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高中英语Unit3Inventorsandinventions单元测试1新人教版选修8

选修八Unit3《Inventorsandinventions》单元测试1

笔试部分：

I.单项选择

1.Theboytriedhisbesttomakehimself________inhis_______English.

A.understood,breakingB.understand,broken

C.understand,breakingD.understood,broken

2.Englishisalanguage_________allaroundtheworldandisthe________languageofmostinternationalorganizations.

A.tospeak,workingB.spoken,working

C.speaking,workedD.spoken,worked

3.A:

Whoarethosepeoplewiththebanner?

B:

Agroup_________itselftheLeagueforPeace.

A.CallingB.callsC.calledD.iscalled

4.When_________aboutthesecretofhissuccess,Spielbergsaidthatheowed

muchofhissuccessandhappinesstohiswifeandchildren.

A.askedB.beingaskedC.wasaskedD.asking

5.Theproblem__________nowisveryimportant.

A.beingdiscussedB.discussed

C.discussingD.tobediscussed

6.Therewasaterriblenoise_________asuddenburstoflight.

A.followedB.followingC.TobefollowedD.beingfollowed

7.Thecomputercenter,________lastyear,isverypopularamongthestudentsin

thisschool.

A.openB.openingC.havingopenedD.opened

8.A:

Howdidtheaudiencefeelwhentheysawtheendingoftheplay?

B:

________

A.ExcitedB.ExciteC.ExcitingD.Toexcite

9.Howtofeeda________populationisaproblemthatis_________manypeople.

A.growing,troublingB.grown,troubled

C.growing,troubledD.grown,troubling

10.Hefoundamagazine________withtheowner'sname________onthedesk

withthebackcover________off.

A.marking,lying,tornB.marked,lying,torn

C.marked,laid,tearingD.marking,laying,tearing

11.Hisaunt'sletters________ofthosebeautifuldayswhentheyusedtolive

togetherinhishometown.

A.callhimonB.callhimfor

C.callhimupD.callhimup

12.Wehaveto__________findingasolution.

A.setaboutB.setdownC.setoutD.setup

13.Don'tbeso___________\.Youshouldcatchanychanceifyoucan.

A.active.B.passiveC.interestedD.rude

14._______heavyrain,thefootballmatchwillbepostponed.

A.IncaseofB.IncaseC.InorderthatD.Inthecaseof

15.Ifitisquite___________toyou,IwillvisityounextFriday.

A.convenientB.fairC.easyD.comfortable

II完形填空

Whatisinthedrugthatmakesyousickordead?

Forexample,cocaineisharmful,butwhatmakesitharmful?

Ican'ttellyouallaboutdrugs,butIcan36youthinkabouttheminthis37way.Yourbodyisaverycomplicated（复杂的）machine,38alotofchemicalmachinery,allofwhichisfinallyturned39itallworkstogether.Specialchemicals,whichwecalldrugs,canaffectitinmanydifferentways.

Somedrugsare40whenyourbodyhasaproblem,aswithdisease-causingbacteria.Thensomeonemaygiveyouaspirintokeepyourtemperaturefromgoingtoo41orsomepenicillin（青霉素）42itstopsthegrowthofsomekindsofbacteria.43,alldrugsarereallypoison,44ifyoutaketoomuch,soyoumustalwaysusethem45.

Whydosomepeopletakedrugslikecocaine?

Foralittlewhiletheyseemtomakeyoufeelbetter,orhappier.But46theireffectshave47,yourbodyhastopayanextra48togetbacktonormal.Thatmakesyouwanttoget49ofthedrug.

Drugslikecocainehavetheirspecialeffectsbecausetheyactas50foryournervoussystem.Theycutoffsomeofyournervepathwaysandtakeawaysomeofyoursensesandyour51.Theymakeyouwantalwaysmore.Andjustalittletoomuchcaneven52nervestoyourheartandstopitsbeating.

Manyofusworryaboutthe53aroundusandwhatpollutiondoestous.Howaboutyourinternal（内在的）environment,andwhatgoeson54you?

Youcontrolthatallbyyourselfinwhatyouputintoyour55.Mostdrugsarepollutants.Youwouldnotwantpollutantsintheairandwateraroundyou.Whywouldyouwantpollutantsinyourbody?

36．A．makeB．causeC．helpD．let

37．A．funnyB．differentC．simpleD．true

38．A．justB．reallyC．especiallyD．sometimes

39．A．asifB．evenifC．whereD．sothat

40．A．powerfulB．helpfulC．painfulD．helpless

41．A．highB．tallC．muchD．hot

42．A．whenB．untilC．asD．before

43．A．BesidesB．ThusC．HoweverD．Naturally

44．A．atmostB．atleastC．attimesD．atfirst

45．A．carefullyB．easilyC．carelesslyD．alot

46．A．whereB．beforeC．afterD．until

47．A．workedB．wornC．appearedD．lost

48．A．numberB．quantityC．amountD．price

49．A．somemoreB．nothingC．alittleD．afew

50．A．guardsB．medicineC．chemicalsD．poisons

51．A．worriesB．happinessC．freedomD．pride

52．A．leadB．blockC．offerD．stick

53．A．placesB．natureC．peopleD．environ

54．A．insideB．aroundC．outsideD．nextto

55．A．heartB．headC．bodyD．mind

III阅读理解

A

NewtechnologymarryingtheInternetwithmobilephoneswillbethenextbigwaveintelecommunicationsandwillhaveagreateffectonthewayoflife-industry,expertsinSingaporeforaninternationalconferencesidelastweek.

