Module9模块测试（原卷版）

Module9Greatinventions

模块测试100分

一、单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

1.Pleasebecareful!Thebottleisfullhotwater.

A.byB.ofC.forD.with

2.Readthecarefully.Theywillhelpyouknowhowtouse(hemachine.

A.instructionsB.decisionsC.resultsD.introductions

3.—Iwon'thavetimetogoshoppingwithyou(hisafternoon.

—Butyoumeyesterday.

A.orderedB.mentionedC.knewD.promised

4.Hereisthebook.Firstitandthentellmewhatyouthinkofit.

A.lookintoB.lookthroughC.lookupD.lookafter

5.—Jim,mayIyourcamera?

一Sure,butyou'dbetternotittoothers.

A.lend:lendB.borrow;borrow

C.lend;borrowD.borrow;lend

6.Mycousintoldmethathecouldeatthreebigapples.

A.attimeB.atatime

C.sometimeD.sometimes

7.ItisreportedthatnearlyforeignkidsjoinedaBritishboardingschoollastyear,andathirdofthem

camefromChina.

A.ninethousandB.ninethousands

C.ninethousandofD.ninethousandsof

8.一Jason,couldyoupleasethispictureonllicwall?

Withpleasure.

A.putonB.putoffC.putupD.putout

9.Tourists5badbehaviorbythegovernmentinourcountryfromnowon.

A.willrecordB.willberecord

C.recordsD.isrecorded

lO.Myfriendneverstudiedhard.,hetailedthefinalexam.

A.BecauseB.InsteadofC.AsaresultD.Though

二、完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

Sofar,peoplehaveinventedsomanythingsthathavechangedourlife.Thefirstgreat]isonethatis

stillvery2today—thewheel.Ithasmadeiteasierforustocarryheavythingsand3thelongway.

Forhundredsofyearsafterthat,therewere4inventionsthathadasmucheffectasthewheel.Thenin

theearly1800's,theworldstartedto5.Therewaslittleunknownlandintheworld.Peopledidnothave（o

exploremuchanymore.Theybegantoworkinordertomakelifebelter.

Duringthesecondhalfofthe19thcentury,manygreatinventionsweremade.6themweretheelectric

lightandtheradio.These7havebeeabigpartofourlifetoday.

Thefirstpartofthe20thcentury8moregreatinventions:thehelicopter（直升机）in1907,thesound

film,andthejetplanein1910.Thiswasalsothetime9anewmaterialwasfirstmade.Nylon10in

1935.Itchangedthekindofclothespeoplewore.

LA.inventionB.foodC.instrumentD.animal

2.A.uselessB.impossibleC.importantD.fortable

3.A.sailB.flyC.moveD.happen

4.A.littleB.alittleC.fewD.afew

5.A.changeB.increaseC.appearD.break

6.A.AboveB.ThroughC.BetweenD.Among

7.A.bothB.allC.eitherD.none

8.A.describedB.sawC.choseD.accepted

9.A.whenB.howC.whyD.what

10.A.putupB.pickedupC.cameoutD.putout

三、阅读理解（共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分）

A

Everyyear,scientistscreatenewinventions.Andherearcfourof20195s100bestinventionslis:edby

magazine.

SmartAIhandAnewsmartprosthetic（假体的）handbuiltbyBrainRobotics

appeared

TheAlsoftwareinthehandcan“learn“fromtheusers.Thiskind

oftechnologyhelps（hehandactmorelikearealone.Thecostof

thehandisbetween$10.000and$15.000.whichischeaperthan

otherprosthetichands.

LightSail2Mostspacecraft'spoweresfromfuel.However,theheavierthe

fuelis,themoreexpensivethelaunchis.Butanewkindof

spacecraftcouldendthisproblembyusingthepowerofthesun.

TheLightSail2waslaunchedonJune25.2019.Itusesasolar

sailtogetpowerfromthesun.AndLightSail2willreturn（o

Earthinoneyear.

LenovoThinkPadXIFoldableNowadays,putersgelsmallerandsmaller.ButLenovofindsa

differentwaytomakeputerssmaller.Itintroducesaputerthatcan

befoldedup（折叠）likeabook.Ithasa13inchscreenthatcan

becontrolledbytouching.Whenpeopleneedtotype,theycan

choosetousethevirtual（虚拟的）keyboardorjustusearealone.

