Unit 3
A taste of English humour
Period 3
Using Language
Ⅰ
.
将下列单词与所对应的英文解释连线
1
．
whisper A
．
especially
；
more than usual or more than others
2
．
mess B
．
to move easily over a smooth or wet surface
；
to make sth.move in this way
3
．
amuse C
．
to speak softly
，
quietly or privately
4
．
particularly D
．
a situation that is full of problems
5
．
slide E
．
to make sb.laugh or smile
答案：
1.C
2.D
3.E
4.A
5.B
Ⅱ
.
根据提示写出下列单词的适当形式
1
．
_________
v
t
.
使发笑；使愉快
→
amused
adj
.
愉快的；开心的
→
________
adj
.
好笑的；有趣的
→
amusement
n
.
娱乐；消遣
2
．
__________
n
.
解释；讲解；说明
→
explain
v
t
. &
v
i
.
解释；说明
3
．
__________
n
.
时刻；场合
→
occasional
adj
.
偶然的；特殊场合的
4
．
________
v
i
.
作出反应；回应
→
reaction
n
.
反应；反作用
5
．
__________
n
.
脏或乱的状态
→
messy
adj
.
脏乱的
amuse
amusing
explanation
occasion
react
mess
Ⅲ
.
根据汉语意思补全短语
1
．
__________ into laughter
放声大笑
2
．
__________ one occasion
有一次
3
．
__________ to sth.
遵守
4
．
__________ ... as...
把
……
当成
……
对待
5
．
__________ the open air
露天，在户外
6
．
look __________
向上看；查阅
7
．
give __________
分发；耗尽
burst
on
keep
treat
in
up
out
Ⅳ
.
根据语境选出黑体部分正确的释义
1
．
Please tell me what you really mean
，
and don
’
t
play on words
.
A
．玩文字游戏
B
．用语言表演
2
．
I couldn
’
t
think of
the name of that man anyhow.
A
．考虑
B
．想起
3
．
While writing a composition
，
you should
pay attention to
your handwriting.
A
．改善
B
．注意
4
．
He tried to
bring out
the meaning of the English poem by explaining it in Chinese.
A
．使明显
B
．拿出
5
．
How did he
react to
your suggestion?
A
．举止
B
．对
……
作出反应
答案：
1
－
5
ABBAB
Ⅰ
.Read the passage quickly and tell whether the following sentences are true
(
T
)
or false
(
F
)
．
1
．
In the first joke
，
the customer is angry about a fly in his/her soup.( )
2
．
In the second joke
，
the waiter mistakes
bean
for
been
.( )
T
F
3
．
In the third joke
，
the customer asks about the shape of the pancakes.( )
4
．
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson went travelling in a mountainous area.( )
5
．
From their dialogue we can see Sherlock Holmes is humorous.( )
F
F
T
Ⅱ
.Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers according to the text.
1
．
In the first dialogue the customer in fact means that ________.
A
．
he doesn
’
t know what it is now
B
．
he doesn
’
t hear clearly what the waiter says
C
．
he is not content with the soup
D
．
he mistakes
“
bean
”
for
“
been
”
2
．
In the third dialogue the customer really wants to know ________.
A
．
the length of the pancakes
B
．
how soon the pancakes will be ready
C
．
the size of the pancakes
D
．
the shape of the pancakes
3
．
When did the story probably happen?
A
．
In the morning.
B
．
At noon.
C
．
In the afternoon. D
．
At night.
4
．
What happened to Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson?
A
．
Their tent was stolen by someone.
B
．
They quarrelled with each other about their tent.
C
．
Their tent was blown away by the strong wind.
D
．
They quarrelled with each other about different opinions of life.
5
．
The passage mainly tells us ________.
A
．
a joke made by Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson
B
．
a dialogue between Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson
C
．
a misunderstanding between Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson
D
．
a story told by two famous detectives
答案：
1
～
5
CBDAA
Ⅲ
.Complete the following sentences and think about the reasons.
1
．
The second person treats it __________ a request for information and gives an answer __________ the question.
2
．
They were lying __________ the open air __________ the stars.
as
to
in
under
3
．
I think of how short life is and __________ long the universe has lasted.
