高考英语一轮复习(人教版选修8):Unit 3 Inventors and inventions
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Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.Success in money-making is not always a good c__________ of real success in life.
2.It’s f___________ outside. You’d better put on more clothes.
3.The packet of white p_________ the police found in his room turned out to be cocaine.
4.What we need is a s__________ government.
5.Your invention is ingenious, but not very p__________.
criterion , freezing , powder , stable , practical
6.He is __________(清白的,无罪的) of the charge.
7.He_____________ (使……扬名) himself by his courage at that time.
8.I keep my reference books near my desk for _________ (方便).
9.He ate a light lunch in ____________ (期望) of a good dinner.
10.She likes inventions and she has applied for ________(专利).
innocent , distinguished , convenience , expectation , patent
Ⅱ .单项选择
1.-Jack, you ______ on the phone.
-______.
A.are wanted; Coming B.are needed; I’m coming
C.are called; I’ll come D.are rung up; Thanks
答案:A
解析:考查电话用语。叫人接电话时常用表达有:You are wanted on the phone. /There is a call for you./ For you.回答用:I’m coming.或Coming.
2.Whoever invented ______ wheel is believed to have made ______ most useful invention in ______ history.
A.a; the; / B.the; the; / C.the; /; / D.a; a; the
答案:B
解析:发明物的前面必须用 the;第二空用 the表示最高级,故加定冠词 the; in history 为固定搭配,意为“在历史上”,不加任何冠词。
3.Water can absorb and give off a lot of heat without big changes in temperature, thus creating a
______ environment.
A.peaceful B.sensitive C.common D.stable
答案:D
解析:A项“平静的”;B项“敏感的”;C项“共同的”;D项“稳定的”。句意为:水能吸收和放出许多热量,这在温度上没有大的变化,因而就创造出了一个稳定的环境。
4.Having decided to rent a flat, we ______ contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city.
A.set about B.set down C.set out D.set up
答案:A
解析:考查动词短语。set about doing=set out to do开始着手做某事;set down 写下,记下;set up 建立。
5.Color blind people often find it difficult to ______between blue and green.
A.separate B.distinguish C.compare D.contrast
答案:B
解析:句意为:色盲的人经常感到很难区分蓝色和绿色。separate “分离,分开”,但与 between 不能连用;distinguish between “分辨,辨别”;compare (to/with) 比较,对照;contrast (with) 形成对比。
6.When we plan our vacation, Mother often offers ______ suggestions.
A.careful B.practical C.effective D.acceptable
答案:B
解析:本题考查形容词词义辨析。careful “仔细的,小心的”;practical “可行的,实用的”;effective “有效的,生效的”;acceptable “可接受的,受到欢迎的”。本句的意思是:当我们计划假期的时候,妈妈经常提出实用、可行的建议。因此B项最佳。
7.—Are you ready to leave?
—Almost. I'll be ready to go as soon as I ______ putting the clean dishes away.
A.get through B.give up C.go on D.set about
答案:A
解析:get through (doing) sth. 完成某事。give up (doing) sth. 放弃;go on doing 继续;set about doing 开始做。
8.I am sure that Laura's latest play, ______ staged, will prove a great success.
A.since B.unless C.once D.until
答案:C
解析:考查“once+过去分词”。其中为省略句 once the latest play is staged.
9.(2010•安徽皖南八校二联)Without the help of my English teacher, I ______ the first prize in the English speaking competition.
A.would win B.would have won C.would not win D.would not have won
答案:D
解析:考查虚拟语气。这是一个隐含的虚拟条件句,含有if my English teacher hadn‘t helped me with my spoken English之意,表示与过去的事实相反,故用与过去相反的虚拟语气,因此D项符合题意。
10.Would it be ______ for you to pick me up at four o'clock and take me to the airport?
A.free B.vacant C.handy D.convenient
答案:D
解析:句意:你四点钟接我并把我送到机场方便吗?It is convenient for sb. to do sth. 某人做某事方便。
11.Does this meal cost $50? I ______ something far better than this!
A.prefer B.expect C.suggest D.suppose
答案:B
解析:考查动词辨析。expect期望;期盼;prefer更喜欢;suggest建议;suppose猜想;认为。
12.He can't bear ______ in public.
A.to laugh at B.to be laughed at C.laughing at D.laugh at
答案:B
解析:本题中 bear为“承受”的意思。也可表示为 bear being laughed at.
13.As I grew up in a small town at the foot of a mountain, the visit to the village ______ scenes of my childhood.
A.called up B.called for C.called on D.called in
答案:A
解析:A.“唤起”,B.“需要”,C.“号召”,D.“召集”。本题题意为“……本次参观使我想起了童年的情景”。因此选A.
14.(2010•北京东城期末)-Hello, everyone! Have you heard the meeting will be put off till next Tuesday?
-That's what we ______ about when you came in.
A.are talking B.were talking C.talk D.talked
答案:B
解析:考查动词的时态。“那就是你进来时我们正在讨论的事情”。此处“讨论”的动作发生在“你进来时”,所以用进行时态,同时从came in可以看出用“过去进行时态”。答案应该选B项。
15.(2010•唐山摸底考试)He was so deep in thought, thinking of the problem ______ he knocked into the tree without noticing it.
A.when B.while C.because D.that
答案:D
解析:考查状语从句的引导词。so...that表示“如此,以致”。他思考问题太投入了,以致一不留神儿撞到了树上。