高考英语一轮复习课时作业：选修八Unit3InventorsandinventionsWord版含答案

1、课时彳业（三十八）I .阅读理解A few weeks ago when I got closer to the classroom I heard laughter and drumming my students obviously thought they had a free period! As I enteredthe classroom , the drumming stopped. "Good morning , Miss , " they tried tosound happy to see me ; their faces were delighted

2、but I knew this was not forme. ”What are you all doing ? ” a Nothing , Miss. " Guilty eyes stared back at me.,but that thing I had seen in theirThey pulled out books and sat and waited,that thing was slippingfaces , that thing I had so hoped to bring with my teaching away now as they got ready

3、for class.“Nothing? You were doing something.What ? ” There was quiet and I realized they thought I was angry.Eventually one of them said, “ Columbus Day, Miss.Youknow , the day Columbus reached Trinidadwith his ships.We are acting theColumbus Day play. ”“Wait , you mean the same Columbus in the his

4、tory? Christopher Columbus ?"“Yes, Miss. ”“But.well , we did that chapter in the book.You didn't answer my questions. " I felt my heart pounding hard. "Open the book , come , quickI wasexcited now." Okay , so who is taking part in the play? Come to the front.Let's actout

5、this play. ”M Miss , you said to open the book.We're not going to read?”11 will read , you will act and you will drum and you will see how the chapter and the play work together. ”The students stared at me as if I were crazy."Miss , for real ? ” "Yes, for real ! ” Had I hit upon someth

6、ing here? There was something I hadn't seen before these faces excited , smiling , alive.These faces were what I dreamed of! Oneweek later I gave the studentsthe same questions on Columbus that few had passed the first time and this time more than half the class passed!From this experience , I c

7、ame to recognize that books are enough for some students ， but for others life ， as they know ， has little to do with what's in the book unless they see a co - relation.1 What were the students doing when the author got closer to the classroom?A They were having a break.B They were acting a play

8、.C They were throwing a party.D They were reading history books.2 What does “ that thing ” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A Guilt and regrets.B Disappointment.C Interest and passion.D Satisfaction.3 What did the author ask the students to do in the class?A Perform a play about Columbus.B Retell the story o

9、f Columbus Day.C Read one chapter in the book aloud.D Answer questions based on the book.4 Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A Think Outside the BookB An Unforgettable ExperienceC Education the Key to IgnoranceD A Special Celebration of Columbus Day答案：解题导语学生们的学习不仅仅在于课本，通过活动把生

10、活与书本联系起来或许会让孩子们表达出自己的兴趣和热情，展露发自内心的笑容。1 B 解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后一句 We are acting the Columbus Day play. 可知，他们正在表演。故选 B 项。2 C 解析： 词义猜测题。 根据第二段的.but that thing I had seen in their faces,that thing I had so hoped to bring with my teaching, that thing was slipping away now as they got ready for class. 和第一段的

11、their faces were delighted but I knew this was not for me. 可知，学生们在老师不在的时候会笑得开心，而上课时是没有的；同时文章第九段提到，老师在宣布让大家表演的时候，学生们的脸上又露出了兴奋和充满活力的微笑，由此可推断that thing 指的是“由内而发的兴趣和热情”。故选C项。3 . A 解析：细节理解题。根据第六段中的 Come to the front. Let's act out this play.可知，老师让学生们表演有关哥伦布的戏剧。故选 A项。4 . A 解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，作者在某节课上没有讲书本

12、中的内容，而 是让学生们表演，却收到了意想不到的效果；且根据文章最后一句.I came to recognizethat books are enough for some students, but for others life, as they know, has little to do with what's in the book unless they see a co- relation. 可知，本文强调书本之外的生活和思考。故选A项。B项太过宽泛；C、D两项偏离主题。n .完形填空2017 西北工业大学附中适应性训练It was the first morning o

