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河北省石家庄市第81中学2024-2025学年度九年级上学期期中考试英语试题

VI.完形填空(共15小题,每小题1分,15分)

TherubbercoatwasinventedbyanEnglishmannamedMacintoshin1823.In1492,

Columbus,awell-knownItalianvoyager(航行者),31theNewWorld-America.Hebroughta

lotofthingstoEuropefromSouthAmerica.Rubberwasoneofthem,butpeopledidntknowits

32atthattime.In1770,peoplefoundthatrubbercouldbeusedas___33___.

MacintoshwasaworkerinaneraserfactoryinScotland.Onedayhespilled(洒出)somerubber

liquid(液体)overhiscoatcarelesslywhenmakingerasers.Hewastoobusyto___34___itandwentback

homewearingthe35coat.Onthewayhome,itrainedheavily.Whenhegothome,hetookoffthewet

coat.Tohissurprise,theareaofthe36withrubberoverwasntwet.“Whynotmakearubber

raincoat?”Macintoshthought.Thenextdayhebrushedtherubberliquidalloverhiscoat.Hewore

the“rubbercoat”on__37___daysandtookawalkoutsidetotestitcouldreallykeepofftherain.

Surprisingly,theclothesinsidethe“rubbercoat”weren’twetatall.Therubberraincoatwascreatedinthis

way.Then,it___38___tothetheworld.

Yearafteryear,peoplekept39theraincoats.Todayraincoatsare____40___inourdailylife.

31.A.createdB.mentionedC.discoveredD.invented

32.A.useB.styleC.brandD.progress

33.A.locksB.erasersC.signsD.fridges

34.A.doubtB.cleanC.showD.hide

35.A.oldB.dirtyC.newD.tidy

36.A.coat