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1、人教版英語精品資料（精修版） Unit 3 Inventors and inventions 單元測試（人教版選修8，重慶專用） (滿分：120分，時間：120分鐘) 第一部分 英語知識運(yùn)用 (共兩節(jié)，滿分45分) 第一節(jié) 單項填空(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分) 從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。 1．Tomorrow the mayor is to________a group of Canadian businessmen on a tour of the city. A．coordinate B．cooperate C．a(chǎn)

2、ccompany D．a(chǎn)ssociate 解析　句意：明天，市長將陪同一行加拿大商人在這個城市旅行。coordinate(使)協(xié)調(diào)，(使)一致，(使)同等；cooperate合作；accompany陪同，陪伴；associate聯(lián)系。 答案　C 2．I________you here. What are you here for? A．don't expect B．won't expect C．didn't expect D．wouldn't expect 解析　句意：我沒想到你在這兒。你到這兒干什么？“沒想到”只是過去的事，故選C。

3、答案　C 3．Not until it began to rain________how late it had been. A．didn't I realize B．did I realize C．I didn't realize D．I realized 解析　句意：直到開始下雨，我才意識到天多晚了。not until位于句首，后面主句使用部分倒裝，故選B。 答案　B 4．Your products look very beautiful，but not very________so our company doesn't want to buy

4、 them. A．real B．true C．practical D．a(chǎn)ctual 解析　句意：你們的產(chǎn)品看起來美觀，但不是很實用。因此我們公司不想買。real 真的；true真正的；practical實用的；actual實際的。 答案　C 5．John enjoys watching the TV programs on________events while his wife is fond of American plays. A．now B．current C．a(chǎn)ctual D．practical 解析　

5、考查形容詞辨析。句意：約翰喜歡看關(guān)于時事的電視節(jié)目，但他妻子喜歡看美劇。current意為“現(xiàn)在的，當(dāng)前的”，current events“時事”，符合句意。now“現(xiàn)在”；actual“真實的”；practical“實際的”。 答案　B 6．It is not________for me to return all the books to the library now because I still need some of them for my research. A．continuous B．difficult C．convenient D．s

6、ufficient 解析　句意：我現(xiàn)在不方便把所有的書歸還到圖書館，因為為了研究，我仍然需要其中的一部分。It is convenient for sb to do sth某人方便做某事。 答案　C 7．It is________that women should be paid less than men for doing the same kind of work. A．a(chǎn)brupt B．a(chǎn)bsurd C．a(chǎn)dverse D．a(chǎn)ddictive 解析　abrupt突然的，唐突的；absurd荒謬的；adverse 不利的，逆向的，有害的；

7、 addictive上癮的。 答案　B 8．—It's a good idea.But who's going to________the plan? —I think Tom and John will. A．get on B．get off C．get through D．go through 解析　句意：——這是個好主意，但將由誰來完成這個計劃？——我認(rèn)為湯姆和約翰可以。get through接通，完成。 答案　C 9．He decided to________the moment and ask her to borrow him

8、some money. A．a(chǎn)chieve B．keep C．seize D．finish 解析　考查動詞辨析。句意：他決定抓住時機(jī)向她借錢。此處seize是“抓住(時機(jī))“的意思。 答案　C 10．The moment she came back from work, she________to clean the kitchen thoroughly. A．set about B．set out C．set off D．set up 解析　考查set相關(guān)短語的辨析。 句意：她下班回來，就開始徹底打掃廚房。表示

9、“開始(做)”可以用set about或set out，但set about后跟動名詞，set out后跟不定式。set off表示“動身，出發(fā)”；set up表示“建立”。 答案　B 11．The car was in good working________when I started out this morning. A．order B．form C．state D．circumstance 解析　考查名詞辨析。 句意：今天早晨我出發(fā)時，它性能良好。form意為“形態(tài)，形狀，外型”；state意為“狀態(tài)，情形”，一般指“思想，社會，道路，健康

10、等”情況；circumstance指“環(huán)境”；working order指的是機(jī)器的工作狀態(tài)，故選A。 答案　A 12．Friendship is like money：easier made than________. A．kept B．to be kept C．keeping D．being kept 解析　考查非謂語動詞。句意：友誼就像金錢：容易得到但是卻不容易保存。句子主語friendship與動詞keep之間為被動關(guān)系，根據(jù)前后并列的原則可知選A。 答案　A 13．Think carefully before you answer his

