初中英语 中考备考话题阅读理解发明和发明家.docx

1、初中英语 中考备考话题阅读理解发明和发明家1.阅读理解 Over thousands of years, China has produced a large number of inventions. And the four inventions namely paper, gunpowder, the compass and printing, are traditionally referred to as the Four Great Inventions in China. The invention of paper as we know came in China around

2、 105 AD. The inventor of paper is traditionally considered to be Cai Lun. The great thing about Cai Luns invention was that his paper was good to write on, cheap, light and easy to carry. However, a recent evidence (证据) shows paper was in use in China two hundred years earlier. The second great inve

3、ntion, printing, goes closely with paper. Building on other printing technology, Bi Sheng invented movable type printing around 1040. Before its invention, people copied down things by handwriting. Today almost everyone in the world uses printing. People can use it to print newspapers, magazines and

4、 books. The third great Chinese invention is gunpowder. Gunpowder was invented in the Tang Dynasty. Before its invention, people couldnt do some construction like building mountain tunnels (隧道). Today soldiers use it in guns and cannons. Constructors use it to break rocks into pieces. Scientists use

5、 it in rockets as fuel. The compass was invented in the Spring and Autumn Period. The circular centre represents Heaven, and the square plate represents Earth. The handle of the spoon points south. The spread of the compass to Europe opened the oceans of the world to travel and led to the discovery

6、of the New World.（1） Cai Luns paper has many advantages EXCEPT that.A .it was very expensive B .it was nice to write onC .it was very light D .people could carry it easily（2） China is going to sendShenzhou XI spaceship into space in May, 2016 ._will be used as fuel.A .Wood B .Printing C .Paper D .Gu

7、npowder（3） The fifth paragraph is probably about_.A .Printing B .gunpowder C .paper D .the compass（4） The best title for the passage can be _.A .China, a Country with Long History B .China, a Country with Many InventionsC .Chinas Four Great Inventions D .Chinas Space Dream【参考答案】ADDC2.阅读理解 The bigges

8、t secret about invention is that anybody can do it! Perhaps this sounds crazy, but its true. Maybe you have the wrong idea about invention, so read on to discover the truth. Wrong idea 1: An invention has to be something completely new. Invention means creating something new, but the idea could come

9、 from something that already exists (存在) . The Wright brothers, for example, got the idea of building a flying machine from watching birds. Wrong idea 2: Inventors are born, not made. There are a lot of factors (因素) that make invention possible. Take Mozart for example. He was born with a talent for

10、 musical composition. But other factors were also important for his creativity. His father was a music teacher, and Mozart practiced for hours every day, from the time he was four years old. Thomas Edison said that being an inventor was 99% hard work and 1% inspiration! Very successful creators dont

11、 give up when they get something wrong. As one inventor said, A failure is the right answer to the wrong question. Wrong idea 3: Inventors are always old people. Dont believe that you cant invent anything when you are young. Here are two examples of young inventors: Louis Braille went blind when he

12、was a child. When he was fifteen, he invented a system of reading and writing for blind people that is still used in most countries today. As a young man, George Nissen was watching some artists performing in a show. He watched how they fell into the safety net and then jumped back up again. This ga

13、ve him an idea, and he invented the trampoline (蹦床).（1） _got the idea of building a flying machine from watching birds.A .Mozart B .George Nissen C .Louis Braille D .The Wright brothers（2） The underlined word inspiration probably means _ in Chinese.A .态度 B .品质 C .灵感 D .能量（3） The writer wants to tell

14、 us _in Wrong idea 2.A .Mozart is a talented musician B .successful creators keep working hardC .not to give up the wrong question D .many successful examples（4） Which of the following is the writers opinion?A .Anybody can do inventing. B .Inventors are born，not made.C .Inventors are always old peop

15、le. D .An invention has to be something completely new.（5） The best title for the passage would be _.A .How to perform in a show B .Be a composerC .How to help blind people D .Be an inventor【参考答案】DCBAD3. 阅读理解 Thomas Alva Edison is one of the greatest inventors of all times. One of his most famous ac

16、hievements is the electric light. He tried thousands of times to make a long-lasting light bulb (灯泡) Although the light bulb is not his invention, he is the only one to have made such a successful light bulb. Many people remember him for the invention of the electric light. He held a lot of patents

