1、Unit 3 Section .单词拼写1He failed again, so he looked rather d_.2Are you c_with your life?3We were all a_to hear that an old man over 80 took the university entrance exam.4I was late but f_the meeting hadnt started.5The area is covered with snow t_the year.6Can I sit down? Im_(疲惫不堪)7We should try our b
2、est to_(克服)all difficulties.8With a_(满口)of rice, he could hardly say anything.9Im _(相信)that he is telling the truth.10Can the_(杰出的)scientist win the national prize for science?答案：1.depressed2.content3.astonished4.fortunately5throughout6.wornout7.overcome8.mouthful9.convinced10.outstanding.语法单项填空1My
3、friend knows where he can pick _a good used car at a reasonable price.答案：up句意：我的朋友知道在哪里买到价格公道而质量尚好的旧车。pick up“(便宜地)买到”。2Up to now, the program_(save) thousands of children who would otherwise have died.答案：has saved考查时态。up to now表示“直到现在”，句中谓语动词往往用现在完成时态。3_was expected, only five people turned up at t
4、he party，_disappointed the hostess very much.答案：As; whichas引导非限制性定语从句，位置比较灵活，表示在意料之中；which引导非限制性定语从句，表示在意料之外。本句话意思是“正如所预料的，只有5个人参加了那次聚会，这使女主人非常失望。”4Two middleaged passengers fell into the sea._(fortunate)，neither of them could swim.答案：Unfortunately从neither of them could swim判断，可知应该是“不幸的是”。句意：两个中年乘客掉
5、入海中，不幸的是，他们两个都不会游泳。5He often listens to music in his spare time to entertain_.答案：himself句意为“他经常在空闲时间听音乐来愉悦自己”。6Jack was _ failure as a leader, but he achieved great success in writing.答案：a考查抽象名词及抽象名词具体化。failure，U失败；C失败者，失败的人或物。句意为“杰克作为一个领导来说是一位失败者，但是在写作方面他取得了巨大的成功。”7The worker had a finger cut_ by t
6、he machine he was operating.答案：offcut off“中断，切断”。句意为“这个工人的一个手指头被他开的机器切断了”。8Can you lend me some money?I am _(bad) off than you. You know I live from hand to mouth.答案：worsebadly off“穷的，境况不好”，比较级形式worse off“情况更糟”。句意：你能借给我点钱吗？我比你情况还糟，你知道我现在仅够糊口。9Is he really content _ the low pay?Of course not. He want
7、s to get some extra pay.答案：withbe content with“对满意”。句意：他真对这份低工资满意吗？当然不。他想得到额外报酬。10Its easy to pick_ the boy who will meet you at the airport because he is rather tall.答案：outpick out“挑出，辨别出”。句意为“你很容易认出在车站接你的男孩，因为他相当高”。.阅读理解Humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected means of handling the diff
8、icult situations in our lives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying“no”， criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without losing his face. For some jobs, its the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitively that a serious dial
9、ogue may start a quarrel. For example, many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than people in any other forum.Humor is often the best way to keep a small misunderstanding from escalating into a big deal. Recently a neighbor of mine had a quar
10、rel with his wife as she drove him to the airport. Airborne, he felt miserable, and he knew she did, too. Two hours after she returned home, she received a long distance phone call. “Person to person for Mrs. an aPologize，”intoned the operator.“Thats spelled Pas in.”. In a twinkling, the whole day c
11、hanged from grim to lovely at both ends of the wire.An English hostess with a quick wit was giving a formal dinner for eight distinguished guests whom she hoped to enlist in a major charity drive. Austerity(节俭)was a fashion in England at the time, and she had asked her children to serve the meal. Sh
