Unit 3 A taste of English humour一、閱讀理解 US music legend Bob Dylan won the Nobel Literature Prize on October 13,2016, the first songwriter to win the well-known award in a decision that stunned prize watchers. Dylan,75, was honored “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”, the Swedish Academy said. The choice was met by gasps (倒吸氣)and a long round of applause from journalists attending the prize announcement. The folk singer has been mentioned in Nobel speculation in the past years, but was never seen as a serious contender. The academys permanent secretary, Sara Danius, said Dylans songs were ”poetry for the ears“. “Dylan has the status of an icon. His influence on contemporary music is profound(意義深遠(yuǎn)的),” the academy wrote in biographical notes about the famously private singer. Last year, the prize went to Belarusian author Svetlana Alexievich for her documentary­style narratives based on witness testimonies(證言). Dylan will take home the 8 million krone ($971,000) prize. The Nobel is the latest award for the singer, who has e a long way from his humble beginnings as Robert AllenZimmerman, born in 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota, and who taught himself to play the harmonica(口琴), guitar and piano. Attracted by the music of folk singer Woody Guthrie, Zimmerman changed his name to BobDylan-reportedly after the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas-and began performing in local night clubs. After dropping out of college, he moved to New York in 1960. His first album contained only two original songs, but the 1963 breakthrough The Freewheelin Bob Dylan featured a lot of his own songs, including the classic Blowin in the Wind.1.Which of the following can be the best title for the news report?A.Music icon Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize in LiteratureB.Bob Dylan has created new poetic expressionsC.Bob Dylans influence on contemporary music is profoundD.Bob Dylans has been mentioned in Nobel speculation in the past years2.What is the possible meaning of the underlined word “ contender ” in Para.3?A.A person who invites guests to a social event.B.Someone who takes part in a petition.C.someone in charge of training an athlete or a teamD.A person in a court of law who decides how the law should be applied.3.How did the journalists feel the moment they heard the news that Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize in Literature?A.Calm.B.Relieved.C.Surprised.D.Unfair.4.All of the following are true EXCEPT that _.A.Dylan Thomas was a Welsh poetB.Blowin in the Wind is one of Bob Dylans articlesC.Sara Danius is the academys permanent secretaryD.last year, the Nobel Prize in Literature went to a Belarusian author參考答案： 1.A; 2.B; 3.C; 4.B解析： 1.標(biāo)題猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)全文如開(kāi)頭:US music legend Bob Dylan won the Nobel Literature Prize on October 13, 2016 the first songwriter to win the wellknown award in a decision that stunned prize watchers可得答案。2.詞意猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第三段:根據(jù)獲得諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)有激烈的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)性,可知該詞是“競(jìng)爭(zhēng)者,爭(zhēng)奪者”的意思。