1、新人教版英语高三单元测试38 选修8 Unit 3 Inventors and inventionsPart one: Multiple choice1Color blind people often find it difficult to_between blue and green.Aseparate BdistinguishCcompare Dcontrast2Our new house is very_for me as I can get to the office in five minutes.Aadaptable BcomfortableCconvenient Davaila
2、ble3Come and see me whenever_.Ayou are convenient Byou will be convenientCit is convenient to you Dit will be convenient to you4Why did Bob cry?He couldnt bear_like that before the whole class.Amaking fun of Bbeing made fun ofCto be laughed at Dbeing made fun5He wished to forget everything_with his
3、former life and start a new life.Ajoined BassociatedCburied Dcarried6Your letter_the days _we worked together on the farms fifteen years ago.Acalls up；which Bcall in；whenCcalls up；when Dcalls in；that7After breakfast，my classmates and I set out_Hong Xing Farm and received a warm welcome.Ato BonCfor D
4、towards8The moment she came back from work，she_to clean the kitchen thoroughly.Aset out Bset aboutCset off Dset up9Have you_？No.I had the wrong number.Agot in Bgot awayCgot off Dgot through10I shall stay in the hotel all day_there is news of the missing child.Ain case Bno matterCin any case Dever si
5、nce11Leave your key with a neighbor_you lock yourself out one day.Aever since Beven ifCsoon after Din case12Some parents dont allow their children to go online_they are affected by something unhealthy.Afor fear that BunlessCin only Din case13 Bought by his father and_to serve as his maid，the young g
6、irl fell in love with him.Aintending Bto intendCbeing intended Dintended14Can you help me?Yes._your teachers advice，in my opinion，and everything will be OK.AFollow BFollowingCTo follow DFollowed15The boss said we had only three days to finish the work.Dont worry.We have already_two thirds of it.Agot
7、 down Bgot throughCgiven in Dgiven away16.Hardly could he_this amount of work in such a short time.Aget through Bget offCget into Dget down17.The earthquake has destroyed most houses in the village.How are they going to_the winter?Aget on Bget acrossCget over Dget through18Its a good idea，but whos g
8、oing to_the plan?I think Tom and Grey will.Aget through Bcarry outCgo through Dcarry on19. The performance of the host，_to please the audience and draw their attention，was greeted with a cold silence，however.Ahad intended BintendedCintending Dto intend20The Olympic Games，_in 776BC，didnt include wome
9、n players until 1912.Afirst playing Bto be first playedCfirst played Dto be first playing21The murderer was brought in，with his hands_behind his back.Abeing tied Bhaving tiedCto be tied Dtied22Most of the artists_to the party were from South Africa.Ainvited Bto inviteCbeing invited Dhad been invited
10、23. _in her most beautiful skirt，the girl tried to make herself_at the party.ADressed；noticed BDressing；noticedCDressed；noticing DDressing；being noticing24. As the fierce war broke out in the Gaza Strip，people there felt as if they were_from the outside of the world.Acut out Bcut offCcut up Dcut thr
11、ough25. The traditional friendship between our two peoples_ancient times.Ais dated back to Bdates atCdates back to Dis dated fromPart two :完形填空The sun was shining when I got on No. 151 bus. We passengers sat jammed in heavy clothes. No one 26 . Thats one of the unwritten rules 27 we see the same fac
12、es every day, we prefer to 28behind our newspapers. People who sit so close together are using them to keep 29 distance. As the bus came near the Mile, a 30 suddenly rang out, “Attention! This is your 31 speaking.” We looked at the back of the drivers head. “Put your 32down, all of you.” The papers
13、came down. “Now, turn and 33 the person next to you.” Surprisingly we all did it. Still no one smiled. I faced an old woman. I saw her34 every day. We waited for the next 35 from the driver. “Now repeat after me. Good morning, neighbor!” But our voices were a little 36. For many of us, this was the
14、37 word we had spoken that day. When we said them together, like 38 to people beside us, we couldnt help 39. There was the feeling of relief. Moreover, there was the sense of ice being 40. To say the three words was not so 41 after all. The bus driver said nothing more. He didnt 42_. Not a single ne
15、wspaper went back up. I heard laughter, a 43 sound I had never heard before in this bus. When I 44 my stop, I said goodbye to my seatmate, and then 45_the bus. That day I was starting happily. 26.A. spoke B. said C. stood D. told 27. A. as B. because C. when D. although28. A. read B. sit C. talk D.
16、hide 29. A. ours B. your C. their D. its30. A. call B. noise C. sound D. voice 31. A. conductor B. driver C. neighbor D. seatmate 32. A. papers B. bags C. books D. clothes 33. A. see B. meet C. face D. greet34. A. still B. nearly C. even D. hardly35. A. turn B. talk C. order D. remark 36. A. loud B.
