选修八 Unit 3 Inventors and inventions（课件+课时冲关）-2021高考英语【创新教程】大一轮高考总复习（经典版）

Unit 3　Inventors and inventions [基础自测] Ⅰ.单词拼写 1．The suspect tapped (轻敲) the table nervously with fingers to hide his fear inside. 2．We should try our best to put the enemy in a passive (被动的) position. 3．Nowadays many old people have to bear (忍受) miserable loneliness after their sons or daughters leave home for work. 4．The abrupt (突然的) change of the climate has drawn worldwide attention to the benefit of green energy. 5．This year, the price of farm products (产品) is likely to go up as a result of drought. 6．You need special software to view the information in the file(s) (文件)． 7．The government has taken measures to bring down the high prices of daily goods to keep the market stable (稳定的)． 8．The news on smartphones saves people much time reading through newspapers for current (当前的) affairs. 9．A book had been stolen, but the teacher said he was sure Tom was innocent (清白的)．[来源:Z*xx*k.Com] 10．Water is a liquid at room temperature and has a relatively high freezing(结冰的) point. Ⅱ.选词填空 1．Sorry to hear that you've failed the exam.If only you had set_about studying hard earlier! 2．I'll ring_back as soon as I find out anything. 3．It's the love and responsibility that have driven him to get_through many hardships and survive. 4．I know you are tired, but try to hang_on a minute. 5．When I asked if I was speaking to the manager Jones, he simply rang_off. 6．The students go to visit their English teacher now_and_then who retired from school last year. 7．If you want to catch that train, you'd better set_out for the station immediately. 8．As I grew up in a small town at the foot of a mountain, the visit to the village called_up scenes of my childhood. [能力提升] Ⅰ.阅读理解 (2020·西南大学附属中学校检测)Even as Google plans to test its fleet (车队) of selfdriving cars on public roads this summer, its business model remains a bit of a mystery.By 2025, as many as 250,000 selfdriving vehicles could be sold each year globally, according to a study by an industry research firm. “Vehicles that can take anyone