高中英语人教新课标必修8Unit3 Inventors and inventions单元练习
一、听力(听力)（共20小题；共20分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. When will the mother arrive
A. At noon. B. At 3:30 p.m. C. At dinnertime.
2. What is the man doing now
A. Fixing his car.
B. Working to make money.
C. Planning to get a mechanic.
3. Who will probably do the paperwork
A. The man. B. Beth. C. The woman.
4. Where is Robert's home now
A. In a farm. B. In a city. C. In a mountain.
5. Who is on parental leave
A. Macro Stam. B. Teresa Riller. C. Pieter Baumgartner.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. How does the man find Lucy
A. She is humorous. B. She is out of date. C. She is generous.
7. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers
A. Husband and wife. B. Doctor and patient. C. Teacher and student.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Which does the man work for
A. A trading company. B. A newspaper. C. A bookstore.
9. Where most probably are the speakers
A. In New Orleans. B. In New York. C. In Tokyo.
10. How long did the woman stay in Japan last time
A. Two years. B. A month. C. A week.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Children education. B. Family roles. C. Housework.
12. What does the man do on Saturday morning
A. He cleans the house. B. He does the laundry. C. He goes to work.
13. Who usually does the shopping
A. Monica. B. Bob. C. Vivian.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What are the speakers doing
A. Attending a concert.
B. Visiting an exhibition.
C. Playing computer games.
15. What does the woman consider most important
A. The printing. B. The windows system. C. The paper making.
16. Why didn't the ancient inventors make a lot of money
A. Their inventions had no value.
B. Their inventions had no patents.
C. Their inventions had no markets.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What does the speaker say about gift-giving rules in North America
A. Thorough. B. Generous. C. Simple.
18. What does the speaker think of Japanese gift-giving rules
A. Detailed and ancient. B. Out of date. C. Strict.
19. Who don't exchange gifts much in social and business situations
A. The Japanese.
B. The Europeans.
C. The Middle Easterners.
20. What can be inferred from the talk
A. Color plays an important role in gift-giving.
B. Middle Easterners seldom give flowers as gifts.
C. Friends usually give no gifts to each other in the US.
二、单词拼写(单句首字母填空)（共10小题；共10分）
21. I don't a (与… 关联) him with energetic sports.
22. It's f outside. You'd better put on more clothes.
23. Is it c for you to pick me up after the performance
24. This year, the price of farm p is likely to go up as a result of drought.
25. He was always seeking someone to whom he could talk without c .
26. The nobleman s (抓住) the boy by the arm and took him away.
27. He is said to be in a s condition in hospital.
28. Please tell me how to d a poisonous snake from a harmless one.
29. We've got to be p and buy only what we can afford.
30. When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could b .
三、单词拼写(根据中文提示拼写单词)（共10小题；共10分）
31. The ice is too thin to (负担,承受) your weight.
32. His performance did not live up to his father's (期望).
33. The owner allowed the free use of his (专利) for educational purposes.
34. It is hard to (区分) between the student and the other, for they are twins.
35. Many foreigners who have never been to New York (联系) the city with the Statue of Liberty.
36. You need to approach that animal with (谨慎) as it may bite.
37. It is (极冷) cold in winter in the northeast of China.
38. My father always comes up with a (实用的) solution to my problem.
39. If you break the traffic rules, the police have rights to (抓住) you at once.
40. Please come whenever it is (方便的) for you.
四、翻译(根据中文提示完成句子)（共15小题；共30分）
41. 他们开始进行春播准备工作。(词数不限)
They making preparations for spring sowing.
42. 早上人们一醒来就发现房屋外边的世界完全变了。(词数不限)
In the morning people woke up and found the world outside their houses .
43. He is a teacher (受学生尊敬的).（词数不限）
44. The old man opened the drawer and (发现所有的现金都被偷了). (词数不限)
45. The machine is (发生故障). I have to have it repaired.(词数不限)
46. 为了能提前完成工作，我们现在应该着手工作了。(词数不限)
In order to finish the work ahead of time, we should work now.
