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Unit 3 A taste of English humour一、阅读理解 US music legend Bob Dylan won the Nobel Literature Prize on October 13,2016, the first songwriter to win the well-known award in a decision that stunned prize watchers. Dylan,75, was honored “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”, the Swedish Academy said. The choice was met by gasps (倒吸气)and a long round of applause from journalists attending the prize announcement. The folk singer has been mentioned in Nobel speculation in the past years, but was never seen as a serious contender. The academys permanent secretary, Sara Danius, said Dylans songs were ”poetry for the ears“. “Dylan has the status of an icon. His influence on contemporary music is profound(意义深远的),” the academy wrote in biographical notes about the famously private singer. Last year, the prize went to Belarusian author Svetlana Alexievich for her documentarystyle narratives based on witness testimonies(证言). Dylan will take home the 8 million krone ($971,000) prize. The Nobel is the latest award for the singer, who has e a long way from his humble beginnings as Robert AllenZimmerman, born in 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota, and who taught himself to play the harmonica(口琴), guitar and piano. Attracted by the music of folk singer Woody Guthrie, Zimmerman changed his name to BobDylan-reportedly after the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas-and began performing in local night clubs. After dropping out of college, he moved to New York in 1960. His first album contained only two original songs, but the 1963 breakthrough The Freewheelin Bob Dylan featured a lot of his own songs, including the classic Blowin in the Wind.1.Which of the following can be the best title for the news report?A.Music icon Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize in LiteratureB.Bob Dylan has created new poetic expressionsC.Bob Dylans influence on contemporary music is profoundD.Bob Dylans has been mentioned in Nobel speculation in the past years2.What is the possible meaning of the underlined word “ contender ” in Para.3?A.A person who invites guests to a social event.B.Someone who takes part in a petition.C.someone in charge of training an athlete or a teamD.A person in a court of law who decides how the law should be applied.3.How did the journalists feel the moment they heard the news that Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize in Literature?A.Calm.B.Relieved.C.Surprised.D.Unfair.4.All of the following are true EXCEPT that _.A.Dylan Thomas was a Welsh poetB.Blowin in the Wind is one of Bob Dylans articlesC.Sara Danius is the academys permanent secretaryD.last year, the Nobel Prize in Literature went to a Belarusian author参考答案： 1.A; 2.B; 3.C; 4.B解析： 1.标题猜测题。根据全文如开头:US music legend Bob Dylan won the Nobel Literature Prize on October 13, 2016 the first songwriter to win the wellknown award in a decision that stunned prize watchers可得答案。2.词意猜测题。根据第三段:根据获得诺贝尔奖有激烈的竞争性,可知该词是“竞争者,争夺者”的意思。3.细节理解题。根据第三段:The choice was met by gasps (倒吸气)and a long round of applause from journalists attending the prize announcement可知答案。4.事实判断题。根据第十段:but the 1963 breakthrough The Freewheelin Bob Dylan featured a lot of his own songs, including the classic Blowin in the Wind可得答案。二、单句语法填空1(2017北京高考)The national park has a large collection of wildlife，_ (range) from butterflies to elephants.答案：ranginga large collection of wildlife与range之间是主动关系，故用动词ing形式作后置定语。2Shopping is no longer just a necessity; it has bee a form of _(entertain)答案：entertainment介词of后接名词，故填entertainment “娱乐；娱乐活动”。3The news said that the schools in that southwestern area are _(bad) off for teaching equipment, and even teachers.答案：badlybe badly off for sth.“缺乏某物”。4To everyones _(astonish), he has won the game.答案：astonishmentto ones astonishment “使某人吃惊的是”。