高二英语 Unit 20 Humor

高二英语Unit 20 Humor
●目标导引
Ⅰ.单词及短语
mostly,practice,appreciate,lay,fortunately,as well as
Ⅱ.语法
分词作宾补
●●内容精讲
Ⅰ.单词及短语精讲
1.mostly adv.大多数，大部分，在多数情况下(侧重强调数量)
e.g.The medicine was mostly sugar and water.这种药大部分是糖和水。

She uses her car mostly for going to shops.多数情况下，她用她的车是为了去购物。

比较：almost adv.几乎，差不多(侧重强调程度)
e.g.I have almost finished my introduction to the book.
我差不多快写完这本书的简介了。

Christmas was almost at hand.圣诞节快到了。

2.practice n.练习［u.］;做法，习惯［c.］；动词为：practise
形容词为：practical 实际的，实用的
e.g.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。

You will get over that with practice.通过练习你会克服那一点的。

e.g.It is a dangerous practice to get off a bus before it stops.
在车停之前下车是危险的做法。

It is my practice to rise early.我习惯早起。

动词用法：
e.g.You must practise speaking English more.你必须多练习说英语。

Mary practises on the piano every day.玛丽每天练习弹钢琴。

形容词用法：
e.g.It sounds like a good idea,but there are some practical difficulties.
这个主意听起来不错，不过有一些实际困难。

Your invention is clever,but not very practical.
你的发明很不错，不过不太实用。

3.appreciate v.欣赏；感激，名词为：appreciation
e.g.His abilities were not appreciated in his job.他的工作能力没得到赏识。

She doesn't appreciate good wine.她不会欣赏好酒。

e.g.I appreciate your help.感谢您的帮忙。

I'd appreciate it if you would turn the radio down.请你把收音机音调小点。

y vt..放(在……上)；架设，敷设；生(蛋)
e.g.He went over and laid down his cup on the tray.
他走过去，把杯子放在拖盘上。

A bridge is to be laid across the river.河上将架一座桥。

A turtle lays many eggs at a time.海龟一次下许多蛋。

lay…aside 放在一边，搁一搁(暂不处理)；存蓄
e.g.Plans for the new building were laid aside.盖新楼的计划被搁至一边。

He lays a little aside every week for his old age.他每周存一点钱为了养老。

5.fortunately adv.幸好反义词为unfortunately 形容词为:fortunate
名词为：fortune 钱财；命运；幸运
e.g.Fortunately,he found the money that he'd lost.幸好他找到了丢的钱。

名词用法：
e.g.He made a large fortune by selling cars.通过卖车，他发了财。

He went to America to seek his fortune.他去美国找出路。

A fortune-teller told her she would marry a foreigner.算命的说她会嫁个外国人。

Ⅱ.句子精讲
6.Cross-dressing men or women often appear on the stage.
演员们经常穿着异性服装出现在舞台上。

appear vi.出现,反义词为disappear;名词为appearance。

e.g.If you didn't appear by seven o'clock,I won't be coming at all.
如果你7点钟还不到，我就绝不会来了。

Her new book will be appearing in the shops very soon.
很快商店就会出售她的新书。

appear 还表示似乎，好像，看来，相当于seem,用法如下：
(1)appear(to be ) adj./noun.
e.g.He may appear (to be)a fool,but actually he's quite clever.
他可能看起来很傻，不过实际上他相当聪明。

(2)It appears so/not.(用做答语)
e.g.“Will she have to have an operation?〞“It appears so/not.〞
“她非做手术不可吗？〞“看来是的/不是〞。

(3)It appears that sb./sth.do…
=sb./sth. appears to do …
e.g.It appears that they've lost interest.
=They appear to have lost interest.看起来他们已经不感兴趣了。

用法类似的动词还有：It happens/turns out that……碰巧……结果(最终，原来)……
e.g.It happened that he was in the classroom.
=He happened to be in the classroom.碰巧他在教室里。

