2020-2021学年高中英语 Unit 3 A taste of English humour Section Ⅲ Learning about Language .doc

1、课时作业(十一)Unit 3A taste of English humourSection Learning about Language & Using Language(本栏目内容，在学生用书中以独立形式分册装订！).单句语法填空1He went to bed _ (drink)，and when he woke up he found he still had his shoes on.答案：drunk2I found it_(astonish) that the young player beat the chess master in the game.答案：astonishing

2、3_(fortunate)，his mother was very patient and she never gave up helping him.答案：Fortunately4He took some books with him in order that he would not get_(bore) during the long journey.答案：bored5The moment the lights went off，the man grabbed the jewels on the counter and_(slide) out of the store.答案：slid6

3、The businessman has achieved great success in his career，but as a father，he is_failure.答案：a7The earthquake left thousands of people _(home)答案：homeless8The play was so_(humour) that the audience kept laughing when watching it.答案：humourous9According to my own understanding，a good teacher is also a goo

4、d_(perform) in class.答案：performer10As he works in a remote area，he visits his parents only _(occasional)答案：occasionally.阅读理解AAfter a huge fire destroyed Nicolettes home，the teenager thought she would not have the chance to attend the homecoming dance (返校舞会) at her high school.However，she received ma

5、ny strangers help after she and her family lost everything in the fire.Finally，she attended the homecoming dance.“We are so happy and grateful，” Nicolettes mother Salvato said.“These are completely strangers.Theyre doing something for my daughter that I cannot.I feel like saying thank you is nothing

6、.” On October 8th，Salvatos home caught fire after a storm hit the city.The firefighters spent over four hours putting out the fire.“We got a call at 4：30 in the morning from our neighbors saying that the house was on fire，” Salvatos husband said.“Were guessing that it was an electrical fire.”The fir

7、e occurred two weeks before 15yearold Nicolettes homecoming dance.“She had mentioned it so much and I said，Wait for pay day and let me see what I have to work with，” Salvato said of her daughter.“It just so happened that the fire and the storm came one after another.All week，she was saying，Homecomin

8、g dance is coming and Im so upset that I cant go.” Salvato said her husband was at Loughman Oaks Elementary，picking up donations when he told some school officials that Nicolette was upset about missing homecoming dance.Soon after，these officials came to see her with many gifts.A local business dona

9、ted their services and gifted Nicolette with a pink formal dress.Gina Lawson，the shops owner，said，“I told Nicolette that she could have any dress she wanted.She poured out many happy tears.”Salvato said Lawson also gave her daughter a donation of brand new clothes and a $500 Walmart gift card.“Peopl

10、e who have done something in any way are guardian angels (守护天使)，” Salvato said.“ She had a great time.She told me that she thought it only happens in the movies.And before she even went，she said，I feel like Cinderella.”语篇解读本文讲述了Nicolette在众多好心人的帮助下参加返校舞会的故事。1What can we know from Salvatos words in Pa

11、ragraph 1?AHer daughter was happy to get help from her classmates.BShe regretted not having done much for her daughter.CShe felt very embarrassed by receiving so much help.DHer thanks to the strangers for their help were beyond words.解析：推理判断题。根据第一段的“I feel like saying thank you is nothing.”可知，Salvat

12、o的感激之情无以言表。答案：D2When was Nicolettes homecoming dance most probably held?AOn October 8th.BOn October 15th.COn October 22nd. DOn October 29th.解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的“On October 8th，Salvatos home caught fire after a storm hit the city.”以及第三段的“The fire occurred two weeks before 15yearold Nicolettes homecoming d

13、ance.”可知，火灾发生两周后举行舞会。答案：C3Why did some school officials decide to help Nicolette?ABecause they needed her very much.BBecause they lived in the same community.CBecause they didnt want to see Nicolette upset.DBecause they were touched by her brave act in the fire.解析：细节理解题。根据第四段的“.picking up donations

14、when he told some school officials that Nicolette was upset about missing homecoming dance.Soon after，these officials came to see her with many gifts.”可知，这些教职人员帮助Nicolette是因为他们不想看到Nicolette失落。答案：C4What does Nicolette mean by saying “I feel like Cinderella”？AShe was as poor as Cinderella.BShe felt as

15、 lucky as Cinderella.CShe wasnt often paid much attention to.DShe thought she should receive more.解析：推理判断题。根据灰姑娘的故事内容可知，Nicolette和灰姑娘一样都很幸运。答案：BBA natural disaster is coming，one that can take the lives of thousands and hospitalize (使住院) tens of thousands more: the yearly flu.Last year，about 900,000

16、Americans were hospitalized and more than 80,000 people died from the flu.To make matters worse，many of these people died needlessly.The flu vaccination (疫苗接种) rate in the United States is around 45%.If we could increase this rate to 70%，most of the deaths，hospitalization and missed days of work wou

17、ld be avoided.But to do that，we need to properly encourage vaccination.Right now，if youre a healthy person，a flu shot (注射) might reduce your personal risk of coming down with the flu by 40% to 60%.Getting a flu shot also does something else: It helps protect the people around you who most easily suf

