Book 4 Unit 3测试题

Book 4 Unit 3测试卷

一. 完形填空(每题1.5分，共30分)

Three months had passed since I lost my husband William. I was extremely sad. My six-month-old daughter, Sienna, had lost her father before she'd even got to 1 him. I had no idea how I was going to raise her 2 .

I spent six months moping around (闲逛)with great 3 before I knew I had to 4 . I just had to work out how to start 5 my life.

Then my mind wandered back to a few years earlier, when I'd 6 boxing at my local gym. I'd really 7 the exercise and it had given me something to focus on. So I picked up 8 and called my old boxing coach, Stu. “I want to get back to the boxing ring(拳击台),” I told him.

I was 9 when I turned up for my first training. But my fears soon died down once I started hitting the pads. “You've still got it,” Stu said 10 .

As I built my strength over the following months, I felt the weight of the world slowly lifting off my 11 .

I found myself enjoying my time with Sienna more and I really looked forward to seeing my friends at the gym. I’d been 12 for five months when Stu scheduled my first boxing match.

Bouncing (弹跳) around the ring, I felt as though William and Sienna were 13 me on. I was really excited when I was announced as the 14 . That encouraged me to study to become a fitness trainer myself.

When I 15 a job at a Maori health and well-being organization, I wanted to introduce boxing 16 so

I could help others lift their spirits.

17 , my classes have been a huge success and I now hold nine classes every week. More than three years have passed since we lost William and I 18 miss him every day. I often talk to Sienna about him. She’ll always know who her father was and how much he 19 her.

I have no doubt that boxing saved my life and made me a better mother. If teaching other people boxing can help them on their journey from darkness to light, it's well worth the 20 .

1. A. accept B. know C. forgive D. understand

2. A. alone B. together C. safely D. well

3. A. loneliness B. sickness C. tiredness D. sadness

4. A. try B. continue C. choose D. change

5. A. enriching B. recording C. rebuilding D. saving

6. A. taken up B. picked out C. fought against D. called off

7. A. hated B. supported C. enjoyed D. ignored

8. A. my daughter B. the phone C. the letter D. my mail

9. A. nervous B. surprised C. happy D. proud

10. A. politely B. friendly C. gently D. encouragingly

11. A. legs B. hands C. arms D. shoulders

12. A. competing B. training C. teaching D. attending

13. A. taking B. leading C. cheering D. passing

14. A. captain B. winner C. coach D. judge

15. A. got B. lost C. searched for D. gave up

16. A. teachers B. schools C. classes D. teams

17. A. Surely B. Thankfully C. Hopefully D. Strangely

18. A. already B. sometimes C. yet D. still

19. A. loved B. satisfied C. respected D. missed

20. A. visit B. loss C. fight D. money

二. 阅读理解(每题3分，共15分)

He’s a comedian, he’s an actor, he’s Britain and the whole world knows him as the silent, black-haired character Mr. Bean. That’s right, Rowan Atkinson.

Atkinson was born in Newcastle, England and was educated at Newcastle University and Oxford. While at Oxford, he met the writer Richard Curtis, who was studying there too, and they became friends. Curtis was the opposite of Atkinson. He had great love for words while Atkinson enjoyed nonverbal comedy. Together they began writing comedy reviews for the Oxford Playhouse. Shortly afterwards, Atkinson began appearing in the smaller theatres in Edinburgh. After a show at the Hampstead Theatres in 1978, he was offered a part in the BBC series Not the Nine O’clock News. This series got off to a slow start, but soon became a huge success, with Atkinson winning the BAFTA award for his work. However, being a very sensible man, Atkinson saw the whole acting jobs as a hobby, along with his growing interest in car racing.

Atkinson made his big-screen debut(初次亮相) in 1983’s unofficial James Bond film Never Say Never Again. That same year Atkinson appeared in the BBC series called Black Adder. The main hero named Edmund, tries unsuccessfully to become King of England after accidentally killing his uncle Richard III during a battle. This was followed by three hugely successful sequels(续集) each set in a different era(时代) of England’s history. The Black Adder series was voted the Best Comedy Show of the Year in 1990. He then went on to create Mr. Bean. A walking disaster, Bean was purely physical comedy, the opposite of Edmund. This character was a huge success and became another national treasure. In 1997 Bean came to the big screen. A few years later, Scooby Doo became a box-office hit in the US in 2002. This was followed by Johnny English in 2003, a funny work of James Bond films.

In his spare time, Atkinson collects classical cars and takes part in races. He also writes for the British magazines CAR. He is a very shy man, and has managed to keep his private life, private.

1. How did Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson get to know each other?