Unit 17 5
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．Some aspects of a pilot’s job________be boring，and pilots often________work at inconvenient hours.
A．can；have to B．may；ean
C．have to；may D．ought to；must
解析： 本题考查情态动词的用法。句意为：“飞行员工作的某些方面可能是令人厌倦的，并且飞行员经常在不方便的时候工作。”第一空表示的是客观的可能性，应用can；而第二空说在不方便的时候还要工作，因此表示客观上的“必须”，用have to，意为“不得不”。
答案： A
2．________from other continents for millions of years，Australia has many plants and animals not found in any other country in the world.
A．Being separated B．Having separated
C．Having been separated D．To be separated
解析： 根据for millions of years可知应用完成时；Australia与separate之间应是被动关系，故选C。
答案： C
3．—Was his father very strict with him when he was at school
—Yes.He had never praised him________he became one of the top students in his grade.
A．after B．unless
C．until D．when
解析： 句意为：“直到他成为年级里的前几名，他父亲才赞扬他”。故排除A、D项。not...until意为“直到……才”，句中never代替not，若单从句意上看，unless(除非……)亦可，但主句的时态不该为过去完成时，应为一般过去时。
答案： C
4．________the meeting himself gave them a great deal of encouragement.
A．The president will attend B．The president to attend
C．The president attended D．The president’s attending
解析： The president’s attending the meeting是动名词的复合结构在句中作主语。
答案： D
5．When he turned professional at the age of 11，Mike________to become a world champion by his coach and parents.
A．expected B．was expecting
C．was expected D．would be expected
解析： Mike与expect之间为动宾关系，故需用被动语态，由从句含义可以确定其时态为过去时。
答案： C
6．After the storm nothing________of the house.It really________us much to think about.
A．stayed；keeps B．kept；makes
C．remained；leaves D．left；gives
解析： remain表示“剩下，留下”，其形式是sth./sb.remains；leave表示“把……留下”，常用短语为leave sth.。
答案： C
7．The way he did it was different ________ we were used to.
A．in which B．in what
C．from what D．from which
解析： 本题为词组be different from后跟what引导的宾语从句，不要误选D，看作定语从句。
答案： C
8．He knew nothing about her journey ________ she was to be away for round months.
A．except that B．besides
C．except D．except for
解析： 四个选项都有“除了”的意思。A项“except that”后面是接从句的；B、C、D三项后都只能接名词或相当于名词的成分。空格后面是一个从句，所以选A。
答案： A
9．News of the robberies_________many people________ fitting new locks to their doors.
A．scared；into B．scared；out of
C．scared；away D．scares；out of
解析： scare...into意为“吓得某人去做某事”；scare...out of意为“吓得某人不敢做某事”；scare away/off意为“将某人吓跑”。
答案： A
10．He is still________after the accident，which made us all surprised.
A．living B．alive
C．live D．lively
解析： alive和living都表示“活着的”，它们常可互换，但alive可用于表示劫后余生。
答案： B
Ⅱ.单词拼写
11．Nobody knew the________(深度) of her love for the child.
答案： depth
12．Some horror films may________(使惊恐) you to death.
答案： scare
13．It is difficult for one person to carry out the________(艰难的) job.
答案： tough
14．They have________(完成) their mission successfully at last.
答案： accomplished
15．The proud man would ________(饿死) rather than beg for food.
答案： starve
16．A computer consists of thousands of________(组成部分)．
答案： components
17．The________(马戏团) actors，never failed to attract，crowds of curious people.
答案： circus
18．People with colds ________(咳嗽) and spread the cold virus through the air.
答案： cough
19．The old cow has d________238,000 pints of milk in her life.
答案： delivered
20．Whenever the magician________(表演)the parrot always told the audience the secrects behind his magic tricks.
