课时作业(十八) [必修4 Unit 3 A taste of English humour] (限时：30分钟).完形填空for example, is the colour of fire, heat, blood and life. People say red is an exciting and active colour. They associate(使发生联系) red with a strong feeling like __1____2__， such as STOP signs and fire engines. Orange is the bright, warm colour of __3____4__ colour. They associate orange with happiness. Yellow is the colour of __5__. People say it is a cheerful colour. They associate yellow too, with happiness. Green is the cool colour of grass in __6__. People say it is a refreshing colour. In general, people __7__ two groups of colours: warm colours and cool colours. The warm colours are red, orange and __8__. Where there are warm colours and a lot of light, people usually want to be __9__. Those who like to be with others like red. The cool colours are __10__ and blue. Where there are these __11__， people are usually worried. Some scientists say that time seems to __12____13__ for a living room or a __14__. People who are having a rest or are eating do not want time to pass quickly. __15__ colours are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly.
1．A.sadness
B．anger
C．administration
D．smile
2．A.road
B．way
C．danger
D．place
3．A.land
B．leaves
C．grass
D．mountains
4．A.lively
B．dark
C．noisy
D．frightening
5．A.moonlight
B．light
C．sunlight
D．star
6．A.summer
B．spring
C．autumn
D．winter
7．A.speak
B．say
C．talk about
D．tell
8．A.green
B．yellow
C．white
D．grey
9．A.calm
B．sleepy
C．active
D．helpful
10．A.black
B．red
C．golden
D．yellow
11．A.colours
B．people
C．groups
D．feelings
12．A.walk
B．go
C．run
D．move
13．A.one
B．way
C．fact
D．matter
14．A.factory
B．classroom
C．restaurant
D．hospital
15．A.Different
B．Cool阅读理解some children exhibit better self－control. Now a new study has tracked how low self－control can predict poor health, money troubles and even a criminal record in their adult years.，000 children in New Zealand. Researchers followed them for decades. They observed the level of self－control the youngsters displayed. Parents, teachers, even the kids themselves, scored the youngsters on measures like “acting before thinking” and “persistence in reaching goals”．y found that kids with self－control issues tended to grow up to be adults with a far more troubling set of issues to deal with.－control when they were three to ten had the most health problems in their thirties，” Moffitt said, “and they had the worst financial situation. They were more likely to have a criminal record and to be raising a child as a single parent on a very low income.”
Moffitt said it's still unclear why some children have better self－control than others, though other researchers have found that it's mostly a learned behaviour, with relatively little genetic influence. But good self－control can run in families because children with good self－control are more likely to grow up to be healthy and prosperous parents.
“Some of the low self－control study members are more likely to be single parents with a very low income and the parent is in poor health and likely to be a heavy substance abuser，” said Moffitt. “So that's not a good atmosphere for a child. So it looks as though self－control is something that in one generation can influence the next generation.”
But the good news, according to Moffitt, is that self－control can be taught by parents, and through school curricula that have been shown to be effective.the purpose of the study is to ________．
A．measure children's self－control－control－controlfind the effect low self－control brings to children17．Which of the following is TRUE of the study?
A．The children were tested in knowledge.
B．About 1，000 children got involved in it.It was being carried out worldwide.
D．It had lasted for about 10 years.
18．It has proved that children with low self－control tend to ________． be parents
D．be ill at 3 to 10who can help children get self－control?to the text, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．Children with good self－control are more likely to be rich and successful parents in the future.－control is not completely known yet.－control.－control can be taught through proper education.(求婚) one's lover. However, researchers have discovered that not all humour is equal. The quickest path to success is to use a very specific form of wit: self－deprecation.especially to their girlfriends, but we've found that self－deprecating humour is the most attractive of all，” said anthropologist Gil Greengross.－risk strategy.because it can draw attention to one's real faults, thereby diminishing(缩小) the self－deprecator's status in the eyes of others. But self－deprecating humour can be an especially reliable indicator not only of general intelligence and creativity, but also of moral virtues such as humility.”
Anthropologist Kate Fox, the author of Watching the English, believes self－deprecation is uniquely vital for those with an English cultural background. She said, “For the English, the rules of humour are the cultural equivalent of natural laws—we obey them automatically, rather in the way that we obey the law of gravity.”
“Pomposity(夸耀) and self－importance are outlawed. Serious matters can be spoken of seriously, but one must ously，” she added. they are duly impressed both by one's achievements and by one's reluctance(不愿) to talk about them publicly.”Greengross warns of another danger in the use of self－deprecation. “If you are a low－status individual, using self－deprecating humour can be disastrous to you he said.
