【创新设计】2020-2021学年高中英语同步精练：必修4-Unit-3单元测试(人教版-重庆专用)

Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour(满分：150分，时间：120分钟)一、单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1．(2021·长春高一检测)Inaway，________globalwarmingisachallengeforman，sowemustovercomeittobuild________fineworld.A．the；/ B．a；the C．a；/ D．/；a答案D[考查冠词。句意：从某种意义上说，全球变暖是对人类的一个挑战。因此我们必需克服全球变暖来建立一个奇特的世界。globalwarming是抽象名词，使用零冠词表示一类；而其次个空表示泛指，要用不定冠词a，表示“一个奇特的世界”。]2．Thefarmersare________thebestseedsfortheautumnsowing.A．bringingabout B．breakingoutC．checkingout D．pickingout答案D[考查动词短语辨析。句意：农夫们正在选择最好的种子用于秋种。pickout挑出，辨别出，符合题意。bringabout带来，造成；breakout突然发生，爆发；checkout结账离开。]3．(2021·嘉兴高一检测)IhavebeenseekingwhatIwantalltheseyears，but________Ihaveachievednothing.A．untilthen B．uptonowC．fromnowon D．inthefuture答案B[考查短语意义。句意：这些年来我始终在追求我想要的东西，但是至今一无所获。依据谓语动词的时态是现在完成时可推断选uptonow“直到现在”。untilthen直到那时；fromnowon从现在起；inthefuture在将来。]4．(2021·厦门高一检测)—Alison，I'msorry.Ican'tcometotheweddingwithyoutomorrowmorning.—________？—Mygrandmawasseverelyill，soIhavetostayinthehospitaltolookafterher.A．Howisit B．HowcomeC．Sowhat D．Whatif答案B[考查情景交际。依据上下句可知，下句是对上句事情的解释，因此B项正确。Howcome？意为“怎么会呢？为什么？”。Howisit？怎么样？Sowhat？那有什么了不起？那又怎样？Whatif...？要是……会怎么样呢？均不符合句意。]5．Hehurriedtoschool，but________heforgottotakehisbag.A．unfortunately B．usuallyC．luckily D．fortunately答案A[考查副词词义辨析。句意：他匆忙赶到学校，但不幸的是他忘带书包了。unfortunately不幸地，符合题意。usually通常；luckily幸运地；fortunately幸运地。]6．(2021·潍坊高一检测)—Youmaymakemoremistakesifyourpaperisleft______.—Thanksalot.Andwouldyougivemesomeadviceonhowtoimproveit?A．beingunchecked B．tobeuncheckedC．tocheck D．unchecked答案D[考查非谓语动词。句意：——假如不检查你的文章，你可能会犯更多的错误。——格外感谢。你能给我一些如何修改它的建议吗？leaveyourpaperunchecked中unchecked作宾语补足语，表示宾语所处的状态；A项表示被动的动作正在进行；B、C两项为不定式结构，通常表示尚未发生的动作。]7．YuanLongpingissucha(n)________scientistthathehasbeenpraisedandrewardedmanytimes.A．outstanding B．amazingC．disturbing D．frightening答案A[考查形容词词义辨析。句意：袁隆平是一位如此杰出的科学家，以至于他受到了很多次表扬和嘉奖。outstanding突出的，杰出的，显著的；符合题意。amazing令人吃惊的；disturbing令人担忧的；frightening令人恐惊的。]8．(2021·莆田高一检测)I'mstartingmySpringFestivalvacationonBoracayIsland，________Icanenjoyfreshandcleanairfromthesea.A．that B．which C．where D．when答案C[考查定语从句。句意：我正在Boracay岛开头进行春节假期，在那里我呼吸着来自海洋的清爽的空气。由语境可知定语从句中缺少地点状语，故选where。]9．Davidwokeuponemorningtofindbothwaterandelectricity________becausehehadn'tpaidthebills.A．cutin B．cutdownC．cutoff D．cutout答案C[考查动词短语辨析。句意：由于没交费，有一天早上戴维醒来发觉水和电都停了。cutoff切断(水、电等)，符合题意。cutin插嘴，打断别人；cutdown削减，砍倒；cutout裁剪，删除。]10．Accordingtoarecentsurvey，homeworkis________studentsmostoftenblamefortheirlackofsleep.A．what B．that C．where D．why答案A[考查名词性从句。句意：依据最近一项调查，作业是同学缺乏睡眠的主要缘由。空格后的表语从句中blame缺少宾语，故选what。]11．(2021·泰安高一检测)IsawBobplaythepianoatJohn'spartyandonthat______hewasverysmart.A．scene B．atmosphere C．occasion D．situation答案C[考查名词词义辨析。句意：我观察鲍勃在约翰的聚会上弹奏钢琴，在那个场合下他太精彩了。occasion时刻；场合，onthatoccasion在那个场合下，是固定搭配。scene(事故、罪行等的)现场，场面；atmosphere气氛；situation情形，状况；均不与介词on搭配。]12．