英語北師大版選修6習題Unit17Laughter17.1

Unit17LaughterWarmup&Lesson1What’sSoFunny?課時過關(guān)·即時鞏固一、單詞拼寫1Igotthejobthroughanemploymenta.

答案:agency2Mary’sexcuseforbeinglatewastotallyu.

答案:unbelievable3It’s(荒唐的)thatwehavetowaitforsixweeks.

答案:ridiculous4WhatamemostwasthethoughtofMartininadress.

答案:amused5Ilefturgentmessagestohim,butthere’sbeennor.

答案:response6Imagineasocietyinwhichalllivetogetherinh.

答案:harmony7Itiseasytooourownfaultssoweshouldbecareful.

答案:overlook8Theteacher’sexplanationcthepuzzlingproblem.

答案:clarified9It’sveryhottoday.Youshouldputonahatoryoumightgets.

答案:sunburnt10Atthesightofthecat,themousedidn’trunawaysasusual.

答案:swiftly二、單句改錯1Johnputonhisovercoatandleavetheroom.答案:leave→left2Thepeoplearewaitinginlineatthegatearefromasmalltown.答案:去掉第一個are3Shedidn’tknowhowtodowiththeseapples.答案:do→deal4Accidentshappenwhensafetychecksareoverlooking.答案:overlooking→overlooked5Shewasinjuredinthefirstroundandhadtodropin.答案:第二個in→out6Theboydidn’trealisewhatunhappyshewas.答案:what→how三、用所給單詞或短語的適當形式填空1Atlastwegotthereplywe(expect).

答案:hadbeenexpecting2Atlastshefoundthebookshe(lookfor).

答案:hadbeenlookingfor3Webothcouldn’tgotosleepbecausewe(talk)toolong.

答案:hadbeentalking4They(build)thefactorysince2007and(notplete)ityet.

答案:havebeenbuilding;haven’tpleted5He(stay)homebeforehisfriendcalledhimyesterdaymorning.

答案:hadbeenstaying6He(work)forawholedayandheneededtorestfromhiswork.

答案:hadbeenworking7BytheendoflastyearI(study)herefortwoyears.

答案:hadbeenstudying8Sorry,I(notlisten)whenyoutalkedaboutyoursuggestion.Wouldyoupleasesayitagain?

答案:wasn’tlistening9Hisbrotherisgoodatplayingtabletennis.He(play)itsincehewasten.

答案:hasbeenplaying四、完成句子1他說他一直在讀莫言的小說,還沒有讀完。HesaidthathethenovelbyMoYanandhadnotfinishedityet.

答案:hadbeenreading2當我到達機場時,飛機已經(jīng)起飛了。WhenIgottotheairport,theplane.

答案:hadtakenoff3在來中國之前她一直在幫助那位老人。ShethatoldmanbeforeshecametoChina.

答案:hadbeenhelping4在我開門前她一直在外面等著。SheoutsidebeforeIopenedthedoor.

答案:hadbeenwaiting5她說她在這兒整整站了兩個小時。Shesaidthatsheherefortwohours.

答案:hadbeenstanding6梅杰先生突然笑了起來,同意給瑪麗一個機會。MrMajorandagreedtogiveMaryachance.

答案:burstoutlaughing/burstintolaughter7這個男孩正在街上閑逛,一輛自行車撞了他。Theboyaroundthestreetabikehithim.

答案:waswandering;when8我認為我們應(yīng)該等到明年再決定這事。Ithinkweshouldaboutthisuntilnextyear.

答案:delaydeciding9邊開車邊聽廣播讓我很開心。ListeningtotheradiowhileI’mdriving.

答案:keeps/makesmeamused10他應(yīng)我的請求而捐了100美元。Hecontributedonehundreddollarsmyrequest.