47. Finally the operator (给我接通) to Mr. Smith. (词数不限)
48. 小男孩迅速把手伸进衣袋，拿出一块糖并把它放进了嘴里。(词数不限)
The little boy , took out a sweet and put it into his mouth.
49. 我们吃的美味饭菜是由烹饪大师们做的。
We ate great meals experts.
50. 这张老照片经常勾起我对童年时代的回忆。(call) (词数不限)
This old photo often .
51. The performance of the host, (旨在) to please the audience and draw their attention, was greeted with a cold silence, however. (intend)
52. 在足球比赛中我双脚被别人伤到了。(get sth. done)
I in the soccer game.
53. 你明天开始工作方便吗 （词数不限）
Will it be you to start work tomorrow
54. The giant dam of the Three Gorges hydropower project (坐落在) the Yangtze River was finally completed on May 20, 2006, nine months ahead of the schedule. (locate)
55. The two ideas (关系密切), and should be dealt with together. (词数不限)
五、单项选择（共20小题；共20分）
56. I am working very hard and I expect to the TOEFL so that I can possibly be admitted by a university in the USA.
A. go through B. look through C. run through D. get through
57. The road conditions there turned out to be very good, was more than we could expect.
A. it B. what C. which D. that
58. The cow by the fire rushed out into the street.
A. frightening B. frightened
C. was frightened D. be frightened
59. --- Do you often hear from your sister who is studying in Oxford University
--- No, only . She is very busy now.
A. now and then B. sooner or later
C. for the time being D. more or less
60. The girl glanced over her shoulder and found herself by a young man in black.
A. was followed B. followed
C. following D. had been followed
61. The secretary arranged a(n) time and space for the applicants to have an interview.
A. important B. spare C. public D. convenient
62. --- How lovely these children are!
--- Yeah. They memories of my childhood.
A. called out B. called for C. called up D. called on
63. --- Mum, it's fine today. I want to skate on the lake.
--- Don't you think the ice is too thin to your weight
A. stand B. bear C. catch D. take
64. They found the remains of buildings under the sand, together with a lot of treasures.
A. being buried B. buried C. to be buried D. burying
65. You will find the word “psychology” under “P” in your dictionary.
A. have listed B. list C. listed D. listing
66. You must follow the directions exactly, and if you should become , you must take the time to go back again and read them over.
A. confused B. to be confused
C. to confuse D. confusing
67. Typing is considered by most employers to be a basic .
A. contribution B. congratulation
C. competence D. command
68. Saturday, China's Jade Rabbit landed on the surface of the moon, China the third country for the rover(漫游,巡回)mission.
A. making B. to make C. made D. having made
69. Someone is waiting to use the phone. I'd better now.
A. ring off B. ring up C. ring back D. ring
70. He wished to forget everything with his former life and start a new life.
A. joined B. associated C. buried D. carried
71. After completing and signing it, please return the form to us in the envelope .
A. providing B. provided
C. having provided D. provide
72. There have been several new events to the program for the Olympic Games.
A. add B. to add C. adding D. added
73. Now a minute—you can not believe what happened just now.
A. hang on B. hang back C. hang up D. hang out
74. That winter we to write a history of our school.
A. set out B. set about C. set off D. set up
75. He his chance to attack when Danny hesitated.
A. achieved B. seized C. kept D. held
六、完形填空（共20小题；共30分）
There have been many great inventions, which have changed the way we live. The first great invention was 76 that is still very important today—the wheel(轮子). This made it easier to 77 heavy things and to travel long distances.
For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that have as much 78 as the wheel. Then in the early 1800's the world started to 79 . There was little unknown land in the world. People did not 80 to explore any more. They began to work so as to 81 life better.
In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. 82 them were the camera, the electric light and the radio. These all became a big 83 of our life today.
