Unit 3 Inventors and inventions
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．It will take you twenty minutes to get to the________at the corner.
A．bread’s shopB．bread shop
C．breads shopD．breads’ shop
2．“Chen Yunlin________ himself during the visit to Taiwan，” Wang Yi remarked.
A．recognizedB．provedC．testedD．distinguished
3．I can’t bear________，so I hope you can come on time.
A．to keep waitingB．to keep to waitC．being kept waitingD．being kept to wait
4．Hong Kong has a lot of advantages，including free flow of ________ information，a fair competitive environment and ________ efficient local government.
A．the；anB． /；theC．/；anD．the；the
5．Don’t hesitate；________ the opportunity that comes along!
A．setB．bringC．seizeD．associate
6．—________ at the new school?
—Fine，I’ve got used to the life there and I’ve made some friends.
A．How are youB．How are you doing
C．How do you doD．Are you getting on well
7．With the help of him，I________ my courage to study English
A．get downB．get throughC．get awayD．get back
8．Although he has taken a lot of medicines，his health________ poor.
A．provesB．remainsC．maintainsD．lasts
9．________ and we’ll get everything ready for the taking off
A．Have one more hourB．One more hour
C．Give one more hourD．If I have one more hour
10．To learn English well，we should find opportunities to hear English ________ as much as we can.
A．speakB．speakingC．spokenD．to speak
11．The trees ________ in the storm have been moved off the road.
A．being blown downB．blown down
C．blowing downD．to blow down
12．It is important to________ between the rules of grammar and the conventions of written language.
A．determineB．identifyC．exploreD．distinguish
13．I don’t think I’ll need any money but I’ll bring some________.
A．at lastB．in caseC．once againD．in time
14．The latest________ of the Oxford English Dictionary includes 62 new words representing the changes in our culture communication.
A．sectionB．versionC．editionD．publication
15．You have been sitting on my hat and now it is badly out of________.
A．dateB．shapeC．orderD．balance
Ⅱ.阅读理解
Public schools in the New York，America’s biggest city，commonly have numbers for names.But this is unusual.In the United States，the process of naming a school often involves parents and the community as well as elected school
leaders.Researchers say school names can show civic values and also shape them.For example，naming a school after a historic person becomes a way to teach students about that person’s importance in history.
A new study examines the naming of American public schools.The study is from the Manhattan Institute，an organization that does public policy research.The study shows that fewer and fewer schools are being named after people.Instead，more schools are being named after the local area or natural features like hills，trees or animals.
The researchers say these changes raise questions about the civic duty of public education.They looked at seven states with twenty percent of all public school students in the country.They found similar results in every state：new schools are less likely to be named after people.This is true especially with presidents.For example，in Arizona，public schools in the past twenty years were almost fifty times more likely to be named after such things as landforms or plants.
School officials say they try to choose names that will not offend anyone.For example，a few years ago，the city of New Orleans banned the naming of any school after a person who owned slaves.Other school systems have rules against naming new schools after any person，living or dead.
The researchers say naming a school after a person can lead to important debates about democratic values.They call for more researches to identify the causes and effects of the changes in school names.The causes may include changes in American culture as well as in the political control of school systems.
16．Many schools are named after some persons so that________.
A．the students can remember the schools for ever
B．the students can learn the importance of them
C．the students can learn the national history very well
D．the students can show their civic values and attitudes
17．According to the study，________.
A．more schools are named after great people:
B．fewer schools are named after places
C．more schools are named after the environment where they stand
D．fewer schools are named after animals
18．All the followings are true EXCEPT that________.
A．some people used to have a greater effect on the education
B．schools are less likely to be named after presidents
C．schools have their right to choose school names to a certain degree
D．school names are now an important problem in the USA
19．The main idea of this passage probably is that________.
A．more new schools are being built in America
B．school officials control all the schools now
C．few USA schools now are named after people
D．there are reasons for changes of school names
Ⅲ任务型读写
Of all the emotions (情感) that flow through your head when you go back to college，shyness to be one of the biggest emotions present.Shyness and fear can stop you from becoming the active learner that you wish to be.You may be too shy to volunteer to lead a group or too filled with fear to raise your hand when you know the answer to a question.Here are some things you should pay attention to.
Don’t let your mind go elsewhere.You cannot be an active learner if you don’t know what’s going on in your class.There will always be a student or two that can disturb your focus because they are talking while a lesson is going on or their phone is going off constantly.Don’t let this trouble you.
Your voice matters.During class discussions it’s important to become active in the group conversations.Ask questions when proper，but not if they are unnecessary.For example，don’t ask a question that you know the answer or can find the answer easily just to become involved (参与)in a group discussion.Answer questions if you can.Try not to guess at the answers.If you get it wrong，you will feel embarrassed.If you feel embarrassed，you will be less likely to keep contributing.Stay involved with the discussion and voice your opinion on a debate.
Don’t just do the least.Check your curriculum and see what’s on it for your next class.Do some extra research that is not required to prepare yourself for possible discussions.Having extra input(输入) that was not in the textbook will impress your tutor and your classmates.
Remember that if you are a shy person，it is going to be harder for you to become an active learner in class，but you can determine your own level of involvement in your education.You are in charge of how much you learn and when you learn it.
Title How to Be an Active 20.________？
Problem If you are 21.________ and fearful，you can’t be an active learner.
22.________ ◆Take part in group discussions24.________.
Don’t ask too easy questions or 25.________ answers to questions.
26.________ your opinions when necessary and proper.
◆Prepare yourself for possible discussions 27.________ of time.
28.________ Whether you can be an active learner 29.________ on yourself，not others.
1.B
2.D
3.C
4.C
5.C
6.B
7.D
8.B
9.B
10.C
11. B
12.D
13.B
14.C
15.B
16.B
17.C
18.D
19.C
20.Learner
21.shy
22.Advice/Suggestions/Tips
23.attention
24.actively
25.guess
26.Voice
27.ahead
28.Conclusion/Summary
29.depends/relies