人教版高中英语选修八第三单元过关检测.docx

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人教版高中英语选修八第三单元过关检测

高中英语学习材料

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第三单元过关检测

（时间:

90分钟　满分:

120分）

Ⅰ.阅读理解（共12小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分）

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。

A

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Ithashappenedtoalmosteveryone.You’resittingonatrainorabus,andsomeonerightnexttoyouisannoyinglyshoutingintohisorhermobilephone.

Butthosedayscouldsoonbeoverdueto“silentsounds”,anewtechnologyshownattheCeBITfairthisweekthattransformslipmovementsintoacomputer-generatedvoiceforthelistenerattheotherendofthephone.

Thedevice,developedbytheKarlsruheInstituteofTechnology（KIT）,useselectromyography（肌动电流描记术）tomonitorthetinymusclemovementsthatoccurwhenwespeakandtransformthemintoelectricalpulsesthatcanthenbeturnedintospeech,withoutasoundbeinguttered.

“Wecurrentlyuseelectrodes（电极）gluedtotheskin.Inthefuture,suchelectrodesmightbeincludedintocellphones,”saysMichaelWandoftheKIT.

Thetechnologyopensupalargenumberofapplications,fromhelpingpeoplewhohavelosttheirvoicesduetoillnessoraccidentstotellingatrustedfriendyourPINnumberoverthephonewithoutanyoneeavesdropping（偷听）—assumingnolip-readersarearound.

Thetechnologycanalsoturnyouintoaninstantpolyglot.Becausetheelectricalpulsesareuniversal,theycanbeimmediatelytransformedintothelanguageoftheuser’schoice.

“Nativespeakerscansilentlyuttersentencesintheirownlanguages,andthereceivershearthesentencestranslatedintotheirlanguages,”saysWand.

ThetranslationtechnologyworksforlanguageslikeEnglish,FrenchandGerman,butforlanguageslikeChinese,wheredifferenttonesconveydifferentmeanings,maybeaproblem,headds.

Noisypeopleinyouroffice?

Notanymore.“We’realsoworkingontechnologytobeusedinanofficeenvironment,”theKITscientisttellsAFP.

Theengineershavegotthedeviceworkingto99percentefficiency,whichmeansthemechanicalvoiceattheotherendofthephonegetsonlyonewordin100wrong,explainsWand.

“We’reworkingtoovercometheremainingtechnicaldifficulties.Infive,maybetenyears,thiswillbeakindofuseableandeverydaytechnology,”hesays.

1.Accordingtothetext,thenewtechnology　　　. 

A.canimitatethehumanvoice

B.canproducehumanmusclemovements

C.canturnlipmovementsintoaconversation

D.canchangevoicesintoelectricalpulses

解析：

细节理解题。

根据第二段中的“...anewtechnology...thattransformslipmovementsintoacomputer-generatedvoiceforthelistenerattheotherendofthephone.”可知,这项新技术可以把唇部的运动转化成电脑发声,使对方能够听到。

C项简略地概括了此意,故选C项。

答案：

C

2.WecanconcludefromParagraph5thatthedevice　　　. 

A.willhaveaverylargemarket

B.isofillegaluse

C.isoflittleuse

D.canhelppromoterelationship

解析：

推理判断题。

根据第五段第一句话“Thetechnologyopensupalargenumberofapplications,...”可推断出这个装置会有很大的市场。

答案：

A

3.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat　　　. 

A.peoplecanusethedevicetopractisespeaking

B.thedevicewillsoonworkforEasternlanguagessuchasChinese

C.thedevicemayhelpcreateaquieterofficeenvironment

D.thedevicealreadyworkswithoutmakingmistakes

解析：

推理判断题。

根据倒数第三段的“Noisypeopleinyouroffice?

Notanymore.”可知,这个装置有助于营造更安静的工作环境。

答案：

C

4.Thepurposeofthetextisto　　　. 

