限時規范練18Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour核心素養關鍵詞:培養學生人與社會、關注英語語言幽默的素養能力意識一、閱讀理解AForgetcallingthefrontdesk.Ifyou’reaguestatanAffiniahotel,thestaffwilltrytofindoutwhatyouneedjustbylookingatyou.TheAffiniaHotelCollectionisimprovingserviceinitsfivehotelsinNewYorkCityandoneeachinChicagoandWashington,D.C.Everyonefromhousekeepingtomanagementwillcommunicatewithguestsbasedonbodylanguage.Abodylanguageexperttrainedemployeesonwhatcues(信號)tolookfor.Aguestwhomakeseyecontactwhilewalkingdownthehall,forexample,maybeopentoconversation.Abusinessmanfrequentlytouchinganearisprobablynervousandmaybeinterestedinatherapeuticpillow(理療枕頭).“Somanycompanies,whentheytalkaboutservice,theyprogramittohowmanyringstillyouanswerthephone,”saysJohnMoser,marketingofficerforAffinia.“Thatdoesn’tsoundveryreasonable.Let’sgiveemployeessometoolstheycanusetofindoutwhat’stherightwaytotalkwithsomebodyataparticulartime.”PattiWood,abodylanguageexpertwhocarriedouttheAffiniatraining,saysshehasneverseensuchtraininggiventoallhotelemployees.“Allofthetrainingistomakesureeverysingleguestistreatedasspecial,”shesays.Staffquestionsaboutaguest’sdaywon’tdisappear,Mosersays.But,hesays,smalltalkisn’talwaysenoughtogetareadingofaguest’sneeds.“Youcan’talwaystellfromthefirstsentencewhethersomeoneishappyorunhappy,”hesays.“Measuringsomeofthethingsthey’reshowing,withthewaythey’retalkingtoyou,canhelpouremployeesprovideaservicethat’smorepersonalforthem.”1.WhatareAffiniahotelsdoing?A.Understandingtheiremployeesbetter.B.Settingupnewhotelsindifferentcities.C.Improvingtheiremployees’bodylanguage.D.Trainingemployeestounderstandguests’needsbetter.2.Whatshouldahotelemployeedoifaguestlooksintohisorhereye?A.Offerapillow.B.Makesmalltalk.C.Avoidspeakingtotheguest.D.Beopentotheguest’ssuggestions.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4referto?A.Thehotel.B.Thephone.C.Theservice.D.Thecompany.4.WhatdoesPattiWoodthinkofAffinia’straining?A.Itiscompletelynew.B.Itmakesemployeesfeelspecial.C.Itwilltaketheplaceofstaffquestions.D.Itisfollowingsomeothercompanies’example.BHalloweenhasalwaysbeenmyfavoriteholiday.Asachild,Ilookedforwardallyeartodressingupandgoingtrick-or-treating.Istillloveputtingoncostumesandcuttingpumpkins.However,withchildhoodobesityontherise,manyparentsnowadayswanttolimitaddedsugarsintheirchildren’sdiets.IspoketodozensofparentsabouthowtheydealwithHalloweencandy.Someparentsavoidtakingtheirkidstrick-or-treatingandtakethemswimmingordoingothersportsinstead.Theirkidshaven’tcomplained.Andthenthereareparentswhotaketheirkidstrick-or-treatingandmaybeletthemhaveacoupleofpiecesofcandythatevening.Oncethekidsareinbed,theparentschangethecandyforatoy.APennsylvaniaStateUniversitystudyshows,however,thatgirlswhohavetreatsonaregularbasiseatlessofthesefoodswhentheyareofferedthemandarelikelytohaveabetterbodyshape.AnotherstudyfromtheNetherlandscomparedtheeatingbehaviorsofchildrenwhoweretoldtheycouldn’thavesweetsorwereallowedtoeatwhattheywanted.Therestricted(受限制的)groupswantedmoreofthefoodstheyweren’tallowedtohaveandatemoreonthewhole.Asafoodexpert,ItellparentstoseeHalloweenasalearningopportunity.Sweetsandothertreatsarepartoflife,andkeepingkidsfromlesshealthyfoodsdoesn’tteachthemhowtomanagethemandcontroltheireatingasadults.It’sfineforkidstohaveafewpiecesofcandyaday,forexample,asdessertafterameal.Onewaytodothisistohaveapieceofcandywithlunch.Thisencouragesmindfuleatingratherthandistracted(注意力分散的)eatinginfrontoftheTV.Eatingsmallamountsoftreatsshouldhelpkidslearntoenjoythemmoresothey’resatisfied.5.HowdidtheauthorexperienceHalloweendifferentlyfromtoday’skids?A.Shemissedsomeactivitiesbecauseofobesity.B.Shewasforcedtodosomesports.C.Sheenjoyedherselfheartily.D.Shepreferredtoystocandy.6.Whatissomekids’reactiontotheirabsencefromtrick-or-treat?A.Theysayit’sunfair.B.TheyareOKwithit.C.Theyshowtheiranger.D.Theyconsideritencouraging.7.WhatcanbelearnedfromtheNetherlandsstudy?A.Girlsarelessattractedtosweets.B.Eatinghabitsareformedfromchildhood.C.Eatingsomecandycanbehelpfulforkids.D.Keepingfoodsfromkidsdoesn’tteachself-control.8.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestaboutsweets?A.Avoidingthemasmuchaspossible.B.Enjoyingthemwiththefamily.C.Sharingthemwithfriends.D.Havingsomewithmeals.二、完形填空Chessiscalledthegameofkings.Ithasbeen1foralongtime.Peoplehavebeenplayingitforover500years.ThechessweplaytodayisfromEurope.

