Unit 3 A taste of English humour Warming Up 课后强化提升练- 高中英语人教新课标必修四

第10页（共10页）Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumourSectionⅠWarmingUp一、根据句意和汉语提示写出单词1.NickVujicictravelstheglobetodeliverhisstoryofhowhe(克服)thedisability.

2.AftersuppermanypeoplegototheCentralSquarejustfor(娱乐).

3.Letushaveagoodroundofapplauseforthenext(表演者).

4.Manypeoplewere(无家可归的)aftertheearthquake.

5.I’vegotquiteabigroomsoI’mnottoooff(穷的).

6.I’m(确信)thathewillcometoseeyoutonight.

7.Whowill(主演)inthenewfilmdirectedbyhim?

8.Theinterestingfilmis(导演)bythefamousdirector.

二、用下列单词或短语的适当形式填空cutoffpickoutovercomestarinentertainbadlyoffcontentwithconvinceofuptonowbore1.,IhaveneverseenabetterfilmthantheoneIsawlastyear.

2.Thispicturewastakenalongtimeago.Iwonderifyoucanmyfather.

3.Hewasboredwiththelongandspeech,buthetriednottoshowit.

4.Ifyou thepresentdifficulty,youwillmakegreaterprogress.

5.Iamthevalueofkeepingadiary.

6.Hehadoneofhisfingersinanaccidentatwork.

7.WhenIarrivedathome,myhusbandwaslyingonthefloor,thekidswithtoys.

8.Uptonowthefamousactressagreatnumberofgoodfilms.

