1、Unit 1 Laugh out loud课时素养检测 三Unit 1Period 3. 阅读理解A(2020洛阳高二测试)What was life like in Whitby when the town was not a tourist attraction but a working fishing port?First and foremost, it was community life. You were part of the group that knew and cared about you, as you did about your neighbors. Peopl
2、e tended to live in one house for the whole of their life, often continuing with a married son or daughter taking on the household responsibilities and caring for their ageing parents. There was friendliness and sharing of ones joys and troubles with other people. Loneliness was hardly possible. A w
3、idowed man might find his washing quietly done for him, or maybe some kind of baking left on his doorstep. A newly confined (分娩) mother would have few worries about the care of her other children as they would be left with a neighbor. And in due course she would repay the kindness with a similar ser
4、vice. Perhaps the hardest part was the water supply. In the old days there was a pump in a near yard. Much later, piped water was led to a shared tap in each yard where one filled the daily buckets. It was often their childrens job to get the water in before going to school. In Whitby, middle-class
5、people lived alongside those who were very poor indeed. But despite the extreme poverty, Whitby people were very good at making the best of things and did not air their poverty publicly. Dignity was important and most people tried to keep some “Sunday best” clothes. Romantic as the artists may have
6、found it, Whitby undoubtedly had its problems. Access to the upper floors was often by way of wooden steps and galleries outside. Roofs leaked, floors rotted, plaster (石膏) fell off. People would joke about how well their houses were ventilated (通风的). Perhaps the state of the upkeep (维修) of the house
7、s left much to be desired, but that was the landlords responsibility, not the people who actually lived in them. But for their part they did their best, cleaning the floor every week. Not only that, they also cleaned the yard steps from top to bottom. 【语篇概述】这是一篇说明文。过去居住在Whitby社区里的人们相互关心,照顾他人。即使贫穷,他们
8、也很注重公众形象。虽然居住环境差,但是他们每周都尽最大努力打扫地板,乐观向上。1. What did life in Whitbys community use to be like?A. People moved out to live elsewhere when they got married. B. People lived in harmony with their neighbors. C. A widowed man would find it hard to manage his life. D. Children were usually brought up by the
9、ir grandparents. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段中There was friendliness and sharing of ones joys and troubles with other people. 可知Whitby社区过去人们与邻居分享自己的快乐和烦恼,过着非常和谐的生活。故选B。2. What can we conclude from the text about people from Whitby?A. They felt quite comfortable about their poverty. B. The middle class and the
10、 poor were often in conflict. C. They showed respect for each other though they were poor. D. They cared about their public image even if they were poor. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第四段第二句But despite the extreme poverty, Whitby people were very good at making the best of things and did not air their poverty publ
11、icly. 尽管极度贫困,Whitby社区的人却非常善于充分利用一切,从不公开宣扬他们的贫困。可知虽然他们贫穷,但是他们也很关心公众形象。故选D。3. What was the main problem that most of Whitby people had?A. They lived in very poor conditions. B. They found it hard to get water from a pump. C. They didnt know how to keep their houses ventilated. D. They were not active
12、enough to increase their income. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第五段倒数第二句Roofs leaked, floors rotted, plaster fell off. 可知屋顶漏水、地板腐烂、灰泥脱落,可见他们的居住条件很差。故选A。4. Which words can be used to describe Whitby people in the old days?A. Romantic and artistic. B. Caring and optimistic. C. Friendly and open-minded. D. Cautious an
13、d intelligent. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第二段A widowed man might find his washing quietly done for him, or maybe some kind of baking left on his doorstep. A newly confined mother would have few worries about the care of her other children as they would be left with a neighbor. 一个丧偶的男人可能会发现他的衣服被悄悄地洗好了,或者可能是放在他的门
14、阶上的某种烘焙食品。一位刚分娩的母亲将很少担心她的其他孩子的照顾,因为他们将被留给邻居。可知社区里的人们关心他人,有同情心;且根据第五段Roofs leaked, floors rotted, plaster fell off. People would joke about how well their houses were ventilated. 尽管房屋屋顶漏水、地板腐烂、灰泥脱落,人们还能乐观地开玩笑说自己的房子通风非常好,可知人们非常乐观。综上可知,关心他人和乐观可以来形容Whitby的人们。故选B。BThe first day my new teacher walked into
15、 our school in Spanish Harlem, I burst out laughing. Ron Clark was this young white guy from North Carolina who talked with a funny Southern accent (口音). He said he used to be a singing waiter. I thought, “Who is this guy? Hes a complete joke. ”It was 1999 and I was in the fifth grade at New York Ci
16、tys P. S. 83. I guessed Id spend most of the year in the headmasters office. Id always been a troublemaker. Id get shouted at, and then the teachers would give up on me. I thought thats what would happen with Ron Clark. I was wrong. That first week, I kept laughing at him. He pulled me out to the ha
17、llway and said Id better shape up (表现好). “Tamara,” he said, “youre a smart kid. You can do better. ”He told me I was a natural leader and that Id go far in life if I started studying hard. I was mad at first, but then something happened: I began to respect him. There were 29 students in our class, a
18、nd it didnt take long for us to realize that Ron Clark was no ordinary teacher. Like most teachers, he had lots of rules: Treat each other like family. Dont cut in line. But the real difference was how concerned he was. Mr Clark ate with us in the lunchroom instead of going to the teachers day-room.