Itwillhitthemarketin2020.

MealDeliveryRobotAUSpanyPostmateshasmadeamealdelivery（派送）robot

calledServe.Ithastwoeyeswithcamerasandfourwheels.There

isa"Helpbutton,atouchscreenandavideotalksystem.People

cancontrolitandtalkwithcustomersiftherearcanyproblems.

1herobotcancarryupto22kgandtravel48km.Customerscan

openitsmealboxwith（heirphonestopickuptheirmeals.The

panyhasbeguntestingtherobotinsomepartsofSanFrancisco,

theUS.

1.hasaprogrammethatcanleamfromuser.

A.SmartAIhandB.LightSail2C.LenovoThinkPadXIFoldableD.MealDeliveryRobot

2.Whenyouuseamealdeliveryrobot,youcandothefollowingthingsEXCEPT

A.openingitsmealboxwithyourphoneB.controllingitbytouchingitsscreen

C.havingavideotalkD.cookingmealsforpeople

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.SmartAlHandismoreexpensivethanotherprosthetichands.

B.TheLightSail2willmakethelaunchcheaper.

C.AlltheLenovoputerscanusevirtualkeyboardsandrealkeyboards.

D.Themealdeliveiyrobotcancarry48kgoffoodandtravel22kn）eveiyday.

4.What'sthepurposeofthispassage?

A.ToexplaintheuseofSmartAlHand.

B.Tointroducethisyear'stopinventions.

C.ToshareihehistoryofLenovo.

D.Toshowthedevelopmentoftechnology

5.Thepassageisprobablyfrom.

A.ahistorynovelB.anEnglishdictionaiyC.asciencemagazineD.atravelguide

B

Mostgreatinventorsoftenmeetwithmanydifficultiesintheirworkbeforetheysucceed.Theyhavetosolve

thousandsofproblemson（heirway.Thefollowingisoneofsuchexamples.

GeorgeStephenson,afamousBritishinventor,madethefirsttrainin1825,usingasteamengine（蒸;气机）.

Whenhewasexperimentingwiththeengineonthetrain,hemetwithdifficultiesfrommanypeopleinthecountry.

Theysaidthenoiseandthesmukcwouldkilluuws,horsesandsheep,andllialllicenginewouldcalclifiretollicir

houses.

GeorgeStephensontoldthepeoplethatthetraincouldgoonsir.allrails,couldpullcarriagesfullofgoodsand

passengersandthattherewasnogreatharmtothem.Ilwasverydifficultforhimtomakethembelieve（相信）.

However,aftersometime,hewasabletodoit,andthefirst（rainthatwasdrivenbyGeorgeStephensonhimself

showedwhathehadsaid.Onthetrain,therewasanewsteamengine.Itwasinventedbyhimandwasaplete

success.

Thefirstdaywhenthetrainranontherails,peoplealongthewayheardthenoiseofthetraininthedistance,

andsawitrunningquicklytothem.Theythoughtitwasagenie（妖怪）.Theyranquicklyhomeandclosedtheir

doers.Theydidn'tcoutuntilitwentaway.

Aweeklateranoldwomanstillsaidthatherhenhadbeensofrightened（受惊吓的）thatithadn'tlaidanyeggs

forthreedays.

6.WhendidGeorgeinventthefirsttrain?

A.In1825B.In1835C.In1725D.In1735

7.WhydidGeorgemeetdifficulties?

A.Becausepeoplesawhisinventionbefore.

B.Becausehisinventionwastoodangerous.

C.Becausetherewassomethingwrongwithhisinvention

D.Becausepeoplethoughthisinventionwasnotesafe.

8.HowdidGeorgeshow（hathewasright?

A.Hetoldpeoplethetrainwasgoodenoughuseful.

B.Heoperatedthetrainbyhimselfanditbecamesuccessful.

C.Heaskedsomefamouspeopletooperatethetrain.

D.Hetoldpeoplehowthetrainwasmade.

9.Howdidpeoplefeelwhenthetrainrantothem?

