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Unit 3 A taste of English humour培优练习Ⅰ.阅读理解AA 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．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．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．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．What does the underlined word “subtle” mean?A．Hidden. B．Funny.C．Obvious.D．Special.BHobbies 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 youhave 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.5．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.6．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.7．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.8．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.Ⅱ.阅读七选五Having good study habits is key to success in college. 1 To begin making the change，you need to get organized to study.Create a fixed study space. Find a quiet space in your room or somewhere on campus where you can focus. Studying in the same place every day makes your brain combine a certain environment with work. 2Find a regular time for studying. If you study at the same time each day，your brain will be prepared for learning when you sit down. Review your schedule and see when you have free time. 3 You can study during gaps between classes or in the evening after your classes are done for the day.4 Make sure you have everything you need to study at your study space.If you're studying in a place in your home，keep things like your books，pencils，pens，and paper in that area. If you go out to study，you can take a book bag and keep all your studying materials stored there.Avoid distractions (干扰)．When you prepare your study space，it's important to keep it away from distractions. Remove any technologies that will take your mind off your work，like your iPad. 5 Besides，keep other distracting materials such as outside reading，away from your study area.A．Organize your materials.B．Start with difficult material first.C．Your room may be an ideal place for studying.D．This will help you quickly get into the state of study.E．Schedule an hour or two for studying during those times each day.F．However，many students find their former study habits are not suitable for college.G．You can also use apps to stop distracting websites like Facebook while you're studying.Ⅲ.语法填空I was only in China for about 4 months last year. I stayed in Shanghai and visited some other cities 1.(include) Beijing. While the price feels a bit too much for a high speed train，the Chinese infrastructure (基础建设) is 2. (true) far ahead of any other developing country and even some developed ones in Europe. The train stations are as big 3. airports：almost everything in 4. (they) is like airports. They have all the high standards of airports but without the waiting time. The trains are just like those from Germany or France，5. are clean，modern and highly developed and run at very high speeds. It is about 1，200 kms from Shanghai to Beijing，and each high speed train 6. (take) around 4 and a half hours to reach its destination and 7. are more than 2 trains every hour，each day.I also had the experience of 8.(sit) in Maglev (磁力悬浮列车) in Shanghai. There is a public maglev train that runs from Shanghai city to its international airport. The 9.(distant) from the city to the airport is 40 kms and the speed of the train is 430 kms/hr. It took us just around 6 mins 10. (cover)40 kms and it felt rather smooth.答案及解析Ⅰ.阅读理解A【语篇解读】 本文为说明文，话题是社会文化类。
Unit 3 A taste of English humour I. 单元教学目标II. 目标语言Ⅲ. 教材分析与教材重组1．教材分析本单元的中心话题是“感受英语幽默”，其中涉及到了幽默的种类及其代表人物，并就中外幽默进行了粗略的比较，以此让学生感受英语幽默的内涵。
1.1 WARMING UP中提出了三个问题：How many kinds of humour do you know？Do you know these kinds of humour？ Do you have other kinds of humour in China？这三个问题直指本单元中心话题，为下一步的阅读理解作了准备。
1.2 PRE-READING在WARMING UP 的基础上提出了另外三个问题：What do you like to laugh at？ What does humour mean？ Is humour always kind？这三个问题进一步让学生了解幽默的含义，即把缺陷与完美、荒唐与合理、愚笨与机敏等两极对立的属性不动声色地结合起来，在对立统一中见其深刻的意义。
1.3 READING以美国著名喜剧大师Charlie Chaplin的表演为例，为学生展示了幽默的内涵。
