2024-2025学年高中英语Unit3Inventorsandinventions单元能力小测习题含解析新人教版选修8

Unit3Inventorsandinventions单元实力小测Ⅰ.单词拼法1．Imadean________(申请)foraloan.2．Thedogwaggeditstailin________(期望)ofabone.3．A____________(稳定的)governmentisessentialtoeconomicgrowth.4．The________(突然的)changeofschedulegavemelotsoftrouble.5．Thehotelhasarestaurantfortheguests'________(便利)．6．Yourinventionisvery________(好用的)．7．Heseizedthesnakewith________(当心)．8．Hecan__________(分辨)agenuineantiquefromareproduction.9．Our________(当前的)methodsofproductionaretooexpensive.10．Thekind­heartedwomanisvery______________(慈爱的)．Ⅱ.在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式1．—ThisisStevespeaking.IsthatMrSmith?—Hang________，please.Heiscoming.2．—Whatwasitthatdistinguishedher________herclassmates?—HerexcellentspokenEnglish.3．—Theyset________findingasolutiontoprotectthesnakesfrombeinginjuredbyotheranimals.—They'llmakeadifference.4．Thelittleboy________(abrupt)lefthomewithoutsayinganything,whichmadehisparentsanxious.5．Thecriminal________(arrest)lastweekindicatedthathissixassociateshadescapedtothenortheasternmountainousareaswiththreegunsandalargesumofmoney.6．—________(seize)thechanceanditwillbethefirststepforyoutopayoffinyourcareer.—Thankyou.7．Hecouldn'tbear________(bother)bytheloudnoisefromthestoresandthelightonthestreetsohemovedon.8．HardlyhadMrLiusuddenlyseenthegirlfallintotheriverwhenhe________(dive)intotherivertohelpherout.9．AsfarastheAmericanchildrenareconcerned,theChristmasis________(associate)withexcitement，happinessandgifts.10．—John.WouldyoupleasecallupTimtoinvitehimtotheparty?—Sorry,butthisphoneisoutoforder.Ican'tget________.11．AfterIcheckedthetelephonebook,Ifoundthenumber________(dial)wrongly.12．Heissucha________(stable)personthatallofuscanbelieveinhim.13．Ifyouobservethemarksonthe________(beat)tracks,youwillfindoutwherethewolvesgo.14．Thereisageneral________(expect)thathewouldwonthefirstprizeinthecompetition.15．Thesceneofthefilmcalled__________memoriesoftheperiodwhenIwasworkingonafarm.答案Ⅰ.单词拼法1．application2.expectation3.stable4．abrupt5.convenience6.practical7．caution8.distinguish9.current10．mercifulⅡ.在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式1．on句意：“我是史蒂夫。你是史密斯先生吗？”“请等一下。他来了。”hangon“等一等，不要挂断”，是打电话交际用语。2．from句意：“是什么使她比别的同学更优秀？”“她的精彩的英语口语。”distinguish...from...“显示……的差别；使……有所不同”。3．about句意：“他们着手找寻爱护蛇免遭其他动物损害的方法。”“他们会有所作为。”setabout“起先，着手”，后接动名词。4．abruptly句意：这男孩突然离家，什么话也没有留下，这使他的父母很焦急。abruptly“突然地，唐突的”。5．arrested句意：上周被捕的罪犯示意他的六个同伴带着三支枪和一大笔钱逃往东北山区。arrested是过去分词作定语修饰criminal，相当于一个被动语态的定语从句whowasarrested。6．seize句意：“抓住机会。这将是你事业上取得胜利的第一步。”“感谢。”祈使句＋andsb./sth.willdo句型。7．