Unit7InventionandInnovation2卷?能力提升題號一二三四五六七總分得分注意事項：1．答題前填寫好自己的姓名、班級、考號等信息2．請將答案正確填寫在答題卡上評卷人得分一、單項選擇1．Marypromisedtomarrymelastyear,_________shedidn’t.A．if B．though C．but D．a(chǎn)lthough2．Thisismyfather________thatismymother.A．a(chǎn)nd B．but C．for D．of3．________myfather________mymotherisgoodatcooking.Sowealwaysenjoydeliciousfood.A．Notonly;butalso B．Both;and C．Neither;nor D．Either;or4．Canwethinkofanotherwaytokeep________teachers________studentshappy?A．a(chǎn)ll;or B．a(chǎn)ll;and C．either;or D．both;and5．—Whichdoyouprefer,rockmusic________popmusic?—Ilikepopmusic.A．a(chǎn)nd B．or C．but D．so6．Ihavesomuchhomeworktodotoday,______Ihadtostayathomeanddoit.A．but B．however C．so D．because7．ItwasveryhotwhenwegottothePeople’sPark,________westillhadagoodtimethere.A．or B．so C．but D．a(chǎn)nd8．Ithinkpopmusicis________,butsomeofmyclassmatesthinkit’stoo_________.A．excited;noise B．exciting;noisy C．excited;noisy D．exciting;noise9．It’sbeenthreeyears________IlastsawmyfriendJack.A．since B．for C．until D．a(chǎn)fter10．—WhydidMr.Browncallyoujustnow?—Heaskedmewith________Ihaddiscussedthematter.A．who B．what C．that D．whom11．________He/hewasworkingquickly,________hehadalotoftimetoplaygames.A．Because;so B．So;that C．/;so D．So;because12．You’llforgetthedancingskillseasily________youpracticethemoften.A．if B．unless C．because D．when13．I’vewantedtoreadTheLittlePrinceforlong,_______todayIfinallyborrowedthebookfromthelibrary.A．or B．since C．a(chǎn)nd D．because14．Theworldischangingwitheverysecond;andChina,too,_________witheverysecond.A．ischanging B．hadchanged C．changed D．willchange15．Elephantsareourfriends.Huntersshouldstopkillingelephantsand________theirivory.A．selling B．tosell C．buying D．tobuy16．Ican’twriteEnglish,________Ican________English.A．a(chǎn)nd,speak B．but,speak C．a(chǎn)nd,write D．but,write17．WewillneverseeKobeplayanotherbasketballgame,________wewillalwaysrememberhim.A．because B．unless C．but D．if18．Thedressisverynice,________

itdoesn’tlookgoodonme.A．or B．but C．so D．until19．Todaycartoonsareapartofdailylifeofmostpeople.Cartoons________showtheirlife,________helpthemrelax.A．either;or B．neither;nor C．notonly;butalso D．both;and20．Allofthestudentswere_______aboutthe_______footballmatch.A．exciting;excited B．excited;excitingC．excited;excited D．exciting;exciting評卷人得分二、補全對話A:Whenwasthetelephoneinvented,doyouknow?B:Yes.21A:22B:No,Ithinkitwasinventedafterthecar.A:23B:It’susedfortalkingwithourfriendsandrelatives.A:24B:Ithinkthecarismoreusefulthanthetelephone.Itcantakeustoeverywherewewanttogo.A:Wouldyouliketobuyacarsomeday?B:25A．Whatisitusedfor?B．Ithinkitwasinventedin1876.C．Wherewasitmade?D．Ihopeso.E．Whichdoyouthinkismoreuseful?F．Doyouthinkitwasinventedbeforethecar?G．Ienjoymakingtelephonecalls.評卷人得分三、完形填空Insomesciencefictionmovies,peoplehavetheirownrobots.Theserobotsarejustlikehumans.Theyhelpwiththehouseworkanddothemost26jobs.Somescientistsbelievethattherewill27suchrobotsinthefuture.However,theyagreeitmaytake28years.NowJapanesecompanies(公司)have29maderobotswhichcanwalkanddance.ButrobotscientistJamesWhite30.Hethinksthatitwillbehardforarobottodothesamethingsasaperson.Butotherscientistsagree.Theythinkthatrobotswillbeabletotalktopeople3125to50years.Robotscientistsarenotjusttryingtomakerobotslooklikepeople.Forexample,therearealreadyrobotsworkingin32.Theserobotslookmorelikehugearms.Theydosimplejobsoverandoveragain.Sointhefuture,humanswillhave33worktodo.Newrobotswillhavemanydifferent34likehumans,birdsorsnakes.Afteranearthquake,asnakerobotcouldhelp35peopleunderthebuildings.Weneverknowwhatwillhappeninthefuture!26．