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Unit 3 學情評估
第一部分 選擇題（共50分）
一、閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分；滿分40分）
第一節 閱讀下面語言材料，從每題所給的A、B、C、D 四個選項中選出最佳選項。
A
If you have your own Acme Rocket Launcher, you can create and send up rockets to show your personality and creativity.
All you need are your Acme Rocket Launcher and a few simple household materials: a 500 ml plastic cola bottle, scissors, colored markers（記號筆）, a poster board and glue.
What to do:
Step 1 Clean the cola bottle from outside to inside and allow it to dry.
Step 2 Use markers to draw three small triangles（三角形）and one large triangle on the poster board. Cut out the triangles.
Step 3 Roll（卷起）the large triangle so that two of its sides touch and it forms a rocket’s nose cone（整流罩）. Glue the sides of the cone so that it holds its shape.
Step 4 Glue the nose cone to the bottom（底）of the bottle to make the top of the rocket.
Step 5 Glue the smaller triangles to the other end of the cola bottle, around its opening. The triangles will be the tail fins（尾翼）.
Follow the instructions with your Acme Rocket Launcher and have a blast（爆炸）!
( ) 1. Which of the following is TRUE about the bottle
A. It can be of any size. B. It must be made of glass.
C. It should be clean and dry. D. It needs to be filled with cola.
( ) 2. What is the rocket’s nose cone rolled from
A. The cola bottle. B. A tail fin.
C. A small triangle. D. The large triangle.
( ) 3. What can you get from Step 4
( ) 4. In which part of a newspaper would you probably read the text
A. Sports News. B. Lost and Found.
C. Do It Yourself. D. Job Wanted.
B
Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the light bulb. However, the light bulb was not his only invention. He also invented the motion picture camera and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.
Thomas Edison was born in 1847. He went to school for only three months. His mother taught him at home, but Thomas learned most things by himself. He started experimenting at a young age.
When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy（報童）on a train. He did experiments
on the train in his free time. Unluckily, his first work experience did not end well. They fired（解雇）him when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train. Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he kept working on his first invention—an electric vote recorder. He got the patent（專利）in 1868.
Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but he thought of his deafness as a blessing（幸事）in many ways. It kept conversations short so that he could have more time for work. He always worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.
Thomas Edison died at the age of 84. He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world.
( ) 5. How often did Edison make a new invention
A. About every seven days. B. About every fourteen days.
C. About once a week. D. About twice a week.
( ) 6. How was Edison after he became deaf
A. He kept positive. B. He was worried.
C. He felt sorry. D. He was sad.
( ) 7. What does the passage mainly talk about
A. The history of the light bulb. B. Edison and his experiments.
C. The importance of inventions. D. The whole life of Edison.
( ) 8. What can we learn from the passage
A. Edison was lazy when he was young.
B. Edison was poor so he needed to work on a train.
C. Edison was very hard-working.
D. He had little difficulty in experimenting.
C
An invention may be a new product or a new way of doing things. Inventions come about in many ways. Most of the time, inventions happen because someone works to solve a problem. Sometimes inventions are the results of accidents. Furthermore（此外）, they can also be inspired by the needs of people. Look at your schoolbags. You have pencils, pens, crayons, rulers and some books. None of these things are planted in fields. They are made in factories and invented by some people. Inventing is interesting and exciting and everyone can be an inventor. Do you want to be an inventor There are a few simple steps to follow in the invention process（過程）.
You can have wild and crazy thoughts. Remember that no idea is too silly（傻的）. Many people laughed at the Wright brothers and said they would never fly. But they weren’t discouraged by what people said. That’s why now we have planes.
Careful planning is important in the invention process. This is the time to brainstorm for ideas and to evaluate them.
Make a detailed drawing of your invention so others will understand how your invention works.
Make a model of your invention.
See if your invention works as it is planned. If not, do more research, redesign it, and test it again.
Every invention needs a name.
Share your invention with others.
( ) 9. According to the passage, which one is NOT the way that an invention comes about
A. It comes about by accident.
B. Someone works to solve a problem.
C. Someone wants to be famous.
D. It happens because of the needs of people.
( ) 10. Put the following sentences in “ ”.
①Draw your invention. ②Name your invention. ③Test your invention.
④Use your imagination. ⑤Plan and design your invention.
A. ③②④⑤① B. ④⑤③②①
C. ⑤①④③② D. ④⑤①③②
( ) 11. What is the main purpose of making a detailed drawing of the invention
A. To make it look beautiful.
B. To help others understand how it works.
C. To sell it at a higher price.
D. To show off one’s drawing skills.
( ) 12. What does the passage mainly talk about
A. Inventions always come from accidents.
B. Inventions are only made by smart people.
C. There were many famous inventions in history.
D. Encourage people to try to invent something and explain the invention process.
D
Drones（無人機）are a kind of machine that can fly. They’re becoming more and more popular and are widely used in many areas. People use computers to control the flying machines. Drones can do many things for us, like carrying things, taking pictures, and following animals that are in danger. Some people say the special machine will change our life as much as the computer does.
In Brazil, farmers use drones to watch their crops（莊稼）. Brazil has quite a few large farms. On these farms, people find it difficult to look after all the crops. Drones can help farmers to find out if the crops are ill. They also help farmers use fewer farm chemicals. This can help the environment and save much money.
Drones can also help to find lost people. If people, who are far from home, are lost, police can use drones to find them. A 92-year-old man in Virginia was lost and had to spend a night in the woods. Luckily, the drone found him in 20 minutes. He was finally saved by the police.
