1、Unit 3 A taste of English humour单元练测卷建议用时满分实际用时得分错题档案90分钟120分.单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1.Honey, lets go out for dinner._ _ I dont have to cook.A. Forget it! B. Thats great!C. Why?D. Go ahead.2. This dancing-hall is very famous in this city and _ _ popular with the young people.A. speciallyB. particula
2、rlyC. happily D. probably3. Large quantities of oranges are being rotted, so the farmers have to _ _ the bad ones and throw them away, which makes them feel heart-struck.A. pick outB. take offC. turn outD. come out4. After the earthquake, the villagers in the big mountains were almost completely _ _
3、 from the outside world.A. cut upB. cut downC. cut offD. cut in5. My deskmate Wang Jiejun is a girl who is not _ _ the progress she has made and will achieve greater success.A. suitable forB. satisfying withC. popular withD. content with6. She was _ _ that she met Lord Hurst, a famous doctor, when s
4、he was injured.A. determinedB. worthwhileC. fortunateD. occupying7. Im _ _ to hear a fat woman lying alive under the ruins for a week without any water or food.A. interestedB. astonishedC. excitedD. disappointed8. In the face of _ _ failure, we should keep up a good state of mind and then we will be
5、come from _ _ failure into a success.A. /; aB. a; theC. the; aD. /; the9. Though most of the developed citizens are wondering what they are going to buy, some of the faraway rural farmers are still _ _.A. generousB. badly offC. well offD. disturbing10.Tim, you should _ _. Your father is sleeping.Sor
6、ry, Mum. I didnt know that.A. shoutB. announceC. talkD. whisper11. On receiving a phone call from his wife _ _ she had a fall, Mr Gordon immediately rushed home from his office.A. saysB. saidC. sayingD. to say12. Mr Smith _ _ the disadvantages of his own look and stature and became a successful busi
7、nessman at last.A. detectedB. reducedC. struggledD. overcame13. The government plans to bring in new laws _ _ parents to take more responsibility for the education of their children.A. forcedB. forcingC. to be forcedD. having forced14. I send you 100 dollars today, the rest _ _ in a year.A. follows
8、B. followedC. to follow D. being followed15. I was surprised by her words, which made me recognize _ _ silly mistakes I had made.A. what B. thatC. how D. which.完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）“This Friday well have the yearly Egg Drop Challenge,” said our science teacher, Mr Baker. ”You can work alone or wit
9、h a partner.”My friend, Cassie, and I smiled at each other. We always worked on projects _ 1 _.The _ 2 _ of the Challenge was simpleto build a protective container to keep an egg from breaking when _ 3 _ the stadium wall.I made my sandwich that afternoon while waiting for Cassie. _ 4 _ the buttercre
10、am gave me an idea.“I have a brilliant design for our _ 5 _ container!” I said when Cassie arrived. “We can _ 6 _ the egg with some buttercream.”“Why not put the egg in a basket with a parachute (降落伞) _ 7 _?” Cassie rolled her eyes.”The parachute is better than that stupid idea.”I couldnt believe it
11、. Of course wed had our little _ 8 _ in the past, but shed never called any of my ideas “ _ 9 _ _” before.“Then Ill build mine and you build yours!”_ 10 _ words had been out, our friendship was challenged.When Friday finally arrived, I had to _ 11 _ Cassies Egg Force One looked pretty good. 12 _, my
12、 Egg-cellent Egg Cream didnt look quite scientific. We kids carried our containers up three stadium steps and dropped them over the side wall. Those whose eggs broke were out; those whose eggs survived _ 13 _ three more steps and dropped them again. This would go on till the last egg broke.After fou
13、r rounds, only Cassie and I were _ 14 _.I let go of my box. I heard someone say “ew” after seconds. Had my egg broken? I raced down the _ 15 _. The sidewalk was dotted with egg shells (蛋壳) from those _ 16 _ drops. Finally I found my little Egg-cellent Egg Cream.“That looks like egg drop soup, Laura,
14、” Cassie said. She was holding her Egg Force One. My _ 17 _ raced. Had she won? I looked at her basket. _ 18 _.“My egg bounced _ 19_,” she explained, pointing to a broken shell.“A tie(平局),” Mr Baker said.Cassie looked at me, and her glare _ 20 _.I laughed. She smiled.1. A. patientlyB. silentlyC. tog
15、etherD. alone2. A. functionB. goalC. reasonD. result3. A. rolled downB. pushed againstC. thrown atD. dropped over4. A. SpreadingB. BoilingC. BakingD. Holding5. A. butterB. sandwichC. creamD. egg6. A. protectB. replaceC. carryD. mix7. A. followedB. coveredC. attachedD. supported8. A. ideasB. fightsC.
