人教版（2019）选择性必修 第一册 Unit 3 Fascinating Parks单元质量检测（含答案）
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Unit 3 单元质量检测（三）
选择题部分
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
In no particular order, here are some songs on the Music app of my phone：
On a Sunday Afternoon by Lighter Shade of Brown — A student of mine introduced this rap song to me all the way back in the early 1990s, when I was teaching Spanish at a local university. The story in the song takes place not too far from where I live in Los Angeles. It's a good “driving” song, nothing complicated or “deep”．
Say Something by A Great Big World — A more recent song about a couple losing contact with each other. The piano part is of very little playing but beautiful.
American Pie by Don McLean — Another song from my youth in the 1980s, very popular with almost every American of my generation. It retells some of the key events of the middle 20th century, a song of happy memories of the past and wanting to return to those better times.
The Weight by The Band — Another old song, originally made public in 1968, but one I didn't hear until I was in high school more than 10 years later. I don't understand the words to the song completely, but the feeling of the song is very comforting to me.
Under the Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers — This Los Angeles group wrote a song that I used to listen to when I first moved to LA more than 25 years ago. I didn't know anyone here when I first arrived. When I got bored, I used to drive up and down the major streets that cross the city from east to west, listening to this song about “the city of angels” being as “lonely as I am”. (Don't worry! I have plenty of friends now.)
语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了在作者的手机音乐播放器中存的几首歌曲的相关信息。
1．What does the underlined word “deep” probably mean
A．With skill.
B．With comfort.
C．With a normal meaning.
D．With a significant meaning.
解析：选D 词义猜测题。根据第二段最后一句中的“It's a good ‘driving’ song, nothing complicated”可知，此处表示这首歌是一首说唱乐，适合驾车时听，含义不复杂，故可推知这首歌没有重大的意义，所以选D。
2．When did the author probably hear The Weight by The Band
A．In 1968. B．In 1970.
C．In the 1980s. D．In the 1990s.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第五段第一句“The Weight by The Band ... more than 10 years later”可知，这首歌于1968年发行，但是作者在十多年后才听到，所以作者有可能是在20世纪80年代听到这首歌的。
3．When the author first moved to LA, the song he used to listen to was ________.
A．Say Something B．American Pie
C．The Weight D．Under the Bridge
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“Under the Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers — This Los Angeles group wrote a song that I used to listen to when I first moved to LA more than 25 years ago”可知，作者最开始到洛杉矶时经常听的一首歌是Under the Bridge。
B
Do you want to be funny Okay, the first thing you need to do is to relax. No one's going to throw tomatoes at you if you fail to make others laugh, and you're not going for a hard test. You just want to add some fun to your life and conversations, and appear more easygoing. So don't put so much pressure on yourself.
Don't take things too seriously. Ease up on life and yourself; get used to taking things with a grain of salt. See the humor in situations; you'll see that most situations, even getting a $200 speeding ticket or slipping over on a banana peel, have humour written all over them — the trick is finding them and being able to laugh at yourself.
You can't be funny if you don't have any references or material. The broader your general knowledge is, the easier you'll become funny. So the more you know about films, TV programs, music, and everything about pop cultures, the greater the chance of being funny is. Broaden your horizons (视野) and stay up to date with current events in the news.
Find your style. Avoid imitating actors and comedians because it may not suit your style. If you're not a very sarcastic (嘲笑的) person, it makes it hard to imitate someone like Chandler from Friends. If you're rather quiet, it will be nearly impossible to take on Robin Williams' or Jim Carrey's humour.
Have a joke pool. You never know when a situation calls for a joke, like if you're at a boring party, chatting with some acquaintances. Humour yourself with a joke a day to take a break from your daily tasks, and keep the ones you like best in mind. That way, you'll always have several in stock for when the time is right.
语篇解读：要怎样才能变得风趣呢？本文来给你支几招。
4．The writer wrote this passage mainly to tell us ________.
A．why being funny is important
B．how to be happy in our life
C．how to learn to be funny
D．why he is so funny
解析：选C 写作意图题。通读全文，可知作者主要告诉了我们一些怎样变得风趣的方法，故选C。
5．What does Paragraph 1 mainly advise us to do
A．Try to be funny at any time.
B．Add some fun to our life.
C．Appear to be more easygoing.
D．Avoid putting too much pressure on ourselves.
解析：选D 段落大意题。第一段的“Okay, the first thing you need to do is to relax.”为这一段的主旨句，主要告诉我们要放松，不要给自己太大压力。
6．When the writer says “don't take things too seriously”， he probably means ________.
A．we shouldn't care about what we have
B．we can find humour even in difficult situations
C．we should let others know they can laugh at us
D．we should learn to laugh at other people's bad situations
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据作者在第二段所举的例子“even getting a $200 speeding ticket or slipping over on a banana peel, have humour written all over them”可知作者叫我们不要太在意，是告诉我们即使一些不好的处境也可以转化成幽默。
7．What does the writer suggest NOT doing
A．Imitating actors or comedians.
B．Learning about the current events.
C．Learning to laugh at ourselves.
