人教版高中英语选修8单元测试题及答案解析单元测评3doc.docx

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单元测评（三）　Unit3　InventorsandInventions

（时间：

90分钟　满分：

110分）

第一部分　阅读理解（共两节；满分30分）

第一节　（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

JustafterWorldWarⅡtheIOCdecidedthattheOlympicGameswouldbringnationstogetheragain.AsLondonhadbeenselectedtohostthecancelled1944Games,theIOCdecidedtoofferthe1948GamestoLondon.Londonacceptedtheofferandsetaboutpreparingthevenues（场地）andalltheotherthingsthathostingtheOlympicGamesneeded.

WithlessthantwoyearstogettheGamesready,itwasagreatachievementinitselfthattheGameswerereadyontime.ThebudgetthatwasassignedtohosttheGameswas￡600000,quiteasmallsumincomparisontotheGamesoftodaythatcostbillionsofpounds.

In1948,largepartsofLondonlayinruins.Foodandbuildingmaterialswereinshortsupply.ItwasdecidedthattheGameswouldbeheldwithnonewvenuesorathletevillagesbeingbuilt.

TheparticipatingnationsunitedtomaketheGamesasuccess.Athleteswerehousedinbarracks（兵营）.Schooldormitoriesandevenprivatehouseswereusedtoaccommodatetheathletesfromvisitingnations.

Atmealtimes,athletesweregivenincreasedrations,thesameasthosereceivedbyBritishworkersintheessentialindustries,likemineworkers,whichmeant5467caloriesaday,insteadofthenormal2600caloriesaday.

Thespectators（观众）whocametotheGameshadtobringtheirownfood,astherewerenofacilitiestoprovidecateringatanyofthesites.Evengettingtothevenueswasaproblem.ThefamousLondonRedBuseswereused,andmilitaryvehicles,manyofwhichweredrivenbywomenvolunteers,werealsousedtotransportspectatorsandathletestothevenues.

Despitetheseproblems,theGames'openingceremonywasheldon29thJuly,1948,atWembleyStadium.Duringtheopeningceremonyamessagewasshownonthegiantscoreboard.Itread:

“TheimportantthingintheOlympicGamesisnotwinningbuttakingpart.Theessentialthinginlifeisnotconqueringbutfightingwell.”

语篇解读　1948年伦敦奥运会是二战后的第一届奥运会，二战后的伦敦百废待兴，在筹办过程中遇到了种种困难，但人们最终克服了这些困难，成功举办了这次奥运会。

1．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheFirstPostwarOlympicGames

B.TheGreatestOlympicGamesinHistory

C.TheDevelopmentoftheOlympicSpirit

D.TheMostImportantThingintheOlympicGames

答案与解析　A　主旨大意题。

文章主要介绍了二战后第一届奥运会——1948年伦敦奥运会。

具体介绍了伦敦被选为举办城市的原因、筹办过程中遇到的各种问题及其解决及最终的成功举办。

2．WhywasLondonselectedtoholdthe1948Games?

A．BecauseLondonhadrichexperienceinhostingtheOlympics.

B.BecauseBritainwasthemostpowerfulcountryatthattime.

C.BecauseLondonhadbeenselectedtohostthecancelled1944Games.

D.BecausetherewereplentyofexcellentathletesinBritain.

答案与解析　C　细节理解题。

从文章第一段“AsLondonhadbeenselectedtohostthecancelled1944Games,theIOCdecidedtoofferthe1948GamestoLondon.”可知答案为C项。

3．Fromthepassagewecaninferthat________.

A.tosavemoneyonlyafewvenuesforthe1948Gameswerebuilt

B.manysoldierstookpartinthecompetitionofthe1948Games

C.thoughfacinggreatdifficulties,Londonofferedenoughtoathletesandspectators

D.postwarLondongainedwidesupportwhenpreparingforthe1948Games

答案与解析　D　推理判断题。

从文章第四段可知伦敦获得了参赛国家、军队、学校及居民的广泛支持。

4．Whichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheathletes'foodisTRUE?

A.Theyatetogetherwithmineworkers.

