Unit 3 A taste of English humour
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A
(2019·南昌重点中学高三年级段考)There are dozens of movie recommendation engines on the Web．They’re all different, but some are definitely better than others.
Rotten Tomatoes
Instead of telling Rotten Tomatoes which films you like, you can tell it what kind of films you enjoy, which actors you want to see, and other standards to help it find the best movie for you. There’s a lot of variability in the quality of Rotten Tomatoes recommendations but it’s also a nice way to find the right film for any mood.
Netflix
Netflix asks you to rate(划分等级) movies to determine which films you’ll want to see next. And although it does make it easy to rate movies and it does return huge lists, the ideas it gives you aren’t all that strong. It’s easy to use, but it’s not the best way to get movie recommendations.
Jinni
Whether you want to search for films based on your mood, time available, or reviews, the site has it all. But Jinni’s most amazing feature is its semantic(语义的) search. You can enter a term like “films that show Chris Farley yelling” and the site will return films that match your question. Go to use Jinni. You won’t regret it!
Criticker
Instead of just allowing you to rank films, Criticker compares your ratings to those of other users and sees how closely your tastes match those of other users. Once the service finds matches, you can view these users’ lists and see which movies they like.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了四个较好的电影推荐引擎。
1．Which one does the author recommend most?
A．Rotten Tomatoes． B．Netflix.
C．Jinni. D．Criticker.
C 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句中的“a lot of variability in the quality of Rotten Tomatoes recommendations”可排除A项；根据第三段的最后一句中的“but it’s not the best way to get movie recommendations”可排除B项；将第四段关于Jinni的介绍与最后一段关于Criticker的介绍相比， 明显可看出作者更倾向于推荐Jinni, 故排除D项。
2．What makes Criticker special?
A．Comparing users’ ratings. B．Ranking your favourite films.
C．Offering different standards. D．Finding films based on mood.
A 解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“Instead of just allowing you to rank films, Criticker compares your ratings to those of other users and sees how closely your tastes match those of other users．”可知， Criticker不是仅允许你对电影进行排名， 还将你的评分与其他用户的评分进行比较， 看看你的品味与其他用户的品味的匹配程度。据此可知， Criticker的特别之处在于它能比较用户的评分， 故A项正确。
3．What is the purpose of the text?
A．To recommend the best online movies.
B．To show how to use movie search engines.
C．To introduce several movie search engines.
D．To explain how to find the best online movies.
C 解析：写作意图题。通读全文内容， 并根据文章第一段“There are dozens of movie recommendation engines on the Web．They’re all different, but some are definitely better than others．”可知， 本文主要介绍了四个较好的电影推荐引擎， 故C项正确。
B
(2019·陕西部分学校第一学期摸底)In the story of The Crow and the Pitcher from Aesop’s Fables, a thirsty crow drops stones into a narrow jar to raise the low level of water inside so he can take a drink.
Now scientists have evidence to back up that story. Crows actually do understand how to make water displacement(排水量) work to their advantage, experiments show. The results suggest that the birds are, at least in some aspects, as smart as first?graders.
Researchers, led by Sarah Jelbert at the University of Cambridge, presented six crows with tubes containing water．Inside the tubes, a worm or a piece of meat on a piece of wood was floating, just out of reach of the crow. In front of the tubes, the researchers arranged several rubber erasers that would sink, and some plastic objects that would float. The crows found out that they could drop the erasers into the tubes in order to raise the water level and get their snack.
However, the birds handled awkwardly in experiments in which they could choose to drop objects in either a wide tube or a narrow one to get a snack, the researchers said. Dropping objects into a narrow tube would lift the water level by a greater amount and put the treat within reach after just two drops; while it took around seven drops to raise the snack to the same level in the wide tube. The crows obviously didn’t realize this, and most of them went for the wide tube first.
Previous studies showed that chimps and human children can solve similar tasks. In a 2011 study, chimps and kids found out that they could put water into a tube to reach a peanut that was floating in a small amount of water at the bottom.
