1、Unit 6 单元测试卷一、 单项选择（共15分）( )1. I suggest that you start _ little later to avoid the heavy traffic.You have _ point. It is in the rush hour now.A. a; a B. a; the C. the; the D. the; a( )2. I dont want the coat _ the zipper because I think this kind of zipper is easily broken.A. of B. with C. in D. ab
2、out( )3. The two buildings were built in a very traditional _. Many visitors are interested in them.A. activity B. brand C. condition D. style( )4. Listen! _ is beating our windows.Oh, no. It is the wind.A. Nobody B. Somebody C. Anybody D. Everybody( )5. Why does this kind of juice taste so _?Oh, be
3、cause it is made of grapes.A. crispy B. salty C. sour D. fresh( )6. Didnt you find the filmThe Snow Queenfunny, Alice?Yes. I _ died laughing!A. probably B. mostly C. hardly D. nearly( )7. I think William Tyndale is great. He was the first person to _the Bibleinto English.A. change B. translate C. de
4、velop D. make( )8. Parents should encourage their children _ the volunteer work. It will have a good influence on them.A. do B. doing C. to do D. done( )9. Lily, the dish _ bad. Dont eat it anymore.A. sounds B. smells C. is sounded D. is smelt( )10. Whos the little boy in the photo?Its me. The photo
5、 _ 10 years ago.A. takes B. is taken C. took D. was taken( )11. The number of people invited _ fifty, but a number of them _ absent for different reasons.A. were; was B. was; was C. was; were D. were; were( )12. _ is said that the trip includes a visit to the Great Wall.A. That B. This C. It D. One(
6、 )13. Im sorry, this letter is for you, but I opened it _.A. by hand B. by mistake C. in trouble D. in danger( )14. The young should _ the old, so the old should set a good example for the young.A. play tricks on B. take care ofC. look forward to D. look up to( )15. Waiter, would you please take thi
7、s note to the woman in a blue dress?_, sir.A. Thats true B. My pleasureC. I agree D. With pleasure二、 完型填空（共10分）The rubber coat (橡胶外套) was invented by an Englishman named Macintosh in 1823.In 1492, Columbus, a well-known Italian voyager (航行者), 16 the New WorldAmerica. He brought a lot of things to Eu
8、rope from South America. Rubber was one of them, 17 people didnt know its use at that time. In 1770, people found that rubber could be used 18 erasers.Macintosh was a worker in an eraser factory in Scotland. One day he spilled (洒出) some rubber liquid (液体) over his coat 19 when making erasers. He was
9、 too busy to clean it and went back home wearing the 20 coat. On the way home, it rained heavily. When he got home, he 21 the wet coat. To his surprise, the area of the 22 with rubber over wasnt wet. “Why not make a rubber raincoat?” Macintosh thought. The next day he brushed the rubber liquid all o
10、ver his coat. He wore the “rubber coat” on 23 days and took a walk outside to test if it 24 really keep off the rain. 25 , the clothes inside the “rubber coat” werent wet at all. The rubber raincoat was created in this way.Year after year, people kept improving the raincoats. Today raincoats are wid
11、ely used in our daily life.( ) 16. A. invented B. created C. described D. discovered( ) 17. A. and B. but C. or D. if( ) 18. A. as B. to C. from D. by( ) 19. A. slowly B. quickly C. carelessly D. carefully( ) 20. A. new B. old C. clean D. dirty( ) 21. A. took off B. put on C. took out D. put off( )
12、22. A. body B. coat C. house D. liquid( ) 23. A. cloudy B. windy C. snowy D. rainy( ) 24. A. might B. should C. could D. must( ) 25. A. Especially B. Suddenly C. Surprisingly D. Normally三、 阅读理解（共10分）Until he was about 20 years old, Benjamin Banneker had never seen a watch or clock. Born in1731 inMar
13、yland,USA, he worked as a farmer and lived by sunrise and sunset. He didnt need to know the exact time. One day, he saw a watch and was fascinated with it. Today, no one knows whose watch it was, but he borrowed it and studied how it worked.Then, he built a wooden clock Americas first clock! Not onl
14、y did it tell the time, but its bell rang every hour. People traveled miles to see Benjamins clock. The clock continued to work until Benjamins death in 1806.Benjamin was educated at a time when few people knew how to read or write. And at the age of 22, he built a working clock without having a les
15、son or book on the subject. How could he do that? That was because of his love of math.From the time he was a boy, Benjamin loved to learn, and he especially loved math. His grandmother taught him to read and write using the one book she had,the Bible. He went to school in the winters. Years later,
16、his lifelong friend Jacob Hall recalled (回忆起) that Benjamin often stayed in the schoolhouse and lost himself in books while the other students played outdoors.Benjamin worked on his familys farm and studied when his work was done. He became known as a man of learning. He made calculations (计算) and w
17、rote letters for his neighbors who could not do those things.( )26. Benjamin first saw a watch _.A. in 1731 B. in class C. at about 20 D. in a farmers home( )27. What can we know about the clock Benjamin built?A. It cost him a lot.B. It was made of wood.C. It didnt always tell the correct time.D. It
18、 was similar to the watch he had borrowed.( )28. According to Jacob Hall, Benjamin was _.A. brave B. clever C. hard-working D. warm-hearted( )29. Benjamin often helped his neighbors _.A. do farm work B. write lettersC. learn to read D. fix watches( )30. Which is the best title for the passage?A. He
19、inventedAmericas first clockB. A wooden clock made historyC. Secrets of an amazing clockD. The history of clocks四、 任务型阅读（共10分）On September 19, Alibaba went public (上市)on the New York Shock Exchange. It shows that MaYun has done his business successfully. A short Chinese man seems to be the tallest m
20、an in the world rightnow. Ma used to be an English teacher. So far, he has become the one of richest man on the Chinese mainland.Ma was born in Hangzhou and grew up as a happy kid. At the age of twelve, be found that English wasvery interesting. Every morning he got up at 5 a.m., and then ran to a h
21、otel near the West Lake where hecould communicate with foreign tourists in English. He did it for nine years. The experience made him become a fantastic English speaker and also opened his eyes to the wide world, In a 1995 trip to the US, Mawas shown to the Internet for the first time. Seeing the ch
22、ance, Ma returned to China and set up a websitewithout knowing much about computers. Four years later, Ma set up Alibaba in Hangzhou. People calledhim Crazy Jack Ma But fifteen years later, Alibaba has developed in the worlds largest e-commerce(电子商务) company.31.What does Ma Yun look like?32. What di
23、d Ma Yun use to be?33.Where was Ma Yun born?34.Was Ma Yun shown to the Internet for the first time in 1995?35.When did Ma Yun set up Alibaba in Hangzhou?五、 作文（共15分）发明能改变世界， 也能改变我们的生活， 我们生活中的很多东西都是前人偶然或特意发明的， 仔细阅读表格内容， 介绍表中的三项发明，并写出自己对发明的看法。 Inventions Inventors When Use Basketball James Naismith 1891 playing Drinking straw(吸管) Marvin Stone 1888 drinking juice easily Car Karl Benz 1885 traveling easily Do you know much about any inventions in our life ? _4
