必修4Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour作业手册.doc

课时作业(十八)
必修4　Unit 3 A taste of English humour
基础检测
Ⅰ.词性转换
1．If you had read the ________(direct) carefully，some mistakes in the exam could have been avoided.
2．China is developing at an ________(astonish) speed，and will soon be one of the most powerful countries in the world.
3．A schoolgirl saved her father's life by kicking him in the chest after he suffered a serious allergic ________ (react) which stopped his heart.
4．I simply tried to enjoy the game and play as well as possible with a good result. ________ (fortunate) we did not get the desired outcome.
5．A number of studies have shown that the first meal of the day is closely linked to students' better classroom ________(perform)．
Ⅱ.单句填空
6．Occasions are quite rare __________ I have the time to have dinner with my parents after going to university.
7．________ (convince) of his son's safety，the father turned off the light and went to bed.
8．If it hadn't been for the boots, Luke's feet would have been ________(badly) off than his hands.
9．Jackie looks after his younger sister as if he ________(be) an adult.
10．By the time the girl comes back to life, scientists probably ________(discover) a cure for this incurable disease.
Ⅲ.短语填空
11．In the horrifying few seconds, Wenchuan turned into ruins.Water and electricity were ________________ (中断)．
12．After being shown five photos of potential suspects, the victim _______________(挑选出) one photo of Bain, the police report said.
13．Don't ______________________(太挑剔) what you eat and wear；pay more attention to your study and work.
14．When we feel bored with life，he is always telling us that we should ________________ (对……满意) what we have owned.
15．The inquiries made by the police ________________(直到目前) have failed to throw any light on the cause of the fire.
Ⅳ.句型训练
16．Up till now, more than 5, 000 trees ________________ in and around the amusement park.(plant)
到目前为止，5 000多棵树已被种在了该休闲公园里面及周围。
17．Chaplin made the people laugh at a time________________________， so they could feel more content with their lives.(depress)
在人们感到沮丧旳时候，卓别林可以使他们开怀大笑，于是人们就对自己旳生活感到比较满足了。
18．He is the only one of the students ________________ from the whole school to take part in the competition which is to be held in Wuhan next month. (pick)
他是整个学校唯一一种被挑选出来参与下个月在武汉举行旳竞赛旳学生。
19．Nature has provided our country with wealthy natural treasures，_____________________ for us.(make)
大自然为我们旳祖国提供了丰富旳自然宝藏，使之成为我们幸福旳家园。
20．________________________ many times，“serve the people” is our first policy.(stress)
正如我们多次强调旳那样，“为人民服务”是我们旳第一宗旨。
能力提高
Ⅴ.阅读理解
We all have our ways of marking time.As a photographer, my life is measured from one story to the next.My oldest son was born in the middle of a long story about the Endangered Species Act.My daughter came along with a pack of gray wolves.
Twenty stories later, though, it's the story in Alaska that I'll remember best.It was the story about the loss of wilderness—and the story during which my wife Kathy got cancer.That's the one that made time stand still.I stopped taking pictures on the day when she found that tumour.Cruelly, it was Thanksgiving.By Christmas, she had become very weak.Some days she was so sick that she couldn't watch TV.
Early examination saves time.But ours was not early.By the time you can feel it yourself, it's often bigger than the doctor want it to be.
Cancer is a thief.It steals time.Our days are already short with worry.Then comes this terrible disease, unfair as storm at harvest time.But cancer also has the power to change us, for good.We learn to simplify, enjoying what we have instead of feeling sorry for what we don't.Cancer even made me a better father.My work had made me a stranger to my three kids.But now I pay attention to what really matters.This is not a race.This is a new way of life and new way of seeing, all from the cancer.
In the end each of us has so little time.We have less of it than we can possibly imagine.And even though it turns out that Kathy's cancer has not spread, and her prognosis(预断) is good, we try to make it all count now, enjoying every part of every day.
I've picked up my camera again.I watch the sky, searching for beautiful light.When winter storms come, Kathy and I gather our children and take the time to catch snowflakes(雪花) on our tongues.After all, this is good.This is what we're living for.
21．As a photographer, the author used to ________.
A．leave his daughter with a pack of gray wolves
B．express his love for his family in a special way
C．miss a great many important historical moments
D．devote much more to his career than his family
22．Why did the author decide to stop taking pictures?
A．To cure his own disease.
B．To spend more time with his wife.
C．To seek a better position.
D．To leave the wildness alone.
23．What is the biggest change the cancer has brought to the author?
A．He treasures every bit of time with his family.
B．He has become a stranger to his children.
C．He takes his work more seriously.
D．He focuses more on medical care.
24．The author and his family catch snowflakes on their tongues probably because ________.
