2015届高三英语一轮检测18　Unit 3　A taste of English humou （人教版必修4）.docVIP

课后限时自测(十八)Ⅰ.语法填空 Once，in a lovely garden，lived the most beautiful butterfly in the world.She was so pretty，and had won so many beauty contests __1__ she had become very proud.One day，the naughty cockroach(蟑螂)got fed up with her showing off，and decided __2__(teach)her a lesson. She went to see the butterfly，and in front of everyone she said that the butterfly wasnt really that beautiful，and that the butterfly only won the competitions __3__ the judges had been paid.In __4__(real)，the cockroach was the most beautiful. The butterfly was angry and said to the cockroach.“I __5__(beat)you in a beauty contest，with whichever judges you yourself choose.” “OK，I accept.See you on Saturday，”answered the cockroach，and left __6__ waiting for a reply. That Saturday everyone went to __7__ beauty contest.The butterfly arrived completely confident of victory until she saw __8__ the judges were：cockroaches，worms，beetles.All of __9__ preferred the ugliness and bad smell of the cockroach. The butterfly was left __10__(sob)and disappointed，wanting never to enter another beauty contest in her life.Fortunately，the cockroach forgave the butterfly for her pride and they became friends. 【语篇解读】　一只美丽的蝴蝶由于赢得了无数次的选美大赛而变得越来越傲慢，蟑螂组织了一次并不公平的选美比赛，好好教育了一下自负的蝴蝶。 1．that　此处是so...that...句型，故该空填that。 2．to teach　decide to do sth.“决定做某事”，为固定用法。 3．because　此处为because引导的原因状语从句。 4．reality　in reality表示“事实上”。 5．will beat　结合上下文可以看出此处应该用一般将来时。 6．without　此处表示蟑螂没有等候一个答复就离开了，故填without。 7．the　特指这次蝴蝶和蟑螂参加的选美大赛要用定冠词the。 8．who　此处表示“评委们都是谁”，故填疑问代词who。 9．them　分析句子成分可知，此处缺少主语，故填them，指代那些评委们。 10．sobbing　The butterfly和sob之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，故用sob的现在分词形式。 Ⅱ.阅读理解 A Houseplants clean the air and brighten a room.Occasionally，they drive us mad as we wonder how exactly we managed to kill yet another“unkillable”houseplant.(In that way，they provide great lessons in perseverance as well！)But it looks like theres one more great reason to grow houseplants：their presence in your workspace might actually make you smarter. According to a recent stud