1、1Unit 17 Laughter课时练(一) 阅读理解组块专练练速度(限时：35 分钟).阅读理解A(2019成都诊断)Teen Summer Camps AbroadAdventure, Volunteer, Study June through AugustCost：1,950 per week (10% off book before May 10th)Tel: 3035452202French Summer Camp in the French AlpsHighquality Teenage French Summer program in Morzine in the French
2、 Alps, just one hour from Geneva. Combine language learning with great cultural and outdoor activities in a fun, safe mountain village environment.Dates: July 8thAugust 19thCost: About 2,400 for 2 weeksTel: 4507900838Adventures CrossCountry: Meaningful Service. Real Connections. True Adventure.ARCC
3、Programs provides international adventure programs in 20 countries and 4 western states. With over 30 years of experience, ARCC has remained a pioneer of adventure travel and teen summer programs for young people.Dates: 25 week programs every summer; June through AugustCost：1,9002,200 per weekTel: T
4、o get more information or request a catalog, call our headquarters at 4153325075.Abbey Road High School Summer Program in Florence, ItalySpend this summer learning about Italian art history, language, cuisine, 2film, and fashion in the beautiful and historic city of Florence. Enjoy delicious authent
5、ic pasta, and go on weekly trips to discover Italy.Dates: 2 week option July 115 or July 1530 | 3 week option July 122 |Full Program: 4 week option July 130Costs: 4,095 (2 weeks) |6,295 (3 weeks) | 7,095 (4 weeks)Tel: 8884622239语篇解读：本文主要介绍了四个国外青少年夏令营活动。1If you choose a twoweek program in June with t
6、he lowest cost, which number would you call?A4507900838. B8884622239.C4153325075. D3035452202.解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第一个活动介绍中的“Cost: 1,950 per week (10% off book before May 10th)”“Tel: 3035452202” ，并结合题干可知，五月十号前预订的话在六月份参加这个夏令营活动的最低费用是：1 950290%3 510(美元)，是所有夏令营活动中费用最低的，故选 D。2What most probably makes Adventur
7、es CrossCountry special?AIts location. BIts cost.CIts provider. DIts dates.解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第三个活动介绍中的“With over 30 years of experience, ARCC has remained a pioneer of adventure travel and teen summer programs for young people”可知，Adventures CrossCountry 的特色之处在于其提供者 ARCC 是该领域的带头人，故选 C。3What do we know a
8、bout French Summer Camp in the French Alps?AIt lasts the whole summer.BIt provides different week options.CIt helps participants learn French and have fun.DIt offers chances to learn the history of Geneva.解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第二个活动介绍中的“Combine language learning with great cultural and outdoor activities i
9、n a fun, safe mountain village environment”可知，法国夏令营可以帮助参与者在学法语的同时玩得很开心，故选 C。B(2019石家庄模拟)Many years ago, when we first went to Canada, we were driving through Montana with our two children. We thought we would find a motel (汽车旅馆) on the way and had not made a booking. As it was getting late, we 3star
10、ted looking for a motel, only to find that all were booked, which worried me sick.Finally, around 9 p. m ， we stopped at a gas station to fill up the gas tank. My husband asked for a phone book and told the woman at the counter that we were trying to find a motel. He tried for 15 minutes. When he wa
11、s unsuccessful, the woman, Linda, said she and her family lived nearby and would be happy if we spent the night at her home.My husband was stunned by her offer. She called her son to direct us, since she had to hold the fort at the gas station till midnight.When we reached her home, her husband gree
12、ted us. He took out two sleeping bags for the children. He invited us to have coffee and chat while we waited for his wife. When she came back, we asked if we could slip away in the morning so as not to disturb them. They said we were now guests and we would have to have breakfast with them.We woke
