Unit 6 When was it invented Section A B卷一、完型填空：Umbrellas are common in our daily life. On rainy days, many people hold them to prevent the 1 . But its not easy to hold an umbrella if there is a heavy rain and 2 wind. And its harder to make a phone call or ride a bike 3 an umbrella in the hand. An American named Alan Kaufman and his company 4 6 years inventing a hand-free umbrella. 5 , they made it.They called it Nubrella. Just touch a button(按钮), and the Nubrella will open 6 .With the help of its “shoulder support(支持)”, the umbrella can rest on the users 7 .So the user neednt hold the umbrella any more. He can walk with hands 8 even in the strong wind. The hand-free umbrella is 59.94 dollars each. People all around the world like it very much. Because of this smart 9 , they can use their phones to talk and send short messages in the rain now. 10 in the rain under a Nubrella is really cool, isnt it?( ) 1. A. wind B. water C. sun D. snow( ) 2. A. tall B. short C. strong D. light( ) 3. A. by B. without C. with D. under( ) 4. A. used B. took C. paid D. spent( ) 5. A. At first B. At last C. At most D. At least( ) 6. A. easily B. hardly C. nearly D. mostly( ) 7. A. feet B. legs C. shoulders D. hands( ) 8. A. free B. busy C. difficult D. hard( ) 9. A. discovery B. magazine C. book D. invention( )10. A. Lying B. Flying C. Walking D. Driving五、补全对话：A: When was the telephone invented, do you know?B: Yes. I think 1._ in 1876.A: 2. _?B: No. I think it was invented after the car.A: 3. _?B: It is used for talking with our friends and relatives.A: Which do you think is more useful?B: 4. _. It can take us everywhere we want to go.A: Would you like to buy a car one day?B: 5. _.六、书面表达：(80词左右) 电脑越来越被人们广泛运用(be used widely)，它可以帮助人们做许多事并很少(seldom)出错，如：电脑可以被用来(be used for)写、画、玩游戏、聊天(chat)、购物(do some shopping)，还可以帮助人们储存信息(store information)，快速方便地发送信息(send messages quickly and conveniently)等。总之，电脑正变得越来越受欢迎(become more and more popular)，也越来越重要(more and more important)，它是世界上最有帮助的发明之一(one of the most helpful inventions)。2