Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumourⅠ.单项填空1．He'sperfectly________toliveinthemountainandpaintpicturesallday，thoughheisbadlyoff.A．curiousB．proudC．anxiousD．content解析考查形容词词义辨析。curious好奇的；proud骄傲的；anxious焦急的；content满足的。句意：尽管他清贫，但对于能够住在大山里面整天作画，他感到非常满足。答案D2.The________lookonhisfaceshowedthathehadn'texpectedit.A．astonishedB．astonishingC．beingastonishedD．havingastonished解析考查形容词作定语。astonishedlook(因看到、听到或知道某事而)感到震惊的表情；astonishinglook(表情本身)令人吃惊的表情。句意：他脸上吃惊的表情说明他是始料未及的。可知应选A项。答案A3．Hewasrobbedlastnight,but________hedidn'thavemuchonhimthen.A．fortunatelyB．eventuallyC．certainlyD．surprisingly解析fortunately幸运地；eventually最终；certainly当然；surprisingly吃惊地。句意：昨晚他被抢了，但幸运的是当时他没带多少钱。答案A4．—Jane,Peterhasgotawellpaidjobinaforeigncompany.—Youmeanheis________thanheusedtobe.A．badlyoffB．welloffC．worseoffD．betteroff解析由句意“……你的意思是他比以前有所好转了”可知应选betteroffthan...比……富有；worseoffthan...比……更差。答案D5．Wewereastonished______thetemplestillinitsoriginalcondition.A．findingB．tofindC．findD．tobefound解析考查含不定式的固定句式的用法。掌握“主语＋adj.＋todosth.”这一句式是解题的关键。难度较低。句意：我们惊讶地发现那座寺庙还是原来那个状况。“主语＋adj.＋todosth.”为固定句式，不定式在句中作原因状语，该句式中的不定式通常用其主动形式。答案B6．Don'tgiveup!Ifyouworkhard,youwill________thisproblem.A．defeatB．respondC．inspectD．overcome解析考查动词词义辨析。defeat打败；击败；respond回应；答复；inspect视察；检察；overcome克服(困难)。句意：不要放弃，只要你努力，你会克服这一问题的。答案D7．Withthegoodcaretakenbydoctorsandnurses,manypatientsarebeginningto________.A．pickoutB．turnupC．turnoutD．pickup解析考查动词短语辨析。句意：因为有医生和护士们的精心照料，很多病人都处于康复当中。可知应选D项。答案D8．ItwassodarkinthecinemathatIcouldhardly______myfriend.A．turnoutB．bringoutC．calloutD．pickout解析句意：电影院里是那么黑以至于我几乎辨认不出我的朋友。turnout—appear出现，露面；bringout—causesth.toappear；publishsth.使显出，出版；callout—shout，cry大声叫喊，大声说出；pickout—distinguishsb./sth.fromsurroundingpeopleorthings分辨出某人(某物)。从句意判断，答案应为pickout。答案D9．Ifthere'salotofwork________，I'mhappytojustkeeponuntilitisfinished.A．todoB．tobedoingC．doneD．doing解析句意：如果还有一些工作要做，我乐意坚持做完。不定式todo表示将要做的事情，故选A。答案A10．Dogshaveaverygood______ofsmellandareoftenusedtosearchforsurvivorsinanearthquake.A．senseB．viewC．meansD．idea解析句意：狗有很好的嗅觉，常常用于搜寻地震中的幸存者。sense感官，感觉，如：asenseofsmell/hearing/taste/touch嗅/听/味/触觉。view观点，看法；means方法；idea主意，想法。答案A11．Theteacherstressedagainthatthestudentsshouldnot________anyimportantdetailswhileretellingthestory.A．bringoutB．letoutC．leaveoutD．makeout解析bringout带来，赚钱；letout发出(叫声)，放出；leaveout忽略，遗漏，省略；makeout书写，辨认出。句意：老师又一次强调学生们在复述故事时不应当忽略重要的细节。答案C12．Scientistsareconvinced______thepositiveeffectoflaughter______physicalandmentalhealth.A．of；atB．by；inC．of；onD．on；at解析句意：科学家们相信大笑对身心健康有积极作用。convincesb.ofsth.有“使某人相信某事”之意，其被动语态形式beconvincedof常表示“确信；承认”，故本...
