1、Unit 6 When was it invented ?基础导练一、用所给单词的适当形式填空。1. When was the bus _ (invent)? 2. What is it _ (use) for?3. The story _ (take) place in 1949.4. He _ (smell) it yesterday in the hospital.5. They help _ (spread) the popularity of the paper.二、单项填空。( )1.The knife is used _ cutting.A.for B.as C.by D./(
2、)2.Im very_ with my own cooking. It looks nice and smells delicious.Mm, it does have a _ smell.A.pleasant; pleased B.pleased; pleased C.pleasant; pleasant D.pleased; pleasant ( )3.The song came to my ears _ accident.A.by B.with C.in D.for( )4.The meeting _ last Sunday night.A.happening B.happened C.
3、took place D. takes place( )5.The telephone_ by the wellknown scientist, Alexander Graham Bell.A.invented B.inventing C.was invented D.invent三、用与 use 有关的搭配填空。1. The pen _ writing.2. He _ live in England, but now he lives in China.3. My father _ drinking coffee after dinner.4. Ive never known that it
4、 can _ save lives.5. English _ a foreign language in China.6. Tractors _ the farmers.能力提升一、根据句意及汉语提示完成单词。1. We need _ (电) to live.2. The clothes are the newest _ (样式) this year.21 教育网3. It is my _ (高兴) to make a house.4. The company produces the food without _ (疑问).5. It is a _ (清单) of the things to
5、 buy.二、单项填空。( )1.Who were the zippers invented _？A.by B.for C.with D.at ( )2.Thanks for the delicious food._.A.No, thanks B.Thats right C.All right D.My pleasure( )3.What _ terrible, Ted?Im sorry. Ill wash my shoes at once.A.hears B.sounds C.smells D.listens( )4.The corn, potato and tomato are plant
6、s that were first _ in America by Columbus.A.invented B.grown C.discovered D.found out( )5. The car _ by the policeman because the driver was drunk (喝醉的).A.stopped B.was stopped C.were stopped D.stops三、阅读理解。Every morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every evening my mother looks th
7、rough magazines at home. And every night, I look at the posters with photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. Can we imagine life without paper or print?Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago，and has been made from silk，cotton，bamboo and since the 19th cen
8、tury from wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. But in those days, books could only be produced one at a time by hand. As a result, they were expensive and rare. And because there werent many books, few people learned to read.Then printing was invented in China. When printing
9、was developed greatly at the beginning of the 11th century, books could be produced more quickly and cheaply. As a result, more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread quickly.21世纪*教育网Today information can be received online, downloaded from the Internet rather than found in b
10、ooks, and information can be kept on CDROMs or machines such as MP3 players.Computers are already used in classrooms, and newspapers and magazines can already be read online. So will books be replaced by computers one day? No, I dont think the Yao Ming poster on my bedroom wall will ever be replaced
11、 by a computer two meters high!com( )1.What does the writer do before he goes to sleep?【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】A.He reads books. B.He reads newspapers.C.He looks through magazines. D.He looks at the posters on the wall.( )2.When was paper first created?A.About 2,000 years ago. B.In the 19th century.C.About
12、 1,000 years ago. D.In the 11th century.( )3. Why were books expensive and rare before the invention of printing?A.People could not read.B.People could not write words on paper.C.People could not find silk， cotton or bamboo.D.People could only produce a book at a time by hand.21*com( )4.What happene
13、d after books became cheaper?A.People didnt want to buy books.B.Printing was invented in China.C.Knowledge and ideas spread quickly.D.The Internet was introduced to people soon.( )5.What is the writers opinion about books and computers?A.People wont need books any more.B.Books wont be replaced by co
14、mputers.C.People prefer to find information in books.D.Computers have already replaced books.基础导练一、1.invented 2.used 3.took 4.smelt 5.(to) spread二、 1.A 由 cutting 可知是指“被用来做” ，用 be used for。2.D pleased 指外物使人感到“高兴、满意、喜欢” ， pleasant 意为“令人愉快的” 。结合语境可知选 D。3.A by accident 偶然。4.C take place 多指必然发生或经过布置、策划后进
15、行的事情；happen 多指偶然的未预料到的事情的发生。且由时间状语可知时态应为一般过去时，故选 C。5.C 主语与谓语动词之间是被动关系，故选 C。 三、1.is used for 2.used to 3.is used to 4.be used to 5.is used as 6.are used by能力提升一、1.electricity 2.style 3.pleasure 4.doubt 5.list.21om*com二、1.A 在被动语态中，表示 “被”用介词 by。2.D 句意：“非常感谢(你的)美味的食物。 ”“这是我的荣幸。 ”根据语境可知选 D。3.C 由“Im sorry. Ill wash my shoes at once.”可知是“闻起来 ”气味不好，故选 C。4.C 前面的 corn, potato 和 tomato 都是已存在而没有被“ 发现”的植物，故选 discovered。5.B car 与 stop 是动宾关系，car 做主语，要用被动语态；由后半句可知时态为过去时。三、15 DADCB
