2020高考英语 Unit3《A taste of English humour》单元强化训练 新人教版必修4

2020高考英语 Unit3A taste of English humour单元强化训练 新人教版必修4 .单词拼写1Whoever comes，my mather will entertain(招待)him the best food of our family.2The news he brought astonished everybody in the class.3The road is very icy，so take particular(特别地)care when you are driving.4The naughty boy slid(溜进)into the kitchen again.5Local residents have reacted angrily to the news.单项填空1Learning experience happens to us _ our lives.AonBinCacrossDthroughout【解析】考查介词的用法。句意为：活到老学到老。throughout ones life“终生”，符合句意。【答案】D2Black boxes, _ to record flight data together with pilots conversation and noises from the aircraft，are important for people to find out the cause of an air crash.AdesignBdesigningCdesignedDwere designed【解析】此处用过去分词作定语，相当于which was designed。【答案】C3Success always comes after many _，in other words，_ is the mother of success.Afailures；failureBfailure；a failureCfailure；failureDfailures；a failure【解析】failure作抽象意义上的“失败”讲时，一般用作不可数名词，但表示具体的“失败”时，用复数形式。【答案】A4If he hadnt been so _ about his food，he would be healthier now.6He behaved naturally _ nothing had happened to him.Aeven ifBonly ifCas ifDso that【解析】句意为：他举止自然，好像什么事情都没发生过似的。as if“仿佛，好像”，后面的从句用虚拟语气，符合题意。even if“即使”；only if“只有才”；so that“目的是，结果是”。【答案】C7The students all wear the same uniform，so its hard for me to _ my son among them.Abring outBpick outCpick upDbring up【解析】句意为：学生们都穿着统一的校服，因此在他们当中认出我的儿子有点难。pick out“挑出，认出”；bring out“拿出”；pick up“捡起来”；bring up“教育，培养，抚养成人”。【答案】B8The country itself didnt have enough gas because of the war，so the government decided to _ its gas supplies to other countries.Ahide awayBcut offCinsist onDbreak up【解析】cut off“切断(水、电等)的供应”。句意为：这个国家由于战争本身汽油不足，因此政府决定切断向其他国家的汽油供应。hide away“隐蔽，隐藏”；insist on“坚持”；break up“打破(传统、习俗等)”。【答案】B9My aunt always loses her way when she is out by herself，because she has no _ of direction.AsenseBfeelingCtouchDscene【解析】考查短语have a sense of direction“有方向感”。【答案】A10If you are found _ in the schoolyard，you _ by the teachers.Asmoking；are blamedBsmoke；are punishedCsmoking；are to blameDsmoking；are to punish【解析】smoking在此作found的宾语补足语；be to blame“受到责备，该受惩罚”。【答案】C11Im sorry you dont like the shirt，_because he bought it_for you.Aspecially；speciallyBespecially；speciallyCparticularly；especiallyDspecially；especially【解析】本题的关键是判断specially的意思。specially“专门地”。句意为：我很抱歉你不喜欢这条裙子，特别是因为这是他专门为你买的。【答案】B12The old couple are _content to live in the countryside.AveryBwellCmuchDbadly【解析】考查be well content to do“很乐意做”的意思。【答案】B13He wont help us even if we are good friends；_we treated him badly before.Alet aloneBleave aloneCleave outDleave off【解析】考查固定短语的用法。A项“更不用说”；B项“不管，不理会”；C项“遗漏，省略”；D项“停止，中断”，根据题意，应选A。.完成句子1他喝了一口苦药，做了个鬼脸。He took a mouthful of the bitter medicine and made a face.2他把自己刚完成的新书读了一遍，对自己很满意。He read through his newlyfinished book and was/felt content with himself.3他父亲突然断绝了他的经济支援。His father cut off his economic aid suddenly.4你能从人群中认出你的朋友吗？Can you pick out your friend in the group?5杰克又买了一辆新车，他一定很富裕。Jack has just bought a new car；he must be very well off.完形填空If you have a watch，dont repair it! I know it _1_.Once I had a beautiful watch.And this watch _2_ perfect time.But one night it happened that I forgot to _3_ it up.Next morning I went to a watchmaker as I wanted my perfect watch to _4_ by the exact time.The watchmaker examined my watch and said：“The regulator (校准器) is to be pushed up _5_ your watch is four minutes _6_.”I tried to stop him，tried to _7_ him understand that my watch kept perfect time，but he did not listen to me and pushed the regulator.My beautiful watch began to gain time.It _8_ faster and faster day by day.By the end of the second month it _9_ all the clocks and watches of the town far behind.What did I have to do? To