The first part of the 20th century saw more great 84 : the helicopter in 1909; movies with sound in 1926; the computer in 1928; and jet planes in 1930. This was also a time 85 a new material was first made. Nylon came 86 in 1935. It changed the 87 of clothes people had been wearing. The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over 88 . They worked very well. They made people healthier and let them live 89 lives. By the 1960's most people could 90 to live at least 60.
By this time most people had a very good life. Of course new inventions 91 to be made. But man now had a desire to explore again. The world was 92 to man but the stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into 93 . Russia made the first step. Then the United States took a step. Since then other countries, 94 China and Japan, have made their steps into space.
In 1969 man took his biggest step away from the earth. Americans first walked on the moon. This is certainly just a 95 thought. New inventions will someday allow us to do things we have never dreamed of.
76. A. the one B. that C. one D. it
77. A. carry B. bring C. find D. put
78. A. time B. knowledge C. situation D. effect
79. A. appear B. mind C. change D. rise
80. A. have B. want C. decide D. like
81. A. work B. turn C. make D. think
82. A. In B. Among C. Between D. About
83. A. sort B. part C. step D. use
84. A. results B. jobs C. things D. inventions
85. A. when B. which C. if D. as
86. A. out B. in C. away D. about
87. A. rest B. course C. kind D. pattern
88. A. rules B. diseases C. difficulties D. problems
89. A. more important B. longer
C. happier D. better
90. A. hope B. expect C. start D. ask
91. A. go on B. begin C. are able D. continue
92. A. useful B. popular C. common D. known
93. A. space B. sky C. air D. room
94. A. including B. except C. but D. like
95. A. moving B. interesting C. beginning D. surprising
七、阅读理解（共18小题；共36分）
A
Max Valverde has designed a special cap to deal with bed hair days. The inventor came up with the super hat for people to solve the problem, who wake up with a loose hairstyle in the morning.
The morninghead invention is shaped just like a shower cap. It is made of an absorbent(能吸收的) material that acts like a sponge(海绵) when it is placed under a tap. It can be dried and combed(梳理) into place without any mess.
Max Valverde said, "I shower every night, and every morning. I wake up with terrible bed hair. I would either have to take another shower, which was wasteful and took much time, or wet my hair in the sink, which never really worked properly and made a mess.
After wetting my hair in the sink for more than ten years, I spent a weekend trying to find a most effective way to wet the hair and cure the bed head. I needed to find a material that could hold a lot of water and then let that water come out freely, when pressure was applied. You add water to the inner of the cap and wait a couple of seconds for that water to be taken in by the cap. You then put it on your head, rub it around for a few seconds and your hair is then wet as if you just toweled off after a shower."
The main users of the cap are people who shower at night, parents getting their kids ready for school, and people riding motorcycles or bicycles. It can also be used by people who take naps and people with hair hat.
96. Why did Max Valverde design the cap
A. To improve people's memory.
B. To save money of having hair hat.
C. To keep track of fashion.
D. To deal with a bed hairstyle.
97. What's special about the cap
A. It can wet hair without water.
B. It looks like a shower cap.
C. It's made of sponge material.
D. It is intended for lazy people.
98. According to Max Valverde, .
A. he was too busy to wash his hair regularly
B. he would like to give people the caps for free
C. it took him ten years to create the morning-head cap
D. the cap can comb the hair within seconds
99. The last paragraph mainly shows us .
A. the price of the cap
B. the advantages of the cap
C. the different sizes of the cap
D. the users of the cap
B
H. Cecil Booth, an Englishman, had seen a machine that tried to pick up dust and dirt from a carpet. But the machine did not work well. It could only blow the dust into the air. In a few minutes, it settled back onto the carpet.