17、(专利权) worldwide. Many of them were approved (批准) in the USA. We can find his inventions in many fields. In fact, many of the advanced inventions were based on his ideas. He invented a phonograph (留声机), a film picture camera, a ticket recorder and so on. Edison was not a good student at school. But h

18、e loved to do new experiments. When he was still a child, he built his first lab to perform his experiments. An amazing story of Edisons childhood is that he almost made his servant die. Edison used to think that birds ate insects and these insects might make them fly. So he collected these insects

19、and blended them to make juice. He then let his servant drink the juice. After drinking the juice, the girl lost her sense. But luckily, she was saved.（1） Many of Edisons patents were approved _.A .all over the world B .in England C .in America D .in Germany（2） The _ is not one of Edisons inventions

20、.A .phonograph B .film picture camera C .ticket recorder D .television（3） Edison made insect juice and let his servant drink because _.A .he wanted to punish his servant for her mistakesB .he wanted to know if the juice could make her flyC .he hated insects and killed themD .his servant liked to eat

21、 insects and asked Edison to do that（4） At last, the servant _.A .was saved B .lost her sight C .lost her life D .became an inventor（5） Which of the following is TRUE?A .Edison tried once to make the first light bulb.B .Edison was a very popular student at school and loved by his teachers.C .The lig

22、ht bulb is not Edisons invention, but he is remembered for it.D .Edison preformed his first experiment when he grew up.【参考答案】CDBAC4.阅读理解 Who invented toys? Its hard to believe millions, maybe billions of people have invented toys. Most of these people are kids. Kids invent toys from all kinds of mat

23、erials, such as stones, sticks, paper, even clothes. And these toys are in different shapes; round, square, and so on. Sometimes adults invent toys, too, but in many cases (在许多情况下) , they dont actually invent the toy but take a toy that has been invented somewhere before and make it popular. Take th

24、e yo-yo for example. Yo-yos have been around for thousands of years. We know this because yo-yos have been found in ancient graves (坟墓) in some countries. This is how we know that stone yo-yos were used back in ancient Greece. In the 1800s, they became very popular as childrens toys, first in Englan

25、d and then in the United States. Then people got tired of them for a while until Donald Duncan went into the yo-yo business. Hehiredyo-yo men to demonstrate (示范) and sell yo-yos door to door. This way, yo-yos got popular little by little. Today the name Duncan still goes with yo-yos, one of the most

26、 popular toys around the world. Another example is teddy bears. Teddy bears, one of the most popular toys, were named after a president of the United States, although he didnt invent them. President Teddy Roosevelt was a hunter (猎人) . He was good at hunting and on one of his hunting trips he had met

27、 a bear. That led to editorial (社论) cartoons showing pictures of President Roosevelt and a cute little bear. Somehow that led to cute, sewed (缝制的) bears for little kids to play with.（1） According to the passage，most toys were invented by _.A .mistake B .accident C .children D .adults（2） The underlin

28、ed word hired probably means _ in Chinese.A .支持 B .反对 C .雇佣 D .销售（3） From the second paragraph we can know yo-yos_.A .were popular first in the United States B .were taken to England from AmericaC .were always popular in the United States D .were popular again because of Duncan（4） Teddy Roosevelt _.

29、A .was a president of the United States B .invented teddy bearsC .was a cartoon editor D .took photos of a bear（5） Which of the following is WRONG?A .Yo-yos were not popular in the United States for a while.B .Yo-yos were popular in England.C .Teddy Bear was a presidents name.D .Children can invent

30、toys with almost all kinds of things.【参考答案】CCDAC5.阅读理解An invention in front of your eyes What is the most important invention of all time? Is it the written word that helps us to record information? Is it the telephone that lets us talk to people from all over the world? Is it the car that lets us t

31、ravel at great speeds to meet others? Umberto Eco, an Italian writer, thinks it is something quite different. He says the most important invention might be bright in front of your eyes. He is talking about a simple pair glasses. Modern eye glasses were invented around 1000years ago. They were more than just a convenient way to read. Before glasses, writers, scientists or teachers who could not see properly had to memorize everything. After about ten years of poor eyesight, they could not remember well enough and could not work. Glasses meant that people could work i