高中英语人教新课标必修8Unit3 Inventors and inventions单元练习.docx

1、高中英语人教新课标必修 8Unit3 Inventors and inventions单元练习 一、听力 (听力 )（共 20 小题；共 20 分） 第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分） 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、 B、 C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. When will the mother arrive? A. At noon. B. At 3:30 p.m. C. At dinnertime. 2. What is the man doin

2、g now? A. Fixing his car. B. Working to make money. C. Planning to get a mechanic. 3. Who will probably do the paperwork? A. The man. B. Beth. C. The woman. 4. Where is Roberts home now? A. In a farm. B. In a city. C. In a mountain. 5. Who is on parental leave? A. Macro Stam. B. Teresa Riller. C. Pi

3、eter Baumgartner. 第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分） 听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、 B、 C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、 7 题。 6. How does the man find Lucy? A. She is humorous. B. She is out of date. C. She is generous. 7. What is the p

4、robable relationship between the two speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Doctor and patient. C. Teacher and student. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。 8. Which does the man work for? A. A trading company. B. A newspaper. C. A bookstore. 9. Where most probably are the speakers? A. In New Orleans. B. In New York.

5、C. In Tokyo. 10. How long did the woman stay in Japan last time? A. Two years. B. A month. C. A week. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。 11. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Children education. B. Family roles. C. Housework. 12. What does the man do on Saturday morning? A. He cleans the house. B.

6、 He does the laundry. C. He goes to work. 13. Who usually does the shopping? A. Monica. B. Bob. C. Vivian. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。 14. What are the speakers doing? A. Attending a concert. B. Visiting an exhibition. C. Playing computer games. 15. What does the woman consider most important? A. The pr

7、inting. B. The windows system. C. The paper making. 16. Why didnt the ancient inventors make a lot of money? A. Their inventions had no value. B. Their inventions had no patents. C. Their inventions had no markets. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. What does the speaker say about gift-giving rules in Nor

8、th America? A. Thorough. B. Generous. C. Simple. 18. What does the speaker think of Japanese gift-giving rules? A. Detailed and ancient. B. Out of date. C. Strict. 19. Who dont exchange gifts much in social and business situations? A. The Japanese. B. The Europeans. C. The Middle Easterners. 20. Wha

9、t can be inferred from the talk? A. Color plays an important role in gift-giving. B. Middle Easterners seldom give flowers as gifts. C. Friends usually give no gifts to each other in the US. 二、单词拼写 (单句首字母填空 )（共 10 小题；共 10 分） 21. I dont a (与 关联 ) him with energetic sports. 22. Its f outside. Youd bet

10、ter put on more clothes. 23. Is it c for you to pick me up after the performance? 24. This year, the price of farm p is likely to go up as a result of drought. 25. He was always seeking someone to whom he could talk without c . 26. The nobleman s (抓住 ) the boy by the arm and took him away. 27. He is

11、 said to be in a s condition in hospital. 28. Please tell me how to d a poisonous snake from a harmless one. 29. Weve got to be p and buy only what we can afford. 30. When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could b . 三、单词拼写 (根据中文提示拼写单词 )（共 10 小题；共 10 分） 31. The ic

12、e is too thin to (负担 ,承受 ) your weight. 32. His performance did not live up to his fathers (期望 ). 33. The owner allowed the free use of his (专利 ) for educational purposes. 34. It is hard to (区分 ) between the student and the other, for they are twins. 35. Many foreigners who have never been to New Yo

13、rk (联系 ) the city with the Statue of Liberty. 36. You need to approach that animal with (谨慎 ) as it may bite. 37. It is (极冷 ) cold in winter in the northeast of China. 38. My father always comes up with a (实用的 ) solution to my problem. 39. If you break the traffic rules, the police have rights to (抓

14、住 ) you at once. 40. Please come whenever it is (方便的 ) for you. 四、翻译 (根据中文提示完成句子 )（共 15 小题；共 30 分） 41. 他们开始进行春播准备工作。 (词数不限 ) They making preparations for spring sowing. 42. 早上人们一醒来就发现房屋外边的世界完全变了。 (词数不限 ) In the morning people woke up and found the world outside their houses . 43. He is a teacher (受学

