The four famous rock stars were due to arrive at any moment and a large crowd of young people had gathered at the airport to welcome them. The police found it difficult to keep the crowd under  1  after the plane landed and the performers appeared. They smiled and waved  2  at everybody. Dressed in pink shirts and light blue trousers, and with their long hair and their musical instruments  3  their shoulders, the four young men looked very much  4  .

In spite of the large number of policemen  5  ,it was clear that the group would not be able to get to their waiting car  6  . Word had got out that they had written a new song which would be  7  when they performed at the grand hall that evening. They were now   8  with cries of “Play something! Play your new song!”

Even the police looked  9  when the young men unfolded their instruments and prepared to do one of their numbers as the   10  for getting out of the airport. The crowd settled down and listened to the first  11  of the new song. As soon as it was over, there was a great burst of applause and then everyone started  12  and shouting like crazy. Several young women fainted and had to be carried away by the  13  unit which was standing by. Greedy for more, the crowd  14  a repeat performance. Once again the performers gave in, but when the crowd requested still another song, the group cheerfully but firmly  15  . Now, closely surrounded by the police, they put away their  16  and started towards their car which was some distance away. The crowd pushed forward, but the policemen,  17  arm in arm, prevented anyone from getting through. It took the singers a long time to reach their  18  . Finally, however, they got in and were just about to drive away when a young woman, who had somehow  19  to get past the police, jumped onto the roof of the car. She shouted loudly as two policemen  20  her away and the car began moving slowly through the cheering crowd.

1. A. control　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. power

C. rule　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. care

2. A. straight　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. cheerfully

C. seriously　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. directly

3. A. behind　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. over

C. across　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. at

4. A. ashamed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. alone

C. alike　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. alive

5. A. present　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. strict

C. pleasant　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. careful

6. A. happily　　　　　　　　　　　　　　       B. cheaply

C. properly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. easily

7. A. received　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. kept

C. known　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. heard

8. A. screamed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. greeted

C. addressed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. called



9. A. surprised　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. pleased

C. worried　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. puzzled

10. A. excuse　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. thanks

C. price　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. present

11. A. scene　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. performance

C. sound　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. sight

12. A. jumping　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. running

C. singing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. dancing

13. A. fire　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. work

C. club　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. rescue

14. A. made　　　　　　　　　    B. suggested

C. demanded　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. waited

15. A. accepted　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. gave in

C. refused　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. answered

16. A. shirts　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. instruments

C. luggage　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. long hair

17. A. stood　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. walked

C. looked　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. locked

18. A. hotel　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. theatre

C. top　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. car

19. A. managed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. failed

C. planned　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. started

20. A. dragged　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. pushed

C. shot　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. swept

 

The four famous rock stars were due to arrive at any moment and a large crowd of young people had gathered at the airport to welcome them. The police found it difficult to keep the crowd under  1  after the plane landed and the performers appeared. They smiled and waved  2  at everybody. Dressed in pink shirts and light blue trousers, and with their long hair and their musical instruments  3  their shoulders, the four young men looked very much  4  .

In spite of the large number of policemen  5  ,it was clear that the group would not be able to get to their waiting car  6  . Word had got out that they had written a new song which would be  7  when they performed at the grand hall that evening. They were now   8  with cries of “Play something! Play your new song!”

Even the police looked  9  when the young men unfolded their instruments and prepared to do one of their numbers as the   10  for getting out of the airport. The crowd settled down and listened to the first  11  of the new song. As soon as it was over, there was a great burst of applause and then everyone started  12  and shouting like crazy. Several young women fainted and had to be carried away by the  13  unit which was standing by. Greedy for more, the crowd  14  a repeat performance. Once again the performers gave in, but when the crowd requested still another song, the group cheerfully but firmly  15  . Now, closely surrounded by the police, they put away their  16  and started towards their car which was some distance away. The crowd pushed forward, but the policemen,  17  arm in arm, prevented anyone from getting through. It took the singers a long time to reach their  18  . Finally, however, they got in and were just about to drive away when a young woman, who had somehow  19  to get past the police, jumped onto the roof of the car. She shouted loudly as two policemen  20  her away and the car began moving slowly through the cheering crowd.

