Unit3 Inventors and inventions 每课一练（人教版选修8）.docVIP

Unit3 Inventors and inventions 每课一练（人教版选修8） Ⅰ.单项填空 1．(2011·安庆六校3月诊断)Arriving in the deep night, we found there was no food ________ as all the shops were shut. A．left　　　　　　　　B．convenient C．remaining D．available 解析：考查形容词辨析。因为是在深夜到达，所有的商店已经停止营业，所以找不到食物。available表示“可得到的”。其他三项均不符合句意。 答案：D 2．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 解析：句意：因为我是在一个山脚下的小镇长大的，参观那个村子让我回忆起童年的情景。call up “使回忆起”，符合题意。call for “要求；需要；去接(某人)”； call on “拜访；号召”； call in “请来”。 答案：A 3．(2012·福州质检)I cant say which wine is best — its a(n)________ of personal taste. A．affair B．event C．matter D．variety 解析：a matter of personal taste意为“个人的爱好问题”。 答案：C 4．(2012·宿州模拟)She told her husband that she couldnt ________ the rest of the housework without his help. A．get over B．get through C．get into D．get off 解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：她告诉丈夫，如果没有他的帮助她完不成剩下的家务活。get through “(设法)做完”，符合句意。get over “克服”； get into “进入；陷入”； get off “出发；寄出”。 答案：B 5．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 解析：考查形容词词义辨析。peaceful “平静的”； sensitive “敏感的”； common “普通的”； stable “稳定的”。句意：水能吸收和放出大量的热而不会引起太大的温度变化，这样就创造了一种稳定的环境。 答案：D 6．—Excuse me, may I use your phone to send a message？Mine is________. —Yes, of course.Here you are. A．out of order B．out of work C．out of luck D．out of danger 解析：考查短语辨析。由句意可知，“我”的手机已经坏了，所以out of order “发生故障”，符合句意。 答案：A 7．—Sorry, I have to ________ now.Its time for class. —OK, Ill call back later. A．ring off　　　　　　　B．break up C．give off D．hold up 解析：ring off “挂断电话”；break up “分解；分裂；拆散”； give off “发出”； hold up “支撑；耽搁”。由句中出现的call back later可知，此处应选择与打电话有关的短语。 答案：A 8．I havent seen Anna since she left our hometown two years ago, but we do keep in touch with each other by sending e-mails ________. A．here and there B．sooner or later C．at one time D．now and then 解析：now and then意为“有时；偶尔”。句意：安娜两年前离