高中英语 选修八 Unit 3 Inventors and inventions 综合检测.docx

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高中英语选修八Unit3Inventorsandinventions综合检测

综合检测（三）

Unit3　Inventorsandinventions

（时间：

100分钟；满分：

120分）Ⅰ.单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1．（2013·周口高二调研）—Whatwasitthat________herfromherclassmates?

—HerexcellentspokenEnglish.

A．aroused　　　　　B．differed

C．disagreedD．distinguished

2．—They________findingasolutiontopreventtheoilfrompollutingtheoceanenvironment.

—They'llmakeadifference.

A．setupB．setabout

C．setoutD．setoff

3．Heissucha（n）________personthatallofuscanbelieveinhim.

A．unbelievableB．valuable

C．stableD．uncomfortable

4．Becauseofbeingscolded，theson________lefthomewithoutsayinganything，whichmadehisparentsanxious.

A．abruptlyB．merely

C．shortlyD．apparently

5．（2013·承德高二检测）Ahealthylifeisfrequentlythoughttobe________withtheopencountrysideandhomegrownfood.

A．associatedB．bound

C．relatedD．tied

6．（2012·四川高考）Beforedrivingintothecity，youarerequiredtogetyourcar________.

A．washedB．wash

C．washingD．towash

7．Hecouldn't________beingbotheredbytheloudnoise，sohequit.

A．ignoreB．conquer

C．bearD．suffer

8．（2012·山东高考）Aftercompletingandsigningit，pleasereturntheformtousintheenvelope________.

A．providingB．provided

C．havingprovidedD．provide

9．Hardlyhadthesoldiersuddenlyseenthegirlfallintotheriverwhenhe________intotherivertohelpherout.

A．lookedB．turned

C．burstD．dived

10．—Thebosssaidwehadonlythreedaystofinishthework.

—Don'tworry.Wehavealready________twothirdsofit.

A．gotdownB．gotthrough

C．giveninD．givenaway

11．ThepilottoldusthateverythingwasOK.Onlythen________howdangerousthesituationhadbeen.

A．IrealizedB．Ihadrealized

C．didIrealizeD．haveIrealized

12．Attheconcertthesingerswill________everyonetoprotecttheenvironment.

A．callupB．callfor

C．calloffD．callon

13．（2013·东营高二质检）Outof________forthehomeless，hegavethemsomefoodandclothing.

A．pityB．shame

C．mercyD．friendship

14．—I'dbetter________now.Thewaterisboilinginthekitchen.

—Goodbye.

A．ringoffB．ringup

C．holdonD．ringback

15．Comeandseemewhenever________.

A．youareconvenient

B．youwillbeconvenient

C．itisconvenienttoyou

D．itwillbeconvenienttoyou

Ⅱ.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Iwasonly19whenIlearnedthatmyfatherwasdyingofararedisease.Thedoctorsdidn'tknowwhathadcausedhisdisease，nordidtheyknowhowto__16__it.

Ididmuchthinkinginthoselastfewmonths__17__myfatherdied.Dadmeantmoretomethan__18__elseintheworld.Iremembersittinginthehospital'swaitingroominthelastdays－athousand__19__comingintomymind：

Whyishedying?

Whyhaven'tIbeenclosertohim?

Whyhaven'tI__20__moretimewithhim？

Why?

Ihadnotimetoreallygettoknowmydad.Ilovedhimsomuch，butIhadn'ttoldhimthatinyearsbecauseIwastoo__21__withmywork.Now，morethananything，IwantedtotellDadhowIwas__22__，andIwasn'tevensurewhetherhewould__23__Iwasthere.

Iwalkedintotheroom.Dadwasvery__24__.Hewasbreathinghard，butverylittleoxygenwasgettingintohisbloodstream.Hehadn't__25__tousindays.Tomy__26__，whenIcamein，helookedupand__27__me.“Hello，Son，”hesaidgently.

“Hi，Dad”，Irepliedinjoy.Nowwasmy__28__，butIcouldn'tgetthewords“ILOVEYOU”outofmy__29__.TheystayedlockedinsideuntilIwasabouttoexplode.Whycouldn'tIgetthemout？

But__30__，Isaid，“Iloveyou，Dad.”Afterallthat，thewordsseemedso__31__tosayastheysoftlyleftmylips.Thoselittlewordsmeantsomuch.He__32__themandunderstood.

“Iloveyoutoo，Son，”he__33__ashetouchedmyhand.That__34__feltsogood.Hediedjustafewhourslater.TherewereamillionthingsIwishedIhadsaidtohimanddonewithhim.__35__，IhadtoldhimthatIlovedhim.

16．A.judge　　　　　　B．survive

C．treatD．describe

17．A.thoughB．before

C．asD．if

18.A．someoneB．anyone

C．somethingD．nothing

19．A.feelingsB．thoughts

C．decisionsD．impressions

20．A.savedB．expected

C．lostD．spent

21.A．busyB．excited

C．happyD．young

22．A.feelingB．listening

C．missingD．experiencing

23．A.admitB．know

C．thinkD．hope

24．A.independentB．strict

C．weakD．serious

25．A.respondedB．come

C．writtenD．shouted

26．A.regretB．sorrow

C．surpriseD．disappointment

27．A.invitedB．recognized

C．guidedD．introduced

28．A.turnB．duty

C．attitudeD．chance

29．A.controlB．mind

C．sightD．mouth

30．A.finallyB．shortly

C．luckilyD．gradually

31．A.funnyB．easy

C．proudD．strange

32．A.touchedB．guessed

C．heardD．missed

33．A.whisperedB．apologized

C．announcedD．informed

34．A.beliefB．moment

C．choiceD．event

35．A.InfactB．Attimes

C．InshortD．Atleast

Ⅲ.阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

StevenSpielberg's2002sciencefictionthrillerMinorityReportproducedaworldwherecomputerscouldreadmindsandpredictthefuture.Itseemedfancifulatthetime，butfantasyisedgingclosertofact.

