必修4 Unit3 A taste of English humour（核心素养过关练）-2021年高考英语一轮复习学与练

必修4 Unit3 A taste of English humour

基础练

Ⅰ.单词拼写

1. Anna was whispering to one of her classmates when the head teacher came in by the back door.
2. Although Tu Youyou has won the Nobel Prize in Medicine, she works like an ordinary person.
3. As is known to us all, Yuan Longping is an outstanding Chinese scientist in agriculture.
4. They’d soon be penniless and homeless if she couldn’t find suitable work.
5. The most likely explanation for his absence is that his plane is delayed.
6. When he went outside half an hour later, he was astonished to find that the little black lamb was almost white. 
7. Unfortunately, I was still very clumsy behind the wheel of the jeep.
8. Wherever Tom goes, he amuses people with his good sense of humour. 
9. 【2019浙江卷】First of all, uniforms help the school look smart. The students feel that they belong to a particular (特殊的) group.
10. 【2019江苏卷书面表达】As far as I’m concerned, the school uniforms are a better choice than the traditional Chinese dress for such an occasion (场合)．
11. The disease spread throughout (遍及) the country, getting most people into a panic. 
12. He succeeded in overcoming (克服) many difficulties in learning English. 
13. When you react (反应) to something that has happened to you, you behave in a particular way because of it. 
14. To be honest, I’m very content (满足的) with my life at present. 
15. We have every confidence (信心) in you.

Ⅱ.单句填空

1. After school, she directly went off in the direction of the cinema to see the new film directed by the famous director. (direct)
2. The children in the mountain village have no entertainment, so their teachers often tell entertaining stories to entertain them after class. (entertain)
3. I often played hide-and-seek games with my little friends amusing (amuse) ourselves.
4. It’s hard for her to decide what to buy because she is quite particular about the things she buys. 
5. I find life more charming (charm) and more astonishing (astonish) than I’ve ever dreamed. 
6. She tried to convince me that I was mistaken. What she said was so convincing that I was completely convinced. (convince)
7. The famous performer is said to have performed a humorous performance at yesterday’s evening party, which has a deep impression on the audience. (perform)  
8. The room is in a mess. I must clean it. 
9. On another occasion I answered the phone and the line went dead. 
10. The host’s words were so humourous (humour) that the guests present burst out laughing.
11. To my astonishment, he didn’t feel astonished at the astonishing news that his brother died at all. (astonish)
12. Fortunately, when he went abroad to try his fortune, he gained great wealth. (fortune)
13. Although he failed many times, he didn’t admit he was a failure. He believed that failure is the mother of success. He would face the challenge bravely and tried to achieve his goal. (fail)
14. Tom was drunk (drink) yesterday evening, so I had to drive him to his house before I returned home.
15. William was bored (bore) with the work which was no equal to his ability, so he decided to quit.

Ⅲ.短语检测

1. Charlie Chaplin’s subtle performances never fail to get the audience to burst into laughter (放声大笑). 
2. We should be content with (对……感到满足) all that we have and should not be too critical of things around us. 
3. Although our family was badly off (穷困的) at that time, my parents insisted that I should be educated.. 
4. Anna was picked out (挑选出) to give a speech representing the whole class in the graduation ceremony.
5. Having stayed in hospital for a week, he felt as if he was cut off (隔绝) from the outside world.
6. You’ll need to convince them of (使他们信服) your enthusiasm for the job. 
7. In the past few years, the actress has starred in (在……中担任主演) three films. 
8. Up to now (到目前为止), he hasn’t found a good way to solve the difficult problem. 
9. He said to me in a whisper (小声地) the news that he had won a thousand yuan from the lottery ticket he bought. 
10. When Mr Yang came in the morning, he found his jewelry store broken into (破门而入) by someone last night.

Ⅳ.重点句型

1. He drinks what is left in his glass as if/though it were water. 
2. By the time he got his doctor’s degree, he had make (make) sound achievements in the medical field. 
3. He used to walk around stiffly carrying (carry) a walking (walk) stick.
4. The news shocked the public, leading (lead) to great concern about students’ safety at school. 
5. A lot of language learning, as has been discovered, is happening in the first year of life, so parents should talk much to their children during that period. 
6. The snow lasted a week, resulting in/leading to/causing (造成) serious traffic confusion in the whole area.
7. As is mentioned above (正像上面提到的), what elderly people in the nursing home also need is warmth and care.

