人教版高中英语选修八第三单元过关检测.docx

1、人教版高中英语选修八第三单元过关检测高中英语学习材料madeofjingetieji第三单元过关检测(时间:90分钟满分:120分).阅读理解(共12小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳选项。A导学号53080036It has happened to almost everyone.Youre sitting on a train or a bus,and someone right next to you is annoyingly shouting into his or her mobile phone.But those d

2、ays could soon be over due to “silent sounds”,a new technology shown at the CeBIT fair this week that transforms lip movements into a computer-generated voice for the listener at the other end of the phone.The device,developed by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology(KIT),uses electromyography(肌动电流描

3、记术) to monitor the tiny muscle movements that occur when we speak and transform them into electrical pulses that can then be turned into speech,without a sound being uttered.“We currently use electrodes(电极) glued to the skin.In the future,such electrodes might be included into cell phones,”says Mich

4、ael Wand of the KIT.The technology opens up a large number of applications,from helping people who have lost their voices due to illness or accidents to telling a trusted friend your PIN number over the phone without anyone eavesdropping(偷听)assuming no lip-readers are around.The technology can also

5、turn you into an instant polyglot.Because the electrical pulses are universal,they can be immediately transformed into the language of the users choice.“Native speakers can silently utter sentences in their own languages,and the receivers hear the sentences translated into their languages,”says Wand

6、.The translation technology works for languages like English,French and German,but for languages like Chinese,where different tones convey different meanings,may be a problem,he adds.Noisy people in your office?Not any more.“Were also working on technology to be used in an office environment,”the KI

7、T scientist tells AFP.The engineers have got the device working to 99 percent efficiency,which means the mechanical voice at the other end of the phone gets only one word in 100 wrong,explains Wand.“Were working to overcome the remaining technical difficulties.In five,maybe ten years,this will be a

8、kind of useable and everyday technology,”he says.1.According to the text,the new technology .A.can imitate the human voiceB.can produce human muscle movementsC.can turn lip movements into a conversationD.can change voices into electrical pulses解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“.a new technology.that transforms lip m

9、ovements into a computer-generated voice for the listener at the other end of the phone.”可知,这项新技术可以把唇部的运动转化成电脑发声,使对方能够听到。C项简略地概括了此意,故选C项。答案：C2.We can conclude from Paragraph 5 that the device . A.will have a very large marketB.is of illegal useC.is of little useD.can help promote relationship解析：推理判断

10、题。根据第五段第一句话“The technology opens up a large number of applications,.”可推断出这个装置会有很大的市场。答案：A3.It can be inferred from the text that .A.people can use the device to practise speakingB.the device will soon work for Eastern languages such as ChineseC.the device may help create a quieter office environment

11、D.the device already works without making mistakes解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第三段的“Noisy people in your office?Not any more.”可知,这个装置有助于营造更安静的工作环境。答案：C4.The purpose of the text is to .A.encourage better mobile-phone mannersB.show the technical difficulties involved in communicationsC.promote a new mobile phoneD.int

12、roduce a new mobile phone technology解析：主旨大意题。本文介绍了一种新的手机技术“无声电话”。故选D项。答案：DB导学号53080037How fit are your teeth?Are you lazy about brushing them?Never fear:An inventor is on the case.An electric toothbrush senses how long and how well you brush,and it lets you track your performance on your phone.The K

13、olibree toothbrush was exhibited at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week.It senses how it is moved and can send the information to an Android phone or iPhone via a bluetooth wireless connection.The toothbrush will be able to teach you to brush right(Dont forget the insi

14、des of the teeth!)and make sure youre brushing long enough.“Its kind of like having a dentist actually watch your brushing on a day-to-day basis,”says Thomas Serval,the French inventor.The toothbrush will also be able to talk to other applications on your phone,so developers could,for instance,creat

15、e a game controlled by your toothbrush.You could score points for beating monsters among your teeth.“We try to make it smart but also fun,”Serval says.Serval says he was inspired by his experience as a father.He would come home from work and ask his kids if they had brushed their teeth.They said “ye

16、s,”but Serval would find their toothbrush heads dry.He decided he needed a brush that really told him how well his children brushed.The company says the Kolibree will go on sale this summer,for $99 to $199,depending on features.The U.S. is the first target market.Serval says that one day,itll be pos

17、sible to replace the brush on the handle with a brushing unit that also has a camera.The camera can even examine holes in your teeth while you brush.5.Which is one of the features of the Kolibree toothbrush?A.It can sense how users brush their teeth.B.It can track users school performance.C.It can d

