牛津深圳版英語八上Unit-4-主題閱讀

Madeofcanruohanxing燦若寒星制作八年級上Unit4主題閱讀一、完型填空。（20%）Thesafetypin(安全別針)isoneofthesimplest_____1___ever.AndthisgreatideaalsosavedamannamedWalterHuntfromalifeofloneliness(孤獨).WalterHuntlovedagirlandwantedtomarryher.Butherfatherdidn’taccept___2___Hunthadnojob__3___money.HerfathertoldHuntthathecouldmarryherifheearned1,000dollarswithin10___4___.Hunt____5__thathewoulddoit.WhenHuntgothome,hebeganto___6___veryhard.Howcouldheearn1,000dollarsin10days?Atthattime,athousanddollarswasalotofmoney.Manydayspassed.Finally,onthe___7___day,Hunt____8____anidea.HenoticedthatalotofAmericanspinnedribbonstotheirshirtsaroundEastertime.Everytimesomebodyhuggedsomeoneelseatchurchoratfamilygatherings,thepinswouldprick(刺)them.Thepinswouldfalloffvery___9___.Huntthoughtofthefirstsafetypin.Itwouldkeeptheribbonsonpeople’sshirtsanditalsowouldn’tprickthem.Whatagreatidea!Onthe10thday,Huntsoldtheidea__10___1,000dollars.Attheverylastmoment,thesafetypinsavedHuntfromalifeofloneliness.()1.A.machines B.magazines C.experiences D.inventions()2.A.and B.so C.because D.but()3.A.and B.orC.but D.except()4.A.days B.weeksC.years D.hours()5.A.realized B.challengedC.orderedD.promised()6.A.earn B.do C.think D.look()7.A.caughtupwith B.thoughtoverC.cameupwithD.controlled()8.A.hard B.difficultC.easily D.early()9.A.lunch B.supperC.morningD.evening()10.A.at B.for C.with D.from二、閱讀理解。(60%)AWHENyouuseacomputer,doyouthinkaboutthemouse?Thislittleplastictoolmakesusingcomputerssomucheasier.Ithasahistorythatgoesbacknearly50years.In1963,AmericancomputerpioneerDouglasEngelbartinventedaprototype(原型)mouse.OnApril27,1981,thefirstcomputersystemwithamouseandWindowsinterface(界面)appeared.Thisdesignplaysanimportantpartinthepersonalcomputingworldeventoday.Theinventionofthemousewasthebeginningofanewage.Beforethemouse,computerusershadtousecomplex(復雜的)toolsanddifficultcode(編碼)toconnectwiththeircomputers.SomesaydevelopmentslikethetouchscreeniPadwillmeantheendofthemouse,butothersbelievethemousewillbearoundforawhilelonger.“It’seasytolearn,andyoudon’tneedtotakeyoureyesoffthescreentouseit.Thesearethereasonsforitslonglife,”saysKenPerlin,aprofessoratNewYorkUniversity.Scientistsarenowworkingonaddingnewthingstothemouse.Recently,theymade“softmouse”,madefromasoftplasticmaterial.Usingitisliketouchingacat,sosomecomputerusershavestartedcallingita“cat”.ThereisanInternetsaying:Onedaythe“cat”mayeatthe“mouse”.

根據(jù)上文內(nèi)容判斷正（A）誤（B）

()1.ThemousewasfirstinventedbyanAmericanin1963.

()2.Beforethemouse,peoplehadtousedifficulttoolsandcodetoconnectwiththeircomputers.

()3.ThetouchscreeniPadwillsurelyendtheuseofthemouse.

()4.Scientistshavenowinventeda“softmouse”madefromcloth.()5.Onedaythecatswilleatupallthemice.BLASTweek,theUSmagazineTimepickedits50bestinventionsoftheyear.Someofthemareveryinteresting.Let'stakealook.

1.Thecarthatyoucaneat

Thisracecarisaspecialone.Itismadeofdifferentkindsoffood.Ithaspiecesofcarrotinitssteeringwheel(方向盤)andpotatoinitssidemirrors.Anditrunsonchocolateandvegetableoil.England'sUniversityofWarwickdevelopedthecar.Theywantracecarstobeeco-friendly.

2.Spiderwebsilk(絲)

Spiderscanmakeakindofstrongsilk.Theyusethesilktomakewebs.Butsomefashiondesignerswanttousespidersilktomakeclothes.Workingtogether,SimonPeersfromBritainandNicholasGodleyfromtheUSmadea3.4-meter-longspider-silkcloth(布)!Makingitwasn'teasy.Theworktookfouryears,halfamilliondollarsandmorethanamillionspiders.

3.Bicyclevendingmachine(自動售貨機)

