文档介绍：Unit 3 A taste of English humour
Ⅰ.单项填空
's perfectly________to live in the mountain and paint pictures all day,though he is badly off.
答案 D [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。]
2. The________look on his face showed that he hadn't expected it.
astonished astonished
答案 A [考查形容词作定语。astonished look(因看到、听到或知道某事而)感到震惊的表情;astonishing look(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。]
was robbed last night, but________he didn't have much on him then.
答案 A [考查副词词义辨析。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。可知应选A项。]
4.—Jane, Peter has got a well­paid job in a pany.
—You mean he is________than he used to be.
off off
off off
答案 C [考查短语辨析。由句意“……你的意思是他比以前有所好转了
”可知应选better off than...比……富有;worse off than...比……更差。]
Green, who was________of the________speech, fell asleep.
; boring ; bored
; bored ; boring
答案 A [考查形容词用法。be tired of...对……感到厌倦的;boring speech令人厌烦的演讲。句意:格林先生对乏味的演讲感到厌倦,睡着了。]
't give up! If you work hard, you will________ this problem.
答案 D [考查动词词义辨析。defeat打败;击败;respond回应;答复;inspect视察;检察;e克服(困难)。句意:不要放弃,只要你努力,你会克服这一问题的。]
the good care taken by doctors and nurses, many patients are beginning to________.
out up
out up
答案 D [考查动词短语辨析。A项意为“挑选;辨认”;B项意为“出现;露面”;C项意为“结果(证明)是”;D项意为“(身体)好转”。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。]
was in the mountain for a year. He felt as if he was________from the outside world.
out off
up through
答案 B [考查动词短语辨析。句意:他在山里住了一年,感觉好像与外界隔绝了一样。cut out删去;割掉;cut off切断;隔绝;cut up切开;切碎;cut through抄近路;克服。]
volunteers try to convince people________the fact that some species are in danger of________.
; dying away ;