Booth wanted to invent a machine that could solve the problem. In 1901, Booth introduced the first powered vacuum cleaner (真空吸尘器) model that used the technology of the vacuum tube. He got the idea for this by placing a handkerchief(手绢) on a chair and then placing his mouth over the top of it. He then sucked up (吸起) the handkerchief with his mouth and realized the dirt was on the underside of the handkerchief. This gave him the idea for the powered vacuum technology. Unfortunately, Booth's vacuum cleaner was so large that it took two people to run it. One had to push the vacuum cleaner around on its wheels outside. The other person had to clean the house inside.
During the First World War, Booth's machines found a new use. One of London's huge buildings was used to house hundreds of sailors who had a terrible disease. Doctors did not know how to stop the disease from spreading but thought that the dust in the old building had something to do with the illness. Booth's vacuum machines went to work cleaning the big building. When the job was over, workers took away twenty-six truckloads of dust and dirt. Once all the dust was removed from the building, the disease disappeared.
Though Booth's machines worked well for public buildings, few private homes could afford them. Not only were they expensive to buy, but they required two people to operate them. In America, inventors went to work trying to make Booth's machines smaller and more affordable. When they succeeded in producing the vacuum cleaner that one person could operate, centuries of cleaning customs changed.
100. The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 1 probably refers to " ".
A. the air B. the dust
C. the handkerchief D. the machine Booth had seen
101. The vacuum cleaner Booth invented .
A. was priced too high
B. was convenient to use
C. was made of handkerchiefs
D. was mainly used for cleaning carpets
102. What can be inferred from Paragraph 3
A. Booth's machines sold well in World War I.
B. Booth's machines were popular with doctors.
C. Booth's machines played a role in World War I.
D. Booth found out the cause of the sailors' disease.
103. The text is mainly about .
A. how to keep the house clean
B. how the vacuum cleaner works
C. the history of the vacuum cleaner
D. the advantages of the vacuum cleaner
104. The text is organized in order of .
A. time B. space C. position D. importance
C
About five years ago, an American electrical engineer named Scott Brusaw and his wife Julie came up with the idea of putting solar panels on the ground rather than the roof. Then they began to develop the Solar Roadway specially for a new type of cars—eco-cars. The Solar Roadway is an intelligent road that provides clean renewable energy using power from the sun while providing safer driving conditions, along with power and data delivery. They predict that the Solar Roadway will pay for itself through the generation of electricity along with other forms of income and that the same amount of money that is being used to build and resurface current roads can be used to build the Solar Roadways.
Each Solar Road Panel measures roughly 4 meters by 4 meters and contains a microprocessor(微处理器) that monitors and controls the panel, while communicating with neighboring panels and the vehicles traveling overhead. The inventors suggest that this provides a communications device every 4 meters on every road which could be used for example to warn drivers of cars which are moving across a centre line and various other speed control problems. The top of the Solar Road panels is made of super-strong glass that would offer vehicles the tractions(抓地力) they need.
According to the inventors, the Solar Roadway creates and carries clean renewable electricity and therefore electric vehicles can be recharged at any conveniently located rest stop, or at any business that has paved Solar Road Panels in their parking lots.
The inventors say their Solar Roadway has many functions and advantages from main roads to driveways, parking lots, bike paths, sidewalks and runways. The Federal Highway Administration has given Brusaw $100,000 to develop the invention and Brusaw hopes to build a smart-road parking lot in the coming spring.
105. In the inventors' opinion, the Solar Roadway .
A. is too expensive to build at present
B. costs no more money than current roads
C. can provide as many data as present computers
D. will bring them a large sum of money
106. The underlined word "they" in paragraph 2 refers to .
A. the panels B. the inventors
C. the researchers D. the vehicles
107. The Solar Roadway includes all the following advantages EXCEPT .
A. providing safer driving conditions
B. helping drivers communicate with each other while driving
C. creating and carrying clean renewable electricity
D. warning drivers of various speed control problems
108. It can be inferred from the text that .
A. the Solar Roadway has already been put into use
B. $100,000 is not enough to build a smart-road parking lot
C. the Solar Roadway is not available for gas-powered cars
D. future electric vehicles can be charged anytime and anywhere
109. What can be the best title for the text
A. Solar-powered Smart Road of the Future
B. The Great Changes on the Roadway
C. The Influence the Solar Roadway Has on People
D. The Solar Road—a Much Faster Road
D
"Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell."
