1、九年级上 Unit 4一、阅读理解AThere are countless myths to explain how the world came to have a moon to bring light to the night time. But now there is a plan for a man-made moon. It will give us far more light than the natural moon.China is preparing to put a man-made moon in the sky above Chengdu by 2020. It
2、will reflect sunlight back onto the Earth. If it succeeds, three more such objects will be sent out in 2022, according to Wu Chunfeng, a space scientist. Wu said it would be similar to how we get moonlight, but he predicted that the man-made moon would have eight times the brightness of the real one
3、. This is because the object will be about 500 kilometers above the Earth. That will make it a lot closer to us than the Moon, which is over 380,000 kilometers away, Wu added.If the plan works, the man-made moon will save a lot of power. Scientists predict that Chengdu could save around 1.2 billion
4、yuan on electricity every year if a new moon lights up 50 square kilometers of the city. And in 2022, four man-made moons can take turns to work as they will not always be in the best position relative to the Sun. Together, they can give light to an area of up to 6,400 square kilometers on the Earth
5、 for 24 hours. That means its brightness will be seen in most areas in China, reducing the need for streetlights.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。1.Above which city is China preparing to put a man-made moon in the sky by 2020?A. Beijing. B. Shanghai. C. Chengdu. D. Wuhan.2.The underlined word reflect in Paragraph 2 mea
6、ns .A. 吸收 B. 反射 C. 照耀 D. 覆盖3.The man-made moon will be about above the Earth.A. 500 kilometers B. 380,000 kilometers C. 50 kilometers D. 6,400 kilometers4.What can we learn from the passage? A. The man-made moon will be as bright as the natural one.B. The man-made moon will work similarly to the nat
7、ural one.C. The man-made moon has already lit up the city of Chengdu.D. The man-made moonlight will cover the whole China.5.Which part of a newspaper may this passage be from?A. Culture. B. Sports. C. Education. D. Science.B2020黄冈改编Bi Sheng was born in Song Dynasty. He lived in a small village which
8、 lies in Huanggang today. He was the worlds first inventor of the printing. It is about 400 years earlier than the printing in Germany.The printing is also called the movable type printing.But how did it work in the past?First of all, the clay was made into movable types. Then words were engraved ca
9、refully onto the types. After that the words were chosen and put in right order in a box according to the text. Next, the workers brushed ink onto the movable types. Finally the types could be used for printing. They could be used again and again for different books.The movable type printing plays a
10、n important role in Chinese culture.With the help of it, Chinese culture spread around the world more quickly. At the same time, the movable type printing was widely used in the world at that time. As a result, more and more culture communication among countries took place.The movable type printing,
11、 the compass,gunpowder and the paper-making are called the four great inventions of China. They make China own an important and even top position in the history of human civilization.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。6.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?A. Bi Sheng was born in Song Dynasty.B. Th
12、e printing is about 40 years earlier than that in Germany.C. Bi Sheng grew up in a small village in Huanggang.D. Bi Sheng was the worlds first inventor of the printing.7.What should the workers do after the words were chosen and put in right order?A. Brush ink onto the types. B. Make the clay into m
13、ovable types.C. Print by using the types. D. Engrave words onto the types.8.How many steps were there in the movable type printing?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.9.What does the word it in Paragraph 4 refer to?A. the compass B. gunpowderC. the paper-makingD. the movable type printing10.Whats the
14、 passage mainly about?A. Four great inventions and their position in the history of human civilization.B. Bi Sheng invented the movable type printing after trying many times.C. The movable type printing and its importance for culture communication.D. How Bi Sheng invented the movable type printing i
15、n Song Dynasty.二、完形填空2020新乡模拟A man introduced his latest invention to the world an upside down hair-washing machine. The strange machine looks like an upside down table 1 to treat back pain with a tank fitted near the bottom.In order to show 2 it worked, the man lay on the table, clipping his nose a
16、nd placing a plastic tube in his mouth to allow him to 3 under the water. After he 4 the machine, the table slowly moved backwards until his head was fitted into the tank. And after he opened a valve, water began to fill in the tank while a small board at the bottom started turning round and round 5
17、, creating a current, which made sure that all of his hair was given a good 6. At last, after the water was drained from the tank, hot 7 from the hair-drying system gave the man the perfect blow-dry.The man, who invented this interesting machine is Geng Shuai, a DIY fan from Baoding, Hebei Province.
