehour.AndnowbacktomoreeasylisteningwithJanSinger.31.ToimprovethetiesbetweenChinaandtheU.S.andWesternEurope.A.someChinesescientistswillvisitU.S.andWesternEuropeB.ChinawillsendsomescientiststovisittheU.S.onlyC.Chinahasexpresseditsstrongwishes.D.Chinahasgivenmanyreportstoimprovetheties32.FromthenewsinMiamiweknow.A.peacefulwaywillsoonbefoundB.theteachers’strikewilllastlongC.studentscan’tgotoschoolwiththeclassroomtightlyclosedD.studentshaven’tbeentoschoolfortwoweeks33.Thenewsabouthealthtellsusthat.A.nooneshoulddrinkmorethantwocupsofcoffeeadayB.women’sheartdiseasehasalottodowiththeirdrinkingcoffeeC.noheartdiseasewillbefoundifpeopledon’tdrinkcoffeeD.themorecoffeepeopledrink,thelesschancethey’llgettohaveheartdisease34.FromthelastnewswedoNOTknow.A.theresultsofthetwomatchesB.theWingersplayedtheRiflesC.thenumberoftheteamswhichplayedlastnightD.howmanytimestheWingershaslostinthepastfivemonths35.Thepassageisprobablyfrom.A.aradiostationB.amagazineC.aMedicalJournalD.anewspaperCAlicealwayswantedtobesinger.Musicwasthemostimportantthinginherlife.Shetooklessonsforyears,practicedeveryday,butinspiteofalltheeffortsshemade,hervoicedidn’timprove.Infact,itdidn’tgetbetter,itjustgotlouder.Herteacherfinallygaveupandstoppedthelessons,butAlicerefusedtogivein,andonedayshedecidedtogiveaconcertandinvitedherteachertoattend.Theteacherwasveryworriedaboutwhattosayaftertheconcert.Sheknewitwouldbeterribleanditwas.Shedidn’twanttotellalie,butshedidn’twanttohurtAlice’sfeelingseither.Finallyshegotanideaandwentbackstagetogreetherpupil.“Well,”saidAlice,“Whatdoyouthinkofmysinging?”“Mydear,”saidtheteacher,“you’llneverbebetterthanyouweretonight.”36.Alicewantedtobeasingerbecauseshe.A.wasgoodatsingingB.coulddonothingbutsingC.hadagoodteacherD.wasinterestedinmusic37.Alice’steacherstoppedthelessonsbecause.A.Alicedidn’tmakeanyprogressinsingingB.Alice’svoicebecamelouderandlouderC.Alicedidn’tworkhardenoughD.Alicewastooproudtolistentoher38.WhatmadeAlicedecidetogiveaconcert?A.shewantedtoprovethatherteacherwaswrong.B.shewantedtopleaseherteacherC.shewassurethatshecouldsingbeautifullyD.shewasencouragedtodoso39.Whatisreallymeanbysaying“you’llneverbebetterthanyouweretonight”?A.Yougaveawonderfulconcerttonight.B.Youwon’tmakeanyimprovementinfuture.C.YouhaveneversungsowellbeforeD.Youdidmuchbetterbeforethantonight40.IfAlice’steacherhadtoldalie,shemighthavesaid.A.“Idon’tliketheconcert.”B.“Youhavemadenoprogress.”C.“Theconcerttonightisterrible.”D.“Yourconcerttonightisexcellent.”四、词汇应用（每小题1分，共12分）Asahumanbeing,onecan1(hard)doanythingwithoutafriend.Society2(make)upofindividuals(个人)，and3(make)friendsisveryimportantpartinourlife.Friendscangiveyoualot.First,ifyouhavetroublein4(solve)someproblems,youcanaskhimforhelp.Andyoucan5(feel)comfortableandencouraged.Second,ifyouwish6(do)somesports,suchas7(play)tabletennis,chess,youcouldplaywiththemandhaveagoodtime.Thenyourelaxyourself.Inshort,weneedfriends.Somepeoplethinkfriends8(be)peoplewhomtheycanplaywith.In9(I)opinion,afriendinneedisafriendindeed.Atruefriendwillsharewithyounotonlyyour10(happy)andjoybutyourtroubleandanxiety.Whenyouareintrouble,theyencourageyou11(face)it,andhelpyou12(work)itout.1.__________2.___________3.