（福建专用）高考英语一轮复习 课时规范练18 Unit 3 A taste of English humour 新人教必修4-新人教高三必修4英语试题

Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumourⅠ.阅读理解A(2018·河北邢台期中考试)Children’shandwritinghasdeteriorated(退化)tosuchanextentinrecentyearsthatpupilsarebeingsubjectedtoonlineabuse,aleadingexperthaswarned.Ithasalsobeenclaimedthatalargenumberofchildrenasoldas12areunabletowritetheirownnames,suchistheextentofthehandwritingcrisis(危机).Someteacherssaythattheriseofdigitaltechnologywithchildrenusingkeyboardsandsmartphonesishavingamajorimpactontheirhandwritingskillsandthatpoorteachingofhandwritingisimpactingoninspectionresultsinsomeschools.MelanieHarwood,whoprovideswritingcoachinginschools,saidduringaroundtablediscussionthatchildrenweretakingpicturesoftheirpeers’courseworkandthenreproducingitonsocialsiteslikeTwitterorFacebook.Otherclassmateswouldthenlaughatthosewithpoorwritingonsocialmediaplatforms,theTimesEducationalSupplementreported.MsHarwoodsaid,“Somechildrenarebeingbullied(欺负)becauseoftheirhandwriting.Theirfriendsaretakingpicturesoftheirwritingtweetingitandmakingcommentsonthewriting:‘They’renotverybright,becausetheirhandwritingisn’tverygood.GoodGod.It’sterrible.Youcan’thavethat.’”Still,somepeopletooktodefendingbadhandwritingonTwitter.Auserwrote,“Badhandwriting?Keepthisinmind:moreintelligentpeopletendtothinkfaster,andasaresulttheirhandwritingismoresloppy.”ButMsHarwoodsaidhandwritingwasnotseenasapriorityinthecurriculum.Sheexplained,“I’mseeingchildrenasoldas12,whocan’twritetheirownnames,passthesystem.”ShewasspeakingataroundtablediscussioninLondonoverwhetherhandwritinglessonsareathingofthepastinthedigitalage.However,teachershavesaidpoorteachingofhandwritingishavinganegativeeffectonOfstedinspectionsfollowingtheeducationwatchdog’srecentadditionofhandwritingaspartoftheaspectsitassessestodetermineaschool’srating.1.Whichofthefollowingprobablycauseschildrentohavepoorhandwriting?A.Theriseofsocialmedia.B.Impropercurriculumsatschool.C.Poorwritingcoachingatschool.D.Theuseofcomputersandphones.2.Whydochildrenposttheirpeers’poorhandwritingonsocialsites?A.Tomakefunoftheirpeers.B.Toshowtheproblemswithschoolteaching.C.Tocallpeople’sattentiontokids’handwriting.D.Toasktheirpeerstoimprovetheirhandwriting.3.Thosewhodefendtheirbadhandwritingbelieve.

A.handwritingskillsareoutofdateB.poorhandwritingindicateslowintelligenceC.intelligentpeopletendtohavepoorhandwritingD.handwritinghasnothingtodowithone’sintelligence4.Wecanconcludefromthetextthat.

A.teachersareunwillingtoteachhandwritingB.kidswithpoorhandwritingusuallyfailexamsC.handwritingisstillnotrequiredatschoolnowadaysD.schoolsdidn’tpayenoughattentiontokids’handwriting〚导学号23280075〛B(2018·重庆一中期中考试)Sometimesinlifewejusthavetotakeachance.Andnomatterwhathappens,ithastosomehowbebetterthandoingnothing.DoyourememberEleanorRoosevelt’sfamouswords,“Doonethingeverydaythatscaresyou”?Let’sdosomethingthatscaresusalittlebit.Andwhilewe’reouttheredoingthisbigthing,rememberthatwhilewearedrivingdownourroadtoglory,it’sinevitablethatwe’realsogoingtorunintoafewroadblockseveryonceinawhile.Whenwedohitthesebumpsintheroad,pleasedon’tbedeterred(阻止)andunderstandthatwearenotbuilttoalreadyknowthewaybeforewehavetravelledtheroadsthatwemusttravel.Forexample,wecan’tseefromhereallthewaytotheothersideofthecountry,especiallyatnight.However,Iguaranteeyouthatifwewouldjustgetinthatvehicleofours,startitup,andturnonourheadlightsthenwe’llfindthatournightvisioncanseeourwaythroughthenexttwohundredfeet,eveninthedarkestnights.Andoncewemoveforwardandgettothattwo-hundred-footmarker,thenallofasuddenthewaythroughthenexttwohundredfeetwillbeilluminated(照亮)andexposeitselftous.Likethatscenario(情况)above,wearen’tbuilttobeabletohavealltheanswersindealingwithournextchallengebeforeweactuallygodowntheroadthatwemusttravel.However,ifwewouldjustgetinthatvehicleofchangeandstartupourminds,thenwecanturnonourproblem-solvingvision.Andoncewemoveourlivesforwardthroughthenextproblemwithourself-producedsolutions,thenallofasuddenwe’llbeabletomakeourwaymoreeasilythroughlife’sdetours(弯道).Nowteens,golearnandlaythewaytoabetterworldforallofus.Rememberthatluckisonthesideofthosewhojustdoit.Lifefavoursthebold(勇敢的)!5.Theunderlinedword“inevitable”inPara.1probablymeans“”.

A.unavoidableB.vitalC.unfair D.amazing6.Bythesecondparagraph,theauthorintendstotellreaders.

A.it’sdangeroustodriveatnightB.weshouldbearacleargoalinmindC.headlightsareusefulfordrivingatnightD.weneverknowourwayunlesswegoahead7.Inthetext,theauthormainlyencouragesreadersto.

