Laughter　课时跟踪检测

Laughter课时跟踪检测A卷Ⅰ.单句语法填空1．Mywife____________(work)thenightshiftwhenmyplane________(arrive)．That'swhynooneistomeetmeattheairporttoday.2．—Look!Howlonghasit____________(rain)likethis?—Threeweeks!It'susualherethatrain________(pour)withoutstoppingthesedaysoftheyear.3．Inthisheavenlyworld,peopleliveinperfectharmony________natureandoutsideworldisforgotten.4．________myteacherdidn'ttellmedirectly,IstillfeltthatIdidn'tliveuptoherexpectation.5．Thee­dictionarymyfatherboughtformeis________greathelptomyEnglishstudy.6．Lucyhasagreatsenseofhumourandalwayskeepshercolleagues________(amuse)withherstories.7．Scientistsareconvinced________thepositiveeffectoflaughteronphysicalandmentalhealth.8．Hedelayed________(tell)herthenews,waitingfortherightmoment.9．Sheacknowledged________(cheat)intheexamandfeltashamedofit.10．Heisveryfat,buthecan'tresist________(eat)meat.11．Theprofessorinstructedmetoholdthevase________caution.12．Ialwaysenjoyedliteratureatschool,buttheJapanesecoursesturnedme________.Ⅱ.完成句子1．While________________(过马路),youmustbecareful.2．Oncloserinvestigationyou________________(就会确信)hisdishonesty.3．We________________________(很吃惊地听说)thattheirfootballteamhadwonthechampion.4．(2013·山东高考阅读C)ButdesignerMikhailBelyaevdoesn'tthinkthatforgettingtochecktheweatherforecastbeforeheadingoutshould____________(导致)yourgettingwet.5．(2013·浙江高考阅读D)____________(多亏了)thehelpIreceivedthatdifficultfirstyear,theschoolismyhomenow.6．Hecontinuedspeaking,____________(不顾)myfeelingsonthematter.7．Theshopordered20copiesofthebookandnowitcan't____________(处理掉)them.8．Inearly____________(撞上)abuswhenitstoppedsuddenlyinfrontofmeyesterday.9．Mywife____________(突然大哭起来)whensheheardthebadnews.10．Thoughcold,thekidswere____________(四处游玩)outside.Ⅲ.阅读理解A(2015·洛阳一模)Aculture'svaluescanbemirroredbyitshumor.HumorhasbeenevaluatedbymanygreatmindssuchasThomasHobbes,whodislikedhumor,“Laughterisnothingelsebutsuddengloryarisingfromsomesuddenthoughtoffeelingfarbetterthanothers.”Hethoughthumortobeanegativequalityofhumannarrow­mindedness.However,MordechaiGordon,Ph.DofEducation,insists,“Humorallowsustoviewtheworldfromananglethatisamusingratherthanserious.”IagreewithGordon.Learningtolookattheworldthroughhumorisimportant.IntheUnitedStates,everyfouryearsanelectionoccurs.Withouthumorasawaytoexpresstheirfeelings,howelsewouldAmericanskeepfromclawingtheireyesoutandgoingthewayoflemming？