A.encouragebettermobile-phonemanners

B.showthetechnicaldifficultiesinvolvedincommunications

C.promoteanewmobilephone

D.introduceanewmobilephonetechnology

解析：

主旨大意题。

本文介绍了一种新的手机技术——“无声电话”。

故选D项。

答案：

D

B

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Howfitareyourteeth?

Areyoulazyaboutbrushingthem?

Neverfear:

Aninventorisonthecase.Anelectrictoothbrushsenseshowlongandhowwellyoubrush,anditletsyoutrackyourperformanceonyourphone.

TheKolibreetoothbrushwasexhibitedattheInternationalConsumerElectronicsShowinLasVegasthisweek.ItsenseshowitismovedandcansendtheinformationtoanAndroidphoneoriPhoneviaabluetoothwirelessconnection.

Thetoothbrushwillbeabletoteachyoutobrushright（Don’tforgettheinsidesoftheteeth!

）andmakesureyou’rebrushinglongenough.“It’skindoflikehavingadentistactuallywatchyourbrushingonaday-to-daybasis,”saysThomasServal,theFrenchinventor.

Thetoothbrushwillalsobeabletotalktootherapplicationsonyourphone,sodeveloperscould,forinstance,createagamecontrolledbyyourtoothbrush.Youcouldscorepointsforbeatingmonstersamongyourteeth.“Wetrytomakeitsmartbutalsofun,”Servalsays.

Servalsayshewasinspiredbyhisexperienceasafather.Hewouldcomehomefromworkandaskhiskidsiftheyhadbrushedtheirteeth.Theysaid“yes,”butServalwouldfindtheirtoothbrushheadsdry.Hedecidedheneededabrushthatreallytoldhimhowwellhischildrenbrushed.

ThecompanysaystheKolibreewillgoonsalethissummer,for$99to$199,dependingonfeatures.TheU.S.isthefirsttargetmarket.

Servalsaysthatoneday,it’llbepossibletoreplacethebrushonthehandlewithabrushingunitthatalsohasacamera.Thecameracanevenexamineholesinyourteethwhileyoubrush.

5.WhichisoneofthefeaturesoftheKolibreetoothbrush?

A.Itcansensehowusersbrushtheirteeth.

B.Itcantrackusers’schoolperformance.

C.Itcandetectusers’fearofseeingadentist.

D.Itcanhelpusersfindtheirphones.

解析：

细节理解题。

根据文章第一段最后一句可知“这个电子牙刷是用来感触你刷牙刷了多长时间、你刷牙刷得好不好……”,故A项符合题意。

B项“可以跟踪用户在校的表现”;C项“可以观察用户们见到牙医所产生的恐惧”;D项“可以帮助用户找到他们的手机”,均与文章不符,故排除。

答案：

A

6.WhatcanwelearnfromServal’swordsinParagraph3?

A.Youwillfinditenjoyabletoseeadentist.

B.Youshouldseeyourdentistonaday-to-daybasis.

C.YoucanbrushwiththeKolibreeasifguidedbyadentist.

D.You’dlikeadentisttowatchyoubrushyourteetheveryday.

解析：

细节理解题。

根据本段中“It’skindoflikehavingadentistactuallywatchyourbrushingonaday-to-daybasis...”可知,这就好像有个牙医在你身边每天监督你刷牙。

故只有C项正确。

答案：

C

7.WhichofthefollowingmightmaketheKolibreetoothbrushfun?

A.Itcanbeusedtoupdatemobilephones.

B.Itcanbeusedtoplaymobilephonegames.

C.Itcansendmessagestootherusers.

D.Itcantalktoitsdevelopers.

解析：

细节理解题。

根据文章第四段中的“...createagamecontrolledbyyourtoothbrush.Youcouldscorepointsforbeatingmonstersamongyourteeth.‘Wetrytomakeitsmartbutalsofun’,Servalsays.”可以得知,B项正确。

答案：

B

8.WhatisParagraph5mainlyabout?

A.HowServalfoundouthiskidsliedtohim.

B.WhyServalthoughtbrushingteethwasnecessary.

C.HowServaltaughthiskidstobrushtheirteeth.