D．Reading more jokes.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第四段的“Avoid imitating actors and comedians because it may not suit your style.”可知作者建议我们别去模仿演员和喜剧演员。
C
The Internet is an amazing tool, especially for children looking to learn. But it also has a dark side. Parents have to ask themselves, “When is the right time to let my child go online？”
This is a far bigger problem than it used to be. Now we live in a time when a family could have more than one computer. It is common for children to have their own computer or laptop. There are also phones and tablets (平板电脑) to think of.
Parents do have difficulty in acting correctly. On the one hand it would be foolish to keep children from the Internet as they can learn a lot from it. But on the other hand, parents shouldn't let children do whatever they like on the Internet. The problem is that everybody is busy nowadays, and this is certainly true for parents. How many people with children have the time to sit down with their kids when they do their homework online Some do, but more are just not able to.
So at what age should children be allowed to use the Internet According to a survey, the average age at which parents said they were happy for independent (独立的) Internet use is a slightly surprising eight years old.
As a non parent, I do find it hard to agree. I always believe that education, as ever, is the key to success. However, I think children as young as eight may face a lot of dangers when they use the Internet without parents being around. So I think schools and parents have a responsibility to teach children not only how to use the Internet, but also how to do so safely.
语篇解读：小孩子多大才能独自上网呢？一个调查显示大部分父母认为在小孩8岁时就可以了，但作者却并不这样认为。
8．In Para. 2 the author wants to show that today's children ________.
A．can easily go on the Internet
B．are big problems for their parents
C．consider computers normal things
D．rely more on computers than adults do
解析：选A 细节理解题。文章第二段讲到现在的家庭中一般都有电脑，而且有些家庭不止拥有一台，此外还有手机、平板电脑等能够让孩子们接触网络的工具，由此可知本段主要想表明现在的孩子想要上网很容易。
9．The author considers the result of the survey ________.
A．interesting B．meaningless
C．unacceptable D．untrue
解析：选C 观点态度题。根据文章倒数第二段中的“...a slightly surprising eight years old”以及最后一段的第一句“As a non parent, I do find it hard to agree”可知，家长认为孩子8岁就可以单独上网的调查结果对于作者来说是不能接受的。
10．What can be used as the best title for the passage
A．Why should children be allowed to use the Internet
B．Should children be allowed to use the Internet alone
C．How should children use the Internet in their free time
D．At what age should children be allowed to use the Internet
解析：选D 标题归纳题。根据文章内容可知，本文主要讨论的是小孩子多大才能独自上网，由此可知D项作为文章标题最佳。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五(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。
How to improve your perseverance (毅力)
If you're familiar with the story of the hare (野兔) and the tortoise, you know that the tortoise proved that persev erance is much more important than speed. __11__， but fewer people have the patience and perseverance of the tortoise. If you're one of those who start with a bang yet quit early, don't despair. It is possible to improve your skills in that area.
·Set goals and write them down.
__12__. Instead of making many projects that may upset you, choose one or two goals that are most important to you and work toward those.
·__13__， and cross each step off the list as you complete it.
If you want to master the ability to cook German dishes, you'll need to buy cookbooks, study the recipes, shop for ingredients and practice making the dishes. Write down all these steps and remove each step as you go.
·Make a list of the rewards involved in any project to encourage yourself to persevere.
When you want to lose 40 pounds, it may seem like a difficult goal. __14__. You can lower your blood sugar considerably or fit into your favorite pair of jeans. Keep those rewards in mind to encourage yourself to stick to your diet and exercise program.
·Imagine your success.
__15__. Or you can write out a paragraph or two about how reaching your goal will change your life. Read them over several times a day to encourage yourself to keep going.
A．Like the hare, many people start off strong
B．And you should focus on every step carefully
C．You can't lose weight only by going on a diet
D．Make a list of the steps required to reach your goal
E．But on the other hand, there are big rewards for doing so
F．If you don't know what you want to accomplish, it's hard to persevere until you do
G．Take time each day to sit back, relax and picture the life you'll lead once you've reached your goal
语篇解读：龟兔赛跑的故事告诉我们恒心与毅力的重要性。本文向读者介绍了如何在生活中培养坚韧不拔的毅力。
11．选A 根据空后“but fewer people have the patience and perseverance of the tortoise”可知，空处与之构成意义上转折。A项符合逻辑。
12．选F 第一条建议是要制定目标并记录下来，F项说明其原因：如果连目标都不知道是什么，就很难坚持下去。
13．选D 根据第二条建议所给的实例以及最后总结的“Write down all these steps ...”可知，作者建议人们将目标分为不同的步骤，并且每完成一步就做出标记。
14．选E 第三条建议人们列举完成目标所带来的好处，用以鼓励自己坚持不懈。通过举例说明：减掉40磅的体重是一个艰难的目标，但另外一方面它也带来很多好处，例如E项“But on the other hand, there are big rewards for doing so”与上一句意义转折，下文具体介绍rewards的内容。
15．选G 最后作者建议人们设想成功的情景。G项内容与之一致。
Ⅲ.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I grew up on a farm. My parents often __16__ during meals how everything on the table except the sugar and salt came from the __17__. Dad was also a carpenter besides __18__ the farm. That fall, he was working on a house __19__ the ladder (梯子) broke. His back was broken. He stayed in hospital for weeks, permitting his bones to recover __20__. On Thanksgiving, Dad was still there. That year my uncle __21__ with cousins to give my family a __22__ — preparing our year's supply of pork. After Dad returned home, he was in a back brace (支架), unable to __23__. I was too young to realize our family had no money coming in as another holiday __24__.
