2021年高考英语一轮总复习必修4 Unit 3 A taste of English humour-B卷

必修4Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour（B卷）滚动提升检测(全卷共四大题，满分100分。请在40分钟内完成)班级____________学号____________姓名____________得分____________一、阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)AWithallthewars,fightingandsadnessintheworldtoday,it’snotonlynecessary,butalsoessentialtohaveagoodsenseofhumorjusttohelpusgetthrougheachandeverydayofourlives.Puttingasmileonsomeone’sfacewhenyouknowtheyarefeelingdowninthedumps,asthesayinggoes,makesmefeelgoodandwarmsmyheart.Howwouldyoufeelifyoucouldnotjokearoundwithyourwife,husband,child,co-worker,neighbor,closefriend,orevenjustsomeonethatyouarestandinginlinewithatyourcornerstore?Iamalwayssayingthingsthatmakeotherssmileorlaugh,evenifIdon’tknowthepersonI’mjokingaroundwith.MyGrandmaalwaysfoundhumorineverythingshedid,evenifitwasthehardestjobanyonecouldimagine.Thisnotonlyrelievesstressinanysituation,butalsoiscommoncourtesy(礼仪)tospeaktoothersthatarearoundyou.Iknowofafewpeoplethatdon’thaveafunnyboneintheirbodies,astheysay.Everyonearoundthemcouldberollingonthefloorafterhearingagreatjokeandtheywouldsittherewithouttheslightestsmileontheirface.Theydon’tgetthejokethatmakesotherslaugh.Iambustingagutwhiletheyjustsitthere,lookingatmeasifIwerefromouterspace.Howcanpeoplenotgetareallyfunnyjoke?Laughingisessentialtokeepyourstresslevelsundercontrol.Withouthumor,wewouldfindourselveswithalotofpsychologicalproblems,oronalotofmedicationstokeepusfromgoingcrazy.Thereistoomuchsadnessinthispresentworld.Itdrivespeoplecrazy.Weallneedtofindawaytobypassthesadnessandbringalittlelightintoourlives.So,Ibelieveourbestmedicineistogettogetherandtellsomejokesandhavesomefunlaughingtogether.1.Accordingtotheauthor,humorisusefulintheaspectthat_________.A.itmakespeoplemoreconfidentB.itcanpickuppeople’sspiritsC.itcanhelpgetridofthecrueltyintheworldD.itcanhelppeoplegetonwellwithothers2.Theauthoranswersthequestioninthesecondparagraphwith_________.A.factsanddescriptionsB.evidenceandargumentC.examplesandconclusionD.storiesandpersuasion3.Thephrase“bustingagut”inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby_________.A.explainingcarefullyB.speakingloudC.keepingsilentD.laughinghard4.Inwritingthepassage,theauthormainlyintendsto_________.A.talkabouthisownunderstandingofhumorB.encouragepeopletobehumorousindailylifeC.introduceapracticalwaytogetthroughdailylifeD.convincepeopleofthepowerofbeingoptimisticaboutlife5.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthepresentworld?A.Critical.B.Positive.C.Satisfied.D.Indifferent.[助读词汇]essentialadj.必不可少的relievevt.减轻rollvi.打滚psychologicaladj.心理的medicationn.药物bypassvt.避开；绕开senseofhumor幽默感getthrough度过asthesayinggoes常言道standinline排队bringlightinto给……带来光明feeldowninthedumps情绪低落；心情不好BAsurveybyaninternationaltemporaryserviceagencyfoundthatU.S.managersbelievethatpeoplewithasenseofhumordobetterattheirjobs,comparedwiththosewhohavelittleornosenseofhumor.Infact,about96percentofthosesurveyedsaidpeoplewithasenseofhumordobetter.Thesurveywentontopointoutthattheresultssuggestthatasenseofhumormayhelplight-heartedemployeeskeeptheirjobsduringtoughtimes.And,what’smore,itmaypushthemupthecorporateladderpasttheirhumorlesscolleagues.Why?Itseemsthatthosewithasenseofhumorarebettercommunicatorsandbetterteamplayers.Studieshaveshownthathappyworkersaremoreproductive.Infact,aresearcheratCaliforniaStateUniversityfoundthathumorcouldhelptheemployeestoreleasetension.ResearchdonebypsychologistDr.AshtonTriceatMaryBaldwinCollegeinVirginiashowedthathumorhelpsusthink.Whenpeoplefeelstuckonimportantprojects,theytendtofeelangryordepressed.AccordingtoDr.Trice’sresearch,takingtimeouttolaughcanhelpustogetridofnegativefeelingsandallowustoreturntoataskormoveontoanotherprojectunaffectedbypastdefeat.Ifhumorisreallythisimportant,thenwhydon’tweuseitmoreoftenonthejob?Mostlikely,themainreasonisthatmanypeopleareunawareofthepositiveeffectsofhumorintheworkplace.However,itisimportanttorealizethatsomehumorisnotsuitablefortheworkplace,andthatitisoftenusedatwrongtimes.Butanyway,intheworkplace,atschool,orevenathome,somemorehumororlaughterarelubricant(润滑剂)oflife.Ofcourse,weshouldandmustplayapropersenseofhumorinaproperoccasion.Bestofall,wecanmakefulluseofhumortomakeourlivesbetter.1.Mostpeoplethinkasenseofhumorcan_________.A.helpyoutodoyourworkbetterB.makeyouhavearichlifeC.makeyoupleasedwithyourworkD.helpyoutomakemorefriends2.Manypeopledon’tusehumormoreintheworkplacebecause_________.A.theylikekeepingsilentwhenworkingB.theydon’tknowthepositiveeffectsofhumorC.theythinktheyshouldobeytherulesD.theydon’tlikejokingorlaughing3.Apersonwithoutasenseofhumoriseasier_________.A.tofeelsurprisedB.togetalongwithC.tobeworriedD.tobesuccessful4.Itmaybeconcludedfromthepassagethat_________.A.peoplewithlittleornosenseofhumorarenotcleverB.it’seasyforahumorousemployeetobealeaderC.theworkplaceissomewherewecantellalljokesD.therearemanybenefitsandadvantagesabouthumor5.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A.PeoplewithaSenseofHumor.B.HumorIsImportantintheWorkplace.C.HumorandHumorless.D.EveryoneLikesHumor.[助读词汇]temporaryadj.临时的light-heartedadj.轻松愉快的toughadj.困难的；艰苦的humorlessadj.缺少幽默感的productiveadj.多产的releasevt.释放push…up把……向上推corporateladder企业晋升制度feelstuckon感到困在bestofall最好的是二、完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)EverybodyknowsCharlieChaplin,aworld-famousfunnyactor.People1havelaughedatCharlieChaplin’sfilms2tearsrundowntheirfaces.Fromhisveryfirst3theyknowwhatwillhappen.Thelittlemanisalwayswithblackmoustache,wide-openeyes,roundblackhatand4toolargeforhisfeet.Hewill5throughsnow,andfallfromwindows.Hewillfightmenwhoaretwicehis6,fallinlovewithwomen,who7noticehimandtrytohugthem.ThepoormanthatCharlieChaplin8indozensoffilmsmakesallkindsofstupidmistakes.Heisalwaysin9,buthenever10.Hedreamsofbecomingagreatman.Evenpeoplewho11understandEnglishcan12Chaplin’sfilms,becausetheyaremostly13.Itisn’twhathe14thatmakespeoplelaugh.Hiscomedydoesn’tdependonwords.Itdependsonlittle15whichmeanthe16thingtopeopleallovertheworld.Chaplinraiseshisthickeyebrowsorrollshiseyes.Hehidesbehindafatladyorunderatabletoescapefromhis17.Hedresseswellandpretendstobea18andimportantman.Itisallsohopelessand19thathemakesuslaugh.Thisisthe20ofChaplin’shugesuccess.1.A.hereB.everywhereC.abroadD.who2.A.ifB.onceC.becauseD.until3.A.disappearanceB.appearanceC.wordsD.emotions4.A.trousersB.stocksC.shoesD.hands5.A.sleepB.sitC.playD.struggle6.A.lengthB.sizeC.greatnessD.width7.A.hardlyB.deeplyC.widelyD.luckily8.A.playedB.recognizedC.lovedD.fooled9.A.joyB.excitementC.troubleD.sorrow10.A.comesdownB.getsawayC.goesbackD.givesup11.A.don’tB.canC.doD.may12.A.understandB.watchC.enjoyD.see13.A.frighteningB.silentC.pleasantD.moving14.A.playsB.actsC.expectsD.says15.A.actionsB.expressionsC.storiesD.words16.A.someB.differentC.sameD.bitter17.A.enemiesB.weaknessesC.charactersD.films18.A.poorB.sadC.richD.beautiful19.A.possibleB.impossibleC.instructiveD.tired20.A.wayB.beginningC.theoryD.secret[助读词汇]moustachen.