13、up to a table set for breakfast. They made a mountain of pancakes and bacon. We ate breakfast, and when we were leaving, my husband asked if he could offer some payment.They insisted we were their guests. We left moved by their spirit of hospitality (好客). We were amazed that they would take in a fam
14、ily of total strangers from a different country. We kept in touch for many years. Over the years, weve lost touch with them, but have never forgotten their kindness.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者一家在去加拿大时得到陌生人帮助的经过。4What made the author upset at first?AThey got lost in Canada.BThey ran out of gas.CThey had no
15、where to stay.DThey were late for dinner.解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知，让作者感到担心的是他们没有地方可以住宿，故 C 项正确。5What does the underlined word “stunned” in Paragraph 3 mean?ATroubled. BSurprised.CDisappointed. DConfused.解析：选 B 词义猜测题。根据最后一段中的“We were amazed . strangers from 4a different country”可知，作者他们对 Linda 为陌生人提供帮助
16、的行为感到惊讶；故画线词表示“惊讶的” ，故 B 项正确。6What did the authors family do the next morning?AThey slipped away.BThey paid for their breakfast.CThey met some strangers.DThey had a big breakfast.解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第五段内容可知，第二天一早，Linda 一家就准备好了丰盛的早餐，作者一家和 Linda 一家共享了早餐，故 D 项正确。7What is the best title for the text?AUnexpec
17、ted HospitalityBA Kind WomanCBe Kind to StrangersDLooking for a Motel解析：选 A 标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了作者一家在去加拿大时得到加油站工作人员 Linda 和其家人帮助的经过。作者一家因为没有预订旅馆，晚上无法住宿，Linda 得知情况后邀请作者一家到她家住宿，并热情招待了素不相识的作者一家。据此可知 A 项(意想不到的热情款待)最适合作文章的标题。C(2019东北三省四市模拟)Heres an idea whose time has come: A flu shot that doesnt require
18、 an actual shot.For the first time, researchers have tested a flu vaccine patch (疫苗贴) in a human clinical trial and found that it delivered as much protection as a traditional injection with a needle. Doctors and public health experts have high hopes that it will increase the number of people who ge
19、t immunized (使免疫) against the flu.Seasonal flu is responsible for up to half a million deaths around the world each year according to the World Health Organization. A team led by Georgia Tech engineer Mark Prausnitz has come up with an alternative method that uses “micro needles”. These tiny needles
20、 are so small that 100 of them, arranged in order on a patch, can fit under your thumb (拇指). Yet theyre big enough to hold vaccine against three types of flu.None of the study volunteers had serious side effects. The groups that got patches had mild skin reactions that were not seen in the regular n
21、eedle group, 5while the volunteers in the regular needle group were more likely to experience pain. Overall, 70 percent of the volunteers who got vaccine patches said theyd rather use them again than get a traditional flu shot. The study authors declared it a success on all fronts.The biggest benefi
22、ciaries could be people in low and middleincome countries, where it is hard to come by flu vaccines. Reducing pain is nice, but other benefits the patch costs less, is easier to transport, doesnt require refrigeration, can be selfadministered and doesnt cause waste of needles are even better.“Micron
23、eedle patches have the potential to become ideal candidates for vaccination programs， ” wrote Katja Hoschler and Maria Zambon of Public Health England.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一种不用传统注射的流感疫苗贴。8What is the passage mainly about?AA vaccine that cures people of their flu.BA team that does research on seasona
24、l flu.CA patch that makes flu shots a thing of the past.DA method that makes traditional flu shots painless.解析：选 C 主旨大意题。通读文章可知，本文介绍了一种新型的流感疫苗贴，故选C 项。9What do we know about the vaccine patch?AIt causes slight side effects.BIt causes serious skin reactions.CIt delivers vaccine on the head.DIt works b
