《2025年配套综合练习甘肃九年级英语上册人教版》

五、阅读理解。
Has anyone ever told you to “put a sock in it”? That might mean you are being too noisy or you are talking too much. The person wants you to be quiet. It is a funny thing to say. How did this unusual phrase come into being?
We know Thomas Edison invented the light bulb and many other things. He had one favorite invention. It was the phonograph (留声机) or “talking machine”,which recorded sound and played it back. Edison loved it so much that he called it his “baby”.
At first,the sound that the machine produced was very loud. And there was no way to control the volume (音量) of sound. The sound that came from the horn (喇叭) was so loud that people could not talk while the music was played. The noise gave some people headaches.
To control the volume,people started putting socks into the horn to soften the sound. Up until the 1930s,teenagers always put socks into their record players. It kept their parents from complaining (抱怨) about the loud music. Finally,a sound control was invented. Then socks went back where they belonged—on people's feet.
Today,if people tell you to “put a sock in it”,you will know exactly what they mean.
(A)1. If someone tells you to “put a sock in it”,you should ______.
A. stop talking
B. cheer up
C. walk away
D. speak louder
(B)2. The phonograph was Edison's ______ invention.
A. first
B. favorite
C. most expensive
D. most useful
(C)3. At first,while using the phonograph,people couldn't ______.
A. choose their music
B. play music back
C. turn down the sound
D. record sound
(D)4. Why did teenagers put socks into their record players?
A. To make fun of each other.
B. To complain about the noise.
C. To make the music sound louder.
D. To avoid upsetting their parents.
(D)5. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. How Edison invented the phonograph.
B. How people used socks in their daily life.
C. How socks played a role in Edison's invention.
D. How the phrase “put a sock in it ” was created.

答案： 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.D