课时作业(十八) [必修4 Unit 3 A taste of English humour]
[限时：35分钟]
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．In face of ________ failure, it is the most important to keep up ________ good state of mind.
A．a; /
B．/; a
C．the; /
D．/; the
2．Mr. Smith is one of our restaurant's ________ customers.
A．ordinary
B．regular
C．normal
D．common
3．In Copenhagen, the UN Climate Conference grew more tense and divisive as the developing countries didn't trust the promises made by the industrial countries to ________ greenhouse gas emission(排放)．
A．cut out
B．cut down
C．cut off
D．cut up
4．The great millionaire gave away all his fortune to the charity and lived a simple life, ________.
A．happy and content
B．happily and content
C．happily and peaceful
D．happy and peace
5．Scientists are convinced ________ the positive effect of laughter ________ physical and mental health.
A．of; at
B．by; in
C．of; on
D．on; at
6．Unfortunately, a fire broke out suddenly in his house and burnt all his ________， leaving him nothing but a car.
A．furniture
B．fortune
C．possessions
D．treasure
7．We shouldn't complain about being poor—many families are much ________ than we are.
A．worse off
B．badly off
C．well off
D．better off
8．She ________ Japanese when she was in Japan. Now she can speak it freely.
A．picked out
B．made out
C．made up
D．picked up
9．Because of the rare snowstorm, the power supply of the city ________. The local government was trying its best to restore it.
A．cut off
B．broke off
C．turned off
D．put off
10．He didn't make ________ clear when and where the meeting would be held.
A．this
B．that
C．it
D．these
11．________ is the power of TV that it can make a person suddenly famous.
A．Such
B．This
C．That
D．So
12．Mary made coffee ________ her guests were finishing their meal.
A．so that
B．although
C．while
D．as if
13．Jack's business is not as good as before, so he has to________ the expenses of his company.
A．cut off
B．cut away
C．cut up
D．cut down
14．This magazine is very ________ with young people who like its content and style.
A．familiar
B．popular
C．similar
D．particular
15．Although the country has had political independence for over a century, ________ it needs the support of its neighbors.
A．naturally
B．economically
C．especially
D．luckily
Ⅱ.阅读理解
A
The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.
She said, “Hi, girl! My name is Rose. I'm 87 years old. Can I give you a hug？”
I laughed and enthusiastically(热情地)responded, “Of course you may！” and she gave me a giant squeeze.
“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age？” I asked. She jokingly replied, “I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of children, and then retire and travel！”
“No seriously，” I said. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.
“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one！” she told me.
Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I'll never forget what she taught us.
“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only two secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die！” she said.
“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do one productive thing, you will turn 20 years old. If I am 87 years old, and stay in bed for a year, and never do anything, I will turn 88. Anybody can grow older. But every minute counts for young men，” she added.
“The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change.Have no regrets. The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do.The only people who fear death are those with regrets.”
She concluded her speech by courageously singing The Song of Rose.She challenged each of us to study the lyrics(歌词)and live them out in our daily lives.
At the year's end, Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago.One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.
16．Rose made herself known to the author in a________ manner.
A．serious
B．cold
C．humorous
D．crazy
17．From the information provided in the passage, we know ________.
A．Rose finished the college degree within a year
B．Rose did realize her dream of meeting a rich husband and getting married through college education
C．Rose enjoyed her campus life very much
D．Rose grew so old that she stopped playing
18．Rose delivered the speech________.
A．at the graduation
B．which she prepared carefully
C．ended with The Song of Rose
D．to challenge all the other speakers
19．According to her speech, ________.
A．even you have a dream, you won't succeed
B．all people don't grow up while growing older
C．Rose usually regretted having done something
D．a nineyearold is as old as an 87yearold if he doesn't do anything
B
Earlier this month, the United States Library of Congress named Katherine Paterson the national ambassador for young people's literature. She is only the second person to hold the position. She replaces writer Jon Scieszka, who had served since 2008.
