人教版英語選修8Unit3測試題(含聽力題目)

1、Unit 3 Inventors and inventionsI. 聽錄音，根據(jù)所聽內(nèi)容選擇正確答案聽第15段對話，分別完成15題1. What is an invention?A. An invention is something unknown.B. An invention is something discovered.C. An invention is something created by humans.2. Which isnt one of Edisons inventions?A. The electric bulb.B. The telephone.C. The ph

2、onograph.3. How can someone protect a scientific discovery?A. By getting a patent.B. By getting a copyright.C. By keeping it a secret.4. Who invented the first colour TV?A. The Wright brothers.B. Martin Cooper.C. Peter Goldmark.5. Why cant a book be given a patent?A. Because it is not very popular.B

3、. Because it is not an invention.C. Because it is not about new ideas.聽第6段對話，完成68題6. What kind of stick(s) did the woman use to catch her food with?A. A straight stick that looked like a knife.B. A stick straight at the top but with two parts at the end. C. Two straight sticks that looked like two r

4、ods.7. How did the man like the idea of eating his food with a piece of wood? A. He thought it was convenient to do so.B. He thought it was crazy to do so.C. He thought it was popular to do so.8. What does this imaginary conversation describe?A. How chopsticks were invented.B. How forks were invente

5、d.C. How spoons were invented.聽第7段對話，完成911題9. Why did the woman want to go home as soon as she could?A. She needed to cook for the family at home.B. She needed to feed her baby at home.C. She needed to feed the animals at home.10. How did the man and the woman keep themselves dry in the rain?A. They

6、 stood under the banana tree until the rain stopped.B. They each took a large banana leaf and its branch to hold over their heads.C. They took off their clothes and ran as fast as they could and put them on again.11. What did these two imaginary people invent?A. A raincoat. B. An umbrella. C. A hat.

7、聽下面一段關(guān)于發(fā)明收音機(jī)的對話，然后補(bǔ)充表格里的信息How does a radio work?By using 12. _.What programmes can a radio offer?13. _, jokes, plays and poetry, etc.How can people pay for the radio?By 14. _ its programmes.What is needed to start Marconis plan?15. _ that can make small boxes. 單項(xiàng)選擇，從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳答案完成句子1. Youd be

8、tter not use those technical terms _ only to people with specific knowledge. A. being knownB. to be knownC. knownD. knowing2. He found it difficult to make himself _ with his broken English by people around. A. be understoodB. understandC. understoodD. to understand3. When he awoke the next morning,

9、 he found himself _. A. to look afterB. looking afterC. be looked afterD. being looked after4. The house _ last year is on fire now and the firemen are coming soon. A. being built B. having builtC. to be built D. built5. You must follow the directions exactly, and if you become _, you can go back ag

10、ain and read them over. A. confusing B. confused C. to confuseD. to be confused6. People who have high _ of marriage are often disappointed. A. expectations B. contributions C. regulations D. explanations7. They urged me to _ the chance and profit from it. A. offer B. reduce C. seize D. improve8. We

11、 are glad to hear the news that he is now in a _ condition in hospital and will soon come back to school. A. natural B. stable C. positive D. common9. It was their love that helped me _ those difficult years. A. get onB. get upC. get inD. get through10. When Carol was 18, she _ to look for her biolo

12、gical parents.A. set out B. set about C. set down D. set up11. It is hoped that they _ this project by next summer.A. have completed B. will complete C. are completing D. will have completed12. I tried phoning her office yesterday, but I couldnt _.A. get throughB. ring backC. ring offD. call up13. T

13、hey have decided to stay here for _ ten days.A. otherB. the otherC. othersD. another14. Most pre-school children go to a day care center, _ they learn simple games and songs.A. thenB. thereC. whileD. where15. _ please! Ill go and see if she is in the kitchen. Ill be right back!A. Hang onB. Hang upC.

14、 Hang backD. Hang in. 完形填空Even today, kites are fun for young and old alike. American children fly them on sandy beaches or out in the fields, far 1 trees and power lines. Elderly Chinese 2 them in the middle of Beijing, cleverly avoiding trees and power lines. Many of the earliest records of kite-f

15、lying seem to indicate that, even when it began, it was done just for 3 . The Chinese philosopher, Mo Di, 4 lived from 468 to 376 BC, is reported to have 5 an eagle out of wood and, after three years of perfecting the eagle, he got it to fly one of the earliest kites in recorded 6 ! Mo Dis student,

16、Gongshu Ban (also called Lu Ban) 7 upon his teachers technique, making his own bird, a magpie, and crafting it from bamboo rather than wood. His magpie could stay up for 8 three days.Later in Chinese history, kites were used for more serious 9 , such as communicating information and measuring the fo

17、rce or direction of the wind. However, records show that kite-flying was 10 mainly done for amusement. 11 the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Xuan Zong was treated to a kite-flying demonstration (示范) in Yichun County in Penglai Palace, Shangdong Province; the kite was grandly named “Eight Immortals Crossing t

