高中英语unit3AtasteofEnglishhumoursection3练习新人

Unit3SectionⅢⅠ.单项语法填空1．Themansatintherockingchair,________(amuse)himselfbyreading.答案：amusing句意：这个人坐在摇椅中，读着书自娱自乐。amuse动词“逗乐，使某人愉快”。此处为现在分词作伴随状语。2．Mybrotherlikeseatingverymuchbutheisn'tveryparticular________thefoodheeats.答案：about句意：我弟弟特别喜欢吃，但他不大挑食。beparticularabout对……挑剔。3．—Howdoyoureact________herunkindlybehavior?—Onlysilence.答案：toreactto“对……起反应”。4．Theroadbecamesoslipperybecauseofthesnowthatseveralcars________(slide)sidewaysintotheditch.答案：slid考查slide的时态。从句中became可看出本句时态为一般过去时。slide的过去式为slid。5．Afterlivinginthecityfor10yearshereturnedtothesmallvillage________hegrewupasachild.答案：where考查定语从句。由句子结构和句意看，本句的先行词为village是表地点的名词，其后的定语从句缺少状语，故用where。6．Thelittleboyalwaysmakeshisroom________amess,whichmakeshisparentsannoyed.答案：in句意：这个小男孩总是把房间弄得很乱，这令他的父母很烦恼。inamess乱七八糟。7．Therearecertainoccasions________youmustinterruptpeoplewhoareinthemiddleofdoingsomething.答案：when句意：有些时候，你必须在别人正在做事情的时候打断他们。8．Whatdoyousuggestweshoulddoonce________(lose)intheforest?答案：lost句意：一旦我们在森林中迷路，你建议我们应该做什么？belostin.../loseoneselfin...“在……迷路”。oncelost相当于oncewearelost。9．Theproblemacreatorfacesisnotrunningoutofmaterial；itis________todowiththematerialknockingatthedoorofimagination.答案：what句意：创作者所面临的问题不是素材会耗尽；是如何利用敲击着想象大门的素材。whattodowith...＝howtodealwith...。10．—Haveyoutoldyourparentsaboutyourdecision?—Notyet.Icanhardlyimaginehowthey________(反应)．答案：willreact句意：——你告诉你父母你的决定了吗？——还没有。我几乎不敢想象他们会如何反应。根据常识“把决定告诉父母”推知“他们肯定将会有反应”，故用将来时态willreact。Ⅱ.阅读理解AWhenIwasyounger,Ilovedabookaboutalittlegirlwhosegrandmahadpassedawayandwenttoheaven.I'mnotsurewhyIlikedit,Ididn'treallyknowthewordsorexactlywhattheymeant,butIknowthatIlikedthesoundofitbeingread.Beforefallingasleeponenight,Iaskedmygrandmothertoreadittome.IclosedmyeyesandsmiledsweetlyasIheardherrecitethewords.Whenshefinishedreading,Ilookedintoherlightblueeyes.“Grandma，”Iasked，“willyoueverdie？”“Unfortunately，”shesaid.“WillI?Hopefullynotforalongtime.”“Doallpeopledie？”Iasked.“Yes，”sheanswered.“Finally.”“Why？”Iasked.“Howcouldyouenjoyeverysecondoflife,ifyouknewyoucouldliveitforever？”“But，whatifyoudie？”Iquestioned.“Youneverknowhowmuchyouvaluesomethinguntilyouloseit.”Ilayinbedthatnight，thinkingaboutwhatshesaid.ShemusthavethoughtthatsinceIwasonly6，Icouldn'tunderstandher.YetIknewexactlywhatshehadsaid，exactly.ThenextnightIsatonmyparents'bedwatchingTVwiththem.Thephonerang.Mydadansweredit.Isawhissmilingexpressiontightenintogloom.Thenhelookedatmymomandme.Hestaredunblinkinglyforwhatseemedlikeforever.Thenhespoke，“Grandmaisdead.”Ithensattherestillforthenextfewminutes.Ihadneverlostanyonebeforeinmylife.Ididn'tknowwhattothink.AllthatranthroughmyheadwasthatIwasnevergoingtoseeheragain.Andthroughthesorrow,Ismiled.Atthatinstant,IlovedmygrandmamorethanIhadeverhadbefore.Ithoughtofeverythingshedidforme.Lifechangesthemostwhenwedon'texpectitto.OfcourseIamupsetwhenpeopledie,butmissingthemmakesmelovethemmoreeverysecond.Lifeisonlyliving,ifyouuseeverysecondtothefullest,becauseanysecondcouldbeyourlast.文章大意：本文主要介绍了作者喜欢祖母给她读书，并且有一次和祖母讨论人最终要离开这个世界的问题，祖母告诉她：人直到失去某样东西的时候才会知道自己有多么珍惜它。1．Fromthefirstparagraph,weknowthatthewriter________.A．preferredreadingbooksinchildhoodB．usedtohavehergrandmareadthebooktoherC．knewmanywordsthroughreadingD．likedthesoundofhergrandma答案：B推理判断题。结合第一段的第二句话可知作者并不知道书中那些词的意思，但是喜欢听书被读出来的声音，所以选B。A错，不是作者自己读书；C认识很多单词，没有事实依据；D错，作者喜欢的是书被读出来的声音，而不是她祖母的声音。2．Whatdidgrandmateachthewriterinthedialogue?A．Itiscertainthateveryonelivesonedayatatime.B．Itisimpossibleforustohavesomethingforever.C．Ittakeslosingsomethingtoknowitsvalue.D．Itisluckythatyougetwhatyouhavelostagain.答案：C细节理解题。结合文章的Youneverknowhowmuchyouvaluesomethinguntilyouloseit.可知只有在失去一件东西或者—个人之后，你才会懂得其价值，所以选C。A表述错误；B、D不是祖母的观点。3．Afterknowingthedeathofhergrandma,thewriter________.A．didn'tbelievethefactatfirstB．recalledwhathergrandmasaidC．criedfornotseeingheragainD．hadastrongerloveforhergrandma答案：D细节理解题。从倒数第二段的第六句话可知作者比以往更加爱祖母了，所以选D。A与事实不符；B中的said错误，回忆的是祖母为她做的事情；C错误，作者没有哭泣。4．Whydidtheauthorwritethispassage?A．Torememberherbelovedgrandma.B．Toprovethatlifeisreallyshort.C．Toexplainwhypeopledie.D．Topersuadepeopletoloveothers.答案：A主旨大意题。作者通过回忆过去自己在小的时候，让祖母给自己读书，并且与祖母讨论人生的事情，以及祖母去世对于自己的影响等来怀念祖母，所以A符合作者的意图。BWhichcomesfirst,happinessormoney?Arericherpeoplehappier?Andifso,howdopeoplegetmuchricher?Arecentstudycouldtellyoutheanswer.Thestudylookedintothousandsofteenagersandfoundthatthosewhofeltbetteraboutlifeasyoungadultstendedtohavehigherincomesbythetimetheyturned29.Thosewhowerehappiestearnedanaverageof$8,000morethanthosewhowerethemostdepressed.Theresearchers,fromUniversityCollegeLondonandtheUniversityofWarwick,saidthatverygloomyteens,nomatterhowtallorsmarttheywere,earned10%lessthantheirpeers,whilethehappieronesearnedupto30%more.Happierteenagershaveaneasiertimegettingthroughschool,collegeandajobinterview,chieflybecausetheyalwaysfeelbetteraboutlife.Itmayalsobetruethathappierpeoplefinditeasiertomakefriends,whoareoftenthekeytohomeworkhelpornetworking.AreportinJunesuggestedthatprofessionalrespectwasmoreimportantthandollarsintermsofworkplacehappiness.InAugustscientistsannouncedthattheyhadfoundthegeneforhappines