5The villager doesnt want more moneyhe is content _what he has.答案：withbe content with .“对感到满足”。6Sam _(convince) that his girlfriend loves him.答案：is convincedbe convinced that . “确信；相信”。7They were _(wear) out after working in the fields the whole day long.答案：wornbe worn out “筋疲力尽的”。8Up to now, I _(read) as far as the fifth chapter, the second volume of The War and Peace.答案：have readup to now “直到现在”，常与现在完成时连用。9The number of senior high school students is increasing, _is mentioned above.答案：as本句中，as引导非限制性定语从句。as is mentioned above “正如上边所提到的”。10The season runs June through August, with additional _(perform) in March and September.答案：performances形容词additional后应接名词，performance在本句中意为“表演”，是可数名词，由空后的介词短语可知表示多场表演，故填performances。三、完形填空。For me，two of the loveliest words in English are “Life persists”I _1_ them years ago as a college student，sitting in the library，_2_，working on a paper.Out of nowhere，those words came _3_ off the page in a quote(引语)：“In the midst of death life persists，in the midst of _4_ truth persists，in the midst of darkness light persists.”Suddenly I wasnt unhappy and impatient any more.Then I _5_ my granddad.I loved to talk with him.And I was _6_ to hear what hed think of it.He had poor hearing，so I had to _7_ it a few times，but once he _8_ it，he laughed.“All I can say to that is totally _9_，” he said on the phone.I told him how glad I was，after a long winter，to finally see spring and _10_ to find that quote.“Why is that？” he asked.“Well，spring is a sure _11_ that life persists.And it just makes me _12_.”He laughed again，and then _13_ his lovely voice，he recited for me his _14_“spring time” words：“The desert shall rejoice(高兴)，and _15_ as the rose does.even with joy and singing.”Many years later，_16_ my husband and I drove across a desert with many wildflowers and blooming(盛开的)cactuses，I could _17_ hear my granddad laughing：“The desert shall rejoice.”Life persists，and so do we，in the silence of _18_ and the blooming of cactuses；and in the dead of _19_ and the green of spring.Spring _20_ us that were alive forever.1A.looked for Bhappened onCpicked out Dmade up2A.bored BconcentratedCtired Dconfused3A.running BdancingCrushing Dmoving4A.fear BaccusationCsuspicion Duntruth5A.called BvisitedCconsulted Dinformed6A.patient BconfidentCupset Ddesperate7A.copy BprintCrepeat Drecite8A.got BmadeCundertook Dmanaged9A.puzzlement BscepticismCagreement Ddisapproval10A.practically BespeciallyCobviously Dnaturally11A.way BinspirationCremark Dsign12A.astonished BenergeticCmerry Dalive13A.in BwithCof Dbeyond14A.impressive BsuperbCclassical Dfavorite15A.exist BflowerCsurvive Dsow16A.after BwhenCuntil Dalthough17A.hardly BalwaysCalmost Dmostly18A.journeys BwordsCworld Ddesert19A.winter BspringCsummer Dautumn20A.convinces BassuresCreminds Dstrikes【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章，讲述的是作者有感于春天的活力，从偶然读到的一段话联想到生命的意义与坚持。生命长存于漫漫沙漠的植物中，长存于冬去春来的绿意中。冬去春来，生命依然长存，而我们也要继续前行。1B根据语境可知，几年前坐在大学的图书馆里作者偶然遇到这两个单词“Life persists”。happen on“偶然遇到或发现”，符合语境。pick out“挑选，辨别出”；make up“编造”。2A根据下文中的“Suddenly I wasnt unhappy and impatient any more”可知，作者当时在图书馆里的心情是很烦闷的。故选bored“厌倦的，烦闷的”。3B这两个词突然从书页上的引语中跃入作者的眼帘。dancing在此形象生动地描述了这两个词所富含的美好活力以及作者遇到它们的偶然性。4D在死亡中，生命依然坚持；在谎言中，真理依然长存；在黑暗中，光明依然永驻。根据句中的death与life, darkness与light的对应关系可知，此处应填truth的反义词。untruth“虚假，不真实”，符合语境。accusation“控告”；suspicion“怀疑”。5A根据下文中的“on the phone”可知，作者给爷爷打电话。call“(给)打电话”，符合语境。visit“看望，拜访”；consult“咨询”；inform“告知”。6D根据语境及上文中的“I loves to talk with him”可知，作者很想听到爷爷(对这句话)是怎么看的。desperate“极想，渴望”。patient“耐心的”；upset“不安的”。7C根据上文中的“He had poor hearing，so I had to”和下文中的“a few times”可知，爷爷的听觉不灵，所以作者不得不多次重复(repeat)这句话。copy“抄写”；print“打印”；recite“背诵”。8A但是一旦作者的爷爷明白(got it)了，他就笑了起来。make it“获得成功，准时到达”。9C根据上文中的“laughed”和下文中作者的爷爷所背诵的语句与该句话的主题的一致性可知，作者的爷爷对这句话所表达的主题是完全同意的。puzzlement“疑惑”；scepticism “怀疑”；agreement“赞同，同意”；disapproval“反对，不赞成”。10B作者告诉爷爷她在漫长的冬天过后，最终看到春天，特别是偶然发现这句引语，自己是有多高兴。especially“特别，尤其”，符合语境。