Unit 3 A taste of English humour
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。
1. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. In a park. B. In a zoo. C. In a pet store.
2. What does the woman mean?
A. Things here are very cheap. B. Things here are not cheap.
C. She doesn’t know whether things here are cheap or not.
3. Where are the two speakers going to plant the tree?
A. By the front door. B. At the back of the garage.
C. At the end of the garden.
4. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. In a shop. B. In a hotel. C. In a restaurant.
5. What do we learn from the conversation?
A. The man went to New Zealand during Christmas.
B. The man visited New Zealand during the summer holiday.
C. The man’s parents live in New Zealand.
第二节（共15小题; 每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。
请听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6. Who is the woman speaking to?
A. Her husband. B. A policeman. C. A fire fighter.
7. What’s the woman asking for?
A. Advice on safety. B. Money. C. Help.
8. What has happened to the woman’s house?
A. It’s been burnt down. B. It’s been broken into. C. It’s been damaged.
请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. What does the woman want to know?
A. The best way to go to New York. B. The quickest way to go to New York.
C. The cheapest way to go to New York.
10. How much does it cost to go to New York by bus?
A. $5. B. $15. C. $50.
11. What do we know from the conversation?
A. The woman will go to New York by bus.
B. It takes five hours to go to New York by bus.
C. The woman won’ t go to New York by bus.
请听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. When will the ballet performances be shown?
A. This week. B. Next week. C. Next month.
13. When will the man attend the performance?
A. On Sunday evening. B. On Thursday evening. C. On Friday evening.
14. How much does the man pay for the tickets?
A. $20. B. $10. C. $40.
请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Good friends. B. Strangers. C. Classmates.
16. What can we know about the woman from the conversation?
A. She won a cup in last week’s tennis competition.
B. She is a science expert.
C. She works at St Jude’s Training College.
17. How long has the man been in the science department?
A. Half a year. B. Just over a year. C. Two years.
请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. How often do people in the Historical Society meet?
A. Every week. B. Every other week. C. Every three weeks.
19. What is the main purpose of the Historical Society?
A. To find out what they can learn from history.
B. To study the famous people in the history.
C. To learn about what happened in the past.
20. What do the Historical Society plan to do this year?
A. Study the history of the town. B. Visit historic houses in a college.
C. Visit more historic places.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分）
21. At the party, I _____ a few friends of mine and then we had a good time together.
A. knocked down B. bumped up C. knocked out D. bumped into
22. The driver will be stopped at once if he or she is found _______ over the limited speed.
A. drive B. driving C. to drive D. driven
23. If we are not _______ the progress we have made, we will have greater success.
A. interested in B. strict in C. popular with D. content with
24. It is believed that if an event is _______, it will surely ______ the readers of the paper.
A. astonished; astonish B. astonishing; be astonished
C. astonishing; astonish D. astonished; be astonished
25. I am referring to anyone who is _______ about food, not a ________ person.
A. particular; particular B. special; special
C. special; particular D. particular; special
26. —Do you know the tall man ______ to Mr King over there?
—Sorry, I don’t know him.
A. to speak B. speaking C. is speaking D. has spoken
27. Can you ______ your sister from that group of girls?
A. bring out B. pick up C. pick out D. bring up
28. _______ scientists will be invited to take part in this space flight.
A. Two strong young Chinese B. Two Chinese strong young
C. Chinese two young strong D. Young strong two Chinese
29. In fact most people in that area are _______ than they were 5 years ago because of years of wars.
A. poorer off B. worse off C. better off D. richer off
30. The visitors were caught ______ a storm on their way back to the hotel.
A. in B. on C. with D. by
31. If you don’t pay your gas bill , the gas will soon be _______.
A. cut down B. cut up C. cut out D. cut off
32. His _______ to answer the question made the teacher disappointed.
A. sense B. poverty C. failure D. difficulty
33. _______ I feel that I want to go camping in a mountainous area.
A. At a time B. At times C. At one time D. At all times
34. Word came that the famous film star Chen Daoming was to _______ a new film.
A. star in B. star C. be starred D. starring in
35. The policemen dug the ground as if _______ something important. Which one isn’t fit to fill in the blank?
A. in search of B. searching for C. to search for D. search for
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
A certain student passed all his examinations. Then he went to college to 36 his studies. There he wrote down his 37 for a course in English, but after the first 38 , he didn’t go to it any more.
The English lecturer 39 this student was always absent and thought he had 40 to another course, so he was 41 when he saw the boy’s name on the list of students who wanted to take the English 42 at the end of this year.
