英语Unit 3 Inventors and inventions课后测评

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

笔试部分：

I. 单项选择

21. The manager received twenty applications _______ the post.

A. in       B. to            C. on          D. for

22. All the characteristics that distinguish birds ________ other animals can be traced to prehistoric times..

A. to     B. between     C. for        D. from

23. We found the meeting room thoroughly ________ and everything ________ in good order.

A. cleaned; arranged               B. cleaned; arranging    

C. cleaning; arranged              D. cleaning; arranging

24. We can see the part of the moon _________ by the sun.

A. light       B. lighted     C. lighting       D. to lighting

25. ________ a car reaches the end of its life, it is take apart and any part that can be reused is sold off.

A. As               B. Though        C. Once                   D. While

26. When we heard of it, we were deeply ________.

A. moved      B. moving  C. to be moved       D. to move

27. —Good morning, Grand Hotel.

   —Hello. I'd like to book a room for the nights of the 18th and 19th.

   — ______________.

A. What can I do for you?              B. Just a minute, please                           C. What's the matter?                  D. At your service.

28. — I'd better ________ now. The water is boiling in the kitchen.

   — Good-bye.

A. ring back                      B. ring up

C. hold on                        D. ring off

29. — Why was Professor Johnson unhappy those days?

   — The only reason was that the theory he insisted on _______ wrong.

A. proving     B. being proved       C. futures   D. was proved

30. Unfortunately the restaurant he recommended fell far short of our _________.

    A. chances        B. advantages      C. futures         D. expectations

31. I don't think about my old friends very much, only _________.

 A. now and then B. by and by C. step by step D. more or less

32. I don't think I'll need any clothes but I'll bring some ________.

A. at last        B. in case           C. once again          D. in time

  33. Mother made a promise ________ I passed the exam, she would buy m e a computer..

A. if B. that C. that if  D. whether

  34. --- Good morning. Can I help you?

     --- I ‘d like to have this package ________, sir.

 A. weighed                         B. to be weighed

    C. to weigh                         D. weighing

  35. He tried his best, but he couldn't ________ the college entrance exams last year.

 A. get through      B. get over      C. get up         D. get away

II 完形填空

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The story goes that some time ago, a man had a very lovely little daughter. One day the man   36   his 3-year-old daughter for   37   a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became   38    when the child tried to decorate a   39    to put under the Christmas tree.   40  , the little girl brought the gift to her   41   the next morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy."

The man was   42   by his earlier  43   ,but his anger flared(爆发) again when he found that the box was   44    He shouted at her, "Don't you know, when you give someone a present, there is   45   to be something inside ?" The little girl looked   46   at him with tears in her eyes and cried," Oh, Daddy, it's not empty   47    . I blew kisses into the box. They are all for you, Daddy."

The father was crushed(征服). He   48   his arms around his little girl and begged for her 49  . The father kept that gold box by his bed for many    50   , and whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an   51   kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.

In a very   52   sense, all of us, as human beings, have been given a gold container   53  with unconditional love and kisses…from our children, family members, friends, and God. There is simply no other   54   , anyone could hold, more   55   than this.

36. A. asked  B. praised C. begged D. punished

37. A. wasting B. stealing C. selling D. holding

38. A. glad   B. angry C. sad D. upset

39. A. room  B. hall C. box D. ball

40. A. But   B. Nevertheless C. Therefore D. And

41. A. father  B. mother C. teacher D. sister

42. A. puzzled B. surprised C. scared D. embarrassed

43. A. overwork B. over-reaction C. thought D. expression

44. A. empty B. heavy C. full D. wet

45. A. happened B. seemed C. supposed D. used

46. A. down  B. back C. up  D. forward

47. A. at all  B. after all C. above all D. in all

48. A. put    B. turned C. handed D. gave

49. A. kindness B. forgiveness C. sadness D. carelessness

50. A. days   B. weeks C. months D. years

51. A. warm B. kind C. gentle D. imaginary

52. A. right  B. good C. real D. likely

53. A. crowded B. pleased C. equipped D. filled

54. A. world  B. feeling C. possession D. love

55. A. expensive B. precious C. comfortable D. interesting

III 阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Happiness is for everyone. You don't need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads in their free time.

In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, you friends will help you; when you work hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.

Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can't be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋转的) door: when it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.

