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学年高中英语Unit3Inventorsandinventions单元质量检测三新人教版选修8
单元质量检测（三）
Ⅰ.阅读理解（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Sincemyfamilywerenotgoingtobehelpfulaboutmytakingacookingjob,IdecidedIwouldlookforoneallbymyselfandnottotellthemaboutittillI'dgotapermanentone.
Ihadseenanagencyadvertisedinalocalpaper,soassoonastherewasnooneabouttosay“Whereareyougoing？
”Irushedoutofthehouseinsearchofit.Iwaswildlyexcited,andasnervousasifIweregoingonthestage.Findingtheplacequiteeasily,Itoreupthreeflightsofstairs,andswungbreathlesslythroughadoorwhichsaid“Enterwithoutknocking,ifyouplease.”
Thesimpleatmosphereoftheofficecalmedme,andIsatdownontheedgeofachair.Thewomanatthedeskoppositelookedcarefullyatme.Thenshequestionedmeinalowvoice.Iansweredsoftlyandstartedtofeelhelpless.ShewonderedwhyIwaslookingforthissortofjob,soIfeltIhadtogivehertheideaofawidowedmotherstrugglingagainstpoverty.ButIfeltmorehelplesswhenshetoldmethatitwouldbedifficulttogetajobwithoutexperienceorreferences.Suddenly,thetelephoneonherdeskrang.Whilehavingamysteriousconversation,shekeptlookingatme.ThenIheardhersay，“Infact,I'vegotsomeoneherewhomightsuit.”Shewrotedownanumber,andmyspiritsroseassheheldoutthepapertome,saying，“Ringupthislady.Shewantsacookimmediately.Cookadinnerfortenpeopletomorrow.Couldyoumanagethat,Iwonder？
”
“Oh,yes，”saidI—neverhavingcookedformorethanfour.ThenIrushedoutandcalledthelady—MissCathy.IsaidconfidentlythatIwasjustwhatshewaslookingfor.“Areyousure？
”shekeptsaying.AnywayshedecidedtoemploymeandofferedapermanentpositionifIcarriedoutthepromiseofmyselfpraise.Iaskedherwhattomorrow'smenuwastobe.
“Justasmall,simpledinner:
lobstercocktail,soup,turbotMornay,fruitsaladandasavory.”InarathershakenvoiceIpromisedtoturnupingoodtimetomorrowandrangoff.
语篇解读：
本文是一篇记叙文。
主要叙述了作者独自去应聘一份厨师工作的经历。
1．Whydidtheauthordecidetolookforajobonherown?
A．Becauseshebelievedthatherfamilywerenotwillingtohelpher.
B．Becauseshewasawidowedmotherstrugglingagainstpoverty.
C．Becauseshewantedtogetsomeprofessionalexperiencebyherself.
D．Becauseshethoughtherfamilydidn'twanthertobecomeacook.
解析：
选D 推理判断题。
根据第一段“Sincemyfamilywere...gotapermanentone.”可推知，因为作者认为她的家人不想让她从事厨师这份工作，所以她决定独自去找工作。
故答案选D。
2．Whatdidtheauthorfeelonherway?
A．Excitedbutworried.
B．Nervousandexcited.
C．Easyandcurious.
D．Helplessbutexcited.
解析：
选B 细节理解题。
根据第二段第三句“Iwaswildlyexcited,andasnervousasifIweregoingonthestage.”可知，作者一路上既兴奋又紧张。
故答案选B。
3．Whydidn'tthewomangivetheauthorthejobatfirst?
A．Becausethewomanfoundthattheauthordidn'trespecther.
B．Becausethewomanrealizedthattheauthormadeupastory.
C．Becausetheauthorhadn'tbeenacookbeforeorgotareference.
D．Becausethewomanhadalreadyhiredamoresuitablecook.
解析：
选C 细节理解题。
根据第三段第六句“ButIfeltmorehelpless...experienceorreferences.”可知，作者之前没有做过厨师也没有推荐信。
故答案选C。
4．Accordingtothetext,whatwouldtheauthormostprobablydoafterthecall?