One night we heard a car coming. Running out quickly, we kids were __25__ about who was visiting. Holding a(n) __26__ filled with money, our neighbor Peggy was at the door. She told us she had __27__ money in the community and was here to __28__ it.
Dad tried to __29__ it, but Peggy would have none of it. “Whenever someone's house is broken in our community, you fix it. Now it's our __30__，” she said.
That evening, I understood what being a good __31__ was and that because my parents were good neighbors, their kindness would be __32__. They were used to being the __33__ and not the receivers of such generous acts. They were __34__ to help others and continued all of their lives to show us kids the value of __35__.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者的父母一向善待邻里。一次作者的父亲曾因受伤在家休息，他的家也因此变得贫困，而就在那时，邻居们向作者家伸出了援手。这也让作者明白了“赠人玫瑰，手有余香”的道理。
16．A.noted B．presented
C．noticed D．discovered
解析：选A “我”在一个农场长大，吃饭的时候，“我”的父母经常提到，除了糖和盐之外，桌子上的其他东西都是如何从土地(land)中获得的。此处用note“指出，特别提到”。
17．A.market B．community
C．family D．land
解析：选D 参见上题解析。
18．A.watching B．running
C．renting D．building
解析：选B 根据上文可知，“我”家里有个农场，此处指父亲除了经营农场外，还是一个木匠。run“管理，经营”。
19．A.while B．when
C．where D．as
解析：选B 那年秋天他正在修房子，这时梯子突然断了，父亲的背部骨折了。be doing ... when ...“正在做……这时……”是固定用法。故此处填when。
20．A.naturally B．suddenly
C．slowly D．quickly
解析：选C 他在医院待了几周从而能使他的骨头慢慢地(slowly)恢复。
21．A.lined up B．got up
C．woke up D．showed up
解析：选D 由于父亲背部骨折，所以那年叔叔和堂亲们出现在“我”家来帮我们。show up“出现，露面”。
22．A.hug B．bill
C．promise D．hand
解析：选D 参见上题解析。give sb. a hand“帮助某人”。
23．A.sleep B．work
C．eat D．move
解析：选B 父亲回家后，还用着背部夹板，无法干活(work)。
24．A.approached B．passed
C．developed D．appeared
解析：选A 当又一个假期临近时，“我”因太小而没有意识到我们家已经没有收入了。approach“接近，临近”，符合语境。pass“过去”；develop“发展”；appear“出现”。
25．A.worried B．certain
C．curious D．confident
解析：选C 在晚上孩子们听到外面的车声，应该都很好奇(curious)，所以才赶快跑出去看看是谁来拜访了。故此处选C项。
26．A.box B．case
C．envelope D．basket
解析：选C 我们的邻居Peggy拿了一个塞满钱的信封。根据常识可知选envelope“信封”。
27．A.earned B．borrowed
C．donated D．collected
解析：选D 根据上文中的money和下文中的“Whenever someone's house is broken in our community, you fix it. Now it's our ________”可知，Peggy在小区里组织募捐，此刻她来“我”家送大家的捐款。collect“募捐，募集”符合语境。
28．A.complete B．deliver
C．drop D．save
解析：选B 参见上题解析。deliver“递送，传送”。
29．A.refuse B．respond
C．appreciate D．understand
解析：选A 根据下文中的“but Peggy would have none of it”可知，父亲试图回绝(refuse)这些捐款。
30．A.duty B．way
C．turn D．intention
解析：选C 根据语境可知，“我”的父母一直在帮助邻居们，所以邻居们觉得现在我们家有难了，轮到他们出手帮忙了。it is one's turn“轮到某人”。
31．A.person B．worker
C．farmer D．neighbor
解析：选D 那个晚上，“我”懂得了善良的邻居(neighbor)是什么样的，并且懂得了因为“我”的父母是善良的邻居，所以他们的善良会得到回报。
32．A.welcomed B．shared
C．returned D．accepted
解析：选C 参见上题解析。return“回报”。
33．A.leaders B．givers
C．owners D．porters
解析：选B 根据下文中的“not the receivers of”可知，空处与之构成转折关系，故giver“给予者”符合语境。
34．A.anxious B．able
C．willing D．lucky
解析：选C “我”的父母乐意帮助别人，并在他们的一生中不断地教我们这些孩子善良的价值。be willing to do sth.意为“乐意做某事”。
35．A.kindness B．happiness
C．determination D．support
解析：选A 通读全文可知，“我”通过回忆小时候父母与邻里之间的故事来歌颂邻里之间这种可贵的品质——善良。故答案为A。
非选择题部分
Ⅳ.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Eddie Hatfield, __36__ is a father of six, said he always wanted to give back to children, and two years ago __37__ (start) collecting money from his fellow tool makers at Whirlpool Corp. to donate bikes to children for the Toys for Tots program.
After __38__ (collect) enough money to donate 15 bikes in 2015, 24 in 2016 and 36 in 2017, Hatfield said the tool makers' generosity continues to grow.
“We are hoping to collect 40 this year，” Hatfield said.“It just keeps __39__ (get) bigger and bigger.”