7.People make us laugh by making fun of somebody's way of dressing or telling an amusing
story.拿别人的穿着方式开玩笑，或者讲一个有趣的故事，都会使我们发笑。

amusing adj.引人发笑的,有趣的,动词形式为amuse,名词为amusement
e.g.I don't find his jokes very amusing.我觉得他的笑话不怎么好笑。

His silly jokes amused the children.他的笑话让孩子们笑了。

We were greatly amused to hear about him sitting on the wet paint.
听到他坐了一屁股的油漆，我们都得好笑。

To everyone's amusement the actor fell off the stage.演员从台上摔下来把大家逗乐了。

amuse(使开心，使发笑)有两种分词形式的形容词amusing 表示使人/令人发笑的，amused 表示(人)觉得好笑的；且amuse 的名词可用于“to one's+抽象名词〞这一结构中，表示使某人感到……的是。

类似的词语还有：
worry,excite,tire,interest,surprise,shock(使震惊)，astonish(使惊呆)，amaze(使惊奇)，puzzle,confuse(使迷惑/糊涂)，satisfy(使满意)，move(使感动)，frighten(使害怕)disappoint
e.g. It was amazing that I came first.
=I was amazed that I came first.
=It amazed me that I came first.
=To my amazement I came first.使我大为吃惊的是我竟得了第一名。

edies also play on words to create fun.喜剧也利用双关语制造笑料。

play on words(使用)双关语
word n.此词不同意义总结：
(1)字,词,话
e.g.Tell me what happened in your own words.
用你自己的话告诉我发生了什么事。

(2)消息［u.］e.g.Word of his success soon got around.他成功的消息很快传开了。

Word came that he had succeeded.有消息传来说他赢了。

(3)诺言，保证e.g.keep one's word 遵守诺言break one's word 违背诺言
give sb.one's word 向某人保证
(4)其他词组：in a word 总之，简言之in other word 换句话说
have a word with sb.和某人谈话have words with sb.和某人吵架
9.Skilled artists make use of all the richness of the spoken language to create a rapid flow of fun.有经验的艺术家会利用口语中各种丰富的元素使观众很快就流露出愉悦。

make use of 利用
make 构成的短语还有：
(1)be made of/from/in
e.g.This car is made in Japan.这辆车产于日本。

(2)make up 构成，编造
e.g.This team is made up of eleven players.这支队伍由11人组成。

(3)make up for 弥补
e.g.We're working hard to try and make up for lost time.我们正在努力，试图补偿损失的时间。

(4)make up one's mind
e.g.They made up their minds to give up smoking.他们下定决心要戒烟。

(5)make fun of 拿……开玩笑e.g.Don't make fun of me.别取笑我。

10.I decided to look on the whole matter as a great joke!
我决定把整件事当成一个玩笑。

look on sb./sth.as……=look upon sb./sth.as……把……看成……
e.g.I look on him as my best friend.我把他当成我最好的朋友。

look 构成的短语还有：
(1)look down upon/on 看不起，轻视
e.g.We shouldn't look down upon the disabled.我们不应该瞧不起残疾人。

(2)look back on/to sth.回顾
e.g.they can't help looking back to the past.他们情不自禁地回顾起过去。

(3)look forward to…期盼，to 当介词
e.g.We're looking forward to seeing you.我们盼望着见到你。

(4)look into……调查
e.g.Be patient.I'll look into the matter in no time.耐心些，我会尽快调查此事。

(5)look through 浏览，逐一检查
e.g.She looked through her notes before the examination.
考试前她匆匆看了一遍笔记。

(6)look sb./sth.up and down 上下打量
e.g.He looked the poor young man up and down.
他上上下下打量着这个穷苦的年轻人。

(7)look up to sb.(as…)尊敬
e.g.They all looked up to him as their leader.
他们都尊他为他们的领袖。

11.Now I joke and say to everyone that I dare tell my manager exactly what I think of him.现在我开玩笑地对大家说我敢告诉我的经理我对他真正的看法。

dare v.aux.(情态动词)& vt.敢
情态动词用法：
(1)时态(过去时可用dare 也可用dared)e.g.No one dare/dared speak of it.
(2)否定句e.g.I daren't ask her for a rise.我不敢要求她加薪。