16、 worriesD. challenges9. A. wrongB. stupidC. brilliantD. scientific10. A. SinceB. WhileC. ButD. And11. A. explainB. denyC. admitD. prove12. A. ThereforeB. AnywayC. OtherwiseD. Besides13. A. paced downB. turned aroundC. walked upD. went back14. A. leftB. wantedC. chosenD. discovered15. A. stepsB. wayC
17、. wallD. sidewalk16. A. intendedB. unexpectedC. failedD. desired17. A. eyesB. handsC. feetD. heart18. A. LostB. DirtyC. BrokenD. Empty19. A. aroundB. outC. inD. down20. A. returnedB. remainedC. increasedD. softened.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AA young couple decided to get married. As the big day drew ne
18、arer and nearer, they both grew nervous because each of them had a problem. The bridegroom decided to ask his father for advice. ”Dad,” he said, ”I love Lily very much, but I have very smelly feet, so Im afraid that she will not put up with them.” His father said, “All you have to do is to wash your
19、 feet as often as possible, and you should always wear socks, even when you go to bed.” Well ,it seemed a workable solution, the young man thought.The young woman turned to her mother. ”Mom,” she said, “my morning breath is so bad that Im afraid my new husband will not want to live in the same room
20、with me. I love him. I cant live without him.” Her mother said, ”In the morning, get straight out of bed when you wake up, and head for the bathroom and brush your teeth. Dont say any word before you brush your teeth.” The young woman followed her mothers advice.They were finally married in a wonder
21、ful ceremony (仪式). Not forgetting the advice each had received ,they carefully spent every day. The husband wore his socks every night and the wife kept her mornings silent; they did quite well until about a month later. Just before dawn(黎明), the husband woke only to find that one of his socks was g
22、one! Thinking of the terrible result, he felt frightened at once. He jumped up and began to search the bed for his sock in a hurry. Of course, this made the wife woken. Without thinking, the wife asked, ”What on earth are you doing?” The husband stopped in surprise, and then he cried, ”Oh, no! You m
23、ust have swallowed (吞) my sock!”1. What troubled the young man before he got married?A. His feet had an unpleasant smell.B. He was unprepared for the big day.C. He was too poor to marry the girl.D. His habit was too bad to be known.2. The underlined word “bridegroom” in the first paragraph means “_
24、_”.A. a man who has a few big troublesB. a man who hates to wash his feetC. a man who believes his familyD. a man who will get married soon3. The husband said the last sentence of the passage because _ _ .A. his wife was very hungry in the morningB. his wife often dreamed of eating thingsC. he wante
25、d to have his wife buy new socksD. he found his wifes breath very smelly4. What would happen next most probably?A. The wife would leave the husband soon.B. The couple would tell each other the truth.C. The husband would buy a new pair of socks.D. The couples parents would help find the sock.BMost fu
26、nny stories are based on comic situations. In spite of national differences, certain funny situations have a universal attraction. No matter where you live, you would find it difficult not to laugh at, say Charlie Chaplins early films. However, a new type of humour, which starts largely from the U.S
27、., has recently come into fashion. It is called “sick humour”.Comedians base their jokes on tragic situations like violent death or serious accidents. The following “sick humour” will enable you to amuse yourself.A man who had broken his right leg was taken to hospital a few weeks before Christmas.
