高中英语人教版必修4 同步练习 Unit 3

Unit 3 A taste of English humour
同步练习
阅读下列短文， 从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、C 和D ）中， 选出最佳选项。

Jonathan Fairoaks lives in a tree house that he designed and built ！In fact, as a tree house architect, Jonathan has built more than 380 tree houses across the United States.
J onathan’s love of tree house living began when he was a kid. He
started climbing trees when he was 10 years old, and he became an
arborist (a person who cares for trees) in high school. He built his first tree
house and lived in it while he was in college.
“It was delightful — like being on a ship because it moved with the wind” Jonathan says . “It was the most fun I’d ever had.”
Designing special tree houses may sound difficult, but Jonathan says it’s not true. “I let the trees decide the designs,” he say s. “Hardwoods such as oak make the best trees for houses — but I did once build a wonderful tree house in an apple tree.”
As an arborist, Jonathan tries to never harm the trees. He attaches (连接) manmade limbs (树的主枝) to the tree to support the tree house.
“The tree grows over the manmade limbs, and they become part of the tree” Jonathan says. One feature of Jonathan’s tree houses is the swings (秋千). “Swings are a great way to enjoy the trees” he explains. For example, he puts up monkey swings (a rope with a round seat) for kids’ tree houses.
Jonathan also likes tree houses that have views of streams or rivers and include windows that are made of pieces of colored glass.
“Let your imagination run wild” he says “Walk in the woods and learn the different trees . Spend time climbing and learn how to do it safely.”
Jonathan also encourages his customers to give their tree houses names. One of his customers named his own tree house “Ups and Downs”.
1．What’s life like in tree houses according to Jonathan?
A ．Crazy.
B ．Difficult.
C ．Green.
D ．Delightful.
2．Which of the following is TRUE about Jonathan?
A．He became an arborist in college.
B．He likes building tree houses in apple trees.
C．He designed his first tree house when he was a kid.
D．He has built hundreds of tree houses all over the US.
3．What’s the best title for the text?
A．Life in the limbs B．Ups and Downs
C．Imagine wildly D．Care for trees
B
Jason Russell brings his shows to clubs and colleges throughout the nation.
Jason Russell had a hard childhood. Growing up with his mother and mentally-ill brother, Jason learned to use comedy as a way of dealing with the outside world. Like most comedians, Jason began to practice his skills early by making his classmates laugh. It was his nature that gave him the ability to laugh at the world and see the bright side of things.
Jason could create voices and characters and would share them with friends and family. He began to realize his gift for making people laugh and began to share that gift.
His path into stand-up (单人表演的) comedy began with watching the classics on SNL and SCTV. Then he started following the careers of Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, and finding inspiration from Jim Carey.
Jason has eighteen years’ performing experience. His style is silly, hard-hitting (直言不讳的) and real. His strong personality and high energy make him able to deal with any situation that might come up in a live show. He is willing to play with the audience in his own unique (独一无二的) style. Jason shows promise of being one of the country’s hottest young comedians.
He works at most of the top comedy climbs in the Midwest. Since he now lives in Texas, you can catch his act in the south as well. He is the rising star of comedy. He brings laughter for all.
4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the first two paragraphs?
A. Jason’s childhood was full of hardship.
B. Jason considered the outside world as a comedy.
C. Jason always made his classmates laugh before.
D. Jason did not live with his father as a child.。