Unit 3 A taste of English humour (2)
Ⅰ.短语填空react to,in a mess,in a whisper,be amused by,slide into,on this/that occasion,be particular about,in the open air,burst into laughter,pick off
1．His sunburnt face and rough skin suggests he works ________ throughout the year.
2．Her room is ________，which is unexpected to me.
3．A lot of cyber citizens actively ________ our survey about Guo Meimei Event.
4．The audience ________ the humour of Zhou Libo in MR ZHOU LIVE SHOW.
5．We all ________ while watching the baby's funny behaviour.
6．A thief ________the Accountant's Office and stole about 60,000 yuan.
7．She earns only 1,000 yuan a month but ________her clothes.
8．He told me ________that he earned 2,000,000 yuan in a lottery.
9．It took him quite some time to ________ the furs that had stuck to his coat.
10．________，what attracted me most was her fair skin，her charming hair，her young looking miniskirt，her tall and slim figure.
答案 1.in the open air 2.in a mess 3.reacted to4．were amused by 5.burst into laughter 6.slid into 7.is particular about 8.in a whisper 9.pick off 10.On that occasion
Ⅱ.单项填空
1．With the boy ________ the way，we had no trouble
________ the way ________ to Zhongshan Park.
A．leading；finding；leading
B．to lead；found；to lead
C．led；finding；led
D．leading；found；led
答案 A [考查非谓语动词。句意：有小男孩带路，我们毫不费力就找到了通往中山公园的路。第一空考查with 的复合结构，with的宾语the boy和lead是主动关系，故用现在分词；have no trouble doing sth做某事是没有麻烦的；第三空考查现在分词作后置定语，由于lead和the way是主动关系，故也用现在分词。]
2．—Is this the path ________ to the village?
—Yes，it is.
A．leads
B．led
C．leading
D．to lead
答案 C [leading to the village＝which/that leads to the village，v.ing形式(现在分词)用作定语。]
3．Do you know the boy ________ under the big tree?
A．lay
B．lain
C．laying
D．lying
答案 D [考查非谓语动词。句意：你认识正躺在大树底下的男孩吗？句中the boy 和lie之间是主动关系，故用现在分词作后置定语。lay是“放，搁；下蛋，产卵”的意思，其现在分词是laying。lie是“躺”的意思，其现在分词是lying。]
4．As is known to us all，travelling is ________，but we often feel ________ when we are back from travels.
A．interesting；tired
B．interested；tiring
C．interesting；tiring
D．interested；tired
答案 A [第一个空考查v.ing形式(现在分词)作表语；第二个空考查形容词化的过去分词作表语。interest和tire都是情感动词，其形容词有ing和ed两种形式，其中ing形式修饰物，ed形式修饰人。]
5．The bell ________the end of the period rang，________ our heated discussion.
A．indicating；interrupting
B．indicated；interrupting
C．indicating；interrupted
D．indicated；interrupted
答案 A [考查非谓语动词。句意：预示着这一时段结束的铃声响了，结果打断了我们激烈的讨论。 the bell 和indicate是主动关系，故用现在分词作后置定语，第二空是现在分词作结果状语。]
6．(2017·石家庄高一检测)I was really anxious about you.You ________ home without a word.
A．mustn't leave
B．shouldn't have left
C．couldn't have left
D．needn't leave
答案 B [考查情态动词＋have done 的用法。句意：我真的非常担心你。你本不该一句话不说就离开家。shouldn't have done本不该做某事但实际上做了。A项是表示禁止做某事；C项表示不可能做但做了；D项表示不必做某事。]
7．I'd like to give my thanks to all of you on this special ________.
A．atmosphere
B．occasion
C．instruction
D．tradition
答案 B [句意：在这个特殊的场合，我想表达对大家的感激之情。occasion“时机；场合”，on this occasion“在这个场合下”，符合题意。atmosphere“气氛”；instruction“说明；指导”；tradition“传统”。]
8．(2017·太原高一检测)The old man sat in his rocking chair，________ himself by listening to Beijing Opera.
A．interesting
B．admiring
C．amusing
D．inspiring
答案 C [句意：老人坐在摇椅中，听着京剧自娱自乐。amuse动词“逗乐，使某人愉快”。此处为现在分词作伴随状语。]
9．One common ________of UFOs is that they are just lights of planes in the sky.
A．observation
B．curiosity
C．origin
D．explanation
答案 D [考查名词词义。句意：对不明飞行物的一个普遍解释是那只是天空中的飞机发出的光。explanation“解释；说明”，符合题意。observation观察；curiosity好奇心；origin起源。]
10．(2017·商丘高一检测)In order not to let the others hear what he said，he ________ the news to me.
A．shouted
B．told
C．whispered
D．said
答案 C [考查动词词义。句意：为了不让别人听到，他只好小声地把消息告诉了我，所以用whisper，指“耳语；低声说”。其他选项不合句意。]
11．(2017·泰安高一检测)—How did he ________the punishment he was given for his cruel conduct?