第一段以常见的踩香蕉皮滑倒为例，指出了幽默的内涵之一：“Perhaps it makes us fe el more content with our life because we feel there is someone else worse off than ourselves”.从第二段开始介绍卓别林以其独特的表现方式成为著名的幽默大师，文中列举了两部他的喜剧片，一部是The Little Trump，另一部是The Gold Rush。
前者以其穿着及行为而受到了人们的喜爱；后者通过吃皮鞋这一片段，让人领略了他的无与伦比的想象力与幽默感。
Unit 3 A taste of English humourLanguage points教案Teaching goals1．Target languagea. Humour, comedy, content, performer , astonish , fortunate, ordinary, bored, entertain , throughout, homeless, moustache, worn, failure, overcome, leather, pick out.b Make Ss get knowledge of the new words and phrases.2．Ability goalsGet Ss to use some useful new words and expressions correctly.Enable Ss to make sentences with the useful sentence patterns.3．Learning ability goalsTo help students master the important language points.To help students to make sentences by using the words and phrases.Teaching important pointsGet Ss to master the usage of the words and phrases.Teaching difficult pointshelp students get knowledge of the language points.Teaching methodsInspiration, Questioning and Discussion.Teaching aidsA computer, a projector and a recorder.Teaching proceduresStep I , review the new words and phrases.Step II. Teaching the important language points一．词语辨析1. specially / especially / particularly【解释】specially = on purpose故意地；专门地 (不是为了别的，而只是为了某一目的而专门采用的某种方式。
Unit 3 A taste of EnglishPeriod ThreeLearning about Language & Using LanguageⅠ.单词拼写1．She has confidence(自信) to overe the difficulties.2．Lincoln is one of the outstanding(杰出的) presidents in the American history. 3．As long as we are united，there is no difficulty we cannot overe(克服)．4．The mountainous(多山的) region in the northern half of Scotland is called the Scottish Highlands.5．Most people agree that those who drive when they are drunk(醉的) should be punished heavily.6．He could amuse(使……愉快) us for hours with his stories of the theater. 7．They are whispering(低语；耳语) to each other for fear that they would wake the sleeping child up.8．His room is always in a mess(脏或乱的状态) so his mother always plains about it. Ⅱ.单句语法填空1．All the audience burst into laughter at his entertaining(entertain) performance. 2．He was such an outstanding performer that thousands of people queued for his signature.3．Last Saturday we had a piic in the open air and had a wonderful holiday. 4．To my astonishment，he was not astonished at the news we all think astonishing.(astonish)5．Many women performers prefer to be called actors instead of actresses(act)．6．She was too drunk(drink) to remember anything about the party.7．He gave no explanation(explain) for what he was doing that evening.8．The two strangers talked as if they had been(be) friends for years.Ⅲ.选词填空react to，in a mess，in a whisper，amuse oneself，slide into，on one occasion，be particular about，burst into laughter1．Her room is in a mess，which is unexpected to me.2．How do you think a manager should react to an employee’s unsatisfactory work？3．They often amused themselves by playing cards.4．We all burst into laughter while watching the baby’s funny behaviour.5．A thief slid into the Accountant’s Office and stole about 60，000 yuan. 6．She earns only 1，000 yuan a month but is particular about her clothes. 7．She said it in a whisper，so I didn’t hear.8．On one occasion，she called me in the middle of the night.Ⅰ.阅读理解AHumor is the most effective，yet frequently neglected，means of handling the difficult situations in our lives.It can be used for patching up differences，apologizing，saying “no”，criticizing，and getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face.For some jobs，it is the only tool that can succeed.It is a way to discuss sensitive subjects because a serious dialogue may start a riot.For example，many believe that edians on television are doing more today for racialand religious tolerance than people in any other forum.Humor is often the best way to keep a small misunderstanding from escalating(升级) into a big deal.Recently a neighbor of mine had a quarrel with his wife as she drove him to the airport.Airborne，he felt miserable，and he knew she did，too.Two hours after she returned home，she received a longdistance phone call.