1. A. control　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. power

C. rule　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. care

2. A. straight　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. cheerfully

C. seriously　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. directly

3. A. behind　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. over

C. across　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. at

4. A. ashamed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. alone

C. alike　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. alive

5. A. present　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. strict

C. pleasant　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. careful

6. A. happily　　　　　　　　　　　　　　       B. cheaply

C. properly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. easily

7. A. received　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. kept

C. known　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. heard

8. A. screamed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. greeted

C. addressed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. called

9. A. surprised　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. pleased

C. worried　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. puzzled

10. A. excuse　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. thanks

C. price　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. present

11. A. scene　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. performance

C. sound　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. sight

12. A. jumping　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. running

C. singing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. dancing

13. A. fire　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. work

C. club　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. rescue

14. A. made　　　　　　　　　    B. suggested

C. demanded　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. waited

15. A. accepted　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. gave in

C. refused　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. answered

16. A. shirts　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. instruments

C. luggage　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. long hair

17. A. stood　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. walked

C. looked　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. locked

18. A. hotel　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. theatre

C. top　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. car

19. A. managed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. failed

C. planned　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. started

20. A. dragged　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. pushed

C. shot　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. swept

 

We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects(缺陷) that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things 　　1 !” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe　　　 ___2　 .

These comments may come from stories about us that have been 　3　 for many years—often from 　4　 childhood. These stories may have no 　5　 in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical (操作机械的) skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life.” How did these expectations　 6　 my development? I was never 　7　 to work on cars or be around　 8　 . When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!

Six years later,　 9　 , I was at California University, working on my doctors degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. On the positive side, I　 10　 down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the　 11　 side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills.”

Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life 　12 and told him about my 　13　 performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “　 14　 is it that you can solve 　 15　 mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”

Suddenly I realized that I didn’t 　16　 from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to 　17　 . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been　 18　 my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true. 　19　 , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost 　20　 we choose.

