PAGEUnit3AtasteofEnglishhumourUsingLanguageⅠ.單句語法填空1.Howeveramusing(amuse)thestoryis,Ihavetoputitawayandfocusmyattentiononstudythisweek.2.IfIfindanyonethatlookslikethesuspect,myimmediatereaction(react)willbetotellthepolice.3.Ihavebeenwritingthisreportoccasionally(occasion)forthelasttwoweeks,butithastobehandedintomorrow.4.Shewasinaparticularly(particular)badmoodwhenherboyfrienddidn’tgiveherasatisfactoryexplanation.5.Inthecoldweather,itisdifficultforhimtoeateverymouthful(mouth)ofbread.6.Yourroomismessy(mess).Pleasetidyit.7.Theonlyexplanation(explain)forhisfailureisthathehasnoconfidence.8.Shewastoodrunk(drink)torememberanythingabouttheparty.9.Adetective(detect)issomeonewhosejobistodiscoverwhathashappenedincrimeorothersituationandtofindthepeopleinvolved.10.Convinced(convince)ofhishonesty,wedecidedtodependonhimtocarryoutthesecretorder.Ⅱ.介詞填空1.Hearinghowothersreacttothebookyouhavejustreadcreatesanaddedpleasure.2.Thegirlonlyorderedfoodlowinfat,asshewasparticularaboutherdiet.3.Isthereanythinginparticularthatyouintendtodo?

4.Theywentcampinglastweekandsleptintheopenairratherthaninthehotel.5.Thelibrarianwillexplaintomehowtousethecataloguesystem.

6.Hisroomisalwaysinamess,sohismothercomplainsaboutit.7.“Whatdoyouintendtodonext?”heaskedinawhisper.

Ⅲ.完成句子1.Wheneveryouneedhelp,youmayturntome.

無論你什么時候須要幫忙,都可以找我求助。2.Weshouldhavedonesomeshoppingyesterday.

我們本應當昨天購物的。3.Heburstintotheroomwithoutknockingatthedoor,whichsurprisedusall.

他沒有敲門就沖進房間,這讓我們大吃一驚。4.Therewasacelebrationontheoccasionoftheschool’sanniversary.

在學校建校周年之際有個慶祝活動。5.Thepolicemantoldhimtokeeptothespeedlimit.

