高中英语人教课标高二选修8Unit 3 单元测试题.docx

高中英语人教课标高二选修8Unit 3 单元测试题.docx

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高中英语人教课标高二选修8Unit3单元测试题

Unit3Inventorsandinventions

第Ⅰ卷

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

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      FormanyKoreans,kimchiisafoodthattheycannotlivewithout!

Kimchiisnotjusttastyfood.It’salsoapartofKoreanhistory.Expertsbelievethatpeoplebeganmakingkimchiaroundtheseventhcentury.Thefarmingcommunitiescreatedkimchitoprovidevegetablesallyearround.Atthattime,however,kimchiwasjustasaltedvegetable.Itwasnotuntilfivecenturieslaterthatpeoplestartedaddingtastyseedsandotherplants.Anditwasnotuntiltheeighteenthcenturythatpeoplebeganaddingthehotredpepper.Thisgavekimchitheredcolourthatitoftenhastoday.ThenineteenthcenturysawtheintroductionoftheChinesecabbagetoKorea.Koreansthenstartedtousethisvegetabletomakekimchi.Andtheydevelopedthekimchithatpeopleknowandlovetoday.

      KimchiissuchanimportantpartofKoreanculturethatthereisayearlykimchievent.IthappenseveryyearinOctoberandlastsforseveraldays.PeopletravelfromalloverSouthKoreatotheevent—inthecityofGwangju.Attheevent,differenttypesofkimchiaremadetoseewhichonetastesbest,andmanyfoodproductsareonshow.Besides,thereisbeautifultraditionalmusic.

      Ifyouwanttolearnmoreaboutkimchi’scultureandhistory,cometovisittheKimchiFieldMuseuminSeoul.Itwasstartedbyalargefoodcompanyin1986.Inthemuseum,historianshavedocumentedalmost200differentkindsofkimchi.

      InApril,2008,YiSo-YeonbecameSouthKorea’sfirstpersontogointospace.The29-year-oldtookkimchiwithherandspenttendaysinspace.There,sheperformedaseriesofsciencetests.ItwassuchanunusualtripforallKoreans!

21.Inthetwelfthcentury,kimchi_____.

A.wasmadeoftheChinesecabbage

B.tastedmuchbetterthanbefore

C.wasonlyasaltedvegetable

D.begantoappearinKorea

22.Duringthekimchievent,people_____.

A.usuallygettogetherinSeoul

B.cancompeteinmakingkimchi

C.oftencomefromallovertheworld

D.canseemanyforeignfoodproducts

23.YiSo-Yeonwasmentionedtoshow_____.

A.kimchimeansalottotheKoreans

B.sheisverypopularamongtheKoreans

C.womenplayanimportantpartinmodernsociety

D.theaircraftindustryisdevelopingrapidlyinKorea

B

★★☆☆☆

      AllAmericandollarbills（纸币）weighthesame,they’rethesamesize,andthey’remadeofthesamematerial.“Therearenophysicalmarksforthosewithvision（视力）loss,whoneedaneffectivemeansofknowinghowmuchitis,a$1ora$100?

”explainsVencerCotton,directoroftechnologyandtrainingattheColumbiaLighthousefortheBlindinWashington,D.C.

      Nowthereissomethingthatcomesprettyclose.MeettheiBill,apieceofplasticaboutthesizeofalargecigarettelighter.EquippedwithoneAAAbattery,acoupleofbuttonsandaspeaker,theiBillisdesignedtobesimple.AnarrowopeningallowsforaU.S.billtobeplacedinsideanduponscanning,itwillsaytheamountthebillisworth.However,eventhoughtheiBillcandothatjobforyou,itdoesn’tmeanit’lltellyouifabillisrealorevenhowmuchyouhave.

      CreatedbyOrbitResearch,itwillbethefirstmoneyreaderdistributedbytheU.S.BureauofEngravingandPrinting（BEP）.ThebureauwillsoonbeshippingiBills,freeofcharge,acrossthecountry.“ItismyNo.1choice,”CottonsaysoftheiBill,especiallywhenitcomestosortingmoneyasfastaspossible.

      Thereareactuallyabunchofapps（应用程序）thatcandowhattheiBillcan,madeconvenientbytheiPhone’svoiceoverfunctions.Inparticular,EyeNotewasalsodevelopedbytheU.S.BEPtohelpdistinguishbills.Anotherapp,calledLookTel,offersrecognitionforalargenumberofcountries’billsandVisionHuntdistinguishesdifferentkindsofbillsandoffersmanytoolstotheblind.“Butalotofblindpeoplecan’taffordaniPhone,”saysShawnCallaway,presidentoftheNationalFederationoftheBlindofWashington,D.C.

24.TheiBillwasinventedto_____.

A.payforthingsatcertainshops

B.helpchildrensortouttheirmoney

C.helptheblindrecognizetheirmoney

D.tellwhetheradollarbillisrealornot

25.WhatcanwelearnabouttheiBill?

A.Itisunbreakable.

B.Itcan’tcalculate.

C.Itcanlightacigarette.

D.Itcostsalotofmoney.

26.Comparedwithotherapps,theiBill_____.