Ⅴ.课文语法填空

   Charlie Chaplin, one of the most famous comedy actors, was born in a poor family. Famous for his 1. particular (particularly) forms of acting, he brought laughter to the whole world. His 2. entertaining (entertain) silent movies are still liked by people today. He played the role of a poor and homeless person, 3.who wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and carried a walking stick. The character 4.was called (call) the little tramp. Though the character was 5.a social failure, he was loved by the audience and had a strong will 6.to overcome (overcome) difficulties. In the film The Gold Rush, Chaplin and his friend came to Alaska, 7.hoping (hope) to pick out gold, but they were not fortunate enough to find any. Instead they came across a snowstorm. They had 8.nothing to eat but a pair of leather shoes. No one was ever bored watching him performing. 9.As time went by, he grew more popular for his charming character, and became known throughout the world. Later, Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films he starred in. In 1972, Chaplin was given a special Oscar for his outstanding work in films. 

   He is loved and remembered as a great actor who could inspire people 10.with great confidence.

必修4 Unit3 A taste of English humour

提升练

I. 阅读理解

A

【2020全国III卷】 When “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” was first shown to the public last month, a group of excited animal activists gathered on Hollywood Boulevard. But they weren’t there to throw red paint on fur-coat-wearing film stars. Instead, one activist, dressed in a full-body monkey suit, had arrived with a sign praising the filmmakers: “Thanks for not using real apes (猿)!”

   The creative team behind “Apes” used motion-capture (动作捕捉) technology to create digitalized animals, spending tens of millions of dollars on technology that I records an actor’s performance and later processes it with computer graphics to create a final image (图像). In this case, one of a realistic-looking ape.

   Yet “Apes” is more exception than the rule. In fact, Hollywood has been hot on live animals lately. One nonprofit organization, which monitors the treatment or animals in filmed entertainment, is keeping tabs on more than 2,000 productions this year. Already, a number of films, including “Water for Elephants,” “The Hangover Part Ⅱ” and “Zookeeper,” have drawn the anger of activists who say the creatures acting in them haven’t been treated properly.

   In some cases, it’s not so much the treatment of the animals on set in the studio that has activists worried; it’s the off-set training and living conditions that are raising concerns. And there are questions about the films made outside the States, which sometimes are not monitored as closely as productions filmed in the Sates.

1. Why did the animal activists gather on Hollywood Boulevard?

A. To see famous film stars.

B. To oppose wearing fur coats.

C. To raise money for animal protection.

D. To express thanks to some filmmakers.

2. What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about?

A. The cost of making “Apes.”

B. The creation of digitalized apes.

C. The publicity about “Apes.”

D. The performance of real apes.

3. What does the underlined phrase “keeping tabs on” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. Listing completely.

B. Directing professionally.

C. Promoting successfully.

D. Watching carefully.

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph about animal actors?

A. They may be badly treated.

B. They should take further training.

C. They could be traded illegally

D. They would lose popularity.

B

【2018全国I卷】Languages have been coming and going for thousands of years, but in recent times there has been less coming and a lot more going. When the world was still populated by hunter-gatherers, small, tightly knit (联系) groups developed their own patterns of speech independent of each other. Some language experts believe that 10,000 years ago, when the world had just five to ten million people, they spoke perhaps 12,000 languages between them.

   Soon afterwards, many of those people started settling down to become farmers, and their languages too became more settled and fewer in number. In recent centres, trade, industrialization. the development of the nation-state and the spread of universal compulsory education. Especially globalization and better communications in the past few decades, all have caused many languages to disappear, and dominant languages such as English, Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking over.

   At present, the world has about 6 800 languages. The distribution of these languages is hugely uneven. The general rule is that mild zones have relatively few languages. Often spoken by many people while hot. wet zones have lots, often spoken by small numbers. Europe has only around 200 Languages: the Americas about 1,000. Africa 2 400; and Asia and the Pacific perhaps 3, 200, of which Papua New Guinea alone accounts for well over 800. The median number (中位数) of speakers is a mere 6.000, which means that half the worlds languages are spoken by fewer people than that.