—I'lltellMaryabouthernewjobtomorrow.—You________herlastweek.A．oughttotell B．wouldhavetoldC．musttell D．shouldhavetold答案D[句意：——明天我将告知玛丽她的新工作。——你原来应当上周就告知她的。此处表示“原来应当做却未做”，应用虚拟语气，故选shouldhavedone。]13．(2021·银川高一检测)Withournewteacher________us，wehavemadegreatprogressinEnglish.A．help B．helping C．tobehelped D．helped答案B[考查非谓语动词作宾语补足语。句意：在新老师的挂念下，我们的英语学习已有很大进步。ournewteacher与动词help之间构成规律上的主谓关系，所以用动词­ing形式作宾语补足语。]14．Kittyissuchamodestgirlthatshewillneverfeel________withwhatshehasachieved.A．grateful B．contentC．glad D．determined答案B[考查形容词词义辨析。句意：基蒂是一个如此虚心的女孩，她永久不会满足于已经取得的成就。feel/becontentwith对……满足，符合题意。grateful感谢的；glad兴奋的；determined坚决的；有决心的。]15．YeShiwenisswimmingatsucha(n)________speedthatothersareleftfarbehind.A．excited B．astonishingC．moving D．interested答案B[句意：叶诗文以惊人的速度向前游，把别人远远地甩在后面。astonishing(事物等)令人惊异的，符合题意。excited(人等)感到兴奋的；moving(事物等)令人感动的；interested(人等)感爱好的。]二、完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，把握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AThetelephoneranginthepolicestationatRichmond，California，USA.“Policestation？AtrainforSantaFehitatruckattheMcDonaldStreetCrossing.Please__16__thereatonce.Withanambulance，too.Amanisbadly__17__，”saidananxiousvoiceofayoungwoman.“AndyouknowIamthe...”“Pleasewait！Hi！Hi！”thepolicemankepton__18__thoughthelinewascutoff.Withinaminute，apolicecarandanambulancecarstartedoff.Beforelongtheygottothecrossing，butthey__19__everythingwasfine.Noaccident，nowoundedman.“Whatadirtytrick！”saidthepoliceman__20__.“Wemustfindoutthatbadwomanand...”Theywerejusttalkingaboutthe__21__whentheyheardthewhistleofatrainwhichwasnearingthemquickly.Allofasudden，atruckappeared.Itcame__22__towardsthem，too.Whenthetruckwaspassingthecrossing，itsuddenlyrefusedtomoveon.Rightthenandthere，beforetheeyesofallthepolicemen__23__，thetrainhitthetruckheavilyandstruckitdozensofmetersaway.WhenRandolphBruce，thedriver，was__24__outofthedamagedtruck，hewasseriouslywoundedjustastheyoungwomanhadtoldonthephone.Ashewastakentothe__25__intime，hislifewassaved.Laterthepolicedidwhatevertheycouldto__26__thewomanwhohadtelephonedthem.Itturnedoutthatthewomanwasaveryexcellentpoliceofficerworkingfarintheneighboringstate，whohadgotthefirsthand__27__ofthiscrimeasdescribedabove.16．A.call B．come C．go D．notice答案C[由文章最终一段“Itturnedoutthatthewomanwasaveryexcellentpoliceofficerworkingfarintheneighboringstate...”这句得知报案的人不在事故现场，恳求警察马上赶到那儿，可知选C项。]17．A.beaten B．treated C．needed D．injured答案D[依据上文“AtrainforSantaFehitatruck”得知两车相撞，又恳求警察“withanambulance”可知，有人严峻受伤。]18．A.talking B．laughingC．crying D．shouting答案C[由上文的“anxious”可知情形急促，报案者自然是说话急促从而表达不清楚，警察听不清自然大声问。本题难度在于区分cry和shout，cry强调说话时比平常声音大，无感情颜色，而shout则强调有意抬高声调或由于心情不佳或生气。]19．A.realized B．found C．proved D．wondered答案B[警察赶到那儿应当是“发觉”而不是“意识到”或“证明”。]20．A.nervously B．disappointedlyC．angrily D．surprisingly答案C[依据“Whatadirtytrick！”和下文的“bad”推知警察“生气”了。]21．A.trial B．warningC．program D．punishment答案D[由上文的“trick，bad”以及警察生气很简洁推出，警察因受骗，将会“惩处”报警的人。]