答案： performed
Ⅲ.完成句子
21．________________________________________(无论你来与否)，the result will be the same.(or)
答案： Whether you come or not
22．The island________________________________________(教授提及的) at the meeting belongs to our country.(refer)
答案： that the professor referred to
23．Your report________________________________(值得听)，I am sure.(listen)
答案： is worth listening to/worthy of being listened to/worthy to be listened to
24．A new generation of sports is capturing the hearts of the people ______________ _______________________________________________(乐意尝试新东西的人)． (willing)
答案： who are willing to do something new
25．The________________________________(配有照相机的机器人) can do many things for mankind.(equip)
答案： robots equipped with cameras
26．Li Ming is said________________________________________(正呆在日本)，so he knows what is happening there.(stay)
答案： to be staying in Japan
27．________________________________________(他刚一躺下) when he fell asleep.(lie)
答案： Hardly had he lain down
28．Lei Feng________________________________________________________(为青年人树立了好榜样) all over the country.(example)
答案： set a good example to the youth (the young people)
29．They are the children________________________________________(年龄在12至14岁)．(range)
答案： ranging from twelve to fourteen
30．All the people should be treated equally________________________(不管种族)，religion or sex.(race)
答案： regardless of race
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A man was working on his motorcycle in his yard.Suddenly it started to move.The man，still holding the hand lebars，was dragged through the glass doors，along with the motorcycle，and was thrown onto the floor inside the house.The wife ran in and found her husband lying on the floor，cut and bleeding.She ran to call an ambulance (救护车)．
The ambulance arrived and they took the man to the hospital.The wife picked up the motorcycle and pushed it outside.There was gas all over the floor，so the wife got some paper towels，cleaned the gas with them，and threw them in the toilet.After he was treated，the man returned home.Not long after that he went to the bathroom，sat down on the toilet and smoked a cigarette.Sitting there，he finished the cigarette and threw it into the toilet.The wife，who was in the kitchen，heard the loud explosion (爆炸声) and her husband screaming.
She ran into the bathroom，and there she found her husband lying on the floor！His trousers had been blown away and his buttocks and other parts of his body were covered with burns！The wife again ran to the phone to call an ambulance.The same people came！While they were carrying the husband down the stairs to the street，one of the men asked the wife how the husband had burned himself.She told them and they started laughing very hard.One of them fell and the husband fell，too.The poor husband fell down the remaining stairs and broke his arm.
31．What most probably made the motorcycle start moving
A．The man himself started it to see if it was working.
B．His wife did it for him to check if there was something working.
C．The motorcycle started by itself.
D．The man started the motorcycle without knowing it.
解析： 根据文章第一段第一句“A man was working on his motorcycle in his yard.Suddenly it started to move.”可知the man很可能无意当中发动了车。
答案： D
32．What did the wife do after the first accident
A．She did nothing except calling the policemen.
B．She cleaned the gas with paper towels and threw them into the toilet.
C．She took the motorcycle and pushed it into the room.
D．She took her hushand to the hospital.
解析： 根据第二段“...the wife got some paper towels，cleaned the gas with them，and threw in the toilet”可知选B。
答案： B
33．What do we know about the gas that caused the explosion
A．The gas was from the motorcycle and could easily cause an explosion.
B．The gas was of poor quality.
C．The gas made the hushand suffer 4 accidents in a day.
D．The gas should have burned the wife.
解析： 根据文章可知，引起爆炸的gas是来自motorcycle，并且非常容易爆炸，B、C、D都谈不上。
答案： A
34．The passage is most likely to be found in________
A．a survey B．a textbook
C．a report D．a book of funny stories
解析： 文章读起来很有趣，所以很有可能是摘自funny stories的书籍。
答案： D
35．Which is the best title for this passage
A．What a Bad Day for the Husband and Wife
B．A Man’s Worst Day
C．A Man Had Three Accidents in One Day
D．A Wife Burned Her Husband and Broke His Arms
解析： 短文主要讲述了这位husband在一天中所遭遇的一系列事故，所以标题B最合适。
答案： B
A little brown mouse lived in a small house in the country.His cottage was very warm and comfortable，with lots of flowers in front of it and a few apple trees behind.In his living room the brown country mouse ate good fresh food.
