高三一轮复习课时提能练18 4 Unit 3 a taste of English humour含答案

  课时提能练(十八)  Unit 3　A taste of English humour

课时作业A：基础层面

Ⅰ.语境语法填空

A

Alvin was a film 1.director (direct) who won an Oscar 5 years ago. 2.Unfortunately (fortune) he died suddenly at age 53.The news came as an 3.astonishment (astonish) to many film fans. His doctor couldn't give an 4.explanation (explain) of how he died. Alvin, a man with a 5.humorous (humor) personality, was 6.particularly (particular) good at inspiring actresses. His first film, to which people's 7.reaction (react) was not strong, was considered to be a 8.failure (fail). However, his career took off soon after that though he had a 9.messy (mess) private life. He directed quite a few films that are still enjoying great popularity. His death is really a heavy blow to the 10.entertainment (entertain) industry.

B

A famous director is looking for someone who can star 11.in his new film. He is very particular 12.about the acting of his actors/actresses as well as their appearances. Up 13.to now, he has not found one whom he feels content 14.with. From an acting school he has picked 15.out three candidates, among whom a young man called Jack seems to be his cup of tea. However, at today's interview, the assistant leaned over to the director and advised him, 16.in a whisper, that a final decision not be made right away.

C

I found it hard 17.to fit(fit) in with my new class, which depressed me very much. I had tried 18.wearing (wear) a smile and sounding friendly, but it didn't work. Yesterday, I came into the classroom with a new hairstyle. To my surprise, all boys came up to greet me, as if we 19.had been (be) good friends for years. “It is 20.the coolest (cool) hairstyle we have ever seen.” they told me. 21.As you can expect, we found a common topic, 22.making (make) me become one with my classmates soon. In reality, things always happen out of expectation.

Ⅱ.根据提示补全句子

1．让我感到诧异的是他好像毫不在乎我的感受。(astonish)

What astonished me was that he didn't seem to care about my feelings.

2．正像上面提到的，高中生的数量在增加。(as定语从句)

As is mentioned above, the number of the students in senior high school is increasing.

3．他在一家旅馆里得到了一份新工作并对此很满意。(content)

He got a new job in a hotel and he was content with it.

4．他夸夸其谈，好像什么都知道似的。(as if)

He talks big as if he knew everything.

5．一个月没下雨了，庄稼很难生长。(分词作结果状语)

It hasn't rained for a month，making the crops hard to grow．

课时作业B：能力层面

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

(2019·福州四校联考)The idea that you can use humor, laughter, and play to make you healthier probably seems too simple to be true. However, it is really true and simple. The sense of humor, laughter and play plays an important part in keeping you healthy.

Treat the blues with a sense of humor, which is closely tied to laughter. Laughter is infectious. Have you ever heard a big laugh of a young child and been able to keep yourself from smiling? When laughter is shared between people, it makes them closer to each other and increases their happiness. Smiling is the beginning of laughter and a smile is also just as infectious as laughter is. You can experience something by smiling at everyone around you, and you will feel happier just by sharing a smile, even with a stranger.

Play is an important part of making sure that we stay healthy. We are often encouraged to make sure our children play, and are told of the benefits of being out playing. However, what we often forget is that it is just as important for old people to make play be part of their life as it's for children. Physical play is important for the old and it certainly helps prevent illness. While the studies are still in the early stages, the studies that have been done have shown that physical play certainly plays a part in preventing cognitive(认知的) falling.

Anyway, adding humor, laughter, and play to our life will influence us mentally, physically and socially and bring us many advantages. So we should make full use of humor, laughter and play to make our life more active, more interesting and happier.

【语篇解读】　本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了幽默、大笑和玩耍给人们的健康带来的好处。

1．What does the underlined word “infectious” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Playing an important role.

B．Keeping people in high spirits.

C．Quickly influencing other people.

D．Preventing illness from spreading.

C　[词义猜测题。根据第二段第四句“When laughter is shared between people, it makes them closer to each other and increases their happiness”可知，当人们分享笑容时，人们的关系更亲密，人们也会更加快乐。故infectious在此处意思为迅速影响其他人。]

2．What can laughter increase according to the author?

A．Cognitive ability.

B．Good relationships.

C．A sense of humor.

D．Happiness and trust.

B　[推理判断题。根据第二段中的“When laughter is shared between people, it makes them closer to each other and increases their happiness... and you will feel happier just by sharing a smile, even with a stranger”可知，在作者看来大笑能使人们之间的关系更亲密。]

3．What does the author think the old should do?

