人教版高中英语选修8Unit3《Inventorsandinventions》单元测试2

选修八Unit3《Inventorsandinventions》单元测试2笔试部分：I.单项选择1．Colorblindpeopleoftenfinditdifficultto________betweenblueandgreen.A．separateB．distinguishC．compareD．contrast2．Ournewhouseisvery________formeasIcangettotheofficeinfiveminutes.A．adaptableB．comfortableC．convenientD．available3．Comeandseemewhenever________.A．youareconvenientB．youwillbeconvenientC．itisconvenienttoyouD．itwillbeconvenienttoyou4．—WhydidBobcry?—Hecouldn'tbear________likethatbeforethewholeclass.A．makingfunofB．beingmadefunofC．tobelaughedatD．beingmadefun5．Hewishedtoforgeteverything________withhisformerlifeandstartanewlife.A．joinedB．associatedC．buriedD．carried6．Yourletter________thedays________weworkedtogetheronthefarmsfifteenyearsago.A．callsup；whichB．callin；whenC．callsup；whenD．callsin；that7．Afterbreakfast，myclassmatesandIsetout________HongXingFarmandreceivedawarmwelcome.A．toB．onC．forD．towards8．Themomentshecamebackfromwork，she________tocleanthekitchenthoroughly.A．setoutB．setaboutC．setoffD．setup9．—Haveyou________？—No.Ihadthewrongnumber.A．gotinB．gotawayC．gotoffD．gotthrough10．Ishallstayinthehotelallday______thereisnewsofthemissingchild.A．incaseB．nomatterC．inanycaseD．eversince11．Leaveyourkeywithaneighbor________youlockyourselfoutoneday.A．eversinceB．evenifC．soonafterD．incase12．Someparentsdon'tallowtheirchildrentogoonline________theyareaffectedbysomethingunhealthy.A．forfearthatB．unlessC．inonlyD．incase13．Boughtbyhisfatherand________toserveashismaid，theyounggirlfellinlovewithhim.A．intendingB．tointendC．beingintendedD．intended14．—Canyouhelpme?—Yes.________yourteacher'sadvice，inmyopinion，andeverythingwillbeOK.A．FollowB．FollowingC．TofollowD．Followed15．—Thebosssaidwehadonlythreedaystofinishthework.—Don'tworry.Wehavealready________twothirdsofit.A．gotdownB．gotthroughC．giveninD．givenaway16.Hardlycouldhe________thisamountofworkinsuchashorttime.A．getthroughB．getoffC．getintoD．getdown17.Theearthquakehasdestroyedmosthousesinthevillage.Howaretheygoingto________thewinter?A．getonB．getacrossC．getoverD．getthrough18．—It'sagoodidea，butwho'sgoingto________theplan?—IthinkTomandGreywill.A．getthroughB．carryoutC．gothroughD．carryon19.Theperformanceofthehost，________topleasetheaudienceanddrawtheirattention，wasgreetedwithacoldsilence，however.A．hadintendedB．intendedC．intendingD．tointend20．TheOlympicGames，________in776BC，didn'tincludewomenplayersuntil1912.A．firstplayingB．tobefirstplayedC．firstplayedD．tobefirstplaying21．Themurdererwasbroughtin，withhishands________behindhisback.A．beingtiedB．havingtiedC．tobetiedD．tied22．Mostoftheartists________tothepartywerefromSouthAfrica.A．invitedB．toinviteC．beinginvitedD．hadbeeninvited23._______inhermostbeautifulskirt，thegirltriedtomakeherself________attheparty.A．Dressed；noticedB．Dressing；noticedC．Dressed；noticingD．Dressing；beingnoticing24.AsthefiercewarbrokeoutintheGazaStrip，peopletherefeltasiftheywere________fromtheoutsideoftheworld.A．cutoutB．cutoffC．cutupD．cutthrough25.Thetraditionalfriendshipbetweenourtwopeoples________ancienttimes.A．isdatedbacktoB．datesatC．datesbacktoD．isdatedfrom完形填空ThesunwasshiningwhenIgotonNo.151bus.Wepassengerssatjammedinheavyclothes.Noone26.That'soneoftheunwrittenrules27weseethesamefaceseveryday,wepreferto28behindournewspapers.Peoplewhositsoclosetogetherareusingthemtokeep29distance.AsthebuscameneartheMile,a30suddenlyrangout,“Attention!Thisisyour31speaking.”Welookedatthebackofthedriver'shead.