Unit 3 A taste of English humour using language课时作业

Ⅰ.完形填空

　　(2017·全国卷Ⅲ)A Toronto man is offering a free round­the­world air ticket to the right woman. But __1__ apply. You must be named Elizabeth Gallagher and have a Canadian __2__.

　　Jordan Axani, 28, said he and his then girlfriend, Elizabeth Gallagher, booked heavily discounted round­the­world air tickets in May, but their __3__ ended and he did not want her ticket to __4__. The ticket had a strict no­transfer (不可转让) __5__， but since passport information was not required when __6__， any Canadian Elizabeth Gallagher can __7__ it.

　　"I just want to see the ticket go to good use and for someone to __8__ a lot of joy，" said Axani. He posted his __9__ on a social networking website, and received thousands of e­mails, including thirty from actual Elizabeth Gallaghers with the __10__ passports, "More __11__， there are hundreds of Canadians who are interested in __12__ their name to Elizabeth Gallagher，" Axani said. "It was absolutely out of __13__， thousands of e­mails, people around the world __14__ their stories of travel."

　　Axani wrote in his post that he is not __15__ anything in return and that the woman who uses the __16__ ticket can choose to either travel with him or __17__ the ticket and travel on her own.

　　The __18__ is scheduled to start on December 21 in New York City and continue on to Milan, Prague, Paris, Bangkok and New Delhi before __19__ in Toronto on January 8.He said the __20__ woman will be announced on the website and the trip will be shared online.

　　篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。Jordan Axani和他的女朋友分手了，为了不浪费他们之前预订的环球旅行机票，Jordan Axani在网上发布信息，决定将原属他前女友的那张机票送给一位与她同名的加拿大女性。人们对此反应热烈。

　　1．A.benefits B．deposits

　　C．restrictions D．examinations

　　答案：C　根据下一句所描述的条件可知，机票虽然是免费的，但是申请者必须符合限制条件(restrictions)。

　　2．A.origin B．passport

　　C．accent D.friend

　　答案：B　由第三段中的"including thirty from actual Elizabeth Gallaghers with the __10__ passports"可知，此空应选passport (护照)。申请者除了名字应是Elizabeth Gallagher外，还得有个加拿大的护照。

　　3．A.holiday B．marriage

　　C．dream D.relationship

　　答案：D　由前面的"his then girlfriend"可知，现在他们的关系(relationship)结束了。

　　4．A.go to waste B．come to mind

　　C．go on sale D．come into effect

　　答案：A　由第三段首句中的"I just want to see the ticket go to good use"可知，他不想让机票浪费掉(go to waste)。

　　5．A.policy B．order

C．payment D．schedule