A.ExcitedB.cheerfulC.AfraidD.Angry

10.Whatdoesthepassagewanttotellus?

A.It'shardtoinventaninvention.

B.Ifyoustudyhard,youwillwin.

C.Whenyouinventsomething,youshouldshowthemtoothers.

D.EverySuccessfuliiivciilurwillhavedifficultiesontheirway.

C

Therehavebeenmanygreatinventionsorthingsthatchangethewaywelive.Thefirstgreatinventionisthe

onethatisstillveryimportanttoday—thewheel.Thismakesileasiertocarryheavythingsandlotravellong

distances.

Forhundredsofyearsafterthattherewerefewinventionsthatasmucheffectasthewheel.Thenintheearly

18COstheworldstartedtochange,iherewaslittleunknownlandleftintheworld.Peopledidn'thavetoexplore

muchanymore.Theybegantoworkinordertomakelifebetter.

Inthesecondhalfofthe19thcentury,manygreatinventionsv/eremade.Amongthemwerethecamera,the

lightandtheradio.Theseallplayabigpartinourdailylifetoday.

Thefirstpartofthe20thcenturysawmoregreatinventions.Thehelicopterin1909,movieswithsoundin

1926,theputerin1928,jetplanesin1930.Itwasalsoatimewhenanewmaterialwasfirstmade—Nylon(尼龙)，

whichcameoutin1933.Itchangedthekindofclothespeoplev/orc.

Themiddlepartofthe20thcenturybroughtnewwaystohelppeoplegetoverdiseases.Theyworkedvery

well.Theymadepeoplehealthierandallowedthem(olivelonger.Bythe1960smostpeoplecouldexpecttoliveto

beatleast60.

Bythistimemostpeopleindevelopedcountrieshadaverygoodlife.Ofcoursenewinventionscontinuedto

bemade.Butmannowhadadesire(渴望)toexploreagain.TheEarthwasknowntomanbutstarswerenot.Man

beganlookingforwaystogointospace.Russia,UnitedStates,ChinaandJapanhavemadetheircwnstepsinto

space.

In1969,mantookhisbiggeststepawayfromtheEarth.AmericansfirstwalkedontheMoon.Thisiscertainly

justabeginning,(hough.Newinventionswillsomedayallowustodothingswehaveneveryetdreamedof.

11.Inthe1800s,peoplebegantoworkinordertomake.

A.explorationsB.theirlifebetterC.discoveries.D.atriptospace

12.Nyloncameoutoffiveyearslaterthan.

A.radioB.cameraC.jetplanesD.movies

13.Theunderlinedphrase"cameout"meansinChinese.

A.出现B.当心C.试验D.算出

14.Peoplecanlivelongerlivesbecausethathelpcurediseaseshaveworkedverywell.

A.doctorsB.newhospitalsC.medicinesD.newways

15.Thispassagemainlytalksabout.

A.whycarswereverjfimportantB.whenthelightwasinvented

C.howinventionsaffectpeople'sdailylifeD.whichcountrymadethefirststepintospace

D

Whatwould(heworldbelikeifcarscoulddrive(hemselves?Imagineseeinganemptycarpassingbyonits

way(opickupitsowner,oracarfulofpassengerswhoarereading,listeningtomusicorevensleeping.Butnone

ofthemisworriedabouttheroadahead.

Well,allofthesecouldbethefutureofdriving.Therearcseveralpanics,forexample,Google,workingon

driverlesscars.Sofar,noGoogleself-drivencarhasgotatrafficticket,butsomeofthemhavebeeninaccident

whenothercarshitthem.

Thesecarsarenowstillin(hetestingstages.If(hetestsaresuccessful,theseelectric,seif-drivencarscouldbe

availableverysoon.Buthowisitpossibleforacartodriveitself?Carsalreadyhavemanyfeaturesallowingthem

totaketheplaceofdriversduringcertainsituations.Somefeaturesincludecarsbeingabletoparkthemselves,or

slowdownwhentheynoticeothercarscloseby.Theycanalsocontrolthespeediftherearedangerousconditions.

Scientistsbelievethatwiththehelpofwirelesssignals,camerasandGPS,itispossibletocreateasafe

self-drivencarverysoon.