(3)疑问句e.g.How dare he take my bicycle without even asking？
他怎么敢连问也不问就把我的自行车骑走了？
实义动词用法：
e.g.(1)I dare (to)behave like that in my house.在我的房子里我敢那样做。

(2)I didn't dare (to)move.我不敢动了。

(4)He had never dared (to)ask her to go anywhere with him.
他从不敢让她和他一起出去。

(5)Being youngsters,we sat modestly at the back,never daring to speak.
因为是年轻人，所以我们谦虚地坐在后面，不敢讲话。

dare 用作实义动词时，有时态、人称、数的变化；dare 后可以接不定式符号to,也可以省略to，但以daring 形式出现时，通常后面的to 不省略。

dare 用于词组“I dare say〞中表示“我相信，可能〞，而不是“我敢说〞。

e.g.I dare say he will come.也许他会来的。

You're tired,I dare say.我相信你累了。

比较：need 又可以用作情态动词，又可以做实义动词。

但是，区别于dare,need做情态动词时没有过去时needed;做实义动词时，不定式符号to 不可以省略。

e.g.He wondered whether they need finish that work.他不知道他们是否得干完那件活。

=He wondered whether they needed to finish that work.
Ⅲ.语法精讲
12.分词做宾语补足语
a)分词可以在have,make,let,see,hear 等动词后与一个名词(代词)构成复合宾语。

复合结构中分词为宾语补足语，补充说明前面的名词(代词)。

e.g.Don't you see a girl running towards us?
有个女孩向我们跑过来你没看见吗？
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.对不起让你久等了。

She was glad to see her children well taken care of in the nursery.
她高兴地看到孩子们在托儿所受到很好的照顾。

We should keep them informed of what is going on here.
我们应当让他们知道这儿发生的情况。

b)感官动词也可用不带to的不定式构成复合宾语。

用现在分词时，表示动作正在发生，用不定式表示动作全部过程结束了。

e.g.Do you hear someone knocking at the door 有人敲门你听见了吗？
Yes,I did.I heard him knock three times.是的，我听见他敲了三下。

使役动词have,let,make 可以用不带to的不定式构成复合宾语。

e.g.Now let us hear her play the piano.
现在让我们听她演奏钢琴。

Nothing can make me turn against my country.
任何事都不能让我背叛我的祖国。

感官动词和make接不带to 的不定式复合结构时，假设主动变成被动，不定式符号to不可省略。

e.g.She listened to him sing the popular song.她听他唱了首流行歌曲。

=He was listened to to sing the popular song.
有些动词只接分词构成复合宾语。

如catch,keep,find,spend,waste,scold等。

e.g.Once we caught him dozing off in class.
有一次我们发现他在上课时睡着了。

Don't waste time going on with the project.别再浪费时间继续做那个项目了。

c)分词做宾语补足语时，用主动形式还是用被动形式，由宾语决定。

e.g.He once heard the song sung in German有一次他听人用德语唱了这个歌。

=He once heard someone sing the song in German.
You'd better have your shoes mended.你还是请人把鞋子补一补吧。

