Unit 3　A taste of English humour

　　Ⅰ.單項填空

　　1．He's perfectly________to live in the mountain and paint pictures all day，though he is badly off.

　　A．curious

　　B．proud

　　C．anxious

　　D．content

　　解析　答案　D

　　2. The________look on his face showed that he hadn't expected it.

　　A．astonished

　　B．astonishing

　　C．being astonished

　　D．having astonished

　　解析　答案　A

　　3．He was robbed last night, but________he didn't have much on him then.

　　A．fortunately

　　B．eventuallyC．certainly

　　D．surprisingly

　　解析　答案　A

　　4．—Jane, Peter has got a well-paid job in a foreign company.

　　—You mean he is________than he used to be.

　　A．badly off

　　B．well offC．worse off

　　D．better off

　　解析　答案　D

　　5．Mr Green, who was________of the________speech, fell asleep.

　　A．tired; boring

　　B．tiring; boredC．tired; bored

　　D．tiring; boring

　　解析　答案　A

　　6．Don't give up! If you work hard, you will________ this problem.

　　A．defeat

　　B．respond

　　C．inspect

　　D．overcome

　　解析　

　　答案　D

　　7．With the good care taken by doctors and nurses, many patients are beginning to________.

　　A．pick out

　　B．turn upC．turn out

　　D．pick up

　　解析　答案　D

　　8．Scientists are convinced________the positive effect of laughter________physical and mental health.

　　A．of；at

　　B．by；in

　　C．of；on

　　D．on；at

　　解析　be convinced of...表示“相信……”；the effect on...意為“對……的影響/作用”。

　　答案　C

　　9．If there's a lot of work________，I'm happy to just keep on until it is finished.

　　A．to do

　　B．to be doingC．done

　　D．doing

　　解析　句意：如果還有一些工作要做，我樂意堅持做完。不定式to do表示將要做的事情，故選A。

　　答案　A

　　10．The director had her assistant________some hot dogs for the meeting.

　　A．picked up

　　B．picks upC．pick up

　　D．picking up

　　解析　have sb do sth表示“叫某人做某事”。

　　答案　C

　　11．The teacher stressed again that the students should not________any important details while retelling the story.

　　A．bring out

　　B．let outC．leave out

　　D．make out

　　解析　bring out帶來，賺錢；let out發出(叫聲)，放出；leave out忽略，遺漏，省略；make out書寫，辨認出。句意：老師又一次強調學生們在復述故事時不應當忽略重要的細節。

　　答案　C

　　12．—Did you have a good time in Thailand last week?

　　—________，it was too hot.

　　A．Not really

　　B．Yeah，why not

　　C．Oh，great

　　D．You're right

　　解析　此題考查情景交際用語。根據答語的后半句“it was too hot.”可以判斷出“玩得并不高興”。

　　答案　A

　　13．He was in hospital for six months.He felt as if he was________from the outside world.

　　A．cut out

　　B．out offC．cut up

　　D．cut through

　　解析　考查cut相關短語的用法。cut out刪掉；cut off隔離；cut up切碎；cut through刺穿。根據句意用cut off。

　　答案　B

　　14．Now that she has apologized for her rude behavior，I am________.

　　A．content

　　B．bored

　　C．astonished

　　D．fortunate

　　解析　句意：既然她已經為她的粗魯行為道了歉，我也就滿意了。content滿足的，滿意的，符合句意。bored厭煩的，厭倦的；astonished驚訝的；fortunate幸運的，吉祥的。

　　答案　A

　　15．Mrs.Brown is so________about her housework that few servants want to work for her.

　　A．particular

　　B．neat

　　C．skillful

　　D．special

　　解析　考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：布朗夫人對家務如此挑剔，幾乎沒有傭人想為她工作。be particular about表示“對……挑剔”。

　　答案　A

　　Ⅱ.完形填空

　　I was doing some last-minute Christmas 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 well，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 others，and raced down toward the checkout.I picked up my purchases and__9__the girl and her father.