12、e knew that anything could happen and it did, just as her son, with the studied concentration of a tightrope walker, brought in a large roast turkey. He successfully elbowed the swinging dining room door, but the backswing threw the bird onto the dining room floor.The boy stood rooted; guests stared
13、 at their plates. Moving only her head the hostess smiled at her son，“No harm, Daniel，” she said.“Just pick him up and take him back to the kitchen”，she enunciated clearly so he would think about what she was saying, “and bring in the other one.”A wink and a one liner instantly changed the dinner fr
14、om a red faced embarrassment to a conspiracy of fun.1What is the main idea of the passage?AHumor is the key to success in our work and our lives.BHumor enables us to cope with difficult situations effectively.CHumor is the only best way to criticize someone without losing his face.DHumor makes fun o
15、f difficult situations.答案：B主旨大意题。从文章结构看，作者在首段中就提出了本文的中心论点，而其后的段落都是围绕中心论点加以说明。2Which of the following is NOT stated in the passage?AComedians on TV are believed to have done a lot in making people more tolerant of racial and religious differences.BTo make up differences, humor is a most acceptable as
16、 well as a most effective means.CPeople often turn to humorous ways when meeting with difficult situations because of its effectiveness.DOnly by adopting the means of humor can one succeed in some jobs.答案：C推理判断题。选项A、D内容分别在第一段的第五句和第三句中，B项意思和第一段所讲的意思相同。3What caused the roast turkey to drop onto the fl
17、oor?AThe backward movement of the door.BThe sons hasty behavior.CSomeone happened to be at the door.DThe bird raised by the family.答案：A细节理解题。由第三段的最后一句可知“他成功地用肘部推开了门，但是复位的门却将火鸡打到了地上”。故选A。4By saying“.and bring in the other one.”， the hostess meant that_.Athe son had to cook another turkey for the gues
18、tsBshe already had made more than one turkey ready for the dinnerCsome other dish would be served instead of a turkeyDthe son could serve the same turkey after it was cleaned答案：C推理判断题。文中并未提及是否有第二只火鸡，但是这里含有幽默的意思，同时联系文章最后一段的叙述，可推知女主人的意思是让她的孩子把火鸡拿到厨房，用其他饭菜招待客人。5What do you think would probably be the r
19、esult if the hostess got angry and scolded the son?AIt would make the embarrassing situation worse.BThe son would refuse to serve the guests any more.CThe son would talk back and make the mother more angry.DThe guests would leave before the dinner was over.答案：A推理判断题。由最后一段可推知。.完形填空“Father，I dont like
20、 to go to school，”said Harry Williams one morning. “I wish you would let me stay at home. Charles Parkers father doesnt make him go to school.”Mr. Williams _1_ his little boy by the hand，and said _2_ to him，“Come，my son. I want to show you _3_ in the garden.”Harry walked into the garden with his _4_
21、， who led him along until they came to a bed in which peas were growing. Not a weed (杂草)was to be _5_ about their roots.“See how beautifully these peas are _6_， my son，” said Mr. Williams. “How clean and healthy the vines (藤) look. We shall have a good _7_. Now let me show you the vines in Mr. Parke
22、rs garden.”Mr. Williams then _8_ Harry to look at Mr. Parkers pea vines.After a few moments, Mr. Williams asked, “Well, my son，what do you _9_ Mr. Parkers pea vines？”“Oh, Father！”replied the little boy. “I never saw such _10_ looking peas in my life! The weeds are nearly as _11_ as the peas themselv