Bikes __40__ (buy) through the Fremont Wal mart with the help of a Wal mart grant (补助金) of $750, Hatfield said.
“There are a lot of kids out there __41__ need, and I started this because I thought when I was a kid, __42__ would have been great to get a bike，” Hatfield said.“I always hear kids say they want bicycles for Christmas, so I talked to my several __43__ (self) friends at work and we put our money together and raised $1,470.”
“It's __44__ (real) special for me, because I love kids so much and I will do whatever I can do __45__ (help) out，” Hatfield said.
语篇解读：本文讲述了Hatfield为孩子们捐赠自行车的善行。
36．who 考查关系代词。设空处引导非限制性定语从句，补充说明Eddie Hatfield，且在从句中作主语，故填who。
37．started 考查一般过去时。由two years ago可知，此处用一般过去时，故填started。
38．collecting 考查动词 ing形式作宾语的用法。After后应跟动词 ing形式作宾语，且Hatfield与collect之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，故填collecting。
39．getting 考查动词 ing形式作宾语的用法。keep doing sth.意为“保持做某事”。
40．were bought 考查一般过去时的被动语态。Bikes与buy之间是被动关系，且由语境可知此处用一般过去时，故填were bought。
41．in 考查介词。in need意为“需要”。
42．it 考查it的用法。设空处作形式主语，真正的主语是to get a bike，故填it。
43．selfless 考查形容词作定语的用法。由设空处后的friends可知，此处应填形容词；再根据语境可知表示“我的几个无私的朋友”，故填selfless (无私的)。
44．really 考查副词。设空处修饰形容词special，故填副词really。
45．to help 考查不定式作状语的用法。Hatfield想尽他所能来帮助孩子们，故填to help。
Ⅴ.应用文写作(满分15分)
结合下面的提要，写一篇幽默故事。
1．一个过度肥胖的妇女找医生，想寻求减肥的方法；
2．医生建议她吃谷物和蔬菜两天，然后隔一天(skip a day)，再反复如此两周；
3．一段时间后，她减肥将近20磅。医生很吃惊；
4．秘诀：跳跃。
注意：1.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2．词数80左右。
参考范文：
The Perfect Diet
A terribly overweight woman went to ask her doctor about ways of losing weight, and her doctor put her on a diet.
“I advise you to eat vegetables and grains for 2 days, then skip a day, and do it like this for 2 weeks. The next time I see you, you will have lost at least 5 pounds.”
However, when the woman returned, she shocked the doctor by losing nearly 20 pounds.
“Why, that's amazing！” the doctor said.“Did you follow my instructions？”
The woman nodded，“To tell you the truth, I thought I was going to drop dead on the third day.”
“From hunger, you mean？”
“No, from skipping.”
Ⅵ.读后续写(满分25分)
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
I hit the back window of a new car with a hammer. In a flash I was in. I started the car, just like my older brother had taught me. I was 12 then. It seems crazy now. Today, everyone knows me as Donald Driver, a_famous_football_player. I've dedicated (致力于，献身于) my life after football to helping disadvantaged kids around the country.
Mom would have killed me if she'd known what I was up to. My dad had gone to prison while she was pregnant with me. Mom wanted a_better_life for me, my two brothers and two sisters. She worked long hours to support us. But she often fell behind on rent and then we'd have to move. Trouble really started when we moved next door to a man named J. R. Mom trusted him to care us while she was at work, and he did. What Mom didn't know was that J. R. and his friends were dealing drugs.
My older brother Moses and I served as lookouts (放哨人，望风者). We knew it was wrong, but the money was too good — D|S100 a night. We broke it into smaller_bills,_and regularly slipped some into Mom's purse. Then Moses discovered we could bring in even more cash by stealing cars. We practiced giving the_same_smile,_hug and kiss for my mom when we came home, no matter what we'd done on the streets.
Now, though, I was about to get caught. The_police got closer. I turned into a back alley. Suddenly, up ahead, a car backed out of a driveway. I saw a little old lady sitting in the driver's seat. But it was too late. I stopped and jumped out to see if the old lady was damaged. The woman, Evelyn_Johnson,_looked angry, but unhurt. “Go sit in my house right now，” she said. It was the tone of voice that no kid can disobey. The police arrived and began to question the old woman.
“The man who did this ran that way，” she said, pointing down the alley.
注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2．至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3．续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4．续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1：
When the police drove off,
Paragraph 2：
I spent more time studying and football kept me busy too.
参考范文：
Paragraph 1：
When the police drove off, Evelyn_Johnson pushed some cookies in front of me.“You've been given an opportunity，” she said.“Don't waste it.There aren't any second chances.” I went back to Miss Johnson's a few days later, trying to do something for damaging her car.I went again the next week, and I kept going back.“How are your grades？” she'd ask.“Did you win the game？” I liked that she cared.Sure, my mom cared, a lot, but she worked so much.Miss Johnson always had the time.Over the years, Miss Johnson had become like a real grandmother to me.
Paragraph 2：
I spent more time studying and football kept me busy too.All throughout the difficulties, I thought about Miss Johnson and the chance she'd given me.I worked hard on the football field and became a_famous_football_player.I turned down an alley to escape the_police.Little did I know I'd find a way to a_better_life than I could ever have imagined.
