2019年高考英语一轮复习 Unit 3 A taste of English humour分层演练直击高考 新人教版必修4.docVIP

Unit 3 A taste of English humour 阅读理解 A n in southwest Iowa.My grandfather once told me that she knew no stranger and considered everyone in that community her friend.That attitude continued wherever she lived for the rest of her life. As a young girl, I felt embarrassed and cringed(畏缩) every time my mother addressed strangers in the grocery store or on the city bus.She talked to everyone and offered a smile. The weeks I could not be there, she used this low-cost transportation to the grocery store.After her first trip, I asked her how it went. “Ha！”she said, ？Thirteen little old ladies and one old man, spoken.” I wondered how long it would be until the somberness(忧郁的氛围) on that bus would change.On my next visit, “Oh, are you talking with them now？” I asked. ”she said.“One day I climbed up the steps of the bus and before I looked for a seat, I gave them a big smile and I said, ‘Isn’t it a wonderful day？’ I noticed a few shy smiles.” e long, the whole group was laughing and talking to one another.The bus became more than just transportation. She抯 been gone for ten years but I抳e carried on her recipe for life.I smile at people as I walk by and often begin a conversation in the checkoutit line.Silent, solemn(严肃的) people respond with smiles of their own and a bit of chatter.All it takes is for one person to initiate(发起) the smile or greeting.It was I who had done the smiling first and all those people had responded.My mother didn’t lecture but taught me by example.She’d given me a recipe for life. 【解题导语】　本文主要讲述了作 1．How did the writer’s mother break the silence on that senior bus? A．By telling the passengers some jokes. B．By giving each one of the passengers a gift. C．By greeting and smiling at all the passengers. D．By asking the passengers some difficult questions. C　解析：细节理解题。根据第七段中的“I gave them a big smile”可知母亲在老年巴士上是通过对车上所有的乘客微笑来打破沉默的故选C。 A．Helped me find. B．Persuaded me to accept. C．Forced me to be against. D．Encouraged me to give up. B　解析：词义猜测题。根据文中第二段可知作者刚开始是感