2019-2020学年高中英语 Unit 3 Inventors and inventions 单元

-1-单元质量检测（三）时间：100分钟满分：120分Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ASincemyfamilywerenotgoingtobehelpfulaboutmytakingacookingjob,IdecidedIwouldlookforoneallbymyselfandnottotellthemaboutittillI'dgotapermanentone.Ihadseenanagencyadvertisedinalocalpaper,soassoonastherewasnooneabouttosay“Whereareyougoing？”Irushedoutofthehouseinsearchofit.Iwaswildlyexcited,andasnervousasifIweregoingonthestage.Findingtheplacequiteeasily,Itoreupthreeflightsofstairs,andswungbreathlesslythroughadoorwhichsaid“Enterwithoutknocking,ifyouplease.”Thesimpleatmosphereoftheofficecalmedme,andIsatdownontheedgeofachair.Thewomanatthedeskoppositelookedcarefullyatme.Thenshequestionedmeinalowvoice.Iansweredsoftlyandstartedtofeelhelpless.ShewonderedwhyIwaslookingforthissortofjob,soIfeltIhadtogivehertheideaofawidowedmotherstrugglingagainstpoverty.ButIfeltmorehelplesswhenshetoldmethatitwouldbedifficulttogetajobwithoutexperienceorreferences.Suddenly,thetelephoneonherdeskrang.Whilehavingamysteriousconversation,shekeptlookingatme.ThenIheardhersay，“Infact,I'vegotsomeoneherewhomightsuit.”Shewrotedownanumber,andmyspiritsroseassheheldoutthepapertome,saying，“Ringupthislady.Shewantsacookimmediately.Cookadinnerfortenpeopletomorrow.Couldyoumanagethat,Iwonder？”“Oh,yes，”saidI—neverhavingcookedformorethanfour.ThenIrushedoutandcalledthelady—MissCathy.IsaidconfidentlythatIwasjustwhatshewaslookingfor.“Areyousure？”shekeptsaying.AnywayshedecidedtoemploymeandofferedapermanentpositionifIcarriedoutthepromiseofmyself­praise.Iaskedherwhattomorrow'smenuwastobe.“Justasmall,simpledinner:lobstercocktail,soup,turbotMornay,fruitsaladandasavory.”InarathershakenvoiceIpromisedtoturnupingoodtimetomorrowandrangoff.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。主要叙述了作者独自去应聘一份厨师工作的经历。-2-1．Whydidtheauthordecidetolookforajobonherown?A．Becauseshebelievedthatherfamilywerenotwillingtohelpher.B．Becauseshewasawidowedmotherstrugglingagainstpoverty.C．Becauseshewantedtogetsomeprofessionalexperiencebyherself.D．Becauseshethoughtherfamilydidn'twanthertobecomeacook.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第一段“Sincemyfamilywere...gotapermanentone.”可推知，因为作者认为她的家人不想让她从事厨师这份工作，所以她决定独自去找工作。故答案选D。2．Whatdidtheauthorfeelonherway?A．Excitedbutworried.B．Nervousandexcited.C．Easyandcurious.D．Helplessbutexcited.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“Iwaswildlyexcited,andasnervousasifIweregoingonthestage.”可知，作者一路上既兴奋又紧张。故答案选B。3．Whydidn'tthewomangivetheauthorthejobatfirst?A．Becausethewomanfoundthattheauthordidn'trespecther.B．Becausethewomanrealizedthattheauthormadeupastory.C．Becausetheauthorhadn'tbeenacookbeforeorgotareference.D．Becausethewomanhadalreadyhiredamoresuitablecook.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第三段第六句“ButIfeltmorehelpless...experienceorreferences.”可知，作者之前没有做过厨师也没有推荐信。故答案选C。4．Accordingtothetext,whatwouldtheauthormostprobablydoafterthecall?A．Readsomecookerybooks.B．Callherfamilyandtellthemthenews.C．Gotothewoman'shouse.D．Buywhatthewomantoldheratonce.解析：选A推理判断题。根据最后两段可知，作者答应了这项差事，可是她从没做过超过四人份的正餐。因此作者知道了菜谱之后，应该是阅读一些烹饪书来做准备。故答案选A。BForforeigners,enteringapublictoiletinChinacanbeahorrifyingexperience.Inthe1990s,athirdofallcomplaintstotourismofficialsinBeijingconcernedthedesign,andthebadsmellofpublictoilets.Chinahasbattledsmellytoiletsforatleast2,000years.IntheKingdomofWei-3-(220－226A．D.),visitorstothepalacebathroomswouldfindboxestocovertheirnoseandward_offunpleasantsmells.Bothflushing(冲水)toiletsandtoiletpaperwereinventedinChina,however,onlyfortheuseoftheemperor.TodayChinesescientistshaveclaimedvictoryintheirbattletoimprovepublicrestrooms,introducingabacterialspraythatcanalmostgetridofallthebadsmell.First,asetofsixtypesofbacteriaworktobreakdownthesmellycompoundsandthenaperfumemadefromorangeskinlightlyscents(使芳香)theair.The“smell­freetoilet”studyfromtheChineseAcademyofSciencewasdeclaredthe“ultimate”curetoan_“urgent”_national_issue.“Fivescientistshaveworkedonthisfrom2011tothebeginningofthisyear，”saidDr.YanZhiying,abacteriologistwiththeacademy'sChengduInstituteofBiology,addingthattheyhadspent￡140,000ontheproject.“Somelocalgovernmentofficialsherevisitedasewage(污水)plantandsawthatthetreatmenttechnologyhadcomefromJapan.Theywantedahome­grownsolutionsotheyaskedustoworkonit，”headded.“Weobtainedbacteriafromalltypesofwastefromhumans,pigs,chickenandducks,andwetestedourcompoundsonebyone，”hesaid.“Thesmellscomingoutofpublictoilets,ortrashcans,aremadeupofmorethan160differentcompounds，”heexplained,addingthattheirbacteriaspraycanchangeandabsorbmanyofthem.HeboastedthattheChineseformula(配方),whichcostsonlyaround￡5perliter,hasnosideeffectsandcanbeusedtoremoveanybadsmell.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，介绍了中国科学院成都生物研究所发明了一种除臭喷洒剂，能够除去厕所的各种异味。5．Theunderlinedwords“wardoff”inParagraph2canbereplacedby________.A．keepoutB．takeoutC．giveoutD．comeout解析：选A词义猜测题。根据画线词前的“findboxestocovertheirnose”可知用盒子把鼻子盖住是为了挡住难闻的气味。keepout意为“阻止……进入”，符合语境。takeout意为“拿出”，giveout意为“分发；发出”，comeout意为“出版；被揭晓”，均不符合语境。6．Theunderlinedphrase“an‘urgent’nationalissue”refersto________.A．thetreatmentofsewageB．ahorrifyingexperienceC．thebadsmellofpublictoilets-4-D．the160smellycompounds解析：选C推理判断题。全文的焦点是中国公厕臭味难闻的问题，现在中科院正针对这个问题进行研究，显然这个全国性的紧急问题就是公共厕所的臭味。故选C项。7．Whichhasnotbeenment