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Unit 3 单元质量检测（三）
选择题部分
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
In no particular order, here are some songs on the Music app of my phone：
On a Sunday Afternoon by Lighter Shade of Brown — A student of mine introduced this rap song to me all the way back in the early 1990s, when I was teaching Spanish at a local university. The story in the song takes place not too far from where I live in Los Angeles. It's a good “driving” song, nothing complicated or “deep”．
Say Something by A Great Big World — A more recent song about a couple losing contact with each other. The piano part is of very little playing but beautiful.
American Pie by Don McLean — Another song from my youth in the 1980s, very popular with almost every American of my generation. It retells some of the key events of the middle 20th century, a song of happy memories of the past and wanting to return to those better times.
The Weight by The Band — Another old song, originally made public in 1968, but one I didn't hear until I was in high school more than 10 years later. I don't understand the words to the song completely, but the feeling of the song is very comforting to me.
Under the Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers — This Los Angeles group wrote a song that I used to listen to when I first moved to LA more than 25 years ago. I didn't know anyone here when I first arrived. When I got bored, I used to drive up and down the major streets that cross the city from east to west, listening to this song about “the city of angels” being as “lonely as I am”. (Don't worry! I have plenty of friends now.)
语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了在作者的手机音乐播放器中存的几首歌曲的相关信息。
1．What does the underlined word “deep” probably mean
A．With skill.
B．With comfort.
C．With a normal meaning.
D．With a significant meaning.
解析：选D 词义猜测题。根据第二段最后一句中的“It's a good ‘driving’ song, nothing complicated”可知，此处表示这首歌是一首说唱乐，适合驾车时听，含义不复杂，故可推知这首歌没有重大的意义，所以选D。
2．When did the author probably hear The Weight by The Band
A．In 1968. B．In 1970.
C．In the 1980s. D．In the 1990s.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第五段第一句“The Weight by The Band ... more than 10 years later”可知，这首歌于1968年发行，但是作者在十多年后才听到，所以作者有可能是在20世纪80年代听到这首歌的。
3．When the author first moved to LA, the song he used to listen to was ________.
A．Say Something B．American Pie
C．The Weight D．Under the Bridge
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“Under the Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers — This Los Angeles group wrote a song that I used to listen to when I first moved to LA more than 25 years ago”可知，作者最开始到洛杉矶时经常听的一首歌是Under the Bridge。
B
Do you want to be funny Okay, the first thing you need to do is to relax. No one's going to throw tomatoes at you if you fail to make others laugh, and you're not going for a hard test. You just want to add some fun to your life and conversations, and appear more easygoing. So don't put so much pressure on yourself.
Don't take things too seriously. Ease up on life and yourself; get used to taking things with a grain of salt. See the humor in situations; you'll see that most situations, even getting a $200 speeding ticket or slipping over on a banana peel, have humour written all over them — the trick is finding them and being able to laugh at yourself.
You can't be funny if you don't have any references or material. The broader your general knowledge is, the easier you'll become funny. So the more you know about films, TV programs, music, and everything about pop cultures, the greater the chance of being funny is. Broaden your horizons (视野) and stay up to date with current events in the news.
Find your style. Avoid imitating actors and comedians because it may not suit your style. If you're not a very sarcastic (嘲笑的) person, it makes it hard to imitate someone like Chandler from Friends. If you're rather quiet, it will be nearly impossible to take on Robin Williams' or Jim Carrey's humour.
Have a joke pool. You never know when a situation calls for a joke, like if you're at a boring party, chatting with some acquaintances. Humour yourself with a joke a day to take a break from your daily tasks, and keep the ones you like best in mind. That way, you'll always have several in stock for when the time is right.
语篇解读：要怎样才能变得风趣呢？本文来给你支几招。
4．The writer wrote this passage mainly to tell us ________.
A．why being funny is important
B．how to be happy in our life
C．how to learn to be funny
D．why he is so funny
解析：选C 写作意图题。通读全文，可知作者主要告诉了我们一些怎样变得风趣的方法，故选C。
5．What does Paragraph 1 mainly advise us to do
A．Try to be funny at any time.
B．Add some fun to our life.
C．Appear to be more easygoing.
D．Avoid putting too much pressure on ourselves.
解析：选D 段落大意题。第一段的“Okay, the first thing you need to do is to relax.”为这一段的主旨句，主要告诉我们要放松，不要给自己太大压力。
6．When the writer says “don't take things too seriously”， he probably means ________.
A．we shouldn't care about what we have
B．we can find humour even in difficult situations
C．we should let others know they can laugh at us
D．we should learn to laugh at other people's bad situations
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据作者在第二段所举的例子“even getting a $200 speeding ticket or slipping over on a banana peel, have humour written all over them”可知作者叫我们不要太在意，是告诉我们即使一些不好的处境也可以转化成幽默。
7．What does the writer suggest NOT doing
A．Imitating actors or comedians.
B．Learning about the current events.
C．Learning to laugh at ourselves.