A．exciting B．boring C．dangerous D．interesting27．A．be B．is C．a(chǎn)re D．a(chǎn)m28．A．hundred B．hundreds C．hundredsof D．hundredof29．A．a(chǎn)lready B．a(chǎn)lways C．often D．usually30．A．a(chǎn)grees B．shouts C．disagrees D．works31．A．a(chǎn)fter B．before C．in D．on32．A．factories B．homes C．rooms D．schools33．A．less B．a(chǎn)little C．fewer D．a(chǎn)few34．A．names B．colors C．sizes D．shapes35．A．lookafter B．lookfor C．lookat D．lookout評卷人得分四、閱讀理解BiShengwasbornintheSongDynasty.HelivedinasmallvillagewhichliesinHuanggangtoday.Heinventedtheprintingaround600AD．Heistheworld’sfirstinventoroftheprinting.Itisabout400yearsearlierthantheprintinginGermany.Theprintingisalsocalledthemovabletypeprinting(活字印刷).Buthowdiditworkinthepast?Firstofall,theclaywasmadeintomovabletypes.Thenwordswereengravedcarefullyontothetypes.Afterthatthewordswerechosenandputinrightorderinaboxaccordingtothetext.Next,theworkersbrushedinkontothemovabletypes.Finally,thetypescouldbeusedforprinting.Theycouldbeusedagainandagainfordifferentbooks.ThemovabletypeprintingplaysanimportantroleinChineseculture.Withthehelpofit,Chineseculturespreadaroundtheworldmorequickly.Atthesametime,themovabletypeprintingwaswidelyusedintheworldatthattime.Asaresult,moreandmoreculturecommunicationamongcountriestookplace.Themovabletypeprinting,thecompass(指南針),gunpowderandthepaper-makingarecalled“FourGreatInventionsofAncientChina”.TheymakeChinaownanimportantandeventoppositioninthehistoryofhumancivilization(文明).36．Whenwasthemovabletypeprintinginvented?A．About600yearsago. B．Around600AD．C．BeforetheSongDynasty. D．About400yearsago.37．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“engraved”inParagraph3meaninChinese?A．復(fù)制 B．雕刻 C．記載 D．排列38．Whatshouldtheworkersdoafterthewordswerechosenandputinrightorder?A．Brushinkontothetypes. B．Maketheclayintomovabletypes.C．Printbyusingthetypes. D．Engravewordsontothetypes.39．Howmanystepsarethereinthemovabletypeprinting?A．Three. B．Four. C．Five. D．Six.40．What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Fourgreatinventionsandtheirpositioninthehistoryofhumancivilization.B．Howthemovabletypeprintingworkedinthepast.C．Themovabletypeprintinganditsimportancefortheculturecommunication.D．HowBiShenginventedthemovabletypeprintingintheSongDynasty.Thesunprovidessunshineforplants,animals,andpeoplehereonEarth.Energyfromthesuniscalledsolarenergy.Itcomesintheformoflightorheat.Solarenergymakesyoufeelhot.Peoplehaveusedsolarenergyforthousandsofyears.Houseswerebuiltwithwindowssothatsunlightcangetinsideandprovideheat.Thesun’senergycanalsobeusedtoheatwaterandevenfood.Wecanalsoturnthesun’slightintoelectricity.Thisisdonewithsolarpanels(太陽能電池板).Solarpanelsaremadeupofsilicon(硅).Whenthesunlightreachesthesolarpanel,theelectrons(電子)inthesilicon,moveandflowthroughwiresinthesolarpanel.Usingthistechnology,wecanrunevencars.Butwhathappenswhencloudsblockthesolarpanels?Theelectronsinthesiliconwillstopmoving.Butthisdoesn’tmeanthatsolarenergycanonlybeusedonbrightsunnydays.Solarpanelscanhavebatteriestostore(儲存)electricityforarainyday.Whenthesunisshining,theelectricityflowsfromthesolarpanelintothebatteries.Thisstoredelectricitycanbeusedatnightoroncloudydays.Solarenergyisnotasexpensiveasbefore.Thesunproducesmoreenergyinonesecondthanpeoplehaveusedsincethebeginningoftime.Justimaginewhatwecoulddoifweusedthesun’senergytopowerourEarth.41．