2024-2025学年高中英语Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumourSectionⅢLearningaboutLanguageandUsingLanguage练习新人教版必修4

PAGEPAGE1SectionⅢLearningaboutLanguageandUsingLanguage[随堂巩固]Ⅰ.单词拼法1．Shehas________(自信)toovercomethedifficulties.2．Lincolnisoneofthe________(杰出的)presidentsintheAmericanhistory.3．Aslongasweareunited，thereisnodifficultywecannot________(克服)．4．The________(多山的)regioninthenorthernhalfofScotlandiscalledtheScottishHighlands.5．Therearemanykindsofwildlifelivinginthis________(广袤的)areaofrainforest.6．Mostpeopleagreethatthosewhodrivewhentheyare________(醉的)shouldbepunishedheavily.7．Whoevercomes，mymotherwill________(款待)himtothebestfoodofourfamily.8．Hecould________(使……开心)usforhourswithhisstoriesofthetheater.9．Therewerean________(令人惊讶的)numberofapplicantsforthejob.10．Itwasbelievedthattherewouldbeaneweconomiccrisis________(遍及)theworld，butwehopeditwouldnothappen.答案1.confidence2.outstanding3.overcome4．mountainous5.vast6.drunk7.entertain8．amuse9.astonishing10.throughoutⅡ.短语选填reactto，inamess，inawhisper，amuseoneself，slideinto，ononeoccasion，beparticularabout，burstintolaughter1．Hereroomis________________，whichisunexpectedtome.2．Howdoyouthinkamanagershould________________anemployee’sunsatisfactorywork?3．Thekids________________byplayinghide­and­seek.4．Weall____________________whilewatchingthebaby’sfunnybehaviour.5．Athief____________________theAccountant’sOfficeandstoleabout60,000yuan.6．Sheearnsonly1,000yuanamonthbut____________herclothes.7．Shesaidit________________，soIdidn’thear.8．________________，shecalledmeinthemiddleofthenight.答案1.inamess2.reactto3.amusedthemselves4.burstintolaughter5.slidinto6.isparticularabout7．inawhisper8.OnoneoccasionⅢ.语法填空Alawyer__1__camefromabigcitywenthuntinginthecountryside.Heshotabird，butitfellintoafarmer’sfieldon__2__othersideofafence(篱笆)．Asthelawyerclimbedoverthefence，anelderlyfarmerwalkedupandaskedhim__3__hewasdoing.Whenthelawyersaidhewantedtogetthebird__4__(hunt)byhim，theoldfarmerreplied.“Thisismyfield，andyou’renotcomingoverhere.”Thelawyergotangryandsaid，“I’moneofthe__5__(good)lawyersinthecountry.Ifyoudon’tletmegetthatbird，you’ll__6__(charge)andloseeverythingyouown.”Thefarmersmiled，“Well，generally，whenpeopleherecannotreacha(n)__7__(agree)，wefollowtheThree­KickRule.Ifirstkickyouthreetimesandthenyoukickmethreetimes，andsoon，untilsomeonegivesup.”Hearingthat，thelawyerdecidedhecould__8__(easy)winandagreed.Thelawyernearly__9__(give)upafterthefarmergavehimthreegoodhardkicks.Thenwhenhestruggled__10__(get)tohisfeetandsaid，“Now，it’smyturn！”theoldfarmersmiledandsaid，“No，Igiveup.Youcanhavethebird！”答案1.who/that2.the3.what4.hunted5.best6．becharged7.agreement8.easily9.gave10.toget[限时训练][限时30分钟]Ⅰ.阅读理解BillGatesandthepresidentofGeneralMotorshavemetforlunch，andGatesisgoingonandonaboutcomputertechnology.