人教版高中英语：必修4 Unit 3 A taste of English humour 单元练习（含答案）

4.3 A taste of English humour
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
Buying a Tesla might break some San Diegans’ budgets, but renting one is a different story. Culver City－based Tesloop provides a new service in San Diego that lets consumers rent the all－electric Model 3 for a flat fee of $49 to drive one way to Los Angeles.
The company started in 2015, when then 16－year－old Haydn Sonnad came up with the idea to rent out seats in Teslas from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. Tesloop still offers a ride－hailing(打车) service complete with a driver, but its latest move allows consumers to rent the vehicles and drive the cars themselves.
To rent, drivers must provide a valid driver’s license, be at least 25 years old, pass a California Department of Motor Vehicles record check and pass a background check. Drivers also must pay a damage deposit of $300.
Users can schedule their trip on . Pick－up spots are downtown San Diego on the corner of B and India streets, as well as the Tesla supercharger station in Sorrento Valley. The drop－off spot in the destination city is the Westfield Culver City shopping mall.
Tesloop said not having to pay for gas makes the cost of operating the vehicles very cheap. It is said that the company’s most－used cars, which travel up to 20，000 miles a month, have required relatively little maintenance(维修)．
The company now has 12 Tesla vehicles, four of which are from people who decided to rent out their car to the company. Almost entirely by word of mouth, there are about 200 vehicles on a waiting list to be used by Tesloop. Sonnad said an owner who works with Tesloop receives a payment for making the car available, more if it gets booked and additional money per mile once rented. He said a car rented full time by Tesloop can make $2，000 a month.
1. What is Tesloop’s latest move
A. Renting out Teslas.
B. Offering a ride－hailing service.
C. Renting Teslas from personal owners.
D. Buying an all－electric Tesla Model 3.
2. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about
A. Fees for using Tesloop’s cars.
B. Requirements for Tesloop’s car users.
C. Ways to schedule a trip on Tesloop’s website.
D. The procedure for getting a motor vehicle record check.
3. Where can users leave Tesloop’s vehicles in Los Angeles
A. On the corner of B Street.
B. On the corner of India Street.
C. At the Westfield Culver City shopping mall.
D. At the Tesla supercharger station in Sorrento Valley.
4. Why would personal car owners want to work with Tesloop
A. They can make good money.
B. They can get free gas for their cars.
C. They can use its service at a low price.
D. They can spend only a little on car maintenance.
Transportation shapes the world: along with communications, it forms a global net that connects person to person, city to city, and country to country. Transportation routes as well as vehicles are vital to the functioning and spread of every civilization.
A country’s economy depends on reliable transportation. Cities spread out along roads, rivers, and rails, so does information. Until the 20th century, these routes were confined to land or water. With the invention of powered flight, the air became an open road as well. The earliest way of traveling was undoubtedly by foot, and humans’ earliest means of transporting goods was carrying loads on their back or head. By 4，000 BC, people were using domesticated animals for transport, a method greatly improved in some parts of the world by the invention of the wheel, probably first developed around 3，500 BC.
Until the 19th century, animals were the engines of land transportation. But with the invention of the steam engine and the internal combustion engine, railroads and automobiles revolutionized travel and trade. More than 600 million cars and trucks travel the world today.
Water has always been a fast and efficient mode of travel, and even today it remains a primary mover of heavy goods. The importance of waterways to human civilization can be seen on any map: almost all of the world’s major cities are located on coastlines or rivers. As early as 7，000 BC, people were building canoes; long－distance ships were common by 3，000 BC. Until the 1950s, ships were the chief means of overseas passenger travel.
Although the Montgolfier brothers took flight in balloons in the 18th century, air travel was not practical until the invention of powered flight by the Wright brothers in 1903. Within ten years, the commercial air transportation business had begun.
Since the 20th century, high－speed rail has become another convenient way of travel. Today, two－thirds of the world’s high－speed rail track is in China, which measures nearly 30，000 kms, and this is expected to reach 38，000 kms by 2025.
5. What is the passage mainly about
A. Technological advancements in transport over time.
B. The influence of economic activities on transportation.
C. The relationship between transportation and information flows.
D. Reasons why land and sea transportation routes were important.
6. Why does the writer mention the location of the world’s major cities
A. To encourage more people to move to big cities.
B. To explain why boats and ships continue to be irreplaceable.
C. To recommend water as a convenient and cheap form of transportation.
D. To emphasize the contribution of water transport to human development.
7. What can we learn about air travel
A. Balloons used to be one popular way of air travel.
B. The Montgolfier brothers invented powered flight.
C. The invention of airplanes helped popularize air travel.
D. Air travel became widespread soon after the balloon was invented.
8. What is the total length of high－speed rail track in the world today
A. About 57，000 kms. B. About 45，000 kms.
C. About 38，000 kms. D. About 30，000 kms.
Ⅱ. 阅读填句
Do you like to study literature __1__ You might be required to take an English class in high school or maybe you’re taking an English literature class in college. English classes can be challenging in some way. If you put in thoughtful work both in and out of the classroom, however, you might really enjoy these classes.
