Unit 3 Section Ⅱ Warming Up & Reading—
Language Points
课时作业
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1．Lady Catherine was astonished by the astonishing news that her nephew would marry Elizabeth.(astonish)
2．I'm convinced (convince) that we can overcome any difficulty. 3．With all the tasks finished (finish), they went to the cinema happily.
4．The water supply has been cut off temporarily because the workers are repairing one of the main pipes.
5．If we are not content with the progress we have made, we will have greater success.
6．The girl listened as if she had been (be) turned to stone. 7．She can count up to one hundred and backward. 8．Young people like to watch all kinds of TV programs for entertainment (entertain)．
9．Even now some universities are badly (bad) off for English teachers. 10．He is a failure as an actor, but a success as a director (direct)． Ⅱ.单句改错
1．With everyone noticed, I slipped into the room.
noticed→noticing
2．The children enjoyed themselves with their heart's content.
with→to
3．To her astonishing, her son has passed all the exams.
astonishing→astonishment
4．In fact most people are well off than they were five years ago.
well→better
5．He remembered everything exactly as if it has happened yesterday.
has→had
6．I found his speech convinced and admired him for his eloquence.
convinced→convincing
Ⅲ.阅读理解
Bill Gates and the president of General Motors have met for lunch, and Bill is going on and on about computer technology.“If automotive technology had kept pace with computer technology over the past few decades, you would now be driving a V-32 instead of a V-8, and it would have a top speed of 10,000 miles per hour，” says Gates.“Or, you could have an economy car that weighs 30 pounds and gets a thousand miles to a gallon of gas. In either case, the sticker price of a new car would be less than $50. Why haven't you guys kept up？”
The president of GM smiles and says，“Because the federal government won't let us build cars that crash four times a day.”
Why is that funny (or not funny, as the case may be)? Human beings love to laugh, and the average adult laughs 17 times a day. Humans love to laugh so much that there are actually industries built around laughter. Jokes, sitcoms and comedies are all designed to get us laughing, because laughing feels good. For us it seems so natural, but the funny thing is that humans are one of the only species that laughs. Laughter is actually a complex response that involves many of the same skills used in solving problems.
Laughter is a great thing—that's why we've all heard the saying，“Laughter is the best medicine.” There is strong evidence that laughter can actually improve health and help fight disease. In this article, we'll look at laughter—what it is, what happens in our brains when we laugh, what makes us laugh and how it can make us healthier and happier. You'll also learn that there's a tremendous amount that no one understands yet.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇文章的引言。作者通过比尔·盖茨和通用汽车公司总裁的幽默谈话向我们讲述了“笑”的作用：可以促进我们的身体健康，增强抵抗疾病的能力。
1．What's the best title of the passage? A．Laughter
B．The Joke Between Gates and the President of General Motors
C．Why do We Laugh? D．Laughter and Health
解析：选D 标题归纳题。综观全文可以看出，文章通过一个幽默引出了笑的作用：可以增进我们的身体健康，增强抵抗疾病的能力。
2．Which one is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Computer technology has developed quickly during the past few decades. B．Automotive technology has developed as fast as computer technology according to Bill Gates.
C．The president of GM thinks it is impossible to build cars worth less than 50 dollars.
D．If cars were less than 50 dollars, a large number of accidents would happen per day.
解析：选B 细节理解题。文章第一段的“If automotive technology had ... instead of a V-8”用的是虚拟语气，故该句中的描述与事实不符。
3．The underlined word“sitcoms” in Paragraph 3 means “ ”． A．situation comedies C．body language
B．tragedies D．fictions
解析：选A 词义猜测题。该词的意思应和此句前面的“Jokes(笑话)”以及后面的“comedies(喜剧)”接近，故选A。而“tragedies(悲剧)”， “body language(身势语)”，“fictions(小说)”均不在此列。
4．This passage is most probably an . A．introduction of an article about Microsoft B．introduction of an article about laughter C．article about laughter
D．introduction of an article about General Motors
解析：选B 推理判断题。由最后一段的后半部分尤其是“In this article, we'll ...”可以看出，该文是一篇文章的引言，用来吸引读者，介绍文章的内容。
人教高中英语必修四课时作业：nit A tate of Englih hmor ection Ⅱ 含答案
