高三英语复习Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour(新人教版必修4)

Unit3(时间：30分钟满分：40分)Ⅰ.单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)1．He'sperfectly________toliveinthemountainandpaintpicturesallday，thoughheisbadlyoff.A．curiousB．proudC．anxiousD．content答案D[考查形容词词义辨析。curious好奇的；proud骄傲的；anxious焦急的；content满足的。句意：尽管他清贫，但对于能够住在大山里面整天作画，他感到非常满足。]2.The________lookonhisfaceshowedthathehadn'texpectedit.(2012·南郑中学高三期中)A．astonishedB．astonishingC．beingastonishedD．havingastonished答案A[考查形容词作定语。astonishedlook(因看到、听到或知道某事而)感到震惊的表情；astonishinglook(表情本身)令人吃惊的表情。句意：他脸上吃惊的表情说明他是始料未及的。可知应选A项。]3．Hewasrobbedlastnight,but________hedidn'thavemuchonhimthen.A．fortunatelyB．eventuallyC．certainlyD．surprisingly答案A[考查副词词义辨析。fortunately幸运地；eventually最终；certainly当然；surprisingly吃惊地。句意：昨晚他被抢了，但幸运的是当时他没带多少钱。可知应选A项。]4．—Jane,Peterhasgotawell­paidjobinaforeigncompany.—Youmeanheis________thanheusedtobe.A．badlyoffB．welloffC．worseoffD．betteroff答案C[考查短语辨析。由句意“……你的意思是他比以前有所好转了”可知应选betteroffthan...比……富有；worseoffthan...比……更差。]5．MrGreen,whowas________ofthe________speech,fellasleep.(2012·黑龙江牡丹江一中高三期末)A．tired;boringB．tiring;boredC．tired;boredD．tiring;boring答案A[考查形容词用法。betiredof...对……感到厌倦的；boringspeech令人厌烦的演讲。句意：格林先生对乏味的演讲感到厌倦，睡着了。]6．Don'tgiveup!Ifyouworkhard,youwill________thisproblem.(2012·北京京源学校高三期中)A．defeatB．respondC．inspectD．overcome答案D[考查动词词义辨析。defeat打败；击败；respond回应；答复；inspect视察；检察；overcome克服(困难)。句意：不要放弃，只要你努力，你会克服这一问题的。]7．Withthegoodcaretakenbydoctorsandnurses,manypatientsarebeginningto________.A．pickoutB．turnupC．turnoutD．pickup答案D[考查动词短语辨析。A项意为“挑选；辨认”；B项意为“出现；露面”；C项意为“结果(证明)是”；D项意为“(身体)好转”。句意：因为有医生和护士们的精心照料，很多病人都处于康复当中。可知应选D项。]8．Hewasinthemountainforayear.Hefeltasifhewas________fromtheoutsideworld.A．cutoutB．cutoffC．cutupD．cutthrough答案B[考查动词短语辨析。句意：他在山里住了一年，感觉好像与外界隔绝了一样。cutout删去；割掉；cutoff切断；隔绝；cutup切开；切碎；cutthrough抄近路；克服。]9．Thevolunteerstrytoconvincepeople________thefactthatsomespeciesareindangerof________.(2012·北京四中高三期末)A．for;dyingawayB．about;dyingdownC．of;dyingoutD．on;dyingoff答案C[考查固定搭配和动词短语辨析。convincesbofsth说服某人相信某事；使某人信服某事；dieaway(声音、光线等)逐渐变弱；逐渐消失；diedown(风、雨等)逐渐平息；变弱；dieout灭绝；绝迹；dieoff相继死去；凋谢。句意：志愿者们努力使人们相信有些物种正处于频临灭绝的危险这一事实。]10．—What'sthematter,doctor?—Nothingserious.Takethismedicineaccordingtothe________，andyou'llgetbettersoon.A．introductionsB．explanationsC．adviceD．directions答案D[考查名词词义辨析。introduction介绍；explanation解释；借口；advice建议；direction指导；说明(常用复数)。句意：……根据说明服药，很快你就会好起来的。可知应选D项。]11．Unemploymentisontheincrease.Agrowingnumberofyoungpeople，________，arefindingthemselvesoutofwork.A．incaseB．allinallC．inparticularD．intotal答案C[考查副词短语辨析。