【解题导语】 本文介绍了科学家通过实验对乌鸦智商的研究。
4．How did the crows get the snack in Sarah’s experiment?
A．By breaking the tube.
B．By dropping in erasers.
C．By standing on the wood.
D．By removing the wood.
B 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“The crows found out that they could drop the erasers into the tubes in order to raise the water level and get their snack．”可知， 乌鸦能够把橡皮擦扔到管里， 使水位升高， 然后吃到零食。所以选B项。
5．What does the author mean by “the birds handled awkwardly” in Paragraph 4 ?
A．They were unable to tell different shapes.
B．They dropped objects only into narrow tubes.
C．They were not aware of the snack at first sight.
D．They mostly avoided the easier way to get the snack.
D 解析：推理判断题。从第四段可知， 实验中的乌鸦在面对粗细不同的管子时， 虽然只需往细管里投两次物体就可以够到零食， 而需往粗管里投大约七次物体才能够到零食， 但是乌鸦往往先去粗管那边， 而没有选择更容易获得零食的细管。由此可推知， 画线部分是说它们通常没有选择更容易的方式来得到零食。
6．What does the text mainly focus on?
A．Stories of Aesop’s Fables.
B．The development of crows.
C．Crows’ intelligence.
D．Human?animal communication.
C 解析：主旨大意题。根据第二段最后一句“The results suggest that the birds are, at least in some aspects, as smart as first?graders．”以及下文中的实验可知， 整篇文章都是围绕乌鸦的智商问题来展开的。
7．What do we know about crows in the passage?
A．Crows are almost as clever as first?graders in some aspects.
B．Crows understand water displacement completely.
C．Chimps and children are much smarter than crows.
D．The story of The Crow and the Pitcher lacks evidence.
A 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“The results suggest that the birds are, at least in some aspects, as smart as first?graders．”可知， 乌鸦在一些方面几乎跟一年级学生一样聪明。
完形填空
(2019·南昌项目二模)“I have a letter for you，” my friend Kirsten told me on the phone．“I think it’s from your mother．” I was 1 ， since my mother had been 2 for seven years.
A few weeks later Kirsten handed me the 3 dated Aug．30, 2002．Around then I was preparing for my pilot course’s final exam at the 4 school．The students finished the training on 5 days．I was the first to 6 ．My mother’s letter 7 after I left．Kirsten picked it up from my mail?box, to keep it 8 she next saw me． 9 ， a few days later, when it was her turn to leave, she 10 the letter among the piles of papers she 11 packed into boxes. It 12 there for a decade, during which my mother died. In 2013, when Kirsten 13 some dusty belongings from her flying school days, she 14 the letter.
It’s been two years since Kirsten gave me the letter which I’ve carried on my long flights. But I haven’t 15 it yet．When I told some friends this, they 16 their heads. They said they wouldn’t have been able to wait a second. Of course, I 17 —How could I not? —about her 18 in the envelope. Surely, I think, she had written to wish me luck, ask about my life and tell me the news from 19 to make me at ease. However, for now it’s 20 to look at her handwriting on the envelope, and to remember that until I open it, I know I’ll hear from her once more.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文， 讲述了我的母亲写给我的一封信， 但由于意外， 我在十年后才收到这封信。我在文中表达了对母亲的怀念。
