湖北卷学年高中英语 Unit 3 Inventors and inventions综合检测 新人教版选修8.docx

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湖北卷学年高中英语Unit3Inventorsandinventions综合检测新人教版选修8

Unit3　Inventorsandinventions

（时间：

100分钟；满分：

120分）Ⅰ.多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1．（2013·周口高二调研）—Whatwasitthat________herfromherclassmates?

—HerexcellentspokenEnglish.

A．aroused　　　　　B．differed

C．disagreedD．distinguished

2．—They________findingasolutiontopreventtheoilfrompollutingtheoceanenvironment.

—They'llmakeadifference.

A．setupB．setabout

C．setoutD．setoff

3．Heissucha（n）________personthatallofuscanbelieveinhim.

A．unbelievableB．valuable

C．stableD．uncomfortable

4．Becauseofbeingscolded，theson________lefthomewithoutsayinganything，whichmadehisparentsanxious.

A．abruptlyB．merely

C．shortlyD．apparently

5．（2013·承德高二检测）Ahealthylifeisfrequentlythoughttobe________withtheopencountrysideandhomegrownfood.

A．associatedB．bound

C．relatedD．tied

6．Hecouldn't________beingbotheredbytheloudnoise，sohequit.

A．ignoreB．conquer

C．bearD．suffer

7．Hardlyhadthesoldiersuddenlyseenthegirlfallintotheriverwhenhe________intotherivertohelpherout.

A．lookedB．turned

C．burstD．dived

8．—Thebosssaidwehadonlythreedaystofinishthework.

—Don'tworry.Wehavealready________twothirdsofit.

A．gotdownB．gotthrough

C．giveninD．givenaway

9．Attheconcertthesingerswill________everyonetoprotecttheenvironment.

A．callupB．callfor

C．calloffD．callon

10．（2013·东营高二质检）Outof________forthehomeless，hegavethemsomefoodandclothing.

A．pityB．shame

C．mercyD．friendship

Ⅱ.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

Iwasonly19whenIlearnedthatmyfatherwasdyingofararedisease.Thedoctorsdidn'tknowwhathadcausedhisdisease，nordidtheyknowhowto__11__it.

Ididmuchthinkinginthoselastfewmonths__12__myfatherdied.Dadmeantmoretomethan__13__elseintheworld.Iremembersittinginthehospital'swaitingroominthelastdays－athousand__14__comingintomymind：

Whyishedying?

Whyhaven'tIbeenclosertohim?

Whyhaven'tI__15__moretimewithhim？

Why?

Ihadnotimetoreallygettoknowmydad.Ilovedhimsomuch，butIhadn'ttoldhimthatinyearsbecauseIwastoo__16__withmywork.Now，morethananything，IwantedtotellDadhowIwas__17__，andIwasn'tevensurewhetherhewould__18__Iwasthere.

Iwalkedintotheroom.Dadwasvery__19__.Hewasbreathinghard，butverylittleoxygenwasgettingintohisbloodstream.Hehadn't__20__tousindays.Tomy__21__，whenIcamein，helookedupand__22__me.“Hello，Son，”hesaidgently.

“Hi，Dad”，Irepliedinjoy.Nowwasmy__23__，butIcouldn'tgetthewords“ILOVEYOU”outofmy__24__.TheystayedlockedinsideuntilIwasabouttoexplode.Whycouldn'tIgetthemout？

But__25__，Isaid，“Iloveyou，Dad.”Afterallthat，thewordsseemedso__26__tosayastheysoftlyleftmylips.Thoselittlewordsmeantsomuch.He__27__themandunderstood.

“Iloveyoutoo，Son，”he__28__ashetouchedmyhand.That__29__feltsogood.Hediedjustafewhourslater.TherewereamillionthingsIwishedIhadsaidtohimanddonewithhim.__30__，IhadtoldhimthatIlovedhim.

11．A.judge　　　　　　B．survive

C．treatD．describe

12．A.thoughB．before

C．asD．if

13.A．someoneB．anyone

C．somethingD．nothing

14．A.feelingsB．thoughts

C．decisionsD．impressions

15．A.savedB．expected

C．lostD．spent

16.A．busyB．excited

C．happyD．young

17．A.feelingB．listening

C．missingD．experiencing

18．A.admitB．know

C．thinkD．hope

19．A.independentB．strict

C．weakD．serious

20．A.respondedB．come

C．writtenD．shouted

21．A.regretB．sorrow

C．surpriseD．disappointment

22．A.invitedB．recognized

C．guidedD．introduced

23．A.turnB．duty

C．attitudeD．chance

24．A.controlB．mind

C．sightD．mouth

25．A.finallyB．shortly

C．luckilyD．gradually

26．A.funnyB．easy

C．proudD．strange

27．A.touchedB．guessed

C．heardD．missed

28．A.whisperedB．apologized

C．announcedD．informed

29．A.beliefB．moment

C．choiceD．event

30．A.InfactB．Attimes

C．InshortD．Atleast

Ⅲ.阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

A

StevenSpielberg's2002sciencefictionthrillerMinorityReportproducedaworldwherecomputerscouldreadmindsandpredictthefuture.Itseemedfancifulatthetime，butfantasyisedgingclosertofact.

OnJan.31，ateamofscientistsattheUCBerkeley，ledbyRobertKnightprogrammedcomputerstodecode（解码）brainwavesandreplaythemaswords.Fivemonthsearlier，anothergroupofBerkeleyscientistsshowedtheircolleaguesshortmoviesandusedcomputerstoplaybackincolorwhatpeoplesaw.

