When was it invented?测试题及答案

小编在前一篇给大家展示了初三年级英语《When was it invented?》的ppt课件，接下来小编为大家整理了一些《When was it invented?》的练习题。

《When was it invented?》练习题：

一. 词语释义: 选出与划线部分意思相近的选项:
( )1. As the weather report says, it will be cloudy tomorrow.
A. Because of the weather report B. Thanks to the weather C. According to the weaher
( )2, Don’t throw the basketball at anyone.
A. move your arm quickly to send something through the air
B. move your leg quickly to send something through the air
C. move your foot quickly to send something through the air
( )3. Where is this machine produced?
A. grown B. made C. planted
( )4. – What’s your uncle?
-- he’s a chef.
A. doctor B. driver C. cook
( )5. My grandfather developed his small shop into a big store.
A. made something bigger B. made something smaller C. made something fuller
二. 单项选择:
( )1. When I passed by the park, I noticed the children ________ basketball there.
A. play B. to play C. playing
( )2. – Sorry, Mary. I took your notebook _________.
-- It doeen’t matter.
A. by mistake B. by accident C. by hand
( )3. I didn’t wake up ________ I heard the alarn clock.
A. after B. since C. until
( )4. Mum added some ________ but the chips are not ___________.
A. salt, enough salty B. salty, salt enough C. salt, salty enough
( )5. -- _______, you can work out the math problem very easily.
-- I see. Thank you very much, Miss Wang.
A. By the way B. On the way C. In this way
( )6. – Leo, shat do you think is the most helpful ________ in modern times?
-- I think it is the computer.
A. invent B. invention C. inventor
( )7. – They decided that all the wood would be used _________ building .
-- Of course. The buklding needs it.
A. for B. by C. with
( )8. This kind of machine __________ cutting paper.
A. used for B. is using for C. is used for
( )9. -- _______ out plan, there will be a meeting next Monday.
-- Oh, thanks. I will be there on time.
A. With the help of B. Because of C. According to
( )10. – The sun _______ at night. Do you agree with me?
A. Yes, I think so.
A. can be seen B. can’t see C. can’t be seen
( )11. The milk __________ strange, It has gone bad, I think.
A. is tasted B. taste C. tastes
( )12. I don’t like chocolate but Sue _______.
A. does B. liked C. doesn’t.
( )13.I will be away for _____________.
A. sometimes B. some time C. some times D. sometime
( )14. He tried his best to do everything to make his young sister _______ again.
A. laughing B. to laugh C. laugh
( )15. What _________ will happen?
A. do you think B. are you thinking C. you think
( )16.She tried many times to pass the exam, and _____ the end she succeeded.
A. by B. at C. in
( )17.James didn’t come ________ the bell rang.
A. until B. when C. before
( )18.Only a few hundred of these animals _________ today.
A. stay B. remain C. keep
( )19 _________ he isn’t tall enough, he is good at basketball.
A. Because B. Although C. Since
( )20.Take these plates away to the kitchen and ________ some clean ones.
A. take B. bring C. fetch
三. 完形填空:
People all over the world enjoy sports, because sports can help them keep __1__ and live long. Some sports or games go back __2__ years, like running or jumping. Chinese boxing, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are very new. Andnew sports or games come to world nearly all the time.
Many people like to watch __3___ play sports games. Tey don’t play themselves. They buy tickets or ___4__ their TVS to watch the games. Often they get very __5___ and happy when “their” player or team ___6___ the match.
People play different ganes in different seasons. Swimming is fun in warm weather, ___7__ skating is good in winter.
Some sports are ___8___ interestingthat people everywhere enjoy them. For example, basketball ___9__ by about 100 million people in more than 200 countries. People can play it in parks, schools or factories. __10__ fun it is to watch an NBA match!
( )1. A. health B. healthy C. healthily
( )2. A. thousand B. thousand of C. thousands of
( )3. A. others B. the others C. the other
( )4. turn on B. turn off C. turn down
( )5. A.interested B. exciting C. excied
( )6. A. beats B. wins C. fights
( )7. A. though B. so C. but
( )8. A. very B.quite C. so
( )9. A. plays B. is played C. is playing
( )10. A. What B. What a C. How
四. 阅读理解:
Althought bicycles are still an importantr means of transportation for many people at present, more and more people are riding the, purely for exercise and frn. This is especially true in some developed countries where cars are a common part of common people’s life. However, two centuries ago, when bicycles were first invented, they were used only for transportation.
In the eighteenth century, people usually traveled by horse and wagon( ). Many people worked in citied, but they liked to go to the countryside for weekeds and holidays. But not everybody could afford a horse or a wagon. So there was a special need for the invention of a cheap and convenient means of transportation.
Then in 1790 the first bicycle was made. People called it “ the horse on wheels”. Compared with the bikes we ride today, it eas an extremely simple one. In 1861, after many improvements were made, the bicycle became a real means of transportation. People liked bikes because they weren’t as expensive as horsed and didn’t need to be fed. Also, they could go just about anywhere and were easy to ride.
( )1.Bicycles today are used by more and more people for ________.
A.taking the place of cars and bused B. exercise and fun C. riding in the crowded street
( )2. how did the people travel in the eighteenth century?
A. By bus B. By horse and wagon C. By bicycle
( )3.The first bicycle was invented _________.
A. in 1790 B. in 1861 C. before the wagon eas invented
( )4. Why ded people like bicycles?
A. Because bicycles were cheap and didn’t need to be fed.
B. Because bicycles could go just about anywhere and were easy to ride.
C. A and B.
( )5. From the passage we can know that ________.
A. people in developed countries use more bicycles
B. the bikes we ride today are extremely simple
C. not all people in the eighteenth century could travel to the countryside by horse and wagon
五. 情景对话:
A.Yes, it is.
B. No, it isn’t.
C. Yes, it’s happening to many people.
D. Ten you think of television as a great
time-waster.
E. It depends on how people choose what they want to see.
F. In that case it seems as if you’re against TV.
G.Then you think that people can live a perfect happy life if they haven’t got a television.
A:Television is a great invention, isn’t it?
B: ____1_____
A: But I read somewhere that in a way televison
has killed people’s own creativity.
B: ___2___ It makes you sit for hours after hours
and stop you from doing things and thinking things.
A: ____3____ Is that true?
B: ____4____ Television itself is very good.
A:_____5______
B: Well… yes, it seems to me that the important
thing in life is to active, but televosion stop this.

