2013年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）

用心 爱心 专心1 课时作业课时作业 十八十八 必修必修 4 4 UnitUnit 3 3 A A tastetaste ofof EnglishEnglish humour 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 Year s Eve my uncle spoke to me in Chinese but all I could do was 3 at him confused scratching my head Still can t speak Chinese He 4 me You can t even buy a fish in Chinatown Hey this is America not China I ll 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 I d 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 stronger my 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 I m 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 1 A custom B games C characters D language 2 A success B study C time D attempt 3 A aim B joke C nod D stare 4 A cared about B laughed at C argued with D asked after 5 A decision B permission C information D preparation 用心 爱心 专心2 6 A repeated B reviewed C spelled D kept 7 A farm B stand C pond D market 8 A guessed B forgot C doubted D ignored 9 A second B effort C desire D movement 10 A forcing B allowing C persuading D leading 11 A bright B blank C pale D red 12 A open mouthed B tongue tied C empty handed D broken hearted 13 A service B home C risk D root 14 A trade B deed C challenge D incident 15 A thrown B lost C divided D reflected 阅读理解 A A Bill 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 V 32 instead of a V 8 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 haven t you guys kept up The president of GM smiles and says Because the federal government won t 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 thing that s why we ve 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 we ll look at laughter what it is what happens in our brains when we laugh what makes us laugh and how it can make us healthier and happier You ll also learn that there s a tremendous amount that no one understands yet 16 What s the best title of the passage A Laughter B The joke between Gates and the president of General Motors C Why do we laugh D Laughter and health 17 Which one is NOT true according to the passage A Computer technology has developed quickly during the past few decades 用心 爱心 专心3 B Automotive technology has developed as fast as computer technology according to Bill Gates C The president of GM thinks it is impossible to build cars worth less than 50 dollars D If cars were less than 50 dollars a large number of accidents would happen per day 18 From the passage we can know that A Humans laugh because it can fight disease B Humans have gained skills to laugh since they are born C humans are one of the only species that can laugh D laughing can make humans feel bad 19 The underlined word sitcoms in Paragraph 3 means A situation comedies B tragedies C body languages D fictions 20 This passage is most probably an A introduction of an article about Microsoft B introduction of an article about laughter C article about laughter D introduction of an article about General Motors B B I 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 wasn t 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 we d be gone an hour then we be gone one hour or less not 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 didn t 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 drop out 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 You re 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 wasn t alone in my sufferings mean 用心 爱心 专心4 A The author s mother was only mean to her B The author was alone when she was a child C The author s mother was mean to her sister brothers and her D The author wasn t alone because of suffering 22 According to the passage the author s mother will ask her children to do all the following EXCEPT A learning to cook B wearing clean clothes C going to bed and get up at fixed time D drinking as much Cokes as they want 23 Why was the author s mother mean to her children A Because she wanted her children to be top students in school B Because she wanted her children to bring home colored report cards like their friends did C Because she wanted her children to drop out D Because 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 A Some of the children weren t able to go to college because of their mean mother B Mother didn t let the author tell lies C Mother asked the author to wear clean clothes D The author could not miss school even if she pretended to be ill 25 What s the main idea of the passage A The kind mother B The meanest mother C The failure mother D The successful mother 答案答案 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 1 C 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 2 C 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 3 D 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 4 B 由本句中 You can t even buy a fish in Chinatown 可以推断出 叔叔是在嘲笑 我 故 选 B 项 5 B 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 6 A 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 7 B A 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 用心 爱心 专心5 结构可知 我 发现鱼摊被很多顾客围着 故选 B 项 8 D 由第二段中 You can t 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 9 A 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 10 A 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 11 D 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 12 C 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 13 B 由本段中 They re Chinese I m 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 14 D A 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 15 B 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 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 16 D 标题判断题 纵观全文可以看出 文章通过一个幽默引出了笑的作用 可以增进