B.Theyenjoyedhigherfoodrations.

C.Theyweregivenrationsof2,600caloriesaday.

D.Theyhadtobringtheirownfoodfromtheirowncountry.

答案与解析　B　细节理解题。

从文章第五段可知运动员享受的食品定额与在重要产业工作的工人待遇一样，高于正常标准。

B

WhenIwas12,allIwantedwasasignet（图章）ring.Theywerethe“in”thinganditseemedeverygirlexceptmehadone.Onmy13thbirthday，myMumgavemeasignetringwithmyinitials（姓名首字母）carvedintoit.Iwasinheaven.

Whatmadeitevenmorespecialwasthatitwasabouttheonlythingthatwasn'tbeing“replaced”.We'dbeenburntoutinfiresthatsweptthroughourareaearlierthatyearandhadlosteverything—somostofthe“new”stuff（东西）wegotwasreallyjusttoreplacewhatwe'dlost.Butnotmyring.Myringwasnew.

Then,onlyonemonthlater,Ilostit.Itookitoffbeforebedanditwasmissinginthemorning.Iwassadandsearchedeverywhereforit.Butitseemedtohavedisappeared.Eventually,Igaveupandstoppedlookingforit.Andtwoyearslater,wesoldthehouseandmovedaway.

Yearspassed,andacoupleofmoveslater,Iwasvisitingmyparents'whenMumtoldmethatshehadsomethingforme.Itwasn'tmybirthday,norwasitEasterorChristmasoranyothergiftgivingoccasion.Mumnoticedmyquestioninglook.“You'llrecognizethisone，”shesaid,smiling.

Thenshehandedmeasmallringbox.Itookitfromherandopenedittofindmybeautifulsignetrightinside.

Thefamilywhohadboughtourhouse13yearsearlierhadrecentlydecidedtodosomeredecorations,whichincludedreplacingthecarpets.Whentheypulledthecarpetupinmyoldbedroom,theyfoundthering.Asithadmyinitialscarvedintoit,theyrealizedwhoownedthering.They'dhaditprofessionallycleanedupbyajewelerbeforesendingittomymother.

Anditstillfitsme.

语篇解读　本文为记叙文，题材为人物故事。

作者讲述了自己13岁的生日礼物，一枚图章戒指，15年后失而复得的故事。

5．Theunderlinedword“in”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans“________”．

A.fashionableB.available

C.practicalD.renewable

答案与解析　A　词义猜测题。

根据下文“itseemedeverygirlexceptmehadone”（除了我以外，似乎每个女孩子都拥有一枚）可推断出，图章戒指在当时是非常时髦的（fashionable）东西。

available“可获得的”；practical“实用的”；renewable“可更新的”。

6．Whenshegottheringback,thewriterwasabout

________.

A.13yearsoldB.15yearsold

C.26yearsoldD.28yearsold

答案与解析　D　细节理解题。

根据第一段可知作者是在13岁生日时得到的戒指；根据第三段最后一句可知，两年后作者一家卖掉了房子，当时她应该是15岁；再根据倒数第二段第一句可知，13年前买房的那家人因为装修而发现了这枚戒指。

根据以上细节计算，作者重获戒指时应该是28岁。

7．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thewriter'sfamilymovedseveraltimes.

B.Thewriterneverstoppedlookingforherring.

C.Thewriter'sringwascleanedupbythenewhouseowner.

D.Thewriterlostherringinthemorningwhenshetookitoff.

答案与解析　A　细节理解题。

根据第四段第一句中“Yearspassed,andacoupleofmoveslater”可知答案选A项（作者一家几度搬迁）。

根据第三段倒数第二句可知B项错误；根据倒数第二段最后一句中“professionallycleanedupbyajeweler”可知C项错误；根据第三段第二句可知D项错误。

C

VacationSpotsinOhio

TheBoonshoftMuseumofDiscovery

Themuseumisbasedontheunderstandingthatscienceistheprocessthroughwhichwecometounderstandourworld,andthatplayisthewaychildrendoscience.Visitorsofallagescanexplorethewondersoftheworld.ThemuseumincludesmanyplacesforadventuresuchastheDiscoveryCenterandtheHalloftheUniverse.Whatmakeadventuresmoreexcitingarerealspecimens（样本）fromthemuseum'scollectionof1.4millionitems.

