单元规范训练：BOOK8Unit3Inventorsandinventions(新人教版选修8

1、Unit 3 Inventors and inventionsI.单项填空1 It will take you twenty minutes to get to theat the corner.A bread s shopB bread shopCbreads shopD breads shop2“ Chen Yunlin himself during the visit to Taiwan ，” Wang Yi remarked.A recognizedB provedC testedD distinguished3I cant bear， so I hope you can come o

2、n time.A to keep waitingB to keep to waitCbeing kept waitingD being kept to wait4Hong Kong has a lot of advantages ， including free flow of information ， a faircompetitive environment and efficient local government.Athe；anB /； theC/；anD the； the5 Don t hesitate； the opportunity that comes along!A se

3、tB bringC seizeD associate6 at the new school?Fine， I ve got used to the life there and I ve made some friends.A How are youB How are you doingCHow do you doD Are you getting on well7 With the help of him ， I my courage to study English.A get downB get throughC get awayDget back8 Although he has tak

4、en a lot of medicines ， his health poor.A provesB remainsC maintainsD lasts9 and well get everything ready for the taking off.A Have one more hourB One more hourC Give one more hourD If I have one more houras much aswe can.A speakB speakingC spoken11 The trees _ in the storm have been moved off the

5、roadA being blown downB blown downC blowing downD to blow down10To learn English well ，we should find opportunities to hear EnglishD to speak12. It is important tobetween the rules of grammar and the conventions of writtenIan guage.A .determineB.identifyC.exploreD. distinguish13. I don t think I ll

6、need any money but I ll bring some.A .at lastB.in caseC.once againD. in time14. The latestof the Oxford English Dictionary includes 62 new wordsreprese nti ng the cha nges in our culture com muni cati on.A . secti onB. vers ionC . editi onD . publicati on15 . You have bee n sitti ng on my hat and no

7、w it is badly out of.D . bala neeA . dateB . shapeC . ordern.阅读理解Public schools in the New York , America s biggest city , com monly have nu mbers for n ames.But this is unu sual.I n the United States, the process of naming a school often involves pare nts and the com mun ity as well as elected scho

8、ol leaders.Researchers say school n ames can show civic values and also shape them.For example, naming a school after a historic person becomes a way to teach stude nts about that pers on s importa nee in history.A new study examines the naming of American public schools.The study is from theManhatt

9、an Institute , an organization that does public policy research.The study shows that fewer and fewer schools are being n amed after people .In stead , more schools are being n amed after the local area or natural features like hills , trees or animals.The researchers say these cha nges raise questi

10、ons about the civic duty of public educati on. They looked at seve n states with twenty perce nt of all public school stude nts in the country.They found similar results in every state : new schools are less likely to be named after people.This is true especially with presidents.For example , in Ari

11、zona , public schools in the past twenty years were almost fifty times more likely to be named after such things as Iandforms or pla nts.School officials say they try to choose names that will not offend anyone.For example , a few years ago, the city of New Orleans banned the naming of any school af

12、ter a person who owned slaves.Other school systems have rules against naming new schools after any person , living or dead.The researchers say naming a school after a pers on can lead to importa nt debates about democratic values.They call for more researches to ide ntify the causes and effects of t

13、he cha nges in school names.The causes may include changes in American culture as well as in the political con trol of school systems.16 Many schools are named after some persons so that.A the students can remember the schools for everB the students can learn the importance of themC the students can

14、 learn the national history very wellD the students can show their civic values and attitudes17 According to the study ，.A more schools are named after great peopleB fewer schools are named after placesC more schools are named after the environment where they standD fewer schools are named after ani

15、mals18 All the followings are true EXCEPT that.A some people used to have a greater effect on the educationB schools are less likely to be named after presidentsC schools have their right to choose school names to a certain degreeD school names are now an important problem in the USA19 The main idea

16、 of this passage probably is that.A more new schools are being built in AmericaB school officials control all the schools nowC few USA schools now are named after peopleD there are reasons for changes of school names川.任务型读写Of all the emotions （ 情感 ） that flow through your head when you go back to co

17、llege ，shyness to be one of the biggest emotions present.Shyness and fear can stop you from becoming the active learner that you wish to be.You may be too shy to volunteer to lead a group or too filled with fear to raise your hand when you know the answer to a question.Here are some things you shoul

18、d pay attention to.Don t let your mind go elsewhere.You cannot be an active learner if you dont know what s going on in your class.There will always be a student or two that can disturb your focus because they are talking while a lesson is going on or their phone is going off constantly.Don t let th

19、is trouble you.Your voice matters. During class discussions it s important to become active in the group conversations.Ask questions when proper ，but not if they are unnecessary.For example ，dont ask a question that you know the answer or can find the answer easily just to become involved （ 参 与）in a

20、 group discussi on.An swer questi ons if you can.Try not to guess at the an swers .If you get it wrong ，you will feel embarrassed.If you feel embarrassed，you will be less likely to keep contributing.Stay involved with the discussion and voice your opinion on a debate.Don t just do the least.Check yo

21、ur curriculum and see what s on it for your next class.Do some extra research that is not required to prepare yourself for possible discussions.Having extra input（输入）that was not in the textbook will impress your tutor and your classmates.Remember that if you are a shy person , it is going to be harder for you to become an active learner in cl