56. What kind of people can enjoy happiness according the passage?

A. Only those who have cars.          B. Only those who have their own happiness.

C. Only those who have big houses.     D. Only those who have a lot of money.

57. When you fall down in a PE class, both your teacher and your classmates will _______.

A. laugh at you   B. play jokes on you   C. quarrel with you     D. help you up

58. What will your friends say to you when you make great progress?

A. Oh, so do I.   B. Congratulations!     C. Good luck!        D. It's just so-so.

59. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. People who have cars would never like to walk in the open air.

B. You can get help from others when you make mistakes.

C. You can still be a happy person even if you have little money.

D. Happiness is always around you though difficulties come towards you.

60. Which of the following is this passage about?

A. Bad luck.     B. Good luck.     C. Happiness.       D. Life

B

How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups, and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.

Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. What's more, life is always giving new things to the child--things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known. But a child has his pains: he is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is repeatedly being told not to do something, or being punished for what he has done.

When a young man starts to make his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of troubles and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society.

61. According to Paragraph 2,the writer thinks that _______.

A. life for a child is fairly easy

    B. a child is always loved whatever he does

    C. a child must do something in return for what he gets

    D. only children are interested in life

62. The main idea of the passage is that ____________.

    A. life is not enjoyable since each age has some pains

    B. young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard

    C. childhood is the most enjoyable time in one's life

    D. one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life

63. The paragraph following this passage will most probably discuss _________.

    A. examples of successful young men         B. how to build up one's position in society

    C. what to do when one has problems in life    D. joys and pains of old people

C

We first think of the traditional or nuclear family. This is a two-generation family, the father, the mother and their own children. Most couples wanted to have four children, two boys and two girls.

Some nuclear families, however, may add one or more grandparents to come to live with them, which is three generations. This kind of family with grandparents, parents, and grandchildren is called extended family. This family type was not very common during the later half of the twentieth century, but it's becoming more common now as an elderly grandparent moves in to live with a son or daughter. This is more possible now that American homes have become larger. What is interesting, however, is that after the grandchildren move out of the home and start their own families, this extended family shrinks(收缩) back to a nuclear family, with just two generations again living together, a grandparent and parents, with the grandchildren coming only for occasional visits.

Now, the fatherless or motherless family is one kind of what we call a single-parent family. In the fatherless family it's just the mother and her children. This can be the result of the husband's death, of an unmarried mother, or of a separation or divorce. There are also a growing number of motherless families--where the father raises the children, for any of the same reasons. A fatherless family may also be motherless, but still a family with one adult. This is becoming more common in the big cities where a grandmother will raise her daughter's children while the daughter goes elsewhere to work.

One other new kind of family is becoming increasingly more common. A single parent with one or more children will marry again. Perhaps the other parent is also a single parent. Together they will start what is called a blended family, which blends together or combines the children of two families.

64. An extended family usually has ___________.

A. four generations   B. three generations   C. two generations   D. one generation

65. Who usually looks after the children in a motherless or fatherless family in America?

    A. The children's aunt.               B. The children's nursery or school.

    C. The children's grandmother.        D. The children's neighbor.

66. A blended family is formed by _________.

    A. two single-parent families          B. a nuclear family and a grandparent

    C. two motherless families             D. two fatherless families

67. What is true to the fact in America?

    A. There are more and more members in a family.

    B. There are fewer and fewer members in a family.

    C. More and more grandparents refuse to look after their grandchildren.

    D. More and more grandparents live separately from their children.

D

Smoking is a habit that's closely linked to certain times and places. If you break these links, you can break the habit. The best way of doing this is to avoid the situations where you want a cigarette. If you can't avoid them, then you will have to fight off the temptation(诱惑). Sit down and think about when and where you usually have a cigarette. For example, do you always have one after breakfast? After other meals? In breaks at work? When you are watching television? With friends in the pub? Once you stop smoking, these times and places are going to be the danger spots, so work out how you are going to deal with them.

It will also help if you can make new habits to break the old one of smoking. So plan some new activities to replace smoking--things to draw away your attention, things to do with your hands, and different ways to deal with tensions.

Some people find it helps if they cut down on cigarettes before they actually give up. It's one way of preparing for the day you stop for good. But don't look on cutting down as an alternative to giving up, and don't do it for more than a couple of weeks at the very most. The danger is that you go back to smoking more than you did before.

