2014届高考一轮复习英语 新人教版必修4 课时跟踪检测(十八) A taste of English humour Word版含解析

课时跟踪检测 十八 A taste of English humour 单项填空 1 2013 合肥质检 A second please I have another call coming through I m not in a hurry A Enjoy yourself B Leave me alone C Do as you like D Take your time 2 Jack has good sense of humor and we all think it pleasure to talk with him A a a B a 不填 C 不填 a D 不填 不填 3 2010 辽宁高考 We were astonished the temple still in its original condition A finding B to find C find D to be found 4 2011 浙江高考 I ve been writing this report for the last two weeks but it has to be handed in tomorrow A finally B immediately C occasionally D certainly 5 The sea policemen the difficulties such as strong winds high waves as well as cold weather and finally succeeded in saving 32 sailors A confused B overcame C reduced D expanded 6 2013 绍兴高三质检 her home Jennifer turned on her computer and chatted on line A As soon as she returned B After she got C On arriving D Directly she reached 7 2013 南昌三中高三模拟 So far everything has gone well as expected we have no doubt that we ll finish the project on time A Otherwise B Besides C Therefore D However 8 I d like to pick up your cousin Barry at the airport but I m afraid I couldn t recognize him Don t worry It is easy to him he has a thick black moustache A pick out B cut off C come across D care about 9 2013 宜春高三一模 Young people are not to stand and look at works of art they want art they can participate in A content B generous C confident D conservative 10 2013 威海高三模拟 Mum to us Be quiet Your little sister s sleeping A whispered B shouted C explained D replied 11 The young man even lost the ability of speaking because he had been from the outside world for so many years A cut off B cut up C cut in D cut down 12 2013 宁波第一次诊断 At the airport a man dressed in a black suit was caught on the clean floor A spit B spitting C spat D to spit 13 Jane Peter has got a well paid job in a foreign company You mean he is than he used to be A badly off B well off C worse off D better off 14 2012 辽宁沈阳 大连二模 His new movie moved all the audience to tears to mind another Spielberg s film about war A called B to call C calling D being called 15 2013 江西临川一中高三月考 Up to now the Project Hope thousands of students who would otherwise have dropped out A would help B helps C had helped D has helped 阅读理解 2012 青岛二模 Money is the root of all evil and new study claims there may be some truth behind the saying Scientists at the University of California Berkeley US announced on February 27 that rich people are more likely to do unethical 不道德的 things such as lie or cheat than poorer people The scientists did a series of eight experiments They published their findings online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences PNAS 美国国家科学院院刊 They carried out the first two experiments from the sidewalk near Berkeley They noted that drivers of newer and more expensive cars were more likely to cut off other cars and pedestrians at crosswalks Nearly 45 percent of people driving expensive cars ignored a pedestrian compared with only 30 percent of people driving more modest 不豪华的 cars In another experiment a group of college students was asked if they would do unethical things in various everyday situations Examples included taking printer paper from work and not telling a salesperson when he or she gave back more change Students from higher class families were more likely to act dishonestly According to the scientists rich people often think money can get them out of trouble This makes them less afraid to take risks It also means they care less about other people s feelings Finally it simply makes them greedier Higher wealth status seems to make you want even more and that increased want leads you to bend the rules or break the rules to serve your self interest said Paul Piff lead scientist of the study Piff pointed out that the findings don t mean that all rich people are untrustworthy 不能信赖的 