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。

　　Today more and more people have mobile phones.Besides giving calls and sending messages, people usually use their phones to play games, go on the Internet, take photos and so on.Even children own their special phones.Now there is a new kind of phone for children aged four to nine.This new kind of phone is called FirstFone.It does not have a screen.Children can’t send a message or go on the Internet.It can hold twelve numbers.Once you change the battery, it can work as long as one year.Most parents and teachers don’t want children to spend too much time on mobile phones.So the FirstFone is very simple.It is popular among parents.