D．Reading more jokes.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第四段的“Avoid imitating actors and comedians because it may not suit your style.”可知作者建议我们别去模仿演员和喜剧演员。
C
The Internet is an amazing tool, especially for children looking to learn. But it also has a dark side. Parents have to ask themselves, “When is the right time to let my child go online？”
This is a far bigger problem than it used to be. Now we live in a time when a family could have more than one computer. It is common for children to have their own computer or laptop. There are also phones and tablets (平板电脑) to think of.
Parents do have difficulty in acting correctly. On the one hand it would be foolish to keep children from the Internet as they can learn a lot from it. But on the other hand, parents shouldn't let children do whatever they like on the Internet. The problem is that everybody is busy nowadays, and this is certainly true for parents. How many people with children have the time to sit down with their kids when they do their homework online Some do, but more are just not able to.
So at what age should children be allowed to use the Internet According to a survey, the average age at which parents said they were happy for independent (独立的) Internet use is a slightly surprising eight years old.
As a non parent, I do find it hard to agree. I always believe that education, as ever, is the key to success. However, I think children as young as eight may face a lot of dangers when they use the Internet without parents being around. So I think schools and parents have a responsibility to teach children not only how to use the Internet, but also how to do so safely.
语篇解读：小孩子多大才能独自上网呢？一个调查显示大部分父母认为在小孩8岁时就可以了，但作者却并不这样认为。
8．In Para. 2 the author wants to show that today's children ________.
A．can easily go on the Internet
B．are big problems for their parents
C．consider computers normal things
D．rely more on computers than adults do
解析：选A 细节理解题。文章第二段讲到现在的家庭中一般都有电脑，而且有些家庭不止拥有一台，此外还有手机、平板电脑等能够让孩子们接触网络的工具，由此可知本段主要想表明现在的孩子想要上网很容易。
9．The author considers the result of the survey ________.
A．interesting B．meaningless
C．unacceptable D．untrue
解析：选C 观点态度题。根据文章倒数第二段中的“...a slightly surprising eight years old”以及最后一段的第一句“As a non parent, I do find it hard to agree”可知，家长认为孩子8岁就可以单独上网的调查结果对于作者来说是不能接受的。
10．What can be used as the best title for the passage
A．Why should children be allowed to use the Internet
B．Should children be allowed to use the Internet alone
C．How should children use the Internet in their free time
D．At what age should children be allowed to use the Internet
解析：选D 标题归纳题。根据文章内容可知，本文主要讨论的是小孩子多大才能独自上网，由此可知D项作为文章标题最佳。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五(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。
How to improve your perseverance (毅力)
If you're familiar with the story of the hare (野兔) and the tortoise, you know that the tortoise proved that persev erance is much more important than speed. __11__， but fewer people have the patience and perseverance of the tortoise. If you're one of those who start with a bang yet quit early, don't despair. It is possible to improve your skills in that area.
·Set goals and write them down.
__12__. Instead of making many projects that may upset you, choose one or two goals that are most important to you and work toward those.
·__13__， and cross each step off the list as you complete it.
If you want to master the ability to cook German dishes, you'll need to buy cookbooks, study the recipes, shop for ingredients and practice making the dishes. Write down all these steps and remove each step as you go.
·Make a list of the rewards involved in any project to encourage yourself to persevere.
When you want to lose 40 pounds, it may seem like a difficult goal. __14__. You can lower your blood sugar considerably or fit into your favorite pair of jeans. Keep those rewards in mind to encourage yourself to stick to your diet and exercise program.
·Imagine your success.
__15__. Or you can write out a paragraph or two about how reaching your goal will change your life. Read them over several times a day to encourage yourself to keep going.
A．Like the hare, many people start off strong
B．And you should focus on every step carefully
C．You can't lose weight only by going on a diet
D．Make a list of the steps required to reach your goal
E．But on the other hand, there are big rewards for doing so
F．If you don't know what you want to accomplish, it's hard to persevere until you do
G．Take time each day to sit back, relax and picture the life you'll lead once you've reached your goal
语篇解读：龟兔赛跑的故事告诉我们恒心与毅力的重要性。本文向读者介绍了如何在生活中培养坚韧不拔的毅力。
11．选A 根据空后“but fewer people have the patience and perseverance of the tortoise”可知，空处与之构成意义上转折。A项符合逻辑。
12．选F 第一条建议是要制定目标并记录下来，F项说明其原因：如果连目标都不知道是什么，就很难坚持下去。
13．选D 根据第二条建议所给的实例以及最后总结的“Write down all these steps ...”可知，作者建议人们将目标分为不同的步骤，并且每完成一步就做出标记。
14．选E 第三条建议人们列举完成目标所带来的好处，用以鼓励自己坚持不懈。通过举例说明：减掉40磅的体重是一个艰难的目标，但另外一方面它也带来很多好处，例如E项“But on the other hand, there are big rewards for doing so”与上一句意义转折，下文具体介绍rewards的内容。
15．选G 最后作者建议人们设想成功的情景。G项内容与之一致。
Ⅲ.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I grew up on a farm. My parents often __16__ during meals how everything on the table except the sugar and salt came from the __17__. Dad was also a carpenter besides __18__ the farm. That fall, he was working on a house __19__ the ladder (梯子) broke. His back was broken. He stayed in hospital for weeks, permitting his bones to recover __20__. On Thanksgiving, Dad was still there. That year my uncle __21__ with cousins to give my family a __22__ — preparing our year's supply of pork. After Dad returned home, he was in a back brace (支架), unable to __23__. I was too young to realize our family had no money coming in as another holiday __24__.
