高中英語必修4 Unit 3 A taste of English humour (A卷)

高中英語必修4Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour(A卷)試卷一、選擇題(共24題；共85分)l.Shewantsherpaintingsinthegallery,butwedon'tthinktheywouldbeverypopular.A.displayB.todisplayC.displaying0.displayedA.displayB.todisplayC.displaying0.displayed【答案】D【考點(diǎn)】動詞的基本形式【解析】題意：她希望自己的油畫作品能在畫廊里展覽，但是我們認(rèn)為這些繪畫可能不會有人喜歡。wantsth.(tobe)done表示“希望某事被〃；例如：Iwantit(tobe)doneasquicklyaspossible.我希望這件事盡快做好。.—Whattookyousolong?—Igotlost.Ihavenoofdirection.C.feeling0.abilityA.senseB.ideaC.feeling0.ability【答案】A【考點(diǎn)】名詞【解析】根據(jù)上文Igotlost.,可判斷這里是指“沒有方向感”(havenosenseofdirection),havenoideaof"對不知道〃；havenofeelingof"對……沒感覺〃;havenoabilityof"沒……的能力〃，都不能很好地表達(dá)句意。.You'dbettertakeapenwhenyougotothemeetingthereissomethingimportanttowritedown.A.asifB.sothatC.inorderthatD.incase【答案】D【考點(diǎn)】介詞和介詞短語【解析】incase〃以防〃。句意：你去開會時(shí)最好拿著鋼筆，以防有重要的東西要記下來。.Thewildflowerslookedlikeasoftorangeblanketthedesert.A.coveringB.coveredC.coverD.tocover【答案】A【考點(diǎn)】動詞的基本形式【解析】題意：野花就像覆蓋在沙漠上的柔軟的桔紅色地毯。本題考查非謂語動詞(短語)作定語。轉(zhuǎn)化為定語從句為：asoftorangeblanketwhichcoveredthedesert.動詞cover與所修飾的名詞ablanket之間構(gòu)成邏輯上的主動關(guān)系，排除選項(xiàng)B；此外，不定式作定語，通常表示將來時(shí)間概念。例如：Doyouhaveanythingtosend?你有什么東西需要郵寄嗎？排除選項(xiàng)D以及選項(xiàng)C。.Don'tleavethewaterwhileyoubrushyourteeth.

A.runB.runningC.beingrunD.torunA.runB.runningC.beingrunD.torun【答案】B【考點(diǎn)】非謂語動詞【解析】題意：刷牙時(shí)，不要任憑自來水流淌。動詞leave表示〃讓……處于（某種狀態(tài)、某地等幾其后接形容詞、分詞、不定式、介詞短語、名詞或句子等結(jié)構(gòu)作補(bǔ)足語。nordernottolettheothershearwhathesaid,hethenewstome.A.shoutedB.toldC.whisperedD.said【答案】C【考點(diǎn)】動詞的基本形式【解析】句意：為了不讓別人聽到，他只好小聲地把消息告訴了我，所以用whisper,指〃耳語；低聲說〃。其他選項(xiàng)不合句意。.Tounderstandthegrammarofthesentence,youmustbreakitintoparts.A.downB.upC.offD.out【答案】A【考點(diǎn)】動詞短語【解析】考察動詞短語辨析。Breakup"關(guān)系破裂；分解〃；breakdown"機(jī)器出故障，身體垮掉，分解〃；breakoff"折斷，中斷〃；breakout〃爆發(fā)；句意〃：為了理解句子的語法，你必須把這個(gè)句子分解成不同的部分。根據(jù)句意說明使用的是''分解〃，故B正確。題意：為理解句子中的語法，你必須把句子分解為幾部分。.Wewerefinallyabletomakethecustomersofthequalityoftherefrigerator.A.toconvinceB.convincingC.convinceD.convinced【答案】D【考點(diǎn)】動詞的基本形式，動詞短語【解析】makesbconvincedofsth"使某人相信某事"。convinced此處為形容詞，convincedof結(jié)構(gòu)作make的賓語補(bǔ)足語。.Youreallyshouldn'thavetohiscommentonyourworksoviolently.hemeantnoharmtoyou.A.reacted;AfterallB.responded;AtallC.acted;AfterallD.done;Inall【答案】A【考點(diǎn)】介詞和介詞短語，動詞短語【解析】題意：你真地不應(yīng)該那么粗魯?shù)貙Υ麑δ愎ぷ鞯脑u價(jià)。畢竟他沒有惡意。