1、课时作业18Unit 3A taste of English humour.单项填空1(2013大理检测)As a writer，he proved to be_failure，which forced him to go in_search of another way to make a living.Aa；/B/；theCa；theDthe；/解析：第一个空后面的failure表示“失败的人(或物)”，是可数名词；第二个空考查固定短语in search of 寻找。句意：作为一名作家，他是一个失败者，这迫使他去寻找另外的方式谋生。答案：A2(2013海口检测)_that the gove
2、rnment can lead us out of the financial crisis，we are optimistic_the future of our country.AConvinced；aboutBConvincing；aboutCConvinced；ofDConvincing；of解析：convince sb.that使某人确信；be optimistic about 对持乐观态度。句中convince与其逻辑主语we之间为被动关系，故应用过去分词。答案：A3We have_every difficulty and finished the task on time.Aov
3、ercomeBdrivenCcreatedDforced解析：本题考查动词的词义辨析。句意：我们克服了困难并且按时完成了任务。overcome克服，符合句意。drive 驱使，驱动；create创造；force 强迫。答案：A4Laura has been _ as the secretary from 300 applicants for the job.How lucky she is!Adied outBsorted outCpicked outDbroken out解析：句意：“在300名求职者中，劳拉被选中当秘书。”“她多幸运啊！”pick out 挑出，辨别出。die out 灭亡
4、，逐渐消失；sort out 分类；break out 突发，爆发。答案：C5(2013吉林市摸底考试)Hes perfectly _ to live in the mountain and paint pictures all day, though he is badly off.AcuriousBproudCanxiousDcontent解析：句意：他十分愿意生活在大山里整天绘画，尽管他贫困潦倒。be content to do sth. 满足于做某事。答案：D6Your room is always _. You should get it tidied.Aat a lossBin d
5、angerCin a messDin order解析：句意：你的房间总是很乱。你应该把它整理一下。此处用 in a mess (乱糟糟的)，与下文的 You should get it tidied句意一致。答案：C7Unfortunately the earthquake took place, damaging their house and getting them _ off than before.AnearerBharderCworseDbetter解析：句意：不幸的是，地震毁了他们的房子，使得他们更穷了。badly off“穷的，缺少的”，为固定短语，worse off 是其比较
6、级形式，此空后有 than，由此推知应用比较级。答案：C8With so many worries_his mind，he was unable to sleep well for several days.AfilledBfillingCto fillDbeing filled解析：在with的复合结构中，如果宾语和宾补是主动关系，用动词ing形式；如果是被动关系，用动词ed形式。句意：心里有那么多忧虑的事情，他好多天都无法睡好。答案：B9Miss Antonia has _ the pupils for hours with stories and jokes.AignoredBenjoy
7、edCentertainedDrecognized解析：句意：安东尼小姐在这几个小时中既讲故事，又讲笑话来逗乐孩子们。entertain 使欢乐，款待。ignore 不理睬，忽视；enjoy 欣赏，享受的乐趣；recognize 辨认出，承认，公认。答案：C10Mr. Smith speaks Chinese fairly well.So he does. But someone told me he had _ while working.Asent it upBput it upCtaken it upDpicked it up解析：pick up此处意为“非正式地，学会某种语言”。答案：
8、 D11In a sport team each player has a clear role，and there are few occasions_members are confused or uncertain of their roles.AwhyBwhereCwhenDin which解析：句意：在运动队里每个运动员都分工明确，而且也很少有成员混淆或不知道自己角色的时候。occasions为先行词，表示时间，所以后面要用when来引导定语从句。答案：C12(2013河南中原名校联考)More than 6 million people _ by Typhoon Haikui in
9、 four provinces, the countrys flood control authority said.AaffectedBhave been affectedChad been affectedDhave affected解析：people与affect之间为被动关系，用被动语态形式，affect动作发生在said之前，故C项正确。答案：C13When the whole area was _ by the flood, the government sent food and medicine there by helicopter.Acut upBcut outCcut d
10、ownDcut off解析：句意：当整个地区被洪水隔绝之后，政府通过直升飞机运送食品和药品。cut up 切碎；cut out “删去；剪除”；cut down“砍倒；削减”；cut off “中断；切断”。由句意可知选D。答案：D14She said that she didnt like the painting, but _ I thought it was very good.AobviouslyBpersonallyChardlyDseriously解析：句意：“她说她不喜欢这幅画，但我个人认为这幅画不错”。obviously“显而易见地”；hardly“几乎不”；seriously
11、“严肃地”。答案：B15_， my cousin still couldnt get the door open.AMight she as tryBAs she might tryCShe might as tryDTry as she might解析：as引导让步状语从句，句子需倒装，此处谓语动词提前。答案：D.阅读理解(2012天津高考)Barditch High School decided to have an AllSchool Reunion. Over 450 people came to the event. There were tours of the old schoo
12、l building and a picnic at Confederate Park. Several former teachers were on hand to tell stories about the old days. Ms. Mabel Yates, the English teacher for over fifty years, was wheeled to the Park.Some eyes rolled and there were a few low groans(嘟囔声)when Ms.Yates was about to speak. Many started
13、 looking at their watches and coming up with excuses to be anywhere instead of preparing to listen to a lecture from an old woman who had few kind words for her students and made them work harder than all the other teachers combined.Then Ms. Yates started to speak：“I cant tell you how pleased I am t
14、o be here. I havent seen many of you since your graduation, but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies. I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students. Although I havent appeared in person, I have attended your college graduati
15、ons, weddings and even the births of your children, in my imagination.”Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she continued：“It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me. Regardless of our motives, I ca
16、n see that you have all been successful in your chosen path.”“There is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of work. You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart.”There was
17、 a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clapping. The clapping turned into cheering, then into a deafening roar(呼喊). Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and models were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all because of the words from a long forgotten English t
18、eacher from their hometown.1What activity was organized for the school reunion?ASightseeing in the park.BA picnic on the school playground.CTelling stories about past events.DGraduates reports in the old building.2What can be inferred from Paragraph 2? ASome graduates were too busy to listen to Ms.
