高中英语人教版 (新课标)必修3&4Unit 3 A taste of English humour练习

人教版高中英语 必修四 Unit 3 课时练习

Ⅰ.单项填空

1．He apologized to me for his ________ me to his party.

A．delay inviting　　　　　　          B．delaying to invite

C．delay to invite        D．delaying inviting

解析：首先delay doing为固定搭配；此外apologize to sb. for后加动名词结构，his为动名词的逻辑主语。

答案：D

2．(2012年平顶山月考)If you grow up in ________ large family，you are more likely to develop ________ ability to get on well with ________ others.

A．/；an；the         B．a；the；/

C．the；an；the        D．a；the；the

解析：第一次提到一个普通事物，要用不定冠词；特指一种能力，要用定冠词；“其他人，别人”用others，不加冠词。

答案：B

3．Not content ________ her new car，________ Selina now wants a bike for trips into the city center.

A．with；/          B．for；and

C．to；but         D．about；so

解析：be content with sth.为固定搭配，此处为形容词短语作状语，故第二空不用连词，因此选A。

答案：A

4．—It looks heavy.Can I give you a hand?

—________.

A．No，thanks         B．Yes，my pleasure

C．No，never mind        D．Yes，I do

解析：考查情景交际。从对话中可知是回答对方的请求帮助。No，thanks与上文呼应。

答案：A

5．As he works in a remote area，he visits his parents only ________.

A．occasionally      B．anxiously

C．practically               D．urgently

解析：occasionally偶尔。

答案：A

6．—Why did she spend so much time searching shop after shop only for a blouse?

—Oh，she was very ________ about her clothes.

A．special       B．particular

C．especial       D．unusual

解析：be particular about意为“挑剔”。

答案：B

7．The flowers ________ sweet in the botanic garden attract visitors to the beauty of nature.

A．to smell           B．smelling

C．smelt             D．to be smelt

解析：此处考查的是分词的用法。分词的逻辑主语是the flowers，分词与逻辑主语之间存在着主谓关系，所以用现在分词。

答案：B

8．(2012年昆明模拟)The couple tried every effort to ________ the judges，who tried their case，of their innocence，resulting in the contrary.

A．prove            B．convince

C．charge            D．confirm

解析：考查词义辨析。convince sb. of sth.使某人相信……，故选B项。

答案：B

9．He made a promise ________ he would entertain us ________ dinner the next day.

A．that；with        B．that；to

C．which；with        D．which；to

解析：promise后应为同位语从句，应用关联词that；entertain sb. to dinner招待……吃饭，固定搭配。

答案：B

10．When I was a child，our family was so ________ that we could have meat for dinner only at the Spring Festival.

A．generous          B．badly off

C．well off           D．unfortunate

解析：由句意“……我家是那样穷以致只有在春节才能吃上肉”可知选B，“穷的”。

答案：B

11．(2012年盘锦模拟)—How could you ________ my sister so easily in the crowd?

—Because she stood out in her red dress.

A．pick up          B．pick out

C．take up          D．take out

解析：由下句可知，此处应是“辨别出，找出”；pick out辨别出，符合句意。

答案：B

12．It ________ him a long time to fall asleep.

A．spent           B．took

C．made           D．cost

答案：B

13．This year，the attraction enjoyed a great number of tourists ________ up to 200,000.

A．totalled          B．totalling

C．counting         D．counted

解析：count to数到……，意义与本句不相符。number为逻辑主语，与total之间是主动关系，故用totalling(up to 200,000)，意思是“旅游人数合计达20万”。

答案：B

14．________ by the heavy snowfalls，ChenZhou，a city in South China，was cut off from the outside，________ water and electricity shortage.

A．Having struck；facing     B．Having struck；faced

C．Struck；facing       D．Struck；faced

解析：考查非谓语动词。郴州市受到了暴雪袭击，因此strike应该用被动形式struck，同时它还面临水电短缺，face这里是“面临；面对”，在本句中与主语是主动关系，应该用facing作伴随状语。

答案：C

15．By the year she comes back to life，scientists probably ________ a cure for this incurable disease.

A．will be discovering     B．are discovering

C．will have discovered     D．have discovered

解析：by引导的时间状语多用一般时态 ，主句往往用现在完成时态。by引导的时间表示过去意义时，主句用过去完成时态；表示将来时，主句用将来完成时态。

答案：C

Ⅱ.阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。

A

(2012年湖南卷，C)Harvard researchers have created a tough，low­cost，biodegradable (可生物降解的) material inspired by insects' hard outer shells.The material's inventors say it has a number of possible uses and someday could provide a more environmentally friendly alternative to plastic.The material，made from shrimp(虾) shells and proteins produced from silk，is called “shrilk.” It is thin，clear，flexible and strong.

A major benefit of the material is its biodegradability.Plastic's toughness and flexibility represented a revolution in materials science during the 1950s and '60s.Decades later，however，plastic's very durability(耐用性) is raising questions about how appropriate it is for one­time products such as plastic bags，or short­lived consumer goods，used in the home for a few years and then cast into a landfill where they will degrade for centuries.What is the point of making something that lasts 1,000 years?

Shrilk not only will degrade in a landfill，but its basic components are used as fertilizer(肥料)，and so will enrich the soil.

Shrilk has great potential，the inventors said.Materials from which it is made are plentiful in nature，found in everything ranging from shrimp shells，insect bodies to living plants.That makes shrilk low cost，and its mass production possible should it be used for products demanding a lot of material.