One day his cousin from town came to visit him. “It is so nice to see you，” the country mouse said. “Come in.Sit down.Let’s have supper.” Soon he brought in some bread，bacon and corn for supper and they drank fresh clean water.After supper they sat and talked.
The town mouse said，“ How can you live here？The country is so quiet.I don’t like the food e and stay with me！”
So the next morning the mice went to town.The town mouse’s house was beautiful.But they got into the house by going under the back door.They were very hungry，so the town mouse took his cousin to the dining room.There was a lot of food on the table. “Look at that！” said the town mouse.The mice jumped onto the table.They began to eat some fine French cheese，some very tasty cakes and biscuits.They drank lemonade and milk.
Suddenly the door opened and a man walked in.He came to the table to get some fruit. “Be quiet！” whispered the town mouse.
The man took an apple and went out of the room.The town mouse began to eat again，but the country mouse could not eat a thing，because he felt so afraid.Suddenly he saw a big cat near the sofa in the corner of the room.The cat was sleeping，but then it heard something.It opened its eyes and saw the mice.The country mouse began to cry：“Help！” The cat tried to catch the mice.The mice ran into a hole in the floor.The cat couldn’t get in.
“Oh，dear，” said the country mouse. “Your food is good，but your life is not.I feel afraid everywhere.Goodbye.I’m going back to the country.”
【语篇解读】 乡村的老鼠去城里的老鼠那里做客，它认为城里虽然生活富裕，但是却不安全，于是又回到了乡下。
36．The town mouse considered the life of the country mouse to be________.
A．interesting B．boring
C．exciting D. terrifying
解析： 推理判断题。根据第三段的How can you live here？The country is so quiet可推测，从城里来的老鼠认为在乡村的生活是无趣的，故选B项。
答案： B
37．The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 4 refers to________.
A．the town mouse’s home B．the back door
C．a lot of food on the table D．the dining room
解析： 指代题。结合第四段的There wa a lot of food on the table可知，这里的that就是指前面提到的food，故选C项。
答案： C
38．The cat didn’t catch the mice because________.
A．one cat couldn’t fight with two mice
B．the cat was still sleepy at that time
C．the mice were powerful after eating the magic cakes
D．the cat couldn’t get into the hole in the floor
解析： 细节理解题。由倒数第二段的The mice ran into a hole in the floor.The cat couldn’t get in可知，猫无法钻进洞里，所以没有逮住老鼠，故选D项。
答案： D
39．The country mouse went back to the country because________.
A．life is quiet but safe in the country
B．the city cat was not friendly at all
C．nowhere is better than one’s own home
D．the city life was too busy for it to enioy
解析： 推理判断题。根据最后一段的your food is good，but your life is not.I feel afraid everywhere可知乡村的老鼠认为虽然城里的食物精美，但是却不安全，所以不如回到自己的乡下去，故选A项。
答案： A
40．This passage is a________.
A．piece of news B．science novel
C．fairy tale D．drama
解析： 文章体裁题。本文讲述了乡下老鼠与城市老鼠的故事，是一篇童话故事，故C为正确答案。
答案： C(共75张PPT)
5.Language Awareness 2
& Culture Corner & Bulletin Board
Ⅰ.完成短语
根据汉语提示完成下列短语。
1．________sail 起航
2．________to do sth. 设法做成某事
3．push________ 向前推
4．come________ 上来，走近
5．________fear 害怕，担心
6．stick________ 刺入
7．struggle________do sth. 努力做某事
8．switch________ 关掉(电灯、机器等)；不考虑；失去兴趣
9．thanks________ 多亏；由于
10．do sb.________ 对某人有益
答案： 1.set 2.manage 3.forward 4.up 5.in 6.into 7.to 8.off 9.to 10.good
Ⅱ.翻译句子
把下列英文句子译成汉语。
11．This time next week，I’ll be arriving in New York.