One night we heard a car coming. Running out quickly, we kids were __25__ about who was visiting. Holding a(n) __26__ filled with money, our neighbor Peggy was at the door. She told us she had __27__ money in the community and was here to __28__ it.
Dad tried to __29__ it, but Peggy would have none of it. “Whenever someone's house is broken in our community, you fix it. Now it's our __30__，” she said.
That evening, I understood what being a good __31__ was and that because my parents were good neighbors, their kindness would be __32__. They were used to being the __33__ and not the receivers of such generous acts. They were __34__ to help others and continued all of their lives to show us kids the value of __35__.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者的父母一向善待邻里。一次作者的父亲曾因受伤在家休息，他的家也因此变得贫困，而就在那时，邻居们向作者家伸出了援手。这也让作者明白了“赠人玫瑰，手有余香”的道理。
16．A.noted B．presented
C．noticed D．discovered
解析：选A “我”在一个农场长大，吃饭的时候，“我”的父母经常提到，除了糖和盐之外，桌子上的其他东西都是如何从土地(land)中获得的。此处用note“指出，特别提到”。
17．A.market B．community
C．family D．land
解析：选D 参见上题解析。
18．A.watching B．running
C．renting D．building
解析：选B 根据上文可知，“我”家里有个农场，此处指父亲除了经营农场外，还是一个木匠。run“管理，经营”。
19．A.while B．when
C．where D．as
解析：选B 那年秋天他正在修房子，这时梯子突然断了，父亲的背部骨折了。be doing ... when ...“正在做……这时……”是固定用法。故此处填when。
20．A.naturally B．suddenly
C．slowly D．quickly
解析：选C 他在医院待了几周从而能使他的骨头慢慢地(slowly)恢复。
21．A.lined up B．got up
C．woke up D．showed up
解析：选D 由于父亲背部骨折，所以那年叔叔和堂亲们出现在“我”家来帮我们。show up“出现，露面”。
22．A.hug B．bill
C．promise D．hand
解析：选D 参见上题解析。give sb. a hand“帮助某人”。
23．A.sleep B．work
C．eat D．move
解析：选B 父亲回家后，还用着背部夹板，无法干活(work)。
24．A.approached B．passed
C．developed D．appeared
解析：选A 当又一个假期临近时，“我”因太小而没有意识到我们家已经没有收入了。approach“接近，临近”，符合语境。pass“过去”；develop“发展”；appear“出现”。
25．A.worried B．certain
C．curious D．confident
解析：选C 在晚上孩子们听到外面的车声，应该都很好奇(curious)，所以才赶快跑出去看看是谁来拜访了。故此处选C项。
26．A.box B．case
C．envelope D．basket
解析：选C 我们的邻居Peggy拿了一个塞满钱的信封。根据常识可知选envelope“信封”。
27．A.earned B．borrowed
C．donated D．collected
解析：选D 根据上文中的money和下文中的“Whenever someone's house is broken in our community, you fix it. Now it's our ________”可知，Peggy在小区里组织募捐，此刻她来“我”家送大家的捐款。collect“募捐，募集”符合语境。
28．A.complete B．deliver
C．drop D．save
解析：选B 参见上题解析。deliver“递送，传送”。
29．A.refuse B．respond
C．appreciate D．understand
解析：选A 根据下文中的“but Peggy would have none of it”可知，父亲试图回绝(refuse)这些捐款。
30．A.duty B．way
C．turn D．intention
解析：选C 根据语境可知，“我”的父母一直在帮助邻居们，所以邻居们觉得现在我们家有难了，轮到他们出手帮忙了。it is one's turn“轮到某人”。
31．A.person B．worker
C．farmer D．neighbor
解析：选D 那个晚上，“我”懂得了善良的邻居(neighbor)是什么样的，并且懂得了因为“我”的父母是善良的邻居，所以他们的善良会得到回报。
32．A.welcomed B．shared
C．returned D．accepted
解析：选C 参见上题解析。return“回报”。
33．A.leaders B．givers
C．owners D．porters
解析：选B 根据下文中的“not the receivers of”可知，空处与之构成转折关系，故giver“给予者”符合语境。
34．A.anxious B．able
C．willing D．lucky
解析：选C “我”的父母乐意帮助别人，并在他们的一生中不断地教我们这些孩子善良的价值。be willing to do sth.意为“乐意做某事”。
35．A.kindness B．happiness
C．determination D．support
解析：选A 通读全文可知，“我”通过回忆小时候父母与邻里之间的故事来歌颂邻里之间这种可贵的品质——善良。故答案为A。
非选择题部分
Ⅳ.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Eddie Hatfield, __36__ is a father of six, said he always wanted to give back to children, and two years ago __37__ (start) collecting money from his fellow tool makers at Whirlpool Corp. to donate bikes to children for the Toys for Tots program.
After __38__ (collect) enough money to donate 15 bikes in 2015, 24 in 2016 and 36 in 2017, Hatfield said the tool makers' generosity continues to grow.
“We are hoping to collect 40 this year，” Hatfield said.“It just keeps __39__ (get) bigger and bigger.”
