高考英语总复习闯关密训卷 Unit03 Inventors and inventions 必修8.docx

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高考英语总复习闯关密训卷Unit03Inventorsandinventions必修8

2013届高考一轮复习单元测试卷（全国通用）

选修八Unit3Inventorsandinventions

第一节单项填空

从Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.Theboywascaught____intheexaminatonroomandwaslaterpunishedforthat.

A.cheatB.cheatedC.cheatingD.tocheat

2.Theyoungman,___twoattempstoclimbthehighmountain,decidedtohaveanothertrythisyear.

A.makingB.madeC.havingmadeD.hasmade

3.Helenplaysthepainowell,____herfavouriteinstrumentistheviolin.

A.soB.yetC.orD.for

4.----Whycan’tIsmokehere?

----Atnotime_____inthemeetingroom.

A.issmokingpermittedB.smokingispermitted

C.smokingisitpermittedD.doessmokingpermit

5.Theyweresolatethatthey____hadtimetocatchthetrain.

A.almostB.hardlyC.nearlyD.simply

6.----Didyouopenthedoor?

-----Yes.Iremembered_____itbeforeyouarrived.

A.openingB.beingopenedC.toopenD.tohaveopened

7._____,theplayerstriedtheirbesttowinthegamefortheirclass.

A.GreatlyencouragedB.Ha

vinggreatlyencouraged

C.TobegreatlyencouragedD.Whenencouraging

8._____madebothherparentsangry.

A.BettycomeshomelatelyatnightB.Bettycominghomelateatnight

C.BettycamehomelateatnightD.Betty’scominghomelateatnight

9.NotonlyDickbutalsoJackandI_____interestedinChinesefolksongs

A.amB.isC.haveD.are

10.ThewiderChinaopensitsdoortotheoutsideworld,themorepeoplefind_____importantandnecessarytostudyforeignlanguages.

A.isB.themC.itD.more

11.____themorningoftheseconddayofthemeeting,Dr.Smithreadhispaper.

A.AtB.InC.OnD.From

12.----Youhaven’tbeentoBeijing,haveyou?

----_____.HowIwishtogothere!

A.Yes,IhaveB.Yes,Ihaven’tC.No,IhaveD.No,Ihaven’t

13.____iswellknown,TaiwanispartofChina.

A.AsB.ThatC.WhichD.It

14.

DuffieldWhite,______ofRussianatWeslevanUniversity,saidthathewasoneoftheyoungestwinnersoftheprize.

A.professorB.aprofessorC.theprofessorD.oneprofessor

15.Wefirmlybelievethatwarneversettlesanything.Itonly____violence.

ArunsintoBcomesfromCleadstoDresultsfrom

第二节完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ThisisareallifestoryoftheengineersbuildingtheBrooklynBridgeinNewYork,USAbackin1870.Thebridgewascompletedin1883,after13years.In1869,acreativeengineernamedJohnRoeblingwas16byanideatobuildaspectacularbridge17NewYorkwiththeLongIsland.18,bridge-buildingexpertsthroughouttheworldthoughtthatthiswasimpossibleandtoldRoeblingtoforgettheidea.

Roeblingcouldnotignorethevisionhehadinhismindofthisbridge.Aftermuchdiscussionandpersuasionhe19toconvincehissonWashington,anupandcomingengineer,thatthebridge20couldbebuilt.Theprojectstartedwell,butwhenitwasonlyafewmonthsunderway,atragicaccidenttookthelifeofJohnRoebling.Washingtonwasalsoinjuredandleftwithacertainamountofbraindamage,which21himnotbeingabletotalkorwalk.

22hishandicap,Washingtonwasneverdiscouragedandstillhadaburning23tocompletethebridgeandhismindwasstillas24asever.Hedidn’twantto25.Suddenlyanidea26him.Allhecoulddowasmoveone27andhedecidedtomakethebestuseofit.Bymovingthis,he28developedacodeofcommunicationwithhiswife.

For13yearsWashingtontappedouthis29withhisfingeronhiswife’sarm,untilthebridgewasfinallycompleted.TodaythespectacularBrooklynBridgestandsforhisdeterminationnottobe30bycircumstances.Itstandstooasamonumenttotheloveand31ofhiswifewhofor13yearslong32decoded（解码）themessagesofherhusbandandtoldtheengineerswhattodo.

Perhapsthisisoneofthebestexamplesofanever-say-dieattitudethatovercomesaterriblephysicalhandicapandachievesa（n）33goal.Oftenwhenwefaceobstaclesinourday-to-daylife,ourhurdles（障碍）seemverysmallincomparisontowhatmanyothershavetoface.TheBrooklynBridgeshowsusthat

34thatseemimpossiblecanberealizedwithdeterminationandpersistence（坚持）,nomatterwhatthe35are.

16.A.inspiredB.promotedC.awardedD.presented

17.A.collectingB.connectingC.contactingD.combining

18.A.ThereforeB.InsteadC.HoweverD.So

19.A.triedB.persuadedC.managedD.demanded

20.A.infactB.inturnC.inneedD.ingeneral

21.A.broughtinB.resultedinC.putinD.tookin

22.A.IncaseofB.BecauseofC.IntermsofD.Inspiteof

23.A.desireB.emotionC.feelingD.impression

24.A.enthusiasticB.sharpC.eagerD.aware

25.A.breakdownB.makeoutC.giveupD.takeup

26.A.hitB.beatC.knockedD.patted

27.A.handB.armC.fingerD.foot

28.A.slowlyB.swiftlyC.quicklyD.gently

29.A.descriptionsB.introductionsC.instructionsD.explanations

30.A.controlledB.affectedC.harmedD.hurt

31.A.contributionB.devotionC.responsibilityD.attention

32.A.patientlyB.hopefullyC.thankfullyD.occasionally

33.A.practicalB.beneficialC.particularD.impossible

34.A.ideasB.choicesC.dreamsD.challenges

35.A.difficultiesB.conditionsC.situationsD.positions

第三节：

阅读理解

认真阅读下列短文，A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Howoftendoyouuseyourcar?