八字须；小胡子comedyn.喜剧eyebrowsn.眉毛fallinlovewith爱上dozensof许多dependon依赖rollshiseyes翻白眼三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)Wereyouthefirstorthelastchildinyourfamily?Orwereyouamiddleoranonlychild?Somepeoplethink1matterswhereyouwereborninyourfamily.Buttherearedifferentideasaboutwhatbirthordermeans.Somepeoplesaythatoldestchildren,2aresmartandstrong-willed,areverylikely3(succeed).Thereason4thisissimple.Parentshavealotoftimefortheirfirstchildandgivehimorheralotofattention.Anonlychildwillsucceedfor5samereason.Whathappenstothe6childreninthefamily?Middlechildrendon’tgetsomuchattention,sotheydon’tfeelthatimportant.Ifafamilyhasmanychildren,themiddleonesometimesgetslostinthecrowd.Theyoungestchild,7,oftengetsspecialtreatment.Oftenthischildgrowsuptobefunny.Butarecentstudysawthingsquite8(difference).Thestudyfoundthatfirstchildrenbelievedinfamilyrules.Theydidn’ttakemanychancesin9(they)lives.Theyusually10(follow)orders.Rulesdidn’tmeanasmuchtolaterchildreninthefamily.Theytookchancesandtheyoftendidbetterinlife.[助读词汇]birthorder出生顺序strong-willedadj.意志坚强的getlost迷茫；迷失tookchances冒险四、短文改错（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Mr.andMrs.Zhangallworkinourschool.Theylivefarfromtheschool,andittakesthemaboutahourandahalftogotoworkeveryday.Intheirsparetime,theyareinterestinginplantingvegetablesintheirgarden,thatisontherooftopoftheirhouse.Theyoftengetupearlierandwaterthevegetablestogether.Theyhavealsoboughtforsomegardeningtools.Beside,theyoftengetsomeusefulinformationsfromtheInternet.Whensummercame,theywillinvitetheirstudentspickthevegetables!必修4Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour（B卷）滚动提升检测参考答案一、阅读理解(A)本文作者主要告诉我们幽默与笑声在生活中的积极意义和好处，同时也鼓励人们在生活中要幽默一些。1.B推理判断题。从文章第一段和最后一段可以总结出答案。面对生活中的不如意，保持一种幽默精神可以让人觉得心情更好。2.C事实细节题。从第二段后半部分可以看出作者举了她的Grandma的例子，然后最后一句话又得出了结论。故选C合适。3.D猜测词义题。理解这个词组需要结合上下文。本段讲的主要是不具有幽默感的一些人在听到很幽默的笑话后也不笑，和那些很幽默很爱笑的人做了一个对比。理解到这点就可以选出正确的答案了。或者根据该词组后面的whiletheyjustsitthere,lookingatmeasifIwerefromouterspace可知此处是两种人的对比。不难得知选D正确。4.B主旨大意题。本题主要考查作者的写作意图。读完文章，不难发现作者是想让大家在生活中多笑笑，笑对生活中的困难和烦恼。也是作者写本文的目的所在。或者根据文章最后一段的最后两句也可知。5.A作者态度题。从文中最后一段Thereistoomuchsadnessinthispresentworld.Itdrivespeoplecrazy.不难看出，作者觉得现在的世界有太多的悲伤，有时候甚至可以把人逼疯，所以作者对现在的世界是持一种批判的态度。故选A合适。(B)本文主要告诉我们幽默在工作场所中发挥着重要的作用。1.A事实细节题。根据首段尾句Infact,about96percentofthosesurveyedsaidpeoplewithasenseofhumordobetter.可知选A。2.B事实细节题。由文章倒数第二段中的Ifhumorisreallythisimportant,thenwhydon’tweuseitmoreoftenonthejob?Mostlikely,themainreasonisthatmanypeopleareunawareofthepositiveeffectsofhumorintheworkplace.可知选B。3.C推理判断题。文章第一、二、三段告诉我们，有幽默感的人通常能把工作做得更好，也更擅长于交流，同时也是更好的团队合作者。此外，文章还指出，幽默还可以帮助员工释放紧张，减轻愤怒和郁闷情绪以及其他消极情绪等。那相反，没有幽默感的人就更加容易有负面的情绪，也就是更容易有所忧虑了。故选C合适。4.D推理判断题。由文中讲的关于幽默在工作场所中的众多好处和益处可知选D项正确。A和B两项显然错误；而根据倒数第二段However,itisimportanttorealizethatsomehumorisnotsuitablefortheworkplace,andthatitisoftenusedatwrongtimes.可推知C项也错误。5.B主旨大意题。文章首段首句Asurvey…whohavelittleornosenseofhumor.即是主题句，本句主要讲的就是，相对于无幽默感的人来说，有幽默感的人工作得更好。下文第二到第五段都是讲幽默感在职场的作用以及意