高中英语人教版 (新课标)选修7&8选修8Unit 3 Inventors and inventions巩固练习

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选修八 Unit 3《Inventors and inventions》单元测试2

笔试部分：

I. 单项选择
1．Color blind people often find it difficult to________between blue and green.
A．separate　　　　 B．distinguish
C．compare D．contrast
2．Our new house is very________for me as I can get to the office in five minutes.
A．adaptable B．comfortable
C．convenient D．available
3．Come and see me whenever________.
A．you are convenient
B．you will be convenient
C．it is convenient to you
D．it will be convenient to you
4．—Why did Bob cry?
—He couldn't bear________like that before the whole class.
A．making fun of B．being made fun of
C．to be laughed at D．being made fun
5．He wished to forget everything________with his former life and start a new life.
A．joined B．associated
C．buried D．carried
6．Your letter________the days ________we worked together on the farms fifteen years ago.
A．calls up；which B．call in；when
C．calls up；when D．calls in；that
7．After breakfast，my classmates and I set out________Hong Xing Farm and received a warm welcome.
A．to B．on
C．for D．towards
8．The moment she came back from work，she________to clean the kitchen thoroughly.
A．set out B．set about
C．set off D．set up
9．—Have you________？
—No.I had the wrong number.
A．got in B．got away
C．got off D．got through
10．I shall stay in the hotel all day______there is news of the missing child.
A．in case B．no matter
C．in any case D．ever since
11．Leave your key with a neighbor________you lock yourself out one day.
A．ever since B．even if
C．soon after D．in case
12．Some parents don't allow their children to go online________they are affected by something unhealthy.
A．for fear that B．unless
C．in only D．in case
13． Bought by his father and________to serve as his maid，the young girl fell in love with him.
A．intending B．to intend
C．being intended D．intended
14．—Can you help me?
—Yes.________your teacher's advice，in my opinion，and everything will be OK.
A．Follow B．Following
C．To follow D．Followed
15．—The boss said we had only three days to finish the work.
—Don't worry.We have already________two thirds of it.
A．got down B．got through
C．given in D．given away
16.Hardly could he________this amount of work in such a short time.
A．get through B．get off
C．get into D．get down
17.The earthquake has destroyed most houses in the village.How are they going to________the winter?
A．get on B．get across
C．get over D．get through
18．—It's a good idea，but who's going to________the plan?
—I think Tom and Grey will.
A．get through B．carry out
C．go through D．carry on
19. The performance of the host，________to please the audience and draw their attention，was greeted with a cold silence，however.
A．had intended B．intended
C．intending D．to intend
20．The Olympic Games，________in 776BC，didn't include women players until 1912.
A．first playing B．to be first played
C．first played D．to be first playing
21．The murderer was brought in，with his hands________behind his back.
A．being tied B．having tied
C．to be tied D．tied
22．Most of the artists________to the party were from South Africa.
A．invited B．to invite
C．being invited D．had been invited
23. _______in her most beautiful skirt，the girl tried to make herself________at the party.
A．Dressed；noticed B．Dressing；noticed
C．Dressed；noticing D．Dressing；being noticing
24. As the fierce war broke out in the Gaza Strip，people there felt as if they were________from the outside of the world.
A．cut out B．cut off
C．cut up D．cut through
25. The traditional friendship between our two peoples________ancient times.
A．is dated back to B．dates at
C．dates back to D．is dated from