=You'd better have someone mend your shoes.
d)介词with也可以名词与分词或不定式构成的复合宾语，在句中做状语。

分词与不定式补充说明with 的宾语，由宾语决定分词或不定式用主动形式还是用被动形式。

e.g.With the work done,he went home.工作做完了之后，他回家了。

I found his house,with a boy leading us.
有一个男孩给我们领路，所以我找到了他的家。

With you to help us,We'll finish the task in time.
如果你帮助我们，我们会及时完成这项任务的。

●迁移发散
13.make sb./sth.do,make sb./st.done 表示使某人/物……，让某人/物……。

由宾语决定宾补动词用主动形式还是用被动形式。

e.g.Onions make your eyes water.洋葱能刺激眼睛流泪。

Speak louder to make yourself heard.请大点声，让别人能听到你的声音。

类似动词还有：
let sb./sth.do ;let sb./sth.done
keep sb./sth.doing;keep sb./sth.done
have sb./sth.do/doing;have sb./sth.done
leave sb./sth.to do/doing;leave sb./sth.done
［过关题］：The house had one of the windows__________ in the storm yesterday.
A.breaking
B.to be breaking
C.broken
D.to be broken
答案：C
［过关题］：—Good morning.Can I help you?
—I'd like to have this package__________ ,madam.
A.be weighed
B.to be weighed
C.to weigh
D.weighed
答案：D
14.hear 类感官动词
see,look at,watch,observe(观察)，notice(注意到)，listen to,feel,有如下共同特点：(以see为例)
(1)see sb./sth.do 看见……做某事(看见全过程；变成被动句时，需加不定式符号to)
e.g.I saw him pick it up.我看见他把它捡起来了。

=He was seen to pick it up.
(2)see sb./sth.doing 看见……在做某事(看见正在做某事)
e.g.I saw him working in the garden yesterday.昨天我看见他在花园里干活。

(3)see sb./sth.done
e.g.He hated to see any bird killed.他痛恨看见小鸟被杀。

［过关题］
(1)On my way home,I saw a thief__________money from a lady by the police.
A.being caught stealing
B.having caught stealing
C.caught stealing
D.having been caught to steal
答案：C
(2)Seeing the sun__________above the surface of the sea,we let out a cry of joy.
A.to rise
B.to raise
C.rising
D.raising
答案：C
15.as soon as
as soon as 有两个意思：与……一样快/早；一……就……
as/so long as 长达……(之久)；只要
as/so far as 远到…，一直到…；就…(而言)，尽…
as early as 像……一样早；早在……
as many/much as 像……那样多；多达…
e.g.As soon as the reporters know what to write about,they will get down to working.
记者们一知道该写什么，就立即开始着手工作。

We didn't arrive as early as we had hoped.我们没有像希望地那样到得那么早。

［过关题］
(1)__________he does his work,I don't mind what time he arrives at the office.
A.So far as
B.So long as
C.In case
D.Meanwhile
答案：B
(2)—My mathematics is very poor.
—Don't worry.I'll help you__________I can.
A.as far as
B.as soon as
C.as quickly as
D.as possible as
答案：A
16.intend 类动词
intend 表打算，想要
(1)intend to do 或intend doing,intend sb.to do
e.g.What do you intend to do today 你今天打算干什么？
I intend coming(或to come)back soon.我打算很快就回来。

His father intended him to join the army.他爸爸想让他参军。

intend(sth.)for 打算给(某人)……，让某人干……
e.g.He was intended for (或to join )the army.(他爸爸)打算让他参军。

The movie is intended for adults only.这部电影儿童不宜。

had intended to do……=intended to have done……
表示本打算做而未做……，类似词语还有：
hope,want,plan,expect,mean等。

e.g.I hoped to have met you/I had hoped to meet you at the airport
yesterday,but I was too busy.昨天我本来打算去机场接你的，但是我太忙了。

