（福建專用）高考英語一輪復習 課時規(guī)范練18 Unit 3 A taste of English humour 新人教必修4-新人教高三必修4英語試題

Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumourⅠ.閱讀理解A(2018·河北邢臺期中考試)Children’shandwritinghasdeteriorated(退化)tosuchanextentinrecentyearsthatpupilsarebeingsubjectedtoonlineabuse,aleadingexperthaswarned.Ithasalsobeenclaimedthatalargenumberofchildrenasoldas12areunabletowritetheirownnames,suchistheextentofthehandwritingcrisis(危機).Someteacherssaythattheriseofdigitaltechnologywithchildrenusingkeyboardsandsmartphonesishavingamajorimpactontheirhandwritingskillsandthatpoorteachingofhandwritingisimpactingoninspectionresultsinsomeschools.MelanieHarwood,whoprovideswritingcoachinginschools,saidduringaroundtablediscussionthatchildrenweretakingpicturesoftheirpeers’courseworkandthenreproducingitonsocialsiteslikeTwitterorFacebook.Otherclassmateswouldthenlaughatthosewithpoorwritingonsocialmediaplatforms,theTimesEducationalSupplementreported.MsHarwoodsaid,“Somechildrenarebeingbullied(欺負)becauseoftheirhandwriting.Theirfriendsaretakingpicturesoftheirwritingtweetingitandmakingcommentsonthewriting:‘They’renotverybright,becausetheirhandwritingisn’tverygood.GoodGod.It’sterrible.Youcan’thavethat.’”Still,somepeopletooktodefendingbadhandwritingonTwitter.Auserwrote,“Badhandwriting?Keepthisinmind:moreintelligentpeopletendtothinkfaster,andasaresulttheirhandwritingismoresloppy.”ButMsHarwoodsaidhandwritingwasnotseenasapriorityinthecurriculum.Sheexplained,“I’mseeingchildrenasoldas12,whocan’twritetheirownnames,passthesystem.”ShewasspeakingataroundtablediscussioninLondonoverwhetherhandwritinglessonsareathingofthepastinthedigitalage.However,teachershavesaidpoorteachingofhandwritingishavinganegativeeffectonOfstedinspectionsfollowingtheeducationwatchdog’srecentadditionofhandwritingaspartoftheaspectsitassessestodetermineaschool’srating.1.Whichofthefollowingprobablycauseschildrentohavepoorhandwriting?A.Theriseofsocialmedia.B.Impropercurriculumsatschool.C.Poorwritingcoachingatschool.D.Theuseofcomputersandphones.2.Whydochildrenposttheirpeers’poorhandwritingonsocialsites?A.Tomakefunoftheirpeers.B.Toshowtheproblemswithschoolteaching.C.Tocallpeople’sattentiontokids’handwriting.D.Toasktheirpeerstoimprovetheirhandwriting.3.Thosewhodefendtheirbadhandwritingbelieve.

A.handwritingskillsareoutofdateB.poorhandwritingindicateslowintelligenceC.intelligentpeopletendtohavepoorhandwritingD.handwritinghasnothingtodowithone’sintelligence4.Wecanconcludefromthetextthat.