23、es. There wont be half a crop！”“_12_ are they so much worse than ours, Harry？”“Because they have been left to grow as they _13_. I suppose Mr. Parker just planted them, and never took any care of them _14_.”“Yes. A garden will soon be overrun with weeds _15_ it is not taken good care of, ”Mr. Willia
24、ms _16_，“and so it is with the human garden. Childrens minds are like garden beds. They must be _17_ cared for. I send you to school in order that the garden of your _18_ may have good seeds (种子)and _19_ plentifully. Now which would you _20_， to stay at home，or go to school？”“I would rather go to sc
25、hool，”said Harry.文章大意：儿子不想去上学，父亲通过比较两个花园来启发孩子积极上学。1A. grabbed BpulledC. punished D. took答案：D由下文语境可知，父亲“牵着(took)”儿子的手。2A. loudly BsecretlyC. kindly D. politely答案：C根据上下文的语境可知，父亲一直对儿子很“和蔼(kindly)”。3A. anything BsomethingC. everything D. nothing答案：B父亲想让儿子去花园看“某种东西(something)”。4A. mother BbrotherC. siste
26、r D. father答案：D根据文章第一句和全文内容可知，Harry是和“父亲(father)”一起去花园的。5A. made BchangedC. seen D. planted答案：C根据下一段父亲对自己花园的介绍可知，在这里看不到一棵杂草，这样C项的意思和语境一致。6A. growing BmovingC. shaking D. dancing答案：A根据上下文的语境可知，这里的豌豆“生长(growing)”得不错。7A. result BharvestC. match D. present答案：B这些豌豆生长情况良好，所以一定会有好的“收成(harvest)”。8A. forced
27、BorderedC. followed D. led答案：D父亲“领着(led)”儿子去Parker先生的花园。第三段的who led him也是提示。9A. think of Blook atC. hear of D. deal with答案：A根据下文中儿子的回答可知，父亲在问儿子“认为(think of)”Parker先生的豌豆藤怎么样。10A. ugly BfineC. dirty D. poor答案：D根据下文中的There wont be half a crop可知，Parker先生的豌豆生长情况“不好(poor)”。11A. deep BlongC. high D. wide答案
28、：C联系上下文的语境可知，这里的杂草和豌豆一样“高(high)”。12A. When BWhyC. Where D. How答案：B这里是父亲问的话：“为什么(Why)”它们比我们的差这么多呢？13A. pleased BstayedC. left D. belonged答案：A根据下文的never took any care of them可知，这是因为Parker先生让这些豌豆随意生长，这样A项的意思和语境相符。14A. ahead BoutsideC. forward D. afterward答案：DParker先生只是种植了豌豆，“后来(afterward)”却从不照顾它们。15A.
29、as Bor C. if D. so答案：C后一分句表示的是条件，“如果(if)”不照料好花园，它就会杂草丛生。16A. required BansweredC. explained D. announced答案：C父亲以花园为例，开始对儿子“解释(explained)”为什么要送他去上学。17A. carefully BcorrectlyC. gently D. slightly答案：A孩子的头脑也像花园一样，需要“认真地(carefully)”照料。18A. school BmindC. family D. dream答案：B根据上文的Childrens minds are like ga
30、rden beds可知，这里是比喻意义，指“精神(mind)”的花园。19A. produce BdevelopC. decrease D. drop答案：A这样你的精神花园就会硕果累累，produce符合语境。20A. find BsupportC. know D. prefer答案：D根据下文中Harry的回答可知，父亲问儿子“宁愿选择(prefer)”哪一种，待在家里还是去上学？.短文改错Before lunch Allen happened to see a man fished in a water hole about five metre outside a bar. Allen
31、 stopped curiously. All people passing over the man who was fishing regarded him like a foolish man. Therefore, Allen said kindly to fishcatcher, “Hello, will you please do me a favor and have a drink with me in the bar？” The man gladly received his invitation. After buying the man several cups of s
32、oft drinks, Allen asked, “You are fishing there, right? May I know how much fish you have caught this morning？” “You are the number 8，” said the man humorous.答案：Before lunch Allen happened to see a man in a water hole about five outside a bar. Allen stopped curiously. All people passing the man who
33、was fishing regarded him a foolish man. ， Allen said kindly to fishcatcher, “Hello, will you please do me a favor and have a drink with me in the bar？” The man gladly his invitation. After buying the man several cups of soft drinks, Allen asked, “You fishing there, right? May I know how fish you have c aught this morning？” “You are the number 8，” said the man .