   Already well over 400 of the total of, 6,800 languages are close to extinction(消亡), with only a few elderly speakers left. Pick, at random, Busuu in Cameroon (eight remaining speakers), Chiapaneco in Mexico (150). Lipan Apache in the United States (two or three) or Wadjigu in Australia (one, with a question-mark): none of these seems to have much chance of survival.

5. What can we infer about languages in hunter-gatherer times?

A. They developed very fast.     B. They were large in number.

C. They had similar patters.     D. They were closely connected

6. Which of the following best explains “dominant” underlined in paragraph 2？

A. Complex.     B. Advanced.  C. Powerful.    D. Modem.

7. How many languages are spoken by less than 6, 000 people at present?

A. About 6 800       B. About 3 400

C. About 2.400       D. About 1-200

8. What is the min idea of the text?

A. New languages will be created.

B. Peoples lifestyles are reflected in languages

C. Human development results in fewer languages

D. Geography determines language evolution.

C

【2019江西省吉安市高三五校联考】With all the wars, fights and sadness in the world today, it’s not only necessary, but also essential to have a good sense of humour just to help us get through every day of our lives. Putting a smile on someone’s face when I know they are feeling down in the dumps, makes me feel good and warms my heart.

   How would you feel if you could not joke around with your wife, husband, children, co-workers, neighbours, close friends, or even just someone that you are standing in line with at the corner store? I am always saying things that make others smile or laugh, even if I don’t know the person I’m joking around with. My grandma always found humour in everything she did, even if it was the hardest job anyone could imagine. This not only relieves stress in any situation, but also is common courtesy(礼貌) to speak to others that are around you.

   I know of a few people that don’t have a funny bone in their bodies, as they say. Everyone around them could be rolling on the floor after hearing a great joke but they would sit there without the slightest smile on their face. They don’t get the joke that makes others laugh. I am busting a gut while they just sit there, looking at me as if I were from outer space. How can people not get a really funny joke?

   Laughing is essential to keep your stress levels under control. Without humour we would find ourselves with a lot of psychological problems, or on a lot of medications to keep us from going crazy. There is too much sadness in this present world. It drives people crazy. We all need to find a way to ignore the sadness and bring a little light into our lives. So, I believe our best medicine is to get together and tell some jokes and have some fun laughing together.

9. What is the author’s attitude towards the present world?

A. Satisfied.   B. Positive.   C. Critical.   D. Indifferent.

10. According to the author, humour is useful in the aspect that ________.

A. it makes people more confident

B. it can help get rid of the cruelty in the world

C. it can pick up people’s spirits

D. it can help people get on well with others

11. In writing the passage, the author mainly intends to        . 

A. introduce a practical way to get through daily life

B. encourage people to be humorous in daily life

C. convince people of the power of humour

D. talk about his own understanding of humour

D

【2020成都第三次诊断】 Can you trust your very first childhood memories? Maybe not, a new study suggests.

   Past studies show that people’s earliest memories typically form around 3 to 3.5 years of age. But in a recent survey of more than 6,600 people, British scientists have found that 39 percent of participants claimed to have memories from age 2 or younger. These first memories are likely false, the researchers said. This was particularly the case for middle­aged and older adults.

   For the study, researchers asked participants to describe their first memory and the age at which it occurred. Participants were told they had to be sure the memory was the one that had happened. For example, it shouldn’t be based on a photograph, a family story or any source other than direct experiences. Then the researchers examined the content, language and descriptive details of these earliest memories and worked out the likely reasons why people would claim to have memories from an age when memories cannot form.

   As many of these memories dated before the age of 2, this suggests they were not based on actual facts, but facts or knowledge about their babyhood or childhood from photographs or family stories. Often these false memories are fired by a part of an early experience, such as family relationships or feeling sad, the researchers explained.

   “We suggest that what a rememberer has in mind when recalling fictional early memories is... a mental representation consisting of remembered pieces of early experiences and some facts or knowledge about their own babyhood or childhood,” study author Shania Kantar said in a journal news release. “Additionally, further details may be unconsciously inferred or added. Such memory－like mental representations come, over time, to be collectively experienced when they come to mind, so for the individual, they quite simply are ‘memories’ which particularly point to babyhood.”