18、 He is 8 his inventions such as a barbecue football table and an earthquake-proof noodle bowl. Most of them are not 9 but funny.Geng may be a new kind of social media star whose calling card is his uncommonness. Most days he doesnt go to sleep 10 midnight. He tries to 11 a new invention every week a
19、nd to make videos two or three times a week. He makes about $150 every time he does a live broadcast big money in the town where five people can have a good lunch 12 a total of $25. He can make enough money to support his family his wife, their children and his brother who makes the 13 for him.Chine
20、se people love inventions and inventing stuff, but 14 economic development, most people dont have the time to do it, he said. Thats why I am popular they watch me making things because they cant make things 15.1.A. mentionedB. used C. consideredD. described2.A. how B. what C. whether D. where3.A. sw
21、im B. see C. sleep D. breathe4.A. put on B. depended onC. turned on D. got on5.A. rapidly B. slowly C. heavily D. hardly6.A. change B. wash C. rest D. mark7.A. air B. drink C. soup D. water8.A. satisfied with B. famous forC. surprised at D. strict about9.A. useful B. interesting C. specialD. welcome
22、10.A. unless B. after C. when D. until11.A. keep up with B. get along withC. come up with D. put up with12.A. under B. at C. for D. in13.A. machinesB. films C. photosD. videos14.A. according to B. instead ofC. as well as D. because of15.A. their B. themselves C. them D. they三、语篇填空第一节阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并
23、用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词,每词限用一次。2020武汉改编meetreceivetakeoverpresentunluckyanimal dream personal pushBoyan Slat has one huge goal. Its a goal that could be good for people and 1. all over the world. Amazingly, it looks like hes going to 2. his goal.When he was 16, Dutch engineering student Slat was
24、on vacation in Greece, and he started to think about all the rubbish that is 3. onto beaches by water. The oceans around the world are all of plastic millions of tons of plastic. 4., plastic doesnt just disappear. It 5. centuries to break down.The 6. situation of the oceans is bad and worrying and S
25、lat wanted to do something to change it. So he made it a 7. goal to clean up the rubbish in the worlds oceans.Slat started with an idea for an unusual machine to catch the plastic floating in the water using the natural energy of the ocean. He left school in 2013 to begin work on his project The Oce
26、an Cleanup. Soon, the project 8. a lot of attention.A year later, he was leading a team of 100 scientists and engineers working on the invention. Slat needed money for this, so he started asking people to donate to his project online and raised 9. $2 million!Soon after, Slat was named a Champion of
27、the Earth by the United Nations for his meaningful and valuable work. Its the most important title the UN gives to people helping the environment. The Ocean Cleanup also won several awards for having one of the best inventions of 2015. But the 10. goes on for Slat. He hopes that the oceans will be f
28、ree of plastic in about twenty or thirty years.第二节阅读短文,根据语篇要求填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。2020许昌模拟 More and more people are using mobile phones now. Smartphones are used as televisions, cameras, and music players. They are also used 11. sending e-mails or surfing the Internet. If someone talks 12. mobile ph
29、ones, many Chinese will think of Huawei. In China, even in the world, Huawei is a wonder. Ren Zhengfei built the Huawei company in 1987. The company sold more than 58 million smartphones in the first season of 2019. Huawei has got the second place at the mobile market. Now, Huawei has been the leade
30、r in 5G field. It has many top engineers and scientists on research. They try their 13. to bring high technology to every person and place. 14. is more convenient for modern people to live in a rapid way. What 15. useful technology 5G is!第十八课时九年级上 Unit 4一、15 CBABD610 BACDC二、15 BADCA610 BABAD1115 CCDDB三、1.animals2.meet3.pushed4.Unluckily5.takes6.present7.personal8.received9.over10.dream11.for12.about13.best14.It15.a
