Unit3InventorsandinventionsPeriod2Learning

Unit3InventorsandinventionsPeriod2LearningaboutLanguage&UsingLanguage同步精练（人教版选修8，重庆专用）时间：30分钟Ⅰ.短语填空everytime；ringback；setouttodo；hangon；getthrough；ringoff；outoforder；diveinto；beatentrack；beassociatedwith1.Greenis________________harmonyandpeace.2．IhavefinshedwhatIhadtosay,soI'll________________.3．________________！I'llbebackintwoshakes!4．Ifeveryonekeepsinline,we'll________________theCustomsmorequickly.5．Remembertoholdyourbreathwhenyou________________water.6．Weoughttohaveenterprisingspiritsandnottofollowthe________________.7．They________________________performtheoperation.8．Icouldn'tringbecausethephonewas________________________.9．________________hegetshome,heasksformoney.10．Ifsherings，I'lltellherthatI'll________________later.答案1.associatedwith2.ringoff3.Hangon4.getthrough5.diveinto6.beatentrack7.setoutto8.outoforder9.Everytime10.ringbackⅡ.完成句子1．我每次画一幅肖像就失去一个朋友。(everytime)________________IpaintaportraitIwillloseafriend.2．直到雨停他们才出发。(notuntil的强调句)________________________________therainstopped________theystarted.3.我根本不想与这事有牵连。(beassociatedwith)Ididn'twant________________________________itatall.4.春天到了，树开始长叶子了。(setoutto)Springcomesandtrees________________________________leaves.5.家里养猫我可是受不了。(bear)Ican't________________acatinthehouse.答案1.Everytime2.Itwasnotuntil；that3.tobeassociatedwith4.setouttogrow5.bearhavingⅢ.单项填空1．Nosooner________thanitbegantorainheavily.A．thegamebeganB．hasthegamebegunC．didthegamebeginD．hadthegamebegun解析具有否定意义的副词放在句首时，一般采用倒装句(谓语前置)。句意：比赛一开始，雨就下大了。“雨下得大”用一般过去时，“比赛开始”发生在此之前，故用过去完成时。答案D2．Desertsandhighmountainshavealwaysbeena________tothemovementofpeoplefromplacetoplace.A．barrierB．fenceC．preventionD．jam解析句意：沙漠和高山一直是人们从一个地方到另一个地方的屏障。barrier阻碍，屏障；fence篱笆，栅栏；prevention防止；jam阻塞。答案A3．Shedidn'tdowell，butyoushouldbearinmind________shewasillatthattime.A．whenB．whyC．thatD．whether解析句意：她做得不好，但你应该记住当时她在生病。that引导宾语从句。答案C4．He________insuchahurrythathedidn'thavetimetosaygood­byetohisfriends.A．setfreeB．setoutC．setupD．setback解析setfree释放；setout出发，开始；setup建立，树立；setback推迟；阻碍；(把钟)往回拨。句意：他如此匆忙地出发以至于没有时间和父母说再见。答案B5．Theroomwassoquietthatshecouldhearthe________ofherheart.A．hittingB．beatingC．tappingD．knocking解析句意：房间如此安静以至于他能听到自己的心跳。hit碰撞；beat敲打，击败；tap轻敲；knock敲。答案B6．Watercanabsorbandgiveoffalotofheatwithoutbigchangesintemperature,thuscreatinga________environment.A．peacefulB．sensitiveC．commonD．stable解析peaceful和平的；sensitive敏感的；common普通的；stable稳固的。答案D7．—Mum,itisniceweather.Iwanttoskatethisafternoon.—Don'tyouthinktheiceonthelakeistoothinto________yourweight?A．standB．bearC．catchD．take解析句意：——妈妈，天气很好，我想今天下午去滑冰。——难道你不认为湖面的冰太薄无法承受你的体重吗？答案B8．Burtonsaidhecouldnotswimuntilthe________cameinbecausetheseawastoofarout.A．currentB．tideC．floodD．wave解析句意：伯顿说他要等涨潮后才下去游，因为现在海水离得太远。tide意为“潮水，潮汐”；current意为“水流，气流”；flood意为“洪水，水灾”；wave意为“波浪”。答案B9．Blair，________inChicago,livedandworkedinNewYork.A．wasbornB．hewasbornC．thoughbornD．thoughwasborn解析though“尽管，虽然”，引导让步状语从句，当状语从句的主语和主句主语一样，并且从句谓语为系动词时，可以省略从句中的主语和系动词部分。答案C10．Ahealthylifeisfrequentlythoughttobe________withtheopencountrysideandhomegrownfood.A．tiedB．boundC．involvedD．associated解析考查短语搭配。句意：一般认为健康的生活是与广阔的乡村和土生土长的食物相联系的。beassociatedwith“与……相联系”。故选D。答案D11．Ihavenever________thiskindofthing,soI'mafraid.A．lookthroughB．lookedthroughC．gotthroughD．gonethrough解析根据句意可知，此处应意为“经历，经手”。故选D。答案D12．Ourrefrigeratoris________，weneedbuyanewoneinsteadofrepairingit.A．inorderB．introubleC．outoforderD．outoftrouble解析句意：我们的冰箱坏了，我们需要买一台新的而不是修理一下。答案C13．Shealways________thesmelloffreshbreadwithheraunt,wholovedbaking.A．associatedB．connectedC．attributedD．contributed解析句意：她总是把鲜面包味与她婶婶联系起来，她婶婶很喜欢烤面包。associate意为“(在思想上)把……联系在一起”，后常与with连用；connect意为“联接；联系”，指联系有形的物体；attribute意为“把归因于；把(过错等)归于”，后接介词to;contribute意为“捐款，捐助”。答案A14．Theyoungscientist________hisexperimentsandmadeagreatcontributiontoourcountry.A．divedhimselfintoB．devotedhimselfintoC．divedintoD．devotedto解析句意：这位年轻的科学家潜心于实验，为我们国家做出了伟大的贡献。divedinto跳入，潜心于。答案C15．NotuntilIbegantowork________realizehowmuchtimeIhadwasted.A．didn'tIB．didIC．Ididn'tD．I解析notuntil的倒装句型，用部分倒装，助动词提到主语之前，而且not已经移到句首，因此句中不能再出现，故选B。答案BⅣ.阅读理解ASincethe1970s,scientistshavebeensearchingforwaystolinkthebrainwithcomputers.Brain­computerinterface(BCI)technologycouldhelppeoplewithdisabilitiessendcommandstomachines.Recently,tworesearchers,JoseMillanandMicheleTavellafromtheFederalPolytechnicschoolinLausanne,Switzerland,demonstrated(展示)asmallroboticwheelchairdirectedbyaperson'sthoughts.Inthelaboratory,Tavellaoperatedthewheelchairjustbythinkingaboutmovinghisleftorrighthand.Hecouldeventalkashewatchedthevehicleandguideditwithhisthoughts.“Ourbrainhasbillionsofnervecells.Thesesendsignalsthroughthespinalcord(脊髓)tothemusclestogiveustheabilitytomove.Butspinalcordinjuriesorotherconditionscanpreventtheseweakelectricalsignalsfromreachingthemuscles，”Tavellasays.“Oursystemallowsdisabledpeopletocommunicatewithexternalworldandalsotocontroldevices”Theresearchersdesignedaspecialcapfortheuser.Thisheadcoverpicksupthesignalsfromthescalp(头皮)andsendsthemtoacomputer.Thecomputerinterpretsthesignalsandcommandsthemotorizedwheelchair.Thewheelchairalsohast