課時作業(yè)(十八)　[必修4　Unit 3 A taste of English humour]

　　[限時：35分鐘]

　?、?單項填空

　　1．In face of ________ failure, it is the most important to keep up ________ good state of mind.

　　A．a(chǎn); /

　　B．/; a

　　C．the; /

　　D．/; the

　　2．Mr. Smith is one of our restaurant's ________ customers.

　　A．ordinary

　　B．regular

　　C．normal

　　D．common

　　3．In Copenhagen, the UN Climate Conference grew more tense and divisive as the developing countries didn't trust the promises made by the industrial countries to ________ greenhouse gas emission(排放)．

　　A．cut out

　　B．cut down

　　C．cut off

　　D．cut up

　　4．The great millionaire gave away all his fortune to the charity and lived a simple life, ________.

　　A．happy and content

　　B．happily and content

　　C．happily and peaceful

　　D．happy and peace

　　5．Scientists are convinced ________ the positive effect of laughter ________ physical and mental health.

　　A．of; at

　　B．by; in

　　C．of; on

　　D．on; at

　　6．Unfortunately, a fire broke out suddenly in his house and burnt all his ________， leaving him nothing but a car.

　　A．furniture

　　B．fortune

　　C．possessions

　　D．treasure

　　7．We shouldn't complain about being poor—many families are much ________ than we are.

　　A．worse off

　　B．badly off

　　C．well off

　　D．better off

　　8．She ________ Japanese when she was in Japan. Now she can speak it freely.

　　A．picked out

　　B．made out

　　C．made up

　　D．picked up

　　9．Because of the rare snowstorm, the power supply of the city ________. The local government was trying its best to restore it.

　　A．cut off

　　B．broke off

　　C．turned off

　　D．put off

　　10．He didn't make ________ clear when and where the meeting would be held.

　　A．this

　　B．that

　　C．it

　　D．these

　　11．________ is the power of TV that it can make a person suddenly famous.

　　A．Such

　　B．This

　　C．That

　　D．So

　　12．Mary made coffee ________ her guests were finishing their meal.

　　A．so that

　　B．a(chǎn)lthough

　　C．while

　　D．a(chǎn)s if

　　13．Jack's business is not as good as before, so he has to________ the expenses of his company.

　　A．cut off

　　B．cut away

　　C．cut up

　　D．cut down

　　14．This magazine is very ________ with young people who like its content and style.

　　A．familiar

　　B．popular

　　C．similar

　　D．particular

　　15．Although the country has had political independence for over a century, ________ it needs the support of its neighbors.

　　A．naturally

　　B．economically

　　C．especially

　　D．luckily

　　Ⅱ.閱讀理解

　　A

　　The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.

　　She said, “Hi, girl! My name is Rose. I'm 87 years old. Can I give you a hug？”

　　I laughed and enthusiastically(熱情地)responded, “Of course you may！” and she gave me a giant squeeze.

　　“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age？” I asked. She jokingly replied, “I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of children, and then retire and travel！”

　　“No seriously，” I said. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.

　　“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one！” she told me.

　　Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up.

　　At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I'll never forget what she taught us.

　　“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only two secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die！” she said.

　　“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do one productive thing, you will turn 20 years old. If I am 87 years old, and stay in bed for a year, and never do anything, I will turn 88. Anybody can grow older. But every minute counts for young men，” she added.

　　“The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change.Have no regrets. The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do.The only people who fear death are those with regrets.”

　　She concluded her speech by courageously singing The Song of Rose.She challenged each of us to study the lyrics(歌詞)and live them out in our daily lives.

　　At the year's end, Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago.One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.

　　16．Rose made herself known to the author in a________ manner.

　　A．serious

　　B．cold

　　C．humorous

　　　D．crazy

　　17．From the information provided in the passage, we know ________.

　　A．Rose finished the college degree within a year

　　B．Rose did realize her dream of meeting a rich husband and getting married through college education

　　C．Rose enjoyed her campus life very much

　　D．Rose grew so old that she stopped playing

　　18．Rose delivered the speech________.