This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown citizen who lived in Rome in AD 53 wrote it.
We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives.
But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives
Picture this: You're rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, and the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How calm and happy do you feel
Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier Perhaps because they lead simple lives.
Our family in the UK went "back in time" to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10 and Thomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phones.
The grandmother, Lyn, said, "It was hard physically, but not mentally." She believed life was less materialistic. "The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes," she said. The boys said they fought less. Probably, they said, because there was less to fight over, such as their computer. Also Lyn changed from being a "fashionable, beer-drinking granny, to one who cooked things."
Here are some simple ways to beat the stress often caused by our inventions!
Don't be available all the time. Turn off your mobile phone at certain times of the day. Don't check your emails every day.
Make sure you spend some time talking to your family. Set aside one evening a week when you don't turn on the television. Play cards and chat instead.
Get a low-tech hobby. Every day, do something in the old-fashioned way, such as walking to have a face-to-face meeting instead of using the email or telephone.
Don't worry too much about life—laugh more.
110. The passage is mainly about .
A. the important roles technology plays in our everyday life
B. improvements of our life with technology
C. problems with technology
D. major changes which will be likely to happen to technology
111. The writer uses the quote(引文) at the beginning of the story to .
A. share a truth about life
B. tell us what life was like long time ago
C. point out that you experience some big problems and they may be the same
D. make us wonder what causes such a thing to happen
112. Why did the family choose to spend some time in a 1940s house
A. Because they loved to live simple lives.
B. Because they were curious about how people lived without modern inventions.
C. Because they were troubled by modern inventions.
D. Because living a different time would be a lot of fun for them.
113. What do you think the underlined word "available" in the 1st suggestion offered by the writer means
A. Busy. B. Free.
C. Usable. D. Found by others.
八、短文7选5(5选5等)（共5小题；共10分）
I'm not buying an Apple Watch. It's not because I'm cheap, or a Luddite(反对技术进步的人). I'm not buying one because it would make my life too easy, too convenient.
114. . That concept lies at the heart of what Silicon Valley is selling and we are so eagerly buying.
There are, in fact, many downsides. 115. , but too often we fail to recognize the full cost of our convenient lives. There's an environmental cost—think of all those convenient plastic K-cups clogging(阻碍) the ecosystem—as well as personal and social costs.
Convenient food, such as sliced apples and pre-cut, pre-washed lettuce, is pricier. 116. .
117. . Point. Click. Enjoy. Every time you order a book from the online giant, you take business away from your neighborhood book-store, perhaps speeding its death. And it's one less chance for human interaction.
Yes, in theory, conveniences free up time to spend with family or on the golf course, but such optimistic predictions of a leisure bonanza are invariably wrong. In 1930, economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that "our grandchildren" would work about "three hours a day". 118. . Besides, tied to our smart phones, many of us never really leave the office.
A. We'd also be a lot wiser if we were to embrace difficulty rather than run from it.
B. I'm not arguing for a return to the inconvenient Paleolithic(旧石器) Era
C. We live in the Age of Convenience
D. But many studies have also cited health costs, blaming the increasing convenience of processed food for the obesity(肥胖) in the USA
E. Shopping on Amazon is wonderfully, magically convenient
F. The techniques vary, but the principle is the same: When we break a sweat, we learn more
G. The truth is that while we are spending a bit less time at the office, we feel busier than ever
九、补全短文（共10小题；共10分）
在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella 119. (invent) as a shade against the sun. Nobody knows 120. first invented it. What 121. (know) to us is that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected 122. its use: it became a symbol of honor and authority. In Europe, the Greeks 123. (be) the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. The umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece but it 124. (believe) that the first people in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against rain were the ancient Romans.