Chessisatwo-playergame.One2usesthewhitepieces.Theotherusestheblackpieces.Eachpiece3inaspecialway.Onepieceiscalledtheking.Eachplayerhasone.Theplayerstaketurnsmovingtheir4.Ifaplayerlandsonapiece,heorshetakesit.Aplayer5whenhisorherkingcannotmovewithoutbeingtaken.Thereareafewmorerules,6thosearethebasics.

Somepeoplethinkthatchessismorethana7.Theythinkthatitmakesthemindstronger.Goodchessplayersusetheir8.Theytaketheirtime.Theythinkaboutwhatwill9next.Theseskillsare10inlifeandinchess.Chessiskindoflikea(n)11forthemind.

Youdon’talwayshavelotsof12tothinkwhenplayingchess.Thereisatypeofchesswithshorttimelimits.It’scalledspeedchess.Eachplayergetstenminutesto13forthewholegame.Yourclockrunsduringyour14.Youhitthetimeclockafteryourmove.Thisstopsyourclock.Italso15theotherplayer’sclock.16yourunoutoftime,youlose.

Chessisnotjustfor17.Computershavebeenplayingchesssincethe1970s.Atfirsttheydidnotplay18.Theymademistakes.Astimewentontheygrew19.In1997,acomputerbeatthebestplayerintheworldforthefirsttime.ItwasacomputercalledDeepBlue.DeepBluewas20.Ittookupawholeroom.

