Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour同步測試能力演練一、語法填空AnoldmanwholivedinasmallstreetinthecityofMumbaihadtoputup1thenuisance(煩心事)ofhavingboysplaycricketoutsidehishouseatnight.Oneeveningwhentheboyswere2(particular)noisy,hewentouttotalktoexplainedthathewashappiest3hecouldseeorhearboysplayinghisfavouritegame,saidhewouldgivethem25rupees(盧比)eachweektoplayinthestreetatnight.Theboyswerewerebeingpaidtodosomethingtheyenjoyed!Attheendofthefirstweekthey4(knock)attheoldmansdoorandaskedhimtopaythem,andsohedid.Thesecondweekwhentheyaskedfor5(pay)hesaidhehadrunoutofmoneyandsentthemawaywithonly15thirdweekthemansaidhehadnot6receivedhispensionandgavethemonly10boyswerevery7(disappoint)buttherewasnotmuchtheycoulddoabout8.Thefourthweekthemansaidhecouldnotaffordtopaythem25rupees9hehadpromised,butwouldgivethem5rupeeseachweekwithoutfail.Thiswastoomuchfortheboys.“Youexpectustoplaysevendays10weekforamerely5rupees!”theyyelled.“Gotoblazes.”Theystormedawayandneverplayedonthestreetagain.二、完形填空閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從1~15各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。Jenna,apopulargirlfromWestwoodMiddleSchool,hadgraduatedfirstinherclassandwasreadyfornew1inhighschool.2,highschoolwasthefirstweek,Jennawenttotryouts（選拔賽）forcheerleaders（拉拉隊隊員）.Shewascompetingagainstverytalentedgirls,andsheknewitwouldbedifficultforhertobehourslater,the3readalistofthegirlsforasecondheartsankasthelistendedwithouther4,shewalkedhomecarryingherschoolbagfullofhomework.Arrivinghome,shestartedwithhadalwaysbeenagoodmathstudent,butnowshewas5.ShemovedontoEnglishandhistory,andwas6tofindthatshedidnthaveanytroublewiththosebetter,shedecidednotto7mathforthetimebeing.ThenextdayJennawenttoseeaboutbeingontheschool8.wasntas9asJenna.“Imsorry,butwehaveenough10forthenewspaperbacknextyearandwelltalkthen.”Jennasmiledweaklyandleft.“Whyishighschoolso11?”shesighed.Laterin12class,Jennadevotedherselftofiguringouttheproblemsthathadgivenhersomuch13.Bytheendofclass,sheunderstoodhowtogetthemshegatheredherbooks,Jennadecidedshedcontinuetotrytofitinathernewwasntsureifshedsucceed,butsheknewshehadto14.Highschoolwasjustashermomhadsaid：“Youwillfeellikeasmallfishinabigpond15abigfishinasmallchallengeistobecomethebestfishyoucanbe.”upforaboutupreturnforcaseoftermsofof三、閱讀理解專題訓(xùn)練（四）如何做好推理判斷題（3）◆方法點撥做推理判斷題時注重從已知推出未知，但在推理過程中千萬不要主觀臆斷，摻雜自己的觀點?！艋顚W(xué)活用根據(jù)所學(xué)技巧，完成下列讀寫任務(wù)題。Theautomobilehasmanyall,itofferspeoplefreedomtogowhereverandwhenevertheywanttobasicpurposeofamotorvehicleistogetfrompointAtopointBascheaply,quickly,andsafelyas,tomostpeople,carsarealsopersonalfantasymachinesthatserveassymbolsofpower,success,speed,excitement,andadventure.Inaddition,muchoftheworld,seconomyisbuiltonproducingmotorvehiclesandsupplyingroads,services,andrepairsforthoseoftheworld,spaychecksareautotheUnitedStates,oneofeverysixdollarsspentandoneofeverysixnonfarmjobsareconnectedtotheautomobileorrelatedindustries,suchasoil,steel,rubber,plastics,automobileservices,andhighwayconstruction.Inspiteoftheiradvantages,motorvehicleshavemanyharmfuleffectsonhumanlivesandonair,water,land,andwildlifeautomobilemaybethemostdestructivemachineeverwetendtodenyit,ridingincarsisoneofthemostdangerousthingswedoinourdailylives.Since1885,whenKarlBenzbuiltthefirstautomobile,almost18millionpeoplehavebeenkilledbymotoryear,carsandtrucksworldwidekillanaverageof250,000people—asmanyaswerekilledintheatomicbombattacksonHiroshimaandNagasaki—andinjureorpermanentlydisabletenmillionoftheworld,speoplewillbeinvolvedinanautoaccidentatsometimeduringtheirlives.Sincetheautomobilewasintroduced,almostthreemillionAmericanshavebeenkilledonthehighways—abouttwicethenumberofAmericanskilledonthebattlefieldinalladditiontothetragiclossoflife,theseaccidentscostAmericansocietyabout＄60billionannuallyinlostincomeandininsurance(保險),administrative(行政的),andlegalexpenses.Streetsthatusedtobeforpeoplearenowforandpeopleridingbicyclesinthestreetsaresubjectedtonoise,pollution,stress,anddanger.Motorvehiclesarethelargestsourceofairpollution,producingahazeofsmogovertheworld,stheUnitedStates,theyproduceatleast50%ofthecountry,sairpollution.Ⅰ.根據(jù)短文，寫一篇30-50詞左右的摘要。_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Ⅱ.根據(jù)所讀短文，選出最佳答案。representpeople,s___________.styletothepassage,theaveragenumberofpeoplekilledannuallyintrafficaccidentsaroundtheworldis_______________.million,000oftheworld,spopulationmillionseriousenvironmentalproblemresultingfromautomobilesis______.lossoflifejamspollutionstresscanbeinferredfromthispassagethatautomobiles__________.animportantpartoftheworldseconomybecominglessdangerousproducelessairpollutioninthefuturekillingmorepeopleinrecentyearsthaninthepasttitlethatsuitsthepassagebestis____________.andEconomyandtheEnvironmentProblemswiththeAutomobileandDisadvantagesoftheAutomobile參考答案一、1.解析：putupwith是一個詞組，意為“忍耐，忍受”。答案：with2.解析：修飾形容詞noisy應(yīng)該用副詞。答案：particularly3.解析：在這里引導(dǎo)一個時間裝語從句。答案：when4.解析：此處應(yīng)該是謂語動詞的過去式。答案：knocked5.解析：介詞后面應(yīng)該用名詞，askforpayment索要報酬。答案：payment6.解析：在否定句式中用yet，表示“尚未”。答案：yet7.解析：disappointed感到失望的。disappointing是“令人失望的”。答案：disappointed8.解析：it指代“要錢”這件事。答案：it9.解析：as在這里引導(dǎo)一個方式狀語從句，意思是：按照先前承諾的那樣。答案：as10.解析：aweek=perweek,everyweek。答案：a二、1.解析:由常識和下文可推斷出此處應(yīng)為Jenna已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備好迎接新的挑戰(zhàn)（challenge）。process過程，進(jìn)程；decision決定；exercise練習(xí)，均不符合語境。答案：C2.解析:根據(jù)行文邏輯此處為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故選however。therefore因此，所以，表示因果關(guān)系；otherwise否則、要不然；besides此外，均不符合語境。答案：B3.解析:由常識可知宣布比賽結(jié)果的當(dāng)然是裁判（judge）。答案：D4.解析:由上句可知Jenna沒有被選中，心情當(dāng)然是很糟糕的（awful）。strange奇怪的；happy快樂的；lonely孤獨的、寂寞的，均不符合語境。答案：C5.解析:盡管她以前擅長數(shù)學(xué)，但現(xiàn)在她正在努力奮斗，故選struggle。答案：A6.解析:由下文可知，改做其他科目倒也順利，于是覺得心中有一絲寬慰（relieved）。ashamed羞愧的；disappointed失望的；shocked震驚的，均不符合語境。答案：D7.解析:覺得心情好些了，她決定暫時不再為數(shù)學(xué)擔(dān)憂(worryabout）。putup張貼、建造；preparefor為……做準(zhǔn)備；giveup放棄，均不符合語境。答案：C〖H