4
．
“
Try again
，
Watson
！
”
said Holmes.Waston tried __________ third time.
5
．
You should be thinking __________ someone has stolen our tent.
how
a
that
Ⅳ
.Fill in the blanks according to the passage or the given words.
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson went 1.________ (camp) in a 2.________ (mountain)area.They were lying in the 3.________ air under the stars.Sherlock Holmes looked 4.________ at the stars and asked Watson in 5.________ (whisper) what he thought of 6.________ he looked at that beautiful sky.Watson replied that he thought of how short life was and how long the universe had lasted.Holmes asked the same question 7.________second time.
This time Watson thought of how small he was and how vast the sky was.Holmes asked Watson to try again.Watson tried a 8.________ (three) time and he thought of how cold the universe was and how warm people could be 9.________ their beds.Holmes couldn
’
t control himself at last.He shouted to Watson that he was a fool
，
for he should be thinking that someone10.________ (steal) their tent.
答案：
1.camping
2.mountainous
3.open
4.up
5
．
whispers
6.when
7.a
8.third
9.in
10
．
had stolen
◎
amuse
vt.
使发笑；使愉快
①
They
amused
themselves by playing games.
他们做游戏消遣。
词汇
1
There are thousands of jokes which use
“
play on words
”
to
amuse
us.
有成千上万的笑话是以
“
玩文字游戏
”
的方式来逗我们发笑的。
(1)amuse sb. with
/by...
用
/
以
……
娱乐某人
(2)amused
adj
.
觉得好笑的；逗乐的
be amused at/by...
对
……
觉得好笑
keep sb. amused
使某人快乐
(3)amusing
adj
.
好笑的
(4)amusement
n
.
愉悦；娱乐
to one
’
s amusement
使某人感到好笑的是
②
They
were amused at
the clown
’
s performance.
他们觉得小丑的表演很有趣。
③
The interesting story kept all of us __________.
那个有趣的故事逗得我们很开心。
④
_________________
，
they had a quarrel about such a small thing.
让我们感到好笑的是，他们为这样一件小事争吵。
amused
To our amusement
词汇
2
Sherlock Holmes looked up at the stars and
whispered
，
“
Watson
，
when you look at that beautiful sky
，
what do you think of
？
”
夏洛克
·
福尔摩斯仰望着繁星，轻声问道：
“
华生，当你望着美丽的天空时，你想到了什么？
”
◎
whisper
vi.
&
vt.
低语，低声说
n.
耳语，低声
①
His workmates were looking at him and
whispering
.
他的同事们看着他并嘀咕着什么。
②
She said it in a
whisper
，
so most of us couldn
’
t hear.
这是她悄声说的，所以我们大部分人没有听清说的是什么。
(1)in a whisper/whispers
＝
in a low voice
耳语地；低声地
(2)whisper sth. to sb.
向某人低声说
……
whisper about
悄悄传播
whisper to sb.
向某人低声说
whisper sth. in one
’
s ear
在某人耳旁小声说
……
③
She is whispering a story _______ her daughter.
她低声地给女儿讲着故事。
④
She
whispered
a word
in my ear
.
她对我附耳说了一句话。
⑤
_________________ he is heavily in debt.
据传闻他负债累累。
to
It is whispered that
I saw Jenny and Helen talking to each other
in a whisper/in whispers
. Suddenly Jenny leaned and
whispered something in Helen
’
s ear
.I wanted to know what they were
whispering about.
I
whispered to
Mary that I would sneak close to find it out.
我看到珍妮和海伦在低声谈话。突然，珍妮探身在海伦耳边说了点什么。我很好奇她们在嘀咕些什么。于是我小声对玛丽说，我要悄悄走过去搞清楚。
◎
mess
n.
脏或乱的状态
vt.
弄脏；弄乱
①
Be careful
！
You
’
re messing my hair.
小心！你弄乱我的头发了。
词汇
3
What did John think Mary should have done with the
mess
in the pan
？
约翰认为玛丽本应该怎样处理锅里的一团糟？
②
This illness ________________ my holiday plans.
这场病把我的假期计划给打乱了。
③
This room
’
s __________.
