单元规范训练BOOK8Unit3Inventorsandinventions新人教版

1Unit3InventorsandinventionsⅠ.单项填空1．Itwilltakeyoutwentyminutestogettothe________atthecorner.A．bread’sshopB．breadshopC．breadsshopD．breads’shop2．“ChenYunlin________himselfduringthevisittoTaiwan，”WangYiremarked.A．recognizedB．provedC．testedD．distinguished3．Ican’tbear________，soIhopeyoucancomeontime.A．tokeepwaitingB．tokeeptowaitC．beingkeptwaitingD．beingkepttowait4．HongKonghasalotofadvantages，includingfreeflowof________information，afaircompetitiveenvironmentand________efficientlocalgovernment.A．the；anB．/；theC．/；anD．the；the5．Don’thesitate；________theopportunitythatcomesalong!A．setB．bringC．seizeD．associate6．—________atthenewschool?—Fine，I’vegotusedtothelifethereandI’vemadesomefriends.A．HowareyouB．HowareyoudoingC．HowdoyoudoD．Areyougettingonwell7．Withthehelpofhim，I________mycouragetostudyEnglish.A．getdownB．getthroughC．getawayD．getback8．Althoughhehastakenalotofmedicines，hishealth________poor.A．provesB．remainsC．maintainsD．lasts9．________andwe’llgeteverythingreadyforthetakingoff.A．HaveonemorehourB．OnemorehourC．GiveonemorehourD．IfIhaveonemorehour10．TolearnEnglishwell，weshouldfindopportunitiestohearEnglish________asmuchaswecan.A．speakB．speakingC．spokenD．tospeak11．Thetrees________inthestormhavebeenmovedofftheroad.A．beingblowndownB．blowndown2C．blowingdownD．toblowdown12．Itisimportantto________betweentherulesofgrammarandtheconventionsofwrittenlanguage.A．determineB．identifyC．exploreD．distinguish13．Idon’tthinkI’llneedanymoneybutI’llbringsome________.A．atlastB．incaseC．onceagainD．intime14．Thelatest________oftheOxfordEnglishDictionaryincludes62newwordsrepresentingthechangesinourculturecommunication.A．sectionB．versionC．editionD．publication15．Youhavebeensittingonmyhatandnowitisbadlyoutof________.A．dateB．shapeC．orderD．balanceⅡ.阅读理解PublicschoolsintheNewYork，America’sbiggestcity，commonlyhavenumbersfornames.Butthisisunusual.IntheUnitedStates，theprocessofnamingaschoolofteninvolvesparentsandthecommunityaswellaselectedschoolleaders.Researcherssayschoolnamescanshowcivicvaluesandalsoshapethem.Forexample，namingaschoolafterahistoricpersonbecomesawaytoteachstudentsaboutthatperson’simportanceinhistory.AnewstudyexaminesthenamingofAmericanpublicschools.ThestudyisfromtheManhattanInstitute，anorganizationthatdoespublicpolicyresearch.Thestudyshowsthatfewerandfewerschoolsarebeingnamedafterpeople.Instead，moreschoolsarebeingnamedafterthelocalareaornaturalfeatureslikehills，treesoranimals.Theresearcherssaythesechangesraisequestionsaboutthecivicdutyofpubliceducation.Theylookedatsevenstateswithtwentypercentofallpublicschoolstudentsinthecountry.Theyfoundsimilarresultsineverystate：newschoolsarelesslikelytobenamedafterpeople.Thisistrueespeciallywithpresidents.Forexample，inArizona，publicschoolsinthepasttwentyyearswerealmostfiftytimesmorelikelytobenamedaftersuchthingsaslandformsorplants.Schoolofficialssaytheytrytochoosenamesthatwillnotoffendanyone.Forexample，afewyearsago，thecityofNewOrleansbannedthenamingofanyschoolafterapersonwhoownedslaves.Otherschoolsystemshaverulesagainstnamingnewschoolsafteranyperson，livingordead.Theresearcherssaynamingaschoolafterapersoncanleadtoimportantdebatesaboutdemocraticvalues.Theycallformoreresearchestoidentifythecausesandeffectsofthechangesinschoolnames.ThecausesmayincludechangesinAmericancultureaswellasinthepolitical3controlofschoolsystems.16．Manyschoolsarenamedaftersomepersonssothat________.A．thestudentscanremembertheschoolsforeverB．thestudentscanlearntheimportanceofthemC．thestudentscanlearnthenationalhistoryverywellD．thestudentscanshowtheircivicvaluesandattitudes17．Accordingtothestudy，________.A．moreschoolsarenamedaftergreatpeopleB．fewerschoolsarenamedafterplacesC．moreschoolsarenamedaftertheenvironmentwheretheystandD．fewerschoolsarenamedafteranimals18．AllthefollowingsaretrueEXCEPTthat________.A．somepeopleusedtohaveagreatereffectontheeducationB．schoolsarelesslikelytobenamedafterpresidentsC．schoolshavetheirrighttochooseschoolnamestoacertaindegreeD．schoolnamesarenowanimportantproblemintheUSA19．Themainideaofthispassageprobablyisthat________.A．morenewschoolsarebeingbuiltinAmericaB．schoolofficialscontrolalltheschoolsnowC．fewUSAschoolsnowarenamedafterpeopleD．therearereasonsforchangesofschoolnamesⅢ.任务型读写Ofalltheemotions(情感)thatflowthroughyourheadwhenyougobacktocollege，shynesstobeoneofthebiggestemotionspresent.Shynessandfearcanstopyoufrombecomingtheactivelearnerthatyouwishtobe.Youmaybetooshytovolunteertoleadagrouportoofilledwithfeartoraiseyourhandwhenyouknowtheanswertoaquestion.Herearesomethingsyoushouldpayattentionto.Don’tletyourmindgoelsewhere.Youcannotbeanactivelearnerifyoudon’tknowwhat’sgoingoninyourclass.Therewillalwaysbeastudentortwothatcandisturbyourfocusbecausetheyaretalkingwhilealessonisgoingonortheirphoneisgoingoffconstantly.Don’tletthistroubleyou.Yourvoicematters.Duringclassdiscussionsit’simportanttobecomeactiveinthegroupconversations.Askquestionswhenproper，butnotiftheyareunnecessary.Forexample，don’taskaquestionthatyouknowtheanswerorcanfindtheanswereasilyjusttobecomeinvolved(参与)inagroupdiscussion.Answerquestionsifyoucan.Trynott