____________4.___________5.________6.________7.___________8.____________9._____________10.___________11.________12.________五、翻译句子（每小题2分，共8分）1.我们应该阻止他吸烟。(stopfromdoing)________________________________________________________________2.乱扔纸和金属品是浪费行为.(It’s+adj.+todosth.)_______________________________________________________________3.环境能对我们的日常活动产生重大影响。（makeadifferenceto）_______________________________________________________________4.空气污染对我们的健康有害.(doharmto)_______________________________________________________________六、阅读表达（每小题2分，共10分）Withtheholidayscomingup,lotsofpeoplewillbehavingparties.Wanttomakesureyou’reaperfecthostorguest(客人)?Nowit’sagoodtimetobrushuponyourpartymanners.Wheninvitinggueststoyourparty,sendinvitationstotheirhomesinsteadofpassingthemoutatschool.Thisway,youwon’thurtthefeelingofclassmatesyoudidn’tinvite.(3)Waitforallyourgueststoarrivebeforestartinganyactivities.Ifpeopleatthepartydon’tknoweachother,makesureyouintroduceeveryone.Ifyourguestsbringgiftsforyou,thankeachgiftgiverasyouopenhis/herpresent.Aftertheparty,besuretosendahand-writtenthank-youcardtoeachguest,tellingthemhowmuchyouappreciatetheirgifts.Whenyoureceiveainvitationtoaparty,(4)一定要让主人知道你是否能来。Arriveontime.Bringagifttoabirthdayparty.Ifit’saholidayparty,askthehostifthere’sanythingyoucanbring.Adultsoftenbringadesertorabottleofwinetoaparty,evenwhenthehosttellsthemthathe/shedoesn’tneedanything.Youngpeopledon’thavetodothis,butit’salwayspolitetoask.Befriendlytotheotherguests.Remembertosay“Please”and“Thankyou”!Whenyouleave,thankthehostfortheparty.根据短文内容简要回答问题。1.Ifyouinvitegueststoyourparty,howshouldyousendyourinvitation?______________________________________________________________________2.Ifyourguestsbringgiftsforyou，whatshouldyoudo?______________________________________________________________________3.将短文中划线的句子翻译成汉语。___________________________________________________________________4.将（4）处译成英语。_______________________________________________5.请根据短文内容拟一个标题。__________________________________________七、书面表达(15分)为配合我市举行的“6·5世界环境日”万人骑自行车城区环游活动，请你写一篇以“LowerCarbon(低碳)，HappierLife”为主题的英语短文。(以上背景内容无需表述)短文要点如下：1．在6月5日自己骑自行车上学，父母骑车上班；2．在家使用节能灯；减少洗澡淋浴时间；3．将用过的课本留给下届学生；4．请你就此话题补充1～2个个人做法。要求：1．不要逐词翻译；2．在文中不要提及真实的校名和姓名；3．词数80左右；短文标题和首尾句已给出，不计入词数。参考词汇：节能灯energysavinglamp用过的used下届lowergradesLowerCarbon，HappierLifeIt’sourdutytosavetheenvironment__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lowercarbon，happierlife.Let’stakeactions.Module6一、1-5.BABDC6-10.BDDCB11-15.CDADC二、16-20BABDD21-25BAACD三、(A)26-30BADBA(B)31-35ADBDA(C)36-40DACBD四、1.hardly2.ismade3.making4.solving5.feel6.todo7.playing8.are9.my10.happiness11.toface12.towork/work五、1.Weshouldstophimfromsmoking.2.It’swastefultothrowawaypaperandmetal.3.Airpollutiondoesharmtoourhealth.4.Environmentmakesadifferencetoourdailyactivities.六、1.Sendinvitationstotheirhomesinsteadofpassingthemoutatschool.2.Thankeachgift-giverasyouopenhis/herpresent.3.晚会活动开始前，要等所有客人到齐。