高中Unit 3 Inventors and inventions同步练习题

选修8  Unit 3 Inventors and inventions

时间：50分钟   满分：100分

学校_______班级_____姓名________考号_________分数________

Ⅰ. 单句填空（每个1.5分，共15分）

1．I failed my driving test. If only I____________(seize) the chance.

2．Square dancing _____________________(claim)  to help maintain fitness has caused conflicts between the Damas and the neighbouring residents.

3．Mike, whose ambition is to become a network engineer, was always distinguished ____________ other boys by his programming ability.

4．To add to the festive atmosphere，the park ____________(dot) with some grand lights during some special festivals.

5．It was not until the nineteenth century that Vico's work was given its true____________(recognize)．

6．If you have to catch the first bus every day, choose this hotel. ____________is very convenient for the station—it's only a two-­minute walk.

7．He couldn't bear______________(bother) by the loud noise from the stores and the light on the street，so he moved on.

8．The expectation ____________you are always away from home prevents me from writing to you.

9．Sorry, there is nobody here with that name. You must ____________(dial)  the wrong number.

10．Those always ____________(associate)  money with happiness may never feel happy, for they are never content.

【答案】　1. had seized　2. (that/which is) claimed  3.from 4. will be dotted 5. recognition 

 6. it   7. being bothered   8. that 9. have dialed   10. associating

Ⅱ. 完成句子（每个2分，共10分）

1．Sorry to hear that you've failed in the exam. If only you ____________(着手) the revision earlier.  (set)

2．Many memories of old times ____________(回忆起) by the conversation we had together that evening. (call)

3．I was following the man ___________________(这时他闪进) a small restaurant and I lost track of him.(dive)

4．It took us only a few minutes______________(通过)  the Customs.(get)

5． We ________________(刚要出发) when it started to rain. And we had to turn back. (set)

【答案】　1. had set about

    2. were called up

    3. when he dived into

   4. to get through

  5. were just setting out

III．语法填空（每小题1.5分，满分15分）

There was once a king who loved music so much that he searched the world for the best instrument. One day, a person offered the king a harp(竖琴)．The king took it to the palace, 1.________ when he started playing it, the harp was out of tune. Many other musicians tried it, and they agreed that the harp was 2.________ (use) and the king had been fooled. The harp 3.________ (throw) out as rubbish. A poor little girl later found the harp, and even though she didn't know 4.________ to play, she decided to have a try. She played it day after day, always 5._____ ___ the harp out of tune, but playing better and better.

 Then one day, 6.________ (sudden), the harp started to play the most beautiful tune. It was a magic harp, and 7.________ only be played well by someone willing to put in the necessary interest and effort.The king heard the music from his window, and ordered the girl to the palace. When the king saw the girl 8.________(play) the harp, he was filled with joy. At that moment he made the girl 9.________ own private musician, 10.________ (give) her and her family much wealth.

3．was thrown　考查动词的时态和语态。从全文来看，时态为一般过去时，且harp与throw out之间为被动关系，故用一般过去时的被动语态。
4．how　考查副词。根据下文的“…decided to have a try.”可知，尽管女孩不知道如何弹奏竖琴，她决定尝试一下。故用how，表示方式。5．with　考查介词。分析句子可知，此处是由“with＋名词＋介词短语”构成的独立主格结构。
6．suddenly　考查副词。副词在句中作状语。
7．could　考查情态动词。could意为“能够”。它是一个魔法竖琴，并且仅仅能被那个愿意投入必要的兴趣和努力的人演奏好。
8．playing　考查非谓语动词。see sb doing sth看到某人正在做某事。
9．his　考查代词。此处指的是the king's，由上文的“…he was filled with joy.”可知用his。
10．giving　考查非谓语动词。分析句子可知，该句的主语为he，且与give之间为主动关系，故用现在分词giving，在句中作状语。

V..短文改错（共10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下便条。便条中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（  ），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除；把多余的词 用斜线（   ）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1；每处错误及修改均仅限一词；

     2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Last weekend we went mountain-climbing.  Even the heavy rain can not stop us. We set off early and went along an extreme narrow road,  all in high spirit.  On either side of the road was green fields.  We could hear the sound of the rain mixing with our laughter.  At noon we reached to the top of the mountain,  there we were amazed by. The beauty of the scenes.  After short rest, we started going down It rained more harder. We were wet all over,  and we still felt happy.

