高中英语北师大版（2019）选择性必修第二册 Unit 4 Humour Lesson 2 Why Do We Need Humour 同步练习 (三)

unit4HumourLesson2课后练PartI基础部分基础词汇集训1._________n.紧张;焦虑;焦急 2._________n.肌肉3._________adj.身体的，肉体的 4.___________adj.心理的，精神的5._________n.心情，情绪 6.____________adj,影响深远的7._________v.使充满活力;使增强决心 8._________adj.有免疫力的9.__________n.感染;传染 10.___________v.把……并入;包含11._________n.低语，耳语 12.___________n.窘迫，尴尬13.__________adv.偶然地，意外地 14.___________n.费用，花费15._________n.国箱 16.__________n.名誉，名望17.___________依赖:信籁 18.__________adv.完全地，纯粹地19.___________adj.广泛适用的;共同的，普遍的20.__________adj.吃惊的，惊讶的单句语法填空Thestudents_______(energy)afterthelong-timestudythemomenttheyheardtherelaxingmusic.Oneday,he_______(accidental)noticedthatthedeskclockdidn'tworkanymore.Ithasbeenconfirmedthatlaughterbringsgreatphysicaland_______(psychology)benefitstoourbodies.Thisexperiencewillhaveagreateffect________thefuturedevelopmentofthechild.You'dbettercutdownyour________(expense)onclothes.Hegetsupatsixo'clock,runsforhalfanhourandthenhasameal;thatishismorning________(routinely).Researchshowsthatlaughinghas_____(significance)benefits.Theyoungmantendstoexpressnegativefeelingsinfaceoffrustrations,______makeshisfriendsdownaswell.Adeepbreathonthestagemayhelpalottoease______(tense).Shewhisperedsomething________herfriendsoasnottogiveawaytheirsecret.选词填空使用下列短语的正确形式填空haveaninfluenceon,inabadmood,benefitfrom,atsb.'sexpense,toone'sembarrassment,inawhisper1.

Healwaystalks

___________,sosometimesit'sdifficulttohearwhathe'ssaying.2.

Peoplewhowill

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thedonationsincludecancerpatientsaswellasbabies.3.ThecultureofancientGreece,forexample,itsarchitecture,philosophyandliterature,

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people'slivesuptonow.4.___________,shecouldn'trememberthehost'snamewhenshewantedtointroducehimtoherfriend.5.Ifyoudon'tgetenoughsleepandwakeupfeelingsleepy,you'llspendtherestoftheday

___________.6.Idon'twanttorespondtoJack,becauseIthinkheisjustmakingajoke

___________.PartII提高部分阅读理解Aculture'svaluescanbemirroredbyitshumour.HumourhasbeenevaluatedbymanygreatmindssuchasThomasHobbes,whodislikedhumour,andthoughtlaughterisnothingelsebutsuddengloryarisingfromsuddenthoughtoffeelingfarbetterthanothers.Hethoughthumourtobeanegativequalityofhumannarrow-mindedness.

However,MordechaiGordon,PhDofEducation,insiststhathumourallowsustoviewtheworldfromananglethatisamusingratherthanserious.IagreewithGordon.Learningtolookattheworldthroughhumourisimportant.

IntheUnitedStates,everyfouryearsanelectionoccurs.Withouthumourasawaytoexpresstheirfeelings,howwouldAmericansbewillingtosupporttheelection?TelevisionshowslikeTheDailyShowhavebecomeimportantpartsofAmericanculture.Theyareaffectingthemassesbyunconsciouslyinputtingpoliticsintotheirminds.Theymakepoliticsfun.

Ofcourse,politicsisonlyonetypeofhumour.Socialhumourhelpspeoplethroughthetwistsandturnsofthehumancondition.Americanpopculturepromotesanunhealthyself-image.Onthetopicofself-image,HariKondabolustandsout.HehasajokeaboutthepopularmusicalgroupThePussycatDolls,describingtheirhitsongDon'tChaasanegativerepresentationofwomen.HepointsouttheobviousoffenceinAmericanculture.

AstudyfromLoyolaUniversityMarylandhasshownthathumourisonedeterminingfactorinselectingapartner.Amongotherthings,peoplelookforanoutstandingfunnyboneinapotentialpartner.

Ofcourse,humourisnotalwaysusedforgoodpurposes.Humourcanbelinkedtovulgarity(粗俗)andracism,but,likeeverythingelse,ithasthepotentialtounitehumanbeingsbyallowingustolaughatourselves,ourfailuresandourconnectionswithoneanother.

Thoughlifemayseemtoughanddepressingattimes,allIhavetodoislookinthemirroratmyincreasedwrinkles(皱纹)toknowthatthereiscomedyouttherethatevenChaplinwasn'tawareof.Withthatinmind,remembertolaughwithhumanity.1.WhatdidHobbesthinkofhumour?

