1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Unit 3 Section Grammar.阅读理解AMark Twain, the famous American writer, liked to play jokes on others. But once a joke was played on him.One day Mark Twain was asked to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man he knew who told him that he had an uncle who never laughed or
2、 smiled. The young man told Mark Twain that nobody and nothing could possibly make his uncle smile or laugh.“You bring your uncle to my talk tonight，” said Mark Twain. “Im sure I can make him laugh.”That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the first row. Mark Twain spoke directly at the old m
3、an. He told some rather interesting stories, which made everyone in the hall laugh. But the old man never even smiled. Mark Twain told the most interesting stories he knew. But the old mans face was still a blank. At last Mark Twain stopped. He felt tired and discouraged.Some days later, Mark Twain
4、told a friend of his about what had happened. “Oh，” said his friend, “I know that old man. He has been deaf for years.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了幽默大师马克吐温的故事。1Which of the following sentences is NOT true?AMark Twain could make everyone in the hall laugh except the old man.BMark Twain liked to play jokes on o
5、thers.CNobody ever played a joke on Mark Twain.DOnce a young man played a joke on Mark Twain.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“But once a joke was played on him.”可知C项说法有误。2The young man who Mark Twain met at lunch told him that .Ahis uncle liked to listen to Mark Twains talkBhis uncle could not possibly be made t
6、o laugh or smileChis uncle never laughed at peopleDnobody and nothing could make his uncle stop laughing or smiling解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句 “. nobody and nothing could possibly make his uncle smile or laugh.”可知答案为B。3Mark Twain told the young man .Ato bring his uncle to lunchBto ask his uncle to talk the
7、re that nightChe could make his uncle laughDto sit in the first row with his uncle解析：选C细节理解题。由第三段可知马克吐温让年轻人带他的叔叔来听他的演讲，到时他会让他叔叔大笑。4Mark Twains stories made everyone in the hall laugh except .Athe old manBthe young manCMark Twain himselfDa friend of Mark Twains解析：选A细节理解题。由第四段中的“But the old man never
8、even smiled . But the old mans face was still a blank.”可知马克吐温没能逗笑这位老人。BThe amount of fish caught worldwide is much larger than has been reported. And that could mean serious problems for the environment and nations that depend on fisheries (渔业). A new estimate shows that it is 32 million tons higher
9、 than countries have been reporting yearly.The same report notes that the worlds fish catch has been declining since the late 1990s. Countries report their industrial catches to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. But they do not report other kinds of fishing. This includes the cat
10、ches of small commercial fisheries, which are called artisanal fisheries, and fishing for recreation and individual food.Daniel Pauly at the University of British Columbia in Canada led the study. He noted that a huge amount of some catches is thrown away. “For example, shrimp trawlers (拖网渔船) keep o
11、nly the shrimp and the fish that they catchoften eight to ten times as much as the shrimpgets thrown away.”Pauly told VOA that better estimates of the actual global catch will help ensure there will be enough fish in the future. “But our figures suggest that since 1996 a rapid decrease is happening.
12、 And if you project this forward you end up in a few decades having much less catch, literally no catch. So that is potentially dangerous.”Researchers also found ways the worlds fisheries are changing. They found that fishing fleets of larger nations are catching fish in the waters of developing cou
13、ntries more and more.Pauly said he was surprised by the amount of fishing done by foreign fleets in competition with local fishers. “In West Africa, the figure that was most astonishing is the enormous role of foreign fishingof European and Asian vessels fishing legally or illegally and competing ag
14、ainst local fishermen. On the other hand for the US, Australia and some developing countries, such as the Bahamas, what was apparent is the enormous contribution of recreational fisheries, which also never get reported to the FAO.”Researchers say inaccurate data also harms the development and superv
15、ision (监管) of effective policy and management measures.【语篇解读】世界范围内捕鱼的数量比报告中的数量要多很多，而这些虚假报告对经济和环境都造成了不好的影响。5Whats the main idea of the passage?AFalse amount of fish caught worldwide harms economy environment.BThe worlds fish catch has been declining.CThe global fishing competition is serious.DThe man
16、agement of global fishing needs improving.解析：选A主旨大意题。根据文章第一段第一、二句“The amount of fish caught worldwide is much larger than has been reported. And that could mean serious problems for the environment and nations that depend on fisheries(渔业)”可知，本文主要阐述了关于捕鱼数量的虚假报告对环境造成了不好的影响。故选A项。6What does the underlin
17、ed word “it” (in Para.1) refer to?AThe amount of foreign fishing.BThe amount of local fishing.CThe amount of recreational fishing.DThe amount of all fish caught worldwide.解析：选D代词指代题。it为代词，指代前文，又根据32 million这个数字可推断出it指代第一句中的“The amount of fish caught worldwide”，由此可知选D项。7Which kind of fishing has been
18、 reported to the FAO?AIndustrial fish catches.BCommercial fishing.CFishing for entertainment.DFishing for individual food.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二段二、三句“Countries report their industrial catches to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. But they do not report other kinds of fishing.”可知，各国向联合国粮食
19、及农业组织报告了他们的工业捕鱼量，但没有报告其他形式的捕鱼数量。故选A项。8Which part is this article possibly chosen from on the Internet?AHealth report.BScience in the news.CExplorations.DTechnology report.解析：选B文章出处题。根据文章第四段第一句“Pauly told VOA that better estimates of the actual global catch will help ensure there will be enough fish
20、in the future.”可知，保利在接受“美国之音”的采访时说了些话，由此可推断出这是一则新闻，故选B项。.短文改错Today is Mothers Day. I hadnt seen my mother for two weeks already.My mother is a doctor and always busy on her work. When I was a child, my mother sent me live with my grandparents, who lived in the small village. When I was older enough
21、to go to the school, I began to come back to live with my parents. However, my mother was often too busy that every day when she came back after work, I had fallen sleep. I used to hating her, but now I can understand her. This afternoon we gave her a call, saying, “Mom, I love you.” 答案：Today is Mot
22、hers Day. I seen my mother for two weeks already.My mother is a doctor and always busy her work. When I was a child, my mother sent me live with my grandparents，who lived in small village. When I was enough to go to school, I began to come back to live with my parents.However, my mother was often bu
23、sy that every day when she came back after work, I had fallen .I used to her，but now I can understand her.This afternoon gave her a call, saying, “Mom, I love you.” 1blankn空白2discourage v沮丧；使气馁3estimate n估计；评估4decline v下降5commercial adj.商业的At lunch he met a young man he knew who told him that he had an uncle who never laughed or smiled. 分析定语从句he knew和who told him.修饰先行词man，且第一个定语从句中省略了关系代词that/who；that在句中引导从句作动词told的宾语；第二个who引导定语从句修饰先行词uncle。翻译午饭时，他遇到一个熟人，说他有个叔叔从来没有笑过。高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！