2016届高考英语第一轮课时检测试卷27

　　课时作业(三十八)　选修8　Unit 3　Inventors and inventions

　　Ⅰ.单项填空

　　1．(2011·青岛模拟)—Have you finished your homework yet?

　　—Not yet，I________to do it just a few minutes ago.

　　A．get downB．set out

　　C．set about

　　D．set up

　　2．—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

　　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

　　4．With the weather worsening，they have________the flight from London to Beijing.

　　A．called off

　　B．called in

　　C．called out

　　D．called for

　　5．(厦门市2010年质量检查)The UN officials say it could be many weeks and even months________a deal is reached.

　　A．before

　　B．after

　　C．when

　　D．as

　　6．—Sorry，I have to________now.It’s time for class.

　　—OK，I’ll call back later.

　　A．hang up

　　B．break up

　　C．give up

　　D．hold up

　　7．It is no use phoning.The telephone line is________and it will be repaired this afternoon.

　　A．out of order

　　B．out of money

　　C．out of fashion

　　D．out of question

　　8．I haven’t seen Anna since she left our hometown two years ago，but we do keep in touch with each other by sending e­mails________.

　　A．here and there

　　B．sooner or later

　　C．at one time

　　D．now and then

　　9．—When would it be________for you to go to the science museum with me?

　　—I am free this Friday afternoon.Let’s meet at 2 pm at the school gate.

　　A．familiar

　　B．pleasant

　　C．necessary

　　D．convenient

　　10．To be honest，the role John plays in this film doesn’t come up to my________，though he is one of my favorite actors.

　　A．excuses

　　B．explanations

　　C．experiences

　　D．expectations

　　11．—What was it that________her from her classmates?

　　—Her excellent spoken English.

　　A．aroused

　　B．differed

　　C．disagreed

　　D．distinguished

　　12．As far as the American children are concerned，the Christmas is________with excitement，happiness and gifts.

　　A．associated

　　B．get

　　C．deal

　　D．satisfied

　　13．When we plan our vacation，mother often offers________suggestions.

　　A．careful

　　B．practical

　　C．effective

　　D．doubtful

　　14．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

　　15．It is not easy to learn English well but if you________，you will succeed in the end.

　　A．hang up

　　B．hang about

　　C．hang on

　　D．hang onto

　　.阅读理解

　　(2011·南京第一学期期末)

　　Believe it or not，America’s favorite snack food is the potato chip.There is a story behind how it was first made.One might think that somewhere a genius thought up the first potato chips，but it didn’t happen that way.Picture an elegant restaurant in Saratoga Springs，New York，in 1853.The Moon Lake Restaurant’s menu included French­fried potatoes，a popular food recipe brought back from France by Thomas Jefferson.These were thickly，cut potatoes，fried until golden brown and crisp on the outside.One evening a guest in the dining hall felt that his potatoes were too thick and sent them back to the kitchen.The cook sliced some potatoes thinner than before and prepared them for the complaining guest.He was still not satisfied and sent them back again! By this time the cook was angry and decided to do exactly what the dinner guest wanted: slice the potatoes as thin as possible.Then they would be so crisp that the diner wouldn’t be able to use his fork to eat them.When the paper­thin browned potatoes arrived，the diner was pleased. He was so happy with them that other guests started ordering the new potatoes.The cook’s plan to stop the dinner guest from complaining did not turn out as he had planned.Soon Saratoga Chips appeared on the menu and became so popular that people wanted to take some home.The restaurant started selling small packages of the potato chips.A few years later，they were selling all over the United States.But because the potatoes had to be peeled by hand，it was a time­consuming task and potato chips were often out of stock.In the 1920s a mechanical potato peeler was invented and soon there were potato chips in abundance.They gradually spread all over the world，and have remained popular ever since.

　　1．According to this passage，mass production of potato chips was made possible when________.

　　A．potatoes could be peeled by machines

　　B．potatoes were peeled by a large number of cooks

　　C．there was a growing demand for them

　　D．they first appeared in a Saratoga restaurant

　　2．According to this passage，the cook of the Moon Lake Restaurant________.

　　A．enjoyed making potato chips very much

　　B．planned to sell potato chips everywhere

　　C．wanted to silence a complaining dinner

　　D．was pleased that other guests liked the chips

　　3．Potato chips have been popular in the US________.

　　A．for more than 200 years

　　B．ever since 1920

　　C．for less than 100 years

　　D．since the 19th century

　　(2011·东北三省四市联考)

　　It is a hot summer day，and you feel thirsty.A friend gives you a glass of cold lemonade.How do you feel when you see the glass？Will you describe your feeling as happiness or as pleasure？I believe you will say it is a feeling of pleasure.There is a connection between these two kinds of feelings，and sometimes one causes the other，but they are not the same.Pleasure is more dependent on the five senses while happiness is independent of them.

　　When you are happy，little unpleasant events usually do not disturb you.When you are unhappy，you feel as if everything is against you.You may compensate_for it by eating chocolate and sweets because this gives you pleasure，yet you stay unhappy.A person may smoke cigarettes because it gives him pleasure，yet this does not make him happier，especially if he knows the fact that it is not good for his health.

　　The physical world is always in a changing state.At each moment a new thing is being created，changed，transformed and then destroyed.This is the normal state of things and no one can change it.If we stay still in a certain state，we are sure to experience unhappiness sooner or later.On the other hand，if we adjust to the environment，nothing can influence our moods.Then outer events have nothing to do with our inner joy of mind.

　　The room of the mind is filled with worry or fear.If you are free of thinking about them，the room has been emptied，and then you will see what is happening and experience it.When your mind stays quiet，you will see that happiness comes from the inside.

　　4．What does the underlined phrase “compensate for” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?

　　A．to make a suitable payment for

　　B．to let out your anger for

　　C．to provide with a balancing effect for

　　D．to solve the problems for

　　5．According to the passage，in which of the following situations can you feel happy?

　　A．A friend gives you a glass of cold lemonade when you feel thirsty.

　　B．You eat chocolate and sweets when you feel as if everything is against you.

　　C．Smoke cigarettes even though you know the fact that it is not good for your health.

　　D．You are free from worry or fear when your mind stays quiet.

　　6．We can learn from the passage________.

　　A．happiness is more dependent on the five senses

　　B．pleasure sometimes arouses happiness

　　C．you feel happy when nothing around you changes in a certain state

　　D．you feel unhappy because you have to adjust to the environment

　　7．Which can be the best title for the passage?

　　A．Pleasure Leads to Happiness

　　B．Happiness Changes Us

　　C．Happiness Is Within Us

　　D．Stay a Quiet Mind