外研版九年级上册Module 9 Great inventions 拔尖检测卷（含答案）

Module 9 Great inventions拔尖检测 (总分：65分 建议用时：60分钟) 一、完形填空（10 分） The oil-paper umbrella has a history of over 1,000 years in China. It used to be a water-proof (防水的) tool for 1 use. There are different 2 about the origin (起源) of the umbrella in China. The most popular one is about Lu Ban. It is said that once he and his younger sister 3 . the West Lake. It started raining suddenly. The sister said, “Let’s have a(n) 4 . Before sunrise tomorrow, someone will be the 5 if he/she comes up with a way to make it possible for people to visit the West Lake on rainy days.” Lu Ban thought it was 6 . He collected some tools and materials and spent the whole night building 10 pavilions (凉亭) around the lake. The next morning, however, when Lu Ban was 7 proudly about his achievements, his sister held something unusual in her hand. It could be opened into a . 8 shape. Lu Ban was surprised. He found that the object made of silk and bamboo strips (竹 条) could be opened and closed easily. It was light, beautiful and easy to carry. Lu Ban said, “You win. Your pavilion can protect us from rain.” So the umbrella was 9 . Later, when paper was invented, people used much 10 paper to cut the cost of umbrellas. To make the umbrella water-proof, people brushed tung oil (桐油) across the surface. That was how the oilpaper umbrella was invented. ( ) 1. A. local B. patient C. daily D. silent ( ) 2. A. stories B. subjects C. customs D. manners ( ) 3. A. created B. visited C. discovered D. greeted ( ) 4. A. discussion B. conversation C. instruction D. competition ( ) 5. A. winner B. worker C. speaker D. partner ( ) 6. A. natural B. easy C. private D. basic ( ) 7. A. dreaming B. worrying C. talking D. lifting ( ) 8. A. long B. round C. short D. grey ( ) 9. A. praised B. received C. translated D. invented ( ) 10. A. cheaper B. bigger C. newer D. heavier 二、阅读理解（20 分） A Chopsticks were invented at least 3,000 years ago. Emperor Xin, also called King Zhou, the last king of the Shang Dynasty, already used ivory mon people used chopsticks made of bamboo or wood. Later, there were also metal (金属) chopsticks. More than 2,000 years ago, Mozi made the first kite. It was a wooden bird. Kites were first used as a sign to ask for help in the fight. Flying kites became people’s favorite outdoor activity in the Song Dynasty. Zhang Heng was a scientist in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He knew a lot about the sun, the moon, the stars, and the earth. In 132, he invented the seismograph to record earthquakes. The modern seismograph, however, was invented about 1,700 years later. In the Song Dynasty, Bi Sheng invented the moveable type printing. First, Bi made clay Chinese characters (汉字). Then he fired them at a high temperature. When Bi needed to print books, he arranged (排列) the clay characters in a metal holder and then brushed them with ink (墨水). ( ) 11. What were Emperor Xin’s chopsticks made of A. Bamboo. B. Ivory. C. Wood. D. Gold. ( ) 12. When ... ...