17、 neat C. slow D. weak37. A. first B. last C. best D. only 38. A. passengers B. citizens C. patients D. school children 39. A. shouting B. crying C. smiling D. wondering 40. A. formed B. heated C. broken D. frozen 41. A. sad B. hard C. ordinary D. shy 42. A. need B. want C. like D. begin 43. A. diffe
18、rent B. warm C. loud D. sad 44. A. arrived B. reached C. left D. found 45. A. jumped off B. left for C. got on D. waited for Part three :阅读理解 A 篇 LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Forget about talking your children into considering life as a doctor or a teacher and start training them for the talent show. A
19、survey of British parents showed the aspirations (志向) of their children are greatly different from what they dreamed about when considering who they wanted to be when they grew up.Although astronaut (宇航员) still remains fairly high on the list of careers (事业) kids dream about these days, others like
20、doctor and teacher have been taken the place of by the desire (欲望) to win good name and money as a sporting hero, pop star or actor.The parents of children aged 5 to 11 said the choice of lawyer had dropped by only one place on a top 10 list to sixth, while teacher had dropped to ninth from top in t
21、he last 25 or more years.The survey for British TV channel “Watch” found a great difference between the genders (性别) of todays young people when compared with their parents dreams 25 years or more ago. Playing professional football, being an astronaut and joining the firefighting service topped the
22、boys choices, while girls are more likely to be dreaming of taking to the stage as a pop star or actress or joining the medical profession.When asked what they would like their children to do for a living, todays parents still like the academic (学术的) professions (职业), with law and medicine scoring h
23、ighly, while being a boss came third.Parents also praised job happiness above wealth (财富) when it comes to their hopes for their children. Nearly 70 percent of the parents surveyed thought that they failed to follow their dreams when it came to their career, with 37 percent thinking it was caused by
24、 a lack of aspiration and not having the necessary conditions.46. From the passage we know that most parents still hope that in the future their children can take up _. A. jobs such as musicians, singers and dancers B. jobs related to academic professions like lawyers and doctors C. jobs in which th
25、ey will not be endangered D. jobs which will be well paid only 47. The first paragraph is to advise parents to _. A. change their childrens dreams B. correct their children s dreams C. follow their childrens dreams D. forget their childrens dreams48. According to the survey for British TV channel “W
26、atch”, which of the following is the boys best career choice? A. A pop star B. An actor C. A doctor D. A firefighter 49. What can be learnt from the passage? A. Parents hope for their childrens career did not change too much. B. Parents pay much attention to the income of their children. C. Less tha
27、n half of the parents who were surveyed didnt follow their dreams. D. Most parents didnt have the necessary conditions to realize their dreams.50. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Many reasons cause the change of childrens dreams. B. Parents dreams are different from childrens. C. Parents ar
28、e changing their own dreams. D. Childrens dreams are always changing. B篇About twenty years ago I had the pleasure of teaching a disabled young woman. Not only was she good at math and science, but she was also extremely talented in art. She could draw and paint beautifully. When Audrey graduated fro
29、m university she got two degrees, one in fine arts and one in chemistry. Not too many people do well in two such different areas of study. Just before her high school graduation, Audrey gave me a wonderful gift. It was a watercolor painting of a mother and her baby. A tear fell from the mothers eye
30、as she looked lovingly at her child. Beneath the painting Audrey had written these words: “The deep love from Mother, through me, touches another.” What a beautiful gift! I had the piece of art framed(给做框) and hung in my office.Years passed with many moves from one office to another and I lost the p
31、ainting. Last year, after about eight years of not knowing where it was, I received a phone from a former colleague who said she had something of mine. It was the picture Audrey had painted for me 18 years ealier. When cleaning out a storage room she had discovered my gift.I was struck that the prec
32、ious gift came back. I knew Audrey very well. When she was four years old Audrey had a serious disease. Whats worse, her father left the house. It was her mother who brought her up with much trouble. She survived the disease but was disabled.To any other it is just a painting, but to me it shows how
33、 a mothers love has helped develop a talent and how its power pushes me ahead.51. What made Audrey different from others was that she_. A. could draw and paint beautifullly B. was good at math and chemistry C. got two degrees in two different fields D. was a student in a key university52. How did th
34、e author regain the painting? A. She found it from one office. B. One of her former colleagues found it. C. She found it in a storage room. D. Audrey found it for her.53. What is Paragraph 4 mainly talking about? A.The authors feeling. B. Audreys family. C. Audreys experience. D. The authors experie
35、nce.54. Why does the author value the painting so much? A. It was painted by her most talented student. B. The painting can be worth a lot of money. C. The art value of the painting is immeasurable(无法估计的). D. The painting encourages her to advance(前进). 1-5. BCCBB 6-10ACADA11-15 DDDAB16-10.ADBBC21-25DAABC2645 ADDCD BACBC DADCC BABBA46-54 BCDAB CBCD
