外研版（2019）选择性必修第一册《Unit 1 Laugh out loud》2023年单元测试卷

一、完形填空

• 1．    On the first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't know.I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.I turned around and found a little old lady smiling at me.
     She said， "Hi，my name is Rose.I'm eighty-seven years old.Can I give you a （1）

  ？" I laughed and responded， "Of course you may!" And she embraced happily.
     "Why are you in college at such a young age？" I asked later.She（2）

  replied， "I'm here to meet a rich husband，get married，have a couple of children，and then （3）

  and travel."
     "No，seriously，" I said.I was （4）

  about what may have motivated her to be taking （5）

  this challenge at her age. "I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting （6）

  !" she told me.
     We became instant friends.Every day for the next three months we would leave class together and talk non-stop.I was always listening to this "time machine" as she （7）

  her wisdom and experience with me.
     At the end of the semester we invited Rose to make a speech to our football team.I'll never forget （8）

  she taught us.As she began to deliver her （9）

  speech，she dropped her notecard on the floor.A little embarrassed，she simply said， "I'm sorry.This whiskey is killing me!I'll never get my speech back in order，so let me just tell you what I know."
     As we laughed she cleared her throat and began： "We do not stop playing because we are old；we grow old （10）

  we stop playing.There are only four secrets to staying young，being happy and achieving success.You have to laugh and find humour every day.You've got to have a dream.When you lose your dreams，you die.We have so many people （11）

  around who are dying and don't even know it!There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up.If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do one productive thing，you will turn twenty years old.Anybody can grow older.That doesn't take any talent or ability.The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change.Have no regrets.We elderly people usually don't have regrets for what we did， （12）

  rather for things we did not do.The only people who fear death are those with regrets."
     At the year's end Rose finished the college degree.One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.Over two thousand college students attended her funeral to （13）

  the wonderful woman who taught （14）

  that it is never too （15）

  to be all you can possibly be.
  
  

  （1）	A．smile	B．hug	C．response	D．concern
  （2）	A．jokingly	B．seriously	C．happily	D．comfortably
  （3）	A．apply	B．work	C．retire	D．educate
  （4）	A．anxious	B．worried	C．eager	D．curious
  （5）	A．in	B．off	C．down	D．on
  （6）	A．one	B．it	C．this	D．that
  （7）	A．announced	B．declared	C．shared	D．explained
  （8）	A．that	B．what	C．which	D．how
  （9）	A．to prepare	B．preparing	C．prepare	D．prepared
  （10）	A．even if	B．because	C．unless	D．as though
  （11）	A．walking	B．walked	C．walk	D．to walk
  （12）	A．but	B．so	C．or	D．while
  （13）	A．remember	B．honor	C．favor	D．consult
  （14）	A．by words	B．as usual	C．by example	D．by comparison
  （15）	A．early	B．earnest	C．cautious	D．late
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二、阅读理解

• 2．Humor is a most effective，yet frequently neglected，means of handling the difficult situations in our lives.It can be used for patching up differences，apologizing，saying "no"，criticizing，and getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face.For some jobs，it is the only tool that can succeed.It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that a serious dialogue may start a riot.For example，many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than people in any other forum.
     Humor is often the best way to keep a small misunderstanding from escalating （升级） into a big deal.Recently a neighbor of mine had a quarrel with his wife as she drove him to the airport.Airborne，he felt miserable，and he knew she did，too.Two hours after she returned home，she received a long-distance phone call. "Person-to-person for Mrs. Ⅰ.A.Pologize." intoned the operator. "That's spelled 'P' as in..." In a twinkling （眨眼间），the whole day changed from bad to lovely at both ends of the wire.
     An English hostess with a quick wit was giving a formal dinner for eight distinguished guests whom she hoped to enlist （赞助） in a major charity drive.Austerity was a fashion in England at the time，and she had asked her children to serve the meal.She knew that anything could happen...and it did，just as her son，with the studied concentration of a tight rope walker，brought in a large roast turkey；he successfully elbowed the swinging dining-room door，but the backswing threw the bird onto the dining-room floor.
     The boy stood rooted，the guests staring at their plates，Moving only her head the hostess looked at her son，"No harm Daniel"，she said， "just pick him up and take him back to the kitchen"...she enunciated （发音） clearly so he would think about what she was saying... "and bring in the other one. "
     A wink and a one-liner instantly changed the dinner from a red-faced embarrassment to a laughter.
  