—No reaction at all.He knew unkindness often reacts upon the unkind person.
A．respond with
B．react to
C．respond for
D．react against
答案 B [考查动词短语辨析。respond with“答复；以……回应”；react to“对……作出反应”；respond 作动词时常与to搭配，表示“对……起反应”；react against“反对；反抗”。根据句意选B。]
12．(2017·徐州高一检测)The road became so slippery after rain that several cars ________ sideways into the ditch.
A．slide
B．sliding
C．slid
D．slides
答案 C [考查slide的时态。从句中became 可看出本句时态为一般过去时。slide的过去式为slid。所以选C。]
13．Once ______ in the forest，you ought to remain _______ you are waiting for help.
A．losing；where
B．losing；there
C．lost；there
D．lost；where
答案 D [考查分词短语作状语及表语从句中的连接词。句意：一旦你在森林中迷路，你应该待在等待求助的地方。be lost in.../lose oneself in...“在……迷路”；where 引导表语从句。]
14．(2017·蚌埠高一检测)Although my son is four years old，his room is always ________，which always makes my wife angry.
A．in good order
B．in a mess
C．in order
D．in research
答案 B [考查名词词组。句意：尽管我儿子四岁了，可是他的房间总是弄得乱七八糟的，这总使我妻子生气。in good order和in order都表示整洁、干净、有序的意思；in a mess乱七八糟；in research搜寻，查找。]
15．(2017·新余高一检测)My brother likes eating very much and he isn't very ________ about the food he eats.
A．special
B．particularly
C．particular
D．unusual
答案 C [考查形容词词义。句意：我弟弟特别喜欢吃，并且他不大挑食。be particular about 对……挑剔；A、D两项不与about 搭配；B项为副词，不能选。故选C。]
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．他为了买一件衬衣而花费这么长时间在店铺中搜索的原因是他对着装特别挑剔。
The reason why he spent so much time searching shops for a shirt was that he ________ ________ ________ ________ his clothes.
2．你妈妈对这个消息的反应怎么样？
How did your mother ________ ________ the news.
3．我的滑稽的图画把孩子们给逗乐了，于是他们也想试一试。
My funny drawing ________ ________ ________ and they wanted to have a try.
4．妈妈小声对我们说：“安静！你们的小妹妹正在睡觉。”
Mom ________ ________ ________ ，“Be quiet！Your little sister's sleeping.”
5．凯特难过的原因是她在教室里滑倒了。
The reason why Kate was upset was that ________ ________ in the classroom.
答案 1.was very particular about 2.react to 3.amused the children 4.whispered to us 5.she slid
Ⅳ.完形填空
A
Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry about going into collection of those fascinating birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo. One of the__1__that is always asked of me is how I became an animal__2__in the first place. The answer is that I have always been interested in animals and zoos. According to my parents，the first word I was able to say with any__3__was not the conventional “mamma” or “daddy”，but the word “zoo”，which I would__4__over and over again with a shrill voice until someone，in order to__5__me up，would take me to the zoo. When I grew a little older，we lived in Greece and I had a great__6__of pets，ranging from owls to seahorses，and I spent all my spare time__7__the countryside in search of fresh specimens to add to my collection of pets.__8__on I went for a year to the City Zoo，as a student aide，to get experience of the large animals，such as lions，bears，bison and ostriches，which were not__9__to keep at home. When I left，I__10__had enough money of my own to be able to__11__for my first trip and I have been going regularly ever since then. Though a collector's job is not an easy one and is full of__12__，it is certainly a job which will appeal to all those who love animals and travel.
1．A.questions
B．answers
C．matters
D．ways
答案 A [问题中的一个。]
2．A.lover
B．friend
C．collector
D．keeper
答案 C [由上下文可知为动物收藏家。]
3．A.clarity
B．emotion
C．sentiment
D．affection
答案 A [这句话的意思是：作者在牙牙学语之时，最早发清楚的音是“zoo”(动物园)，而不是“妈妈”，“爸爸”，因此，应选clarity“清晰、清楚”。其他选项emotion(情感)，sentiment(多愁善感)，affection(喜爱)不合逻辑。]
4．A.recite
B．recognize
C．read
D．repeat
答案 D [根据后面的over and over again，应选“repeat”。]
5．A.close
B．shut
C．stop
D．comfort
答案 B [shut sb.up是指让某人住口，为了让孩子停止尖叫，只好带他去动物园。]
6．A.many
B．amount
C．number
D．supply
答案 C [a great many后直接跟可数名词的复数形式；a great/large amount of后跟不可数名词；只有a great/large number of后可以跟可数名词的复数形式。]
7．A.living
B．cultivating
C．reclaiming
D．exploring
答案 D [live后必须接介词in，意为“居住”；cultivate耕种；reclaim开垦；只有explore有“探索，考察”的意思。]
8．A.Later
B．Further
C．Then
D．Subsequently
答案 A [later on意为“后来”。]
9．A.important
B．difficult
C．hopeful
D．easy
答案 D [这些动物不易在家里养。]
10．A.luckily
B．gladly
C．nearly
D．successfully
答案 D [因为钱是在动物园打工挣的，选successfully更能体现其含义。]
11．A.pay
B．buy
C．allow
D．spend
答案 A [pay for“支付”，pay后应接介词for。spend干扰性很强，但搭配不当。]
12．A.expectations
B．sorrows
C．excitement
D．disappointments
答案 D [此句是由though引导的让步状语从句，应与主句意思相对立。选项中，sorrows和disappointments与主句的appeal to相对立，但sorrows的分量太重。]
B
We should pay more attention to the nonintelligence factors in the development of our children.
