Unit 3 A taste of English humour
Ⅰ.多项选择
1．He was in hospital for six months.He felt as if he was ________ from the outside world.
A．cut out B．cut off
C．cut up D．cut through
解析：选B。本题考查cut相关短语的用法。cut out删掉；cut off隔离；cut up切碎；cut through刺穿。根据句意用cut off。
2．She________Japanese when she was in Japan.Now she can speak it freely.
A．picked out B．made out
C．made up D．picked up
解析：选D。本题考查动词短语的辨析。pick up偶然、无意中学会……。
3．(2011年鞍山模拟)Mom，I’m afraid it’s going to rain.The clouds in the sky are __________.
A．building up B．breaking up
C．staying up D．getting up
解析：选A。句意：妈妈，恐怕要下雨了。天空中的云越来越密集了。build up逐渐增加，符合句意。break up打碎，分裂，解体；stay up不睡觉，熬夜；get up起床。
4．Now that she has apologized for her rude behavior，I am __________.
A．content B．bored
C．astonished D．fortunate
解析：选A。句意：既然她已经为她的粗鲁的行为道了歉，我也就满意了。content满足的，满意的，符合句意。bored厌烦的，厌倦的；astonished惊讶的；fortunate幸运的，吉祥的。
5．(2011年浙江五校联考)It’s extremely dangerous for the drivers to __________ speed as the traffic lights are changing.
A．pull up B．put up
C．rise up D．pick up
解析：选D。考查动词短语辨析。句意：对于司机来说在红绿灯变换时，加速是非常危险的。pull up“停下来”；put up“建造，举起，提供……住宿”；rise up“起义，上升”为不及物动词。pick up“加速”，符合题意。
6．—How could you __________ your friend so easily?
—She is the kind of person who __________ in a crowd.
A．pick out；stands out B．make out；stands for
C．take out；stands by D．bring out；stands aside
解析：选A。考查动词短语辨析。pick out意思是“认出，辨别出”； stand out意思是“突出”。句意：——你是怎么在人群中轻松的认出你的朋友来的？——她是那种在人群中很突出的人。B项分别表示“编造，虚构，组成”和“代表”；C项分别意为“拿出”和“支持”；D项分别意为“生产，出版”和“站开，躲开”。
7．(2011年唐山高三年级第二次模拟)Mrs.Brown is so __________ about her housework that few servants want to work for her.
A．particular B．neat
C．skillful D．special
解析：选A。考查形容词词义辨析。句意：布朗夫人对家务如此挑剔，几乎没有佣人想为她工作。be particular about表示“对……挑剔”。
8．In order to achieve and guarantee basic human rights，equality of opportunity is __________.
A．favorable B．precious
C．essential D．worthwhile
解析：选C。考查形容词词义辨析。句意：为了实现和保障人的基本权利，机会平等是必不可少的。favorable“有利的，良好的”；precious“珍贵的”；essential“必要的；根本的，重要的”；worthwhile“值得的”。essential符合题意。
9．In a sports team each player has a clear role，and there are few __________ when members are uncertain of their roles.
A．occasions B．positions
C．chances D．situations
解析：选A。考查名词词义辨析。occasion表示“场合；(重大的)时刻(节)，时机，机会”；position表示“方位，位置；地位，身份；职位，职务”；chance表示“机会；时机”；situation表示“形势；情况”。根据句意“运动队中每位队员都有清晰的角色意识，在很少场合下会出现队员不清楚自己角色的情况。”可知应选occasions。
10．(2011年江西省五校高三联考)I am not a heavy drinker，but I like the __________ glass of wine.
A．occasional B．light
C．frequent D．rare
解析：选A。考查词义辨析。句意：我不是一个酗酒的人，不过喜欢偶尔喝点儿。A项occasional表示“偶尔，不经常的”，符合题意。
Ⅱ.完成句子
1．He passed the English test，________________(这使每个人都很惊讶)．(astonish)
解析：考查非限定性定语从句。“使每个人都很惊讶”可表达为astonished everyone very much或made everyone astonished very much；非限定性定语从句中要使用which而非that。
答案：which astonished everyone very much/which made everyone astonished very much
2．To welcome the Chinese New Year holiday，ambassador Fangbo Cai held a grand cocktail party，________________(招待)more than 500 overseas Chinese residing in France.(entertain)
解析：考查非谓语动词。由句式结构可知，entertain是与held平行发生的动作，且与主语ambassador Fangbo Cai之间是主动关系，因此用现在分词修饰。
答案：entertaining
3．They are ordinary folks，some of ________________(克服)severe hardships to lead happy，productive lives.(overcome)
解析：考查定语从句。语境要表达“他们中的一些”，对应的定语从句应为some of whom；动词overcome根据语境可知用现在完成时。
答案：whom have overcome
4．________________(相信) the truth of the reports，he told his colleagues about it.(convince)
解析：考查非谓语动词。本题是分词作状语，“相信”可表达为convince himself of或be convinced of，由此可知答案。
答案：Convinced of/Convincing himself of
5．________________(如上所述)，you can write to us for further information.(mention)
解析：考查定语从句。置于句首的关系代词要用as，mention的动作应指过去，由此可知答案。
答案：As was mentioned above
6．There are occasions ________________(我不知道) whether to give up my opinion or to stick to it.(know)
解析：考查定语从句。occasion作先行词时，关系词要用when，意为“在……情形或场合下”。
答案：when I don’t know
7．And then he seemed to hear someone ______________(在他耳边说)：“ You can let her do as she likes”．(whisper)
解析：考查hear sb.doing结构。
答案：whispering in his ear
8．________________(获得奖学金) gave Martin the chance to go to a college in one of the northern states.(win)
解析：考查非谓语动词。“获得奖学金”可表达为win a scholarship，由句式结构可知，本句是动名词作主语。
答案：Winning a scholarship
9．Take an umbrella with you，Tom.You can’t risk ________________(被困)a rain again.(catch)
解析：考查非谓语动词。risk后要接动名词作宾语，此处是动名词的被动结构。
答案：being caught in
10．We are so glad that you even entered our little eating place.Indeed，sir，I trust that you’ll come here ________________(任何你喜欢的时候)．(like)
解析：考查状语从句。“任何……的时候”应用whenever或any time。
答案：whenever/any time you like
Ⅲ.阅读理解
Words：444 难度系数：☆☆☆ 建议用时：7′
(2011年厦门质量检查)Experts say that agriculture provides fourteen percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions each year.The gases released include carbon dioxide，a major cause of global warming.