“Persontoperson for Mrs.I.A.Pologize.”intoned the operator.“That’s spelled ‘P’as in...”In a twinkling(眨眼间)，the whole day changed from bad to lovely at both ends of the wire.An English hostess with a quick wit was giving a formal dinner for eight distinguished guests whom she hoped to enlist(赞助) in a major charity drive.Austerity was a fashion in England at the time，and she had asked her children to serve the meal.She knew that anything could happen...and it did，just as her son，with the studied concentration of a tight rope walker，brought in a large roast turkey；he successfully elbowed the swinging diningroom door，but the backswing(回摆) threw the turkey onto the diningroom floor.The boy stood rooted；the guests staring at their plates.Moving only her head，the hostess looked at her son，“No harm，Daniel，”she said，“just pick him up and take him back to the kitchen...”She enunciated(发音) clearly so he would think about what she was saying，“and bring in the other one.”A wink and a oneliner instantly changed the dinner from a redfaced embarrassment to a laughter.语篇解读本文用两个例子，阐述了幽默能使我们有效地应对尴尬的局面。
Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour李仕才一、阅读理解。
Two of the saddest words in the English language are “if only”. I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words , because they convey regret, lost opportunities, mistakes, an d disappointment.My father is famous in our family for saying, “Take the extra m inute to do it right.” I always try to live by the “extra minute” rul e. When my children were young and likely to cause accident s, I always thought about what I could do to avoid an “if only ”moment, whether it was something minor like moving a cup fu ll of hot coffee away from the edge of a computer, or somethin g that required a little more work such as taping padding (衬垫) onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee table.I don’t only avoid those “if only” moments when it comes to sa fety. It’s equally important to avoid “if only” in our personal rel ationships. We all know people who lost a loved one and regr etted that they had foregone an opportunity to say “I love you” or “I forgive you”. When my father announced he was going t o the eye doctor across from my office on Good Friday, I toldhim that it was a holiday for my company and I wouldn’t be th ere. But then I thought about the fact that he’s 84 years old an d I realized that I shouldn’t give up an opportunity to see him.I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my da y off after all.I know there will still be occasions when I have to say “if only”about something, but my life is definitely better because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that eventuality(可能发生的事). And even though it takes an extra minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy sche dule to make a personal connection, I know that I’m doing the right thing. I’m buying myself peace of mind and that’s the bes t kind of insurance for my emotional well-being.1.Which of the following is an example of the “extra minute” ru le ?A. Start the car the moment everyone is seated.B. Leave the room for a minute with the iron working.C. Wait for an extra minute so that the steak tastes better.D. Move an object out of the way before it trips someone.2.The author decided to go to her office on Good Friday to __ ________.A. keep her appointment with the eye doctorB. meet her father who was already an old manC. join in the holiday celebration of the companyD. finish her work before the deadline approaching3.The underlined word “foregone” in Paragraph 3 is closed in meaning to “_________”.A. abandonedB. lackedC. avoidedD. wasted4.What is the best title for the passage ?A. The Emotional Well-beingB. The Two Saddest WordsC. The Most Useful RuleD. The Peace of Mind【文章大意】这篇文章主要讲解的是作者对于最悲哀的两个单词if only 的理解及看法。
