Ⅰ.单项选择。
1.—When was______ umbrella invented?
—It was said that it was invented in__D__ 11th century B.C.in China.
A.a;an B.an;anC.an;theD.the;the
2.In autumn there are a lot of__C__ on the ground.(2013，茂名)
A.leaf B.leafs C.leaves
3.He is an honest boy.I have no reason to__B__ what he said.(2014，安徽)
A.hear B.doubt C.repeat D.believe
4.Mom is making dinner.It__A__ so nice!(2014，河北)
A.smells B.tastes C.feels D.sounds
5.Books are made______ paper while paper is mainly made__C__ wood.
A.of;of B.from;from
C.of;from D.from;of
6.It__D__ last week that haze (雾霾) in Beijing caused many problems.(2013，广东)
A.reports B.reported
C.is reported D.was reported
7.Tom was made__C__ his own clothes by his sister.(2014，衡阳)
A.wash B.washed C.to wash
8.Look at our new school.It__B__ last year.(2014，天津)
A.built B.was built
C.is built D.will be built
9.—Look，__D__ is dancing under the tree.
—Oh，that's my cousin，Anna.(2014，温州)
A.everybody B.anybody
C.nobody D.somebody
10.—Claudia，are you going to Jeff's birthday party on Saturday?
—Unless I__B__.(2014，黄冈)
A.will be invited B.am invited
C.was inviting D.invited
Ⅱ.完形填空。
The bicycle is one of the simplest yet most useful inventions in the world.What is the most surprising is that it was not __11__ earlier，although the great inventor Leonardo Da Vinci had drawn pictures for bicycles and also for flying machines and some other things.Those things were not produced __12__ long after he died.
A person riding a bicycle uses __13__ energy (能源) to make the bicycle move，and there is no pollution at all when you are riding.Even so，in developed __14__，most people don't travel or work by bicycle.It is not because the bicycles are expensive or people feel __15__ if they ride to work.It's because __16__ cars on the roads becomes larger.It certainly becomes __17__ to ride a bicycle.As a result，more people put their bicycles away and go to work __18__ their cars，and in this way，the situation is made more serious.__19__ the best way to make riding safer and more popular is to create paths (开设通道) only for bicycles，and to make __20__ so difficult and expensive for drivers to take their cars into the city that they will go back to use their bicycles.
(C)11.A.invent B.inventing C.invented D.to invent
(D)12.A.before B.when C.since D.until
(C)13.A.much B.quite a lot of
C.very little D.many
(B)14.A.world B.countries C.land D.earth
(D)15.A.lucky B.glad C.sorry D.tired
(A)16.A.the number of B.a number of
C.this kind of D.all kinds of
(B)17.A.safer B.more dangerous
C.much dangerous D.safe
(B)18.A.by B.in C.use D.drive
(C)19.A.Hardly B.May be C.Perhaps D.Nearly
(A)20.A.it B.them C.use D.that
Ⅲ.补全对话。
根据对话内容，从方格的选项中选出能填入空白处的选项。
A：Today we are going to talk about a great invention.It looks like a human being.21.__F__
B：It's a robot.22.__D__
A：Of course not.The first robot was invented in 1921.
B：23.__G__
A：Sure.They can take the place of humans to do some boring work.They can also do a lot of dangerous work instead of humans.
B：24.__E__
A：No.Robots can do a lot of work instead of people in many ways，but people wouldn't be replaced by robots.25.__A__
B：We get it.
A.Is that clear?
B.Can it do some washing?
C.Why do you think it is useful?
D.It appeared several centuries ago，didn't it?
E.Will robots be the same as people?
F.What is it?
G.Could you please tell me more about robots?
Ⅳ.阅读理解。
Come and meet the coolest inventions.It really sounds like life in the future.And it makes our lives easier，greener and a whole lot more fun.
Robot English Teachers
Place：In South Korea
Usage：Help students practice speaking English
Reason：The shortage of English teachers in South Korea Underwater KiteIt's a deep green kite in the ocean.
Function：To collect energy
Usage：Just one hour of the kite's work could supply about two weeks of power for the average home
Inventor：Glen Martin
Price：$100，000
Green Machine
Name：Air Pod car
Character：Runs on air power，three wheels
Advantages：No pollution，say goodbye to gas eLEGS
Function：Help people with paralyzed (瘫痪的) legs stand and walk on their own
Consists：Robotic legs，crutches (拐杖)
Appear：Be used at home by 2013
RoboGuard
Function：Can swim through water at up to 24 miles each hour
Inventor：Tony Mulligan
Usage：A fourfootlong buoy (救生圈) Hardworking Robot
Function：A perfect office helper which can send out documents
Usage：Can be worked as a security guard
Character：Can identify different human voices and follow instructions
26.Why Robot English Teachers were created?__B__
A.Because students don't like their English teachers.
B.Because there aren't enough English teachers.
C.Because robot teachers are cleverer.
D.Because robot teachers can help students practice English.
27.Who invented the Underwater Kite?__A__
A.Glen Martin.
B.Air Pod.
C.Tony Mulligan.
D.The passage doesn't tell us.
28.Which invention can help the disabled people?__B__
A.RoboGuard. B.eLEGS.
C.Hardworking Robot. D.Green Machine.
29.Tom wants to learn to swim，he needs the invention of__C__.
A.Underwater Kite B.Green Machine
C.RoboGuard D.Hardworking Robot
30.From the passage we know__C__.
A.English teachers in South Korea don't work hard.
B.Green Machine can collect energy.
C.Hardworking Robot can identify different human voices.
D.Air Pod car runs on electric.
Ⅴ.单词拼写。
根据首字母及汉语提示，完成单词。
31.Can you help me __translate__(翻译)this English poem into Chinese?(2014，兰州)
32.My father was cutting the __grass__(草)while I was planting roses.
33.The factory __processed__(加工) the leather last year.
34.The ice will soon change into water if you __heat__ (加热) it.
35.I decide to buy a new __handbag__ (小手提包) for my sister.
36.Let's __divide__ (把……分开) ourselves into several groups.
37.English is __widely__ (广泛地) used in the world.
38.The boy began crying all of a __sudden__ (突然).
39.She __remained__ (保持不变) sitting when they came in.
40.He took a pair of __scissors__ (剪子) and cut his hair.
Ⅵ.书面表达。
发明改变了世界、改变了我们的生活。比如，电视和自行车给我们的生活带来了许多变化和便利。请你以“Inventions”为话题，根据提示写一份报告，先介绍电视和自行车的用途，再发挥想象，说说你想发明的东西，并说明其用途或发明的理由。
注意：1.报告应包括以上所有提示的信息，但不要逐字翻译，可适当发挥，使行文连贯;
2.发明的东西可大可小，有其特殊用途即可;
3.词数不少于80。开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Good morning，everyone!Today I'm going to talk about inventions.
Inventions are created every day because people would like to make life easier.There are famous inventions like the TV and the bicycle. TV provides us with different kinds of information so that we can know more about the world. We watch entertainment programs to relax ourselves. Besides，some learning programs help us with our study.
The bicycle is very useful，too.We go to school or work by bike.It's not so expensive that most of us can afford it. It makes no pollution，which is good for our environment. What's more，bicycle riding is a kind of exciting sports which is quite good for our health.
Though there have been many great inventions，I wish to invent a kind of pen which can help us write more quickly and neatly. When we meet problems in doing our homework or taking exams，it will tell us how to solve them!
That's all.Thank you very much!