The lecturer had 43 a difficult paper, which followed his 44 closely, and he was eager (热切的) to see 45 this student would answer the questions. He 46 the boy’s answers would be very bad, but when they 47 him and he examined them 48 , he was able to find only one small mistake in them. As this surprised him greatly, he 49 the paper repeatedly but still couldn’t find more than one mistake, so he 50 for the student to question him about it.
When he came and sat down, the lecturer asked him, “I 51 you came to my first lecture and you’ve been absent from all the others. But I’ve examined your 52 carefully and I’ve found only one small mistake in it. I’m curious (好奇的) to know your 53 .”
“I’m very 54 about that mistake,” answered the student. “After the examination, I 55 what I should have done. I would not have made that mistake if I had not been confused by your first lecture.”
36. A. value B. continue C. improve D. begin
37. A. questions B. advice C. problems D. name
38. A. week B. lecture C. meet D. sight
39. A. astonished B. regretted C. noticed D. believed
40. A. led B. devoted C. gone D. changed
41. A. surprised B. angry C. pleased D. unhappy
42. A. test B. subject C. note D. course
43. A. discovered B. prepared C. invented D. found
44. A. ideas B. senses C. lectures D. texts
45. A. when B. what C. why D. how
46. A. hoped B. proved C. expected D. wished
47. A. showed B. gave C. handed D. reached
48. A. carelessly B. carefully C. slowly D. happily
49. A. enjoyed B. kept C. did D. examined
50. A. cared B. called C. sent D. looked
51. A. promise B. know C. advise D. guess
52. A. lessons B. paper C. notebook D. exercises
53. A. wisdom B. experience C. method D. explanation
54. A. glad B. proud C. content D. sorry
55. A. realized B. understood C. remembered D. suffered
第三部分：阅读理解（共两节；每小题2分，满分20分）
第一节：阅读下面短文，选出最佳选项。
What is it that makes people laugh? More than two thousand years ago the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle defined (定义) jokes as the pleasure that results from a feeling of triumph by showing we’re better than someone else in a certain way. According to Aristotle and many other philosophers，all jokes depend mainly on showing inferiority in another person or group of persons — that is，putting it clearly，on showing that they are worse off than ourselves. Jokes raise our good opinion of ourselves at someone else’s expense.
Showing how much better than other people we are is only one reason we like jokes. Someone may also use a joke to express their anger or their cruelty or any other kind of action that is not acceptable to us. We feel free to laugh when we hear about someone sliding on a banana skin. The joke lets us express those attitudes which are usually unacceptable to society. This is probably the reason why some of the jokes，especially those involving cruelty，are so popular with certain people.
Besides，all jokes depend on our enjoyment of laughing at something that is strange and out of place because it’s different from things which are happening around it. The same situation can be either sad or pleasant，depending entirely on how strange and out of place it is. If a girl in a bathing suit falls into a swimming pool，we don’t laugh because nothing unusual has happened. But if a man in a smart suit falls in，the situation is at once unusual in a pleasant way and we laugh. A good joke-teller will always try to build up a situation in which one thing is expected until something unexpected suddenly happens，and so we laugh.
56. The underlined word “inferiority” (in Paragraph 1) means ______.
A. something that is not as good as something else
B. something that is better than something else
C. someone that is not as good as someone else
D. someone that is better than someone else
57. According to Aristotle, all jokes depend mainly on ______.
A. showing inferiority in another person or group
B. resulting in a sense of success
C. having a good opinion of other people
D. making people laugh unexpectedly
58. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 2?
A. Showing we are better than other people is the only one reason we like jokes.
B. When people are angry, they would like to hear jokes.
C. People who like jokes are usually cruel.
D. To express those attitudes usually unacceptable to society is one of the reasons we like jokes.
59. What will a good joke-teller always try to do?
A. Make a sad situation into a pleasant one.
B. Make different things happen at the same time.
C. Make an unexpected thing happen in an expected situation.
D. Make people laugh at something unusual and out of place.
第二节：阅读下面短文，并根据短文所提供的信息完成表格。
Paul McCartney (保罗·麦卡特尼) is one of the greatest stars of the twentieth century. Paul comes from an ordinary family, but he is now the third richest man in Europe. He has worked at music for nearly forty years and today he is one of the world’s most famous musicians.
He was born in Liverpool, England, on 18th June, 1942. He started to play the guitar seriously when he was fourteen. When he was fifteen he met and formed a band with another boy from Liverpool, John Lennon. This was perhaps the most important point in his life.
In 1961, Paul and John helped to form “The Beatles”, which became the most successful band ever in the history of rock music. Their second song “Please please me”, went straight to the top of the British chart in 1963. During the 1960s “The Beatles” continued to make successful songs. But in 1970, after they had been playing together for ten years, the band broke up.
