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外研版高中英语选修8测试Module3单元练习题
外研社选修八Module3
单元练习题
I.单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1.Theoldmanended______afterhesaidhislastwords.
A.outB.toC.upD.in
2.TheRedCrosswouldhaveanotherthousanddollars________tobuymedicinefortherefugees.
A.bywhichB.onwhichC.withwhichD.atwhich
3.Theyoungwriter________hissuccess_______histeacher'sencouragement.
A.owed,toB.owned;toC.owed;forD.owned;for
4.Onecan_______nothingwhenonehasacold.
A.wasteB.tasteC.smellD.smoke
5.-Sorrytohavehurtyou.
-________.Youdidn'tmeanto,didyou?
A.ForgetitB.NoproblemC.AllrightD.Don'tsayso
6.-Didallofthemgotothemovie?
-No.They________wenttotheInternetbarinstead.
A.almostB.mostlyC.mostD.nearly
7.Hewondered_______peoplebuiltuglyhomes,whentheycouldhavebeautifulones.
A.thatB.howC.whyD.when
8.He'snotsuchagooddoctorassomepeople_________.
A.makeupB.makeofC.fromD.makeout
9.Thenewprintingmachine________lastweekisofgreathelptoourteaching.
A.wasboughtB.boughtC.havingbeenboughtD.hasbeenbought
10.Shakespearewas________awriter.Hewasafamousactor.
A.morethanB.nomorethanC.notmorethanD.notonly
11.Theemergencyrequiresthatit_________.
A.shoulddoB.woulddoC.shouldbedoneD.wouldbedone
12.Thepolicefoundfewpeople________atthestationandallthebuses________.
A.staying;goneB.stayed;goneC.staying;havegoneD.tostay;hadgone
13.Itisrudeto_______upontheappearanceofotherpeople.
A.discussB.talkC.remarkD.argue
14.Advertisements_______onthesefactshavebeenprintedinnewspapersandmagazinesbuthavenothelpedmuch.
A.basingB.beingbasedC.basedD.tobebased
15.Shereturnedtotheshopthefollowingmorning_______inafurcoat.
A.wearB.dressC.wornD.dressed
II.完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Alandfreefromdestruction(破坏),pluswealth,naturalresources,andlaborsupply-allthesewereimportant16inhelpingEnglandtobecomethecenterfortheIndustrialRevolution.17theywerenotenough.Something18wasneededtostarttheindustrialprocess.That"somethingspecial"wasmen-19individualswhocouldinventmachines,findnew20ofpower,andestablishbusinessorganizationstoreshape(改造)society.
Themenwho21themachinesoftheIndustrialRevolution22frommanybackgroundsandmanyoccupations.Manyofthemwere23inventorsthanscientists.Amanwhoisa24scientistisprimarilyinterestedindoinghisresearch25.Heisnotnecessarilyworking26thathisfindingscanbeused.
Aninventororoneinterestedinappliedscienceis27tryingtomakesomethingthathasanactual28.Hemaytrytosolveaproblembyusingthetheories29scienceorbyexperimentingthroughcorrectanderror.Regardlessofhismethod,heisworkingtoobtaina30result:
theconstructionofaharvestingmachine,theburningofalightbulb,oroneof31otherobjectives.
Mostofthepeoplewho32themachinesoftheIndustrialRevolutionwereinventors,nottrainedscientists.Afewwerebothscientistsandinventors.Eventhosewhohad33ornotraininginsciencemightnothavemadetheirinventions34agroundworkhadnotbeenlaidbyscientistsyears35.
16.A.casesB.reasonsC.factorsD.situations
17.A.ButB.AndC.BesidesD.Even
18.AelseB.nearC.extraD.similar
19.AgeneratingB.effectiveC.motivating(动机)D.creative
20.A.originsB.sourcesC.basesD.discoveries
21.A.employedB.createdC.operatedD.controlled
22.A.cameB.arrivedC.stemmedD.appeared
23.A.lessB.betterC.moreD.worse
24.A.trueB.practicalC.pureD.clever
25.A.happilyB.occasionallyC.unwillinglyD.accurately
26.A.nowB.andC.allD.so
27.A.seldomB.sometimesC.usuallyD.never
28.A.planB.useC.ideaD.means
29.A.ofB.withC.toD.as
30.A.singleB.onlyC.specializedD.specific
31.A.fewB.thoseC.manyD.all
32.A.proposedB.developedC.suppliedD.offered
33.A.littleB.muchC.someD.any
34.A.asB.ifC.becauseD.while
35.A.agoB.pastC.aheadD.before
第三部分:
阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下面的短文,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
Technologyistheapplication(应用)ofknowledgetoproduction.Thankstomoderntechnology,wehavebeenabletoincreasegreatlytheefficiencyofourworkforce.Newmachinesandnewmethodshavehelpedcutdowntimeandexpensewhileincreasingoveralloutput.Thishasmeantmoreproductionandahigherstandardofliving.FormostofusinAmerica,moderntechnologyisthoughtofasthereasonwhywecanhavecarsandtelevisionsets.However,technologyhasalsoincreasedtheamountoffoodavailable(有用的)tous,bymeansofmodernfarmingmachineryandanimalbreedingtechniques,andhasextendedourlifespanviamedicaltechnology.
