高中英语人教课标高二选修8Unit 3 单元测试题.docx

1、高中英语人教课标高二选修8Unit 3 单元测试题Unit 3 Inventors and inventions第卷第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。A For many Koreans, kimchi is a food that they cannot live without! Kimchi is not just tasty food. Its also a part of Korean history. Experts believe that people beg

2、an making kimchi around the seventh century. The farming communities created kimchi to provide vegetables all year round. At that time, however, kimchi was just a salted vegetable. It was not until five centuries later that people started adding tasty seeds and other plants. And it was not until the

3、 eighteenth century that people began adding the hot red pepper. This gave kimchi the red colour that it often has today. The nineteenth century saw the introduction of the Chinese cabbage to Korea. Koreans then started to use this vegetable to make kimchi. And they developed the kimchi that people

4、know and love today. Kimchi is such an important part of Korean culture that there is a yearly kimchi event. It happens every year in October and lasts for several days. People travel from all over South Korea to the event in the city of Gwangju. At the event, different types of kimchi are made to s

5、ee which one tastes best, and many food products are on show. Besides, there is beautiful traditional music. If you want to learn more about kimchis culture and history, come to visit the Kimchi Field Museum in Seoul. It was started by a large food company in 1986. In the museum, historians have doc

6、umented almost 200 different kinds of kimchi. In April, 2008, Yi So-Yeon became South Koreas first person to go into space. The 29-year-old took kimchi with her and spent ten days in space. There, she performed a series of science tests. It was such an unusual trip for all Koreans!21. In the twelfth

7、 century, kimchi _.A. was made of the Chinese cabbageB. tasted much better than beforeC. was only a salted vegetableD. began to appear in Korea22. During the kimchi event, people _.A. usually get together in SeoulB. can compete in making kimchiC. often come from all over the worldD. can see many for

8、eign food products23. Yi So-Yeon was mentioned to show _.A. kimchi means a lot to the KoreansB. she is very popular among the KoreansC. women play an important part in modern societyD. the aircraft industry is developing rapidly in KoreaB All American dollar bills (纸币) weigh the same, theyre the sam

9、e size, and theyre made of the same material. “There are no physical marks for those with vision (视力) loss, who need an effective means of knowing how much it is, a $1 or a $100?” explains Vencer Cotton, director of technology and training at the Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind in Washington, D.C.

10、 Now there is something that comes pretty close. Meet the iBill, a piece of plastic about the size of a large cigarette lighter. Equipped with one AAA battery, a couple of buttons and a speaker, the iBill is designed to be simple. A narrow opening allows for a U.S. bill to be placed inside and upon

11、scanning, it will say the amount the bill is worth. However, even though the iBill can do that job for you, it doesnt mean itll tell you if a bill is real or even how much you have. Created by Orbit Research, it will be the first money reader distributed by the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing

12、(BEP). The bureau will soon be shipping iBills, free of charge, across the country. “It is my No. 1 choice,” Cotton says of the iBill, especially when it comes to sorting money as fast as possible. There are actually a bunch of apps (应用程序) that can do what the iBill can, made convenient by the iPhon

13、es voiceover functions. In particular, EyeNote was also developed by the U.S. BEP to help distinguish bills. Another app, called LookTel, offers recognition for a large number of countries bills and VisionHunt distinguishes different kinds of bills and offers many tools to the blind. “But a lot of b

14、lind people cant afford an iPhone,” says Shawn Callaway, president of the National Federation of the Blind of Washington, D.C. 24. The iBill was invented to _.A. pay for things at certain shopsB. help children sort out their moneyC. help the blind recognize their moneyD. tell whether a dollar bill i

15、s real or not25. What can we learn about the iBill?A. It is unbreakable.B. It cant calculate.C. It can light a cigarette.D. It costs a lot of money.26. Compared with other apps, the iBill _.A. is much easier for poor people to acceptB. offers more useful functions to the blindC. is the only one deve

16、loped by the U.S. BEPD. can tell the differences between many foreign bills27. What is the purpose of this text? A. To encourage people to help the blind. B. To talk about American dollar bills. C. To ask people to buy the iBill. D. To introduce a hi-tech tool. C Customers chat, read the newspaper a

17、nd order sandwiches and drinks at August First Bakery & Caf in Burlington, Vermont, but theres something different here. “I was here working on my laptop when I looked over and saw that there was a sign that said laptop-free,” says Luna Colt, a student at the University of Vermont. During a recent v

18、isit, Colt was shocked that using her computer was against the rules. When owner Jodi Whalen first opened it four years ago, she offered free Wi-Fi to customers. Students like Colt went there in large numbers and started typing away and staying. All day. “We saw a lot of customers come in, look for

19、a table, not be able to find one and leave,” Whalen says. “It was money flowing out of the door for us.” Thats why Whalen decided thered be no more screens. It was a gradual move. She started by shutting down the Wi-Fi two years ago. Then, the caf banned screens during lunch. “A lot of people were b

20、ummed out,” Whalen says. “But we actually saw our sales increase.” Whats socially acceptable when it comes to using a laptop in public? Luna Colt thinks its about how much money you spend. “You should buy something every two hours if youre going to be here and just work all day,” Colt says. As long

21、as youre being a good customer, she says, theres nothing wrong with working on a laptop. Not quite, according to Whalen. “Its less about how much a laptop user buys, and more about table space. Even if they think theyre a good customer because they buy food, theyre still here for long hours,” she sa

22、ys. “To walk into a place and see people looking at their screens with a blank stare, it takes away the community aspect of it of you being in a place with other people,” Whalen adds.28. Why is August First Bakery & Caf different?A. Customers are not allowed to use their laptops.B. Those who visit t

23、he caf are often very strange.C. It offers unusual sandwiches and drinks.D. It is only open to university students.29. The underlined words “bummed out” in Paragraph 2 probably mean “_”.A. grateful B. fortunateC. disappointed D. frightened30. We can infer from the text that Luna Colt _.A. works part

24、-time in Jodi Whalens storeB. might not be popular with Jodi WhalenC. likes the food in August First Bakery & CafD. will not work on a laptop in public any more31. Whats the main idea of the text?A. It is good for our health to stay away from Wi-Fi.B. A caf owner improves sales by saying no to lapto

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