Haveyouusedavendingmachine?Youchooseanitem(物品)youwant,putinyourmoneyandhitabutton(按鈕).Thenthefoodordrinkyouchoosewillcomeout.PepTorresinventedavendingmachineinSpainthatasksyouformorethanjustmoney.Afixedbicycleisconnected(連接)tothevendingmachine.Peoplehavetoridethebikeforacertaindistancetogetwhattheywant.Pepwantspeopletoexercisebeforeeatinganddrinking.Youcanlookatthewholelistof“the50bestinventionsof2008”atTime'swebsite:/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1934027,00.html()6.Whopickedits50bestinventionsoftheyearlastweek?America B.theUnitedNation C.theUSpresident D.Time()7.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutthecar?Itisaracecar. Itismadeofsteelandiron.Itcanbeeaten.Itrunsonchocolateandvegetableoil.()8.HowlongdidSimonPeersandNicholasGodleyspendmakingthespider-silkcloth?Amillionyears B.3.4years C.4yearsD.14years()9.WhydidPepTorresinventedavendingmachineconnectedtoafixedbicycle?Becausehewantedtomakemoremoney.Becausehewantedtosellhisbicycles.Becausehewantedpeopletoexercisebeforeeatinganddrinking.Becausehelikedridingbicycles.()10.Ifyouwanttoknowmoreaboutthe50bestinventionsof2008,whatshouldyoudo?YoucangototheUS.Youcanlookatitontheinternet.Youcanlookitupinanencyclopedia.Youcanbuyanewspaper.CHOWdoyoukeepcoolduringsummer?Airconditioning(空調)orelectricfansaregoodtoolsinmodernsociety.Butbeforethat,peoplecouldonlyusefans.Over3,000yearsago,firstfansbegantobeused.Theyweremadeoffeathers(羽毛),bambooorsilk.Theycameindifferentshapes,includingroundandsquare.Later,withtheinventionofpaper,folding(可折疊的)paperfansbecamepopularduringtheSongDynasty.Thereareusuallybeautifulpicturesonfans.Somearelandscapes(風景).Othersareflowersandanimals.Moreover,manygreatpeopleincludingSuDongpo,apoetoftheSongDynasty,andTangYin,scholarandpainteroftheMingDynasty,oncepaintedtheirmasterpieces(杰作)onfans.Thismadefansnotonlyusefultoolsindailylifebutalsogreatartworks.Therefore,withitsvalueofbeauty,peopletakefansasasymbolofstatus(地位).That’swhyinoldChina,emperors(皇帝)andscholars(學者)oftenheldfans.Today,fansarealsogreatcollectors’itemsandgifts.Ontheopeningceremonyofthe2008BeijingOlympicGames,foldingfansweregiventoleadersandofficialsofothercountries,aswellasotheraudience.Whiletheywerewavingfanstogetcool,theywerealsoexperiencingChineseculture.()11.Thefirstfanswasmadeofthefollowingexcept_________beforeSongDynasty?Feather B.paperC.bambooD.silk()12.Whatmadefansbecomegreatartworks?Theinventionofpaper.Emperorsandscholarsusedfans.Manygreatpeoplepaintedtheirmasterpiecesonfans.Fanscanbefolded.()13.WhatisTangYin?ApoetoftheSongDynasty.AnEmperorinMingDynasty.ApainterinQingDynasty.AscholarandpainterinMingDynasty.()14.Whocangetfoldingfansontheopeningceremonyofthe2008BeijingOlympicGames?AthletesleadersandofficialsofothercountriesOtheraucience.BothBandC.()15.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?Today,manypeoplecollectfansandsendthemaspresents.InoldChina,emperorsandscholarsoftenheldfanstogetcool.Fanscameindifferentshapes.FoldingpaperfansbecamepopularduringtheSongDynasty.DWHENtalkingaboutinventors,whodoyoufirstthinkof?ForgetThomasEdison.Meettheteenageinventorsatthe24thJiangsuAdolescentsScience&TechnologyInnovationContest(青少年科技創(chuàng)新大賽).

WangXingyu,14,fromKunshanNo2MiddleSchool,invented“asafeline”inthezebracrossing(斑馬線).Wangoftenseespeoplerunningthroughtheredlight.Sohethoughtofanidea.

“Iputaspraytube(噴管)inthezebracrossing.Whenthelightchangestoredandsomeonecrosses,itsprayswater.Ifthelightisgreen,itwillnotwork,”saidWang.

Butdoesitwastewater?“There’sawaterchannel(管道)ontheground,sothewaterwillbecollectedandusedagain,”hesaid.

ZongHangchen,15,fromNantongSpecialEducationMiddleSchool,alsogothisinventionideafromdailyexperience.

Zong’seyescanonlyfeelalittlelight.Whenhewalksonthesidewalkfortheblind,heoftencomesacrossobstacles.Onceheevenhurthisnose.

Tohelphimselfandtheblind,Zongmadesomethingthathasradar(雷達)andaloudspeaker.Userstieradarontheirkneesandweartheloudspeakeraroundtheirnecks.Whentheymeetobstacles,theradarwillseethemandtheloudspeakerwillmakeasoundtotelltheusers.

ChenHuijuan,anofficialfromJiangsuAssociationforScienceandTechnology,wassurprisedattheseinventions.

“Thoughsomeideasaresimple,thecreationsareverygood,”hesaid.“Getinspiration(靈感)fromsmallthingsinlifeandyoucanbeaninventortoo.”()16.Whatdoestheunderlined‘obstacles’mean?熟人障礙物導盲犬警察()17.WhydoesWangXingyuinvent“asafeline”inthezebracrossing?Becauseheisaninventor.Becausehecanonlyfeelalittlelight.Becausehewantspeopletoobeytrafficrules.Becausehelikesrunningthroughtheredlight.()18.WhichofthefollowingstatementistrueaboutZongHangchen?HeisfromKunshanNo2MiddleSchool.Hegothisinventionideafromdailyexperience.HeisanofficialfromJiangsuAssociationforScienceandTechnology.Hecannothearanything.()19.WhatdidChenHuijuanfeelabouttheseinventions?Hethoughttheseideasarestupid.Hewasshockedattheseideasandencouragedteenstobeaninventor.Hethoughtthesecreationsvaluenothing.Hewantedtobea