警察告知他要遵守限速規(guī)定。Ⅰ.閱讀理解A(2024·銀川高一檢測)Sittingonthe“RoofoftheWorld”,MountQomolangmaNationalNatureReserveisoneoftheworld’shotspotsforbiodiversityprotection.MountQomolangma,alsoknownasMountEverest,istobemeasuredagainbyaChineseteamtomakesureitsexactheightafterlastofficialmeasurement.“Conductingresearchandprotectingtheregioncanhelpuslearnmoreabouttheoriginanddevelopmentoftheearth,aswellasourhuman-beingsandwildlife,”saidChengPengfei,presidentoftheChineseTheweatherintheMountQomolangmaareachangesfrequently.Whilethemaximumtemperatureinthetentismorethan20degreesCelsius,oreven30degreesCelsiusatnoon,itmaystartsnowingintheafternoon,andaThecomplexgeologicalenvironmenthasformeddiverselandformsinthearea.Distinctivesnowmountains,valleys,rivers,lakesandglacierscanbefound.Andtheuniqueecologicalenvironmenthasalsoestablishedaspecialbiologicaldiversity.【文章大意】這是一篇說明文。繼上一次官方測量后,中國隊將再次測量珠穆朗瑪峰的高度。探討和愛護該地區(qū)可以幫助我們進一步了解地球的起源和發(fā)展,以及人類和野生動物。珠峰的氣候改變頻繁,困難的地質(zhì)環(huán)境在該地區(qū)形成了多種地貌。1.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.TheecologicalenvironmentaroundtheMountEveresthasnothingtodowithitsbiodiversity.B.TheheightofMountEveresthasbeenmeasuredbefore.C.TheweatherinMountEverestareaisrelativelysteadywithasmalltemperaturechange.D.Learningmoreaboutwildlifeintheareaisoneofthemostimportantpurposesoftheresearch.【解析】選B。細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段MountQomolangma,alsoknownasMountEverest,istobemeasuredagainbyaChineseteamtomakesureitsexactheightafterlastofficialmeasurement.在上一次官方測量后,珠穆朗瑪峰將由中國隊再次測量,以確定它的精確高度。由此可知,珠穆朗瑪峰的高度以前被測量過。2.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordpossiblymeaninthe3rdparagraph?A.Anameofananimal. B.Akindofgrass.C.Astrongwind. D.Anameofamachine.【解析】選C。詞義揣測題。依據(jù)畫線單詞后面的evenblowingawaythetents可知,甚至會吹走帳篷,由此可以猜出,畫線單詞gale是指大風。3.Wherecanyoumostprobablyseethetext?A.Inageographytextbook.B.Inatravellingbrochure.C.Inagovernmentreport.D.Inanewspaper.【解析】選D。推理推斷題。通讀全文可以看出,這篇文章是關于中國隊測量珠峰的相關事宜,可能在報紙上看到。故選D。BImaginebeingface-to-facewithawoollymammoth(猛犸象).Itwouldbequiteasight.Scientistsbelieveitwouldtowerabove11feettallandhaveaslopingback,along,powerfultrunk,andsharp,curvedtusksthatstretchupto10feet.Itsthickhairwouldbeuptothreefeetlong.Itwouldweighsixtons—aboutasheavyasabus.You’veprobablyneverseenagiantfurryelephantbefore.Actually,youdefinitelyhaven’t.Thespecieshasbeenextinctforthousandsofyears.Butafewyearsfromnow,youmightbeabletoseeawoollymammothinperson.Scientistsbelievetheyhavethetechnologytorecreateit.AteamofSouthKoreanandRussianscientistsplantocloneawoollymammoth.Howwilltheydoit?SeveralwoollymammothbodieshavealreadybeendiscoveredinSiberia,anicyregioninRussia.Thescientistsplantotakecellsfromthesefrozenmammoths.Inalaboratory,they’llusethemtocreateanewcluster(群)ofcellscalledanembryo.Theembryowillbeplacedintothewombofalivingfemaleelephant.Thatelephantwillthengivebirthtoababywoollymammoth.Thescientistsbelievethewholeprocesswilltakefiveyears.Manyscientistsandanimalloverscan’twait.Itwillbesoexcitingtobeabletobringacreaturethathasbeenextinctforthousandsofyearsbacktolife.Peoplewouldtravelfromaroundtheworldforthechancetoseealivingwoollymammoth.Byobservingthewaythecreaturelooksandacts,scientistsmightmakebrand-newdiscoveriesaboutthehistoryofanimallife.Otherexpertsaren’tsosureaboutthewoollymammothproject.Onebigquestioniswhattodowithamammoth.TheEarthhaschangedinthethousandsofyearssincetheseanimalsroamedtheplanet.Wherewouldthecreaturelive,andwoulditbeabletosurviveintoday’sclimate?Somebelievethatthemoneybeingspentontheexperimentcouldbebetterspentonotherimportantscientificprojects,suchasfightingdiseases.ButtheSouthKoreanandRussianscientistsarestickingtotheirplan.Theyadmittheyhaveabigchallengeahead.Thereisnoguaranteethattheywillsucceed,butthey’rehopeful.【文章大意】本文是一篇說明文,介紹了科學家們克隆猛犸象的安排,或許在將來的某一天人們又可以看到這種已經(jīng)滅亡的動物。4.Thefirstparagraphdescribesthemammoth’s_______.

A.habitat B.foodC.appearance D.lifespan【解析】選C。細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容,特殊是“11feettallandhaveaslopingback,along,powerfultrunk,andsharp,curvedtusksthatstretchupto10feet.Itsthickhairwouldbeuptothreefeetlong.Itwouldweighsixtons”可知,本段主要是介紹的猛犸象的外表(包括體型、高度、象牙、象鼻及重量等),故C項正確。5.Whatisthechallengeforscientiststocloneamammoth?A.Whethertheyhaveenoughmoneyfortheproject.B.Whetherthemammothcanadapttothenewenvironment.C.Whetherthemammothcansurvivethemoderndiseases.D.Whethertheirplanwinssupportfromthepublic.【解析】選B。細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)倒數(shù)其次段中的“Onebigquestioniswhattodowithamammoth.TheEarthhaschangedinthethousandsofyearssincetheseanimalsroamedtheplanet.Wherewouldthecreaturelive,andwoulditbeabletosurviveintoday’sclimate?”可知,它們是否能夠適應現(xiàn)在的環(huán)境和氣候?qū)茖W家克隆猛犸象來說是一個挑戰(zhàn),故B項正確。6.Thelastparagraphimpliesthattheattitudeofscientiststocloningmammothsis_______.

