1、Unit 3A taste of English humour.单项填空1Hes perfectly_to live in the mountain and paint pictures all day，though he is badly off.Acurious Bproud Canxious Dcontent解析考查形容词词义辨析。curious好奇的；proud骄傲的；anxious焦急的；content满足的。句意：尽管他清贫，但对于能够住在大山里面整天作画，他感到非常满足。答案D2. The_look on his face showed that he hadnt expecte
2、d it.Aastonished BastonishingCbeing astonished Dhaving astonished解析考查形容词作定语。astonished look(因看到、听到或知道某事而)感到震惊的表情；astonishing look(表情本身)令人吃惊的表情。句意：他脸上吃惊的表情说明他是始料未及的。可知应选A项。答案A3He was robbed last night, but_he didnt have much on him then.Afortunately BeventuallyCcertainly Dsurprisingly解析fortunately幸运地
3、；eventually最终；certainly当然；surprisingly吃惊地。句意：昨晚他被抢了，但幸运的是当时他没带多少钱。答案A4Jane, Peter has got a wellpaid job in a foreign company.You mean he is_than he used to be.Abadly off Bwell offCworse off Dbetter off解析由句意“你的意思是他比以前有所好转了”可知应选better off than.比富有；worse off than.比更差。答案D5We were astonished_the temple
4、still in its original condition.AfindingBto findCfind Dto be found解析 考查含不定式的固定句式的用法。掌握“主语adj.to do sth.”这一句式是解题的关键。难度较低。句意：我们惊讶地发现那座寺庙还是原来那个状况。“主语adj.to do sth.”为固定句式，不定式在句中作原因状语，该句式中的不定式通常用其主动形式。答案 B6Dont give up! If you work hard, you will_ this problem.Adefeat Brespond Cinspect Dovercome解析考查动词词义辨
5、析。defeat打败；击败；respond回应；答复；inspect视察；检察；overcome克服(困难)。句意：不要放弃，只要你努力，你会克服这一问题的。答案D7With the good care taken by doctors and nurses, many patients are beginning to_.Apick out Bturn upCturn out Dpick up解析考查动词短语辨析。句意：因为有医生和护士们的精心照料，很多病人都处于康复当中。可知应选D项。答案D8It was so dark in the cinema that I could hardly
6、_my friend.Aturn out Bbring out Ccall out Dpick out解析 句意：电影院里是那么黑以至于我几乎辨认不出我的朋友。turn outappear 出现，露面；bring outcause sth.to appear；publish sth.使显出，出版；call outshout，cry大声叫喊，大声说出；pick outdistinguish sb./sth.from surrounding people or things分辨出某人(某物)。从句意判断，答案应为pick out。答案 D9If theres a lot of work_，Im h
7、appy to just keep on until it is finished.Ato do Bto be doingCdone Ddoing解析句意：如果还有一些工作要做，我乐意坚持做完。不定式to do表示将要做的事情，故选A。答案A10Dogs have a very good _of smell and are often used to search for survivors in an earthquake.Asense BviewCmeans Didea解析 句意：狗有很好的嗅觉，常常用于搜寻地震中的幸存者。sense感官，感觉，如：a sense of smell/hea
8、ring/taste/touch嗅/听/味/触觉。view观点，看法；means方法；idea主意，想法。答案 A11The teacher stressed again that the students should not_any important details while retelling the story.Abring out Blet outCleave out Dmake out解析bring out带来，赚钱；let out发出(叫声)，放出；leave out忽略，遗漏，省略；make out书写，辨认出。句意：老师又一次强调学生们在复述故事时不应当忽略重要的细节。答
9、案C12Scientists are convinced _ the positive effect of laughter _ physical and mental health.Aof；at Bby；in Cof；on Don；at解析 句意：科学家们相信大笑对身心健康有积极作用。convince sb.of sth.有“使某人相信某事”之意，其被动语态形式be convinced of常表示“确信；承认”，故本题第一个考点答案应为of。第二个考点则涉及名词effect影响；效果，与介词的搭配，当表示“对产生影响”时，应使用介词on或upon，所以综合两个考点C项正确。答案 C13He
10、was in hospital for six months.He felt as if he was_from the outside world.Acut out Bout offCcut up Dcut through解析考查cut相关短语的用法。cut out删掉；cut off隔离；cut up切碎；cut through刺穿。根据句意用cut off。答案B14Now that she has apologized for her rude behavior，I am_.Acontent Bbored Castonished Dfortunate解析句意：既然她已经为她的粗鲁行为道
11、了歉，我也就满意了。content满足的，满意的，符合句意。bored厌烦的，厌倦的；astonished惊讶的；fortunate幸运的，吉祥的。答案A15Mrs.Brown is so_about her housework that few servants want to work for her.Aparticular Bneat Cskillful Dspecial解析考查形容词词义辨析。句意：布朗夫人对家务如此挑剔，几乎没有佣人想为她工作。be particular about表示“对挑剔”。答案A.完形填空I was doing some lastminute Christma