28、From the moment he arrived there, he kept on bothering his doctor to tell him when he would be able to go home. He was afraid of having to spend Christmas in hospital. Though the doctor did his best, the patients recovery was slow. On Christmas Day, the man still had his right leg in plaster (石膏).He
29、 spent a miserable day in bed thinking of all the fun he was missing. The following day, however, the doctor consoled him by telling him that his chances of being able to leave hospital in time for New Year celebrations were good. The man took heart and, sure enough, on New Years Eve he was able to
30、hobble (蹒跚) along to a party. To make up for his unpleasant experiences in hospital, the man drank a little more than it was good for him. In the process, he enjoyed himself thoroughly and kept telling everybody how much he hated hospitals. He was still murmuring something about hospitals at the end
31、 of the party when he slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg.5. Which is right?A. All the humour stories are funny in spite of different nationalities.B. One can realize the humour of the stories in his own country.C. Charlie Chaplin made it difficult to laugh at his action.D. Almost all t
32、he audience can be made to laugh at some famous comedians action.6. What does the underlined word “consoled” mean?A. Comforted.B. Overcame.C. Confused.D. Disturbed.7. What can we infer from the passage?A. No pains, no gains.B. Extreme joy begets sorrow.C. Once a thief, always a thief.D. Good medicin
33、e tastes bitter.8. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. A new kind of humour came into being.B. How to cure your legs is important.C. Christmas is more necessary than anything else.D. Holding a party is interesting for the westerners.CMr Bean is an internationally recognized comedy character on TV
34、and in films. He constantly gets into awkward and absurd situations, which greatly amuses audiences regardless of their nationality or culture. The humour is always made clear through a series of simple and funny acts that rely purely on body language, which is universal.One of my favourite shows ha
35、s Mr Bean in a fancy restaurant. After being seated at his table, Mr Bean takes out a card, writes a few words on it, seals (密封) it in an envelope and places it on the table. After a moment, he looks back at the envelope but this time he looks surprised, as if he did not know it was there. He opens
36、it to find a birthday card and delightedly puts it on the table for everyone to see.When he looks at the menu, an astonished look swiftly appears on his face. He takes all the money out of his wallet, counts it and puts it in a saucer. He then looks from the menu to the money with concern until he f
37、inds one thing that makes him smile. Then he orders a dish called “steak tartare”. When the dish arrives, he is shocked to discover that “steak tartare” is actually a raw hamburger. He makes an attempt to eat it, but it is clear from the look on his face that he finds the taste truly disgusting. He
38、cannot hide his feelings, except when the waiters ask if everything is all right. When this happens, he smiles and nods, indicating that everything is fine. When the waiters are not looking, however, he busies himself hiding the raw meat anywhere he can reachthe sugar bowl, the tiny flower vase, ins
39、ide a bun and under a plate. He becomes so desperate (令人绝望的) in the end that he even hides some inside the purse of a woman sitting near him and throws some down the trousers of the restaurants violinist!I like to watch Mr Bean on TV but I wouldnt want to meet someone like him in real life and I cer
40、tainly wouldnt want to have dinner with him!9. What does the underlined word “disgusting” mean?A. Tasting delicious.B. Smelling good.C. Feeling sick.D. Looking fine.10. Why did Mr Bean pretend to smile in front of the waiters?A. He didnt want the waiters embarrassed.B. He was a fool and in low spiri
41、ts.C. He liked to express himself in the opposite way.D. He thought the waiters enjoying smiling.11. Which of the following is the best title of this passage?A. Mr Bean, A Top Humour ActorB. Raw Hamburger Taste DisgustingC. Being Mannered In A RestaurantD. How To Pretend To Like Something BoringDThe
42、 people in the Northeast China often said they had three precious treasures, that is to say, ginseng (人参), pilose antler (鹿茸) and wula grass (乌拉草), but now they have added to them another treasure, Zhao Benshan.They say that Zhao is even more precious than the others because he is a living treasure.
