高中英语Unit3Inventorsandinventions-SectionⅠ自我小测新人教版选修8

1、unit 3 inventors and inventions-section一、单词拼写1a bicycle is often far more c_ than a car in busy cities.2he was called smith minor to d_ him from the other smiths。3the little boy stretched out his hands to s_ the toy。4mother puts p_ on her handkerchief to make it smell pleasant.5with much c_ he climb

2、ed to the top of the wall。6the beauties of the west lake in spring were beyond his _（预期)7he had a kind heart and did _（慈悲的）deeds.8i heard her laughing _(愉快地）in the next room。9success in making money is not always a good _(标准）of success in life。10the _（突然的）change of the schedule gave me lots of troub

3、le.二、语法填空1the body of the machine is made of _(stain）steel。2we should be wise，be _(mercy），and be helpful to others。3so many floods have reduced the _（product）of peanuts；as a result，the price of peanuts has gone up a great deal。4we thought mary would pass and john would fail，but contrary to _（expect)

4、it was the other way round。5the country is at peace and the people go _（merry）to their work。三、用下列词组或单词的正确形式完成句子on filein the expectationseizedecide onset aboutcall。.。updistinguish oneselfabruptprepare foras before1the picture _ him _the time when he was brought up in the village。2this young man _ fo

5、r his inventions.3one afternoon she _ riding without an umbrella and was caught in a storm at last。4before the class，you must_ your lessons.5he has _ where to go.6he keeps on doing experiments in his little room _.7the farmer was warming the cool snake in his clothes when it bit him _.8it was_ that

6、he had won the match.9we will keep your report _.10the police kept after the criminal until they _him。四、用适当的单词替换下列画线部分1the farmer provided effective evidence for the police station._2the little girl was scared to death by the sudden noise。_3when my old friend brian urged me to accept a cigarette，it

7、was more than i could stand._4we must arrange a suitable time and place for the meeting._5can you tell_the_difference_of_the different musical instruments playing now？_五、同义句转换（每空一词）1 i want to continue my study in fudan university，supporting myself by working at the same time。i want to continue my s

8、tudy in fudan university，supporting myself _ _ _ by working。2 he said he was a doctor but later he proved to be a cheat.he said he was a doctor but later he _ _ _ _ a cheat.3 you need to approach that animal with great care as it may bite。you need to approach that animal with_ as it may bite.4 i fou

9、nd his phone number in the directory and tried to telephone him last night。i found his phone number in the directory and tried to _ _ _ last night。六、翻译句子1大约在八点钟，他们开始工作。_2我给汤姆打电话时，他正在买东西。_3就是上星期你在公园里遇到了我._4在我的试卷上似乎有许多错误._5我喜欢偶尔去看歌剧。_七、阅读理解it has happened to almost everyone.youre sitting on a train or

10、 a bus，and someone right next to you is annoyingly shouting into his or her mobile phone.but those days could soon be over due to “silent sounds”，a new technology shown at the cebit fair that transforms lip movements into a computer。generated voice for the listener at the other end of the phone。the

11、device,developed by the karlsruhe institute of technology（kit），uses electromyography（肌动电流描记术）to monitor the tiny muscle movements that occur when we speak and transform them into electrical pulses that can then be turned into speech，without a sound being uttered.“we currently use electrodes(电极）glued

12、 to the skin。in the future，such electrodes might be included into cellphones，”says michael wand of the kit.the technology opens up a large number of applications，from helping people who have lost their voices due to illness or accidents to telling a trusted friend your pin number over the phone with

13、out anyone eavesdropping(偷听）assuming no lip。readers are around。the technology can also turn you into an instant polyglot.because the electrical pulses are universal，they can be immediately transformed into the language of the users choice。“native speakers can silently utter sentences in their own la

14、nguages，and the receivers hear the sentences translated into their languages，”says wand。the translation technology works for languages like english，french and german，but for languages like chinese，where different tones convey different meanings，may be a problem，he adds.noisy people in your office？no

15、t any more。“were also working on technology to be used in an office environment，”the kit scientist told afp。the engineers have got the device working to 99 percent efficiency，which means the mechanical voice at the other end of the phone gets only one word in 100 words，explains wand.“were working to

16、 overcome the remaining technical difficulties。in five，maybe ten years，this will be useable，everyday technology，he says。1 according to the text,the new technology _。acan imitate the human voicebcan produce human muscle movementsccan turn lip movements into a conversationdcan change voices into elect

17、rical pulses2we can conclude from paragraph 5 that the device _。awill have a big market bmay lead to illegal usecis of little usedcan help promote friendship3the underlined word“polyglot”probably means a person who _。aknows a lotbunderstands several languageschas great mental abilitydis good at doin

18、g research4it can be inferred from the text that _.apeople can use the device to practise speakingbthe device will soon work for eastern languages such as chinesecthe device may help create a quieter office environmentdthe device already works without making mistakes参考答案一、1答案：convenient2答案：distingui

19、sh3答案：seize4答案:perfume5答案:caution6答案：expectations7答案：merciful8答案：merrily9答案:criterion10答案：abrupt二、1答案：stainless2答案：merciful3答案：production4答案:expectations5答案：merrily三、1答案：called;up2答案：distinguished himself3答案:set about4答案:prepare for5答案：decided on6答案：as before7答案：abruptly8答案：in the expectation9答案:on

20、file10答案：seized四、1答案：valid2答案：abrupt3答案：bear4答案：convenient5答案:distinguish五、1答案：in the meantime2答案:turned out to be3答案：caution4答案：call/ring him up六、1答案：they set about working at about 8 oclock。2答案：when i called tom up，he was doing some shopping.3答案:it was last week that you met me in the park。4答案:it

21、seems that there are many mistakes in my papers。5答案：i like to go to the opera now and then。七、1答案：c解析：根据第二段中的“。.。a new technology。.that transforms lip movements into a computergenerated voice for the listener at the other end of the phone.可知，这项新技术可以把唇部的运动转化成电脑发声，使对方能够听到。c项简略地概括了此意,故选c项。2答案：a解析：根据“the technology opens up a large number of applications。.可推断，这个装置将会有很大的市场。3答