OnJan.31，ateamofscientistsattheUCBerkeley，ledbyRobertKnightprogrammedcomputerstodecode（解码）brainwavesandreplaythemaswords.Fivemonthsearlier，anothergroupofBerkeleyscientistsshowedtheircolleaguesshortmoviesandusedcomputerstoplaybackincolorwhatpeoplesaw.

Theseexperimentsareabigadvancefrom2006，whenaFrenchscientistfirstreplayedimagesfromahumanmind，ablackandwhitecheckerboardpattern.Thepossibilitiesaregreat：

adisabledpersoncould“speak”；doctorscouldaccessthemindofapatientwhofainted；youcouldrewatchyourdreamsonaniPad.Thereare，ofcourse，equallydarkside，suchastheinvoluntarytakeoutofinformationfromthebrain.

Inspiteofthesebreakthroughs，JackGallant，theneuroscientistwholedthefirstBerkeleyteam，sayscurrenttechnologyfordecodingbrainactivityisstill“relativelyprimitive”．Thefieldisheldbackbyitspoormachinery，inparticularthefMRI.

“Eventually，saysGallant，someonewillinventadecodingmachineyoucanwearasahat.”Suchanadvanceintothehumanmind,hesays，mighttake30years.

Still，therecentadvancesatBerkeleyoffersmallanswers，whichscientistscanusetobeginunlockingthesecretsofmemoryandconsciousness.

36.WhatistheBESTtitleforthepassage?

A．Newtechnologycanreadyourmind

B．Fantasyisedgingclosertofact

C．Anewdiscoveryinhumanbrain

D．Theintelligentcomputersinthefuture

37．WhatdidscientistsattheUCBerkeleydo?

A．Theyproducedafancifulworld.

B．Theymadecomputersjumpforwardlikeahuman.

C．Theymanagedtotranslatebrainwavesintolanguage.

D．Theyusedcomputerstomakeshortmovies.

38．Whichofthefollowingisimpossiblefortheresearch?

A．Itcanhelpadisabledmanrecoverhisabilityofspeech.

B．Doctorscanreadapatient'smindevenifheisunconscious.

C．Peoplewillknowwhathappensintheirdreams.

D．People'sthoughtsmaybegivenaway.

B

Thescienceofphysicstodayisascurrentasthemorningnewspaper.Indeed，asaresultofnewadvancesinphysicsandtheirrapidapplicationtoinventionsdesignedtosatisfyman'swants，theworlditselfhasbeenchangingrapidly.Spacetechnology，industrialtechnology，andthetechnologyofthehome，thefarm，theoffice，thebank，andthedepartmentstorehaveallbeenrevolutionized.

Clearly，everygrownuptodaywouldunderstandtheworldhelivesinmuchbetterifheknewsomethingaboutphysics.WhetheritisCongressvotinghugesumsofmoneyfornewwarships，spaceexploration，oratomicenergy；theofficestafflearningtouseanewcomputer；SonBobbywantingtoknowaboutgoingtothemoon；orthehousewifelearningtooperateanewelectricstove，physicsseemstobeeverywhere.

TeachersinthousandsofschoolroomsinAmericaaretryingtocommunicatesomeoftheexcitementandimportanceofthesenewdevelopmentstotheireagerstudents.Theyknowthatsomeoftheireagerstudentswillsomedaybescientistsandwillthencontributethemselvestothedevelopmentofnewknowledgeoritsapplicationtonewthings.

Butinanycase，theycanbesurethatiftheybringaknowledgeofscience（anyscience）totheirstudentsinmeaningfulandstimulatingways，theyhavecontributedmuchtohelpingeachoneliveamoremeaningfullife.

39．Theapplicationofnewadvancesinphysicstoinventions________.

A．isintendedtomeetpeople'sneeds

B．maysolvealltheproblemsinteaching

C．makespeopleunderstandthevotingrulesoftheCongress

D．canhelppeopleunderstandthemeaningoflife

40．Theunderlinedword“themselves”inParagraph3refersto________.

A．someoftheeagerstudents

B．thestudentsintheclassroom

C．theteachersgivinglessons

D．allthescientistsinphysics

41．Thefirsttwoparagraphsofthepassagemainlytellusabout________.

A．newadvancesinphysics

B．moderndevelopmentsinscience

C．theuseofphysicsinourlife

D．thescienceofphysics

42．WhichofthefollowingcanbetheBESTtitleofthispassage?

A．PhysicsandTeaching

B．PhysicsandInventions

C．PhysicsandLife

D．PhysicsandNewspapers

C

Itisasadfactoflifethatonlyoneortwopercentofinventeditemsmakemoneyfortheirinventors.Theauthorofthisbookbelievesthiscouldbeincreasedtotenpercentifinventorswereprovidedwithandusedtheinformationavailablenow.

Mostinventorsdonothavethequalitiesneededforcreatingsuccessfulbusinesses.ThomasEdisonisaclassicexample.Thoughabrilliantinventor，heoftenfailedwhenhetriedtocommercialize（利用……牟利）hisinventions.

Afrequentmistakeisthattheydidn'tdobasicmarketresearchatanearlystage.Theyhavespentmuchmoneyonpatentingandtooling，onlytolearnthattheideahasalreadybeenpatented！

Withoutgivingawaydetailsofhisinvention，aninventorcanmakeasimplecheckusinglocallibrarydirectories.Asimplecomputercheckmayshowincrediblesourcesof