2023学年完整版Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour同步测试3

Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour同步测试Ⅰ.单项填空1．(2013·大理检测)Asawriter，heprovedtobe________failure，whichforcedhimtogoin________searchofanotherwaytomakealiving.A．a；/ B．/；theC．a；the D．the；/解析：第一个空后面的failure表示“失败的人(或物)”，是可数名词；第二个空考查固定短语insearchof寻找。句意：作为一名作家，他是一个失败者，这迫使他去寻找另外的方式谋生。答案：A2．(2013·海口检测)________thatthegovernmentcanleadusoutofthefinancialcrisis，weareoptimistic________thefutureofourcountry.A．Convinced；about B．Convincing；aboutC．Convinced；of D．Convincing；of解析：convince使某人确信……；beoptimisticabout对……持乐观态度。句中convince与其逻辑主语we之间为被动关系，故应用过去分词。答案：A3．Wehave________everydifficultyandfinishedthetaskontime.A．overcome B．drivenC．created D．forced解析：本题考查动词的词义辨析。句意：我们克服了困难并且按时完成了任务。overcome克服，符合句意。drive驱使，驱动；create创造；force强迫。答案：A4．—Laurahasbeen____________asthesecretaryfrom300applicantsforthejob.—Howluckysheis!A．diedout B．sortedoutC．pickedout D．brokenout解析：句意：“在300名求职者中，劳拉被选中当秘书。”“她多幸运啊！”pickout挑出，辨别出。dieout灭亡，逐渐消失；sortout分类；breakout突发，爆发。答案：C5．(2013·吉林市摸底考试)He'sperfectly________toliveinthemountainandpaintpicturesallday,thoughheisbadlyoff.A．curious B．proudC．anxious D．content解析：句意：他十分愿意生活在大山里整天绘画，尽管他贫困潦倒。becontenttodosth.满足于做某事。答案：D6．Yourroomisalways________.Youshouldgetittidied.A．ataloss B．indangerC．inamess D．inorder解析：句意：你的房间总是很乱。你应该把它整理一下。此处用inamess(乱糟糟的)，与下文的Youshouldgetittidied句意一致。答案：C7．Unfortunatelytheearthquaketookplace,damagingtheirhouseandgettingthem________offthanbefore.A．nearer B．harderC．worse D．better解析：句意：不幸的是，地震毁了他们的房子，使得他们更穷了。badlyoff“穷的，缺少的”，为固定短语，worseoff是其比较级形式，此空后有than，由此推知应用比较级。答案：C8．Withsomanyworries________hismind，hewasunabletosleepwellforseveraldays.A．filled B．fillingC．tofill D．beingfilled解析：在with的复合结构中，如果宾语和宾补是主动关系，用动词­ing形式；如果是被动关系，用动词­ed形式。句意：心里有那么多忧虑的事情，他好多天都无法睡好。答案：B9．MissAntoniahas________thepupilsforhourswithstoriesandjokes.A．ignored B．enjoyedC．entertained D．recognized解析：句意：安东尼小姐在这几个小时中既讲故事，又讲笑话来逗乐孩子们。entertain使欢乐，款待。ignore不理睬，忽视；enjoy欣赏，享受……的乐趣；recognize辨认出，承认，公认。答案：C10．—Mr.SmithspeaksChinesefairlywell.—Sohedoes.Butsomeonetoldmehehad________whileworking.A．sentitup B．putitupC．takenitup D．pickeditup解析：pickup此处意为“非正式地，学会某种语言”。答案：D11．Inasportteameachplayerhasaclearrole，andtherearefewoccasions________membersareconfusedoruncertainoftheirroles.A．why B．whereC．when D．inwhich解析：句意：在运动队里每个运动员都分工明确，而且也很少有成员混淆或不知道自己角色的时候。occasions为先行词，表示时间，所以后面要用when来引导定语从句。答案：C12．(2013·河南中原名校联考)Morethan6millionpeople________byTyphoonHaikuiinfourprovinces,thecountry'sfloodcontrolauthoritysaid.A．affected B．havebeenaffectedC．hadbeenaffected D．haveaffected解析：people与affect之间为被动关系，用被动语态形式，affect动作发生在said之前，故C项正确。答案：C13．Whenthewholeareawas________bytheflood,thegovernmentsentfoodandmedicinetherebyhelicopter.A．