Unit 3 A taste of English humour李仕才*閱讀理解。April 23 marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeares death. Organizations in Britain have planned numerous events to honor him.In Stratford-upon-Avon, his birthplace, the tourism organization has a great number of free events, including performances of Shakespeares plays, and a dazzling fireworks display. And the BBC is broadcasting a live show from Stratfore-upon-Avon, celebrating Shakespeares widespread influence on the world. In Englands capital, the London Shakespeare Centre and Kings College London are holding a series of public performances, exhibitions and activities. It isnt just England that honors the anniversary of the death of this extraordinary writer. In Washington, D. C., the Folger Shakespeare Library, which houses the worlds largest collection of documents relating to William Shakespeare, is displaying a series of exhibitions.Shakespeare is probably the most famous author who ever lived and is considered a genius by most. He wrote around 37 plays and 154 sonnets(十四行詩), and his work has been translated into over one hundred languages! He penned beautiful metaphors(暗喻), serious dramas and amusing tales.Shakespeare also invented many new terms and phrases. If someones behavior suggested they were not being honest and should not be trusted, Shakespeare called their actions suspicious. If someone was being silly and perhaps looking like a fool, Shakespeare found their actions laughable. And Shakespeare called people who offered their opinions on the quality of something critics. Today, for instance, food critics and film critics give audiences their opinions of food and film. The familiar phrase break the ice comes from Shakespeares play The Taming of the Shrew. The ice is broken when a difficult conversation or meeting is calmed by some basic introduction, such as a simple game. More common words coined by Shakespeare include road, gossip, lonely, bump and hurry.Four hundred years after his death, Shakespeare surely lives on, in everyday speech, as the most famous writer of all time!1. The main idea of the text is _.A. the 400th anniversary of Shakespeares deathB. the influence Shakespeare has on EnglishC. the achievements of William ShakespeareD. Shakespeares colorful and fruitful life2. Shakespeare is honored in the following ways except_.A. a great number of free events in Stratford-upon-AvonB. a series of activities in the London Shakespeare CentreC. a series of exhibitions in the Folger Shakespeare LibraryD. a live show of Shakespeare from Stratford-upon-Avon3. According to the next, a simply game to make a difficult conversation easy is called _. A. an ice-breakerB. a suspicious manC. a criticD. a laughable man【文章大意】4月23日是威廉莎士比亞逝世第四百周年紀(jì)念日。英國的各種組織計劃活動來紀(jì)念他。1.A【解析】主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段的句子April 23 marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeares death.可知，文章主要介紹4月23日是威廉莎士比亞逝世第四百周年紀(jì)念日。故選A。3.A【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段的句子The ice is broken when a difficult conversation or meeting is calmed by some basic introduction, such as a simple game.可知，使得困難的對話變得容易的叫作an ice-breaker。故選A。*語法填空。 