15、生尊敬的 ).（词数不限） 44. The old man opened the drawer and (发现所有的现金都被偷了 ). (词数不限 ) 45. The machine is (发生故障 ). I have to have it repaired.(词数不限 ) 46. 为了能提前完成工作，我们现在应该着手工作了。 (词数不限 ) In order to finish the work ahead of time, we should work now. 47. Finally the operator (给我接通 ) to Mr. Smith. (词数不限 ) 48. 小男孩迅

16、速把手伸进衣袋，拿出一块糖并把它放进了嘴里。 (词数不限 ) The little boy , took out a sweet and put it into his mouth. 49. 我们吃的美味饭菜是由烹饪大师们做的。 We ate great meals experts. 50. 这张老照片经常勾起我对童年时代的回忆。 (call) (词数不限 ) This old photo often . 51. The performance of the host, (旨在 ) to please the audience and draw their attention, was gre

17、eted with a cold silence, however. (intend) 52. 在足球比赛中我双脚被别人伤到了。 (get sth. done) I in the soccer game. 53. 你明天开始工作方便吗 ? （词数不限） Will it be you to start work tomorrow? 54. The giant dam of the Three Gorges hydropower project (坐落在 ) the Yangtze River was finally completed on May 20, 2006, nine months a

18、head of the schedule. (locate) 55. The two ideas (关系密切 ), and should be dealt with together. (词数不限 ) 五、单项选择（共 20 小题；共 20 分） 56. I am working very hard and I expect to the TOEFL so that I can possibly be admitted by a university in the USA. A. go through B. look through C. run through D. get through

19、57. The road conditions there turned out to be very good, was more than we could expect. A. it B. what C. which D. that 58. The cow by the fire rushed out into the street. A. frightening B. frightened C. was frightened D. be frightened 59. - Do you often hear from your sister who is studying in Oxfo

20、rd University? - No, only . She is very busy now. A. now and then B. sooner or later C. for the time being D. more or less 60. The girl glanced over her shoulder and found herself by a young man in black. A. was followed B. followed C. following D. had been followed 61. The secretary arranged a(n) t

21、ime and space for the applicants to have an interview. A. important B. spare C. public D. convenient 62. - How lovely these children are! - Yeah. They memories of my childhood. A. called out B. called for C. called up D. called on 63. - Mum, its fine today. I want to skate on the lake. - Dont you th

22、ink the ice is too thin to your weight? A. stand B. bear C. catch D. take 64. They found the remains of buildings under the sand, together with a lot of treasures. A. being buried B. buried C. to be buried D. burying 65. You will find the word “psychology” under “P” in your dictionary. A. have liste

23、d B. list C. listed D. listing 66. You must follow the directions exactly, and if you should become , you must take the time to go back again and read them over. A. confused B. to be confused C. to confuse D. confusing 67. Typing is considered by most employers to be a basic . A. contribution B. con

24、gratulation C. competence D. command 68. Saturday, Chinas Jade Rabbit landed on the surface of the moon, China the third country for the rover(漫游 ,巡回 )mission. A. making B. to make C. made D. having made 69. Someone is waiting to use the phone. Id better now. A. ring off B. ring up C. ring back D. r

25、ing 70. He wished to forget everything with his former life and start a new life. A. joined B. associated C. buried D. carried 71. After completing and signing it, please return the form to us in the envelope . A. providing B. provided C. having provided D. provide 72. There have been several new ev

26、ents to the program for the Olympic Games. A. add B. to add C. adding D. added 73. Now a minuteyou can not believe what happened just now. A. hang on B. hang back C. hang up D. hang out 74. That winter we to write a history of our school. A. set out B. set about C. set off D. set up 75. He his chanc

27、e to attack when Danny hesitated. A. achieved B. seized C. kept D. held 六、完形填空（共 20 小题；共 30 分） There have been many great inventions, which have changed the way we live. The first great invention was 76 that is still very important todaythe wheel(轮子 ). This made it easier to 77 heavy things and to t

28、ravel long distances. For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that have as much 78 as the wheel. Then in the early 1800s the world started to 79 . There was little unknown land in the world. People did not 80 to explore any more. They began to work so as to 81 life better. In the

29、second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. 82 them were the camera, the electric light and the radio. These all became a big 83 of our life today. The first part of the 20th century saw more great 84 : the helicopter in 1909; movies with sound in 1926; the computer in 1928; and

30、 jet planes in 1930. This was also a time 85 a new material was first made. Nylon came 86 in 1935. It changed the 87 of clothes people had been wearing. The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over 88 . They worked very well. They made people healthier and let them li