beingbothered句意：他无法忍受商店的噪音和街道上的灯光，因此搬家了。bear“忍受，忍耐”，beardoing...“耐得住……”。8．dived句意：刘先生一看到那女孩落入河里，他就潜入水里把她救起。diveinto“跳水，潜水，俯冲”，该处用一般过去时。9．associated句意：对于美国的孩子来说，圣诞节与兴奋、华蜜和礼物连在一起。associate“联想，联系”，beassociatedwith“与……有联系”。10．through句意：“约翰。请你给蒂姆打个电话请他参与宴会好吗？”“很愧疚，这个电话坏了，打不通。”getthrough“设法联系上(尤指打通电话)”。11．dialed句意：我再次翻看电话簿，发觉拨错了号码。thenumber和dial之间是动宾关系，故用过去分词dialed作宾语补足语，表示被动。12．stable句意：他是一个如此牢靠的人，我们都可以信任他。stable“牢靠的，稳重的，可信任的”。13．beaten句意：视察被踩出来的踪迹，你就会发觉狼去了什么地方。beatentrack“被踩出来的路，常规；惯例”，固定短语。14．expectation句意：人们普遍期望他能在竞赛中取得第一名。expectation“预料，期盼，期望”。15．upcallup唤起(记忆)。句意：这部电影的场景唤起了我在农场工作时的回忆。———————————————————————————Ⅲ.完形填空Myfatherwasaself­taughtmandolinplayer.Hewasoneofthebeststring__1__playersinourtown.Hecouldnot__2__music，butifheheardatuneafewtimes，hecouldplayit.Dadlovedtoplaythemandolinforhis__3__forheknewweenjoyedsinging,andhearinghimplay.Hewasalwaysthere，__4__histimeandeffortstoseethathisfamilyhadenoughintheirlife.Ihadtogrowintoamanandhavechildrenofmyown__5__Irealizedhowmuchhehadsacrificed.IjoinedtheUnitedStatesAir__6__inJanuaryof1962.WheneverIwouldcomehome__7__，IwouldaskDadtoplaythemandolin.Hecould__8__yoursoulwiththetonesthatcameoutofthatoldmandolin.Heseemedtoshinewhenhewasplaying.Youcouldseehis__9__inhisabilitytoplaysowellforhisfamily.In1950,ourfamilymovedtoMaryland.WhileworkingatToddSteel，hewas__10__inanaccident.Onthatparticularday，Dadgotthethirdindexfingerofhislefthand__11__bythemachine.Hedidn'tloseenoughofthefinger__12__itwouldstophimpickingupanything，butitdid__13__hisabilitytoplaythemandolin.Aftertheaccident，WhenIcamehomeandaskedhimtoplay，Dadwouldmake__14__forwhyhecouldn'tplay.Forthefamilyitdidn'tmakeany__15__thatDadcouldn'tplayaswell.InAugustof1993，myfatherwasdiscoveredwithlungcancer.Hechosenottoreceivetreatmentssothathecouldliveouttherestofhislife__16__dignity.Aboutaweekbeforehisdeath,weaskedDadifhewouldplaythemandolinforus.Hemadeexcusesbutsaid“okay”．Heknewitwouldprobablybethe__17__timehewouldplayforus.Hetuneduptheoldmandolinandplayedafew__18__.WhenIlookedaround，therewasnota__19__eyeinthefamily.Wesawbeforeusaquietmanwithaninnerstrength.Dadwouldneverplaythemandolinforusagain.Dadwasdoingsomethinghehaddoneallhislife，__10__.Assickashewas，hewasstillpleasingothers.DadsurecouldplaythatMandolin!1．A.equipment B．instrumentC．musical D．musician2.A．read B．seeC．lookat D．copy3.A．audience B．employerC．family D．friends4.A．employing B．devotingC．spending D．wasting5.A．since B．whenC．after D．before6.A．Power B．EnergyC．Force D．Strength7.A．onduty B．onholidayC．onvacation D．onleave8.A．feel B．touchC．contact D．keep9.A．proud B．prideC．please D．praise10．