英语北师大版选修6习题Unit17Laughter17.1

Unit17LaughterWarmup&Lesson1What’sSoFunny?课时过关·即时巩固一、单词拼写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、单句改错1Johnputonhisovercoatandleavetheroom.答案:leave→left2Thepeoplearewaitinginlineatthegatearefromasmalltown.答案:去掉第一个are3Shedidn’tknowhowtodowiththeseapples.答案:do→deal4Accidentshappenwhensafetychecksareoverlooking.答案:overlooking→overlooked5Shewasinjuredinthefirstroundandhadtodropin.答案:第二个in→out6Theboydidn’trealisewhatunhappyshewas.答案:what→how三、用所给单词或短语的适当形式填空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他说他一直在读莫言的小说,还没有读完。HesaidthathethenovelbyMoYanandhadnotfinishedityet.

答案:hadbeenreading2当我到达机场时,飞机已经起飞了。WhenIgottotheairport,theplane.

答案:hadtakenoff3在来中国之前她一直在帮助那位老人。ShethatoldmanbeforeshecametoChina.

答案:hadbeenhelping4在我开门前她一直在外面等着。SheoutsidebeforeIopenedthedoor.

答案:hadbeenwaiting5她说她在这儿整整站了两个小时。Shesaidthatsheherefortwohours.

答案:hadbeenstanding6梅杰先生突然笑了起来,同意给玛丽一个机会。MrMajorandagreedtogiveMaryachance.

答案:burstoutlaughing/burstintolaughter7这个男孩正在街上闲逛,一辆自行车撞了他。Theboyaroundthestreetabikehithim.

答案:waswandering;when8我认为我们应该等到明年再决定这事。Ithinkweshouldaboutthisuntilnextyear.

答案:delaydeciding9边开车边听广播让我很开心。ListeningtotheradiowhileI’mdriving.

答案:keeps/makesmeamused10他应我的请求而捐了100美元。Hecontributedonehundreddollarsmyrequest.

答案:inresponseto五、阅读理解Whatisitthatmakespeoplelaugh?MorethantwothousandyearsagotheancientGreekphilosopherAristotledefined(定义)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:从第一段中的“...thatis,puttingitclearly,onshowingthattheyareworseoffthanourselves.”可知A项正确。答案:A2AccordingtoAristotle,alljokesdependmainlyon.

A.showinginferiorityinanotherpersonorgroupB.resultinginasenseofsuccessC.havingagoodopinionofotherpeopleD.makingpeoplelaughunexpectedly解析:从第一段的第三句话可知A项正确。答案:A3What’sthemainideaofParagraph2?A.Showingwearebetterthanotherpeopleistheonlyonereasonwhywelikejokes.B.Whenpeopleareangry,theywouldliketohearjokes.C.Peoplewholikejokesareusuallycruel.D.Toexpressthoseattitudesusuallyunacceptabletosocietyisoneofthereasonswhywelikejokes.解析:从第二段中的“Thejokeletsusexpressthoseattitudeswhichareusuallyunacceptabletosociety.”可知D项正确。答案:D4Whatwillagoodjoketelleralwaystrytodo?A.Makeasadsituationintoapleasantone.B.Makedifferentthingshappenatthesametime.C.Makeanunexpectedthinghappeninanexpectedsituation.D.Makepeoplelaughatsomethingunusualandoutofplace.解析:从最后一段的最后一句话可知C项正确。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(紧张状态).

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:从下文提到的window可知是大窗户。答案:B2A.speededup B.brokedownC.lookedup D.pulledthrough解析:根据上文中的overlooking及下一段中的wholookedup可知是抬头看。答案:C3A.shouted B.hidC.left D.waved解析:根据下一段中的wavedatthepassengers可知,作者会向看过来的人挥手。答案:D4A.important B.badC.right D.slow解析:作者能够有机会向外看,说明此时办公室不是太忙,故选D项。答案:D5A.stress B.pleasureC.experience D.challenge解析:开心一笑,便会消除工作的“压力(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)”时间。答案:A7A.encouraging B.embarrassingC.moving D.boring解析:从下文的“想改进我的行为”可知,老是挥手变得有些“让人厌烦(boring)”。答案:D8A.saw B.readC.posted D.painted解析:做好那些符号后,作者把它们“贴(posted)”在窗户上。答案:C9A.Labor B.ChristmasC.Thanksgiving D.National解析:从下文的enjoytheChristmas可以推知是圣诞节到来了,故选B项。答案:B10A.lose B.seekC.finish D.take解析:解析:参照下一题。答案:A11A.terrified B.satisfiedC.depressed D.exhausted解析:根据裁员的语境可知要有人“失去(lose)”工作,因此大家感到“沮丧(depressed)”。答案:C12A.relaxed B.drewC.deserved D.escaped解析:由下文的turneditintoaSanta’scostume可知,一件红夹克“吸引了(drew)”作者的注意力。答案:B13A.imagination B.relationC.trick D.strategy解析:要把一件红夹克做成圣诞老人的服装需要利用“想象力(imagination)”。答案:A14A.spoke B.laughedC.acted D.returned解析:因为裁员,办公室的气氛很压抑,作者装扮成圣诞老人后同事们才第一次“笑了(laughed)”。下一段中的Thanksforthelaugh也是提示。答案:B15A.took B.forgotC.caused D.avoided解析:作者装扮圣诞老人的事情被老板看到了,他认为自己“制造了(caused)”麻烦。答案:C16A.fell B.formedC.dried D.disappeared解析:根据下文老板说的话可知,他很感动,因而眼睛中出现了眼泪,故选formed。答案:B17A.confidence B.balanceC.control D.strength解析:老板又开始说话,说明他“控制(control)”住了自己的情绪。答案:C18A.needed B.knewC.accepted D.chose解析:老板感谢作者的行为,说明他“需要(needed)”这笑声。答案:A19A.luckily B.eagerlyC.proudly D.naturally解析:作者的行为得到了老板的认可,他感觉到了自己的价值,所以他“骄傲地(proudly)”站在窗前。答案:C20A.but B.becauseC.although D.if解析:后面的内容是作者高兴的原因,故选because。答案:B七、语篇填空ThewhiteenvelopehasbeenonourChristmastreefortenyears.MyhusbandMikedidn’tliketheoverspendingonChristmasgiftsforfriendsandfamilies,soIdecidedoneyeartofindhimsomethingspecial.Theideacamein1.unusualway