Canyouuseyourcarlessofte

n?

DoyouknowthefollowingfactsintheUK?

•About50%ofallcarjourneysarejustforfun.

•Over80%peoplegotoworkbycar.

•25%carjourneysareundertwomiles.

•70%carjourneysareunderfivemiles.

WALKING&CYCLING

Insteadofusingthecarforshortjourneys,whynotwalkorrideabicycle?

Walkingisamostpopularformofexercise—it’shealthyanditcansaveyoumoney.Ifyouworknearby,trywalkingorcyclinginsteadofdriving.

BUSES

Buscompaniesareusingnewbuses:

somerunonnewfuelswhichproducelesspollution;somehaveeasieraccessfordisabledandoldpeople.Therearespecialtrafficlanes（行车道）tomakebusjourneyseasierandmorereliable.Sodosomethingtohelpsolvethepollutionproblem—letthebustakeyoutoworkandyourchildrentoschool.

TRAINS

Allcarjourneys,longorshort,canbehardwork.Forsometripsitiswisertotakethetrain.Leaveyourcarathomeandwalk,cycleortakeabustoandfromthestation.Traintravelisfast,safeandcomfortable.Trainticketsarenotalwaysexpensive;somearequitecheapatdiscount.

36.Howmanyofcarjourneysa

rejustforfunintheUK?

A.25%.B.About50%C.70%。

D.Over80%.

37.Thewriterbelievesthat________cangivechildrenvaluableroadexperience.

A.walkingtoschoolB.travellingbytrain

C.takingnewfuelbusesD.havingcarjourneysforfun

38.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?

A.Toteachpeoplehowtousethebuses.

B.Toenco

uragepeopletotravelbytrain.

C.Toadvisepeopletousecarslessoften.

D.Totellpeopletoobeytrafficrules.

B

Ihadtoknockonthetaxitogethisattention.Finally,thedriver,amanabout60,lookedupfrombehindthewheelandapologized,“I’msorry,butIwasreadingaletter.”Hesoundedasifhehadacoldoracough.

SinceIwasinnohurry,Itoldhimtofinishhisletter.Heshookhishead,explainingthathehadalreadyreaditseveraltimesandalmostknewitbyheart.Curious,Iaskedwhetheritwasfromachildormaybeagrandchild.“Thisisn’tfamily,”hereplied.“Thoughhemightjustaswellhavebeenaregularmemberofthefamily,OldEdandIgrewuptogether.”

Theywerealwaysfriends.Butsincehemovedawayfromtheneighborhood30years

ago,it’dgenerallyjust

beenpostcardsatChristmastimebetweenthem.Acoupleofweeksago,Eddied.“Ishouldhavekeptintouch.”Herepeatedthis,moretohimselfthantome.Tocomforthim,Isaidsometimeswejustdidn’tseemtofindthetime.“Butweusedtofindthetime,”hesaid.“Takealook.”Hehandedtheletterovertome.

Thefirstsentence“I’vebeenmeaningtowriteforsometime,butI’vealwaysdelayedit.”remindedmeofmyself.Itwentontosaythatheoftenthoughtaboutthegoodtimestheyhadhadtogether.WhenIreadthepartwhereitsaid“Yourfriendshipreallymeansalottome,morethanIcansaybecauseI’mnotgoodatsayingthingslikethat”,Ifoundmyselfnoddinginagreement.

Wehadgoneseveralkilometersandwerealmostatmyhotel,soIreadthelastparagraph:

“SoIthoughtyou’dliketoknowthatIwasthinkingofyou.”Anditwasendedwith“YourOldFriend,Tom.”

“Ithoughtyourfriend’snamewasEd,”Isaid.

“I’mTom,”heexplained.“It’saletterIwrotetoEdbeforeIknewhe’ddied.Ineverputitinthemailbox.IguessIshouldhavewrittenitsooner.”Hisfacewaspaleashewipedhiseyeswithahandkerchief.

WhenIgottomyhotelroomIdidn’tunpackrightaway.Ihadtowritealetterandpostit.

39.FromParagraph4,welearnthattheauthor_______.

A.oftenfailstowritetohisfriends

B.doesn’twanttowritetohisfriends

C.hadmanygreatmomentswithhisfriends

D.wasgoodatexpressinghisfeelingstofriends

40.Whowrotetheletter?

A.OldEdB.Thedriver’sgrandchild

C.TheauthorD.Tom

41.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthedriverregretted_____.

A.missingEd’sfuneral

B.movingawayfromhisneighborhood

C.forgetting

tosendEdChristmascards

D.notbeingabletokeepintouchwithEd

C

TheaudiencestartstoscreamandyoungpeoplealloverBritainturnontheirTVs.Yes,it’sTopofthepops!

Topofthepopsisanamazing45-year-oldprogramme.Popstarsfromalloverthe