13、f the New Year and the weather was very cold.I have always been an early bird and my morning walks have been the _1_ for the last _ 7 years , so I put on my shoes to_2_for_my first walk of the New Year.There was complete _3 outside.Litter could be seen everywhere.It seemedthat everyone had an all -

14、night _4_.It was too cold to _5_anyone to be awake to clear all the walkways at 5 in the morning.I was 6 to walk on the dirty walkways and decided to go back home.I was about to leave_7_ J_saw Sam cleaning the garden.He is an employee ofour society association and is _8_to take care of the walkways

15、and the garden.Iwalked up to Sam as it was a(an)_9_ to see him there cleaning at this time.He saw me and politely_10 me , " Happy New Year! ”“How come you are here and doing all this on the very first day of a newyear ? ” I asked.Samanswered_11 , “It is the first day of the year so theyshould f

16、eel good and special.For me , today is like any other _12 day and my job starts with the_13”It was good to see someone so_14 at heart.Like other staff members, Samcould have taken a day _15_ , but he woke up early and came for all of us.I suddenly realized life does not _16_ when the clock strikes t

17、welve at midnight and a New Year begins.We _17all night, the surround is dirty.Life goes on andthe very next morningothers need to _18 up early and clear the garbage.Isn't a new day of a New Year for all those who clear our garbage? Why can't we also keep our _19 clean so that everyone can h

18、ave a New Year the very next day? It is true that small things can make a big _20_ in our lives.1 . A.mannerB .trendC. routineD .procedure2 . A.lookB .sendC. longD .head3. A.wasteB .freedomC. silenceD .absence4. A.celebrationB .traditionC. decorationD .pollution5. A.orderB .expectC. trustD .catch6.

19、A.tiredB .scaredC. puzzledD .annoyed7. A.becauseB .thoughC. unlessD .when8. A.advisedB .promotedC. supposedD .determined9. A.pleasureB .successC. surpriseD .honour10 . A.suggestedB .wishedC. askedD .congratulated11 . A.coldlyB .hopefullyC. casuallyD .calmly12 . A.dirtyB .narrowC. busyD .cold13 . A.b

20、eginningB .sameC. specialD .new14A.devotedBcautiousChonestDpolite15A.overBoutCupDoff16A.changeBimproveCreturnDhappen17A.sleepBpartyCworkDclean18A.putBstayCwakeDpick19A.surroundingsBconditionsCbackgroundDlocation20A.decisionBdifferenceCpromiseDsuggestion答案： 解题导语 作者在新年的早晨出来散步，遇到社区协会的员工萨姆清理街道，让作者心生温暖。1

21、 C 解析：根据空后的 for the last 7 years 可知，作者习惯早起已经七年了，所以早晨散步成了惯例。 manner 意为 “ 方式； 态度； 举止 ” ； trend 意为 “ 趋势； 动向 ” ； routine 意为 “ 常规；惯例 ” ； procedure 意为 “ 程序；步骤 ” 。故选 C 项。2 D 解析： 早晨散步成了作者的惯例， 因此在新年的第一天， 作者依然去散步。 head for意为"（朝 ）前进；（向 ）去“，符合语境。故选D项。look for意为“寻找"；send for 意为 “ 派人去请 ” ； long for 意为 “

22、 渴望 ” 。3 C 解析：根据该段第四句提到的时间 at 5 in the morning 可知，早晨5 点钟外面应该是寂静的。 waste 意为 “ 浪费 ” ； freedom 意为 “ 自由 ” ； silence 意为 “ 寂静；沉 默 ” ； absence 意为 “ 不在；缺席 ” 。故选 C 项。4 A 解析：根据前一句 Litter could be seen everywhere. “ 垃圾遍地都是。 ” 及 下文的 New Year 可知，此处指“ 庆祝 ” 新年。 celebration 意为 “庆祝活动；庆祝会” ；tradition 意为 “ 传统 ” ； deco