12、s shopping in a toy store.A nicely dressed little girl was_1_the teddy bears beside her father_2_she saw a little boy walk in and stop in front of the Pokemon toys.His jacket was obviously too small.He had money in his hand._3_，it looked no more than five dollars at most.He was with his father as we
13、ll，and_4_picking up the Pokemon video games.Each time he showed one to his father，his father_5_his head，“No”Rather_6_，the boy gave up the video games and chose a book of stickers_7_.After they walked away，the little girl ran over to the Pokemon video games.She_8_picked up one lying on top of the oth
14、ers，and raced down toward the checkout.I picked up my purchases and_9_the girl and her father.Then，much to the little girls_10_，the little boy and his father got in line_11_her and me.After the video game was paid for and bagged，the little girl_12_it back to the cashier(收银员)and_13_something to her.T
15、he cashier smiled and put the_14_under the counter(柜台)I was putting things in my bag when the little boy came up to the cashier.Ther cashier said，“_15_，youre my hundredth customer today，and you win a prize！”and she handed the boy the Pokemon game.The boy could only_16_in disbelief.It was，he said，_17
16、_what he had wanted！The little girl and her father had been standing at the doorway，and I saw the biggest and_18_smile on that little girl I have ever seen in my life.I suddenly understood that the world is not_19_into the strong who care and the_20_who are cared for.We must each in turn care and be
17、 cared.【语篇解读】 圣诞节前夕，我在一家玩具店里进行圣诞购物，目睹了一个善良的小女孩帮助一个小男孩的过程。从那个小女孩的身上我明白了人们需要相互关心，互相照顾。1A.looking through Bgetting throughCdressing up Dtidying up解析根据文章首句“圣诞节前夕，我在一家玩具店里进行最后时刻的圣诞购物”可知，小女孩在挑选自己的玩具。look through浏览，检查；get through到达，通过；dress up盛装，乔装打扮；tidy up整理，收拾。答案A2A.while Bwhen Cafter Donce解析正当小女孩在挑选泰迪熊
18、时，她看见一个小男孩走进来。be doing sth when.“正在做某事时突然”。答案B3A.But BTherefore CHowever DOtherwise解析根据上下文可知，小男孩虽然带着钱，但钱不多。此处表示转折。答案C4A.stopped Bcontinued Cavoided Dkept解析根据下文“Each time he showed one to his father”可知，小男孩一直在挑选。答案D5A.shook Bnodded Cmoved Dheld解析根据常识和“No”可知，父亲摇头表示不赞成。答案A6A.anxious BdisappointedCangry
19、Dcurious解析根据文章第一段可知小男孩特别想要the Pokemon video games，当愿望不能满足时自然是很失望。anxious焦急的；disappointed失望的；angry生气的；curious好奇的。答案B7A.also Binstead Clastly Dindeed解析根据“the boy gave up the video games”可知，小男孩只好选择了“a book of stickers”取而代之。答案B8A.nervously Bexcitedly Cbravely Dhopefully解析根据下文内容可知，善良的小女孩是在帮助小男孩得到心仪的圣诞礼物，
20、所以此时她怀着兴奋的心情。nervously紧张地；excitedly兴奋地；bravely勇敢地；hopefully充满希望地。答案B9A.accompanied BhelpedCadmired Dfollowed解析作者带着自己要买的物品跟着他们去了付款处。accompany陪伴；admire赞美，钦佩；follow跟随，追随。答案D10A.surprise Bsatisfaction Cdelight Dregret解析小女孩想帮助这个小男孩，唯恐他已付钱离开，所以当她看到小男孩父子还在排队时，她很高兴。surprise惊讶；satisfaction满意；delight高兴；regret
21、遗憾，懊悔。答案C11A.behind Bbefore Cbetween Dbeyond解析根据第二段中的“and raced down toward the checkout”和下文可知，小女孩赶在了小男孩之前排队付钱，从而悄悄地帮助了他。答案A12A.put Bhanded Csent Dcarried解析小女孩付完钱后，又把装好的物品递给了收银员。答案B13A.whispered BshoutedCgave Dshowed解析小女孩又低声对收银员说了些什么。whisper耳语，小声说。答案A14A.basket Bbag Cbear Dbox解析根据上文中的“After the vide
22、o game was paid for and bagged”可知答案选B。答案B15A.Sorry BExcuse meCCongratulations DPardon me解析为了让小男孩接受这份礼物，小女孩嘱咐收银员要告诉小男孩他中奖了，所以收银员祝贺小男孩，故选C。答案C16A.cry Bstare Cjump Dsmile解析心仪的东西从天而降，小男孩自然是难以置信地盯着看。答案B17A.extremely Btotally Cexactly Dwonderfully解析小男孩说这正是他之前想要的！extremely极端地，非常；exactly正好，刚好；totally完全，全部地；