68. What is the best way to stop smoking?

A. Avoid situations where you feel like a cigarette.

B. Avoid working with smokers in the same place.

C. Sit down and think about the situations where you smoke.

D. Do not bring cigarettes with you when you take a rest.

 69. "The danger spots" are _________.

A. the beginning and ending of a period when you stop smoking

B. the time period when you relax yourself

C. the times and places which link to smoking habit

D. the time when you start smoking

70. Which of the following activities can be used to stop smoking?

A. Something you are able to do in your spare time.

B. Something that might improve your skills.

C. Something you do not like to do when you are free.

D. Something that might interest you in your spare time.

71. One of the ways to stop smoking is to _________.

A. increase the time that you spend on other hobbies

B. take drugs to prevent you from feeling like smoking

C. reduce gradually the number of cigarettes you have every day

D. give up smoking together with a group of friends.

E

This is the age of technological change, the disappearance of class difference and equal educational opportunities for everyone. Many old-fashioned ideas about what our children ought to do in life are no longer preferable. Apart from the traditional academic careers in science, medicine, law, and the arts, we also need skilled technicians, technologists and businessmen. We need to modernize our industries and give an encouragement to trade. Young people should be encouraged to see the value of all trades, crafts, and professions and to look upon the career they have chosen with interest and pride.

In the old days sons followed their father's trade or profession and took up the occupation that best suited the interests of the family and possibly of society too. Total freedom in the choice of a career is often a burden to the individual and a danger to society.

Nowadays most young people are encouraged to choose their own careers according to their personal abilities and interests. This concern for the vocational aspect of a career is all very well received, but young people are often poor judges of their own abilities and need guidance in the choice of a career.

72. What's new in this age that isn't mentioned in this passage?

A. Technological development.        B. No class difference.

C. Equality of all the people.         D. Freedom of women.

73. Traditionally, people didn't respect __________.

A. scientists    B. businessmen      C. lawyers           D. doctors

74. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. In the old days sons took the same job as their fathers did.

B. In the old days sons took the job that their family members liked.

C. In the old days young people had total freedom in the choice of a career.

D. In the old days young people usually took a career that was accepted by the society.

75. Which of the following may be the problem when young people choose their career?

A. They haven't the freedom to make their own decisions.

B. They are not good at judging their own abilities.

C. They have to follow some people's advice.

D. They don't know their real interests.

IV 短文改错

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边的横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线(＼)划掉。

该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Dear Lu Ting,

I'm quite familiar your situation. As computers become 76. _____________

more and more popular, some student cannot help playing 77. _____________

online games and chatting. It was not only a problem of 78. _____________

wasting time, but a seriously problem for their future! 79. _____________

What you should do first is to find out what make her 80. _____________

addicted(着迷) to computer games. Lack of love from 81. _____________

parents? Poor scores? Then having a heart-to-heart talk 82. _____________

with her. Secondly, you should help her with his study to 83. _____________

build up her confidence and make her interesting in it. 84. _____________

Thirdly, to find something else for her to do instead of 85. _____________

computer games. Your efforts will surely help change her life. 

Yours,

Jessica Mok

V书面表达

    请根据下表提供的信息写一篇短文。题目已为你拟好，不记人总词数。

注意：1．短文应包括表内要点，可适当增加细节，并发表感想。

      2．词数：100左右。

      3．参考词汇：神舟六号(ShenzhouⅥ)；内蒙古(Inner Mongolia)。

参考答案

21-35. DDABC    ABDCD    ABCAA

36-55. DABCB    ADBAC   CAABD   DCDCB

56-75. DABCB    ADBAC   CAABD   DCDCB

短文改错

76．familiar→familiar with  77．student→students  78．was→is  79．seriously→serious    80．make→makes    81．  √  82．having→have    83．his→her  84．interesting→interested

85．去掉第一个to

one possible version:

Another Scientific Achievement

On Oct. 12th, 2005, Shenzhou VI with two astronauts was sent up into space from Jiuquan, Ganshu Province. After circling the earth 80 times at the height of up to 347 kilometers, it landed on the grassland in Inner Mongolian on Oct. 17th.

During the flight, the astronauts did a lot of scientific experiments according to the plan. They tasted as many as 50 kinds of food and even called and talked with their families from space.

The successful launch and return of Shenzhou VI is another great scientific achievement in space science of our country. We are really proud of it.