Unit 3 A taste of English humour
A级:基础巩固
.语境填词
1.She is an outgoing,fun and (humour) person to be around.
答案:humourous
2.We have to accept the facts no matter how (astonish) they might sound.
答案:astonishing
3. (fortunate),his mother died when he was very young.
答案:Unfortunately
4.Th restaurant is (particular) popular with young people.
答案:particularly
5.There is no doubt that he deserves the title “ (outstand) player of his generation”.
答案:outstanding
6.He must have (drink) too much;when he tried to stand up,he fell over.
答案:drunk
7.Running away is our instinctive (react) when we meet danger.
答案:reaction
8.The western part of the country is very (mountain).
答案:mountainous
9.He wanted to get a satisfied (explain),but was refused.
答案:explanation
10.The hotel offers its guests a wide variety of (amuse).
答案:amusements
.单句改错
1.She loves the song in the particular,because her mother used to sing it.
答案:去掉第二个the
2.What do they say when they meet in a formal occasion?
答案:in→on
3.Though he was bad off,he looked down upon those who had a lot of money.
答案:bad→badly
4.Jeffrey is not such an intelligent person that you think.
答案:that→as
5.He picked out some French while he was away on a business trip in Paris.
答案:out→up
B级:能力提升
.完形填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Amy Pankratz spent a few nights in the hospital with her daughter,Isabella,who caught a bad flu.Because the facility was full,the only 1 room was in the pediatric oncology(儿科肿瘤) unit.“Lying in bed beside Isabella,I could hear the 2 of children in pain,”says Amy.“It 3 broke my heart.”
When Isabella was getting well and could 4 her room,she wore her prized possession—a “superhero princess cape(短斗篷)”Amy had sewn to 5 her daughter.The sparkly pink cape was an instant hit with the other young 6 ,who were doing exercise around the nursing station.“Then,all the kids were 7 wearing the cape,giggling,”Amy says.“These were some of the 8 children I had heard crying the night before,and here they were playing and having 9 —kids just being kids!”
From that moment on,Amy began making Comfort Capes for little ones 10 serious illnesses.“I felt God 11 an opportunity,”she says.“I hoped Comfort Capes can help these kids feel 12 ,to lift some of the doubt and fear away.”
Since then,Amy has made and 13 more than 5,000 capes in the United States.Amy usually 14 materials herself,although she accepts donations.
The capes she makes for kids in treatment are 15 from those her own children have. 16 Amy starts to sew,she learns what image or character the little boy or girl connects with.“I choose the pattern,color and theme 17 for each child,”explains Amy.
When she’s not sewing,Amy is raising 18 of childhood cancers and looking into ways to get Comfort Capes to more kids who 19 them.“If a cape can help a child,even only for a moment, 20 his illness,it’s worth the time spent sewing,”she says.
