高中英语 Unit 3 A taste of English humour Warming up同步练习 新人教版必修4

1 UnitUnit 3 3 第第 1 1 课时课时 WarmingWarming upup 单项填空 从题中所给的 A B C D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案 1 I m not good at basketball you know We re playing for fun Just try and you ll see you can do it A Well it depends B Take your time C Come on D That s Ok 答案 C 说话人力劝对方来一起打篮球 come on 表示 用于命令 快 加油 加 把劲 例如 Come on We don t have enough time 快点 我们时间不多了 2 Somebody wants you on the telephone Tom no one knows I m here A For B And C But D So 答案 C 题意 汤姆 有你的电话 啊 没有人知道我在这儿呀 but 引出下 文 表示吃惊 生气或不同意 例如 I m getting married But that s wonderful 我快要结婚了 啊 那太好了 3 Shall we go to the art exhibition right away A It s your opinion B I don t mind C It s all up to you D That s your decision 答案 C 题意 我们现在就去看艺术展 好吗 由你决定吧 be up to sb 表 示 由某人决定 是某人的职责或义务 例如 An Indian or a Chinese meal It s up to you 吃印度饭菜还是吃中国菜 由你决定吧 4 It ll take at least 2 hours to do this Oh I could do it in 30 minutes A come on B pardon me C you are right D don t mention it 答案 A 题意 这项工作我至少需要 2 小时才能做完 请快一点吧 30 分钟内 我就能完成 Come on 表示 快点 催促对方快一点 常用于祈使语气 例如 Would you please come on We ll be late 请快一点吧 我们要晚了 5 If you go on working like this you ll A break out B break up C break down D break into 答案 C 题意 如果你继续干下去 你会垮掉的 break down 此处意为 身体垮掉 完形填空 请认真阅读下面短文 从短文后各题所给的 A B C D 四个选项中 选出最佳选项 It was only in the eighteenth century that people in Europe began to think mountains were beautiful 1 that time mountains were 2 by the people 2 living on the plain 3 by the city people to whom they were wild and 4 places in which one was easily 5 or killed by terrible animals Slowly however many of the people who were living 6 in the towns began to grow tired of 7 They began to feel interested in looking for things which could not be explained for sights and sounds which produce a feeling of fear and excitement 8 in the 9 century people began to turn away from the man made 10 to the untouched country and particularly 11 places where it was dangerous and wild High mountains began to be 12 for a holiday Then mountain climbing began to grow popular as a sport To some people there is something greatly 13 about getting to the 14 of a high mountain a struggle against nature is finer than a battle 15 other human beings And then when you are at the mountain top after a long and difficult 16 what a 17 reward it is to be able to look 18 on everything whithin 19 At such time you feel happier and prouder than you can ever feel down 20 1 A After B In C At D Before 答案 D 在 18 世纪之前 人们对山的看法可不像那时那样 2 A hated B liked C feared D observed 答案 C 根据 to whom they were wild and 可推知 山对平原和城市的人来说是 令人 害怕的 3 A however B further C sometimes D especially 答案 D 城里人更是 特别 害怕 因为他们相对于乡村中的人来说 所经历过的恶 劣环境更少 4 A exciting B interesting C dangerous D alone 答案 C 根据后面的定语从句可知 这些地方是很 危险的 另在第十一个空格后 的从句中也重现了该词 5 A fallen down B lost C discovered D caught 答案 B be lost 意为 迷路 由连词 or 可知 前面动作的执行者不是可怕的动物 故可排除 C D 另据常识可排除 A 6 A unhappily B lonely C comfortable D easily 答案 A 从 grow tired of 对 变得厌倦 以及下文可推知 7 A them B it C themselves 3 D that 答案 A 这里的代词只能指代前面的 towns 8 A Yet B So C However D But 答案 B 由于前面的原因 导致后面的结果 9 A last B recent C eighteenth D early 答案 C 根据文章首句可知 10 A country B houses C town D planet 答案 C 离开人工建成的 市镇 到原始的地方去探险 11 A to B at C in D for 答案 A 与 to the untouched country 在结构上对等 12 A important B right C necessary D popular 答案 D popular 意为 受人欢迎的 从下句的 grow popular 中可得到暗示 13 A pleasant B interested C dangerous D terrible 答案 A 从 a struggle against nature is finer than 这段评注性短语中可推 知 爬到山顶是一件 令人惬意的 事 14 A foot B spot C top D tip 答案 C A B 不合语境 另外表示山顶时一般用 top 而不用 tip 15 A with B to C against D between 答案 C 与 a struggle against nature 在结构上对等 16 A fight B climb C walk D running 答案 B 到达山顶必须经过漫长的 艰难的 攀登 17 A surprising B satisfactory C disappointing 4 D astonishing 答案 B 一切尽收眼底 该是多么 令人满意的 回报啊 其余几项明显与语境不符 18 A behind B up C down D around 答案 C 站在山顶上 向下 看 可以看见一切 19 A miles B minutes C seeing D sight 答案 D 一切都在 视域之内 其余几项不合文意 20 A above B below C under D away 答案 B 此刻 你一定会觉得比在山 下面 更快乐 更自豪 under 偶尔也可做副 词 但其含义是在正下方 在此不合语境 阅读理解 阅读下列短文 从每题所给的四个选项 A B C 和 D 中 选出最佳选项 Pingyao in the center of Shanxi Province is a famous historic cultural city of China and a world cultural heritage 遗产 site It s 90 kilometers south of Taiyuan on the Fen River People lived in Pingyao during the New