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutsolarenergy?A．Itcomesintheformoflightorheat.B．Itcanmakepeoplefeelcool.C．Itcanbeusedtoheatwaterandfood.D．Ithasbeenusedforthousandsofyears.42．Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytellus?A．Howelectricityisusedtoruncars.B．Howsunlightisturnedintoelectricity.C．Howelectricityisstored.D．Howpeoplecanuseelectricityfromsunlight.43．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“block”meaninParagraphThree?A．Take. B．Find. C．Help. D．Stop.44．Whatcanstoreelectricityfromsunlight?A．Solarpanels. B．Electrons. C．Batteries. D．Wires.45．What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A．Solarenergy:thepowerofthesunB．SolarpanelsC．EnergyweusetodayD．BrightsunnydaysAcomputerprogramthatcouldhelpcatchandeventranslatemessagesfromaliensinouterspacehasbeenstartedbyaBritishscientist.Ifaliensarediscoveredoneday,scientistsfeartheirlanguagemaymakeitimpossibletounderstandthem.ButJohnElliottofLeedsMetropolitanUniversityinBritainhascomeupwithaprogramthatcanfigureoutthestructureoftheirlanguage.Hethinksthat’sthefirststepinunderstandingwhattheyaresaying.Dr.Elliott’sprogramwouldcompareanalienlanguagetoadatabaseof60differentlanguagesintheworldtolookforasimilarstructure.Hebelievesthatevenanalienlanguagewillhaveitsownstructure.Languagehastobestructuredinacertainway,oritwillbehardertouse,hetoldNewScientistmagazine.Researchhasshownthatitispossibletoknowifasignalcarriesalanguageratherthanapictureormusic.Dr.Elliotthasgoneastepfurtherbyfindingawaytopickoutwhatmightbewordsandsentences.Becauselanguageshavedifferentwordorders,Dr.Elliotthassetupalibraryofthesentencestructuresof60humanlanguages.Ifamessageisreceivedfromouterspace,itcouldbecomparedagainstthisdatabase.Scientistwouldthenbeabletoseeifit’ssimilartoanyhumanlanguage,oramixofthelanguages.However,Dr.Elliottalsosaidthatinordertotranslatewhatthealiensareactuallysaying,itmaystillbenecessarytohaveacodebook.46．WhydidDr.Elliottcomeupwiththeprogram?A．Tolearnmoreaboutouterspace. B．Todevelopanewlanguage.C．Tohelptranslatethemessagesfromaliens. D．Tocompareanalienlanguagetohumanlanguages.47．AccordingtoDr.Elliott,what’sthefirststepofunderstandinganalienlanguage?A．Comingupwithaprogram. B．Knowingastructure.C．Understandingaliens. D．Discoveringaliens.48．Howdoestheprogramworkwhenitreceivesamessagefromaliens?A．Mixthemessagewith60humanlanguages.B．Translatethemessageandsendittothedatabase.C．Pickoutthesentencestructureandtranslateit.D．Comparethemessagetothedatabaseof60humanlanguages.49．Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementisNOTtrue?A．Evenanalienlanguagewillhaveitsownstructure.B．Itisimpossibletoknowwhetherasignalcarriesalanguageorapicture.C．Ifalanguagehasnostructure,itwillbehardertouse.D．Acodebookmightbeneededforthetranslationofalienlanguage.50．Whatcanweinferfromthestory?A．Notalllanguageshavetheirownstructure.B．Thestructureofalienlanguagesissimilartothatofhumanlanguages.C．Totranslatealienlanguages,thereismuchworktodo.D．