II 完形填空
The sun was shining when I got on No. 151 bus. We passengers sat jammed in heavy clothes. No one  26 . That's one of the unwritten rules  27  we see the same faces every day, we prefer to  28behind our newspapers. People who sit so close together are using them to keep  29 distance.
   As the bus came near the Mile, a  30 suddenly rang out, “Attention! This is your  31 speaking.” We looked at the back of the driver's head. “Put your  32down, all of you.” The papers came down. “Now, turn and  33 the person next to you.”
   Surprisingly we all did it. Still no one smiled. I faced an old woman. I saw her 34 every day. We waited for the next  35 from the driver. “Now repeat after me. Good morning, neighbor!”
   But our voices were a little  36. For many of us, this was the  37 word we had spoken that day. When we said them together, like  38 to people beside us, we couldn't help  39. There was the feeling of relief. Moreover, there was the sense of ice being  40. To say the three words was not so  41 after all.
   The bus driver said nothing more. He didn't  42_. Not a single newspaper went back up. I heard laughter, a  43 sound I had never heard before in this bus.
   When I  44 my stop, I said goodbye to my seatmate, and then  45_the bus. That day I was starting happily.
26.A. spoke         B. said         C. stood        D. told 
27. A. as           B. because      C. when         D. although
28. A. read         B. sit          C. talk         D. hide 
29. A. ours         B. your         C. their         D. its
30. A. call          B. noise         C. sound        D. voice
31. A. conductor     B. driver        C. neighbor     D. seatmate
32. A. papers        B. bags         C. books        D. clothes
33. A. see          B. meet          C. face         D. greet
34. A. still        B. nearly        C. even         D. hardly
35. A. turn         B. talk          C. order         D. remark
36. A. loud         B. neat           C. slow         D. weak
37. A. first        B. last           C. best          D. only
38. A. passengers    B. citizens       C. patients      D. school children
39. A. shouting      B. crying         C. smiling       D. wondering
40. A. formed       B. heated          C. broken        D. frozen
41. A. sad          B. hard            C. ordinary      D. shy
42. A. need         B. want            C. like          D. begin
43. A. different     B. warm           C. loud          D. sad
44. A. arrived       B. reached        C. left           D. found 
45. A. jumped off    B. left for        C. got on        D. waited for

III 阅读理解
A
LONDON (Reuters Life!) ---- Forget about talking your children into considering life as a doctor or a teacher and start training them for the talent show.
A survey of British parents showed the aspirations (志向) of their children are greatly different from what they dreamed about when considering who they wanted to be when they grew up.
Although astronaut (宇航员) still remains fairly high on the list of careers (事业) kids dream about these days, others like doctor and teacher have been taken the place of by the desire (欲望) to win good name and money as a sporting hero, pop star or actor.
 The parents of children aged 5 to 11 said the choice of lawyer had dropped by only one place on a top 10 list to sixth, while teacher had dropped to ninth from top in the last 25 or more years.
 The survey for British TV channel “Watch” found a great difference between the genders (性别) of today's young people when compared with their parents' dreams 25 years or more ago.
 Playing professional football, being an astronaut and joining the firefighting service topped the boys' choices, while girls are more likely to be dreaming of taking to the stage as a pop star or actress or joining the medical profession.
When asked what they would like their children to do for a living, today's parents still like the academic (学术的) professions (职业), with law and medicine scoring highly, while being a boss came third.
Parents also praised job happiness above wealth (财富) when it comes to their hopes for their children.
Nearly 70 percent of the parents surveyed thought that they failed to follow their dreams when it came to their career, with 37 percent thinking it was caused by a lack of aspiration and not having the necessary conditions.
46.      From the passage we know that most parents still hope that in the future their children can take up ______.
   A. jobs such as musicians, singers and dancers
   B. jobs related to academic professions like lawyers and doctors
   C. jobs in which they will not be endangered
   D. jobs which will be well paid only
47.      The first paragraph is to advise parents to ______.
   A. change their children's dreams        B. correct their children's dreams
   C. follow their children's dreams              D. forget their children's dreams
48.      According to the survey for British TV channel “Watch”, which of the following is the boys' best career choice?
   A. A pop star     B. An actor        C. A doctor         D. A firefighter 
49.      What can be learnt from the passage?
   A. Parents' hope for their children's career did not change too much.
   B. Parents pay much attention to the income of their children.
   C. Less than half of the parents who were surveyed didn't follow their dreams.
   D. Most parents didn't have the necessary conditions to realize their dreams.
50.      What is the main idea of the passage?
   A. Many reasons cause the change of children's dreams.
   B. Parents' dreams are different from children's.
   C. Parents are changing their own dreams.
   D. Children's dreams are always changing.

