2026年人教版九年级英语上册Unit5单元测试B卷（含答案）

2026年秋人教版新教材九年级上册英语Unit5单元测试B卷

（满分：120分考试时间:100分钟）

第一部分听力理解（共三节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳

选项。

1.Whatdoesthewomanthinkisthemostimportantqualityofaninventor?

A.Intelligence.B.Persistence.C.Creativity.

2.Whatistheman'sviewontechnologyandhumanconnection?

A.Technologyimproveshumanconnection.B.Technologyweakenshumanconnection.C.

Technologyhasnoeffectonhumanconnection.

3.Whatdoesthewomansayabouttheinventionofthecamera?

A.Itchangedhowwcrememberthepast.B.Itwasaninstantsuccess.C.Itwasinventedby

accident.

4.Whydoesthemanpreferoldinventionstonewones?

A.Theyaresimpler.B.Theylastlonger.C.Theyhavemorecharacter.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlydiscussing?

A.Theethicsofartificialintelligence.B.Thehistoiyofrobots.C.Thefutureofspaceexploration.

第二节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面2段较长对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出

最佳选项。

听下面一段较长对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6.Whalproblemdoesthemanface?

A.Hisinventiondoesn'twork.B.Hisinventionistooexpensivetoproduce.C.Hedoesn'tknow

howtomarkethisinvention.

7.Whatadvicedoesthewomangive?

A.Giveuptheproject.B.Lookforinvestors.C.Improvethedesignfirst.

听下面一段较长对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。

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8.Whatisthegirl'sprojectabout?

A.Anewtypeofbattery.B.Awaterpurificationsystem.C.Asolar-powereddevice.

9.Whatchallengedoesshemention?

A.Findingtherightmaterials.B.Makingitaffordable.C.Gettingpermissiontotestit.

10.Whatdocstheboysuggestshedo?

A.Applyforapatent.B.Collaboratewithauniversity.C.Startacrowdfundingcampaign.

第三节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面一段独白，独白后有5个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选

项。

11.Whatisthespeaker'sprofession?

A.Ahistorianoftechnology.B.Aroboticsengineer.C.Asciencefictionwriter.

12.Whatdocsthespeakersayabouttherelationshipbetweensciencefictionandrealinventions?

A.Sciencefictionpredictsallinventions.

B.Sciencefictioninspiresrealinventors.

C.Sciencefictionhasnoinfluenceonreality.

13.Whatexampledoesthespeakergive?

A.Thesmartphone.B.Thesubmarine.C.Thespacestation.

11.Whatdoesthespeakerwarnabout?

A.Technologyismovingtoofast.B.Sometechnologiesaredangerous.C.Peoplerelytoomuch

ontechnology.

15.Whatisthespeaker'sfinalmessage?

A.Weshouldembraceallnewtechnologies.B.Weshouldbecriticalofnewtechnologies.C.We

shouldbalanceinnovationwithcaution.

笫二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

TheHiddenCostsofInnovation

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Wetendtocelebrateinventorsasheroeswhomakeourlivesbetter.Buteveryinventionhas

ahiddencost.Thelightbulb,forexample,gaveustheabilitytoworkatnight—butitalso

disruptedournaturalsleepcycles.Thecargaveusfreedomtotravel—butitalsopollutedourair

andmadeourcitieslesswalkable.

Considerthesmartphone.Ithasrevolutionizedcommunication.Wecanconnectwith

anyone,anywhere,instantly.Butstudiesshowthatsmartphoneuseislinkedtoincreasedanxiety,

shorterattentionspans,andadeclineinface-to-facesocialskills.Wemayhemoreconnected

digitally,butweareoftenlessconnectedemotionally.

Socialmedia,anotherinventionofthedigitalage,hassimilareffects.Itcanbringpeople

together,butitcanalsospreadmisinformationandcreateechochambers.Thesametool(hat

empowersactivistscanalsobeusedtospreadhate.

Thisdoesnotmeanweshouldrejectinnovation.Buiitdoesmeanthatweshouldbeaware

ofthetrade-offs.Eveiyinventionbringsbothbenefitsandrisks.Thewiseinventor—andthe

wiseuser—considersbothsidesbeforeembracingthenew.

16.Whatisthemainargumentofthispassage?

A.Inventionsalwaysmakeourlivesbetter.B.Everyinventionhasbothbenefitsandcosts.C.Wc

shouldstopusingsmartphones.D.Onlyoldinventionsaregood.

17.Whatisonenegativeeflectofthesmartphonementionedin(hepassage?

A.Ilislooexpensive.B.Itincreasesanxiety.C.Itisdifficult(ouse.D.Itbreakseasily.

18.Whatdoesthewritersuggestaboutsocialmedia?

