Unit 3 A taste of English humour Pre-reading and Reading 课后强化提升练- 高中英语人教新课标必修四

第9页（共9页）Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumourSectionⅡPre-readingandReading一、单句语法填空1．Withsomuchhomework________(do)，Marywon’thavetimetoplaywithherfriends.2．Jackwasn’tsayinganything，buttheteachersmiledathimasifhe________(do)somethingveryclever.3．MrPanhasbeenlovedbythepublicforhis________(humour)performanceforyears.4．Hefoundit________(astonish)thathismoneyinthedrawerwasgone.5．________(fortunate)，Ididn’thavemycreditcardwithmeorI’dcertainlyhaveboughtit.6．Theladyiscrazyaboutgreenandnever________(bore)withanythingtodowiththecolor.7．Theboyhashandedoutover8,000bagstothe________(home)peoplethroughhisorganizationsinceJuly,2013.8．Oncethedifficultyis________(overcome)，therestoftheworkwillgosmoothly.9．Thereis________(convince)evidencethatlungcancerisconnectedwithsmoking.10．Thenewsshockedthepublic，________(lead)togreatconcernaboutstudents’safetyatschool.二、阅读理解Ifyouwantsomeonetoopenuptoyou，justmakethemlaugh.Sharingagoodlaughmakespeoplemorewillingtotellotherssomethingpersonalaboutthemselves，withoutevennecessarilybeing_awarethattheyaredoingso.TheseareamongthefindingsofastudyledbyAlanGrayofUniversityCollegeLondonintheUK.ThestudywaspublishedinthejournalHumanNature.Grayandhiscolleaguesgathered112studentsfromOxfordUniversityinEngland，intogroupsofthree.Itwasthefirsttimethatthestudentshadseenoneanother.Thegroupswatcheda10­minutevideotogether，withoutchattingwithoneanother.Thevideosdifferedintheamountoflaughterandpositivefeelingstheyproduced.Onefeaturedastand­upcomedybyMichaelMcIntyre，anotheragolfinstructionvideo，andthethirdapleasantnaturedocumentaryoftheBBC’sPlanetEarthseries.Thelevelsoflaughterandthestudents’emotionalstateafterwatchingthevideowerethenmeasured.Thestudentswhohadagoodlaughtogethersharedmorepersonalinformationabouteachotherthanthegroupswhodidnotwatchthefunnyvideo.Graysuggeststhisisnotonlybecauseitisapositiveexperience，butbecauseofthephysiology(生物反应)behindagoodlaugh.Itactuallycausesthereleaseoftheso­called“happyhormone(荷尔蒙)”．Thefindingssupporttheideathatlaughterencouragespeopletotellmorepersonalinformationtostrangers.Interestingly，thepersonwhotoldtheirpersonalinformationseldomnoticedthatheorshehaddoneso.Itwasonlythelistenerwhorealizedthatithadhappened.“Theseresultssuggestthatlaughtershouldbeagoodtopicforthosewhoareinterestedinthedevelopmentofsocialrelationships，”saysGray.Thissuggestslaughtercanserveasashortcut(捷径)toformingnewrelationships.1．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“beingaware”inParagraph1probablymean?A．Guessing. B．Realizing.C．Doubting. D．Planning.2．Whatisthephysiologicalinfluenceoflaughter?A．Itmakespeoplefeelveryenergetic.B．Itiscalledthebody’snaturalpainkiller.C．The“happyhormone”isreleasedduringlaughing.D．Itresultsinmoremovementsofthemusclesinthebody.3．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．Havingagoodlaughcanhelpkeepyoufit.B．Itisinterestingtocommunicatewithfunnypeople.C．Sharingfunnyvideoscanhelpyoumakemorenewfriends.D．Laughtermaycausepeopletosharetheirpersonalinformation.三、七选五Arebooksourcompanions(伙伴)?Thatdepends.__1__Tosome,thereadingofanybookisasimpossibleasreadingabookinaforeignlanguage.Thesepeopledonotreadatall.TakeaNewYorkpoliceofficer.Someonesuggestedhereadanovelinhisvacationtime,buthesaid,“I'veneverreadabookyet,andIdon'tthinkI'llbeginnow.”__2__Hecouldgetalongperfectlywellwithoutthem,andheisnotunique(独特的).Thesepeoplearenotuneducated;theyhaveandarestillgainingmuchknowledge.__3__Theygetknowledgebypersonalexperienceandbywordofmouth.Isitpossiblethattheyareright?Coulditbetruethatreadingbooksisnotnecessary?Toanswerthesequestions,let'sstopandthinkaboutbooks.__4__Itisvaluablebecauseitrecordsideasthatcanpassfromgenerationtogeneration.Second,readingcanbefun.Whenareaderlovesastory,hestaysuplatereading.Finally,bookscaninspire(启发).Readingabouthowtomakeaboxmayinspireaboytogooutandmakeonehimself.__5__Agoodideainabookcanmakethosewhoreaditintobettermenorwomen.A．Hehadnouseforbooks.B．Booksmaybefoundinthreeways.C．Andinspirationgoesbeyondboxes!D．First,abookcangiveusinformation.E．Withoutbooks,youcannotgetknowledge.F．However,theygainthisknowledgenotfrombooks.G．YouandIreadthemwithpleasure;othersdonotcareforthem.四、语篇填空阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Overheadbridgesarefoundinmanypartsofbigcities,especiallyinplaces1.trafficisveryheavyandcrossingtheroadisdangerous.Thepurposeofthesebridges2.(be)toenablepedestrianstocrossroads3.(safe).Overheadbridgesareusedinverymuchthesameway4.zebracrossings.Theyaremoreefficientalthough5.(little)convenientbecausepeoplehavetoclimbupalongflightof6.(step).Thisisinconvenientespeciallytoolderpeople.Whenpedestriansuseanoverheadbridge,theydonotholduptraffic.However,whentheycrossabusyroadusingazebracrossing,trafficisheldup.Thisiswhythegovernmenthasbuiltmanyoverheadbridges7.(help)pedestriansandtokeeptrafficmovingatthesametime.Fortheirownsafety,pedestriansshouldbeencouragedtousetheminsteadof8.(risk)theirlivesbydashingacrosstheroad.Oldpeople,however,mayfinditalittledifficultclimbingupanddownthesteps,butitisstillmuchsaferthanwalkingacrosstheroadwithallthedangerofmovingtraffic.Overheadbridgesserveaveryusefulpurpose.Pedestrians,botholdandyoung,shouldmake9.ahabittousethem.Thiswillpreventunnecessaryaccidentsand10.(lose)oflife.

一、单句语法填空1.todo2.haddone3.humourous4.astonishing5.Unfortunately6.bored7.homeless8.overcome9.convincing10.leading二、阅读理解1.B