高考英语一轮复习课时作业18 Unit 3 A taste of English humour 新人教版必修4（广东专用）.doc

课时作业(十八)必修4unit 3a taste of english humour限时：30分钟 .完形填空born in america, i spoke english, not chinese, the language of my ancestors. when i was three, my parents flashed cards with chinese _1_ at my face, but i pushed them aside. my mom believed i would learn when i was ready. but the _2_ never came.on a chinese new years eve, my uncle spoke to me in chinese, but all i could do was _3_ at him, confused, scratching my head. “still cant speak chinese？” he _4_ me, “you cant even buy a fish in chinatown.” “hey, this is america, not china. ill get some right now with or without chinese，” i replied and turned to my mom for _5_.“remember to ask for fresh fish, xin xian yu，” she said，handing over a $20 bill. i _6_ the words, running downstairs into the streets of chinatown.i found the fish _7_ surrounded in a sea of customers. “id like to buy some fresh fish，” i shouted to the fisherman. but he _8_ my english words and turned to serve the next customer.the laugh of the people behind increased with their impatience. with every _9_， the breath of the dragons (龙) on my back grew strongermy blood boiling_10_ me to cry out. “xian sheng yu, please.” “very xian sheng，” i repeated.the crowd erupted into laughter. my face turned _11_ and i ran back home _12_， except for the $20 bill i held tightly in my pocket.should i laugh or cry? they re chinese. im chinese. i should feel right at _13_. instead, i was the joke, a disgrace (丢脸)to the language.sometimes, i laugh at my fish _14_， but, in the end, the joke is on me. every laugh is a culture _15_； every laugh is my heritage (传统) fading away.1a.custom bgamesccharacters dlanguage 2a.success bstudy ctime dattempt 3a.aim bjoke cnod dstare 4a.cared about blaughed atcargued with dasked after 5a.decision bpermissioncinformation dpreparation6a.repeated breviewedcspelled dkept7a.farm bstand cpond dmarket8a.guessed bforgot cdoubted dignored9a.second beffortcdesire dmovement10a.forcing ballowingcpersuading dleading11a.bright bblank cpale dred 12a.openmouthed btonguetiedcemptyhanded dbrokenhearted13a.service bhomecrisk droot 14a.trade bdeedcchallenge dincident 15a.thrown blost cdivided dreflected.阅读理解abill gates and the president of general motors have met for lunch, and bill is going on and on about computer technology. “if automotive technology had kept pace with computer technology over the past few decades, you would now be driving a v32 instead of a v8, and it would have a top speed of 10,000 miles per hour，” says gates.“or, you could have an economy car that weighs 30 pounds and gets a thousand miles to a gallon of gas. in either case, the sticker price of a new car would be less than $50. why havent you guys kept up？”the president of gm smiles and says, “because the federal government wont let us build cars that crash four times a day.”why is that funny (or not funny, as the case may be)? human beings love to laugh, and the average adult laughs 17 times a day. humans love to laugh so much that there are actually industries built around laughter. jokes, sitcoms and comedians are all designed to get us laughing, because laughing feels good. for us it seems so natural, but the funny thing is that humans are one of the only species that laughs. laughter is actually a complex response that involves many of the same skills used in solving problems.laughter is a great thingthats why weve all heard the saying, “laughter is the best medicine.” there is strong evidence that laughter can actually improve health and help fight disease. in this article, well look at laughterwhat it is, what happens in our brains when we laugh, what makes us laugh and how it can make us healthier and happier. youll also learn that theres a tremendous amount that no one understands yet.16. whats the best title of the passage?alaughterbthe joke between gates and the president of general motorscwhy do we laugh?dlaughter and health17which one is not true according to the passage?acomputer technology has developed quickly during the past few decades.bautomotive technology has developed as fast as computer technology according to bill gates.cthe president of gm thinks it is impossible to build cars worth less than 50 dollars.dif cars were less than 50 dollars, a large number of accidents would happen per day.18from the passage we can know that_.ahumans laugh because it can fight diseasebhumans have gained skills to laugh since they are bornchumans are one of the only species that can laughdlaughing can make humans feel bad19the underlined word “sitcoms” in paragraph 3 means “_”asituation comedies btragediescbody languages dfictions20this passage is most probably an _.aintroduction of an article about microsoftbintroduction of an article about laughtercarticle about laughterdintroduction of an article about