A.Itshouldbebanned.B.Ithasbothpositiveandnegativeuses.C.Itisonlyusedforspreading

hate.D.Itismoreharmfulthanhelpful.

B

TheAccidentalDiscoveriesThatChangedtheWorld

Historyisfullofinventionsthatwerediscoveredbymistake.Themicrowaveoven,asv/e

know,wasdiscoveredwhenanengineernoticedameltedcandybar.Penicillin,oneofthemost

importantmedicaldiscoveries,wasfoundwhenAlexanderFlemingnoticedmoldkillingbacteria

inapetridish.These“happyaccidents^^showthatinnovationisnotalwaysastraightline.

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Butwhydosomepeoplenolicetheseaccidentswhileothersignorethem?Theanswerliesin

whatpsychologistscall''preparednessofmind.”LouisPasteurfiunouslysaid,“Chancefavorsthe

preparedmind."Fleming,fbrexample,hadtheknowledgetounderstandwhathewasseeing.He

hadbeenstudyingbacteriafbryears.Hedidn'tjustseemold—hesawanopportunity.

Thissuggeststhatcreativityisnotjustabouthavingideas.Itisalsoaboutrecognizingthe

significanceofunexpectedevents.Aninventormustbecurious,observant,andwillingtopursuea

strangeobsenationevenwhenitdoesn'tfittheoriginalplan.

So,ifyouwanttobecomeaninventor,don'tjustfocusonyourgoals.Keepyoureyesopen

fbrtheunexpected.Sometimes,thebestdiscoveriesaretheonesyouweren'tlookingfbr.

19.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Mostinventionsareplannedcarefully.B.Manydiscoverieshappenbyaccident.C.Scientists

arealwayslucky.D.Accidentsareneverhelpful.

20.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“preparednessofmind''mean?

A.Beingreadyforanysituation.B.Havingtheknowledgetorecognizeopportunities.C.Being

abletopredictthefuture.D.Havingagoodmemory.

21.WhatdidFlemingneed(orecognizetheimportanceofwhathesaw?

A.Luck.B.Priorknowledgeandcuriosity.C.Awell-equippedlaboratory.D.Ateamof

assistants.

22.Whatadvicedoesthewritergivetofutureinventors?

A.Alwaysfollowtheoriginalplan.B.Beopentounexpectedobservations.C.Avoidmaking

mistakes.D.Workalone.

C

ThePatentSystem:FriendorFoe?

Thepatentsystemwasdesignedtoencourageinnovation.Bygivinginventorsexclusive

rightstotheircreationsforalimitedlime,itprovidesafinancialincentivetoinvestinresearchand

development.Withoutpatents,someargue,therewouldbelittlemotivationtoinvent,since

anyonecouldcopyandprofitfromaninventor'swork.

However,thepatentsystemhasitscritics.Somearguethatpatentsactuallystifleinnovation.

Largecompaniesusepatentstoblockcompetitors,creatingmonopoliesthatrestrictaccessto

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technology.In(hepharmaceuticalindustry,forexample,drugcompaniesoftenpatentmedicines

andkeeppriceshigh,makingessentialtreatmentsunaffordableformany.

Thereisalsotheproblemof"patenttroIls^^—companiesthatbuypatentsnottoproduce

anything,buttosueothersforinfringement.Thiswastestimeandmoneythatcouldbespenton

actualresearch.Somearguethatthesystemhasbecomeagameoflitigationratherthanasystem

ofinvention.

Reformerssuggestabalance.Theyproposeshorterpatentterms,strictercriteriaforwhatcan

bepatented,andmoreexceptionsforresearchanddevelopment.Thegoalistorewardinventors

withouthinderingtheprogressthatbenefitseveryone.

23.Whatistheoriginalpurposeofthepatentsystem?

A.Tomakeinventorsrich.B.Toencourageinnovation.C.Toreducecompetition.D.Tocontrol

theeconomy.

24.Whatisonecriticismofthepatentsystem?

A.Itistooeasytogetapatent.B.Itcanbeusedtoblockcompetition.C.Itisnotstrictenough.D.

Itonlybenefitssmallinventors.

25.Whatare“patenttrolls”?

A.Inventorswhocreatenewpatents.B.Companiesthatsueotherswithoutproducing

anything.C.Researcherswhoworkonnewtechnologies.D.Governmentofficialswhoapprove

patents.

26.Whatdoesthewritersuggestinthelastparagraph?

A.Abolishthepatentsystem.B.Reformthepatentsystemtobalanceprotectionandaccess.C.

Makepatentslastforever.D.Givepatentstoeveryone.

D

①In1980,ayoungengineernamedJamesDysonwasfrustratedwithhisvacuumcleaner.

Thebagwouldclog,andthesuctionwouldweaken.Hewondered:couldavacuumcleanerwork

withoutabag?