A.Itresultedinthenarrow-mindednessofhumanbeings.

B.Itwasonlyawaytolaughatotherstomakeoneselffeelbetter.

C.Ithadthepowertomirrorpersonalgloryandnationalvalues.

D.Itmadepeopleviewtheworldfromanotherangle.

2.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardspoliticalhumour?

A.Worried. B.Disappointed. C.Curious. D.Appreciative.

3.Howisthefourthparagraphmainlydeveloped?

A.Bydescribingtheprocess. B.Bygivinganexample.

C.Bycomparing. D.Byclassifying.

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Chaplinwasn'tawareofbeinglaughedat.

B.Theauthorfeelshelplessandsadaboutgettingolder.

C.Neverbetheonewholaughsatotherpeople.

D.Theauthorisdeterminedtofacelifewithasenseofhumour.完形填空Abouttheyear1900,asmall,dark-hairedboywasoftenseenwaitingoutsidethebackentrancesoftheatresinLondon.HisnamewasCharlieChaplin.Helookedthinandhungrybuthisblueeyesweredetermined.Hewashopingtogetworkinshowbusiness(娱乐界).

WhenChaplincouldn'tget

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,hewanderedaboutthecity

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.Hefoundfoodandshelter(栖身之处)

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hecould.Sometimeshewassentawaytoahomeforchildrenwhohadnoparents.Hewascoldandmiserablethereandthechildrenwerebeatenforthe

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fault.

Bythetimehewasthirty,Charliehadbeenthegreatest,best-knownandbest-loved

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intheworld.Chaplin'sfilmshave

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alargeaudienceinvariouscountries.Anyonewhovisitedthecinema

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musthaveseensomeofCharlieChaplin'sfunnyfilms.Peopleeverywherewhohaveseenthemwould

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untiltearsrundowntheirfaces.Evenpeoplewhodon'tunderstandEnglishcanenjoyChaplin'sfilmsbecausetheyaremostly

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.

Itisn'twhathesaysthatmakespeoplelaugh.Itdependsuponlittle

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thatmeanthesamethingtopeopleallovertheworld.

HavinglivedinAmericafor40years,Chaplin

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toSwitzerland.TherehediedonChristmasDayof1977.Heoncedescribedhimself

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acitizenoftheworld,ratherthanofany

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country.

Heoncewrote,"Youhavetobelieveinyourself.That'sthe

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ofsuccess.EvenwhenIwasinthechildren'shome,whenIwaswanderingaboutthestreetstryingtofindenoughfoodto

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tokeepalive,Istillthoughtofmyselfasthegreatestactorintheworld."1.A.chances

B.opportunity

C.work

D.tasks

2.A.shops

B.streets

C.factories

D.homes

3.A.whenever

B.however

C.whatever

D.wherever

4.A.most

B.fewest

C.least

D.slightest

5.A.comedian

B.tragedian

C.singer

D.artist

6.A.attacked

B.attracted

C.paid

D.enjoyed

7.A.daily

B.regularly

C.rarely

D.occasionally

8.A.cry

B.complain

C.laugh

D.satisfy

9.A.silent

B.noisy

C.quiet

D.still

10.A.sounds

B.language

C.activities

D.actions

11.A.arrived

B.reached

C.moved

D.got

12.A.as

B.for

C.into

D.with

13.A.other

B.particular

C.special

D.more

14.A.truth

B.fact

C.reason

D.secret

15.A.eat

B.sleep

C.hide

D.drink语法填空Everwonderedhowmanycaloriesthereareinthehuman

body?Oreverwonderedwhyoldpeoplehave___1__(big)earsthantheyusedto?ThewinnersofIgNobelPrizes(诺贝尔奖)havegottheanswers.

TheIgNobelPrizes,___2__(found)in1991,aretohonourachievements__3___firstmakepeoplelaugh,andthenmakethemthink.Theceremony___4__(take)placeatHarvardUniversityeveryyear.Winners'acceptance__5___(speech)arelimitedto60seconds,__6___(strict)monitoredbyaneight-year-oldgirl.

Thehonouredresearchmightseemridiculous

___7__firstsight,butthatdoesn'tmeanitlacksscientificvalue.Forexample,theresearchin2006onwhydryspaghettitendstobreakintomorethantwopieceswhenitisbentwasimportantforcontrollingfractures,whichcouldhaveapplicationsineverythingfromthedesignofhighwaysandbridges

___8__theengineeringofnanotubes.Andafollow-uppaper__9___(publish)byMITphysicistsseveralyearslater.Butpeoplearemorelikelytoreadaboutthebrokenspaghettithantoreadanacademicpaper.Evenwhenthereisnoimmediateusefulness,

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