必修3 Units 3—4课文语法填空

王立新

根據课文内容，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Unit 3

Henry Adams， who was carried out to sea by a strong wind from his own boat， was a businessman. He spent a 1. ____ （help） night on the sea until the next morning. 2. ____ （luck）， he was spotted and saved by a ship. Then he earned his passage by 3. ____ （work） for free on the board. After he landed in Britain， he went to the embassy for help， 4. ____ without luck.

One day， he 5. ____ （wander） on the street when he was called into a large house owned by two old Englishmen， 6. ____ asked him a few questions. Henry answered that he was looking for a job in London and 7. ____ （ask） whether they could offer him any. They didn't answer 8. ____ （direct） but gave Henry a letter which they said contained 9. ____ sum of money. They also asked Henry to promise not 10. ____ （open） it until 2 o'clock. Henry thought it was silly but accepted it.

With the envelope in his hand， Henry decided to enter a 11. ____ for a meal. The waiter told him the meal would 12. ____ him a tiny bit. After 13. ____ （eat） his first order， Henry asked for 14. ____ of the same. When Henry opened the letter， he was surprised to find it was a 15. ____ pound bank note 16. ____ the owner and the waiter were shocked. They couldn't believe Henry who was 17. ____ rags could be 18. ____ rich. After knowing that the bill was genuine， the owner thanked Henry and asked him to 19. ____ the bill. The owner， hostess and waiter all 20. ____ together as Henry left.

Unit 4

A

The earth was just 1. ____ cloud of dust after the “Big Bang”. The earth exploded

2. ____ （loud） with fire and rock. They were in time to produce many things， which were

3. ____ （make） the earth's atmosphere. As the earth cooled down， water began to appear on its surface. It allowed the earth to dissolve 4. ____ （harm） gases. Then life began to develop.

Small plants multiplied and filled the oceans and seas with oxygen. This encouraged the

5. ____ （develop） of early shellfish and fish. Land animals such as insects， reptiles and dinosaurs 6. ____ （appear） after green plants came into being. Small clever animals spread all 7. ____ the earth. They are putting too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere， 8. ____ prevents heat from escaping from the earth into space. 9. ____ life will continue on the earth for millions of years to come will depend on whether this problem can 10. ____ （solve）.

B

Last month I paid a visit 11. ____ the moon with my friend. Before we left， I was told the force of gravity would change three times on our 12. ____. Then we took 13. ____. As we left the earth， I became very 14. ____ （heavily）. Gradually the weight 15. ____. When I was in 16. ____， it disappeared. We floated 17. ____ around in the cabin and I cheered up. When I was on the moon， I was surprised to find even 18. ____ （walk） needed a bit of practice as gravity changed. The returning to the earth was very 19. ____ （fright）. We were amazed to watch fire break out on the 20. ____ of the ship.