18、etect users fear of seeing a dentist.D.It can help users find their phones.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句可知“这个电子牙刷是用来感触你刷牙刷了多长时间、你刷牙刷得好不好”,故A项符合题意。B项“可以跟踪用户在校的表现”;C项“可以观察用户们见到牙医所产生的恐惧”;D项“可以帮助用户找到他们的手机”,均与文章不符,故排除。答案：A6.What can we learn from Servals words in Paragraph 3?A.You will find it enjoyable to see a

19、dentist.B.You should see your dentist on a day-to-day basis.C.You can brush with the Kolibree as if guided by a dentist.D.Youd like a dentist to watch you brush your teeth every day.解析：细节理解题。根据本段中“Its kind of like having a dentist actually watch your brushing on a day-to-day basis.”可知,这就好像有个牙医在你身边每天

20、监督你刷牙。故只有C项正确。答案：C7.Which of the following might make the Kolibree toothbrush fun?A.It can be used to update mobile phones.B.It can be used to play mobile phone games.C.It can send messages to other users.D.It can talk to its developers.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“.create a game controlled by your toothbrush

21、.You could score points for beating monsters among your teeth.We try to make it smart but also fun,Serval says.”可以得知,B项正确。答案：B8.What is Paragraph 5 mainly about?A.How Serval found out his kids lied to him.B.Why Serval thought brushing teeth was necessary.C.How Serval taught his kids to brush their t

22、eeth.D.What inspired Serval to invent the toothbrush.解析：段落大意题。根据第五段第一句话可知,他的发明是受到了当父亲时的一段经历的启发孩子们总是撒谎骗他已经刷过牙了,因此他决定发明一种能告知他孩子们是否刷牙的牙刷。因此D项正确。答案：DC导学号53080038SAN FRANCISCOA phone app (应用程序) in San Francisco gives information about open parking spots.City officials in San Francisco introduced the app

23、to try to reduce traffic jams in the city,but some say it raises safety concerns.In this city,drivers searching for parking spots lead to 30 percent of all downtown jams,city officials think.Now San Francisco has found a solutiona phone app for spot-seekers.It displays information about areas with a

24、vailable spaces.The system,introduced last month,relies on wireless sensors (感应器) fixed in streets and city garages that can tell within seconds if a spot has opened up.Monique Soltani,a TV reporter,said she and her sister spent 25 minutes on Friday trying to park.“We were praying to the parking god

25、 that wed find a spot,” she said.“If we had the app,we would not have to pray to the parking god.”But the system could come with serious consequences.Some people say that drivers searching for parking could end up focusing on their phones,not the road.“It could be really distracting (使分心的),” said Da

26、niel Simons,a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois.City officials acknowledge the potential problem.They are urging drivers to pull over before they use the citys iPhone app,or to do so before they leave home.Nathaniel Ford,executive director of the San Francisco Municipal Transport

27、ation Agency,said safety could actually improve if drivers quickly found a spot instead of circling and getting frustrated.San Francisco has put sensors into 7,000 parking spots and 12,250 spots in city garages.If spaces in an area open up,the sensors communicate wirelessly with computers that in tu

28、rn make the information available to app users within a minute,said Mr.Ford of the transportation agency.On the app,a map shows which blocks have lots of places (blue) and which are full (red).More than 12,000 people have downloaded San Franciscos app,which is available now only for the iPhone,but c

29、ity officials say they hope to bring it to all similar devices.When it is started up,the citys parking app warns drivers not to use the system while in motion.But safety advocates said that might not be sufficient.After all,they say,texting while driving is illegal in California and in many states,b

30、ut a number of surveys,including one by the Pew Research Center,show that many Americans do it anyway.Elizabeth Stampe,executive director of Walk San Francisco,a pedestrian advocacy group,said she hoped the new parking app would lead to fewer accidents.“Its an innovative idea,” she said.“The safe wa

31、y for people to use the device is to pull over,which they know they should do.The question is whether they will.”But Ms.Soltani,the TV reporter,said using the app would probably join the group of activities already performed by drivers.“Were already looking at Google Maps and so on on the phone whil

32、e we drive,” she said.“Arent we always looking at something on our phone,or changing the radio,or drinking coffee? Youre always slightly distracted when youre driving.”9.What is the phone app mentioned in the text mainly aimed at?A.Making full use of the parking spots.B.Making the traffic flow smoothly.C.Preventing traffic accidents.D.Benefiting iPhone users.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段的“A phone app (应用程序) in San Francisco