1、Unit 3 A taste of English humour(建议用时：50分钟).阅读理解A(2020贵阳高三摸底)As the old saying goes, “Dont judge a book by its cover.” And neither should we judge movie stars by their ages.At just 21, Elle Fanning made history by becoming the youngest jury(评审团) member at the Cannes Film Festival. This year it laste
2、d from May 14th to May 25th. “I was in complete shock when I got that phone call and that question if I wanted to be a member of the Cannes Jury，” Fanning said during a press conference.As it turned out, it not only shocked the US actress，but also brought criticism from those who believed Fanning wa
3、s too young compared to other veterans in the industry. But Fannings acting experience was in fact a good argument for her jury membership. In fact, Fanning has been a Hollywood fixture for longer than you realize.The 21yearold has been in many big productions. She began acting in I AM Sam at age 3.
4、 With lead roles in movies like Super 8, We Bought a Zoo and Maleficent under her belt, shes appeared in 60 projects and is one of Hollywoods hottest young stars. Fannings devotion to work numbers her among the few former child stars who continue to act as adults.In her latest movie Teen Spirit, whi
5、ch hit US cinemas last month, Fanning plays a pop singer. Since she had no singing experience, Fanning had to work with Grammywinning music producer Marius de Vries for three months before the filming started. “I would go to his apartment and sing through all the songs every day，” she said. “He vide
6、oed me and recorded me singing everything and made me watch it back again and again to improve my skills.”With such rich acting experience and devotion to her art, Fanning certainly was able to “represent a new class in film” at the Cannes Film Festival.【解题导语】21岁的艾丽范宁成为戛纳电影节历史上年龄最小的评审团成员。凭借丰富的表演经验和对
7、艺术的热爱，范宁无疑能够在戛纳电影节上“代表电影界的一个新阶层”。这告诉我们不要以年龄来评价电影明星。1What does the underlined word “veterans” probably mean?AShocked actresses. BGreen hands.CExperienced people. DMusic producers.C解析：词义猜测题。根据第三段第一句可知，范宁当选为戛纳电影节评审团成员招致了一些人的批评，他们认为范宁与业内其他资深人士相比过于年轻；据此可推知，画线词意为“经验丰富的人，老手”，故C项正确。2In which film does Fanni
8、ng play a pop singer?AI AM Sam. BSuper 8.CWe Bought a Zoo. DTeen Spirit.D解析：细节理解题。根据第五段第一句“In her latest movie Teen Spirit.Fanning plays a pop singer.”可知，D项正确。3What does the writer think of Elle Fanning?AWealthy. BDevoted.CConsiderate. DFriendly.B解析：推理判断题。根据第五段叙述的无唱歌经验的范宁为扮演一位流行音乐歌手所做的努力和尾段中的“With s
9、uch rich acting experience and devotion to her art”可推知，作者认为范宁是一位对工作尽心尽力的演员，故B项正确。4What is the main idea of the text?AElle Fannings earning her honor.BA person judged by appearance.CIntroducing some famous films.DElle Fannings presenting in a new film.A解析：主旨大意题。根据第二段第一句“At just 21，Elle Fanning made h
10、istory by becoming the youngest jury(评审团) member at the Cannes Film Festival.”并结合全文其他内容可知，本文主要讲述了21岁的艾丽范宁成为戛纳电影节历史上年龄最小的评审团成员，并介绍了她的演艺经历，故A项正确。B(2020太原高三模拟)Inside WeWorks New York City headquarters on a Thursday morning, a handful of kids were selling carrots and peppers. The children are members of
11、 WeWorks first school, WeGrow, where farming is part of the curriculum. They were interacting with WeGrow employees browsing the goods. “How many carrots would you like？” one girl asked. “We take Apple Pay，” another shouted.Founded in 2010, WeWork has made a name for itself as a global network of co
12、working spaces. WeGrow is WeWorks newest enterprise(事业) and its first attempt in the education industry. WeGrow, a school which claims to grow “conscious leaders”， is inspired by the Montessori approach to learning that gives children the freedom to explore and choose their activities, so their natu
