人教版高一英语必修4unit3单元测试题.docx

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人教版高一英语必修4unit3单元测试题

Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

IlearnttoflyinaballooninaraceacrosstheAtlanticOceanin1992andbecameextremelyinterestedinthesport.Inthesamewaythatamountainclimberdreamsofclimbingtheworld'shighestmountain,Idreamedaboutflyingnon-stoparoundtheworld.

IspentsixyearsplanningtheflightandfailedtwicebeforeIandmyteammanagedtosucceed.Forsomereason,wehadtogofirsttoNorthAfricatocatchtherightwinds.Thatadded10,000kilometres,andanotherweek,toourjourney.Butbecauseofthis,ourflightbrokealltherecordsfordistanceandtimespentintheair.

Themostmemorablepartofthetripformeisthatwelivedintheairfor20daysandthattherisingsunwasthemostamazingthingwesaw.Wehadtogooutoftheballoon'scapsule（舱）,inwhichweweretransported,threetimeswhileintheairtorepairthefuel（燃料）system.Wedidn'thaveanysafetyequipmentbutwhenyouareinasituationlikethat,youjustdowhatyouhavetodowithoutthinkingaboutfeelingafraid.

Landingwasafantasticmoment.IrememberthatwhenIgotoutofthecapsule,Ilookedatmyfootprintinthesand.IrememberedtheastronautNeilArmstrong,whowassohappytoputhisfootprintonthemoon,sofarawayfromEarth.Atthatmoment,IwassohappytohavemyfootbackonEarth!

21.Theauthorbecameinterestedinballooningbecauseof_____.

A.across-oceanrace

B.amountainclimb

C.achildhooddream

D.alongseajourney

22.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2abouttheauthorandhisteam'sflight?

A.Theysetanewrecord.

B.Theyshortenedtheirflight.

C.Theirflightwentverysmoothly.

D.Theirflightcovered10,000kilometres.

23.Whydidtheballoonistsgetoutofthecapsuleduringtheflight?

A.Tofighttheirfear.

B.Todosomerepairwork.

C.Toadmiretherisingsun.

D.Tochecksafetyequipment.

24.TheauthormentionedNeilArmstrongtoshowhis_____.

A.regret                      B.surprise

C.respect                    D.pleasure

B

Youprobablylaughatsomethingyoufindfunny,buthowmuchdoyoureallyknowaboutjokesandhumour?

Reader'sDigest（RD）questionedseveralexpertstogiveussomefactsaboutthem.

RD:

What’stheoldestjokeintheworld?

“Wecan'tknowtheoldestjokeintheworldbecauseitwouldhaveexistedearlierthanwriting,”saysChristieDavies,professorofsociologyattheUniversityofReadingintheUK.Theoldestjokebookthat'sbeenfoundsofaristheGreekPhilogelos.Itdatesfromthe4thcenturyAD,althoughthejokesdatefromanearliertime.AccordingtopsychologistSteveWilson,directorofNationalHumorMonth（AprilintheUS）,itcontains265jokes. 

RD:

Dosomepeoplefailtodevelopasenseofhumour?

RodMartin,professorofpsychologyattheWesternUniversityinCanada,believesthatwhileeveryoneisbornwithoutasenseofhumour,aswedevelop,humourandlaughterbegintoappear.“Ofcourse,somechildrenaremoreserious,quiet,andlesslikelytolaughfrequently,butthisdoesn'tmeantheydon'thaveasenseofhumour.”AndaccordingtoSteveWilson,therearenoadultswhodon'thaveasenseofhumour.“Almosteveryoneisabletodevelopasenseofhumour,andIteachpeoplehow,”hesays.

RD:

Dopeopleshareasenseofhumouruniquetotheirownnation?

Senseofhumourdoesdifferalotbycountry,accordingtoanauthornamedScottWeems.Britishhumouristhoughttobeabsurd（荒谬的）innature,whileAmericanhumourhasanaggressivequality.Accordingtoastudy,Germansarefoundtofindeverythingfunny.

25.Whatdoweknowabouttheoldestjokebook?

A.Itremainsunknown.

B.ItwaswritteninGreek.

C.ItwasfoundintheUK.

D.Itcontainstheoldestjoke.

26.WhatdoesRodMartinagreewithaboutpeople'ssenseofhumour?

A.Nobodyisbornwithasenseofhumour.

B.Someadultsloseitwhentheygrowup.

C.Childhoodisthebesttimetodevelopsuchability.

D.Childrenhaveapoorersenseofhumourthanadults.

27.Whatkindofhumourhasanaggressivefeature?

A.Britishhumour.

B.Germanhumour.

C.Canadianhumour.

D.Americanhumour.

28.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthetext?

A.Inapopularmagazine.   

B.Inaresearchpaper. 

C.Inapersonaldiary.              

D.Inatextbook. 

C

Whenpeoplecommunicate,theyusemorethanwords.People'sbodylanguageshowsimportantinformationjustlikespeechdoes.Whensomeonelieswiththeirwords,theirbodylanguageoftentellsthetruth.Thenexttimeyouwonderifsomeoneistellingyouthetruth,trywatchingtheirhands.

      Apersonwhoisbeinghonestwillusuallyturnoneorbothoftheirpalms（手掌）towardstheotherperson.Ifapersonisbeginningto“openup”orshareimportantinformation,youmaynoticethemturntheirpalmstowardsyou.Likemostbodylanguage,thisunconscious（无意识的）gestureusuallygivestheotherpersonthefeelingthatthespeakerisspeakinghonestly.

