Book 4 Unit3 A taste of English humour
一、根据中文提示完成句子。
She is quite __________(满足的) to stay at home looking after her children.
He ____________(使欢乐)us for hours with his stories and jokes .
_____________(贯穿) his life he had always kept bees .
Keep up your courage . ___________(失败)is not terrible .
He’s an _____________(突出的,杰出的)example of a hard-working pupil .
______________(不幸地), my computer system broke down again .
I try to ______________(使…相信) him of the reality of the danger.
The learner of a second language has many difficulties to ___________(克服).
We were ____________(惊讶的)that she appeared at the party.
10. To our surprise , he made no ___________(解释)of his absence.
11. He wants to be a private ___________(侦探)when he grows up .
12. The audience ___________(作出反应)readily to his speech .
13.Tibet is a ____________(多山的)province .
14. He told her the thing in a low ____________(耳语).
15. The little boy _________(使愉快) himself by drawing pictures on the ground .
二、翻译下列短语。
1.直到现在_________________2.对…满足_______________3.穷的;缺少的______________ 4.挑出;辨认出______________5.切断;断绝___________6.担任主角;主演_____________
三、用以上的短语填空。
1.Can you ______ _______ your friend in the crowd
2. With the electricity ____ ____, all the machines stopped .
3. Most people like to see the film that Jackie Chan ______ _______.
4._________ ________ ________ he has learnt English for ten years.
5.Most people in this area _______ ____________ _________ their life.
6.In the past their family was __________ _____________.
四、翻译下列句子。
1.在人们感到沮丧的时候,他可以使他们开怀大笑,于是人们就对自己的生活感到比较满足。
2.你可能感到惊奇,Charlie刚会说话时大人就教他唱歌,他刚会走路时大人就教他跳舞了。
3.不幸的是他的父亲去世了,这使他的家境更加困难。
4.Charlie首先挑出鞋带,像是吃意大利面条一样。
5.卓别林自编、自导、自制他主演的电影。
6.他的表现如此令人信服以至于你相信这是他尝过的最美味的饭菜之一。
五、根据课文内容填空。
Charlie Chaplin, born in a poor family, showed an 1__________(astonish) talent as a performer as soon as he could walk. 2__________(fortunate), his father died young, leaving his family even 3__________(badly) off. In 4_________ teens, he could act the fool doing ordinary task, whom no one was 5__________(bore) watching. Later on, Chaplin directed, produced and 6___________(star) in a series of funny movies, which made people laugh at a time when they felt 7___________(depress), so they could feel more content 8_________ their lives. The little tramp, who was 9_________ homeless man with a moustache, large trousers, wornout shoes and a small round black hat, was one of the 10__________(much) outstanding parts he had ever played.
六、完形填空。
Have you ever planted a few trees on Tree Planting Day Each year, millions of people, both __1__, plant a lot of trees. But this may not be the best way to make your home a __2__ place.
Last week we visited a park in Hebei. We were __3__ to find most of the trees had been burned. The workers told us that the trees __4__ soon after they were planted because they weren’t watered well enough. __5__workers burned them and cleaned the place for__6__trees to be planted this year. __7__ a card found in one of the dead trees, a student wrote, “I hope this tree will grow up with me to __8__the backbone (栋梁) of our country.” The workers said that the survival of the trees was really more important than__9__trees were planted.
Some people in Beijing now have a new idea that they can donate some money and let professional (专业人士) plant and __10__the trees.
( )1. A. students and teachers B. old and young
C. boys and girls D. mother and father
( )2. A. smaller B. colder C. warmer D. larger
( )3. A. pleased B. happy C. interesting D. surprised
( )4. A. died B. grew C. bought D. planted
( )5. A. Though B. When C. Because D. So
( )6. A. few B. old C. new D. dead
( )7. A. Over B. From C. On D. About
( )8. A. need B. hold C. plant D. be
( )9. A. how many B. when C. how soon D. why
( )10. A. take out B. take down C. take up D. take care of
七、语法填空。
People 1________ (live) in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred in the world. Each contains many thousands of words. 2_________very large dictionary, for example, contains four 3__________ five hundred thousand words. But we do not need 4___________ these. To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words. 5___________ you leave school, you will learn only one thousand or more.
The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary 6___________ (big). Read as many books as we can. There are a lot of books 7__________ (write) in easy English. You will enjoy them. When you meet 8__________ new word, look it 9________ in your dictionary. Your dictionary is you10_______ (much) useful book.
八、基础写作:以下是李老师的信息,请用英文介绍她。
年龄 25
外貌 身材高挑、苗条、有活力
最喜爱颜色 蓝色
兴趣爱好 读书、旅游
性格特征 热心、耐心
成绩 去年获教学竞赛一等奖