重庆市北碚区2017高考英语一轮训练Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour新人教版选修4

Unit3 A taste of English humour阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?In 1969，the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland，Ohio.It 1 (be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up.The river was so polluted that it 2 (actual) caught fire and burned.Now，years later，this river is oneof 3 most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.But the river wasn't changed in a few days 4 even a few months.It took yearsof work 5 (reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water.Finally，that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is 6 (clean) than ever. Maybe you are facing an impossible situation.Maybe you have a habit 7 is driving your family crazy.Possibly you drink too much or don't know how to control your credit card use.When you face such an impossible situation，don't you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?While there are 8 (amaze) stories of instant transformation，for most of us the 9 (change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work，like cleaning up a polluted river.Just be 10 (patience)．1．was [文章讲的是1969年的事情，故用过去时。

]2．actually [修饰动词caught，用副词actually“实际上”。

]3．the [most outstanding是最高级，前面需要加the。

]4．or [河流不是几天或者几个月里就改变了的，这里两个时间是选择关系，故用or。

] 5．to reduce [这里考查固定句型：It takes some time to do sth“做某事花费多长时间”。

故应填不定式to reduce。

]6．cleaner [根据下文than知用形容词的比较级。

]7．that/which [habit是先行词，故用that/which引导定语从句。

]8．amazing [是“令人吃惊的”，用形容词修饰名词stories，而amazed指“人感到吃惊的”，用来修饰人。

]9．changes [根据句子的谓语“are”可知主语应为复数。

]10．patient [根据空格前系动词“be”可知这里应为形容词。

]一、单句语法填空1．(2015·福建，阅读D)We should be content with ________ we already have. 2．“You can't judge a book by its cover，” ________ the old saying goes. 3．(2014·浙江，阅读B)People do not avoid ________ (entertain)in their homes，but they also hold business meals at restaurants.4．(2015·重庆，阅读C)I read some chapters from Harry Porter to my ________ (bore)and noisy children.5．(2014·北京，35)The film star wears sunglasses.Therefore，he can go shopping without ________________(recognize)．6．(2015·重庆，阅读B)They make their own bread each morning and then fan the breadsmell into the store throughout ________ day.7．But they admit there are obstacles ____________(overcome)．8．(2015·陕西，阅读B)Mr.Holden returned home from his holiday upset and ________ (convince)his pet was dead.9．It ____________(whisper)that he is heavily in debt.10．I like writing novels on the countryside ________ particular.答案1.what2.as3.entertaining4.bored5.being recognized6.the7.to overcome8.convinced 9．is whispered 10.in二、完形填空In the depths of my memory, many things I did with my father still live. These things have come to represent, in fact, what I call __1__ and love.I don’t r emember my father ever getting into a swimming pool. But he did __2__the water. Any kind of __3__ride seemed to give him pleasure. __4__he loved to fish; sometimes he took me along.But I never really liked being on the water, the way my father did. I liked being __5__the water, moving through it, __6__it all around me. I was not a strong __7__, or one who learned to swim early, for I had my __8__. But I loved being in the swimming pool close to my father’s office and __9__those summer days with my father, who __10__ come by on a break. I needed him to see what I could do. My father would stand there in his suit, the __11__person not in swimsuit.After swimming, I would go __12__ his office and sit on the wooden chair in front of his big desk, where he let me __13__anything I found in his top desk drawer. Sometimes, if I was left alone at his desk _14__ he worked in the lab, an assistant or a student might come in and tell me perhaps I shouldn’t be playing with his _15__. But my father always __16__and said easily, “Oh, no, it’s __17__.” Sometimes he handed me coins and told me to get __18__ an ice cream.A poet once said, “We look at life once, in childhood; the rest is __19__.” And I think it is not only what we “look at once, in childhood” that determines our memories, but __20__, in that childhood, looks at us.1．A. desire B. joy C. angerD. worry2．A. avoid B. refuse C. praise D. love3．A. boat B. bus C. trainD. bike4．A. But B. Then C. And D. Still5．A. on B. off C. byD. in6．A. having B. leaving C. making D.getting7．A. swimmer B. rider C. walker D. runner8．A. hopes B. faiths C. rights D. fears9．A. spending B. saving C. wasting D. ruining 10．A. should B. would C. had to D. ought to 11．A. next B. only C. otherD. last12．A. away from B. out of C. by D. inside13．A. put up B. break down C. play with D. work out14．A. the moment B. the first time C. while D. before15．A. fishing net B. office things C. wooden chair D. lab equipment16. A. stood up B. set out C. showed upD. turned out17. A. fine B. strange C. terribleD. funny18. A. the student B. the assistant C. myselfD. himself19. A. memory B. wealth C. experience D. practice20. A. which B. who C. what D. whose 【参考答案】完形填空1--5 BDACD 6--10 AADAB 11--15 BDCCB 16--20 CACAB三、阅读理解AEverybody has one of those days when everything does wrong. This is what happened to Harry.He got up one morning very late because he had forgotten to wind up his alarm clock(闹钟). He tried to shave(刮脸) quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed he got blood all over his clean shirt, so he had to find another one. They only other shirt that was clean needed ironing(熨), so he ironed it. While he was ironing it , there was noc at the door, It was the man to read the electricity meter(表)。