高中英语 Unit 3《A taste of English humour》-词汇同步练习2 新人教版必修4

Unit 3 A taste of English humour培优练习Ⅰ.阅读理解AA nation's humor is linked to the historical development of the country. How funny somebody finds a certain thing depends on many things including ages，personal experiences，levels of education and locations. Therefore，humor is something that is not always transferable (可转移的) in another country.What about when both countries speak the same mother tongue？Does that mean they will then share the same sense of humor，or can differences still take place？Let's take the example of Britain and America. Time and time again，people say that Brits and Americans don't “get” each other's sense of humor. It is often argued that one of the most common differences between the British and American sense of humor is that Americans don't understand irony (反话)．Simon Pegg explores this topic in depth in his article What Are You Laughing At？He concludes that this statement isn't true and I agree with him.In fact，Brits use irony on a daily basis while Americans don't. I think Americans understand British irony (most of the time anyway)；what they don't understand is the need to use it so frequently. When Americans use irony，they tend to say that they are “only kidding”．They feel the need to make a joke more obvious than Brits do. Maybe this comes from a fear of offending (冒犯) people.The American sense of humor is generally more slapstick (闹剧的) than that in Britain. I think this arises from a cultural difference between the two. Their jokes are more obvious and forward，a bit like Americans themselves. British jokes，on the other hand，tend to be more subtle．This may stem from the fact that British culture is more reserved (矜持的) than American culture.1．What does Paragraph 1 mainly show?A．Humor is difficult to get.B．Humor is influenced by culture.C．Not all people have a sense of humor.D．It is important to have a sense of humor.2．What is the author's point of view in Paragraph 2?A．Americans don't get Brits' humor.B．Americans know how to use irony.C．Simon Pegg is professional in using irony.D．Britain and America share the same sense of humor.3．What can we learn about Brits and Americans from Paragraph 3?A．Americans' jokes often offend people.B．Brits' irony is not easy to understand.C．They are different in how often to use irony.D．They are not sure about the need to use irony.4．What does the underlined word “subtle” mean?A．Hidden. B．Funny.C．Obvious.D．Special.BHobbies in general are becoming something of the past. Our lives are already filled with classes，homework，working，relationships and sleeping. When we do have a spare moment，it is all too easy to spend it on the endless entertainment and media that are right at our fingertips.I do not doubt that there are some people who could become a great writer or musician. I only fear that so many people are busy pursuing their education and their careers，but they never even see the potential (潜能) they have. The next great photographer or singer could be going to college right now. But they might not even know they have a gift for photographing or singing if they've never picked up a camera or a guitar.Of course，the final goal of pursuing a new hobby shouldn't be to become rich and famous. For most people，a hobby is just something they enjoy doing for the purpose of the thing itself. Such hobbies are still very useful. Studies have shown that people who have a hobby are less likely to have stress and more likely to have more meaningful lives.Most importantly，a hobby is just something you do to make you happy. I hate to break it to you，but we all have a long lifetime of work and stress ahead of us. It will make things much easier if we can practice the piano or make some collections after work.Sure，it's not easy to start a new hobby while going to school，but it will likely never get easier than it is right now. So think about the thing that youhave always wanted to try but were too embarrassed or busy or whatever. You never know，you might become the world's next great people. If not，you'll at least be a little more well-rounded，more interesting and less stressed.5．What does Paragraph 1 mainly show?A．All people should learn to relax.B．Today's people have little time for hobbies.C．People in the past took their hobbies seriously.D．People's lives have been negatively affected by media.6．What does the author think of hobbies?A．They may take up too much time.B．They can help us enjoy a better life.C．They sometimes can bring us stress.D．They should make us famous one day.7．What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?A．We should start a hobby now.B．Starting a new hobby isn't easy.C．We'd better develop a hobby at school.D．Developing a hobby will get easier as time goes by.8．What's the author's purpose in writing the text?A．To introduce some helpful hobbies.B．To encourage us to have a hobby.C．To tell us how to create a happy life.D．To tell us how to find our potential.Ⅱ.阅读七选五Having good study habits is key to success in college. 1 To begin making the change，you need to get organized to study.Create a fixed study space. Find a quiet space in your room or somewhere on campus where you can focus. Studying in the same place every day makes your brain combine a certain environment with work. 2Find a regular time for studying. If you study at the same time each day，your brain will be prepared for learning when you sit down. Review your schedule and see when you have free time. 3 You can study during gaps between classes or in the evening after your classes are done for the day.4 Make sure you have everything you need to study at your study space.If you're studying in a place in your home，keep things like your books，pencils，pens，and paper in that area. If you go out to study，you can take a book bag and keep all your studying materials stored there.Avoid distractions (干扰)．When you prepare your study space，it's important to keep it away from distractions. Remove any technologies that will take your mind off your work，like your iPad. 5 Besides，keep other distracting materials such as outside reading，away from your study area.A．Organize your materials.B．Start with difficult material first.C．Your room may be an ideal place for studying.D．This will help you quickly get into the state of study.E．Schedule an hour or two for studying during those times each day.F．However，many students find their former study habits are not suitable for college.G．You can also use apps to stop distracting websites like Facebook while you're studying.Ⅲ.语法填空I was only in China for about 4 months last year. I stayed in Shanghai and visited some other cities 1.(include) Beijing. While the price feels a bit too much for a high speed train，the Chinese infrastructure (基础建设) is 2. (true) far ahead of any other developing country and even some developed ones in Europe. The train stations are as big 3. airports：almost everything in 4. (they) is like airports. They have all the high standards of airports but without the waiting time. The trains are just like those from Germany or France，5. are clean，modern and highly developed and run at very high speeds. It is about 1，200 kms from Shanghai to Beijing，and each high speed train 6. (take) around 4 and a half hours to reach its destination and 7. are more than 2 trains every hour，each day.I also had the experience of 8.(sit) in Maglev (磁力悬浮列车) in Shanghai. There is a public maglev train that runs from Shanghai city to its international airport. The 9.(distant) from the city to the airport is 40 kms and the speed of the train is 430 kms/hr. It took us just around 6 mins 10. (cover)40 kms and it felt rather smooth.答案及解析Ⅰ.阅读理解A【语篇解读】　本文为说明文，话题是社会文化类。

