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Unit 3 A taste of English humour
(建议用时:50 分钟)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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(2020· 贵阳高三摸底)As the old saying goes, “Don ’t 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 lasted 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 was too young compared to other veterans in the
industry. But Fanning’s 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. With lead roles in movies like Super 8, We Bought a Zoo and Maleficent
under her belt, she’s appeared in 60 projects and is one of Hollywood’s hottest
young stars. Fanning’s devotion to work numbers her among the few former child stars
who continue to act as adults.
In her latest movie Teen Spirit, which 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 videoed
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
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借丰富的表演经验和对艺术的热爱,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。
1.What does the underlined word “veterans” probably mean?
A.Shocked actresses. B.Green hands.
C.Experienced people. D.Music 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。
2.In which film does Fanning play a pop singer?
A.I AM Sam. B.Super 8.
C.We Bought a Zoo. D.Teen 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。
3.What does the writer think of Elle Fanning?
A.Wealthy. B.Devoted.
C.Considerate. D.Friendly.
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 such 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。
4.What is the main idea of the text?
A.Elle Fanning’s earning her honor.
B.A person judged by appearance.
C.Introducing some famous films.
D.Elle Fanning’s 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 history
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 WeWork’s New York City
headquarters on a Thursday morning, a handful of kids were
selling carrots and peppers. The children are members of WeWork’
s first school, WeGrow, where farming is part of the curriculum.
They were interacting with WeGrow employees browsing the goods. “How many carrots
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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
coworking spaces. WeGrow is WeWork’s 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 nature 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, WeGrow’s founder and CEO. “We’ve seen children
do such a thing forever—running a lemonade stand every time, that’s what that
is.”
WeGrow opened 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 studies 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 can work to make a life and not
just a living, but that’s part of a larger mission to raise the world’s 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。
5.What do we know about WeGrow from the text?
A.It was founded in 2010.
B.It is intended for gifted kids.
C.It aims to preserve kids’ nature.
D.It 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。
6.Which of the following reflects the Montessori approach?
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A.All kids learn to run the lemonade stand.
B.Students are allowed to establish markets in the yard.
C.The school committee arranges students’ activities.
D.Students work hard academically to become CEOs.
B 解析:推理判断题。根据第一段的第一、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。
7.Why is it hard to measure students’ progress?
A.Because there are so many courses.
B.Because the students are of a wide age range.
C.Because standardized tests have limitations.
D.Because 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。
8.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A.A Farmingfeatured School
B.An Educationbased Business
C.Grow to Be a Future Leader
D.Learn to Make a Life, Not Just Living
D 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 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 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: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。
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Ⅱ.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, middleaged, 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 tried feels worse, because you can’t respect yourself for it. And
as the saying __9__, if you don’t respect yourself, no one else will.
When I was seven or eight, I played at my cousin’s house with his toys. His
family was better off than mine, and he had many more toys. There was one __10__
that I’d always wanted, 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 knew,
I’m 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 we’re all enemies. I’m not __20__ in this regard, far from it. But 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。
1.A.funnier B.easier
C.safer D.deeper
B 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。
2.A.important B.awkward
C.fragile D.complex
D 解析: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”。
3.A.view B.experience
C.aim D.expectation
A 解析:根据本文第一句中的“understanding”可知,进入中年以后,“我”发现“我”
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对世界的看法(view)又重归简单。
4.A.basics B.facts
C.subjects D.choices
A 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。
5.A.away B.off
C.down D.out
C 解析:参见上题解析。break sth. down 意为“分解某物”。
6.A.passion B.love
C.respect D.desire
C 解析:根据下文的“you can’t 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。
7.A.forgive B.accept
C.share D.try
D 解析:根据下文的“not to have tried”可知,我教女儿去尝试(try)。
8.A.certainly B.eventually
C.personally D.willingly
A 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。
9.A.runs B.goes
C.writes D.follows
B 解析:该空后面的“if you don’t 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”。
10.A.for fun B.in particular
C.with care D.at random
B 解析:根据下文的“and gave it back”可知,“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。
11.A.fetched B.arranged
C.slipped D.fitted
C 解析:参见上题解析。slip 意为“悄悄塞”。
12.A.doubted B.promised
C.questioned D.sensed
D 解析:根据下文中的“that I would never enjoy playing with the toy”可知,
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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。
13.A.lied B.stolen
C.changed D.cheated
B 解析: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)。
14.A.suffer B.improve
C.fade D.spread
A 解析:参见上题解析。
15.A.gave B.left
C.pulled D.handed
C 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”。
16.A.so B.or
C.for D.but
D 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。
17.A.accidents B.mistakes
C.results D.habits
B 解析: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。
18.A.before B.until
C.in case D.now that
A 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。
19.A.upon B.beyond
C.without D.despite
C 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。
20.A.honest B.casual
C.curious D.perfect
D 解析:根据上题解析可知,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。
Ⅲ.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
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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 Hua
One possible version:
Dear__Lisa,
I’m delighted to know you are going to take part in a Chinese poetry reciting
contest. The fact that you are so interested in Chinese culture makes me happy. Now
I’d 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. What’s 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