1. A. away 　　　　　 B. off 　　　　　　　 C. up 　　　　　　　　　 D. down

2. A. them 　　　　 B. myself 　　　　　 C. yourself 　　　　 D. others

3. A. said 　　　　　 B. spoken 　　　　　 C. spread 　　　　　 D. repeated

4. A. as long as 　 B. as far back as 　 C. as well as 　　　 D. as much as

5. A. basis 　　　　 B. plot 　　　　　　　 C. cause 　　　　　　　　　　 D. meaning

6. A. lead 　　　　　 B. improve　　　　　　 C. affect 　　　　　 D. change

7. A. encouraged B. demanded 　　 C. hoped 　　　　　 D. agreed

8. A. means 　　　 B. tools 　　　　　　 C. facilities 　　　　 D. hammers

9. A. therefore 　 B. somehow 　　　 C. instead 　　　　　 D. however

10. A. settled 　　 B. turned 　　　　　 C. took 　　　　　　　　　　 D. got

11. A. passive 　　　 B. active 　　　　　 C. negative 　　　　　 D. subjective

12. A. experiences 　　　 B. trips 　　　　　　　　　　 C. roads 　　　　　　 D. paths

13. A. unexpected B. poor 　　　　　　 C. excellent 　　　 D. average

14. A. When 　　　 B. What 　　　　　　 C. How 　　　　　　　 D. Why

15. A. complex 　 B. advanced　　　　　 C. common 　　　　 D. primary

16. A. arise 　　　　 B. separate　　　　　　 C. suffer 　　　　　 D. come

17. A. believe 　　 B. suspect 　　　　 C. adopt 　　　　　　 D. receive

18. A. weakening B. strengthening 　 C. abandoning 　 D. accepting

19. A. As a result 　　　 B. At the same time C. In addition 　　 D. On the contrary

20. A. anything 　　 B. something 　　 C. nothing 　　　　 D. all

　　So you are attractive and you think you would like to be a model! Are you sure you are the   1   type Are you fairly tall with a small   2  ? Are your breast and your hips more or less of the same measurement? Have you got good legs? Yes? Well, these are only the   3  requirements. First of all, make up your mind how you are going to begin. You can go to a model school,   4  such schools are expensive. There they will teach you how to make the   5  of yourself; how to make up well, how to walk, how to look after your complexion (肤色) and your hair. But you may not have enough money for this.    6  can you do? Have some photographs   7  by a really good professional (职业的) photographer who knows the fashion business.

If you are not photogenic (上镜头的) —well, there's   8  that even the best photographer can do for you. Oh—you are photogenic? Good? Now we can begin. You can either become a house-model, or work free-lance. A house-model is an employee,   9  the salesgirls and the bookkeeping staff. She is   10  by a dress firm to show off clothes. These shows are for buyers from big stores or for the press. It's a full-time   11   . But if you are more ambitious (有抱负的) and want to earn a lot of  12  , you can become a free-lance mold; that is to say , you will be paid by the hour for your   13  All your work will come to you   14   a model agency (经纪部门), and you will not choose your clients (客户). The agency will tell you   15  to go, at what time, and what you will have to do. It may be for a magazine or television   16   , to model dresses in a smart hotel, or for a "collection" show in a big fashion house. Whatever the occasion (不管什么样的场合),your job will be to look as decorative as   17  . You always have to   18   to be enjoying yourself, even if you are being photographed outdoors on a   19  cold day, wearing practically nothing. Are you   20  enough for that?

1. A. fair      　　　　B. just   　　   　　　　C. unfit       　　   D. right

2. A. neck     　　　　B. waist       　　　　C. head       　　   D. back

3. A. basic     　　　　B. senior      　　　　C. junior 　　　　　　     D. high

4. A. because  　　  　　B. for    　　  　　　　C. although   　　      D. so that

5. A. best    　　　　B. use    　　 　　　　C. worst      　　   D. full

6. A. How    　　   　　B. Where    　　　　C. When      　　   D. What<

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7. A. taken   　　　　B. developed   　　 　　C. made　　  　　     D. brought

8. A. everything     　　B. something 　　　　C. nothing   　　       D. thing

9. A. like      　　　　B. as     　　　　　　C. being      　　   D. with

10. A. fired   　　   　　B. dismissed  　　   　　C. taken  　　　　     D. employed

11. A. job 　　  　　　　B. work       　　　　C. action      　　   D. showing

12. A. fame    　　　　B. money　　 　　  　　C. face   　　  　　   D. respect.

13. A. cries    　　　　B. smiles  　　 　　　　C. supplies   　　　　　　     D. services

14. A. through      　　B. by　　 　　 　　　　C. because　　        D. with

15. A. when        　　B. where  　　 　　　　C. how　　  　　　　　　     D. who

16. A. keyboard    　　B. set    　　  　　　　C. screen 　　　　　　    D. advertisement

17. A. probable     　　B. possible     　　　　C. terrible　　　　　　     D. reasonable

18. A. think  　　　　B. imagine   　　　　C. suggest   　　   D. appear

19. A. bitterly      　　B. sweetly 　　 　　　　C. fortunately  　　    D. friendly

20. A. weak　　　　  B. tough　　　　　　 C. rough　　　　    D. poor

 

请你根据自己对课文Unit 3“A Master of Nonverbal Humor”的理解及感受，写一篇题为“Why We Need Humor in Our Life”的短文。

提示：1.幽默能使人欢笑愉悦， 人们乐于跟你在一起；

      2.幽默能使人精神高涨，有益于身心健康；

      3.幽默能使人忘却烦恼，减轻压力，使生活更美好；

      4. -(你的观点)-----

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Why We Need Humor in Our Life?