Unit 3 A taste of English humour Section Ⅲ Learning about Language
and Using Language
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Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．She has________(自信) to overcome the difficulties.
2．Lincoln is one of the________(杰出的) presidents in the American history. 3．As long as we are united，there is no difficulty we cannot________(克服)．
4．The________ (多山的) region in the northern half of Scotland is called the Scottish Highlands.
5．There are many kinds of wildlife living in this________(广阔的) area of rainforest. 6．Most people agree that those who drive when they are________(醉的) should be punished heavily.
7．Whoever comes，my mother will________(招待) him to the best food of our family. 8．He could________(使……愉快) us for hours with his stories of the theater. 9．There were an________(令人吃惊的) number of applicants for the job.
10．It was believed that there would be a new economic crisis________(遍及) the world，but we hoped it would not happen.
答案 1.confidence 2.outstanding 3.overcome 4．mountainous 5.vast 6.drunk 7.entertain
8．amuse 9.astonishing 10.throughout
Ⅱ.短语选填
react to，in a mess，in a whisper，amuse oneself，slide into，on one occasion，be particular about，burst into laughter
1．Here room is________________，which is unexpected to me.
2．How do you think a manager should________________an employee’s unsatisfactory work?
3．The kids________________by playing hide-and-seek.
4．We all____________________while watching the baby’s funny behaviour. 5．A thief____________________the Accountant’s Office and stole about 60,000 yuan. 6．She earns only 1,000 yuan a month but ____________her clothes. 7．She said it________________，so I didn’t hear.
8．________________，she called me in the middle of the night.
答案 1.in a mess 2.react to 3.amused themselves 4.burst into laughter 5.slid into 6.is particular about 7．in a whisper 8.On one occasion
Ⅲ.语法填空
A lawyer __1__came from a big city went hunting in the countryside.He shot a bird，but it fell into a farmer’s field on__2__other side of a fence (篱笆)．As the lawyer climbed over the fence，an elderly farmer walked up and asked him__3__he was doing.When the lawyer said he wanted to get the bird__4__(hunt) by him，the old farmer replied.“This is my field，and you’re not coming over here.” The lawyer got angry and said，“I’m one of the__5__(good) lawyers in the country.If you don’t let me get that bird，you’ll__6__(charge) and lose everything you own.” The farmer smiled，“Well，generally，when people here cannot reach a(n)__7__(agree)，we follow the Three-Kick Rule.I first kick you three times and then you kick me three times，and so on，until someone gives up.” Hearing that，the lawyer decided he could __8__(easy) win and agreed.The lawyer nearly__9__(give) up after the farmer gave him three good hard kicks.Then when he struggled__10__(get) to his feet and said，“Now，it’s my turn！” the old farmer smiled and said，“No，I give up.You can have the bird！”
答案 1.who/that 2.the 3.what 4.hunted 5.best 6．be charged 7.agreement 8.easily 9.gave 10.to get
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Ⅰ.阅读理解
Bill Gates and the president of General Motors have met for lunch，and Gates is going on and
on about computer technology.“If automotive technology had kept pace with computer technology over the past few decades，you would now be driving a V-32 instead of a V-8，and it would have a top speed of 10,000 miles per hour，” says Gates.“Or，you could have an economy car that weighs 30 pounds and gets a thousand miles to a gallon of gas.In either case, the sticker price of a new car would be less than $50.Why haven’t you guys kept up？”
The president of GM smiles and says，“Because the federal government won’t let us build cars that crash four times a day.”
Why is that funny (or not funny，as the case may be)？Human beings love to laugh，and the average adult laughs 17 times a day.Humans love to laugh so much that there are actually industries built around laughter.Jokes，sitcoms and comedians are all designed to get us laughing，because laughing feels good.For us it seems so natural，but the funny thing is that humans are one of the only species that laughs.Laughter is actually a complex response that involves many of the same skills used in solving problems.
