Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumourⅠ.语境填词1.Ifoundit________(令人感到惊讶的)thattheyoungplayerwhohasan________________(ordinary)memorybeatthechessmasterinthegame.2.XiaoShenyang,amanwithasenseof________(幽默),starredinthemovie________(导演)bythefamous________(导演),ZhangYimou.3.________________(fortunate),hisgirlfriendappearedonthis________(场合),whichmadehimembarrassed.4.His________(react)tothematteris____________(amuse).5.Her________(厌烦的)________________(performer)lastnightnearly________(厌烦)ustodeath.Ⅱ.选词填空becontentwith,insearchof,thinkhighlyof,havedifficultyin,wearout1.Hewent________________adoctorforhissickwife.2.We________________afterworkinginthefieldsthewholedaylong.3.Doyou________________________learningEnglish?4.________you________________yourpresentlife?5.Thegovernment________________________hisinventionbecauseitwillbenefitthewholecountry.Ⅲ.完成句子1.并非我讨厌这个工作,而是我不够强壮,无法胜任。________________________.I’mnotstrongenoughforit.2.他们发现与我们中国人一起工作很愉快。Theyfound________pleasant________________________________.3.我的车被交通拥挤堵住,所以延误了。Mycarwascaughtinatrafficjam,________________________.4.他跑得如此快以致于我没能赶上他。________________________Icouldn’tcatchupwithhim.=________________________thatIcouldn’tcatchupwithhim.5.他说话的样子好像知道她在哪里似的。Hetalksasthough________________________________.Ⅳ.单项填空1.Iwas________atthisnewsthatthehospitalhadburntdown.A.astonishedB.delightedC.interestedD.excited2.Twomiddleagedpassengersfellintothelake.________,neitherofthemcouldswim.A.InfactB.LuckilyC.UnfortunatelyD.Naturally3.Coldsare________inwinterinourcountry.A.commonB.normalC.ordinaryD.usual4.Itwasknowntohimthattheywouldinvitehimto________intheNewYear’sConcert.A.performB.reachC.attainD.accomplish5.Canyou________awayofsolvingtheproblem?A.discoverB.inventupC.thinkofD.invent6.Moreandmorehighrisebuildingshavebeenbuiltinbigcities________space.A.insearchofB.inplaceofC.forlackofD.forfearof7.Whatapity!Imissedmeetingmybossattheairportbecausemycarwas________inthetrafficjam.A.brokenupB.brokendownC.heldupD.keptup8.CharlieChaplinis________tobeoneofthegreatestactorsintheworld.A.regardedB.believedC.thoughtD.considered9.________I’munwillingtogowithyou,________I’mbusynow.(2011·重庆高三模拟)A.Notthat;butB.Whether;orC.Notonly;butalsoD.Both;and10.Sometimesadvertisementsmake________possibleforcompaniestosellthecustomers________moneycannotbuy.A./;thatB.it;whatC.that;whichD.it;whose1.contentadj.满足的,满意的;n.内容;目录;容量;满足;vt.使满足【归纳拓展】becontenttodosth.乐于做某事becontentwith对……满足/满意contentoneselfwith满足于Itwasbelievedthatnobodycouldbeharmedbydrinkingthecontentsofaunicorn’shorn.(2008·江西,阅读理解A)人们相信没有人会因为饮用独角兽角内的东西而受到伤害。【活学活用】(1)Myapologyseemedto________________.我的道歉好像使他感到满意。(2)Martina________________________asingleglassofwine.玛蒂娜只喝一杯葡萄酒就心满意足了。(3)Therichwomanistiredofcitylife,sosheis________toliveinthecountry.(2011·泉州调研)A.afraidB.unwillingC.contentD.tiring2.occasionn.时刻;场合________adv.偶尔;间或【归纳拓展】onoccasion有时;偶尔onthis/thatoccasion在这个/那个时候ononeoccasion曾经;有一个时候ontheoccasionof在……的时候;在……之际Heonoccasionmakessmallmistakes.他有时犯点小错误。【活学活用】(1)Iseemtorememberthat__________________hewaswithhiswife.我好像记得那个时候他和他的妻子在一起。(2)Hewaspresentedwiththematch________hisretirement.(2011·芜湖期终)A.whenB.onthatoccasionC.ontheoccasionofD.onoccasion3.particularadj.特别的;特殊的;独特的;讲究的;苛求的;详细的;n.细节;详情________adv.特别,尤其【归纳拓展】inparticular特别;详细beparticularabout/over...对……过分讲究注意particular作“特别的,特殊的”讲时,没有比较级和最高级。当particular作名词表示“细节;详情”时是可数名词,常用复数形式。Wildcampingisnotpermittedinmanyplaces,particularlyincrowdedlowlandBritain.(2009·北京,阅读理解E)野外宿营在许多地方都不被允许,尤其是在人口密集的英国低地。【活学活用】(1)______________________,applytotheinformationdesk.详情请向问讯台询问。(2)She________________________herhouseworkthatservantswillnotworkforher.她对家务活太挑剔了,以致于佣人们不愿给她干活。(3)Thewinnerofthematchsaidthathehadowedhissuccesstomanypeople,hisparents________.A.afterallB.bychanceC.onpurposeD.inparticular4.convincevt.使信服;使确信________adj.使人信服的;有说服力的________adj.信服的;相信的【归纳拓展】convincesb.ofsth.使某人相信某事convincesb.todosth.说服某人做某事convincesb.+thatclause使某人相信……beconvincedof坚信;确信Weconvincedourselvestoopenasecondstore.(2008·山东,阅读理解C)我们说服自己开了第二家店。【活学活用】(1)You’llneedto________________________yourenthusiasmforthejob.你要使他们相信你殷切希望得到这份工作。(2)I’vebeentryingto________________________adoctor.我一直劝他去看病。(3)Scientistsareconvinced________thepositiveeffectoflaughter________physicalandmentalhealth.A.of;atB.by;inC.of;onD.on;at5.entertainv.使欢乐;款待________________n.招待;娱乐____________adj.愉快的【归纳拓展】entertainsb.with...用……使某人快乐entertainsb.(tosth.)宴客;招待;款待某人aplaceofentertainment娱乐场所provideentertainmentforsb.给某人提供娱乐Suchgamesareentertainingandfun.(2010·天津,阅读理解B)这些游戏很有娱乐性也很有意思。【活学活用】(1)He________thechildren________astory.他以一个故事来吸引那些孩子。(2)Thehostess________tenguests________tea.女主人以茶招待10名客人。(3)Theaudiencewereso________byhishumorousperformancethattheykeptlaughingallthetime.A.movedB.frightenedC.entertainedD.shocked6.bebadlyoff穷的;缺少的【归纳拓展】(1)bewelloff境况很好;富裕bebetteroff境况较好beworseoff更穷的(2)worseandworse越来越坏;每况愈下gofrombadtoworse越来越坏;每况愈下tomakemattersworse=(and)whatisworse而更糟糕的是Iamquitebadlyoffrecently.最近我经济上很拮据。【活学活用】(1)Markhaslosthisjobandis________________thanever.马克的工作丢了,情况比以前更糟