23、wonderfully很好地，非常。答案C18A.widest Bgreatest Cprettiest Ddearest解析小女孩成功地帮助了小男孩，脸上露出我所见过的最美的笑容。pretty动人的，漂亮的。答案C19A.divided Bchanged Cincluded Dcut解析be divided into.“被分成”。根据“the strong who care”和“the_20_who are cared for”两类人可知答案选A。答案A20A.poor Bugly Cunhappy Dweak解析与the strong对应，故选D。答案D.阅读理解Nowadays wome
24、n appear to have a positive image of themselves as safer drivers than men.In a survey done for insurer MetLife,51% of women said they drive more safely.The evidence is on their side：Men are 3.4 times more likely than women to get a ticket for careless driving and 3.1 times as likely to be punished f
25、or drunk driving.“Women are on average less aggressive and more law abiding (守法的) drivers，which leads to fewer accidents，” the report says.However，not all male drivers share the same opinion.Of the men surveyed by MetLife,39% claimed male drivers were safer.The findings did back them up on one point
26、：automotive knowledge.The report showed that more men are familiar with current safety equipment such as electronic stability control，which helps prevent rollover accidents.Auto safety unavoidably matters to Money.Insurance companies focus on what classes of drivers have the lowest dollar amounts of
27、 claims，and for now，that mainly includes women.In general，women pay about 9% less for auto insurance than men.A study by the website Insweb also showed that auto insurance rates are lower for women in most states.Among individual states，women get the greatest，advantage in Wyoming (where they pay 20%
28、 less)，South Dakota and Washington，D.C.，where their insurance costs are 16% lower.“More than 11,900 male drivers died in US traffic accidents in 2009，compared with just under 4,900 women drivers” according to the study.“Based on miles traveled，men died at a rate of 2.5 deaths per 100 million miles t
29、raveled，vs.1.7 deaths for women.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章通过列举一些数据说明现在女性司机似乎比男性司机开车更加安全。1According to the study，female drivers_.Aare more aggressive while drivingBare more interested in auto knowledgeCare more likely to stick driving lawsDare more familiar with safety equipment解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Women are on a
30、verage less aggressive and more law abiding (守法的) drivers.”可知，C项正确。答案C2Insurance companies focus on female driver clients probably because they_.Acause more accidents on the roadBpay more money to the insurance companiesCtake the most part of the insurance clientsDhave the lowest amount of money on
31、insurance claims解析推理判断题。根据第三段第一、二句话可知，对保险公司而言，机动车安全与钱息息相关的，越是安全的驾驶人员索赔就相应的越少，而与男性相比女性司机驾驶更为安全，所以深受保险公司的青睐。答案D3We can infer from the passage that_.Amen are 3.1 times more likely to get tickets than womenBall women in the USA pay the same for their auto insuranceCmore female drivers die every year tha
32、n male driversDwomen are generally safer drivers than the opposite gender解析细节理解题。根据第一段可知，女性司机相比男性司机而言驾驶更加安全，故选D。根据第二段中的“Men are 3.4 times more likely.to get a ticket.”可知，A项错误；根据第三段最后一句可知，B项错误；根据最后一段第一句可知，C项错误。答案D4The writer mainly develops paragraphs by_.Agiving examples Bmaking comparisonsCdrawing a conclusion Dpresenting an argument解析推理判断题。根据文中第二至四段中的数据对比可知，作者将女性司机与男性司机进行比较，从而得出女性司机比男性司机更安全的结论，故选B。答案B