19、Yates speech.BMany graduates disliked Ms. Yates ways of teaching.CSome people got tired from the reunion activities.DMost people had little interest in the reunion.3We can learn from Ms. Yates speech that she _.Akept track of her students progressBgave her students advice on their careersCattended h
20、er students college graduationsDwent to her students wedding ceremonies4What was Ms.Yates belief in teaching teenagers?ATeachers knowledge is the key to students achievements.BPressure on students from teachers should be reduced.CHardpushed students are more likely to succeed.DStudents respect is th
21、e best reward for teachers.5Which of the following can best describe Ms. Yates?AReliable and devoted.BTough and generous.CProud but patient.DStrict but caring.答案与解析1C细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第二句可知，校园团聚的活动内容包括以前的老师们讲述过去的故事。2B推理判断题。根据第二段内容可推断，当年这位英语老师对学生要求极其严格，因此很多学生不喜欢她的教学方式，心理上对这位老师存在排斥情绪。3.A细节理解题。根据第四段内容，特别是该段
22、最后两句可知，虽然学生们毕业离开了，但是这位老教师仍然随时了解学生们遇到的一切事情。4.C细节理解题。根据倒数第三段第一句可知，Ms.Yates认为，越是被逼得紧的学生越有可能取得成功。5.D推理判断题。通过Ms.Yates的讲话可知，她对学生要求非常严格，但同时她关心每一个学生的成长和进步。故选择D项。.阅读填句Are you cooperative? Are you a good team member? If so, the future may hold more for you than you think._1_Thats happening in those areas of b
23、usiness and data processing where one person and a computer can replace a team of workers.But, elsewhere, teamwork is very much alive. High technology has led to a new type of teamwork in a number of fields, including advertising, scientific research, engineering design, architecture and ocean explo
24、ration.Through computer networking, scientists, engineers and technicians at different locationsoften thousands of miles apartcan work on the same project at once._2_ExamplesAn engineering team can now design and try out a robot system, a new manufacturing process or an entire factorybefore it is bu
25、ilt._3_A medical team can simulate (模拟) a dangerous operation before performing it on a patient.Of course, computerassisted team effort doesnt end with investigation and simulation._4_“CADCAMcomputeraided design and manufactureis breaking down barriers between traditional design and manufacturing fu
26、nctions，” explains Dr. Prakash Rao, an engineering manager at General Electric. “Interdisciplinary (跨学科的)teams and engineers follow a product from concept to production. Everything is interconnected like a network.”Sometimes, a computeraided effort can extend beyond production. A team that produces
27、robots may use them to explore space and ocean depths._5_AThey can exchange ideas，try out different designs and test their results.BIn the future, teamwork will be highlighted by the introduction of new technology.CAn architectural team can do the same with a building or a bridge.DIt ends in the pro
28、ducts which are extensions of the traditional design.E. It now usually continues into actual design，manufacturing and testing.F. High technology，some predicted，would make teamwork a thing of the past.G. For hightechnology teamwork, the future seems limitless.答案15 FACEG.短文改错(2013东北三校第二次联考)Li Yue had
29、been awarded the title of“Star Student of the Week” for which she did for the class.On a hot afternoon of last Saturday，Li Yue, went to downtown and walked from one store to another，looking for the costumes we would wear in the singing contest.While the rest of us was enjoying our leisure time in co
30、ol and comfortable rooms，she spent the whole afternoon searching and selecting.Finally she found the right clothes.Deeply moved by his efforts，we tried our best and won the first prize in the contest.Li Yue is always warmhearted and cared a lot about the class.Besides，she devotes her spare time to h
31、elp others.She has set a good example for us.However，she deserves the honour and we should learn her.答案Li Yue been awarded the title of“Star Student of the Week” for she did for the class.On hot afternoon of last Saturday，Li Yue, went to downtown and walked from one store to another，looking for the
32、costumes we would wear in the singing contest.While the rest of us enjoying our leisure time in cool and comfortable rooms，she spent the whole afternoon searching and selecting.Finally she found the right clothes.Deeply moved by efforts，we tried our best and won the first prize in the contest.Li Yue is always warmhearted and a lot about the class.Besides，she devotes her spare time to others.She has set a good example for us.，she deserves the honour and we should learn her.