Tyler Thompson is _1_ unlikely star in the world of Peking opera. The 15yearold from Oakland has fascinated audiences in the US and China with his ability _2_ (sing) pitchperfect Mandarin (普通話) and perform the ancient Chinese art form. The teen,_3_ is black and only speaks some basic Chinese, has been praised by teachers since he _4_ (pick) up the music as a kindergartener. “As soon as he opens _5_ (he) mouth and sings in Chinese, the Chinese are very surprised and they feel very proud of him，” said his music teacher. “When he puts on the costume and all the acting, you can see that he is pretty good.” Tyler has learned to sing several wellknown pieces of Peking opera, a centuriesold form of musical theater _6_ (know) for its highly structured costumes, changing gongs (鑼) and cymbals (鈸), wideranging voices and highly stylized _7_ (move). Tyler got _8_ (stand) cheers when he performed _9_ Justice Bao, a famous Song Dynasty judge who fought corruption, from the Chinese classic BaoQing Tian. “The music is very beautiful, and its very passionate，” said Tyler. “Its made me _10_ (want) to know more about the world outside of America or California or Oakland.”1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._ 篇章導(dǎo)讀：本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了一個擅長表演京劇的外國青少年的故事。1an考查冠詞。star是可數(shù)名詞，且第一次在文章中出現(xiàn)，故用不定冠詞修飾，表泛指；形容詞unlikely的讀音以元音音素開頭，故用an。2to sing考查非謂語動詞。ability to do sth. “做某事的能力”，為固定搭配，故用不定式作后置定語。3who考查定語從句的引導(dǎo)詞。所填關(guān)系詞引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句，修飾先行詞The teen，且關(guān)系詞在從句中作主語，故填關(guān)系代詞who。4picked考查動詞的時態(tài)。since意為“自從”，引導(dǎo)狀語從句，從句常用一般過去時，主句用現(xiàn)在完成時。5his考查代詞。根據(jù)語境mouth和主語he可知，此處應(yīng)用形容詞性物主代詞his修飾名詞mouth，在句子中作定語。6known考查非謂語動詞。know和句子謂語之間沒有連詞，故用非謂語動詞，且know和其邏輯主語Peking opera是動賓關(guān)系，故用過去分詞作后置定語。7movements考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。根據(jù)and可知，此處與名詞voices呼應(yīng)，應(yīng)用所給詞的名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式，即movements。8standing考查形容詞。由空后的名詞cheers可知，此處應(yīng)用形容詞修飾名詞，standing意為“站著進行的”，表示Tyler得到了(觀眾的)起立歡呼。9as考查介詞。此處as意為“作為”，后跟名詞、代詞或動名詞，與performed呼應(yīng)，表示扮演的角色，符合語境。10want考查非謂語動詞。make sb. do sth. “讓某人做某事”，應(yīng)用不帶to的不定式作賓語補足語，故填want。*完形填空。閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可能填入空白處的最佳選項。Every morning，on my way to work，I see homeless people sleeping on sidewalks.Clearly，theyre in need of _1_.I feel it a(n) _2_ to see this，and most people walk by, _3_ the homeless dont exist，and dont offer any help at all，not even a _4_.Recently，its been extremely cold，making things especially _5_ for the homeless.Usually I arrive at work around 8 am，when the homeless are still asleep.Im not sure whether its a good _6_ to leave something for them while theyre _7_ ，as it may get stolen or they may not even _8_ it.Today，I _9_ someone，who seemed to be homeless，sitting on the sidewalk，awake.I had some time _10_ I was due to start work，so I dashed across the street to ask if I could get anything for him to drink or eat.He wanted a cola，so I went and got this for him _11_ a banana.I gave him the drink and banana，then went back to my office across the street，and went upstairs to get the bag I recently _12_ with everyday items.Id been planning to give it to someone in need，so this was a great _13_.I hurried back to give the bag to the stranger，who was _14_.Society may feel uncomfortable with homeless people._15_ ，we must remember theyre just like us.Theyre just down on their _16_ for different reasons.If we _17_ to those in need，our hearts will grow and we can _18_ make our world better.Singer Phil Collins sang a song titled Another Day in Paradise，which _19_ us to be grateful for the many blessings we have and not to _20_ those who are less fortunate.1A.balanceBsignificanceCperformance Dassistance2A.duty BregretCadvance Dequality3A.imagining BexpectingCpretending Dannouncing4A.word BhugCpity Dgift5A.absurd BboringCcomplex Dtouch6A.idea BexcuseClesson Dreason7A.relaxed BabsentmindedCunaware Ddizzy8A.know BwantCshare Dafford9A.spotted BapproachedCrecognized Dinterviewed10A.when BsinceCbefore Dunless11A.instead of Bexcept forCregardless of Dalong with12A.replaced BpackedCdecorated Dcombined13A.trial BhonorCopportunity Dreward14A.grateful BcarefulChopeful Dskillful15A.Besides BThereforeCMeanwhile DHowever16A.effort BluckCappearance Dreputation17A.look out Bbreak outCreach out Dturn out18A.truly BproperlyCdeliberately Dapproximately19A.intends BremindsCpromises Dpersuades20A.trick BblameCdoubt Dforget【解題導(dǎo)語】本文主要講述了作者幫助無家可歸的人的故事?！