Unit 3 A taste of English humour Section Ⅱ Warming Up and Reading
——Language Points
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Ⅰ.单词拼写 1
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Yesterday
evening
we
saw
an
American
film________________________________________________
(由……主演) Tom Hanks.
2．She________(战胜)injury to win the Olympic gold medal. 3
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The
differences
between
the
two
traditions_________________________________________
(使惊讶) everyone present.
4．In my opinion，much of the research is___________________________________(令人信服的)．
5．As is known to us all，Dr.Yuan Longping is an__________(突出的)Chinese scientist in agriculture.
6．Though she was a________(失败者) in life，she gained great success in her career. 7．Some people are never________(满意的) with their life and always thinking of gaining wealth.
8．You should learn how to________(使娱乐) yourself and enjoy your life.
9．He became inspired when he thought about helping____________(普通的) people.
10．Our incomes________(不幸地) have not kept up with the rising prices.
答案 1.starring 2.overcame 3.astonished 4．convincing 5.outstanding 6.failure 7.content
8．entertain 9.ordinary 10.unfortunately Ⅱ.短语选填
badly off，be content with，up to now，pick out，cut off 1．We should never________________a little book knowledge only. 2．How could you________your own motorbike in so many motorbikes?
3．Last month，I went to visit my old friend and found his living conditions were________________than mine.
4．Because of the earthquake，all the supplies of electricity and water have been________________.
5．________________，the rescue work hasn’t been advanced at all. 答案 1.be content with 2.pick out 3.worse off 4．cut off 5.Up to now Ⅲ.完成句子
1．With________________，he was not allowed to go out. 有很多工作要做，他不被允许出去。 2．________________，she passed the exam. 正如所预料的那样，她通过了考试。
3．I have________________________I can’t lend you any. 我有很少的钱，因此我不能借给你。 4．________________________than time. 没有比时间更宝贵的东西了。
5．Now he is standing on the stage as if he________________________. 此刻他站在舞台上，好像自己正被人关注着似的。
答案 1.a lot of work to do 2.As was expected 3.so little money that 4.Nothing is more available 5.were being watched
Ⅳ.课文语法填空
Charlie Chaplin came from a poor family.Both his parents were music hall __1__.He started appearing on the stage while he was still a child.After his father died，the family became even __2__.By his teens，Chaplin had become a popular actor in England.No one got __3__watching him.
Later，he began making films.His charming character，the little tramp，made him known
__4__the world.This character was a social __5__but was loved for his optimism and determination to __6__all difficulties. In The Gold Rush，the little tramp and his friend try boiling a pair of leather shoes for their dinner.Chaplin first __7__the laces and eats them.Then he __8__the leather top of the shoe.Finally he tries cutting and __9__the bottom of the shoe.He eats each mouthful with great enjoyment. Chaplin wrote，__10__and produced the films that he starred in.He is still loved and remembered as a great actor even today.
1．______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______ 6．______ 7.______ 8.______ 9.______ 10.______
答案 1.performers 2.worse off 3.bored 4.throughout 5.failure 6.overcome 7.picks out 8.cuts off 9．chewing 10.directed
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Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Humor is a most effective，yet frequently neglected，means of handling the difficult situations in our lives.It can be used for patching up differences，apologizing，saying “no”，criticizing，and getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face.For some jobs，it is the only tool that can succeed.It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that a serious dialogue may start a riot.For example，many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance that people in any other forum.
Humor is often the best way to keep a small misunderstanding from escalating (升级) into a big deal.Recently a neighbor of mine had a quarrel with his wife as she drove him to the airport.Airborne，he felt miserable，and he knew she did，too.Two hours after she returned home，she received a long-distance phone call.“Person-to-person for Mrs.I.A.Pologize.” intoned the operator.“That’s spelled ‘P’ as in...” In a twinkling (眨眼间)，the whole day changed from bad to lovely at both ends of the wire.
