1、Unit 3A taste of English humour.单项填空1(2013平遥高三质检)_ her home, Jennifer turned on her computer and chatted on line.AAs soon as she returnedBAfter she gotCOn arriving DDirectly she reached答案：D句中home为名词，所以A、B项分别漏了介词to，C项漏了介词at，D项中reach为及物动词，直接跟名词作宾语，directly用作从属连词，相当于as soon as。2(2013浙江温州中学模拟)With so ma
2、ny things _， we havent decided on the final plan yet.Aconsidered Bto considerChaving considered Dconsidering答案：B考查with的复合结构。句意：由于要考虑这么多事情，我们还没有确定最后的计划。with复合结构中，consider动作尚未发生，故用不定式。3(2013山东四市联考)Up to now, the Project Hope _ thousands of students who would otherwise have dropped out.Awould help Bhel
3、psChad helped Dhas helped答案：D考查动词时态。句意：截止到现在，希望工程已经帮助了成千上万的本来会辍学的学生。up to now常和现在完成时态连用。4(2013东北师大附中高三质检)We were finally able to make the customers _ of the quality of the refrigerator.Ato convince BconvincingCconvince Dconvinced答案：Dmake sb. convinced of“使某人相信某事”。5(2013吉林省实验中学高三质检)Thanks to the Part
4、ys opening and reform policy, people in China are _ than they were thirty years ago.Awell off Bmuch better offCmore better off Dquite better off答案：B考查比较级用法。well off的比较级是better off。more本身就是比较级，修饰比较级用much；quite一般不用来修饰比较级。6(2013江西师大附中模拟)We can know that the news is _ from his _ look.Aastonished; astoni
5、shed Bastonishing; astonishedCastonishing; astonishing Dastonished; astonishing答案：B句意：从他惊愕的表情上看，我们知道这消息令人吃惊。astonishing“(事物等)令人吃惊的”；astonished“(人等)感到吃惊的；惊愕的”。7(2013南昌三中月考)To _， hardship is an excuse; to _， hardship is great fortune.Athe failure; the success Ba failure; a successCfailure; success Dth
6、e failure; a success答案：B句意：对失败者来说，磨难是苟且的借口；对成功者来说，反而是宝贵的财富。failure和success在此处作可数名词用，表示“失败者/成功者”。8(2013六安高三质检)People seldom realize the voice needs looking after. Many people over 65 are left _ much older than they are.Asounded BsoundingCto sound Dto be sounded答案：B考查非谓语动词。句意：人们很少意识到声音也需要保护，很多65岁以上的老人
7、听起来要比实际年龄老。题干中的后半部分转换成主动语态后应为：. leave many people over 65 sounding much older than they are。现在分词短语sounding much older than they are在句子中作宾语补足语，sound和many people over 65之间在逻辑关系上为主动关系。9(2013辽宁协作体模拟)Id like to give my thanks to all of you on this special _.Aatmosphere BoccasionCinstruction Dtradition答案：
8、B句意：在这个特殊的场合，我想表达我对大家的感激之情。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”。10(2013昆明质检)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.Arespond with Breact toCrespo
9、nd for Dreact against答案：B考查动词短语。respond with“答复；以回应”；react to“对起反应”；respond作动词时常与to搭配，表示“对起反应”；react against“反对；反抗”。11(2013北京四中期中)If we are not _ the progress we have made, we will have greater success.Ainterested in Bstrict inCpopular with Dcontent with答案：D句意：如果我们不满足于我们所取得的进步，我们将会取得更大的成功。be interes
10、ted in“对感兴趣”；be strict in“对严厉”；be popular with“受欢迎”；be content with“对感到满意”。12(2013潍坊模拟)My brother likes eating very much but he isnt very _ about the food he eats.Aspecial BparticularlyCparticular Dunusual答案：C考查形容词词义。句意：我弟弟特别喜欢吃，但他不大挑食。be particular about“挑剔”，与句意相符。A、D项与about不搭配；B项为副词。13(2013江西师大附中高
11、三质检)The farmers are _ the best seeds for the autumn sowing.Abringing about Bbreaking outCchecking out Dpicking out答案：D考查动词短语。句意：农民们正在挑选最好的种子用于秋种。pick out“挑出；辨别出”，符合题意。bring about“带来；造成”；break out“突然发生；爆发”；check out“结账离开”。14(2013江西九校联考)If you keep on breaking the rules, you will be fired._？ I dont ca