Take detailed notes. During class, write down the most important points stressed by your teacher or professor. __2__ Keep all of your notes for your literature class together in one notebook so that you can stay organized.
__3__ Look at the student who is speaking and practice active listening skills, including nodding at the person, absorbing what the person is saying. Ask questions to make sure you understand what the person means. Everyone will enjoy the class more if students are respectful and interested.
Also, you should engage with your teacher or professor, express your thoughts and opinions in class, and ask e to class prepared to discuss the reading and to listen to the thoughts of your teacher or professor. __4__ He or she will be happy to help you make out complicated material.
When asking a question in front of the class, it’s necessary to speak clearly and loudly. Look the person you’re talking to in the eye. Don’t interrupt the answer to your question. Use open－ended questions, rather than questions with a “yes” or “no” answer. __5__
A. It is rewarding but challenging.
B. Write down the big, main points.
C. Choose a notebook that is just right for you.
D. It’s important to have a frequent talk with your teacher or professor.
E. Ask shorter, more specific questions, rather than long, general questions.
F. If your class is discussion－based, pay attention when other students are speaking.
G. If you are having trouble understanding the material, ask your teacher or professor for help.
Ⅲ. 书面表达
(2021届芜湖示范高中高三第三次联考)
假定你是校学生会主席李华，上周末学生会举办了中国诗词翻译大赛，得到了外教Thomas的大力帮助，请你给Thomas写一封邮件表示感谢，内容包括：
1. 感谢外教的帮助；
2. 同学们的收获。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数；
3. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：中国诗词翻译大赛 Chinese Poem Translation Competition
Dear Thomas，
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours，
Li Hua
4.3 A taste of English humour
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
Buying a Tesla might break some San Diegans’ budgets, but renting one is a different story. Culver City－based Tesloop provides a new service in San Diego that lets consumers rent the all－electric Model 3 for a flat fee of $49 to drive one way to Los Angeles.
The company started in 2015, when then 16－year－old Haydn Sonnad came up with the idea to rent out seats in Teslas from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. Tesloop still offers a ride－hailing(打车) service complete with a driver, but its latest move allows consumers to rent the vehicles and drive the cars themselves.
To rent, drivers must provide a valid driver’s license, be at least 25 years old, pass a California Department of Motor Vehicles record check and pass a background check. Drivers also must pay a damage deposit of $300.
Users can schedule their trip on . Pick－up spots are downtown San Diego on the corner of B and India streets, as well as the Tesla supercharger station in Sorrento Valley. The drop－off spot in the destination city is the Westfield Culver City shopping mall.
Tesloop said not having to pay for gas makes the cost of operating the vehicles very cheap. It is said that the company’s most－used cars, which travel up to 20，000 miles a month, have required relatively little maintenance(维修)．
The company now has 12 Tesla vehicles, four of which are from people who decided to rent out their car to the company. Almost entirely by word of mouth, there are about 200 vehicles on a waiting list to be used by Tesloop. Sonnad said an owner who works with Tesloop receives a payment for making the car available, more if it gets booked and additional money per mile once rented. He said a car rented full time by Tesloop can make $2，000 a month.
1. What is Tesloop’s latest move
A. Renting out Teslas.
B. Offering a ride－hailing service.
C. Renting Teslas from personal owners.
D. Buying an all－electric Tesla Model 3.
2. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about
A. Fees for using Tesloop’s cars.
B. Requirements for Tesloop’s car users.
C. Ways to schedule a trip on Tesloop’s website.
D. The procedure for getting a motor vehicle record check.
3. Where can users leave Tesloop’s vehicles in Los Angeles
A. On the corner of B Street.
B. On the corner of India Street.
C. At the Westfield Culver City shopping mall.
D. At the Tesla supercharger station in Sorrento Valley.
4. Why would personal car owners want to work with Tesloop
A. They can make good money.
B. They can get free gas for their cars.
C. They can use its service at a low price.
D. They can spend only a little on car maintenance.
1. 答案　A 2. 答案　B 3. 答案　C 4. 答案　A
Transportation shapes the world: along with communications, it forms a global net that connects person to person, city to city, and country to country. Transportation routes as well as vehicles are vital to the functioning and spread of every civilization.
