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

Ⅰ.完形填空

　　 "God, give us thankful hearts for these and for all our many blessings." That was the __1__my father, an East Texas farmer, said over every meal.

　　Pa passed away long ago, but I try to __2__his example every day. The year we spent Thanksgiving at our home on Lake Tawakoni was such a __3__ . I was preparing a dinner party for the day. I opened the oven, put in our huge __4__and tried to turn on the old oven. It took just a few minutes for me to __5__that the heating had failed. I only had a few hours __6__family members and special friends were going to arrive with side dishes, so I called my neighbor Lois and explained my problem.

　　Lois just __7__and said, "Honey, you bring that turkey to my house. We'll have it cooked in no time."

　　With a sigh of __8__ , I put the roasting pan into the car and __9__ across the road. Lois babysat the big bird while I returned to the lake house and __10__a festive table. While the turkey was cooked in her oven, I gave special __11__to kind neighbors. Our family arrived. We __12__ before our meal, stood in a __13__and prayed. Some people mentioned things for which they were __14__thankful and others stood in __15__ silence. The tissue box made its way around the circle as some of us began to __16__ -a sign of joy rather than sorrow.

　　When the last of the food was __17__off the table, I took a deep breath. A Thanksgiving prayer is easy for me when things are going well, but sometimes it __18__ extra courage to give thanks when I am sad or when something unforeseen __19__my plans-even a broken oven.

　　Then I stopped to __20__Pa and the many times I heard him say, "God, give us thankful hearts for these and for all our many blessings." I want that to be my prayer, too.

　　篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过讲述自己在准备感恩节大餐时发生的一件事，告诉读者对身边的人或事物心存感激，应付诸额外的勇气，要用心表达感恩之情。

　　C．prayer D．dream

　　答案：C　根据最后一段中的"I want that to be my prayer, too."可知，此处指那是"我"父亲的祷告词。故选C。

　　2．A.follow B．copy

　　C．set D．contain

　　答案：A　句意：父亲去世多年，可我每天都努力以他为榜样。follow one's example为固定短语，意为"仿效某人，以某人为榜样"，符合语境。故选A。

　　3．A.dinner B．party

　　C．process D．time

　　答案：D　句意：我们在Lake Tawakoni的家中欢度感恩节的那年就是这样的时刻。time意为"(以某种方式经历的)时刻"，符合语境。故选D。

　　4．A.meal B．turkey

　　C．roast D．beef

答案：B　由第三段中的"you bring that turkey to my house"可知，此处应填turkey。故选B。