Willmankindcontinuetolivelongerandhaveahigherqualityoflife?
Inlargemeasuretheanswerdependsontechnologyandourabilitytouseitwidely.Ifwekeepmakingprogressaswehaveoverthepastfiftyyears,theanswerisdefinitelyyes.Theadvancementoftechnologydependsuponresearchanddevelopment,andthelateststatistics(统计)showthattheUnitedStatesiscontinuingtopumpbillionsofdollarsannually(每年)intosuchefforts.Sowhilewearerunningoutofsomescarceresources(少的资源)wemaywellfindtechnologicalsubstitutes(代用品)formanyofthemthroughourresearchprograms.
Therefore,inthefinalanalysisthethreemajorfactorsofproduction(land,laborandcapital)areallinfluencedbytechnology.Whenweneednewskillsontechniquesinmedicine,peoplewillstartdevelopingnewtechnologytomeetthoseneeds.Asequipmentprovestobesloworinefficient,newmachineswillbeinvented.Technologyrespondstoourneedsinhelpingusmaintainourstandardofliving.
36.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Thedefinitionoftechnology
B.Moderntechnology
C.Theapplicationoftechnology
D.Thedevelopmentoftechnology
37.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatthisarticleisprobably________.
A.apartoftheintroductiontoAmericanbusiness
B.followedbythepassagetalkingaboutfactorsofproduction
C.takenfromalearnedjournal
D.BothAandB
38.Whichisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Moderntechnologyisthekeytotheimprovementofstandardofliving.
B.Thethreemajorfactorsofproduction-land,laborandcapitalareallinfluencedbytechnology.
C.Technologyistheresponsetoourneeds.
D.TheUnitedStatesismakinggreateffortstoadvanceitstechnology.
39.Accordingtothepassage,peoplecanlivealonglifewiththehelpof________.
A.higherqualityoflife
B.medicaltechnology
C.modernfarmingmachinery
D.technologicalsubstitute
B
Insomeways,theUnitedStateshasmadesomeprogress.Firesnolongerdestroy18000buildingsastheydidintheGreatChicagoFireof1871,orkillhalfatownof2400people,astheydidthesamenightinPeshtigo,Wisconsin.OtherthantheBeverlyHillSupperClubfireinKentuckyin1977,ithasbeenfourdecadessincemorethan100Americansdiedinafire.
Butevenwithsuchsuccesses,theUnitedStatesstillhasoneoftheworstfiredeathratesintheworld.Safetyexpertssaytheproblemisneithermoneynortechnology,buttheindifference(无所谓)ofacountrythatjustwillnottakefiresseriouslyenough.
Americanfiredepartmentsaresomeoftheworld'sfastestandbest-equipped.Theyhavetobe.TheUnitedStateshastwiceJapan'spopulation,and40timesasmanyfires.Itspendsfarlessonpreventingfiresthanonfightingthem.AndAmericanfire-safetylessonsareaimedalmostentirelyatchildren,whodieinlargenumbersinfiresbutwho,againstpopularbeliefs,startveryfewofthem.
Expertssaytheerrorisanopinionthatfiresarenotreallyanyone'sfault.Thatisnotsoinothercountries,wherebothpubliceducationandthelawtreatfiresaseitherapersonalfailingoracrime(罪行).Japanhasmanywoodhouses;ofthe48firesinworldhistorythatburnedmorethan10000buildings,Japanhashad27.Punishmentforcausingabigfirecanbeassevereaslifeimprisonment.
IntheUnitedStates,mosteducationdollarsarespentinelementaryschools.But,thelessonsareaimedattoolimitedanumberofpeople;just9percentofallfiredeathsarecausedbychildrenplayingwithmatches.
TheUnitedStatescontinuestodependmoreontechnologythanlawsorsocialpressure.Therearesmokedetectorsin85percentofallhomes.Somelocalbuildinglawsnowrequirehomesprinklers(喷水装置).Newheatersandironsshutthemselvesoffiftheyaretipped.
40.ThereasonwhysomanyAmericansdieinfiresisthat________.
A.theytooknointerestinnewtechnology
B.theydidnotpaygreatattentiontopreventingfires
C.theyshowedindifferencetofightingfires
D.theydidnotspendenoughmoneyonfireequipment
41.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.
A.firesafetylessonsshouldnotbeaimedonlyatAmericanchildren
B.Americanchildrenhavenotreceivedenougheducationoffiresafetylessons
C.JapanisbetterequippedwithfireequipmentthantheUnitedStates
D.America'slargepopulationleadstomorefires
42.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.TherehasbeennogreatfireintheUSAinrecent40yearsthatleadstohighdeathrate.
B.TherehavebeenseveralgreatfiresintheUSAinrecent40yearsthatleadtohighdeathrate.
C.TherehasbeenonlyonegreatfireintheUSAinrecent40yearsthatledtohighdeathrate.
D.Thefirein