这个房间杂乱不堪。
④
He got another chance and didn
’
t want to
mess up
again.
他又获得一次机会，这次他再也不愿把事情弄糟了。
make a mess of
把
……
弄乱
in a mess
处于混乱的状态
mess up
弄乱；弄脏
makes a mess of
in a mess
◎
react to
对
……
作出反应，回应
①
How did Wilson __________ your idea?
威尔逊对你的想法有什么反应？
词汇
4
How do you think John will
react to
her
？
你认为约翰将怎样回应她？
react to
(1)react against
反对
/
反抗
react by
以
……
方式作出反应
react on
/upon
对
……
起作用
/
有影响
react with
与
……
起反应
(2)reaction
n
.
反应
②
Most of the people present at the meeting reacted __________ the chairman
’
s plan.
大部分与会人员反对主席提出的计划。
③
Your applause would react __________ the speaker.
你们的喝彩对演说者有影响。
④
Iron reacts __________ water and air to produce rust.
铁与水、空气起化学反应而生成锈。
against
on/upon
with
[
句式剖析
]
本句中
should have done
属于
“
情态动词＋
have
＋过去分词
”
结构。
should have done
在语义上相当于
ought to have done
表示过去本来应该做某事而实际上却没有做；
shouldn
’
t have done
表示过去本来不应该做某事而实际上却做了。这一用法往往含有责备的意味。
句型
1
What did John think Mary should have done with the mess in the pan
？
约翰认为玛丽本应该怎样处理锅里的一团糟？
①
He
should have started
earlier
，
but he didn
’
t.
他本应该早点出发，但是他没有。
②
You _________________________ my dictionary for I wanted to use it.
你本不应该拿走我的字典，因为我要用它。
“
情态动词＋
have
＋过去分词
”
的其他形式：
(1)must have done
表示对过去行为的推测，意为
“
一定；想必
”
，语气十分肯定。
(2)may/might have done
表示对过去行为的推测，意为
“
可能做过
”
。
might
所表示的可能性比较弱，语气较委婉。
shouldn’t have taken away
(3)can/could have done
表示
“
本来可以做，而实际上未做
”
或者
“
过去可能
”
，疑问或否定形式表示对过去发生的行为表示怀疑或不肯定，其中
can
’
t have done
多用于语气强烈的否定，意为
“
不可能做过
”
。
(4)needn
’
t have done
表示
“
本来不必做某事而实际上却做了
”
。
③
He ______________________
，
for his blog has not been updated for many days.
他肯定是受到了惩罚，因为他的博客很多天没有更新了。
④
He
may/might have gone
to the library.
他或许已经去图书馆了。
⑤
He
could have succeeded
but he had bad luck.
他本来能够成功，但是运气太差。
must have been punished
⑥
(2016
·
浙江高考
)
George ________________ too far.His coffee is still warm.
乔治不可能走太远，他的咖啡仍是温的。
⑦
You __________________.I have finished the work.
你没有必要来，我已经完成了这项工作。
can’t have gone
needn’t have come
[
句式剖析
]
Whenever
引导了一个让步状语从句，意为
“
不管何时；无论什么时候
”
，相当于
no matter when
。
①
Whenever/_________________ you need help
，
you may turn to me.
无论你什么时候需要帮忙，都可以找我求助。
句型
2
Whenever
you finish your story
，
you will feel a sense of success.
不管你何时完成故事，你都会有一种成就感。
No matter when
②
__________/No matter how cold it is
，
he always goes swimming.
无论天气多冷，他总是去游泳。
③
__________/______________ difficulties we meet
，
we
’
ll never change our mind.
无论我们遇到什么样的困难，我们永远都不会改变我们的主意。
however
，
whatever
，
whichever
，
whoever
等也可引导让步状语从句，相当于
no matter...
However
Whatever
No matter what
[
名师点津
]
“
wh
ever
类词
”
还可以引导主语从句、宾语从句和表语从句，而
“
no matter
＋
wh
类词
”
则不可以。
④
Whoever
comes will be welcome.
不管谁来都会受到欢迎。
Unit
3
Exercise
3
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