A country’s economy depends on reliable transportation. Cities spread out along roads, rivers, and rails, so does information. Until the 20th century, these routes were confined to land or water. With the invention of powered flight, the air became an open road as well. The earliest way of traveling was undoubtedly by foot, and humans’ earliest means of transporting goods was carrying loads on their back or head. By 4，000 BC, people were using domesticated animals for transport, a method greatly improved in some parts of the world by the invention of the wheel, probably first developed around 3，500 BC.
Until the 19th century, animals were the engines of land transportation. But with the invention of the steam engine and the internal combustion engine, railroads and automobiles revolutionized travel and trade. More than 600 million cars and trucks travel the world today.
Water has always been a fast and efficient mode of travel, and even today it remains a primary mover of heavy goods. The importance of waterways to human civilization can be seen on any map: almost all of the world’s major cities are located on coastlines or rivers. As early as 7，000 BC, people were building canoes; long－distance ships were common by 3，000 BC. Until the 1950s, ships were the chief means of overseas passenger travel.
Although the Montgolfier brothers took flight in balloons in the 18th century, air travel was not practical until the invention of powered flight by the Wright brothers in 1903. Within ten years, the commercial air transportation business had begun.
Since the 20th century, high－speed rail has become another convenient way of travel. Today, two－thirds of the world’s high－speed rail track is in China, which measures nearly 30，000 kms, and this is expected to reach 38，000 kms by 2025.
5. What is the passage mainly about
A. Technological advancements in transport over time.
B. The influence of economic activities on transportation.
C. The relationship between transportation and information flows.
D. Reasons why land and sea transportation routes were important.
6. Why does the writer mention the location of the world’s major cities
A. To encourage more people to move to big cities.
B. To explain why boats and ships continue to be irreplaceable.
C. To recommend water as a convenient and cheap form of transportation.
D. To emphasize the contribution of water transport to human development.
7. What can we learn about air travel
A. Balloons used to be one popular way of air travel.
B. The Montgolfier brothers invented powered flight.
C. The invention of airplanes helped popularize air travel.
D. Air travel became widespread soon after the balloon was invented.
8. What is the total length of high－speed rail track in the world today
A. About 57，000 kms. B. About 45，000 kms.
C. About 38，000 kms. D. About 30，000 kms.
5. 答案　A 6. 答案　D 7. 答案　C 8. 答案　B
Ⅱ. 阅读填句
Do you like to study literature __1__ You might be required to take an English class in high school or maybe you’re taking an English literature class in college. English classes can be challenging in some way. If you put in thoughtful work both in and out of the classroom, however, you might really enjoy these classes.
Take detailed notes. During class, write down the most important points stressed by your teacher or professor. __2__ Keep all of your notes for your literature class together in one notebook so that you can stay organized.
__3__ Look at the student who is speaking and practice active listening skills, including nodding at the person, absorbing what the person is saying. Ask questions to make sure you understand what the person means. Everyone will enjoy the class more if students are respectful and interested.
Also, you should engage with your teacher or professor, express your thoughts and opinions in class, and ask e to class prepared to discuss the reading and to listen to the thoughts of your teacher or professor. __4__ He or she will be happy to help you make out complicated material.
When asking a question in front of the class, it’s necessary to speak clearly and loudly. Look the person you’re talking to in the eye. Don’t interrupt the answer to your question. Use open－ended questions, rather than questions with a “yes” or “no” answer. __5__
A. It is rewarding but challenging.
B. Write down the big, main points.
C. Choose a notebook that is just right for you.
D. It’s important to have a frequent talk with your teacher or professor.
E. Ask shorter, more specific questions, rather than long, general questions.
F. If your class is discussion－based, pay attention when other students are speaking.
G. If you are having trouble understanding the material, ask your teacher or professor for help.
1. 答案　A 2. 答案　B 3. 答案　F 4. 答案　G 5. 答案　E
Ⅲ. 书面表达
(2021届芜湖示范高中高三第三次联考)
假定你是校学生会主席李华，上周末学生会举办了中国诗词翻译大赛，得到了外教Thomas的大力帮助，请你给Thomas写一封邮件表示感谢，内容包括：
1. 感谢外教的帮助；
2. 同学们的收获。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数；
3. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：中国诗词翻译大赛 Chinese Poem Translation Competition
Dear Thomas，
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours，
Li Hua
参考范文
Dear Thomas，
I’m writing this letter to express my sincere gratitude to you for your enormous help in the Chinese Poem Translation Competition, in which we have gained quite a lot.
It’s so kind of you to have taught us some basic translation skills and techniques before the competition. Under your professional guidance, the participants presented many brilliant translated poems. Meanwhile, we not only realized the beauty of translation but also improved our ability of appreciating poems. Most importantly, this activity has stimulated our passion for learning poems from various different perspectives.
Many thanks for your valuable time and support!
Yours，
Li Hua