“Putyour32down,allofyou.”Thepaperscamedown.“Now,turnand33thepersonnexttoyou.”Surprisinglywealldidit.Stillnoonesmiled.Ifacedanoldwoman.Isawher34everyday.Wewaitedforthenext35fromthedriver.“Nowrepeatafterme.Goodmorning,neighbor!”Butourvoiceswerealittle36.Formanyofus,thiswasthe37wordwehadspokenthatday.Whenwesaidthemtogether,like38topeoplebesideus,wecouldn'thelp39.Therewasthefeelingofrelief.Moreover,therewasthesenseoficebeing40.Tosaythethreewordswasnotso41afterall.Thebusdriversaidnothingmore.Hedidn't42_.Notasinglenewspaperwentbackup.Iheardlaughter,a43soundIhadneverheardbeforeinthisbus.WhenI44mystop,Isaidgoodbyetomyseatmate,andthen45_thebus.ThatdayIwasstartinghappily.26.A.spokeB.saidC.stoodD.told27.A.asB.becauseC.whenD.although28.A.readB.sitC.talkD.hide29.A.oursB.yourC.theirD.its30.A.callB.noiseC.soundD.voice31.A.conductorB.driverC.neighborD.seatmate32.A.papersB.bagsC.booksD.clothes33.A.seeB.meetC.faceD.greet34.A.stillB.nearlyC.evenD.hardly35.A.turnB.talkC.orderD.remark36.A.loudB.neatC.slowD.weak37.A.firstB.lastC.bestD.only38.A.passengersB.citizensC.patientsD.schoolchildren39.A.shoutingB.cryingC.smilingD.wondering40.A.formedB.heatedC.brokenD.frozen41.A.sadB.hardC.ordinaryD.shy42.A.needB.wantC.likeD.begin43.A.differentB.warmC.loudD.sad44.A.arrivedB.reachedC.leftD.found45.A.jumpedoffB.leftforC.gotonD.waitedfor阅读理解ALONDON(ReutersLife!)Forgetabouttalkingyourchildrenintoconsideringlifeasadoctororateacherandstarttrainingthemforthetalentshow.AsurveyofBritishparentsshowedtheaspirations(理想)oftheirchildrenaregreatlydifferentfromwhattheydreamedaboutwhenconsideringwhotheywantedtobewhentheygrewup.Althoughastronaut(宇航员)stillremainsfairlyhighonthelistofcareers(事业)kidsdreamaboutthesedays,otherslikedoctorandteacherhavebeentakentheplaceofbythedesire(欲望)towingoodnameandmoneyasasportinghero,popstaroractor.Theparentsofchildrenaged5to11saidthechoiceoflawyerhaddroppedbyonlyoneplaceonatop10listtosixth,whileteacherhaddroppedtoninthfromtopinthelast25ormoreyears.ThesurveyforBritishTVchannel“Watch”foundagreatdifferencebetweenthegenders(性别)oftoday'syoungpeoplewhencomparedwiththeirparents'dreams25yearsormoreago.Playingprofessionalfootball,beinganastronautandjoiningthefirefightingservicetoppedtheboys'choices,whilegirlsaremorelikelytobedreamingoftakingtothestageasapopstaroractressorjoiningthemedicalprofession.Whenaskedwhattheywouldliketheirchildrentodoforaliving,today'sparentsstillliketheacademic(学术的)professions(职业),withlawandmedicinescoringhighly,whilebeingabosscamethird.Parentsalsopraisedjobhappinessabovewealth(财富)whenitcomestotheirhopesfortheirchildren.Nearly70percentoftheparentssurveyedthoughtthattheyfailedtofollowtheirdreamswhenitcametotheircareer,with37percentthinkingitwascausedbyalackofaspirationandnothavingthenecessaryconditions.46.Fromthepassageweknowthatmostparentsstillhopethatinthefuturetheirchildrencantakeup______.A.jobssuchasmusicians,singersanddancersB.jobsrelatedtoacademicprofessionslikelawyersanddoctorsC.jobsinwhichtheywillnotbeendangeredD.jobswhichwillbewellpaidonly47.Thefirstparagraphistoadviseparentsto______.A.changetheirchildren'sdreamsB.correcttheirchildren'sdreamsC.followtheirchildren'sdreamsD.forgettheirchildren'sdreams48.Accordingtothesurveyofthefollowingistheboys'bestcareerchoice?A.ApopstardoctorD.Afirefighter

