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Unit 3 Exercise 1
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阅读理解
A
It 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 difficult 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 couldn’t 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 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 nine soldiers came back.It seemed they were all drunk.Of course they found the officer was angry.
“I’m 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 back.”
And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons.It was the last soldier’s turn.He said,“I’m 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,I’ll 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] 本文是一则幽默故事,讲述了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。
1.The military camp was built in the village to ________.
A.stop the soldiers going to towns
B.stop the soldiers meeting their friends
C.train the new soldiers
D.make the young men live quietly
解析: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。
答案:C
2.Mr.Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because ________.
A.he was kind to them
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B.they felt lonely
C.they had something important to do
D.they were the best of all
解析: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看看究竟,这足以说明他很善良。故选A项。
答案:A
3.The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because ________.
A.something was wrong with their buses
B.their horses died on the way back
C.it took them much time to run back
D.they all had drunk much in the town
解析: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。
答案:D
4.Which answer do you think is right?
A.The officer believed only the last soldier.
B.The officer believed the nine soldiers.
C.The officer believed none of the nine soldiers.
D.The officer won’t punish his soldiers.
解析: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。
答案:C
B
Mr. Bean is an internationally recognized comedy character on TV and in films.He constantly gets into funny and absurd situations, which greatly amuses audiences regardless of their nationality or culture.The humour is always made clear through a series of simple and funny acts that rely purely on body language, which is universal.
One of my favorite shows is Mr.Bean in a fancy restaurant.After being seated at his table, Mr.Bean takes out a card, writes a few words on it, seals (密封) it in an envelope and places it on the table.After a moment, he looks back at the envelope but this time he looks surprised, as if he did not know it was there.He opens it to find a birthday card and delightedly puts it on the table for everyone to see.
When he looks at the menu, an astonished look swiftly appears on his face.He takes all the
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money out of his wallet, counts it and puts it in a plate.He then looks from the menu to the money with concern until he finds one thing that makes him smile.Then he orders a dish called “steak tartare”.When the dish arrives, he is shocked to discover that “steak tartare” is actually raw hamburger.He makes an attempt to eat it, but it is clear from the look on his face that he finds the taste truly disgusting.He cannot hide his feelings, except when the waiter asks if everything is all right.When this happens,he smiles and nods, showing that everything is fine.When the waiter is not looking, however, he is busy hiding the raw meat anywhere he can reach—the sugar bowl, the tiny flower vase, inside a small cake and under a plate.He becomes so desperate(绝望的)in the end that he even hides some inside the purse of a woman sitting near him and throws some down the trousers of the restaurant’s violinist!
I like to watch Mr.Bean on TV, but I wouldn’t like to meet someone like him in real life and I certainly wouldn’t like to have dinner with him!
[语篇解读] 你知道憨豆先生吗?阅读本篇,品味憨豆先生的幽默趣事吧。
5.From the passage we know Mr.Bean is ________.
A.famous for directing films
B.famous for his spoken English
C.well known for making films
D.known for his body language and amusement in his comedies
解析:细节理解题。从第一段看出,憨豆先生以其在喜剧里的身势语和搞笑出名,他不是制片人,也不是导演。
答案:D
6.What does the underlined word “disgusting” in the third paragraph mean?
A.Tasting delicious. B.Smelling good.
C.Feeling sick. D.Looking fine.
解析:词义猜测题。根据文章第三段倒数第二句“他匆匆忙忙藏起生肉”看出他点的菜肴是非常糟糕的。feel sick“感到恶心”。
答案:C
7.Why did Mr.Bean pretend to smile in front of the waiter?
A.He didn’t want the waiter embarrassed.
B.He was in low spirits.
C.He likes to express himself in the opposite way.
D.He thought the waiter enjoyed smiling.
解析:推理判断题。当服务员询问时,他设法掩饰自己的感情,由此可推断,他这样做是不想使服务员尴尬。
答案:A
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8.Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A.Mr.Bean-A Top Humour Actor
B.Raw Hamburger Tastes Disgusting
C.Being Mannered in a Restaurant
D.How to Pretend to Like Something Boring
解析:主旨大意题。本文的主题是说明憨豆先生是一位著名的幽默大师。
答案:A
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