3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段:The choice was met by gasps (倒吸氣)and a long round of applause from journalists attending the prize announcement可知答案。4.事實(shí)判斷題。根據(jù)第十段:but the 1963 breakthrough The Freewheelin Bob Dylan featured a lot of his own songs, including the classic Blowin in the Wind可得答案。二、單句語(yǔ)法填空1(2017北京高考)The national park has a large collection of wildlife，_ (range) from butterflies to elephants.答案：ranginga large collection of wildlife與range之間是主動(dòng)關(guān)系，故用動(dòng)詞ing形式作后置定語(yǔ)。2Shopping is no longer just a necessity; it has bee a form of _(entertain)答案：entertainment介詞of后接名詞，故填entertainment “娛樂(lè)；娛樂(lè)活動(dòng)”。3The news said that the schools in that southwestern area are _(bad) off for teaching equipment, and even teachers.答案：badlybe badly off for sth.“缺乏某物”。4To everyones _(astonish), he has won the game.答案：astonishmentto ones astonishment “使某人吃驚的是”。5The villager doesnt want more moneyhe is content _what he has.答案：withbe content with .“對(duì)感到滿足”。6Sam _(convince) that his girlfriend loves him.答案：is convincedbe convinced that . “確信；相信”。7They were _(wear) out after working in the fields the whole day long.答案：wornbe worn out “筋疲力盡的”。8Up to now, I _(read) as far as the fifth chapter, the second volume of The War and Peace.答案：have readup to now “直到現(xiàn)在”，常與現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)連用。9The number of senior high school students is increasing, _is mentioned above.答案：as本句中，as引導(dǎo)非限制性定語(yǔ)從句。as is mentioned above “正如上邊所提到的”。10The season runs June through August, with additional _(perform) in March and September.答案：performances形容詞additional后應(yīng)接名詞，performance在本句中意為“表演”，是可數(shù)名詞，由空后的介詞短語(yǔ)可知表示多場(chǎng)表演，故填performances。三、完形填空。For me，two of the loveliest words in English are “Life persists”I _1_ them years ago as a college student，sitting in the library，_2_，working on a paper.Out of nowhere，those words came _3_ off the page in a quote(引語(yǔ))：“In the midst of death life persists，in the midst of _4_ truth persists，in the midst of darkness light persists.”Suddenly I wasnt unhappy and impatient any more.Then I _5_ my granddad.I loved to talk with him.And I was _6_ to hear what hed think of it.He had poor hearing，so I had to _7_ it a few times，but once he _8_ it，he laughed.“All I can say to that is totally _9_，” he said on the phone.I told him how glad I was，after a long winter，to finally see spring and _10_ to find that quote.“Why is that？” he asked.“Well，spring is a sure _11_ that life persists.And it just makes me _12_.”He laughed again，and then _13_ his lovely voice，he recited for me his _14_“spring time” words：“The desert shall rejoice(高興)，and _15_ as the rose does.even with joy and singing.”Many years later，_16_ my husband and I drove across a desert with many wildflowers and blooming(盛開(kāi)的)cactuses，I could _17_ hear my granddad laughing：“The desert shall rejoice.”Life persists，and so do we，in the silence of _18_ and the blooming of cactuses；and in the dead of _19_ and the green of spring.Spring _20_ us that were alive forever.1A.looked for Bhappened onCpicked out Dmade up2A.bored BconcentratedCtired Dconfused3A.running BdancingCrushing Dmoving4A.fear BaccusationCsuspicion Duntruth5A.called BvisitedCconsulted Dinformed6A.patient BconfidentCupset