An English hostess with a quick wit was giving a formal dinner for eight distinguished guests whom she hoped to enlist (赞助) in a major charity drive.Austerity was a fashion in England at the time，and she had asked her children to serve the meal.She knew that anything could happen...and it did，just as her son，with the studied concentration of a tight rope walker，brought in a large roast turkey；he successfully elbowed the swinging dining-room door，but the backswing threw the bird onto the dining-room floor.
The boy stood rooted，the guests staring at their plates.Moving only her head the hostess looked at her son，“No harm，Daniel”，she said，“just pick him up and take him back to the
kitchen”．..she enunciated(发音) clearly so he would think about what she was saying...“and bring in the other one.”
A wink and a one-liner instantly changed the dinner from a red-faced embarrassment to a laughter.
[语篇解读] 幽默能使我们有效地应对尴尬的局面。 1．What is the main idea of the passage?
A．Humor is the key to success in our work and lives.
B．Humor enables us to deal with difficult situations effectively. C．Humor is the best way to criticize someone without losing his face. D．Humor makes fun of any difficult situation.
解析 主旨大意题。从文章结构上分析，作者在首段中就提出了本文的中心论点，而且其后的三段都对中心论点加以说明。首段的第一句又是本段的中心，下面所列出的一些幽默的作用都是具体的方面。故应选B项。
答案 B
2．Which of the following is NOT stated in the passage?
A．Comedians on TV are believed to have done a lot in making people more tolerant(容忍) of racial and religious differences.
B．To make up differences，humor is a most acceptable and effective means.
C．People often turn to humorous ways when meeting with difficult situations because of its effectiveness.
D．Only by adopting the means of humor can one succeed in some jobs.
解析 细节理解题。选择A、D内容分别位于第一段的末句和第三句中，选项B的内容虽然在原文中没有直接出现，但与第一段中所含意思相同。
答案 C
3．What caused the roast turkey to drop onto the floor? A．The backward movement of the door. B．The son’s rude behavior.
C．Someone happened to be at the door. D．The bird raised by the family.
解析 细节理解题。根据第三段的最后一句可知他成功地用肘部推开了门，但是复位的门却将火鸡打到了地上。故应选A项。
答案 A
4．What do you think would probably be the result if the hostess got angry and scolded the son?
A．It would make the embarrassing situation worse. B．The son would refuse to serve the guests any more.
C．The son would talk back and make the mother all the more angry. D．The guests would leave before the dinner was over. 解析 推理判断题。由最后一段可推知答案。 答案 A
B
I don’t think I can recall a time when I wasn’t aware of the beauty of the ocean.Growing up in Australia，I had the good fortune of having the sea at my side.The first time I went to Halfmoon
Bay
，
I_suddenly_had_the_feeling_of_not_being_able_to_feel_the_ground_with_my_feet_anymore. For my 10th birthday，my sister and I were taken out to the Great Barrier Reef.There were fish in different colors，caves and layers of coral.They made such an impression on me.When I learned that only 1 percent of Australia’s Coral Sea was protected，I was shocked.Australian marine life is particularly important because the reefs have more marine species than any other country on earth.But sadly，only 45% of the world’s reefs are considered healthy.
This statistic is depressing，so it’s important for us to do everything to protect them.The hope that the Coral Sea remains a complete eco-system has led me to take action.I’ve become involved with the Protect Our Coral Sea activity，which aims to create the largest marine park in the world.It would serve as a place where the ocean’s species will all have a safe place forever.
Together，Angus and I created a little video and we hope it will inspire people to be a part of the movement.Angus also shares many beautiful childhood memories of the ocean as a young boy，who grew up sailing，admiring the beauty of the ocean，and trying to find the secrets of ocean species.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述澳大利亚的海洋生物处于危险中，作者和朋友呼吁更多的人参与到“保护珊瑚海洋活动”中，保护更多的海洋生物，以免出现其濒临灭绝的状况。
5．From the underlined sentence in Para.1，we can learn the author________. A．seldom went surfing at the sea B．forgot his experiences about the ocean C．never went back to his hometown
人教英语必修四抢分教程能力提升：nit 3 A tate of Englih hmorection 2 含答案