4.Besuretoletthehostknowif/whetheryoucancome.5.Partymanners/Howtobeaperfecthostorguest七、Onepossibleversion:It’sourdutytosavetheenvironment.IwillgotoschoolbybikeoronfootinsteadoftakingthebusonJune5.AndIwillalsoaskmyparentstoridebikestoworkthatday.Athome，wewilluseenergysavinglampsandspendlesstimewhenwearetakingashower.Don’tthrowawaytheusedtextbooksandleavethemtothestudentsoflowergrades.Atthesametime，Iwilltellmyparentstotakebagswhentheyareshopping.Iwillturnoffthelightsbeforeleaving.Lowercarbon，happierlife.Let’stakeactions.Module6Problems单元测试题听力部分（20分）（省略）笔试部分（100分）V.单项选择（每小题1分，共20分）()21.Theboywith_______smilingfacesaidthathehad_______usefulmachineathome.A.a;a B.a;an C.an;a D.an;an()22.Thesestudents_______moneytohelpchildreninpoorareaseveryyear.A.raised B.raise C.rise D.rose()23.—Whatcan_______tohelpreducethepollution?—Glass,metalandpaper.A.berecycled B.recycle C.besent D.send()24.Runningeverydaytakes_______offyourbodysoyoucanstaythin.A.food B.time C.energy D.health()25.Playingcomputergamestoomuchdoesharm_____yourbody.A.to B.for C.in D.of()26.Heandhiswifewillnotbe____ofwhatisgiventothem,becausetheyhaveahabitofsavinganything.A.afraid B.careful C.wasteful D.hopeless()27.Don’t______thepaper!Itcanbeusedagain.A.throwaway B.putup C.lookfor D.takeout()28.Youshouldturnthelights______tosaveelectricitywhenyouleavetheroom.A.out B.away C.off D.on()29.Hishelpmadeadifferenceto______thewildlifeinthisarea.A.save B.saving C.waste D.wasting()30.Hehadhiscar______yesterday,sohehadtoworkonfoottoday.A.repaired B.repair C.worked D.work()31.—WhywastherenoreplywhenIrangyouattenthismorning?—BecauseI______inthesupermarket.A.wasshopping B.hadshoppedC.amshopping D.didshopping()32.—Yourhomework__________handedinontimetomorrow.—Yes,sir.A.maybe B.may C.mustbe D.must()33.WeshouldrepairthisTVset_______buyinganewone.A.sothat B.notonlyC.suchas D.insteadof()34.TheclothesmadeinFrancearenot_______cheapasthosemadeinChina.A.too B.like C.such D.as()35.Theseoldtextbookscanbe_______bystudentsinlowergrade.Sodon’tthrowthemaway.A.replied B.repeatedC.reused D.reduced()36.IthinkTom_____asournewmonitorashealwaysdoeseverythingverywellatschool.A.willchoose B.willbechosenC.chose D.ischoosing()37.Trynottousepapercupsorpaperbagssothatyoucanhelpsave_____.A.moretrees B.fewtreesC.muchtrees D.lesstrees()38.—Doyoueatfastfoodjust____itisfast?—Yes,Iamalwaysbusy.A.when B.because C.so D.if()39.—Doyoustillwanttosay______?—No,Iwanttosaynothing.A.anythingelse B.elseanythingC.somethingelse D.elsesomething()40.—Let’ssellouroldclothesandbookstoraisemoneyforthehomelesschildren!—______!A.Thisway B.NiceideaC.Iamsorry D.CongratulationsVI.完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）Whyshouldwecareabouttheenvironment?Whatishappeningtothe41?Destruction(破坏)offorests,pollutionofoceans,airandlandarealldoing42toourenvironment.Manyanimalstodayarefacingextinction(绝种)because43thechangingenvironment.Infact,changesintheenvironmentarenot44.Theenvironmenthasbeenchangingformillionsofyears,andmanyanimalshaveadapted(适应)tothechanges.Butrecentlythechangeshavehappenedtoo45forsomeanimalstoadapt,sotheyarein46ofdyingout.Ifallthetreesarecutdownandtheoceansandairarepolluted,thebalanceofnaturewillbedestroyedandtheEarthwillnotbeableto47anylife.Thebestwaytosaveendangeredanimalsisto48themandprovidesafeplacesforthemtoliveinanditisalso49andimportantforustolearnwhatkindofenvironmentissuitablefortheseanimals.Manycountrieshavealready50naturalreservestoprotectthemandIhopemorecountriescandosotoprotectthewildlife.