In 1972, Paul formed a new band “Wings”, but it was never as successful as “The Beatles”. And it broke up after seven years. Since the 1980s Paul has written pop music and has worked on films. He has also opened a school in Liverpool.
In 1969, Paul got married. He loved his wife Linda very much. They had children and a happy life for many years. But Linda died in April 1998. Paul was very sad. Paul McCartney is one of the best songwriters and musicians that no rock fan will ever forget.
Year
What happened to Paul
1942
60.
1956 (14 years old)
Started to play the guitar seriously.
1957
61.
1961
62.
1963
Their second song went to the top of the British chart.
1969
63.
1970
64.
1972
65.
1998
His wife died.
第四部分: 写作(共五节，满分55分)
第一节： 单词拼写。根据下列句子及所缺单词的首字母或汉语意思，写出单词的正确形式。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
66. A c________ person is happy with what he has, rather than worried about what he has not.
67. You should be careful when you walk in the street, p_______ when you cross the street.
68. Chaplin devoted himself to the films t_______ his life.
69. Many people went to America hoping to make a _______ (财富) there.
70. His experiment ended in _______(失败).
71. Dr Sun Yat-sen was one of the most ________ (杰出的) leaders in Chinese history.
72. When having English class, I heard two students _______ (低语) to each other.
73. This is a very e________ film and almost everyone laughs while seeing it.
74. My teacher is a strict man and he has no s________ of humour.
75. I have had enough and can’t eat another m_______ of dinner.
第二节： 用所给动词（短语）的适当形式填空。（有多余选项）（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
direct, entertain, wear out, pick out, pick up, star in,
bump into, chew, slide, swing, cut off, have difficulty in
76. The famous actress Gong Li ________ a great number of good films.
77. With the electricity _________, all the machines had to stop working.
78. Yesterday when I was walking in the street, I ______ one of my teachers.
79. The soldiers marched along, _________ their arms.
80. The thief ________ in when he saw the door open.
81. They _________ after working in the fields the whole day long.
82. —Who ________ the film A World Without Thieves?
—Feng Xiaogang.
83. When she eats something, she always ____ carefully.
84. He ____ the children while his wife was busy in the kitchen.
85. Do you _____ learning English?
第三节： 请用下列单词或短语的适当形式填空。（有多余选项）（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
bottom, cruel, fortunate, sense, content, pick up,
homeless, badly off, mouthful, boil, chew, astonish
Struggling against a heavy snowstorm, a 86 old man was wandering in the street. He was 87 , and the only way to live was begging. But now, it was very cold. All of the doors were not open.
88 a worn-out basin and a hard stick , knocking on the 89 of the basin, he shouted, “ Woo ... woo ... I can eat stones.”
After a while, 90 at the words, many people opened the doors and gathered around him.
“You can eat stones?” they asked.
“Yeah. But I must 91 them first. And I need a pot.”
To see whether he can really eat stones, they offered him what he asked for.
A few minutes later, the water was boiling.
“Eat it! Eat it! ...” they all shouted.
“Calm down, please. It still needs some seasonings (调料) and meat to make this ‘stone’ meal.”
It was 92 for the old man that he again got what he required.
After about ten minutes, the old man picked up a large piece of meat from the pot and took a 93 of it. 94 the meat, the man said, “Great! It is very delicious!”
Seeing this, the people around had a 95 of being fooled.
第四节：根据括号内的提示翻译下列句子。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
96. 这场暴风雪大得让人吃惊。(snowstorm; astonish)
97. 那个小女孩正在奶奶耳边窃窃私语。(whisper)
98. 她有幸在这部影片中出演主角。(fortunate; star)
99. 我对我上学期的成绩不满意。(be content with)
100. 这个山区的风景很迷人。(mountainous; charming)
第五节：书面表达（满分15分）
图中的学生叫李磊，请你根据下面四幅图写一篇100词左右的英语短文。
注意：1. 短文应包括所有图画的内容，可适当增加细节，使内容连贯；
2. 参考词汇：算盘 abacus； string 细绳； 算盘珠bead。
Unit 3听力材料及参考答案
（Text 1）
M: Look at those beautiful birds over there. I think you can teach them to talk.
W: But look at the price! I’d rather have a cat.
（Text 2）
M: I suppose the reason why so many tourists come here is that everything is so cheap.
W: Cheap? Nothing is really cheap here.
（Text 3）
W: Where are you going to plant the tree? By the front door?
M: No, that would be silly. It’ll grow too big. I’m going to put it at the back of the garage.
