湖北卷学年高中英语 Unit 3 Inventors and inventions综合检测 新人教版选修8.docx
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湖北卷学年高中英语Unit3Inventorsandinventions综合检测新人教版选修8
Unit3 Inventorsandinventions
(时间:
100分钟;满分:
120分)Ⅰ.多项选择(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
1.(2013·周口高二调研)—Whatwasitthat________herfromherclassmates?
—HerexcellentspokenEnglish.
A.aroused B.differed
C.disagreedD.distinguished
2.—They________findingasolutiontopreventtheoilfrompollutingtheoceanenvironment.
—They'llmakeadifference.
A.setupB.setabout
C.setoutD.setoff
3.Heissucha(n)________personthatallofuscanbelieveinhim.
A.unbelievableB.valuable
C.stableD.uncomfortable
4.Becauseofbeingscolded,theson________lefthomewithoutsayinganything,whichmadehisparentsanxious.
A.abruptlyB.merely
C.shortlyD.apparently
5.(2013·承德高二检测)Ahealthylifeisfrequentlythoughttobe________withtheopencountrysideandhomegrownfood.
A.associatedB.bound
C.relatedD.tied
6.Hecouldn't________beingbotheredbytheloudnoise,sohequit.
A.ignoreB.conquer
C.bearD.suffer
7.Hardlyhadthesoldiersuddenlyseenthegirlfallintotheriverwhenhe________intotherivertohelpherout.
A.lookedB.turned
C.burstD.dived
8.—Thebosssaidwehadonlythreedaystofinishthework.
—Don'tworry.Wehavealready________twothirdsofit.
A.gotdownB.gotthrough
C.giveninD.givenaway
9.Attheconcertthesingerswill________everyonetoprotecttheenvironment.
A.callupB.callfor
C.calloffD.callon
10.(2013·东营高二质检)Outof________forthehomeless,hegavethemsomefoodandclothing.
A.pityB.shame
C.mercyD.friendship
Ⅱ.完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
Iwasonly19whenIlearnedthatmyfatherwasdyingofararedisease.Thedoctorsdidn'tknowwhathadcausedhisdisease,nordidtheyknowhowto__11__it.
Ididmuchthinkinginthoselastfewmonths__12__myfatherdied.Dadmeantmoretomethan__13__elseintheworld.Iremembersittinginthehospital'swaitingroominthelastdays-athousand__14__comingintomymind:
Whyishedying?
Whyhaven'tIbeenclosertohim?
Whyhaven'tI__15__moretimewithhim?
Why?
Ihadnotimetoreallygettoknowmydad.Ilovedhimsomuch,butIhadn'ttoldhimthatinyearsbecauseIwastoo__16__withmywork.Now,morethananything,IwantedtotellDadhowIwas__17__,andIwasn'tevensurewhetherhewould__18__Iwasthere.
Iwalkedintotheroom.Dadwasvery__19__.Hewasbreathinghard,butverylittleoxygenwasgettingintohisbloodstream.Hehadn't__20__tousindays.Tomy__21__,whenIcamein,helookedupand__22__me.“Hello,Son,”hesaidgently.
“Hi,Dad”,Irepliedinjoy.Nowwasmy__23__,butIcouldn'tgetthewords“ILOVEYOU”outofmy__24__.TheystayedlockedinsideuntilIwasabouttoexplode.Whycouldn'tIgetthemout?
But__25__,Isaid,“Iloveyou,Dad.”Afterallthat,thewordsseemedso__26__tosayastheysoftlyleftmylips.Thoselittlewordsmeantsomuch.He__27__themandunderstood.
“Iloveyoutoo,Son,”he__28__ashetouchedmyhand.That__29__feltsogood.Hediedjustafewhourslater.TherewereamillionthingsIwishedIhadsaidtohimanddonewithhim.__30__,IhadtoldhimthatIlovedhim.
11.A.judge B.survive
C.treatD.describe
12.A.thoughB.before
C.asD.if
13.A.someoneB.anyone
C.somethingD.nothing
14.A.feelingsB.thoughts
C.decisionsD.impressions
15.A.savedB.expected
C.lostD.spent
16.A.busyB.excited
C.happyD.young
17.A.feelingB.listening
C.missingD.experiencing
18.A.admitB.know
C.thinkD.hope
19.A.independentB.strict
C.weakD.serious
20.A.respondedB.come
C.writtenD.shouted
21.A.regretB.sorrow
C.surpriseD.disappointment
22.A.invitedB.recognized
C.guidedD.introduced
23.A.turnB.duty
C.attitudeD.chance
24.A.controlB.mind
C.sightD.mouth
25.A.finallyB.shortly
C.luckilyD.gradually
26.A.funnyB.easy
C.proudD.strange
27.A.touchedB.guessed
C.heardD.missed
28.A.whisperedB.apologized
C.announcedD.informed
29.A.beliefB.moment
C.choiceD.event
30.A.InfactB.Attimes
C.InshortD.Atleast
Ⅲ.阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
A
StevenSpielberg's2002sciencefictionthrillerMinorityReportproducedaworldwherecomputerscouldreadmindsandpredictthefuture.Itseemedfancifulatthetime,butfantasyisedgingclosertofact.
OnJan.31,ateamofscientistsattheUCBerkeley,ledbyRobertKnightprogrammedcomputerstodecode(解码)brainwavesandreplaythemaswords.Fivemonthsearlier,anothergroupofBerkeleyscientistsshowedtheircolleaguesshortmoviesandusedcomputerstoplaybackincolorwhatpeoplesaw.