By 125. eighteenth century, the umbrella had been used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much 126. in weight. It wasn't 127. the twentieth century that women's umbrella began to be made in a whole variety of colors.
Nowadays the umbrella 128. (use) both for the rainy and sunny days.
十、短文改错(不分行)（共10小题；共10分）
文中共有10处语言错误，请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。
It was fine on April 8. That day all the students in our class go to the suburb of our city to plant trees. On we arriving at the planting place at 8 o'clock, the teacher asked every of us to plant 5 trees at least. Then we set out digging, planting and watering. All of us were going all out finish our task, afraid of falling behind. Between us, our monitor set a good example to us. In spite of his illness, he accepted his task and finished it ahead of the time. Then he went on to help other without a little rest. After work, he was wet all over. He looked pale, and he was full of joy. Looked at the lines of the young trees, we smiled pleasantly, forgetting our tiredness.
答案
一、听力(听力)
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. A
6. B 7. A 8. A 9. B 10. C
11. B 12. A 13. C 14. B 15. B
16. B 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. A
听力原文
(Text 1)
W: What time is your mother arriving
M: She was supposed to catch the noon bus but called to say she missed it, so she plans to take the 3^:30 pm bus, which will get her here about ^①dinnertime.
(Text 2)
W: If you want to ^②get the car fixed in time, you'd better get a mechanic to do the job rather than do it all by yourself.
M: You have a point. But you know, to get a mechanic I'll have to make more money first.
(Text 3)
W: I'm never going to find time to finish the paperwork for Mr Anderson.
M: Do you want me to take care of it for you
W: Oh, that's okay. ^③I'll have Beth do it.
(Text 4)
M: Robert talks a great deal about moving from ^④his present home in New York to a plantation in the south.
W: But that's the same thing he has been saying since he moved there six years ago.
(Text 5)
W: Can I speak to Teresa Riller I understand that she is looking after Sales while ^⑤Macro Stam is on parental leave.
M: That's right, but I'm afraid she's not here at the moment. Can I take a message
W: Thanks. Could you say that Pieter Baumgartner called and ask her to call me back
(Text 6)
M: Lucy's dress looks funny.
W: I wouldn't say that. It looks fine to me.
M: Are you kidding ^⑥She's behind the times. That style went out last year.
W: Oh, come on, as long as it looks good on her.
M: Wow, you're really as out-dated as she is.
W: You're darn right. I'm out of style. So what What's the point of keeping yourself in style
M: ^⑦No wonder you never buy me a new dress.
(Text 7)
W: Arthur! It's been a long time! How are you doing
M: Well, hello, Mary! Fine. Just fine. Good to see you again. How long has it been Two years Three
W: It must have been at least three years since we ran into each other in that bookstore on New Orleans Road. Where have you been
M: I've been in Japan, ^⑧working for a trading company. ^⑨I don't get back to New York often any more. And, when I do, I only have a little time. In fact, I have to be back in Tokyo tomorrow. And how about you Are you still working at the newspaper
W: Yes. Still at the newspaper and busier than ever. You know, I was in Tokyo just last month to get some information about the computer industry. It's too bad I didn't have your phone number. ^⑩I was there for a whole week. Maybe the next time I'm there we can get together. Do you have a card
M: Sure. Almost everyone in Japan has a business card.
(Text 8)
W: Now, I understand you take care of the baby.
M: That's right. I take care of Monica during the day.
W: And your wife goes out to work
M: Yes. Vivian is the manager of Grosston Bank.
W: And what do you do
M: I'm a nurse. I work the night shift at City Hospital.
W: ^ Oh, tell me how you share the housework.
M: Well, in the morning, Vivian always fixes breakfast. Then she takes Bob to school on her way to work. And I feed Monica, then I do the dishes. I also cook dinner every night. I'm kind of enjoying cooking. And Bob always sets the table, and after dinner, he takes out the trash.