A．They should have a good rest.

B．They should play like children.

C．They should prevent cognitive falling.

D．They should take part in physical play.

D　[推理判断题。根据第三段中的“However, what we often forget is that it is just as important for old people to make play be part of their life as it's for children. Physical play is important for the old and it certainly helps prevent illness”可知，作者认为老年人应该参与身体活动。]

4．Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A．Humor, Laughter and Play for Health

B．Always Keep Our Body Healthy

C．Have an Active and Happy Life

D．Let Our Body and Mind Relax

A　[主旨大意题。根据最后一段“Anyway, adding humor, laughter, and play to our life will influence us mentally, physically and socially and bring us many advantages. So we should make full use of humor, laughter and play to make our life more active, more interesting and happier”可知，这篇文章的主旨是幽默、大笑和玩耍有利于健康。]

B

(2019·郑州市第一次质量预测)Are you a procrastinator(拖延者)? It's a common problem. And it can be harmful, as previous research has shown that people who procrastinate have higher levels of stress and lower well­being, reported the Association for Psychological Science in the US. But a new study has found a way to deal with this problem: Be more connected to your future self.

Psychologists think that each person believes that they are really two people：“Present Me” and “Future Me”. “People act as if they prefer their current selves' needs and desires to those of their future selves，” wrote psychologists Neil Lewis and Daphna Oyserman.

Oyserman and Lewis decided to try to find a way to make “Present Me” imagine exactly how “Future Me” would feel the night before a big paper was due, though“Present Me”hadn't started yet. They made “Present Me” think about a far­off event a number of days away, not months or years.

Thinking about events in this way meant that something like a friend's wedding seemed 16.3 days sooner when considered in days rather than months and 11.4 months sooner when considered in months rather than years.

The researchers also tried to find out whether people would take action sooner if they were told a certain event was happening in several days rather than years. For example, participants imagined they had a newborn child, and that the child would need to go to college in either 18 years or 6，570 days. The researchers found those in the “days” condition planned to start saving four times sooner than those in the “years” condition.

So if you think of your life in days instead of years, you may get things done quicker.

【语篇解读】　本文主要探究了一种应对拖延症的方法。

5．What did Oyserman and Lewis intend to do through their study?

A．To work on a solution to test if someone is a procrastinator.

B．To find out whether human beings usually have two different characters.

C．To discover procrastinators are more likely to have a lower sense of well­being.

D．To prove it's helpful to connect our current selves more with future selves.

D　[细节理解题。根据对第三段的整体理解可知，Oyserman和Lewis想要通过他们的研究去验证把“现在的我”和“将来的我”联系起来是否会对应对拖延症有一定的帮助，故选D。]

6．The underlined part “this way” in Paragraph 4 refers to “        ”．

A．setting up tough deadlines

B．following schedules strictly

C．counting in smaller units of time

D．imagining how your future self will feel

C　[推理判断题。承接第三段最后一句“They made ‘Present Me’ think about a far­off event a number of days away, not months or years”可推知，画线部分是指用更小的时间单位去计量，故选C。]

7．What helps prevent people from procrastinating?

A．Comparing their future selves with present selves.

B．Considering their current selves' needs and desires.

C．Thinking about far­off events in days rather than years.

D．Marking important events on a calendar as a reminder.

C　[推理判断题。根据第五段的内容以及最后一段“So if you think of your life in days instead of years, you may get things done quicker”可推知，用天而不是用年去考虑将来所发生的事情会帮助拖延者不再拖延，故选C。]

8．What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．A way to get things done in time.

B．The harmful effects of procrastination.

C．The reason to overlook future needs and desires.

D．The way to reduce stress and improve happiness.

A　[主旨大意题。根据第一段最后一句“But a new study has found a way to deal with this problem: Be more connected to your future self”，并结合对全文的整体理解可推知，本文主要探究了一种应对拖延症的方法，故选A。]

Ⅱ.完形填空

(2019·贵阳市普通高中第一学期监测)The happy new mother asked eagerly to see her baby. However, when she looked at his tiny face, she was   1  . The baby had been born without ears.

Fortunately, time   2   that the baby's hearing was perfect except his ruined appearance. He grew up,   3   if there were not his misfortune. As a favorite with his classmates, he might have been class president, but for the misfortune. He developed a talent for literature and music. His parents   4  hoped that he had a perfect life.

