2019学年度人教版必修四 Unit 3 A Taste of English Humour period 4 课时测试

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第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A，B，C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

I was in a rush as always, but this time it was for an important date I just couldn't be late for! I found myself at a checkout counter behind an elderly woman seemingly in no hurry as she paid for her groceries. A Ph D student with not a lot of money, I had hurried into the store to pick up some flowers. I was in a huge rush, thinking of my upcoming evening. I did not want to be late for this date.

We were in Boston, a place not always known for small conversation between strangers. The woman stopped unloading her basket and looked up at me. She smiled. It was a nice smile - warm and reassuring - and I returned her gift by smiling back.

"Must be a special lady, whoever it is that will be getting those beautiful flowers," she said.

"Yes, she's special," I said, and then to my embarrassment, the words kept coming out. "It's only our second date, but somehow I am just having the feeling she's 'the one'," Jokingly, I added, "The only problem is that I can't figure out why she'd want to date a guy like me."

"Well, I think she's very lucky to have a boyfriend who brings her such lovely flowers and who is obviously in love with her," the woman said. "My husband used to bring me flowers every week - even when times were tough and we didn't have much money. Those were incredible days;