forBritishB.An

TVchannelactor

“Watch”,whichC.A49.Whatcanbelearntfromthepassage?A.Parents'hopefortheirchildren'scareerdidnotchangetoomuch.B.Parentspaymuchattentiontotheincomeoftheirchildren.C.Lessthanhalfoftheparentswhoweresurveyeddidn'tfollowtheirdreams.D.Mostparentsdidn'thavethenecessaryconditionstorealizetheirdreams.50.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Manyreasonscausethechangeofchildren'sdreams.B.Parents'dreamsaredifferentfromchildren's.C.Parentsarechangingtheirowndreams.D.Children'sdreamsarealwayschanging.BAbouttwentyyearsagoIhadthepleasureofteachingadisabledyoungwoman.Notonlywasshegoodatmathandscience,butshewasalsoextremelytalentedinart.Shecoulddrawandpaintbeautifully.WhenAudreygraduatedfromuniversityshegottwodegrees,oneinfineartsandoneinchemistry.Nottoomanypeopledowellintwosuchdifferentareasofstudy.Justbeforeherhighschoolgraduation,Audreygavemeawonderfulgift.Itwasawatercolorpaintingofamotherandherbaby.Atearfellfromthemother'seyeasshelookedlovinglyatherchild.BeneaththepaintingAudreyhadwrittenthesewords:

“ThedeeplovefromMother,throughme,touchesanother.

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Whatabeautifulgift!Ihadthepieceofartframed(给做框)andhunginmyoffice.YearspassedwithmanymovesfromoneofficetoanotherandIlostthepainting.Lastyear,afterabouteightyearsofnotknowingwhereitwas,Ireceivedaphonefromaformercolleaguewhosaidshehadsomethingofmine.ItwasthepictureAudreyhadpaintedforme18yearsealier.Whencleaningoutastorageroomshehaddiscoveredmygift.Iwasstruckthatthepreciousgiftcameback.IknewAudreyverywell.WhenshewasfouryearsoldAudreyhadaseriousdisease.What'sworse,herfatherleftthehouse.Itwashermotherwhobroughtherupwithmuchtrouble.Shesurvivedthediseasebutwasdisabled.Toanyotheritisjustapainting,buttomeitshowshowamother'slovehashelpeddevelopatalentandhowitspowerpushesmeahead.WhatmadeAudreydifferentfromotherswasthatshe_______.coulddrawandpaintbeautifulllywasgoodatmathandchemistrygottwodegreesintwodifferentfieldswasastudentinakeyuniversityHowdidtheauthorregainthepainting?Shefounditfromoneoffice.Oneofherformercolleaguesfoundit.Shefounditinastorageroom.Audreyfounditforher.WhatisParagraph4mainlytalkingabout?A.Theauthor'sfeeling.Audrey'sfamily.Audrey'sexperience.Theauthor'sexperience.Whydoestheauthorvaluethepaintingsomuch?Itwaspaintedbyhermosttalentedstudent.B.Thepaintingcanbeworthalotofmoney.C.Theartvalueofthepaintingisimmeasurable(

无法估计的).D.Thepaintingencourageshertoadvance(前进).CWeareallcalledupontomakeaspeechatsomepointinlife,butmostofusdon'tdoaverygoodjob.Thisarticlegivessomesuggestionsonhowtogiveaneffectivespeech.So,youhavetogiveaspeech--andyou'reterrified.Yougetnervous,youforgetwhatyouwanttosay,youstumbleoverwords,youtalktoolong,

andyouboreyouraudience.

Later

youthink,

“Thankgoodness,it's

over.

I'mjust

nogoodatpublicspeaking.IhopeIneverhavetodothatagain.”Cheerup!Itdoesn'thavetobethatbad.Herearesomesimplestepstotakethepainoutofspeechmaking.Askyourselfthepurposeofyourspeech.Whatistheoccasion?Whyareyouspeaking?Then,gatherasmanyfactsasyoucanonyoursubject.Spendplentyoftimedoingyourresearch.Thenspendplentyoftimeorganizingyourmaterialsothatyourspeechisclearandeasytofollow.Useasmanyexamplesaspossible,andusepictures,charts,andgraphsiftheywillhelpyoumakeyourpointsmoreclearly.Neverforgetyouraudience.Don'ttalkheads,anddon'ttalkdowntothem.Treatyouraudiencewithrespect.Theywillappreciateyourthoughtfulness.Justremember:beprepared.Knowyoursubject,youraudience,andtheoccasion.Bebrief.Saywhatyouhavetosayandthenstop.Andbeyourself.Letyourpersonalitycomethroughsothatyoumakeperson-to-personcontactaudience.

