人教版高中英语必修四Unit3 A taste of English humour reading课时精编作业 (4)

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Unit 3 A taste of English humour reading课时作业

阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

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Read the following advertisements and answer the questions.

Japanese Restaurant (free parking) Open time Lunch 12：00－2：00 p．m. Dinner 6：00－10：00 p．m. Monday to Saturday a beautiful gift for the first comer Tuesday－Friday 7 nights 12：00－2：00 p．m.5：30－11：30 p．m. Let's go！ McDonald's SEA FAST FOOD CLUB Breakfast by the sea $6 Monday to Sunday 10：00 a．m.－9：30 p．m. 70% off for students NO.18 Centre Street London 语篇解读：本文是一则广告，主要介绍了四家餐饮店提供饮食的时间、种类、价格等。 1.According to the four advertisements, you can go to ________ for breakfast on Saturday.

A．Japanese Restaurant

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B．Special Place C．McDonald's

D．SEA FAST FOOD CLUB

解析：选D 细节理解题。周六只有SEA FAST FOOD CLUB提供早饭。 2．Students can pay ________ for a hamburger at McDonald's. A．$4.2 B．$6 C．$3.6

D．$1.8

解析：选D 细节理解题。根据McDonald's的广告可知，每个汉堡包6美元，学生减价70%(“70% off for students”)，所以D项正确。

3．If you want to eat at 10：00 at night on Sunday, where can you go? A．Japanese Restaurant. C．SEA FAST FOOD CLUB.

B．Special Place. D．McDonald's.

解析：选B 细节理解题。根据四则广告可知在周日晚上10点，只有Special Place提供晚餐。

B

Some years ago, a 28-year-old Californian wife and mother of three children died from drinking too much water.Her body was found in her home shortly after she took part in a water-drinking contest that was held by a local radio show.Called “Hold Your Wee For A Wii”， the contest organizers promised a free Wii video game machine to those who drank the most water without going to the bathroom.The woman who died drank about 2 gallons of water during the contest.When she and other participants complained of discomfort and showed signs of pains, they were laughed at by the organizers.

This tragic news story shows the importance of understanding why drinking too much water can be dangerous to your health.

Consuming more water than you need can increase your

total blood volume (容量)．And since your blood volume exists within a closed system, increasing your blood volume puts unnecessary stress on your heart and blood vessels (血管)．Your kidneys (肾) must work overtime to get rid of extra water out of your system.Your kidneys are not a pair of pipes.Flushing more water through your

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kidneys doesn't necessarily help it become cleaner.Rather, your kidneys can get damaged by unnecessary wear and tear over time.And drowning your system with large amounts of water is one of many potential causes of kidney damage.

Putting unnecessary stress on your system and your kidneys by consuming unnecessary water is an unnoticeable process.For the average person, it is usually impossible to know that this stress exists, as there are usually no obvious symptoms on a moment-to-moment basis.But make no mistake about it: this stress is real and can hurt your health over the long term.

语篇解读：本文为说明文。过量饮水对我们的健康危害很大，我们应该避免过量饮水。 4．Why is the Californian woman mentioned? A．To lead to the topic of the text.

B．To tell us a tragic news story about a mother. C．To tell us it can be dangerous to take part in contests. D．To tell us how much water we can drink at most one time.

解析：选A 推理判断题。本文主要是讲过量饮水对身体有害，而提到那个加州女人的故事是为了引出这个话题。

5．When the participants showed signs of pains, the organizers ________. A．became very concerned B．were laughed at by others C．tried to reduce their pains D．didn't pay much attention to them

解析：选D 推理判断题。由第一段“When she and other participants complained of ...laughed at by the organizers.”可知，那些组织者并没怎么在意他们。

6．What's the main idea of Paragraph 3? A．How water is consumed in our body. B．The importance of water to our health. C．Why drinking too much water is dangerous. D．The function of kidneys in consuming water.

解析：选C 段落大意题。本段主要讲过量饮水为什么对身体有害。

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7．The stress caused by consuming unnecessary water ________. A．isn't that dangerous B．can never be found out C．is really harmful in the long run D．leads to some obvious symptoms

解析：选C 细节理解题。由最后一段“But make no ... your health over the long term.”可知，过量饮水从长远来看对健康非常有害。

C

Three years ago I worked for a few weeks as a doctor in a new dental clinic (牙科诊所) at Victor Harbor, to the south of Adelaide and an hour further away than my usual workplace.My first day there was a rush — driving to a new clinic and getting used to the clinical environment.

As it was all new to me, I took off my rings: my wedding ring, and one that was an anniversary (周年纪念日) gift from my husband.I put them in a tissue (纸巾) and placed them beside my computer.During my lunch break, I noticed the tissue and thought that it did not look very clean and threw it into the rubbish bin.I went about my work and my day went well; I met new patients and felt that I had been productive.

Driving home at the end of the day, just moments before I reached my house, I noticed that my rings were missing.I felt the heat in my body rise, my cheeks (脸颊) burning red.I felt sick to my stomach.

I spent an hour or so making calls, trying to find my rings.The first people I called were my manager and clinical leader and they gave me a few phone numbers for cleaners.I got in touch with a lady who managed the cleaning services for the clinic, and she told me that the bins had already been collected.

I knew nothing could be done now.I had lost my rings.But after two or so hours, I received the most amazing phone call.The cleaner had gone through the bins and found my rings! I was so thankful to her, someone who had taken the trouble to go through the bins — which is not a pleasant task — to find my priceless rings.

I worked at that clinic the following day, so I bought chocolates to thank this wonderful person.Unfortunately I did not get to meet her as she was not at work that day.

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语篇解读：本文是记叙文。作者在工作时不慎将自己的戒指连同纸巾一起扔进了垃圾筒，当她发现的时候垃圾已经被收走了。最后，一位好心的清洁工从垃圾堆里将她的戒指找了回来。 8．What can we say about the author's first day at the clinic? A．Disorganized but special. B．Relaxing and good. C．Tiring and boring. D．Busy but fruitful.

解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“My first day there was a rush — driving to a new clinic and getting used to the clinical environment.”及第二段中的“I met new patients and felt that I had been productive”可知，作者来到这个新诊所感觉忙碌但充实。

9．What happened to the author? A．She threw her rings away carelessly. B．She received a gift from her husband. C．She failed to finish her work in time. D．She made mistakes during work.

解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I put them in a tissue (纸巾)”及“I noticed the tissue and thought that it did not look very clean and threw it into the rubbish bin.”可知，作者把包着戒指的纸巾扔进了垃圾筒。

10．How did the author feel after calling the lady? A．Thankful. C．Frightened.

B．Surprised. D．Heartbroken.

解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“she told me that the bins had already been collected”及第五段中的“I knew nothing could be done now.I had lost my rings.”可知，作者打电话后发现垃圾已经被收走，认为自己的戒指肯定是丢了，所以应该会感到很伤心。

11．What can we learn from the author's experience? A．Smiles brighten people up. B．Strangers are usually of little help.

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