外研版九年级英语(WY)上册精品课件 Module 9 阅读能力提升9
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Module 9
Great inventions
阅读能力提升
• Ⅰ.阅读理解。
• We use elevators(电梯) all the time，but did you know that long ago people were afraid of using elevators?
• People had been using ropes to move things for thousands of years before the invention of the modern elevator．The ancient Romans moved heavy things attached(系) to ropes pulled by people or animals．Then in 1743，the French king had a “flying chair”．His men lifted the king up to the second floor by using ropes．Although elevators had been improving over time， people were afraid to use them．People liked the idea of an elevator，but they believed it might suddenly fall．
• Hermann Gmeiner’s idea of helping orphans soon spread all over the world．By 1983，there were 170 SOS Children’s Villages in the world．People in many countries give money to help the villages．Today the children from the first SOS Children’s Village have grown up．Now some of them work in other SOS Children’s Villages．In SOS Villages，orphans live in family groups．There are several houses in each village．The
• 阅读短文，回答下列问题。 • 1．What do we call a child who has no parents?
• We call him/her an orphan. • 2．What do the letters “SOS” mean? • The letters “SOS” mean “please help us”． • 3．How many SOS Children’s Villages in the world were there by 1983? • 170．
• Ⅱ.任务型阅读。
• In Europe，many people died during World WarⅡ．As a result，at the end of the war there were many orphans(孤儿) there．A man called Hermann Gmeiner wanted to help these children．His idea was simple．He wanted the orphans to have a home，and to have the care and kindness of parents．Gmeiner asked people to raise some money．With the money he built the first SOS Children’s Village at Imst，in Australia．It opened in 1949．This is how the SOS Children’s Village started．The letters mean “please help us！” The SOS Children’s Village gives help to orphans.
• In 1853，Elisha Otis invented the modern elevator．He made safety brakes(刹车) to stop the elevator from falling．Otis had been thinking about people fear of elevators．He decided to do an elevator act at a show in 1854．Otis stood on his elevator and cut the rope that was holding it．The elevator fell，but the safety brakes suddenly stopped it．Otis amazed the people! Three years later，customers at a department store in New York could travel to the fifth floor by using an Otis elevator．
biggest villages have 40 or 50 houses! From seven to ten children live in a house．A woman lives with each group of children and looks after them．She gives the children a lot of love and kindness．She cooks for them and makes a comfortable and
• These days，elevators aren’t scary．You can find Otis elevators in most cities around the world．Remember to enjoy your ride in the elevator!
• B ( )1．What is the correct order in which these happened? • ①An Otis elevator was first put into use in New York．
• ②People used to move heavy things by pulling ropes．
• ③Otis elevators can be found in most parts of the world．
ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ
• ④Flying chair was once used to lift a king to the second floor．
happy home for them.
• Of course，the children don’t spend all their time in the village．They go to school，go out with their friends and also go to town．But the village gives them a home for the first time in their lives since their parents died.
• The next step was to improve the elevator ride．People had been feeling anxious about using elevators because they were small and noisy．In the 1920s，elevators started playing relaxing music to cover up other sounds．Then there was a great idea to put mirrors in elevators．The mirrors made the elevator seem bigger and quicker．People could check their hair instead of fearing the elevator!
• C．Mirrors are fixed inside to make the elevators look brighter.
• D．The noise in the elevator used to make people feel nervous．
• C ( )4．What is the passage mainly about? • A．Modern elevators were invented by accident． • B．People used to be afraid of using elevators． • C．Elevators have been developing over time． • D．Elevators are very popular all over the world．
• A．②④③①
B．②④①③
• C．③①②④
D．①②④③
• ( )2．Why did Otis do an elevator show in 1854? • B A．To tell why it takes a lot of time to develop a new thing. • B．To show how safe his elevators are with the safety brakes． • C．To explain why safety brakes can be well used in any show. • D．To check how hard it is for people to accept something new．
• D ( )3．What can we learn from Paragraph 4? • A．Relaxing music makes the ride in the elevator seem quicker.
