必修4 unit 3 A taste of English humour
1．—Why was Jackson searching shop after shop for a sweater?
—Oh, he was very______about his clothes.
A．particularB．special
C．curious
D．unusual
解析：be particular about对……挑剔/讲究。句意：——为什么Jackson逐个商店寻找毛衣？——哦，他对服装很讲究。
答案： A
2．(2016·泰安模拟)Born into a family with three sisters, David was brought up to value the______of sharing.
A．commitment
B．responsibility
C．competence
D．sense
解析：句意：由于出生在一个拥有三个姐妹的家庭中，David养成了分享的意识。答案：D
4．I was out of town at the time，so I don’t know exactly how it ______.
A．was happening
B．happened
C．happens
D．has happened
解析：句意：那时我出城了，因此不十分了解那件事是怎么发生的。后一句隐藏着at the time“那时”的时间状语，因此C、D两项错，“如何发生”不能用进行时态，因此A项错。
答案：B
5．With the electricity ______，all the machines stopped.
A．cut off
B．cut down
C．was cut off
D．was cut down
解析：the electricity与cut off之间呈被动关系，所以用“with＋sth.＋done”的结构。
答案：A6．In those days，large numbers of poor farmers moved to the northeast with their families as they thought they might be a little______there.
A．well off
B．better off
C．good off
D．best off
解析：句意：那时候大量贫苦农民举家迁往东北，因为他们认为在那边他们的生活会有所好转。a little常常用来充当比较级的状语。
答案：B
7．We shouldn’t complain about being poor as many families are much______.
A．better off
B．badly off
C．well off
D．worse off
解析：worse off“境况更差”。句意：我们不该抱怨贫穷，因为许多家庭境况更差。
答案：D
8．Dogs have a very good ______of smell and are often used to search for survivors in an earthquake.
A．sense
B．view
C．means
D．idea
10．At the beginning of the class，our teacher______us with a very______story.
A．entertained；entertained
B．entertain；entertained
C．entertaining；entertained
D．entertained；entertaining
解析：entertain sb.with sth.“用……使某人快乐，使人有兴趣”；第二空作定语修饰story因此用entertaining“有趣的”。句意：开始上课时，老师讲了一个很有趣的故事令我们很愉快。
答案：D11．She opened the packet and emptied its______into saucepan.
A．contents
B．continents
C．comments
D．convenience解析：contents在此处作“内容”是可数名词。句意：她打开包把里面的东西倒进了蒸锅里。
答案：A
12．Scientists are convinced ______ the positive effect of laughter ______ physical and mental health.
A．of；at
B．by；in
C．of；on
D．on；at
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14．—Lucy，you seem in high spirits.What happened?
—______I’ve passed the exam.
A．Guess what!
B．What for?
C．So what?
D．Well done!
解析：句意：——露西，你看起来很高兴。什么事儿啊？——你猜猜看，我考试过关了。Guess what！猜猜看！而B项用来问目的；So what？那又怎么样？表示不以为然；Well done！做得不错！用来表扬对方。
答案：A
15．—(At the doctor’s)It’s nothing serious，doctor?
—No.______.
A．You’ll be all right soon
B．You won’t be all right soon
C．There’s some trouble with youD．It’s very serious
解析：句意：——(在诊所)医生，我的病不严重吧？——不严重。没多长时间你就会好的。根据医生回答的No.(不严重)可知A项为正确答案。
答案：A