11、 questions. You may be________into giving away vital information. A．caught B．captured C．seized D．trapped 解析　句意：答題前要三思，你也許會上當(dāng)從而泄露重要信息。trap sb into doing sth意為“使某人陷入圈套；使陷于困境”。catch意為“捉住，捕獲，逮住”；capture 意為“俘虜；捕獲”；seize意為“抓住”。 答案　D 14．I can't bear________food thrown away, because

12、there are so many people suffering from hunger in other parts of the world. A．see B．seeing C．being D．to be seen 解析　考查bear的用法。句意：我不忍看到食物被扔掉，因為在世界上的其他地方還有很多人正在挨餓。bear作動詞意為“忍受，容忍”，后接名詞、代詞或動名詞形式作賓語。 答案　B 15．It is important to________between the rules of grammar and the conventions of

13、 written language. A．determine B．identify C．explore D．distinguish 解析　distinguish between ...and ...區(qū)分……和……。 答案　D 二、完形填空 (共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分) 閱讀下面兩篇短文，掌握大意，然后從16～35各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項。 (A) The car，running along the welllit road，now sank in darkness.I broke the__16__on pu

14、rpose，for fear that the driver was too tired to drive.“When do you go back home in the evening？”“9 o'clock after this trip.”“Then when do you come out in the morning？”I threw out another question.“9 o'clock，too－just as if I worked at an office.”His__17__surprised me，because every time I ride a taxi，

15、what I hear from the driver are only complaints that they have to work from morning till night，it's hard to earn money，they're often__18__by the police，or that their leaders are seated lazily，__19__the fruits.But this driver told me，“I find it tiring to be a section chief as I was before.I like driv

16、ing just for__20__.It's fortunate that I hardly drive without a passenger.So I earn two or three thousand yuan a month with ease.Yes，I never__21__an empty taxi.If it goes southward，I go northward.If it goes along a highway，I__22__into a narrow street.” His words showed his__23__with his life and th

17、e pride he took in his job.Such feelings are so__24__among people nowadays as oxygen in high mountains.As an ancient saying goes，“Neither joy in material__25__nor grieve(悲痛)over personal setbacks.”How many people nowadays can show high ideals by__26__living and go far with a calm mind？I couldn't hel

18、p feeling curious when finding such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold__27__. 16．A.window B．stillness C．quietness D．silence 解析　根據(jù)for fear that the driver was too tired to drive可知，作者有意打破沉 默，以免司機(jī)因為疲勞而出問題。 答案　D 17．A.easiness B．confidence C．a(chǎn)ttitude D．character

19、解析　從這個司機(jī)的回答看，他不像別的出租車司機(jī)那樣辛苦，他如此自在， 這讓“我”感到十分詫異。這里用easiness表示“自在，自如”。 答案　A 18．A.fined B．ordered C．detected D．seized 解析　賺錢很難，而且經(jīng)常被警察罰款。從語境和選項看，出租車司機(jī)應(yīng)是 被警察“罰款(fined)”。 答案　A 19．A.keeping B．tasting C．enjoying D．choosing 解析　或者埋怨說，領(lǐng)導(dǎo)懶洋洋地坐在辦公室里享受(enjoying)他們的勞動果 實。

20、 答案　C 20．A.freedom B．pleasure C．hobby D．company 解析　從前面的敘述可推知，這個人覺得當(dāng)出租車司機(jī)很愜意：他每天不用 早起，不用晚歸，而且自己每個月能賺到足夠的錢。 答案　B 21．A.meet B．a(chǎn)dmire C．envy D．follow 解析　我從來不跟在(follow)跑空車的出租車后面。 答案　D 22．A.look B．knock C．turn D．crash 解析　這樣的車向南開，

21、我就開車往北去。它走大路，我就拐入狹窄的街道。 turn into意為“拐入，駛?cè)搿薄? 答案　C 23．A.intelligence B．satisfaction C．competition D．honesty 解析　從上文這個司機(jī)的敘述看，他很滿意(satisfaction)自己開出租車的生活。 答案　B 24．A.common B．regular C．serious D．rare 解析　如此自足感在現(xiàn)代人中比高山上的氧氣還要稀少(rare)。

22、 答案　D 25．A.gains B．concerns C．supports D．loss 解析　就像一句老話所說的，“不以物喜，不以己悲”，即不以物質(zhì)的收獲 (gains)為喜，不以個人的挫折為痛苦。 答案　A 26．A.special B．happy C．original D．simple 解析　simple與前面的high相對，符合語境。 答案　D 27．A.morning B．night C．moment D．season

