Unit 3 A taste of English humour一、閱讀理解。Oliver and the Seawigsby Philip ReevePublished by OUP PressISBN: 978-0-192-73455-6Oliver grew up in a family of explorersbut his biggest adventure is about to begin! Along with his new friends, Oliver goes off to look for his missing parents.I really like this book because its not one of those short stories that are over too quickly, but a longish book that takes time to read. I remend this book and give it 5 stars.Ginny, age 8Lady Lydia: Read Me a Storyby Anne LavisPublished by A H StockwellISBN: 978-0-722-34327-2Lady Lydia is old and eccentric (古怪的), but she is never lonely. She shares her home with bats and mice and spiders, and all the animals round about are her friends too.My lovely daughter Alice likes all the pictures of the animals in this book, but she doesnt like it when the pages have lots of writing on with no pictures. Alice rates this book 2 out of 5.Alice, age 4I Am a Woolly Hat (EARLY READER)by Salma KoraytemPublished by Orion BooksISBN: 978-1-444-00844-9Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together.This book makes my sweetheart Lucie feel lovely inside and the drawing are not as good because the colors are not bright like other books. Lucie rates this book 3 out of 5.Lucie, age 4A Royal Fairytaleby Ink RobinPublished by EgmontISBN: 978-1-405-26843-1See Kate and Wills romance develop from their studying days at Edinburgh through to their happy wedding at Buckingham Palace with the royal family, even the queen, in tow.My little angel Amy likes the book. The best parts are the wedding and fireworks as she likes fireworks and the colors on the page are really bright. Amy rates it 4 out of 5.Amy, age 41.Which book might an animal lover prefer?A. A Royal Fairytale.B. Oliver and the Seawigs.C. Lady Lydia: Read Me a Story.D. I Am a Woolly Hat (EARLY READER).2.Who likes bright colors?A. Ginny and Alice. B. Lucie and Amy.C. Ginny and Amy. D. Alice and Lucie.3.Whose book shows romance and happiness?A. Philip Reeve. B. Anne Lavis.C. Salma Koraytem. D. Ink Robin.【文章大意】這篇文章為讀者推薦了一些書。1.C 【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由Lady Lydia is old and eccentric (古怪的), but she is never lonely. She shares her home with bats and mice and spiders, and all the animals round about are her friends too.可知一位動物愛好者更喜歡閱讀Lady Lydia: Read Me a Story.選C。3.D 【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由See Kate and Wills romance develop from their studying days at Edinburgh through to their happy wedding at Buckingham Palace with the royal family, even the queen, in tow.可知Ink Robin的書表現(xiàn)了快樂和浪漫，選D。二、單句語法填空1He was surprised that his answer should have caused such a strong (react)答案：reaction2At the magic performance, I found it (astonish) that a pigeon appeared out of the magicians empty hand.答案：astonishing3We had no trouble finding your house because your (direct) were very clear.答案：directions4 (convince) of his honesty, we decided to depend on him (carry) out the secret order.答案：Convinced；to carry/carrying5Mary felt cut from the outside world, since she lacked an Internet connection and couldnt receive any email.答案：off6More children in Beijing will reach school age next year, (create) a shortage of primary school teachers in the capital.