【湖北专用】2014届高考英语一轮复习课时作业 Unit 4 Pygmalion 新人教版选修8.pdf

课时作业(三十九)　[选修8　Unit 4 Pygmalion](限时：40分钟) Ⅰ.多项选择________ financial aid. A．in favour of B．in honour of C．in face of D．in need of 2．Even well-known companies can see their brand reputations collapse in ruins if they ________ consumer trust. A．overlook B．betray C．mistake D．interrupt 3．Having done my job in establishing the company, I decided that it was time I ________ and left the work to my sons. A．left out B．faded out C．gave out D．ran out 4．In their efforts to persuade us to buy the product, shopkeepers have made a close study of human nature and have ________ all our little weaknesses. A．divided B．arranged C．classified D．separated 5．In blind date TV shows, being cruelly or politely rejected is sometimes the price participants have to pay for making an ________ of the love in their eyes. A．announcement B．appointment C．acquaintance D．alternative 6．A few years ago it was virtually impossible to find ________ quality coffee in local shops. A．suitable B．superior C．capable D．qualified 7．Their lack of qualifications ________ them to a lifetime of boring, usually poorly-paid work. A．devoted B．referred C．condemned D．classified 8．Do you approve of the idea that success can be measured ________ money alone? A．in case of B．in terms of C．in the opinion of D．in favour of 9．Because of their continuous failures, my enthusiasm for Chinese football team gradually ________. A．faded away B．ran out C．gave up D．died out 10．I wanted to go to Greece, and my wife wanted to go to Spain, so we ________ on Italy. A．resigned B．compromised C．promised D．disguised Ⅱ.阅读理解 Do you wish you could invent something new? Here we look at a few British inventions of recent times. Adaptive glasses Do you wear glasses? If so，can you imagine life without them? In 1985，Joshua Silver，a professor at Oxford University，asked himself，“Can I invent a pair of glasses that could be changed by the wearer？” He designed two plastic lenses(透镜) that are filled with a special ing syringes(注射器) you change the liquid between the lenses until you can see clearly.The glasses are not beautiful but they are easy to use and cheap to make.itch your TV on tonight，think about all those people without electricity.Thinking about this，Trevor Baylis came up with the idea of designing a radio that could be powered by hand.In common with Joshua Silver he wanted his invention to be cheap and easy to use.He wanted even the poorest people in developing countries，who don't have electricity and cannot afford batteries，to use it.The radio has a generator(发电机) which is powered by turning a handle.In 1996 it won the BBC Design Award for Best Product and Best Design. The Dyson vacuum(真空) cleaner，separation” to separate the dirt.You do not need a bag for your cleaner and it does not get blocked so it is very practical.The idea came to Sir James Dyson after hekept having problems with his vacuum cleaner.He decided he could design a better one and in 1993 he opened his own factory.The Dyson is now one of the bestselling cleaners in the UK and Dyson is believed to have earned over a billion pounds. The Zapata Flyboard Have you ever dreamed of zooming through the water and leaping in the air like a dolphin? Now you can thanks to a flyboard，built by water sports enthusiast Frank Zapata.With it you can dive back in the water and out again.It's possible to jump to incredible heights out of the water—over 30 feet.The basic flyboard model comes in at ￡4，200. might get it right. 11．Which might be the best title for the passage? A．Greatest Inventions B．Scientists' Stories C．Magic Glasses D．Beautiful Minds 12．What can we learn about adaptive glasses? A．They are very expensive. B．The inventor is a student. C．The glasses are fragile. D．They don't look very nice. 13．Which invention won an award? A．Adaptive glasses. B．The wind-up radio. C．The Dyson vacuum cleaner. D．The Zapata Flyboard. 14．The Dyson vacuum cleaner was invented with the purpose of ________． A．helping people use cleaners more easily B．making Dyson a rich businessman C．keeping the house cleaner than before D．taking the place of human cleaners B Commuters(上下班往返的人) who drive to work will face a parking charge of up to￡350 ayear.Ministers are backing a workplace parking charge which will come into force in Nottingham in 2013 and is likely to be adopted across the country.The scheme will see firms with more than ten parking places for staff charged ￡ 350 a year for each space in two years.－meaning it would effectively be a tax on driving to work.The scheme aims to reduce traffic by preventing unnecessary car journeys and raise funds to improve public transport，but critics say it is just an excuse for councils to fill their coffers(金库)．，and the British Chambers of Commerce says the new charge could total ￡ 3.4 billion a year if rolled out nationwide.m have threatened to leave the city，where 40，000 commuters use their cars to get to work.A spokesman said the scheme was nothing more than a tax on jobs.“It is very unfair to discriminate against those employers who have parking spaces，which get vehicles off the streets，”he said.“And these charges apply around the clock，which is especially unfair on shift workers who rely on their cars because public transport is not available.This is more g traffic.” However，Transport Minister Sadiq Khan gave the plan an official approval during a visit to Nottingham.The council says the tax will raise as much as ￡100 million over ten years—one fifth of the cost of a new transport system for the city. in better transport.“We put forward the idea of workplace parking taxes as a fairer way to raise money to invest in the future local transport services.We are pleased that the people of Nottingham will be the first to benefit.” 15．Supporters argue that the scheme ________． A．can help improve the parking conditions for the staff B．should be applied to all commuters driving to work C．is certain to be carried out despite the objections D．will relieve traffic pressure and improve public transport 16．According to the objectors，the scheme is unfair for ________s parking their cars on the streets D．the staff driving to work in the daytime 17．Which word can best describe Theresa Villiers's attitude towards the scheme? A．Neutral. B．Negative. C．Understanding. D．Positive.________． A．many firms are willing to pay the charges for their staff B．the public transport in Nottingham is in great need of improvement C．the author believes Britons will benefit from the scheme D．those firms with more commuters will leave Nottingham Ⅲ.完成句子he local newspaper ________________________ 100，000，000 (rob) 当地报纸报道这家银行昨天在光天化日之下被抢了一个亿。