22．A.passing B．turning C．running D．rolling答案C[由上文“Allofasudden，atruckappeared.”可知，卡车“running(快速行驶)”。所以选C。]23．A.above B．below C．alive D．present答案D[“present”此处为形容词“现场的”，作后置定语。]24．A.pushed B．helped C．let D．asked答案B[由下文“hewasseriouslywounded”可知，司机有人挂念才能从车里出来。]25．A.company B．house C．station D．hospital答案D[依据“hewasseriouslywounded”以及下文“hislifewassaved”可知，司机被送到医院。]26．A.meet B．punish C．find D．arrest答案C[由于那位女士报警，“hislifewassaved”，所以，警察不会“punish(惩处)”或“arrest(逮捕)”，而是“找到”。]27．A.information B．resultC．advice D．news答案A[女士供应了第一手“信息”。]BAswegetolder，thefearofnothavingagoodmemorygrowsformanypeople.Alotofpeople__28__thatthelossofmemorycanbethesignofAlzheimer's(早老性痴呆症)．Itistruethataswegrowolderwearemore__29__todevelopAlzheimer's.Butwithaproperlifestylethatincludesabalanceddietandexercise，onecanstaymentally__30__intotheiroldage.TherearemanycausesofmemorylossthathavenothingtodowithAlzheimer's.Asresearcherscome__31__tounderstandingAlzheimer's，theoutlook(前景)is__32__forpeoplewiththisillness.Newtreatmentsarebecomingavailable.Withimproveddiagnosis，medicationsandtreatment，onedaywemaybeableto__33__orevenreverse(反转)memorylossasweage.Memorylossis__34__atopicofconcernforpeople.HavingAlzheimer'scanleadtoincreaseddependencyonothers.Notbeingabletomanagebasicdaily__35__onyourownorevennotbeingabletorecognizefamilymemberswouldbeaserioushittoanyone.Thisiswhymanyelderlypeopleoftenhavequestionsandconcerns.28．A.worry B．guess C．insist D．suggest答案A[由下文中对记忆力减退与早老性痴呆症的关系的介绍可知，这里说的是人们的“担忧”。]29．A.eager B．nervous C．likely D．ready答案C[年龄渐大的人的确“更有可能”患上早老性痴呆症。]30．A.healthy B．honest C．brave D．kind答案A[只要有健康的生活方式，人们就能保持精神“健康”。]31．A.faster B．slowerC．farther D．closer答案D[争辩人员越来越了解早老性痴呆症，也就是他们跟这种病走得“越来越近”。]32．A.reducing B．endingC．improving D．waiting答案C[随着科学的进展，早老性痴呆症患者的前景有了“改善”。]33．A.make B．take C．prevent D．protect答案C[有一天人类将能够“预防”或反转记忆力减退。]34．A.also B．still C．ever D．even答案B[上文提到了奇特前景，下文叙述了早老性痴呆症的严峻后果，这说明这种病“仍旧是”人们关注的话题。]35．A.activities B．news C．meals D．drinks答案A[记忆力丢失的人不能应付日常“活动”。]第三部分阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下面短文，把握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AGetaFREEYEAR！OrderNOWandgetaFREEYEARofParents®magazine！That's2fullyears(24issues)fortheregular1­yearrate—just$12.ButHURRY，thisofferwon'tlast！(U.SEveryissueofPARENTSisfilledwithpracticaladvicefromleadingdoctorsandchildexperts...toysandgamesthatdevelopreader­testedproductsandmore!100%Money­BackGuarantee：Youmustbepleased，oryoumaycancelanytimeduringthelifeofyoursubscriptionandgetallyourmoneyback—noquestionsasked.Parents®magazineispublished12timesperyear.Savingsarebasedon$12.00annualsubscriptionrate.Statetaxesmayapplytoyourorder.E­mailaddressrequiredtoaccessyouraccountandmemberbenefitsonline.Wewillnotshareyoure­mailaddresswithanyone.Clickhere：www.parents.com/privacytoviewourprivacypolicy.36．Thepurposeoftheadvertisementis________.A．tohelpparentswiththeirdailylifeB．