19、 At first, my friends and I were thinking: What is he doing?He asked us what was going on in our lives. Between classes, he came outside with us, and we taught him how to jump rope. When it snowed, Mr Clark, whod never seen snow before, threw us with snowballs, and we threw him back. Before coming t
20、o P. S. 83, he taught at Snowden Elementary in his hometown, Belhaven, North Carolina. His parents were DJs (唱片混音师) at dance clubs, so he grew up with music and energy. He wanted a life of adventure, he told me, but his mom encouraged him to ask for a position at Snowden when one of the teachers pas
21、sed away. Mr Clark ended up loving it. He came to Harlem because hed seen a TV show about our troubled schools and the lack of qualified teachers. He wanted a challenge. 【语篇概述】本篇为记叙文。Ron Clark初到Harlem, 学生Tamara先是觉得他的口音很可笑,继而觉得无非又一平庸之辈,依自己的表现,不是被叫到校长办公室,就是挨老师训。后来经过相处和了解,Tamara开始尊敬这位不平凡的老师。5. The reas
22、on why I burst out laughing the first day my new teacher walked into our school was that _. A. he used to be a singing waiterB. he walked into our school by mistakeC. hes a jokeD. Ron Clark came from North Carolina and talked with a funny Southern accent【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句Ron Clark was this young
23、white guy from North Carolina who talked with a funny Southern accent. 可知Ron Clark是一个来自北卡罗来纳州的年轻白人。他说话带着很滑稽的南方口音。故选D。6. The reason for saying “I was wrong” was that _. A. she kept laughing at him that first weekB. he was a teacher quite different from othersC. she got shouted atD. shed been a troubl
24、emaker【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第四段. . . it didnt take long for us to realize that Ron Clark was no ordinary teacher. 可知没过多久,我们就意识到Ron Clark不是一位普通的老师,学生们意识到他不同于其他老师,故选B。7. Ron Clark went to teach at Snowden because _. A. a teacher there diedB. the school there was troubledC. he could live a life of adventure t
25、hereD. there were no qualified teachers【解析】选A。细节理解题。最后一段中but his mom encouraged him to ask for a position at Snowden when one of the teachers passed away可知Ron Clark去斯诺登学校教书是因为那里有一位老师去世了,故选A。8. Which is FALSE about Mr Clark?A. He had not seen snow before. B. He did not know how to jump rope. C. He di
26、d not teach before coming to Harlem. D. He thought he was a qualified teacher. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。从最后一段第一句话Before coming to P. S. 83, he taught at Snowden Elementary in his hometown, Belhaven, North Carolina. 可知Clark之前曾任教于家乡的Snowden Elementary,故C选项: 他来Harlem之前没有教过书的说法是错误的,故选C。. 完形填空(2020宜宾高二测试)I still rem
27、ember the first day of school our professor introduced a little old lady named Rose to us. I was curious about what might have 1 her to be taking on this challenge at her age. “I always 2 having a college education and now Im getting one!” she told me. I like listening to this “time machine” as she
28、3 her wisdom and experience with me. At the end of the term, we 4 Rose to make a speech to our football team. As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her note card on the 5. A little embarrassed, she simply said, “Im sorry. This whiskey is 6 me! Ill never get my speech back in order
29、 so let me just tell you what I know. ” As we laughed, she cleared her throat and began, “We do not stop 7 because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are some secrets to staying 8, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find 9 every day. Have a dream. When you
