2019届高考英语第一轮知识点演练检测题51

课时提升作业(十七)选修6Unit 17Ⅰ. 单项填空1. (2018·温州模拟)His contribution to the country was officially______, which made all of us feel pleased.A. acknowledgedB. appealedC. recommendedD. evaluated2. —Ye Shiwen got the championship in the women’s 400-meter individual medley at London Olympics.—She fully deserves the title. She ______ for it for years.A. is preparingB. was preparingC. has preparedD. had been preparing3. (2018·昆明模拟)Drunk driving should be treated as a crime ______ whether the driver causes a crash.A. according toB. regardless ofC. in addition toD. in terms of4. We firmly believe that war never settles anything. It only ______ violence.A. runs intoB. comes fromC. results inD. begins with5. Nowadays, many people walk to work ______ CopenhagenConference calling for living a low-carbon lifestyle to cope with global warming.A. in relation toB. in response toC. in addition toD. in opposition to6. (2018·杭州模拟)______his research paper, Professor Reagan experienced various hardships and loneliness on the Antarctic exploration for nearly half a year.A. AccomplishingB. To accomplishC. AccomplishedD. Having accomplished7. (2018·张家口模拟)______the efforts of London Mayor Ken Livingstone, the city has become increasingly bike-friendly over the last seven years.A. In case ofB. Thanks toC. In addition toD. As for8. (2018·安庆模拟)Don’t try to cheat in the exam—you will never ______ it.A. get away fromB. get away withC. get rid ofD. get out of9. The method is ______ great use in solving such kind of problem.A. inB. ofC. withD. for10. Senior high school student as he is, he finds it a difficult time ______ as a grown-up by his parents.A. treatingB. to be treatedC. being treatedD. to treat11. (2018·长沙模拟)______that he might lose his job, Peter always works extra hours to please his boss.A. WorryingB. Having worriedC. Having been worriedD. Worried12. When ______ about overhearing, English people use the proverb “Walls have ears. ”A. talkB. talkingC. talkedD. to talk13. My wife ______ the night shift when my plane______. That’s why no one is to meet me at the airport today.A. will be working; arrivesB. was working; arrivedC. will have worked; has arrivedD. is working; is arriving14. (2018·盐城模拟)______about the man wearing sunglasses during night that he was determined to follow him.A. So curious the detective wasB. So curious was the detectiveC. How curious was the detectiveD. How curious the detective was15. You don’t know what great difficulty I had ______ to get the twotickets. Is the film really worth ______ twice?A. managing; seeingB. managed; seeingC. managing; being seenD. managed; being seenⅡ. 阅读理解ADr. Wiseman started “the laugh lab” project in September2001. It is the largest study of humour. Participants(参加者)areinvited to log on to the laugh lab website, give a few personal details, tell their favourite jokes and judge the jokes told by other people.The project will last for a year, and the organizers hope to finally discover the world’s funniest joke. But there is also a serious purpose. The researchers want to know what people from different nations and cultures find funny. And they want to find out the differences between the male and female sense of humour. The idea is that if we want to understand each other, we have to find out what makes us laugh.This is a subject that has long attracted psychologists(心理学家)and philosophers. Most of the time, people are not completely honest. We do things that society expects us to and say things that help us get what we want. But laughing cannot be controlled. When we laugh, we tell the truth about ourselves. By December 2001 over 10, 000 jokes had been submitted. This gave the scientists enough evidence to make earlyconclusions. It seems that men and women do have different senses of humour, for instance.“Our fi ndings show the major differences in the ways in which males and females use humour, ”said Dr. Wiseman. “Males use humour to appear superior to others, while females are more skilled in languages and prefer word play. ”Researchers also found that there really is such a thing as a national sense of humour. The British enjoy what is usually called “toilet humour”. But the French like their jokes short and sharp: “You’re a high priced lawyer. Will you answer two questions for$500? ”“Yes. What’s the second que stion? ”The Germans are famous for not having a sense of humour. But the survey found that German participants were more likely to find submitted jokes funny than any other nationality. Perhaps that proves the point. Is this joke funny? I don’t know, but let’s say yes, just to be safe.Dr. Wiseman and his