1.A.available B.convenient
C.comfortable D.familiar
解析:根据句中的Because the facility was full可知所有的设施都满了,唯一能住的房间在儿科肿瘤室里。
答案:A
2.A.talks B.cries
C.arguments D.greetings
解析:根据句中的in pain可知这些孩子们因为太痛而哭了。
答案:B
3.A.completely B.logically
C.briefly D.slightly
解析:听到孩子们哭,让艾米很心疼。
答案:A
4.A.choose B.enter
C.decorate D.leave
解析:根据句中的Isabella was getting well可知艾米的女儿可以离开房间出院了。
答案:D
5.A.attract B.encourage
C.educate D.cheat
解析:根据后文可知,艾米做斗篷鼓励其他孩子,可知艾米做斗篷给女儿是为了鼓励她。
答案:B
6.A.nurses B.parents
C.doctors D.patients
解析:根据句中的who were doing exercise around the nursing station和下文的all the kids可知这里指那些年轻的患者。
答案:D
7.A.making for B.sitting around
C.taking turns D.helping out
解析:然后,所有的孩子开始轮流试那件斗篷。
答案:C
8.A.same B.naughty
C.ugly D.annoying
解析:根据句中的“I had heard crying the night before”可知这些就是昨晚艾米听到他们哭的那些小孩。
答案:A
9.A.luck B.hope
C.fun D.interest
解析:根据上文的giggling可知孩子们玩得很高兴。
答案:C
10.A.curing B.predicting
C.avoiding D.battling
解析:从那个时候开始,艾米开始做安慰斗篷给那些正在与病魔作斗争的孩子。
答案:D
11.A.losing B.grasping
C.presenting D.transforming
解析:艾米觉得上帝呈现了一个机会。
答案:C
12.A.unselfish B.brave
C.surprised D.guilty
解析:根据句中的lift some of the doubt and fear away可知艾米希望孩子们变得勇敢。
答案:B
13.A.donated B.gathered
C.bought D.abandoned
解析:从那以后,在美国艾米做了并捐了5,000多件斗篷。
答案:A
14.A.sends out B.puts away
C.pays for D.cuts up
解析:根据句中的although she accepts donations可知艾米虽然接受捐赠,但她通常自己付钱买原材料。
答案:C
15.A.far B.different
C.free D.safe
解析:根据下文可知艾米做的这些斗篷与给自己孩子做的不一样。
答案:B
16.A.Until B.Unless
C.Because D.Before
解析:在艾米开始做之前,她要了解那个孩子的样子和性格。
答案:D
17.A.specifically B.normally
C.deliberately D.occasionally
解析:艾米了解那个孩子的样子和性格,为他们专门制作斗篷。
答案:A
18.A.application B.treatment
C.justice D.awareness
解析:艾米不做斗篷的时候,她会让人们更加了解儿童癌症。
答案:D
19.A.ignore B.need
C.know D.hate
解析:艾米一直在寻找方法让她的安慰斗篷能给真正需要它的人。
答案:B
20.A.forget B.admit
C.realize D.foresee
解析:艾米觉得如果一件斗篷能帮助一个孩子暂时忘记他的病痛,就是值得的。
答案:A
.语法填空
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Last year,my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation.Some of my friends who had been here before said 1. was a wonderful holiday destination.Before we went,we had planned for months.When the day came,we were ready.
After our plane landed,we went to the hotel.We had made our reservation six months 2. (early),but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake.We 3. (tell) that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week,4. for the week after.I didn’t understand 5. this would happen and my credit card had already been charged 6. the reservation.What’s more,the hotel had been fully booked.When we were wondering what to do,the manager came out.She was 7. (surprise) helpful.She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on 8. top floor.We had never stayed in such an amazing room,and we weren’t charged extra.
The next day,my brother and I went to the beach 9. we watched some people play volleyball.We got a little 10. (sunburn),but the day had been so relaxing that we didn’t mind.
答案:1.it 2.earlier 3.were told 4.but 5.why/how 6.for 7.surprisingly 8.the 9.where 10.sunburnt/sunburned
Ⅴ.书面表达
假设你叫李华,你将作为高三毕业生代表,根据以下要点在毕业晚会上用英文作一简短的告别演讲:
1.对三年高中生活的怀念;
2.对老师的感谢;
3.对母校的祝福。
参考范文:
My teachers and fellow students,
In a couple of weeks,we’ll say goodbye to our mother school.How time flies!Now it’s really hard for me to put my feelings into words.The past three years has been really a wonderful journey with you guys,full of laughter and tears.
To make the journey safe and fruitful,our great teachers contributed their time,energy,love and the whole heart.Here,we are extremely grateful for all that you,dear teachers,have done for us.
It’ll soon be the time for us to depart,though unwillingly.But it is not the end.It just means that we’re going to begin a new journey.
Finally,on behalf of all the graduates present here,let me extend our sincere wishes for our mother school and respectable teachers.Thank you!
Li Hua