Theseexperimentsareabigadvancefrom2006，whenaFrenchscientistfirstreplayedimagesfromahumanmind，ablackandwhitecheckerboardpattern.Thepossibilitiesaregreat：

adisabledpersoncould“speak”；doctorscouldaccessthemindofapatientwhofainted；youcouldrewatchyourdreamsonaniPad.Thereare，ofcourse，equallydarkside，suchastheinvoluntarytakeoutofinformationfromthebrain.

Inspiteofthesebreakthroughs，JackGallant，theneuroscientistwholedthefirstBerkeleyteam，sayscurrenttechnologyfordecodingbrainactivityisstill“relativelyprimitive”．Thefieldisheldbackbyitspoormachinery，inparticularthefMRI.

“Eventually，saysGallant，someonewillinventadecodingmachineyoucanwearasahat.”Suchanadvanceintothehumanmind,hesays，mighttake30years.

Still，therecentadvancesatBerkeleyoffersmallanswers，whichscientistscanusetobeginunlockingthesecretsofmemoryandconsciousness.

31.WhatistheBESTtitleforthepassage?

A．Newtechnologycanreadyourmind

B．Fantasyisedgingclosertofact

C．Anewdiscoveryinhumanbrain

D．Theintelligentcomputersinthefuture

32．WhatdidscientistsattheUCBerkeleydo?

A．Theyproducedafancifulworld.

B．Theymadecomputersjumpforwardlikeahuman.

C．Theymanagedtotranslatebrainwavesintolanguage.

D．Theyusedcomputerstomakeshortmovies.

33．Whichofthefollowingisimpossiblefortheresearch?

A．Itcanhelpadisabledmanrecoverhisabilityofspeech.

B．Doctorscanreadapatient'smindevenifheisunconscious.

C．Peoplewillknowwhathappensintheirdreams.

D．People'sthoughtsmaybegivenaway.

34．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.

A．scientistsgottheinspirationfromamovie

B．thetechnologystillhasalongwaytogo

C．thetechnologyhasbeenputintopractice

D．scientistshaveunlockedthesecretsofmemory

B

Thescienceofphysicstodayisascurrentasthemorningnewspaper.Indeed，asaresultofnewadvancesinphysicsandtheirrapidapplicationtoinventionsdesignedtosatisfyman'swants，theworlditselfhasbeenchangingrapidly.Spacetechnology，industrialtechnology，andthetechnologyofthehome，thefarm，theoffice，thebank，andthedepartmentstorehaveallbeenrevolutionized.

Clearly，everygrownuptodaywouldunderstandtheworldhelivesinmuchbetterifheknewsomethingaboutphysics.WhetheritisCongressvotinghugesumsofmoneyfornewwarships，spaceexploration，oratomicenergy；theofficestafflearningtouseanewcomputer；SonBobbywantingtoknowaboutgoingtothemoon；orthehousewifelearningtooperateanewelectricstove，physicsseemstobeeverywhere.

TeachersinthousandsofschoolroomsinAmericaaretryingtocommunicatesomeoftheexcitementandimportanceofthesenewdevelopmentstotheireagerstudents.Theyknowthatsomeoftheireagerstudentswillsomedaybescientistsandwillthencontributethemselvestothedevelopmentofnewknowledgeoritsapplicationtonewthings.

Butinanycase，theycanbesurethatiftheybringaknowledgeofscience（anyscience）totheirstudentsinmeaningfulandstimulatingways，theyhavecontributedmuchtohelpingeachoneliveamoremeaningfullife.

35．Theapplicationofnewadvancesinphysicstoinventions________.

A．isintendedtomeetpeople'sneeds

B．maysolvealltheproblemsinteaching

C．makespeopleunderstandthevotingrulesoftheCongress

D．canhelppeopleunderstandthemeaningoflife

36．Theunderlinedword“themselves”inParagraph3refersto________.

A．someoftheeagerstudents

B．thestudentsintheclassroom

C．theteachersgivinglessons

D．allthescientistsinphysics

37．Thefirsttwoparagraphsofthepassagemainlytellusabout________.

A．newadvancesinphysics

B．moderndevelopmentsinscience

C．theuseofphysicsinourlife

D．thescienceofphysics

38．WhichofthefollowingcanbetheBESTtitleofthispassage?

A．PhysicsandTeaching

B．PhysicsandInventions

C．PhysicsandLife

D．PhysicsandNewspapers

C

Itisasadfactoflifethatonlyoneortwopercentofinventeditemsmakemoneyfortheirinventors.Theauthorofthisbookbelievesthiscouldbeincreasedtotenpercentifinventorswereprovidedwithandusedtheinformationavailablenow.

Mostinventorsdonothavethequalitiesneededforcreatingsuccessfulbusinesses.ThomasEdisonisaclassicexample.Thoughabrilliantinventor，heoftenfailedwhenhetriedtocommercialize（利用……牟利）hisinventions.

Afrequentmistakeisthattheydidn'tdobasicmarketresearchatanearlystage.Theyhavespentmuchmoneyonpatentingandtooling，onlytolearnthattheideahasalreadybeenpatented！

Withoutgivingawaydetailsofhisinvention，aninventorcanmakeasimplecheckusinglocallibrarydirectories.Asimplecomputercheckmayshowincrediblesourcesofinformationrelatedtohisitem.

AschildrenweweretoldthatEmersonhadsaid，“Ifyoubuildabettermousetrap，theworldwillbeatapathtoyourdoor.”Somanyinventorsthinkthattheycansitbackandwaitforcustomerstoarrive.Hewhothinks，inthisdayandage，thataproductwillsellitselfisoutoftouchwiththerealworld.

Inventorsoftenfailtorealizethatmanufacturingcostsareoftenonlyasmallpercentoftheretailprice（零售价）．

Theauthoralsodevotesan