Bikes __40__ (buy) through the Fremont Wal mart with the help of a Wal mart grant (补助金) of $750, Hatfield said.
“There are a lot of kids out there __41__ need, and I started this because I thought when I was a kid, __42__ would have been great to get a bike，” Hatfield said.“I always hear kids say they want bicycles for Christmas, so I talked to my several __43__ (self) friends at work and we put our money together and raised $1,470.”
“It's __44__ (real) special for me, because I love kids so much and I will do whatever I can do __45__ (help) out，” Hatfield said.
语篇解读：本文讲述了Hatfield为孩子们捐赠自行车的善行。
36．who 考查关系代词。设空处引导非限制性定语从句，补充说明Eddie Hatfield，且在从句中作主语，故填who。
37．started 考查一般过去时。由two years ago可知，此处用一般过去时，故填started。
38．collecting 考查动词 ing形式作宾语的用法。After后应跟动词 ing形式作宾语，且Hatfield与collect之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，故填collecting。
39．getting 考查动词 ing形式作宾语的用法。keep doing sth.意为“保持做某事”。
40．were bought 考查一般过去时的被动语态。Bikes与buy之间是被动关系，且由语境可知此处用一般过去时，故填were bought。
41．in 考查介词。in need意为“需要”。
42．it 考查it的用法。设空处作形式主语，真正的主语是to get a bike，故填it。
43．selfless 考查形容词作定语的用法。由设空处后的friends可知，此处应填形容词；再根据语境可知表示“我的几个无私的朋友”，故填selfless (无私的)。
44．really 考查副词。设空处修饰形容词special，故填副词really。
45．to help 考查不定式作状语的用法。Hatfield想尽他所能来帮助孩子们，故填to help。
Ⅴ.应用文写作(满分15分)
结合下面的提要，写一篇幽默故事。
1．一个过度肥胖的妇女找医生，想寻求减肥的方法；
2．医生建议她吃谷物和蔬菜两天，然后隔一天(skip a day)，再反复如此两周；
3．一段时间后，她减肥将近20磅。医生很吃惊；
4．秘诀：跳跃。
注意：1.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2．词数80左右。
参考范文：
The Perfect Diet
A terribly overweight woman went to ask her doctor about ways of losing weight, and her doctor put her on a diet.
“I advise you to eat vegetables and grains for 2 days, then skip a day, and do it like this for 2 weeks. The next time I see you, you will have lost at least 5 pounds.”
However, when the woman returned, she shocked the doctor by losing nearly 20 pounds.
“Why, that's amazing！” the doctor said.“Did you follow my instructions？”
The woman nodded，“To tell you the truth, I thought I was going to drop dead on the third day.”
“From hunger, you mean？”
“No, from skipping.”
Ⅵ.读后续写(满分25分)
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
I hit the back window of a new car with a hammer. In a flash I was in. I started the car, just like my older brother had taught me. I was 12 then. It seems crazy now. Today, everyone knows me as Donald Driver, a_famous_football_player. I've dedicated (致力于，献身于) my life after football to helping disadvantaged kids around the country.
Mom would have killed me if she'd known what I was up to. My dad had gone to prison while she was pregnant with me. Mom wanted a_better_life for me, my two brothers and two sisters. She worked long hours to support us. But she often fell behind on rent and then we'd have to move. Trouble really started when we moved next door to a man named J. R. Mom trusted him to care us while she was at work, and he did. What Mom didn't know was that J. R. and his friends were dealing drugs.
My older brother Moses and I served as lookouts (放哨人，望风者). We knew it was wrong, but the money was too good — D|S100 a night. We broke it into smaller_bills,_and regularly slipped some into Mom's purse. Then Moses discovered we could bring in even more cash by stealing cars. We practiced giving the_same_smile,_hug and kiss for my mom when we came home, no matter what we'd done on the streets.
Now, though, I was about to get caught. The_police got closer. I turned into a back alley. Suddenly, up ahead, a car backed out of a driveway. I saw a little old lady sitting in the driver's seat. But it was too late. I stopped and jumped out to see if the old lady was damaged. The woman, Evelyn_Johnson,_looked angry, but unhurt. “Go sit in my house right now，” she said. It was the tone of voice that no kid can disobey. The police arrived and began to question the old woman.
“The man who did this ran that way，” she said, pointing down the alley.
注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2．至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3．续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4．续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1：
When the police drove off,
Paragraph 2：
I spent more time studying and football kept me busy too.
参考范文：
Paragraph 1：
When the police drove off, Evelyn_Johnson pushed some cookies in front of me.“You've been given an opportunity，” she said.“Don't waste it.There aren't any second chances.” I went back to Miss Johnson's a few days later, trying to do something for damaging her car.I went again the next week, and I kept going back.“How are your grades？” she'd ask.“Did you win the game？” I liked that she cared.Sure, my mom cared, a lot, but she worked so much.Miss Johnson always had the time.Over the years, Miss Johnson had become like a real grandmother to me.
Paragraph 2：
I spent more time studying and football kept me busy too.All throughout the difficulties, I thought about Miss Johnson and the chance she'd given me.I worked hard on the football field and became a_famous_football_player.I turned down an alley to escape the_police.Little did I know I'd find a way to a_better_life than I could ever have imagined.