Televisionshowslike“TheDailyShow”havebecomeimportantpartsofAmericanculture.Theyaremotheringthemassesbymetaphorically(隐喻地)airplane­ingpoliticsintoourmouths.TheymakepoliticsOfcourse,politicsisonlyonetypeofhumor.Socialhumorhelpspeoplethroughthetwistsandturnsofthehumancondition.Americanpopculturepromotesanunhealthyself­image.Onthetopicofself­image,HariKondabolustandsout.Hehasajokeaboutthepopularmusicalgroup“ThePussycatDolls”，describingtheirhitsong“Don'tCha”asanegativerepresentationofwomen.HepointsoutanobviousoffenceinAmericanculture.AstudyfromLoyolaUniversityofMarylandhasshownthathumorisonedeterminingfactorforselectingamatingpartner.Amongstotherthings,mateslookforanoutstandingfunnyboneinapotentialpartner.Ofcourse,humorisnotalwaysusedforgoodpurposes.Humorcanbelinkedtovulgarity(庸俗)andracism,but,likeeverythingelse,ithaspotentialtounitehumanbeingsbyallowingustolaughatourselves,ourfailuresandourconnectionwithoneanother.Thoughlifemayseemtoughanddepressingattimes,allIhavetodoislookinthemirroratmyincreasedwrinkles(皱纹)toknowthatthereisacomedyouttherethatevenChaplinwasn'tawareof.Withthatinmind,remembertolaughwithhumanityandsometimesathumanity.1．Hobbesbelievedthathumor________.A．wasonlyawaytolaughatotherstomakeoneselffeelbetterB．resultedinnarrow­mindednessofhumanbeingsC．hadthepowertomirrorpersonalgloryandnationalvaluesD．wasforpeopletoviewtheworldfromanotherangle2．Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardspoliticalhumor?A．Worried. B．Disappointed.C．Curious. D．Appreciative.3．Thefourthparagraphisdevelopedmainly________.A．byexample B．byprocessC．bycomparison D．byclassification4．Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．Chaplinwasn'tawareofbeinglaughedat.B．Theauthorfeelshelplessandsadaboutgettingolder.C．Neverbetheonewholaughsatotherpeople.D．Theauthorisdeterminedtofacelifewithasenseofhumor.B(2015·西城区质量检测二)YaoNan,whowasaprofessionalspeedskaterbefore,wouldratherteachSpecialOlympicsathletesthananyoneelse.BeforebecomingaSpecialOlympicscoach,shehadlimitedknowledgeonthetopicofintellectualdisabilities(智障),andhadthemistakenimpressionthatpeoplewithintellectualdisabilitiescouldn'tdoverymuch,letalonelearnhowtoskate.Whensheacceptedaninvitationtoattendthe2001SpecialOlympicsWorldWinterGamesinAlaska,shesaidtheathletes'abilitytookherbreathaway.“Icouldn'tbelieveit.Theyweregood!Icouldn'ttakemyeyesoffthem.”WhenshegotbackhometoChina,Yaosigneduptobeacoach.“Theirdeterminationtosucceedisunbelievable!Forexample,”sheexplained,“ittookthreeyearsforoneofmyathletestobeabletoskateontheice.Ittookoneyearforhertolearnhowtoputherskateson.Thenextyear,shelearnedhowtowalkontheice.Afterthethirdyear,shecouldfinallyskate.Theathlete,herparentsandIwerejumpingforjoy.Theathleteaccomplishedsomethingsheneverthoughtshecoulddo.Asacoach,Ineverfeltsoproudofanyoneinmylife.”AnotherSpecialOlympicsathleteLiBaiming,12,competinginspeedskatingatthe2009WorldGames,wasinspiredtojoinSpecialOlympicsafterjoiningintheWorldSummerGamesheldinShanghaiin2007.Hermother,MaYehong,fromHarbin,whoaccompaniedLitoIdaho,saidthatshewasheartbrokenwhenherdaughterwasfoundwithintellectualdisabilitiesatsixmonths.