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浙江专版18版高中英语Unit3Inventorsandinventions单元综合检测新人教版选修8
Unit3Inventorsandinventions
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分)
A
Doyouhaveimagination?
Doyouliketosolveproblems?
Canyou?
Ifso,youcouldbethenextgreatinventor.“ButI'mjustakid”,youmightbe!
Don'tworryaboutalittlethinglikeage.Forexample,onefamousinventor-BenjaminFranklin-gothisstartwhenhewasonly12.Atthatyoungage,hecreatedpaddlesforhishandstohelphimswimfaster.Finallyhiscreationledtowhatweknowiscalledflippers!
Soyoudon'thavetobeadulttobeaninventor.Onethingyoudoneed,though,issomethingthatkidshaveplentyof:
curiosityandimagination.Kidsareknownforlookingatthingsinnewanduniqueways.
Sowhatshouldyoudoifyouhavewhatisagreatideaforaninvention?
Talktoafriendorfamilymemberaboutit.Getinputfromothersaboutyouridea.Thenaskthemtohelpyoucreateaworkingmodel-calledaprototype(原型)ofyouridea.
Onceyouhaveaprototype,youcantestit.Sometimesyourideaturnsouttobenotasgreatasyouthought.Atothertimes,though,yourealizeitisagoodideaandyourprototypecanhelpyoufigureouthowtomakeitevenbetter.
Ifyourideaisreallyagoodone,anadultcanhelpyoucontactcompaniesthatmightbeinterestedinit.Youwillalsowantanadult'shelptogetapatentforyouridea,sothatitisprotectedandcan'tbestolenbysomeoneelse.Ifyouneedsomeinspiration,considerthesekidsandtheirinventions:
JeanieLowinventedtheKiddieStoolwhenshewasjust11.It'safoldingstoolthatfitsunderthekitchensink.Kidscanunfolditanduseittoreachthesinkallbythemselves.
Attheageof15,LouisBrailleinventedthesystemnamedafterhimthatallowstheblindtoread.
ChelseaLanmonreceivedapatentwhenshewasjust8forthe“pocketdiaper(尿布)”,anewtypeofdiaperthatincludesapocketforholdingbabywipesandpowder.
【语篇解读】 只要你有想象力,喜欢解决问题,孩子,你就可能成为下一位发明家。
1.Bysaying“ButI'mjustakid”,youprobablymeanyou.
A.aretooyoungtoachieveanything
B.candoanythingthoughyouareyoung
C.areoldenoughtobecomeaninventor
D.havetolearnknowledgefromotherpeople
【解析】 细节理解题。
由第一段中“Don'tworryaboutalittlethinglikeage.”可知,你这么说是想表明你太小,还不能取得任何成就。
【答案】 A
2.Kidsaremostlikelytobeinventorsprobablybecausethey.
A.wouldliketomakefriendswithothers
B.usuallyworkhardattheirlessonsatschool
C.likeplayingallkindsoftoysathome
D.thinkaboutthingsinquitedifferentways
【解析】 细节理解题。
由第二段最后一句“Kidsareknownforlookingatthingsinnewanduniqueways.”可知,他们看待问题和思考问题的方式不同。
【答案】 D
3.Whichofthefollowingcanbethemainideaofthispassage?
A.Kidshavecuriosityandimagination.
B.Therearesomeworldfamousinventors.
C.Kidsareexactlylikeadultsinaway.
D.Itispossibleforkidstobeinventors.
【解析】 主旨大意题。
本文通过举例说明了孩子成为发明家的可能性。
【答案】 D
B
DearJohn,
MynameisAmberandIwanttosharemystorywithyoubecausewhatyou'vesharedaboutlifeandpositiveenergyhaschangedmylife.Thispastyearhasbeenoneofthehardestforme.IfeltIwasstuckinapositionthathadnothingtodowithwhatIwantedtodowithmylife.InJanuary,aftertwoyearsofbeingtogether,myboyfriendleftme.
IreadyourblogeverymorningasIdrinkmycoffeeatwork,butitwasn'tuntilthisMarchthatItoldmyself“nomorenegativity”asyoutaughtreadersinyourblog.
SincethenI'vegotintonewhabitsatworktokeepmyenergypositive.Whenpeoplewalkinthefrontdoor,I'mthefirstfacetheysee,soIsmilebigwhenIsay“goodmorning”tothem,especiallyonMondays.Insteadofwaitingforsomeonetoaskmeforhelp,Iofferitwithanopenmind.TheCEOnoticedmychangeandofferedmetheexecutiveassistantpositionthatIwanted.
OneofthebiggestthingsI'vetakentoheartfromyourblogischangingmyopinionsonmyjob.Yes,itwasnotanimportantposition,butwhenIwaspassionateaboutit,Icouldmakemylifefulfilling.
Allinall,Ihavetothankyousomehowforhavingthepassiontohelpothersbecauseittrulyisinspiringtome.Sothankyousomuch,John.Mylifehaschangedbecauseyourwordspointedmeintherightdirection.Takecare!
