2021学年必修4Unit 3 A taste of English humour综合训练题

Unit3 A taste of English humor单元同步测试

I. 单项选择

1.  Whatever achievements you have achieved, you should not be ______with them. If you ____, it is unlikely that you will make further achievements.

A. satisfied; do   B. content; do   C. satisfied; are    D. contented; are

2.  Thanks to the Party’s opening and reform policy, people in China are ______ than they were thirty years ago.

    A. well off    B. much better off    C. more better off    D. quite better off

3.  Don’t be too ______ about what you eat, or you are likely to develop an unbalanced diet, which is harmful to your health.

A. special    B. particular   C . concerned    D. worried

4.  Fear is something that you are born with. You can’t ______yourself of it completely but you can ____ certain fears under certain conditions. .

A. get; overcome   B. rid; overcome   C. overcome; rid of   D. break; get rid of

5.  It is very merciless _____ you to have _______ the homeless tramp in a worn-out coat when he begged something to eat.

A. to; turned off     B. for; turned down    C. with; turned up     D. of; turned away 

6.  On the Internet, ______ varieties of entertainments _____ which you can entertain yourself both at work and at rest.

A. it has; with   B. there are; with   C. it has; to    D. there are; on

7.  If you don’t know that _____ is the mother of success, you are sure to be _____ in life.

   A. failure; failure   B. a failure; a failure  C. a failure; failure  D. failure; a failure

8. As they _____ in the snowstorm in the deep mountains, they had great _____ in getting in touch with the outside world.

   A. lost; trouble   B. were caught; difficulty   C. were stuck; difficulties D. were trapped; troubles

9. The Oscar Award is ______ all outstanding actors and actresses all ______.

    A. what; dream to win           B. something; look forward to win  

C. what; dream of winning       D. something; look forward to winning it

10. The man in the lead swung his right arm _______ a signal for us to stop.

    A. as if to make    B. even if to make   C. as though making   D. even though making

11. She was fortunate ______ to star in the film which ______ in the remote mountainous village.

    A. having been picked out; was set     B. to have been chosen; set 

C. to be picked out; was set           D. to have been chosen; was set

12.  It makes little _____now to tell our children that their grandparents once boiled leather shoes to stop their hunger on their way to the northeast .

A. idea    B. meaning   C. sense    D. use

13.  Although I tried my best to convince them _____the importance and urgency of the operation, the doctors were not convinced _______ it immediately.

     A. with; to perform   B. of; doing    C. on; to do    D. of; to perform

14.  As the prisoner had been ______from the outside world for twenty years, he had no idea what the outside world was like.

     A. cut off     B. cut away    C. cut out     D. cut short

15.  Are you bored with your life? Do you feel depressed every day? Do you want to try something new and exciting? _______, ______ the Comedy Club, which is sure to brighten your life up

     A. If so; take part in    B. Even so; Join    C. If true; attend    D. If so; Join

16.  ---How did he ______ the punishment he was given for his cruel conduct?

    ---No reaction at all. He knew unkindness often reacts upon the unkind person.

     A. respond with   B. react to    C. respond for    D. react with

17.  ---Could you give me an explanation ______ your keeping silent throughout the discussion?

    ---Oh, terribly sorry. I had the least idea of what ________. I would have made a complete fool of myself if I had said anything.

     A. for; was discussed   B. of; had discussed   C. to; was being discussed  D. with; had been discussed

18.  The detectives in the detective films directed by him always pretended ______ ordinary people looking for evidences or clues and _______ able to solve any cases in the end.

    A. being; being   B. to be; to be  C. to be; being   D. to be; were

19.  I was asked to sort out the documents but instead of putting them ______ , I totally _______.

    A. in order; messed up them              B. in an order; made a mess of them

    C. in the order; messed them up           D. in an order; made a mess of it

20. If money comes and goes without good planning, you are likely to live _________. So it is important for you to ______ at the beginning of a year, budgeting for daily expenditure, budgeting for education and the like.

    A. on a tight budget; make a budget          B. in a tight budge; budget

    C. for a tight budget; have a budget          D. by a budget; plan a budget

21. It is reported that up to now, mountain slides have cut off more than ten villages from the outside world, ______more than 100 hundred people alive and ______ many houses.

     A. buried; destroyed  B. burying; destroying  C. to bury; to destroy  D. being buried; being destroyed

22.  The star performer of comic dialogue is full of humor, who is able to ______an occasion whenever _____ go wrong with his humorous performances 

     A. light up; things   B. brighten up; things   C. amuse; the things   D. entertain; things

23.  She _____ what had happened in a low voice for fear ________ she said might be overheard by others

     A. told; what   B. whispered to me ; that what   C. said to me ; what  D. told me; that what

24.  In an amusement park you can ______yourself with a variety of facilities, ranging from trolley buses to roller coasters.