30、10 your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are 11 and dont even know it! There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. 12 you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and dont do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. That does
31、nt 13 any talent or ability. The elderly usually dont have 14 for what they did, but rather for things they did not do. ”One week after graduation, Rose 15 peacefully in her sleep. We will remember the wonderful woman who taught us by example that its never too late to be all we can possibly be. 【语篇
32、概述】本文为记叙文。文章讲述了一个老太太为了实现自己的梦想,很大年纪上了大学。她在给足球队做演讲时说,人保持年轻和快乐的秘密就是要寻找幽默、要大笑,并且要有梦想。失去梦想,人也会死去。在她完成大学学业后一星期,她在睡梦中安静地去世了。1. A. forcedB. motivatedC. expectedD. supported【解析】选B。考查动词辨析。A. forced强迫;B. motivated促使;C. expected期待;D. supported支持。句意: 我很好奇,是什么促使她在这个年龄接受这个挑战。故选B。2. A. dreamed ofB. picked upC. turn
33、ed downD. gave away【解析】选A。考查动词词组辨析。A. dreamed of梦想;B. picked up捡起;C. turned down调低;D. gave away分发。句意: 我一直梦想着接受大学教育。故选A。3. A. developedB. comparedC. organizedD. shared【解析】选D。考查动词辨析。A. developed发展;B. compared对比;C. organized组织;D. shared分享。句意: 我喜欢听这个“时间机器”,因为她与我分享她的智慧和经验。故选D。4. A. carriedB. informedC. e
34、ducatedD. invited【解析】选D。考查动词辨析。A. carried携带;B. informed通知;C. educated教育;D. invited邀请。句意: 在学期末的时候,我们邀请萝丝给我们足球队做演讲。故选D。5. A. tableB. homeC. floorD. office【解析】选C。考查名词辨析。A. table桌子;B. home家;C. floor地板;D. office办公室。根据语境可知,此处指“她把写了要点的卡片掉在了地上”。故选C。6. A. savingB. killingC. helpingD. hurting【解析】选B。考查动词辨析。A.
35、saving节约;B. killing折磨;C. helping帮助;D. hurting伤害。句意: 这种威士忌正在折磨我!故选B。7. A. playingB. workingC. jumpingD. resting【解析】选A。考查动词辨析。A. playing玩耍;B. working工作;C. jumping跳;D. resting休息。根据下文的we grow old because we stop playing可知,此处指“我们不能因为我们老了就停止玩耍”。故选A。8. A. wealthyB. cleverC. youngD. useful【解析】选C。考查形容词辨析。A.
36、wealthy富裕的;B. clever聪明的;C. young年轻的;D. useful有用的。句意: 有一些保持年轻、快乐和取得成功的秘密。故选C。9. A. courageB. spiritC. respectD. humor【解析】选D。考查名词辨析。A. courage勇气;B. spirit精神;C. respect尊重;D. humor幽默。根据前文的You have to laugh可知,此处指“每天找到幽默”。故选D。10. A. loseB. treasureC. failD. live【解析】选A。考查动词辨析。A. lose失去;B. treasure珍惜;C. fai
37、l失败;D. live生活。句意: 当你失去梦想的时候,你就死了。故选A。11. A. crazyB. deadC. aliveD. curious【解析】选B。考查形容词辨析。A. crazy疯狂的;B. dead死的;C. alive活的;D. curious好奇的。句意: 我们有这么多人四处走动,他们甚至都不知道自己已经死了。故选B。12. A. AsB. UnlessC. IfD. Though【解析】选C。考查连词辨析。A. As当时;B. Unless除非;C. If如果;D. Though尽管。句意: 如果你十九岁了,在床上躺了一整年。故选C。13. A. missB. seek
38、C. takeD. gain【解析】选C。考查动词辨析。A. miss失去;B. seek寻找;C. take花费;D. gain收获。句意: 那不需要花费任何的天赋和能力。故选C。14. A. regretsB. rightsC. gamesD. ideas【解析】选A。考查名词辨析。A. regrets遗憾;B. rights权利;C. games游戏;D. ideas主意。句意: 老年人通常不会为他们所做的事后悔,而是为他们没有做的事后悔。故选A。15. A. smiledB. diedC. criedD. acted【解析】选B。考查动词辨析。A. smiled微笑;B. died去世
39、;C. cried哭;D. acted行动。句意: 毕业后一周,萝丝在睡梦中平静地去世了。故选B。. 语法填空(2020德州高二检测)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。In many films, whenever Earth faces a disaster, the 1. (solve) is always fleeing the planet 2. spaceship. But now the Chinese sci-fi movie, The Wandering Earth 3. (offer) a different and 4. (encourage)
40、 idea. In the film, Earth is being destroyed by the dying sun. In response, humans around the world work together 5. (build) a giant engine system, 6. will push Earth away from the sun. This “ambition” didnt come from nowhere. Up to now “homeland” 7. (have) a soft spot in the hearts and minds of Chi
41、nese people. This special cultural background 8. (probable) makes The Wandering Earth different from other films. The film was released on Feb. 5, the first day of Chinese New Year. It was 9. time when many people had just made the hard journey back to 10. (they) hometowns. So there is only one poss