Laughter is a great thing－that’s why we’ve all heard the saying，“Laughter is the best medicine.” There is strong evidence that laughter can actually improve health and help fight disease.In this article，we’ll look at laughter－what it is，what happens in our brains when we laugh，what makes us laugh and how it can make us healthier and happier.You’ll also learn that there’s a tremendous amount that no one understands yet.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇文章的引言。作者通过比尔·盖茨和通用汽车公司总裁的幽默谈话向我们讲述了“笑”的作用：可以促进我们的身体健康、增强抵抗疾病的能力。
1．What’s the best title of the passage? A．Laughter
B．The joke between Gates and the president of General Motors
C．Why do we laugh? D．Laughter and health
解析 推理判断题。纵观全文可以看出，文章通过一个幽默引出了笑的作用：可以促进我们的身体健康，增强抵抗疾病的能力。
答案 D
2．Which one is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Computer technology has developed quickly during the past few decades.
B．Automotive technology has developed as fast as computer technology according to Bill Gates.
C．The president of GM thinks it is impossible to build cars worth less than 50 dollars. D．If cars were less than 50 dollars，a large number of accidents would happen per day. 解析 细节理解题。文章第一段的“If automotive technology had...instead of a V-8”用的是虚拟语气，故该句中的描述与事实不符。
答案 B
3．The underlined word “sitcoms” in Paragraph 3 means“________”． A．situation comedies B．tragedies C．body language D．fictions
解析 词义猜测题。该词的意思应和此句前面的“Jokes(笑话)”以及后面的“comedians(喜剧演员)”接近，故选A。而“tragedy(悲剧)”，“body language(身势语)”，“fiction (小说)”均不在此列。
答案 A
4．This passage is most probably an________. A．introduction of an article about Microsoft B．introduction of an article about laughter C．article about laughter
D．introduction of an article about General Motors
解析 推理判断题。由最后一段的后半部分尤其是“In this article，we’ll...”可以看出，该文是一篇文章的引言，用来吸引读者，介绍文章的内容。
答案 B Ⅱ.完形填空
I was sitting in the surgical waiting area at the hospital waiting for word of my wife’s
operation.The small room was filled with other families and friends who were__1__waiting to hear how their loved ones were doing.
There was a young boy sitting quietly in the__2__.He held a small box of__3__in one hand and a tablet (写字板) in the other.Every so often he’d place the tablet on his lap and draw something.As the hours passed I began to see the room almost__4__.And there was a strange silence.
“Daddy，when is Mommy going home？” the young boy asked，breaking the__5__. “Tomorrow，” his father replied.The boy picked up his crayons and__6__something on the tablet.
I__7__him as he moved his feet back and forth，looking up at the ceiling and then toward the sunshine-filled window.“When is__8__，Daddy？” he asked.His father__9__him over to sit by him.“Come，__10__here next to me.” he said with a gentle tone in his voice.
__11__his things，the little boy walked slowly to his father’s side from the corner. The man__12__out and held his son by his shoulders. “There are three days in life.Yesterday，today and tomorrow.One is over and done，one we live in，the other we__13__.We can’t live in yesterday，but if we are happy enough today，we will be even happier tomorrow.” he said in an attempt to__14__ the boy. The little boy looked at him for a moment and said，“If Mommy is going home tomorrow，I’ll be __15__.So，I want it to be tomorrow already，Daddy.”
Now hanging on every word of this__16__，I leaned forward to hear his response.It was__17__. “Son，the one great thing about today is once it__18__，it is already almost tomorrow.” I thought about how__19__it was.Even in my adult life，I still live waiting for what tomorrow may__20__.Now I know that it is already “almost tomorrow”．
[语篇解读] 本文记叙了作者在等待生病的妻子的消息时听到一对父子的对话，从而引发了作者对生活的感悟。
1．A.eagerly B．patiently C．happily D．curiously
解析 逻辑推理题。人们都迫不及待地想知道自己所关心的人的情况。eagerly反映了人们迫切的心情。
答案 A
2．A.chair B．corner C．distance D．shadow
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