2017届高考英语一轮基础知识复习：Unit 3 A taste of English humour（新人教版必修4）

　　Unit 3 A taste of English humour

　　Ⅰ.阅读理解

　　A drunken burglar in the Orrell Park area of Liverpool, ended up leaping out of a window after a 10­year­old asked him to prove he was a superhero.

　　The drunken thief who pretended he was Superman to stop a child raising the alarm has been caught after he leapt from the apartment building in his pants to make the girl convinced.

　　Thief Ethan Adamson, 25, told police that he had broken into a fifth­floor­flat after a drinking session, believing it was empty.

　　But he was horrified when the owner's 10­year­old daughter woke up while he was there.

　　From his hospital bed, the thief told reporters, “To keep her quiet, I told her I was really Superman and I'd soon be flying off back to my secret headquarters.”

　　“She called my bluff(吓唬) and told me, ‘If you're Superman show me you can fly or I'll scream.’”

　　“I had no choice so I stripped down to my pants to look more like a superhero and went to the window.”

　　“I saw another roof below and I thought I_could_make_it but it turned out to be a lot further down than I thought.”

　　“I know it doesn't make sense but it did to me when I was drunk.”

　　Police later found him on the roof in just his yellow pants, covered in cuts and bruises after a baffled neighbour heard his cries of pain.

　　He now faces seven years behind bars for burglary.

　　Police spokesman Frank Amado said, “He was in quite a serious state and couldn't move until we got up there using ladders. He was treated for his injuries and we got him some fresh clothes, before taking him to hospital where he is being kept under guard until he is well enough to be arrested.”

　　文章大意：这是一篇资讯报道。文章报道了一起啼笑皆非的偷窃事件。

　　1．What does the underlined part in the passage mean?

　　A．I could land safely on the roof.

　　B．I could make the girl trust me.

　　C．I could prove I was a superhero.

　　D．I could make a successful escape.

　　答案：A　句意理解题。根据画线部分所在句的内容“I saw another roof below and I thought I could make it but it turned out to be a lot further down than I thought”可知，I could make it意为“我可以安全地落到屋顶上”。

　　2．What's the right order of the event?

　　①Ethan Adamson told reporters of the burglary.

　　②The 10­year­old called Ethan Adamson's bluff.

　　③Ethan Adamson attended a drinking session.

　　④Ethan Adamson leapt out of a window.

　　A．

　　B．

　　C．

　　D．

　　答案：C　细节理解题。根据上下文可知，Ethan Adamson先参加酒会，接着女孩要求他像超人一样飞，然后他假装是超人从窗户跳了出去，最后受伤住院，在医院里告诉记者事情的经过。所以C项正确。

　　3．Which of the following is TRUE?

　　A．Adamson was set free a few days after staying in hospital.

　　B．Adamson was badly treated before he was rushed to hospital.

　　C．Adamson was being watched while he was in hospital.

　　D．Adamson was sent to the police station before he's taken to hospital.

　　答案：C　细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“before taking him to hospital where he is being kept under guard until he is well enough to be arrested”可知，当Adamson在医院时，他处于警方的监视之下。

　　4．What is the author's purpose of writing the passage?

　　A．To report on a joking burglary.

　　B．To call our attention to the burglar.

　　C．To explain how the burglar was caught.

　　D．To look back on an adventure story.

　　答案：A　写作意图题。文章为资讯报道，第一段中的“A drunken burglar in the Orrell Park area of Liverpool, ended up leaping out of a window...”为导语，据此可知，作者的写作目的是报道一起啼笑皆非的偷窃事件。

　　.七选五

　　根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余项。

　　(2015·海南省5月模拟)

　　Have you ever been in a situation where you have done something just to make someone else happy?

　　You think that you are making yourself happy. __1__ I have done that many times because I wanted to impress people or I thought that if I made someone else happy it would certainly make me happy. I understand that all of us want our close friends and family to be proud of us, so we work hard in school or in our careers to meet their expectations. __2__

　　But if you are trying to realize other people's dreams without keeping yourself satisfied, you will never be happy.

　　So you have to be clear and honest with yourself about what you want in your life. If you are honest with yourself, you will be more optimistic. __3__ You feel like you won't need to achieve something for someone else.

　　__4__ They fear to be rejected(排斥) by others. They think and say “If I choose this job or career path, that person will think I am out of my mind”， or “I really want to start this business but those people will think that I won't make any money”. __5__

　　Don't think this way. If you follow other people's wishes but cannot be true to yourself, you will have a hard time feeling great about yourself.

　　A．The truth is that you are really trying to make someone else happy.

　　B．So why don't I follow what they say?

　　C．And you will develop a drive from your heart.

　　D．So we should try our best to realize our dreams.

　　E．But we sometimes have to meet expectations from others.

　　F．Why do so many people want to live their dreams for someone else?

　　G．There is nothing wrong with that.