［过关题］
(1)His wife__________ to catch the first train but she was too late.
A.hoping
B.had hoped
C.has hoped
D.would hope
答案：B
(2)Before liberation,where floods,earthquakes,fires and many other disasters struck,many people were__________ to leaving the hometowns.
A.made
B.intended
C.reduced
D.forced
答案：C
课文背景阅读
Will crosstalk become extinct?Several years ago,people could switch on the TV and very often would find a crosstalk performance being broadcast.Today,a person could sit in front of the TV set for seven days a week,24 hours a day,and still have trouble finding a single crosstalk show.Many people who were born before the late 1970s can remember a long list of crosstalk performers:Ma Sanli,Feng Gong,Hou Yaowen,Jiang Kun,Li Jindou,Ma Ji,Niu Qun,Su Wenmao.In mid-1980s,many of these performers frequently appeared on television programmes in short comedy skits.But most of them have since disappeared from public view.Only a few—such as Feng Gong,Jiang Kun and Niu Qun—remain fresh in people's memory thanks to their performances at China Central Television's annual Spring Festival evening show.These performers,however,are unwilling to devote all their time to crosstalk.Feng has been trying his hand at movies,and Niu worked as a magazine editor for a while before taking up a job as deputy county magistrate in East China's Anhui Province.
When the art form first made its appearance 150 years ago,performers would put on shows
outside or at temple fairs.Its fans were mainly farmers,peddlers and artisans.Many old crosstalk artists performed in the Tianqiao area in old Beijing,where performances of folk art were concentrated.However,for that reason,crosstalk was looked down upon and the performances were regarded as shows for the lower classes at that time.Open-air performances also allowed interaction between artists and audiences,which helped keep the art form full of vitality.The humor of crosstalk is characterized by close observation of ordinary people's lives.
While there were hundreds of full-time writers engaged in composing interesting comic routines in the 1950s,there are few professional writers of crosstalk nowadays.Almost all the former crosstalk writers have chosen to move into TV and film scripts,which makes more money and can be done more quickly as well.But there are also new crosstalk scripts,many created by amateur writers.But most of their work lacks appeal because,on the whole,it merely eulogizes what is good in Chinese society,rather than criticizing and satirizing problems,experts said.As a result,few modern crosstalk routines have become popular as the old ones.
Some experts have called for crosstalk to adapt to keep pace with the rapidly changing world.Crosstalk seems to have a long road ahead before it can prosper as it did in the past.
●课后训练
一、单项选择
1.—Did you have a good time at the party?
—Thanks.I appreciated__________to your home.
A.to be invited
B.to have invited
C.being invited
D.having invited
2.We found some precious jars and vases in an ancient tomb,__________,you know,are valuable.
A.even the pieces of which
B.which even pieces
C.even the pieces of it
D.whose even pieces
3.—In what way do you think Sue will use her new Ford?
—She'll use it__________for going to work.
A.mostly
B.nearly
C.almost
D.most
4.Take along an umbrella__________it rains.
A.as long as
B.in order that
C.in case
D.the moment
5.—Is this the computer you__________last week
—That's__________.
A.had it repaired;the one
B.repaired it; the one
C.had repaired;it
D.repaired;it
6.Perhaps we need to clear away these books to make__________for our new students.
A.place
B.area
C.room
D.space
7.Zhang Guorong,for__________life had once been very rich,ended his prime of life,leaving his fans greatly puzzled.
A.whose
B.whom
C.that
D.which
8.George is organized,easy-going,hard-working and intelligent.__________,I can speak too highly of him.
A.In other words
B.In a word
C.on the other hand
D.As a result
9.If you want to see a doctor,you fix a date with him ahead of time.That is a common__________ in the US.
A.sense
B.practice
C.rule
D.reality
10.__________he was unwilling to listen,I insisted on giving my opinion.
A.If
B.However
C.No matter
D.Even if
11.—It's too dark.What's in the distance?
—There__________a boy and a dog.
A.are
B.seem to be
C.seems to be
D.appear
12.—What are you going to do this afternoon?
—I'll probably go for a walk later on__________it stays fine.
A.as far as
B.so long as
C.even if
D.as if
13.I wonder how he__________that to his parents.
A.dare to say
B.dared say
C.dares to say
D.not dare say
14.—I'd like to go to the cinema with you,Dad.
—Sorry,my darling,but the film is__________for adults only.
A.admitted
B.intended
C.promised
D.permitted
15.I hoped__________to see you off yesterday,but I suddenly fell ill.
A.to come
B.to be coming