“Think about the secondary school teenager whom nobody liked, who made fun of his shortcoming in sports. His classmates laughed at him and he was considered more pathetic(悲惨的) than he was previously. This is high－risk attraction. It is not for everyone.”－maker.y.
22．From the passage，we know that Gil Greengross .
A．is attractive to women all the way, especially to his girlfriend
B．believes that he himself is really the author of Watching the English
C．thinks that a low－status individual can be disastrous to him/her while using self－deprecatione underlined phrase “taking the mickey out of oneself” in Paragraph 3 may be replaced by “________”．
A．making someone laugh
B．self－deprecation －importance4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The quickest path to success is to make someone laugh.
B．Self－deprecation perhaps lowers its status in the eyes of others.l laws without obeying the law of gravity.
D．Nobody likes making fun of one teenager's shortcoming in sports.
25．Where does the passage probably come from?
A．A novel.
B．A survey study.
C．A pet magazine.
D．A travel guide.课时作业(十八)不同的颜色往往可以代表不同的心情。根据不同颜色的特点以及给人留下的感觉，颜色的选择在日常生活中往往也起着一定的作用。本文以一些颜色为例做出了相关的解释说明，是一篇知识性很强的文章。 根据上文的strong feeling，可知anger符合文意。 下文所列举的例子STOP signs和 fire engines都属于危险信号，故选danger。 根据常识，橘黄色是秋天树叶的颜色leaves。 下文提到人们把橘黄色和幸福联系起来，说明橘黄色是一个充满生机的颜色，故选lively。C 下文提到黄色是令人愉快的颜色，根据常识太阳光的颜色是黄色，故选sunlight。 绿色是春季里草的颜色，故选spring。 speak后面往往接某种语言作宾语；say后面常接说话的内容；tell的宾语一般是人；talk about sth意为“谈论某事物”。故C项正确。 根据上文对yellow的解释，可知yellow也属于暖色调。 与下文喜欢冷色调的人相对应，再根据上文对各种暖色调的解释可知，active为正确答案。 四个选项中，只有black属于冷色调。 前一句讲的是冷色调，故此处选colours。 go by意为“走过，流逝”，与下文的pass照应。 根据上文，暖色调的环境下时间似乎过得更慢，说明暖色调是用来装饰起居室和饭馆的好方法，故选way。 由下一句中的are eating可知选C。 与暖色调相对立，冷色调适用于办公室，以使人感觉时间过得比较快。本文主要介绍了一项新16．D 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Now a new study has tracked how low self－control can predict poor health, money troubles and even a criminal record in their adult years.”可知答案，从句中的how是关键。 细节理解题。根据第二段The study began with 1，000 children in New Zealand. Researchers followed them for decades.”可知答案为B。 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“They were more likely to have a criminal record…”可知A项是正确的。 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“But the good news, is that self－control can be taught by parents, and through school curricula that have been shown to be effective.”可知，父母和老师能帮助孩子们学习自控。 细节理解题。从全文看，自控力差的孩子长大后有可能犯罪，自控力好的就相反，可知A项是正确的；根据第五段中的“Moffitt said it's still unclear why some children have better self－control than others…”可知B项是正确的；根据最后一段可知D项是正确的。根据第五段中的“…other researchers have found that it's mostly a learned behaviour, with relatively little genetic influence.”可知C项不正确。 细节理解题。根据Kate Fox的谈话内容，可知她是研究人类学的专家。故选D项。C 推理判断题。对于Gil Greengross的相关信息的表述，只有C项符合。根据倒数第二段中Gil Greengross所说的“‘If you are a low－status individual, using self－deprecating humour can be disastrous to you，’…”可知答案。 词义猜测题。由第四段中的“It is a risky form of humour…to one's real faults，thereby diminishing(缩小) the self－deprecator's status in the eyes of others.”可知taking the mickey out of oneself意为“戏弄自己”，也就是“自嘲”(self－deprecation)。 推理判断题。A项错在与第一段最后一句不吻合；B项与第四段中“It is a risky form of humour…diminishing(缩小) the self－deprecator's status in the eyes of others.”一句吻合；C项错在与第五段最后一句“…we obey them automatically, rather in the way that we obey the law of gravity.” 不吻合；D项错在与最后一段第一句不吻合。 推理判断题。文章讨论的是谦卑和自嘲的运用，说明了一种社会问题，极有可能出自某个调查研究。故答案不可能是A项(小说)、C项(宠物杂志)、D项(旅游指南)，而应该是B项(调查研究)。