23、ration 意为 “ 装饰物；装饰” ； pollution 意为 “ 污染 ” 。故选 A 项。5 B 解析：根据下文的 at 5 in the morning 可知，早晨5 点天气太冷了所以不指望会有人来打扫街道。 order 意为 “ 命令；订购expect 意为 “ 期望；预料trust 意为 “ 信任 ” ； catch 意为 “ 抓住 ” 。故选 B 项。6 D 解析：根据下文的 to walk on the dirty walkways and decided to go back home 可知，走在脏乱的街道上作者肯定很恼怒(annoyed) 。故选 D 项。 tired

24、意为 “ 困倦的；累的 ” ； scared 意为 “ 害怕的 ” ； puzzled 意为 “ 困惑的 ” 。7 D 解析：句意：我正要离开时突然看见萨姆在打扫花园。 be about to.when.意为“某人正要做某事，突然 ”，为固定句型，when在此为并列连词。故选 D项。8 C 解析：萨姆是社区协会的一名雇员，而他出现在这条街道上，所以他应是负责打扫这几条人行道和这个花园。 be supposed to do sth. 意为 “ 应该做某事” ，符合语境。故选 C 项。 advise 意为 “ 建议 ” ； promote 意为 “ 促进； 增进 ” ； determine 意为

25、“ 确定； 决定 ” ，均不符合语境。9 C 解析：上文讲到清晨5 点大街上没有人，再根据下一段作者的问话How comeyou are here and doing all this on the very first day of a new year ？可知，作者认为这个时间看到萨姆在这里打扫卫生真是一件令人吃惊的事(surprise) 。 故选 C 项。 pleasure意为 “ 快乐；乐事” ； success 意为 “ 成功 ” ； honour 意为 “ 光荣；荣誉；敬意” 。10 B 解析：根据空后的 Happy New Year ！可知，此处是萨姆在祝愿 (wished) 作

26、 者新年快乐。故选 B 项。 suggest 意为 “ 建议 ” ； ask 意为 “ 问；要求 ” ； congratulate 意为 “ 祝贺 ” 。11 D 解析：根据萨姆回答的内容可知，此处指他平静地(calmly) 回答。故选D 项。coldly 意为 “ 冷漠地 ” ； hopefully 意为 “ 充满希望地” ； casually 意为 “ 随便地；漫不经心地 ” ； calmly 意为 “ 平静地 ” 。12 A 解析：虽然是新年的第一天，但萨姆并未觉得不同，还是和任何其他脏乱的一天一样。根据常识也可知，未打扫街道前，街道应该是脏的。 dirty 意为 “ 脏的 ” ； na

27、rrow 意为 “ 窄的 ” ； busy 意为 “ 忙碌的 ” ； cold 意为 “ 冷的 ” 。故选 A 项。13 B 解析：此处指萨姆的工作和每天一样从做相同的 (same) 事开始。故选 B 项。14 A 解析： 萨姆在新年的第一天就早早来打扫街道， 作者认为这是发自内心的奉献精神。 devoted 意为 “ 投入的；奉献的 ” ； cautious 意为 “ 小心的；谨慎的 ” ； honest 意为 “ 诚实的 ” ； polite 意为 “ 有礼貌的 ” 。故选 A 项。15 D 解析：像其他的员工一样，萨姆本来可以休息一天的。 take a day off 为固定 搭配，意为

28、 “ 休假一天 ” ，符合语境。故选 D 项。16 . A 解析：根据第18空前的Life goes on.“生活还在继续 “可知，生活并没有变化(change)。句意：我突然意识到钟声敲响十二下新年到来时，生活并没有改变。 improve 意为"改进"；return 意为"归还"；happen意为"发生”。故选A项。17 . B 解析：根据第 4 空的 It seemed that everyone had an all- night_4_.可知，此处指人们一夜狂欢，而周围却一片狼藉。party 在此作动词，意为 “开派对”。故选B项。18