三、阅读理解Mymotherhasadiningtablewhichsitsrightinthemiddleofherdiningroom.Itwasonceburiedbeneathpilesofpapers—magazines，articles，copiesofschedulesforvacationsshetookbackinthe1990s，andbabypicturesofgrandchildrenwhoarenowpayingofftheircollegeloans.MybrotherRossandIrecentlyflewtoNewYorktovisitmymother.“Mom，whydon'twegothroughallthatstuff？”Rosssaid.“No.Don'ttouchit！”Mymothersaid.Thenextafternoon，whenshecouldn'tfindabillsheneeded，Rosssuggesteditmightbeputsomewhereinthediningroomandthatwefindittogether.“Besides，”hesaid，“allthosepapersareclearlystressingyouout.”However，mymotherjustsaid，“Areyouboyshungry？”Andthensheseemedtohavelostherselfindeepthought.Onourlastnightthere，mymotherwalkeduptouswithasmallpileofunopenedmails，whichshehadcollectedatthewesternedgeofthediningtable，andsaid，“Helpmegothroughthese.”“Sure，”Isaid.Whenwehadsucceededinseparatingwheatfromchaff(谷壳)，Iasked，“Wouldyouwanttodealwithanotherlittlepileofpapers？”Mymotherledtheway，walkingintothediningroomthewayananimalmanagermightbewhileenteringacagewithtigersinit.RossandIcameinbehindherandsuddenlyhereachedforapileofthepapersononesideofthetable.“No！”mymothersaidsharply.“Let'sstartattheotherend.That'swheretheolderstuffis.”Finally，wethrew95percentofthestuffintopapershoppingbags.ThenIaskedwhatshewantedustodowiththem，shesurprisedusallbysaying，“Putthemintheincinerator(垃圾焚化炉)．”WhenIreturnedhome，inspiredbythevisittomymother，Isortedoutmyownaccumulated(累积的)pilesofpapers，soldorgaveawayhalfofmypossessions，andmovedintoasmallerhouse.Itseemsthatmylifehasbeencheaperandeasiersincethen.Anditprovesthatasmallchangedoesmakeabigdifference.1．Whatdidthemotheraskherchildrentodowiththeseunopenedmails?A．Toburnthem.B．Toreadthemforher.C．Tocollectthemtogether.D．Topickouttheimportantonesamongthem.2．Whenthemotherwalkedintothediningroom，shewas．A．angry B．afraidC．impatient D．careful3．What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardshismother'scleaningupthediningtable?A．Positive. B．Negative.C．Uncertain. D．Unknown.4．Whatmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．ThepreciousmailB．AvisittomymotherC．AhappyfamilyreunionD．Thelessonofthediningtable四、读后续写阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。OntheChristmasof1949wedidn'thaveatree.Mydadhadasmuchprideasanybody,Isuppose,sohewouldn'tjustsaythatwecouldn'taffordone.WhenImentionedit,mymothersaidthatweweren'tgoingtohaveonethisyear,thatwecouldn'taffordone,andevenifwecould,itwasstupidtodecorateyourhousewithadeadtree.IwantedatreebadlyandIthoughtthatifwehadone,everybodywouldfeelbetter.AboutthreedaysbeforeChristmas,Iwasoutcollectingformypaperroute.Itwasfairlylate—longafterdarkanditwassnowingandverycold.Iwenttoanapartmentbuildingtotrytocatchacustomerwhohadn'tpaidmeformynewspapersfornearlytwomonths—sheowedmesevendollars.Muchtomysurprise,shewasathome.Sheinvitedmein,andnotonlydidshepayme,butalsogavemeadollartip!Itwasawindfallforme—Inowhadeightwholedollars.Whathappenednextwastotallyunplanned.Onthewayhome,IwalkedpastaChristmastreeshopandanideahitme.Therewasarealnicetree.Ithadbeenaveryexpensivetreeandnoonehadboughtit.NowitwassoclosetoChristmasthatthemanwasafraidnoonewouldbuyit.Hewantedtendollarsforit,butwhenI—inmychildishinnocence—toldhimIonlyhadeight,hesaidhemightsellitforthat.Ireallydidn'twanttospendthewholeeightdollarsonthetree,butitwassoprettythatIfinallyagreed.Idraggeditallthewayhome,aboutamile.AlongthewayItriedhardnottodamageitorbreakoffanybranches.ItwasstillinprettygoodshapewhenIgothome.Ipropped(支撑)itupagainsttherailing(栅栏)onourfrontporch(走廊)andwentin.一、根据句意和汉语提示写出单词1.overcomes2.entertainment3.performer4.homeless5.badly6.convinced7.star8.directed二、用下列单词或短语的适当形式填空1.Uptonow2.pickout3.boring4.overcome5.convincedof6.cutoff7.entertaining8.hasstarredin三、阅读理解1.D细节理解题。题干问母亲要求孩子们如何处理这些未打开的邮件。根据第3段中“helpmegothroughthese...Whenwehadsucceededinseparatingwheatfromchaff从麦壳中分离出麦子即：挑出有用的，扔掉无用的”可知，母亲要求孩子们查看邮件并从这些邮件中挑出重要的邮件。故选D。2.D细节理解题。题干问当母亲走进餐厅时她是很。根据第4段第1句“Mymotherledtheway，walkingintothediningroomthewayananimalmanagermightbewhileenteringacagewithtigersinit.”可知，母亲就像动物管理员走进老虎笼中一样，那么谨慎地进入餐厅。故选D。3.A推理判断题。题干问作者对待母亲清理餐桌的态度是什么。根据最后一段“WhenIreturnedhome，inspiredbythevisittomymother，Isortedoutmyownaccumulatedpilesofpapers，soldorgaveawayhalfofmypossessions...”可知，作者受母亲清理餐桌行为的影响，回家之后也对自己的物品进行了归类清理。可知作者的态度是积极的。故选A。4.D标题归纳题。根据全文(全文以餐桌清理为主线，讲述了在我们的生活中要把无用之物抛弃，以使我们生活更加简易)和最后一段最后一句“Anditprovesthatasmallchangedoesmakeabigdifference.”可知，D项(有关餐桌的一课)可作本文的标题。故选D。四、读后续写Paragraph1：MyheartwasburstingasIannouncedthatIhadasurprise.I'dbeenpicturingmydad'sfuriousfaceamilliontimesonmywayhome,ashevaluedhisself­esteemtoomuchtoacceptthathissonpurchasedsomething