Alienlanguagesaresignalscarryingpicturesandmusic.Whenyouarewaitingforabusatastation,a31-meter-longbusiscomingtoyou.Youmustbesurprised.Infact,the31-metre-longbusisthelongestbusintheworld.AndthebuscomesfromGermany.Anordinary(普通的)busisonlyabout10-meterlonganditcancarryonly80peopleonce.Butthelongestbuscancarry256people.Sowewillneedlessbusesinthefuture.Thelongestbuscansaveenergy,too.That’stosay,itwilltakelessenergythananordinarybus.Moreover,thedrivercandrivethelongestbusaseasilyasanordinaryone.However,firstly,ithastospend$10,000,000tobuythelongestbus.Someonejokesthatwecanbuyalotofordinarybuseswiththatmoney.Secondly,peoplethinkthatitishardforthelongestbustotravelonthebustlingstreets.Itmaycausenewtraffic(交通)problems.Thirdly,itiseasyforsomeonetogetontothebuswithoutbuyingaticket.51．Howlongisthelongestbusintheworld?A．10meters. B．25meters. C．31meters. D．40meters.52．Howmanypeoplecanthelongestbuscarry?A．80. B．156. C．256. D．10,000,000.53．Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmeaninthepassage?A．繁忙的 B．寬闊的 C．長長的 D．漂亮的54．Wherewasthelongestbusmade?A．IntheUS. B．InChina. C．InBritain. D．InGermany.55．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Anordinarybusis10meterslong.B．Thedriverdrivesthelongestbusaseasilyasanordinaryone.C．Thelongestbusneedslessenergythananordinarybus.D．Itishardforsomeonetogetontothelongestbuswithoutbuyingaticket.TheENIACwasthefirstmoderncomputer.Itwasbuiltin1946attheUniversityofPennsylvania.Themachinewasverybig.Itwasthesizeofalargeroom.Itwasalsoveryheavy.TheENIACweighedmorethan27,000kilograms.Itwasveryexpensive.Plus,itwasnoteasytouse.Butitisimportantinthehistoryofcomputers.Overtheyears,computersgotsmallerandsmaller.Theyalsogotcheaperandcheaper.First,bigbusinessesgotcomputers.Then,smallbusinessesboughtthem.Now,peoplehavecomputersatschool,office,andhome.OursmallcomputersaremuchfasterthantheENIAC．NobodyusestheENIACnow.Butwestillrememberit.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，判斷正(T)誤(F)。56．TheENIACwasthefirstmodernrobotinventedinauniversity.57．TheENIACwasheavierandfasterthanournewcomputers.58．OursmallcomputersaremuchfasterthantheENIAC．59．TheENIACwasbuiltbefore1946.60．TheENIACwasanearlycomputersoitwasveryimportant.評卷人得分五、任務(wù)型閱讀閱讀短文，按要求回答問題。Bitwalking(比特步行)isaninventionbyasmallcompanyinLondon.Tomakepeoplewalkmore,thisnewapponthemobilephoneispayingpeople,basedontheirdailywalkingsteps.Withthisapp(應(yīng)用程序),walkerscanearn(賺得)one“Bitwalkingdollar”forabout10,000steps(abouteightkilometres).ThreeBitwalkingdollarscanbeearnedbyonepersonperdayatmost.Themoneypeopleearnedcanbespentononlineshoppingsitesorexchangedforcash(現(xiàn)金).Oneideabehindtheappistomakepeoplehealthier.Butthedesignersalsohaveanothergoal:toimprovepeople’slives.Inpoorcountries,peoplehavetowalkfartowork,ortoschool,orsimplytocollectwater.Workersinthecountrysideearnlessthanonedollaraday.BywalkingaroundwiththeBitwalkingapp,theycouldearnthreetimesmore.ThecompanyhasalsosetupBitwalkingcentresinsomepoorareas.Atthecentres,localpeoplewilllearnhowtousetheBitwalkingdollarsortrade(交易)themforcash.Bitwalkingisreallyhelpingtochangelives.61．WhoinventedBitwalking?62．HowcanwalkersearnoneBitwalkingdollarwiththisapp?63．HowmanyBitwalkingdollarscanpeoplegetatmosteveryday?64．WhatisanothergoalofBitwalking?65．HowmuchdoworkersinthecountrysideearnwithouttheBitwalkingappeveryday?評卷人得分六、翻譯閱讀下面的短文，將文中劃線部分譯成漢語或英語。Robotsseemverynewtomostpeople,buttheyhavealonghistory.1.你可以在一些電影里看到機器人。Therobotsinthesemoviesarestronger,fasterandsmarterthanpeople.Inreallife,mostrobotsareusedinfactories.2.Theyhelpdomanydangerous,difficultorboringjobs.Somepeoplecan’tlookafterthemselvesandrobotswillhelpthem.3.例如，有些人眼睛看不見。Manyofthesepeopleuseadogtohelpthemselvesmovearound.Inthefuture,robotdogsm