practically“实际地，差不多”；obviously“明显地”；naturally“自然而然地”。11D春天就是一个可信的迹象，它表明生命是长存的。sign“迹象，征兆”符合语境。inspiration“鼓舞人心的人(或事物)”。12C根据上文中的“I wasnt unhappy”，下文中的“rejoice(高兴)”“joy”及文章的主题可知，这句话使作者感到开心(merry)。astonished“震惊的”；energetic“精力充沛的”。13A作者的爷爷又笑了笑，然后用他那悦耳的嗓音为作者背诵了他最喜欢的语句。in.voice是固定搭配，表示“以的嗓音”。14D参见上题解析。impressive“给人印象深刻的”；superb“极佳的，质量极高的”；classical“经典的”；favorite“最喜欢的”。15B沙漠应该高兴，像玫瑰一样盛开。根据空后的“as the rose does”可知，flower“开花”符合语境。16B多年后，当作者和丈夫驱车穿越一个有很多野花和盛开的仙人掌的沙漠时，她几乎又听到了爷爷笑着说“沙漠应该高兴”。分析句子结构可知，空处在此引导时间状语从句，且在从句中作时间状语，故选when。17C参见上题解析。almost“几乎，差不多”，符合语境。18D根据空后的“the blooming of cactuses.”和上文中的“a desert with many wildflowers and blooming(盛开的)cactuses”及“The desert shall rejoice”可知，生命长存，同样的，我们也要坚持。生命长存于寂静的沙漠(desert)中和盛开的仙人掌里。19Ain the dead of winter“在隆冬，在严冬”。空前的dead形象地表现出了冬季万物萧条的景象，与春季的绿意及万物复苏的景象形成鲜明的对比。20C春天提醒我们，我们永远充满活力。convince“使相信”；assure“使确信”；remind“提醒”；strike“突然想到”。四、单句改错1Perhaps you can help me pick up a pair of jeans now, since you are an expert._答案：upoutpick out “挑选”。2She stood outside the station, looking at all directions, but apparently no one had e to meet her._答案：atinin all directions “朝/向四面八方”。3With the electricity being cut off, all the machines had to stop working._答案：去掉beingcut off与electricity存在逻辑上的动宾关系，应用过去分词短语作宾语补足语，表示动作已完成。4Occasions are quite rare that I have time to spend a day with my kids._答案：thatwhen此处occasions意为“时机；时候”，在本句中为先行词，引导词在定语从句中作状语，表时间。故用when引导该定语从句。5Being too particular with what you wear is not a good habit._答案：withabout/overbe particular about/over “对挑剔/讲究”。五、七选五Freshmen anywhere may be nervous about university life. Here, three pieces of advice are for them.Listen but dont be silentThe world is held in students hand via smart phones. Thus, they may consider lecture listening less important. 1 It forces students to face the difficulties of training a deep attentiveness. Unsurprisingly, students find it hard to speak out, ask questions or for points of clarification. They dont want to appear foolish or incapable. However, there is no such thing as a foolish question. Teachers are there to help you understand. This also goes for seminars and workshops. 2 Read and buy books 3 Therere so many useful online sources today, but the habit of reading books, especially whole books, is something being lost. Buy your own books. There are many bargains to be found on used-book websites or through Amazon. Being a book lover and buyer will help any student get the most out of their education. 4 As a student, you dont just have to learn to listen and bee an active reader: you also have to bee an academic writer. Written work at college level cannot be done at the last minute or in a rush. It takes time. Turn to your teachers. If they will read draft essays then make sure you can get feedback(反馈)ahead of the final submission. 5 Students who get feedback on their work always do better than those who do not. It is one of the few educational laws that holds true in all cases.A. Dont try to do it all the night before.B. However, a lecture is a listening workout.C. Thinking clearly cannot be done in a rush.D. So train your ear, listen carefully, but dont be silent.E. Reading is the most important thing that any student does.F. Re-writing has proved to be the turning point in ones degree.G. If they wont read drafts, then see them to run through your ideas.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了大学一年级新生如何适应大学生活。1.B 【解析】考查上下文衔接。根据前文Thus, they may consider lecture listening less important.（因此，他们可能认为听讲座不重要）与B项(然而一个讲座就是一次听力训练)在此相衔接，故选B。2.D 【解析】考查上下文衔接。根据前文This also goes for seminars and workshops. （这需要到研讨班）与D项（仔细听训练你的听力，但不要沉默）衔接，故选D。3.E 【解析】考查语篇逻辑。本段的主旨是Read and buy books（阅读和购买书），而E项（阅读对学生来说很重要）符合逻辑，故选E。5.G 【解析】考查语篇逻辑。前文If they will read draft essays then make sure you can get feedback(反馈)ahead of the final submission.（如果他们阅读了草稿就能确保在你上交前得到反馈）与 G项（如果他们没有阅读草稿，看他们理解你的观点）形成并列符合逻辑，故选G。
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