The librarian of Congress, James Billington, said Ms Paterson “represents the finest in literature for young people”. He spoke of the importance of reading in the lives of American young people. Ms Paterson has written more than thirty books. She is among only five writers to have won two Newbery Medals. These are among the most important children's book awards in the United States.
Bridge to Terabithia won a Newbery Medal in 1977. Her book Jacob Have I Loved won the award in 1981.
Katherine Paterson's books for children are often quite complex. Bridge to Terabithia includes adult themes like depression and death. The book has caused debate because of its place on school library bookshelves. Some parents think it is too adult for young children. Ms Paterson says the idea for the book came from a real life experience. Her son's best friend died in 1974 when she was struck by lightning.
Katherine Paterson is seventyseven. She began writing as a young mother with three children. But she says her interest in writing came as a surprise. As a child she had thought about becoming a Christian religious worker in foreign countries like her parents were.
Katherine Paterson spoke to a gathering of children when she was named ambassador on January fifth in Washington. She said, “Read for your life. Read for your life as a member of a family, as a part of a community, as a citizen of this country and a citizen of the world.”
20．The Newbery Medal is designed for ________.
A．writers with best books for children
B．children with best books on adult themes
C．writers with best books for grownups
D．children with best books on nature
21．Which of the following is NOT true about the book Bridge to Terabithia?
A．Its topics include depression and death.
B．It won a Newbery Medal in the 1980s.
C．Some people think it's for adults only.
D．The idea for it came directly from real life.
22．As a child, Katherine ________.
A．had bad relations with her parents
B．showed great interest in writing books
C．hoped to take part in religious activities
D．began writing books with serious themes
23．The national ambassador for young people's literature as a position started in ________.
A．1977
B．1981
C．2009
D．2008
Ⅲ.短文填词
阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1)汉语提示，2)首字母提示，3)语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在下边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
Last night my family was awake most of the night. We only slept about four hours. We all woke up at 3：00 in the morning b__24__ our dog, Charlie, was barking. My wife thought there must be some __25__ (问题), but she couldn’t find anything w__26__. Charlie kept barking for hours and woke up the __27__ (邻居). Soon the phone rang. Mrs Atkins next door was really __28__ (担心). She said we should __29__ the police. We finally found out what the problem was. His food bowl was empty. We forgot to f__30__ him! At about 5：00 I went back to __31__ but I didn’t get into sleep. In the morning I d__32__ about three cups of coffee with breakfast, but I was still tired. My wife and I didn’t go to work __33__ all.