Consumers（消费者）willsoonbeshowingoftiny“communicationdevices”thatjoinmobiletelephone,Internetterminals（终端机）,musicsystems,camerasandotheruses,Nokiaexecutive（总裁）BoLisoesaid.

Thedeviceswillbecomesmaller,andascommonaswatches,Lisoebelieved.“Wehavetoliberatetheinternetfromthedesktopandwehavetorethinkwhatamobilephoneis,becauseit'snolongeramobilephone,”saidLisoe,amarketingdirectorforNokia.

Tiny,wirelesscomputersusingsatellitesandvideo-on-demandserviceswillsoonhavepeople“switching（转换）betweenyourstock（股票）pricesandtelevisionprograms”wherevertheygo,saidSugraVenkat,acommunicationsdirectoratOracleCorporation.BotheexecutiveswereinSingaporeforCommunicAsia'99,Asia'slargesttelecommunicationsconference.Morethan27,000industryinsidersand900companieswereconnectedwiththeJane22-25event,organizerssaid.

Thoughsmall,portable（手提的）Internetcomputerswithbuilt-inmobilephonesarealreadyonthemarket,theyhavehadlimitedsuccess.Internet-telephonetechnology（IT）mustbemadeeasiertouse,andmustbeusednomatterwhatkindofphoneonehas,Lisoesaid.ThiswillbeaidedlargelybyaplannedmobilephoneoperatingsystemcalledSymbian,headded.

Increasedaccess（路径）tocommunicationsatellitesandmobilephonenetworks,alongwithfasterandlargerinternationalcablesystems,arelikelytomakewirelessInternetaccessexplodeinthenextfewyears,saidsomescientistwhoattendedtheconference.

56．Whichofthefollowingistruetotheconference?

A．Theconferencelastedfourdays,payingcloseattentiontotheuseofIT.

B．OnlyexecutivesandmanagersattendedtheconferenceheldinSingapore.

C．Manylatestinternet-telephoneswereonshowattheconference

D．CommunicAsia'99isthelargestinternationalconferenceinAsia.

57．Theinternetcomputerwithbuilt-inmobilephonesdonotsellwellprobablybecausethey.

A．aretoobigtocarrywhenoneistraveling

B．aredifficulttouseandhavetobefixedtoparticularphones

C．arenotascommonaswatches

D．can'tdotheworkofacommontelephone

58．WhenSubraVenkatsays“switchingbetweenyourstockpricesandtelevisionprograms”,he

reallymeansthenewdeviceswill.

A．soonappearonthemarketandbecomeeasytouse

B．bemucheasiertoturnonorturnoff

C．helptheusertohavemoreprogramstochoose

D．bringinmuchmoneyaswellashappiness

59．Thenewdeviceswilldependmoston.

A．mobilephonesofaspecialkind

B．mobilephonesnetworks

C．internet-telephonetechnology

D．batterinternationalcablesystems

B

Everypetownerloveshispet.Thereisnoargumenthere.

Butwhenweaskedourreaderswhethertheywouldclonetheirbelovedanimals,theresponsesweresplitalmostdownthemiddle.Ofthe228readerswhoansweredit,108wouldclone,111wouldnotandnineweighedeachsidewithoutofferinganopinion.

Clearly,fromreaders'response,thisisanissuethatreachesdeeplyintoboththejoyandeventual（最终的）sadnessofowningapet.Itspeaks,aswell,topeople'swidelydifferingexpectationsoverthedevelopingscientificprocedure（步骤）ycy

Mostofthereaderswhofavoredtheideastronglybelieveditwouldproduceatleastaclosecopyoftheoriginal;manyfelttheprocesswouldactuallyreturnanexactcopy.Thoseontheotherside,however,heldlittlehopethatclonecouldtrulyrecreateapet;manysimplydidnotwishtogoagainstthenaturallawoflifeanddeath.

Bothsidesexpressedequallovefortheiranimals.Moreofthemowned“thebestdog/catintheworld”.Theythoughtoftheirpetsastheir“bestfriend”or“amemberofthefamily”.Theytoldmovingstoriesofpets'heroism,intelligenceandselflessdevotion.

Littlewondersthelossissodisturbing---andthecloningsoattractive.“Peoplebecomeveryclosetotheiranimals,andthelosscanbejustashardtobearaswhenafriendorfamilymemberdies,”saysGaryKowalski,authorofgoodbye,Friend:

HealingWisdomforAnyoneWhoHasEverLostaPet.“Forme,cloningfeelslikeanattempttoturndeathaway…It'sunderstandable.Deathisalwayspainful.It'sdifficulttodealwith.It'shardtoaccept.”

Butwouldcloningreducetheblow?

Thisquestionseemstobeattheheartofthisproblem.

60．Sofarasthecloningofpetsisconcerned,arecentsurveyshowsthat,ofallpetowners,.

A．alotmoreofthemareforit

B．alotmoreofthemareagainstit

C．veryfewofthemarewillingtotelltheiropinions

．D．abouthalfofthemareforitandtheotherhalfagainstit

61．Theexpression“eventualsadnessofowningapet.”（inparagraph3）refersto.

A．thedeathofone'spetycy

B．thefinalownershipofapet

C．thetroublesonehastodealwithinkeepingapet

D．thedangersinvolvedinthecloningofapet

62．Inspiteoftheirdiffe