Unit 3 A taste of English humour 知识点题库

It is said that the new school ________ 20 million yuan will soon be completed.

A . cost B . costing C . costs D . to cost
— Where's Joan?

— I found her ________ newspapers from door to door on the way home.

A . to deliver B . deliver C . delivering D . delivered
They all laughed over the letter—it was very (amuse).

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。

    UNICEF says more than 3,700 children across West Africa have lost one or both parents to Ebola. Doctors Without Borders Axelle Vandoornick said, “The growing number of Ebola orphans is a crisis of its own. There are many orphans. This is again when we talk about crisis in a crisis; this is one of the consequences at a social level. There are more and more orphans.”

    Child care services in Sierra Leone are almost non-existent. Ministry of Health Social Services officer Doris Mansare is in charge of running Kailahun's first Ebola orphanage. She said, “It's difficult for us to find family members, so this short-term care center was established to basically insure that we get the children from the treatment center, those that are cured from the Ebola virus and also those that are with their parents, but then are negative. We bring them to the short-term care center for three or four days, then they are reunited with family members at their separate locations. These three siblings were living alone after both parents died of Ebola. Their village rejected them. We have children who are unaccompanied and living alone in their family home, about 50 of such children, who are living alone.”

    Vandoornick said. “It can be hard to find surviving family. Ebola is wiping out entire families because the infection inside the families is the highest. A mother kissing her child, a father taking his daughter in his arms, and when you have one suspected case in one family, soon after we have basically all members of the family.”

    The fate of many of these children is unclear. Some of their parents are still sick, kept in isolation at one of Sierra Leone's Ebola case management centers. Doris Mansare said she hopes the new center will help the growing number of orphans, but she worries about their future. “We are having more orphans, more unaccompanied children and children will become vulnerable in the future; some will not be able to cope with the care givers where we place them, and what can happen is that it will lead to other child protection issues like they becoming street children,” said Doris Mansare. Vandoornick hopes there will be many child care centers set up across Sierra Leone.

  1. (1) What's the best title of this passage?

    A . The Children in West Africa. B . The Orphans in West Africa. C . The Children Suffered from Ebola in West Africa. D . Ebola in West Africa.
  2. (2) What do you think of child care services in Sierra Leone?

    A . They are helpful. B . They are considerate. C . They are in good condition.   D . They are in bad condition.
  3. (3) The meaning of the underlined word siblings in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to____________.

    A . brothers and sisters B . brothers or sisters C . brothers D . sisters
  4. (4) What is the fate of the children suffered from Ebola in West Africa?

    A . They have a bright future. B . They have an uncertain future. C . They are isolated.   D . They are promising.
  5. (5) What does Vandoornick hope to do for the children suffered from Ebola in West Africa?

    A . Donating more money.   B . Setting up more child care centers. C . Adopting the children. D . Finding their parents.
The politician drew his speech out until everyone was b.
The kind old lady offered to take in the poor (无家可归的) stranger.
Though she has achieved great success, she has never felt content it.
My father was (喝醉的) almost every day while I was growing up.
请你以The power of humor为话题写一篇短文,谈谈幽默在生活中的重要作用。

词数100左右;文体不限,题目自拟。

单句改错
  1. (1) To her astonishing, her son has passed all the exams.
  2. (2) In fact most people are well off than they were five years ago.
  3. (3) It is such an interesting book as I read it again and again.
  4. (4) He got up late and hurried to his office, left the breakfast untouched.
  5. (5) Which is reported in the newspaper, talks between the two countries are making progress.
当宴会结束时,整个房间都乱七八糟。

When the party was ended,the whole room was . (mess)

阅读短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

    A nation's humor is linked to the historical development of the country. How funny somebody finds a certain thing depends on many things including ages, personal experiences, levels of education and locations. Therefore, humor is something that is not always transferable (可转移的) in another country.

    What about when both countries speak the same mother tongue? Does that mean they will then share the same sense of humor, or can differences still take place? Let's take the example of Britain and America. Time and time again, people say that Brits and Americans don't "get" each other's sense of humor. It is often argued that one of the most common differences between the British and American sense of humor is that Americans don't understand irony (反话). Simon Pegg explores this topic in depth in his article What Are You Laughing At? He concludes that this statement isn't true and I agree with him.

