1、- 1 -Unit 3 A taste of English humour Period 4 Using Language课后阅读作业. 阅读理解AWhile resting and entertaining yourself at home is cool, vacation is the perfect time to go out and travel. You may have already booked tickets or joined a guided tour that promises to take you to sandy beaches and top traveli
2、ng spots, but there is no need to despair if you cant afford a long flight to a fancy destination. Traveling isnt about spending money; its about having eye-opening experiences and collecting memories. Now, many students talk about traveling on a tight budget. Hitchhiking(免费搭便车)is the best way to ex
3、perience it. If you want to go hitchhiking, never make any plans. The more you plan things, the less fun youre going to have. When you are putting yourself in the hands of strangers like that, youve got to be open to new experiences. Hitchhiking is not only the most inexpensive means of transportati
4、on but also the most social one. You meet nice people and make friends. Despite some risks, it is hoped to have more people join in hitchhiking. It would restore their trust in society, something that is decreasing, especially in cities. When it comes to accepting lifts from strangers, risks cannot
5、be avoided. Justin Brake is an experienced hitchhiker in the US. On his traveling blog he advises that you should always trust your gut(直觉)and use judgment. Dont get into a vehicle if you dont feel right about it. Rely on your gut and make sure you talk to the driver through the window so that your
6、gut has something to go on. Be sure to agree on the destination before you get into the car, and know where you are going to get out. 【语篇概述】如果你制订好了假期旅行计划, 而又为昂贵的花销感到困难重重, 不妨尝试一下“假期穷游搭便车”, 既能降低旅游成本, 又能结交朋友; 当然还要注意: 安全第一! 1. According to the passage, the purpose of traveling is_. A. to have a rest at
7、home- 2 -B. to spend money for entertainmentC. to open eyes and increase memoriesD. to make new friends【解析】选 C。细节理解题。根据第二段的 Traveling isnt about spending money; its about having eye-opening experiences and collecting memories. 可知答案为 C。2. The author suggests you make less plans because_. A. a strange
8、r can make you experience new thingsB. you have little traveling experience and knowledgeC. you should listen to the driver when you are in his/her carD. you have other things to do during the traveling【解析】选 A。细节理解题。根据第三段可知, 搭一个陌生人的便车可以帮助你获得新的经历, 所以你没有必要自己计划太多。3. What words can be used to describe h
9、itchhiking? A. exciting, interesting and challengingB. economical, social and riskyC. friendly, economical and dangerousD. inexpensive, entertaining and personal【解析】选 B。细节理解题。根据第四段内容及最后三段的内容可知“假期穷游搭便车”经济、有社交作用也有一定的危险性。故选 B。4. The author wrote the last two paragraphs to_. A. tell people the risks of
10、hitchhikingB. advise people not to go hitchhikingC. encourage more people to go hitchhikingD. warn people of things they should pay attention to【解析】选 D。推理判断题。根据最后两段内容, 主要讲述了在搭便车的时候如何注意避免危险、如何才能不至于搭错便车的事项, 意在提醒人们搭便车的时候该注意哪些问题。故选 D。BHey, ladies! Its summer again and its time for a new you! No more mak
11、e-up, no more pretending! Yes, thats right! Its time to stop making ourselves beautiful for the camera, and start posting - 3 -confident pictures without all the make-up and extra tricks we add onto ourselves in the hope of appearing more attractive and beautiful. Because believe it or not, we alrea