A.negative B.disapprovingC.optimistic D.doubtful【解析】選C。推理推斷題。依據(jù)最終一段中的“Thereisnoguaranteethattheywillsucceed,butthey’rehopeful.”可知,沒有人能保證他們肯定能勝利,但是他們充溢希望,由此可知,他們對克隆猛犸象的安排是樂觀的,故C項正確。7.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Scientistsarefindingwaystodealwithmammoths.B.Scientiststrytofindoutthehistoryofanimallife.C.Scientistsplantobringthemammothbacktolife.D.Scientistspaylittleattentiontothereturnofthemammoth.【解析】選C。主旨大意題。通讀全文,特殊是依據(jù)第四段中的“AteamofSouthKoreanandRussianscientistsplantocloneawoollymammoth.”可知,本文主要介紹了科學家準備克隆已經(jīng)滅亡幾千年的猛犸象(讓猛犸象復活),故C項正確。Ⅱ.完形填空ItookanairplanetoBeijinginFebruary,onanAirCanadaBoeing777.1allwereseated,Iusedmycomputerforawhile.Aheadofmetomyright,akidwas2.

IwentuptoaChinesewoman.Shehadinherarmsakidthat3crying.Itoldthemotherthatthekidneededtobewalkedandthenshewould4andsleep.IknewthisbecauseIamafatheroffour5children.Thewoman,whowasfromNorthYork,saidshewastootiredasshehadbeen6thewholenightbefore.I7towalkthekidsoshecouldgetsomesleep.

AsItookthekidinmyarms,I8herforthekid’snameandage.Ithenstarted9walkinguptothefrontoftheeconomysection.Thekidimmediatelyfelltosleep.WhenIgotbacktothemother’s10Ifoundherfastasleep.Ikeptwalkingforoversixhoursandwalkedslowly11.Sinceitwasa13-hourflight,IwalkedhalfwaytoChina—12Womenonboardwould13meduringmylongwalk,wantingtoseethekid.Onewomanaskedmesomequestionslike“Howmany14doyouhave?”“Four,”Isaid.Shelooked15atmywrinkled(有皺紋的)faceandwhitehair(Iwasalmost60)andsaid,“Well,Ihopethisisyour16one.”ShethoughtIwasMary’s17.Ijust18andwalkedon.

WhenIwasbacktothemother,themother19up.IgaveMarybacktoher,who20soundasleep.

【文章大意】本文是一篇記敘文。故事發(fā)生在去中國的一個航班上。作者在航班上幫助一位婦女哄孩子睡覺并帶了孩子六個多小時,而孩子的媽媽在座位上睡著了。1.A.Before B.After C.Though D.Unless【解析】選B。大家都坐好后,“我”用了一會兒電腦。before在……之前;after在……之后;though盡管;unless除非。2.A.singing B.talking C.sleeping D.crying【解析】選D。依據(jù)下段中的Shehadinherarmsakidthat_______crying.可知一個孩子在哭。sing唱歌;talk談論;sleep睡覺;cry哭。

3.A.kept B.started C.practised D.stopped【解析】選A。依據(jù)Shehadinherarmsakidthat_______crying.結(jié)合選項只有A項符合題意。keepdoingsth.始終做某事。keep保持;start起先;practise練習;stop停止。

4.A.breakdown B.goaheadC.settledown D.setoff【解析】選C。依據(jù)上文可知孩子始終在哭,所以“我”告知那位母親,孩子須要有人帶著走走,然后她就會寧靜下來睡覺。breakdown發(fā)生故障;goahead前進,進行;settledown安定下來,用心于;setoff動身,引起。5.A.grown B.energeticC.curious D.slim【解析】選A?！拔摇敝理氁獛е莻€在哭的孩子走,是因為“我”有閱歷,“我”是四個成年孩子的父親。grown長大的;energetic精力充足的;curious新奇的;slim苗條的。6.A.down B.back C.away D.up【解析】選D。down向下;back向后;away離去;up向上。依據(jù)shewastootired可知她前一晚都沒睡。7.A.deserved B.offeredC.pretended D.agreed【解析】選B?！拔摇敝鲃犹岢鰩Ш⒆尤ヂ?這樣她就能睡一會兒了。deserve值得;offer供應;pretend假裝;agree同意。offertodosth.“主動提出要做某事”。8.A.requested B.commandedC.asked D.consulted【解析】選C。依據(jù)forthekid’snameandage可知是在“問”孩子的名字和年齡。request懇求;command吩咐;ask問;consult詢問。9.A.slowly B.quickly C.calmly D.strongly【解析】選A。依據(jù)后面的Thekidimmediatelyfelltosleep.可知,在哄孩子睡,所以是起先漸漸地走到經(jīng)濟艙的前面。slowly漸漸地;quickly快速地;calmly冷靜地;strongly強壯地。10.A.home B.seat C.section D.room【解析】選B。作者把孩子哄睡了,自然要送回到媽媽那里,也就是回到媽媽的“座位”。home家;seat座位;section部分;room房間。11.A.upsidedown B.insideoutC.dayandnight D.upanddown【解析】選D。作者本想把睡著的孩子給孩子的媽媽,但孩子的媽媽也睡了,所以作者就抱著孩子來回走。upsidedown顛倒地;insideout徹底地,里面翻到外面;dayandnight日日夜夜;upanddown前前后后,上上下下。12.A.watching B.carryingC.tricking D.seeking【解析】選B。依據(jù)上文AsItookthekidinmyarms,I_______herforthekid’snameandage.可知在去中國的航班上作者有一半的時間抱著一個孩子。watch觀看;carry抱;trick戲弄;seek找尋。

