1、课时作业(十二)Unit 3A taste of English humourSection Grammar动词ing形式作表语、定语和宾补的用法(本栏目内容，在学生用书中以独立形式分册装订！).单句语法填空1To my joy，students _(study) in this school are friendly to me.答案：studying2_ (wander) along the street，Frederick caught sight of an old friend.答案：Wandering3Yesterday I requested Elizabeth _(give)
2、me some advice on my English study.答案：to give4Watching the children _(play) basketball excitedly on the playground，I couldnt help joining them.答案：playing5She was an _ (inspire) teacher and a gifted scientist to her followers.答案：inspiring6Denny，do you know the girl_ (read) Alices Adventures in Wonder
3、land over there?答案：reading7The researchers find it _ (surprise) that the words are still clear enough to read after 2,000 years.答案：surprising8Nick is _ that he cant get promoted，but I think its silly _ about things which are out of his control.(worry)答案：worried；to worry 9I saw several children _ (ma
4、ke) a big snowman in the yard when I passed by.答案：making 10I was listening to an _ (amuse) programme on the radio，which made me laugh out.答案：amusing11The _ news that he died last night made everyone deeply_.(shock)答案：shocking；shocked12The man says _ (please) customers is one of the best ways busines
5、s should follow.答案：pleasing13He came into the office with a _ (depress) look because of losing his purse in the morning.答案：depressed14On the bank of the river，we found him _ (lie) on a bench，with his eyes _ (fix) on a kite in the sky.答案：lying；fixed15It was a really _ (terrify) experience.Afterwards，
6、everybody was very _ (shock)答案：terrifying；shocked.阅读理解Its a mistake that has existed over New York Harbor for more than 50 years：The name of the worldfamous VerrazanoNarrows Bridge is spelled wrong.Despite a new petition (请愿) to make it rightthe bridge is named for the 16thcentury Italian explorer G
7、iovanni da Verrazzano (two Zs)the state has held on the one “Z” position for years：We know its wrong，but were not changing it.Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials say it would be too expensive to change all the signs，maps and websites.Changing the name of New Yorks Triborough Bridge to th
8、e Robert FKennedy Bridge in 2008，for example，cost the state $4 million.“This is funny，” said Robert Nash，a 21yearold Brooklyn college student who started an online petition to add the other “Z” to North Americas longest suspension bridge (吊桥)“To honor a man and name a bridge after him and not spell
9、his name right？”After all，there was no question how Verrazzano，the first European to explore New York Harbor in 1524，spelled his name.So Nash asks，“Why should ItalianAmericans try to control their anger every year when the bridge gets worldwide attention as the starting point for the New York Marath
10、on？”Nashs petition was first reported by the Brooklyn Paper and its Brooklyn Daily website.He says it came to him by chance as he was taking pictures of the bridge with his girlfriend.He noticed a sign with the name and it just looked wrong.His doubt was confirmed when he checked Italian websites fo
11、r the explorers name.Gay Talese，who recorded the bridges construction (建造)，said that the original mistake was the 1959 building agreement.“Were talking about a typo (排印错误) and everybody lets it go，” Talese said.“Nobody noticed because nobody really knew who Verrazzano was then.”语篇解读本文为新闻报道，话题是社会生活类。
