2019高考英语一轮优编选题 Unit 3 A taste of English humour（含解析）新人教版必修4

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1、Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour一、阅读理解。TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“ifonly”.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewords,becausetheyconveyregret,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment.Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsaying,“Taketheextraminutetodoitright.”Ialwaystrytolivebythe“

2、extraminute”rule.Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidan“ifonly”moment,whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofaputer,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding(衬垫)ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeeta

3、ble.Idon’tonlyavoidthose“ifonly”momentswhenitestosafety.It’sequallyimportanttoavoid“ifonly”inourpersonalrelationships.Weallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhad foregone anopportunitytosay“Iloveyou”or“Iforgiveyou”.WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodF

4、riday,ItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformypanyandIwouldn’tbethere.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathe’s84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn’tgiveupanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosay“ifonly”aboutsomething,butmylifei

5、sdefinitelybetterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality(可能发生的事).Andeventhoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingright,oritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonalconnection,IknowthatI’mdoingtherightthing.I’mbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat’sthebestkindofi

6、nsuranceformyemotionalwell-being.1.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofthe“extraminute”rule?A.Startthecarthemomenteveryoneisseated.B.Leavetheroomforaminutewiththeironworking.C.Waitforanextraminutesothatthesteaktastesbetter.D.Moveanobjectoutofthewaybeforeittripssomeone.2.Theauthordecidedtogotoheroffi

7、ceonGoodFridayto__________.A.keepherappointmentwiththeeyedoctorB.meetherfatherwhowasalreadyanoldmanC.joinintheholidaycelebrationofthepanyD.finishherworkbeforethedeadlineapproaching3.Theunderlinedword“foregone”inParagraph3isc