　　A．a(chǎn)t the graduation

　　B．which she prepared carefully

　　C．ended with The Song of Rose

　　D．to challenge all the other speakers

　　19．According to her speech, ________.

　　A．even you have a dream, you won't succeed

　　B．a(chǎn)ll people don't grow up while growing older

　　C．Rose usually regretted having done something

　　D．a(chǎn) nine-year-old is as old as an 87-year-old if he doesn't do anything

　　B

　　Earlier this month, the United States Library of Congress named Katherine Paterson the national ambassador for young people's literature. She is only the second person to hold the position. She replaces writer Jon Scieszka, who had served since 2008.

　　The librarian of Congress, James Billington, said Ms Paterson “represents the finest in literature for young people”. He spoke of the importance of reading in the lives of American young people. Ms Paterson has written more than thirty books. She is among only five writers to have won two Newbery Medals. These are among the most important children's book awards in the United States.

　　Bridge to Terabithia won a Newbery Medal in 1977. Her book Jacob Have I Loved won the award in 1981.

　　Katherine Paterson's books for children are often quite complex. Bridge to Terabithia includes adult themes like depression and death. The book has caused debate because of its place on school library bookshelves. Some parents think it is too adult for young children. Ms Paterson says the idea for the book came from a real life experience. Her son's best friend died in 1974 when she was struck by lightning.

　　Katherine Paterson is seventy-seven. She began writing as a young mother with three children. But she says her interest in writing came as a surprise. As a child she had thought about becoming a Christian religious worker in foreign countries like her parents were.

　　Katherine Paterson spoke to a gathering of children when she was named ambassador on January fifth in Washington. She said, “Read for your life. Read for your life as a member of a family, as a part of a community, as a citizen of this country and a citizen of the world.”

　　20．The Newbery Medal is designed for ________.

　　A．writers with best books for children

　　B．children with best books on adult themes

　　C．writers with best books for grown-ups

　　D．children with best books on nature

　　21．Which of the following is NOT true about the book Bridge to Terabithia?

　　A．Its topics include depression and death.

　　B．It won a Newbery Medal in the 1980s.

　　C．Some people think it's for adults only.

　　D．The idea for it came directly from real life.

　　22．As a child, Katherine ________.

　　A．had bad relations with her parents

　　B．showed great interest in writing books

　　C．hoped to take part in religious activities

　　D．began writing books with serious themes

　　23．The national ambassador for young people's literature as a position started in ________.

　　A．1977

　　B．1981

　　C．2009

　　D．2008

　?、?短文填詞

　　閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)以下提示：1)漢語提示，2)首字母提示，3)語境提示，在每個空格內(nèi)填入一個適當?shù)挠⒄Z單詞，并將該詞完整地寫在下邊相對應的橫線上。所填單詞要求意義準確，拼寫正確。

　　Last night my family was awake most of the night. We only slept about four hours. We all woke up at 3：00 in the morning b__24__ our dog, Charlie, was barking. My wife thought there must be some __25__ (問題), but she couldn’t find anything w__26__. Charlie kept barking for hours and woke up the __27__ (鄰居). Soon the phone rang. Mrs Atkins next door was really __28__ (擔心). She said we should __29__ the police. We finally found out what the problem was. His food bowl was empty. We forgot to f__30__ him! At about 5：00 I went back to __31__ but I didn’t get into sleep. In the morning I d__32__ about three cups of coffee with breakfast, but I was still tired. My wife and I didn’t go to work __33__ all.

　　24．______　25.______　26.______　27.______

　　28．______　29.______　30.______　31.______

　　32．______　33.______

　　答案

　　課時作業(yè)(十八)

　　Ⅰ.1.B　考查冠詞用法。句意：面對失敗，最重要的是要保持好的心態(tài)。failure意為“失敗”時，為不可數(shù)名詞，前不加冠詞；keep up a good state of mind意為“保持一個良好的心態(tài)”。

　　2．B　考查形容詞辨析。句意：史密斯先生是我們飯館的一個常客。regular意為“定期的”，符合語境。ordinary意為“普通的”；normal意為“正常的”；common意為“普遍的”。