cutup B．cutoutC．cutdown D．cutoff解析：句意：当整个地区被洪水隔绝之后，政府通过直升飞机运送食品和药品。cutup切碎；cutout“删去；剪除”；cutdown“砍倒；削减”；cutoff“中断；切断”。由句意可知选D。答案：D14．Shesaidthatshedidn'tlikethepainting,but________Ithoughtitwasverygood.A．obviously B．personallyC．hardly D．seriously解析：句意：“她说她不喜欢这幅画，但我个人认为这幅画不错”。obviously“显而易见地”；hardly“几乎不”；seriously“严肃地”。答案：B15．________，mycousinstillcouldn'tgetthedooropen.A．Mightsheastry B．AsshemighttryC．Shemightastry D．Tryasshemight解析：as引导让步状语从句，句子需倒装，此处谓语动词提前。答案：DⅡ.阅读理解(2012·天津高考)BarditchHighSchooldecidedtohaveanAll­SchoolReunion.Over450peoplecametotheevent.ThereweretoursoftheoldschoolbuildingandapicnicatConfederatePark.Severalformerteacherswereonhandtotellstoriesabouttheolddays.Ms.MabelYates,theEnglishteacherforoverfiftyyears,waswheeledtothePark.Someeyesrolledandtherewereafewlowgroans(嘟囔声)whenwasabouttospeak.Manystartedlookingattheirwatchesandcomingupwithexcusestobeanywhereinsteadofpreparingtolistentoalecturefromanoldwomanwhohadfewkindwordsforherstudentsandmadethemworkharderthanalltheotherteacherscombined.ThenMs.Yatesstartedtospeak：“Ican'ttellyouhowpleasedIamtobehere.Ihaven'tseenmanyofyousinceyourgraduation,butIhavefollowedyourcareersandenjoyedyourvictoriesaswellascryingforyourtragedies.Ihavealargecollectionofnewspaperphotographsofmystudents.AlthoughIhaven'tappearedinperson,Ihaveattendedyourcollegegraduations,weddingsandeventhebirthsofyourchildren,inmyimagination.”Ms.Yatespausedandstartedcryingabit.Thenshecontinued：“ItwasmybeliefthatifIpushedyouashardasIcould,someofyouwouldsucceedtopleasemeandotherswouldsucceedtoannoyme.Regardlessofourmotives,Icanseethatyouhaveallbeensuccessfulinyourchosenpath.”“Thereisnogreatercomfortforaneducatorthantoseetheendresultofhisorheryearsofwork.YouhaveallbeenagreatsourceofpleasureandprideformeandIwantyoutoknowIloveyouallfromthebottomofmyheart.”Therewasasilenceoverthecrowdforafewsecondsandthensomeonestartedclapping.Theclappingturnedintocheering,thenintoadeafeningroar(呼喊).Lawyers,truckdrivers,bankersandmodelswererubbingtheireyesorcryingopenlywithnoshameallbecauseofthewordsfromalongforgottenEnglishteacherfromtheirhometown.1．Whatactivitywasorganizedfortheschoolreunion?A．Sightseeinginthepark.B．Apicnicontheschoolplayground.C．Tellingstoriesaboutpastevents.D．Graduates'reportsintheoldbuilding.2．WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?A．SomegraduatesweretoobusytolistentoMs.Yates'speech.B．ManygraduatesdislikedMs.Yates'waysofteaching.C．Somepeoplegottiredfromthereunionactivities.D．Mostpeoplehadlittleinterestinthereunion.3．WecanlearnfromMs.Yates'speechthatshe________.A．kepttrackofherstudents'progressB．gaveherstudentsadviceontheircareersC．attendedherstudents'collegegraduationsD．wenttoherstudents'weddingceremonies4．