   “Importantly, the person remembering them doesn’t know this is fictional,” study co-author Martin Conway said. “In fact, when people are told that their memories are false they often don’t believe it.”

12. What can we learn from the recent study?

A. Memories form after the age of 3.

B. Participants are good at telling stories.

C. Adults are likely to form false memories.

D. Earliest memories may play a trick on us.

13. Which source did the researchers require for the earliest memories?

A. A direct experience.     B. A family story.

C. A family photo.           D. A sad feeling.

14. What are these fictional early memories according to Kantar?

A. They are repeated mental representations.

B. They are a collection of early experiences.

C. They are a combination of both facts and fictions.

D. They are further details of remembered experiences.

15. Which part of a newspaper is this text probably taken from?

A. Society.   B. Psychology.  C. Technology.  D. Health.

II. 阅读七选五

【2020全国I卷】   A Few Tips for Self-Acceptance

   We all want it to accept and love ourselves. But at times it seems too difficult and too far out of reach.    16    Here’s a handful of ways that will set you in the right direction.

●   17    Do not follow the people who make you feel not-good-enough. Why do you follow them? Are you hoping that eventually you will feel empowered because your life is better than theirs? Know that your life is your own; you are the only you in this world.

●Forgive yourself for mistakes that you have made. We are often ashamed of our shortcomings, our mistakes and our failures.    18    You will make mistakes, time and time again. Rather than getting caught up in how you could have done better, why not offer yourself a compassionate (有同情心) response? “That didn’t go as planned. But, I tried my best.”

●Recognize all of your strengths. Write them down in a journal. Begin to train your brain to look at strength before weakness. List all of your accomplishments and achievements. You have a job, earned your degree, and you got out of bed today.    19  

●Now that you’ve listed your strengths, list your imperfections. Turn the page in your journal. Put into words why you feel unworthy, why you don’t feel good enough. Now, read these words back to yourself.    20    Turn to a page in your journal to your list of strengths and achievements. See how awesome you are?

A. Feeling upset again?

B. Where do you start?

C. Nothing is too small to celebrate.

D. Remember, you are only human.

E. Set an intention for self-acceptance.

F. Stop comparing yourself with others.

G. When does the comparison game start?

III.完形填空

【2020全国I卷改编】 Since our twins began learning to walk, my wife and I have kept telling them that our sliding glass door is just a window. The   31   is obvious. If we   32   it is a door, they’ll want to go outside   33 . It will drive us crazy. The kids apparently know the   34  . But our insisting it’s   35   a window has kept them from attempting millions of requests to open the door.

   I hate lying to the kids. One day they’ll  36  and discover that everything they’ve always known about windows is a  37 . I wonder if parents should always tell the truth no matter the  38 . I have a very strong  39  that the lie we’re telling is doing spiritual damage to our children. Windows and doors have  40  metaphorical(比喻) meanings. I’m telling them they can’t open what they absolutely know is a door. What if later in  41  they come to a metaphorical door, like an opportunity (机会) of some sort, and instead of opening the door and taking the opportunity, they just  42  it and wonder, “What if it isn’t a door?” That is, “What if it isn’t a  43  opportunity?”

   Maybe it’s an unreasonable fear. But the bottom line is that I shouldn’t lie to my kids. I should just  44  repeatedly having to say, “No. We can’t go outside now.” Then when they come to other doors in life, be they real or metaphorical, they won’t  45  to open them and walk through.

31. A. relief     B. target    C. reason  D. case

32. A. admit     B. believe   C. mean   D. realize

33. A. gradually    B. constantly  C. temporarily D. casually

34. A. result     B. danger   C. method  D. truth

35. A. merely    B. slightly   C. hardly  D. partly

36. A. win out    B. give up   C. wake up  D. stand out

37. A. dream     B. lie    C. fantasy  D. fact

38. A. restrictions   B. explanations  C. differences D. consequences

39. A. demand    B. fear    C. desire  D. doubt

40. A. traditional    B. important   C. double  D. original

41. A. life     B. time    C. reply   D. history

42. A. get hold of    B. stare at   C. knock on  D. make use of

43. A. real     B. Typical   C. similar  D. limited

44. A. delay     B. regret    C. enjoy   D. accept

45. A. hurry     B. decide   C. hesitate  D. intend