18、fer serious flu illness，particularly the very old and the very young.A vaccine that is 60% effective on a 30yearold person，for example，may be only 30% effective on someone over 65.Babies are especially hospitalized for flu at surprising rates.A new study by Corey White has measured these powerful ef

19、fects of flu vaccination.Using 50state data from 1994 to 2016，he finds that each percentage point increase in the US vaccination rate would result in 807 fewer deaths.These benefits gradually increase over time until we reach the herd immunity (群体免疫)Most of those who have been saved are people over

20、75.So if you want to save the lives of grandmothers and grandfathers in your community，get a flu shot.To Whites pleasure，he found another_community_effect_of_flu_shots.An increase of one percentage point in the vaccination rate would result in 15 million fewer lost work hours nationwide.That means t

21、hat your failure to get a flu shot will，on average，cause five hours of pay to be lost.We cannot accept that tens of thousands of Americans die each year from flu right now.Through wise decisions and quick actions，we can start saving lives today.语篇解读 本文是一篇议论文。流感危害巨大，作者倡议大家接种流感疫苗，这样既可以保护接种者，也可以保护身边的人。

22、5What can we know about the flu mentioned in Paragraph 1?AIt caused scares worldwide.BIt resulted in great harm to Americans.CIt attracted much attention of the government.DIt badly influenced the honor of some hospitals.解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的“Last year, about 900,000 Americans were hospitalized and more t

23、han 80,000 people died from the flu.”可知，去年的流感给美国人带来了巨大的危害。答案：B6The example in Paragraph 3 shows that the very old and the very young _.Aare more likely to get the fluBare not suitable to have flu shotsCcannot recover from the flu easilyDneed special protection if getting the flu解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的“It he

24、lps protect the people around you who most easily suffer serious flu illness，particularly the very old and the very young.”可知，后面的例子是为了表明：老人和孩子更容易患流感。答案：A7“Another community effect of flu shots” in Paragraph 5 means that getting flu shots can help people in _.Agetting a pay riseBavoiding losing jobsC

25、working more effectivelyDdecreasing the lost work hours解析：推理判断题。根据第五段的内容可知，流感疫苗接种率的提升能够减少工作时长的流失。答案：D8What can be the best title for the text?AA natural disaster is comingBFlu is not as terrible as you thinkCFlu shots bring both the good and the badDFlu shots protect ourselves and people around us解析

26、： 主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，本文主要论述了接种流感疫苗的必要性及好处，流感疫苗既可以保护我们自己也可以保护我们身边的人。答案：D.七选五For the past decades，more and more boys have been dropping out of high schools in the United Arab Emirates._1_ They often choose jobs in the stateowned companies，the army or police force instead.As a result，only 30% of the univer

27、sities are made up of male students._2_ For example，a large number of male foreigners will instead take over higher positions in the United Arab Emirates leading companies.In the Persian Gulf，boys often come to school with personal helpers who carry their schoolbags and help them with their homework

28、.They rely on them to do everything they would otherwise have to do themselves.As an oilrich region，families in the Gulf are so wealthy that they can easily afford it._3_In Dubai，public schools can get enough money from the government._4_ The rest go to private schools where teachers are not only be

29、tter but also more interested in pushing children towards a higher education.Boys and girls are separated in public schools.Experts agree that teacher training throughout the United Arab Emirates needs to be improved immediately._5_ One of them is the populations widespread thinking that the governm

30、ent will always supply young citizens with jobs.The government has realized that just pouring money into the school system wont achieve the desired results.Their aim is to have more boys finish high school and go on to university.ABut what will come if oil runs out in the Gulf?BHowever，only 40% of t

31、he children attend them.CThey are usually older and often have repeated grades.DIn fact，therere many problems on the countrys education.ESuch a low rate will have some effects on the countrys economy.FActually，about 25% of boys in the Gulf region do not finish high school.GThe government aims to pro

32、vide the highest level of modern education for its students.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲了阿联酋虽然很富裕，政府对公办学校也给予很大的资金支持，但是相当一部分的男生在高中毕业前就辍学去工作。1解析： 此空设于段中，是对前一句的进一步解释。前一句指出在过去的几十年里，越来越多的阿拉伯联酋男孩在高中就辍学了，本句用数据进一步解释，指出有将近百分之二十五的波斯湾男孩没有完成高中学业。答案：F2解析： 此空设于段中，是一个过渡句。前一句讲，只有30%的大学是由男生组成的，此句进一步讲这个比例对这个国家的经济会产生影响，而后一句正是对此句的解释，指出一个具体的例子。答案：E3解析： 此空设于段尾，与前一句构成逻辑上的转折关系。前一句指出，作为一个盛产石油的地方，波斯湾的家庭都能为他们的孩子请到私人助手，此句转折，提出，如果那儿的石油用完了该怎么办？答案：A4解析：此空设于段中，与前一句构成逻辑上的指代关系。本句中的them指代的是上一句中的public schools。答案：B5解析：此空设于段首，是本段的主题句。本段主要是写阿拉伯联酋在教育上所出现的问题。答案：D