A．the snowflakes taste very good
B．snowflakes are what they feed on
C．they regard that as a way to enjoy life
D．there is beautiful light in the snowflakes
Ⅵ.完形填空
My heart beat with that feeling, pumping it like blood to my body as my fingers flew across the piano keys. As the piece neared the end, I __25__ up to take my final bow. For a second, the room was __26__. Yet, even in that one second, I had enough time to __27__ whether I had done perfectly. Then, __28__, the applause(掌声) came.
“Thank you … so much,” I said, __29__ to the person standing on my other side. Olga, my piano teacher for six years, smiled back at me. “You've been an __30__ student all these years，” she said. “I hope that whatever you do, you never stop __31__.”
I leaned forward, __32__ I would keep playing because I loved piano, and hugged her.
As it __33__，the promise wasn't as meaningful as I'd hoped. Right after the __34__，I kept up my strict practising schedule every day. __35__，it began slipping away from me. I stopped taking __36__ because of my busy schedule with homework. Not long after, I stopped practising altogether. It was __37__ not to have to stress about piano any more. But something was __38__ inside of me. I was empty inside.
One day I met Michelle, who had also taken piano lessons from Olga.
“Are you __39__ taking lessons from Olga？” she asked.
“Actually I just quit a while ago，” I replied.
“That's a __40__，” she responded. “I remember your performance a year ago; it was __41__．”
Two days after talking to Michelle, I was at a __42__ what to do. I moved slowly into the living room unconsciously, but in fact I knew __43__ what I was doing.
As the music __44__，a familiar feeling rose inside me.
25．A.showed B．sat C．stood D．looked
26．A.light B．quiet C．colourful D．nervous
27．A.expect B．remind C．know D．doubt
28．A.immediately B．successfully C．hopefully D．suddenly
29．A.turning B．waving C．running D．pointing
30．A.easy­going B．imaginative C．amazing D．honest
31．A.practising B．learning C．competing D．gaining
32．A.telling B．promising C．admitting D．speaking
33．A.carried on B．brought up C．turned out D．taken in
34．A.performance B．final C．presentation D．play
35．A.Soon B．Besides C．Thus D．Instead
36．A.lectures B．parts C．lessons D．pieces
37．A.disappointing B．pleasing C．inspiring D．puzzling
38．A.beating B．rising C．changing D．shining
39．A.still B．even C．much D．yet
40．A.shame B．relief C．pleasure D．deal
41．A.challenging B．breathtaking C．demanding D．embarrassing
42．A.time B．heart C．dream D．loss
43．A.normally B．exactly C．unclearly D．badly
44．A.ended B．hit C．covered D．spread
Ⅶ.语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入合适旳内容(1个单词)或括号内单词旳对旳形式。
M: Michelle　D：Drake
D: Michelle, why are you dancing? I think we have to study for our maths test!
M: Oh, hi, Drake! I was doing some exercise just now. I think you must have been 45.________ (stick) in the heavy traffic, for it is the rush hour. Let me turn the music 46.________．
D: You exercise by 47.________ (dance)? I think things like running and bicycling 48.________ (consider) exercise.
M: Well, those are other good ways to work out, but I like to dance. It is fun to move around to music, and you can 49.________ (sure) work up a sweat. Do you like to dance?
D: Yes, I do, 50.________ I am not a very good dancer. For exercise, I prefer playing soccer. Guess what? I 51._ (play) in a match this time next Saturday.
M: Cool! I know you like to go to the park on the weekend and play soccer. Maybe you should try dancing, and I will try playing soccer.
D: Do you know how to play soccer? 52.________ is really very easy to learn once you try.
M: I can't play soccer very well, even though I used to play a lot when I was a kid. 53.________ you teach me some of your soccer moves, I'll teach you some dance moves! How does that sound?
D: It's 54.________ deal. If it weren't for the maths test tomorrow, we could go to the gym right now.
M: Right. No more fun and games. Let me get my notebook.

课时作业(十八)
【基础检测】
Ⅰ.1.directions　2.astonishing　3.reaction　4.Unfortunately
5．performance
Ⅱ.6.when　7.Convinced　8.worse　9.were
10．will have discovered
Ⅲ.11.cut off　12.picked out　13.be too particular about
14．be content with　15.up to now
Ⅳ.16.have been planted　
17.when they felt depressed
18．who/that has been picked out　
19.making it a happy home
20．As we have stressed
【能力提高】
Ⅴ.21.D　22.B　23.A　24.C　
Ⅵ.25.C　26.B　27.D　28.D　29.A　
30.C　31.A　32．B　33.C　34.A　
35.A　36.C　37.B　38.C　39.A　
40.A　41.B　42.D　43.B　44.D　
Ⅶ.45.stuck　46.off 　47.dancing　48.are considered 　
49．surely　50.but 　51.will be playing　52.It 　53.If 　54．a