1.A.around B.awayC.back D.here2.A.student B.playerC.winner D.trainer3.A.changes B.dropsC.breaks D.moves4.A.balls B.piecesC.kings D.seats5.A.loses B.findsC.chooses D.passes6.A.or B.becauseC.but D.so7.A.game B.competitionC.test D.skill8.A.brains B.advantagesC.power D.belief9.A.offer B.comeC.appear D.happen10.A.new B.unusualC.helpful D.interesting11.A.adventure B.exerciseC.task D.trouble12.A.things B.waysC.time D.courage13.A.use B.waitC.discuss D.rest14.A.search B.turnC.stay D.visit15.A.checks B.stopsC.starts D.quiets16.A.Before B.UnlessC.Though D.If17.A.computers B.matchesC.people D.schools18.A.fast B.wellC.alone D.often19.A.weaker B.largerC.slower D.stronger20.A.old B.expensiveC.cute D.big三、短文改錯Theotherday,Tomwasridingalongthestreetwhenacarranfastlytowardshim.Heturnedleftquicklyanditwastoolate.Thecarhithimselfandhefelloffhisbike.Thedriverofthecarwassofrighteningthatheranawayasfasthecould.Soonthedriverisoutofsight,leavingTomhelplessonthespot.Fortunate,awomanhappenedtoseeingitandrememberedthenumberofthecar.Shecalledapolicemanandtoldhimwhenhadhappened.Atthelast,thedriverwascaughtandpunishedforhiswrongdoing.參考答案限時規范練18(必修4Unit3)一、【篇章導讀】本文是說明文。為了提供更好的服務,Affinia連鎖酒店培訓員工識別客人的肢體語言。1.D細節理解題。根據第二段末的“Everyonefromhousekeepingtomanagementwillcommunicatewithguestsbasedonbodylanguage.”及第三段開頭的“Abodylanguageexperttrainedemployeesonwhatcuestolookfor.”可知,Affinia連鎖酒店培訓其員工識別客人的肢體語言,以便更好地與其交流。2.B推理判斷題。根據第三段中的“Aguestwhomakeseyecontactwhilewalkingdownthehall,forexample,maybeopentoconversation.”可知,如果一名客人與酒店服務人員進行眼神接觸,說明該客人有交流的意愿。3.C代詞指代題。畫線詞所在句的意思是:有些公司根據電話鈴響幾次之后員工才接起電話來設定服務的水準。it指代的是服務。4.A推理判斷題。根據第五段中的“shehasneverseensuchtraininggiventoallhotelemployees”可知,PattiWood認為這種培訓是一種全新的嘗試。【篇章導讀】本文是議論文。隨著兒童肥胖癥案例的不斷增多,還應該讓孩子們盡情吃萬圣節糖果嗎?5.C細節理解題。根據第一段中的“Halloweenhasalwaysbeenmyfavorite...loveputtingoncostumesandcuttingpumpkins.”可知,不同于今天的孩子們,兒時的作者可以盡情享受萬圣節帶來的歡愉。6.B細節理解題。根據第二段中的“Someparentsavoidtakingtheirkidstrick-or-treatingandtakethemswimmingordoingothersportsinstead.Theirkidshaven’tcomplained.”可知,有些父母不讓孩子參加“不給糖就搗蛋”活動,而這些孩子并沒有表示不高興。7.D推理判斷題。根據第三段中的“AnotherstudyfromtheNetherlands...allowedtohaveandatemoreonthewhole.”可知,荷蘭的研究表明,限制孩子們吃某樣食物并不能讓孩子們學會控制對該食物的食用量。8.D細節理解題。根據最后一段中的“Onewaytodothisistohaveapieceofcandywithlunch.”可知,作者建議隨餐吃糖果。二、【篇章導讀】本文是說明文。文章介紹了國際象棋的規則、類型及發展。1.A根據下文中的“Peoplehavebeenplayingitforover500years.”可知,國際象棋的存在已經有很長一段時間了。故填around,bearound意為“在某一領域或行業中活躍而突出”。2.B根據文中的“Chessisatwo-playergame...Theotherusestheblackpieces.”可知,國際象棋是兩人對局的,一名“玩家(player)”使用白棋,另一名玩家使用黑棋。3.D下文中的“Theplayerstaketurnsmoving”是提示,每個棋子都有特別的“移動(moves)”方式。4.B根據語境及上文中的“One...Theotherusestheblackpieces”可知,玩家們輪流移動他們的“棋子(pieces)”。5.A根據下文中的“cannotmovewithoutbeingtaken”可知,當一名玩家的王被對方將死,則判定這名玩家“輸掉(loses)”了比賽。6.C上文中的“Thereareafewmorerules”與下文中的“thosearethebasics”形成轉折關系,故用but。7.A根據語境及下文中的“Theythinkthatitmakesthemindstronger.”可知,有些人認為國際象棋不只是一個“游戲(game)”,它還可以讓你的大腦變得更強大。8.A根據語境及文中的“Theytaketheirtime.Theythinkaboutwhatwill...next.”可知,優秀的國際象棋選手