or all poor people honest He said the experiments were to show how people living in different social situations express their instincts and values in different ways 1 By saying money is the root of all evil the author wants to A draw readers attention to the research B link wealth with bad behavior C show how the saying proves the findings D defend rich people who do unethical things 2 Which of the following is TRUE about the experiments the scientists did according to the scientist quoted A Most wealthy people are not trustworthy B The findings were not persuasive enough and the scientists will do further experiments C Drivers of more expensive cars are more likely to break traffic rules D Students from poorer families are not as honest as students from richer families 3 What makes rich people unethical according to the scientists a they become more selfish b they have more desires c they believe money talks d they welcome risks A ab B abd C bc D abc 4 Why did the scientists do the experiments A To show how social status affects people s ethics B To show people s instincts and values in different ways C To test whether the saying money is the root of all evil is true D To show the difference between higher class people and lower class people 5 What does the article really want to show us A Money is the root of all evil B There are more chances for the rich to act unethically C The saying is reasonable D All rich people are untrustworthy 书面表达 假如你是李明 你通过网络得知野生动物保护组织 WCS 现在正招募志愿者 你希望成 为其中一员 请按要求用英语给该组织写一封申请信 内容应包括 1 个人情况 年龄 性别 学历 2 个人条件 英语很棒 爱好探险 善于交往 业余时间丰富等 3 个人愿望 希望为该组织提供优质的服务 并积极宣传保护野生动物的重要性 注意 1 词数 120 150 2 书信格式和开头已给出 不计入总词数 Dear Sir Madam My name is Li Ming I would like to work as a volunteer for WCS Yours faithfully Li Ming 答 案 课时跟踪检测 十八 1 选 D 句意 请稍候 有一个电话打进来 你慢慢来 我不着急 由 I m not in a hurry 我不着急 可以看出 四个选项中只有 Take your time 符合语境 2 选 A a sense of humor 幽默感 a pleasure 一件让人感到愉快的事 3 选 B 考查非谓语动词 句意 看到寺院仍处于原始的状态 我们感到非常震惊 空格 处为动词不定式作状语 表示原因 故选 B 项 4 选 C 考查副词辨析 根据语意 这两个星期来我偶尔写写这个报告 但明天必须上 交 可知 occasionally 偶尔 有时候 符合语境 finally 最后 immediately 立刻 马上 certainly 表示 确定 肯定 5 选 B 考查动词词义辨析 句意 海警们克服了强风 巨浪 寒冷的天气等困难 终于成 功救起了 32 名海员 overcome 战胜 克服 符合句意 confuse 使迷惑 reduce 减少 减 缩 expand 使变大 伸展 6 选 D 句中 home 为名词 所以 A B 项分别漏了介词 to C 项漏了介词 at D 项中 reach 为及物动词 直接跟名词作宾语 directly 用作从属连词 相当于 as soon as 7 选 C 前后句子之间是因果关系 故选 therefore 所以 otherwise 否则 要不然 besides 除此之外 however 然而 8 选 A 根据发话者所说的 I m afraid I can t recognize him 及回应者所说的 Don t worry 可知 应答者认为找到 Barry 很容易 pick out 表示 挑出 辨别出 符合语境 cut off 切断 断绝 come across 偶然 遇见 碰见 care about 关心 均不符合语境 9 选 A 考查形容词词义辨析 句意 年轻人不满足于站在那儿看艺术品 他们需要能参 与其中的艺术 be content to do sth 满足于做某事 符合句意 generous 慷慨的 大方的 confident 有信心的 conservative 保守的 10 选 A 考查动词辨析 句意 妈妈小声对我们说 安静 你们的小妹妹正在睡觉 whisper 低语 小声说 shout 喊 大声叫 呼叫 explain 解释 reply 答复 11 选 A 考查动词短语辨析 句意 因为与外界隔绝多年这个年轻人甚至丧失了语言功 能 cut off 隔绝 符合句意 cut up 切碎 cut in 插话 cut down 削减 删节 12 选 B 现在分词作主语补足语 catch sb doing sth 意为 发现某人正在做某事 13 选 D 考查短语辨析 由后句句意 你的意思是他比以前有所好转了 可知应选 better off than 比 富有 worse off than 比 更差 14 选 C 考查非谓语动词作结果状语 句意 他的新影片感动得所有的观众都流下了眼 泪 这使人们想起了 Spielberg 的另一部战争片 主语 his new movie 与 call sth to mind 使想起 某事 之间为逻辑上的主动关系 故排除 A D 两项 B 项作结果状语表示事与愿违或意外的结 果 故被排除 现在分词作结果状语表示意料之内的结果 相当于 and it called which called 15 选 D 考查动词时态 句意 截止到现在 希望工程已经帮助了成千上万的本来会辍 学的学生 up to now 常和现在完成时态连用 语篇解读 金钱是万恶之源 相比穷人 富人更有可能撒谎和违规 1 选 A 细节理解题 第一段作者以俗语 金钱是万恶之源 引出本文的话题 即科学 家们做的这个实验 富人是否比穷人更有可能做不道德的事 2 选 C 细节理解题 由第三段的 drivers of newer and more expensive cars were more likely to cut off other cars and pedestrians at crosswalks 可知 富人更有可能阻碍其他车辆或是 行人 C 项正确 A 项的说法太绝对了 最后一段里 Piff 也指出这个实验并不能说明所有的富 人都不可信 B 项文章中没有提到 D 项的说法正好跟实验得出的结论相反 所以也不对 3 选 D 细节理解题 由倒数第二 三段可知 有钱人总认为钱能帮他们摆脱困境 这使 得他们不怕去冒险 但不能说他们喜欢去冒险 所以 d 不对 他们也不那么关心别人的感受 同时 钱让他们变得更贪婪 甚至有时宁愿违反规定去满足自己的利益 注意 c 里的 money talks 指的是 有钱能使鬼推磨 4 选 A 细节理解题 由最后一段的 to show how people living in different social situations express their instincts and values in different ways 可知 实验的目的是显示不同社会阶层的人 们表达他们