()41.A.environment B.space C.water D.sun()42.A.idea B.wonder C.walk D.harm()43.A.of B.with C.between D.for()44.A.easy B.old C.new D.happy()45.A.nearly B.sadly C.hardly D.quickly()46.A.time B.danger C.help D.need()47.A.support B.save C.waste D.plant()48.A.feed B.visit C.sell D.protect()49.A.terrible B.necessary C.wasteful D.familiar()50.A.goton B.putdown C.setup D.thrownawayVII.阅读理解（每小题1.5分，共30分）A词数：65建议时间：6分钟Bill’sfriendswillgoonatriponOct10.Hereallywantstojointhem,buthedoesn’thaveenoughmoney.Heneeds$360togoonthetrip.Heisgoingtofindapart-timejobafterschool.PlacesofjobsWages(工资)Hour1.Inasupermarket………………$6.52.Inagasstation(加油站)………$8.53.Inacoffeeshop………………$7.54.Inabookstore……$75.Inaflowerstore…………………$86.Inaschool………$6()51.WhydoesBillneedtofindapart-timejob?A.Hisfamilyisverypoor,soheneedsapart-timejob.B.Hewantstogoonatripwithhisfriends.C.Hisfriendsaskedhimtoworkwiththem.D.Hisparentswanthimtofindapart-timejob.()52.HowmanyhoursdoesBillneedtoworkintheschooltomakeenoughmoney?A.50hours. B.70hours.C.65hours. D.60hours.()53.IfBillworkstwohoursadayinabookstore,hecanget_______aweek.A.$14 B.$49 C.$70 D.$98()54.IfBillwantstogetthemostmoneyintheshortesttime,hemaychoosetoworkina_________.A.supermarket B.coffeeshopC.bookstore D.gasstation()55.WherecanBillfindtheinformation?A.Inhistextbook. B.Inadictionary.C.Inanewspaper. D.Inthelostandfoundbox.B词数：230建议时间：7分钟Long,longago,onabeautifulland,livedasweetgirlnamedAnairo.Anairolovednotonlydancinganddrawing,butalsoanimals,especiallydogsandelephants.LittleAnairofeltverysadwhenshesawtheelephantswerekilledfortheirivorytusks(象牙).Butwhatcouldshedotohelpthem?Shewasonlyanine-year-oldgirl.Sherantoaskherparentsanduncleforhelp,butnobodycouldgiveheragoodanswer.Shewasverysadandranintoherroom.“WhatcanIdotosavetheelephants?”shesaidtoherself.Suddenly,shehadagoodidea.“Iknowhowtosavetheelephants!”shesaidtoherfamily.“Ihaveanidea,butIneedsomehelp,”shecontinued.Andthenshegotherhelp.Sixmonthslater,shewentintoabookstoreinthetownandsawabigposterinthewindow.Itwasherposter.Intheposter,shedrewanAfricanelephantwithtearsinitsbigeyes,andababyelephantnexttoit.Themoneymadefromtheposterwasgoingtobeusedtosavetheelephants.Atlast,moreandmorepeoplejoinedintheactivitytoprotectanimals.Anairobecametheadvocator(倡导者)ofprotectingelephants,eventhoughshewasonlynineyearsold.()56.Anairolovedallthefollowingthingsexcept____.A.dogs B.elephantsC.pictures D.plants()57.WhydidpeoplekilltheelephantsinAnairo’shometown?A.Forfun. B.Formoney.C.Thereweretoomanyelephants.D.Theelephantsthereweredangerous.()58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue,accordingtothepassage?A.Anairo’sparentstoldherhowtoprotecttheelephants.B.Anairo’sfamilyhelpedherwithherplan.C.TheposterwasdrawnbyAnairo.D.Intheposter,anAfricanelephantwascrying.