Unit4 Inventions课文填空及综合阅读牛津版牛津英语八年级上册.docx

U4课文填空练习InventionsGreat inventionsGreat inventions change the world. They help people live a better life. The 1._ (follow) are three of the most important inventions 2._ history.The wheelThe wheel is perhaps the 3._ (great)invention in history. After 4_ (it)invention, travelling became faster and 5._ _(comfortable). A few thousand years ago people started to use wheels 6._ carriages. In the early 19th century, the 7_ (one)trains began to carry 8_ (passenger).At the start of the 20th century, cars 9._(become) popular.Without the wheel, we would not have 10._ (this) inventions. The telephone Alexander Graham Bell invented one of the first 11_ (practice)12._(telephone) 1876._ 13 then, people have 14._(be)able to speak 15._each other 16._ long distances. Today 17._ (million)of people across the world own mobile phones. They allow people 18._ (keep)19_touch 20._ each other anytime, anywhere. The light bulb Thomas Edison developed the 21_ (one)practical light bulb in 1879. Before the invention of the light bulb, people had 22_ (use)oil lamps, gas lamps 23._ candles to see 24._ night.25._ light bulbs, people can do 26._ many things in the evenings 27._ they can28_ the daytime. Can you imagine 29._ (live)30._ them?A pen giantDo you know Laszlo Biro? Maybe you do not, but you 1._ (probable)use his invention every day, and you may even have it in your hand right 2_! Biro(1899-1985)was the 3._ (invent) of the ballpoint pen. He was born in Budapest, Hungary. In the 1930s, when he worked as a newspaper editor, he used a fountain pen almost every day. 4_, he had to 5._(fill) it all the time. The ink also did not dry 6._(easy), and it sometimes made a mess 7._ the paper. Biro wanted a 8._ (good)pen. His brother, George, helped him develop a special ink. The ink 9._(dry) easily. Then they developed a new type of pen. There was a tiny ball 10._ the tip of the pen. The ball rolled ink 11._ the paper as it moved.They call it the"ballpoint"penThe ballpoint pen was a great 12._ (succeed). Everyone loved it. Now millions of people use it all over the world every day.People will always remember Biro 13._his invention. Today in many English-speaking 14_(country), people still use the word"biro"to refer 15._any kind of ballpoint pen.B The Kongming Lantern and the hot-air balloon The Kongming Lantern is very popular all over Asia. It is a kind 1._paper lantern 2._A 3._ (close) top and a small candle inside. The candle 4_(heat)the air inside the lantern and makes it rise. People use the Kongming lantern 5._ important days and during 6_ (festival). During the time of the Three Kingdoms Zhuge Liang used such lanterns to give signals 7_ battles. The Kongming lantern 8._ (lead)to the invention of the hot-air balloon. The invention of paper Paper is an important invention. Cai Lun invented it around 2,000 years 1._ in China. 2._ the invention of paper, people had to remember lots of information 3.write it 4_ stone, wood, leaves, etc.Today everyone in the world uses paper. 5._paper, we can make books and print newspapers. 6_ (share)information is a lot 7._ (easy)with the help of paper. I use paper every day. I do homework 8._ paper and I keep a diary. Paper is a great invention.II.综合阅读A Great inventions change the world. They help people live a better life. The following are three of the most import ant inventions in history. The wheel The wheel is perhaps the greatest invention in history. After its invention, travelling became faster and more comfortable. few thousand years ago, people started to use wheels on carriages. In the early 19th century, the first trains began to carry passengers. At the(A) start of the 20th century, cars became popular. (B)_ the wheel, we would not have these inventions. The telephone Alexander Graham Bell invented one of the first practical telephones in 1876. Since then people have been able to speak to each other over long distances. Today millions of people across the world ( C)own mobile phones. They allow people to keep in touch with each other anytime, anywhere. The light bulb Thomas Edison developed the first practical light bulb in 1879. (D)_ the invention of the light bulb people had to use oil lamps, gas lamps or candles to see at night. With light bulbs, (E) people can do as many things in the evenings as they can in the daytime.(F)你能想象没有它们的生活吗?1.写出文中画线部分(A)和(C)的同义词或近义词:_,_2.在文中(B)和(D)的空白处分别填入适当的单词:_,_;3.将文中画线部分(E)改写为: people can do as many things in the evenings as_ in the_4.将文中画线部分(F)译成英语_5.从文中找出两个十九世纪的发明:_,_B Did Thomas Edison really invent the light bulb? The answer is no. The real inventor of the light bulb was Joseph Swan. He invented the electric light bulb in 1860. (A)_Swan s light bulb could not glow(发光)fora long enough time to be useful Ten years later, (B)Thomas Edison decided to improve on Swans light bulb. He did a lot of experiments to find a better bulb wire. (C)At last, he found the right one. It could glow for about 1, 200 hours, and at the same time. light bulbs began to be widely used (D)all over the world. Even street lamps began to use light bulbs instead of oil. Since then, the light bulb has helped humans see things clearly anytime.(E)它是历史上最伟大的发明之一 Alexander Graham Bell invented one of the first practical telephones in 1876. Since then, people have been able to speak to each other over long distances. Today millions of people across the world own mobile phones. They allow people to keep in touch(F)_ each other anytime, anywhere.1.在文中(A)和(F)的空白处分别填入适当的单词:_,_;2.将文中画线部分(B)改写为: Thomas Edison_a_to improve on Swans light bulb.3.写出文中画线部分(C)和(D)的同义词或近义词:_,_4.将文中画线部分(E)译成英语:_5.从文中找出两个发明家的名字:_;_