最新2017-2018年九年级英语(上)(人教版)UNIT 6 When was it invented？检测题

UNIT 6 When was it invented?检测题(时间：60分钟；满分：100分)一、听力部分（20分）（一）听句子，选择正确的应答语。

每个句子读一遍。

1. A. By George Crum. B. In 1863. C. They are crispy.2. A. It’s used for calculating. B. It’s a great invention. C. By the Chinese.3. A. Because it’s too sweet. B. I like the color. C. Would you like some?4. A. No, thank you. B. Good idea. C. It’s my pleasure.5. A. No, it isn’t. B. I’m sorry. C. Yes, it was.（二）听短对话，选择正确的答案。

每段对话读两遍。

6. Who is not here?A. The teacher.B. Lucy.C. Jack.7. Does Jack watch TV every evening?A. Yes, he does.B. No, he doesn’t.C. It’s bad for his health.8. What’s wrong with Lily?A. She can’t swim.B. She can’t walk.C. She can’t wait.9. What would the two men like to do together?A. They’d like to play tennis.B. They’d like to go swimming.C. They’d like to play basketball.10. How does the woman want to go to the police station?A. By bus.B. By taxi.C. On foot.（三）听长对话，选择最佳答案。

每段对话读两遍。

听第一段对话，回答第11至12小题。

11. How will Frank go to Alex’s house?A. On foot.B. By car.C. By bike.12. What’s the surprise?A. A new bike.B. A new bag.C. A phone call.听第二段对话，回答第13至15小题。

13. Who will give them a talk?A. A famous teacher.B. A famous writer.C. A famous inventor.14. When will the talk take place?A. On Saturday afternoon.B. On Saturday morning.C. On Sunday afternoon.15. Where will they listen to the talk?A. In the 1st meeting hall.B. In the 2nd meeting hall.C. In the 3rd meeting hall.（四）听短文，填写表格。

