课时作业(十八)
必修4 Unit 3 A taste of English humour
基础检测
Ⅰ.词性转换
________(direct) carefully，some mistakes in the exam could have been avoided.
________(astonish) speed，and will soon be one of the most powerful countries in the world.
________ (react) which stopped his heart.
4．I simply tried to enjoy the game and play as well as possible with a good result. ________ (fortunate) we did not get the desired outcome.
5．A number of studies have shown that the first meal of the day is closely linked to students' better classroom ________(perform)．
单句填空
__________ I have the time to have dinner with my parents after going to university.
7．________ (convince) of his son's safety，the father turned off the light and went to bed.
Luke's feet would have been ________(badly) off than his hands.
9．Jackie looks after his younger sister as if he ________(be)
an adult.
10．By the time the girl comes back to life, scientists probably ________(discover) a cure for this incurable disease.
Ⅲ.短语填空
Wenchuan turned into
ruins.Water and electricity were ________________ (中断)．
the victim _______________(挑选出) one photo of Bain, the police report said.
______________________(太挑剔) what you eat and wear；pay more attention to your study and work.
，he is always telling us that we should ________________ (对……满 what we have owned.
15．The inquiries made by the police ________________(直到现在) have failed to throw any light on the cause of the fire.
句型训练
more than 5, 000 trees ________________ in and around the amusement park.(plant)
到目前为止，5 000多棵树已被种在了该休闲公园里面及周围。
________________________， so they could feel more content with their lives.(depress)
在人们感到沮丧的时候，卓别林可以使他们开怀大笑，于是人们就对自己的生活感到比较满足了。
He is the only one of the students ________________ from the whole school to take part in the competition which is to be held in Wuhan next month. (pick)
他是整个学校唯一一个被挑选出来参加下个月在武汉举行的竞赛的学生。
ided our country with wealthy natural treasures，_____________________ for us.(make)
大自然为我们的祖国提供了丰富的自然宝藏，使之成为我们幸福的家园。
________________________ many times，“serve the people” is our first policy.(stress)
正如我们多次强调的那样，“为人民服务”是我们的第一宗旨。
能力提升
阅读理解
my life is measured from one story to the next.My oldest son was born in the middle of a long story about the Endangered Species Act.My daughter came along with a pack of gray wolves.
Twenty stories later, though, it's the story in Alaska that I'll remember best.It was the story about the loss of wilderness—and the story during which my wife Kathy got cancer.That's the one that made time stand still.I stopped taking pictures on the day when she found that tumour.Cruelly, it was Thanksgiving.By Christmas, she had become very weak.Some days she was so sick that she couldn't watch TV.
Early examination saves time.But ours was not early.By the time you can feel it yourself, it's often bigger than the doctor want it to be.
Cancer is a thief.It steals time.Our days are already short with worry.Then comes this terrible disease, unfair as storm at harvest time.But cancer also has the power to change us, for good.We learn to simplify, enjoying what we have instead of feeling sorry for what we don't.Cancer even made me a better father.My work had made me a stranger to my three kids.But now I pay attention to what really matters.This is not a race.This is a new way of life and new way of seeing, all from the cancer.
In the end each of us has so little time.We have less of it than we can possibly imagine.And even though it turns out that Kathy's cancer has not spread, and her prognosis(预断) is good, we try to make it all count now, enjoying every part of every day.
I've picked up my camera again.I watch the sky, searching for beautiful light.When winter storms come, Kathy and I gather our children and take the time to catch snowflakes(雪花) on our tongues.After all, this is good.This is what we're living for.
the author used to ________.
A．leave his daughter with a pack of gray wolves
B．express his love for his family in a special way
C．miss a great many important historical moments
D．devote much more to his career than his family
22．Why did the author decide to stop taking pictures?
A．To cure his own disease.
B．To spend more time with his wife.
C．To seek a better position.
D．To leave the wildness alone.
23．What is the biggest change the cancer has brought to the author?
A．He treasures every bit of time with his family.
B．He has become a stranger to his children.
C．He takes his work more seriously.
D．He focuses more on medical care.
24．The author and his family catch snowflakes on their tongues probably because ________.