A．Readsomecookerybooks.
B．Callherfamilyandtellthemthenews.
C．Gotothewoman'shouse.
D．Buywhatthewomantoldheratonce.
解析：
选A 推理判断题。
根据最后两段可知，作者答应了这项差事，可是她从没做过超过四人份的正餐。
因此作者知道了菜谱之后，应该是阅读一些烹饪书来做准备。
故答案选A。
B
Forforeigners,enteringapublictoiletinChinacanbeahorrifyingexperience.Inthe1990s,athirdofallcomplaintstotourismofficialsinBeijingconcernedthedesign,andthebadsmellofpublictoilets.
Chinahasbattledsmellytoiletsforatleast2,000years.IntheKingdomofWei（220－226A．D.）,visitorstothepalacebathroomswouldfindboxestocovertheirnoseandward_offunpleasantsmells.Bothflushing（冲水）toiletsandtoiletpaperwereinventedinChina,however,onlyfortheuseoftheemperor.
TodayChinesescientistshaveclaimedvictoryintheirbattletoimprovepublicrestrooms,introducingabacterialspraythatcanalmostgetridofallthebadsmell.First,asetofsixtypesofbacteriaworktobreakdownthesmellycompoundsandthenaperfumemadefromorangeskinlightlyscents（使芳香）theair.The“smellfreetoilet”studyfromtheChineseAcademyofSciencewasdeclaredthe“ultimate”curetoan_“urgent”_national_issue.
“Fivescientistshaveworkedonthisfrom2011tothebeginningofthisyear，”saidDr.YanZhiying,abacteriologistwiththeacademy'sChengduInstituteofBiology,addingthattheyhadspent￡140,000ontheproject.
“Somelocalgovernmentofficialsherevisitedasewage（污水）plantandsawthatthetreatmenttechnologyhadcomefromJapan.Theywantedahomegrownsolutionsotheyaskedustoworkonit，”headded.“Weobtainedbacteriafromalltypesofwastefromhumans,pigs,chickenandducks,andwetestedourcompoundsonebyone，”hesaid.“Thesmellscomingoutofpublictoilets,ortrashcans,aremadeupofmorethan160differentcompounds，”heexplained,addingthattheirbacteriaspraycanchangeandabsorbmanyofthem.
HeboastedthattheChineseformula（配方）,whichcostsonlyaround￡5perliter,hasnosideeffectsandcanbeusedtoremoveanybadsmell.
语篇解读：
本文是一篇说明文，介绍了中国科学院成都生物研究所发明了一种除臭喷洒剂，能够除去厕所的各种异味。
5．Theunderlinedwords“wardoff”inParagraph2canbereplacedby________.
A．keepout B．takeout
C．giveoutD．comeout
解析：
选A 词义猜测题。
根据画线词前的“findboxestocovertheirnose”可知用盒子把鼻子盖住是为了挡住难闻的气味。
keepout意为“阻止……进入”，符合语境。
takeout意为“拿出”，giveout意为“分发；发出”，comeout意为“出版；被揭晓”，均不符合语境。
6．Theunderlinedphrase“an‘urgent’nationalissue”refersto________.
A．thetreatmentofsewage
B．ahorrifyingexperience
C．thebadsmellofpublictoilets
D．the160smellycompounds
解析：
选C 推理判断题。
全文的焦点是中国公厕臭味难闻的问题，现在中科院正针对这个问题进行研究，显然这个全国性的紧急问题就是公共厕所的臭味。
故选C项。
7．Whichhasnotbeenmentionedasanadvantageofthebacteriaspray?
A．Lowprice.B．Nosideeffects.
C．Removingbadsmells.D．Beautifuldesign.
解析：
选D 细节理解题。
依据文章最后一段的内容可知，这个除味喷剂的优点有：
价格低、没有副作用、可去除任何臭味。
文中没有提到D项（设计美观）。
故选D项。
8．WhichcanweinferafterthesprayisusedintoiletsinChina?
A．Peopleneedn'tuseflushingtoilets.
B．Aperfumeisgivenoffintheair.
C．Tourists'complaintswillbereduced.