竞诵脑~匯】extremely adv.極其，極端dash v急奔，急馳，猛沖paradise n天堂blessing n上帝的恩寵，祝福1D根據(jù)下文的“dont offer any help at all”可知，這些無家可歸的人需要幫助。assistance意為“幫助”。故選D。2B根據(jù)下文作者幫助無家可歸的人可推知，作者同情這些無家可歸的人，看到他們睡在大街上感到很是遺憾。故選B。3C根據(jù)“and dont offer any help at all”并結(jié)合上文的“I feel it a(n) _2_ to see this”可推知，大部分的路人對無家可歸的人漠不關(guān)心，視而不見，即假裝(pretending)沒看到。4A根據(jù)“even”可推知，大部分人不僅不提供幫助，甚至連一句問候都沒有。5D根據(jù)空前的“its been extremely cold”并結(jié)合語境可推知，天氣特別寒冷，無家可歸的人的日子更加艱難(tough)。6A結(jié)合語境可知，作者不確定自己的那種做法是否是好主意(idea)。7C承接上文的“Usually I arrive at work around 8 am，when the homeless are still asleep”可推知，無家可歸的人在作者早上開始上班時還都在睡覺，是不會覺察到的(unaware)。8B根據(jù)“even”的提示并結(jié)合上文作者的猶豫可推知，作者不確定自己對他們的幫助是否正是無家可歸的人所需要的。9A根據(jù)語境可推知，作者在人行道上發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個醒著的無家可歸的人。spot表示“發(fā)現(xiàn)”，符合語境。10C根據(jù)語境可知，作者離上班還有些時間，所以選C。11D根據(jù)語境以及下文的“I gave him the drink and banana”可推知，作者順便還給這個人帶了香蕉。along with表示“除以外(還)”。12B根據(jù)空后的“with everyday items”可知，作者包里裝著每天的必需品。pack with sth.表示“裝著某物”。13C根據(jù)語境可知，作者認為這是一個極好的幫助無家可歸的人的機會。14A根據(jù)語境可推知，把自己的東西饋贈給他人，別人是感恩的(grateful)。15D根據(jù)語境可知，前后句表示邏輯上的轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故選D。16B根據(jù)語境可推知，那些無家可歸的人只是由于某種原因一時窮困潦倒而已，down on ones luck表示“窮困潦倒”。17C根據(jù)語境可知，如果我們愿意幫助他們，世界會變得更美好。reach out to sb.表示“愿意為某人提供幫助”。18A根據(jù)語境可知，幫助他人的確會讓我們的世界變得更美好。truly“的確，真實地”；properly“恰當(dāng)?shù)亍保籨eliberately“故意地”；approximately“大約”。19BPhil Collins的歌提醒我們要感恩。remind sb.to do sth.意為“提醒某人做某事”符合語境。20D根據(jù)語境可推知，人們不要忘記那些不幸的人。*短文改錯。As the saying goes, chance favored the prepared mind. I learned this from one of my experience.I was not chosen as member of the volleyball team of our school. Because of this, I decided to give up play volleyball. Luckily, my best friend stopped me but pointed out that it was my laziness and poor preparation which led to my failure. After that, I practiced playing volleyball on every day. When another chance of trying out arrived, I was full prepared and tried my best. As a result, I was selected and became an important player on our school team. From this, I am firmly convincing that we are able to seize a chance as long as I get well prepared.答案：As the saying goes, chance the prepared mind. I learned this from one of my .I was not chosen as member of the volleyball team of our school. Because of this, I decided to give up volleyball. Luckily, my best friend stopped me pointed out that it was my laziness and poor preparation led to my failure. After that, I practiced playing volleyball every day. When another chance of trying out arrived, I was prepared and tried my best. As a result, I was selected and became an important player on our school team. From this, I am firmly that we are able to seize a chance as long as get well prepared.難項分析：第五處：butand考查連詞。本句中，“stopped”和“pointed out”共同作句子的謂語，為并列關(guān)系，故改but為and。第六處：whichthat考查強調(diào)句型。本句中賓語從句為強調(diào)句，被強調(diào)的部分是my laziness and poor preparation；強調(diào)句型的結(jié)構(gòu)為It is/was . that/who .，故改which為that。第九處：convincingconvinced考查形容詞。convinced表示人“信服的”；convincing表示事物“令人信服的”。此處構(gòu)成“Sb. be firmly convinced that從句”句型，意為“某人堅信”，故改convincing為convinced。* 我國經(jīng)濟發(fā)展進入新常態(tài)，需要轉(zhuǎn)變經(jīng)濟發(fā)展方式，改變粗放式增長模式，不斷優(yōu)化經(jīng)濟結(jié)構(gòu)，實現(xiàn)經(jīng)濟健康可持續(xù)發(fā)展進區(qū)域協(xié)調(diào)發(fā)展，推進新型城鎮(zhèn)化，推動城鄉(xiāng)發(fā)展一體化因：我國經(jīng)濟發(fā)展還面臨區(qū)域發(fā)展不平衡、城鎮(zhèn)化水平不高、城鄉(xiāng)發(fā)展不平衡不協(xié)調(diào)等現(xiàn)實挑戰(zhàn)。