答案:inresponseto五、閱讀理解Whatisitthatmakespeoplelaugh?MorethantwothousandyearsagotheancientGreekphilosopherAristotledefined(定義)jokesasthepleasurethatresultsfromafeelingoftriumphbyshowingwe’rebetterthansomeoneelseinacertainway.AccordingtoAristotleandmanyotherphilosophers,alljokesdependmainlyonshowinginferiorityinanotherpersonorgroupofpersons—thatis,puttingitclearly,onshowingthattheyareworseoffthanourselves.Jokesraiseourgoodopinionofourselvesatsomeoneelse’sexpense.Showinghowmuchbetterthanotherpeopleweareisonlyonereasonwelikejokes.Someonemayalsouseajoketoexpresstheirangerortheircrueltyoranyotherkindofactionthatisnotacceptabletous.Wefeelfreetolaughwhenwehearaboutsomeoneslidingonabananaskin.Thejokeletsusexpressthoseattitudeswhichareusuallyunacceptabletosociety.Thisisprobablythereasonwhysomeofthejokes,especiallythoseinvolvingcruelty,aresopopularwithcertainpeople.Besides,alljokesdependonourenjoymentoflaughingatsomethingthatisstrangeandoutofplacebecauseit’sdifferentfromthingswhichhappenaroundit.Thesamesituationcanbeeithersadorpleasant,dependingentirelyonhowstrangeandoutofplaceitis.Ifagirlwearingabathingsuitfallsintoaswimmingpool,wedon’tlaughbecausenothingunusualhashappened.Butifamanwearingasmartsuitfallsin,thesituationisatonceunusualinapleasantwayandwelaugh.Agoodjoketellerwillalwaystrytobuildupasituationinwhichonethingisexpecteduntilsomethingunexpectedsuddenlyhappens,andsowelaugh.1Theunderlinedword“inferiority”(inParagraph1)means.

A.somethingthatisnotasgoodasanythingelseB.somethingthatisbetterthansomethingelseC.someonethatisnotasgoodasanyoneelseD.someonethatisbetterthansomeoneelse解析:從第一段中的“...thatis,puttingitclearly,onshowingthattheyareworseoffthanourselves.”可知A項正確。答案:A2AccordingtoAristotle,alljokesdependmainlyon.

A.showinginferiorityinanotherpersonorgroupB.resultinginasenseofsuccessC.havingagoodopinionofotherpeopleD.makingpeoplelaughunexpectedly解析:從第一段的第三句話可知A項正確。答案:A3What’sthemainideaofParagraph2?A.Showingwearebetterthanotherpeopleistheonlyonereasonwhywelikejokes.B.Whenpeopleareangry,theywouldliketohearjokes.C.Peoplewholikejokesareusuallycruel.D.Toexpressthoseattitudesusuallyunacceptabletosocietyisoneofthereasonswhywelikejokes.解析:從第二段中的“Thejokeletsusexpressthoseattitudeswhichareusuallyunacceptabletosociety.”可知D項正確。答案:D4Whatwillagoodjoketelleralwaystrytodo?A.Makeasadsituationintoapleasantone.B.Makedifferentthingshappenatthesametime.C.Makeanunexpectedthinghappeninanexpectedsituation.D.Makepeoplelaughatsomethingunusualandoutofplace.解析:從最后一段的最后一句話可知C項正確。答案:C六、完形填空Manyyearsago,IworkedinanofficeinHalifax.Wehadlarge1overlookingabusystreet.Istoodbyoneofthemoneday,whenawomaninapassingcar2andmadeeyecontactwithme—naturally,I3.

Itwasthebeginningofmakingothershappy.Whenthingswere4,Istoodbythewindowandwavedatthepassengerswholookedupandthismademesmile—work5waswashedaway.

Lateafternoonwasthe6time.Thestreetwasfilledwithcarsandbusesatrushhour.Afterwavingbecame7,Itriedtoimprovemyact.Imadesigns:“Hi!”,“Hello!”,and“BeHappy!”I8themonthewindowandwaved.

9Dayapproached.Jobcutswereannounced.Severalcoworkerswould10theirjobs.Stressreachedahighpoint.Everyonewas11.Weneededtodosomethingtobreakthetension(緊張狀態(tài)).

Whileworkingonenight,aredjacket12myattention.Iusedmy13andturneditintoaSanta’scostume.Thenextdaymycoworkersgatheredaroundmeand14forthefirsttimeinweeks.Justthenmybosspassedby.Helookedup,sawme,shookhisheadandleft.