1．A．delighted B．confused
C．terrified D．moved
B 解析：根据下文可知， 我的母亲已经去世七年了。所以， 当朋友告诉我这封信来自我的母亲时， 我很迷惑。delighted“高兴的”； confused“迷惑的”；terrified“非常害怕的”；moved“被感动的”。
2．A．back B．lost
C．dead D．sick
C 解析：根据下文中的“during which my mother died”可知， 本题选C。
3．A．envelope B．package
C．ticket D．stamp
A 解析：根据上文可知， 这是母亲写给我的一封信， 所以Kirsten交给我的是一个带有日期的信封。且下文中的“in the envelope”也是信息暗示， 故此处选A。envelope“信封”；package“包裹”；ticket“票”；stamp“邮票”。
4．A．art B．sports
C．flight D．military
C 解析：根据空处之前的“my pilot course’s final exam”和下文中的“flying school days”以及第三段第一句中的“on my long flights”可知， 作者上的是飞行学校。故选C。military“军队”。
5．A．blessed B．hard
C．particular D．different
D 解析：根据下文可知， 我是第一个离开的， 再结合下文中的“when it was her turn to leave”可知， 学生们是在不同的日子完成训练的， 故选D。blessed“神圣的， 令人愉快的”；particular“特定的， 特别的”。
6．A．flee B．leave
C．fly D．escape
B 解析：根据下文中的“after I left”可知， 此处选leave。flee“逃走， 逃离”；leave“离开”；fly“飞行”；escape“逃离”。
7．A．landed B．returned
C．disappeared D．delivered
A 解析：在我离开之后，母亲的信到了。land“着陆， 到达”；return“返回”；disappear“消失”； deliver“递送”。
8．A．until B．when
C．unless D．after
A 解析：Kirsten从我的邮箱里把信拿出来， 保存到她下次见到我的时候，故选A。until“直到……”符合语境。
9．A．Surely B．Thankfully
C．Doubtfully D．Unfortunately
D 解析：根据语境可知， 此处表示转折， 不幸的是， 轮到她离开时， 她把那封信误放到了她匆忙装到箱子里的成堆的文件里了。surely“必定， 无疑”； thankfully“幸亏， 满怀感激地”； doubtfully“感到怀疑地”； unfortunately“不幸地”。
10．A．removed B．misplaced
C．hid D．unfolded
B 解析：参见上题解析。remove“搬走， 移走”；misplace“(因放错位置而)暂时丢失”； hide“隐藏， 躲藏”； unfold“展开， 打开”。
11．A．slowly B．seriously
C．hurriedly D．carefully
C 解析：参见9题解析。slowly“慢慢地”； seriously“严重地”； hurriedly“匆忙完成地”； carefully“小心地”。
12．A．appeared B．stood
C．settled D．remained
D 解析：它在那里待了十年。appear“出现”； settle“解决， 移民定居”； remain“停留”。
13．A．sorted through B．set down
C．put down D．got through
A 解析：2013年， 当她查看并整理一些在飞行学校上学时留下来的积满灰尘的物品的时候， 她发现了那封信。sort through“查看并整理”； set down“写下， 规定”； put down“放下， 记下”； get through“完成， 花完， 渡过”。
14．A．posted B．recalled
C．found D．addressed
C 解析：参见上题解析。post“邮寄”； recall“回忆起”； find“发现”； address“在(邮件、包裹)上写姓名和地址”。
15．A．received B．opened
C．touched D．replied
B 解析：根据文章最后一句中的“and to remember that until I open it...once more”可知选B。receive“收到”； open“打开”； touch“触摸”； reply“回答”。
16．A．nodded B．lifted
C．shook D．lowered
C 解析：根据下一句“They said they...a second．”可知， 当我告诉他们我还没有打开信的时候， 他们不赞成我的做法， 故应为摇了摇头。nod“点头”； lift“举起”； shake“摇动”； lower“降低”。
17．A．complain B．inquire
C．worry D．wonder
D 解析：当然， 我也想知道她在信里写了什么。“How could I not？”为插入语。wonder“想要知道”， 符合语境。complain“抱怨”； inquire“询问”； worry“担心”。
18．A．words B．interests
C．puzzle D．secret
A 解析：sb.’s words“某人说的话(写的内容)”。
19．A．networks B．abroad
C．papers D．home
D 解析：当然我认为她写信是要祝我好运，问问我的生活并且告诉我家里的消息以使我放松。故选D。network“网络”；abroad“外国”； paper“报纸”。
20．A．appropriate B．enough
C．foolish D．polite
B 解析：然而， 对于现在来说， 看到信封上母亲写的字， 并记住直到我打开它时， 我会再一次得到她的消息， 这就够了。appropriate“合适的”；enough“足够的”； foolish“愚蠢的”； polite“礼貌的”。
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