13.A.spot B.remind C.stop D.award【解析】選C。依據(jù)wantingtoseethekid可知航班上的女士們想看看孩子,因為作者抱著孩子來回走,所以要讓作者停下來。spot發(fā)覺;remind提示;stop停止;award授獎。14.A.customers B.passengersC.members D.children【解析】選D。依據(jù)上文IknewthisbecauseIamafatheroffour_______children結(jié)合答語“Four,”可知在問作者有多少孩子。customer顧客;passenger旅客;member成員;children孩子。

15.A.obviously B.confidentlyC.closely D.firmly【解析】選C。她細致看著我滿是皺紋的臉。obviously明顯地;confidently自信地;closely緊密地,細致地;firmly堅決地。16.A.last B.active C.naughty D.troubled【解析】選A。我希望這是你最終一個孩子。last最終的,最新的;active主動的;naughty調(diào)皮的;troubled擔心的。17.A.mother B.teacher C.father D.nurse【解析】選C。她認為我是瑪麗的父親。mother媽媽;teacher老師;father父親;nurse護士。18.A.refused B.smiledC.apologized D.sighed【解析】選B?！拔摇蔽⑿χ又鴣砘刈?。refuse拒絕;smile微笑;apologize致歉;sigh嘆息。19.A.woke B.leftC.wandered D.shouted【解析】選A。依據(jù)下文的IgaveMarybacktoher,可知孩子的媽媽醒了。wake醒來;leave離開;wander徘徊;shout大喊。20.A.turned B.fell C.remained D.looked【解析】選C。我把瑪麗還給她,孩子仍舊在熟睡。turn使變成;fall落下;remain保持,仍舊;look看。Ⅲ.短文改錯假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文,請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改:在錯的詞下劃一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。留意:1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞;2.只允許修改10處,多者(從第11處起)不計分。Recentlyasurveyhasbeendonefindoutthereadinginterestsofseniormiddleschoolstudents.Withthissurvey,twothousandsseniormiddleschoolstudentsfromtenschoolsinLanzhouwereinterviewed.TheywereaskingwhichtheylikedreadingmostamongthefourcategoriesofEnglisharticles:news,stories,popularsciencearticlesandarticlesaboutlearningmethods.Thesurveyshowthatmorethanahalfofthestudentsliketoreadnewsmost.Twenty-sixpercentofthestudentssaythatEnglishstoriesarehisfavorite.Onlysevenpercentofthestudentsaremostlyinterestedinreadingarticlesaboutlearningmethods.However,thenumberofstudentswhoenjoyreadpopularsciencearticlesdoublesthatofthosewhichpreferreadingarticlesaboutlearningmethods.1.【解析】第一句done后加to。此處考查動詞不定式作目的狀語,意為“為了……”2.【解析】其次句With→In?？疾榻樵~搭配?！霸谶@次調(diào)查中”,應當用介詞in。3.【解析】其次句thousands→thousand。數(shù)詞和詳細的數(shù)字連用時,應當用單數(shù),表示約數(shù)時用復數(shù),比如thousandsof。4.【解析】第三句asking→asked。此處考查被動語態(tài),其結(jié)構為“系動詞+過去分詞”。5.【解析】第四句show→shows。此題考查主謂一樣。主語Thesurvey是第三人稱單數(shù),故此處用shows。6.【解析】第四句去掉a。考查固定搭配。halfof...“……的一半”。7.【解析】第五句his→their。此處考查代詞。主語是Twenty-sixpercentofthestudents,應當用復數(shù)的物主代詞代替。8.【解析】第六句mostly→most?？疾樽罡呒墶＞湟?只有百分之七的學生對關于學習方法的文章最感愛好。9.【解析】第七句read→reading?？疾楣潭ù钆?。enjoydoingsth.,喜愛做某事。10.【解析】第七句which→who?？疾槎ㄕZ從句的引導詞。先行詞是those,此處代指的是人,故用who引導此定語從句。閱讀填句依據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。(2024·濰坊高一檢測)SomeEffectiveWaystoMeetNewPeopleItisuniversallyacknowledgedthatfirstimpressionsmatteralot.Ifyouwanttoknowhowtomeetpeople,justfollowthesesteps.◆Liveinthemoment.Tomeetnewpeople,thefirstthingyouhavetodoisenjoythepresentmomentofthenewconversation.Letgoofyourexpectationsandfears.1