________________________________________________________________________
答案： 下周的这个时候我就到纽约了。
12．You have slightly high blood pressure and you are breathing quite heavily.
___________________________________________________
答案： 你有轻微高血压且呼吸很沉重。
13．It is a good way to be prepared with knowledge of some common types of humour.
___________________________________________________
答案： 要准备一些常见类型的幽默的知识是一个好办法。
14．For others，black humour is a way of facing up to and talking about difficult subjects.
___________________________________________________
答案： 对另一些人来说，黑色幽默是一种面对和谈论困难事情的方法。
15．Erica has delivered 238,000 pints of milk in her life and used to be a champion.
__________________________________________________
答案： 埃里卡在她的一生中已派送过238 000品脱的牛奶，过去是一个冠军。
He had had problems at work and his wife had left him to go off with a lion tamer. (P29)
他在工作中出了问题，他妻子离开他和一个驯狮者私奔了。
剖析 go off with(没经许可)拿走，携(款)跑掉，和……私奔
①She’s gone off with the money.她带着这笔钱走了。
②The girl went off with the gamekeeper.
那女孩同猎场看守人私奔了。
拓展 go的有关短语：
go over仔细检查(或审查、查阅)某事，反复研究，仔细琢磨
go after追逐，追求
go by经过，过去，遵守
go in for从事，沉迷于
go through完成，做完(with)，审查，检查
③We’re both going after the same job.
我们俩都谋求得到这份工作。
④The weeks went slowly by.一星期一星期慢慢过去了。
⑤Go over your homework carefully before you hand it in.
交作业前要仔细检查一下。
应用 1.After twenty years of honest service the cashier suddenly________$100,000 of company’s money.
A．go off with B．go with
C．went with D．went off with
答案： D
That would do you a lot of good.(P29)
那将对你很有好处。
剖析 do sb.good＝do good to sb.对某人有益
①Eat more fruit：it will do you good.多吃水果，对你有好处。
②This cough medicine tastes nice but it doesn’t do much good.
这咳嗽药不难吃，但作用不大。
③Walking after supper does good to the old.
晚饭后散步对老年人有益。
拓展 It’s no good doing...做……没有用
make good成功(尤指致富)
for good永远，永久
④It would be no good my taking up the matter now.
我现在即使提出那个问题也是没有用的。
⑤She hopes to make good as a model.
她希望她的模特生涯能成功。
This time she’s leaving for good.
她这次走是再也不会回来了。
应用 2.完成句子
(1)I think it no good________________(熬夜) too late.
(2)跟他争吵没有用。
________________________arguing with him.
(3)这次度假对我有好处。
The holiday has________________________.
答案： (1)staying up (2)It’s no good (3)done me good
An ironic situation is one where something is the opposite of what you would expect.(P30)
反语语境就是你所认为的相反的情况。
剖析 本句为一复合句。首先，where引导定语从句，修饰先行词one。one代替situation。
①Can you think of a situation where we can use this word
你能想出一个使用该词的情景吗？
拓展 后面常跟where从句的名词还有case，point等。
②Have you ever had a case where somebody accused your reporters of getting the wrong end of the stick
有没有人投诉你的记者，说他报道失实呢？
应用 3.The pilot was in a situation________he lost control of the plane.
A．which B．in which
C．on where D．when
答案： B
Satire points out faults in people，society or groups such as corporations，and makes people laugh at those faults. (P30)讽刺揭露公众，社会，团体，例如公司的不良现象，从而使观众嘲笑那些不良现象。
剖析 point out指出，指明
①He pointed out that the road was not safe in winter.
他指出这条路冬天不安全。
②When the mistake was pointed out to him，he hastened to correct it.当向他指出错误后，他连忙予以纠正。
拓展 point的有关短语：
on the point of将近(就要)……的时候，接近，靠近
off the point 离题，偏离要点
to the point很得要领的，适当的，中肯的
point to指向
③Your words are off the point.你的话已偏离主题。
④He was on the point of leaving when I came in.
