学年高二英语人教版选修八同步练习Unit 3 Inventors and inventions Word版含答案.docx

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学年高二英语人教版选修八同步练习Unit3InventorsandinventionsWord版含答案

Unit3Inventorsandinventions

1、短语填空

callup,nowandthen,distinguish...from...,setabout,withcaution

1.Oh,mydear!

Couldyou __________right__________wrong?

2.WangMengalwaysdrives__________,soheisrecognizedasoneofthebestdrivers.

3.Thepicture __________him__________thetimewhenhewasbroughtupinthevillage.

4.Oneafternoonshe __________ridingwithoutanumbrellaandwascaughtinastormatlast.

5.Yes,ofcourse.Ido __________ifit’sconvenient.

2、根据课文内容填空

   ①__________thewritercalleduphermotherinthecountryside②__________thephone,shelearnedthatsnakescameneartheirhouseand③__________thesnakesseemedtohavemadetheirhomeneartheirhouse.Thewriterfeltproudandconsidered④__________ achanceforhertodistinguishherselfbyinventingsomethingmercifulthatwouldcatchsnakesbutnotharmthem.Shesetabout⑤__________（research）thehabitsofsnakes.Shedecidedtocoolthemsothattheycouldbeeasilycaught.⑥__________,herfirsttwoplanswerenosuccessful.As⑦__________result,shehadtoattempta⑧__________ time,whichhelpedherfulfillheraim⑨__________（success）.Shewassodelightedthatshe⑩__________（determine）tosendherinventiontothepatentofficetogetrecognitionforhersuccessfulidea.

3、 完形填空：

  Mostpeoplehavethought,“Iwanttoflylikeabird.”Manypeoplehavetried.Theymadewingsfor   1   ,usually   2    feathers,andtriedtoflybymovingtheirwings,asabirddid.

   Inabout1020,   3    Englishman,Oliver,triedtoflywithwingslikeabirddid.He    4    morethantwohundredmeters    5    hecrashedtothegroundandbrokebothhisarmsandlegs.   6    hisinjuries,Oliverseemedquitepleased.Hesaidhehadmadeonelittlemistake.Hehadforgotten    7    ataillikeabird’s.Butwhenhe    8    fromhisinjuries,henevertriedtoflyagain.In1507,anItalian,namedJohnDamian,triedtoflyinScotland.Heworeapairofwingsmadeofhens’feathers,andleapedfromthewallsofacastle.He    9    likeastonetothegroundbelow,andbrokealeg.Damianwasvery   10   .Hesaid,“Imadeamistake,Iusedhens’feathersandhensdonotoftenfly.I    11    thefeathersofabirdthatflies.ThenIamsureI   12   .”Butwhenhewaswellagain,Damian,likeOliver,neverattemptedanotherflight.

   AnItalianscientist,JohnBorelli,spentmuchtimethinkingaboutflying.Finally,in1680,hewroteabook    13    agreatmanycalculations.Theyprovedthatmenwouldneverbeabletoflywithwingsontheirarms.Borelliworkeditoutthataman’sarmswerenot    14    tosupporthimintheair.

   Weknownowthathewasrightbutsomepeople    15    whatBorellisaid.In1742,aFrenchman,althoughhewasanoldman,triedtofly     16    theRiverSeine,inParis,withwings    17    hisarms.Heleapedfromthebalcony（阳台）ofahousebesidetheriverandwent    18    downontoaboatmoored（停泊）atthebankoftheriver.Hewas    19    andonlybrokealeg.In1811,atailorinGermanydecidedtotrytoflywithwings.HebuiltawoodentoweronthebankoftheRiverDanube.Heleapedfromthistoweranddroppedlikeastoneintothewater.Hewasdraggedout    20    ,buthewasmorefortunatethanmostoftheothermenwhohadtriedtoflywithwings.

1.A.itself    B.ourselves    C.themselves    D.yourselves

2.A.of    B.into    C.from    D.with

3.A.a    B.an    C.the    D.one

4.A.walked    B.went    C.found    D.covered

5.A.when    B.before    C.after    D.as

6.A.Becauseof    B.Inspiteof    C.Asaresultof    D.Intermsof

7.A.towear    B.wearing    C.todress    D.puttingon

8.A.survived    B.escaped    C.recovered    D.lived

9.A.feels    B.falls    C.felt    D.fell

10.A.satisfied    B.disappointed    C.delighted    D.inspired

11.A.shoulduse    B.mustuse    C.shouldhaveused    D.shouldn'tuse

12.A.wouldhaveflown    B.wouldfly    C.couldfly    D.willfly

13.A.including    B.holding    C.containing    D.consisting

14.A.toostrong    B.verystrong    C.enoughstrong    D.strongenough

15.A.regardlessof    B.paidnoattentionto    C.objectedto    D.supported

16.A.over    B.through    C.across    D.past

17.A.tiedto    B.tiedon    C.tyingto    D.tyingon

18.A.crash    B.crashing    C.tocrash    D.crashed

19.A.disappointed    B.unlucky    C.annoyed    D.fortunate

20.A.completelydrowned    B.almostdrowning    C.halfdrowned    D.halfdrowning

4、   Today,bicyclesareelegantlysimplemachinesthatarecommonaroundtheworld.Manypeopleridebicyclesforrecreation,whereasothersusethemasameansoftransportation.ThefirstbicyclewasinventedinGermanyin1818.Becauseitwasmadeofwood,itwasn’tverystrongnordidithavepedals（脚踏板）.Ridersmoveditbypushingtheirfeetagainsttheground.