答案：creating7Not content his present job, he has been busy hunting for a new one.答案：with8Credit cards are (particular) useful when traveling.True. They save us the trouble of taking too much cash.答案：particularly9I have been picked to represent the whole team.答案：out10 is known to all, the Peoples Republic of China is the biggest developing country in the world.答案：As三、完形填空A Letter to My DadFour years ago we found out about the cancer growing inside you.You told me the news that it had already spread and that you didnt know how long you had _1_.I was still at university.A parent dying was something that happened to _2_ peoplepeople older than me.I spent the first few months in_3_.For the first time I felt_4_.I wished I could just _5_ you and take the cancer out.But there was nothing I could do.Weve been_6_.You reacted well to treatment and youre still here，though we dont know for how much _7_.Ive always wanted to say that I love you，and that Im_8_ for everything youve given me.But I cant.It feels like it is this unwritten_9_ in our fatherson relationship that_10_ it.Youre a man conservative and guarded with your _11_.You keep them to yourself and _12_ others to do the same.But I know you _13_.Ive seen your proud looks when Ive told you about my _14_ at work and school over the years.Ive seen your_15_ when things havent gone well.I remember all the offers of help.I wish we could talk about what we _16_ to each other.I wish you could tell me youre _17_ and I could tell you I love you.I wish these _18_ concepts of masculinity(男子氣概)werent so deeply _19_ in both of us.Maybe we will still see our way to that _20_ before you go.But whatever the case，I just need to say itI love you，and thank you.1A.waited BleftCsuffered Dstayed2A.any BfewCother Dall3A.doubt BangerCvain Dshock4A.powerless BnervousClost Dbored5A.reach into Bturn toCstand by Dlook into6A.confused BluckyCactive Dhopeless7A.better BdeeperClonger Dfurther8A.eager BgratefulCregretful Ddesperate9A.letter BwordCidea Drule10A.prevents BchangesCdestroys Dtransforms11A.illnesses BfeelingsCbelongings Dopinions12A.require BexpectCallow Dpersuade13A.lie BunderstandCcare Dfear14A.achievements BdifficultiesCgoals Dexperiences15A.power BangerCcuriosity Dconcern16A.have BgiveCleave Dmean17A.conservative BbraveCproud Dhelpful18A.absurd BimportantCuseful Dpopular19A.lost BtrappedCrooted Dcovered20A.situation BsolutionCachievement Dconversation【解題導(dǎo)語】你以為你對他的愛很深沉，這是你了解的；你不了解的是，他對你的愛比你的深沉一萬倍。對父母的愛，要怎么才說得出口？別太晚。如果沒有勇氣當(dāng)面表達(dá)，就寫封信來告訴他。1B四年前作者發(fā)現(xiàn)父親身患癌癥，癌細(xì)胞已經(jīng)擴(kuò)散，因此，此處指不知道還能活多久。how long you had left是“你還剩下多長時間”的意思，left用作后置定語。故選B項(xiàng)。2C根據(jù)該空后的people older than me可判斷，作者以為父(母)親垂死這件事只會發(fā)生在比他年齡更大的人身上。故選C項(xiàng)。3Din doubt意為“懷疑”；in anger意為“生氣地”；in vain 意為“徒勞無益地”；in shock意為“震驚地；吃驚地”。聽到父親患癌這件事，作者當(dāng)然是長時間地感到震驚。故選D項(xiàng)。刷有所得方法：做完形填空題時，有些題要注意該空前后的介詞、副詞等。有時需要分別把選項(xiàng)與前后的介詞、副詞相搭配，再判斷它們搭配后哪個短語的意思更符合上下文的邏輯。4A根據(jù)下文But there was nothing I could do.可知，作者什么都做不了，由此可推測，此處指作者感到無能為力。powerless意為“無能為力的”；nervous意為“緊張不安的；焦慮的”；lost意為“迷路的；不知所措的”；bored意為“厭煩的；煩悶的”。根據(jù)語境可知選A項(xiàng)。5A根據(jù)下文and take the cancer out可知，此處指作者希望可以進(jìn)入父親的身體拿走癌細(xì)胞。