Unit 3 A taste of English humour I. 单元教学目标II. 目标语言Ⅲ. 教材分析与教材重组1．教材分析本单元的中心话题是“感受英语幽默”，其中涉及到了幽默的种类及其代表人物，并就中外幽默进行了粗略的比较，以此让学生感受英语幽默的内涵。

1.1 WARMING UP中提出了三个问题：How many kinds of humour do you know？Do you know these kinds of humour？ Do you have other kinds of humour in China？这三个问题直指本单元中心话题，为下一步的阅读理解作了准备。

1.2 PRE-READING在WARMING UP 的基础上提出了另外三个问题：What do you like to laugh at？ What does humour mean？ Is humour always kind？这三个问题进一步让学生了解幽默的含义，即把缺陷与完美、荒唐与合理、愚笨与机敏等两极对立的属性不动声色地结合起来，在对立统一中见其深刻的意义。

1.3 READING以美国著名喜剧大师Charlie Chaplin的表演为例，为学生展示了幽默的内涵。

第一段以常见的踩香蕉皮滑倒为例，指出了幽默的内涵之一：“Perhaps it makes us fe el more content with our life because we feel there is someone else worse off than ourselves”.从第二段开始介绍卓别林以其独特的表现方式成为著名的幽默大师，文中列举了两部他的喜剧片，一部是The Little Trump，另一部是The Gold Rush。