【语篇解读】 本文是Amber写给John的一封信,感谢他在博客中所写的那些鼓励的话给她带来的积极影响。
以此告诉我们积极的人生态度是可以给我们带来回报的。
4.Amberwrotethelettermainlyto.
A.introduceherselftoJohn
B.talkaboutherbadyear
C.askforsomeadvice
D.expressherthanks
【解析】 细节理解题。
根据文章最后一段“Allinall,Ihavetothankyousomehowforhavingthepassiontohelpothersbecauseittrulyisinspiringtome.Sothankyousomuch,John.”可知Amber写这封信给John正是为了感谢他的博客给她带来的巨大帮助。
故D正确。
【答案】 D
5.WhatisimpliedaboutJohnintheletter?
A.Heisaveryfamouswriter.
B.Heusedtoliveaverynegativelife.
C.Hedoesn'tlikesharinghislifestories.
D.Helikeshelpingothersthroughwritingpositiveblogs.
【解析】 推理判断题。
根据文章第二段“IreadyourblogeverymorningasIdrinkmycoffeeatwork,butitwasn'tuntilthisMarchthatItoldmyself‘nomorenegativity’asyoutaughtreadersinyourblog.”可知John在博客里让读者不再消极对待事物了,可知选D项。
【答案】 D
6.WhatdoesAmber'schangetellus?
A.Practicemakesperfect.
B.Badluckdoesn'texistlong.
C.Apositiveattitudeisrewarding.
D.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.
【解析】 推理判断题。
根据文章三、四段“TheCEOnoticedmychangeandofferedmetheexecutiveassistantpositionthatIwanted.”和“Yes,itwasnotanimportantposition,butwhenIwaspassionateaboutit,Icouldmakemylifefulfilling.”可知正是因为改变了态度,所以我的生活有了很大的改变,我也获得了自己想要的工作。
也就是说积极的态度是可以给我们的生活带来回报的。
故C正确。
【答案】 C
C
Howfitareyourteeth?
Areyoulazyaboutbrushingthem?
Neverfear:
Aninventorisonthecase.Anelectrictoothbrushsenseshowlongandhowwellyoubrush,anditletsyoutrackyourperformanceonyourphone.
TheKolibreetoothbrushwasexhibitedattheInternationalConsumerElectronicsShowinLasVegasthisweek.ItsenseshowitismovedandcansendtheinformationtoanAndroidphoneoriPhoneviaaBluetoothwirelessconnection.
Thetoothbrushwillbeabletoteachyoutobrushright(don'tforgettheinsidesoftheteeth)andmakesureyou'rebrushinglongenough.“It'skindoflikehavingadentistactuallywatchyourbrushingonadaytodaybasis,”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.
【语篇解读】 本文介绍了一款新型的牙刷Kolibree的功能以及发明者Serval发明这种产品的原因和目的。
7.WhichisoneofthefeaturesoftheKolibreetoothbrush?
A.Itcansensehowusersbrushtheirteeth.
B.Itcantrackusers'schoolperformance.
C.Itcandetectusers'fearofseeingadentist.
D.Itcanhelpusersfindtheirphones.
【解析】 细节理解题。
根据第一段“Anelectrictoothbrushsenseshowlongandhowwellyoubrush,anditletsyoutrackyourperformanceonyourphone.”可知这种电子牙刷能够感知到你刷牙用了多长时间,刷的有多么好。
故A正确。
【答案】 A
8.WhatcanwelearnfromServal'swordsinParagraph3?
A.Youwillfinditenjoyabletoseeadentist.
B.Youshouldseeyourdentistonadaytodaybasis.
C.YoucanbrushwiththeKolibreeasifguidedbyadentist.
D.You'dlikeadentisttowatchyoubrushyourteetheveryday.
【解析】 推理判断题。
根据第三段“‘It'skindoflikehavingadentistactuallywatchyourbrushingonadaytodaybasis,’saysThomasServal,theFrenchinventor.”可知这款牙刷就像是有一名牙医在注意着你是如何刷牙的。
故C项说法正确。
【答案】 C
9.WhichofthefollowingmightmaketheKolibreetoothbrushfun?
A.Itcanbeusedtoupdatemobilephones.
B.Itcanbeusedtoplaymobilephonegames.
C.Itcansendmessagestootherusers.
D.Itcantalktoitsdevelopers.
【解析】 细节理解题。
根据文章第四段“Youcouldscorepointsforbeatingmonstersamongyourteeth.‘Wetrytomakeitsmartbutalsofun,’Servalsays.”可知这款牙刷还能用来玩游戏。
这就更增加了它的趣味性。
故B正确。
【答案】 B
10.WhatisParagraph5mainlyabout?
A.HowServalfoundouthiskidsliedtohim.
B.WhyServalthoughtbrushingteethwasnecessary.
C.HowServaltaughthiskidstobrushtheirteeth.
D.WhatinspiredServaltoinventthetoothbrush.
【解析】 段落大意题。
本段主要是叙述Serval发明这一物品的原因。
根据第一句“Servalsayshewasinspiredbyhisexperienceasafather.”可知他是为了监督孩子更好地刷牙才发明这一产品。
故D正确。
【答案】 D
Ⅱ.阅读填句(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
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