　　3．B　考查動詞短語辨析。句意為：在哥本哈根的聯(lián)合國氣候大會上，由于發(fā)展中國家不相信工業(yè)國作出的減少溫室氣體排放的承諾，會議的氣氛變得越來越緊張。cut out 切去，劈開，戒除；cut down 裁短，減少，砍倒；cut off 切斷，阻礙；cut up 切碎，砍傷。

　　4．A　考查形容詞作伴隨狀語。句意：這位偉大的百萬富翁把他所有的財產(chǎn)捐贈給了慈善機構，并且過著簡單的生活，幸福而滿足。這里用形容詞作狀語。形容詞作狀語與副詞作狀語不同，副詞修飾動詞，說明發(fā)出謂語動作時的伴隨狀態(tài)，形容詞作狀語相當于主語補足語，與主語能同時構成系表結構。

　　5．C　be convinced of是固定短語， 意為“使信服”；后面表示 “對……的影響”， 根據(jù)搭配， effect后應用介詞on。

　　6．C　考查名詞辨析。句意：不幸的是，火災突然在他的屋里爆發(fā)，并且燒了他的所有個人財產(chǎn)，除了一輛車什么也沒留下。possession意為“個人財產(chǎn)”，通常用復數(shù)形式；furniture意為“家具”；fortune意為“財產(chǎn)”時，一般指龐大的財富；treasure意為“金銀財寶”。

　　7．A　考查形容詞短語辨析。句意：我們不應該抱怨貧窮，許多家庭比我們境況更差。be worse off意為“境況更差，更窮”，符合語境。

　　8．D　考查動詞短語辨析。句意：當她在日本時她無意間學會了日語，現(xiàn)在她能自由交談了。pick up此處意為“無意間學會”，符合語境。pick out意為“挑選”；make out意為“理解；辨認出”；make up意為“彌補；編造”。

　　9．B　考查動詞短語辨析。句意：由于罕見的暴風雪，這個城市的電力供應停止了，當?shù)卣诒M力恢復。break off意為“停止”，符合語境。cut off意為“剪下；阻礙；隔斷；停止，中斷”，應用被動語態(tài)；turn off意為“關掉”；put off意為“延期；推遲”。

　　10．C　考查it的用法。句意：他沒有弄清楚什么時候以及在哪里將召開會議。it在此代替從句作形式賓語。

　　11．A　考查狀語從句。句意：這就是電視的力量，它能使人突然成名。such“這樣的人或事物”，指后面要提到的人或事物。注意such, so, this和that表示指代的句型及用法區(qū)別。such…that…句型中such預指后文提到的人或事物；so…that…引導結果狀語從句。

　　12．C　考查狀語從句。so that意為“因此”；although意為“盡管”；while意為“當……的時候”；as if意為“好像”。

　　13．D　句意為：Jack的生意不如以前了，所以他不得不減少公司的開支。cut down 意為“壓縮，縮減”，與the expenses搭配，且符合題意。

　　14．B　考查形容詞辨析。句意：這本雜志受到年輕人的歡迎，他們喜歡它的內(nèi)容和風格。familiar意為“熟悉，通曉”，表示“為……所熟悉”應用介詞to；popular意為“受歡迎的”；similar意為“相似的”；particular意為“特別的”。

　　15．B　考查副詞辨析。句意：盡管這個國家一個多世紀以來有了政治獨立，但是從經(jīng)濟上來說它需要鄰國的支持。economically意為“經(jīng)濟上地”，符合語境。naturally意為“自然地”；especially意為“尤其”；luckily意為“幸運地”。

　　Ⅱ.A

　　文章向我們介紹了作者大學第一天認識了一位87歲高齡的特殊的同學。

　　16．C　細節(jié)理解題。從文中對她們相識的場景的描寫，尤其是She jokingly replied，可知是“熱情幽默的”。

　　17．C　細節(jié)理解題。從第七段的描述來看，她十分享受自己的校園生活。

　　18．C　細節(jié)理解題。由She concluded her speech by courageously singing The Song of Rose.可知C項正確。

　　19．B　推理判斷題。A、C、D項都與文中的觀點有出入，只有B項的說法符合本文第十段所陳述的觀點。