《2025年基础训练大象出版社九年级英语全一册人教版》

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Ludwick Marishane, a South African, was with his friends in Limpopo when they started talking about inventing something to put on people’s skin (皮肤) so that they don’t have to take a bath. Ludwick thought that this was a great idea. He did some research on the Internet, and he found some surprising facts.
About millions of people around the world haven’t got clean water. This is a huge problem because dirty water can create illnesses. One of them is trachoma (沙眼), and thousands of people all over the world get trachoma every year. They wash their faces with dirty water, fall ill and go blind. To stop trachoma, people don’t have to receive expensive medical care. They have to wash their faces with clean water.
Ludwick started thinking. He wanted to make something to help people in parts of the world where it’s difficult to find clean water. He did more research on the Internet, and he did more thinking. Ludwick had a plan. He wanted to make a gel (凝胶) for people to put on their skin. When he was at university, he never stopped thinking about his invention. He started to talk to other people about it, and three years later the dream came true. He made the gel and called it “Dry Bath”.
Ludwick is the winner of lots of prizes. People think of him as one of the brightest young men in the world. He is happy about his success. Dry Bath is helping people to be healthy. And Dry Bath also helps to save water. That’s important in many parts of the world where it’s difficult to find clean water.
Ludwick wants to invent other things and also wants to help other young people to become inventors.
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( C ) 26. Trachoma is a kind of illness that may make people ______.
A. feel hungry B. feel thirsty
C. become blind D. become sleepy
( B ) 27. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?
A. The process of making the gel “Dry Bath”.
B. The eye problems caused by the lack of clean water.
C. How Ludwick helps people save water.
D. Ludwick’s dream of becoming a great inventor.
( D ) 28. Ludwick invented the gel “Dry Bath” to ______.
A. treat people with skin trouble
B. make dirty water become clean
C. show people how to be an inventor
D. help people without enough clean water
( A ) 29. Which word best describes Ludwick according to the text?
A. Creative. B. Brave.
C. Honest. D. Humorous.
( B ) 30. What can we learn from Ludwick’s experience?
A. Luck is very important in achieving success.
B. People can succeed by sticking to their dreams.
C. Young people can easily come up with new ideas.
D. Going to university can make young people smarter.

答案： 26.C 27.B 28.D 29.A 30.B