C.having come
D.to have come
16.I have a lot of friends__________me.But I seldom have them __________me.
A.to help;to help
B.helping;helping
C.help;to help
D.to help;help
17.The murderer was brought in,with his hands__________behind his back.
A.being tied
B.having tied
C.to be tied
D.tied
18.It was so cold that they kept the fire__________all night.
A.to burn
B.burn
C.burning
ying
19.The next morning she found the man__________in bed,dead.
A.lying
B.lie
y
D.burned
20.Though he had often made his little sister__________,today he was made__________by his little sister.
A.cry;to cry
B.crying;crying
C.cry;cry
D.to cry;cry
21.He was disappointed to find his suggestions__________.
A.been turned down
B.turned down
C.to be turned down
D.to turn down
22.This morning I had difficulty__________someone__________that car__________.
A.finding;who get;to work
B.to find;that got;worked
C.finding;who could get;working
D.in finding;got;to work
23.—I hear Warren__________in a middle school.
—What?I can't imagine him__________as a teacher.
A.teach; to work
B.teaches;working
C.teaches;to work
D.teach;working
24.I meant__________an evening paper but I didn't see anyone__________them.
A.buying;selling
B.to buy;sell
C.buying;sell
D.to buy;selling
25.The famous singer was listened__________in the next room.
A.to sing
B.singing
C.to to sing
D.sung
26.The programme was so__________that the children kept their eye__________son the screen.
A.exciting;fixed
B.exciting;fixing
C.exciting;being fixed
D.excited;fixing
27.Who did the teacher__________an article for the wall newspaper?
A.has write
B.has written
C.have write
D.have written
28.With his son__________,the old man felt unhappy.
A.to disappoint
B.to be disappointed
C.disappointing
D.being disappointed
29.It's quite strange that the man sleeps with his mouth__________and his eyes.
A.closed;open
B.closed;opened
C.closing;open
D.closing;opening
30.With a lot of different problems__________,the newly-elected president is having a hard time.
A.settled
B.settling
C.to settle
D.being settled
二、完形填空
Miss Wenter was watching TV when the programme suddenly stopped.“Sorry to 1 the programme.Now we are requested to 2 an important notice from the police station.At about nine this evening,a lady named Mrs Humney was 3 and killed.Anyone who can supply any clue(线索)is requested to report to the 4 .Thank you.〞The terrible news made the lonely girl 5 with fear.She couldn't help looking around,but she didn't notice that a man was already 6 behind the door to the verands(阳台).
All of a 7 the man speared before Miss Wenter.The girl really didn't know what to do.“Don't ask for 8 ,just put your jewellery on the table ;then think over whether I shall be safe to stay up here for the night,〞said the robber.That made Miss Wenter even more 9 ,but she tried to 10 herself.
Just then came the whistle of a police car,In a little while,someone rang the 11 .The robber said with a gun 12 the girl's back.“Go to the door and say that you've gone to bed.Never let him in.〞
In a flash,the girl had an idea.“Oh,who are you?〞she said.
“I'm Sergeant Bull,Miss Wenter.Is there something 13 here 〞
“No,there isn't.〞Immediately she added loudly,“14 ,my elder brother extends his 15 greetings(问候)to you.〞
“Thank you.Good night,〞Bull replied in the same 16 .
A few minutes later,the sound of the police car going 17 could be heard.〞It's well
18 ,〞the robber said with a smile.Then he 19 to the girl.Almost at the same time the glass on the window was broken.The policemen hurried into the room from the verands.They quickly put handcuffs(手铐)on the robber.
“Miss Wenter,your greetings were so good that it made us take 20 right away,〞said,Sergeant Bull,“because we've already known that your elder brother was killed in a robbery half
a year ago.〞
1.A.stop B.share C.interrupt D.control
2.A.obey B.make C.introduce D.broadcast
3.A.robbed B.hurt C.wounded D.stolen
4.A.public B.police C.hospital D.family
5.A.cry B.shake C.fall D.tremble
6.A.hidden B.sitting C.away D.staying
7.A.while B.time C.period D.sudden
8.A.anything B.trouble C.another D.police
9.A.careful B.anxious C.strange D.terrified
10.A.protect B.help C.calm D.express
11.A.call B.phone C.window D.doorbell
12.A.at B.against C.behind D.beyond
13.A.new B.important C.unusual D.upset
14.A.Instead B.However C.Otherwise D.Besides
15.A.hearty B.deeply C.own D.real
16.A.sound B.manner C.speech D.voice
17.A.out B.on C.along D.away
18.A.enough B.now C.done D.said
19.A.referred B.listened C.talked D.rushed
20.A.him B.action C.photos D.something
三、阅读理解
A
Trees are useful to man in three important ways:they provide him with wood and other products,they give him shade and they help to prevent drought(旱灾)and flood.