23、 解析　文章開頭就暗示了故事發(fā)生的時間是晚上(night)。 答案　B (B) Throughout history man has had to accept the fact that all living things must die.But people now live longer than they used to.Yet，all living things still show the__28__of aging，which will eventually result in death. Aging is not a disease，but as a perso

24、n passes maturity(成熟期)，the cells of the body and the__29__they form do not function as well as they did in childhood and teenage years.The body provides less__30__against diseases and is more__31__to have accidents. A number of related causes may__32__to aging.Some cells of the body have a fairly l

25、ong life，but they are not__33__when they die.As a person ages，the number of brain cells and muscle cells decreases.Other body cells die and are replaced by new cells.In an aging person the new cells may not be as__34__or as capable of growth as those of a young person. Aging may affect the__35__and

26、 change the informationcarrying molecules so that they do not transmit the information as well. 28．A.function B．effect C．a(chǎn)ffect D．sign 解析　根據(jù)下文中的定語從句所表示的意義進(jìn)行判斷，這里所填入的單詞應(yīng) 該表示“衰老的結(jié)果”這一意義。effect意為“結(jié)果，影響”，正是此義。 function功能，機(jī)能，作用；affect影響，感動，是動詞；sign標(biāo)記。 答案　B 29．A.hands B．f

27、eet C．heart D．organs 解析　根據(jù)上下文及信息詞cells可確定句中是指所有的器官。而其他三項所 指的都是身體的具體部位。 答案　D 30．A.energy B．protection C．vigor D．power 解析　protection保護(hù)，保護(hù)物，和介詞against或from連用，譯為“保護(hù)…… 免遭……”。身體此時的免疫力下降，易于患病；energy精力，活力；vigor 力量，活力；power權(quán)力，力氣。 答案　B 31．A.likely B．

28、probable C．possible D．a(chǎn)like 解析　likely，possible和probable三者都表示可能，均可以構(gòu)成：It is possible/probable/likely＋that從句。但probable和possible不能用于sb.is possible/probable to do sth.句型中。alike相似的，不符合題意。 答案　A 32．A.attend B．contribute C．a(chǎn)dd D．devote 解析　有一些相關(guān)的原因可能促使人衰老。contribute

29、 to有助于，起作用，促 成，符合題意。attend to專心于；add to增加，把……添加到……；devote to 致力于，獻(xiàn)身于。 答案　B 33．A.replaced B．reborn C．recovered D．surrendered 解析　此句與下文相對應(yīng)，根據(jù)下文出現(xiàn)的replaced(代替)可確定該空選 replaced；reborn新生，復(fù)活；recovered恢復(fù)；surrendered屈服。 答案　A 34．A.new B．strong C．workable D．old 解析　老年

30、人的新細(xì)胞的工作能力和生長能力不如年輕人強(qiáng)。其他選項明顯 意義不當(dāng)。 答案　C 35．A.improvement B．procession C．a(chǎn)pproach D．process 解析　從通篇文章所敘述的人的衰老的過程分析，我們應(yīng)該在此處選填 process。表示“自然的過程，進(jìn)程”，符合上下文意義；improvement改良； procession隊伍，行列；approach方式，方法。 答案　D 第二部分 閱讀理解 (共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分) 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和

31、D)中，選出最佳選項。 A An online post listing office people's four most-hated modern inventions is gaining popularity. Read on to discover what modern professionals dislike. Number one: The punch(打卡) machine. 32-year-old Mr.Zhang works for an IT company. He lists the punch machine as his number

32、one workday enemy after a number of unavoidable incidents made him late to punch in for work. Zhang says most of his colleagues are hard-working people, but they feel like the boss doesn't trust them when he uses a machine to evaluate their performance. Zhang plans to find another job at a co

33、mpany that does not use a punch machine. Number two: Instant noodles. More and more people today realize that instant noodles do not make a healthy meal, but lack of time forces many white-collar workers to eat them instead of a regular dinner. 27-year-old Mr.Zhu is a salesperson who is

34、so busy at work that he doesn't even have time to wash his socks. He regularly eats fast food takeaways or instant noodles for dinner. Number three: Mattresses. Some elder employees tell newcomers that having a mattress at work is just like having a home at the company. To encourage thei

35、r employees to work overtime, a number of companies have issued their employees with mattresses so that they can take a rest under their desks at any time of a day. People have started refusing the mattress and taking better care of their health after the media reported on a number of people

36、 who died due to overwork last year. And last, but not least, the mobile phone. A surgeon from a Beijing hospital says more and more white-collar workers are turning up with a strange disease which they call “mobile phone elbow”. The patients' elbows are painful, and sometimes they can't e