Drones can even serve people coffee. The US company IBM has made this kind of drone. It can carry coffee to those in need. The drone can know when to bring a cup of coffee by studying a person’s habits. Then, the drone will fly to the person. There is a special device（設備）under the drone. It helps the drone to give people the coffee. The drone can also predict when someone needs his next cup of coffee.
( ) 13. In Paragraph 1, the writer tells us the wide use of drones by .
A. giving examples B. listing numbers
C. answering questions D. using famous sayings
( ) 14. Which of the following statements is TRUE
A. Drones are more useful than computers.
B. Drones don’t need anyone to control them.
C. Drones can look for things that are lost.
D. Drones can help people look after the crops.
( ) 15. How many things drones can help us do are mentioned（提及）in the passage
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.
( ) 16.What is the right structure of the passage
第二節 閱讀短文，從下面所給選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，其中有一個多余的選項。
The reason why you are reading this now is that these words are printed on this page. Could this happen 2,000 years ago Well, you could have read some words, but the words wouldn’t be printed by a machine on paper.
17. A block of wood was carved（刻）so that the words or pictures stood out. Ink（墨）was put on the wood and then cloth was put on top of the wood. Later, during the Han Dynasty in 105 AD, paper-making was invented in China and printing was done mostly on paper after that.
Much later, a new method（方法）called “movable type” was invented. 18. The blocks could be moved around easily to make a whole page of printed text and it was much faster than carving a block of wood. Methods of doing this were invented in China in 1040.
19. Printing became much easier and faster and printing presses became popular everywhere.
Now, we send emails, texts and photos to each other. We can download books, click on links（鏈接） and read on our phones, tablets and laptops. 20. And the screen is taking the place of pages for many people.
A. China is the first country to invent paper.
B. Later this method started to be used in Europe around 1439.
C. It used small blocks made of metal（金屬）with characters or letters.
D. Modern printing began in China somewhere between 200 BC and 200 AD.
E. Ideas and knowledge are spreading（傳播）faster than at any other time in history.
二、完形填空（共10小題，每小題1分；滿分10分）
閱讀短文，理解其大意，從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
Erasers and pencils are good friends. But the pencil comes first. A long time ago, 21 people needed to erase pencil marks, they used bread. But this 22 on 15 April, 1770. On that day, a British scientist named Joseph Priestley discovered rubber（橡膠）. He found rubber could erase（擦掉）pencil marks 23 .
In the same year, Edward Naime invented the first rubber 24 . He was a British engineer. One day, he erased something 25 the rubber. He found it was very useful. Then he began to sell rubber erasers.
But rubber, like bread, would go 26 as time went by. In 1839, Charles Goodyear made rubber erasers that could last longer.
In 1858, an American, Hymen Lipman, put erasers on the end of pencils. We still use this kind of pencils today.
Do you know 27 an eraser works When you write with a pencil, it 28 small pieces of carbon （碳）on the paper. An eraser is sticky（粘的）. It can pick up the pieces and move 29 away. Bread, tapes or any other sticky thing can work as well.
Today, people buy erasers not only to clean pencil marks, but they also collect them. We can get erasers with 30 smells, shapes and uses. Sometimes that makes us forget the original（最初的）use of erasers. Look at your own eraser in the pencil bag, have you still remembered why you got it
( ) 21. A. because B. despite
C. when D. unless
( ) 22. A. changed B. happened
C. succeeded D. explored
( ) 23. A. quietly B. difficultly
C. easily D. cheaply
( ) 24. A. pencil B. eraser
C. bread D. tape
( ) 25. A. with B. under
C. in D. for
( ) 26. A. small B. bad
C. wrong D. light
( ) 27. A. why B. whether
C. where D. how
( ) 28. A. breaks B. protects
C. provides D. leaves
( ) 29. A. it B. him
C. us D. them
( ) 30. A. different B. clever C. true D. crazy
第二部分 非選擇題（共40分）
三、 語篇填空（共10小題，每小題1分；滿分10分）
閱讀短文，在空白處填入一個適當的單詞或用括號內所給詞的正確形式填空，使短文通順、連貫。
In 1640, a man was 31. (serious) ill. He had to end the last trip of his life. Back home, people asked him, “You spend your whole life on the road. Do you regret it ”
“I 32. (walk) through many places in China so far,” he replied, “People say I’m as great as Zhang Qian and Xuanzang. So I have no regrets at all.” This man was Xu Xiake, the greatest traveller in Chinese history.
From an early age, Xu 33. (dream) of visiting China’s seas and mountains. 34. at that time, it was very difficult to travel far. This didn’t stop him, however. 35. 22, he set out on his life’s journey. He travelled for about 30 years, and achieved 36. (he) dream.
Xu made many geographical discoveries during his journey. Once, he visited Mount Huangshan. People then thought Tiandu Peak was 37. (high) than Lianhua Peak. 38. (find) out the truth, Xu climbed both peaks. He discovered that Lianhua Peak gave a wider view, so it must be higher. He was right.
Xu recorded his travel 39. (experience) in his diary. This later became Xu Xiake’s Travel Notes. Thanks to 40. book, we could learn about China almost 400 years ago. “Exploring the unexplored” is the best description of Xu’s life.
四、閱讀與表達（共4小題，41~43小題，每小題2分，44小題4分；滿分10分）
閱讀短文，然后根據內容回答問題。
Saihanba is a forest park in the north of Hebei. It is about 400 km from Beijing. Once upon a time, the emperors went there to hunt. In the 1800s, things began to change. There were forest fires and wars, and people cut down too many trees. Saihanba slowly became a desert.
When the forest disappeared, there were terrible sandstorms in the Beijing area. In the early 1960s, a group of scientists travelled to Saihanba to find a solution（解決辦法）. They found an old tree in the middle of the desert. “Maybe we can still plant trees here,” they thought. In 1962, the first tree planters arrived in Saihanba. The cold and dry weather made their work very difficult, and strong winds blew away many young trees. In winter, it got as cold as -40°C.
Three generations（代）of forest workers continued the hard work. Thanks to them, Saihanba is green again. It is today the world’s biggest man-made forest. There are hundreds of millions of trees there. The forest helps provide the capital with clean water, and there are fewer sandstorms in the Beijing area now.
41. What is Saihanba

