2020版高考英语大一轮复习课时达标18Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour（含解析）新人教版必修4.docx

课时达标(十八) Unit 3 A taste of English humour (见学用课时P41) 阅读理解A课标话题人与社会重大政治事件体裁应用文词数 330难度 OK, so its not a real warbut the US. and China are at the beginning of a trade war thanks to President Trumps policy. The Chinese government raised $34 billion in new duties on goods exported from the US. last week in answer to President Trumps unwise tariffs(关税) of $34 billion on Chinese goods.Farm and seafoodproducing states are going to be hit hardest by Chinas new tariffs on US. goods. States where cars are made and shipped to China are on_the_hook,_as well.In terms of value, some 38 percent of products on the tariff list are agricultural, including soybeans, sorghum, tobacco and meat. Thats nothing like good news for farmbelt states, primarily in the Midwest like Iowa.A wide range of seafood is on Chinas tariff list. That could hurt fishery workers in Alaska and lobster(龙虾) harvesters in Maine. Alaska, for example, exported nearly $1 billion worth of seafood to China. “China is a major market for Alaska seafood，” said Alexa Tonkovich, Executive Director of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute. “The seafood industry directly employs nearly 60,000 workers in Alaska each year and directly employs more workers than any other private industry.”And automaking States, particularly in the South, are also at risk. Some 24 percent of products on the listin terms of valueare cars, trucks and other vehicles. Michigan alone exported $1.7 billion worth of motor vehicles and vehicle parts to China in 2017. Other states being affected include South Carolina, where BMW makes SUVs for both the US. and export, and Alabama, home to MercedesBenz, Toyota, Honda and Hyundai Factories.This round of tariffs spares some industries, like commercial aircraft. Washington State could breathe a sigh of relief, which is home to Boeing. It also, for the moment, skips tariffs on chemical products.Alexa Tonkovich has warned the US. government that the trade war could risk jobs, reduce industry profits, and cause higher prices for consumers in the US.!语篇导读本文报道了由美国总统Trump主动挑起的中美贸易战对美国的农业、海鲜产业和汽车制造业的影响。1What does the underlined phrase “on the hook” mean?ACaught in a difficult situation.BLost in deep thought.CDelighted in their luck.DStuck in the traffic jams.解析 A词义猜测题。根据画线部分前一句和画线部分后的as well可知，画线词与hit hardest意思相近，故选A项。2Which state will be hurt the least on this round of tariffs?AIowa. BMaine.CMichigan. DWashington.解析 D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一、二句可知，这一轮加征关税对华盛顿州影响不大，故选D项。3What is Alexa Tonkovichs attitude towards the trade war?AApproving. BOpposed.CObjective. DSympathetic.解析 B观点态度题。根据第四段可知，Alexa Tonkovich认为贸易战对美国的海鲜产业影响很大；最后一段提到，Alexa Tonkovich警告美国政府说贸易战可能威胁工作岗位，减少产业利润，造成物价上涨，因此可判断他反对贸易战，故选B项。B课标话题人与社会社会热点问题体裁说明文词数 300难度 (2019优创名校联考)With the everincreasing popularity of online shopping, users reviews are becoming more and more important.Given that you cant actually touch, see, smell or hear the product youre buying online, these reviews will provide you with valuable information on the product itself.But how far can you trust them?Barnaby Bicken had an unpleasant experience.“I took some friends to a restaurant in Manchester that had excellent reviews on a food website.However, the service was awful and we were ignored most of the time.Later, I wrote a review on the same site only to be told that the review site owner would not accept any bad reviewsonly the good ones.”So, how can you get a useful review? Web expert Hilary Saunders has a few top tips.“If there are only a few reviews of a place, there is a good chance they have been planted by friends or enemies.If there are many reviews, start by dropping the most extreme comments.Also, watch out for similarities in style between reviews from people with different usernames, particularly if those reviews were placed about the same time.The best thing is to look for reviewers who show some relevant knowledge of the product they are reviewing.”Some companies seem to be contributing to the problem.A publishing house offered gift vouchers(购物礼券) to anyone who would give their textbook a fivestar review.But not all online companies operate like this.