toattractmoresubscribersC．tocollectmoremoneyforcharityD．tointroduceanewproduct答案B[细节理解题。依据第一段GetaFREEYEAR！OrderNOWandgetaFREEYEARofParents®magazine！...的内容可看出，本文是一则订购杂志的广告，是为了吸引订户的。]37．Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthead?A．Inthenewspaper. B．Onawebsite.C．Inasupermarket. D．Inalibrary.答案B[细节理解题。依据文章最终一句可知，既然可以点击网页就应当是在网站上。]38．Areadersubscribed(订阅)Parents®3monthsago，butnowhefindsthemagazinedissatisfying.Whatcanhedo?A．Hecancancelwithoutgettinghismoneyback.B．Hecancancelafteransweringaseriesofquestions.C．Hecane­mailthemtoaccesshisbankaccounttogetallhismoneyback.D．Hecancancelandgetallhismoneybackwithoutansweringanyquestions.答案D[细节理解题。依据第三段内容100%Money­BackGuarantee：Youmustbepleased，oryoumaycancelanytimeduringthelifeofyoursubscriptionandgetallyourmoneyback—noquestionsasked.推断出，假如用户发觉杂志令人不满足，可取消订阅，无条件拿回自己的钱。]39．FromParents®magazine，wecangetthefollowingthingsEXCEPT________.A．advicefromchildexpertsB．toysdevelopingreader­testedproductsC．tipsongoodhabitsofchildren'slearningEnglishD．suggestionsontakingcareofthechildrenfromdoctors答案C[细节理解题。依据其次段内容可知A、B、D三项都是我们能从Parents®magazine上找到的。C项内容文章未提及。]BWhenIwasfourteen，Iearnedmoneyinthesummerbycuttinglawns(草坪)，andwithinafewweeksIhadbuiltupabodyofcustomers.IgottoknowpeoplebytheflowerstheyplantedthatIhadtoremembernottocutdown，bythethingstheylostinthegrassorstruckinthegroundonpurpose.IreachedthepointwithmostofthemwhenIknewinadvancewhatcomplaintwasabouttobespoken，whichparticularrequestwasmostimportant.AndIlearnedsomethingaboutthemeasureofmyneighborsbytheirpreferredmethodofpayment：bythejob，bythemonth—ornotatall.Mr.Balloufellintothelastcategory，andhealwayshadareasonwhy.Ononeday，hehadnochangeforafifty，onanotherhewasflatoutofchecks，onanother，hewassimplyoutwhenIknockedonhisdoor.Still，exceptforthemoneyapart，hewasaniceenoughguy，alwayswavingortippinghishatwhenhe'dseemefromadistance.Ifiguredhimforathinretirementcheck，maybeawork­relayedinjurythatkepthimfromdoinghisownyardwork.Sure，Ikepttrackofthetotal，butIdidn'tworryabouttheamounttoomuch.Grasswasgrass，andthelittlethatMr.Ballou'spropertycompriseddidn'ttakelongtotrim(修剪)．Then，onelateafternooninmid­July，thehottesttimeoftheyear，Iwaswalkingbyhishouseandheopenedthedoor，mentionedmetocomeinside.Thehallwascool，shaded，andittookmyeyesaminutetoadjusttothedimlight.“Ioweyou，”MrBallou，“but...”IthoughtI'dsavehimthetroubleofthinkingofanewexcuse.“Noproblem.Don'tworryaboutit.”“Thebankmadeamistakeinmyaccount，”hecontinued，ignoringmywords.“Itwillbeclearedupinadayortwo.ButinthemeantimeIthoughtperhapsyoucouldchooseoneortwovolumesforadownpayment.”HegesturedtowardthewallsandIsawthatbookswerestacked(堆放)everywhere.Itwaslikealibrary，exceptwithnoordertothearrangement.“Takeyourtime，”Mr.Ballouencouraged.“Read，borrow，keep.Findsomethingyoulike.Whatdoyouread？”