13、re of creativity and curiosity is preserved. But the goal is not to create nextgeneration CEOs. “Leadership is a bit of an exciting word for people，” said Rebekah, WeGrows founder and CEO. “Weve seen children do such a thing foreverrunning a lemonade stand every time, thats what that is.”WeGrow open
14、ed in the fall last year. Currently, 46 kids are enrolled in classes from prekindergarten to fourth grade. The kids start every morning with live music, followed by yoga. They spend time in nature and choose to take either Hebrew or Mandarin courses. WeGrow students learn science, math, social studi
15、es and language arts. It also has a program for kids to connect with WeWork community members with careers in areas kids might be interested in. But the main concern is that standardized tests are not available to measure the students overall progress.They want to create an environment where people
16、can work to make a life and not just a living, but thats part of a larger mission to raise the worlds awareness towards creating a world where people are happy and fulfilled and living in a sharing state.【解题导语】本文主要介绍了WeWork开设的第一所学校WeGrow的相关情况，包括其办校宗旨、学习内容等。5What do we know about WeGrow from the text
17、?AIt was founded in 2010.BIt is intended for gifted kids.CIt aims to preserve kids nature.DIt got a lot of satisfaction from parents.C解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第一句中的“that gives children the freedom to explore and choose their activities，so their nature of creativity and curiosity is preserved”可知，WeGrow给了孩子们探索和选
18、择活动的自由，从而保护他们的创造力和好奇心的本性。故选C项。6Which of the following reflects the Montessori approach?AAll kids learn to run the lemonade stand.BStudents are allowed to establish markets in the yard.CThe school committee arranges students activities.DStudents work hard academically to become CEOs.B解析：推理判断题。根据第一段的第
19、一、二句和第三段第一句中的“is inspired by the Montessori approach to learning.their activities”可推知，学生们被允许在院子里设立市场可以反映出Montessori方法。故选B项。7Why is it hard to measure students progress?ABecause there are so many courses.BBecause the students are of a wide age range.CBecause standardized tests have limitations.DBecau
20、se the school lacks professional testers.C解析：推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句“But the main concern is that standardized tests are not available to measure the students overall progress.”可知，主要的担忧是，标准化考试无法衡量学生的整体进步。据此可推知，因为标准化考试有一定的局限性，所以很难衡量学生的进步。故选C项。8What can be a suitable title for the text?AA Farmingfeatured Scho
21、olBAn Educationbased BusinessCGrow to Be a Future LeaderDLearn to Make a Life, Not Just LivingD解析：标题归纳题。根据最后一段中的“They want to create an environment where people can work to make a life and not just a living”并结合文章其他内容可知，WeWork开设了第一所学校WeGrow，想创造一个人们能努力创造生活而不仅仅是谋生的环境。故选D项。【难句分析】WeGrow, a school which c
22、laims to grow “conscious leaders”， is inspired by the Montessori approach to learning that gives children the freedom to explore and choose their activities, so their nature of creativity and curiosity is preserved.分析：so引导结果状语从句，which claims to grow “conscious leaders”为which引导的定语从句，修饰先行词a school。译文：
23、WeGrow是一所声称培养“有意识的领导者”的学校，受Montessori学习方法的启发，这种学习方法给孩子们探索和选择他们的活动的自由，从而保护他们的创造力和好奇心的本性。.完形填空(2020济南高三质检)When I was young, my understanding of life was simple. This made it _1_ for me to deal with the world around me. As I grew up, things seemed more _2_， which made life more challenging. Now, middle
24、aged, I find my _3_ of the world is returning to the simple.When I try to teach my daughter important _4_ about life, I will break complicated things _5_ into small pieces. One of those basics is _6_， for yourself, and for others. I teach my daughter to _7_. To fail feels bad, _8_， but not to have t
25、ried feels worse, because you cant respect yourself for it. And as the saying _9_， if you dont respect yourself, no one else will.When I was seven or eight, I played at my cousins house with his toys. His family was better off than mine, and he had many more toys. There was one _10_ that Id always w