29、. C 解析：此处与上文“我们一夜狂欢”形成对比，指其他人却需要早起清理垃圾。 put up意为“张贴；举起；建造"；stay up意为“熬夜"；wake up意为“醒来”；pick up意为“捡起；(无意中)学会”。根据语境可知选 C项。19 . A 解析：根据第 17空后的the surround is dirty 可知，此处指保持环境 (surroundings) 干净。故选 A 项。condition 意为"条件"；background 意为"背景"； location 意为“位置；场所”。20 . B 解析：细小的事也能对我

30、们的生活产生很大的影响。make a difference 意为“有影响；起作用"，符合语境。故选 B项。出.语法填空2017 衡水中学高三调研Switzerland is famous 1.its watches.However , this country didn't invent the watch.It was the British who did it.Here is a story of how the watch 2.(bring) to Switzerland.Many years ago,3.Englishman traveled to Italy an

31、d on his way he stopped in a small town 4.(call)Geneva in Switzerland.This Englishman traveled in a carriage inside which there was a carriage watch.This was the 5.(early) kind of watch.A Blacksmith happened to see the watch.He wondered what it was 6.asked the Englishman about it."It is a carri

32、agewatch , " answered the man. "This machine can tell the time but now 7. isn't working. " At once the man offered to try repairing it.So the 8.(travel) handed him the watch.The man was very clever.It was easy for him 9. (repair)it.He even remembered how it was made.And he made a

33、watch of 10.(exact) the same type.答案：解题导语瑞士以手表而著名，但是很少人知道，最早发明手表的却是英国人。本文讲述了手表是怎样从英国被带到瑞士的。1 for 解析：考查介词。句意：瑞士因手表而著名。be famous for.意为 “ 因而著名 ” ，为固定搭配，故填for 。2 was brought 解析：考查动词的时态和语态。句意：这里的故事讲述了手表是如何被带到瑞士的。分析句子结构可知，此处应用谓语动词，这件事发生在过去，所以要用一般过去时；且the watch 和 bring 之间是被动关系，应用被动语态。故填was brought 。3 an 解

34、析：考查冠词。句意：许多年前，一位英国人到意大利去旅行，中途在瑞士一座名叫日内瓦的小镇停了下来。 Englishman 是可数名词，此处泛指一个人，所以用不定冠词； Englishman 的读音以元音音素开头，故填 an 。4 called 解析：考查非谓语动词。句意见上一题解析。分析句子结构可知，此处应用非谓语动词作定语修饰a small town ； a small town 和 call 之间是被动关系，故填过去分词 called 。5 earliest 解析：考查比较等级。句意：这是最早类型的表。本文是讲述手表的来历，所以此处应是在说最早的表，结合空前的 the 可知应用最高级。故填e

35、arliest 。6 and 解析：考查连词。句意：他想知道这是什么，所以就问那个英国人。此句中wondered 和 asked 是并列的两个谓语动词，而且是顺承关系，故填并列连词 and 。7 it 解析：考查代词。句意：这个机器可以显示时间，但是它现在坏了。根据句意 可知，此空应指代上文提到的 this machine ，故填 it 。8 travel(l)er 解析：考查词性转换。句意：所以这位旅行者把表递给了他。根据上 文内容可知， 此处应是指那位英国人， 第二段第一句话交代他是去意大利旅行， 所以也可以 称之为旅游者，故填表示人的名词 travel(l)er9 to repair 解析：考查非谓语动词。句意：修理那块表对他来说很容易。此句中第 一个 it 是形式主语，后常用动词不定式作真正的主语。 It is adj.for sb. to do sth. 为固定句型，意为“做某事对某人来说是的"。故填to repair 。10 exactly 解析：考查词性转换。句意：他做出了一块类型完全一样的表。 exactlythe same 意为 “ 完全一样 ” ，为固定搭配，故填 exactly 。IV.短文改错2017 河南郑州一中教育集团一联summer is always a« _ _ _musicFor stud