2017-2018学年高中英语Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumourW

1、Unit 3 A taste of English humour Warming Up & Reading LanguagePoi ntsi.单句语法填空1.She said she was a failure as a manager.2.He felt it extremely astonishing (astonish) that the child could speak twoIan guages.3.He cut off the electricity quickly, preventing an accident.4.When they walked there, the

2、 birds fled in all directions.5.Bob entertained us to dinner last night.6.It is boring (bore) to listen to the same story.7.Its up to_ you to decide whether to go or to stay.8.He tried to convince them of the safety of traveling by airplane.n.选词填空feel content with , up to now, be remembered as, in s

3、earch of, cut off , star in , pick out , badlyoff1.Joh nhas nt gotte n much time off from work up_to_now,_so hes reallylook ingforward to his vacatio n.2.I dont think were any worse off than some other people.3.The worker had a fin ger cut_off by a machi ne while work ing.4.I found that all the old

4、houses I remembered were difficult to pick_out in_my village.5. Everybody thought this young actor would have a bright future after he starredn two films.6.A man travels the world over in_search_of_ what heneeds and returns home to find it.7.I spent my holiday in the countryside last summer and I fe

5、lt_content with_my life there.8.William Shakespeare is remembered as one of the best writers of all time.川.阅读理解AIt was a quiet village in which there was a military camp. It was far from thetowns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course, it was a good place for22training the n

6、ew soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to go outside. Mr White, an officer offorty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.Once Mr White was ill in bed. He could nt work so a young officer, Mr Hunt, bega n to train thenew soldiers in stead of him. He knew the young m

7、en well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest townto have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood atthe gate. It was five to twelve whe n Mr Hunt decided to go to the tow n and see what was happe ningwith the young men. He started the car quickly

8、 and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back.It seemed they were all drunk. Of course they found the officer was an gry.“ rm sorry, sir ，” said the first soldier.“ I left the town on time. Butsometh ing was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad

9、luck!It died and I had to run back.”And the other seve n soldiers said they were late for the same reas on s. It wasthelast soldiers turn. He said，“ rm sorry, sir. I goton a bus on time, but.”Having heard this, the officerbecame even angrier and stopped him at once. Hecalled out , “If you say someth

10、ing was wrong with your bus,ni punish you atonce!”“No, no, sir, ” said the young man. “My bus was all right, but the dead horses were in itsway !”语篇解读：本文讲述了一个九位士兵如何为自己喝醉酒而没有按时返回军营找借口开脱 的幽默故事。1. The military camp was built in the village to_ .A. stop the soldiers going to tow nsB. stop the soldiers m

11、eeting their friendsC . train the new soldiersD . make the young men live quietly解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第一段的第三句可知，在村庄建军营的目的是训练新兵。2. Mr Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because_.A . he was kind to themB . they felt IonelyC . they had something important to doD . they were the best of all解析：选 A 推理判断题

12、。根据第二段的第三句可知，Hunt 先生因为很了解这九位士3兵而让他们休假一天，后来怕他们出事又决定亲自进城看看究竟，这足以说明他很善良。故选 A 项。243.The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because_ .A . something was wrong with their busesB . their horses died on the way backC . it took them much time to run backD . they all had drunk much in the town解析：选 D 细节理解题

13、。根据第二段中的It seemed they were all drunk ”可知， 这九位士兵都喝醉了。4. Which answer do you think is right?A. The officer believed only the last soldier.B. The officer believed the nine soldiers.C. The officer believed none of the nine soldiers.D. The officer wont punish his soldiers.解析：选 C 推理判断题。那九位士兵在为自己的晚归找借口，他们

14、是在说谎，因此应 该选择 C 项，即长官不相信他们任何一个。Do you want to be funny ? Okay, the first thing you need to do is to relax. Noon es going to throw tomatoes at you if you fail to make others laugh, and yourenot going for a hard test. You just want to add some fun to your life and conversations, and appear moreeasy - g

15、oing. So dont put so much pressure on yourself.Dont take thi ngs too seriously. Ease up on life andyourself; get used to taking things with a grain of salt. Seethe humour in situati ons; youll see that most situati ons,even getting a $200 speeding ticket or slipping over on abanana peel; have humour

16、 writte n all over them the trickis finding them and being able to laugh at yourself.You cant be funny if you dont have any referen ces or material. The broaderyour gen eral kno wledge is, the easier youll become funny .So the more you know about films, TVprograms, music, and everythingabout pop cul

17、tures, the greater the chaneeof being funny is. Broade n your horiz ons （视野）and stay up to date with curre ntevents in the n ews.Find your style.Avoid imitat ing actors and comedia ns because it may not suit5your style. If youre not a very sarcastic （嘲笑的）person, it makes it hard to imitatesome one l

18、ike Chan dler fromFrie nds. If youre rather quiet, it will be n early impossible to take on Robin Williams or Jim Carreys humour.Have a joke pool. You never know when a situation calls for a joke, like if youre at a boring party,chatting with some acquaintances. Humour yourself with a joke a day to

19、take a break from your dailytasks, and keep the ones you like best in mind.That way, youll always have several in stock for whenthe time is right.语篇解读：要怎样才能变得风趣呢？本文来给你支几招。5.The writer wrote this passage mainly to tell us_ .A. why being funny is importantB. how to be happy in our lifeC. how to learn

20、to be funnyD. why he is so funny解析：选 C 作者意图题。通读全文可知，作者主要告诉了我们一些怎样变得风趣的方法，故选 Co6.What does Paragraph 1 mainly advise us to do?A. Try to be funny at any time.B. Add some fun to our life.C. Appear to be more easy - going.D. Avoid putting too much pressure on ourselves.解析：选 D 主旨大意题。第一段的Okay, the first t

21、hing you need to do is torelax. ”为这一段的主旨句，主要告诉我们要放松，不要给自己太大压力。7.When the writer says“ Dont takethings too seriously ”，he probablymeans_ .A. we should nt care about what we haveB. we can find humour even in difficult situationsC. we should let others know they can laugh at usD. we should learn to lau

22、gh at other peoples bad situations解析：选B 推理判断题。根据作者在第二段所举的例子even gett ing a $200speeding ticket or slippingover on a banana peel; have humour written all over them”可知作者叫我们不要太在意，是告诉我们即使一些不好的处境也可以转化成幽默。8.What does the writer suggest NOT doing?A. Imitati ng actors or comedia ns.26B. Learning about the c

23、urrent events.C. Learning to laugh at ourselves.D. Reading more jokes.解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据第四段的Avoid imitat ing actors and comedia nsbecause it may not suit your style.”可知作者建议我们别去模仿演员和喜剧演员。IV.语法填空Even after living in China for over 10 years, I stillnotice unexpected culturaldiffere nces especiallysince we had Jack. There are a lot of issues _1_ (relate)to how to educate Jack. _2_ (fortune), my Chinese wife and I pretty much have the same opinion onthat, so thats not a big issue.Jack is the youngest in his class and often leads the class to d