Whenpeoplelie,theytendtohidetheirpalmsbyputtingtheirhandsbehindtheirbackorholdingthem.Otherswillkeeptheirhandsintheirpocketsiftheyarelyingortryingtohideinformation.Salespeoplearesometimestrainedtowatchoutforthisspecificexampleofbodylanguagewhenapersonissayingthattheycan'taffordaproductorservice.Sometimesprofessionalliarstrytouseopen-palmgesturestofoolothers.Butacarefullistenermaytellitisaliethroughtheirbodylanguagesuchaslackofeyecontactandtouchingthenose.

Researchhasalsosuggestedthatifpeoplenormallyturntheirpalmstofacetheirlisteners,theytendtobemorehonestthemselves.Ifyouwantpeople'shonesty,talktothemandaskthemquestionswhilekeepingyourpalmsturnedout.Thiswillputpressureonthepeopleyouaretalkingto.

Humanbodylanguage,emotion,andcommunicationaredirectlyconnected.Byshowingthatyouarehonest,withyourpalmstowardspeople,yourbodylanguagepushesotherstotellyouthetruth.

29.Turningone'spalmstowardsothersisasymbolof_____.

A.confidence     B.politeness      

C.patience                  D.honesty

30.HowisParagraph3mainlydeveloped?

A.Bytellingstories.    

B.Bygivingexamples.  

C.Bymakingcomparisons. 

D.Byprovidingexplanations.

31.Talkingwithyourpalmsopenwillencourageothersto_____.

A.behaveactively                    

B.gesturecarefully 

C.behonestwithyou

D.forgettheirpressure

D

ThefamouswebsiteknownasFacebookbeganasaHarvardUniversitydropout'shobby.Itwasoncelimitedtouniversitystudents,butithasnowbecomethelargestsocialnetworkingwebsiteintheworld.Itisagoodwayforoldfriendstofindeachotherandfornewfriendstomeet.

Facebookwasstartedin2019andwasthenasitethatonlystudentswithanemailaddressendingin“edu”couldjoin.Itwaslikebeingpartofahugebutexclusiveclub.CollegestudentsthroughouttheUSAjoinedthewebsitetocreatelargenetworks.AsFacebook'spopularitygrew,itsfounder,MarkZuckerberg,realizedevenmorepeoplewouldlovetosignupfortheservice.In2019,Facebookopeneditsmembershiptoanyonewithanemailaddress.Facebookexperiencedanotherincreaseinitspopularity.

Injustminutes,anyonecansignupfortheserviceandstartenjoyingphotosorvideos.Mostnewmembersalsoenjoysearchingforfriendstheylosttouchwithyearsago.Whethertheykneweachotherfromelementary,middle,highschoolorcollege,peoplearoundtheworldreconnectusingFacebook'ssimpletools.

Facebookalsoincludesmanyspecializedfeatures.Memberswriteonafriend's“wall”,aspecialpartofeachperson'spage.Friendspostshortpublicmessagesoneachother's“walls”,ortheycansendprivate（私密的）“messages”.Facebookmembersalso“poke（戳）”eachother.Sendinga“poke”toafriendislikesaying“I'mthinkingofyou”.Likeareal-lifepoke,a“poke”onFacebookshowsyouwantsomeone'sattention.Membersalsosend“gifts”.“Gifts”arelittleicons（图标）ofthingsyoumightreallygive.Memberscanbuytheseiconsatalowpriceandsendthem,showingtheirappreciation.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exclusive”inParagraph2mean?

A.Availableonlytosomepeople. 

B.Teachingyousomethingmodern.

C.Strangeanddifficulttounderstand.

D.Supportingnewideasandmethods.

33.HowdidMarkZuckerbergincreaseFacebook'spopularity?

A.Byadvertisingitonline.

B.Byworkingwithschools.

C.Bymakingitopentoanyemailuser.

D.Bysharingstudents'photosandvideos.

34.Paragraph3mainlytalksabout_____.

A.somewaysofusingFacebook'stools

B.whatpeoplecanlearnfromFacebook

C.howpeoplemakefriendsonFacebook

D.somefeaturesthatmakeFacebookpopular

35.IfaFacebookmemberwantstogetnoticedbyafriend,hecan_____.

A.senda“gift”

B.senda“poke”

C.writeonthe“wall”

D.sendlong“messages”

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

WhenIwaslittle,mymotherbegansellingfoodatCamdenMarket.Shecouldn'tleavemeathomeonmyown,soIhadtogotothemarketwithher.

 36 Ijustsatthere.WhenIgotolder,IgavemymumahandandIreallyenjoyedit.

Then,oneyear,myunclegavemeabookforChristmas. 37 Iwasfourteen,andIdidn'thavetogotothemarketanymore.Ispentmyfreetimemakingcandlesofalldifferentshapesandsizes.

Oneday,mymotherwasillsoIhadtogotothemarketonmyown. 38 Theyweresoldoutintwentyminutes!

Thenextweek,mymumgavemesomemoneytobuywax（蜡）tomakemorecandles.Again,theysoldoutreallyquickly.

Sixmonthslater,wedecidedtostopdoingthefood. 39 Luckily,someofmy