前者以其穿着及行为而受到了人们的喜爱；后者通过吃皮鞋这一片段，让人领略了他的无与伦比的想象力与幽默感。

Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour李仕才一、阅读理解。

Two of the saddest words in the English language are “if only”. I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words , because they convey regret, lost opportunities, mistakes, an d disappointment.My father is famous in our family for saying, “Take the extra m inute to do it right.” I always try to live by the “extra minute” rul e. When my children were young and likely to cause accident s, I always thought about what I could do to avoid an “if only ”moment, whether it was something minor like moving a cup fu ll of hot coffee away from the edge of a computer, or somethin g that required a little more work such as taping padding (衬垫) onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee table.I don’t only avoid those “if only” moments when it comes to sa fety. It’s equally important to avoid “if only” in our personal rel ationships. We all know people who lost a loved one and regr etted that they had foregone an opportunity to say “I love you” or “I forgive you”. When my father announced he was going t o the eye doctor across from my office on Good Friday, I toldhim that it was a holiday for my company and I wouldn’t be th ere. But then I thought about the fact that he’s 84 years old an d I realized that I shouldn’t give up an opportunity to see him.I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my da y off after all.I know there will still be occasions when I have to say “if only”about something, but my life is definitely better because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that eventuality(可能发生的事). And even though it takes an extra minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy sche dule to make a personal connection, I know that I’m doing the right thing. I’m buying myself peace of mind and that’s the bes t kind of insurance for my emotional well-being.1.Which of the following is an example of the “extra minute” ru le ?A. Start the car the moment everyone is seated.B. Leave the room for a minute with the iron working.C. Wait for an extra minute so that the steak tastes better.D. Move an object out of the way before it trips someone.2.The author decided to go to her office on Good Friday to __ ________.A. keep her appointment with the eye doctorB. meet her father who was already an old manC. join in the holiday celebration of the companyD. finish her work before the deadline approaching3.The underlined word “foregone” in Paragraph 3 is closed in meaning to “_________”.A. abandonedB. lackedC. avoidedD. wasted4.What is the best title for the passage ?A. The Emotional Well-beingB. The Two Saddest WordsC. The Most Useful RuleD. The Peace of Mind【文章大意】这篇文章主要讲解的是作者对于最悲哀的两个单词if only 的理解及看法。

A taste of English humour课文原文及翻译A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOURAs Victor Hugo once said, "Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face", and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin. He brightened the lives of Americans and British through two world wars and the hard years in between. He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives.Not that Charlies own life was easy! He was born in a poor family in 1889. His parents were both poor music hall performers. You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk. Such training was common in acting families at this time, especially when the family income was often uncertain. Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off, so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother. By his teens, Charlie had, through his humour, become one of the most popular child actors in England. He could mime and act the fool doing ordinary everyday tasks. No one was ever bored watching him -his subtle acting made everything entertaining.As time went by, he began making films. He grew more and more popular as his charming character, the little tramp, became known throughout the world. The tramp, a poor, homeless man with a moustache, wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat. He walked around stilly carrying a walking stick. This character was a social failure but was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties. He was the underdog who was kind even when others were unkind to him.How did the little tramp make a sad situation entertaining? Here is an example from one of his most famous films, The Gold Rush. It is the mid-nineteenth century and gold has just been discovered in California. Like so many others, the little tramp and his friend have rushed there in search of gold, but without success. Instead they are hiding in a small hut on the edge of a mountain during a snowstorm with nothing to eat. They are so hungry that they try boiling a pair of leather shoes for their dinner. Charlie first picks out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti. Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe as if it were the finest steak. Finally he tries cutting and chewing the bottom of the shoe. He eats each mouthful with great enjoyment. The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted!Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films he starred in. In 1972 he was given a special Oscar for his outstanding work in films. He lived in England and the USA but spent his last years in Switzerland, where he was buried in 1977. He is loved and remembered as a great actor who could inspire people with great confidence.无声的幽默的大师维克多o雨果曾经说过："笑容如阳光，驱走人们脸上的冬天。

人教新目标高中英语必修四Unit 3 A taste of English humour一、考点单词1content adj.满意的，满足的n. 满足，满意；内容，含量vt.使满足【活学活用】(1) She is content to (感到满足) stay at home looking after her children.(2) He is content to remain where he is now (安于现状)．(3) We had the chance to play golf to our heart's content _ (尽情地)．3entertain vt.&vi.使欢乐；款待(1) Bob and Liz entertained us to dinner (设宴款待了我们) last night.(2) He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes(用故事和笑话)．(3) You work hard to keep _everyone entertained (每个人开心), and you enjoy it asmuch as they do.5direct vt.导演；指示；指挥adj. 直的；直接的；直率的adv.直接地【活学活用】(1) He _was directed to (被指引到) a table beside the window just now.(2) Tim stands on the bends _directing the traffic (指挥交通) every day.(3) Before taking the medicine you must _read the directions (看用法说明) on the bottle.(4) [2011·湖北卷] Knowledge and learning are important if we want to be successful，butthey may also ________ our thinking.A．direct B．Limit C．change D．improve10whisper n．耳语；低语vt.&vi.低声说；私谈；密谈【活学活用】(1) He _is whispering to (正向……耳语) his neighbor.(2) His adventures _have been whispered (私下传) everywhere.(3) It's whispered that (有私下传闻) he may resign.(4) She said it _in a whisper/in whispers (低声地), so I didn't hear.11convince vt.使确信；使信服【活学活用】(1) He tried to make them _convinced of (相信) the safety of travelling by airplane.(2) Only by presenting facts and reasoning things out _can we be convinced(我们才能信服)．(3) It was what my parents said __that convinced me (让我相信) that I had made a wrong decision.(4) _Convinced of (相信) the truth of the reports, he told his colleagues about it.二、考点短语1badly off穷的；缺少的(比较级worse off, 最高级worst off)【活学活用】(1) Though he is always wearing old clothes, he is _not as/so badly off (并不是那么穷) as you think.(2) In fact most people are _better off (更富裕) than they were five yeas ago.3pick out(to choose or select)挑出；(distinguish)辨别出；领会(1) She __was/is picked out from thousands of applicants for the job.(2) We'll _pick up where we finished yesterday.(3) She soon _picked up French when she went to live in France.(4) Pick out those books that you'd like to read.4cut off(to shut off)切断(水、电、煤气等)供应；断绝用cut相关短语的适当形式完成句子(1) I was speaking to Ann on the phone when suddenly we were _cut off(2) The ship cut her way through the wave.(3) Cutting down costs is a good way to make profits.(4) Don't hesitate to cut out the useless information in your passage.三、考点句式1.（现在分词作结果状语常表示“意料、情理之中”，而不定式作结果状语常表出乎意料的结果）（1）She fell off the bike, breaking her left leg.（break)她从自行车上摔了下来，摔断了左腿（2）The old scientist died, leaving the project unfinished.（leave）那位老科学家去世了，留下了未完成的项目。