B
About twenty years ago I had the pleasure of teaching a disabled young woman. Not only was she good at math and science, but she was also extremely talented in art. She could draw and paint beautifully. When Audrey graduated from university she got two degrees, one in fine arts and one in chemistry. Not too many people do well in two such different areas of study.
    Just before her high school graduation, Audrey gave me a wonderful gift. It was a watercolor painting of a mother and her baby. A tear fell from the mother's eye as she looked lovingly at her child. Beneath the painting Audrey had written these words: “The deep love from Mother, through me, touches another.” What a beautiful gift! I had the piece of art framed(给…做框) and hung in my office.
Years passed with many moves from one office to another and I lost the painting. Last year, after about eight years of not knowing where it was, I received a phone from a former colleague who said she had something of mine. It was the picture Audrey had painted for me 18 years ealier. When cleaning out a storage room she had discovered my gift.
I was struck that the precious gift came back. I knew Audrey very well. When she was four years old Audrey had a serious disease. What's worse, her father left the house. It was her mother who brought her up with much trouble. She survived the disease but was disabled.
To any other it is just a painting, but to me it shows how a mother's love has helped develop a talent and how its power pushes me ahead.
51. What made Audrey different from others was that she_______.
   A. could draw and paint beautifullly
   B. was good at math and chemistry
   C. got two degrees in two different fields
   D. was a student in a key university
52. How did the author regain the painting?
   A. She found it from one office.
   B. One of her former colleagues found it.
   C. She found it in a storage room.
   D. Audrey found it for her.
53. What is Paragraph 4 mainly talking about?
   A.The author's feeling.
   B. Audrey's family.
   C. Audrey's experience.
   D. The author's experience.
54. Why does the author value the painting so much?
   A. It was painted by her most talented student.  
B. The painting can be worth a lot of money.
   C. The art value of the painting is immeasurable(无法估计的).
   D. The painting encourages her to advance(前进). 

C
We are all called upon to make a speech at some point in life, but most of us don't do a very good job. This article gives some suggestions on how to give an effective speech.
So, you have to give a speech-- and you're terrified. You get nervous, you forget what you want to say, you stumble over words, you talk too long, and you bore your audience. Later you think, “Thank goodness, it's over. I'm just no good at public speaking. I hope I never have to do that again. ”
Cheer up! It doesn't have to be that bad. Here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making. Ask yourself the purpose of your speech. What is the occasion? Why are you speaking? Then, gather as many facts as you can on your subject. Spend plenty of time doing your research. Then spend plenty of time organizing your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible, and use pictures, charts, and graphs if they will help you make your points more clearly. Never forget your audience. Don't talk over their heads, and don't talk down to them. Treat your audience with respect. They will appreciate your thoughtfulness.
Just remember: be prepared. Know your subject, your audience, and the occasion. Be brief. Say what you have to say and then stop. And be yourself. Let your personality come through so that you make person-to -person contact with your audience.
If you follow these simple steps, you'll see that you don't have to be afraid of public speaking. In fact, you may find the experience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches! You're not convinced yet? Give it a try and see what happens.
55. The main idea of this article is _________.
A. you can improve your speaking ability B. a poor speaker can never change
C. always make a short speech D. it is hard to make a speech
56. Paragraph 2 implies that ________.
A. many people are afraid of giving a speech B. many people are happy to give a speech
C. many people do not prepare for a speech D. many people talk too long
57. The phrase “talk over their heads” means ________.
A. speak too loudly B. look at the ceiling
C. look down upon them D. use words and ideas that are too difficult
58. All of the following statements are true except that ___________.
A. few people know how to make good speeches
B. a lecturer does not need to organize his speech
C. research is important in preparing a speech
D. there are simple steps you can take to improve your speaking ability
59. The title for this passage may be _______.
A. Do Not Make a Long Speech B. How to Give a Good Speech
C. How to Prepare for a Speech D. Try to Enjoy a Speech