“Amazon works hard to keep the completeness of its customer reviews，” said a spokesperson for the company.“We have very clear guidelines, and when a customer reports a review that he feels is inappropriate, we check, and may take it down.”So, next time you see that fivestar review for something you want to buy, be awareit could be the work of a false reviewer!语篇导读如今网购非常普遍，消费者的评价变得越来越重要。但是，这些评价的可信度到底有多高呢？4What does “them” in Paragraph 1 refer to?AProducts. BUsers.CReviews. DBuyers.解析 C代词指代题。them指代上文中的名词复数形式，上文的复数名词有reviews和users，再根据下文的关于网上评价未必都和事实相符的例子可知，them指代reviews(评论)，故选C项。5What does Barnaby Bickens story imply?AThe food served was awful.BNot all reviews are believable.CMany people are easily cheated.DHe likes to write bad reviews.解析 B推理判断题。Barnaby Bicken选择了一家网评很好的饭店吃饭，结果发现饭店的服务质量非常糟糕，自己想如实写一个评论发表，但又不被接受。该例子是对第一段最后一句的回应，故选B项。6What reviews of products are useful?AThose by competitors.BThose by different users.CThose with good comments.DThose with related information.解析 D细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知，最好是寻找那些对评论的产品有相关了解的网评者，所以有产品相关信息的那些评论是有用的，故选D项。7How does Amazon deal with the customer reviews?AIt helps to finish the reviews.BIt pays attention to the bad reviews.CIt offers gifts for the good reviews.DIt tries to make the reviews objective.解析 D推理判断题。根据第四段最后两句可知，Amazon公司努力保持顾客评论的完整性，处理顾客所反映的不恰当的评论，因此可以推断出Amazon公司努力保持评论的客观性，故选D项。 完形填空课标话题人与社会公益事业与志愿服务体裁记叙文词数 315难度 (2019成都七中月考)“Elsa, its you！” It was a fouryearolds surprise birthday party, and her favorite Disney _1_,_Elsa from Frozen, had arrived. The two _2_ began to sing the movies big song, Let It Go, and were soon _3_ by Tinker Bell and four other fairy tale princesses: Anna, Ariel, Jasmine, and Snow White. You would swear you were _4_ at the most magical place on earth._5_ this wasnt Disney World. It was the pediatric cancer ward(儿童癌症病房) at a hospital. And the princesses were college students who _6_ for a nonprofit organization whose aim is to lift the _7_ of sick children.It all began once upon a time with Frozen, a _8_ family movie. Kylee McGrane, now 23, noticed that she and Elsa had matching blond hair and big blue eyes. McGrane and her _9_ Maggie McAndrew, were searching for a new community _10_,_ideally one with kids. That had an idea_11_ as Disney princesses and visiting pediatric cancer _12_. “When kids are in a _13_ for so long, they dont get all the magic that most kids do，” says McGrane.“Its _14_ to give them time to be themselves.”In 2015, after _15_ $2,000 on a Go Fund Me page to pay for costumes and travel _16_,_McGrane and McAndrew landed their _17_ gig(现场演出), at Cohen Childrens Medical Center. They spent nearly three hours singing songs, taking pictures, and _18_ from one bedside to the next until they had visited and _19_ with every one of the 50 children. “To see the kids believe in me as ElsaIt was _20_，” says McGrane.“These girls gave my daughter that moment of imagination, freedom, and happiness of dreaming，” says Moskowitz.1Adirector Bcharacter Cactor Dcartoonist2A.slowly Bpeacefully Ccheerfully Dseparately3A.joined Bfound Cpraised Dreplaced4A.greeting Bcongratulating Cdisplaying Dcelebrating5A.But BSoCStill DThen6A.compete Bapply Cvolunteer Dleave7A.interests BspiritsCqualities Dabilities8A.popular Blarge Clive Dcommon9A.mother Bteacher Cfriend Dassistant10A.plan BprojectCcenter Dperformance11A.turning out Bstanding out Ccheering up Ddressing up12A.relatives BdoctorsCpatients Dresearchers13A.school Bhospital Cworld Dprogram14A.unusual Beasy Cnice Dpossible15A.saving BraisingCdonating Dearning16A.vehicles Bexperiences Croutes Dexpenses17A.first Bfamous Cunexpected Doutdoor18A.passing Btalking Cchecking Dtraveling19A.chatted Bworked Clived Ddined20A.historymaking BtimekillingCheartbreaking Dlifechanging语篇导读本文介绍了一些志愿者化妆成迪士尼电影中的人物到医院为癌症儿童过生日，让他们也能享受到和健康孩子一样的快乐时刻。1解析 B根据空后的Elsa from Frozen可知，这是迪士尼电影中的角色(character)，故选B项。2解析 C根据上文可知，故事以一个4岁孩子的生日派对为背景，所以这个孩子和“Elsa”应该是高兴地(cheerfully)唱歌，故选C项。3解析 A下文又提到另外几个童话故事里的角色，所以应该是这些角色加入(join)到了这两个人的活动中，故选A项。4解析 D根据第一句中的birthday party可知，这些人是在为孩子们庆祝(celebrate)生日，故选D项。5解析 A空处后面说这不是迪士尼世界，由此可以推知空处表示转折，故选A项。6解析 C根据空后的a nonprofit organization可以推知，这些大学生是在做志愿者工作。compete比赛；apply申请；应用；volunteer自愿(做某事)；leave离开，故选C项。7解析 B上文提到这些志愿者为生病的孩子唱歌表演，最后一段中又有happiness，由此可以推知，这些志愿者是为了让生病的孩子振奋精神，高兴起来。l