W: And what does Vivian do
M: ^ Oh, she does all the laundry on Saturday morning while I clean the house. ^ And she does the shopping, usually on Saturday afternoon.
(Text 9)
M: ^ There are so many people that the tickets are all sold out!
W: Luckily we got the last two.
M: ^ Look, May. The Four Great Inventions!
W: Gunpowder, the compass, paper making, and the printing.
M: I really admire those who made such great inventions!
W: Danny, I don't see why they are great. They are just simple things.
M: They look simple today. But they were milestones in their times.
W: Milestones Danny, you must be kidding.
M: Just think Bill Gates, those inventions are as important as the windows system.
W: Well, ^ I suppose the ancient inventors made a lot of money out of them.
M: ^ No, quite on the contrary.
W: Why Didn't you say that they were milestones
M: Yes,^ ^ but they went to the public without any patent protection.
W: Well, ^ to me, the windows system seems to be more important right now.
(Text 10)
W: The last area of behavior that I want to mention today is gift-giving. The rules of gift-giving vary quite a lot, and not knowing them can result in great embarrassment. ^ In North America, the rules are fairly simple. If you're invited to someone's home for dinner, bring wine or flowers or a small item from your country. Among friends, family, and business associates, we generally don't give gifts on other occasions except on someone's birthday and Christmas. The Japanese, on the other hand, give gifts quite often, often to thank someone such as a teacher or a doctor for their kindness. In Japanese culture, as in many other cultures in Asia, the tradition of gift-giving is ^ very ancient. There are many ^ detailed rules for everything from the color of the wrapping paper to the time of the gift presentation. Middle Easterners are also generous gift givers, both in social and business situations. ^ And while Europeans don't generally exchange business gifts, they do follow some formal customs when visiting homes, such as bringing flowers. ^ The type and color of flowers, however, can carry special meaning, depending on which European country we are talking about.
二、单词拼写(单句首字母填空)
21. associate
22. freezing
23. convenient
24. products
25. caution
26. seized
27. stable
28. distinguish
29. practical
30. bear
三、单词拼写(根据中文提示拼写单词)
31. bear
32. expectations
33. patent
34. distinguish
35. associate
36. caution
37. freezing
38. practical
39. seize
40. convenient
四、翻译(根据中文提示完成句子)
41. set about
42. completely changed
43. respected by students
44. found all the cash stolen
45. out of order
46. set out to
47. got me through
48. dived into his pocket
49. cooked by
50. calls up memories of my childhood
51. intended
52. got my feet hurt
53. convenient for
54. located on
55. are closely connected
五、单项选择
56. D 57. C 58. B 59. A 60. B
61. D 62. C 63. B 64. B 65. C
66. A 67. C 68. A 69. A 70. B
71. B 72. D 73. A 74. A 75. B
六、完形填空
76. C 77. A 78. D 79. C 80. A
81. C 82. B 83. B 84. D 85. A
86. A 87. C 88. B 89. B 90. B
91. D 92. D 93. A 94. A 95. C
七、阅读理解
96. D 97. C 98. D 99. D 100. B
101. A 102. C 103. C 104. A 105. B
106. D 107. B 108. C 109. A 110. C
111. A 112. B 113. D
八、短文7选5(5选5等)
114. C 115. B
116. D 117. E 118. G
九、补全短文
119. was invented
120. who
121. is known
122. with
123. were
124. is believed
125. the
126. lighter
127. until
128. is used
十、短文改错(不分行)
129. 第二句go改为went
130. 第三句we改为our或删掉we
131. 第三句every改为each或every后加one
132. 第四句out改为about
133. 第五句finish前加to
134. 第六句Between改为Among
135. 第七句删掉the
136. 第八句other改为others
137. 第十句and改为but
138. 第十一句looked改为looking