D.WhatinspiredServaltoinventthetoothbrush.

解析：

段落大意题。

根据第五段第一句话可知,他的发明是受到了当父亲时的一段经历的启发——孩子们总是撒谎骗他已经刷过牙了,因此他决定发明一种能告知他孩子们是否刷牙的牙刷。

因此D项正确。

答案：

D

C

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SANFRANCISCO—Aphoneapp（应用程序）inSanFranciscogivesinformationaboutopenparkingspots.CityofficialsinSanFranciscointroducedtheapptotrytoreducetrafficjamsinthecity,butsomesayitraisessafetyconcerns.

Inthiscity,driverssearchingforparkingspotsleadto30percentofalldowntownjams,cityofficialsthink.NowSanFranciscohasfoundasolution—aphoneappforspot-seekers.Itdisplaysinformationaboutareaswithavailablespaces.Thesystem,introducedlastmonth,reliesonwirelesssensors（感应器）fixedinstreetsandcitygaragesthatcantellwithinsecondsifaspothasopenedup.

MoniqueSoltani,aTVreporter,saidsheandhersisterspent25minutesonFridaytryingtopark.“Wewereprayingtotheparkinggodthatwe’dfindaspot,”shesaid.“Ifwehadtheapp,wewouldnothavetopraytotheparkinggod.”

Butthesystemcouldcomewithseriousconsequences.Somepeoplesaythatdriverssearchingforparkingcouldendupfocusingontheirphones,nottheroad.“Itcouldbereallydistracting（使分心的）,”saidDanielSimons,aprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofIllinois.

Cityofficialsacknowledgethepotentialproblem.Theyareurgingdriverstopulloverbeforetheyusethecity’siPhoneapp,ortodosobeforetheyleavehome.NathanielFord,executivedirectoroftheSanFranciscoMunicipalTransportationAgency,saidsafetycouldactuallyimproveifdriversquicklyfoundaspotinsteadofcirclingandgettingfrustrated.

SanFranciscohasputsensorsinto7,000parkingspotsand12,250spotsincitygarages.Ifspacesinanareaopenup,thesensorscommunicatewirelesslywithcomputersthatinturnmaketheinformationavailabletoappuserswithinaminute,saidMr.Fordofthetransportationagency.Ontheapp,amapshowswhichblockshavelotsofplaces（blue）andwhicharefull（red）.

Morethan12,000peoplehavedownloadedSanFrancisco’sapp,whichisavailablenowonlyfortheiPhone,butcityofficialssaytheyhopetobringittoallsimilardevices.

Whenitisstartedup,thecity’sparkingappwarnsdriversnottousethesystemwhileinmotion.Butsafetyadvocatessaidthatmightnotbesufficient.Afterall,theysay,textingwhiledrivingisillegalinCaliforniaandinmanystates,butanumberofsurveys,includingonebythePewResearchCenter,showthatmanyAmericansdoitanyway.

ElizabethStampe,executivedirectorofWalkSanFrancisco,apedestrianadvocacygroup,saidshehopedthenewparkingappwouldleadtofeweraccidents.

“It’saninnovativeidea,”shesaid.“Thesafewayforpeopletousethedeviceistopullover,whichtheyknowtheyshoulddo.Thequestioniswhethertheywill.”

ButMs.Soltani,theTVreporter,saidusingtheappwouldprobablyjointhegroupofactivitiesalreadyperformedbydrivers.

“We’realreadylookingatGoogleMapsandsoononthephonewhilewedrive,”shesaid.“Aren’twealwayslookingatsomethingonourphone,orchangingtheradio,ordrinkingcoffee?

You’realwaysslightlydistractedwhenyou’redriving.”

9.Whatisthephoneappmentionedinthetextmainlyaimedat?

A.Makingfulluseoftheparkingspots.

B.Makingthetrafficflowsmoothly.

C.Preventingtrafficaccidents.

D.BenefitingiPhoneusers.

解析：

细节理解题。

根据文章第一段的“Aphoneapp（应用程序）inSanFrancisco