Whatwas'beliefinteachingteenagers?A．Teachers'knowledgeisthekeytostudents'achievements.B．Pressureonstudentsfromteachersshouldbereduced.C．Hard­pushedstudentsaremorelikelytosucceed.D．Students'respectisthebestrewardforteachers.5．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeMs.Yates?A．Reliableanddevoted. B．Toughandgenerous.C．Proudbutpatient. D．Strictbutcaring.答案与解析1．C细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第二句可知，校园团聚的活动内容包括以前的老师们讲述过去的故事。2．B推理判断题。根据第二段内容可推断，当年这位英语老师对学生要求极其严格，因此很多学生不喜欢她的教学方式，心理上对这位老师存在排斥情绪。细节理解题。根据第四段内容，特别是该段最后两句可知，虽然学生们毕业离开了，但是这位老教师仍然随时了解学生们遇到的一切事情。细节理解题。根据倒数第三段第一句可知，认为，越是被逼得紧的学生越有可能取得成功。推理判断题。通过的讲话可知，她对学生要求非常严格，但同时她关心每一个学生的成长和进步。故选择D项。Ⅲ.阅读填句Areyoucooperative?Areyouagoodteammember?Ifso,thefuturemayholdmoreforyouthanyouthink.__1__That'shappeninginthoseareasofbusinessanddataprocessingwhereonepersonandacomputercanreplaceateamofworkers.But,elsewhere,teamworkisverymuchalive.Hightechnologyhasledtoanewtypeofteamworkinanumberoffields,includingadvertising,scientificresearch,engineeringdesign,architectureandoceanexploration.Throughcomputernetworking,scientists,engineersandtechniciansatdifferentlocations—oftenthousandsofmilesapart—canworkonthesameprojectatExamples—Anengineeringteamcannowdesignandtryoutarobotsystem,anewmanufacturingprocessoranentirefactory—beforeitismedicalteamcansimulate(模拟)adangerousoperationbeforeperformingitonapatient.Ofcourse,computer­assistedteameffortdoesn'tendwithinvestigationand“CAD­CAM—computer­aideddesignandmanufacture—isbreakingdownbarriersbetweentraditionaldesignandmanufacturingfunctions，”explainsDr.PrakashRao,anengineeringmanageratGeneralElectric.“Interdisciplinary(跨学科的)teamsandengineersfollowaproductfromconcepttoproduction.Everythingisinterconnectedlikeanetwork.”Sometimes,acomputer­aidedeffortcanextendbeyondproduction.AteamthatproducesrobotsmayusethemtoexplorespaceandoceanA．Theycanexchangeideas，tryoutdifferentdesignsandtesttheirresults.B．Inthefuture,teamworkwillbehighlightedbytheintroductionofnewtechnology.C．Anarchitecturalteamcandothesamewithabuildingorabridge.D．Itendsintheproductswhichareextensionsofthetraditionaldesign.E.Itnowusuallycontinuesintoactualdesign，manufacturingandtesting.F.Hightechnology，somepredicted，wouldmaketeamworkathingofthepast.G.Forhigh­technologyteamwork,thefutureseemslimitless.答案1—5FACEGⅣ.短文改错(2013·东北三校第二次联考)LiYuehadbeenawardedthetitleof“StarStudentoftheWeek”forwhichshedidfortheahotafternoonoflastSaturday，LiYue,wenttodowntownandwalkedfromonestoretoanother，lookingforthecostumeswewouldwearinthesingingtherestofuswasenjoyingourleisuretimeincoolandcomfortablerooms，shespentthewholeafternoonsearchingandshefoundtherightmovedbyhisefforts，wetriedourbestandwonthefirstprize