A.involved B．participatedC．tookpart D．joined11.A．cutin B．cutupC．cutoff D．cutout12.A．which B．thatC．what D．where13.A．destroy B．affectC．effect D．injure14.A．uses B．preparationsC．excuses D．impressions15.A．difference B．senseC．comment D．decision16.A．at B．onC．off D．in17.A．first B．latestC．last D．longest18.A．notes B．billsC．symbols D．signs19.A．wet B．dryC．cried D．crying20.A．sponsoring B．takingC．distributing D．givingⅣ.语法填空Mymost__1__(embarrass)momentoccurredlastmonth.Iwasinvitedtoattendaninterviewforajobasahotelreceptionist.Iarrivedontimeandwasshownintothemanager'sofficebyanassistant.Iwassonervous__2__Ididn'tcatchthemanager'sname.Theinterviewbegan.“Doyouhaveanypreviousexperienceinhotels？”askedthemanager.“No，sir，”Isaid.Themanagerfrowned.“Areyougoodatusingcomputers？”“Yes，sir.Iamfamiliar__3__mostpopularkindsofsoftware.”Themanagerfrownedagain.Hedidn'tlookafriendlyperson.Theinterviewcontinued.EveryanswerIgave__4__(receive)byafrownfromthemanager，eventhoughItoldhimaboutmy__5__(communicate)skills，myknowledgeofFrenchandsoon.__6__(obvious)，Iwasdoingverybadly.Atlast,theinterviewcametoaclose.“Onefinalquestion，”saidthemanager.“Howgoodis__7__(you)eyesight？”“Excellent，sir，”Ireplied.“Verywell，”saidthemanager,“thankyouforcoming.”Istoodup__8__(shake)hishands.Whenthemanagerstoodupaswell，IrealizedwhatIhadbeendoingwrong.Thegentleman__9__Ihadbeencalling“sir”duringthewholeinterviewwaswearingaskirt!Themanagerwasawoman!Ididn'tget__10__job.Ⅵ.短文改错LastweekIwenttovisittomyformerneighbor，Mr.Yang.HeandIusedtolivingnexttoeachotherformanyyears.Abouthalfayearago，anordercamewhichtheoldbuilding，alongwithmanyothersimilarones，weregoingtobepulleddowntomakeroomforamainstreet.SoIhadtomoveapart.Mr.Yangnowlivesinthesuburbsnearabeautifulpark.Hisnewapartmentismuchbigthanbefore.Theonlyproblemisthatittookquitealongtimetogettothedowntownarea.Therefore，Mr.Yangdoesn'tseemtoworryaboutthelongdistance.Hesaysthatnewsubwaylineistobebuiltinafewyearandheissurelifewillbebetterinthefuture.答案Ⅲ.完形填空1．B父亲是我们镇最好的管弦队的演员。2．A他看不懂乐谱，但是假如他听几遍曲调，他就能演奏。3．C他喜爱为家人演奏曼陀林。4．A他总是利用时间，付出努力保证家人生活中有足够的。5．D没等我意识到他做出了多少牺牲，我已长成人并有了自己的孩子。6．C我参与了美国空军。7．D每当我回家度假，我会让父亲演奏曼陀林。onleave度假。8．B他能用古老的曼陀林的曲调触动你的灵魂。9．B你能看到他对表演精彩的实力的骄傲。10．A他遭受事故。beinvolvedin与……有关。11．C父亲左手的食指被切断。cutoff切断。12．Dwhere引导地点状语从句。13．B这影响了父亲演奏曼陀林的实力。14．C在事故之后，当我回家请他演奏，父亲会找借口他不能演奏。15．Amakeanydifference产生影响。16．Dindignity庄重地，有尊严地。17．C他知道那很可能是最终一次，他为我们演奏。18．A他调好古老的曼陀林，演奏了几个音符。19．B当我环顾四周，发觉全家人泪水盈眶。20．D父亲在做一生中做的事：赐予。Ⅳ.语法填空1．embarrassing修饰物用­ing形式的形容词，embarrassing令人尴尬的。2．so...that如此……以致于形容词作表语。3．withbefamiliarwith熟识……。4．wasreceivedeveryanswer与receive之间为被动关