“Ifautomotivetechnologyhadkeptpacewithcomputertechnologyoverthepastfewdecades，youwouldnowbedrivingaV­32insteadofaV­8，anditwouldhaveatopspeedof10,000milesperhour，”saysGates.“Or，youcouldhaveaneconomycarthatweighs30poundsandgetsathousandmilestoagallonofgas.Ineithercase,thestickerpriceofanewcarwouldbelessthan$50.Whyhaven’tyouguyskeptup？”ThepresidentofGMsmilesandsays，“Becausethefederalgovernmentwon’tletusbuildcarsthatcrashfourtimesaday.”Whyisthatfunny(ornotfunny，asthecasemaybe)？Humanbeingslovetolaugh，andtheaverageadultlaughs17timesaday.Humanslovetolaughsomuchthatthereareactuallyindustriesbuiltaroundlaughter.Jokes，sitcomsandcomediansarealldesignedtogetuslaughing，becauselaughingfeelsgood.Forusitseemssonatural，butthefunnythingisthathumansareoneoftheonlyspeciesthatlaughs.Laughterisactuallyacomplexresponsethatinvolvesmanyofthesameskillsusedinsolvingproblems.Laughterisagreatthing－that’swhywe’veallheardthesaying，“Laughteristhebestmedicine.”Thereisstrongevidencethatlaughtercanactuallyimprovehealthandhelpfightdisease.Inthisarticle，we’lllookatlaughter－whatitis，whathappensinourbrainswhenwelaugh，whatmakesuslaughandhowitcanmakeushealthierandhappier.You’llalsolearnthatthere’satremendousamountthatnooneunderstandsyet.[语篇解读]本文是一篇文章的引言。作者通过比尔·盖茨和通用汽车公司总裁的幽默谈话向我们讲解并描述了“笑”的作用：可以促进我们的身体健康、增加反抗疾病的实力。1．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．LaughterB．ThejokebetweenGatesandthepresidentofGeneralMotorsC．Whydowelaugh?D．Laughterandhealth解析推理推断题。纵观全文可以看出，文章通过一个幽默引出了笑的作用：可以促进我们的身体健康，增加反抗疾病的实力。答案D2．WhichoneisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Computertechnologyhasdevelopedquicklyduringthepastfewdecades.B．AutomotivetechnologyhasdevelopedasfastascomputertechnologyaccordingtoBillGates.C．ThepresidentofGMthinksitisimpossibletobuildcarsworthlessthan50dollars.D．Ifcarswerelessthan50dollars，alargenumberofaccidentswouldhappenperday.解析细微环节理解题。文章第一段的“Ifautomotivetechnologyhad...insteadofaV­8”用的是虚拟语气，故该句中的描述与事实不符。答案B3．Theunderlinedword“sitcoms”inParagraph3means“________”．A．situationcomediesB．tragediesC．bodylanguageD．fictions解析词义揣测题。该词的意思应和此句前面的“Jokes(笑话)”以及后面的“comedians(喜剧演员)”接近，故选A。而“tragedy(悲剧)”，“bodylanguage(身势语)”，“fiction(小说)”均不在此列。答案A4．Thispassageismostprobablyan________.A．introductionofanarticleaboutMicrosoftB．introductionofanarticleaboutlaughterC．articleaboutlaughterD．introductionofanarticleaboutGeneralMotors解析推理推断题。由最终一段的后半部分尤其是“Inthisarticle，we’ll...”可以看出，该文是一篇文章的引言，用来吸引读者，介绍文章的内容。答案BⅡ.完形填空Iwassittinginthesurgicalwaitingareaatthehospitalwaitingforwordofmywife’soperation.Thesmallroomwasfilledwithotherfamiliesandfriendswhowere__1__waitingtohearhowtheirlovedonesweredoing.Therewasayoungboysittingquietlyinthe__2__.Heheldasmallboxof__3__inonehandandatablet(写字板)intheother.Everysooftenhe’dplacethetabletonhislapanddrawsomething.AsthehourspassedIbegantoseetheroomalmost__4__.Andtherewasastrangesilence.