Unit 3 A taste of English humour Section Ⅳ Writing 提升练 高中英语人教版必修四

第9页（共9页）Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumourSectionⅣWriting一、短语填空intheopenair,acollectionof,inawhisper,reactto,asecondtime,onthatoccasion,beparticularabout,treat...as,beamusedat,inamess1．Mymotherlosthertemperwhenshesawmyroomwas________.2．Myclassmates________thehealthexpert'sjokes.3．Thegirlonlyorderedfoodlowinfat,asshe_______herdiet.4．Shesaidit________,_soIcouldn'thear.5．Ifweatherpermits,manyfamilieseattheirdinner___________onhotdays.6．Mylittlebrother_____everythingIsayasajoke.7．_________foreignstampswasondisplayinthehall.8．LastyearIhadanarrowescape,andIdon'twanttoriskmylife_________.二、阅读理解Areyoureallyfrightenedofsomethingthatcaninnowayharmyou?Enteringasmallspace?Standingonahighplace?Snakes?Youmightjusthaveaphobia.Aphobiaisastrongfearofasituation,livingthingorevenanobject.Thatisaveryformalexplanationofaphobia,butapersondealingwithaphobiaattackmaybeclosetouncontrolledfearwitharacingheart,shakylegsandquickbreath.Thepersonmaybreakoutinacoldsweat(汗).Theycanfearfortheirlife.ThewordphobiacomesfromtheGreekwordforfear.Phobiasmostlikelyaffectabouttenpercentofthepopulationandareusuallyalittlemorecommoninwomenthanmen.Theycandevelopanytime,anywhereandcanhappentoalmostanyone.Somephobiasmaydevelopfromanunpleasantexperience.Apersonwhohadacaraccidentforexamplemaydevelopafearofcartravel.Somephobiasarerelatedtochildhoodandsimplypassawayasthechildgetsolder,suchasnyctophobiaorafearofdarkness.Mostadultsdon'tneedalightontogotosleep!Otherpeoplemighthavephotophobia:fearoflight!Somethingsmostpeopleareabletodoeasily,otherpeoplefindalmostimpossible.Therearedriverswhowon'tdrivethroughatunnel(隧道)eventhoughthetunnelisusedbythousandsofotherdirverseachday.Theywillfindsomeotherroadstoreachtheplacetheywanttogoto.Herearesomecommonphobias:heights—acrophobia;smallspaces—claustrophobia;crowdedplaces—agoraphobia;blood—haemophobia;water—hydrophobia.Therearehundredsofphobias.Manyolderadultsmayhavetechnophobia—anextremedislikeofnewtechnology.Thereisevenaphobiaforthefearofwork—ergophobia.1．Aphobiacanbeseenas________.A．afeelingofsadnessB．uncontrolledangerC．littleunderstandingofsomethingD．adislikeforsomeoneorsomething2．Whatcanapersonwithaphobiaexperience?A．Sleepiness.B．Thirstiness.C．Coldsweat.D．Slowbreath.3．Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectdescriptionofphobias?A．Theymaydisappearastimepasses.B．Theyaredevelopedduringchildhood.C．Theyareallfromunpleasantexperiences.D．Theyhappenmoreoftentomenthanwomen.4．Whatmayapersonhavingafearofstandinghighsufferfrom?A．Acrophobia.B．Haemophobia.C．Agoraphobia.D．Nyctophobia.三、七选五Afatherwatchedhissontrytoliftaheavystone.__1__Tenminuteslater,hisfathercameupandasked,“Areyouusingallyourstrength？”“Yes！”theboycried.Hisfatherlookedathimandsaid,“No,youarenot.Iamherewaitingbutyouhaven'taskedformyhelp.”Weallcomeacross“heavyrocks”inlife.Ahelpinghandgoesalongway.__2__Unfortunately,thissimplerequestisoftenashardasmovingtherock.Growingup,Ialwayswanttodoeverythingmyself.__3__IfIaskforitthesecondanobstacle(障碍)comesalong,Imightmissalearningopportunity.IfIcontinuetobeatmyheadagainstthewalltryingtosolveaproblem,Iwillhaveaheadache.Therefore,Itriedtofindthisbalance.ItookmyfirstCEOjobattheageof33.Thiswasn'tsomethingIhadplannedforatthattime.WhenIreceivedtheoffer,myfirstthoughtwas“howamIgoingtodothisjob？”AfterIcalmeddown,IgotintouchwithalltheCEOsIknewtoaskforadvice.__4__Askingforhelpisstillhardformetoday,butI'mgettingbetter.__5__Iwouldn'thesitate(犹豫)tohelpthemandIknowtheywoulddothesameforme.Ijustneedtosetasidemyfears.A．Allweneedtodoisaskforit.B．Actually,askingforhelpisabalance.C．Everytimetheboytriedtoliftit,hefailed.D．Hewastoosillytoaskhelpfromhisfather.E．Ireallylearnedalotintheprocessoftalkingwiththem.F．Butpeopleaskingforhelpsometimeswillberegardedasweak.G．IknowI'msurroundedbyintelligentandhard­workingpeople.四、书面表达假设你是李华，五四青年节当天，你们班举行了一场晚会。同学们准备了各种节目，整个晚会精彩不断。请根据以下提示用英语给美国笔友莉莉写一封信介绍这场晚会：1．晚会地点：教室；2．晚会时间：下午4：00～6：00；3．节目高潮：在相声表演中，一个男生模仿卓别林吃皮鞋的动作，惟妙惟肖。注意：1．词数100左右；2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：imitation模仿________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________一、短语填空1.in_a_mess2.were_amused_at3.was_particular_about4.in_a_whisper5.in_the_open_air6._treats7.A_collection_of8.a_second_time二、阅读理解1.D推理判断题。由第二段中的“Aphobiaisastrongfearofasituation,livingthingorevenanobject”可知，恐惧症是对人或事物的害怕，也就是不喜欢。2.C细节理解题。由第二段中的“Thepersonmaybreakoutinacoldsweat”可知，恐惧症患者遇到自己害怕的东西或事情可能会出冷汗。3.A细节理解题。由第四段中的“Somephobiasarerelatedtochildhoodandsimplypassawayasthechildgetsolder”可知，一些恐惧症会随着时间的流逝而消失。4.A细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的heights—acrophobia可知，害怕站在高处的人有恐高症，即acrophobia。三、七选五1．C本空设于段中，是一个过渡句。根据后文父亲询问儿子是否用尽了全力以及陈述儿子没有向他请求帮助可推测，儿子没有把石头搬走。2．A本空设于段中，是一个过渡句。前一句表明一只援助之手可以给我们很大的帮助，而下一句指出，很不幸，这样简单的请求经常会像挪动石头那样难，所以推测，此处表达“我们所需要做的就是寻求帮助”。下一句中简单的请求指的正是寻求帮助。3．B本空设于段首，是本段的主题句。本段后文的内容都是围绕此句展开说明的。且根据本段后文的“Therefore,Itriedtofindthisbalance.”也可推出答案。4．E本空设于段尾，是对前一句的补充说明。前一句讲自己冷静下来后，联系了所有认识的CEO来寻求建议，此句进一步补充说明，在与他们谈话的过程中学到了很多。5．G本空设于段中，与下文存在逻辑上的指代关系。下一句中的them和they指的