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；每小题分，满分分） 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 doesnt 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 mans parents live in New Zealand.第二节（共15小题; 每小题分，满分分）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. Whats the woman asking for?A. Advice on safety.B. Money. C. Help.8. What has happened to the womans house?A. Its been burnt down.B. Its been broken into. C. Its 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. Whats 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 weeks tennis competition. B. She is a science expert. C. She works at St Judes 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）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。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. drivingC. to drive D. driven23. If we are not _ the progress we have made, we will have greater success. A. interested in B. strict inC. popular with D. content with24. It is believed that if an event is _, it will surely _ the readers of the paper.A. astonished; astonishB. astonishing; be astonished C. astonishing; astonishD. astonished; be astonished 25. I am referring to anyone who is _ about food, not a _ person. A. particular; particularB. special; special C. special; particularD. particular; special 26. Do you know the tall man _ to Mr King over there?Sorry, I dont know him. A. to speak B. speaking C. is speakingD. has spoken27. Can you _ your sister from that group of girls? A. bring outB. 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 offC. better offD. richer off 30. The visitors were caught _ a storm on their way back to the hotel.A. in B. onC. with D. by31. If you dont pay your gas bill , the gas will soon be _.A. cut down B. cut upC. cut out D. cut off32. His _ to answer the question made the teacher disappointed.A. sense B. povertyC. failure D. difficulty33. _ I feel that I want to go camping in a mountainous area.A. At a time B. At times C. At