D
Solar energy for your home is coming. It can help you as a single home owner. It can help the whole country as well. Whether or not solar energy can save your money depends on many things. Where you live is one factor and the type of home you have is another. Things like insulation (绝缘材料), present energy costs, and the type of system you buy are added factors.
    Using solar energy can help save our precious fuel. As you know, our supplies of oil and gas are very limited. There is just not enough on hand to meet all our future energy needs. Sooner or later Mother Nature will say that's all. The only way we can delay hearing those words is by starting to save energy now and by using other sources, like the sun.
    We won't have to worry about the sun's running out of energy for another several billion years or so. Besides, the sun doesn't offer as many problems as other energy sources. For example, fossil fuel(矿物燃料) adds to already high pollution levels. With solar energy, we will still need sources of energy, but we won't need as much. That means we can cut down on our pollution problems.
With all these good points, why don't we use more solar power? There are many reasons for this. The biggest reason is money. Until now, it was just not practical for a home owner to put in a solar unit. There were cheaper sources of energy.
    All that is changing now. Solar costs are starting to equal the costs of oil and electricity. Experts say that gas, oil and electricity prices will continue to rise. The demand for electricity is increasing rapidly. But new power plants will use more gas, oil or coal. Already in some places the supply of electricity is being rationed (限量供应). Solar energy is now in its infancy (初期). It could soon grow to become a major part of our nation's energy supply.
60. What's this passage mainly about? 
    A. Something about solar energy and pollution.   B. Solar energy. 
    C. Energy and pollution.    D. Energy and money.
61. Solar energy can help us _____.
  A. escape punishment from nature B. become home owners 
    C. get rid of present energy D. save our precious fuel
62. The sun is an endless source of energy, and it will not run out of energy for _____.
    A. several million years  B. several hundred years
    C. several billion years D. several thousand years
63. Which of the following statements is TRUE? 
    A. Energy from coal would not pollute our living environment.
    B. Energy from natural gas would not pollute our living environment.
C. Energy from the sun would not pollute our living environment.
    D. Energy from oil would not pollute our living environment.
64. Solar energy is now in its infancy, _____.
    A. but in the future it will become an important part of our nation's energy supply
    B. so we will build more power plants 
    C. and the supply of electricity will be rationed throughout the country
D. so we don't need it


IV 写作
最近学校图书馆就阅览室订阅明年的英文报刊杂志向全校学生征求意见，请你就下列目录中选出你最喜爱的两种报刊或杂志。

杂志名称
英语周报 21世纪英文报
英语辅导报 海外英语
疯狂英语 中学生英语
[写作内容]
请按照以下要求用英语以书信形式给予答复。
1.选择适合你的报刊杂志并说明理由；
2.每位学生只能选择其中两份报刊杂志。
[写作要求]
1.必须使用5个句子表达全部的内容
2.信的开头和结尾已给出。
Dear Sir or Madame,
I'm glad to recommend my favorite English newspaper or magazine.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thank you very much.
Yours truly,
Li Ping










参考答案：
单项选择
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完形填空
26—45 ADDCD  BACBC  DADCC  BABBA
阅读理解
46-54 BCDAB CBCD
55—64 AADBB BDCCA

基础写作
One possible version:
Dear Sir or Madame,
I'm glad to recommend my favorite English newspaper or magazine.
As a senior high school student, I like English Weekly best. Because it provide us students with sufficient exercises to master English and the background knowledge at the front page helps us further understand the passages in our textbooks. Besides, I am also fond of 21 Century. It's easy for us students to read the newspaper and we can read some fresh articles about current affairs, campus trends and so on. What's the most important is that we can improve our reading skill and enrich our vocabulary by reading this kind of newspaper.
Thank you very much.
Yours truly,
Li Ping