1 __________ 2 ___________ 3 ___________ 4 ___________ 5 ___________
六. 词汇: A) 根据句意及首字母提示, 补全单词:
1. China is an a_____________ country.
2. The follower give out a p___________ smell.
3.This kind of keys are made of m___________.
4.Waten can turn into ice when the temperature is b_________ zero.
5.The cars are p_____________ in this factory.
B) 用方框所给词的正确形式填空:
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1. We had a ______________ evening at Susan’s home.
2. So far ,the number of teachers in our school _____________.
3. Do you know who _____________ Africa?
4. It’s ______(use ) for scooping really cold ice cream .
5. The light bulb is one of Edison’s ___________.
6. The ball was _____________ 100 metres away.
7. A good dictionary is very _______________ to us.
七. 翻译题:
1.你知道电话是谁发明的吗:
Do you know who the telephone ___________________?
2. 我认为我们应该好好发展教育, 以便使中国成为发达国家.
I think we should ___________ our education, so that we can make China become a _________ country.
3.我喜欢柠檬的酸味.
I like the ____________________ of lemons.
八. 书面表达: 根据下表内容, 写一篇反映历史上重大发明的短文. 字数: 不少于70词, 文章开头已给, 但不计入总数.
Invention Time Who Uses
digital camera 1975 Steven J.Sasson take photos
telephone 1876 Alexander Bell communicate
radio 1895 Guglielmo Marconi listen to news and music

There are many inventions that have caused great changes in the world. Here’s a short introduction.For example, the digital camera was invented by ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

《When was it invented?》练习答案：

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八. 书面表达
There are many inventions that have caused great changes in the would. Here’s a short introduction. For example, the digital camera was invented by Steven J.Sasson. It was invented in 1975 and it is used for taking photos. The telephone was invented by Alexander Bell in 1876. It’s used for communicating with others. The radio was invented by Grglielmo Marconi in 1895. It’s used for listening to news and music.

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