42、ible way to tell the story: Earth goes wherever humans go, because its our home. 【语篇概述】这篇文章是说明文,主要介绍了电影流浪地球的相关内容。1. 【解析】solution。考查名词。根据前文的定冠词,可知此处应为名词,所以填solve的名词形式solution。故填solution。2. 【解析】by。考查介词。句意: 地球有灾难的时候通过宇宙飞船逃离这个星球。by通过的方式,故填by。3. 【解析】offers/ is offering。考查动词时态和主谓一致。主语是The Wandering Earth,
43、单数,后面动词应该是第三人称单数,所以是offers或者是is offering。故填offers/ is offering。4. 【解析】encouraging。考查动名词作定语。句意: 流浪地球这部电影提供了一个与众不同并且鼓舞人心的想法。idea缺少修饰词,所以用encouraging作定语修饰。故填encouraging。5. 【解析】to build。考查不定式的用法。前文已经有work作谓语,此处用不定式作目的状语。故填to build。6. 【解析】which。考查非限制性定语从句。句意: 全世界的人一起工作来建造一个可以把地球发射出太阳系的巨型引擎系统。先行词是system,为
44、物,非限制性定语从句只能用which在从句中作主语。故填which。7. 【解析】has had。考查现在完成时。句意: 时至今日,“家园”这个词已经成为中国人心里最柔软的地方。时间状语Up to now时至今日,这是典型的现在完成时的时间状语。故填has had。8. 【解析】probably。考查副词。句意: 这个特殊的文化背景或许使流浪地球与其他电影不同。probably副词修饰后面的动词makes。故填probably。9. 【解析】a。考查冠词的用法以及固定句型。句意: 这是许多人经过辛苦的漂泊回到自己的家乡的时代。It is a time when. . . 为固定句式,意为“的时
45、代”,应该用不定冠词a。故填a。10. 【解析】their。考查形容词性物主代词。hometowns前面缺定语,所以应该用形容词性物主代词their来作定语。故填their。【名师点津】语法填空题需要注意句子构成的基本原则,通常用形容词修饰名词,副词修饰动词。完形填空Darcy, the daughter of my brother, is a sweet child. She always wishes to 1 others. She is three years old now and she is of course very 2 of her little elder cousin
46、Jo-Jo. Recently the two girls were 3 in the bedroom together. Suddenly, Darcy ran out of the bedroom with a burning look of 4, saying, “Jo-Jo hit me in the 5. ” And I could see that she had a red place on her very pale cheek. 6, Jo-Jo followed her saying, “I did not do 7. Darcy knocked her head on m
47、e and I knew she did 8 to do it. ”I love both little girls, but I knew Darcy did not do it 9. She just felt so excited that she knocked her head on Jo-Jos nose 10. For Jo-Jo, the sudden 11 made her get very angry and I knew Darcy had hit her without 12. We had a little talk about it and Jo-Jo 13 adm
48、itted that she had 14 her hand and hit on Darcys cheek. I asked her to say “sorry” to Darcy because she had hit Darcy on the cheek. She 15 and said, “No. I did not do anything. ” Then to everyones 16, Darcy said, “Jo-Jo, I am sorry that my cheek hit your hand. ” I have never seen anybody 17 situatio
49、ns like this any better. Luckily, we did not make a storm in a teacup about it right then, but a few days later we had a little 18 with Jo-Jo about 19 the anger that she often shows out suddenly. And Ive suffered a lot from the same problem in my life. But in our daily life, it is much 20 to identif
50、y with Jo-Jos angry behavior than with the amazing kindness of little Darcy. But, Jo-Jo will perhaps have a hard way to go in life while little Darcy will go through her life happily in her future. 【语篇概述】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章,讲述的是在一起玩耍的两个小姑娘闹矛盾的故事。1. A. help B. please C. surprise D. praise【解析】选B。考查动词。help帮助;
51、 please 使高兴;surprise 使惊讶; praise称赞。根据上文a sweet child可知,她总是希望使别人高兴。故选B。2. A. afraid B. tired C. proud D. fond【解析】选D。考查词组。afraid 害怕的; tired 疲倦的; proud 自豪的; fond喜欢的。她现在三岁了,当然很喜欢她的堂姐Jo-Jo。be fond of喜爱,故选D。3. A. playing B. eating C. fighting D. studying【解析】选A。考查动词。play 玩; eat吃; fight战斗;study学习。最近这两个女孩在卧室
52、里一起玩。故选A。4. A. regret B. anger C. fear D. shyness【解析】选B。考查名词。regret 后悔; anger 生气; fear害怕; shyness害羞。根据空前的a burning look可知,是生气地跑出卧室。故选B。5. A. arm B. back C. face D. head【解析】选C。考查名词。arm 胳膊; back 背部; face脸; head头。根据下文I could see that she had a red place on her very pale cheek可知她在说,Jo-Jo打了我的脸。故选C。6. A.