第一空react/respondto〃對……反應(yīng)〃；第二空afterall"畢竟，別忘了〃；atall常用于否定句和疑問句中以增強(qiáng)語氣；in用〃全部,總共〃。.Thebelltheendoftheperiodrang,ourheateddiscussion.A.indicating;interruptingB.indicated;interruptingC.indicating;interruptedD.indicated;interrupted【答案】A【考點(diǎn)】非謂語動詞【解析】句意：預(yù)示著這一時(shí)段結(jié)束的鈴聲響了，結(jié)果打斷了我們激烈的討論。thebell和indicate是主動關(guān)系，故用現(xiàn)在分詞作后置定語，第二空是現(xiàn)在分詞作結(jié)果狀語。.—Doyouwantanythingelseforyourbirthdayparty?—Nothingelse.I'mverywhatyou'veboughtme.A.contentedwithB.contenttoC.contentwithD.contentedto【答案】C【考點(diǎn)】動詞短語【解析】becontentwith"對……感到滿足〃，而becontentto"是甘愿做某事〃，根據(jù)句意〃我對你已經(jīng)給我買的東西感到非常滿意〃。故選C。12.Bluetoothisaninternationallystandardizedtechnologyshortdistancewirelesscommunication.A.supportingB.supportedC.tosupport□.supports【答案】A【考點(diǎn)】非謂語動詞【解析】supportingshortdistancewirelesscommunication作定語,修飾technology。句意:藍(lán)牙是一種支持短距離無線通訊的符合國際標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的技術(shù)。I'dliketogivemythankstoallofyouonthisspecial.A.atmosphereB.occasionC.instructionD.tradition【答案】B【考點(diǎn)】名詞【解析】句意：在這個(gè)特殊的場合，我想表達(dá)對大家的感激之情。occasion”時(shí)機(jī)；場合〃，onthisoccasion"在這個(gè)場合下〃，符合題意。atmosphere"氣氛〃；instruction”說明；指導(dǎo)〃;tradition"傳統(tǒng)〃。.Withtoomanyconstructionprojectsallthestrengthoutoftheeconomy,peopleofthesmallcountrycomplainedalot.

A.suckingB.tosuckC.beingsuckedD.beingsuckingA.suckingB.tosuckC.beingsuckedD.beingsucking【答案】A【考點(diǎn)】非謂語動詞【解析】本句的意思是〃因?yàn)樘嗟慕ㄖこ滔牧怂械慕?jīng)濟(jì)財(cái)力，那個(gè)弱小國家的人們產(chǎn)生了許多的埋怨。〃此題的with復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)作原因狀語，constructionprojects與動詞suck是主動關(guān)系，所以用現(xiàn)在分詞。.Uptonow,theHopeProjectthousandsofstudentswhowouldotherwisehavedroppedout.A.wouldhelpB.helpsC.hadhelpedD.hashelped【答案】D【考點(diǎn)】動詞的基本形式【解析】句意：截止到現(xiàn)在，希望工程已經(jīng)幫助了成千上萬的本來會輟學(xué)的學(xué)生。uptonow是現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)態(tài)的時(shí)間狀語。.Canyouthinkofawherethiswordcanbeused?A.positionB.caseC.placeD.situation【答案】D【考點(diǎn)】名詞【解析】句意為：你能想出一個(gè)能使用這個(gè)單詞的情景嗎？situation有〃情景〃之意，其他三個(gè)詞均無此意。.People,withtheyoung,lovetosurftheInternetforentertainment.A.ingeneralB.indetailC.inparticularD.inbrief【答案】C【考點(diǎn)】介詞和介詞短語【解析】題意:人們喜歡上網(wǎng)娛樂，尤其是年輕人。inparticular"尤其，特另『；ingeneral"總的來說〃;indetail"詳細(xì)地〃;inbrief〃簡短地〃。.—Whatdoyouthinkofthefivedollmascotsforthe2008OlympicGames?—,theyarelovely,butwecan'tfigureoutwhattheymeaneasily.A.TotellthetruthB.l'mafraidC.UnfortunatelyD.Luckily【答案】A【考點(diǎn)】動詞短語【解析】t。tellthetruth〃說實(shí)話〃。〃說實(shí)話，它們很可愛，但是我們不能很容易地弄明白它們是什么意思〃。.Thestudentsallwearthesameuniform,soit'shardformetomysonamongthem.