()59.Wecaninfer（推断）fromthepassagethatAnairowasa_______girl.A.shy B.foolishC.kind-hearted D.poor()60.WhatcanwelearnfromAnairo?A.Elephantsarelovelyanimals.B.Howtomakemoney.C.Protectinganimalsisourduty.D.Howtodrawpictures.C词数：213建议时间：8分钟Gasoline(汽油)pricesaregettinghigherandhigher.Thepricesmakeithardfordriverstoaffordthefuel.Onegroupholdsaspecialeventtodisplaynewkindsofcars.Thenewcarsaredifferentandtheycanrunonmanydifferentkindsoffuel.Someofthesecarsarecalled“Hybrids”.Theycanrunonaspecialfuelcell,filledwithagascalledhydrogen(氢).Thefuelcellcarsarealsobetterinanotherway.Theygiveoffnoharmfulemissions(排放物)whentheyrunontheroad,sotheyareverycleanandgoodfortheenvironment.Onecarmakerisexcitedabouthydrogenfuelcelltechnology.Hesayswewillneverrunoutofthisfuel,butwewillrunoutofoil.Onceweusealltheoilup,itwilltakemillionsofyearsformoreoiltoform.Sincegasolineismadefromoil,thatwillbeaproblemfordriversandcompaniesiftheystilldriveormaketraditionalcars.However,itwon’tbeaproblemforcarswithfuelcells.Peoplearetestingbuseswithhydrogenfuelcellsandwemayseethiskindofbusontheroadinthenearfuture.()61.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthat______.A.carsaremoreexpensivenowB.peoplearepoorerthanbeforeC.driverspaymoreforgasolineD.it’suselesstohaveacar()62.WhichofthefollowingisNOTanadvantageofthefuelcellcar?A.Itisgoodfortheenvironment.B.Wewillneveruseupthefuel.C.Itcanavoidroadaccidents.D.Itdoesn’tgiveoffharmfulemissions.()63.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“form”meaninChinese?A.形成 B.处理 C.分解 D.重建()64.Whatwillbetheproblemoftraditionalcarmakersandcardrivers?A.Alltheoilwillbeusedup.B.Traditionalcarswastemoremoney.C.Itishardertolearntodrive.D.Fuelcellcarshavemoreadvantages.()65.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Traditionalcarspollutetheenvironmentbadly.B.Gasolineisbecomingmoreandmoreexpensive.C.Thespecialfuelcellisnotonlyuseful,butalsocheap.D.Somenewkindsofcarshavemoreadvantagesthanthetraditionalones.D词数：250建议时间：9分钟Nobodyknowsexactlywhoflewthefirstkitesorwherekiteswerefirstcreated,butscientistsbelievethatkitesappearedinChinaabout3,000yearsago.PeoplelivingintheSouthSeaIslandsusedkitesformanythings.Oneofthemainuses,however,wasforfishing.In1295,MarcoPolofirstbroughtknowledgeofkitesfromAsiatotheWesternworld.Inthe1700’s,scientistsdiscoveredthatkiteswerequiteusefulfortheweather.AlexanderWilsonusedakitein1749tomeasure(测量)airtemperaturesat3,000feetabovetheground.In1752,BenjaminFranklinfinishedhisfamousexperiment—usingakitetofindoutelectricity.GeorgeCayleyusedkitesinexperimentstoinventaflyingmachine.From1833,kiteshadbeenusedbyscientiststostudyandrecordinformationabouttheearthandweather.Kiteswereusedforthatuntilairplanesandweatherballoons(气球)werewidelyusedinthe1930Today,kitecompetitionsareheldaroundtheworld.Childrenallovertheworldplaywithkites,andadultshavejoinedinthefunactivity,too.Theworld’slargestkitefestivalisheldinIndiaeveryJanuary14thandthereareover100,000kitesinthesky.Kitefightingisaverypopularsportinthefestival.Inthegame,eachplayertriestoknockotherkitesdownfromthesky,hopingtogethisownkitetoflythehighest.()66.WhatdidpeopleintheSouthSeaIslandsmainlyusekitesfor?A.Doingexperiments.B.Fishing.C.Recordinginformationaboutweather.D.Measuringairtemperatures.()67.WhofirstbroughtkitestotheWesternworld?A.MarcoPolo. B.AlexanderWilson.C.BenjaminFranklin. D.GeorgeCayley.()68.GeorgeCayley_______bykite.A.measuredairtemperaturesB.foundoutelectricityC.inventedaflyingmachineD.madeanair