12、一名美国大学生发现韦拉扎诺海峡大桥的名字拼错了，他发起了一场为它更正名字的请愿活动。 1Why do officials not want to correct the bridges name?ABecause nobody knows who Verrazzano is.BBecause the government is short of money.CBecause people are used to the present name.DBecause changing the bridges name is costly.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“.it would be
13、too expensive to change.”可知，更改韦拉扎诺海峡大桥的名字需要花费大量的财力。答案：D2. What does Robert Nash think of the spelling mistake?AUnforgivable.BInteresting.CUnderstandable. DDisappointing.解析：推理判断题。结合第四段和第五段中Robert Nash所说的话可以推知，他认为为了纪念Giovanni da Verrazzano而建立大桥，但却把他的名字拼错了，这是一件不能原谅的事。答案：A3Why did the mistake remain unn
14、oticed according to Gay Talese?APeople cared for the bridge itself instead of its name.BIts too late to correct the 1959 building agreement.CPeople were unfamiliar with Verrazzano.DThe bridge was not famous at that time.解析：推理判断题。根据文章的最后一句可知，因为当时Verrazzano并不出名，很多人对他并不了解，所以这个错误没有引起人们的注意。答案：C4What is t
15、he text mainly about?AA campaign to correct a historical mistake.BThe history of VerrazanoNarrows Bridge.CSpelling mistakes on worldfamous buildings.DPeoples ignorance of traditional buildings value.解析：主旨大意题。本文主要讲述美国大学生Robert Nash希望通过请愿活动来纠正韦拉扎诺海峡大桥名字拼错的问题。 答案：A.完形填空All passengers boarded (登机)，and t
16、he flight would be on time.I went up to the gate (登机口) to get the papers from the gate staff and _1_ an adult passenger sitting there crying，which was very _2_ .So I asked the gate staff what was up and they told me that the passenger was not _3_ to board due to a problem of his ticket.His last name
17、 in the ticket was _4_ wrongly by a letter but he had _5_ it before.After my asking，the man said that his father was just in the _6_ and he needed to take this flight to hopefully see him before he _7_.Unfortunately，there was nothing the gate staff could do about it.They told him to buy a new ticket
18、._8_，the flight was to leave ten minutes later and it was _9_ for him to do so.He told me he would be really _10_ if he wouldnt be able to say his final goodbye to his dad.Seeing a grown man crying sadly，I was sure that he was telling the _11_.I _12_ for a while and then thought of _13_ I could do t
19、o help him.As a member of staff，I have a _14_ I can issue (发) tickets through an online system to my family or _15_ .Then，I provided a staff ticket for this passenger.I passed the tickert to him _16_ his knowing what Id done.He was so _17_ and it was all that I wanted to see.I just hoped that he wou
20、ldnt _18_ any of his fathers last words.Later，the gate staff told me they would help me keep the _19_ as we can use the staff tickets only for people we know.I was so proud that day _20_ I did something meaningful for a person in need.语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。作者是飞机上的工作人员，一次他利用自己的权利及时地帮助了一位陷入困境的乘客。1A.noticedBgr
21、eetedCrescued Dencouraged解析：根据语境可知，作者应该是去拿文件时注意到(noticed)有一位乘客在登机口哭泣。答案：A2A.funny BcommonCunusual Ddangerous解析：根据语境可知，成年乘客哭泣应该是不寻常的(unusual)。答案：C3A.forced BallowedCadvised Dpersuaded解析：根据后文的“due to a problem of his ticket”可知，那位乘客因为他的机票问题而不被允许(allowed)登机。答案：B4. Aread BspelledCunderstood Dremembered解析
22、：根据“His last name in the ticket.wrongly by a letter”可知，那位乘客机票上的姓氏应该是被拼(spelled)错了一个字母。答案：B5A.found BrecordedCimagined Dignored解析：根据语境可知，那位乘客票面上的姓名有误，但他之前没有注意到(ignored)。答案：D6A.airport BofficeCschool Dhospital解析：根据后文的“if he wouldnt be able to say his final goodbye to his dad”可知，那位乘客的父亲快要去世了，所以应该是在医院(h