take it to another watchmaker to be regulated.I expected him to regulate the watch immediately _10_ he asked me to come in a weeks time.When at last I took my watch from him it began to _11_ down.And I began to be late for trains，business appointments and even missed my dinners.Now I went to _12_ watchmaker.While I waited for him to repair my poor watch，he _13_ it to pieces and said that he could finish this work _14_ three or four days.I could do nothing but _15_.That time my watch went for half a day and then stopped.So I kept _16_ my watch from one watchmaker to another for a considerable period of time.And as a result of it the cleverest man in the world could not _17_ the time by my watch.The thing was getting _18_.My watch had _19_ two hundred dollars originally but I paid for repairs more than two hundred.At last I decided to buy _20_ watch，which I did.1A.for realityBfor truthCfor certainDfor certainty4A.be turnedBbe takenCbe putDbe set【解析】set a clock / watch “对钟；对表；将闹钟等定时”。【答案】D5A.asBas ifCwhenDif【解析】as用来引导表原因的状语从句。【答案】A6A.fastBslowlyCfasterDslow【解析】从上文中的be pushed up得知，手表的时间慢了四分钟，而不是快了四分钟。【答案】D7A.getBpersuadeCmakeDexplain【解析】make sb.do sth./ get sb.to do sth.“使某人做某事”，此题之后接了省to的不定式understand，所以用make。【答案】C8A.gainedBlostCwentDwon【解析】(指钟表)快(慢)于正确的时间，常用gain或lose。如：This watch neither gains nor loses.这表不快也不慢。go只表示“钟表在走(时)”。【答案】A9A.had remainedBhad leftChad stayedDhad fallen【解析】leave sth.far behind“使某事处于落后状态”，A、C、D都是不及物动词。【答案】B10A.howeverBandCbutDtherefore【解析】表转折，意为：我原指望他迅速将表校对，可是他要我一周后才来拿。however是副词，常用逗号隔开。【答案】C11A.goBwalkCslowDtake【解析】介词in表示“从当时算起再过多长时间”。【答案】D15A.to agreeBagreeCagreeingDagreed【解析】but前有实义动词do时，but后要接省to的动词不定式。【答案】B16A.takingBbringingCcarryingDfetching【解析】keep (on) doing sth.，意为“不停地做”。take “拿去”；bring“拿来”； fetch“去拿来”； carry“提起，拿起”，无方向性。【答案】A17A.recognizeBtellCknowDunderstand【解析】tell the time 指“能够看懂钟表上的时间；看钟表等而说出时间”。不要受中文影响而错用understand。【答案】B18A.seriouslyBpleasantCbadlyDserious【解析】get 是连系动词，其后要接形容词作表语，可排除A、C，再从逻辑上分析，可排除B项。【答案】D19A.spentBtookCcostDpaid【解析】cost表示“某物花费多少钱”，有“等价交换”之意。【答案】C20A.anotherBthe otherConeDone more【解析】another表示“另一个(与之不同的一个)”；the other表“两个当中的另一个”；one表“数量(一个)”；one more“买了一个不够，还要再买一个”。【答案】A.阅读理解A lot of us lose lifes tough battles by starting a frontal(正面的) attackwhen a touch of humor might well enable us to win.Consider the case of a young friend of mine，who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum(最后通牒) about being late on the job.Although there was a good reason for Sams being lateserious illness at homehe decided that this bynowfamiliar excuse wouldnt work any longer.His supervisor was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech.Yes，the boss was，Sam entered the office at 9：35.The place was as quiet as a locker room(更衣室); everyone was hard at work.Sams supervisor came up to him.Suddenly，Sam forced a grin and stretched out his hand.“How do you do！” he said.“Im Sam Maynard.Im applying for a job.Which，I understand，became available just 35 minutes ago.Does the early bird get the worm？”The room exploded in laughter.The supervisor clamped_off a smile and walked back to his office.Sam Maynard had saved his jobwith the only tool that could win，a laugh.Humor is a most effective，yet frequently neglected，means of handling the difficult situations in our lives.It can be used for patching up differences，apologizing，saying “no”，criticizing，getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face.For some jobs，its the only tool that can succeed.It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialogue may start a quarrel.For example，many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance(忍受力) than people in any other forum(公共讨论场所)1Why was Sam late for his job?ABecause he was ill