A.teachersareunwillingtoteachhandwritingB.kidswithpoorhandwritingusuallyfailexamsC.handwritingisstillnotrequiredatschoolnowadaysD.schoolsdidn’tpayenoughattentiontokids’handwriting?導學號23280075?B(2018·重慶一中期中考試)Sometimesinlifewejusthavetotakeachance.Andnomatterwhathappens,ithastosomehowbebetterthandoingnothing.DoyourememberEleanorRoosevelt’sfamouswords,“Doonethingeverydaythatscaresyou”?Let’sdosomethingthatscaresusalittlebit.Andwhilewe’reouttheredoingthisbigthing,rememberthatwhilewearedrivingdownourroadtoglory,it’sinevitablethatwe’realsogoingtorunintoafewroadblockseveryonceinawhile.Whenwedohitthesebumpsintheroad,pleasedon’tbedeterred(阻止)andunderstandthatwearenotbuilttoalreadyknowthewaybeforewehavetravelledtheroadsthatwemusttravel.Forexample,wecan’tseefromhereallthewaytotheothersideofthecountry,especiallyatnight.However,Iguaranteeyouthatifwewouldjustgetinthatvehicleofours,startitup,andturnonourheadlightsthenwe’llfindthatournightvisioncanseeourwaythroughthenexttwohundredfeet,eveninthedarkestnights.Andoncewemoveforwardandgettothattwo-hundred-footmarker,thenallofasuddenthewaythroughthenexttwohundredfeetwillbeilluminated(照亮)andexposeitselftous.Likethatscenario(情況)above,wearen’tbuilttobeabletohavealltheanswersindealingwithournextchallengebeforeweactuallygodowntheroadthatwemusttravel.However,ifwewouldjustgetinthatvehicleofchangeandstartupourminds,thenwecanturnonourproblem-solvingvision.Andoncewemoveourlivesforwardthroughthenextproblemwithourself-producedsolutions,thenallofasuddenwe’llbeabletomakeourwaymoreeasilythroughlife’sdetours(彎道).Nowteens,golearnandlaythewaytoabetterworldforallofus.Rememberthatluckisonthesideofthosewhojustdoit.Lifefavoursthebold(勇敢的)!5.Theunderlinedword“inevitable”inPara.1probablymeans“”.

A.unavoidableB.vitalC.unfair D.amazing6.Bythesecondparagraph,theauthorintendstotellreaders.

A.it’sdangeroustodriveatnightB.weshouldbearacleargoalinmindC.headlightsareusefulfordrivingatnightD.weneverknowourwayunlesswegoahead7.Inthetext,theauthormainlyencouragesreadersto.

A.beadeterminedpersonB.findself-producedsolutionsC.bebraveenoughtotakeachanceD.overcomethedifficultiesontheway8.Whodoyouthinkthetextisintendedfor?A.Youngpeople. B.Travellers.C.Adults. D.Drivers.?導學號23280076?Ⅱ.七選五閱讀(2018·山東萊蕪期中考試)HowcanIgetself-motivation?Whenyouarefeelinglessthanmotivated,itcanbeeasytofallbehindonyourwork,personallifeandaspirations.Whenthismoodstrikes,itisimportanttodigdeepdownandfindawaytopullyourselfthroughittobecometheself-motivatedpersonthatyoulongtobe.1Forexample,ifyourfinalgoalistodoa5krun,makerunningahalfmilewithoutstoppingyourfirstlevelofachievements.Itdoesn’thavetobeachievedallatonce,butlittlebylittle.Whenyoufeelthatyouhavefullyreachedyourfirstlevel,moveontothenext.Havingafinalgoal,andsettingstepstogetthere,canhelpyouhaveminiachievements.2

Whenyouwanttoreachacertaingoal,itoftenhelpstoimaginealreadyachievingit.Youmaybeabletobemoreself-motivatedifyoukeeptrackofyourprogress.3Putonepictureonthetopofeachpage,andunderneath,writewhatyoudidtoreachthatgoal.Iftherearetoofewwordsonthepage,itmaybetimetostepupyourefforts.

Specialquotationscanbeagoodwaytoinspireself-motivation.Findaquotethatmovesyouandinspiresyouinawaythatnoothersetofwordshasbefore.4Lookatitonadailybasis,anduseitasawaytoinspireyoutobemoreself-motivated.

5Evenondayswhenyourmotivationislacking,therearewaysthatyoucandowhatyouneedtodo.Ifyouwanttobemoreself-motivated,ittakesalotofsweatanddrive,butitcaneventuallyproducetheresultsthatyouarelongingfor.