D．Bacteriabreakdownsmellycompounds.
解析：
选C 推理判断题。
根据第一段的内容可知，三分之一的游客投诉是关于公厕的臭味问题，下文讲到中科院已经研制出一种除味喷剂，可以去除厕所的异味。
由此可以推断，这种喷剂在中国的公厕中喷洒后，游客的投诉应该会减少。
C
CityofWinnipegdetailsonThanksgivinghoursforfacilitiesandservices.
SwimmingPools
AllCityofWinnipegindoorswimmingpoolswillbeclosedonMonday,October12withtheexceptionoftheGreatPanAmPoolandtheCindyKlassenRecreationComplex.
OnMonday,October12,theGreatPanAmPoolwillbeopenfrom10：
00amto2：
00pm,andtheCindyKlassenRecreationComplexwillbeopenfrom2：
00pmto6：
00pm.RegularhoursareineffectforallindoorpoolsonSaturday,October10andSunday,October11.
WinnipegParkingAuthority
TobuildthecustomerserviceareaonthemainflooroftheWinnipegParkingAuthorityofficebuildingat495PortageAvenue,theWinnipegParkingAuthorityofficewillbeclosedonFriday,October9,andwillreopenonTuesday,October13atnoon.
Recycling/GarbageCollection
Recycling,garbage,andyardwastewillbecollectedasnormallyscheduledforthosewithMondayasacollectionday.
CanadianBloodServices
CanadianBloodServicesisencouragingalldonorstomakeblooddonationpartoftheirThanksgivingcelebrations.
CBSsaidtheneedforbloodisgreateraroundlongweekends.BlooddonorclinicswillbeheldovertheThanksgivinglongweekendinWinnipegattheCBSclinicon777WilliamAvenue：
OnSaturday,October10from8：
00amto2：
00pm.
OnMonday,October12from10：
00amto2：
00pmandfrom3：
30pmto7：
30pm.
语篇解读：
本文为应用文。
文章介绍了加拿大城市温尼伯在感恩节期间相关市政服务部门是否开展服务的情况。
9．WhatdoweknowaboutthescheduleofSwimmingPools?
A．RegularhoursareineffectonOctober12.
B．TheCindyKlassenRecreationComplexisopenonOctober10.
C．AlltheindoorswimmingpoolsareclosedonOctober12.
D．TheGreatPanAmPooloperatesnormallyonOctober12.
解析：
选B 细节理解题。
由第三段“RegularhoursareineffectforallindoorpoolsonSaturday,October10andSunday,October11”可知，TheCindyKlassenRecreationComplex在10月10日是正常开放的。
10．Whichofthefollowingplacesisclosedforthelongesttime?
A．SwimmingPools.
B．CanadianBloodServices.
C．WinnipegParkingAuthority.
D．Recycling/GarbageCollection.
解析：
选C 细节理解题。
由WinnipegParkingAuthority的介绍“...willbeclosedonFriday,October9,andwillreopenonTuesday,October13atnoon”可知，WinnipegParkingAuthority关闭的时间最长。
11．TocelebrateyourThanksgivingbydonatingblood,youcangototheCBSclinic________.
A．at7：
00amonOctober10
B．at3：
00pmonOctober10
C．at11：
30amonOctober12
D．at2：
30pmonOctober12
解析：
选C 细节理解题。
由CanadianBloodServices部分“OnMonday,October12from10：
00amto2：
00pmandfrom3：
30pmto7：
30pm.”可知，C项的时间可以献血。
D
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Afewyearsago,whentheLittleFreeLibrariesmovementstarted,morepeopleofallagescouldhaveaccesstobooks.Now,morethan15,000freebookstandscanbefoundaroundtheworld,bringingbookstounexpectedplaces.Butmanyfolkssimplycan'tgettotheplaceswherethebooksare.Bookmobilebusesareagoodsolution,buttheycanbecostlytooperate.
BooksonBikesprogramsareappearinginareaswherethereisastrongbikeculture,suchasSeattle,andastrongneedtobringbookstothemasses,suchasSanFrancisco.
The
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