【文章综述】文章介绍作者上周末去爬山的事情，虽然下着雨，但是他们玩的很高兴。    

【答案解析】

1. can—could        考查情态动词。根据Last weekend 可知是一般过去时，故改成could
2. extreme—extremely 考查副词。本句使用副词extremely修饰形容词narrow做状语
3. spirit—spirits       考查固定短语。In high spirits高度兴奋；
4. was—were         考查主谓一致；句意：道路两边是绿色的草。这是个倒装句,正常的句子结构是Green fields were on either side of the road.
5. mixing—mixed     考查非谓语动词。本句中使用的而是形容词短语be mixed with混合着…；作为宾语补足语对宾语the sound of the rain and our footsteps进行说明

VI．阅读理解（共8分）

Can non－combustion(非燃烧) technology create a no－pollution way to drive？Imagine pulling into a service station to fuel up your car. But not at the gas pump or electric battery charger—at the air pump! That's not hot air, either! The next generation of cars may run on thin air. Wouldn't that be an incredible way to cut both pollution and dependence on foreign oil?

If you've ever inflated a balloon and then let it go, you've got the basics to test－drive the amazing MiniCAT, currently being developed by Moteur Development International (MDI), headquartered in Luxembourg. Invented by Formula One racing car designer Guy Negre, this experimental vehicle is unlike any car you've ever seen. While your family's traditional car or SUV draws its horsepower using combustion, the only fuel that MiniCAT needs (CAT stands for Compressed Air Technology) is the air we breathe.

Start with about 25，000 gallons of air. Now, press it all into a space smaller than your school locker—because that's the size of two super－strong, high－pressure air tanks, made from fiber and fixed beneath the air car. 

Confining that much air inside those small tanks generates an internal pressure of over 4，000 pounds per square inch. That's over 300 times normal air pressure.

When this cold, high－pressure air enters MiniCAT's unique engine, it interacts(交互作用) with warmer air to create pressure waves that pump the engine's engineered pistons(活塞) to move the car. MiniCAT's projected top speed is 60 miles per hour, with a range of 120 miles on a full air supply.

1．What is the passage mainly about?

A．Ways to cut down air pollution. 

B．Cars that run on thin air.

C．Formula One racing car designer. 

D．Dependence on foreign oil.

2．What is MiniCAT according to the passage?

A．The name of a car. 

B．The name of a balloon.

C．The name of a car company. 

D．The name of a car designer.

3．The underlined word “Confining” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by “________”．

A．keeping  B．preventing       

C．pushing  D．running

4．What does the last paragraph tell us?

A．How much pressure the air creates. 

B．How the car works.

C． What the normal air pressure is. 

D．How the air gets into the engine.

【文章大意】 文章介绍了一种靠空气行驶的汽车，通过介绍这种汽车的工作原理，读者可以看出这种汽车完全不需要污染严重的燃油，不会对环境造成污染。

答案与解析：

1．B　细节理解题。根据第一段中“The next generation of cars may run on thin air. Wouldn't that be an incredible way to cut both pollution and dependence on foreign oil？”可知，这篇文章主要讲的是靠空气行驶的汽车，故选B项。

2．A　推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的“Invented by Formula One racing car designer Guy Negre, this experimental vehicle is unlike any car you've ever seen.”可知，MiniCAT是汽车的名字，故选A项。

VⅡ.完形填空（30分）

It was during those hard days in a small community.Food was in short supply.I used to stop by Mr Miller's stand for __5__. 

One particular day, while Mr Miller was __6__ some potatoes for me I noticed a small boy  __7__   admiring a basket of green peas. Soon I was also   __8__  to the fresh green peas.

The boy left. Mrs Miller __9__to me and said, “There are two other such boys in our  __10__， all from poor families. Jim always offers to  __11__  our produce for their marbles(弹珠). He somehow makes them believe he likes red marbles  __12__．Sometimes he even sends them home with some peas for  __13__．” I left the stand,   __14__   with this man.

Years later, I went back to visit some   __15__  in that community and while I was there I learned Mr Miller had died. I agreed to   __16__  my friends to see Mrs Miller. Upon our arrival, we offered whatever words of   __17__. Ahead of us were three young men. They moved to the casket(棺材). Mrs Miller's eyes followed them   __18__  each young man placed his own   __19__  hand over the cold pale hand and then left.

Our turn came to meet Mrs Miller.I told her who I was and mentioned the  __20__  of the marbles. She said, “Those three young men were the boys. They told me how they   __21__  Jim's kindness.”