Stone Age Its long period as a county government seat has left Pingyao with lots of historic buildings and sites with a 2 700 year history Ninety percent of them are under government protection including Zhengguo Temple Shuanglin Temple and Pingyao Ancient City During the Ming and Qing Dynasties businessmen organized commercial 商业的 groups that did business nationwide Shanxi Province had some of the most important ones and Pingyao was their center In 1823 a store known as Rishengchang Sunrise Prosperity traded in bank checks rather than in silver or gold coins It was the beginning of modern Chinese banking Branch 分支 banks were soon set up in major cities in China and other parts of Asia leading to great development in Pingyao Its lacquer ware 漆器 became well known In Pingyao Ancient City are many traditional houses and commercial buildings 3 797 of which are protected and more than 400 of which are in good condition Not only do the houses in Pingyao show Shanxi s history and culture but this large number is valuable 有价值的 for studying its history customs ancient buildings and art Most of these houses are still used as homes and shops of local people In 1997 Pingyao Ancient City was listed in World Heritage List as World Culture Heritage Site 1 What does the underlined word them in Paragraph 2 refer to A Historic buildings and sites B The three temples C The county government seats D 2 700 years 答案 A 拥有 2700 年历史的平遥古城保留了大量的古建筑 其中的 90 处是由政府 5 保护 2 Which of the following about Pingyao is NOT mentioned in the passage A Its location B Its tourism C Its business D Its history 答案 B A 项第一段提及 C 项第三段提及 D 项第二段提及 3 During the Ming and Qing Dynasties Pingyao was a leading center in A agriculture B raising cattle C commercial trade D making gold coins 答案 C 明清时期 山西商人以平遥为中心 组成了一些最为重要的商帮在全国做生 意 由此推理 C 正确 4 If you want to know about the history of banking in China which of the following places should you visit A Sunrise Prosperity B Zhengguo Temple C A lacquer ware store D A commercial house 答案 A 1823 年 一家名为日昇昌的店铺 以银行汇票而不是用金银货币来做贸易 这成为中国现代银行业的开端 5 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage A Shuanglin Temple was not under government protection B The lacquer ware in Pingyao was famous before 1823 C Sunrise Prosperity traded in gold coins rather than in bank checks in 1823 D Most of the old houses in Pingyao are still used as homes and shops now 答案 D 由第四段最后一句可知 平遥的大部分古建筑现在还用作当地人们的住宅和 店铺 因此选 D B It was the first snow of winter an exciting day for every child but not for most teachers Up until now I had been old enough to dress myself but today would need some help Miss Finlayson my kindergarten teacher had been through first snow days many times but I think she may still remember this one I managed to get into my wool snow trousers But I struggled with my jacket because it didn t fit well It was a hand me down from my brother and it made me wonder why I had to wear his ugly clothes At least my hat and scarf were mine and they were quite pretty Finally it was time to have Miss Finlayson help me with my boots 靴子 In her calm motherly voice she said By the end of winter you will all be able to put on your own boots I didn t realize at the time that this was more a statement of hope than of confidence 信心 I handed her my boots and stuck out my foot Like most children I expected grown ups to do all the work After much pushing she managed to get first one into place and then with a sigh worked the second one on too I announced They re on the wrong feet She struggled to get the boots off and went through the joyless task of putting them on again They re my brother s boots you know I said I hate them 6 Somehow from long years of practice she managed to act as though I wasn t an annoying 烦人的 little girl She pushed and pushed less gently this time With a qreater sigh seeing the end of her struggle with me she asked Now where are your mittens 连指手套 I looked into her eyes and said I didn t want to lose them so I hid them in the toes of my boots 文章大意 我是一名幼儿园的小朋友 尽管我会穿衣服 但在这个下雪的冬日早晨 我故意刁难我们的老师 Miss Finlayson 我先自己设法穿上了棉裤和我哥哥原来穿过的上 衣 然后拿起我的靴子 故意刁难老师 我伸出双脚 等着老师给我穿 但等她给我穿上 以后 我大声抗议道 你穿反了 老师用力地替我换靴子 我说 你知道 这是我哥哥的 靴子 我讨厌它们 等老师给我穿上后 她又问我 你的手套呢 我幸灾乐祸地说 我害 怕丢了它们 所以将它们藏在了我的靴子里 6 The little girl was more satisfied with her A trousers