Twenty－one nations around the world recently joined forces to better understand and prevent greenhouse gas emissions from farms.The Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases was launched at the United Nations conference on climate change.The meeting took place in Copenhagen，Denmark last month.
Agricultural experts blame a number of farm activities for producing greenhouse gases.For example，animal waste and cattle digestive systems release methane(甲烷，沼气)gas.Fertilized soil and the burning of crop waste also release harmful gases into the air.Experts say some methods of farming—turning the soil to prepare for planting—also release harmful carbon dioxide.
An official of the European Commission’s Directorate General for Research says agricultural greenhouse gas emissions can be cut.Maive Rute suggests feeding animals a diet designed to reduce emissions.
The new agricultural research group says protecting against global warming is only part of its purpose.It says the world also needs to develop better farming methods to feed growing populations in poor countries.
United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said no one single nation can fight agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and increase food production at the same time.This is why the alliance is important for combining resources and finding new ones.
The United States Department of Agriculture will increase spending on farm emissions research by ninety million dollars over the next four years.The total will reach one hundred and thirty million dollars.The U．S.D.A.will share the research with other countries in the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases and support researchers from developing countries that belong to the alliance.Money from the Borlaug Fellowship Program will let the researchers study agricultural climate change with American scientists.
Mister Vilsack said that just as climate change has no borders，there should be no borders for research.
【解题导语】 研究发现农业排放的温室气体占全球总排放量的14%，要解决这个问题需要进行国际间的合作。
1．In Paragraph 4，Maive Rute recommends __________.
A．increasing food production
B．changing cattle digestive systems
C．developing better farming methods
D．giving animals the food meant to produce fewer emissions
解析：选D。考查细节理解。根据第四段最后一句可知Maive Rute建议给动物喂特制的食物以减少温室气体的排放。
2．The underlined word“alliance”in Paragraph 6 probably means __________.
A．action or state being joined together
B．an agreement signed between countries
C．a program or project set up for a research
D．an organization formed for different goals
解析：选A。考查词义猜测。根据第六段可知没有一个国家能仅靠自己同时去解决温室气体排放和粮食增产的问题，因此，需要国与国之间的联合，A项符合此意。
3．How much has the U．S.D.A.spent on farm emissions research so far?
A．130 million dollars. B．220 million dollars.
C．40 million dollars. D．90 million dollars.
解析：选C。考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段中的“increase...by ninety million dollars”和“The total will reach one hundred and thirty million dollars”可知，迄今为止花费在气体排放研究上的费用是40 million dollars。
4．The purpose of the passage is to __________.
A．suggest a total ban on farm activities
B．introduce the Copenhagen conference held last month
C．appeal to more countries to cut agricultural emissions
D．inform readers of the major cause of global warming
解析：选C。考查写作目的。根据全文内容尤其是文章第六段和最后一段可知，作者写作本文的目的是呼吁更多的国家来减少温室气体排放。
Ⅳ.书面表达
(浙江金华一中2011届高三年级月考)你的朋友李炜来信说他一直为英语学习而苦恼。他发现美国人和英国人说的英语不光口音上有差别，而且有时在用词和拼写方面也有差别，他甚至不知道是说英国口音好还是美国口音好。他很想提高自己的口语水平。请在回信中给予帮助。
要点：
1．美国是个多文化的国家，其语言糅合了多个不同国家的词汇，各种语言和文化相互影响。
2．无所谓哪种口音更好，只要语言能够促进有效的沟通和交流，能够准确地表达想法。
3．提高口语要自信，又要积极参与课堂的讨论，在“说”中提高。
4．词数：100左右。
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One possible version：
Dear Li Wei，
I am glad to hear from you.In your letter you said you were having trouble in learning English.Indeed，English spoken in the US differs from that in UK for a variety of reasons.As we know，the United States is a multicultural country，whose language has brought in many different words from other languages.Many of the cultures and words have a deep effect on each other.As a matter of fact，it doesn’t make much difference whether you speak with an British or American accent.The only purpose is always an effective and efficient communication，and an exact expression of ideas.In my view，you need confidence to improve your spoken English，and you need to actively join in the classroom discussions as well，just to improve through speaking.
I hope you can achieve great success in English.
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