外研版（2019）选择性必修1《Unit 1 Laugh out loud Period 1》2023年同步练习卷

一、完形填空

• 1．I had a busy to do list today and was about to get started when my sister called.
     I talked with her for a short time and could（1）

  my seven year old niece （侄女，外甥女） in the background，full of energy as always，and getting blamed for something.I（2）

  to speak with her，both because I love talking to her and because I was（3）

  that I could help redirecting（使改变方向） some of her energy in a more（4）

  direction and give my sister a break.
     I listened and talked with her on the phone，giving her as much（5）

  as she needed to share her thoughts and（6）

  herself.
     The conversation went for quite a while（7）

  my time，she gifted me her funny stories and sense of（8）

  .She said the cutest things that always（9）

  me and caused me to laugh out loud!She told me about her friend's birthday party，which（10）

  a cake chocolate ice cream，and sand art!Then there were（11）

  about her new little brother，cute animals she saw recently and of course，the-weather!'
     Forty minutes later she（12）

  ，saying，" Well，I should（13）

  have let you get going？"
     At one point in the conversation my（14）

  had turned back to my " to-do " list，but then I consciously（有意识地） turned it back to her.I chose to be（15）

  with her and give my full attention to her so that she（16）

  important and special（17）

  ，she is indeed important and special.Children are so precious（宝贵的）and（18）

  so fast!And we can learn so much from them，including the（19）

  they see the world When：choosing between my niece and my to-do list，I（20）

  that chores and errands（差事） could wait-every time!
  
  

  （1）	A．imagine	B．meet	C．observe	D．hear
  （2）	A．happened	B．promised	C．asked	D．had
  （3）	A．hoping	B．imagining	C．realizing	D．insisting
  （4）	A．positive	B．serious	C．confusing	D．unusual
  （5）	A．energy	B．relaxation	C．space	D．time
  （6）	A．enjoy	B．express	C．forget	D．teach
  （7）	A．Instead of	B．Thanks to	C．In exchange for	D．In addition to
  （8）	A．relief	B．humor	C．achievement	D．responsibility
  （9）	A．surprised	B．embarrassed	C．puzzled	D．interested
  （10）	A．created	B．included	C．stored	D．sold
  （11）	A．stories	B．dreams	C．articles	D．reports
  （12）	A．continued	B．finished	C．explained	D．explored
  （13）	A．typically	B．significantly	C．probably	D．secretly
  （14）	A．mood	B．feeling	C．decision	D．mind
  （15）	A．familiar	B．present	C．strict	D．confident
  （16）	A．felt	B．became	C．proved	D．remained
  （17）	A．Likely	B．Currently	C．Actually	D．Regularly
  （18）	A．grow	B．study	C．begin	D．appear
  （19）	A．change	B．process	C．way	D．direction
  （20）	A．argued	B．proved	C．debated	D．believed
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二、阅读理解

• 2．Humour is the 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 sensitive subjects because 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.
     Humour 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（回摆） threw the turkey 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．Humour is the key to success in our work and lives.
  B．Humour enables us to deal with difficult situations effectively.
  C．Humour is the best way to criticize someone without losing his face.
  D．Humour 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，humour is the 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 humour 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 more angry.
  D．The guests would leave before the dinner was over.
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三、选词填空

• 3．

  be regarded as，due to，throw light on，cross out，put...on the spot，tell off，work...out，fall behind

  （1）The new scientific discoveries have

  why there is no life on the moon.
  （2）Although I've known him for many years，I've never been able to

  him

  .
  （3）Most of us sometimes fail to find suitable words to express ourselves in English

  a limited vocabulary.
  （4）Some new teachers tend to

  by the unexpected questions from their students in class.
  （5）He had to ask for two weeks' leave for his illness.As a result，he

  with his studies.
  （6）Aiming to simplify the essay，I

  the unnecessary words in it.
  （7）As you know，Chinese kung fu，a traditional sport，which has a long history，

  our national treasure.
  （8）The boss

  his secretary yesterday for making private telephone calls in the office.
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四、语法填空

• 4．As Victor Hugo once said，"Laughter is the sun （1）

  drives winter from the human face."Till now nobody has been able to do this （2）

  （well）than Charlie Chaplin.Take The Gold Rush for example.The film is set in California in the middle of the （3）

  （nineteen）century.Chaplin and his friend have rushed there and expected to find gold，（4）

  they have not been fortunate enough to find any.What's worse，they are caught in a snowstorm in a small wooden house with nothing to eat.They are very hungry and finally （5）

  they had to do is to boil a pair of leather shoes for dinner.Surprisingly，Chaplin acts as if it were one of the best （6）

  （meal）he has ever had!
     Charlie Chaplin was gifted in （7）

  （make） terrible situations funny and managed to show the courage and （8）

  （kind）that can be found in the most difficult situation.He is loved and remembered as （9）

  outstanding actor who not only amazes us by his wonderful performances but （10）

  （inspire）us with great confidence.
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六、翻译题

• 12．Mary在看一档有趣的电视节目时笑了。（crack a smile）
  组卷：4引用：2难度：0.9

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• 13．n．娱乐；消遣
  组卷：0引用：5难度：0.5

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