One day, his father spoke with the doctor, “Could   5   be done？”“I believe I could   6   a pair of outer ears if they could be accessible.” The doctor decided. Therefore the   7   began for a person who would make such a sacrifice.

Two years went by. One day, his father said to the son, “You're going to the   8  ， son. We have someone who will donate the ears you need. But the identity of the donor is a secret.”

The operation was a brilliant   9  ， and a new person turned up. His talents blossomed into genius. Later, he married and entered the Diplomatic Service. One day, he asked his father, “Who gave me the ears? Who gave me so much? I could never do   10   for him or her.” “I do not believe you could，” said the father, “but the agreement was that you are not   11  ...not yet.”

The secret was kept for years, but the day did come. He stood with his father beside his mother's casket(棺材). Slowly,   12  ， the father reached out his hand and raised the thick, reddish­brown   13   to find that the mother had no outer ears.

“Mother said she was   14   she never had her hair cut，” his father whispered, “and nobody ever thought Mother less   15  ， did they？”

【语篇解读】　本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了一位母亲给有生理缺陷的儿子捐献外耳的感人故事。

1．A.angry　　　　　　 B．embarrassed

C．shocked D．curious

C　[根据下文中的“Fortunately, time          that the baby's hearing was perfect except his ruined appearance”可推知，这个婴儿出生时没有耳朵(ears)，初为人母的幸福的妈妈看到有缺陷的孩子时很震惊(shocked)，故选C。]

2．A.proved B．lasted

C．flew D．ignored

A　[根据该句中的“Fortunately”可推知，时间证明(proved)这个容貌有缺陷的婴儿听力是完好的，故选A。]

3．A.tall B．handsome

C．short D．bad­looking

B　[根据上文中的“his ruined appearance”，并结合空后的“if there were not his misfortune”可推知，孩子要不是容貌上的缺陷应该是很帅气的(handsome)，故选B。]

4．A.still B．hardly

C．almost D．ever

A　[根据上文可知，容貌上有缺陷的孩子很有才华，也为同学们所喜欢，在文学和音乐方面很有天赋，但是他的父母还是(still)希望他有一个完美的人生，故选A。]

5．A.somebody B．everything

C．nobody D．nothing

D　[根据上文“His parents         hoped that he had a perfect life”可推知，此处表示他的父亲问医生难道就没有补救方法了吗？故选D。]

6．A.operate B．destroy

C．transplant D．repair

C　[根据上文并结合语境可知，男孩的父亲询问医生有没有补救方法，医生决定给他移植(transplant)一对耳朵。与下文“The operation was a brilliant       ， and a new person turned up”呼应，故选C。]

7．A.experiment B．search

C．analysis D．operation

B　[根据语境可推知，他们开始寻找能够捐献耳朵的人。故选B。]

8．A.school B．library

C．hospital D．bedroom

C　[根据下文中的“But the identity of the donor is a secret”可推知，耳朵捐献者找到了，父亲告诉儿子可以去医院(hospital)进行移植手术了，故选C。]

9．A.failure B．success

C．honor D．damage

B　[根据空前的“brilliant”以及空后的“a new person turned up”可推知，手术非常成功。]

10．A.harm B．enough

C．bad D．good

B　[根据上文男孩问父亲的话可推知，男孩觉得自己为对方做得不够(enough)，故选B。]

11．A.signed B．realized

C．understood D．allowed

D　[根据上文中的“But the identity of the donor is a secret”可知，捐献人的身份是保密的；并结合下文内容可推知，男孩并不被允许知道是谁捐献的耳朵，故选D。]

12．A.carelessly B．gently

C．excitedly D．gradually

B　[与“Slowly”呼应，并结合上文“his mother's casket(棺材)”可推知，他的父亲慢慢地、轻轻地伸出手，故选B。]

13．A.skirt B．hand

C．hair D．quilt

C　[根据空后的“find that the mother had no outer ears”，并结合下文中的“Mother said she was        she never had her hair cut”可推知，男孩的父亲伸手去把男孩母亲的头发(hair)拢起来。]

14．A.depressed B．worried

C．glad D．regretful

C　[根据语境可推知，母亲乐意(glad)为儿子牺牲，甘愿不剪头发，故选C。]

15．A.beautiful B．ugly

C．respectable D．fashionable

A　[根据语境可推知，此处表示没有人说男孩的母亲不漂亮，故选A。]