感顿市安乐阳光实验学校Unit 3 A taste of English humour Section ⅠⅠ.根据句意和汉语提示写出单词1He had ______(克服) the difficulties with his English before he went abroad.2He used to hope to go abroad，but now he is ______(满意的) to stay his present position.3We should satisfy ourselves with the living conditions—many families are much ______off(穷的) than we are.4I'm ______(确信的)that he will come to see you tonight.5Who will ______ in the new film directed by Zhang Yimou?6The interesting film is______(导演)by Feng Xiaogang.7All of us were______(使欢乐)by the humorous story.Ⅱ.单句改错1No one is content for what I have done._________________________________________________________________ _______2I'm sure I can convince him agree with our plan._________________________________________________________________ _______3Mom cut down some flowers from the bush._________________________________________________________________ _______4The moment I saw him in the crowd，I picked out him._________________________________________________________________ _______5This area is bad off for doctors and nurses._________________________________________________________________ _______Ⅲ.单项填空1Some people ______ themselves by reading；others have been ______ by the radio and television.A．entertain；entertainedB．interest；entertainedC．amuse；delightedD．excite；amused2He ______ me of the difficulty of the work he was doing.A．allowed B．encouragedC．convinced D．believed3______，I have never seen a better film than the one I saw last year.A．Therefore B．Up to nowC．Thanks to D．These days4The teacher told the pupils to sit up ______ in class and listen to him carefully.A．direct B．directlyC．straight D．straightly5The electricity was ______ several days ago.A．cut down B．cut offC．cut up D．cut in6With the help of other people，the people in the south of China ______ the most difficult time in recent 50 years.A．overcame B．sawC．found D．directed7I like the programme of BBC English but sometimes I can't ______ on my radio.A．pick out it B．pick it outC．pick it up D．pick up it8As there's no butter，we must ______ ourselves ______ dry bread.A．content；with B．satisfy；toC．meet；with D．be content；withⅣ.翻译句子1到目前为止，我还没有收到他的来信。
人教版高中英语必修四 Unit3 A tasteof English humour-词汇篇（学生版）face.他对这次竞赛中获得第二名很满意，因此脸上露出了满意的微笑。
2. break into强行进入，破门而入；撬开(汽车等)；突然开始(笑、哭)break away from摆脱；脱离，背叛(政党、国家等) break down出故障；失败；垮掉break in强行闯入，打断break out爆发；突然发生break through突围；突破break up粉碎；结束；散开；(学校)期终放假break off断开；停顿；突然中止E.g. The thief broke away from the police and ran into the woods.小偷摆脱了警察跑进了树林。
E.g. Don't break in while others are speaking.别人讲话时不要插话。
E.g. The car I was in broke down, so I had to walk home.我坐的车抛锚了，所以我不得不走路回家。
E.g. A big fire broke out in the town last night.昨天晚上镇里着了大火。
E.g. The meeting broke up without a result.会议没有得出结果就结束了。
E.g. Strong will can almost break through everything.顽强的意志几乎可以战胜一切。
3. persuade/convincepersuade 着重利用督促、劝告来感动和影响听者，使其愿意相信某事或参与某种行为E.g. I persuade him to quit smokingconvince指用理论、证据等理智方面的因素使别人相信4. as/withAs (conj.)随着，常用来引导时间状语从句With(prep.)随着，后接名词或复合宾语，不引导从句E.g. He gave me so many facts that convinced me.三、要点梳理1. content(1)adj.满足的；满意的①We shouldn't be content with the achievements already gained.我们决不能满足于已取得的成绩。
号顿市安谧阳光实验学校Unit 3 A taste of English humour 同步练习我夯基我达标Ⅰ.根据句意和单词首字母或括号内的汉语释义，写出所缺单词的正确形式。
1.He was so hungry that he could swallow a whole chicken at a m .解析：at a mouthful 一口。
题意“他饿得一口能吞下一只整鸡”。
答案：mouthful2.The famous film was （导演)by Zhang Yimou.解析：注意使用direct的过去分词，表示被动。
答案：directed3.The dictionary is （特别)useful for beginners.解析：particularly表示“特别地，格外，尤其”，如It is particularly hot today.今天特别热。
答案：particularly4.Are you （满意)with your present salary?解析：固定词组be content with(对……满意)。
此处也可用satisfied。
答案：content5.He was （惊讶的)to hear that he had got the job.解析：astonished 意为“对……感到惊讶”。
答案：astonished 6.Soon news spread t the country.解析：throughout 介词，意为“遍及，处在、到达或经过每部分”。
答案：throughout7.Success came after many f .解析：failure与success相关，因其前有many修饰，故要写出复数形式failures。
答案：failures8.I’ve been （幸运的)to have so many good teachers.解析：fortunate adj.幸运的，幸福的答案：fortunate9.He was given a reward for his （杰出的)work.解析：outstanding adj.突出的，显著的答案：outstanding10.The famous actress Zhang Ziyi has s in many excellent films.解析：starred adj.被派任为主角答案：starredⅡ.单项填空1.My brother is an actor.He in several films so far.A.appearsB.appearedC.has appearedD.is appearing解析：考查时态。
Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour单句语法填空单句语法填空1．He was surprised that his answer should have caused suc h a strong (react)．答案：reaction2．At the magic performance, I found it (astonish) that a pigeon appeared out of the magici an’s empty hand.答案：astonishing3．We had no trouble finding your house because your (d irect) were very clear.答案：directions4． (convince) of his honesty, we decided to depend on hi m (carry) out the secret order.答案：Convinced；to carry/carrying5．Mary felt cut from the outside world, since she lacked an Internet connection and couldn’t receive any email.答案：off6．More children in Beijing will reach school age next year, (create) a shortage of primary school teachers in the capital.答案：creating7．Not content his present job, he has been busy hunting for a new one.答案：with8．—Credit cards are (particular) useful when traveling.—True. They save us the trouble of taking too much cash.答案：particularly9．I have been picked to represent the whole team.答案：out10． is known to all, the People’s Republic of China is the biggest developing country in the world.答案：As单句改错1．With the electricity being cut off, all the machines had to st op working.答案：去掉being2．He talks about Rome as if he has been there before. 答案：has→had3．To our amused, they had a quarrel about such a small thin g.答案：amused→amusement4．(湖北卷)I learned that shouting and threats of punishment would re sult from a disaster.答案：from→in5．Though he was bad off, he looked down upon those who h ad a lot of money.答案：bad→badly单元语法——v.ing作表语、定语和宾语补足语1．(2018·四川名校联盟测试)Phoebe received an email the other day (say) her uncl e was coming to visit her.答案：saying2．The guide asked us again if we had ever been to the temp le (date) back to the Ming Dynasty.答案：dating3．—Mum，is the pair of gloves (wash) mine?—Yes. You have to wear another pair.答案：being washed4．He looked around and caught a man (put) his hand int o the pocket of a passenger.答案：putting5．The lady was so absorbed in her job that she didn’t hear a customer (knock) at the door.答案：knocking教材与语法填空根据教材课文内容，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Unit 3 Section ⅠⅠ.单项语法填空1．My friend knows where he can pick ________a good used car at a reasonable price.答案：up 句意：我的朋友知道在哪里买到价格公道而质量尚好的旧车。
pick up“(便宜地)买到”。
2．Up to now, the program________(save) thousands of children who would otherwise have died.答案：has saved 考查时态。
up to now表示“直到现在”，句中谓语动词往往用现在完成时态。
3．________was expected, only five people turned up at the party，________disappointed the hostess very much.答案：As; which as引导非限制性定语从句，位置比较灵活，表示在意料之中；which 引导非限制性定语从句，表示在意料之外。
本句话意思是“正如所预料的，只有5个人参加了那次聚会，这使女主人非常失望。
”4．Two middle－aged passengers fell into the sea.________(fortunate)，neither of them could swim.答案：Unfortunately 从neither of them could swim判断，可知应该是“不幸的是”。
句意：两个中年乘客掉入海中，不幸的是，他们两个都不会游泳。
5．He often listens to music in his spare time to entertain________.答案：himself 句意为“他经常在空闲时间听音乐来愉悦自己”。
6．Jack was ________ failure as a leader, but he achieved great success in writing.答案：a 考查抽象名词及抽象名词具体化。
failure，[U]失败；[C]失败者，失败的人或物。
句意为“杰克作为一个领导来说是一位失败者，但是在写作方面他取得了巨大的成功。
”7．The worker had a finger cut________ by the machine he was operating.答案：off cut off“中断，切断”。
句意为“这个工人的一个手指头被他开的机器切断了”。
8．—Can you lend me some money?—I am ________(bad) off than you. You know I live from hand to mouth.答案：worse badly off“穷的，境况不好”，比较级形式worse off“情况更糟”。
句意：——你能借给我点钱吗？——我比你情况还糟，你知道我现在仅够糊口。
9．—Is he really content ________ the low pay?—Of course not. He wants to get some extra pay.答案：with be content with“对……满意”。
句意：——他真对这份低工资满意吗？——当然不。
他想得到额外报酬。
10．It's easy to pick________ the boy who will meet you at the airport because he is rather tall.答案：out pick out“挑出，辨别出”。
句意为“你很容易认出在车站接你的男孩，因为他相当高”。