24．______ 25.______ 26.______ 27.______
28．______ 29.______ 30.______ 31.______
32．______ 33.______
答案
课时作业(十八)
Ⅰ.1.B 考查冠词用法。句意：面对失败，最重要的是要保持好的心态。failure意为“失败”时，为不可数名词，前不加冠词；keep up a good state of mind意为“保持一个良好的心态”。
2．B 考查形容词辨析。句意：史密斯先生是我们饭馆的一个常客。regular意为“定期的”，符合语境。ordinary意为“普通的”；normal意为“正常的”；common意为“普遍的”。
3．B 考查动词短语辨析。句意为：在哥本哈根的联合国气候大会上，由于发展中国家不相信工业国作出的减少温室气体排放的承诺，会议的气氛变得越来越紧张。cut out 切去，劈开，戒除；cut down 裁短，减少，砍倒；cut off 切断，阻碍；cut up 切碎，砍伤。
4．A 考查形容词作伴随状语。句意：这位伟大的百万富翁把他所有的财产捐赠给了慈善机构，并且过着简单的生活，幸福而满足。这里用形容词作状语。形容词作状语与副词作状语不同，副词修饰动词，说明发出谓语动作时的伴随状态，形容词作状语相当于主语补足语，与主语能同时构成系表结构。
5．C be convinced of是固定短语， 意为“使信服”；后面表示 “对……的影响”， 根据搭配， effect后应用介词on。
6．C 考查名词辨析。句意：不幸的是，火灾突然在他的屋里爆发，并且烧了他的所有个人财产，除了一辆车什么也没留下。possession意为“个人财产”，通常用复数形式；furniture意为“家具”；fortune意为“财产”时，一般指庞大的财富；treasure意为“金银财宝”。
7．A 考查形容词短语辨析。句意：我们不应该抱怨贫穷，许多家庭比我们境况更差。be worse off意为“境况更差，更穷”，符合语境。
8．D 考查动词短语辨析。句意：当她在日本时她无意间学会了日语，现在她能自由交谈了。pick up此处意为“无意间学会”，符合语境。pick out意为“挑选”；make out意为“理解；辨认出”；make up意为“弥补；编造”。
9．B 考查动词短语辨析。句意：由于罕见的暴风雪，这个城市的电力供应停止了，当地政府正在尽力恢复。break off意为“停止”，符合语境。cut off意为“剪下；阻碍；隔断；停止，中断”，应用被动语态；turn off意为“关掉”；put off意为“延期；推迟”。
10．C 考查it的用法。句意：他没有弄清楚什么时候以及在哪里将召开会议。it在此代替从句作形式宾语。
11．A 考查状语从句。句意：这就是电视的力量，它能使人突然成名。such“这样的人或事物”，指后面要提到的人或事物。注意such, so, this和that表示指代的句型及用法区别。such…that…句型中such预指后文提到的人或事物；so…that…引导结果状语从句。
12．C 考查状语从句。so that意为“因此”；although意为“尽管”；while意为“当……的时候”；as if意为“好像”。
13．D 句意为：Jack的生意不如以前了，所以他不得不减少公司的开支。cut down 意为“压缩，缩减”，与the expenses搭配，且符合题意。
14．B 考查形容词辨析。句意：这本杂志受到年轻人的欢迎，他们喜欢它的内容和风格。familiar意为“熟悉，通晓”，表示“为……所熟悉”应用介词to；popular意为“受欢迎的”；similar意为“相似的”；particular意为“特别的”。
15．B 考查副词辨析。句意：尽管这个国家一个多世纪以来有了政治独立，但是从经济上来说它需要邻国的支持。economically意为“经济上地”，符合语境。naturally意为“自然地”；especially意为“尤其”；luckily意为“幸运地”。
Ⅱ.A
文章向我们介绍了作者大学第一天认识了一位87岁高龄的特殊的同学。
16．C 细节理解题。从文中对她们相识的场景的描写，尤其是She jokingly replied，可知是“热情幽默的”。
17．C 细节理解题。从第七段的描述来看，她十分享受自己的校园生活。
18．C 细节理解题。由She concluded her speech by courageously singing The Song of Rose.可知C项正确。
19．B 推理判断题。A、C、D项都与文中的观点有出入，只有B项的说法符合本文第十段所陈述的观点。
B
本文主要介绍了刚被美国国会命名为青年人文学国家大使的Katherine Paterson的作品及文学之路等。
20．A 细节理解题。根据第二段最后两句“She is among only five writers to have won two Newbery Medals. These are among the most important children's book awards in the United States.”可知，Newbery Medal应该是为写儿童畅销书的作者而设的，故选A项。
21．B 细节理解题。根据第三段“Bridge to Terabithia won a Newbery Medal 1977.”可知这本书是1977获奖的，而不是20世纪80年代，故选B项。
22．C 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句“As a child she had thought about becoming a Christian religious worker in foreign countries like her parents were.”可知她曾经想和她父母一样从事宗教方面的工作，故选C项。
23．D 细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句“She is only the second person to hold the position. She replaces writer Jon Scieszka, who had served since 2008.”可知这个职位是从2008年就有了，故选D项。
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