Unit 3 A taste of English humour grammar课时作业

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　　One day I was walking home.Suddenly, a man came up to me, __1__， shouting, "Gil! Gil Gadson！" I said "__2__"， to which he grabbed me in a bear hug.He stepped back and saw the look of __3__ on my face.He went on to explain how he __4__ me.

　　You see, I work in the field of mental health and __5__ speak at different places.He said that at one such place, I'd given a(n) __6__ about the power of gratitude (感激)．He said we'd even talked for a while after it and that my __7__ had made him re­evaluate everything in his life.He __8__ by sharing that he started __9__ the things he had, stopped feeling __10__ for himself and had become active in his life and for others.

　　He expressed that he'd made amends (补偿) to those he had __11__ and opened his eyes to all who had always showed him __12__ and love.He then __13__ me again very tightly and with tears in his eyes said that I'd changed his life and he would be forever __14__.We exchanged numbers and then he was gone, __15__ to stay in touch with me.I didn't remember this man but I'll definitely __16__ him.

　　I tell this __17__ because when it comes to kindness, it often happens from complete __18__ who kindly confirm our very existence with just a few words when they're only saying thank you.It's my __19__ that we as human beings should help and encourage each other and by __20__ it, we'll create more new threads in life that bind (绑) us all.

　　语篇解读：本文为夹叙夹议文，回家途中一个曾经听过作者演讲的人激动地走上来打招呼，热情地向作者表示感谢。

　　1．A.surprised　　　　　　　 B．annoyed

　　C．excited D．embarrassed

　　解析：选C　由本空后shouting及"he grabbed me in a bear hug"可知，此人很激动。

　　2．A.no B．yes

　　C．sorry D．OK

　　解析：选B　由"to which he grabbed me in a bear hug"可知，此人并没有认错作者，即作者名字就叫Gil Gadson，故他回答yes。

　　3．A.pleasure B．worry

　　C．disappointment D．confusion

　　解析：选D　由下文"I didn't remember this man"可知，作者记不起这位此时大声叫自己的人，所以脸上带着困惑的表情。

　　4．A.knew B．noticed

　　C．trusted D．wanted

解析：选A　由下文语境可判断此处意为他如何认识作者。