43、 He has indeed, through his hard work and talented (有才能的) skill, become a famous actor and humorist and he is liked by all the Chinese people.Zhao was born in 1958 in a small village in Tieling County, Liaoning Province. Talking about his childhood he often said with his eyes full of tears that he w
44、as the unluckiest of all. When he was 6 years old he became an orphan. So he had to live with his uncle who was a blind man but played the erhu, a kind of two-stringed instrument played with a bow, fairly well. From that time on he not only learned the skill from his uncle but also imitated him vivi
45、dly (生动地), which often made his relatives laugh back and forth.When he was in school, Zhao often went hungry, but he had many good friends and was liked by all of his classmates. The one who sat next to him was also a great friend of his. He often shared his meal with Zhao. When his mother found out
46、 about this, she invited Zhao to her house. Having heard about his story, she, though a mother of four children, accepted him as one of her own sons. Zhao was so grateful that he kowtowed (磕头) at that moment with a hearty “Mum”.Now Zhao has become a national star. His humourous words and vivid imita
47、tion, especially of a blind man or an old woman, are often enjoyed by the whole country. When the Spring Festival comes, people are always looking forward to his wonderful performance.12. Why does the author refer to the three precious treasures?A. To make an advertisement.B. To protect the environm
48、ent.C. To show the importance of Zhao Benshans humour.D. To entertain the children.13. What does the underlined word “imitated” mean?A. Copy others action.B. Feel content with others action.C. Keep free from others action.D. Focus on others action.14. Who is the first one Zhao Benshan shows his grea
49、t thanks to?A. His uncle.B. His classmates mother.C. His audience.D. CCTV and Liaoning TV.15. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Another Treasure, Zhao Benshan, A HumouristB. A Mother Helped An OrphanC. Friendship Leads To AchievementsD. Learn Early, Succeed Early.短文改错
50、（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Humour doesnt care about where you were born and what youre doing. All humour cares abou
51、t helping you get there with a smile. One of the keys of having a good life is having a good sense of humour. Be able to laugh at a joke, appreciating a fun movie and being able to laugh at yourself will do wanders for the body. Why do you think George Burns lived at the age of 100 year old? Not bec
52、ause he took great care of his body, but because of he was a comedian and had cost his whole life laughing. After all, laughter is best medicine, and it doesnt cost a coin.书面表达（满分25分）某英语报社拟成立“微笑俱乐部”，现向全球征募会员。要求申请者提交一篇题为“I Want to Smile”的英语短文。请你以申请者的身份，根据以下思路图的提示用英语写一篇短文。IWant to Smileadvantage(s) sm
53、ile at my smile at myselfof smiling parents or Why?So I want to friendssmile Why? In a word,注意：1.根据思路图适当展开，以使行文连贯；2.词数：120左右。 _答案与解析.1. B 句意：“亲爱的，我们出去吃晚饭吧。”“太好了！我不用做饭了。”Forget it!别提它了！Thats great!太好了！Why?为什么?Go ahead.去吧。由答语可知，对方同意外出吃饭,因此用Thats great！表示愉快地同意。2. B 根据句意“这家舞厅在这个城市很有名，尤其受到年轻人的青睐”可知，parti
54、cularly符合语境。particularly特别地，表示程度；specially专门地，特地；happily 高兴地；probably可能地。3. A 句意：大量的橘子正在腐烂，因此，农民必须把坏的挑选出来扔掉，这使他们很伤心。pick out挑选；take off起飞；turn out结果是；come out 出来。4. C 句意：地震发生后，在大山里面的村民们几乎与外面的世界完全隔绝。cut off使隔绝；cut up切碎；cut down砍倒；cut in插话。5. D 句意：我的同桌王杰君是一个不满足于已取得的进步的女孩，她将取得更大的成功。be content with对感到满意
55、；be suitable for适合；be popular with受到的欢迎；satisfying 修饰物。6. C 句意：她是幸运的，当她受伤的时候，她碰到了那位有名的医生Lord Hurst。determined下决心的； worthwhile值得的；fortunate 幸运的；occupy占有。7. B 句意：我惊讶地听说一个胖胖的女子躺在废墟下待了一个星期，没有任何水或食物，竟然活了下来。根据后半句lying alive under the ruins for a week without any water or food可知，“我”感到“吃惊”而不是“有兴趣、兴奋或失望”。8.