　　文章大意：本文是说明文。文章主要说明了人活着不要只为了取悦别人，更重要的是提高自己，帮助他人。

　　1．A　根据题干和A中的关键词：make someone else happy，making yourself happy等判断答案。故选A。

　　2．G　根据题干和G中的关键词：meet their expectations，nothing wrong with that等判断答案。故选G。

　　3．C　根据题干和C中的关键词：develop a drive from your heart，you will be more optimistic等判断答案。故选C。

　　4．F　根据题干和F中的关键词：live their dreams for someone else，fear to be rejected(排斥) by others等判断答案。故选F。

　　5．B　根据题干和B中的关键词：why don't I follow what they say, Don't think this way，等判断答案。故选B。

　　Ⅲ.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。

　　(2015·广州市一模)

　　Kenneth Williams is considered one of the greatest British comedy actors of the twentieth century. His voice is his outstanding gift; it virtually defined him as a __1__(perform). Williams would often spend weeks __2__(decide) how a character should sound and this “voice” determined his approach to each role. __3__ even after he had chosen his “voice”， he didn't always stick to it. __4__ the middle of a single performance, he would sometimes change __5__ tone or speed of his speech, for greater comic effect. While still a beginner, he felt he should be given the freedom to do as he wished on stage and often __6__(ignore) his directors' instructions. This greatly annoyed some directors, who refused __7__(work) with him. Sometimes, he would completely ignore the script(台词)and make up his own lines during performance. Although he was proud of his ability to go “off script”， he became extremely angry __8__ other actors tried to do the same, arguing that they were simply not good at it. Williams loved to make his audience laugh. When performing a scene __9__ there were few laughs, he would often make up __10__ own jokes, which always entertained the audience, but sometimes also ruined the scene.

　　1．______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______

　　6．______ 7.______ 8.______ 9.______ 10.______

　　文章大意：本文是传记类小短文。文章主要介绍了英国20世纪最伟大的演员之一的Kenneth Williams的生平。

　　1．命题立意：考查名词用法。

　　答案：performer　空前是不定冠词a，且指人，表演家，故填performer。

　　2．命题立意：考查非谓语动词。

　　答案：deciding　根据词组spend time doing sth.判断应填deciding。

　　3．命题立意：考查连词。

　　答案：But　空前后两个分句之间是转折关系。故填But。

　　4．命题立意：考查介词。

　　答案：In　in the middle of在……的中间，故判断填In。

　　5．命题立意：考查冠词。

　　答案：the　根据空后的of his speech判断tone应特指。故填the。

　　6．命题立意：考查时态用法。

　　答案：ignored　ignore与前文的felt是并列的谓语动词，它们应在人称、数、时态上保持一致。故填ignored。

　　7．命题立意：考查非谓语动词。

　　答案：to work　refuse后跟不定式作宾语，故填to work。

　　8．命题立意：考查状语从句。

　　答案：when/if　空后是前一分句的时间或条件状语从句，应填when/if。

　　9．命题立意：考查定语从句。

　　答案：where　空后是定语从句。从句中缺少地点状语，故判断填where。

　　10．命题立意：考查代词。

　　答案：his　空后是own，应用形容词性物主代词。故填his。

　　Ⅳ.短文改错

　　假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。

　　增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。

　　删除：把多余的词用()划掉。

　　修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

　　注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

　　2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

　　(2015·洛阳市二模)

　　During the travel back to my hometown, in the plane, I sat next to an old lady who looked very scary. She closed her eyes tight and grasped her red bag on her lap. I thought I might be nervous, so I planned to chat with her to make her to feel relaxed. We talk a lot about our families and experiences. When the flight over, I also helped her carry her luggages. She was so grateful about my help that she gave me the big hug when we were going to leave. On our way out, we waved good­bye. She kept on turning back to see me unless we couldn't see each other any long.

　　答案：

　　During the travel back to my hometown, in the plane, I sat next to an old lady who looked very . She closed her eyes tight and grasped her red bag on her lap. I thought

　　might be nervous, so I planned to chat with her to make her to feel relaxed. We

　　a lot about our families and experiences. When the flight

　　over, I also helped her carry her . She was so grateful

　　my help that she gave me

　　big hug when we were going to leave. On our way out, we waved good­bye. She kept on turning back to see me

　　we couldn't see each other any .

　　1．命题立意：考查形容词。

　　解析：scary→scared　scary可怕的，sacred感到害怕的。根据下文的She closed her eyes tight and grasped her red bag on her lap应该是老太太感到害怕，故scary改为scared。

　　2．命题立意：考查代词。

　　解析：I→she　“我认为她(老太太)紧张，……”。文中的代词用错，故将I改为she。

　　3．命题立意：考查非谓语动词。

　　解析：feel前去掉to　make sb. do sth.让人做某事，不定式作make的宾语补足语，省去to。因此去掉to。

　　4．命题立意：考查时态。

　　解析：talk→talked　根据语境应是动作发生在过去，故应将talk改为talked。

　　5．命题立意：考查系动词。

　　解析：over前加was　题干中when引导的时间状语从句中缺少系动词，根据语境应用过去时。

　　6．命题立意：考查名词。

　　解析：luggages→luggage　luggage行李，是不可数名词。故将luggages改为luggage。

　　7．命题立意：考查介词。

　　解析：about→for　根据词组be grateful for因……而感激。故将about改为for。

　　8．命题立意：考查冠词。

　　解析：the→a　give sb. a big hug给某人一个大大的拥抱。

　　9．命题立意：考查连词。

　　解析：unless→until　unless除非，until直到。“她不停地回头看我直到我们再也看不到对方”，根据句意改为until。

　　10．命题立意：考查固定短语。

　　解析：long→longer　not...any longer不再。