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1Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumourⅠ.单项填空1．Theywereprettypoorbutmostoftheirfriendswereeven________.A．richerB．badlyoffC．worseoffD．welloff答案C解析考查形容词及短语辨析。句意为：他们相当穷，但是他们朋友中的大多数的境况甚至更差。由语境可知C项正确。2．—Creditcardsare________usefulwhentraveling.—True.Theysaveusthetroubleoftakingtoomuchcash.A．particularlyB．partlyC．exactlyD．gradually答案A解析考查副词辨析。修饰形容词useful，表示程度，所以用particularly，意思是“尤其”。分句句意为：当你外出旅游的时候，信用卡尤其有用。partly部分地；exactly精确地；gradually慢慢地。3．Onelearnsalanguagebymakingmistakesand________them.A．correctsB．correctC．tocorrectD．correcting答案D解析并列结构，making与correcting并列。4．Mywife________themashonoredguests.A．entertainedB．interestedC．amusedD．encouraged答案A解析句意为：我妻子把他们当作尊贵的客人招待。entertain...as...把……当……招待。5．________Ihaddoneit,IknewIhadmadeamistake.A．HardlyB．DirectlyC．MostlyD．Nearly2答案B解析directly用作连词，相当于assoonas“一……就……”。句意为：我一做完就知道自己犯了一个错误。6．________ofthetruthofthereports,hetoldhiscolleaguesaboutit.A．ConvincingB．ConvincedC．ToconvinceD．Havingconvinced答案B解析beconvincedof...确信……。句意为：他相信报道的真实性，所以他跟同事说了。7．Maryfelt________fromtheoutsideworld,sinceshelackedanInternetconnectionandcouldn’treceiveanye­mail.A．cutdownB．cutinC．cutoffD．cutout答案C解析cutoff切断，断绝，主要指切断供应和与外界的联系。句意为：由于玛丽连接不了因特网，不能接收邮件，她感到与世隔绝。8．Thestudentsallwearthesameuniform，soit’shardformeto________mysonamongthem.A．bringoutB．pickoutC．pickupD．bringup答案B解析句意为：学生们都穿着同样的校服。因此，对我来说在他们当中认出我儿子有点儿难。pickout辨认出，挑选出，符合句意。bringout拿出，阐明；pickup捡起来，接收，学会；bringup教育，培养，抚养。9．Thebookdescribesthewayoflifeofthe________peopleofMexico.A．generalB．normalC．ordinaryD．usual答案C解析句意为：这本书描述了墨西哥普通人的生活方式。general强调全体概念，意为“一般的，普通的”；normal指标准等“正常的，通常的”；usual指时间“往常的，平常的”。根据句意，只有ordinary“普通的，平凡的”适合。10．Iwaslate，but________themeetinghadn’tbegun.3A．normallyB．unfortunatelyC．finallyD．fortunately答案D解析句意为：我迟到了，不过幸运的是会议还没开始。normally正常地；unfortunately不幸地；finally最后，最终地；fortunately幸运地。只有fortunately符合句意。11．Ihavetoldyouthetruth.________Ikeeprepeatingit?A．MustB．CanC．MayD．Will答案A解析must必须，一定；can可以，能够；may也许；will意愿，倾向性动作。前半句说我告诉你事实了，这里用的是现在完成时，表示过去的动作对现在造成了影响，既然我已经说了，我还必须重复一遍吗？12．Wewereastonished________thetemplestillinitsoriginalcondition.(2010·辽宁，25)A．findingB．tofindC．findD．tobefound答案B解析句意为：我们惊讶地发现那座寺庙还是原来那个状况。“主语＋adj.＋todosth.”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。故选B。13．It’sreallya________forateenagertostudyabroadafterhighschool.A．challengeB．puzzleC．failureD．disadvantage答案A解析考查名词词义辨析。句意为：对于一个青少年来说中学毕业后去国外学习确实是个挑战。puzzle难题；failure失败；disadvantage缺点，不利条件，均不符合题意；challenge挑战，符合题意。14．Theboyisrunningimpatientlyhereandthereasif________somethinglostonthesportsground.A．