Unfortunately,in many parts of the world,man has not realized that the third of these is the most important.In his eagerness to make money from trees,he has cut them down in large numbers.And besides,he is usually too careless to plant and look after young trees.So the forests slowly disappear.
This doesn't only mean that man will have fewer trees.The results are even more serious,for where there are trees,their roots break up soil—allowing the rain to sink in and also bind the soil,thus preventing it from being washed away easily,but where there are no trees,the rain falls on hard ground and flows away,causing floods and carrying away the rich top soil.When all the top soil's gone,nothing remains but worthless desert.
Ten thousand years ago a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships,with which to gain itself an empire.It set up an empire but,without its trees,its soil became poor and it grew weak.When the empire fell to pieces,the whole country found itself faced by flood and starvation.
1.The most important service of trees to man is that __________.
A.they give him shade
B.they give him wood and other products
C.they help him make money
D.they help him prevent flood and drought
2.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
In many parts of the world forests slowly disappear because __________.
A.man has not paid enough attention to planting trees
B.many trees have been cut down by man
C.new trees are not looked after properly
D.of drought and flood
3.From the passage we can infer that __________.
A.a heavy rain might cause a serious flood where there are no trees
B.forests can prevent land from being turned into desert
C.without trees winds can bring a lot of sand
D.young trees must be planted while old trees are being cut down
4.The country mentioned in the passage suffered from floods and starvation because __________.
A.it lost its trees
B.it spent too much on its warships
C.it was defeated by its enemy countries and fell to pieces
D.there was a heavy rain
5.Which title best fits the passage?__________.
A.How an Empire Fell
B.The Use of Trees
C.Trees and Man
D.What Caused Drought and Floods
B
A close friend of mine lives with six hundred wildlife on the Creek Island of Kyklos.Ever since he left school(where I first knew him),he has travelled all over the world collecting animals for his own zoo.He hoped to collect at least two examples of every kind of animal on his Island,like Noah before the Great Flood.But the flood that my friend was afraid of,was a flood not of water,but of people.I expect you have heard of my friend:He writes books about his travels,and about the wild and wonderful animals that he collects.The money from the books helps to pay for all the food that these animals eat.
My friend told me that when he was out looking for water last week,(there is not enough water on the island,though there is plenty all round it),he found oil.He needs money for his travels,and for
his zoo,and a little oil would buy enough water for a life-time,but he knows that if he tells anybody else about it,it will be the end of his zoo and his life's work.
So,he will not tell anybody(but you and me)about what he found,because oil and water do not mix.
6.The writer got to know his friend __________.
A.on the island where his friend's zoo is
B.at the school where they studied
C.at a certain place while his friend was travelling
D.at the place where his friend found oil
7.My friend has travelled all over the world __________ for his zoo.
A.to collect money
B.to collect plants
C.to write books
D.to collect animals
8.The money he gets by writing books is used __________.
A.to support his animals
B.to support the family
C.to tell the world what he wants
D.to buy water
st week my friend __________.
A.found plenty of oil all round the island
B.was looking for water but found oil instead
C.found enough water on his island to last a life-time
D.went out looking for a job
10.In this text,“oil and water do not mix.〞means __________.
A.you can't sell oil for water.
B.oil and water can't be mixed together.
C.if you want to get the oil,you will lose all animals.
D.my friend doesn't need oil but water.
四、短文改错
Ladies and Gentlemen,
May I pay your attention,please?Now we are looking 1.__________ for a passenger,Mr Brown,he is from America.And 2.__________
he is now leaving Beijing to America by Flight 2748. 3.__________
But we told that Mr Brown left his passport 4.__________
as well as his wallet in the Friendship Hotel where he had stayed at. 5.__________
The manager of the hotel has just called tell us 6.__________
about it.The manager had sent his secretary to bring 7.__________
the passport and the wallet there and she will arrive 8.__________
soon.Will Mr Brown go to the gate of our airport 9.__________
and wait for your passport and wallet?It will arrive 10.__________
in about ten minutes.
五、书面表达
你班下周开班会，讨论“时间的价值〞，你将在会上发言。

