2018届高考英语大一轮复习 Unit 3 Inventors and inventions课时规范训练 新人教版选修8.docVIP

Unit 3 Inventors and inventions Ⅰ.完形填空 (2016·高考全国甲卷)Hundreds of people have formed impressions of you through that little device (装置) on your desk.And theyve never actually __1__you.Everything they know about you __2__ through this device sometimes from hundreds of miles away.__3__they feel they can know you __4__from the sound of your voice.Thats how powerful the __5__is. Powerful，yes，but not always __6__.For years I dealt with my travel agent only by phone.Rani，my faceless agent whom Id never met __7___，got me rock-bottom prices on airfares，cars，and hotels.But her cold voice really __8__me.I sometimes wished to__9__ another agent. One morning，I had to __10__ an immediate flight home for a family emergency.I ran into Ranis office __11__.The woman sitting at the desk，__12__my madness，sympathetically jumped up.She gave me a __13__smile，nodded while listening patiently，and then printed out the __14__immediately.“What a wonderful lady！”I thought. Rushing out __15__I called out over my shoulder，“By the way，whats your name？”“Im Rani，”she said.I turned around and saw a __16__woman with a big smile on her face waving to wish me a safe trip.I was __17__！ Why had I thought she was cold? Rani was，well，so __18__. Sitting back in the car on the way to the airport，I figured it all out.Ranis __19__—her warm smile，her nods，her ‘Im here for you__20__—were all silent signals that didnt travel through wires. 【语篇导读】　本文是一篇记叙文。多年来作者都是通过电话与旅行代理人联系，觉得对方说话的声音冷冰冰的。但是有一次订机票的时候作者亲自来到代理人的办公室，发现自己先前的判断是错误的。 1. A．accepted　　　　　　　　　 B．noticed C．heard D．met 解析：选D。上下文语境题。根据上文的have formed impressions of you，on your desk和下文的sometimes from hundreds of miles away，only by phone，再结合全文可知that little device是指电话，由此可判断选D项：他们从来没有见到(meet)过你。accept接受；notice注意；hear听说；meet遇见。 2．A.came B．moved C．ran D．developed 解析：选A。上下文语境题。他们对你的了解全部通过这台装置，有时是来自数百英里之外。come from“来自”，符合语境。come来；move移动；run跑；develop开发，培养。 3．A.Thus B．Yet C．Then D．Indeed 解析：选B。上下文语境题。前文提到“他们对你的了解全部通过这台装置，有时来自数百英里远