37、ven raise their hands. The doctor says the disease occurs when patients spend more than 4 hours on their mobiles. 【語篇解讀】 你想知道白領(lǐng)最痛恨的四個現(xiàn)代發(fā)明嗎？請看網(wǎng)上公布的結(jié)果。 36．Why do some employees want to find a job in a company without punch machines? A．They often meet with unavoidable incidents on his way to wo

38、rk. B．They feel less trusted when evaluated with the punch machine. C．It is unnecessary for them to punch in for work every day. D．They can work less hard in companies without punch. 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第二段的第三句中的“but they feel like the boss doesn't trust them when he uses a machine to evaluate their

39、 performance”可知，當(dāng)使用機(jī)器來評估他們的工作表現(xiàn)時，雇員們會有一種老板不信任他們的感覺。 答案　B 37．White-collar workers have to eat instant noodles because they________. A．can't make a healthy meal B．can't afford a regular dinner C．don't have time to wash their socks D．a(chǎn)re always so busy at work 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第三段的第一句可知，白領(lǐng)們吃方便面是因

40、為工作忙，沒有時間。 答案　D 38．In the eyes of the boss, the mattresses can________. A．make employees work more time B．make the new comers love the company C．make employees have a good rest at any time D．take care of the employees'health 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第四段的第二句中”To encourage their employees to work overti

41、me”．可知，老板把床墊放在辦公室是為了讓雇員延長工作時間。故選A項。 答案　A 39．According to the doctor，________. A．the painful elbow caused by mobile phone can't be cured B．only white-collar workers turn up with the painful elbow C．long time of using mobile phones possibly causes the painful elbow D．if your elbows are pain

42、ful, or you can't raise your hands, you catch the disease 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從最后一段的最后一句可知長時間使用手機(jī)的人易患”手機(jī)肘”這種病。 答案　C B If cars had wings，they could fly and that just might happen, beginning in 2011.The company Terrafugia, based in Woburn, Massachusetts, says it plans to deliver its car-plane, the T

43、ransition, to customers by the end of 2011. “It's the next‘wow’vehicle，”said Terrafugia vice president Richard Gersh.“Anybody can buy a Ferrari, but as we say, Ferraris don't fly.” The car plane has wings that unfold for flying—a process the company says takes one minute—and fold back up for dr

44、iving.A runway is still required to take off and land. The Transition is being marketed more as a plane that drives than a car that flies, although it is both.The company has been working with FAA to meet aircraft regulations, and with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to meet vehi

45、cle safety regulations. The company is aiming to sell the Transition to private pilots as a more convenient and cheaper way to fly.They say it saves you the trouble from trying to find another mode of transportation to get to and from airports: You drive the car to the airport and then you're good

46、to go.When you land, you fold up the wings and hit the road.There are no expensive parking fees because you don't have to store it at an airport—you park it in the garage at home. The car-plane is designed to fly primarily under 10,000 feet.It has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,430 pounds, including

47、 fuel and passengers.Terrafugia says the Transition reduces the potential for an accident by allowing pilots to drive under bad weather instead of flying into marginal(臨界)conditions. The Transition's price tag: $194,000, But there may be additional charges for options like a radio, transponder or G

48、PS.Another option is a full-plane parachute. “If you get into a very awful situation, it is the necessary safety option，”Gersh said. So far，the company has more than 70 orders with deposits.“We're working very closely with them, but there are still some remaining steps，”Brown said. 【語篇解讀】 大千世界，無奇

49、不有。一種既能夠在陸地上行駛，又可以在空中飛 行的汽車式飛機(jī)即將誕生。 40．We can learn from the first paragraph that________. A．car-planes will be popular in 2011 B．people might drive a car-plane in 2011 C．both Transition and Ferrari can take off and land D．Richard Gersh is the vice president of Massachusetts 解析　推理判斷題。第一段

50、提到這家公司計劃在2011年的年底之前推出這款新產(chǎn)品，由此可推測B項正確。 答案　B 41．It takes the car-plane one minute to________. A．fold and unfold its wings B．unfold wings for flying C．land in the airport D．meet flying safety regulations 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段可知它打開飛行用的機(jī)翼需要一分鐘的時間。 答案　B 42．According to the passage, which of the f

51、ollowing is NOT true? A．The car-plane needs a runway to take off and land. B．To mcet aircraft regulations, the company has been working with FAA. C．The car-plane may fly as high as normal planes. D．People can park the car-plane in the garage at their home. 解析　推理判斷題。第六段的第一句提到這款產(chǎn)品設(shè)計的起初飛行高度是一