    In fact, Brits use irony on a daily basis while Americans don't. I think Americans understand British irony (most of the time anyway); what they don't understand is the need to use it so frequently. When Americans use irony, they tend to say that they are "only kidding". They feel the need to make a joke more obvious than Brits do. Maybe this comes from a fear of offending (冒犯) people.

    The American sense of humor is generally more slapstick (闹剧的) than that in Britain. I think this arises from a cultural difference between the two. Their jokes are more obvious and forward, a bit like Americans themselves. British jokes, on the other hand, tend to be more subtle. This may stem from the fact that British culture is more reserved (矜持的) than American culture.

  1. (1) What does Paragraph 1 mainly show?
    A . Humor is difficult to get. B . Humor is influenced by culture. C . Not all people have a sense of humor. D . It is important to have a sense of humor.
  2. (2) What is the author's point of view in Paragraph 2?
    A . Americans don't get Brits' humor. B . Americans know how to use irony. C . Simon Pegg is professional in using irony. D . Britain and America share the same sense of humor.
  3. (3) What can we learn about Brits and Americans from Paragraph 3?
    A . Americans' jokes often offend people. B . Brits' irony is not easy to understand. C . They are different in how often to use irony. D . They are not sure about the need to use irony.
  4. (4) What does the underlined word "subtle" mean?
    A . Hidden B . Funny C . Obvious D . Special
阅读短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。

    Hobbies in general are becoming something of the past. Our lives are already filled with classes, homework, working, relationships and sleeping. When we do have a spare moment, it is all too easy to spend it on the endless entertainment and media that are right at our fingertips.

    I do not doubt that there are some people who could become a great writer or musician. I only fear that so many people are busy pursuing their education and their careers, but they never even see the potential (潜能) they have. The next great photographer or singer could be going to college right now. But they might not even know they have a gift for photographing or singing if they've never picked up a camera or a guitar.

    Of course, the final goal of pursuing a new hobby shouldn't be to become rich and famous. For most people, a hobby is just something they enjoy doing for the purpose of the thing itself. Such hobbies are still very useful. Studies have shown that people who have a hobby are less likely to have stress and more likely to have more meaningful lives.

    Most importantly, a hobby is just something you do to make you happy. I hate to break it to you, but we all have a long lifetime of work and stress ahead of us. It will make things much easier if we can practice the piano or make some collections after work.

    Sure, it's not easy to start a new hobby while going to school, but it will likely never get easier than it is right now. So think about the thing that you have always wanted to try but were too embarrassed or busy or whatever. You never know, you might become the world's next great people. If not, you'll at least be a little more well-rounded, more interesting and less stressed.

  1. (1) What does Paragraph 1 mainly show?
    A . All people should learn to relax. B . Today's people have little time for hobbies. C . People in the past took their hobbies seriously. D . People's lives have been negatively affected by media.
  2. (2) What does the author think of hobbies?
    A . They may take up too much time. B . They can help us enjoy a better life. C . They sometimes can bring us stress. D . They should make us famous one day.
  3. (3) What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?
    A . We should start a hobby now. B . Starting a new hobby isn't easy. C . We'd better develop a hobby at school. D . Developing a hobby will get easier as time goes by.
  4. (4) What's the author's purpose in writing the text?
    A . To introduce some helpful hobbies. B . To encourage us to have a hobby. C . To tell us how to create a happy life. D . To tell us how to find our potential.
They are w to each other for fear that they would wake the sleeping child up.
Most people agree that those who drive when they are (drink) should be punished heavily.
He gave (explain) for what he was doing that evening.
After living in the city for 10 years he returned to the small village he grew up as a child.
The 15-year-old son spends a (大量的) amount of time text messaging, listening to music or watching TV.
The babysitter amused the baby by singing a children's song.
What does the man plan to do?
A . Go to Mr. Brown's office. B . Leave a message. C . Call back later.
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