  （1）What is the main idea of the passage？

  
  A．Humor is the key to success in our work and lives.
  B．Humor enables us to deal with difficult situations effectively.
  C．Humor is the best way to criticize someone without losing his face.
  D．Humor makes fun of any difficult situation.
  （2）Which of the following is NOT stated in the passage？

  
  A．Comedians on TV are believed to have done a lot in making people more tolerant（容忍）of racial and religious differences.
  B．To make up differences，humor is a most acceptable and effective means.
  C．People often turn to humorous ways when meeting with difficult situations because of its effectiveness.
  D．Only by adopting the means of humor can one succeed in some jobs.
  （3）What caused the roast turkey to drop onto the floor？

  
  A．The backward movement of the door.
  B．The son's rude behavior.
  C．Someone happened to be at the door.
  D．The bird raised by the family.
  （4）What do you think would probably be the result if the hostess got angry and scolded the son？

  
  A．It would make the embarrassing situation worse.
  B．The son would refuse to serve the guests any more.
  C．The son would talk back and make the mother all the more angry.
  D．The guests would leave before the dinner was over.
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三、选词填空

• 3．

  come true；wake up；be pleased with；crack a smile；practical joke

  （1）He dreams of becoming a pilot and I believe his dream

  next year.
  （2）Seeing such extraordinary beauty，I think every cell in my body

  .
  （3）He was rather annoyed by the inappropriate

  .
  （4）You can enjoy all of the benefits of dining out and

  your choices later on.
  （5）They must have food stuck in their teeth because they didn't

  either.
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四、语法填空

• 4．From our recent survey of students，we have found that only 8 per cent of the（1）

  （student） like reading．The most popular reading subject is （2）

  ，which 28 percent of the students enjoy．This is （3）

  （close） followed by travel books，which 25 percent of the students are interested （4）

  ．16 per cent of the students like reading about sports and twelve percent like science books．A small number of the students like other subjects，such as history．
     We want to get the students interested in reading．For this reason，we suggest that we have a humour book club，since humour （5）

  （be） the most popular subject．Each class would have （6）

  （it） own club meetings once a week．At the meetings，they could discuss （7）

  they are currently reading，and could even read aloud some funny bits from the books．The class monitors could then come up with a list of humour books （8）

  are popular with the students，and this list could （9）

  （share） with the other classes．This would be a good way to encourage students to read by （10）

  （help） them learn about books that they might enjoy．
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五、词性转换

• 5．"You go back to bed now，" he said

  （gentle）.
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七、翻译题

• 15．愚人节这天很可能会有很多人对你做恶作剧。（practical jokes）
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八、书面表达

• 16．假定你是李华，你校外教Smith非常喜欢中国画，请你根据以下信息，给他写封信，告诉他近期将要举办的一个画展，并建议他去参观。要点如下：
  1.时间：5月1日到15日；
  2.地点：八大山人美术馆；
  3.展品：八大山人100多幅绘画作品；
  4.画家简介：八大山人，中国17世纪伟大的艺术家，擅长绘画、书法，尤其在山水画方面卓有成就，其作品个性鲜明，并对后世画家有深远影响。
  注意：
  1.词数100左右；
  2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
  参考词汇：八大山人美术馆 Bada Shanren Gallery；山水画 landscape painting；书法 calligraphy
  Dear Smith，
  _________
  Yours，
  Li Hua
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