A.Thispracticecanincreaseyourdrivetokeepongoing.B.Itisyouthathavetomotivateyourselftoachieveyourgoal.C.Considersettingdifferentlevelsofachievementsforyourself.D.Ifpossible,turnthosewordsintoanartprintandhangitinyourhome.E.Considercreatingajournalwithpicturesofwhatyouwanttoaccomplish.F.Animportantwaytobeself-motivatedistopushforwardtogetwhatyouwant.G.Beingself-motivatedcanbedifficultattimes,buttheeffortusuallyreapstherewards.?導學號23280077?Ⅲ.短文改錯(2018·遼寧沈陽九中期中考試)YesterdayMrSmith,fromCanada,gaveusalectureabouthiscountry.Asasecondlargestcountryintheworld,Canadacoverswithaboutaquarteroftheworld’slandarea.Butit’spopulationisverysmall,about32million.PeopleinCanadamainlysayFrenchandEnglish.TheweatherinCanadaisquitedifferentlyfromareatoarea.TherearemanylakesinCanada,whichsupplyitwithonethreeoftheworld’sfreshwaters.Canadaalsohasalotforests,whichmakesitthebiggestproducerofpaperintheworld.Beside,Canadaalsohasmuchbeautifulscenery.?導學號23280078?答案：Ⅰ.【解題導語】本文為說明文,題材為社會文化類。在電腦和智能手機時代,學生書寫能力越來越差,而字寫得差的學生會因此受到其他同學的嘲笑。1.D細節(jié)理解題。由第二段的“...theriseofdigitaltechnologywithchildrenusingkeyboardsandsmartphonesishavingamajorimpactontheirhandwritingskills...”可知,電腦和手機的使用是造成學生字寫得差的主要原因。2.A細節(jié)理解題。由第三段的“Otherclassmateswouldthenlaughatthosewithpoorwritingonsocialmediaplatforms...”和第四段內(nèi)容可知,學生把差的手寫體發(fā)到網(wǎng)上,是為了取笑這些同學。3.C推理判斷題。由第五段可知,為字寫得差而辯護的人認為高智商的人思維快,故手寫體寫得潦草。故選C項。4.D推理判斷題。由第六段的第一句和最后一段內(nèi)容可知,以前,書寫未被當作課程重點,而現(xiàn)在教育部門將學生的書寫能力納入對學校的考核;由此可推知,學校原來并沒有足夠重視學生的書寫能力。【解題導語】本文為議論文,題材為社會文化類。人生的道路彎彎曲曲,有時需要我們?nèi)ッ半U,運氣往往會青睞勇敢者。5.A詞義猜測題。由畫線詞所在語境可知,在我們駛向成功的道路上時,我們會遇到障礙,這是不可避免的(unavoidable)。6.D推理判斷題。第一段的結(jié)尾提出:在我們旅行之前,我們并不清楚前方的路;第二段列舉了夜間開車時開啟車燈能夠照亮前行的路;第三段開頭對第二段做出總結(jié):在真正開始旅行前,我們并不知道如何處理即將遇到的挑戰(zhàn)。故選D項。7.C推理判斷題。文章開頭與結(jié)尾相呼應,提出我們應該敢于冒險。8.A細節(jié)理解題。由最后一段的Nowteens可知,本文的對象是teens,故選A項。Ⅱ.【解題導語】本文講述了如何進行自我激勵。1.C本段講述了把目標分成一個一個的小部分,一點一點地實現(xiàn)目標。所以本處選“考慮為自己設置不同水平的目標”,符合語境。故選C項。2.A由前一句“有了終極目標并一步一步地去實現(xiàn)它,這能夠讓你取得一些小的成就”可知,本處選“這種做法會增加你前進的動力”順承上文,符合語境。故選A項。3.E根據(jù)空后一句中的“onepicture”可知,E項符合語境。4.D本段講述了用格言激勵自己。D項“可能的話,把這些格言變成藝術字懸掛在你家里”與下文“每天看它來激勵自己”銜接,符合語境。故選D項。5.G最后一段進行總結(jié)。G項“有時自我激勵會