A.bringoutB.pickoutC.pickupD.bringupA.bringoutB.pickoutC.pickupD.bringup【答案】B【考點(diǎn)】動詞短語【解析】句意為：學(xué)生們都穿著同樣的校服，因此對我來說在他們當(dāng)中認(rèn)出我的兒子有點(diǎn)難。pickout〃挑出,認(rèn)出〃;bringout〃拿出〃；pickup〃撿起來〃；bringup”教育,培養(yǎng)，撫養(yǎng)成人〃。.ManycountriesinAsia,suchasChinaandThailand,havealotoftouriststheyear.A.withinB.withoutC.throughoutD.beyond【答案】C【考點(diǎn)】介詞和介詞短語【解析】句意：很多亞洲國家，如中國和泰國，全年都會接待大量游客。throughout意為〃遍及；貫穿〃,throughouttheyear"整年"。within”在……之內(nèi)〃；without"沒有";beyond"超越.Lawsthatpunishparentsfortheirlittlechildren'sactionsagainstthelawsgetparents.A.worriedB.toworryC.worryingD.worry【答案】A【考點(diǎn)】非謂語動詞【解析】題意：因年幼子女的違法行為而懲罰父母的法律使父母們憂心忡忡。過去分詞worried作補(bǔ)語,表示賓語所處的一種狀態(tài)。.OnecommonofUFOsisthattheyarejustlightsofplanesinthesky.A.observationB.curiosityC.originD.explanation【答案】D【考點(diǎn)】名詞【解析】句意：對不明飛行物的一個(gè)普遍解釋是它們只是天空中的飛機(jī)發(fā)出的光。explanation〃解釋；說明〃,符合題意。observation”觀察〃；curiosity"好奇心";origin〃起源”。.Weshouldn'tcomplainaboutbeingpoorbecausemanyfamiliesaremuch.A.betteroffB.badlyoffC.welloffD.worseoff【答案】D【考點(diǎn)】形容詞（包括比較級和最高級）【解析】解析:badlyoff意為〃窮的,缺少的〃，它的反義短語為〃welloff〃意為〃富裕的〃，根據(jù)句意〃我們不應(yīng)當(dāng)因?yàn)樨毟F而抱怨，因?yàn)橛泻芏嗉彝ケ任覀冊愀獾枚??！ù颂帒?yīng)用比較級，故選D。.Wepaidavisittomyuncle'sandtheyuswithagooddinnerinabigrestaurant.A.amusedB.entertainedC.paidD.defended【答案】B【考點(diǎn)】動詞，動詞短語【解析】解析：此處考查動詞詞義辨析。amuse意為〃使發(fā)笑，使愉快〃；entertain意為〃使歡樂、款待〃；pay意為〃支付〃；defend意為〃捍衛(wèi)，保護(hù)〃。根據(jù)句意〃我們拜訪了叔叔的家，他們在一家餐館款待我們大吃了一頓〃故選Bo二、閱讀理解（共1題；共15分）.China'snewbuzzword,tuhao,maybeinnextyear'sOxfordEnglishDictionary."Ifitsinfluencecontinues,itisverylikelytoappearonourupdatedlistofwords,"saidJulieKleeman,projectmanagerwiththeeditingteam.InChinese,tumeansuncouth（粗野的）andhaomeansrich.IthastraditionallybeenreferredtorichpeoplewhothrowtheirweightaroundinChina'sruralareas.Inrecentyears,peopleborrowedthetermtodescribethosewhospendmoneyinanunreasonablemanner.ThewordgainedacceptanceinSeptemberwiththelaunch（上市）ofApple'snewgold-colorediPhone,anitemlovedbyChina'srichpeople.Thecolorbecameknownas"tuhaogold".Thewordisnowoftenusedbytheonlinecommunitytorefertopeoplewhohavethecashbutlacktheclasstogowithit.KleemanalsomentionedtwootherChinesewords—damaandhukou—whichmayalsobetakeninthedictionary.Hukoumeanshouseholdregistration登記）inChineseandhasbeenwidelyused.Dama,meaningmiddle-agedwomen,wasfirstusedintheWesternmediabytheWallStreetJournalinMaywhenthousandsofChinesewomenwerebuyinguprecordnumberofgold.TheywerethedrivingforceintheglobalgoldmarketbetweenAprilandJunewhenthegoldpriceshadgonedown."Wehavenearly120Chinese-linkedwordsnowinOxfordEnglishDictionary."shesaid.Someofthemare:Guanxi,literallymeaning"connection",isthesystemofsocialnetworksandinfluentialrelationshipswhichpromotebusinessandotherdealings.Taikonautisamixoftaikong,meaningouterspace,andastronaut.Thenewwordswillbefirstuploadedontheofficialwebsitebeforethedictionariesarrive.Theonlineversionisalsorenewedeverythreemonths."Itatleastbrokeouroldrules.Itusedtotake10yearstoincludeanewwordbutnowwekeepthepacewiththeera.*'accordingto