　　Then，much to the little girl's__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(收銀員)and__13__something to her.The cashier smiled and put the__14__under the counter(柜臺)．I was putting things in my bag when the little boy came up to the cashier.Ther cashier said，“__15__，you're 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__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 cared.

　　【語篇解讀】 圣誕節前夕，我在一家玩具店里進行圣誕購物，目睹了一個善良的小女孩幫助一個小男孩的過程。從那個小女孩的身上我明白了人們需要相互關心，互相照顧。

　　1．A.looking through

　　B．getting through

　　C．dressing up

　　D．tidying up

　　解析　根據文章首句“圣誕節前夕，我在一家玩具店里進行最后時刻的圣誕購物”可知，小女孩在挑選自己的玩具。look through瀏覽，檢查；get through到達，通過；dress up盛裝，喬裝打扮；tidy up整理，收拾。

　　答案　A

　　2．A.while

　　B．when

　　C．after

　　D．once

　　解析　正當小女孩在挑選泰迪熊時，她看見一個小男孩走進來。be doing sth when...“正在做某事時突然……”。

　　答案　B

　　3．A.But

　　B．Therefore

　　C．However

　　D．Otherwise

　　解析　根據上下文可知，小男孩雖然帶著錢，但錢不多。此處表示轉折。

　　答案　C

　　4．A.stopped

　　B．continued

　　C．avoided

　　D．kept

　　解析　根據下文“Each time he showed one to his father”可知，小男孩一直在挑選。

　　答案　D

　　5．A.shook

　　B．nodded

　　C．moved

　　D．held

　　解析　根據常識和“No”可知，父親搖頭表示不贊成。

　　答案　A

　　6．A.anxious

　　B．disappointedC．angry

　　D．curious

　　解析　根據文章第一段可知小男孩特別想要the Pokemon video games，當愿望不能滿足時自然是很失望。anxious焦急的；disappointed失望的；angry生氣的；curious好奇的。

　　答案　B

　　7．A.also

　　B．instead

　　C．lastly

　　D．indeed

　　解析　根據“the boy gave up the video games”可知，小男孩只好選擇了“a book of stickers”取而代之。

　　答案　B

　　8．A.nervously

　　B．excitedly

　　C．bravely

　　D．hopefully

　　解析　根據下文內容可知，善良的小女孩是在幫助小男孩得到心儀的圣誕禮物，所以此時她懷著興奮的心情。nervously緊張地；excitedly興奮地；bravely勇敢地；hopefully充滿希望地。

　　答案　B

　　9．A.accompanied

　　B．helpedC．admired

　　D．followed

　　解析　作者帶著自己要買的物品跟著他們去了付款處。accompany陪伴；admire贊美，欽佩；follow跟隨，追隨。

　　答案　D

　　10．A.surprise

　　B．satisfaction

　　C．delight

　　D．regret

　　解析　小女孩想幫助這個小男孩，唯恐他已付錢離開，所以當她看到小男孩父子還在排隊時，她很高興。surprise驚訝；satisfaction滿意；delight高興；regret遺憾，懊悔。