overtheirwithyourIfyoufollowthesesimplesteps,you'llseethatyoudon'thavetobeafraidofpublicspeaking.Infact,youmayfindtheexperiencesoenjoyablethatyouvolunteertomakemorespeeches!You'renotconvincedyet?Giveitatryandseewhathappens.Themainideaofthisarticleis_________.A.youcanimproveyourspeakingabilityB.apoorspeakercanneverchangeC.alwaysmakeashortspeechD.itishardtomakeaspeechParagraph2impliesthat________.A.manypeopleareafraidofgivingaspeechB.manypeoplearehappytogiveaspeechC.manypeopledonotprepareforaspeechD.manypeople

talk

toolong57.Thephrase“talkovertheirheads”means________.A.speaktooloudlyB.lookattheceilingAllofthefollowingstatementsaretrueexceptthat___________.fewpeopleknowhowtomakegoodspeechesalecturerdoesnotneedtoorganizehisspeechC.researchisimportantinpreparingaspeechD.therearesimplestepsyoucantaketoimproveyourspeakingabilityThetitleforthispassagemaybe_______.A.DoNotMakeaLongSpeechB.HowtoGiveaGoodSpeechC.HowtoPrepareforaSpeechD.TrytoEnjoyaSpeechDSolarenergyforyourhomeiscoming.Itcanhelpyouasasinglehomeowner.Itcanhelpthewholecountryaswell.Whetherornotsolarenergycansaveyourmoneydependsonmanythings.Whereyouliveisonefactorandthetypeofhomeyouhaveisanother.Thingslikeinsulation(绝缘材料),presentenergycosts,andthetypeofsystemyoubuyareaddedfactors.Usingsolarenergycanhelpsaveourpreciousfuel.Asyouknow,oursuppliesofoilandgasareverylimited.Thereisjustnotenoughonhandtomeetallourfutureenergyneeds.SoonerorlaterMotherNaturewillsaythat'sall.Theonlywaywecandelayhearingthosewordsisbystartingtosaveenergynowandbyusingothersources,likethesun.Wewon'thavetoworryaboutthesun'srunningoutofenergyforanotherseveralbillionyearsorso.Besides,thesundoesn'tofferasmanyproblemsasotherenergysources.Forexample,fossilfuel(矿物燃料)addstoalreadyhighpollutionlevels.Withsolarenergy,wewillstillneedsourcesofenergy,butwewon'tneedasmuch.Thatmeanswecancutdownonourpollutionproblems.Withallthesegoodpoints,whydon'tweusemoresolarpower?Therearemanyreasonsforthis.Thebiggestreasonismoney.Untilnow,itwasjustnotpracticalforahomeownertoputinasolarunit.Therewerecheapersourcesofenergy.Allthatischangingnow.Solarcostsarestartingtoequalthecostsofoilandelectricity.Expertssaythatgas,oilandelectricitypriceswillcontinuetorise.Thedemandforelectricityisincreasingrapidly.Butnewpowerplantswillusemoregas,oilorcoal.Alreadyinsomeplacesthesupplyofelectricityisbeingrationed(限量供给).Solarenergyisnowinitsinfancy(初期).Itcouldsoongrowtobecomeamajorpartofournation'senergysupply.What'sthispassagemainlyabout?A.Somethingaboutsolarenergyandpollution.B.Solarenergy.C.Energyandpollution.D.Energyandmoney.Solarenergycanhelpus_____.A.escapepunishmentfromnatureB.becomehomeownersC.getridofpresentenergyD.saveourpreciousfuelThesunisanendlesssourceofenergy,anditwillnotrunoutofenergyfor_____.A.severalmillionyearsB.severalhundredyearsC.severalbillionyearsD.severalthousandyearsWhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?Energyfromcoalwouldnotpolluteourlivingenvironment.Energyfromnaturalgaswouldnotpolluteourlivingenvironment.C.Energyfromthesunwouldnotpolluteourlivingenvironment.Energyfromoilwouldnotpolluteourlivingenvironment.Solarenergyisnowinitsinfancy,_____.butinthefutureitwillbecomeanimportantpartofournation'senergysupplyso