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．MrGreen,whowas________ofthe________speech,fellasleep.A．tired;boringB．tiring;boredC．tired;boredD．tiring;boring解析考查形容词用法。betiredof...……对感到厌倦的；boringspeech令人厌烦的演讲。答案A6．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．Scientistsareconvinced________thepositiveeffectoflaughter________physicalandmentalhealth.A．of；atB．by；inC．of；onD．on；at解析beconvincedof...“……”表示相信；theeffecton...“……意为对的影响/作”用。答案C9．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．Thedirectorhadherassistant________somehotdogsforthemeeting.A．pickedupB．picksupC．pickupD．pickingup解析havesbdosth“”表示叫某人做某事。答案C11．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—．DidyouhaveagoodtimeinThailandlastweek?—________，itwastoohot.A．NotreallyB．Yeah，whynotC．Oh，greatD．You'reright“解析此题考查情景交际用语。根据答语的后半句itwastoohot.”“可以判断出玩得”并不高兴。答案A13．Hewasinhospitalforsixmonths.Hefeltasifhewas________fromtheoutsideworld.A．cutoutB．outoffC．cutupD．cutthrough解析考查cut相关短语的用法。cutout删掉；cutoff隔离；cutup切碎；cutthrough刺穿。根据句意用cutoff。答案B14．Nowthatshehasapologizedforherrudebehavior，Iam________.A．contentB．boredC．astonishedD．fortunate解析句意：既然她已经为她的粗鲁行为道了歉，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。答案A15．Mrs.Brownisso________about...