②Dysonspentfiveyearscreatingover5,000prototypes.Eachonefailed.Heusedhis

savings,borrowedmoney,andalmostwentbankrupt.Manypeopletoldhimtogiveup.But

Dysonbelievedinhisidea.Hekeptrefininghisdesignuntilhefinallysucceeded.

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③TheDysonvacuumcleanerbecameahugesuccess.ButDyson'sstoryisnotjustabouta

vacuumcleaner.Itisaboutthenatureofinnovation.Dysondidn'tinventanewtechnology.He

tookanexistingtechnology一cycloneseparation—andappliedittoanewproblem.Thisishow

manygreatinventionshappen.

④Dyson'sstoryalscchallengesthemythofthe''overnightsuccess.^^Hissuccesstook

yearsoffailure.Eachfailuretaughthimsomethingnew.Ininterviews,Dysonoftensays,

^Innovationisaboutthinkingdifferentlyandnotbeingafraidoffailure?*

27.WhatproblemdidJamesDysonwant（osolve?

A.Vacuumcleanerswerelooexpensive.B.Vacuumcleanerslostsuctionbecauseofclogged

bags.C.Vacuumcleanersweretooheavy.D.Vacuumcleanerswerenotdurable.

28.HowlongdidDysonworkonhisinvention?

A.Oneyear.B.Threeyears.C.Fiveyears.D.Tenyears.

29.WhatdocsthewritersayaboutDyson'sinnovation?

A.Heinventedacompletelynewtechnology.B.Heappliedexistingtechnologytoanew

problem.C.Hecopiedsomeoneelse'sidea.D.Hewaslucky.

30.Whatisthebeststructureofthetext?

A.©—②@—@B.①D.®®@—®

第二节任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面材料，从方框中所给的A—E五个选项中选出正确选项（其中一项是多余选

项），将其序号填入第31-34小题，并回答第35小题。

TheEthicsofInvention

Everyinventorfacesamoralquestion:shouldIcreatesomethingjustbecauseIcan?History

isfullofinventionsthatwereusedforharm,eventhoughtheywereintendedforgood.31.

Considertheconsequences.Beforedevelopinganewtechnology,askyourself:Howcould

（hisbemisused?Whomightbeharmed?32.

Seekdiverseperspectives.Inventorsoftenworkinisolation.Butadiverseteamcan

identifyrisks（hatonepersonmightmiss.33.

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Betransparent.Don'thidepotentialrisks.Shareyourfindingsopenlysootherscanstudy

themandraiseconcerns.34.

Intheend,thequestionisnotjust"CanIinventthis?"but"ShouldIinventthis?”Great

inventorsarenotjustcreative—theyarewise.

方框：

A.Thisistheessenceofresponsibleinnovation.

B.Sohowcaninventorsensuretheirworkserveshumanity?

C.Thisiswhycollaborationisessential.

D.Onlythemostintelligentpeoplecanbeinventors.

E.Anticipatingmisuseispartofthedesignprocess.

31.32.33.34.

35.Doyouthinkinventorsshouldberesponsibleforhowtheirinventionsarcused?Why?（不超

过15词）

第三部分语言运用（共三节，满分40分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

In1928,AlexanderFlemingreturnedfromavacationtofindthatamoldhadgrownonone

ofhisbacterial36..Insteadofthrowingitaway,he37.itcarefully.Henoticed

thatthebacteriaaroundthemoldhadbeen38._____.Thisobservationledtothediscoveryof

penicillin,oneofthemost39.antibioticsinhistory.

ButFleming'sstoryismorethanjusta40.discovery.Itisalsoastoryaboutthe

importanceof41..Flemingcouldhaveeasilythrownawaythecontaminatedplate.

Instead,hetookthetimeto42.whathadhappened.Hiscuriosity,nothisluck,waswhat

43.tothediscovery.

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However,ittookanothertenyearsforpenicillin（obe44.intoausabledrug.Other

scientists,includingHowardFloreyandEmstChain,workedtirelesslyto45.the

antibiotic.Theyfacedmany46..Theyhadtofindawaytoproduceenoughpenicillinto

treathumans.Theyalsohadto47.thedrugsafeandeffective.

Theirworksavedmillionsoflives.Butitalso48.aquestionaboutthenatureof

innovation.Isaninventiontheproductofasingle49.oracollectiveeffort?Thestor>of

penicillinshowsthatitisboth.Greatdiscoveriesoftenrequirea50.ofindividualinsight

andcollaborativework.