“We've never had much  __22__，” she said, “but right now, Jim would consider himself the  __23__   man.” Then she lifted her husband's lifeless fingers.  __24__  beneath the hand were three shining, red marbles!

5．A.flowers  B．grains         

C．vegetables  D．fruits

6．A.bagging  B．digging

C．selling  D．cooking

7．A.happily  B．hungrily

C．curiously  D．seriously

8．A.carried  B．sent

C．drawn  D．led

9．A.pulled up  B．picked up      

C．got up  D．came up

10．A.community  B．town 

C．home  D．store

11．A.trade  B．bring

C．change  D．get

12．A.in time  B．in particular    

C．on purpose  D．on average

13．A.something  B．everything     

C．anything  D．nothing

14．A.impressed  B．surprised      

C．disappointed  D．satisfied

15．A.relatives  B．friends

C．businessmen  D．workers

16．A.introduce  B．send 

C．accompany  D．assist

17．A.comfort  B．thanks 

C．praise  D．encouragement

18．A.since  B．whether

C．because  D．as

19．A.cool  B．warm

C．red  D．pale

20．A.price  B．colour

C．story  D．number

21．A.appreciated  B．forgot

C．needed  D．helped

22．A.debt  B．wealth

C．hope  D．health

23．A.tallest  B．dearest

C．richest  D．toughest

24．A.Rolling  B．Fading     

C．Hanging  D．Resting

答案与解析：

5．C　根据“One particular day，while Mr Miller was…some potatoes for me I noticed a small boy…admiring a basket of green peas.”可知选C。

6．A　根据“I used to stop by Mr Miller's stand for…”可知，Miller先生正在为“我”装土豆。

7．B　根据“Food was in short supply.”以及“…admiring a basket of green peas.”可知，一个小男孩饥饿地注视着一篮子绿色豌豆。

8．C　根据“…admiring a basket of green peas. Soon I was also…to the fresh green peas.”可知，不久，“我”也被新鲜的绿色豌豆所吸引。be drawn to是固定用法，意为“被……所吸引”，故选C项。

9．D　根据“Mrs Miller…to me and said，‘There are two other such boys in our…all from poor families.’”可知，这里的意思是Miller夫人走到“我”跟前。pull up拔起；pick up捡起；get up起床； come up走近。故选D项。

10．A　根据“It was during those hard days in a small community.”可知这里填community。

11．A　根据“…our produce for their marbles(弹珠)．”可知选A。

12．B　由“He somehow makes them believe he likes red marbles…”可知，这里的意思是他让他们相信他特别喜欢红色的弹珠。in time及时；in particular特别；on purpose故意地；on average 平均。故选B项。

13．D　根据下文的“I left the stand, …with this man.”可知，这里选D。

14．A　前面Mrs Miller说的话给“我”留下了很深的印象。

15．B　根据“I agreed to…my friends to see Mrs Miller.”可知这里填friends。

16．C　根据“I agreed to…my friends to see Mrs Miller. Upon our arrival, we offered whatever words of…”可知“我”同意陪同“我”的朋友们去看望Mrs Miller。

17．A　“我们”说了许多安慰的话。

18．D　as表示“当……时”。

19．B　根据“Mrs Miller's eyes followed them…each young man placed his own…hand over the cold pale hand and then left.”可知与cold相对应的是warm。

VIII书面表达（12分）

假设你是李雷，想寻找一位一同练羽毛球的球友，请你用英文在校内网站上写一个广告。内容要点如下：

◇ 简介自己，特别是打球的水平(如球龄、成绩等);

◇ 对球友的要求(与自己水平相当； 周末有空闲等);

◇ 给出联系方式(电话56221342; 邮箱：luckylileihotmail.com)。

注意：

1．词数100左右；

2．标题已给出，不计入总词数；

3．可以适当增加细节以使内容充实。

参考词汇：羽毛球 badminton

A badminton partner wanted

One possible version:

A badminton partner wanted

I'm looking for a badminton partner who can play with me on a regular basis.

My name is Li Lei, a sixteen－year－old boy who is crazy about the charming sport and has played badminton for about 4 years. I have taken part in several badminton games held by our city government and won the championship twice. Now I want to find a suitable partner who has the same level as me to play badminton together. Anybody who is good at playing badminton and has enough time on weekends can get in touch with me through the following way.

Please dial my telephone number 56221342 or mail me at luckylileihotmail. com.Then we can discuss some details such as when and where we are going to play badminton together.

I am looking forward to your contact.