12、dy are! After we wash our face and go to bed, it is not so perfect. You know it the face we should confidently be showing to the world! Who cares if you have pimples(面痕)or your eyes look small, or if you have crows feet? Guess what? Those are actually what make you such a beautifully grown woman. An
13、d any person who doesnt think so is just not as strong as you. Nowadays we are so prone to do anything and everything to make us look as young and perfect as possible. Yet the truth is, by doing this, we are actually making our true skin get worse and badly affected by all the junk we put on. We are
14、 making ourselves believe that by changing our appearance we will be more accepted and seem more attractive to other people. And yet, our final goal is to find that without all of the make-up. What kind of twisted(扭曲的)game are we really playing with ourselves? So I would like to make a suggestion fo
15、r all women out there to give yourself a break at least this summer. Take a couple of pictures without all of that make-up on. You dont need it every single day, especially not this hot summer! Youll be surprised that the more confident you are about showing the real side of you, the more attractive
16、 you will be to everyone else. Yes, the saying, “Beauty comes from within”is an old one, definitely still holds some truth today. So be brave, carefree, and make-up free! Let the world see you for who you really are! 【语篇概述】本文是一篇议论文。文章论述了“敢于以真面孔示人的女士才是自信的女人”这一话题。5. The author thinks that ladies shoul
17、d show others_. A. their crows feet B. their beautiful picturesC. their real face with confidenceD. their attractive appearance【解析】选 C。细节理解题。根据第一、二段的内容可知, 作者认为女士们应当自信地以真面孔示人。6. What does the author think of adding make-up to our face? - 4 -A. It makes perfect images. B. Its really meaningless. C. It
18、 makes true images go outdated. D. Its hard to achieve what we wish. 【解析】选 D。推理判断题。根据第三段的 We are making ourselves believe that. . . What kind of twisted game are we really playing with ourselves? 可知, 作者认为化妆实际上是一个扭曲的游戏, 带来的效果可能会与我们的初衷相反, 结果必定不尽如人意。7. What is the authors purpose of quoting the old say
19、ing? A. To declare its what one really is that matters. B. To show the importance of adding make-upC. To give us some examples of adding make-up. D. To tell us not to neglect those old sayings. 【解析】选 A。推理判断题。作者在最后一段中以一句谚语结束本文, 是为了说明我们的真实面孔才更重要。8. What is the topic of this text? A. Spending more time
20、 being with families and friends. B. Not putting on any make-up on our face this summer. C. Paying enough attention to ourselves in this summer. D. Showing the beautiful side of ourselves to others. 【解析】选 B。主旨大意题。文章首段和末段都出现了作者在本文的论点, 即“建议女士不要化妆了” 。. 完形填空Charlie Chaplin was the first international st
21、ar of the modern era. He was especially beloved for his Little Tramp 1 . He was the first screen artist to write, 2 and perform in his own films; in fact, 3 , Charlie Chaplin even wrote the music for his movies. He was also the first artist to use his work to pass a 4 of equality and justice for all
22、 5 for the“little guy”. Charlie Chaplins career and life made 6 the first global icon(偶像 ); his too-small hat, his too-large shoes and his trademark moustache were instantly 7 by audience from Chicago to China, from Iowa City to India. And they 8 are today. All of these make Charlie Chaplin the firs
23、t citizen of our global village. - 5 -Chaplin, a native of London, was born in 9 on April 16, 1889 to music hall performers. Chaplin only saw his 10 twice until the age of seven. The man 11 him and his mother about a year after Chaplin was 12 . During Chaplins earliest years, his mother was a(n) 13