23、ospital)里。答案：D7A.gave up Bcame backCpassed away Dsettled down解析：根据“he needed to take this flight to hopefully see him”可知，那位乘客希望乘这班飞机赶到医院，在他父亲临终(passed away)前见一面。 答案：C8A.Instead BHoweverCOtherwise DTherefore解析：根据语境可知，工作人员告诉该乘客重新买一张票，但是(However)飞机马上起飞，时间来不及了。前后是转折关系。答案：B9A.special BstrangeCimpossible
24、Dunbelievable解析：根据上文的“the flight was to leave ten minutes later”可知，飞机还有十分钟就要起飞了，重新买票是不可能的(impossible)。答案：C10A.regretful BconfusedCanxious Dhopeless解析：根据后文的“if he wouldnt be able to say his final goodbye to his dad”可知，如果不能跟父亲临终道别，那位乘客应该会非常遗憾懊悔(regretful)。答案：A11A.lie BtruthCjoke Dstory解析：根据上文的“Seeing
25、a grown man crying sadly”可知，看到一个成年男人哭得那么伤心，作者确信他说的是真话(truth)。答案：B12A.checked BguessedCpredicted Dconsidered解析：根据语境可知，作者考虑了(considered)一会儿，想到了能帮助那位乘客的办法。答案：D13. Anothing BanythingCsomething Deverything解析：根据语境可知，作者考虑了一会儿，想到了能帮助那位乘客的办法(something)。答案：C14A.goal BdutyCtask Dright解析：根据后文的“I can issue ticke
26、ts through an online system to my family”可知，作为工作人员，作者有权(right)通过在线系统为一些人签发机票。答案：D15A.pets BfriendsCcustomers Dpassengers解析：根据后文的“we can use the staff tickets only for people we know”可知，工作人员只能为自己的家人和认识的朋友(friends)买票。答案：B16A.for BafterCsince Dwithout解析：根据语境可知，作者并不期望回报，所以他只是将买好的票递给那位乘客，没(without)让他知道作者
27、为他所做的事情。答案：D17A.calm BbraveCpleased Dcurious解析：根据后文的“it was all that I wanted to see”可知，那位乘客很欣喜(pleased)，这是作者想看到的。答案：C18A.miss BrepeatCforget Dmind解析：根据语境可知，作者希望那位乘客不会错过(miss)他父亲的任何临终遗言。答案：A19A.secret BruleCpromise Dappointment解析：根据后文的“as we can use the staff tickets only for people we know”可知，工作人员只
28、能为认识的人买票，所以严格来说作者的做法是违规的。但登机口工作人员表示会帮作者保守这个秘密(secret)。答案：A20A.because BbeforeCuntil Dunless解析：根据语境可知，作者那天感到非常自豪因为(because)他为有需要的人干了件有意义的事。答案：A.语法填空Cheating can happen in a lot of different ways.When some people cheat，it will not be fair to the kids who 1._(study) hard for a test or those who should
29、be the true winners of games.Some kids cheat 2._theyre busy or lazy and want to get good grades without 3._(spend) time studying.Other kids think they cant pass an exam if they dont cheat.Even when there seems to be a “good reason” 4._cheating，cheating isnt a good idea.A kid who thinks cheating is t
30、he only way to pass 5._exam should talk with others about his problems and find the 6._(solve) together.Kids who cheat may feel worried about getting 7._(catch) and they may feel guilty (有罪的) afterwards.If you notice someone cheating，or if someone wants to copy 8._(you) answers，you can tell it to a
31、teacher.“Cheaters never win and winners never cheat，” as the saying goes.This may sound 9._(confuse)，since sometimes it seems that cheaters do winat least for the moment.But kids who dont cheat are true winners because，when they win，they make it 10._(honest)语篇解读本文为议论文，话题为日常生活类。本文介绍了孩子们作弊的种种原因。不管是你想作
32、弊还是别人想让你帮忙作弊，本文都给出了合理的解决办法。文章最后指出做人要诚实，不作弊的人才是真正的赢家。1解析：根据语境可知，这里既可以用现在完成时也可以用一般现在时。答案：have studied/study2解析：句意为：一些孩子作弊是因为他们太忙或太懒，却又想不花时间学习而取得好成绩。答案：because3解析：由该空前的介词without可知，此处填动词ing形式作其宾语。答案：spending4解析：a reason for doing sth.为固定搭配，意为：一个做某事的理由。答案：for5解析：根据语境和该空后面的名词可知，这里填不定冠词an，表示泛指。 答案：an6解析：由该空前面的problems可知，此处填solve的名词复数形式solutions。答案：solutions7解析：“get过去分词”表示被动。句意为：作弊的孩子们可能担心被抓。答案：caught8解析：名词前面用形容词性物主代词修饰。答案：your9解析： confusing意为“令人困惑的，难懂的”。答案：confusing10解析：该空所填单词修饰谓语动词，故填honest的副词形式honestly (in an honest way)。答案：honestly