Work on shrilk is continuing in the lab.The inventors said the material becomes flexible when wet，so they're exploring ways to use it in wet environments.They're also developing simpler production processes，which could be used for non­medical products，like for computer cases and other products inside the home.They're even exploring combining it with other materials，like carbon fibers，to give it new properties.

16．Paragraph 1 of the passage is mainly about shrilk's________.

A．remarkable design       B．interesting name

C．major features        D．basic elements

解析：细节理解题。由句子“It is thin，clear，flexible and strong.”可知C项正确。

答案：C

17．What has become a concern about plastic?

A．Using it properly.

B．Producing it cheaply.

C．Developing its properties quickly.

D．Evaluating its contributions fairly.

解析：细节理解题。由第二段“plastic's very durability is raising questions about how appropriate it is for ...”可知A项正确。

答案：A

18．According to the inventors，shrilk has great potential partly because________.

A．it can help plastic degrade

B．it can be found in living things

C．its mass production has been realized

D．its raw materials are abundant in nature

解析：细节理解题。由第四段“shrilk has great potential，the inventors said，materials from which it is made are plentiful in nature，...”可知D项符合句意。

答案：D

19．What are the inventors doing in the lab?

A．Replacing carbon fibers with shrilk.

B．Testing shrilk's use in wet conditions.

C．Making shrilk out of used household goods.

D．Improving shrilk's flexibility for medical purposes.

解析：细节理解题。由第五段“work on shrilk is continuing in the lab.”及“...so they're exploring ways to use it in wet environments.”可知B项符合文意。

答案：B

20．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．Recent Progress in Environmental Protection

B．Benefits of Insects in Scientific Research

C．The Harm of One­time Products

D．A Possible Alternative to Plastic

解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍一种新产品——shrilk，它可能成为塑料的替代品。故D项符合。

答案：D

B

When I was 13，my bedroom walls were covered with posters of the Monkees and the Beatles.I wrote fan letters and daydreamed about meeting the objects of my affections.I begged my parents to attend every rock concert and watch every TV show featuring my favorite celebrities(名人)；my friends and I discussed for hours all the things we would say and do when we met our favorite movie stars and pop singers.I drove my mother crazy！But after a few years，my obsession(迷恋) with stars faded as I matured and gained the confidence to socialize with “real” boys.

In the 35 years since I was a teenager，celebrity worship(崇拜) has increased among teens due to the explosion of television celebrity gossip shows，and instant access to celebrity news on the Internet.It's no wonder that many teens are obsessed with stars when news programs often are filled with entertainment stories and the lives of celebrities.

Celebrity worship syndrome(综合征) is now considered a personality disorder.While it is normal for teenagers to follow the lives of their favorite stars，parents should try to monitor everything their child finds interesting.Parents should take action if they suspect a teen is too obsessed with celebrities and showing little interest in school or withdrawing from the family.When teens talk a lot about celebrities and view them as just means of entertainment，this is considered normal celebrity worship.However，when a teenager is obsessed with a star and often expresses a desire to have a close personal relationship with a celebrity or feels they have a special connection to a star，this may be the time for concern.Recent studies have shown that teens who develop an unhealthy obsession with celebrities often suffer from low self­confidence and depression.Teens who are overly obsessed with stars often have damaged relationships with their parents.

【语篇解读】　青少年崇拜名人无可厚非，可是过度地迷恋明星就是名人崇拜综合征，是一种病态人格，其负面作用不可不引起父母的关注。

21．The first paragraph is intended to tell us ________.

A．it's normal for a teen to have celebrity worship

B．celebrit worship can cause serious problems

C．parents needn't worry about celebrity worship

D．celebrity worship only exists among teens

解析：推理判断题。由第一段内容可知，作者在青少年时期曾经十分迷恋名人，几年过后，随着自己逐渐变得成熟和自信心的增强，他对明星的迷恋渐渐消失，由此可推知作者在第一段通过自己的经历想告诉我们对青少年而言，名人崇拜是正常的事情。

答案：A

22．We learn from the second paragraph that ________.

A．teens today are not so obsessed with celebrities

B．the author is surprised at celebrity worship

C．the media greatly contributes to celebrity worship today

D．celebrities expose their lives too much

解析：推理判断题。本段提到青少年之所以对名人越来越崇拜是因为受电视节目和因特网的影响，由此可推断媒体是造成当今名人崇拜的重要原因之一。

答案：C

23．Parents should become concerned when their children ________.

A．talk a lot about celebrities with others

B．put up celebrity posters on their bedroom walls

C．ask to go to their favorite star's concert

D．desire a close personal relationship with their favorite star

解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“However，when a teenager...this may be the time for concern.”可知，当孩子渴望与他们最喜欢的明星有密切的私人关系时，父母就应该关注了。

答案：D

24．The last paragraph implies that ________.

A．parents should not care too much about a child's celebrity worship

B．celebrity worship syndrome can be a serious problem if left overlooked

C．children can normally get out of celebrity worship when they are older

D．children with celebrity worship usually have a high opinion of themselves

解析：推理判断题。最后一段的第一句提到名人崇拜综合征现在被认为是病态人格；最后两句提到不健康的名人迷恋会导致自信心降低和心理压抑，甚至破坏孩子与父母之间的关系，由此可推断如果忽视名人崇拜综合征可能引发严重的问题。

答案：B

25．What is most likely to be talked about in the paragraph following the passage?

A．The harm of celebrity worship syndrome.

B．More signs of celebrity worship syndrome.

C．What to do with children's celebrity worship syndrome.

D．Who will suffer most from celebrity worship syndrome.

解析：文章结构题。文章最后阐述的是名人崇拜综合征的种种危害，所以接下来最可能叙述的是如何应对这种病症。

答案：C