workmates also submitted jokes created by computer. But none of those who took part in the survey found any of them amusing. Perhaps this is relief. Computers already seem like they can do everything. At least they should leave the funny stuff to us.1. The scientist started “the laugh lab” project______.A. to find the funniest joke in European countriesB. to know what funny people are like from different nations and culturesC. to find out the differences between the male and female sense of humourD. to get more personal details about participants2. We can infer from the passage that______.A. most of the people all over the world are completely honestB. psychologists and philosophers take interest in “the laugh lab” projectC. ordinary people are not interested in “the laugh lab” project at allD. people tell the truth about themselves only when they laugh3. According to the passage, we can safely say that______.A. Jokes created by computer are less appealing to peopleB. Men and women have similar senses of humourC. The project lasted from September, 2001 to December, 2001D. Scientists have collected enough evidence to make final conclusions4. The writer gave the examples of the British, the French and the Germans______.A. to show the French people have a better sense of humourB. to prove the British people have a sense of “toilet humour”C. to show people from different nations have different senses of humourD. to prove that the Germans have no sense of humour5. What is the best title of the passage?A. Funny or not?B. Laugh louder!C. Men laugh better.D. Watch out for the trap in jokes!BOne of California’s poorest school districts, theCoachella Valley Unified southeast of Los Angeles, is currently rolling out iPads to every student. But, as with tabletefforts across the country, this one faces skeptics(怀疑)and obstacles(障碍). Some wonder if its projected benefits are being grossly oversold.Darryl Adams talks about his school district’s latest project. “Everyone will have an iPad! ”he says with a broad smile. “It’s going to be exci ting! ”He argues that school districts have often failed to inspire kids. Instead, he says, they’ve been teaching them how to take tests. “And that’s not what education is about. So for the first time in our history as a nation, I think in the world, we’re going to be able to personalize education, ”Adams says.But some districts have publicly stumbled(绊倒)with their initiatives(为解决困难采取的行动). Los Angeles Unified students easily got around restrictions on their district-issued iPads: They simply deleted their personal profile info and then could surf the Web without restriction.Coachella Valley is trying to learn from LA’s problems. It’s working to strengthen profile security and will block harmful and inappropriateonline contents. Some security measures should be a classroom management issue. Kids should have digital citizenship and proper use of the iPad.At Coachella Valley High School, one of two high schools in the district, junior Cheyenne Hernandez says she’s open to new media in the classroom but wonders if the iPad money might be better spent on other things. She says people will most likely steal them, break them or wear them out. “And in a student’s opinion, most of the kids are going to go on Facebook, Twitter. ”she says.But Rebecca Flanagan wonders which ones the district will use, how well it will work and how it will all be integrated into a coherent plan. “That’s where I see the difficulty. The disconnection is between giving students an iPad to use and then making it relevant for the classroom, ”she says. “I mean, it’s a toy for them. ”Large parts of the Coachella Valley are not covered by high-speed Internet. And even where it is available, many families here simply can’t afford the service.6. In the opinion of Adams, iPad makes it______.A. possible to individualize educationB. exciting for students to take testsC. important to inspire kids in schoolD. practical to understand education7. What lesson did Coachella Valley learn from LA’s problems?A. Social media sites are blocked in classrooms.B. Kids aren’t able to surf harmful online contents.C. Students build their personal profile information.D. A digital citizenship should be used properly.8. According to Cheyenne, the iPad plan______.A. was completely a waste of timeB. kept a new media open to everyoneC. didn’t achieve what was expected to doD. improved academic achievement greatly9. What problem did Rebecca think the tablet plan has?A. The understanding of parents.B. The support of schools.C. The shortage of money.D. The lack of connectivity.【语篇随练】多练一点技高一筹根据阅读理解A中的词汇完成句子。