12、re.AHow come BWhy notCWhat if DSo what答案：D考查情景交际。How come“怎么会”；Why not“为什么不呢”；What if“倘若发生会怎么样”；So what“那又怎么样”。15(2013山师大附中高三质检)The number of New Yorkers _ the twowheeled means of transport has coubled.Atakes BtakenCto take Dtaking答案：D考查非谓语动词。句子的谓语是has doubled，因此所空之处应该是非谓语动词的某一形式。动词take与New Yorkers之
13、间是“主动”关系，因此要用动词的ing形式。taking the twowheeled means of transport在句中作“New Yorkers”的定语。.阅读理解A(2013贵州省六校联盟第一次联考)Charlie Chaplin was one of the greatest and widely loved silent movie stars. From “Easy Street” (1917) to “Modern Times” (1936), he made many of the funniest and most popular films of his time.
14、 He was best known for his character, the naive and lovable Little Tramp. The Little Tramp, a well meaning man in a raggedy suit with cane, always found himself wobbling into awkward situations and strangely wobbling away. More than any other figure, it is this kindhearted character that we associat
15、e with the time before the talkies (sound films)Born in London in 1889, Chaplin first visited America with a theater company in 1907.Appearing as “Billy” in the play “Sherlock Holmes”， the young Chaplin toured the country twice. On his second tour, he met Mack Sennett and was signed to Keystone Stud
16、ios to act in films. In 1914 Chaplin made his first onereeler, “Making a Living”. That same year he made thirtyfour more short films, including “Caught in a Cabaret”， “Caught in the Rain”， “The Face on the BarRoom Floor”， and “His Trysting Place”. These early silent shorts allowed very little time f
17、or anything but physical comedy, and Chaplin was a master at it.Though Chaplin is of the silent movie era, we see his achievements carried through in the films of today. With the appearance of the featurelength talkies, the need for more subtle acting became apparent. To maintain the audiences atten
18、tion throughout a sixreel film, an actor needed to move beyond constant comedy. Chaplin had demanded this depth long before anyone else. His strictness and concern for the processes of acting and directing made his films great and led the way to a new, more sophisticated, cinema.文章大意：让我们多了解一下大师卓别林吧！
19、1Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?A“The little Tramp” was the only character that Charlie Chaplin acted.BCharlie Chaplin signed to Keystone Studios in 1906.CCharlie Chaplin made five short films in 1914.DCharlie Chaplin has a great effect on todays sound film.答案：D细节理解题。由第一段第三句话“He wa
20、s best known for his character, the naive and lovable Little Tramp.”可知，Little Tramp是卓别林最出色的角色，但是却不是他唯一扮演的角色，所以A项错误；由第二段前三句话可知，卓别林在1907年到美国访问，第二次时，与Keystone Studios签约，所以签约绝对应该发生在1907年后，所以B项错误；由第二段第四、五句话可知，卓别林在1914年一共制作了35部短片，所以C项错误；由第三段第一句话可知，卓别林对今天的有声电影有巨大的影响，所以D项正确。2What is the right order accordin
21、g to the passage?aCharlie Chaplin made the film “Easy Street”bThe film “Caught in the rain” was made.cCharlie Chaplin first visited America.dCharlie Chaplin met Mack Sennett.e. “Modern Times” was made.Ad, c, a, e, b B d, c, b, a, e Cc, d, b, a, e D.c, d, a, b, e答案：C排列顺序题。由第二段第二、三句话可知，c发生在d前，所以排除A、B两
22、项；由第一段第一句话可知，Easy Street 拍摄于1917年，Modern Times拍摄在1936年，由第二段倒数第二句话可知，The film “Caught in the rain”拍摄于1914年，所以这三部电影的顺序为b、a、e。3Which word can best describe Charlie Chaplin according to the passage?Alovable B.kindhearted Cstrict D.awkward答案：C细节理解题。由最后一段最后一句话可知，只有C项符合。4What do you think is the passage ab