为此，你写一篇发言稿。

要点如下：
1.时间比金钱更珍贵(precious)。

2.作为学生，应充分利用时间，不要放松(relax)，努力学习，多做有益的事。

3.要养成珍惜时间的好习惯。

注意：
1.内容可适当增加。

2.词数：100左右。

Unit 20 Humor
一、单项选择
1.C appreciate表示感激，接doing。

2.A 定语从句中，名词或代词接of which 或whom 可以与whose 接名词互相转换。

3.A mostly强调数量。

Almost强调程度。

4.C in case 表示以防万一。

5.C have sth.repaired找人修理某物。

6.C make room 让出空间。

7.B
8.B in other words 表示“换句话说〞。

In a word 表示“总之，简言之〞。

9.B a common practice “通常的作法〞。

10.D even if表示“即使〞。

11.C
12.B so long as 表示“只要〞。

13.B dare 此处为情态动词。

14.B be intended for 表示“为……而准备的〞。

15.D hoped to have done 表示“本希望〞。

16.D 第一个have 表示“有〞，第二个表示“让〞。

17.D 过去分词表状态。

18.C keep sb./sth.doing…使……保持某状态。

19.A 表示“平躺〞，现在分词为lying。

20.A make sb do…变成被动语态时加不定式符号“to〞。

21.B turn down 表示“拒绝〞。

22.C have difficulty (in)doing…; get sth doing。

23.B hear 此处表示“听说〞。

Imagine (sb)doing…。

24.D mean to do…打算做某事。

25.C listen to sb do sth.变为被动语态时加不定式符号“to〞。

26.A
27.C have sb.do…让某人做某事。

28.C disappointing表示“使人失望〞。

29.A
30.C settle 这个动作没发生，所以用不定式。

二、完形填空
1.C interrupt 表示打断。

2.D
3.A
4.B
5.D tremble with fear 表示因为害怕而发抖。

6.A
7.D all of a sudden表示突然。

8.B ask for trouble 自找麻烦。

9.D terrified感到恐惧的，害怕。

10.C 使镇静。

11.D
12.B against表示“倚着，顶着，靠着〞。

13.C
14.D besides 表示“另外，而且〞。

15.A hearty 衷心。

16.B manner 方式，态度。

17.D 18.C 19.D
20.B take action 采取行动。

三、阅读理解
1.D 这是一道细节考查题。

从文中第一段。

2.D
3.B 此题考查文章细节。

从文中第三段可知。

4.A 考查文章细节。

从文中最后一段可知。

5.C 此题考查文章大意。

本文主要介绍的是树与人类的关系。

6.B 从文中第二句“Ever since he left school(where I first knew him)…〞可知。

7.D
8.A 从文中第一段最后一句可知。

9.B 从文中第二自然段第一句可知。

10.C 从文中第二自然段可知
四、短文改错
1.pay→have
2.he→who
3.to→for
4.told前加were
5.at 去掉
6.tell前加to
7.had →has
8.there→here
9.√10.It→They
五、书面表达
Boys and girls,
I'm very glad to have got the chance to speak here.
We all know a popular saying:“Time is money〞. But in my opinion, time is even more precious than money. Because when money is gone, we can earn it back, but, if time is gone, it will never return.
As students, we should make full use of our time. We must not relax our effort, we must work hard. We must do useful things. We must realize that wasting time means wasting a part of our life.
So we should form the good habit of making use of time. Don't put off what we can do today till tomorrow.
That's all. Thank you.。