Thecauseofdeadlyroadaccidentsisusuallycarelessdriversordangerousconditions.Theself-drivencar

maybeabletostopthis.However,somepeopledonotliketheidea.AmericanlawyerWhitDrake,forexample,

doesn'tbelievethesecarsaresafe.Hethinksthattechnologiescanalsobemistakes.

16.Themainpurposeofthefirstparagraphisto.

A.getreaderstopayattentiontoroadsafety

B.tellreadersthedangerofself-drivencars

C.askreaderstokeepawayfromheavytraffic

D.makereadersbeinterestedinself-drivencars

17.Thetestingself-drivencarsneedtorun.

A.solarenergyB.water

C.electricityD.coal

18.Fromthepassage,weknowthatthetestingself-drivencarscanalready.

A.slopanyaucidcnlonllicroad

B.turnaroundwhengettingnearothercars

C.controlthespeedindangeroussituations

D.parkthemselveswiththehelpofthedrivers

19.WhichisNOThelpfultomaketheself-drivencarsrunsafelyaccordingtothepassage?

A.E-reading.B.Wirelesssignals.

C.Cameras.D.GPS.

20.WhatisWhitDrake'sattitude（态度）towardthesafetyoftheselfdrivencars?

A.Hehasdoubtaboutit

B.Hebelievesitplctcly

C.Hedoesn'tcareaboutit.

D.Hedislikesnewtechnology.

非选择题（共四节，满分40分）

第一节、根据汉语提示进行短文填空（10分）

Manhasmade1（数以千计的）ofgreatinventions.Theputerisoneofthem.Inthepast,we

2（主要地）gotinformationfrompaperbooks.Somewerehugeoneswithhundredsof3（51）.But

today,astheresultofthedevelopmentoftheelectronic4（技术）,wecangetinformationfromtheInternet

andwecanevenread5（课本）onsome§（IM站）.Amuchlargeramountofinformationcanbestored

inthe7（存储器）cardoftheputcr.TheInternetismoreg（有影响力的）thanbooksbecauseit

canspreadmoreinknowledge.Maybeonedaybookswillbereplacedbyputers.What'smore,wecanuseputersto

lookthroughnews>sendelectronic9（邮件）,putupphotosandmaketradeswithvariedstoresonline.The

puteris10（“0的）ofwonders.

第二节、阅读回答问题（10分）

ThePeoplesBankofChinawilleoutthefifthedition（版本）oftherenminbi（RMB）fromAugust30,

2019.Thesebanknotes（纸币）willhavebrightercolorsandnewsecurityfeatures（防伪特征）.

We'vebeenusingbanknotesfbraround1,000years.BackintheNorthernSongDynasty,Chinesepeoplemade

theworld'searliestpapermoneytoreplace（代替）metalcoins.Thesebanknoteswerecalledjiaozi.

Papermoneyischeapertomakeandeasiertocarry.Theseadvantagesmadeitmorepopularthanotherformsof

money.Butnow,inthedigital（数码的）age,papermoneyseemstobedisappearingfbrthesamereason.

Chinaseemstobeheadingtowardsbeingacashlesssociety.Fromsupermarketstostreetstores,peoplepayby

usingtheWeChatWalletandAlipayappsontheirmobilephones.Swedenisevenclosertoafuturewithoutpaper

money.ManySwedishbanksnolongerevenhavecashonhand.

Butthereareworriesaboutcreatingcashlesssocieties.Somesayitisunfairtothepoorandpeoplewithout

mucheducation.It'snoteasyfbrthemtoopenbankaccounts（账户）ordealwithmobilephones.Andifallofyour

moneyis“digital"，itmaynotbesafeenough.

Ispapermoneygoingaway?Althoughpapermoneyisusedlessthanelectronicpayment（电子支付）insome

countries,itwon'tdisappearatonceinmostpartsoftheworld.

1.WhenwillthefiftheditionofRMBeout?

2.Whichcountrymadetheworld'searliestpapermoneytoreplacemelalcoins?

3.Whyispapermoneymorepopularthanotherformsofmoney?

4.DomanySwedishbankshaveanycashonhand?

5.What