当我进去的时候，他正要离开。
⑤He pointed to a tower on the distant horizon.
他指向远处地平线上的一座塔。
应用 4.介词填空
I like Mr Miner’s speech；it was clear and________the point.
答案： to
For others，black humour is a way of facing up to，and talking about，difficult subjects and it can be a very moving experience. (P30)
对于其他人来说，黑色幽默是一种大胆面对的方式，谈论难以理解的话题，而且它又给人留下非常感人的经历。
剖析 face up to敢于面对
①We Chinese people are facing up to the Yushu Earthquake.
我们中国人勇敢地面对玉树大地震。
②They’ll never offer you another job，you might as well face up to it.他们绝不会再给你另一份工作，你最好还是接受现实吧。
拓展 face的常用短语：
face to face面对面地
be faced with /by面对……
make a face (faces)做鬼脸，装怪相
face the fact that...面对……的这一事实
③Faced with so many mistakes，he never gives up.面临这么多困难，他从不放弃。
应用 5.完成句子
(1)她必须敢于面对现实，她再也不能走路了。
She had to________________________the fact that she would never walk again.
(2)那间窗户朝南的房子是我的。
The house with its windows________________belongs to me.
(3)她得正视她的生活已永远改变了这一事实。
She had to________________________________her life had changed forever.
答案： (1)face up to (2)facing south (3)face the fact that
Ⅰ.动词填空
用所给词的正确形式填空。
1．The police have ________(find) out the truth.
答案： found
2．We are ________(interest) in learning music.
答案： interested
3．They all were ________(amaze) at their achievements.
答案： amazed
4．We have________(collect) some famous pictures.
答案： collected
5．It’s bad manners________(make) fun of others.
答案： to make
6．The local clubs are________(make) an effort to interest more young people.
答案： making
7．List what a good friend should do and________(share) the list with your partners.
答案： share
8．________(fortunate)，her mother died when she was very young.
答案： Unfortunately
9It is no good________(joke) with your students in class.
答案： joking
10．Much to our________(astonish)，no one passed that examination.
答案： astonishment
Ⅱ.完成句子
11．他与他的兄弟合作了一项工程。(associate...with)
He___________________________________________ in an project.
答案： associated himself with his brother
12．这个句子完全(根本)讲不通。(make sense)
__________________________________________________
答案： This sentence doesn’t make any sense.
13．他常常问一些与学习无关的问题。(have no relation to...)
He often asks some questions________________________ ________ ________________________.
答案： which have no relation to his study
14．我们可以看得出汤姆和他的哥哥很相似。(resemblance)
We can see_________________________________________.
答案： the resemblance between Tom and his elder brother
15．在困难面前他总能保持冷静。(in the face of)
He can always keep calm______________________________ ________.
答案： in the face of difficulty
练规范、练技能、练速度
进行时态和非进行时态
用所给单词或短语的适当形式填空
l．—Your baby is too thin.
—It could gain weight，but it ________________ (not eat) much.
答案： doesn’t eat
2．It won’t be long before such a thing ________(happen) again.
答案： happens
3．I won’t speak to him unless he ________(apologize) to me.
答案： apologizes
4．You ________ always ________(watch) TV.Why not do something more active
答案： are；watching
5．Helen ________________(leave) her keys in the office，so she had to wait until her husband ________(come)home.
答案： had left；came
6．She had ________(learn) some English before she came to the institute.
答案： learned
7．Until then he ________________(know) nothing about it yet.
答案： had known
8．That was the third time (that) he _______________(make) the same mistake.
答案： had made
1．进行时态表示动作未完成，非进行时态表示动作已完成。
The Greens were watching a football match on TV.
格林一家正在看电视上播出的足球比赛。(在看)
The Greens watched a football match on TV last night.
昨天晚上格林一家看了电视上播出的足球比赛。(看过了)
I have been fixing the fridge all this morning.
我一上午都在修电冰箱。(可能会继续下去)
I have fixed the fridge.