W: I thought it would be better right at the end of the garden.
M: OK.
（Text 4）
M: Can I take your coat, Madam?
W: Thank you.
M: And would you like something to drink before you order your meal?
（Text 5）
W: Where were you on Christmas, David? I called you several times and nobody was home.
M: My parents and I traveled to New Zealand to visit my uncle. It was quite an experience to spend Christmas in summer.
（Text 6）
M: Hello! Police Station.
W: Hello! This is Mrs Black.
M: Can I help you, Madam?
W: Yes. I’ve just come home from work and I find someone has broken into my house and stolen all my money and jewellery. Could you please come over immediately?
M: Sure. Where do you live?
W: My house is No.14 on the 5th Avenue.
M: OK. Don’t worry, Madam. We’ll be there in about 10 minutes.
（Text 7）
M: Good morning, Madam. Can I help you?
W: Ah, yes. I want to go to New York and I’m not so sure of the best way to get there.
M: Well, you could get there by the long distance bus. It’s only $15.
W: Mm, that’s not bad. How long does it take me to get there?
M: It takes you about ten hours.
W: Ten hours?
M: Well, yes. But you can go at night, so you might get some sleep anyway.
W: Oh, no. I never sleep sitting up.
（Text 8）
W: May I help you?
M: Yes, I would like some tickets for next week’s ballet performances.
W: Which performance do you wish to attend? There will be three: Thursday, Friday and Sunday evenings.
M: Are there still seats for all the performances?
W: Not many, and very few together. How many tickets do you want?
M: Just two, preferably together. The date is less important.
W: I have two together in the last row for Sunday evening.
M: That would be fine. How much are they?
W: Ten dollars each. That will be 20 dollars for the two tickets.
M: Yes, here you are. Thank you.
W: You’re welcome.
（Text 9）
M: Do you mind if I join you?
W: Please do.
M: I’m Alan Hook. I work at St Jude’s Training College.
W: How do you do? My name is Barbara Samuel. And what do you do at the college?
M: I’m in charge of the science department.
W: Have you been there long?
M: Just over a year. By the way, haven’t I seen your picture in the paper recently?
W: Ah, that must have been the national tennis competition last week.
M: That’s right — you won a cup.
W: Well, I guess I was lucky. How about you? Do you play?
M: I used to, but I’m out of practice these days. I must see about joining a club sometime.
（Text 10）
Well, my society is called the Historical Society. We meet every other Thursday. I think I should point out that we are not just interested in sitting around and talking about the past. A lot of our activities are towards what can perhaps be called “living history” — by which I mean how history can help us now. And because of this, we have been very interested in finding out about the history of this town itself — and some of the famous people who used to live here. We’ve also visited several historic houses in the area. This year we’re planning on going out much more to visit various historic sites away from the college. If you’d like to join, please come and see me.
参考答案：
1-5 CBCCA 6-10 BCBAB 11-15 CBAAB
16-20 ABBAC 21-25 DBDCA 26-30 BCABA
31-35 DCBAD 36-40 BDBCD 41-45 AABCD
46-50 CDBDC 51-55 BBDDA 56-59 AADC
60. He was born.
61. Met John Lennon and formed a band with him.
62. Helped to form “The Beatles”.
63. Got married.
64. “The Beatles” broke up.
65. Formed a new band “ Wings”.
66. contented 67. particularly 68. throughout 69. fortune
70. failure 71. outstanding 72. whispering 73. entertaining
74. sense 75. mouthful 76. has starred in 77. cut off
78. bumped into 79. swinging 80. slid 81. were worn out
82. directed 83. chews 84. entertained 85. have difficulty in
86. homeless 87. badly off 88. Picking up 89. bottom
90. astonished 91. boil 92. fortunate 93. mouthful
94. Chewing 95. sense
96. a. People were astonished that the snowstorm was very heavy.
b. It astonished everyone that the snowstorm was very heavy.
97. The little girl is whispering something in her granny’s ear.
98. a. It was fortunate for her that this film starred her.
b. She was fortunate to star in this film.
99. I was not content with my marks of last term.
100. The scenery of this mountainous area is very charming.
One possible version:
Li Lei got a new abacus from his grandpa as he was going to have his first abacus lesson that day. On the way to school, Li Lei thought it would be interesting to roll the abacus like wheels. So with a string he pulled the abacus with his school bag on it. He had great fun. When he got to school, most of the beads were gone. And Li Lei was too careless to notice that. Soon it was time to have the abacus lesson. All the other pupils were practising, but Li Lei could do nothing but sit there. When the teacher asked him what had happened to his abacus, he felt very ashamed and could say nothing.
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