A.beadeterminedpersonB.findself-producedsolutionsC.bebraveenoughtotakeachanceD.overcomethedifficultiesontheway8.Whodoyouthinkthetextisintendedfor?A.Youngpeople. B.Travellers.C.Adults. D.Drivers.〚导学号23280076〛Ⅱ.七选五阅读(2018·山东莱芜期中考试)HowcanIgetself-motivation?Whenyouarefeelinglessthanmotivated,itcanbeeasytofallbehindonyourwork,personallifeandaspirations.Whenthismoodstrikes,itisimportanttodigdeepdownandfindawaytopullyourselfthroughittobecometheself-motivatedpersonthatyoulongtobe.1Forexample,ifyourfinalgoalistodoa5krun,makerunningahalfmilewithoutstoppingyourfirstlevelofachievements.Itdoesn’thavetobeachievedallatonce,butlittlebylittle.Whenyoufeelthatyouhavefullyreachedyourfirstlevel,moveontothenext.Havingafinalgoal,andsettingstepstogetthere,canhelpyouhaveminiachievements.2

Whenyouwanttoreachacertaingoal,itoftenhelpstoimaginealreadyachievingit.Youmaybeabletobemoreself-motivatedifyoukeeptrackofyourprogress.3Putonepictureonthetopofeachpage,andunderneath,writewhatyoudidtoreachthatgoal.Iftherearetoofewwordsonthepage,itmaybetimetostepupyourefforts.

Specialquotationscanbeagoodwaytoinspireself-motivation.Findaquotethatmovesyouandinspiresyouinawaythatnoothersetofwordshasbefore.4Lookatitonadailybasis,anduseitasawaytoinspireyoutobemoreself-motivated.

5Evenondayswhenyourmotivationislacking,therearewaysthatyoucandowhatyouneedtodo.Ifyouwanttobemoreself-motivated,ittakesalotofsweatanddrive,butitcaneventuallyproducetheresultsthatyouarelongingfor.

A.Thispracticecanincreaseyourdrivetokeepongoing.B.Itisyouthathavetomotivateyourselftoachieveyourgoal.C.Considersettingdifferentlevelsofachievementsforyourself.D.Ifpossible,turnthosewordsintoanartprintandhangitinyourhome.E.Considercreatingajournalwithpicturesofwhatyouwanttoaccomplish.F.Animportantwaytobeself-motivatedistopushforwardtogetwhatyouwant.G.Beingself-motivatedcanbedifficultattimes,buttheeffortusuallyreapstherewards.〚导学号23280077〛Ⅲ.短文改错(2018·辽宁沈阳九中期中考试)YesterdayMrSmith,fromCanada,gaveusalectureabouthiscountry.Asasecondlargestcountryintheworld,Canadacoverswithaboutaquarteroftheworld’slandarea.Butit’spopulationisverysmall,about32million.PeopleinCanadamainlysayFrenchandEnglish.TheweatherinCanadaisquitedifferentlyfromareatoarea.TherearemanylakesinCanada,whichsupplyitwithonethreeoftheworld’sfreshwaters.Canadaalsohasalotforests,whichmakesitthebiggestproducerofpaperintheworld.Beside,Canadaalsohasmuchbeautifulscenery.〚导学号23280078〛答案：Ⅰ.【解题导语】本文为说明文,题材为社会文化类。在电脑和智能手机时代,学生书写能力越来越差,而字写得差的学生会因此受到其他同学的嘲笑。1.D细节理解题。由第二段的“...theriseofdigitaltechnologywithchildrenusingkeyboardsandsmartphonesishavingamajorimpactontheirhandwritingskills...”可知,电脑和手机的使用是造成学生字写得差的主要原因。2.A细节理解题。由第三段的“Otherclassmateswouldthenlaughatthosewithpoorwritingonsocialmediaplatforms...”和第四段内容可知,学生把差的手写体发到网上,是为了取笑这些同学。3.C推理判断题。由第五段可知,为字写得差而辩护的人认为高智商的人思维快,故手写体写得潦草。故选C项。4.D推理判断题。由第六段的第一句和最后一段内容可知,以前,书写未被当作课程重点,而现在教育部门将学生的书写能力纳入对学校的考核;由此可推知,学校原来并没有足够重视学生的书写能力。【解题导语】本文为议论文,题材为社会文化类。人生的道路弯弯曲曲,有时需要我们去冒险,运气往往会青睐勇敢者。5.A词义猜测题。由画线词所在语境可知,在我们驶向成功的道路上时,我们会遇到障碍,这是不可避免的(unavoidable)。6.D推理判断题。第一段的结尾提出:在我们旅行之前,我们并不清楚前方的路;第二段列举了夜间开车时开启车灯能够照亮前行的路;第三段开头对第二段做出总结:在真正开始旅行前,我们并不知道如何处理即将遇到的挑战。故选D项。7.C推理判断题。文章开头与结尾相呼应,提出我们应该敢于冒险。8.A细节理解题。由最后一段的Nowteens可知,本文的对象是teens,故选A项。Ⅱ.【解题导语】本文讲述了如何进行自我激励。1.C本段讲述了把目标分成一个一个的小部分,一点一点地实现目标。所以本处选“考虑为自己设置不同水平的目标”,符合语境。故选C项。2.A由前一句“有了终极目标并一步一步地去实现它,这能够让你取得一些小的成就”可知,本处选“这种做法会增加你前进的动力”顺承上文,符合语境。故选A项。3.E根据空后一句中的“onepicture”可知,E项符合语境。4.D本段讲述了用格言激励自己。D项“可能的话,把这些格言变成艺术字悬挂在你家里”与下文“每天看它来激励自己”衔接,符合语境。故选D项。5.G最后一段进行总结。G项“有时自我激励会