我已修好了电冰箱。(已修完)
3．进行时态表示较长时间内反复进行的动作，非进行时态表示一次性动作。
You’ve been saying you can succeed for five years.
五年来你一直在说你能成功。(多次)
You said you could succeed.你说过你能成功。(一次性)
4．进行时态侧重于时间的延续，非进行时态侧重于说明事实。
It rained cats and dogs last night.
昨晚下了倾盆大雨。(只强调下过大雨)
It was raining cats and dogs last night.
昨晚整整一夜都在下倾盆大雨。(强调没停，一直持续)
单项填空
1．It________heavily for two days and the ground was very wet.
A．had been raining B．has been raining
C．had been rained D．has rained
答案： A
2．Cathy is taking notes of the grammatical rules in class at Sunshine School，where she________English for a year.
A．studies
B．studied
C．is studying
D．has been studying
答案： D
3．—I have got a headache.
—No wonder.You________in front of that computer too long.
A．work B．are working
C．have been working D．worked
答案： C
4．I won’t tell the student the answer to the match problem until he________on it for more than an hour.
A．has been working
B．will have worked
C．will have been working
D．had worked
答案： A
5．I called Hannah many times yesterday evening，but I couldn’t get through.Her brother________on the phone all the time!
A．was talking B．has been talking
C．has talked D．talked
答案： A
6．—Did you watch the basketball match yesterday
—Yes，I did.You know，my brother________in the match.
A．is playing B．was playing
C．has played D．had played
答案： B
7．—Have you got any job offers
—No.I________.
A．waited B．had been waiting
C．have waited D．am waiting
答案： D
8．Teenagers ________their health because they play computer games too much.
A．have damaged B．are damaging
C．damaged D．will damage
答案： B
9．—Do you think we should accept that offer
—Yes，we should，for we________such bad luck up till now，and time________out.
A．have had；is running
B．had；is running
C．have；has been run
D．have had；has been run
答案： A
10．—Have you read a book called Waiting for Anya
—Who________it
A．was writing B．has written
C．wrote D．writes
答案： C
类别 《课标》要求掌握的内容要点
核
心
词
汇 1. vt. 逗乐 2. vt. 提取
3. vt. 忽视 4. vi. 排队
5. vt. 抓(伤) 6. vt. 认可，承认
7. vt. 抵抗 8. vt. 责骂
9. vt. 密封 10. vt. 获得，得到
11. vt. 补偿 12. vt. 使恐惧
13. vt. 打哈欠 14. vt. 完成，实现
15. n．& vi. 咳嗽 16. n. 马戏团
17. n. 危机，难关 18. n. 成分
19. n. (面包的)一条 20. n. 绳，线
21. n. 深(度) 22. n. 茶托
23. n. 喜剧 24. n. 紧张，焦虑
25. n. 运动 26. n. 权威
27. n. 职业，专业 28. n. 心理学
29. n. 谨慎 30. n. 锦标赛，联赛
amuse
withdraw
overlook
queue
scratch
resist
seal
compensate
yawn
cough
crisis
loaf
depth
comedy
campaign
profession
caution
acknowledge
scold
obtain
scare
accomplish
circus
component
string
saucer
tension
authority
psychology
tournament
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心
词
汇 31. n. 惊险小说
32. n. 身份 33. n. 代理人
34. n. 回答 35. n. 政治家
36. n. 轶事，趣闻
37. adj. 荒谬的
38. adj. 不可置信的
39. adj. 健忘的 40. adj. 成熟的
41. adj. 凌乱的 42. adj. 厌恶的
43. adj. 不顾一切的
44. adj. 艰难的，不幸的，强壮的
45. adj. 全世界的
46. adj. 晒黑的
47. adv. 部分地 48. adv. 迅速地
49. adj. 很少，难得
50. adv. 与……并排
thriller
identification
agent
response
politician
anecdote
ridiculous
unbelievable
forgetful
mature
messy
disgusting
desperate
tough
universal
sunburnt
partly
swiftly
rarely
alongside
类别 《课标》要求掌握的内容要点
重
点
短
语 1.burst out 突然笑起来
2.in 与……和谐
3. 兑现支票
4. 澄清事实
5.delay 延期做某事 6.wait 排队
7. (打得)鼻青脸肿 8.get 处理掉
9. 胡闹
10. 禁止某人做……
11.run 撞上 12. 假装
13. 令人讨厌 14. 不顾
15.be 对……惊讶
16. 寄宿学校
17. 使某人相信
18. 多亏了……
19.starve to 饿死 20. 对某人有益
laughing
harmony with
cash a cheque
clarify the matter
doing sth.