Ddesperate7A.copy BprintCrepeat Drecite8A.got BmadeCundertook Dmanaged9A.puzzlement BscepticismCagreement Ddisapproval10A.practically BespeciallyCobviously Dnaturally11A.way BinspirationCremark Dsign12A.astonished BenergeticCmerry Dalive13A.in BwithCof Dbeyond14A.impressive BsuperbCclassical Dfavorite15A.exist BflowerCsurvive Dsow16A.after BwhenCuntil Dalthough17A.hardly BalwaysCalmost Dmostly18A.journeys BwordsCworld Ddesert19A.winter BspringCsummer Dautumn20A.convinces BassuresCreminds Dstrikes【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】本文是一篇夾敘夾議的文章，講述的是作者有感于春天的活力，從偶然讀到的一段話聯(lián)想到生命的意義與堅(jiān)持。生命長(zhǎng)存于漫漫沙漠的植物中，長(zhǎng)存于冬去春來(lái)的綠意中。冬去春來(lái)，生命依然長(zhǎng)存，而我們也要繼續(xù)前行。1B根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，幾年前坐在大學(xué)的圖書(shū)館里作者偶然遇到這兩個(gè)單詞“Life persists”。happen on“偶然遇到或發(fā)現(xiàn)”，符合語(yǔ)境。pick out“挑選，辨別出”；make up“編造”。2A根據(jù)下文中的“Suddenly I wasnt unhappy and impatient any more”可知，作者當(dāng)時(shí)在圖書(shū)館里的心情是很煩悶的。故選bored“厭倦的，煩悶的”。3B這兩個(gè)詞突然從書(shū)頁(yè)上的引語(yǔ)中躍入作者的眼簾。dancing在此形象生動(dòng)地描述了這兩個(gè)詞所富含的美好活力以及作者遇到它們的偶然性。4D在死亡中，生命依然堅(jiān)持；在謊言中，真理依然長(zhǎng)存；在黑暗中，光明依然永駐。根據(jù)句中的death與life, darkness與light的對(duì)應(yīng)關(guān)系可知，此處應(yīng)填truth的反義詞。untruth“虛假，不真實(shí)”，符合語(yǔ)境。accusation“控告”；suspicion“懷疑”。5A根據(jù)下文中的“on the phone”可知，作者給爺爺打電話。call“(給)打電話”，符合語(yǔ)境。visit“看望，拜訪”；consult“咨詢”；inform“告知”。6D根據(jù)語(yǔ)境及上文中的“I loves to talk with him”可知，作者很想聽(tīng)到爺爺(對(duì)這句話)是怎么看的。desperate“極想，渴望”。patient“耐心的”；upset“不安的”。7C根據(jù)上文中的“He had poor hearing，so I had to”和下文中的“a few times”可知，爺爺?shù)穆?tīng)覺(jué)不靈，所以作者不得不多次重復(fù)(repeat)這句話。copy“抄寫(xiě)”；print“打印”；recite“背誦”。8A但是一旦作者的爺爺明白(got it)了，他就笑了起來(lái)。make it“獲得成功，準(zhǔn)時(shí)到達(dá)”。9C根據(jù)上文中的“l(fā)aughed”和下文中作者的爺爺所背誦的語(yǔ)句與該句話的主題的一致性可知，作者的爺爺對(duì)這句話所表達(dá)的主題是完全同意的。puzzlement“疑惑”；scepticism “懷疑”；agreement“贊同，同意”；disapproval“反對(duì)，不贊成”。10B作者告訴爺爺她在漫長(zhǎng)的冬天過(guò)后，最終看到春天，特別是偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)這句引語(yǔ)，自己是有多高興。especially“特別，尤其”，符合語(yǔ)境。practically“實(shí)際地，差不多”；obviously“明顯地”；naturally“自然而然地”。11D春天就是一個(gè)可信的跡象，它表明生命是長(zhǎng)存的。sign“跡象，征兆”符合語(yǔ)境。inspiration“鼓舞人心的人(或事物)”。12C根據(jù)上文中的“I wasnt unhappy”，下文中的“rejoice(高興)”“joy”及文章的主題可知，這句話使作者感到開(kāi)心(merry)。astonished“震驚的”；energetic“精力充沛的”。13A作者的爺爺又笑了笑，然后用他那悅耳的嗓音為作者背誦了他最喜歡的語(yǔ)句。in.voice是固定搭配，表示“以的嗓音”。14D參見(jiàn)上題解析。impressive“給人印象深刻的”；superb“極佳的，質(zhì)量極高的”；classical“經(jīng)典的”；favorite“最喜歡的”。15B沙漠應(yīng)該高興，像玫瑰一樣盛開(kāi)。根據(jù)空后的“as the rose does”可知，flower“開(kāi)花”符合語(yǔ)境。16B多年后，當(dāng)作者和丈夫驅(qū)車(chē)穿越一個(gè)有很多野花和盛開(kāi)的仙人掌的沙漠時(shí)，她幾乎又聽(tīng)到了爺爺笑著說(shuō)“沙漠應(yīng)該高興”。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，空處在此引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句，且在從句中作時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)，故選when。17C參見(jiàn)上題解析。almost“幾乎，差不多”，符合語(yǔ)境。18D根據(jù)空后的“the blooming of cactuses.”和上文中的“a desert with many wildflowers and blooming(盛開(kāi)的)cactuses”及“The desert shall rejoice”可知，生命長(zhǎng)存，同樣的，我們也要堅(jiān)持。生命長(zhǎng)存于寂靜的沙漠(desert)中和盛開(kāi)的仙人掌里。19Ain the dead of winter“在隆冬，在嚴(yán)冬”。空前的dead形象地表現(xiàn)出了冬季萬(wàn)物蕭條的景象，與春季的綠意及萬(wàn)物復(fù)蘇的景象形成鮮明的對(duì)比。20C春天提醒我們，我們永遠(yuǎn)充滿活力。convince“使相信”；assure“使確信”；remind“提醒”；strike“突然想到”。