52、萬英尺以下，由此可知它不能和正常的飛機(jī)飛行同樣的高度。 答案　C 43．The underlined word“it”in the last but one paragraph refers to________. A．the radio B．the transponder C．the GPS D．the full-plane parachute 解析　詞義猜測題。根據(jù)本句前半句中的內(nèi)容可推測此處指代的是上—段最后一句中提到的full-plane parachute(降落傘)。 答案　D C The iPhone, the iPad: each

53、of Apple's products sounds cool and has become a fad(一時的風(fēng)尚). Apple has cleverly taken advantage of the power of the letter “i” —and many other brands are following suit. The BBC's iPlayer —which allows Web users to watch TV programs on the Internet —adopted the title in 2008. A lovely bear

54、 —popular in the US and UK—that plays music and video is called “iTeddy”． A slimmed-down version of London's Independent newspaper was launched last week under the name “i”．In general, single-letter prefixes(前綴) have been popular since the 1990s, when terms such as e-mail and e-commerce firs

55、t came to use. Most “i” products are targeted at young people and considering the major readers of Independent's “i”， it's no surprise that they've selected this fashionable name. But it's hard to see what's so special about the letter “i”. Why not use “a”， “b”， or “c” instead? According to Tony T

56、horne, head of the Language Center at King's College. London, “i” works because its meaning has become ambiguous. When Apple uses “i”， no one knows whether it means Internet, information, individual or interactive, Thorne told BBC Magazines.” Even when Apple created the iPod, it seems it didn't have

57、 one clear definition，” he says. “However, thanks to Apple, the term is now associated with portability(輕便)，” adds Thorne. Clearly the letter “i” also agrees with the idea that the Western World is centered on the individual. Each person believes they have their own needs, and we love personalized

58、 products for this reason. Along with “Google” and “blog”， readers of BBC Magazines voted “i” as one of the top 20 words that have come to define the last decade. But as history shows, people grow tired of fads. From the 1900s to 1990s, products with “2000” in their names became fashionable as the

59、 year was associated with all things advanced and modern. However, as we entered the new century, the trend inevitably disappeared. 【語篇解讀】 本文為說明文。蘋果公司推出的帶有i-前綴的產(chǎn)品銷售得異常火爆， 你知道為什么嗎？本文就介紹了這方面的取名知識。 44．People use iPlayer to________. A．listen to music B．make a call C．watch TV programs online

60、 D．read newspapers 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第三句The BBC's iPlayer——which allows Web users to watch TV programs on the Internet ——adopted the title in 2008.可知iPlayer是用來在網(wǎng)上看電視節(jié)目的。 答案　C 45．We can infer that the Independent's “i” is aimed at________. A．young readers B．old readers C．fashionable women

61、 D．engineers 解析　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段的內(nèi)容可判斷Independent's “i”主要針對的讀者群是年輕人。 答案　A 46．The underlined word “ambiguous” means________. A．popular B．uncertain C．definite D．unique 解析　詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第四段最后兩句所講的例子可以判斷ambiguous是“不明確的模棱兩可的”的意思。 答案　B 47．Nowadays, the “i” term often reminds people of

62、the products which are________. A．portable B．environmentally friendly C．a(chǎn)dvanced D．recyclable 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段的However，thanks to Apple，the term is now associated with portability(輕便)，可知帶有前綴i-的產(chǎn)品通常與輕便聯(lián)系在一起。故選A項。 答案　A D Who would have thought that millions of people would buy a produc

63、t containing living insects? A businessman named Milton Levine did. He created the Uncle Milton Ant Farm more than a half century ago. Today, grandchildren of the first ant colony owners are watching ants working hard on the farm. Milton Levine was not trained in the study of insects, also k

64、nown as entomology. But he knew a lot about ants, and he designed an appealing way to share his knowledge. Mr.Levine began his career as a maker of unusual toys after World War Two. He had returned to his birthplace in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, after serving in the United States military. He got

65、 the idea for his future career from a business newsletter, which suggested that the best chances for jobs at the time were in toys. He decided to make toys. They understood that American society was about to change. The huge population increase known as the Baby Boom was beginning. There would be a

66、 huge demand for children's toys. One day, he saw ants parading around a swimming pool.The sight made Mr.Levine remember how much he had liked watching and collecting ants as a boy on his uncle's farm. Those thoughts gave him the idea for the Uncle Milton Ant Farm. Milton Levine developed a narrow, green plastic container. The top looked like a farm, showing a farmhouse, a barn, a bridge and a windmill. Under those images was a divider that separated the ants' underground and above-ground area