in line
black eye
rid of
fool around
forbid sb.to do
into
put on
turn sb.off
regardless of
astonished at
boarding school
convince sb.of
thanks to
death
do sb.good
类别 《课标》要求掌握的内容要点
典
型
句
式 1....as if he did not know it was there. 2.While still at primary school，Rowan had already shown...
3.Although his teachers predicted a career in acting，...
4.It was one of those things which happen very rarely...
同步
语法 过去完成进行时
进行时态和非进行时态
笑
第一课 什么这样好笑？
A．检查你的拼写
一天，我问丈夫，“你有没有拼不出单词的时候？”“有时会。怎么了？”他问道。“今天下午我在常去的市中心购物，突然发现身上没钱了，于是赶紧去银行兑现一张支票。我本来打算从我们的账户中取出40元，可是我记不起来40是拼作‘fourty’还是‘forty’。”丈夫问，“那你怎么办的？”我答道，“我取了50元。”
B．家庭和谐
王先生一家人打算不久去度假。他想知道哪个地方是全家人都觉得最好玩的。他觉得自己的女儿已经够成熟，不想忽略她的意见，于是问她，“如果我要去海南岛而你妈妈要去泰国，那么你想要去哪里？”她回答说，“嗯……我想去泰国。”王先生对她的回答感到奇怪，为了弄清楚，他问了她另一个问题，“好吧，如果我要去泰国而你妈妈要去海南岛，那么你又想去哪里呢？”这次她没犹豫，“我想去海南岛。”王先生迷惑不解。“为什么呢？”他问道。“因为我上次去过泰国了，”她回答说。
C．失忆
去年冬天的一场大雪，导致希思罗机场航班长时间延误。一天下午，几百名运气不佳的乘客被告知，他们等候多时预定飞往纽约的航班被取消了。一名倒霉的柜台工作人员正忙着应付这些乘客，突然一个在队伍中等候多时，怒气冲冲的男子挤上前来，气急败坏地提出要求，“我要这个航班的头等舱座位，现在就要！”那位年轻的工作人员礼貌地答复道，“对不起，先生。但是我不能忽略这些人，他们先到。等轮到您时我会帮您的。”这话令男子很是不悦。他大声质问这位年轻姑娘，以便让身后排队的人都听到，“你知道我是谁吗？”那位姑娘微笑着站起身，大声说，“请注意！这里有位乘客不知道自己是谁。如果有人能帮他识别自己的身份，请到入口处来！”
第三课 我喜爱的喜剧
Text 1
憨豆先生是国际上公认的电视和电影界喜剧角色。他不断陷入尴尬而又荒唐的情景中，给不论是什么国籍或文化背景的观众都带来了极大的乐趣。他的幽默总是通过一系列简单而又滑稽的动作清楚地表现出来，纯粹依赖肢体语言这一通用语言。
我所喜爱的节目之一是憨豆先生在一家高级餐厅的表现。在餐桌就座后，憨豆先生拿出一张卡片，在上面写了几个字，然后将卡片封入信封，放在桌上。过了一会儿，他回头看了看信封，他看起来很惊奇，好像不知道信封本来就在那里一样。他打开信封，发现一张生日卡，于是高兴地将生日卡摆在桌上使每个人都看到。
