九年级英语Great inventions试题

外研初三上学期Module 4 Great inventions试题I. 单项选择(每小题1分，共15分)从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

( ) 1. — May I borrow your digital camera, Dad?— Oh, your mum has _____ it _____ your cousin.A. borrowed; fromB. lent; toC. given; byD. got; from( )2. An important _____ of taking mobile phones is that it’s easy to keep in touch.A. themeB. edgeC. heightD. advantage ( )3. Your shirt it wet! Please _____ it in the sun.A. washB. cleanC. dryD. tidy ( )4. Mum bought me a dress _____ the visit to Hainan Island.A. inB. forC. atD. on ( )5. An online magazine makes us ______ more paper.A. to saveB. to useC. saveD. use ( )6. Please _____ your homework _____ before you hand it in.A. look; forB. look; afterC. look; outD. look; through( )7. As teenagers, we should study hard _____surf the Internet all day.A. rather thanB. instead ofC. not justD. morethan( )8. You will realize what I have done for you _____.A. any dayB. everydayC. one dayD. a day( )9. My cousin told me that he could eat three big apples _____.A. at timeB. at a timeC. some timeD. some times( )10. Now things made by machine are cheaper than those made _____.A. at handB. in handC. by handD. with hand( )11. The same information ______ read or ______on the website.A. can be; listened toB. can be; listenedC. can; listenD. can; listen to( )12. New Standard ______ 100 issues until now.A. is publishedB. will be publishedC. has been publishedD. has published( )13. Great changes _____ in my hometown since 1980.A. have been taken placeB. took placeC. have taken placeD. were taken place( )14. He was made ______ the floor after class yesterday.A. to cleanB. cleanC. cleaningD. cleans ( )15. — _____, Daming?— Yes, please.A. What’s wrong with youB. Can I ask a favourC. What’s it aboutD. What’s upⅡ. 完形填空（10分）Twelve students danced with twelve big schoolbags on Children’s Day. They wanted to show people how 16 they were! They looked forward to 17 small schoolbags. In fact, big schoolbags have been a serious problem for students for a long time. They are too 18 to carry, and it’s also not convenient(方便的) 19 students want to take a book out to read. But now this problem seems to be solved(解决). An e-textbook was invented and it will help 20 poor children.It is said that e-textbooks will be 21 in middle schools in our country. An e-textbook is a small 22for each student. It’s 23 lighter than an ordinary schoolbag. Although it is as small as a book, 24 it can hold all things for study. Would you like to have25 ?( )16. A. happy B. poor C. interesting D.exited( )17. A. taking B. bringing C. having D. carrying( )18. A. small B. big C. heavy D. light ( )19. A. when B. where C. why D. what ( )20. A. this B. that C. these D. them ( )21. A. produced B. practiced C. made D. used ( )22. A. pen B. computer C. bag D. book ( )23. A. less B. much C. more D. many ( )24. A. / B. but C. and D. so ( )25. A. it B. own C. one D. aⅢ. 阅读理解（30分）A“Life is speeding up(加快速度). Everyone is getting unwell.” This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown person wrote it.Inventions can change our lives. But have all these things really improved our lives? I magine this. You’re doing your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings and the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer is turned off and you lose all your work. How do you feel? Inventions have speeded up our lives, but they often leave us feeling tired.One family in England went “back in time” to see what life was like without these inventions. The grandparents, with their daughter and grandsons Ben 10 and Tom 7, spent nine weeks in an old house. They had n o computers or mobile phones. The grandmother, Linda, said, “The more things you have, the harder life becomes.” And Ben also noticed that his grandmother had changed. She cooked delicious food for them! 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

( )26. The writer uses the quotation(引语) at the beginning to _____.A. tell us a truth about our livesB. tell us what life was like beforeC. show why such a thing happenedD. show that we face big problems( )27. In the passage the writer describes a picture to show that new inventions _____.A. have speeded up our livesB. have improved our livesC. may make people feel happyD. may bring people some trouble( )28. The family chose to spend some time in an old house because _____.A. they loved to live simple livesB. they wanted to know how people lived without modern inventionsC. they were troubled by modern inventionsD. living in a different way would be fun for them( )29. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. With the improvement of our lives, we often feel tired.B. An unknown man was sure that life would get better.C. The family had some changes when they lived in an old house.D. The grandson Ben was ten when the family went “back in time”. ( )30. The passage is mainly about _____.A. problems with technologyB. improvements of our lives with technologyC. changes happening to technologyD. the importance of technologyB根据所给信息提示，选择正确答案。