感顿市安乐阳光实验学校Unit 3 A taste of English humour Section ⅠⅠ.根据句意和汉语提示写出单词1He had ______(克服) the difficulties with his English before he went abroad.2He used to hope to go abroad，but now he is ______(满意的) to stay his present position.3We should satisfy ourselves with the living conditions—many families are much ______off(穷的) than we are.4I'm ______(确信的)that he will come to see you tonight.5Who will ______ in the new film directed by Zhang Yimou?6The interesting film is______(导演)by Feng Xiaogang.7All of us were______(使欢乐)by the humorous story.Ⅱ.单句改错1No one is content for what I have done._________________________________________________________________ _______2I'm sure I can convince him agree with our plan._________________________________________________________________ _______3Mom cut down some flowers from the bush._________________________________________________________________ _______4The moment I saw him in the crowd，I picked out him._________________________________________________________________ _______5This area is bad off for doctors and nurses._________________________________________________________________ _______Ⅲ.单项填空1Some people ______ themselves by reading；others have been ______ by the radio and television.A．entertain；entertainedB．interest；entertainedC．amuse；delightedD．excite；amused2He ______ me of the difficulty of the work he was doing.A．allowed B．encouragedC．convinced D．believed3______，I have never seen a better film than the one I saw last year.A．Therefore B．Up to nowC．Thanks to D．These days4The teacher told the pupils to sit up ______ in class and listen to him carefully.A．direct B．directlyC．straight D．straightly5The electricity was ______ several days ago.A．cut down B．cut offC．cut up D．cut in6With the help of other people，the people in the south of China ______ the most difficult time in recent 50 years.A．overcame B．sawC．found D．directed7I like the programme of BBC English but sometimes I can't ______ on my radio.A．pick out it B．pick it outC．pick it up D．pick up it8As there's no butter，we must ______ ourselves ______ dry bread.A．content；with B．satisfy；toC．meet；with D．be content；withⅣ.翻译句子1到目前为止，我还没有收到他的来信。

人教版高中英语必修四Unit 3课文翻译Unit 3 A taste of English humour―Reading―A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOUR无声的幽默的大师As Victor Hugo once said, “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”, 维克多·雨果曾经说过：“笑容如同阳光，驱散人们脸上的阴霾”and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin. 关于这一点，直到今天也没有人比查理·卓别林做的更好。

He brightened the lives of Americans and British through two world wars and the hard years in between. 在两次世界大战及中间艰苦的岁月里，他给英国和美国人民带来了快乐。

He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives. 在人们感到沮丧的时候，查理使人们开怀大笑，于是他们对自己的生活感到更加满足。

Not that Charlie's own life was easy! 然而卓别林自己的生活也并不容易。

He was born in a poor family in 1889. His parents were both poor music hall performers. 他生于1889年，出身贫寒。

他的父母都是杂耍戏院里贫穷的演员。

You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk. 你可能会感到惊奇，查理刚会说话时大人就教他唱歌，他刚会走路时大人就教他跳舞。