当他看菜单时，脸上迅速地闪现出一副震惊的表情。他从钱包里拿出所有的钱，数了数，放在一个茶碟上。然后专注地边看菜单边看自己的钱，直到找到一样使他微笑的东西。于是他点了一道名叫“steak tartare”的菜。当菜送到后，他吃惊地发现“steak tartare”实际上就是生汉堡。他试图去吃，但是从他脸上的表情看，显然味道真的难以下咽。他无法掩饰自己的感受。然而当服务员问他是否一切都好时，他微笑地点头，表示一切都很好。可是，当服务员不再看着他时，他就匆匆忙忙地将生肉藏在伸手可及的任何地方——糖缸、小花瓶、面包里、盘子下面。最后，他不顾一切了，甚至将一些肉塞进坐在附近的一个女人的手提包里，一些肉扔到餐厅小提琴手的裤子里！
我喜欢在电视上看憨豆先生，但是不想在现实生活中遇见像他这样的人，我肯定不想与他一起共进晚餐！
Text 2
罗恩·阿特金森是扮演憨豆先生的演员。在英国，阿特金森先生因为他所塑造的许多其他角色而非常出名。但是在国际上，他还是以头脑简单，愚蠢又笨拙，但总能使人发笑的憨豆先生最为知名。如果你认为罗恩·阿特金森本人与他创作的著名角色类似的话，你要大吃一惊了。
罗恩出生于1955年1月6日。他的早年是与父亲、母亲和三个哥哥一起在家庭农场上度过的，他严厉的父亲不相信电视的价值。有一段时间，他与托尼·布莱尔上同一所学校，布莱尔比他大两岁。在13岁的时候，罗恩获得了一所寄宿学校的奖学金。后来，他在纽卡斯尔大学学习，并获得同级的最高分数。在牛津大学，他获得了电力工程的硕土学位。这也许能够解释他对跑车的兴趣，罗恩收集了很多跑车。
罗恩从一位电力工程师到一位著名的喜剧演员的事业转变，部分是由于童年时的一些说话障碍。他用从容不迫的讲话方式来弥补这一点。这可能为他日后许多角色的不同寻常的说话模式奠定了基础。
还在上小学时，罗恩就已经表现出令人赞叹的表演天分。虽然他的老师预言他将来会从事表演事业，但是罗恩自己并没有信服。直到在大学遇到一群从事剧院工作的天才人物，他才意识到表演可能是他的事业。另一个重要事件发生在1976年的一天，那天他无所事事，就对着镜子做鬼脸。他突然意识到了什么。后来他说，“我发现了我的面孔。”为BBC工作的约翰·劳埃德说，“这是你生活中很少发生的事情之一，你意识到你正面对着天才。我当时就确信他将比卓别林更加著名。”
【探究项目】 如何学好英语语法
【探究策略】 学习英语语法的方法因人而异，方法很多，专家、学者也各有其独到的见解。实际上对在校的学生来说，绝大多数人的学习目标是要能讲或写通顺无误的一般英语就可以，而不是将来要成为一个英语语法专家。所以语法书上所提出来的许多规则或语法资料没有必要照单全收。学生学习英语语法的基本有效的方法有下列三点。
1．对语法的规则或句型应力求充分的了解，但不必做深入的理论探讨。练习都以句为单位，注意口头练习与书写练习并重，更应培养思路与表达趋于一体的自然语言习惯
2．多阅读文章，如故事、寓言、童话、小说，甚至诗歌等。阅读时要切实朗读，不可有eye reading。阅读材料以切合自己能力或程度为佳。在阅读中注意引证自己已学习过的语法规则，或利用自己所学过的语法规则来了解文义，体会文体，模仿英语的表达句式或习惯。记住，读过10本语法书你不一定能说写流畅的英语，但是阅读了10本小说(或文学作品)，你的英语说写能力必定能顺畅自如。
3．不要怕犯语法上的错误。有错误，表明你已走上了学习的道路，检查自己犯错误的原因，努力改正自己。敢犯错误的人一定会发现他自己已更加接近成功的目标了。
练规范、练技能、练速度
