课时作业(十八)Unit 3A taste of English humour.用所给词的适当形式填空1.According to my own understanding，a good teacher is also a good_(perform) in class.2.I_(convince) that he can finish the difficult task on time.3.Although he is_(home)，he feels his situation is not hopeless.4.His experiment ended in_(fail)5.I am_(fortune) in having such outstanding parents.6._(occasion)，he would say something funny to make his wife happy.7.With a_(mouth) of rice，he could hardly say anything.8.Tom is jobless，penniless and he feels_(hope)9.It was_(astonish) that he dared to oppose the headmaster to his face.10.His hometown is in a_(mountain)area，which is surrounded by a lot of mountains.答案：1.performer2.am convinced3.homeless4.failure5.fortunate6.Occasionally7.mouthful8.hopeless9.astonishing10.mountainous.完成句子1._(对目前的工作不满意)，he has been busy hunting for a new one.2.Careful studies have pointed out that as many as 50 percent of patients_(不按指示服药)3.In order not to be heard by the people around us，I_(对他低语)that I was leaving.4.We_(听到这个消息很吃惊)that Wang Li failed in the competition.5.Jones was ill，so she missed her chance of_(主演)the school play last month.6.I mentioned that point_(尤其，特别)for it was quite important.7.Read the play again and_(找出)the major themes.8.Sam_(偶然学会些电脑常识)just by watching others working on it.答案：1.Not content with his present job2.do not take drugs as directed3.whispered to him4.felt astonished to hear the news5.starring in6.in particular7.pick out8.picked up some knowledge of the computer.阅读理解A(2015石家庄高三模拟)Seated in a convertible (敞篷车) with the top down at 60 miles an hour，Mary looked at the flies that sat on top of Marks hair.How could they stay there？She wondered.Mary had not seen Mark in years，until the other day when he came into the caf where she worked.His appearance was different from when he was in high school.Now，he was a bit fat and thick glasses covered his eyes.However，that didnt change Marys feelings for him at all.He had just bought a brand new red sports car and asked her if she would like to go for a ride and then have dinner with him.Her heart beat with excitement as he opened the door for her.She noticed something very strange as Mark got into the car and started to drive away.On the hair was a group of flies just sitting there.Mary stared in amazement.It seemed the faster they drove，the more determined the flies were to stick to his hair.Mary remained silent.She leaned forward and turned the radio on，to try to divert her attention away from the flies，but she couldnt help thinking about them.She looked up at Mark，who was completely devoted to what was going on and continued to sing to the music while driving merrily along.Finally，Mark pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road beside a diner and looked in the mirror and said，“Mary，I would like to comb my hair before we get something to eat.Could you reach under the seat and give me my hair cream？”Mary reached under the seat and pulled out a camping backpack，which contained a round jar and started to laugh wildly as she pointed to the label(商标)“Thats not hair cream on your hair，Mark！It says its Fly Trap Glue！”语篇导读：本文是一篇幽默故事。Mark把捕蝇胶当成发胶抹在头上，很多苍蝇粘在头发上。1.What did Mary probably do？AA car saleswoman. BA waitress.CA cook. DA driver.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句中的“until the other day when he came into the caf where she worked”可知，她可能是个咖啡厅服务员。故答案选B。2.We can learn from the text that_.AMark used to be a thin，handsome boyBMark had bought a new sports car for MaryCMark and Mary had been in love for yearsDMary felt strange when she saw the red car答案：A解析：推理判断题。根据文章第二段第二、三句“His appearance.covered his eyes.”可知，Mark曾经是一个又瘦又英俊的男孩。故答案选A。3.The underlined word“divert”in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by_.Atake BabsorbCreplace Drecover答案：A解析：词义猜测题。根据语境可知，此时Mary在转移自己的注意力。take away from相当于divert，此处意为“转移注意力”。故答案选A。4.Whats the best title for this passage？AA wonderful ride BUnchanged loveCA hair trick DStuck on you答案：D解析：标题归纳题。通读全文可知，文章以粘在Mark头上的苍蝇为线索展开文章，因此用“粘住你”做标题更能够引起读者的兴趣。故答案选D。B(2014湖南)In the mid1950s，I was a somewhat bored earlyadolescent male student who believed that doing_any_more_than_necessary_was_wasted_effort.One day，this approach threw me into embarrassment.In Mrs.Tottens eighthgrade math class at Central Avenue School in Anderson，Indiana，we were learning to add and subtract decimals (小数)Our teacher typically assigned daily homework，which would be recited in class the following day.On most days，our grades were based on our oral answers to homework questions.Mrs.Totten usually walked up and down the rows of desks requesting answers from student after student