23、out?ALife of Chaplin BWorks of Chaplin CCharacters of Chaplin D.An introduction of Chaplin 答案：D主旨大意题。D项为概括性最强的选项，它包含前三个选项。 B(2013武汉武昌联合考试)A policeman is questioning 3 blondes who are training to become detectives. To test their skills in recognizing a suspect, he shows the first blonde a picture for
24、 5 seconds and then hides it.“This is your suspect. How would you recognize him？”The first blonde answers, “Thats easy. Well catch him fast because he only has one eye！” The policeman says, “Well. uh. thats because the picture shows his profile (侧面轮廓)”Slightly confused by this ridiculous response, h
25、e flashes the picture for 5 seconds at the second blonde and asks her，“This is your suspect. How would you recognize him？”The second blonde giggles, flips her hair and says，“Ha! Hed be too easy to catch because he only has one ear！”The policeman angrily responds，“Whats the matter with you two? Of co
26、urse only one eye and one ear are showing because its a picture of his profile! Is that the best answer you can come up with？”Extremely frustrated at this point，he shows the picture to the third blonde and in a very testy voice asks，“This is your suspect. How would you recognize him？” He quickly add
27、s, “Think hard before giving me a stupid answer.”The blonde looks at the picture intently for a moment and says，“Hmm. the suspect wears contact lenses.”The policeman is surprised and speechless because he really doesnt know himself if the suspect wears contacts or not. “Well, thats an interesting an
28、swer. Wait here for a few minutes while I check his file and Ill get back to you on that.” He leaves the room and goes to his office, checks the suspects file in his computer, and comes back with a beaming smile on his face. “Wow! I cant believe it. its true! The suspect does in fact wear contact le
29、nses. Good work! How were you able to make such an acute observation？”“Thats easy，”the blonde replies. “He cant wear regular glasses because he only has one eye and one ear.”文章大意：本文主要讲述了一名警察测试三位想当侦探的金发女郎的趣事。5Why does the policeman show a picture to the three blondes?ATo inquire about their relations
30、hip with the suspect.BTo test their potential of being detectives.CTo train them as qualified police officers.DTo play a joke on them.答案：B细节理解题。根据第一段第二句中的“To test their skills in recognizing a suspect.”可知，警察给三位金发女郎展示照片的目的是测试她们辨认嫌疑犯的能力，换句话说，是测试她们成为侦探的潜力。故B项正确。6Whats the policemans attitude towards th
31、e first blondes answer?AAngry. BPuzzled.CEmbarrassed. DSatisfied.答案：B细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Slightly confused by this ridiculous response.”可知，警察对第一个金发女郎的回答感到有点儿困惑，故B项正确。7What does the second blonde think of the task?ADemanding. BEasy.CRidiculous. DConfusing.答案：B细节理解题。根据第五段中的“Hed be too easy to catch.”可知，第二个金
32、发女郎认为这个任务很容易完成，故选B项。8How does the third blonde know that the suspect wears contact lenses?ABy coincidence.BBy wild guess.CBy logical and reasonable analysis.DBy checking the file in the computer.答案：A推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“He cant wear regular glasses because he only has one eye and one ear.”可知，第三个金发女郎只是根据嫌疑犯的侧面照判断出他只有一只眼睛和一只耳朵，戴不了常规的眼镜才戴的隐形眼镜，所以说她知道嫌疑犯戴着隐形眼镜只是一种巧合。