Unit 3 A taste of English humour
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．He's perfectly________to live in the mountain and paint pictures all day，though he is badly off.
A．curious
B．proud
C．anxious
D．content
解析 答案 D
2. The________look on his face showed that he hadn't expected it.
A．astonished
B．astonishing
C．being astonished
D．having astonished
解析 答案 A
3．He was robbed last night, but________he didn't have much on him then.
A．fortunately
B．eventuallyC．certainly
D．surprisingly
解析 答案 A
4．—Jane, Peter has got a wellpaid job in a foreign company.
—You mean he is________than he used to be.
A．badly off
B．well offC．worse off
D．better off
解析 答案 D
5．Mr Green, who was________of the________speech, fell asleep.
A．tired; boring
B．tiring; boredC．tired; bored
D．tiring; boring
解析 答案 A
6．Don't give up! If you work hard, you will________ this problem.
A．defeat
B．respond
C．inspect
D．overcome
解析
答案 D
7．With the good care taken by doctors and nurses, many patients are beginning to________.
A．pick out
B．turn upC．turn out
D．pick up
解析 答案 D
8．Scientists are convinced________the positive effect of laughter________physical and mental health.
A．of；at
B．by；in
C．of；on
D．on；at
解析 be convinced of...表示“相信……”；the effect on...意为“对……的影响/作用”。
答案 C
9．If there's a lot of work________，I'm happy to just keep on until it is finished.
A．to do
B．to be doingC．done
D．doing
解析 句意：如果还有一些工作要做，我乐意坚持做完。不定式to do表示将要做的事情，故选A。
答案 A
10．The director had her assistant________some hot dogs for the meeting.
A．picked up
B．picks upC．pick up
D．picking up
解析 have sb do sth表示“叫某人做某事”。
答案 C
11．The teacher stressed again that the students should not________any important details while retelling the story.
A．bring out
B．let outC．leave out
D．make out
解析 bring out带来，赚钱；let out发出(叫声)，放出；leave out忽略，遗漏，省略；make out书写，辨认出。句意：老师又一次强调学生们在复述故事时不应当忽略重要的细节。
答案 C
12．—Did you have a good time in Thailand last week?
—________，it was too hot.
A．Not really
B．Yeah，why not
C．Oh，great
D．You're right
解析 此题考查情景交际用语。根据答语的后半句“it was too hot.”可以判断出“玩得并不高兴”。
答案 A
13．He was in hospital for six months.He felt as if he was________from the outside world.
A．cut out
B．out offC．cut up
D．cut through
解析 考查cut相关短语的用法。cut out删掉；cut off隔离；cut up切碎；cut through刺穿。根据句意用cut off。
答案 B
14．Now that she has apologized for her rude behavior，I am________.
A．content
B．bored
C．astonished
D．fortunate
解析 句意：既然她已经为她的粗鲁行为道了歉，我也就满意了。content满足的，满意的，符合句意。bored厌烦的，厌倦的；astonished惊讶的；fortunate幸运的，吉祥的。
答案 A
15．Mrs.Brown is so________about her housework that few servants want to work for her.
A．particular
B．neat
C．skillful
D．special
解析 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：布朗夫人对家务如此挑剔，几乎没有佣人想为她工作。be particular about表示“对……挑剔”。
答案 A
Ⅱ.完形填空
I was doing some lastminute Christmas shopping in a toy store.A nicely dressed little girl was__1__the teddy bears beside her father__2__she saw a little boy walk in and stop in front of the Pokemon toys.His jacket was obviously too small.He had money in his hand.__3__，it looked no more than five dollars at most.He was with his father as well，and__4__picking up the Pokemon video games.Each time he showed one to his father，his father__5__his head，“No”．
Rather__6__，the boy gave up the video games and chose a book of stickers__7__.After they walked away，the little girl ran over to the Pokemon video games.She__8__picked up one lying on top of the others，and raced down toward the checkout.I picked up my purchases and__9__the girl and her father.
Then，much to the little girl's__10__，the little boy and his father got in line__11__her and me.After the video game was paid for and bagged，the little girl__12__it back to the cashier(收银员)and__13__something to her.The cashier smiled and put the__14__under the counter(柜台)．I was putting things in my bag when the little boy came up to the cashier.Ther cashier said，“__15__，you're my hundredth customer today，and you win a prize！”and she handed the boy the Pokemon game.The boy could only__16__in disbelief.It was，he said，__17__what he had wanted！The little girl and her father had been standing at the doorway，and I saw the biggest and__18__smile on that little girl I have ever seen in my life.