“Daddy，whenisMommygoinghome？”theyoungboyasked，breakingthe__5__.“Tomorrow，”hisfatherreplied.Theboypickeduphiscrayonsand__6__somethingonthetablet.I__7__himashemovedhisfeetbackandforth，lookingupattheceilingandthentowardthesunshine­filledwindow.“Whenis__8__，Daddy？”heasked.Hisfather__9__himovertositbyhim.“Come，__10__herenexttome.”hesaidwithagentletoneinhisvoice.__11__histhings，thelittleboywalkedslowlytohisfather’ssidefromthecorner.Theman__12__outandheldhissonbyhisshoulders.“Therearethreedaysinlife.Yesterday，todayandtomorrow.Oneisoveranddone，onewelivein，theotherwe__13__.Wecan’tliveinyesterday，butifwearehappyenoughtoday，wewillbeevenhappiertomorrow.”hesaidinanattemptto__14__theboy.Thelittleboylookedathimforamomentandsaid，“IfMommyisgoinghometomorrow，I’llbe__15__.So，Iwantittobetomorrowalready，Daddy.”Nowhangingoneverywordofthis__16__，Ileanedforwardtohearhisresponse.Itwas__17__.“Son，theonegreatthingabouttodayisonceit__18__，itisalreadyalmosttomorrow.”Ithoughtabouthow__19__itwas.Eveninmyadultlife，Istilllivewaitingforwhattomorrowmay__20__.NowIknowthatitisalready“almosttomorrow”．[语篇解读]本文记叙了作者在等待生病的妻子的消息时听到一对父子的对话，从而引发了作者对生活的感悟。1．A.eagerlyB．patientlyC．happilyD．curiously解析逻辑推理题。人们都迫不及待地想知道自己所关切的人的状况。eagerly反映了人们迫切的心情。答案A2．A.chairB．cornerC．distanceD．shadow解析词汇复现题。从第六段后面的fromthecorner可知，这个男孩坐在角落里。答案B3．A.giftsB．toysC．chalksD．crayons解析词汇复现题。这个小男孩一手拿着一小盒蜡笔，一手拿着写字板。第四段中的pickeduphiscrayons是提示信息。答案D4．A.darkB．fullC．emptyD．clean解析逻辑推理题。几个小时之后，房间里的人越来越少，几乎空了，故选empty。Andtherewasastrangesilence.也是提示。答案C5．A.promiseB．ruleC．recordD．silence解析词汇复现题。依据上文的Andtherewasastrangesilence.可知，此时小男孩打破了寂静。答案D6．A.wroteB．drewC．printedD．carved解析逻辑推理题。小男孩拿起蜡笔，在写字板上画着。其次段的he’dplacethe...drawsomething也是提示。答案B7．A.followedB．foundC．watchedD．caught解析逻辑推理题。作者始终关注着这个小男孩。答案C8．A.todayB．yesterdayC．futureD．tomorrow解析词汇复现题。父亲告知儿子母亲明天就会回家，儿子随即问：明天是什么时候？答案D9．A.knockedB．orderedC．calledD．pulled解析逻辑推理题。由下文的Comenexttome可知，父亲叫小男孩过来。由hesaidwithagentletoneinhisvoice可解除ordered。答案C10.A.standB．sitC．lieD．sleep解析词汇复现题。由上文的Hisfather...tositbyhim可知父亲让孩子过去坐在他的身旁。答案B11．A.GatheringB．ForgettingC．SavingD．Choosing解析逻辑推理题。父亲让他过去，所以这个孩子应当是“整理(gathering)”自己的东西。答案A12．A.gotB．tookC．setD．reached解析逻辑推理题。由后文的heldhissonbyhisshoulders可知父亲伸出手，抱住了儿子。答案D13．A.spendB．wasteC．killD．expect解析逻辑推理题。昨天已经过去，我们活在当下，对于明天，我们则是期盼着。答案D14A．frightenB．satisfyC．persuadeD．warn解析词语辨析题。父亲耐性地说明着，试图让孩子满足。答案B15．A.happierB．calmerC．smarterD．sadder解析逻辑推理题。听了父亲的说明，男孩说道：“假如妈妈明天回家，我会更兴奋的。”从上一段的最终一句可得到提示。答案A16．A.storyB．argumentC．conversationD．discussion解析逻辑推理题。父子二人在对话，故选conversation。hangon“细致倾听”。答案C17．A.humorousB．sillyC．positiveD．perfect解析逻辑推理题。作者认为这位父亲的回答很“完备(perfect)”。答案D18．A.endsB．startsC．passesD．lasts解析父亲告知儿子：关于今日一件宏大的事情就是：“今日”一起先，也就几乎是“明天”了。答案B19．A.meaningfulB．importantC．interestingD．fantastic解析逻辑推理题。由下文可知，作者认同这位父亲的观点，认为他的回答意味深长。答案A20．A.happenB．comeC．bring