24、and performer. Then her voice gave out, her stage career 14 , and she began actively 15 Church of England services. At the age of 16 , Chaplins mother was considered insane and sent to Cane Hill lunatic asylum(疯人院 ), and the 17 sent Charlie and his brother to live with his father, 18 had by then sto
25、pped all payments of child support. Charlie Chaplin lived with his father only a short time 19 his mother was released from the lunatic asylum and then 20 Charlie and his brother, to live with her once again. 【语篇概述】你知道卓别林及其主演的作品小流浪汉吗? 阅读本篇, 一览这位世界幽默大师的风采吧! 1. A. character B. behavior C. personality
26、D. gentleman【解析】选 A。词语辨析题。卓别林因其扮演“小流浪汉”的角色而深受大家喜爱。此处 character 指“角色”, 符合句意。behavior 意为“行为; 举止”; personality 指“个性”; gentleman 意为“绅士”。2. A. act B. shoot C. direct D. edit【解析】选 C。词语辨析题。卓别林以其自编、自导、自演出名, 句中提到了 write(编写)和 perform(演出), 所以 direct(导演)符合逻辑。act 和 perform 都可指“表演”; edit 意为“编辑”; shoot 可指“拍摄”, 都与上
27、下文不符。3. A. in case of B. in this caseC. in case D. in some cases【解析】选 D。逻辑推理题。in some cases 指“在某些情况下”或“有时” 。in case of 意为“假设, 万一”; in this case 意为“既然这样”; in case 意为“万一” 。4. A. possibility B. messageC. culture D. promise【解析】选 B。习语搭配题。pass a message 指“传递信息”; possibility 意为“可能性”; culture意为“文化”; promise
28、 意为“允诺” 。5. A. generally B. widelyC. especially D. totally- 6 -【解析】选 C。逻辑推理题。卓别林在电影中传达了一种平等和正义的信息, 专门(especially)面向小人物。6. A. him B. them C. us D. it【解析】选 A。逻辑推理题。全文谈卓别林的生平、事迹, 他成为人们的偶像, 所以应该选 him, 前后逻辑一致。7. A. believed B. recognizedC. realized D. known【解析】选 B。词语辨析题。他的小帽子、肥大的鞋子和标志性的小胡子为观众所“认可” 。8. A.
29、 really B. always C. still D. ever【解析】选 C。逻辑推理题。用 still 指前面提到的内容在今天仍然被人们接受。9. A. happiness B. luckC. poverty D. peace【解析】选 C。逻辑推理题。通过下文可以看出卓别林的童年是贫困的。10. A. brother B. teacherC. mother D. father【解析】选 D。语境理解题。根据下文可以看出此处是他父亲, 后面讲他和妈妈一起生活。11. A. taught B. leftC. loved D. expected【解析】选 B。逻辑推理题。上文提到只见过其父
30、亲两次说明其父亲“离开”了他们。12. A. born B. young C. ill D. old【解析】选 A。语境理解题。此处讲述卓别林童年的事情, 侧重他爸爸离家的时间是在卓别林出生后一年左右。13. A. actor B. artist C. dancer D. singer【解析】选 D。逻辑推理题。通过下文“her voice gave out”推断, 她应该是一名歌手。14. A. ended B. beganC. broke D. continued【解析】选 A。语境理解题。根据上文看出其演艺生涯结束了。15. A. attending B. workingC. joini
31、ng D. asking【解析】选 A。词语辨析题。attend 意为“出席, 参加, 参与” 。- 7 -16. A. eight B. seven C. nine D. ten【解析】选 B。语境理解题。结合上文可以看出是在他七岁的时候。17. A. mother B. policeC. family D. court【解析】选 D。背景常识题。四个选项中只有法庭有权力让他父亲再抚养他们。18. A. which B. what C. he D. who【解析】选 D。句式结构题。此处是非限制性定语从句, 先行词为人, 所以用 who。19. A. then B. whenC. befor
32、e D. until【解析】选 C。逻辑推理题。根据下文看出他妈妈从疯人院出来后把他们接走, 说明在妈妈出院前, 他们是和爸爸在一起。20. A. took away B. picked upC. took apart D. brought up【解析】选 B。短语辨析题。pick up 指“接走” 。take away 指“取走”; take apart 意为“拆开, 粗暴对待”; bring up 意为“教育, 培养” 。根据句意选 B。. 短文改错Dear Mary, Ive received your e-mail. Dont worried about me. Im getting
33、on well with my research work in the lab. But in my great surprise, you say you will give up learn English. The reason is because you have not done well in it recently and you have lose interests. Im afraid I cant agree with you. I know it is not easy to learn English, and English is widely used in the world today and it will be important tool in the future. Beside, it is becoming more and more important in our daily life. I am sure that if you study hardly, you will succeed. Im looking forward to hearing a good news from you. Yours, Li Hua