I suddenly understood that the world is not__19__into the strong who care and the__20__who are cared for.We must each in turn care and be cared.
【语篇解读】 圣诞节前夕，我在一家玩具店里进行圣诞购物，目睹了一个善良的小女孩帮助一个小男孩的过程。从那个小女孩的身上我明白了人们需要相互关心，互相照顾。
1．A.looking through
B．getting through
C．dressing up
D．tidying up
解析 根据文章首句“圣诞节前夕，我在一家玩具店里进行最后时刻的圣诞购物”可知，小女孩在挑选自己的玩具。look through浏览，检查；get through到达，通过；dress up盛装，乔装打扮；tidy up整理，收拾。
答案 A
2．A.while
B．when
C．after
D．once
解析 正当小女孩在挑选泰迪熊时，她看见一个小男孩走进来。be doing sth when...“正在做某事时突然……”。
答案 B
3．A.But
B．Therefore
C．However
D．Otherwise
解析 根据上下文可知，小男孩虽然带着钱，但钱不多。此处表示转折。
答案 C
4．A.stopped
B．continued
C．avoided
D．kept
解析 根据下文“Each time he showed one to his father”可知，小男孩一直在挑选。
答案 D
5．A.shook
B．nodded
C．moved
D．held
解析 根据常识和“No”可知，父亲摇头表示不赞成。
答案 A
6．A.anxious
B．disappointedC．angry
D．curious
解析 根据文章第一段可知小男孩特别想要the Pokemon video games，当愿望不能满足时自然是很失望。anxious焦急的；disappointed失望的；angry生气的；curious好奇的。
答案 B
7．A.also
B．instead
C．lastly
D．indeed
解析 根据“the boy gave up the video games”可知，小男孩只好选择了“a book of stickers”取而代之。
答案 B
8．A.nervously
B．excitedly
C．bravely
D．hopefully
解析 根据下文内容可知，善良的小女孩是在帮助小男孩得到心仪的圣诞礼物，所以此时她怀着兴奋的心情。nervously紧张地；excitedly兴奋地；bravely勇敢地；hopefully充满希望地。
答案 B
9．A.accompanied
B．helpedC．admired
D．followed
解析 作者带着自己要买的物品跟着他们去了付款处。accompany陪伴；admire赞美，钦佩；follow跟随，追随。
答案 D
10．A.surprise
B．satisfaction
C．delight
D．regret
解析 小女孩想帮助这个小男孩，唯恐他已付钱离开，所以当她看到小男孩父子还在排队时，她很高兴。surprise惊讶；satisfaction满意；delight高兴；regret遗憾，懊悔。
答案 C
11．A.behind
B．before
C．between
D．beyond
解析 根据第二段中的“and raced down toward the checkout”和下文可知，小女孩赶在了小男孩之前排队付钱，从而悄悄地帮助了他。
答案 A
12．A.put
B．handed
C．sent
D．carried
解析 小女孩付完钱后，又把装好的物品递给了收银员。
答案 B
13．A.whispered
B．shoutedC．gave
D．showed
解析 小女孩又低声对收银员说了些什么。whisper耳语，小声说。
答案 A
14．A.basket
B．bag
C．bear
D．box
解析 根据上文中的“After the video game was paid for and bagged”可知答案选B。
答案 B
15．A.Sorry
B．Excuse meC．Congratulations
D．Pardon me
解析 为了让小男孩接受这份礼物，小女孩嘱咐收银员要告诉小男孩他中奖了，所以收银员祝贺小男孩，故选C。
答案 C
16．A.cry
B．stare
C．jump
D．smile
解析 心仪的东西从天而降，小男孩自然是难以置信地盯着看。
答案 B
17．A.extremely
B．totally
C．exactly
D．wonderfully
解析 小男孩说这正是他之前想要的！extremely极端地，非常；exactly正好，刚好；totally完全，全部地；wonderfully很好地，非常。
答案 C
18．A.widest
B．greatest
C．prettiest
D．dearest
解析 小女孩成功地帮助了小男孩，脸上露出我所见过的最美的笑容。pretty动人的，漂亮的。
答案 C
19．A.divided
B．changed
C．included
D．cut
解析 be divided into...“被分成……”。根据“the strong who care”和“the__20__who are cared for”两类人可知答案选A。
答案 A
20．A.poor
B．ugly
C．unhappy
D．weak
解析 与the strong对应，故选D。
答案 D
Ⅲ.阅读理解
Shortly after my grandmother became a widow, we went to the animal shelter to pick out a puppy to keep her company. Grandma decided on a little terrier(，一种活泼的小狗) that had a reddishbrown spot above each eye.
