
济宁市第七中学(五四制)2024-2025学年九年级下学期第一次学情检测英语试题 (时间:80分钟 分值:100分) 姓名:_____ 班级_____ 考号_____ 一、阅读理解(共20小题,计40分) A What is the most important invention of all the 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 travel 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 right in front of your eyes. He is talking about a simple pair of glasses. Modern eye glasses were invented around 1000 years ago. They were more than just a convenient way to read. Before glasses were invented, 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 in their old age. People who wanted to remember some information could write it down and read it. Eye glasses are one of the world's greatest inventions and were probably worn by the people who designed the first telephones and car. 1. What happened after glasses were invented A.People could write down some information and read it. B.The young people can't use them. C.People could not remember well enough. D.People could not write down anything. 2. Before glasses were invented, writers, scientists and teachers who could not see clearly had to_____. A. be taught by others B. memorize everything C. write down everything D. read everything 3. Umberto Eco thinks_____is the greatest invention of all time in this passage. A. a simple pair of glasses B.the telephone C. the car D.the paper 4.The invention of the written word is important because_____. A. we need it to listen B.we need it to see things C. we just need it to read D.we need it to record information 5. From this passage, we can know_____. A. The writer of this article is Chinese B. people who designed the first telephone and car must wear eye glasses C.people who designed the first telephone and car probably wore eye glasses D. modern eye glasses were invented 100 years ago B People often call the plastic(塑料的) bags “white pollution”. It becomes the worst invention for the humans. Because it is hard to break down (分解). It is reported that it may take 100-200 years for them to break down completely. However, a 16-year-old high school Canadian student called Daniel Byrd discovered that one kind of mysterious single cell fungus(真菌,霉菌) may break down the plastic bags! The idea of the invention comes from his housework. He always helps her mother do the housework. Every time, when he opens the cupboard, the plastic bags will fly out. This makes him very angry. So he thinks how to deal with these plastic bags. He knows the plastic bags are destroyed(破坏) by the microorganism germs(微生物细菌). So with his teacher’s help, he ... ...
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