“Idon'tknow.”AndIdidn't.Igenerallyreadwhatwasinfrontofme，whatIcouldgetfromthepaperbackstackatthedrugstore，whatIfoundatthelibrary，magazines，thebackofcerealboxes，comics.Theideaofconsciouslyseekingoutaspecialtitlewasnewtome，but，Irealized，notwithoutappeal—soIstartedtolookthroughthepilesofbooks.“Youactuallyreadallofthese？”“Thisisn'tmuch，”Mr.Ballousaid.“ThisisnothingjustwhatI'vekept，theonesworthlookingatasecondtime.”“Pickforme，then.”Heraisedhiseyebrows，cockedhishead，andregardedmeasthoughmeasuringmeforasuit.Afteramoment，henodded，searchedthroughastack，andhandedmeadarkredhardboundbook，fairlythick.“TheLastoftheJust，”Iread.“ByAndreSchwarz­Bart.What'sitabout？”“Youtellme，”hesaid.“Nextweek.”Istartedaftersupper，sittingoutdoorsonanuncomfortablekitchenchair.Withinafewpages，theyard，thesummer，disappeared，andIwasplungedintotheachingtragedyoftheHolocaust，theextraordinaryclashofgood，representedbyonedecentman，andevil.TranslatedfromFrench，thelanguagewaselegant，simple，impossibletoresist.WhentheeveninglightfinallyfailedImovedinside，readallthroughthenight.Tothisday，thirtyyearslater，Ivividlyremembertheexperience.Itwasmyfirstvoluntaryencounterwithworldliterature，andIwasstunned(震惊)bytheconcentratedpoweranovelcouldcontain.Ilackedthevocabulary，however，totranslatemyfeelingsintowords，sothenextweek.WhenMr.Ballouasked，“Well？”Ionlyreplied，“Itwasgood？”“Keepit，then，”hesaid.“ShallIsuggestanother？”Inodded，andwaspresentedwiththepaperbackeditionofMargaretMead'sComingofAgeinSamoa[averyimportantbookonthestudyofthesocialandculturaldevelopmentofpeoples—anthropology(人类学)]．Tomaketwolongstoriesshort，Mr.Ballouneverpaidmeacentforcuttinghisgrassthatyearorthenext，butforfifteenyearsItaughtanthropologyatDartmouthCollege.SummerreadingwasnottheinnocententertainmentIhadassumedittobe，notalight­hearted，instantlyforgettableescapeinahammock(吊床)(thoughIhavesinceenjoyedmanyofthose，too)．Abook，ifitarrivesbeforeyouattherightmoment，intheproperseason，ataninternal，inthedailybusinessofthings，willchangethecourseofallthatfollows.【解题导语】作者靠给别人修剪草坪挣钱，一个老人因银行账户出问题而无法付他酬劳，就送他一本书作为答谢。但是本书却转变了他的人生。虽然那位老人没有付钱给他，但是他认为那本书给他的启发赛过金钱的回报。40．TheauthorthoughtthatMr.Ballouwas________.A．richbutmean B．poorbutpoliteC．honestbutfogettable D．strongbutlazy答案B[依据文意可知，Mr.Ballou虽然没有给作者酬劳，但是他也并没想赖掉。故他给作者书刊，却不求归还。由此可知，作者认为Mr.Ballou虽穷但是很礼貌。故选B项。]41．BeforehisencounterwithMr.Ballou，theauthorusedtoread________.A．anythingandeverythingB．onlywhatwasgiventohimC．onlyseriousnovelsD．nothinginthesummer答案A[依据文章中的一句话“AndIdidn't，Igenerallyreadwhatwasinfrontofme，whatIcouldgetfromthepaperbackstackatthedrugstore,whatIfoundatthelibrary，magazines，thebackofcerealboxes，comics.”可知，作者以前看书没有肯定的规律，有什么看什么。故选A项。]42．Thefollowingyeartheauthor________.A．startedstudyinganthropologyatcollegeB．continuedtocutMr.Ballou'slawnC．spentmostofhistimelazingawayinahammockD．hadforgottenwhathehadreadthesummerbefore答案B[依据文章最终一段的第一句话“Tomaketwolongstoriesshort，Mr.Ballouneverpaidmeacentforcuttinghisgrassthatyearorthenext，”可知，作者其次年还为Mr.Ballou修剪草坪。]43．Theauthor'smainpointisthat________.A．