题型:单词拼写(语篇) 题类: 难易度:普通
广东省广州市铁一中学2024-2025学年九年级上学期10月月考英语试题
The oil- paper umbrella has a history of over 1, 000 years in China. There are different s about it. The most popular one is about Lu Ban.
When Lu Ban and his younger sister visited the West Lake, it started raining suddenly. They agreed to have a competition. They should i something for people to go out on rainy days.
Lu Ban spent the whole night building ten pavilions(凉亭)near the lake. The next morning, however, when Lu Ban was p of his achievements, his sister held something unusual in her hand. It could be opened into a round shape. It was light and beautiful, so people could carry it e wherever they went.
Lu Ban said, "You've solved the problem wisely, so you w the competition. " Then the umbrella was made and it received a lot of praise from people.
Later, people used much cheaper paper instead of silk, cutting the cost of umbrellas. People also brushed tung oil(桐油)across the surface to make them strong.
Most of us think the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}In fact, an Italian named Antonio Meucci was officially recognized (认定) as the inventor a few years ago. Who is Meucci and why wasn't he known for his invention at the time?
Antonio Meucci was born in Italy in 1808. He studied engineering and drawing. During his studies Meucci started to experiment with electricity. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} When two places were connected with wire, people in those places could hear each other talk.
In 1850, Meucci and his wife, Ester, moved to New York. Meucci was worried about his wife because she had become very ill. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} To solve this problem,he connected metal cables between his home and his workshop. This way, they could talk to each other conveniently.
Meucci invited a group of people to see his new invention. They listened in amazement as the voice of a singer was heard through the wires. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Even worse, Meucci never applied for a patent(专利) on his invention. Meanwhile,Alexander Graham Bell was working on the same idea and in 1876 the patent for the telephone was given to him. In 2002, more than a century after Meucci's death, his work was finally recognized by the government.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}
A. He invented the telephone by accident B. People thought it was very convenient. C. He needed to keep in touch with her at all times. D. Unfortunately,only a few people attended this talk. E. However,he wasn't the first person to think of the idea. F. He discovered that sound could travel through metal cables G. He will now be known all over the world as the telephone's inventor |
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