reach into意為“伸進(jìn)；伸入”；turn to意為“轉(zhuǎn)向；求助于”；stand by意為“袖手旁觀；支持”；look into意為“調(diào)查”。故選A項(xiàng)。6B根據(jù)該空后面的You reacted well to treatment and youre still here可知，作者的父親對治療反應(yīng)很好并且依然還活著，所以作者一家感覺是幸運(yùn)的(lucky)。故選B項(xiàng)。confused意為“困惑的；混亂的”；active意為“積極的”；hopeless意為“沒有希望的”。7C父親的治療效果很好，“我們”很幸運(yùn)，雖然不知道父親還能堅(jiān)持多久，但是他還活著。better意為“更好”；deeper意為“更深”；longer意為“更長久”；further意為“更遠(yuǎn)”。故選C項(xiàng)。8B根據(jù)設(shè)空后的everything youve given me可知，作者在此表達(dá)對父親的感激之情。eager意為“渴望的；熱切的”；grateful意為“感激的”；regretful意為“遺憾的；后悔的”；desperate意為“絕望的”。故選B項(xiàng)。9D句意為：好像在我們的父子關(guān)系上就是這不成文的規(guī)則阻止了這句話被說出口。unwritten rule意為“不成文的規(guī)則”，符合語境。故選D項(xiàng)。10A根據(jù)下文的Youre a man conservative和You keep them to yourself可知，父親很保守，所以這一不成文的規(guī)則阻止了父愛的表達(dá)。prevent意為“阻止；防止”；change意為“改變”；destroy 意為“破壞；摧毀”；transform意為“使改觀；使轉(zhuǎn)化”。故選A項(xiàng)。11Bguarded意為“謹(jǐn)慎的”，結(jié)合下文的You keep them to yourself可知，此處指父親是一個保守的、對情感(feelings)謹(jǐn)慎的人。conservative and guarded with your feelings作后置定語，修飾前面的a man。故選B項(xiàng)。illness意為“疾病”；belongings意為“所有物”；opinion意為“觀點(diǎn)”。12B根據(jù)前文對父親的描述conservative, guarded with your _可知，父親收斂自己的感情，希望別人也這樣做。require意為“要求”；expect意為“期望；盼望”；allow意為“允許”；persuade意為“勸說；說服”。故選B項(xiàng)。13C根據(jù)下文的Ive seen your proud looks可知，父親是很在意兒子的。lie意為“撒謊”；understand意為“理解”；care意為“在意；在乎”；fear意為“害怕”。故選C項(xiàng)。14A根據(jù)前面的your proud looks可知，父親自豪的應(yīng)該是作者取得的成就(achievements)。故選A項(xiàng)。difficulty意為“困難”；goal意為“目標(biāo)”；experience意為“經(jīng)歷”。15D根據(jù)設(shè)空后的when things havent gone well及I remember all the offers of help.可知，當(dāng)事情進(jìn)展不順利時，父親會主動提供幫助，因此可知，父親是關(guān)心兒子的。power意為“力量；權(quán)力”；anger意為“憤怒；生氣”；curiosity意為“好奇心”；concern意為“擔(dān)心；憂慮”。故選D項(xiàng)。16D結(jié)合下文I wish you could tell me youre _ and I could tell you I love you.可知，作者希望父親能夠告訴他父親是如何想的，作者也能告訴父親作者愛他。由此可推測，此處指作者希望能夠與父親談?wù)撍麄儗Ρ舜艘馕吨?mean)什么。故選D項(xiàng)。17C根據(jù)上文的your proud looks可知，此處指作者希望父親能夠告訴他父親為他而自豪。conservative意為“守舊的；保守的”；brave意為“勇敢的”；proud 意為“驕傲的；自豪的”；helpful 意為“有幫助的”。故選C項(xiàng)。18A根據(jù)上一題解析及空后的masculinity可知，此處指作者希望這些荒謬的大男子觀念不會在他和父親的心中根深蒂固。absurd意為“荒唐的；可笑的”，符合語境。故選A項(xiàng)。important意為“重要的”；useful意為“有用的”；popular意為“流行的”。19C根據(jù)語境可知，此處指作者希望這樣的大男子觀念不要根深蒂固。lost in意為“迷失在”；trapped in意為“陷入”；rooted in意為“植根于；深植于”；covered in意為“被覆蓋”故選C項(xiàng)。20D根據(jù)上文的talk about可知，此處指作者與父親的談話(conversation)。故選D項(xiàng)。四、單句改錯1With the electricity being cut off, all the machines had to stop working. 答案：去掉being2He talks about Rome as if he has been there before. 答案：hashad3To our amused, they had a quarrel about such a small thing. 答案：amusedamusement4(湖北卷)I learned that shouting and threats of punishment would result from a disaster. 答案：fromin5Though he was bad off, he looked down upon those who had a lot of money. 答案：badbadly五、單元語法v.ing作表語、定語和賓語補(bǔ)足語1(2018四川名校聯(lián)盟測試)Phoebe received an email the other day (say) her uncle was ing to visit her.答案：saying2The guide asked us again if we had ever been to the temple (date) back to the Ming Dynasty.答案：dating3Mum，is the pair of gloves (wash) mine?Yes. You have to wear another pair.答案：being washed4He looked around and caught a man (put) his hand into the pocket of a passenger.答案：putting5The lady was so absorbed in her job that she didnt hear a customer (knock) at the door.答案：knocking