Ⅱ.阅读理解A(2015·陕西卷) When the dog named Judy spotted the first sheep in her life，she did what comes naturally.The four－year－old dog set off racing after the sheep across several fields and，being a city animal，lost both her sheep and her sense of direction.Then she ran along the edge of a cliff(悬崖)and fell 100 feet，bouncing off a rock into the sea.Her owner Mike Holden panicked and called the coastguard of Cornwall，who turned up in seconds.Six volunteers slid down the cliff with the help of a rope but gave up all hope of finding her alive after a 90－minute search.Three days later，a hurricane hit the coast near Cornwall.Mr.Holden returned home from his holiday upset and convinced his pet was dead.He comforted himself with the thought she had died in the most beautiful part of the country.For the next two weeks，the Holdens were heartbroken.Then，one day，the phone rang and Steve Tregear，the coastguard of Cornwall，asked Holden if he would like his dog back.A birdwatcher，armed with a telescope，found the pet sitting desperately on a rock.While he sounded the alarm，a student from Leeds climbed down the cliff to collect Judy.The dog had initially been knocked unconscious(失去知觉的) but had survived by drinking water from a fresh stream at the base of the cliff.She may have fed on the body of a sheep which had also fallen over the edge.“The dog was very thin and hungry.”Steve Tregear said.“It was a very lucky dog.She survived because of a plentiful supply of fresh water，”he added.It was，as Mr.Holden admitted，“a minor miracle(奇迹)”．文章大意：文章介绍的是叫Judy的狗在追赶一只羊的时候，从悬崖上掉下来。
主人努力寻找几个小时无果，以为它已经死去就放弃了，结果几天后，意外得到消息，狗还活着。
真是很幸运的事情。
1．The dog Judy fell down the cliff when she was ________.A．rescuing her ownerB．caught in a hurricaneC．blocked by a rockD．running after a sheep答案：D 根据文章第一段的句子：The four－year－old dog set off racing after the sheep across several fields...Then she ran along the edge of a cliff(悬崖) and fell 100 feet, bouncing off a rock into the sea.可知，叫Judy的狗在追赶一只羊的时候，从悬崖上掉下来。
故选D。
2．Who spotted Judy after the accident?A．A birdwatcher.B．A student from Leeds.C．Six volunteers.D．The coastguard of Cornwall.答案：A 根据文章第五段的句子：A birdwatcher, armed with a telescope, found the pet sitting desperately on a rock. 可知，后来是一个观鸟者看见了Judy，故选A。
3．What can we infer from the text?A．People like to travel with their pets.B．Judy was taken to the fields for hunting.C．Luck plays a vital role in Judy's survival.D．Holden cared little where Judy was buried.答案：C 根据文章第六段的句子：It was a very lucky dog. She survived because of a plentiful supply of fresh water.可知，在Judy的事故中运气起着至关重要的作用。
故选C。
4．Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A．Miracle of the Coastguard.B．Surviving a Hurricane.C．Dangers in the Wild.D．Coming Back from the Dead.答案：D 由文章大意可知选D。
BEach morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table and reading his book. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to copy him in every way he could.One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I try to read the book just lik e you, but I don't understand it, and I forget what I understand as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the book do？”The grandpa quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.”The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandpa laughed and said, “You'll have to move a little faster next time，”and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again.This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned. Out of breath, he told his grandpa that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, so he went to get a bucket instead.The grandpa said, “I don't want a bucket of water; I w ant a basket of water. You're just not trying hard enough.”The boy again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandpa the basket was empty again. Out of breath, he said, “Grandpa, it's useless！”“So, you think it is useless？” the grandpa said. “Look at the basket.”The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean.“Grandson, that's what happens when you read the book. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you'll be changed, inside and out.”文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一个小男孩模仿爷爷读书的故事。