42. Who discovered an old tree in the desert at Saihanba

43. When did the first tree planters arrive in Saihanba

44. What do you think of the forest workers Why (Write 30 words or more)


五、書面表達（滿分20分）
45.眾所周知，古今中外的很多發明給人們生活帶來便捷的同時也推動了社會的發展。假如你是李輝，請你以“My Favourite Invention”為題，向你的筆友Anna介紹你在日常生活中使用發明物的情況。
內容包括：1.你最喜歡的發明物是什么；2.你喜愛這項發明物的理由；3.表達希望或祝福。
注意：1.詞數80 - 100，開頭已給出，不計入總詞數；2.可適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。
My Favourite Invention
As we know, there are many inventions in our life. My favourite invention is









答案
一、1~4: CDDC 5~8: BADC 9~12: CDBD
13~16: ADDD 17~20: DCBE
二、21~25: CACBA 26~30: BDDDA
三、31. seriously 32. have walked
33. had dreamed/had dreamt 34. But 35. At 36. his
37. higher 38. To find 39. experiences 40. the
四、41. A forest park (in the north of Hebei).
42. A group of scientists.
43. In 1962.
44. I think forest workers are great, because they spend most of their time there, overcome many difficulties and plant a lot of trees, and they make a huge contribution to the environment.（答案不唯一）
五、45. One possible version:
My Favourite Invention
As we know, there are many inventions in our life. My favourite invention is the smartphone.
Smartphones bring us great convenience. First of all, we can easily communicate with family and friends far away on the phone. Second, it’s easy for us to get all kinds of information from smartphones in time. Besides, if we want to get relaxed after finishing homework, smartphones can provide us with music, pictures, movies and so on. It has truly changed the way we live and work.
I hope more amazing inventions will come out to make our lives better.
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