Unit 4 Lesson 3 My Favorite Comedian 强化练习-2022-2023学年高中英语北师大版2019选择性必修第二册

Unit4Lesson3MyFavouriteComedian一、用所给单词的适当形式填空1.Itseemsthatthenaughtyboyisalwaysfullof_____(energise).2.Asisknowntoall,ourbodyismadeupofcountless_____(cell).3.Thegirlcameinand____(whisper)somethingintheteacher’sear.4.Toour______(embarrass),somestudentsspokeloudlywhenattendingthelecture.5.Thepolicebelievedthatthe_____(accident)didn’toccur.6.Heisbelievedtobeoneofthemosttalented______(comedian).7.Theclown’sperformance____(amuse)alltheaudience.8.Wewere______(astonish)athisrapidprogressinEnglish.9.Thisisthekindofatmospherewewantto_____(create).10.Scientistssaythereisno______(convince)evidencethatpowerlineshaveanythingtodowithcancer.二、选词填空protect...from...,belikelytodo,drawone’sattention,focuson,aseriesof,makeanattempt,onthecontrary,growup,believein,asearlyas1.Parentsshouldteachchildrento_______themselvesbeinghurt.2.___________primaryschool,heshowedararetalentforacting.

3.Noone_________hisinnocencethoughhetriedtodefendhimself.

4.Hehasdirected_______movies,whicharepopularwithchildren.

5.Sheisn’tanout-goinggirl.______,sheisquiteshy.

6.Thetwins______onthefarmandlivedwiththeirgrandparentsthere.

7.I________verybusytomorrow.

8.Whenyou_______tochangeyourhabits,youfeelmorecomfortablejustsayingyou’regoingtodoitthanactuallydoingit.

9.Whenwewereleavingtheoffice,astrangenoise________.

10.Ittookanextraordinaryeffortto_____preparinghisclasses.

三、阅读理解TheBritishareknownfortheirsenseofhumour.However,itisoftendifficultforforeignerstounderstandtheirjokes.ThemainpointtorememberisthattheBritishoftenuseunderstatement.Understatementmeanssayinglessthanyouthinkorfeel.Forexample,ifsomeonegetsverywetinashowerofrain,hemightsay,“It’salittledampoutside.”Or,ifsomeoneisveryimpoliteandshoutsatanotherperson,someoneelsemightsay,“Sheisn’texactlyfriendly.”Understatementisoftenusedinanunpleasantsituationortomakeanotherpersonlooksilly.UnderstatementplaysanimportantpartinBritishhumour.AnotherkeytounderstandingBritishhumouristhattheBritishliketomakefunofthemselvesaswellasothers.Theyoftenlaughaboutthesillyandunpleasantthingsthathappeninoureverydaylifewhensomeoneaccidentallyfallsoverinthestreet.Theyalsoliketomakejokesonpeoplefromdifferentclassesofsociety.Theyliketomakejokesabouttheiraccents,thewaytheydressandthewaytheybehave.What’smore,theBritishlovetowatchcomediesaboutpeoplewhodonotknowhowtobehaveinsociety.ThecomedyseriesMrBeanisagoodexampleofthiskindofhumour.MrBeanisthecharactercreatedbyBritishactorRowanAtkinsonin1990.MrBeandoesn’ttalkoften,andinsteadheuseshisbodymovementsandfacialexpressionstomakepeoplelaugh.PerhapswhatmakesMrBeansofunnyisthathedoesthingsthatadultsintherealworldcannotdo.MrBeanispopularinmanycountriesaroundtheworldbecauseyoudonothavetospeakEnglishtounderstandthehumour.Becauseofthis,manypeoplehavebecomefamiliarwiththeBritishsenseofhumour.1.WhyisitdifficultforforeignerstounderstandBritishjokes?A.TheBritishoftensticktothefacts.B.Britishjokesareinvolvedwithmanydifferentcultures.C.Britishjokesarenotasfunnyasjokesinothercountries.D.TheBritishtrytomakeoutthatsomethingislessimportantthanitis.2.Howdoestheauthormainlyexplaintheunderstatement?A.Bydescribingaprocess.B.Bymakingcomparisons.C.Byfollowingthetimeorder.D.Byusingexamples.3.HowdoesMrBeanmakepeoplelaugh?A.Byusinghisbodymovementsandfacialexpressions.B.Bymakingjokesaboutothers’accents.C.Bycopyingothers’behaviour.D.Bytellingfunnystories.四、阅读填句Whetheryouknowit,otherpeoplealwaysreadyourbodylanguageforsecretinformationaboutyou.1

Tobeginwith,ifyouwantyourbodylanguagetoshowyou’relisteningtoanotherperson,makeeyecontact.Butlimitit.Whenyougivemorethan80percent,thepersonyouarecommunicatingwithwillfeeluncomfortable.2Themagicnumberis60percent,oralittlemorethanhalf.Givethemeyecontact,andthenslightlyglanceaway.

Secondly,crossingyourarmsmaymeanyou’redistant,anxious,defensive,orstubborn.Butarmcrossinghasitsadvantages,too.Astudyfoundadultswhocrossedtheirarmsandthenwereaskedhardmathquestionsweremorelikelytokeeptryingtosolvethemthanthosewhokepttheirhandsonatable.Sothenexttimeyoumeetsomeonewithatoughquestionandtheycrosstheirarms,don’tassumeyou’vemadethemmad.3

Makingahabitofsmilingandlaughingduringconversationswithotherpeoplecanresultinpositiveoutcomes.4Evidenceshowsthatsmilesandlaughterbuildtheimmunesystem,defendthebodyagainstillnessanddisease,attractmorefriendsandextendlife.Thisispartofthereasonwhybeingfunnyorhavingtheabilitytomakeotherslaughcanbefoundattractivebysomanypeople.

5Ifyousitwithyourlegscrossed,youmayfeelconfidentandwanttodominate(控制).Whenyousitinthispositionyou’reopeningupyour“powerzone”.It’samalemovementbutwomenarebeginningtositlikethismoreandmore.

A.Doyoulikestandingwithyourlegscrossed?B.Theymightjustbetryingtocomeupwithananswer.C.Doyouhavethehabitofsittingwithyourlegscrossed?D.Withyourelbowspointingout,youpreventothersfromgettingbyyou.E.Let’sfindoutwhatyourgesturesandmovementsaresayingaboutyou.F.Whensmilingatanotherperson,youcanincreasinglyimproverelationships.G.Givetoolittle,40percentorless,anditcanbeasignoftryingtocheatthem.一、用所给单词的适当形式填空1.energy2.cells3.whispered4.embarrassment5.accident6.comedians7.amused8.astonished9.create10.convincing二、选词填空1.protectfrom2.Asearlyas3.believedin4.aseriesof5.Onthecontrary6.grewup7.amlikelytobe8.makeanattempt9.drewourattention10.focuson三、阅读理解1.D细节理解题。根据第一段以及第二段可知,英国幽默的主要特点就是对叙述的事情轻描淡写。2.D推理判断题。第二段所举的两个例子旨在说明英国人喜欢轻描淡写。3.A细节理解题。根据最后一段中“...heuseshisbodymovementsandfacialexpressionstomakepeople