　　答案　C

　　11．A.behind

　　B．before

　　C．between

　　D．beyond

　　解析　根據第二段中的“and raced down toward the checkout”和下文可知，小女孩趕在了小男孩之前排隊付錢，從而悄悄地幫助了他。

　　答案　A

　　12．A.put

　　B．handed

　　C．sent

　　D．carried

　　解析　小女孩付完錢后，又把裝好的物品遞給了收銀員。

　　答案　B

　　13．A.whispered

　　B．shoutedC．gave

　　D．showed

　　解析　小女孩又低聲對收銀員說了些什么。whisper耳語，小聲說。

　　答案　A

　　14．A.basket

　　B．bag

　　C．bear

　　D．box

　　解析　根據上文中的“After the video game was paid for and bagged”可知答案選B。

　　答案　B

　　15．A.Sorry

　　B．Excuse meC．Congratulations

　　D．Pardon me

　　解析　為了讓小男孩接受這份禮物，小女孩囑咐收銀員要告訴小男孩他中獎了，所以收銀員祝賀小男孩，故選C。

　　答案　C

　　16．A.cry

　　B．stare

　　C．jump

　　D．smile

　　解析　心儀的東西從天而降，小男孩自然是難以置信地盯著看。

　　答案　B

　　17．A.extremely

　　B．totally

　　C．exactly

　　D．wonderfully

　　解析　小男孩說這正是他之前想要的！extremely極端地，非常；exactly正好，剛好；totally完全，全部地；wonderfully很好地，非常。

　　答案　C

　　18．A.widest

　　B．greatest

　　C．prettiest

　　D．dearest

　　解析　小女孩成功地幫助了小男孩，臉上露出我所見過的最美的笑容。pretty動人的，漂亮的。

　　答案　C

　　19．A.divided

　　B．changed

　　C．included

　　D．cut

　　解析　be divided into...“被分成……”。根據“the strong who care”和“the__20__who are cared for”兩類人可知答案選A。

　　答案　A

　　20．A.poor

　　B．ugly

　　C．unhappy

　　D．weak

　　解析　與the strong對應，故選D。

　　答案　D

　　Ⅲ.閱讀理解

　　Shortly after my grandmother became a widow, we went to the animal shelter to pick out a puppy to keep her company. Grandma decided on a little terrier(，一種活潑的小狗) that had a reddish-brown spot above each eye.

　　And for this reason the dog was promptly named Penny.

　　Grandma and Penny quickly became very attached to each other, and that attachment grew much stronger about three years later when Grandma had a stroke.

　　After her stroke,

　　it became a real problem for Grandma to let Penny in and out because the door was at the bottom of a flight of stairs. So a mechanism using a rope and a pulley (滑輪) was installed from the back door to a handle at the top of the stairs. Grandma just had to pull the handle to open and close the door. If the store was out of Penny's favorite dog food, Grandma would make one of us cook Penny braised beef with diced potatoes in it.

　　As the years passed, Grandma and Penny became inseparable. Grandma's old house could be filled to the brim with people, but if Grandma went to take her nap，Penny walked along beside her and stayed by her side until she awoke. As Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the bed to lie next to Grandma ，so she lay on the rug beside the bed. If Grandma went into the bathroom, Penny would hobble along beside her, wait outside the door and accompany her back to the bed or chair.

　　The time came when both my grandmother and Penny's health were failing fast. Penny couldn't get around very well, and Grandma had been hospitalized several times. My uncle and I lived with Grandma, so Penny was never left alone, even when Grandma was in the hospital. Each time, Penny sat at the window looking out for the car bringing Grandma home and would excitedly wait at the door when Grandma came through it.Each

　　homecoming

　　was

　　a

　　grand

　　reunion

　　between the two.

　　Grandma was again taken to the hospital. Penny，as usual, sat watching out of the window for the car bringing Grandma home. Two mornings later when the dog woke up, she couldn' t seem to work out the stiffness in her hips as she usually did. The same morning，she began having seizures (疾病發作). At age fifteen，we knew it was time. My mother and aunt took her to the veterinarian (獸醫)

　　and stayed with her until the end.

　　Now the big dilemma was whether to tell Grandma while she was still in the hospital or wait. The decision was made to tell her while she was in the hospital because when we pulled up at the house, the first thing Grandma would look for was her beloved Penny watching out of the window and then happily greeting her at the door. Grandma shed some tears but said she knew that it had to be done so Penny wouldn't suffer.

　　That night while still in the hospital, Grandma had a massive heart attack. The doctors frantically worked on her but could not revive her. After fifteen years of loving companionship, Grandma and Penny passed away within a few hours of each other. God had it all worked out—Penny was waiting at the door when Grandma came home.

　　1．Why was the dog named Penny?

　　A．Because this was the name of the place where she was born.