    A. receive      B. treat     C. amuse    D. happy

25.  In remote mountainous villages in China, it is not ______ to find families with men wearing thick moustache, shabby clothes and worn shoes, chewing tobaccos and with porridge as their main daily food. 

    A. rare    B. seldom    C. ordinary   D. hardly

II 完形填空

Women find a way to win

  26  not uncommon to hear Chinese praising the play of their women on the volleyball court and  27  the play of the men. The topic is often laughed off as a joke, but  28 a reason for the perceived (感觉到)  29  of women’s athletics in China.

At the 2000 Sydeny Games, China’s women won  30  gold medals than the men. In Athens in 2004, the women won 19 gold medals, while the men won 12.  31  , American women accounted for 12 of the country’s 35 gold medals in 2004.

This summer, again the women are widely  32  to help with China’s medal tally(记录).wrestling coach Zhang Zhetian is counting  33  the women’s team for a wrestling medal. “Guys—you’ve got to push them more.” He told the Wall Street Journal.

Tennis coach Sun Jinfang shares this view: “Women know  34  eat bitterness,” she said. Sun has helped to put four double players into the Women’s Tennis Association top 30. no male Chinese tennis players are ranked.

Some experts believe they’ve  35  a reason for the disparity(不同). China has long respected strong women,  36  the folk hero Hua Mulan and the much-beloved former Vice-premier Wu Yi. This ideology(意识形态), they think, creates a space  37  women who are loyal, filial(孝顺) or who give service to the nation  38  .

“Besides China, no other nation gives equal financial support and media attention to  39  sports. That’s why China  40  challenge the US in medals---it treats men and women  41  ,” Susan Brownell, a professor at   42  University of Missouri in St. Louis who  43  Chinese sports, told the Wall Street Journal.

Now, however, more money is being  44  on men’s professional sports, which usually attract more views. This could change the gender gap as sports grow  45  commercialized (商业化的) in China, according to the Wall Street Journal.

26. A. That’s            B. This is        C. It’s           D. They’re

27. A. praise            B. praising       C. criticize       D. criticizing

28. A. there might        B. there might be  C. there must be   D. there must

29. A. superiority        B. shame        C. compassion    D. sorrow

30. A. less five          B. more five     C. five more       D. five less

31. A. At the same time    B. But         C. Although       D. By comparison

32. A. hoped           B. expected      C. wished         D. wanted

33. A. to               B. as           C. for            D. on

34. A. what to           B. why to       C. how to         D. which to

35. A. come up with      B. come on      C. come back     D. come in

36. A. for example       B. such as       C. except         D. including

37. A. who             B. that          C. where         D. which

38. A. respected         B. are respected   C. were respected    D. respect

39. A. women’s         B. woman’s      C. men’s         D. man’s

40. A. must            B. may          C. can          D. might

41. A. equally          B. unfairly       C. unfair        D. equal

42. A. an              B. a             C. /            D. the

43. A. specializes in     B. majors in       C. is good at    D. specializes at

44. A. took            B. spent          C. cost         D. paid

45. A. fewer           B. less           C. much        D. more

III 阅读理解而

A

There are robots all around us. Some do very complicated jobs like flying airplanes and driving subway trains. and some do one simple job. When an automatic washing machine is switched on, water pours in. The machine waits until the water is warm enough for washing clothes. It does this by “feedback”(反馈). Information about what is happening is feedback into the robot to tell what to do next. Our eyes, ears and other senses are our feedback. They tell us what is going on around us. So robots are like human beings in two ways. They work and they have feedback.

In some ways robots are better than human beings. They work quickly and do not make mistakes. They do not get bored doing the same job over and over again. And they never get tired. So robots are very useful in factories. They can be taught to do many different jobs. First their electronic brain must be shown how the job is done. A person moves the robot’s “arms” and “hands” through each part of the job.

The most intelligent robots can move and see. Their eyes are cameras. Their fingers can feel shapes and sizes of the objects. These robots have computer brains linked to their eyes and fingers, which control their actions. The expensive robots are used in scientific research. They do such job as handling radioactive materials.

46. In this passage the author tells us that ________.

A. robots are very popular              B. there are various kinds of robots

C. we see robots only at certain times    D. robots can be easily controlled

47. What does the author seem to inform you about robots?

A. They should be greatly improved.            B. They will probably take over in the future.

C. They are very helpful and useful to humans.   D. They are machines that break down a lot.

48. The author says that in industry ________.

A. robots break down a lot            B. robots can do many jobs

C. robots only get in the way          D. robots sometimes cause troubles

49. The fact that a robot never gets bored doing the same job means that _______.

A. it is very much like human beings      B. it can do boring jobs for people

C. it will never bore people               D. it will work much better than human beings

50. The robots used for scientific research _______.

A. are not very clever             B. are very cheap

C. are very big                     D. are very costly

B

“It hurts me more than you”, and “This is for your own good” —these are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework.

