浙江专版18版高中英语Unit3Inventorsandinventions单元综合检测新人教版选修8.docx

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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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