26、anted, and I _11_ it into my pocket. But a moment later, I _12_， even at that age, that I would never enjoy playing with the toy. I would always know I had _13_， and my opinion of myself would _14_. When his mother dropped me off later that day, I shamefacedly _15_ out the toy and gave it back. She
27、knew, Im sure, what had happened, _16_ she thanked me and never spoke of it again.I hope to help my daughter avoid similar _17_. She first has to gain selfrespect _18_ she can start respecting others. I believe in respect, because _19_ it were all enemies. Im not _20_ in this regard, far from it. Bu
28、t I try my best, and I respect others for trying their best in this changing world.【解题导语】作者由儿时偷拿别人玩具的经历认识到尊重自己的重要性；于是，作者教女儿要尊重自己、尊重他人。1A.funnier BeasierCsafer DdeeperB解析：根据上文中的“my understanding of life was simple”可知，那时“我”对生活的理解很简单，所以应付周围的事情就更加容易(easier)一些。故选B。2A.important BawkwardCfragile DcomplexD解
29、析：根据空后的“more challenging”可知，随着不断地长大，事情似乎更复杂(complex)了，这让“我”的生活更具挑战性。fragile意为“易碎的”。3A.view BexperienceCaim DexpectationA解析：根据本文第一句中的“understanding”可知，进入中年以后，“我”发现“我”对世界的看法(view)又重归简单。4A.basics BfactsCsubjects DchoicesA解析：根据下文的“basics”可知，此处表示当“我”在教女儿一些重要的生活基本原则(basics)时，“我”将复杂的东西分解成一个个小块。5A.away Boff
30、Cdown DoutC解析：参见上题解析。break sth. down意为“分解某物”。6A.passion BloveCrespect DdesireC解析：根据下文的“you cant respect yourself for it”和下文多次重复出现的关键词“respect”可知，“我”教女儿的基本原则之一便是尊重(respect)，尊重自己，尊重他人。7A.forgive BacceptCshare DtryD解析：根据下文的“not to have tried”可知，我教女儿去尝试(try)。8A.certainly BeventuallyCpersonally Dwillingl
31、yA解析：根据下文中的“not to have tried feels worse”可推知，失败的确(certainly)让人感到很糟糕，但是不去尝试会让人感觉更加糟糕。9A.runs BgoesCwrites DfollowsB解析：该空后面的“if you dont respect yourself，no one else will”表示你不尊重自己，没有人会尊重你，是一句俗语，故用“as the saying goes”表示“常言道”。10A.for fun Bin particularCwith care Dat randomB解析：根据下文的“and gave it back”可知，
32、“我”当时一直特别(in particular)想要其中的一件玩具，于是“我”就将它悄悄塞进了“我”的口袋里。11A.fetched BarrangedCslipped DfittedC解析：参见上题解析。slip意为“悄悄塞”。12A.doubted BpromisedCquestioned DsensedD解析：根据下文中的“that I would never enjoy playing with the toy”可知，但是不久一会，即使那时那么年幼，“我”也能感觉到(sensed)，“我”再也不会喜欢玩这个玩具了。13A.lied BstolenCchanged DcheatedB解析
33、：根据下文的“shamefacedly”可推知，“我”会一直记得自己偷了(stolen)东西，这让“我”对自己的看法变差(suffer)。14A.suffer BimproveCfade DspreadA解析：参见上题解析。15A.gave BleftCpulled DhandedC解析：根据空后的“gave it back”可推知，“我”羞愧地将玩具拿出来归还给她。pull out意为“拿出，掏出”。16A.so BorCfor DbutD解析：句意：她那时明白所发生的事情，但还是感谢我，并从未再提起这件事情。17A.accidents BmistakesCresults DhabitsB解
34、析：在文章第三段，作者讲述了自己当时的一个小的错误，即拿走了别人的玩具，因此作者希望自己能帮助女儿避免类似的错误。18A.before BuntilCin case Dnow thatA解析：根据空前的“first”可知，她应该在学会尊重他人之前，首先学会尊重自己。19A.upon BbeyondCwithout DdespiteC解析：根据文章最后一句可知，“我”尽“我”最大的努力，在这个变化的世界，“我”尊重其他人，因为他们也在尽最大的努力尊重“我”。由此可推知，如果没有尊重，人与人之间就都变成了敌人。20A.honest BcasualCcurious DperfectD解析：根据上题解
35、析可知，在尊重他人方面，“我”不是完美的，且远远达不到，但是“我”会尽最大努力去做。故选D。.书面表达(2020豫南九校联考)假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Lisa打算参加她所在的中文俱乐部举办的中文诗歌朗诵比赛，向你寻求参赛建议，请你用英语给她写一封邮件。注意：1.词数100左右(开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Lisa，_Yours，Li HuaOne possible version：Dear_Lisa，Im delighted to know you are going to take part in a Chinese poetry reci
36、ting contest. The fact that you are so interested in Chinese culture makes me happy. Now Id like to offer you some practical advice.You should have a thorough understanding of what you are going to read. Only by doing this can you appreciate its beauty. Moreover, correct your pronunciation by listening to Chinese radio programs because all the announcers speak standard Chinese. Whats more, it is a good idea to make some Chinese friends and communicate with them as often as possible, which can improve your spoken Chinese.Wish you good luck and success.Yours，Li_Hua
