【2014届高三一轮复习英语精品资料 题库强化练习(新课标专用)Book 4 Unit3 Word版含解析

Unit 3 A taste of English humour

Ⅰ.单项填空

1．He's perfectly________to live in the mountain and paint pictures all day，though he is badly off.

A．curious

C．anxious B．proud D．content

答案 D [考查形容词词义辨析。curious好奇的；proud骄傲的；anxious焦急的；content满足的。句意：尽管他清贫，但对于能够住在大山里面整天作画，他感到非常满足。]

2. The________look on his face showed that he hadn't expected it.

A．astonished

C．being astonished B．astonishing D．having astonished

答案 A [考查形容词作定语。astonished look(因看到、听到或知道某事而)感到震惊的表情；astonishing look(表情本身)令人吃惊的表情。句意：他脸上吃惊的表情说明他是始料未及的。可知应选A项。]

3．He was robbed last night, but________he didn't have much on him then.

A．fortunately

C．certainly B．eventually D．surprisingly

答案 A [考查副词词义辨析。fortunately幸运地；eventually最终；certainly当然；surprisingly吃惊地。句意：昨晚他被抢了，但幸运的是当时他没带多少钱。可知应选A项。]

4．—Jane, Peter has got a well-paid job in a foreign company.

—You mean he is________than he used to be.

A．badly off

C．worse off B．well off D．better off

答案 C [考查短语辨析。由句意“……你的意思是他比以前有所好转了”可知应选better off than...比……富有；worse off than...比……更差。]

5．Mr Green, who was________of the________speech, fell asleep.

A．tired; boring

C．tired; bored B．tiring; bored D．tiring; boring

答案 A [考查形容词用法。be tired of...对……感到厌倦的；boring speech令人厌烦的