It is clear__13__the lack of cultivation(培养)of nonintelligence factors has been a main__14__to intelligence development in teenagers.It even causes an imbalance between physiological(生理的)and__15__development among a few students.
If we don't start now to__16__the cultivation of nonintelligence factors，it will not only affect the development of the__17__of teenagers，but also affect the quality of a whole generation.Some experts have put forward__18__about how to cultivate students' nonintelligence factors.
Parents and teachers should first__19__understand teenage psychology.On this basis，they can help them to pursue(追求)the objectives of learning，__20__their interests and toughening their willpower.
13．A.that
B．how
C．why
D．which
答案 A [本句为一个主语从句。it是形式主语，因为从句中不缺成分，也没有疑问，故真正的主语为that从句。]
14．A.difficulty
B．question
C．threat
D．obstacle
答案 D [文中提到，影响人的智力因素主要在于非智力因素的养成。因此，非智力因素培养的缺乏，成为孩子智力发展的一个障碍。obstacle障碍；threat恐吓；difficulty困难；question问题。]
15．A.intelligent
B．characteristic
C．psychological
D．physical
答案 C [学生的生理与心理应该是均衡发展。psychological心理的，精神上的。]
16．A.practice
B．trust
C．strengthen
D．urge
答案 C [上文提到因为缺乏非智力因素的培养阻碍了青少年智力因素的发展，因此，我们现在应当加强对青少年非智力因素的培养。strengthen加强。]
17．A.intelligence
B．diligence
C．maturity
D．performance
答案 A [文中主要阐述了非智力因素对智力发展的影响。maturity成熟；diligence勤奋，勤勉。]
18．A.projects
B．warnings
C．suggestions
D．decision
答案 C [根据后文的how to cultivate students' nonintelligence factors可知此处应是提出建议。]
19．A.fully
B．greatly
C．very
D．highly
答案 A [本题主要考查在特定语境下，使用动词修饰语的能力。fully understand充分理解。]
20．A.insuring
B．going
C．encouraging
D．exciting
答案 D [excite意为“唤起(兴趣)；引起(感情等)”。insuring保险。]
Ⅴ.阅读理解
The Americans believe that anybody can become President of the United States. In a recent Hollywood comedy(喜剧)，that is exactly what happens.
Dave Kovic，played by Kevin Kline，is a kindhearted man who runs a business that finds people jobs.He leads a typical(典型的)American way of life，except for one thing—he looks exactly like the President，Bill Mitchell.In fact，the only thing that makes him different from the nation's leader is that he is very nice!
The President has started using lookalikes during some public appearances.Dave is offered a chance to “serve his country” by becoming one.However，things go wrong. The President becomes very ill and Dave ends up acting as the President forever.
Director Ivan Reitman，who made the popular and successful comedies like Twins，Ghostbusters and Legal Eagles，could have gone for easy laughs by making fun of the American government.Instead，Dave is an attractive comedy about an ordinary man in extraordinary situations.Kevin Kline gives a double performance as Dave and the President，and Sigourney Weaver is at her best as his First Lady.The love story that develops between her role and Dave is a real classic(经典)．
The film is 100% American.However，if you've ever felt that anybody could do a better job running the country than the people in power，then you'll enjoy Dave!
1．What is the purpose of the text?
A．To tell the reader about the American government.
B．To discuss the Americans' ideas about the President.
C．To make a comparison between Dave and other films.
D．To introduce a new film to the readers.
答案 D [文章的第一段开篇点题。]
2．Who plays the role of the president in the film?
A．Sigourney Weaver.
B．Kevin Kline.
C．Bill Mitchell.
D．Ivan Reitman.
答案 B [由文章第二段的第一句话可知。]
3．The underlined word “one” in the 3rd paragraph refers to________.
A．the president
B．the director
C．an actor
D．a lookalike
答案 D [由第三段的第一句话“The President has started using lookalikes during some public appearances.”可知。]
4．Which of the following is best supported by the text?
A．The author makes fan of the President.
B．The author thinks highly of the film.
C．The author is a fun of Hollywood comedies.
D．The author wishes to become the American President.
答案 B [A项和D项明显不对；C项在文中并未提及；通观全文可知作者对这部电影评价很高。]