tosearchB．searchingC．searchingforD．tosearchfor答案C解析asifdoingsth.好像正在做某事；asiftodo好像要做某事，且此处应是“寻找某4物”，故选C项。15．It’ssaidthatthefamousfilmstarLiLianjieisto________thenewfilm.A．starB．bestarredC．starinD．starringin答案C解析betodosth.是表示将来时的一种形式，to后要接动词原形，故排除D项；starin担任主角，主演，其后的介词in不能省略。Ⅱ.阅读理解Acoupleofyearsago，in2008，Igotlaidofffromadecentjobatacardealer.Iwaswithtwochildren.ThenIstartedcollectingcoupons(优惠券)．Itwaslikegoingbacktomyearlydays，whenmoneywastight，andIclippedcouponstosavemoney.Beingasinglemomisverydifficult，especially，withalittleoranuncertainchildtosupport.IwantedtodosomethingwhereIwouldalwayshaveajobregardlessoftheeconomy.Ihaveheardfrommanypeoplethatwomen’sbeautysalonsarealmostrecessionresistant(抗衰退)，wherewomenwouldcontinuetospendmoneytolookandfeelbetter.SoIdecidedtogivethatatryandwenttoabeautyschoolforafewmonths.Luckily，Ilikethatkindofwork.Gettingintothisworkactuallyenabledmetoseetheothersideofthings.Ilearnedtogivegreatcustomerservice.WhateverthingsIcomplainedaboutwhenIwasacustomer，Iwasabletolookatthoseproblems，andmadesuretheydidnothappen.LaterIwaspromptlyhiredatalocalbeautyplace.Iamdoingwell，andmakinggoodmoney.Theeconomydidcauseourstore’sincometodropalittle，butwedidn’thavetoshutdown.Allofourcoworkersagreedtotakeasmallpaycutsowecouldstayinbusiness.Whentheeconomyimprovesandpeoplestartspendingagain，Iamsureourbusinesswilldoevenbetter.Mymessageis—don’tgetdiscouragedifyougetlaidoff.Lookaroundforotheropportunities.Godshutsonedoorbutheopensanother，youknow.1．Whydidthewriterbegintocollectcoupons?A．Tosavemoney.B．Totakeupanewhobby.C．Toremembertheolddays.D．Togivechildrenasplaythings.答案A5解析细节理解题。由首段中的“Itwaslikegoingbacktomyearlydays，whenmoneywastight，andIclippedcouponstosavemoney.”可知答案。2．Thewriterwenttoabeautyschoolbecause________.A．shewasawomanofgreatbeautyB．shelikedtogetagoodeducationC．shewantedtospendmoneytolookbetterD．thewomen’sbeautysalonisanidealfieldinrecession答案D解析细节理解题。由第二段中的“IwantedtodosomethingwhereIwouldalwayshaveajobregardlessoftheeconomy.”可知，作者生活拮据，且逢经济萧条，所以想找一份稳定的工作。3．FromPara.3，wecanlearnthatthewriter________.A．feelsastrongsenseofresponsibilityB．thinksitunwisetoalwayscomplainC．hasanideaabouthowtojudgecustomersD．usedtomakecomplaintsagainstbadservice答案A解析推理判断题。由第三段中的“...Iwasabletolookatthoseproblems，andmadesuretheydidnothappen.”可知，作者是个责任感很强的人，对待顾客服务很到位。4．Theauthorwritesthispassageto________.A．provethatGodisfairB．inspirehopeintheunemployedC．attractmorewomentowomen’sbeautysalonsD．showthatthosewhoworkhardwintheworld答案B解析写作意图题。由文章最后一段可推测出，作者讲述自己的故事，旨在燃起失业人们的希望之火。Ⅲ.阅读填空Whatisthebestwayforteenst