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

Unit4Lesson3MyFavouriteComedian一、完成句子1.Hedidn’texplain_________________.

他没有解释为什么听讲座迟到。2.Theoldcoupletakecareofthehomelesschildren__________.

那对老夫妇就像对待自己的孩子一样照顾无家可归的孩子们。3.Ihavemanyinterestingcartoonbooks,__________________.

我有许多有趣的卡通读物,我已经读过大部分了。4._____________________whentheywerestudyinginuniversity.

他们在大学学习时,时常给彼此写信。5.Fortunately,he___________________intheaccident.

幸运的是,他在车祸中只受了一点轻伤。二、阅读理解Withallthewars,fightingandsadnessintheworldtoday,it’snotonlynecessary,butalsoessentialtohaveagoodsenseofhumorjusttohelpusgetthrougheachandeverydayofourlives.Puttingasmileonsomeone’sfacewhenyouknowtheyarefeelingdowninthedump,makesmefeelgoodandwarmsmyheart.Howwouldyoufeelifyoucouldnotjokearoundwithyourwife,husband,child,co-worker,neighbor,closefriends,orevenjustsomeonethatyouarestandinginlinewithatyourcornerstore?Iamalwayssayingthingsthatmakeotherssmileorlaugh,evenifIdon’tknowthepersonI’mjokingaroundwith.MyGrandmaalwaysfoundhumorineverythingshedid,evenifitwasthehardestjobanyonecouldimagine.Thisnotonlyrelievesstressinanysituation,butalsoiscommoncourtesy(礼貌)tospeaktoothersthatarearoundyou.Iknowofafewpeoplethatdon’thaveafunnyboneintheirbodies,astheysay.Everyonearoundthemcouldberollingonthefloorafterhearingagreatjokeandtheywouldsittherewithouttheslightestsmileontheirface.Theydon’tgetthejokethatmakesotherslaugh.Iambustingagutwhiletheyjustsitthere,lookingatmeasifIwerefromouterspace.Howcanpeoplenotgetareallyfunnyjoke?

Laughingisessentialtokeepyourstresslevelsundercontrol.Withouthumorwewouldfindourselveswithalotofpsychologicalproblems,oronalotofmedicationstokeepusfromgoingcrazy.Thereistoomuchsadnessinthispresentworld.Itdrivespeoplecrazy.Weallneedtofindawaytoignorethesadnessandbringalittlelightintoourlives.So,Ibelieveourbestmedicineistogettogetherandtellsomejokesandhavesomefunlaughingtogether.1.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthepresentworld?A.Critical. B.Positive.C.Satisfied. D.Indifferent.2.Thephrase“bustingagut”inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby_______.

A.explainingcarefully B.speakingloudC.keepingsilent D.laughinghard3.Accordingtotheauthor,humorisusefulintheaspectthat_______.

A.itmakespeoplemoreconfidentB.itcanpickuppeople’sspiritsC.itcanhelpgetridofthecrueltyintheworldD.itcanhelppeoplegetonwellwithothers4.Inwritingthepassage,theauthormainlyintendsto_______.

A.introduceapracticalwaytogetthroughdailylifeB.convincepeopleofthepowerofhumourC.encouragepeopletobehumorousindailylifeD.talkabouthisownunderstandingofhumor三、阅读七选五HowtoSayNoRespectfullyLikemostpeople,yournaturalinstinct(本能)isprobablytohelpotherswhenyoucan.1Whetheryou’redeclininganinvitationtoapartyorturningdownanewprojectatwork,youcansaynowhilestillbeingrespectful.Whateverthesituationis,beclear,politeandfirmwhensayingno.

Expressyourthanks.2Ifyouhavetoturnsomeonedown,expressyourthanksthattheythoughtofyouinthefirstplace.Youcouldsaysomethinglike,“Thanksforconsideringmeresponsibleenoughtowatchyourkids.I’msorrythatI’mbusythatevening.”

Thinkbeforeyouspeak.Ifyousaynoimmediately,itmightseemlikeyoudidn’tevenconsidertherequest.Inordertoberespectful,takeamomenttothinkaboutyouranswer—evenifyoualreadyknowwhatitisgoingtobe.3

Giveaclearanswer.Sayingnorespectfullyshowsthatyou’rehonestanddirect.4Ifyoucan’thelp,sayso.Ifsomeoneisaskingyouonadateandyoudon’twanttogo,makethatclear.

5Youcansaynowithoutcompletelyturningdowntherequest.Bysettingboundaries,youcanmakeitclearexactlywhatyoucandoandwhatyouarewillingtodo.Forexample,youcouldsay,“I’mnotfreefordinner,butIwouldbecomingforaquickdrinkafterwork.”

A.Findawaytocompromise.B.Takeapause,andthenkindlysayno.C.Butsometimes,youjustneedtosayno.D.It’sstrangetofeelguiltyforturningsomeonedown.E.Makeitclearthatyousincerelyappreciatebeingasked.F.Ifyoufeelitnecessary,youcanalsoprovideareasonforyouranswer.G.Donotgivepeoplefalsehopethatyouwillbeabletosatisfytheirrequest.一、完成句子1.whyhewaslateforthelecture2.asiftheyweretheirown3.ofwhichIhavereadmost4.Theywrotetoeachotherfromtimetotime5.gotinjuredslightly二、阅读理解1.A。细节理解题。根据第一段“Withallthewars,fightingandsadnessintheworldtoday,”可知,当今世界有太多的战争、争斗和悲伤。可见,作者对这个世界的看法不太好。2.D。词义猜测题。第三段讲的主要是不具有幽默感的一些人在听到很幽默的笑话后也不笑,和那些很幽默很爱笑的人做了一个对比。结合上下文,该短语意为“大笑”。3.B。细节理解题。从文章第一段和最后一段可以总结出答案,面对生活中的不如意,保持一种幽默精神可以让人心情变得更好。4.C。推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“Puttingasmileonsomeone’sface...warmsmyheart.”以及最后一段“Weallneedtofindawaytoignorethesadnessandbringalittlelightintoourlives.”可知,作者写这篇文章的目的是激励大家笑对生活中的困难和烦恼。三、阅读七选五1.C空前讲到“帮助别人可能是你的一种本能”,接下来话锋一转,下文说到在有的情形下你可以礼貌地拒绝别人,前后是转折关系。C项“Butsometimes,youjustneedtosayno.”符合题意。2.E本段的第一句为段落主题句,所以空格处的内容在进一步解释说明这一主题。分析选项可知,E项“Makeitclearthatyousincerelyappreciatebeingasked.”符合题意,而且选项中的“appreciate”与本段第一句的“Expressyourthanks.”相呼应。3.B本段的首句“Thinkbeforeyouspeak.”为段落主题句,且下文提到“在说(不)之前要思考一下”。而B项“Takeapause,andthenkindlysayno.”与此处匹配。4.G由本段中“Giveaclearanswer.Sayingnorespectfullyshowsthatyou’rehonestanddirect.”可知,本段主要叙述明确答复对方,有礼