1、Unit 6 单元检测单元检测 一、完形填空(30 分) In the nineteenth century, the invention of the telegraph(电报) made it possible to send noises, signals, and even music over wires from one place to another. _1_， the human voice had never traveled this way. Many inventors tried to find a _2_ to send voice over wires(金属线)
2、, and in 1876 some of their efforts _3_ crowned with success. _4_ American inventors, Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray, _5_ at almost the same time. Born in Edinburg, Scotland, Bell grew _6_ in a family that was very _7_ in teaching people to speak. His grandfather had been an actor who left th
3、e theater _8_ elocution(演讲技 巧), and his father was a teacher who helped deafmutes learn _9_ to speak. However, probably none of the _10_ inventions gave Bell the same feeling of triumph(胜 利) _11_ he had on the day when he spilled(溢出) some acid(酸) from his batteries(电池). It was after he had worked fo
4、r months to find ways to send something more _12_ metallic twangs(拨弦声) over the wires. Thinking Watson, _13_， was in the next room, Bell called, “Mr. Watson, _14_. I want you.” Watson was not in the next room. He was down in his laboratory, _15_ to the receiver. To Watsons surprise, he heard the wor
5、ds perfectly. He ran to tell Bell the newsthe wires had carried Bells voice perfectly. ( )1.A.However BBut CThough DSo ( )2.A.solution Bkey Cway Dmean ( )3.A.were Bto be Cbeing D having been ( )4.A.Two BThe two CThe two of DOf two ( )5.A.was succeeded Bhave succeeded Csucceeded D was succeeding ( )6
6、.A.at Bon Cto Dup ( )7.A.interested Binteresting Cexcited Dexciting ( )8.A.teach Bteaches Cteaching Dto teach ( )9.A.which Bwhen Chow Dwhere ( )10.A.later Blatter Clately D afterwards ( )11.A.like Bto Cwhich Das ( )12.A.of B不填 Cas Dthan ( )13.A.being his helper Bwas his helper Chis helper D to be hi
7、s helper ( )14.A.come here Bcome up Cgo away Dgo down ( )15.A.besides Bbeside Cnext Dby 二、阅读理解(20 分) The first chocolate was eaten by people in South America hundreds of years ago. In those days, the people did not really eat chocolate. They used the cocoa beans(可可豆) to make a chocolate drink and th
8、ey enjoyed it very much. Many years later, the cocoa beans were brought to other countries and people came to love the taste of chocolate. In 1824, John Cadbury opened a small shop in Britain. One of the things he sold was chocolate drink. In 1831, he opened a factory to make chocolate drink. He wan
9、ted to encourage people to drink chocolate instead of other drinks. A few years later, a man called Joseph Fry found a way to make chocolate bars(条状巧克力), and so for the first time people had the chance to eat chocolate instead of only drinking it. But at that time, chocolate was very expensive and o
10、nly the rich people could afford it. Later, as more and more chocolate bars were produced and sold, it became cheaper. However, at first only plain chocolate(a kind of chocolate without milk and with very little sugar) was produced. Milk chocolate came later and this was made by adding milk to the c
11、hocolate. The first milk chocolate bar was made in Cadburys factory in 1897. Their most famous chocolate, Cadburys Milk Bar, was made in 1905. It has been the most popular chocolate in Britain and around the world for over 100 years. The Cadbury Factory is still in Britain and the chocolate produced
12、 there is eaten all over the world. Every year, thousands of visitors visit the factory in order to see how chocolate is made. ( )16.Hundreds of years ago, people first began to drink chocolate in _ ASouth America BSouth Africa CBritain DAustralia ( )17.John Cadbury opened a factory to make chocolat
13、e drink in _ A1824 B1831 C1897 D1905 ( )18.People had the chance to eat chocolate instead of drinking it for the first time _ Awhen chocolate was cheaper Bwhen more and more chocolate was produced Cwhen John Cadbury started to make chocolate drink Dwhen Joseph Fry found a way to make chocolate bars
14、( )19.At first, not many people bought chocolate _ Abecause it was very expensive Bbecause people didnt like the taste Cbecause they wanted to have other drinks Dbecause there was no chocolate sold in the shops 三、用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空(10 分) sour rule popular nation cookie 20Do you know who the _ of that c
15、ountry was in the 1890s? 21These _ taste delicious. Do you know who made them? 22The rose is the _ flower of the UK. It is used as the UKs symbol. 23Take that cheese away because its _ 24How about the _ of computers in the countryside of China? 四、根据中文提示完成短文(20 分) Some students are talking about the
16、inventions. Lucy: I think small inventions have changed the world. For example, the zipper is really such a great invention. Just think about how often its used in our 25_(日常的) life. You can see zippers on dresses, trousers, shoes, bags.almost everywhere. I saw a 26_(网站) last week. The 27_(先锋) of di
17、fferent inventions were listed there. It mentioned that the zipper was invented by Whitcomb Judson in 1893. But at that time, it wasnt used 28_(广 泛地). And it became popular in around 1917. Zhang Hao: The shoes with lights are very interesting. They are used for 29_(看见) in the dark. And the telephone
18、 was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. He was 30_(出 生) in 1847. In 1875, Mr. Bell learned how to send 31_(音乐的) notes through an instrument similar to a telephone. Finally, the telephone was invented in 1876. Zhao Zhanyi: I think the invention of basketball is the best. It is an 32_(活泼的；积 极的) sport.
19、 When we play it, we should be 33_(分开) into two teams. Players on the same team must work together to get the ball into the other teams basket. At the same time, they need to stop the 34_(对抗的) team from getting the ball into their own basket. 五、语法填空(20 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。 When we
20、 talked about NBA, many people will think of Yao Ming. He, 35_ doubt, is a Chinese hero. On October 16, 2013, Yao Ming announced he would open the NBA Yao School. This was really 36_(excited) news! Looking at the name of the school, many people would think that the school is going to train NBA talen
21、ts. But that is not the 37_(true). The NBA Yao School 38_(provide) after- school basketball training and health programs. 39_(it) students include boys and girls over 16 years old who are very good at playing basketball. The school aims to teach 40_ importance of teamwork, leadership and communicati
22、on in a fun basketball environment. Yao is quite glad to be a part of the school, because it has always been his dream to positively influence young 41_(people) life through sports. Now, basketball fans in China are looking forward to 42_(get) basketball training, and the NBA Yao School is a great c
23、hoice. In the school, students have chances to meet NBA stars. The stars can offer suggestions on how to play basketball 43_(good) The schools first program opened at the Wukesong Basketball Park in February, 2014. 44_ you want to know more information about the school, you can visit it. 参考答案参考答案 一、
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