56、A 句意：面对失败，我们应该保持良好的精神状态，然后我们将从一个失败者变为一个成功者。第一个空failure在此为抽象名词，泛指“失败”，前面不加冠词；由a success看出，第二个空failure 是一个可数名词，表示“失败的人”，a good state of mind表示“一种好的精神状态”。9. B badly off穷的；generous慷慨的；well off富裕的；disturbing烦扰的。由though 可知此句是含有让步状语从句，由“.most of the developed citizens are wondering what they are going to b
57、uy.”作为对照，看出乡村中有些农民很穷。10. D 句意：“蒂姆，你应该小声说话。你的父亲正在睡觉。”“对不起，妈妈，我不知道。”whisper轻声说；低声说；耳语。由“Your father is sleeping.” 可知应选D。11. C 句意：一接到他妻子说她跌倒的电话，戈登先生立刻从办公室往家赶。 根据句意和句子结构知，空格后应是电话的内容，且a phone call和say存在逻辑上的主谓关系，故应用现在分词短语作后置定语。12. D 句意：史密斯先生克服自己的相貌和身高的缺陷，最后成为一个成功的商人。 overcome克服；detect侦查；reduce 减少；struggle
58、斗争。13. B force 所表示的动作和其逻辑上的主语new laws之间是主动关系，故可排除A和C；又因为force 所表示的动作和谓语动词plans是同时发生的，所以用现在分词作定语。14. C to follow为动词不定式短语，作定语来修饰the rest。15. A 分析句子可知recognize后跟宾语从句，因其中心词为mistakes，故应用what而不能用how。.1. C 根据上句“.Cassie, and I smiled at each other.”以及下文“Of course wed had our little_ 8 _in the past.”可知，我们通常合
59、作。2. B 这次挑战的目标很简单。A项“功能”；B项“目标；目的”；C项“原因”；D项“结果”。3. D 根据第一段第一句中的“.Egg Drop Challenge.”以及下文可知。4. A 句意：涂抹黄油让我想出了一个好主意。A项“敷；抹”；B项“煮，沸”；C项“烘烤”；D项“持着，握着”。5. D 此处指装蛋的容器。6. A 句意：我们可以用黄油来保护蛋。A项“保护”；B项“代替”；C项“装载”；D项“混合”。7. C 句意：为什么不把蛋放在一个固定着降落伞的篮子里呢？A项“跟着”；B项“覆盖”；C项“系；贴；固定”；D项“支持，支撑”。8. B 句意：当然我们在过去有小的争论。A项“
60、主意，想法”；B项 “争吵，争论”；C项“担忧”；D项“挑战”。9.B 根据上一段可知。10. A 既然话已说出去了，我们的友情受到了挑战。11. C 我不得不承认Cassie的设计看上去很好。12. B 不管怎么说，我的设计看上去不太科学。13. C 根据上下文，应是那些有侥幸没破的蛋的人往上走三层台阶。14. A 四个回合下来，只剩下了我和Cassie。15. A 因为蛋是沿着steps滚下来，所以我沿着台阶往下跑。16. C 既然是egg shells，说明蛋破碎了，所以应用failed。17. D 听她这样一说，我的心狂跳，难道她赢了？18. D 根据后文可知，篮子里没有蛋。19. B
61、 由句意可知Cassie的蛋弹出去了。20. D 她的敌意（怒视）缓和了。. 1. A 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“.I have very smelly feet, so Im afraid that she will not put up with them.”可知答案。2. D 词义猜测题。根据文章第一段内容可知， bridegroom一词指的是这对情侣中的男士，而他马上就要结婚了，故bridegroom指的是“即将结婚的男子”。3. D 推理判断题。因为婚后妻子早上刷牙之前从不说话，所以丈夫只知道自己脚臭，并不知道妻子早上口气难闻，偏偏他袜子不见了的那天早上妻子开口说话了，于是他闻到了
62、很难闻的气味，所以他才会认为妻子把他的袜子吃了，否则口气不会如此难闻。4. B 推理判断题。本文是一则幽默故事，主要讲一对新婚夫妇在婚前向对方隐瞒了自己的毛病，婚后一个月内他们俩掩饰得都很好，但终于有一天出现状况。他们彼此深爱对方，所以在那之后最有可能发生的是彼此坦白，说明真相，最后互相谅解。5. D 从第一段中的“.certain funny situations have a universal attraction.”可看出A项太绝对；B项中的in his own country是错误的；C项的意思与原文相反。6. A 从“.the doctor consoled him by tell