summerjobsarereallygoodforyoungpeopleB．youshouldinsistonbeingpaidbeforeyoudoajobC．agoodbookcanchangethedirectionofyourlifeD．abookislikeagardencarriedinthepocket答案C[纵观全文，作者通过修剪草坪挣钱，但Mr.Ballou没钱付给他，就把书给他阅读。通过看书，作者意识到，好书可以转变一个人的命运。]CBlueisthemostattractiveeyecolouraccordingtoanewresearch.BlueeyeslikethosebelongingtosexystarAngelinaJoliearethemostappealingcolouraccordingtoapoolof3,00018－24­year­oldsbyFreshLookOneDayColour.Angelina，herpartnerBradPittandhisex­wifeJenniferAnistonallhaveblueeyesandallbeennamedinatoptwentyoftheworld'smostdesirableeyes.Thesurveyfoundthatyoungfolkwithblueeyesisgenerallyseenasbeingmoreflirtatious，sexyandkind.Andwhenaskediftheywouldchangethecolouroftheireyesiftheycould，onlyoneintenblue­eyedpeoplewantedto，significantlylessthanpeoplewithothercoloureyes.Oneinthreepeoplewhodidn'thaveblueeyeswantedachange.Onequarterofrespondentshaveconsideredwearingcolouredcontactlensestochangetheireyecolourtemporarily—andblueisthemostwantedcolour.Greenwasthesecondmostpopularcolourforthosewantinganewlook，withrespondentssayinggreen­eyedpeoplewereusuallymysteriousandcreative.Peoplewithbrownorhazeleyeswereperceivedtobemoretrustworthythanpeoplewithothereyecolours.Peoplewithgreyeyesweregenerallythoughttobemoreintelligentthanotherpeople，andtheywerealsodescribedasusuallybeingshy.Bluewasthemostcommoneyecolouramongrespondents，with41percentofthosewhoansweredthesurveyhavingbabybluepeepersand39percenthavingbrownorhazeleyes.Thesurveyalsofoundthat18percentofpeopledon'tknowwhatcoloureyestheirpartnerhas.44．Accordingtothenewresearch，whenconsideringchangingtheireyecolour，thenumberofthepeoplewhowillchoose________ranksthesecond.A．brown B．green C．grey D．hazel答案B[从第七段可知。]45．Accordingtothestudyresult，ifyouwereamanagerandyouwantedtofindamostreliableperson，you'dbetterhireonewhohas________eyes.A．green B．blueC．brown D．grey答案C[由第八段可知。]46．Theunderlinedword“peepers”inthepassagecouldbereplacedby________.A．babies B．coloursC．eyes D．respondents答案C[词义猜想题。由其所在的后半句．..and39percenthavingbrownorhazeleyes可以猜出。]47．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Whohavethemostcharmingeyesintheworld?B．Differenteyecoloursintheworld.C．Asurveyresultoneyecolours.D．Blue—themostattractiveeyecolour.答案D[主旨大意题。文章开篇第一句点明白主题。]DTherearetwotypesofpeopleintheworld.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflife，onebecomeshappyandtheotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthings，persons，eventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings；thepleasantpartsofconversation，thewell­prepareddishes，thegoodnessofthewineandthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.Therefore，theyarecontinuallydissatisfied.Bytheirremarks，theysour_the_pleasure_of_society，offend(hurt)manypeople，andmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywhere.Ifthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnature，suchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitied.Theintentionofcriticizing(批判)andbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation(仿照)．