18、he Sea”. Until the 12 of paper, kites were mostly playthings for Chinese emperors and aristocrats (貴族). The name fengzheng was given to the kite 13 a man named Li Ye, who flew kites in the imperial court during the Ming Dynasty. Once, to make his kite more interesting, he 14 a bamboo whistle to the

19、top of the kite, so there would be a sharp zheng sound as the kite flew. Today, of course, 15 the availability of cheap paper and other lightweight materials, anyone can make as an unusual kite as he wants.1. A. inB. fromC. offD. out 2. A. flyB. sellC. keepD. buy 3. A. studyB. flyingC. funD. use4. A

20、. whichB. whomC. whoD. that 5. A. doneB. createdC. foundD. made 6. A. historyB. paperC. documentD. event 7. A. madeB. didC. improvedD. thought 8. A. as many asB. as long asC. as much asD. as far as 9. A. purposesB. funC. amusementD. help10. A. thusB. thenC. yetD. still 11. A. TillB. DuringC. AsD. Fo

21、r 12. A. findB. appearanceC. inventionD. discovery 13. A. becauseB. because ofC. forD. as 14. A. attachedB. gaveC. sentD. passed 15. A. forB. asC. withD. since. 閱讀理解 (A)William Henry Gates was born in Seattle, a city in the northwest corner of the USA, on October 28, 1956. He was named William Henry

22、 for his father and his grandfather. As a child, he was full of energy and always showed great intelligence. He had read an entire set of encyclopedias（百科全書）by the time he was nine. When asked, he said his favourite hobby was “thinking”; science and maths were his favourite school subjects, not surp

23、risingly.When Gates was 13, his school got a computer, which in those days was a very large machine and very inconvenient to use. Gates spent long hours playing with the school computer and before long knew how to use it better than anyone.Upon graduation from high school, Gates was presented with t

24、hree choices: Princeton, Yale and Harvard had all sent him acceptance letters. Gates chose Harvard and a maths major, but even in university, he spent as much time with the schools computers as he did in classes. In 1975, while still in university, Gates and a classmate, Paul Allen, created some sof

25、tware they called BASIC, the first efficient program for getting a computer to carry out instructions. It was also the first software that was developed with the expectation that users should pay for the privilege of using it. With the success of BASIC, Gates decided that his future lay outside Harv

26、ard, so he left university and, together with Allen, formed a software company they named Microsoft.Their next project was called the Disk Operating System, or DOS. In 1980 IBM bought the rights to DOS, and today it is known worldwide as the main operating system for about 14 million computers. Gate

27、s today, though wealthy and known worldwide, is still quite an ordinary man, despite his great intelligence. He eats cheaply, travels as common people do and spends his money wisely. At work he is known to hate having his decisions questioned, but he is nevertheless a very humble man. He realizes cl

28、early that he is only as successful as the public will let him be. As he said, “All we do is put software in a box and if people see it in the stores and like it, they buy it.”1. What example does the writer give to show Gates great intelligence in his childhood?A. His favourite hobby was “thinking”

29、.B. He was full of energy.C. His favourite subjects were science and maths.D. He had read the whole set of encyclopedias by the time he was nine.2. When Gates went to Harvard, he _.A. was interested only in mathsB. spent most of his time in computer laboratoriesC. created the software called BASICD.

30、 divided his time between his maths studies and the computer laboratories3. Before the development of BASIC, _.A. no one was interested in computer softwareB. software programs were not considered commercial projectsC. software programs were very expensiveD. no one wanted to pay for computer softwar

31、e4. What does the passage tell us about DOS?A. It was the first software that users should pay for using.B. It was the first efficient program for getting a computer to carry out instructions.C. It is the main operating system for about 14 million computers.D. It was invented by IBM.5. Which of the

32、following is NOT true about Gates according to the passage?A. He is a crazy person.B. He is an ordinary man with great intelligence.C. He is a decisive man.D. He spends his money wisely. (B)Want to find out how inventors are improving the environment? Read about these new inventions. They can reduce

33、 the amount of carbon dioxide that goes into our air and help you save money at the same time.1) The Development of Wind PowerWind power has long been used to power sailing ships but has been little used on land. It was not until the 1880s that a Scot, Professor James Blyth, filed for a patent on wi

34、nd power. He wanted to use it to heat his house in a part of Scotland which was without electricity. He succeeded. But when he offered to light the local town, the people there refused his offer. So his invention was forgotten for about fifty years until it was used on isolated farms in America in t

35、he 1930s.However, it is Blyth who worked out the basic principle by which wind power is turned into electricity. Just as a wind mill does, a wind machine today uses the rotating energy of the wind and turns it into mechanical energy which is then turned into electricity. This is the principle which

36、all wind machines work on. Blyths success may be a little late but it is there nevertheless.2) The Development of Solar PanelsSolar panels have long been used by space agencies to power their satellites and space stations but little used on earth. This is surprising as the technology has been known