   In1839,KirkpatrickMacmillan,aScottishblacksmith,inventedamuchbetterbicycle.Macmillan’smachinehadironcoveredwheelstokeepthemfromgettingworndown.Healsousedfoot-operatedlevers,similartopedals,sohisbicyclecouldberiddenataquickpace.Itdidn’tlookmuchlikethemodernbicycle,though,becauseitsbackwheelwassubstantiallylargerthanitsfrontwheel.AlthoughMacmillan’sbicyclescouldberiddeneasily,theywereneverproducedinlargenumbers.

   In1861,FrenchmanPierreMichauxandhisbrotherErnestinventedabicyclewithanimprovedpedalmechanism.TheycalledtheirbicycleaVELOCIPEDE,butmostpeoplecalledita“boneshaker”becauseoftheeffectofthewoodandironframe.Despitetheimpolitenickname,theVELOCIPEDEwasahit.Afterafewyears,theMichauxfamilywasmakinghundredsofthemachinesannually,mostlyforfun-seekingyoungpeople.

   Tenyearslater,JamesStarley,anEnglishinventor,madeseveralinnovationsthatrevolutionizedbicycledesign.Hemadethefrontwheelmanytimeslargerthanthebackwheel,putagearonthepedalstomakethebicyclemoreefficient,andlightenedthewheelsbyusingwirespokes.Althoughthisbicyclewasmuchlighterandlesstiringtoride,itwasstillclumsy,extremelytop-heavy,andriddenmostlyforentertainment.

   Itwasn’tuntil1874thatthefirsttrulymodernbicycleappearedonthescene.InventedbyanotherEnglishman,H.J.Lawson,thesafetybicyclewouldlookfamiliartotoday’scyclists.Thesafetybicyclehadequal-sizedwheels,whichmadeiteasiertoride.Lawsonalsoattachedachaintothepedalstodrivethebackwheel.By1893,thesafetybicyclehadbeenfurtherimprovedwithair-filledrubbertires,adiamond-shapedframe,andeasybraking.WiththeimprovementsprovidedbyLawson,bicyclesbecameextremelypopularandusefulfortransportation.Today,theyarebuilt,used,andenjoyedallovertheworld.

1.Thispassagewasmostlikelywritteninorderto________.

A.comparebicyclesusedfordifferentpurposes

B.describetheproblemsearlybicyclemakersexperienced

C.persuadereaderstousebicyclesfortransportation

D.tellreadersabouttheearlyhistoryofthebicycle

2.WhichofthefollowingbicycletypeswasinventedbyJamesStarley?

A.

B.

C.

D.

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Twohundredyearsago,bicyclesdidnotexist.

B.Thefirstbicyclecouldberiddenataveryquickpace.

C.TheMichauxbrotherscalledtheirbicyclea“boneshaker”.

D.Macmillan’smachinehadwheelswithrubbertires.

4.Theinformationaboutbicyclesinthispassageisarrangedaccordingto________.

A.importance

B.time

C.place

D.interest

5、   IfirstmetPaulNewmanin1968,whenGeorgeRoyHill,thedirectorofButchCassidyandtheSundanceKid,introducedusinNewYorkCity.Whenthestudiodidn’twantmeforthefilm-itwantedsomebodyaswellknownasPaul-hestoodupforme.Idon’tknowhowmanypeoplewouldhavedonethat;theywouldhavelistenedtotheiragentsorthestudiopowers.

   ThefriendshipthatgrewoutoftheexperienceofmakingthatfilmandTheStingfouryearslaterhaditsrootinthefactthatalthoughtherewasanagedifference,webothcamefromatraditionoftheaterandliveTV.Wewererespectfulofcraft（技艺）andfocusedondiggingintothecharactersweweregoingtoplay.BothofushadthequalitiesandvirtuesthataretypicalofAmericanactors:

humorous,aggressive,andmakingfunofeachother-butalwayswithanunderlyingaffection.Thosewerealsoatthecore（核心）ofourrelationshipoffthescreen.

   Wesharedthebriefthatifyou’refortunateenoughtohavesuccess,youshouldputsomethingback-hewithhisNewman’sOwnfoodandhisHoleintheWallcampsforkidswhoareseriouslyill,andmewithSundanceandtheinstituteandthefestival.PaulandIdidn’tseeeachotherallthatregularly,butsharingthatbroughtustogether.Wesupportedeachotherfinanciallyandbyshowingupatevents.

   Ilastsawhimafewmonthsago.He’dbeeninandoutofthehospital.HeandIbothknewwhatthedealwas,andwedidn’ttalkaboutit.Ourswasarelationshipthatdidn’tneedalotofwords.

1.Whywasthestudiounwillingtogivetheroletoauthoratfirst?

A.PaulNewmanwantedit.

B.Thestudiopowersdidn’tlikehisagent.

C.Hewasn’tfamousenough.

D.Thedirectorrecommendedsomeoneelse.

2.WhydidPaulandtheauthorhavealastingfriendship?

A.Theywereofthesameage.

B.Theyworkedinthesametheater.

C.Theywerebothgoodactors.

D.Theyhadsimilarcharacteristics.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph3referto?

A.Theirbelief.

B.Theircareforchildren.

C.Theirsuccess.

D.Theirsupportforeachother.

4.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Toshowhisloveoffilms.

B.Torememberafriend.

C.Tointroduceanewmovie.

D.Tosharehisactingexperience.

6 、 Electricaldevices（仪器）couldsoonusepowermakebyhumanenergy,Scientistssaytheyhavedevelo