?、?單項選擇。
1.—When was______ umbrella invented?
—It was said that it was invented in__D__ 11th century B.C.in China.
A.a;an B.an;an C.an;the D.the;the
2.In autumn there are a lot of__C__ on the ground.(2013,茂名)
A.leaf B.leafs C.leaves
3.He is an honest boy.I have no reason to__B__ what he said.(2014,安徽)
A.hear B.doubt C.repeat D.believe
4.Mom is making dinner.It__A__ so nice!(2014,河北)
A.smells B.tastes C.feels D.sounds
5.Books are made______ paper while paper is mainly made__C__ wood.
A.of;of B.from;from
C.of;from D.from;of
6.It__D__ last week that haze (霧霾) in Beijing caused many problems.(2013,廣東)
A.reports B.reported
C.is reported D.was reported
7.Tom was made__C__ his own clothes by his sister.(2014,衡陽)
A.wash B.washed C.to wash
8.Look at our new school.It__B__ last year.(2014,天津)
A.built B.was built
C.is built D.will be built
9.—Look,__D__ is dancing under the tree.
—Oh,that's my cousin,Anna.(2014,溫州)
A.everybody B.anybody
C.nobody D.somebody
10.—Claudia,are you going to Jeff's birthday party on Saturday?
—Unless I__B__.(2014,黃岡)
A.will be invited B.am invited
C.was inviting D.invited
?、?完形填空。
The bicycle is one of the simplest yet most useful inventions in the world.What is the most surprising is that it was not __11__ earlier,although the great inventor Leonardo Da Vinci had drawn pictures for bicycles and also for flying machines and some other things.Those things were not produced __12__ long after he died.
A person riding a bicycle uses __13__ energy (能源) to make the bicycle move,and there is no pollution at all when you are riding.Even so,in developed __14__,most people don't travel or work by bicycle.It is not because the bicycles are expensive or people feel __15__ if they ride to work.It's because __16__ cars on the roads becomes larger.It certainly becomes __17__ to ride a bicycle.As a result,more people put their bicycles away and go to work __18__ their cars,and in this way,the situation is made more serious.__19__ the best way to make riding safer and more popular is to create paths (開設通道) only for bicycles,and to make __20__ so difficult and expensive for drivers to take their cars into the city that they will go back to use their bicycles.
(C)11.A.invent B.inventing C.invented D.to invent
(D)12.A.before B.when C.since D.until
(C)13.A.much B.quite a lot of
C.very little D.many
(B)14.A.world B.countries C.land D.earth
(D)15.A.lucky B.glad C.sorry D.tired
(A)16.A.the number of B.a number of
C.this kind of D.all kinds of
(B)17.A.safer B.more dangerous
C.much dangerous D.safe
(B)18.A.by B.in C.use D.drive
(C)19.A.Hardly B.May be C.Perhaps D.Nearly
(A)20.A.it B.them C.use D.that
?、?補全對話。
根據(jù)對話內容,從方格的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。
A:Today we are going to talk about a great invention.It looks like a human being.21.__F__
B:It's a robot.22.__D__
A:Of course not.The first robot was invented in 1921.
B:23.__G__
A:Sure.They can take the place of humans to do some boring work.They can also do a lot of dangerous work instead of humans.
B:24.__E__
A:No.Robots can do a lot of work instead of people in many ways,but people wouldn't be replaced by robots.25.__A__
B:We get it.
A.Is that clear?
B.Can it do some washing?
C.Why do you think it is useful?
D.It appeared several centuries ago,didn't it?
E.Will robots be the same as people?
F.What is it?
G.Could you please tell me more about robots?
?、?閱讀理解。
Come and meet the coolest inventions.It really sounds like life in the future.And it makes our lives easier,greener and a whole lot more fun.
Robot English Teachers
Place:In South Korea
Usage:Help students practice speaking English
Reason:The shortage of English teachers in South Korea Underwater Kite
It's a deep green kite in the ocean.
Function:To collect energy
Usage:Just one hour of the kite's work could supply about two weeks of power for the average home
Inventor:Glen Martin
Price:$100,000
Green Machine
Name:Air Pod car
Character:Runs on air power,three wheels
Advantages:No pollution,say goodbye to gas eLEGS
Function:Help people with paralyzed (癱瘓的) legs stand and walk on their own
Consists:Robotic legs,crutches (拐杖)
Appear:Be used at home by 2013
RoboGuard
Function:Can swim through water at up to 24 miles each hour
Inventor:Tony Mulligan
Usage:A fourfootlong buoy (救生圈) Hardworking Robot
Function:A perfect office helper which can send out documents
Usage:Can be worked as a security guard
Character:Can identify different human voices and follow instructions
26.Why Robot English Teachers were created?__B__
A.Because students don't like their English teachers.
B.Because there aren't enough English teachers.
C.Because robot teachers are cleverer.
D.Because robot teachers can help students practice English.
27.Who invented the Underwater Kite?__A__
A.Glen Martin.
B.Air Pod.
C.Tony Mulligan.
D.The passage doesn't tell us.