• B．The elevators are made small enough to let people feel safe．
Great inventions
阅读能力提升
• Ⅰ.阅读理解。
• We use elevators(电梯) all the time，but did you know that long ago people were afraid of using elevators?
• People had been using ropes to move things for thousands of years before the invention of the modern elevator．The ancient Romans moved heavy things attached(系) to ropes pulled by people or animals．Then in 1743，the French king had a “flying chair”．His men lifted the king up to the second floor by using ropes．Although elevators had been improving over time， people were afraid to use them．People liked the idea of an elevator，but they believed it might suddenly fall．
• Hermann Gmeiner’s idea of helping orphans soon spread all over the world．By 1983，there were 170 SOS Children’s Villages in the world．People in many countries give money to help the villages．Today the children from the first SOS Children’s Village have grown up．Now some of them work in other SOS Children’s Villages．In SOS Villages，orphans live in family groups．There are several houses in each village．The
• 阅读短文，回答下列问题。 • 1．What do we call a child who has no parents?
• We call him/her an orphan. • 2．What do the letters “SOS” mean? • The letters “SOS” mean “please help us”． • 3．How many SOS Children’s Villages in the world were there by 1983? • 170．
• Ⅱ.任务型阅读。
• In Europe，many people died during World WarⅡ．As a result，at the end of the war there were many orphans(孤儿) there．A man called Hermann Gmeiner wanted to help these children．His idea was simple．He wanted the orphans to have a home，and to have the care and kindness of parents．Gmeiner asked people to raise some money．With the money he built the first SOS Children’s Village at Imst，in Australia．It opened in 1949．This is how the SOS Children’s Village started．The letters mean “please help us！” The SOS Children’s Village gives help to orphans.
• In 1853，Elisha Otis invented the modern elevator．He made safety brakes(刹车) to stop the elevator from falling．Otis had been thinking about people fear of elevators．He decided to do an elevator act at a show in 1854．Otis stood on his elevator and cut the rope that was holding it．The elevator fell，but the safety brakes suddenly stopped it．Otis amazed the people! Three years later，customers at a department store in New York could travel to the fifth floor by using an Otis elevator．
biggest villages have 40 or 50 houses! From seven to ten children live in a house．A woman lives with each group of children and looks after them．She gives the children a lot of love and kindness．She cooks for them and makes a comfortable and
• These days，elevators aren’t scary．You can find Otis elevators in most cities around the world．Remember to enjoy your ride in the elevator!
• B ( )1．What is the correct order in which these happened? • ①An Otis elevator was first put into use in New York．
• ②People used to move heavy things by pulling ropes．
• ③Otis elevators can be found in most parts of the world．
ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ
• ④Flying chair was once used to lift a king to the second floor．
happy home for them.
• Of course，the children don’t spend all their time in the village．They go to school，go out with their friends and also go to town．But the village gives them a home for the first time in their lives since their parents died.
• The next step was to improve the elevator ride．People had been feeling anxious about using elevators because they were small and noisy．In the 1920s，elevators started playing relaxing music to cover up other sounds．Then there was a great idea to put mirrors in elevators．The mirrors made the elevator seem bigger and quicker．People could check their hair instead of fearing the elevator!
• C．Mirrors are fixed inside to make the elevators look brighter.
• D．The noise in the elevator used to make people feel nervous．
• C ( )4．What is the passage mainly about? • A．Modern elevators were invented by accident． • B．People used to be afraid of using elevators． • C．Elevators have been developing over time． • D．Elevators are very popular all over the world．
• A．②④③①
B．②④①③
• C．③①②④
D．①②④③
• ( )2．Why did Otis do an elevator show in 1854? • B A．To tell why it takes a lot of time to develop a new thing. • B．To show how safe his elevators are with the safety brakes． • C．To explain why safety brakes can be well used in any show. • D．To check how hard it is for people to accept something new．
• D ( )3．What can we learn from Paragraph 4? • A．Relaxing music makes the ride in the elevator seem quicker.
• B．The elevators are made small enough to let people feel safe．