And for this reason the dog was promptly named Penny.
Grandma and Penny quickly became very attached to each other, and that attachment grew much stronger about three years later when Grandma had a stroke.
After her stroke,
it became a real problem for Grandma to let Penny in and out because the door was at the bottom of a flight of stairs. So a mechanism using a rope and a pulley (滑轮) was installed from the back door to a handle at the top of the stairs. Grandma just had to pull the handle to open and close the door. If the store was out of Penny's favorite dog food, Grandma would make one of us cook Penny braised beef with diced potatoes in it.
As the years passed, Grandma and Penny became inseparable. Grandma's old house could be filled to the brim with people, but if Grandma went to take her nap，Penny walked along beside her and stayed by her side until she awoke. As Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the bed to lie next to Grandma ，so she lay on the rug beside the bed. If Grandma went into the bathroom, Penny would hobble along beside her, wait outside the door and accompany her back to the bed or chair.
The time came when both my grandmother and Penny's health were failing fast. Penny couldn't get around very well, and Grandma had been hospitalized several times. My uncle and I lived with Grandma, so Penny was never left alone, even when Grandma was in the hospital. Each time, Penny sat at the window looking out for the car bringing Grandma home and would excitedly wait at the door when Grandma came through it.Each
homecoming
was
a
grand
reunion
between the two.
Grandma was again taken to the hospital. Penny，as usual, sat watching out of the window for the car bringing Grandma home. Two mornings later when the dog woke up, she couldn' t seem to work out the stiffness in her hips as she usually did. The same morning，she began having seizures (疾病发作). At age fifteen，we knew it was time. My mother and aunt took her to the veterinarian (兽医)
and stayed with her until the end.
Now the big dilemma was whether to tell Grandma while she was still in the hospital or wait. The decision was made to tell her while she was in the hospital because when we pulled up at the house, the first thing Grandma would look for was her beloved Penny watching out of the window and then happily greeting her at the door. Grandma shed some tears but said she knew that it had to be done so Penny wouldn't suffer.
That night while still in the hospital, Grandma had a massive heart attack. The doctors frantically worked on her but could not revive her. After fifteen years of loving companionship, Grandma and Penny passed away within a few hours of each other. God had it all worked out—Penny was waiting at the door when Grandma came home.
1．Why was the dog named Penny?
A．Because this was the name of the place where she was born.
B．Because she had a spot above each eye
C．Because Grandma had had a dog with this name before.
D．Because Grandma wanted to memorize her husband.
解析 细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后两句可知，正因为这只小狗的每只眼上方都有一个红褐色的斑点，所以被叫做Penny。
答案 B
2．The most proper place for the sentence“I can remember teasing my grandmother
that she loved that dog more than she loved her family.”is at the end of________.
A．Paragaph 1
B．Paragraph 3
C．Paragraph 4
D．Paragraph 5
解析 篇章结构题。文章第三段讲述了祖母对Penny在生活方面的周到照料，并且段末还说祖母甚至让家人给Penny做牛肉炖土豆。所以本句放在第三段最后最恰当。
答案 B
3．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Grandma actually loved that dog more than she loved her family.
B．Grandma and her dog were never separated with each other for a minute.
C．The family decided to keep back the secret from Grandma that Penny had died while she was in hospital.
D．Penny used to lie on the bed next to Grandma.
解析 细节理解题。根据第四段的倒数第二句可知，D项表述正确。
答案 D
4．The last sentence of the passage implies that________.
A．as usual，Penny was waiting at the door when Grandma came home from the hospital
B．the dog had no idea that her master had died
C．it was arranged by God that the dog died before Grandma
D．though Penny knew her master had died，she was still waiting for her at the door
解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段最后两句可知，Penny和Grandma在几个小时内先后离世，似乎是上帝安排好的，因为Penny要在门口等Grandma。
答案 C
5．What is the best title for this passage?
A．Waiting at the Door
B．The Story of a Dog and Her Master
C．A Fifteenyearold Dog Named Penny
D．Every Dog Has His Day
解析 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了Penny和Grandma相依为命直至离开这个世界，Penny仍然在天国的门口等待着Grandma的故事。所以A项作标题最佳。
答案 A