Itgrowsintoahabit，unknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrong，butitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothem，andhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimagination，ithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers；nobodylovesthem，andnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortune，nobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjections，noonewilldefendorexcusethem，andmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasing，withoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonot，itwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontact(接触)withthem.Otherwise，itcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenient，especiallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.48．Peoplewhoareunhappy________.A．alwaysconsiderthingsdifferentlyfromothersB．usuallyareaffectedbytheresultsofcertainthingsC．usuallymisunderstandwhatothersthinkorsayD．alwaysdiscovertheunpleasantsideofcertainthings答案D[推理推断题。从第2段第三句话Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.可以看出另一些人为什么感到不幸福的缘由。]49．Thephrase“sourthepleasureofsociety”mostnearlymeans“________”．A．haveagoodtastewithsociallifeB．makeothersunhappyC．tendtoscoldothersopenlyD．enjoythepleasureoflife答案B[词义猜想题。从该短语后的．..，offend(hurt)manypeople，andmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywhere.可以猜出“sourthepleasureofsociety”的正确含义。]50．Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat________.A．weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeopleB．suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosociallifeC．peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappinessD．unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypersons答案C[推理推断题。从第2段中倒数其次句话Thehabitmaybestrong，butitmaybecured...可以推断出人们可以转变不幸福的脾性。]51．Ifsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabit，theauthorsuggeststhatpeopleshould________.A．preventanycommunicationwiththemB．shownorespectandpolitenesstothemC．persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffectsD．quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakes答案A[推理推断题。从第3段中的倒数其次句话Iftheydonot，itwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontact(接触)withthem.可以看出作者的态度。]EItmighthavebeenareallybadstressfulday，feelingtrappedinsidebythecoldandsnowwhichsurroundedus.Myhusbandwasthefirsttoshifthisconsciousness.Hedressedaccordinglyandannouncedthathewasgoingoutsidetobuildagiantsnowman.Atfirsthestoodalone，pilingmassiveamountsofsnow.Soonafteraneighborjoinedmyhusbandtoembracetheopportunitythewinterpresented.Maintaininglessthandesirableattitudes，wereluctantlyputonoursnowgear(用具)andheadedoutside.Itwasn'tlongbeforeweweresmilingandenjoyingtheabundanceofsnowthatMotherNaturehadprovided.Otherscametoouryardonebyonetogiveahandinthemakingofourgiantsnowman.Intheendweallstoodbackandmarveledatwhatwehadcreated.Hewaselevenfeethigh，twenty­fivefeetaroundatthebaseanddecoratedwithmanyhouseholditemssuppliedbyvariousfamilies.Therehestood，ourglorious，gigantic(巨人般的)snowman.Peopledrovebyandsmiled.Someevenstoppedtoenjoyhisexistence.Thespiritthatwentintocreatinghimseemedtocatchonandweallenjoyeditwhilethecoldtemperaturesallowed.Withthepassingoftime，thespringmadeitswaybackintoouryardandthesnowmanchangedformconsiderably.Inafinalefforttosavewhatwecreatedforjustalittlebitlonger，somebodystoppedbyandchangedthesnowman'sremainstolooklikearabbit.AsIpreparedforthestartofanotherweek，Idecidedtocheckmyemailbeforegoingtobed.Ifoundacuriousmessagethatcontainedthesubjectline:enjoythesnowman.IdecidedtoreadthemessageeventhoughIdidnotrecognizewhosentit.Thewordsitcontainedmeltedmyheart.Theemailsaid：...yourneighborlooksonindisbelief！Iamsureyoupeopleareenjoyingthesoundsandsmells，alongwithsightsofspring.TheenergydisplayedinMr.SnowmanorMs，isfilledwithvigorandjoyousenergy.Youandyourfamilykeepitup，asthisiswhattheworldneedsnow.Lovesweetlove.Morepowertoyouandyourlovedones，keepsharingwiththeworldaround.Perhapsitwasmorethansnowmanwebuiltthatday.I'dliketoagreethatitwas.Themessageseemsclear.Ourcircumstanceswillturnouttobewhatwemakeofthem.Thepossibilitiesareendlessandthechoiceisours.【解题导语】在一个因下雪而使人感到压抑的日子里，一个雪人转变了大家的心情，感染并激励了四周的人们。52．Howdidtheauthorplantospendthatcolddayatfirst?A．Byhavingabusyday. B．Bystayingathome.C．Bybuildingasnowman. D．Byvisitingneighbors.答案B[细节理解题。由第一段的“Itmight...，feelingtrappedinsidebythecoldandsnowwhichsurroundedus.”可知答案。]53．Thereasonforherhusbandtomakeasnowmanwasthat________.A．hehadtopleasehisneighborsB．hewasbetteratitthanothersC．hewantedtocheerhimselfupD．hemustgetthelastchancebeforespring答案C[推理推断题。文章开篇告知我们，“这本会是压抑的一天。我感觉被这布满大雪和寒冷困在了屋里”。丈夫出去堆雪人就是想让自己振作起来，而实践证明，也的确达到了目的，由此可以看出C项正确。]54．Fromthepassagewecanknowthatthesnowman________.A．wasbuiltonlybytheauthor'sfamilyB．wassurprisinglybiginsizeC．madepeoplemoreforgivingD．madebuildingsnowmanpopular答案B[细节理解题。由第三段的“Hewaselevenfeethigh，twenty­fivefeetaroundatthebase.Therehestood，ourglorious，gigantic(巨人般的)snowman.”可以看出，大伙堆的这个雪人是相当的大。]55．WhichofthefollowingisNOTexpressedinthee­mail?A．Likesofthenicesnowman.B．Sorryforsnowman'sleave.C．Thanksforthefamily'sefforts.D．Appreciationoftheauthor'sstyle.答案B[细节理解题。文章倒数其次段中的E­mail的标题，以及倒数其次段邮件的内容来看，B项无法在原文中找到对应的内容由此可以看出答案。]四、写作(共两个写作任务，满分35分)写作一(满分15分)请依据以下提示，结合你生活中的一个事例，就“挂念”这一话题，用英语写一篇短文。Aseniorhighschoolstudentgetsseriouslyillandneedsatransplantatonce，whichwillcostmuchmoney.Knowingthis，manystudentsandtheirparentsreachouttheirhelpinghands.Onthisplanet，everyonemayneedhelpandeveryoneshouldgiveahelpinghandtothepeopleinneed.留意：1.无需写标题，不得照抄英语提示语；2．除诗歌外，文体不限；3．内容必需结合生活中的事例；4．文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；5．不少于60词。_____________________