课时作业(三十九)[选修8Unit4Pygmalion](限时：35分钟)Ⅰ.单项填空1．Weneedto________withthemonthepriceofthehouse.A．compromiseB．quarrelC．argueD．consult2．Poorasshewas，shewaseagerforattention.Thusshehadtothinkofborrowingsomejewelsto________attheparty.A．showupB．showoutC．showinD．showoff3．Wheneveryouareintrouble，don'thesitate________meforhelp.A．askingB．toaskC．inaskingD．toasking4．Theattackbyterroristshasbeen________bytheentireworld.A．condemnedB．scoldedC．criticizedD．blamed5．Thehouseissurroundedbytrees，soitis________atall.A．neglectedB．ignoredC．noticedD．overlooked6—．Whathasmadehimsoupsetrecently?—________alonetofaceatroublesomemilkcase.A．LeftB．BeingleftC．HavingleftD．Toleave7．TheThinker，headinhand，restinghisrightarmonhisleftknee，gaineditscurrenttitlewhen________inParisin1890.A．exhibitingB．exhibitedC．wasexhibitedD．beingexhibited8．Themillionairepassedaway,leavinghischildrenwithalarge________．A．fortuneB．luckC．moneyD．amount9．Thegovernment________airqualityinurbanareasfromlevelsonetofive:excellent,fairlygood,slightlypolluted,pooranddangerous.A．classifiesB．arrangesC．distributesD．divides10．Thesuccessofagovernmentshouldbemeasured________thehappinessofthepeopleaswellasthedevelopmentofeconomy.A.infaceofB.inplaceofC.intermsofD.inhonourof11．Asmallcarisbigenoughforafamilyofthree________youneedmorespaceforbaggage.A．onceB．incaseC．ifD．unless12—．Whywasthemancondemnedtodeath?—Becausehepassedhimself________asthechairmanandcausedagreatloss.A．awayB．downC．offD．on13—．Darling，Ididn'tgetpromoted.—________！Therewillbeloadsofotheropportunities.A．WelldoneB．WhatapityC．CheerupD．Allright14．________inthecageforhalfaday，thebirdbecamehungry.A．BeingkeptB．KeptC．HavingbeenkeptD．Havebeenkept15．I'm________goodterms________Maryandsheismygoodfriend.A．on；/B．/；withC．on；withD．with；onⅡ.阅读理解AHaveyoudreamedofbuildingyourownmachine?Doyouwishyoucouldinventsomethingnew?HerewelookatafewBritishinventionsofrecenttimes.AdaptiveglassesDoyouwearglasses?Ifso，canyouimaginelifewithoutthem?In1985，JoshuaSilver，aprofessoratOxfordUniversity，askedhimself“，CanIinventapairofglassesthatcouldbechangedbythewearer”？Hedesignedtwoplasticlenses(透镜)thatarefilledwithaspecialliquid.Usingsyringes(注射器)youchangetheliquidbetweenthelensesuntilyoucanseeclearly.Theglassesarenotbeautifulbuttheyareeasytouseandcheaptomake.ThewindupradioWhenyouswitchyourTVontonight，thinkaboutallthosepeoplewithoutelectricity.Thinkingaboutthis，TrevorBayliscameupwiththeideaofdesigningaradiothatcouldbepoweredbyhand.IncommonwithJoshuaSilverhewantedhisinventiontobecheapandeasytouse.Hewantedeventhepoorestpeopleindevelopingcountries，whodon'thaveelectricityandcannotaffordbatteries，touseit.Theradiohasagenerator(发电机)whichispoweredbyturningahandle.In1996itwontheBBCDesignAwardforBestProductandBestDesign.TheDysonvacuum(真空)cleanerInmanyhomesaroundtheworldyoucanseeacleanerthatlookslikeaspaceship.ThisistheDysonvacuumcleanerwhichusessomethingcalled“cyclonic，separation”toseparatethedirt.Youdonotneedabagforyourcleaneranditdoesnotgetblockedsoitisverypractical.TheideacametoSirJamesDysonafterhekepthavingproblemswithhisvacuumcleaner.Hedecidedhecoulddesignabetteroneandin1993heopenedhisownfactory.TheDysonisnowoneofthebestsellingcleanersintheUKandDysonisbelievedtohaveearnedoverabillionpounds.Th...