A．the snowflakes taste very good
B．snowflakes are what they feed on
C．they regard that as a way to enjoy life
D．there is beautiful light in the snowflakes
Ⅵ.完形填空
pumping it like blood to my body as my fingers flew across the piano keys. As the piece neared the end, I __25__ up to take my final bow. For a second, the room was __26__. Yet, even in that one second, I had enough time to __27__ whether I had done perfectly. Then, __28__, the applause(掌声) came.
“Thank you … so much” I said, __29__ to the person standing on my other side. Olga, my piano teacher for six years, smiled back at me. “You've been an __30__ student all these years，” she said. “I hope that whatever you do, you never stop __31__”
I leaned forward, __32__ I would keep playing because I loved piano, and hugged her.
As it __33__，the promise wasn't as meaningful as I'd hoped. Right after the __34__，I kept up my strict practising schedule every day. __35__，it began slipping away from me. I stopped taking
__36__ because of my busy schedule with homework. Not long after, I stopped practising altogether. It was __37__ not to have to stress about piano any more. But something was __38__
inside of me. I was empty inside.
One day I met Michelle, who had also taken piano lessons from Olga.
“Are you __39__ taking lessons from Olga？” she asked.
“Actually I just quit a while ago，” I replied.
“That's a __40__，” she responded. “I remember your performance a year ago; it was
__41__．”
helle, I was at a __42__ what to do. I moved slowly into the living room unconsciously, but in fact I knew __43__ what I was doing.
As the music __44__，a familiar feeling rose inside me.
25A.showed
B．sat
26．A.light
B．quiet
nervous
27．A.expect
B．remind
28．A.immediately
B．successfully y
D．suddenly
turning
B．waving
30．A.easygoing
B．imaginative
31．A.practising
B．learning
32．A.telling
B．promising
33．A.carried on
B．brought up
34．A.performance
B．final
35．A.Soon
B．Besides
36．A.lectures
B．parts
37．A.disappointing
B．pleasing
38．A.beating
B．rising
39．A.still
B．even
C．much
D．yet
40A.shame
B．relief
41．A.challenging
B．breathtaking embarrassing
42．A.time
B．heart
43．A.normally
B．exactly
D．badly
44．A.ended
B．hit
Ⅶ.语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Michelle D：Drake
Michelle, why are you dancing? I think we have to study for our maths test!
M: Oh, hi, Drake! I was doing some exercise just now. I think you must have been
45.________ (stick) in the heavy traffic, for it is the rush hour. Let me turn the music
46.________．
You exercise by 47.________ (dance)? I think things like running and bicycling
48.________ (consider) exercise.
M: Well, those are other good ways to work out, but I like to dance. It is fun to move around to music, and you can 49.________ (sure) work up a sweat. Do you like to dance?
D: Yes, I do, 50.________ I am not a very good dancer. For exercise, I prefer playing soccer. Guess what? I 51.________ (play) in a match this time next Saturday.
M: Cool! I know you like to go to the park on the weekend and play soccer. Maybe you should try dancing, and I will try playing soccer.
D: Do you know how to play soccer? 52.________ is really very easy to learn once you try.
M: I can't play soccer very well, even though I used to play a lot when I was a kid.
53.________ you teach me some of your soccer moves, I'll teach you some dance moves! How does that sound?
D: It's 54.________ deal. If it weren't for the maths test tomorrow, we could go to the gym right now.
M: Right. No more fun and games. Let me get my notebook.
课时作业(十八)
【基础检测】
Ⅰ.1.directions 2.astonishing 3.reaction 4.Unfortunately
5．performance
Ⅱ.6.when 7.Convinced 8.worse 9.were
10．will have discovered
Ⅲ.11.cut off 12.picked out 13.be too particular about
14．be content with 15.up to now
Ⅳ.16.have been planted
17.when they felt depressed
18．who/that has been picked out
19.making it a happy home
20．As we have stressed
【能力提升】
Ⅴ.21.D 22.B 23.A 24.C
Ⅵ.25.C 26.B 27.D 28.D 29.A
30.C 31.A 32．B 33.C 34.A
35.A 36.C 37.B 38.C 39.A
40.A 41.B 42.D 43.B 44.D
Ⅶ.45.stuck 46.off
47.dancing 48.are considered
49．surely 50.but 51.will be playing 52.It 53.If 54．a