63、ing him that his chances of being able to leave hospital in time for New Year celebrations were good.”看出医生安慰他，告诉他有机会能够离开医院。看出consoled含有comfort（安慰）的意思。7. B A.不劳无获；B.乐极生悲；C.一次做贼，永远是贼；D.良药苦口。从文章的最后一段中“.the man drank a little more than it was good for him.”看出选B项。8. A 本文通过第一段的引入，说明了当前的一种新的幽默。B、C、D三项都是其中的
64、一个部分。9. C 从“.he busies himself hiding the raw meat anywhere.”（他匆匆忙忙藏起生肉）看出他点的菜肴是非常糟糕的。feel sick感到恶心的。10. A 从“He cannot hide his feelings ,except when the waiters.everything is fine.”（他无法掩饰自己的感情，除了当服务员询问是否一切都好时。在这种情况下，他微笑着点头，表示一切都很好）看出他不想使服务员尴尬。11. A 主旨大意题。本文的主题是说明憨豆先生是一位著名的幽默大师。12. C 从第一、二段看出作者把赵本山和
65、东北三宝相提并论的目的是为了突出赵本山幽默的重要性。13. A 从“From that time on he not only learned the skill from his uncle but also imitated him vividly (生动地),which often made his relatives laugh back and forth.”（从那时起，他不仅学习他叔叔的技能，他还生动地模仿他，这常常使他的亲戚笑得前仰后合）可知此处是模仿（copy）的意思。14. B 从Zhao was so grateful that he kowtowed (磕头) at th
66、at moment with a hearty “Mum”.“那一刻赵本山感激地朝她磕头，并衷心地喊妈妈”可知赵本山第一个感激的是他同学的妈妈。15. A 本文介绍了赵本山的成名过程，重点突出他现在的成就，A项包括B、C、D三项的内容。. Humour doesnt care about where you were born and what youre doing. All humour orcares about helping you get there with isa smile. One of the keys of having a good life tois having
67、a good sense of humour. Be able to Beinglaugh at a joke, appreciating a fun movie funnyand being able to laugh at yourself will do wanders for the body. Why do you thinkwondersGeorge Burns lived at the age of 100 year yearsold? Not because he took great care of his body, but because of he was a come
68、dian 删去and had cost his whole life laughing. After spentall, laughter is best medicine, and it thedoesnt cost a coin.One possible version: There are many advantages of smiling. It can not only make us happy, but also please others. If we smile at life, life will smile on us in return. So I want to s
69、mile at all whenever and wherever possible.First, I would like to smile at my parents because they have given me life and taken all the trouble to bring me up. They arrange almost everything for me. With their help, I have made great progress. I would like to say “Thank you” to them with a smile. Then my smile should go to myself, for only in this way can I gain more confidence in smiling my troubles away and live a better life.In a word, lets greet every day with a smile. Tomorrow is another day.