IthoughtI15trouble.Soonmybossphonedme,“Mike,etomyoffice!”Wheninhisoffice,Ifeltverynervous.“Mike...”Tears16inhiseyes,asIsatsilentandconfused.Whenheregained17,hesaid,“Thanks,Mike!Withthejobcuts,it’sbeenhardtoenjoytheChristmas.Thanksforthelaugh;I18it.”

Thatevening,andeveryeveningoftheChristmasseason,Istood19bythewindow.PeoplesmiledatthestrangeSanta.Myheartwasfilledwithjoy,20Imadethosepeoplesmileafteralongdayatwork.

1A.doorsB.windowsC.rooms D.restaurants解析:從下文提到的window可知是大窗戶。答案:B2A.speededup B.brokedownC.lookedup D.pulledthrough解析:根據(jù)上文中的overlooking及下一段中的wholookedup可知是抬頭看。答案:C3A.shouted B.hidC.left D.waved解析:根據(jù)下一段中的wavedatthepassengers可知,作者會向看過來的人揮手。答案:D4A.important B.badC.right D.slow解析:作者能夠有機會向外看,說明此時辦公室不是太忙,故選D項。答案:D5A.stress B.pleasureC.experience D.challenge解析:開心一笑,便會消除工作的“壓力(stress)”。答案:A6A.best B.hardestC.longest D.quickest解析:交通高峰期是跟路人打招呼的“最佳(best)”時間。答案:A7A.encouraging B.embarrassingC.moving D.boring解析:從下文的“想改進我的行為”可知,老是揮手變得有些“讓人厭煩(boring)”。答案:D8A.saw B.readC.posted D.painted解析:做好那些符號后,作者把它們“貼(posted)”在窗戶上。答案:C9A.Labor B.ChristmasC.Thanksgiving D.National解析:從下文的enjoytheChristmas可以推知是圣誕節(jié)到來了,故選B項。答案:B10A.lose B.seekC.finish D.take解析:解析:參照下一題。答案:A11A.terrified B.satisfiedC.depressed D.exhausted解析:根據(jù)裁員的語境可知要有人“失去(lose)”工作,因此大家感到“沮喪(depressed)”。答案:C12A.relaxed B.drewC.deserved D.escaped解析:由下文的turneditintoaSanta’scostume可知,一件紅夾克“吸引了(drew)”作者的注意力。答案:B13A.imagination B.relationC.trick D.strategy解析:要把一件紅夾克做成圣誕老人的服裝需要利用“想象力(imagination)”。答案:A14A.spoke B.laughedC.acted D.returned解析:因為裁員,辦公室的氣氛很壓抑,作者裝扮成圣誕老人后同事們才第一次“笑了(laughed)”。下一段中的Thanksforthelaugh也是提示。答案:B15A.took B.forgotC.caused D.avoided解析:作者裝扮圣誕老人的事情被老板看到了,他認為自己“制造了(caused)”麻煩。答案:C16A.fell B.formedC.dried D.disappeared解析:根據(jù)下文老板說的話可知,他很感動,因而眼睛中出現(xiàn)了眼淚,故選formed。答案:B17A.confidence B.balanceC.control D.strength解析:老板又開始說話,說明他“控制(control)”住了自己的情緒。答案:C18A.needed B.knewC.accepted D.chose解析:老板感謝作者的行為,說明他“需要(needed)”這笑聲。答案:A19A.luckily B.eagerlyC.proudly D.naturally解析:作者的行為得到了老板的認可,他感覺到了自己的價值,所以他“驕傲地(proudly)”站在窗前。答案:C20A.but B.becauseC.although D.if解析:后面的內(nèi)容是作者高興的原因,故選because。答案:B七、語篇填空ThewhiteenvelopehasbeenonourChristmastreefortenyears.MyhusbandMikedidn’tliketheoverspendingonChristmasgiftsforfriendsandfamilies,soIdecidedoneyeartofindhimsomethingspecial.Theideacamein1.unusualway