36.A.platesB.booksC.roomsD.tools

37.A.threwawayB.ignoredC.examinedD.hid

38.A.grownB.destroyedC.movedD.reproduced

39.A.dangerousB.expensiveC.powerfulD.unknown

40.A.plannedB.accidentalC.simpleD.complicated

41.A.courageB.patienceC.curiosityD.ambition

42.A.ignoreB.investigateC.forgetD.remember

43.A.ledB.addedC.comparedD.referred

44.A.developedB.writtenC.storedD.sold

45.A.destroyB.avoidC.produceD.test

46.A.challengesB.opportunitiesC.failuresD.successes

47.A.thinkB.makeC.considerD.prove

48.A.solvedB.raisedC.ignoredD.avoided

49.A.inventorB.userC.studentD.critic

50.A.mixtureB.competitionC.separationD.replacement

第二节词汇运用（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

A.将方框中所给单词的适当形式填入短文中，每词仅用一次。（共5小题，每小题1分，

满分5分）

obsoleteprototypepatentinnovationrevolutionize

Every51.beginswithanidea.Butagoodideaisnotenough.Inventorsmustbuilda

working52.totestiheirdesign.Iftheideaistrulyoriginal,theyshouldapplyfora53.

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toprotecttheirrights.Overtime,newtechnologiescan54.entireindustries.They

canmakeokimethods55.andcreatenewpossibilities.

51.52.53.54.55.

B.阅读下面短文，根据括号内所给汉语注释写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。（共10小

题，每小题1分，满分10分）

Inthe15thcentury,JohannesGutenberginvented（heprintingpress.This56.（设备）

changedtheworld.Beforeiheprintingpress,bookswere57.（手写的）andvery

expensive.Onlythewealthycouldaffordthem.

Gutenberg'sinventior.madeitpossibleto58.（生产）booksquicklyandcheaply.

This59.（导致）aspreadofknowledgeacrossEurope.Morepeoplelearnedtoreadar.d

write.Theprintingpressalso60.（帮助）tospreadnewideas.Itplayedakeyroleinthe

RenaissanceandtheReformation.

Gutenberg's61.（成就）isareminderthattechnologycanhave62.（深远的）

socialimpact.Hisinventionwasnotjusta63.（技术）breakthrough—itwasa64.

（文化）revolution.Wcarcscili65.（受益）fromhisworktoday.

第三节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式，

Thecomputerisoneofthemostsignificantinventionsofthe20lhcentury.Butits

development66.（involve）theworkofmanypeople.Thefirstcomputerswerehuge

machinesthatfilledentirerooms.Theywere67.（incredible）expensiveandonly68.

（use）bygovernmentsandlargeinstitutions.

Inthe1970s,theinventionofthemicroprocessormadecomputerssmallerand69.

（afford）.Thisledto（hedevelopmentofthepersonalcomputer,70.revolutionizedtheway

peopleworkandcommunicate.Today,computersarc71.commonthatwccan'timagine

lifewithout72.（they）.

73.thecomputerwasinvented,manypeopleworriedthatitwouldleadtojoblosses.

Whilesomejobshaveindeeddisappeared,newjobshavealsobeen74.（create）.Thekey

istoadapt75.changeandlearnnewskills.

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第四部分书面表达（共1小题，满分20分）

科技发明给我们的生活带来了巨大变化，但同时也带来了新的问题。请你根据以下提

示，以“TheDouble-EdgedSwordofTechnology”为题，写一篇英文短文。

要点提示：

•介绍一项你认为重要的发明及其带来的好处：

•指出这项发明带来的负面影响或潜在风险；

•你认为我们应该如何平衡科技发展的利弊：

•你对未来科技发展有什么期望或建议。

TheDouble-EdgedSwordofTechnology

Technologyhastransformedourlivesincountlessways,butitisnotwithoutitsdownsides.

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参考答案

听力理解

第一节：1-5BBACA

第二节：6-7BC8-10BBB

第三节：11-15ABABC

阅读理解

A篇：16-18BBB

B篇：19-22BBBB

C篇：23-26BBBB

D篇：27-30BCBA

任务型阅读

31.B32.E33.C34.A

35.Yes,becauseinventorsshouldconsiderhowtheircreationsmaybemisused.（答案不唯一）

完形填空

36-40ACBCB41-45CBAAC46-50ABBAA

词汇运用

A部分：51.innovation52.prototype53.patent54.revolutionize55.obsolete

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B部分：56.device57.handwritten58.produce59.led60.helped61.

achievement62.profound63.technological64.cultural65.benefiting

语法填空

66.involved67.incredibly68.used69.moreaffordable70.which71.so72.

them73.When7d.created75.to

书面表达（略）

听力材料

第一节

Text1

M:Whatdoyouthinkmakesagoodinventor?

W:Ithinkpersistenceismereimportantthanintelligence.Manyinventorsfailmanytimesbefore

theysucceed.

Text2

W;Technologyhasmadeiteasiertostayintouchwithpeoplefaraway.

M:Yes,butIthinkitalsomakesusless