Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumourⅠ.完形填空体裁：记叙文话题：帮助词数：240时间：15′OncewhenIwasateenager，myfatherandIwerestandinginlinetobuyticketsforthecircus(马戏团)．Finally，therewasonlyone__1__betweenusandtheticketcounter.Thisfamilymadeabig__2__onme.Youcouldtelltheydidn'thavealotof__3__．Theirclotheswerenotexpensive，buttheywere__4__．Thechildrenwere__5__，allofthemstandinginline.Theywere__6__talkingabouttheclowns(小丑)，elephantsandotheractstheywould__7__thatnight.Onecouldsensetheyhad__8__beentothecircusbefore.Theticketladyaskedthefatherhowmanyticketshewanted.Heproudly__9__，“Pleaseletmebuyeightchildren'sticketsandtwoadulttickets__10__Icantakemyfamilytothecircus.”Theticketladystatedthe__11__．Butthemandidn'thaveenoughmoney.Howwashesupposedto__12__andtellhiseightkidsthathedidn'thaveenoughmoney?Mydadputhishandintohispocket，__13__a$20billanddroppeditonthe__14__．Myfatherreacheddown，__15__thebill，tappedthemanonthe__16__andsaid，“Excuseme，sir，thisfelloutof__17__pocket.”Themanlookedstraightintomydad'seyes，tookmydad'shandin__18__ofhis，heldthe$20bill__19__，andwithhislipshakingand__20__streamingdownhischeek，hereplied，“Thankyou，sir.Thisreallymeansalottomeandmyfamily.”1．A.manB．familyC．womanD．child答案B[根据后面一句Thisfamilymadea．..可知，在我们和售票台之间是一家人。]2．A.impressionB．explanationC．introductionD．contribution答案A[从下文的这一家人有8个孩子，他们的穿着等可以判断这一家人给“我”留下了深刻的印象。]3．A.ticketsB．clothesC．moneyD．treasure答案C[下文中这个男人买不起票说明这家人没有很多钱。]4．A.dirtyB．shortC．oldD．clean答案D[根据句子Theirclotheswerenotexpensive可知，他们的衣服不昂贵，但却很整洁。用clean与expensive作对比。其他选项与前面的but不相符合。]5．A.well－behavedB．absent－mindedC．warm－heartedD．hard－working答案A[根据下文的allofthemstandinginline可以判断这些孩子修养良好。他们排着队，而不是到处乱跑。]6．A.eagerlyB．anxiouslyC．commonlyD．excitedly答案D[因为要看马戏团了，所以孩子们激动地谈论着小丑、大象和其他表演。eagerly与anxiously都表示“急于做某事”。]7．A.lookB．seeC．observeD．notice答案C[看马戏要用see。look是不及物动词；observe指“仔细观察”；notice指“注意到”。]8．A.everB．evenC．oftenD．never答案D[从上文孩子们兴高采烈的讨论中可以判断这些孩子以前从来没有看过马戏。]9．A.adaptedB．respondedC．annoyedD．desired答案B[adapt“适应”；respond“回答”；annoy“使烦恼”；desire“羡慕”。听到售票员的问话，这位父亲骄傲地回答。从下文的答语可以判断应该选B。]10．A.soB．unlessC．whetherD．that答案A[so作连词，表示“为的是；以便”。其他选项不符合句子意思。]11．A.priceB．debtC．choiceD．difference答案A[price“价格”，售票员说出了价格，这个父亲买不起。]12．A.dragB．moveC．shareD．turn答案D[父亲听到售票员所说的价格而又没有足够的钱，他怎么能够“转脸”向孩子们说呢？turn表示“(将脸)转向某人”的意思。]13．A.workedoutB．madeupC．pulledoutD．cameout答案C[“我”父亲将手放进口袋，从口袋中抽出(pullout)20美元。]14．A.counterB．groundC．shelfD．board答案B[从下文的Myfatherreacheddown可知，“我”父亲将抽出的钱故意掉在地上，假装是那位父亲掉在地上的。]15．A.pickedupB．tookoverC．lookedoutD．broughtout答案A[“我”父亲从地上捡起了钱。]16．A.heartB．mindC．shoulderD．sense答案C[tapsbontheshoulder“拍某人的肩膀”。]17．A.myB．hisC．theirD．your答案D[根据上文内容可知，“我”父亲捡起钱，还给那位父亲，假装是捡到“他”掉的钱。]18．A.bothB．eitherC．neitherD．all答案A[每个...