短文读两遍。

二、单项填空（15分）1. The soup is not enough. Add some salt, please.A. sweetB. sourC. saltyD. crispy2. —What do you think of this football match?—I’ve no idea. But is believed that the Spanish team will win.A. thatB. thisC. whichD. it3. Mr. Zhang left for America in 1998, and he didn’t return home 2002.A. unlessB. whenC. untilD. since4.The Olympic Games of 2016 will _____ in Brazil.A. take afterB. take offC. take placeD. take away5. The new machine will be used glasses.A. makeB. madeC. to makeD. for make6. The basketball game was invented by a Canadian doctor James Naismith.A. was calledB. to callC. namedD. calling7.—I often see Wang Fang to the old people’s home.—I hear she volunteers to look after the old.A. comeB. comingC. to comeD. came8. —Do you know ?—In the 6th century.A. when is the abacus inventedB. when the abacus is inventedC. when was the abacus inventedD. when the abacus was invented9.(2015·重庆中考) I will try my best to stop my son from the same mistake.A. makeB. madeC. makesD. making10. Three years ago my parents encouraged me the keyboard，but for some reason，I gaveup.A. studyB. to studyC. studiedD. studying11. In our school library there a number of books on science，and in these years the number of them growing larger and larger.A. are;isB. is;areC. have;areD. has; is12. Most of the kids in our school enjoy pop songs， some hit songs on the Internet like Gangnam Style.A. besidesB. includingC. exceptD. without13. I’m sorry I took your umbrella mistake.A. forB. aboutC. onD. by14.—My dream is to be a well-known star.—I believe you will your dream if you keep on working hard.A. imagineB. completeC. come trueD. achieve15.（天津中考）Look at our new school. It last year.A. builtB. was builtC. is builtD. will be built三、完形填空（10分）The umbrella is a very common object. It keeps the 1 and the sun off the people. Most umbrellas can be folded up（折叠）so it is 2 to carry them.However， the umbrella was not always as 3 as it is now. In the past， it was a symbol of importance. Some African countries still use umbrellas in this 4 . Someone carries an umbrella and walks behind the king or important person.Umbrellas have a long history. People in different parts of the world began to 5 umb- rellas at different times. The Chinese had them more than 3，000 years ago. From there，umbrellas6 to India and Egypt. In Greece and Rome，7 wouldn’t use them. They believed umbrellas were only for women.England was 8 the first country in Europe where common people used umbrellas against rain. The weather there is very 9 and umbrellas are very useful.Everybody uses umbrellas today. The next time you 10 one，thinking that for centuries only great men and women used them，you’ll feel you are the important person，too.1. A. rain B. cloud C. air D. water2. A. lovely B. cheap C. hard D. easy3. A. light B. heavy C. common D. special4. A. way B. size C. reason D. place5. A. discover B. use C. examine D. discuss6. A. walked B. travelled C. rode D. flew7. A. children B. parents C. men D. women8. A. probably B. already C. suddenly D. immediately9. A. sunny B. rainy C. snowy D. windy10. A. sell B. return C. borrow D. carry四、阅读理解（20分）ALeonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in Italy. He is best known as an artist today. One of his famous paintings is called Mona Lisa. However, Leonardo had many other natural abilities. He was also a great inventor. Many of his inventions have become important in modern day life.Although Leonardo hated war, he invented many different machines used for war. His most special invention was the machine gun, which was produced and used in war many years later.By watching the way birds fly，Leonardo tried to find out the secret of flying. Among his sketches(素描) we can see several objects. We consider them as modern flying machines.Leonardo spent many hours thinking about how to make good use of time. He developed ideas for labor-saving machines like cutting machines.Leonardo was a strange man. He didn’t eat any meat，which was very unusual in those times. He never published (发表）his ideas and scientific discoveries. He usually used mirrorwriting，which looks like writing in a mirror, starting from the right side of the page and moving to the left.We have very little of his work today. Leonardo finished only a few of his paintings. He left many unfinished because he thought they were not perfect. No one in his life time knew how great Leonardo was. We now believe，however，that he was one of the cleverest men the world has ever known.1. According to the passage, Leonardo is not only an artist but also .A. an inventorB. an engineerC. a writerD. a musician2. was Leonardo’s most special invention.A. The mirror writingB. The cutting machineC. The machine gunD. The flying machine3. Leonardo was strange，for example， .A. he didn’t eat any vegetablesB. he usually used mirror writingC. he liked to publish his discoveriesD. he enjoyed drawing flying machines4. Leonardo invented some machines to .A. stop the warB. help paint picturesC. watch the birdsD. make good use of time5. From the passage，we can learn that Leonardo was very .A. humorousB. seriousC. cleverD. lonelyBSkin-diving（轻装潜水）is a new sport today. This sport takes you into a wonderful new world. It is like a visit to the moon. When you are under the water，it is easy for you to climb big rocks，because you are no longer heavy.Here，under water，everything is blue and green. During the day，there is plenty of light. When fish swim nearby，you can catch them with your hands.When you have tanks of air on your back，you can stay in deep water for a long time. Butyou must be careful when you dive in deep water.To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport. Besides，there are more uses for skin-diving. You can clean ships without taking them out of water. You can get many things from the deep sea.Now you see that skin-diving is both useful and interesting.6. Skin-diving is a popular sport. It can take you to .A. deep waterB. the mountainsC. a new world of landD. the moon7. In deep water .A. there is no light at allB. there is plenty of lightC. there is a new world of landD. it is like a visit to the moon8. You can climb big rocks under water easily because .A. you are very heavyB. you are as heavy as on the landC. you are very thinD. you are not so heavy as on the land9. With tanks of air on your back，you can .A. catch fish very easilyB. stay under water for a long timeC. climb big rocksD. have more fun10. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Skin-diving is a new sport.B. The only use of skin-diving is to have more fun.C. Skin-diving is like visiting the moon.D. Skin-diving is not only interesting but useful.五、任务型阅读（10分）（2015·山东烟台中考）Have you ever had the feeling that noone can understand you? Well, here comes “Pepper”, it could be about to change all that. Pepper is the first robot to read human feelings. Using its emotion recognition functions (情感识别功能), Pepper can make jokes, dance and even sing to people when they are around it.The robot looks like a lovely girl. It is four feet tall with a tablet computer in its chest. It has human-like hands, a girl-like body and baby-like voice. It was shown to attract people at stores on Friday.Pepper can tell facial expressions, human voice and signs, then make an answer. Pepper is designed to be a family robot, but it isn’t like the household robot on the cartoon. Pepper is used at home or store, where we enjoy pleasure and entertainment.At home, not only can it tell jokes, it also helps people in trouble. If a natural accident happens, it can encourage them, make them laugh and feel relaxed.Pepper will be on sale at the price of $ 2,000 in August, 2015. At present, several Peppers are on show at stores for people to visit. Before selling Peppers, the creators want them to store more knowledge in order to get better along with human beings.请根据短文内容完成所缺信息。