53、Therefore B. Instead C. Otherwise D. However【解析】选D。考查副词。Therefore 因此; Instead 反而; Otherwise否则; However然而。我看到她的脸红了,_, Jo-Jo说她什么都没做。前后表示转折,故选D。7. A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything【解析】选D。考查不定代词。nothing没什么; something某事; everything每件事; anything任何事情。Jo-Jo说她什么都没做。故选D。8. A. stop B. mean C. l
54、ike D. decide【解析】选B。考查动词。stop停止; mean意欲; like喜欢; decide决定。Darcy把头撞在我身上,我知道她确实是有意的。mean to do sth. 打算做某事,故选B。9. A. on purpose B. at rest C. by chance D. in turn【解析】选A。考查词组。on purpose故意地; at rest 静止,休息; by chance 偶然地; in turn轮流。我爱这两个女孩,但我知道Darcy不是故意的。故选A。10. A. proudly B. happilyC. carelessly D. brave
55、ly【解析】选C。考查副词。proudly 自豪地; happily 高兴地; carelessly 粗心地; bravely勇敢地。她只是兴奋,结果粗心地撞到了Jo-Jo的鼻子上。故选C。11. A. color B. idea C. pain D. noise【解析】选C。考查名词。color颜色; idea 主意; pain 疼痛; noise噪音。对Jo-Jo来说,这突然的疼痛使她生气。故选C。12. A. crying B. thinking C. doubting D. explaining【解析】选B。考查动词。cry哭; think想,认为; doubt怀疑; explain解
56、释。我知道Darcy想都没想就撞了她。故选B。13. A. gradually B. finally C. possibly D. hopefully【解析】选B。考查副词。gradually逐渐地; finally 最后; possibly 很可能地; hopefully充满希望地。关于这件事我们进行了谈论,最后 Jo-Jo 承认她举起手打在了Darcy的脸颊上。故选B。14. A. took up B. put together C. put up D. took out【解析】选C。考查动词词组。take up拿起,从事; put together放在一起,组合; put up 举起;
57、take out拿出。关于这件事我们进行了谈论,最后Jo-Jo承认她举起手打在了Darcy的脸颊上。故选C。15. A. wondered B. doubted C. continued D. refused【解析】选D。考查动词。wonder 想知道; doubt 怀疑; continue继续; refuse拒绝。根据下文“No. I did not do anything. ”可知Jo-Jo拒绝向Darcy道歉。故选D。16. A. surprise B. regret C. satisfaction D. shame【解析】选A。考查名词。surprise 惊奇; regret后悔; s
58、atisfaction 满意; shame羞愧。根据下文Darcy said, “Jo-Jo, I am sorry that my cheek hit your hand. ”可知这让人惊讶。故选A。17. A. greet B. agree C. forgive D. handle【解析】选D。考查动词。greet 问候; agree同意; forgive原谅; handle处理。我从来没见过有人能比她更好地处理这种情况。故选D。18. A. talk B. discussionC. quarrel D. trouble【解析】选A。考查名词。talk谈论; discussion 讨论;
59、quarrel 争吵;trouble麻烦。几天之后我们和Jo-Jo谈论了一下关于控制她经常突然表现出生气的情况。故选A。19. A. expressing B. controlling C. feeling D. causing【解析】选B。考查动词。express表达; control控制; feel感觉; cause引起。几天之后我们和Jo-Jo谈论了一下关于控制她经常突然表现出生气的情况。故选B。20. A. better B. faster C. funnier D. easier【解析】选D。考查形容词比较级。better更好的; faster更快的; funnier更好笑的; easier更容易的。Jo-Jo的生气行为比Darcy的令人惊讶的善意更容易让人同情。根据句意可知选D。