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1、Unit 3 A taste of English humour Warming Up & Reading Language Points.单句语法填空1She said she was a failure as a manager.2He felt it extremely astonishing (astonish) that the child could speak two languages.3He cut off the electricity quickly, preventing an accident.4When they walked there, the birds fl
2、ed in all directions.5Bob entertained us to dinner last night.6It is boring (bore) to listen to the same story.7Its up to you to decide whether to go or to stay.8He tried to convince them of the safety of traveling by airplane.选词填空feel content with， up to now， be remembered as， in search of， cut off
3、， star in， pick out， badly off 1John hasnt gotten much time off from work up_to_now,_so hes really looking forward to his vacation.2I dont think were any worse_off than some other people.3The worker had a finger cut_off by a machine while working.4I found that all the old houses I remembered were di
4、fficult to pick_out in my village.5Everybody thought this young actor would have a bright future after he starred_in two films.6A man travels the world over in_search_of what he needs and returns home to find it.7I spent my holiday in the countryside last summer and I felt_content_with my life there
5、.8William Shakespeare is_remembered_as one of the best writers of all time.阅读理解AIt was a quiet village in which there was a military camp. It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course, it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficul
6、t for the young men to go outside. Mr White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.Once Mr White was ill in bed. He couldnt work so a young officer, Mr Hunt, began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go
7、to the nearest town to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening with the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the
8、nine soldiers came back. It seemed they were all drunk. Of course they found the officer was angry. “Im sorry, sir，” said the first soldier. “I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run bac
9、k.” And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldiers turn. He said，“ Im sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but .”Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out，“If you say something was wrong with your bus, Il
10、l punish you at once！”“No, no, sir, ” said the young man. “My bus was all right, but the dead horses were in its way！”语篇解读：本文讲述了一个九位士兵如何为自己喝醉酒而没有按时返回军营找借口开脱的幽默故事。1The military camp was built in the village to_.Astop the soldiers going to townsBstop the soldiers meeting their friends Ctrain the new s
11、oldiers Dmake the young men live quietly解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段的第三句可知，在村庄建军营的目的是训练新兵。2. Mr Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because_. Ahe was kind to them Bthey felt lonely Cthey had something important to do Dthey were the best of all解析：选A推理判断题。根据第二段的第三句可知，Hunt 先生因为很了解这九位士兵而让他们休假一天，后来怕他们出事又决定亲自进城
12、看看究竟，这足以说明他很善良。故选A项。3The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because_. Asomething was wrong with their buses Btheir horses died on the way back Cit took them much time to run back Dthey all had drunk much in the town解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二段中的“It seemed they were all drunk”可知，这九位士兵都喝醉了。4Which answer do y
13、ou think is right?AThe officer believed only the last soldier.BThe officer believed the nine soldiers.CThe officer believed none of the nine soldiers.DThe officer wont punish his soldiers.解析：选C推理判断题。那九位士兵在为自己的晚归找借口，他们是在说谎，因此应该选择C项，即长官不相信他们任何一个。BDo you want to be funny？Okay, the first thing you need
14、to do is to relax. No ones going to throw tomatoes at you if you fail to make others laugh, and youre not going for a hard test. You just want to add some fun to your life and conversations, and appear more easygoing. So dont put so much pressure on yourself.Dont take things too seriously. Ease up o
15、n life and yourself; get used to taking things with a grain of salt. See the humour in situations; youll see that most situations, even getting a $200 speeding ticket or slipping over on a banana peel; have humour written all over them the trick is finding them and being able to laugh at yourself.You cant be funny if you dont have any references or material. The broader your general knowledge is, the easier youll become funny.So the more you know about films, TV programs, music, and everything about pop cultures, the greater the chance of being funny is. Broaden your hor