AfricanWildlifePark

Thiswildlifeparkisspreadacrossalargeareaofabout100acresandyoucanseedifferentspeciesofanimalsmovingfreelyasifintheirnaturalhabitat（栖息地）.Onenteringthepark,youaregivenabasketoffoodforfree.Youareabletofeedtheanimalsoutofthecomfortofyourowncar.Anyadditionalbasketoffoodneedstobepaidfor.

RockandRollHallofFame

RockandRollHallofFamewasopenedsomewherein1995,withapurposeofcelebratingthespiritofrockandrollmusicandalsostudyingit!

Itisamongthetop10vacationspotsinOhio.RockandRollHallofFameoffersexhibitions,musiceventsandalsotrainingprogramsonthesubject.Thisisaperfectstopforeverythingonrockandrollmusic!

TheArmstrongMuseum

TheArmstrongMuseum,located（位于）inNeilArmstrong'shometownofWapakoneta,Ohio,celebratesthelifeandthemission（使命）ofthefirstmantowalkonthemoon.YoucanseeoneoftheplanesthatArmstrongtestedandenjoyafilmaboutthedevelopmentoftheUSspaceprogram.

语篇解读　本文是应用文。

文章主要介绍了美国俄亥俄州的几处旅游景点。

8．WhatdoestheBoonshoftMuseumofDiscoveryaimat?

A.Encouragingmorepeopletodoscientificwork.

B.Allowingchildrentolearnaboutsciencethroughplay.

C.Helpingpeopleunderstandscientificdevelopment.

D.Showingthatscienceexistsinthewondersoftheworld.

答案与解析　B　细节理解题。

根据对TheBoonshoftMuseumofDiscovery介绍的第一句可知，博物馆是建立在“科学是我们认识世界的途径，而做游戏是孩子们认识科学的方法”这一认识之上的。

因此，博物馆建立的目的就是帮助孩子们以游戏的方式来了解科学。

9．YoucandoallthefollowingthingsintheAfricanWildlifeParkEXCEPT________.

A.feedingtheanimals

B.drivinginsidethepark

C.watchinganimalsmovefreely

D.gettingtwobasketsoffoodforfree

答案与解析　D　细节理解题。

由AfricanWildlifePark部分可知，进入公园的第一篮动物食品免费，之后额外还要的话需要付费，故本题选D项。

10．IfastudentisinterestedinthehistoryoftheUSspaceprogram,hewillprobablyvisit________.

A.theBoonshoftMuseumofDiscovery

B.AfricanWildlifePark

C.RockandRollHallofFame

D.theArmstrongMuseum

答案与解析　D　推理判断题。

由文章最后一部分可知，如果一位学生对美国的太空科技感兴趣，他可能会去参观theArmstrongMuseum，本题选D项。

第二节　（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

GreettheDay:

HowtoBecomeanEarlyRiser

Wakingupearlyisreallyjustahabit.Youdon'tneedanyskilltodoit.__11__HerearesometipsI'vepickedupalongthewayofdevelopingthehabitofgettingupearly.

Graduallysettleintoanewtimetowakeupaswellasanewbedtime.

Startsmallandworkyourwaytoanearlierwakeuptime.__12__Getusedtoyourslightlyearliertimeforafewdayssoasnottoshockyourbody.Thensetyouralarmback15moreminutes.Keepdoingthisuntilyoureachthenewwakeuptimeyouwant.

__13__

Avoidbrightlightsbeforebed.Brightlightscanreducetheproductionofthechemicalmelatonin（褪黑激素）,whichisresponsibleforcausingsleepiness.Thelessmelatoninthereisinthebody,themoreprobablythebodythinksthatit'stimetobeawake.__14__Thiswillpreventyoufromgettingagoodnight'ssleep.

Whenyouwakeup,getoutofbedimmediately!

Whenyouralarmgoesoff,you