1、Unit 3 Language in use见学生用书A32.完形填空Mark Twain was a great American _1_He was also a famous speaker(演说家)Many people liked to listen to him _2_One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing._3_ he was going to leave，one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mo
2、squitoes(蚊子)in the town.Mark Twain said，“It doesnt matter.I dont think the mosquitoes will come to _4_ me.”After he _5_ the town，Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station.He went into his room，but when he was just about to have a rest，quite a few mosquitoes flew about _6_The waiter felt ve
3、ry sorry about that.“Im very _7_，Mr Mark Twain.There are too many mosquitoes in our town，” he said.Mark Twain，however，_8_ a joke，saying to the waiter，“The mosquitoes are very _9_They know my _10_ number.They didnt come to the wrong(错误的)room.”(A)1.A.writer BsingerCpainter Dastronaut(C)2.A.sing Bdance
4、Ctalk Dshow(D)3.A.After BIn front ofCSince DBefore(A)4.A.visit BeatChear Dsee(C)5.A.arrived Barrived toCgot to Dreached in(C)6.A.her BthemChim Dit(D)7. Ahappy BangryCtired Dsorry(C)8. Amakes Bhas madeCmade Dwas making(A)9.A.clever BbraveCafraid Dsilly(B)10.A.hotel BroomChospital Dbed.阅读理解Q: In Chine
5、se，there is an idiom(成语)“江郎才尽”(Jiang Langs talent ends)It describes writers who have lost their talent.Who is Jiang Lang?A: Jiang Lang was a Chinese poet(诗人)who lived long ago.His real name was Jiang Yan(江淹)He was born into a poor family during the Southern Dynasty(420589)When he was young，he studie
6、d hard and became good at writing.People praised(赞赏)his talent.The prince(王子)heard about him and gave him a job in the royal court(朝廷)Later，Jiang got an even better job and became rich.He wrote less and less，and his writings were no longer good.People felt sorry for him and used “Jiang Langs talent
7、ends” to describe him.Why did Jiang Lang lose his talent？A story says that he had a dream: One day，a man said to him，“I have left my pen in your hand for too long.Now，its time to take it back.” So Jiang took out a colorful pen and returned it to the man.Jiang never wrote a good poem again after havi
8、ng this dream.(C)1.Why did the prince give Jiang a job in the royal court?ABecause Jiang had experience.BBecause people praised him.CBecause he showed a great talent.DBecause he was hardworking.(C)2.People felt sorry for Jiang when _.Ahe got a better jobBhe became very richChe couldnt write good poe
9、ms anymoreDhe stopped working in the court(C)3.People use “江郎才尽” to describe a person who _.Ahas poor parentsBis clever when he or she is youngCloses his or her talentDstudies very hard.词汇运用根据短文内容和括号内所给汉语意思，写出空白处各单词的正确形式(每空一词)。Tom Sawyer is a great work 1._by_(由)the famous American 2._writer_(作家) Ma
10、rk Twain.How much do you know 3._about_(关于)him？You can 4._find_(找)out some information about him on the Internet.Mark Twains 5._real_(真实的) name was Samuel Clemens and he was 6._born_(出生)in 1835 in Missouri.He 7._left_(离开)school and began to work at the 8._age_(年龄) of twelve.He wrote for a 9._newspaper_(报纸)Later he worked on a boat.Then he went to New York and other cities.He took the name Mark Twain and became very famous in the 10._1860s_(19世纪60年代)
