Module 9　Great inventions

Ⅰ.听句子,选择正确的答案。每个句子读两遍

1.Printing was invented in China during the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

2.Computers are widely used, but they can’t replace people.

3.The machines are smaller and lighter than books so that they are easy to carry.

4.It is very convenient to use Internet banking instead of going to the bank.

5.People can easily download new e-books from the Internet.

Ⅱ.听对话,选择正确的答案。每组对话读两遍

6.W:What do you think is the most useful invention?

M:I think it’s the computer. It is widely used for getting information on the Internet.

7.M:Sometimes I think the alarm clock is a boring invention.

W:Really? I don’t agree with you. I think it’s a very useful invention.

8.W:Your mobile phone looks very beautiful.Is it made in Japan?

M:I’m afraid you are wrong. It is made in China.

9.M:Hi, Alice. What are you reading?

W:Hello, Karl. I’m reading about Ray Morgan in this magazine. He’s a famous inventor.

10.W:Look, Tom. Here are two new robots.

M:Wow! Your inventions look very nice.

W:The first robot looks like a cook. It can cook meals for people. The second one looks like a dog. It can keep our homes safe.

M:I fall in love with the dog robot.

Ⅲ.听对话,选择正确的答案。每段对话读两遍

听第一段对话,完成第11至12小题。

W :Dad, was the first television made in the USA?

M :No, in 1925, an Englishman called John Baird made the first television in the world.

W:How did he think to invent a television?

M:When he was young, people were talking about sending pictures by electricity, so he began to think about it.

W:How great he was!

听第二段对话,完成第13至15小题。

M:Hello, may I speak to Sally?

W:Yes, Sally’s speaking! What’s up?

M:This is Mike speaking. I have a piece of good news to tell you. Last week we had a competition for all young inventors. You invented a robot that can teach people English. It won the top prize.

W:Really? That’s great!

M:Then can you tell us your age and address?

W:OK! I’m 14 years old and I live at No. 22, Beihai Road.

M:Thank you for being in the competition. Goodbye!

W:Bye-bye!

Ⅳ.听短文,选择正确的答案。短文读两遍

　　I was only eight years old when I learned to use a computer. My mother was my teacher.I knew how to type and visit websites on the Internet. But my mother didn’t let me chat on the Internet. I wondered if it was interesting. So one day I turned on the computer and began to chat online. The first person I met on the Internet was a man named Black. His job was the same as my mother’s—a manager. When he found out I was only an eight-year-old girl who knew almost nothing about chatting on the Internet,he told me I was not old enough to chat on the Internet. He said I was supposed to do what my parents told me, because some things on the Internet were bad for children. After that, I never chatted on the Internet again. I thought I was lucky to meet such a kind man.