37、for over one hundred years. The “Encyclopedia Britannica” states that it was Charles Fritt who invented the first solar panel in 1883. But his kind of solar panel was not very efficient. It was not until the 1940s that silicon made solar panels useful.There are two different kinds of panels: one tha

38、t uses sunlight to produce electricity and one that uses its heat to produce hot water. The sun shines down on a house which has solar panels on its roof. The silicon in the solar panel absorbs the light and heat and makes an electrical current which can then be used or stored in batteries in the ho

39、use. The technology is efficient but the cost is very high. That is why most of the world does not follow Charles Fritt and use solar panels. When panels become cheaper we will have free energy to heat and light our homes!6. What was wind power used for before it was patented?A. It was used to heat

40、houses.B. It was used to power sailing ships. C. It was used to light towns.D. It was used to make machines work.7. Which of the following statements about James Blyths invention is NOT true?A. He worked out the basic principle by which wind power is turned into electricity. B. He filed for a patent

41、 on wind power in the 1880s.C. He lit his town successfully with electricity obtained from wind power.D. He heated his house successfully with electricity obtained from wind power.8. According to the author, what is the drawback of using solar panels to heat a home?A. The technology is not efficient

42、 enough yet.B. It is still too expensive right now.C. Too much heat will be absorbed in summer.D. Too little heat will be absorbed in winter. 根據(jù)漢語提示及重點(diǎn)詞語將下列句子譯成英語1. 上了年紀(jì)后，她感到孤獨(dú)難耐。(bear) _2. 所有的案例都應(yīng)該被謹(jǐn)慎對待。(with caution) _3. 機(jī)器壞了有三天了，怎么辦？(out of order) _4. 他們開始為運(yùn)動會做一些準(zhǔn)備工作。(set out) _. 書面表達(dá)下面的廣告畫展示的是你們

43、學(xué)?！靶“l(fā)明家俱樂部”的成員設(shè)計(jì)的幾個(gè)小發(fā)明。這些發(fā)明都已分別獲得專利并解決了生活中的實(shí)際問題，但是仍然有一些缺陷。請根據(jù)下面的小發(fā)明廣告和圖片寫出這三項(xiàng)發(fā)明的優(yōu)點(diǎn)和不足之處。Edible chopsticksNever need to wash or throw away the chopsticks. They are both delicious and environmentally friendly. Save trees and have a snack at the same time. And you can enjoy five different flavours. Nos

44、e-top computerAre you tired of carrying around a heavy laptop computer? Heres the solution: the new nose-top computer fits comfortably on your nose and weighs less than a pair of glasses. Use the keyboard vest when you want to type something. Inflatable bikeYou will never have to worry about having

45、your bike stolen again. If you do not need to use the inflatable bike, you can simply let the air out and put your bike in a bag.Invention 1：_Invention 2：_Invention 3：_聽力材料及參考答案I. 聽錄音，根據(jù)所聽內(nèi)容選擇正確答案聽第15段對話，分別完成15題Text 1M: Judy, I often feel puzzled about the difference between a discovery and an inven

46、tion. Could you please tell me how to distinguish them?W: OK. There are certain rules or questions to pay attention to. Did it exist already? Was it created or developed by people? An invention is something created by human beings, such as the lightning rod. On the other hand, a discovery shows some

47、thing that already existed before, such as electricity or the discovery of the American continents by Columbus.M: Thank you very much.Text 2M: Have you heard of Thomas Edison?W: Of course. He was a great American inventor.M: What were some of his inventions?W: Well, he invented the electric bulb, th

48、e phonograph and the motion picture. He also made improvements to the telegraph and the telephone.Text 3W: David, can a scientific discovery get a patent?M: No. Only inventions can get patents and so be recognized and protected.W: Then how can someone protect a discovery?M: To protect a discovery yo

49、u have to get a copyright.Text 4W: Tom, who do you think are the greatest inventors of the 20th century?M: Well, there have been a lot of great inventors in the 20th century such as the Wright brothers, Peter Goldmark and Martin Cooper.W: What were some of their inventions?M: Well, the Wright brothe

50、rs invented the first manned plane powered by a gas motor. Peter Goldmark invented the first colour TV in 1940. Martin Cooper invented the first portable cell phone in 1973.Text 5M: Hi, Jane. I have written a new book! Its about helpful rats. My publisher says it will be a bestseller. Do you think i

51、t can get a patent?W: Actually, I know it cant get a patent, because a book cannot be patented, even if the book is a bestseller. It is a work of literature, not an invention.M: What are some other things which cannot get patents?W: There are many, such as scientific theories, mathematical models, w

52、orks of literature or art, games or businesses, computer programmes, or new animal or plant varieties.1. C2. B3. B4. C5. B聽第6段對話，完成68題Text 6(It is 3000 BC; two people are sitting down ready to eat their dinner. The food is on the table in front of them but there are no knives or forks.)W: I dont like eating my food with my hands.M: Why not? Weve always done it this way.W: Well, my hands are dirty and using them makes my food dirty.M: So wash them first!W: No. Ive got a better idea. I found this piece