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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