general motorsbi had the meanest mother in the world. while other kids ate candy for breakfast, i had to have cereal (谷类食物), eggs or toast. while others had cokes and candy for lunch, i had to eat a sandwich. as you can guess, my supper was different from other kids too. but_at_least_i_wasnt_alone_in_my_sufferings. my sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as i did.my mother insisted upon knowing where we were at all times. she had to know who our friends were and where we were going. she insisted if we said wed be gone an hour, then we be gone one hour or lessnot one hour and one minute. and she always insisted upon us telling the truth. now you can see how mean she was.the worst is yet to come. we had to be in bed by nine each night and up at eight the next morning. we had to wash dishes, make beds, and learn to cook. we had to wear clean clothes and take a bath, while the other kids always wore their clothes for days. i believe she laid awake at night thinking up mean things to do to us.through the years, things didnt improve a bit. we could not lie in bed，“sick”like our friends did, and miss school. our marks in school had to be up to par(达到标准水平). our friends report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing. my mother, being as different as she was, would settle for nothing less than ugly black marks.as the years rolled by, we were one by one put to shame. we were graduated from high school. with our mother behind us, talking, hitting and demanding respect, none of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout.my mother was a complete failure as a mother. out of four children, a couple of us attained some higher education. and whom do we have to blame for the terrible way we turned out? youre right, our mean mother. she forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults.now i am trying to raise my three children. i am filled with pride when my children call me mean. because, you see, i had the meanest mother in the world.21. what does the sentence “but at least i wasnt alone in my sufferings.” mean?athe authors mother was only mean to her.bthe author was alone when she was a child.cthe authors mother was mean to her sister, brothers and her.dthe author wasnt alone because of suffering.22. according to the passage, the authors mother will ask her children to do all the following except_.alearning to cook bwearing clean clothescgoing to bed and get up at fixed time ddrinking as much cokes as they want23. why was the authors mother mean to her children?abecause she wanted her children to be top students in school.bbecause she wanted her children to bring home colored report cards like their friends did.cbecause she wanted her children to drop out.dbecause she wanted her children to do their best at school and be educated and respected citizens.24. which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?asome of the children werent able to go to college because of their mean mother.bmother didnt let the author tell lies.cmother asked the author to wear clean clothes.dthe author could not miss school even if she pretended to be ill.25. whats the main idea of the passage?athe kind mother. bthe meanest mother.cthe failure mother. dthe successful mother.答案课时作业(十八).本篇文章为记叙文。“我”生在美国，讲英语，但身为中国人，因为没有学习汉语而导致了去唐人街买鱼的尴尬，这让“我”明白了一个道理：“笑话”反映的是一种文化的缺失，我们不应该让文化丢失。1c根据本段第一句中the language of my ancestors可知，这里父母是想通过在“我”面前闪现一些汉字卡片从而激发“我”学习汉语的兴趣。故选c项。其余三项不符合语境。2c由本句中but及never可知，这里强调的是：“我”对学习汉字开始产生兴趣的时候一直都没有到来。故选c项。3d由本句中的confused可知，当叔叔跟“我”讲汉语的时候，“我”困惑了，不明白了。因此“我”只能用眼睛盯着叔叔看。a项意为“瞄准”；b项意为“开玩笑”；c项意为“点头”；d项意为“注视，瞪着眼睛看”。只有d项符合语境；其余三项不符合，故排除。4b由本句中you cant even buy a fish in chinatown.可以推断出，叔叔是在嘲笑“我”。故选b项。5b由下段中母亲说话的内容可知，“我”希望征得母亲同意让“我”去买鱼。a项意为“决定”；b项意为“许可”；c项意为“信息”；d项意为“准备”。由语境可知，应为母亲的“许可”比较合适；其余三项与语境不符，故排除。6a由上句母亲话中的xin xian yu及“我”没有学习汉语可以推断出，“我”为了防止忘掉要买的东西的名字，而不断重复母亲的话。故选a项。7ba项意为“农场”；b项意为“货摊”；c项意为“池塘”；d项意为“集市，市场”。分析句子结构可知，“我”发现鱼摊被很多顾客围着。故选b项。8d由第二段中you cant even buy a fish in chinatown.及本句中turned to serve the next customer可知，这个卖鱼人没有在意“我”说的话，即“无视，不理睬”。只有d项符合句意。9a由本段的第三句中turned to serve the next customer及本句中the breath of the dragons (龙) on my back grew stronger可知，每过一秒钟，“我”背上的龙的喘息就粗重一分。翻译成容易懂的中文就是：慢慢地，我的热血冲上头顶我浑身的血液沸腾了(以致把“新鲜鱼”叫成了“先生鱼”)。10a由本句中my blood boiling可知，“我”被激怒了，因此“我”强迫自己大声喊出“我”要买的东西。b、c和d三项不符合作者当时的心情，故排除。11d由上句中the crowd erupted into laughter.可知，因为“我”说错了汉语而引来了大家的哄堂大笑，这让“我”十分难堪，故“我”的脸变红了。因此答案为d。12c上段中母亲让“我”买xin xian yu及由本句中except for the $20 bill可知，“我”没有买到鱼，而是空着手回家的。故选c项。13b由本段中theyre chinese. im chinese.可知，同为中国人，“我”应该感到自在、自如才对。这与后面的instead, i was the joke形成对比。故选b项。14da项意为“交易，买卖”；b项意为“行动，所做之事”；c项意为“挑战”；d项意为“发生的事(常指小事)”。由本句中i laugh at可知，作者时常以自己买鱼的那件小事自嘲。故答案为d项。15b分析句子结构可知，该空应与fading away意思相近。a项意为“扔掉”；b项意为“丢失”；c项意为“分开”；d项意为“反映”。因此b项符合语境和句意。.a俗话说得好：“笑一笑，十年少”。本文是一本书的引言，通过比尔盖茨和通用汽车公司总裁的幽默谈话向我们讲述了“笑”的作用：它可以促进我们的身体健康，增强抵御疾病的能力。16d标题判断题。