四、單句改錯(cuò)1Perhaps you can help me pick up a pair of jeans now, since you are an expert._答案：upoutpick out “挑選”。2She stood outside the station, looking at all directions, but apparently no one had e to meet her._答案：atinin all directions “朝/向四面八方”。3With the electricity being cut off, all the machines had to stop working._答案：去掉beingcut off與electricity存在邏輯上的動(dòng)賓關(guān)系，應(yīng)用過(guò)去分詞短語(yǔ)作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)，表示動(dòng)作已完成。4Occasions are quite rare that I have time to spend a day with my kids._答案：thatwhen此處occasions意為“時(shí)機(jī)；時(shí)候”，在本句中為先行詞，引導(dǎo)詞在定語(yǔ)從句中作狀語(yǔ)，表時(shí)間。故用when引導(dǎo)該定語(yǔ)從句。5Being too particular with what you wear is not a good habit._答案：withabout/overbe particular about/over “對(duì)挑剔/講究”。五、七選五Freshmen anywhere may be nervous about university life. Here, three pieces of advice are for them.Listen but dont be silentThe world is held in students hand via smart phones. Thus, they may consider lecture listening less important. 1 It forces students to face the difficulties of training a deep attentiveness. Unsurprisingly, students find it hard to speak out, ask questions or for points of clarification. They dont want to appear foolish or incapable. However, there is no such thing as a foolish question. Teachers are there to help you understand. This also goes for seminars and workshops. 2 Read and buy books 3 Therere so many useful online sources today, but the habit of reading books, especially whole books, is something being lost. Buy your own books. There are many bargains to be found on used-book websites or through Amazon. Being a book lover and buyer will help any student get the most out of their education. 4 As a student, you dont just have to learn to listen and bee an active reader: you also have to bee an academic writer. Written work at college level cannot be done at the last minute or in a rush. It takes time. Turn to your teachers. If they will read draft essays then make sure you can get feedback(反饋)ahead of the final submission. 5 Students who get feedback on their work always do better than those who do not. It is one of the few educational laws that holds true in all cases.A. Dont try to do it all the night before.B. However, a lecture is a listening workout.C. Thinking clearly cannot be done in a rush.D. So train your ear, listen carefully, but dont be silent.E. Reading is the most important thing that any student does.F. Re-writing has proved to be the turning point in ones degree.G. If they wont read drafts, then see them to run through your ideas.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。主要介紹了大學(xué)一年級(jí)新生如何適應(yīng)大學(xué)生活。1.B 【解析】考查上下文銜接。根據(jù)前文Thus, they may consider lecture listening less important.（因此，他們可能認(rèn)為聽(tīng)講座不重要）與B項(xiàng)(然而一個(gè)講座就是一次聽(tīng)力訓(xùn)練)在此相銜接，故選B。2.D 【解析】考查上下文銜接。根據(jù)前文This also goes for seminars and workshops. （這需要到研討班）與D項(xiàng)（仔細(xì)聽(tīng)訓(xùn)練你的聽(tīng)力，但不要沉默）銜接，故選D。3.E 【解析】考查語(yǔ)篇邏輯。本段的主旨是Read and buy books（閱讀和購(gòu)買(mǎi)書(shū)），而E項(xiàng)（閱讀對(duì)學(xué)生來(lái)說(shuō)很重要）符合邏輯，故選E。5.G 【解析】考查語(yǔ)篇邏輯。前文If they will read draft essays then make sure you can get feedback(反饋)ahead of the final submission.（如果他們閱讀了草稿就能確保在你上交前得到反饋）與 G項(xiàng)（如果他們沒(méi)有閱讀草稿，看他們理解你的觀點(diǎn)）形成并列符合邏輯，故選G。