【正文】 Unit 3 Inventors and inventions 單元測試（人教版選修 8，重慶專用） (滿分： 120分，時間： 120分鐘 ) 第一部分 英語知識運用 (共兩節(jié)，滿分 45分 ) 第一節(jié) 單項填空 (共 15小題；每小題 1分，滿分 15分 ) 從 A、 B、 C、 D 四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。 1． Tomorrow the mayor is to________a group of Canadian businessmen on a tour of the city. A． coordinate B． cooperate C． acpany D． associate 解析 句意：明天，市長將陪同一行加拿大商人在這個城市旅行。 coordinate(使 )協(xié)調(diào)， (使 )一致， (使 )同等； cooperate 合作； acpany陪同，陪伴； associate聯(lián)系。 答案 C 2． I________you here. What are you here for? A． don39。t expect B． won39。t expect C． didn39。t expect D． wouldn39。t expect 解析 句意：我沒想到你在這兒。你到這兒干什么？ “ 沒想到 ” 只是過去的事，故選 C。 答案 C 3． Not until it began to rain________how late it had been. A． didn39。t I realize B． did I realize C． I didn39。t realize D． I realized 解析 句意：直到開始下雨，我才意識到天多晚了。 not until 位于句首，后面主句使用部分倒裝，故選 B。 答案 B 4． Your products look very beautiful， but not very________so our pany doesn39。t want to buy them. A． real B． true C． practical D． actual 解析 句意：你們的產(chǎn)品看起來美觀，但不是很實用。因此我們公司不想買。real 真的； true 真正的； practical 實用的； actual 實際的。 答案 C 5． John enjoys watching the TV programs on________events while his wife is fond of American plays. A． now B． current C． actual D． practical 解析 考查形容詞辨析。句意：約翰喜歡看關(guān)于時事的電視節(jié)目，但他妻子喜歡看美劇。 current 意為 “ 現(xiàn)在的，當(dāng)前的 ” ， current events“ 時事 ” ，符合句意。 now“ 現(xiàn)在 ” ； actual“ 真實的 ” ； practical“ 實際的 ” 。 答案 B 6． It is not________for me to return all the books to the library now because I still need some of them for my research. A． continuous B． difficult C． convenient D． sufficient 解析 句意：我現(xiàn)在不方便把所有的書歸還到圖書館，因為為了研究，我仍然需要其中的一部分。 It is convenient for sb to do sth某人方便做某事。 答案 C 7． It is________that women should be paid less than men for doing the same kind of work. A． abrupt B． absurd C． adverse D． addictive 解析 abrupt 突然的，唐突的； absurd 荒謬的； adverse 不利的，逆向的，有害的； addictive 上癮的。 答案 B 8． —It39。s a good who39。s going to________the plan? —I think Tom and John will. A． get on B． get off C． get through D． go through 解析 句意： ——這是個好主意，但將由誰來完成這個計劃？ ——我認(rèn)為湯姆和約翰可以。 get through接通，完成。 答案 C 9． He decided to________the moment and ask her to borrow him some money. A． achieve B． keep C． seize D． finish 解析 考查動詞辨析。句意：他決定抓住時機向她借錢。此處 seize 是 “ 抓住(時機 )“ 的意思。 答案 C 10． The moment she came back from work, she________to clean the kitchen thoroughly. A． set about B． set out C． set off D． set up 解析 考查 set 相關(guān)短語的 辨析。 句意：她下班回來，就開始徹底打掃廚房。表示 “ 開始 (做 )” 可以用 set about 或 set out，但 set about 后跟動名詞， set out后跟不定式。 set off 表示 “ 動身，出發(fā) ” ； set up 表示 “ 建立 ” 。 答案 B 11． The car was in good working________when I started out this morning. A． order B． form C． state D． circumstance 解析 考查名詞辨析。 句意：今天早晨我出發(fā)時，它性能良好。 form 意為“ 形態(tài)，形狀，外型 ” ； state 意為 “ 狀態(tài)，情形 ” ，一般指 “ 思想，社會，道路，健康等 ” 情況； circumstance 指 “ 環(huán)境 ” ； working order 指的是機器的工作狀態(tài)，故選 A。 答案 A 12． Friendship is like money： easier made than________. A． kept B． to be kept C． keeping D． being kept 解析 考查非謂語動詞。句意：友誼就像金錢：容 易得到但是卻不容易保存。 句子主語 friendship 與動詞 keep 之間為被動關(guān)系，根據(jù)前后并列的原則可知選 A。 答案 A 13． Think carefully before you answer his questions. You may be________into giving away vital information. A． caught B． captured C． seized D． trapped 解析 句意：答題前要三思，你也許會上當(dāng)從而泄露重要信息。 trap sb into doing sth意為 “ 使某人陷入圈套；使陷于困境 ” 。 catch意為 “ 捉住，捕獲，逮住 ” ； capture 意為 “ 俘虜；捕獲 ” ； seize 意為 “ 抓住 ” 。 答案 D 14． I can39。t bear________food thrown away, because there are so many people suffering from hunger in other parts of the world. A． see B． seeing C． being D． to be seen 解析 考查 bear 的用法。句意：我不忍看到食物被扔掉，因為在世界上的其他地方還有很多人正在挨餓。 bear 作動詞意為 “ 忍受，容忍 ” ，后接名詞、代詞或動名詞形式作賓語。 答案 B 15． It is important to________between the rules of grammar and the conventions of written language. A． determine B． identify C． explore D． distinguish 解析 distinguish between ...and ...區(qū)分 ?? 和 ?? 。 答案 D 二、完形填空 (共 20小題；每小題 ，滿分 30分 ) 閱讀下面兩篇短文，掌握大意，然后從 16～ 35 各題所給的四個選項 (A、 B、C 和 D)中，選出最佳選項。 (A) The car， ， now sank in broke the__16__on purpose， for fear that the driver was too tired to drive.“ When do you go back home in the evening？ ” “9 o39。clock after this trip.”“ Then when do you e out in the morning？ ” I threw out another question.“ 9 o39。clock， too－ just as if I worked at an office.” His__17__surprised me， because every time I ride a taxi， what I hear from the driver are only plaints that they have to work from morning till night， it39。s hard to earn money， they39。re often__18__by the police， or that their leaders are seated lazily， __19__the this driver told me， “ I find it tiring to be a section chief as I was like driving just 39。s fortunate that I hardly drive without a I earn two or three thousand yuan a month with ， I never__21__an empty it goes southward， I go it goes along a highway， I__22__into a narrow street.” His words showed his__23__with his life and the pride he took in his feelings are so__24__among people nowadays as oxygen in high an ancient saying goes， “ Neither joy in material__25__nor grieve(悲痛 )over personal setbacks.” How many people nowadays can show high ideals by__26__living and go far with a calm mind？ I couldn39。t help feeling curious when finding such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold__27__. 16． B． stillness C． quietness D． silence 解析 根據(jù) for fear that the driver was too tired to drive 可知，作者有意打破沉 默，以免司機因為疲勞而出問題。 答案 D 17． B． confidence C． attitude D． charac