2014年高考英语复习(必修4)课时作业18：Unit 3 A taste of English humour.docVIP

课时作业18　Unit 3　A taste of English humour 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　.单项填空 1．(2013·大理检测)As a writer，he proved to be________failure，which forced him to go in________search of another way to make a living. A．a；/ B．/；the C．a；the D．the；/ 解析：第一个空后面的failure表示“失败的人(或物)”，是可数名词；第二个空考查固定短语in search of 寻找。句意：作为一名作家，他是一个失败者，这迫使他去寻找另外的方式谋生。 答案：A 2．(2013·海口检测)________that the government can lead us out of the financial crisis，we are optimistic________the future of our country. A．Convinced；about B．Convincing；about C．Convinced；of D．Convincing；of 解析：convince sb.that使某人确信……；be optimistic about 对……持乐观态度。句中convince与其逻辑主语we之间为被动关系，故应用过去分词。 答案：A 3．We have________every difficulty and finished the task on time. A．overcome B．driven C．created D．forced 解析：本题考查动词的词义辨析。句意：我们克服了困难并且按时完成了任务。overcome克服，符合句意。drive 驱使，驱动；create创造；force 强迫。 答案：A 4．—Laura has been ____________ as the secretary from 300 applicants for the job. —How lucky she is! A．died out B．sorted out C．picked out D．broken out 解析：句意：“在300名求职者中，劳拉被选中当秘书。”“她多幸运啊！”pick out 挑出，辨别出。die out 灭亡，逐渐消失；sort out 分类；break out 突发，爆发。 答案：C 5．(2013·吉林市摸底考试)Hes perfectly ________ to live in the mountain and paint pictures all day, though he is badly off. A．curious B．proud C．anxious D．content 解析：句意：他十分愿意生活在大山里整天绘画，尽管他贫困潦倒。be content to do sth. 满足于做某事。 答案：D 6．Your room is always ________. You should get it tidied. A．at a loss B．in danger C．in a mess D．in order 解析：句意：你的房间总是很乱。你应该把它整理一下。此处用 in a mess (乱糟糟的)，与下文的 You should get it tidied句意一致。 答案：C 7．Unfortunately the earthquake took place, damaging their house and getting them ________ off than before. A．nearer B．harder C．worse D．better 解析：句意：不幸的是，地震毁了他们的房子，使得他们更穷了。badly off“穷的，缺少的”，为固定短语，worse off 是其比较级形式，此空后有 than，由此推知应用比较级。 答案：C 8．With so many worries________his mind，he was unable to sleep well for several days. A．filled B．filling C．to fill D．being filled 解析：在with的复合结构中，如果宾语和宾补是主动关系，用动词-ing形式；如果是被动关系，用动词-ed形式。句意：心里有那么多忧虑的事情，他好多天都无法睡好。 答案：B 9．Miss Antonia has ________ the pupils for hours with stories and jokes. A．ign