31、ve 89 lives. By the 1960s most people could 90 to live at least 60. By this time most people had a very good life. Of course new inventions 91 to be made. But man now had a desire to explore again. The world was 92 to man but the stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into 93 . Russia made

32、 the first step. Then the United States took a step. Since then other countries, 94 China and Japan, have made their steps into space. In 1969 man took his biggest step away from the earth. Americans first walked on the moon. This is certainly just a 95 thought. New inventions will someday allow us

33、to do things we have never dreamed of. 76. A. the one B. that C. one D. it 77. A. carry B. bring C. find D. put 78. A. time B. knowledge C. situation D. effect 79. A. appear B. mind C. change D. rise 80. A. have B. want C. decide D. like 81. A. work B. turn C. make D. think 82. A. In B. Among C. Bet

34、ween D. About 83. A. sort B. part C. step D. use 84. A. results B. jobs C. things D. inventions 85. A. when B. which C. if D. as 86. A. out B. in C. away D. about 87. A. rest B. course C. kind D. pattern 88. A. rules B. diseases C. difficulties D. problems 89. A. more important B. longer C. happier

35、D. better 90. A. hope B. expect C. start D. ask 91. A. go on B. begin C. are able D. continue 92. A. useful B. popular C. common D. known 93. A. space B. sky C. air D. room 94. A. including B. except C. but D. like 95. A. moving B. interesting C. beginning D. surprising 七、阅读理解（共 18 小题；共 36 分） A Max

36、Valverde has designed a special cap to deal with bed hair days. The inventor came up with the super hat for people to solve the problem, who wake up with a loose hairstyle in the morning. The morninghead invention is shaped just like a shower cap. It is made of an absorbent(能吸收的 ) material that acts

37、 like a sponge(海绵 ) when it is placed under a tap. It can be dried and combed(梳理 ) into place without any mess. Max Valverde said, “I shower every night, and every morning. I wake up with terrible bed hair. I would either have to take another shower, which was wasteful and took much time, or wet my

38、hair in the sink, which never really worked properly and made a mess. After wetting my hair in the sink for more than ten years, I spent a weekend trying to find a most effective way to wet the hair and cure the bed head. I needed to find a material that could hold a lot of water and then let that w

39、ater come out freely, when pressure was applied. You add water to the inner of the cap and wait a couple of seconds for that water to be taken in by the cap. You then put it on your head, rub it around for a few seconds and your hair is then wet as if you just toweled off after a shower.“ The main u

40、sers of the cap are people who shower at night, parents getting their kids ready for school, and people riding motorcycles or bicycles. It can also be used by people who take naps and people with hair hat. 96. Why did Max Valverde design the cap? A. To improve peoples memory. B. To save money of hav

41、ing hair hat. C. To keep track of fashion. D. To deal with a bed hairstyle. 97. Whats special about the cap? A. It can wet hair without water. B. It looks like a shower cap. C. Its made of sponge material. D. It is intended for lazy people. 98. According to Max Valverde, . A. he was too busy to wash

42、 his hair regularly B. he would like to give people the caps for free C. it took him ten years to create the morning-head cap D. the cap can comb the hair within seconds 99. The last paragraph mainly shows us . A. the price of the cap B. the advantages of the cap C. the different sizes of the cap D.

43、 the users of the cap B H. Cecil Booth, an Englishman, had seen a machine that tried to pick up dust and dirt from a carpet. But the machine did not work well. It could only blow the dust into the air. In a few minutes, it settled back onto the carpet. Booth wanted to invent a machine that could sol

44、ve the problem. In 1901, Booth introduced the first powered vacuum cleaner (真空吸尘器 ) model that used the technology of the vacuum tube. He got the idea for this by placing a handkerchief(手绢 ) on a chair and then placing his mouth over the top of it. He then sucked up (吸起 ) the handkerchief with his m

45、outh and realized the dirt was on the underside of the handkerchief. This gave him the idea for the powered vacuum technology. Unfortunately, Booths vacuum cleaner was so large that it took two people to run it. One had to push the vacuum cleaner around on its wheels outside. The other person had to

46、 clean the house inside. During the First World War, Booths machines found a new use. One of Londons huge buildings was used to house hundreds of sailors who had a terrible disease. Doctors did not know how to stop the disease from spreading but thought that the dust in the old building had something to do with the illne