That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The schools and the educators made it easy for us. They taught that it was all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators, turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation.

Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing we’ve made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon Clomps who says of her students—“so passive” —and wonders what has happened. Nothing is demanded of them, she believes. Television, says Clomps, contributes to children’s passivity. “We’re talking about a generation of kids who’ vet never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them, instead of saying ‘go and look it up’, you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say no to a kid.”

Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. It’s time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work. It’ s time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it’ s for their own good. It’s s time to start telling them no again.

51. Children are becoming more inactive in study because _______.

A. they watch TV too often             B. they have done too much homework

C. they have to fulfill too many duties D. teachers are too strict with them

52. We learn from the passage that the author’s mother used to lay emphasis on _______.

A. learning Latin           B. discipline

C. natural development   D. education at school

53. By “permissive period in education” (L.1, Para.2) the author means a time _______.

A. when children are allowed to do what they wish to

B. when everything can be taught at school

C. when every child can be educated

D. when children are permitted to receive education

54. The main idea of the passage is that _______.

A. parents should leave their children alone

B. kids should have more activities at school

C. it’s time to be more strict with our kids

D. parents should always set a good example to their kids

    C

(55)  When a person does a certain thing again, he is impelled(迫使) by some unseen force to do the same thing repeatedly; thus a habit is formed. Once a habit is formed, it is difficult, and sometimes impossible, to get rid of. (56)  Children often form bad habits, some of which remain with them as long as they live. Older persons also form bad habits as long as they live. Older persons also form bad habits, and sometimes become ruined by them.

(57)  Many successful men say that much of their success has something to do with certain habits in early life, such as early rising, honesty and thoroughness.

Among the habits which children should not form are laziness, lying, stealing and so on. (58) Unfortunately older persons often form habits which ought to have been avoided.

(59)

A. There are other habits which, when formed in early life, are of great help.

B. Whether good or not habit are, they are easy to get rid of.

C. We ought to keep from all these bad habits, and try to form such habits as will prove good for ourselves and others.

D. Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed.

E. It is very important for us to know why we should get used to good habbits.

F. These are all easily formed habits.

G. It is therefore very important that we should pay great attention to the formation of habits.

IV．短文改错

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词作斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

      2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Sally,

Now I’d like to tell you something about my part-time job this

summer vacation, of which I worked like a guide in a travel agency.

The work was interesting but tired. I think it was helpful to work this

holiday. It was the first time that I have earned money on my own.

I’ve come to understand how hard my parents work to support

for the family. I used to keep on ask them for money, but now I’ll never

waste money and learn to share worry with my parent. I've learnt how

to get along well with others. What's worse, I've gained some working

and social experience and I have learnt something can' t be learnt from

textbooks. All these will be good for my future. In the word, I had the

wonderful and valuable summer vacation.

                                                 Yours, 

V．书面表达

目前，许多学校对学生采取封闭式管理，学生对此看法不一。请根据下表所提供的信息，写一篇短文，谈谈自己的看法。(字数120左右)

注意：1.不要逐字翻译。2短文开头已给出，不计人总词数

Nowadays a lot of schools keep their students in school all day long

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Unit Three  A taste of English humor

I. 单项选择

1—5 CBBBD  6—10 BDBCC  11—15 DCDAD 16—20 BCDBA 21—25 ABDCA

II. 完形填空

26-30CDBAC    31-35DBDCA    36-40BCBAC    41-45ADABD

III 阅读理解

46—50 ACBBD  51—54  ABAC  55—59 DGAFC

短文改错：

Dear Sally,

Now I’d like to tell you something about my part-time job this

summer vacation, ofin  which I worked likeas  a guide in a travel agency.

The work was interesting but tiredtiring . I think it was helpful to work this

holiday. It was the first time that I havehad earned money on my own.

I’ve come to understand how hard my parents work to support

For去掉 the family. I used to keep on askasked  them for money, but now I’ll never

waste money and learn to share worry with my parentparents. I've learnt how

to get along well with others. What's worsemore , I've gained some working

and social experience and I have learnt something +that  can' t be learnt from

textbooks. All these will be good for my future. In the word, I had thea

wonderful and valuable summer vacation.

V. 书面表达

One possible version

Nowadays a lot of schools keep their students in school all day long. Students have different opinions about it. Some of the students think they enjoy less freedom and have little chance to get in touch with society. They are not able to fully develop their interests and hobbies. Therefore, they have little interest in their  studies.

Some others think school is the best place to get knowledge so they should put their heart into their lessons. Some students lack the ability to control themselves. Once out of school, they may lose control of themselves and do something that will influence/affect their studies。

Personally I think, it is necessary to keep students at school. But at the same time schools should organize various activities so that students can enjoy their school life.(I don’t agree to keep students at school all day. Schools should offer students more free time to develop their personal interests。