“Butshe'smysunshinegirlnow，”saidMa.“SinceSpecialOlympicscameintoherlife,shehasbeenhappyandmoreinterestedineverything.Shehassomanyfriendsnow.Shemeetsthematcompetitions.Andiftheylivefaraway,Lichatswiththemonline.”Masaidthatthe2007SpecialOlympicsWorldSummerGameswerethebestthingthathappenedtoChina.“ThankstothoseGames,morepeoplearepayingattentiontothosewithintellectualdisabilitiesandwanttodosomethingtohelpthem，”saidMa.YaorecognizesthepowerofsportsforathleteslikeLi.“Theyarereallyabletogrow,makefriendsandbeproudoftheirachievementsforthefirsttime,”saysYao.“I'lldefinitelybeaSpecialOlympicscoachforlife.”5．WhatdidYaoNanknowaboutintellectualdisabilitiesbeforesheattendedthe2001SpecialOlympics?A．Shethoughttheycoulddosomethingspecial.B．Shebelievedtheycouldlearntoskate.C．Shethoughttheycouldn'tdoverymuch.D．Shebelievedtheywouldperformwonderfullyinthegames.6．YaoNangaveoneexampleof________toshowthedeterminationofpeoplewithintellectualdisabilitiestosucceed.A．howlongittookthechildtolearntoskateB．howthechildlearnttoputontheskatesC．howthechildwastaughttoskateD．howhappytheywerewhenthechildcouldfinallyskate7．HowmanyGamesthatLiBaimingtookpartinarementionedinthepassage?A．1. B．2.C．3. D．4.8．Accordingtothepassage,whatwouldYaoNandofromthenon?A．ShewouldbeanathleteintheOlympicsherself.B．ShewouldbeaSpecialOlympicscoachforsometime.C．ShewouldbeaSpecialOlympicscoachforlife.D．Shewoulddosomeresearchonthepowerofsportsforathletes.Laughter课时跟踪检测B卷Ⅰ.完形填空(2015·焦作一中高三一模)Therewasonceagroupofyoungpeoplesearchingeverywhereforhappiness,butwhattheygotwasonlyannoyance,griefandmisery.Sothey__1__Socratesforadviceonwherehappiness__2__.But__3__givinganyanswers,Socratesaskedthemtohelpwithbuildinga__4__first.Thegroupofguyshadto__5__thetask,layingasidetheirownbusinessofseekinghappiness.Ittookthemalongtimetocutdownatalltree,gougingout(挖空)thecenter.Throughpainstakingeffort,theymadeacanoeoutofthetree.Theylaunchedthecanoeintoariver,andthen__6__togetherinit,singingwith__7__.Socratesasked,“Mychildren,doyouhavehappinessnow？”Theyansweredinchorus,“We__8__behappier！”Socrates__9__，“That'sit！__10__youaretoobusypursuingsomethingtonoticeanythingbitter,happinesswilloccur.”FromthestoryIgottoknowthathappiness__11__hidesbehindeverytinythingthatyouareinvolvedin,andthatyoumayonlygetpleasurethrough__12__workandcreativity.Wemayhaveto__13__paininourdailylifeandintheprocessof__14__happiness.Sometimeswetendtolookforhappinessin__15__things,likeanewcar,clothes,etc.Truelong­termhappiness,however,comesfromwithinour__16__andspirit.Sowhynotturnsufferinginto__17__life,and__18__tearsintothelightinyourheart?Onlyinthiswaycanwemakeitthroughandfindtruehappiness.Somydearfriends,justrememberhappinessisastateofmindandamatterof__19__，andI__20__youallalifeofhappiness.1.A．