A项意为“万一”；B项意为“总之”；C项意为“尤其是”；D项意为“总起来”。由句意“失业正在增加，尤其是越来越多的年轻人发现他们无工作可干了。”可知应选C项。]12．________，Ihavetoputitawayandfocusmyattentiononstudythisweek.A．HoweverthestoryisamusingB．NomatteramusingthestoryisC．HoweveramusingthestoryisD．Nomatterhowthestoryisamusing答案C[考查状语从句引导词的用法。Howeveramusingthestoryis＝Nomatterhowamusingthestoryis.句意：无论这个故事多么有意思，本周我都必须把我的注意力集中于学习之上。]13．Thisisoneoftheexplanations________peoplehangstockingsinfrontofthefireplaceforFatherChristmastoputpresentsin.(2012·江苏盐城中学高三期中)A．whyB．forwhichC．forwhyD．that答案A[考查名词性从句引导词。why引导同位语从句修饰explanation，并且why要在从句中作原因状语。句意：这是为什么人们要在火堆的前面挂上一只袜子让圣诞老人往里放礼物的解释之一。]14．Itisreportedthatthegovernmenthas________theoutbreakofviolencebysendingalargegroupofsoldierstopolicethearea.(2012·湖北黄冈中学高三月考)A．goneforB．reactedtoC．appealedtoD．madefor答案B[考查短语辨析。A项意为“适应；喜爱”；B项意为“对……做出反应；应对”；C项意为“呼吁；恳求”；D项意为“走向；导致”。句意：据报道，政府已经向发生暴力的地区派出了大批士兵以维持该地区秩序。]15．Nomatterhowfrequently________，theworksofBeenthovenstillattractpeopleallovertheworld.A．beingperformedB．performingC．tobeperformedD．performed答案D[考查状语从句的省略用法。句子主语theworksofBeenthoven与perform之间是动宾关系，故应用过去分词作状语。Nomatterhowfrequentlyperformed是让步状语从句NomatterhowfrequentlytheworksofBeenthovenwereperformed的省略形式。句意：贝多芬的作品无论演出多么频繁，都一样能吸引世界各地的人们。]Ⅱ.阅读理解(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)Ifyoufeelatpresentthatyoudon'thaveenoughfriendsinyourlife，onereasonmaybethatyouhaveletyourselfbecometoobusytosparethetimefortherelationshipsyoualreadyhave.Startingandkeepingfriendshipsrequireseffortandcommitment.Ourlivesletmanyofusbecomesobusywithworkandotherthingsthatwedon'tgetaroundtoschedulingtimeforpleasureandtalkingwithourfriends，relativesandacquaintanceswealreadyhave.Makinganefforttocallyourfriendsmoreregularlyandacceptmoreoftheinvitationsyoureceivefromotherscanimproveyoursociallifequickly!Arethereanypeopleyoucouldcallrightnowandareassuredofapleasantwelcome？Aretherepeoplethatyoucouldcountontohelpyouinthetimeofdifficulty？Canyouhaveclosetalkswiththem？Doyouhavefunwhenyouaretogether？Areyouhappytohavetheminyourlife?Ifyouhaven'tseenmostofthemlately，isitbecauseyouhavebecometoobusy？Haveyoulivedapart？Wasthereanargument?Ifthemainreasonthatyouhaven'tbeengettingtogetherwiththepeopleyoualreadyknowisthatyouhavegottentoobusy，takeagoodlookathowyouspendyourtime.Compareitwithyourrealvaluesandpriorities(优先考虑的事)inlife.Isyourbusylifestylereallybringingyouthequalityoflifethatyouwant?Ifyouhavebecometoobusytohavetimeforfriends，whydoesthishappen？Areyouseekingmaterialjoysinyourlifeattheexpenseofrelationshipswithotherhumanbeings？Haveyouallowedyourtimetobeover­committedbecauseyouneversay“No”toanyone？Doyouinsiston