英语必修五金版学案unit1单元测试

单元质量评估(一)

时间：100分钟分数：120分

第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。

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A list of Benjamin Franklin's inventions reveals a man of many talents and interests.His natural curiosity about things and the way they work made him try to find ways to make them work better.

Ben had poor vision and needed glasses to read.He got tired of constantly taking them off and putting them back on，so he decided to figure out how his glasses would let him see both near and far.He had two pairs of glasses cut in half and put half of each lens(镜片)in a single frame.Today，we call them bifocals(双光眼镜)．

Everyone knows the story of Ben's famous kite flight.Although he made important discoveries and advancements，Ben did not “invent”the electricity.He did，however，invent the lightning rod which protects buildings and ships from lightning.

In colonial America，most people warmed their homes by building a fire in a fireplace even though it was dangerous and used a

lot of wood.Ben figured that there had to be a better way.His invention of an iron furnace stove allowed people to warm their homes less dangerously and with less wood.The furnace stove that he invented is called the Franklin Stove.Interestingly enough，Ben also established the first fire company and the first fire insurance company in order to help people live more safely.

As a postmaster，Ben had to figure out routes for delivering the mail.He went out riding in his carriage to measure the routes and needed a way to keep track of the distance.He invented a simple odometer(里程表)and attached it to his carriage.

Later，other famous inventors，like Thomas A Edison and Alexander Graham Bell，followed in Ben's footsteps by trying to find ways to help people live better.

【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了本杰明·富兰克林和他的一系列实用发明物。

1．How many things invented by Benjamin Franklin are mentioned in the passage?

A．3.B．4.C．5.D．6.

解析：细节理解题。本文讲述了本杰明·富兰克林的四种发明：双光眼镜、避雷针、铁皮炉子和里程表。

答案：B

2．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Franklin invented the bifocals because of his poor vision.

B．Franklin invented the odometer to make his riding easier.

C．Franklin first invented the electricity and then the lightning rod.

D．Franklin invented the odometer when he worked in a post office.

解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的叙述可知，富兰克林在邮政局工作时，“发明了一个简单的里程表，并把它装在了他送邮件的车上”，故D项正确。

答案：D

3．What characteristic did Franklin，Edison and Bell have in common?

A．They had a strong desire to make life better.

B．They were excellent students at school.

C．They were born in the same age.

D．They made people's life simple.

解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段的“by trying to find ways to help people live better”可推知，这些科学家们都有强烈的使人们的生活更加美好的渴望，故A项正确。

答案：A

4．What would be the best title for this passage?

A．The life of Benjamin Franklin

B．Benjamin Franklin，a great inventor

C．A man of many talents and interests

D．How to help people live better

解析：主旨大意题。全文讲述了本杰明·富兰克林从生活的实际出发，发明了一系列有利于自己、有利于他人的实用物品，故B项符合全文的主旨。

答案：B

B