pointedto B．referredtoC．turnedto D．keptto2.A．lay B．belongedC．stood D．laid3.A．apartfrom B．insteadofC．otherthan D．forfearof4.A．house B．boatC．bridge D．school5.A．setabout B．setdownC．setout D．setup6.A．sat B．stoodC．got D．rowed7.A．joy B．sorrowC．curiosity D．hope8.A．mustn't B．shouldn'tC．couldn't D．needn't9.A．declared B．thoughtC．added D．assumed10.A．Unless B．WheneverC．Until D．However11.A．never B．alwaysC．ever D．seldom12.A．cautious B．endlessC．hard D．effective13.A．experience B．avoidC．enjoy D．deny14.A．searching B．seekingC．hoping D．improving15.A．spiritual B．niceC．new D．material16.A．body B．partC．soul D．head17.A．blaming B．praisingC．ending D．cursing18.A．turn B．putC．divide D．draw19.A．time B．energyC．fact D．choice20.A．wish B．promiseC．bring D．requireⅡ.阅读理解(2015·皖南八校联考)Manypeopletakeitforgrantedthatblackisacolorofbadthingswhilewhiteshouldalwaysmeansomethinggood.Thismaybebecause,intheiropinion,blackisrelatedtodarknessandwhitetopurity.However,thatisnotalwaysthecase.Didyouknowthatthesameonecolormaymeandifferentlyindifferentplacesoftheworld?IntheEnglish­speakingworld,blackisthecolorofmourning.Peoplewearblackclothesatthefuneral.Redisconcernedwithdangerorbloodshed(流血)．Yellowisthewordforfear.Ifyouareafraid,youareyellow.YetnoneofthesesayingsistrueoutsidetheEnglish­speakingworld.InChinaandKoreawhiteisthecolorofmourning.InRussia,Chinaandsomeothercountries,redstandsforbeauty,lifeandexcellence.InItalyandGermany,youareyellowwithanger,notwithfear.EvenwithintheEnglish­speakingareaitisnotdifficulttofindcolorcontradictions(矛盾).AredcapintheUnitedStatesisaporterinarailwaystation.InBritain,however,aredcapisamilitarypoliceman.Bothnamesarelogicalbecausebothmenwearredcaps.Similarly,theBritishtermforanAmericanwhitecollarworkerissometimescalledablack­coatedOnedoesnothavetocrossanareatofindcolordifferences.Wouldyouratherbered­bloodedorablue­blooded?Ifwegobacktotheorigin,wefindthatbothtermsarelogicalasbothnamessuggest.Theexpression“blueblood”comesfromSpain,wheresomenoblefamiliesproudlysaidthattheyhad“blueblood”.ActuallytheymeantthattheyhadnoMoorishorJewishblood.Butthenwhy“blue”blood?Becausetheywerefair­skinned,anditisonlynaturalthattheirbloodvessels(血管)stoodoutappearingblue.1．Yellowisconcernedwithangerin________.A．Russia B．BritainC．Germany D．China2．Thetwomeaningsoftheterm“redcap”formadifferencein________.A．pronunciation B．climateC．logicalrelationship D．custom3．BothBritainandAmericawouldprobablyagreethat________.A．blackisthecolorofmourningB．ablack­coatedworkerisemployedinanofficeC．redstandsforbeautyandexcellenceD．aredcapisaporterinastation4．Thebesttitleforthispassageis“________”．