Unit17Laughter(35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解Mycolortelevisionhasgivenmenothingbutaheadache.IwasabletobuyitalittleoverayearagobecauseIhadmyrelativesgivememoneyformybirthdayinsteadofalotofclothesthatwouldn’tfit.Iletasalesclerkfoolmeintobuyingadiscontinuedmodel.Irealizedthisadaylater,whenIsawnewspaperadvertisementsforthesetatseventy-fivedollarslessthanIhadpaid.ThesetworkedsobeautifullywhenIfirstgotithomethatIwouldkeepitonuntilstationssignedoffforthenight.Fortunately,Ididn’tgetanychannelsshowingall-nightmoviesorIwouldneverhavegottentobed.ThenIstarteddevelopingaproblemwiththesetthatinvolvedstatic(静电)noise.Forsomereason,whencertainshowsswitchedintoacommercial,aloudnoisewouldsoundforafewseconds.Gradually,thisnoisebegantoappearduringashow,andtogetridofit,Ihadtochangetoanotherchannelandthenchangeitback.Sometimesthistechniquewouldnotwork,andIhadtopickupthesetandshakeittoremovethesound.Iactuallybegantobuildupmyarmmuscles(肌肉)shakingmyset.Whenneitherofthesemethodsremovedthestaticnoise,Iwouldsithelplesslyandwaitforthenoisetogoaway.AtlastIendeduphittingthesetwithmyfist,anditstoppedworkingaltogether.Mytriptotherepairshopcostme$62,andthesetisworkingwellnow,butIkeepexpectingmoretrouble.1.WhydidtheauthorsayhewasfooledintobuyingtheTVset?A.Hegotanoldermodelthanhehadexpected.B.Hecouldn’treturnitwhenitwasbroken.C.Hecouldhaveboughtitatalowerprice.D.Hefailedtofindanymovieshowsonit.2.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephrase“signedoff”inParagraph1?A.endedalltheirprogramsB.providedfewerchannelsC.changedtocommercialsD.showedall-nightmovies3.HowdidtheauthorfinallygethisTVsetworkingagain?A.Byshakingandhittingit.B.Byturningitonandoff.C.Byswitchingchannels.D.Byhavingitrepaired.4.Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingthestory?A.Curious.B.Anxious.C.Cautious.D.Humorous.Ⅱ.完形填空(2017·四川广元第二次适应性统考)My14-year-oldson,John,andIspottedthecoatatthesametimeatasecond-handclothingstore.Ithadablackcollar,delightfultailoring,aFifthAvenuelabel(标签)anda(n)1priceof$28.Welookedat2,sayingnothing,3John’seyesshone.Dark,woolentopcoatswerepopularjustthenwith4,butcould5severalhundreddollarsnow.John6thecoat.Heturnedfromsidetoside,eyeinghimselfinthemirrorwithaserious,studied7thatsoonchangedintoasmile.The8wasperfect.Johnworethecoattoschoolthenextdayandcamehome9abigsmile.“Howdidthekidslikeyourcoat?”Iasked.“Theyloveit.”Hesaid,10foldingitoverthechairandsmoothingitflat.Overthenextfewweeks,the11cameoverJohn.Quiet,reasoneddiscussionwas12argument.Hebecamemorethoughtfulandeagerto13.“Gooddinner,Mum,”hewouldsayeveryevening.OnedaywhenIsuggestedthathemightstartonhomeworkbeforedinner,Johnsaid,“Youare14,andIguessIwill.”WhenIaskedoneofhisteachers15causedthechanges,shesaidwithlaughter,“Itmustbehiscoat!”atthelibrary,we16tomeetafriendwhohadnotseenourchildrenforalongtime.“17thisbeJohn?”heasked,lookinguptoJohn’snewheight,assessingthecutofhiscoat,andextendinghishand,one18toanother.JohnandIbothknewweshouldnever19aperson’sclothesfortherealpersonwithinthem.Asisknown,whatisontheinsideshouldbe20withwhatisontheoutside.1.A.unbelievableB.specialC.reasonableD.average2.A.theotherB.othersC.oneanotherD.eachother3.A.thereforeB.howeverC.thusD.but4.A.teenagersB.peopleC.parentsD.adults5.A.spendB.costC.payD.take6.A.touchedB.heldC.buttonedD.obtained7.A.gestureB.expressionC.attitudeD.feeling8.A.colorB.fitC.priceD.style9.A.havingB.showingC.behav...