25、adly on 30% of the volunteers.解析：选 A 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“None of the study volunteers had serious side effects. The groups that got patches had mild skin reactions”可知，没有一个志愿者出现严重的副作用，也就是说这种疫苗贴有轻微的副作用。10The new patch has all the following benefits EXCEPT that _.Ait is provided free of chargeBit can be used
26、 without doctorsCit can be kept at room temperatureDit needs less care in transportation解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据第五段中的“the patch costs less”可知，A 项不是6这种疫苗贴的好处。11What is Katja and Marias attitude towards the new patch?ACautious. BFavorable.CAmbiguous. DDisapproving.解析：选 B 观点态度题。根据最后一段中的“Microneedle patches have
27、 the potential to become ideal candidates for vaccination programs”可知，他们对这种新型的疫苗贴持肯定态度。D(2019广西三市联考)By trying to tickle (使发痒) rats and recording how their nerve cells respond, Shimpei Ishiyama and his adviser are discovering a mystery that has puzzled thinkers since Aristotle expected that humans, g
28、iven their thin skin and unique ability to laugh, were the only ticklish animals.It turns out that Aristotle was wrong. In their study published on Thursday, Ishiyama and his adviser Michael Brecht found that rats squeaked and jumped with pleasure when tickled on their backs and bellies. These signs
29、 of joy changed according to their moods. And for the first time, they discovered a special group of nerve cells. These nerve cells made this feeling so powerful that it causes a rat being tickled to lose control.To make sure that he had indeed found a place in the brain where tickling was processed
30、, Ishiyama then stimulated (刺激) that area with electrical currents. The rats began to jump like rabbits and sing like birds.“Its truly groundbreaking， ” said Jeffrey Burgdorf, a neuroscientist at Northwestern University who reviewed the paper. “It takes the study of emotion to a new level.”Burgdorf
31、has played a central role in our understanding of animal tickling. He was part of a team that first noticed, in the late 1990s, that rats made special noises when they were experiencing social pleasure. Others had already noted that rats repeatedly made short and high sounds during meals. But the la
32、b where Burgdorf worked noticed that they emitted similar sounds while playing. And so one day, the senior scientist in the lab said, “Lets go and tickle some rats.” They quickly found that those cries of pleasure doubled.“The authors have been very adventurous， ” said Daniel OConnor, a neuroscienti
33、st at Johns Hopkins University. To him, that finding was very surprising.7“Why does the world literally feel different when you are stressed out？” he said. “This is the first step towards answering that question. It gives us a way to approach it with experimental rigor (严谨) ”语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章中科学家通过刺激
34、老鼠来记录它们的神经细胞的反应，所得出的结论将对情绪的研究提升到了一个新的高度。12What contributed to humans being ticklish according to Aristotle?ATheir special skin.BTheir social pleasure.CTheir nervous system.DTheir willingness to touch.解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“since Aristotle expected that humans, given their thin skin and unique abilit
35、y to laugh, were the only ticklish animals”可知，亚里士多德认为人类由于其皮肤薄，而且有独特的笑的能力而成为唯一怕痒的动物，所以正确答案为 A。13Which of the following statements will Jeffrey Burgdorf agree with?AThe research process is full of risks.BThe finding of the study is surprising and unbelievable.CThe new discovery is beneficial for the s
36、tudy of emotion.DThe finding of the study actually contradicts modern science.解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据文章第四段中的“It takes the study of emotion to a new level”可知，这项研究成果把对情绪的研究提升到了一个新的高度，显然，这对情绪的研究是有益处的。故答案为 C。14The underlined word “squeaked” in Paragraph 2 may be replaced by “_”Agave a smile Bmade a noiseCburst
37、into tears Dwatched with staring eyes解析：选 B 词义猜测题。根据该词后面的“jumped with pleasure when tickled on their backs and bellies”可知，当在老鼠的背部和腹部挠痒痒的时候，它们会高兴地跳起来，再结合第三段中的“The rats began to jump like rabbits and sing like birds”可知，此处是“发出声音”的意思，故选 B。15What is the best title for the text?AThe Life of RatsBHow Rats