A．TheOriginofBlueBloodB．TheDevelopmentoftheSymbolicUseofColorsC．ColorsThatCarryBadMeaningsD．TheMeaningConcernedwithCertainColorsⅢ.书面表达(2015·河南省实验中学高考模拟)如今孩子迷恋电脑、网络的现象越来越严重，有的孩子甚至足不出户，如何教育引导孩子，成为人们的热点话题。请阅读下面的漫画，按要求用英文写一篇短文。内容要求：1．描述漫画内容；2．分析漫画所揭示的问题；3．提出你的看法。注意：1．短文开头已给出，不计入总词数；2．考生可适当发挥，使文章内容充实、连贯；3．词数100左右；4．文中不能出现考生的具体信息。Thispicturepresentstousascene____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________答案Laughter课时跟踪检测A卷Ⅰ.1.willbeworkingarrives2.beenrainingpours3.with4.While5.of6．amused7.of8.telling9.cheating10.eating11.with12.offⅡ.1.crossingthestreet2.willbeconvincedof3.wereastonishedtohear4.resultin5.Thanksto6.regardlessof7．getridof8.raninto9.burstoutcrying10．playingaroundⅢ.语篇解读：一种文化的价值能通过其幽默感表现出来。本文作者介绍了自己对幽默的看法，并决定用幽默的态度来面对生活。1．选A细节理解题。根据文章第一段可知，ThomasHobbes不喜欢幽默，并从他的话中“Laughterisnothing...betterthanothers.”可知，应选择A。2．选D观点态度题。根据文章第三段第二句及最后一句可知，作者对于政治幽默持赞赏的态度。appreciative“欣赏的，赏识的”。3．选A写作手法题。根据文章的第四段的内容可知，作者是通过举例子来支撑自己的观点的，因此选择A。4．选D细节理解题。根据文章的最后两段可知，尽管生活有时候会很艰难，但仍然有连卓别林都没有意识到的幽默，要记得用幽默的态度来面对生活，应选择D。语篇解读：这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述了专业速滑运动员姚楠担任特奥会教练后，对这些残疾运动员坚强的毅力表示敬佩，并喜欢上这一工作。5．选C细节理解题。依据文章第一段的第二句可知，在成为特奥会教练之前，关于智障这个话题，她知之甚少，错误地认为有智力障碍的人做不了多少事情，更别提学习如何滑冰了。6．选A细节理解题。文章第二段姚楠举例讲述了一名智障运动员用了三年的时间学会滑冰的事，故选A项。7．选B推理判断题。文章第三段谈到残疾运动员LiBaiming2007年参加在上海举行的世界夏季特殊奥林匹克运动会，2009年参加世运会。8．选C细节理解题。依据文章的最后一句可知，姚楠想一直做特奥会教练的工作。Laughter课时跟踪检测B卷Ⅰ.语篇解读：这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。该文通过一个故事告诉我们：快乐是一种心态，快乐是可以选择的。1．选C根据上文可知，这群年轻人没有找到快乐，得到的仅仅是烦恼、悲伤和痛苦，所以他们向苏格拉底寻求建议。turntosb.foradvice“向某人寻求建议”，符合语境。pointto“指向”；referto“提到，参考”；keepto“遵守”。2．选A他们向苏格拉底询问快乐在哪儿。lay为lie的过去式，表示“位于，在于”。注意：laid为lay的过去式，表示“放置，产卵”。3．选B根据“But”及“Socratesaskedthemtohelpwithbuildinga__4__first”可知，苏格拉底没有给他们答案，因此选择B，insteadof“代替”。apartfrom“除了”；otherthan“除了”；forfearof“担忧，害怕”。4．选B根据下文中的“Throughpainstakingeffort,theymadeacanoeoutofthetree”可知，他们用树造了一个独木舟，因此苏格拉底是让他们先帮着造艘船(boat)。5．选A根据下文中的“layingasidetheirownbusinessofseekinghappiness”可知，他们开始着手进行这项任务。setabout“着手做(尤其指费时费力的事)”，后面接名词、代词或动名词作宾语，符合语境。setdown“写下，制定”；setout“着手进行”，表示着手做某事时，后接不定式；setup“建立”。6．选D根据前文“Theylaunchedthecanoeintoariver,andthen...”可知，他们把独木舟推入河里，接下来应是一起划船，因此选择D,row“划船”。7．选A根据前文“singing”及下一段内容可知，他们高兴地唱起歌来。joy“高兴，愉快”，符合语境。sorrow“悲伤”；curiosity“好奇心”；hope“希望”。8．选Ccan't/couldn't＋be＋形容词的比较级表示“最……”，是用比较级形式表达最高级含义。此处表示他们觉得此时是最快乐的。9．选C此处表示苏格拉底补充说。declare“宣布，声明”；think“认为”；add“补充说”；assume“认为”。结合语境可知选C。10．选B每当你太忙于追求一些东西而无暇顾及那些痛苦的事情的时候，快乐就来临了。whenever“每当”，符合语境，故选择B。11．选B这里指快乐总是隐藏在你参与的每一件小事之后。always“总是”，符合语境。12．选C由前文“youaretoobusypursuingsomething”可知，此处指你可能只需要通过努力的工作和创造力便可获得快乐。cautious“小心的，谨慎的”；endless“无尽的”；hard“努力的”；effective“有效的”。结合语境可知选C。13．选A在我们的日常生活中我们可能不得不经历痛苦