2019版高考英语一轮复习 第一部分 教材重点全程攻略 Unit 3 A taste of English humour限时规范特训 新人教版必修4.doc

1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 3 A taste of English humour . 阅读理解 A I always figured that comedians were the best kind of people to hang around with as a kid. They tell funny stories, make joke after joke, and happiness seems never to leave them. But time goes on, and we come to see these same people as clowns

2、on the outside, but crying a river in the inside. Comedy from these people comes from a deep pain and sadness in their lives, or out of a deep seated anger they have at the world around them. Look at Richard Pryor. Need I say more? Richard seemed to have everything. For Superman ， he ended up gettin

3、g more money than Christopher Reeve did. Yet he said while he was in his forties that the last truly happy moment he remembered in his life was when he was jumping around in the dirt while pretending to be a cowboy at the age of 10. This guy set himself on fire, and he played that for laugh while pe

4、rforming live at the Sunset Strip! Comedy was his constant weapon against pain, and he never held anything back. The movie Funny People understands very well this gloomy field many comedians have to survive in. It stars Adam Sandler as George Simmons, a famous comedian in the movie. Simmons has it a

5、ll: a beautiful mansion overlooking the sea, a swimming pool, great cars, and so on. But in his eyes, we see that he is a sad man who has come to truly look down upon himself for what he has become. All the wealth he has collected only serves to separate him from the rest of the world and it makes h

6、im defensive when around total strangers who cannot see him as a normal person. But now, he hears from his doctor that he has a terminal disease and has only months left to live. Simmons reacts to this news as if someone took away his blood in the heart, and it makes him clearly see just how much he

7、 hates his life. So now he has to make every minute count. Then come a series of funny stories. Comedy_is_just_life_as_it_is,_isnt_it? 篇章导读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。全文通过不同的例子说明了喜剧是喜剧演员把真实生活中深层次的痛苦和悲伤及对周围世界无法消除的愤怒进行加工和升华后所做的再创造。 1 What can we infer about “comedians” ac cording to the text? A Comedians like to get

8、along with kids. B Comedians life is full of jokes. C Comedians often use their sad experiences. D Comedians often cry in their daily life. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 答案： C 推理判断题。根据文章第一段最后一句可知，喜剧来自经历痛苦的人，即这些人会把这些痛苦经历转化为喜剧形式，并表达出来。故选 C 项。 2 When was the happiest moment for Richard Pryor? A When he played the part

9、 of Superman . B When he got more money than Christopher Reeve. C When he pretended to be a cowboy in the childhood. D When he performed live at the Sunset Strip. 答案： C 细节理解题。由第二段第五句中 的 “the last truly happy moment he remembered in his life was when he was jumping around in the dirt while pretending

10、 to be a cowboy at the age of 10” 可直接得出答案为 C 项。 3 Why was George Simmons unhappy? A He had no friends at all. B He spent too much on his house. C He wasnt accepted by the outside world. D He was hated by all the strangers around. 答案： C 细节理解题。根据文章第三段第五句中的 “All the wealth he has collected only serves

11、to separate him from the rest of the world and it makes him defensive when around total strangers .” 可知，是财富使西蒙斯和外界隔离，并且他始终对陌生人有一种防备，而其他人也没有把他看作是正常人。故选 C 项 (因为西蒙斯不被外界接受，所以他感到不快乐 )。 4 By saying “Comedy is just life as it is, isnt it ？ ” ， the author means_. A life like comedy will make you happy B com

12、edy comes from the sadness in real life C there is no happiness at all in real life D life is full of comedy in reality 答案： B 推理判断题。文章首段末句就明确指出喜剧来自于喜剧演员生活中的痛苦和悲伤，然后通过不同的例子来证明。作者认为生活中总是充满了痛苦，只是喜剧演员将痛苦进行了加工并以艺术形式呈现。故选 B 项。 B Keep running into Mary Richards When I was 13, I first met Mary Richards, the

13、 central character in the sitcom (situation comedy) “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”. She was a single and independent career woman. As soon as I heard the shows theme song “Who can turn the world on with her smile？ ” ， I was hooked. My friends were huge fans as well. Passing in the hallway at school, we

14、 would shout to each other, trying to imitate (模仿 ) Marys accent. “Hi, Rho! See ya later, kid ！ ” The show lasted seven years, but our fascination (着迷 ) faded earlier. But that 【 精品教育资源文库 】 wasnt the end of Mary for me. In the 1990s, when I was single, living alone in a city, a TV station began air

15、ing reruns of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” at 10 pm. I was hooked all over again. But this time was different. The way she handled her career and relationships, sending a clear message that being 30plus and single was just fine, won my respect on a whole new level. Once again, however, life moved on.

16、 I went to live in a different city, and 10 pm became the perfect time to call my mother each night. For me, talking to Mom was always a great pleasure. So when my mom passed away, it was as if the sun had gone out of the sky. That feeling seemed particularly intense at 10 pm, when Id find myself st

17、aring at my silent phone. And then I heard the song Id first heard at age 13, “Who can turn the world on with her smile？ ”. Mary Richards, of course! Thanks to the wonder of technology, Mary was now as close as my phone. So every night at 10, I would dial up an episode of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”

18、 Weeks later, I realized I didnt need my nightly sessions with Mary anymore, because Moms and Marys elegance was showing itself in other corners of my life and, once again, I was ready to move on. 篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了 Mary Tyler Moore 的情景喜剧和她在剧中扮演的角色在作者人生关键时期产生的积极正面的影响。 5 What does the authors imitat

19、ion with her friends indicate? A They had a very happy childhood. B The theme song was well received. C They valued their friendship a lot. D The sitcom was popular with them. 答案： D 推理判断题。根据第一段第四、五句可知， “ 我 ” 和朋友们都是 Mary 的粉丝，经常模仿她的口音；据此可以判断，情景喜剧很受 “ 我 ” 和朋友们的欢迎，故 D 项正确。 6 How did the sitcom influence

20、 the author in the 1990s? A Her career was changed greatly. B She decided to stop living singly. C She became more confident in life. D Her fascination with it disappeared. 答案： C 推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句可推知， Mary 在剧中处理事业和爱情的态度和方式让 “ 我 ” 在生活中不再因大龄单身而焦虑，重拾自信，故 C 项正确。 7 What does the underlined word “intense” i

21、n Paragraph 3 probably mean? A Contradictory. B Strong. C Natural. D Serious. 答案： B 词义猜测题。根据第三段第四句可知，母亲的去世让 “ 我 ” 感到非常悲伤；结合画线词所在句中的 “when Id find myself staring at my silent phone” 可知，当晚上十点 “ 我 ” 凝视着电话时，这种悲伤的感 觉尤其强烈。据此可推知，画线词意为 “ 强烈的 ” ，【 精品教育资源文库 】 故 B 项正确。 . 七选五 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两

22、项为多余选项。 Heres a surprising truth one of the most powerful weapons to enhance your life is your own tongue! _1_ Concentrate on the qualities of other people that you can affirm instead of on their faults. This alone should do wonders in relieving stress in your relationships. Doctors know that prolon

23、ged anxiety harms you, but encouraging words can remove stress and a peaceful mind leads to improved physical health, too. _2_ Avoid fueling verbal fire. When someone starts to blow up all at you, be careful about your response. Why burn your relationship house down with your own mouth? Try spraying water on an argument with calm words instead of