1、课时作业(三十八)选修8Unit 3Inventors and inventions.单项填空1(2011青岛模拟)Have you finished your homework yet?Not yet，I_to do it just a few minutes ago.Aget downBset outCset about Dset up2Mum，its fine today.I want to skate on the lake.Dont you think the ice is too thin to_your weight?Astand BbearCcatch Dtake3Water
2、can absorb and give off a lot of heat without big changes in temperature，thus creating a _environment.Apeaceful BsensitiveCcommon Dstable4With the weather worsening，they have_the flight from London to Beijing.Acalled off Bcalled inCcalled out Dcalled for5(厦门市2010年质量检查)The UN officials say it could b
3、e many weeks and even months_a deal is reached.Abefore BafterCwhen Das6Sorry，I have to_now.Its time for class.OK，Ill call back later.Ahang up Bbreak upCgive up Dhold up7It is no use phoning.The telephone line is_and it will be repaired this afternoon.Aout of order Bout of moneyCout of fashion Dout o
4、f question8I havent seen Anna since she left our hometown two years ago，but we do keep in touch with each other by sending emails_.Ahere and there Bsooner or laterCat one time Dnow and then9When would it be_for you to go to the science museum with me?I am free this Friday afternoon.Lets meet at 2 pm
5、 at the school gate.Afamiliar BpleasantCnecessary Dconvenient10To be honest，the role John plays in this film doesnt come up to my_，though he is one of my favorite actors.Aexcuses BexplanationsCexperiences Dexpectations11What was it that_her from her classmates?Her excellent spoken English.Aaroused B
6、differedCdisagreed Ddistinguished12As far as the American children are concerned，the Christmas is_with excitement，happiness and gifts.Aassociated BgetCdeal Dsatisfied13When we plan our vacation，mother often offers_suggestions.Acareful BpracticalCeffective Ddoubtful14As I grew up in a small town at t
7、he foot of a mountain，the visit to the village_scenes of my childhood.Acalled up Bcalled forCcalled on Dcalled in15It is not easy to learn English well but if you_，you will succeed in the end.Ahang up Bhang aboutChang on Dhang onto.阅读理解(2011南京第一学期期末)Believe it or not，Americas favorite snack food is
8、the potato chip.There is a story behind how it was first made.One might think that somewhere a genius thought up the first potato chips，but it didnt happen that way.Picture an elegant restaurant in Saratoga Springs，New York，in 1853.The Moon Lake Restaurants menu included Frenchfried potatoes，a popul
9、ar food recipe brought back from France by Thomas Jefferson.These were thickly，cut potatoes，fried until golden brown and crisp on the outside.One evening a guest in the dining hall felt that his potatoes were too thick and sent them back to the kitchen.The cook sliced some potatoes thinner than befo
10、re and prepared them for the complaining guest.He was still not satisfied and sent them back again! By this time the cook was angry and decided to do exactly what the dinner guest wanted: slice the potatoes as thin as possible.Then they would be so crisp that the diner wouldnt be able to use his for
11、k to eat them.When the paperthin browned potatoes arrived，the diner was pleased. He was so happy with them that other guests started ordering the new potatoes.The cooks plan to stop the dinner guest from complaining did not turn out as he had planned.Soon Saratoga Chips appeared on the menu and beca
12、me so popular that people wanted to take some home.The restaurant started selling small packages of the potato chips.A few years later，they were selling all over the United States.But because the potatoes had to be peeled by hand，it was a timeconsuming task and potato chips were often out of stock.I
13、n the 1920s a mechanical potato peeler was invented and soon there were potato chips in abundance.They gradually spread all over the world，and have remained popular ever since.1According to this passage，mass production of potato chips was made possible when_.Apotatoes could be peeled by machinesBpot
14、atoes were peeled by a large number of cooksCthere was a growing demand for themDthey first appeared in a Saratoga restaurant2According to this passage，the cook of the Moon Lake Restaurant_.Aenjoyed making potato chips very muchBplanned to sell potato chips everywhereCwanted to silence a complaining
15、 dinnerDwas pleased that other guests liked the chips3Potato chips have been popular in the US_.Afor more than 200 years Bever since 1920Cfor less than 100 years Dsince the 19th century(2011东北三省四市联考)It is a hot summer day，and you feel thirsty.A friend gives you a glass of cold lemonade.How do you fe
16、el when you see the glass？Will you describe your feeling as happiness or as pleasure？I believe you will say it is a feeling of pleasure.There is a connection between these two kinds of feelings，and sometimes one causes the other，but they are not the same.Pleasure is more dependent on the five senses
17、 while happiness is independent of them.When you are happy，little unpleasant events usually do not disturb you.When you are unhappy，you feel as if everything is against you.You may compensate_for it by eating chocolate and sweets because this gives you pleasure，yet you stay unhappy.A person may smok
18、e cigarettes because it gives him pleasure，yet this does not make him happier，especially if he knows the fact that it is not good for his health.The physical world is always in a changing state.At each moment a new thing is being created，changed，transformed and then destroyed.This is the normal stat
19、e of things and no one can change it.If we stay still in a certain state，we are sure to experience unhappiness sooner or later.On the other hand，if we adjust to the environment，nothing can influence our moods.Then outer events have nothing to do with our inner joy of mind.The room of the mind is fil
20、led with worry or fear.If you are free of thinking about them，the room has been emptied，and then you will see what is happening and experience it.When your mind stays quiet，you will see that happiness comes from the inside.4What does the underlined phrase “compensate for” in Paragraph 2 most probabl
21、y mean?Ato make a suitable payment forBto let out your anger forCto provide with a balancing effect forDto solve the problems for5According to the passage，in which of the following situations can you feel happy?AA friend gives you a glass of cold lemonade when you feel thirsty.BYou eat chocolate and
22、 sweets when you feel as if everything is against you.CSmoke cigarettes even though you know the fact that it is not good for your health.DYou are free from worry or fear when your mind stays quiet.6We can learn from the passage_.Ahappiness is more dependent on the five sensesBpleasure sometimes arouses happinessCyou feel happy when nothing around you changes in a certain stateDyou feel unhappy because you have to adjust to the environment7Which can be the best title for the passage?APleasure Leads to HappinessBHappiness Changes UsCHappiness Is Within UsDStay a Quiet Mind