2020版高考英语新设计一轮复习人教全国版精练：必修四 Unit 3 课下语篇提能练 含答案

必修四 Unit 3课下语篇提能练

Ⅰ.阅读理解

(2019·福州四校联考)The idea that you can use humor, laughter, and play to make you healthier

probably seems too simple to be true. However, it is really true and simple. The sense of humor,

laughter and play plays an important part in keeping you healthy.

Treat the blues with a sense of humor, which is closely tied to laughter. Laughter is infectious.

Have you ever heard a big laugh of a young child and been able to keep yourself from smiling? When

laughter is shared between people, it makes them closer to each other and increases their happiness.

Smiling is the beginning of laughter and a smile is also just as infectious as laughter is. You can

experience something by smiling at everyone around you, and you will feel happier just by sharing a

smile, even with a stranger.

Play is an important part of making sure that we stay healthy. We are often encouraged to make

sure our children play, and are told of the benefits of being out playing. However, what we often forget

is that it is just as important for old people to make play be part of their life as it's for children.

Physical play is important for the old and it certainly helps prevent illness. While the studies are still

in the early stages, the studies that have been done have shown that physical play certainly plays a

part in preventing cognitive (认知的) falling.

Anyway, adding humor, laughter, and play to our life will influence us mentally, physically and

socially and bring us many advantages. So we should make full use of humor, laughter and play to

make our life more active, more interesting and happier.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了幽默、大笑和玩耍给人们的健康带来的好处。

1．What does the underlined word “infectious” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Playing an important role.

B．Keeping people in high spirits.

C．Quickly influencing other people.

D．Preventing illness from spreading.

解析：选C 词义猜测题。根据第二段第四句“When laughter is shared between people, it makes

them closer to each other and increases their happiness.”可知，当人们分享笑容时，人们的关系更亲密，人们也会更加快乐。故infectious在此处意为“迅速影响其他人”。

2．What can laughter increase according to the author?

A．Cognitive ability. B．Good relationships.

C．A sense of humor. D．Happiness and trust.

解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“When laughter is shared between people, it makes

them closer to each other and increases their happiness.”可知，在作者看来大笑能使人们之间的关系更亲密。

3．What does the author think the old should do?

A．They should have a good rest.

B．They should play like children.

C．They should prevent cognitive falling.

D．They should take part in physical play.

解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Physical play is important for the old and it certainly

helps prevent illness.”可知，作者认为老年人应该参与身体活动。

4．Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A．Humor, Laughter and Play for Health

B．Always Keep Our Body Healthy

C．Have an Active and Happy Life

D．Let Our Body and Mind Relax

解析：选A 标题归纳题。根据全文内容尤其是最后一段的内容可知，这篇文章的主旨是幽默、大笑和玩耍有利于健康。

Ⅱ.完形填空

(2019·辽宁五校高三上学期联考)Göran Kropp was a Swedish adventurer and mountaineer. In

1972, at the age of six, with his father's help, he __1__

Galdhopiggen,

the

highest

mountain

in

Northern Europe.

Twenty-four years later, he stood on the highest peak in the world, Mount Everest.

His journey to the

__2__

shows just how independent, persistent

(坚持的), and determined this

__3__ man is.

__4__ most people arrive at the foothills of Mount Everest by some sort of modern __5__，

Kropp bicycled 8,000 miles from his home in Sweden. Traveling by bike was not __6__. He stopped

many times to __7__ his bike because rough roads caused mechanical problems for him. In

addition, he was run after by dogs, stung by hornets (马蜂) and was caught in the rain several times

before he __8__ the base of the mountain.

Kropp __9__ to climb Mount Everest the same way he traveled to the mountain: without the

__10__ of others and without modern conveniences. Unlike other __11__ Kropp climbed the

mountain without a guide or helper. He did not __12__ bottled oxygen to help him __13__

at high altitudes, and he carried all of his __14__ himself in a pack that weighed about 140

pounds.

It took Kropp __15__ tries to reach the top of Mount Everest. The first time, he had to __16__

only 350 feet from the top because the weather was too dangerous. Just a few days earlier, at that same

level eight climbers had __17__ because

of a sudden snowstorm in the mountain. He felt deep

sorrow for them, but became more __18__. The mountaineer waited out the storm, __19__， and tried

again a few days later. This time, he was __20__. After he walked down the mountain, he got back

on his bike and rode the 8,000 miles back to Sweden.