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Unit3InventorsandinventionsⅠ.多项选择1．—Mum，itisniceweather.Iwanttoskatethisafternoon.—Don’tyouthinktheiceonthelakeistoothinto__________yourweight?A．carryB．bearC．catchD．take解析：选B。这里的bear不表示“忍受”，而是“承受”的意思。2．—Howdidyoulikethelecturetonight?—Very__________.IdoubtifIwillcometothiskindoflecturenexttime.A．encouragingB．encouragedC．disappointingD．disappointed解析：选C。此处指对事物lecture的看法，故使用v.－ing形式。结合后面的“Idoubt...”可知此题答案为C项。3．(2011年吉林模拟)—Listen，thereissomestrangenoise.Thismachinemustbe________.—Ithinkso.Youmusthaveitchecked.A．outoforderB．outofdateC．outofsightD．outofcontrol解析：选A。outoforder出故障了，可根据“你必须让人检查一下”判断。outofcontrol失去控制，不符合句意。4．Ihaven’tseenAnnasincesheleftourhometowntwoyearsago，butwedokeepintouchwitheachotherbysendinge－mails__________.A．hereandthereB．soonerorlaterC．atonetimeD．nowandthen解析：选D。nowandthen意为“有时，偶尔”。句意：两年前安娜离开家乡以来我就没见过她，但我们的确有时发电子邮件保持联系。hereandthere到处；soonerorlater迟早；atonetime一度，过去有一段时间。5．—Whenwoulditbe__________foryoutogotothesciencemuseumwithme?—IamfreethisFridayafternoon.Let’smeetat2p．m.attheschoolgate.A．familiarB．pleasantC．necessaryD．convenient解析：选D。本题考查形容词convenient的用法。convenient“方便的，合宜的”，故选D。6．Watercanabsorbandgiveoffalotofheatwithoutbigchangesintemperature,thiscreatinga__________environment.A．peacefulB．sensitiveC．commonD．stable解析：选D。句子表示“创造了一个稳定的环境”，所以应用stable。peaceful和平的；sensitive敏感的；common普通的。7．Tobehonest,theroleJohnplaysinthisfilmdoesn’tcomeuptomy__________，thoughheisoneofmyfavoriteactors.A．excusesB．explanationsC．experiencesD．expectations解析：选D。expectation意为“期待，期望，预料”，短语notcomeupto(one’s)expectations意为“未达到期望(的水平)”。句意：老实说，虽然约翰是我最喜欢的演员之一，但他在这部电影中扮演的角色没有达到我的期望。8．AsfarastheAmericanchildrenareconcerned,theChristmasis__________withexcitement,happinessandgifts.A．associatedB．getC．dealD．satisfied解析：选A。句意：对于美国的孩子来说，圣诞节与兴奋、幸福和礼物连在一起。associate“联想；联系”，beassociatedwith“与……有联系”，符合题意。besatisfiedwith“对……感到满意”；其余两项搭配不当。9．Whenweplanourvacation,motheroftenoffers__________suggestions.A．carefulB．practicalC．effectiveD．doubtful解析：选B。母亲是长辈，她所拥有的是实用的信息。建议要经过检验之后才知道是否有效，排除C项。10．Nowadaysseniorhighschoolstudentsareburdenedwithtoomany__________whichismakingthemlessandlessconfident.A．motivationsB．expectationsC．amusementsD．opportunities解析：选B。考查名词词义辨析。expectation“期望”。句意：现在高中生背负着太多的期望，使得他们越来越没有自信。motivation“动机”；musement“娱乐”；opportunity“机会”。Ⅱ.完成句子1．Theperformanceofthehost，________________(旨在)topleasetheaudienceanddrawtheirattention，wasgreetedwithacoldsilence，however.(intend)解析：考查定语用法。“旨在做”可表达为beintendedtodo，据此可选用定语从句或过去分词作定语。答案：(whichwas)intended2．I’mafraidIwon’tbeabletoattendthemeetingat3∶00p．m.nextMonday.I________________(已经坐飞机到)NewYorklongbeforethen.(fly)解析：考查动词时态。由nextMonday以及beforethen可知fly的动作应是将来完成时。答案：willhaveflownto3．Cometomyofficetomorrowif________________(你方便的话)．(convenient)解析：考查状语从句。itisconvenienttosb.是一个习惯用法，意为“对某人来说是方便的”。答案：itisconvenienttoyou4．You’dbettercallhimup________________(万一他记不清)theexacttime.(remember)解析：考查状语从句。由语境可知要使用连词incase，从句动作应为一般现在时。答案：incasehedoesn’tremember5．Thefoodmustbeeatenupwithinthreedays________________(一旦打开)．(open)解析：考查状语从句。由语境可知要使用连词once，open的动作与主语是被动关系，因此用被动语态。由于主、从句主语一致，本题也可以使用省略形式，即onceopened。答案：once(itis)opened6．Amajorproblemaroseatthemeeting________________(要花多少钱)tocompletethewholeproject.(cost)解析：考查同位语从句。本题是一个分割性的同位语从句，引导词要用that，从句动词cost的动作尚未发生，因此用将来时态。答案：howmuchitwouldcost7．Hewishedtoforgeteverything________________(与原来生活有联系的)andstartanewlife.(associate)解析：考查定语用法。“与……有联系的”可表达为beassociatedwith，据此可选用定语从句或过去分词作定语。答案：(thatis)associatedwithhisformerlife8．Innocase________________(允许他)togetupuntilhewascompletelyrecoveredfromhisillness.(allow)解析：考查倒装结构。含否定意义的短语innocase置于句首，句子部分倒装。答案：shouldhebeallowed9．Sheisbusywithapplyingforapatentrecently，andhas________________(没时间整理房间)whichisinamessnow.(tidy)解析：考查动词短语。havenotimetodosth.意为“没有时间做某事”。答案：notimetotidyherhouse10．Colorblindpeopleoftenfind________________(难以区分)betweenblueandgreen.(distinguish)解析：findit(is)difficulttodo意为“发现做某事很难”。答案：it(is)difficulttodistinguishⅢ.阅读理解Words：482难度系数：☆☆建议用时：7′(2011年南通模拟)Beingthebossmightmeanmoremoneyandchallengingworkbutitcanalsocausedamagetophysicalandmentalwell－being,accordingtoaCanadianstudy.Foryearsstudieshaveshownpeopleinlower－statusjobsgenerallyhavehigherratesofheartdiseaseandotherillnessesanddieearlierthanthoseinhigher－statuspositionswhilejobauthorityhasshownnorelationshipwithworkers’health.ButUniversityofTorontoresearchers,usingdatafrom1,800USworkers,foundthehealthofpeopleinhigherpositionsisaffectedbyworkastheyaremorelikelytoreportconflictswithco－workersandsayworkdisturbstheirhomelife.Howeverthepositiveaspectsofhavingapowerpositionatwork,suchashigherstatus，morepayandgreaterindependence,seemedtocanceloutthenegativeaspectswhenitcametopeople’sphysicalandpsychologicalhealth.Theselatestfindings,reportedinthejournalSocialScience&Medicine,suggestthattheadvantagesanddisadvantagesauthoritypositionsbasicallycanceleachotherout,givingthegeneralimpressionthatjobauthorityhasnohealtheffects.Forthestudy,theresearcherssurveyedparticipantsaboutvariousaspectsoftheirwork,lifeandwell－being.Jobauthoritywasjudgedbasedonwhetherapersonma