A.ismucheasierforpoorpeopletoaccept

B.offersmoreusefulfunctionstotheblind

C.istheonlyonedevelopedbytheU.S.BEP

D.cantellthedifferencesbetweenmanyforeignbills

27.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?

A.Toencouragepeopletohelptheblind. 

B.TotalkaboutAmericandollarbills.

C.ToaskpeopletobuytheiBill.

D.Tointroduceahi-techtool. 

C

★★★☆☆

      Customerschat,readthenewspaperandordersandwichesanddrinksatAugustFirstBakery&CaféinBurlington,Vermont,butthere’ssomethingdifferenthere.“IwashereworkingonmylaptopwhenIlookedoverandsawthattherewasasignthatsaid‘laptop-free,’”saysLunaColt,astudentattheUniversityofVermont.Duringarecentvisit,Coltwasshockedthatusinghercomputerwasagainsttherules.

      WhenownerJodiWhalenfirstopeneditfouryearsago,sheofferedfreeWi-Fitocustomers.StudentslikeColtwentthereinlargenumbersandstartedtypingaway—andstaying.Allday.“Wesawalotofcustomerscomein,lookforatable,notbeabletofindoneandleave,”Whalensays.“Itwasmoneyflowingoutofthedoorforus.”That’swhyWhalendecidedthere’dbenomorescreens.Itwasagradualmove.ShestartedbyshuttingdowntheWi-Fitwoyearsago.Then,thecafébannedscreensduringlunch.“Alotofpeoplewerebummedout,”Whalensays.“Butweactuallysawoursalesincrease.”

      What’ssociallyacceptablewhenitcomestousingalaptopinpublic?

LunaColtthinksit’sabouthowmuchmoneyyouspend.“Youshouldbuysomethingeverytwohoursifyou’regoingtobehereandjustworkallday,”Coltsays.Aslongasyou’rebeingagoodcustomer,shesays,there’snothingwrongwithworkingonalaptop.

      Notquite,accordingtoWhalen.“It’slessabouthowmuchalaptopuserbuys,andmoreabouttablespace.Eveniftheythinkthey’reagoodcustomerbecausetheybuyfood,they’restillhereforlonghours,”shesays.“Towalkintoaplaceandseepeoplelookingattheirscreenswithablankstare,ittakesawaythecommunityaspectofit—ofyoubeinginaplacewithotherpeople,”Whalenadds.

28.WhyisAugustFirstBakery&Cafédifferent?

A.Customersarenotallowedtousetheirlaptops.

B.Thosewhovisitthecaféareoftenverystrange.

C.Itoffersunusualsandwichesanddrinks.

D.Itisonlyopentouniversitystudents.

29.Theunderlinedwords“bummedout”inParagraph2probablymean“_____”.

A.grateful           B.fortunate

C.disappointed            D.frightened

30.WecaninferfromthetextthatLunaColt_____.

A.workspart-timeinJodiWhalen’sstore

B.mightnotbepopularwithJodiWhalen

C.likesthefoodinAugustFirstBakery&Café

D.willnotworkonalaptopinpublicanymore

31.What’sthemainideaofthetext?

A.ItisgoodforourhealthtostayawayfromWi-Fi.

B.Acaféownerimprovessalesbysayingnotolaptops.

C.Auniversitystudentshowshowtobeagoodcustomer.

D.Peopleareefficientwhileworkingonalaptopinacafé.

D

★★★★☆

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Doyourequireagrassthatwillstanduptoheavytraffic?

Doyouneedagrassthatwillsurviveuptoonedegreebelowzero?

Doyouwanttoreducethenumberoftimesyoucutyourgrasseachmonth?

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      Zoysiaisaparticularlytoughgrassthatgrowswellinawidevarietyofconditions.ItwasbroughttotheUnitedStatesbyFrankMeyer,afamousplantexplorerwhodiscoveredzoysiaalongtheYaluRiverin1906.There’sanotherimportantmanwehavetomentionhere.HerbertFriedberg,founderofZoysiaFarmNurseries,wasthefirstbusinessmantorecognizezoysia’spotentialtoimproveAmerica’slawns（草坪）.Today,ZoysiaFarmNurseriesistheoldest,continuouslyoperatingcompanytosellzoysiagrassplugs（草皮）bymail.

      Zoysiaistheperfectchoiceforhard-to-coverspotsandhillyareas.Zoysialawnsonlyneedtobecutonceortwiceaseason.Wateringisrarely,ifever,needed—eveninsummer!

Besides,you’llneverhavetousepoisonouspesticides（杀虫剂）andweedkillersagain!

Zoysialawnsaresaferforfamilyandpets!

Whenordinarylawnsbrownupinsummerheatanddrought,yourzoysialawnstaysgreenandbeautiful.Zoysiagrowswellinextremeheat（49°C）,yetitwon’twinter-killtoonedegreebelowzero.

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32.WhydoestheauthorraisesomequestionsinParagraph1?

A.Toshowtheimportanceofsunlight.

B.Tointroducetheskillsneededtogrowgrass.

C.Todrawreaders’attentiontozoysiagrass.

D.Toexpresshisconcernsabouttheenvironment.

33.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatzoysia_____.

A.wasdiscoveredintheearly19thcentury

B.wasbroughttoAmericabyHerbertFriedberg

C.growswellinanysoi