38、LaughCA Wonderful Scientist8DA New Discovery about Rats解析：选 D 标题归纳题。根据全文内容可知，文章主要讲述了一项关于老鼠的新发现。故答案为 D。.阅读七选五(2019武汉市武昌区调研)On December 22, 2016 I landed in the land of the “American Dream”. _16_ Here is one of the things Ive struggled with during my almost one year in the States._17_ My uncle and aun
39、t joked that I brought rain from Saigon to America. Saigon, where I come from, is the old name of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Vietnam is a tropical country where it rains most of the year. Before going to the U S., actually, I had no idea what to expect about its weather, but the big rain on my arr
40、ival gave me the first expectation of what the weather here might be like.California is known for having a great climate more sunshine, cooler in summer and warmer in winter. _18_ However, having been here for a pretty long while now, I have experienced various forms of climates in California._19_ M
41、ost of the time I was living in Silicon Valley, where the weather is a bit colder than where I study in Orange County. But I was really surprised to find chilltothebone weather in San Francisco a big shift from Silicon Valley in only about an hours drive. How strange!_20_The worst is that I get a ru
42、nny nose whenever I wake up in the morning. Because I am allergic to the cold and windy weather, I keep sneezing badly, and even more badly if I get caught in the cold. I think that my body needs more time to get used to this climate, but as many people said, I am luckier to be in California where I
43、 dont have to fight with extreme weather as in other states.AI am sensitive to weather change.BSuch strange weather has affected my health.CSo the amount of rain this year is considered unusual.DThe LAX airport in California welcomed me with a big rain.ESo I quickly get used to the unchangeable clim
44、ate in California.FThe weather varies widely depending on where you are in the States.GSince then, I have discovered tons of dilemmas about life in America.语篇解读：本文是国外生活类说明文。作者介绍了自己从越南到美国之后所体验到的各种9天气。16解析：选 G 上文提到作者到了美国，接下来说“下面是我在美国接近一年的时间里努力应付过的诸多难题中的一个” 。由此可以推断，空处表达的应该是作者经历了很多困难，G 项的意思是“从那时起，我在美国经历
45、了很多生活难题” ，所以选 G。17解析：选 D 本空位于段首，为段落主题句。根据下文中的“My uncle and aunt joked that I brought rain from Saigon to America”可知，空处应与 rain 有关，D 项“加利福尼亚的 LAX 机场用一场大雨欢迎了我”符合语境，所以选 D。18解析：选 C 上一段讲的是加利福尼亚的大雨，本段首句讲的是“加利福尼亚因气候好而著名” ，C 项的意思是“因此今年的雨量被认为是不寻常的” ，符合段落间以及句子间的逻辑，所以选 C。19解析：选 F 本空位于段首，为段落主题句。下文讲的是美国不同的地方有着迥异的
46、天气，即便是相隔很近的两个地方，其天气也有很大的变化，而 F 项的意思是“在美国，天气随着你所在的地方而有很大的差异” ，所以选 F。20解析：选 B 本空位于段首，为段落主题句。下文讲的是作者因为天气多变而打喷嚏，而 B 项的意思是“这种奇怪的天气已经影响到了我的健康” ，所以选 B。课时练(二) 语言知识运用组块专练练准度(限时：30 分钟).完形填空(2019东北三省四市模拟)Shutting the door heavily, sevenyearold Vito stormed into the room after school. He _1_ himself into the so
47、fa and cried loudly, “Dad, I am very _2_.”Vitos father was quietly listening while working. Vito said, “Joaquin made me lose _3_ in front of my friends. I hope he _4_ a few particularly bad things.”His father went to a corner, _5_ a bag of coal and said to Vito, “Son, _6_ that white shirt as Joaquin
48、, and the bag of coal as some bad things. Use coal to hit the white shirt. _7_ that every time you hit one on the shirt, Joaquin met with a bad thing. When you finish hitting all the coal, see what will _8_.”Vito thought the game _9_. He picked up coal to throw at the shirt. However, the shirt was h
49、ung in the _10_ rope. He tried again and again. He _11_ throwing all the coal, but only a little on the shirt.Father asked Vito, “How do you feel now？”10“It _12_ me, but I am happy now.”Father saw his son did not understand his _13_， so he let Vito look in a large _14_. What he could only see from his face was white _15_.Then the father said, “You see, the white