Theseexperimentsareabigadvancefrom2006,whenaFrenchscientistfirstreplayedimagesfromahumanmind,ablackandwhitecheckerboardpattern.Thepossibilitiesaregreat:
adisabledpersoncould“speak”;doctorscouldaccessthemindofapatientwhofainted;youcouldrewatchyourdreamsonaniPad.Thereare,ofcourse,equallydarkside,suchastheinvoluntarytakeoutofinformationfromthebrain.
Inspiteofthesebreakthroughs,JackGallant,theneuroscientistwholedthefirstBerkeleyteam,sayscurrenttechnologyfordecodingbrainactivityisstill“relativelyprimitive”.Thefieldisheldbackbyitspoormachinery,inparticularthefMRI.
“Eventually,saysGallant,someonewillinventadecodingmachineyoucanwearasahat.”Suchanadvanceintothehumanmind,hesays,mighttake30years.
Still,therecentadvancesatBerkeleyoffersmallanswers,whichscientistscanusetobeginunlockingthesecretsofmemoryandconsciousness.
31.WhatistheBESTtitleforthepassage?
A.Newtechnologycanreadyourmind
B.Fantasyisedgingclosertofact
C.Anewdiscoveryinhumanbrain
D.Theintelligentcomputersinthefuture
32.WhatdidscientistsattheUCBerkeleydo?
A.Theyproducedafancifulworld.
B.Theymadecomputersjumpforwardlikeahuman.
C.Theymanagedtotranslatebrainwavesintolanguage.
D.Theyusedcomputerstomakeshortmovies.
33.Whichofthefollowingisimpossiblefortheresearch?
A.Itcanhelpadisabledmanrecoverhisabilityofspeech.
B.Doctorscanreadapatient'smindevenifheisunconscious.
C.Peoplewillknowwhathappensintheirdreams.
D.People'sthoughtsmaybegivenaway.
34.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.
A.scientistsgottheinspirationfromamovie
B.thetechnologystillhasalongwaytogo
C.thetechnologyhasbeenputintopractice
D.scientistshaveunlockedthesecretsofmemory
B
Thescienceofphysicstodayisascurrentasthemorningnewspaper.Indeed,asaresultofnewadvancesinphysicsandtheirrapidapplicationtoinventionsdesignedtosatisfyman'swants,theworlditselfhasbeenchangingrapidly.Spacetechnology,industrialtechnology,andthetechnologyofthehome,thefarm,theoffice,thebank,andthedepartmentstorehaveallbeenrevolutionized.
Clearly,everygrownuptodaywouldunderstandtheworldhelivesinmuchbetterifheknewsomethingaboutphysics.WhetheritisCongressvotinghugesumsofmoneyfornewwarships,spaceexploration,oratomicenergy;theofficestafflearningtouseanewcomputer;SonBobbywantingtoknowaboutgoingtothemoon;orthehousewifelearningtooperateanewelectricstove,physicsseemstobeeverywhere.
TeachersinthousandsofschoolroomsinAmericaaretryingtocommunicatesomeoftheexcitementandimportanceofthesenewdevelopmentstotheireagerstudents.Theyknowthatsomeoftheireagerstudentswillsomedaybescientistsandwillthencontributethemselvestothedevelopmentofnewknowledgeoritsapplicationtonewthings.
Butinanycase,theycanbesurethatiftheybringaknowledgeofscience(anyscience)totheirstudentsinmeaningfulandstimulatingways,theyhavecontributedmuchtohelpingeachoneliveamoremeaningfullife.
35.Theapplicationofnewadvancesinphysicstoinventions________.
A.isintendedtomeetpeople'sneeds
B.maysolvealltheproblemsinteaching
C.makespeopleunderstandthevotingrulesoftheCongress
D.canhelppeopleunderstandthemeaningoflife
36.Theunderlinedword“themselves”inParagraph3refersto________.
A.someoftheeagerstudents
B.thestudentsintheclassroom
C.theteachersgivinglessons
D.allthescientistsinphysics
37.Thefirsttwoparagraphsofthepassagemainlytellusabout________.
A.newadvancesinphysics
B.moderndevelopmentsinscience
C.theuseofphysicsinourlife
D.thescienceofphysics
38.WhichofthefollowingcanbetheBESTtitleofthispassage?
A.PhysicsandTeaching
B.PhysicsandInventions
C.PhysicsandLife
D.PhysicsandNewspapers
C
Itisasadfactoflifethatonlyoneortwopercentofinventeditemsmakemoneyfortheirinventors.Theauthorofthisbookbelievesthiscouldbeincreasedtotenpercentifinventorswereprovidedwithandusedtheinformationavailablenow.
Mostinventorsdonothavethequalitiesneededforcreatingsuccessfulbusinesses.ThomasEdisonisaclassicexample.Thoughabrilliantinventor,heoftenfailedwhenhetriedtocommercialize(利用……牟利)hisinventions.
Afrequentmistakeisthattheydidn'tdobasicmarketresearchatanearlystage.Theyhavespentmuchmoneyonpatentingandtooling,onlytolearnthattheideahasalreadybeenpatented!
Withoutgivingawaydetailsofhisinvention,aninventorcanmakeasimplecheckusinglocallibrarydirectories.Asimplecomputercheckmayshowincrediblesourcesofinformationrelatedtohisitem.
AschildrenweweretoldthatEmersonhadsaid,“Ifyoubuildabettermousetrap,theworldwillbeatapathtoyourdoor.”Somanyinventorsthinkthattheycansitbackandwaitforcustomerstoarrive.Hewhothinks,inthisdayandage,thataproductwillsellitselfisoutoftouchwiththerealworld.
Inventorsoftenfailtorealizethatmanufacturingcostsareoftenonlyasmallpercentoftheretailprice(零售价).
Theauthoralsodevotesan
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