Whenyouapproachanewperson,don’taskyourself,“HowdoIlook?”or“HowdoIsound?”Instead,ask,“Whatwouldthispersonliketotalkabout?”or“Whatmatterstothisperson?”◆2

Ifyoukeepupyourconfidence,peoplefeelthatyou’reapersonwhoisworthtalkingto.Youshouldbeconfidentbeforeyouwalkintoaroomwithnewpeopleinitandbuildyourconfidenceastheconversationgoesalong.Justsmile,talkaboutthethingsthatyoulove,andshoweveryonethatyoulovewhoyouare,whereyouare,andwhatyoudo.3Standtall,maintaineyecontact,anddon’tfidget(擺布)withyourhandsorlookatthefloor.Whenyouintroduceyourself,speakclearlyandloudlyenoughthatyou’llbeheard.

◆Bepositive.4Youshouldsmilefromtimetotime.Talkaboutthethingsyoulove,thethingsthatmakeyouhappy,andyourintereststokeeppeopleengaged.

Don’ttalkaboutyourlong-standinghatredforacertainteacher,orclassmate.5Theoccasional“That’ssotrue!”or“Iknowexactlywhatyoumean!”willbefarmorepositive.

A.Stayconfident.B.Communicateinafunandcasualway.C.Bodylanguagecanhelpyoustayconfident.D.Theycanpreventaconversationfromunfoldingsmoothly.E.Don’taskfortheperson’snumberinthemiddleoftheconversation.F.Maintainingapositiveattitudewillmakepeoplewanttotalktoyou.G.Don’tnodandagreewithwhatthepersonissayingeveryfiveseconds.【文章大意】這是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了一些與新結(jié)識的人談話時的建議。1.【解析】選D。依據(jù)前文“Letgoofyourexpectationsandfears.”可知,要放下你的期望和恐驚,可推知設空句應是對“為什么放下期望和恐驚”作出說明。選項D.Theycanpreventaconversationfromunfoldingsmoothly.(它們能阻擋談話順當綻開。)說明了期望和恐驚對于談話的阻礙作用,且句中“They”與前文“expectationsandfears”相呼應。2.【解析】選A。設空為小標題,依據(jù)后文“Ifyoukeepupyourconfidence,peoplefeelthatyou’reapersonwhoisworthtalkingto.(假如你保持自信,人們會覺得你是一個值得交談的人。)”可知要保持自信,本段主題應是“自信”。選項A.Stayconfident.(保持自信)貼合主題。3.【解析】選C。設空在段首,后文應對設空句進一步說明。依據(jù)后文“Standtall,maintaineyecontact,anddon’tfidgetwithyourhandsorlookatthefloor.Whenyouintroduceyourself,speakclearlyandloudlyenoughthatyou’llbeheard.(站直,保持眼神溝通,不要擺布你的手或看著地板。當你介紹自己時,說話要清晰,聲音要大,這樣別人才能聽到。)”可知,本段主要講解并描述了肢體語言在保持自信方面的重要性。選項C.Bodylanguagecanhelpyoustayconfident.(肢體語言可以幫助你保持自信。)貼合主旨要義。4.【解析】選F。設空在小標題之后,應對其進行進一步的說明。依據(jù)小標題“Bepositive.”可知,該部分講解并描述的主題是“主動”。選項F.Maintainingapositiveattitudewillmakepeoplewanttotalktoyou.(保持主動的看法會讓人們想和你說話。)進一步說明了“主動”的作用。5.【解析】選G。依據(jù)后文舉例:Theoccasional“That’ssotrue!”or“Iknowexactlywhatyoumean!”willbefarmorepositive.(間或說一句“太對了!”或“我完全明白你的意思!”會更加主動。)可知,要使交談變得更加主動,可以說一些表述贊同的話語,因此選項G.Don’tnodandagreewithwhatthepersonissayingeveryfiveseconds.(不要每隔五秒鐘就點頭同意對方說的話。)提到的“不要始終點頭”與后文舉例相呼應。話題寫作·表達升級幽默故事1.在寫幽默故事時,可適當運用含蓄、風趣的小對話,以增加文章的生動性和感染力。同時,我們還要