1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家UNIT 4HUMOURSection CWRITING WORKSHOP & VIEWING WORKSHOP & READING CLUB & CHECK YOUR PROGRESS课后篇巩固提升必备知识基础练.单词拼写1.People often lose confidence when they are (批评).答案criticised2.Fat people c more energy than slim people.答案consumed3.What we (要求) is not only quantity but also quality.答案d
2、emand4.It was (不幸的) that he couldnt speak English.答案unfortunate5.The teacher kept explaining the use of the (成语) to me until I understood it.答案idiom6.He is a very kindly and rather (幽默的) man.答案humorous7.Mother had to b the baby before going to bed.答案bath8.My travel a has made all the arrangements fo
3、r my journey.答案agent9.He is widely regarded as the most skillful (政治家).答案politician10.When I asked her,she p as if she had no idea at all about it.答案pretended.单句语法填空1.We need to set about (find) a solution.答案finding2.This kind of work (demand) great patience.答案demands3.We are at a (critically) time
4、in history.答案critical4.(loose) translated,the word means “important”.答案Loosely5.(unfortunate),there is nothing we can do to improve matters.答案Unfortunately6.I think it is time you woke up and (focus) your thoughts on these matters.答案focused7.There is no sense in (look) for the coin under the bed.答案l
5、ooking8.Yet political news was often (relate) to economic and social problems.答案related9.If you dont watch the road more carefully,youll end up (have) an accident.答案having10.She burned the letters so her husband would never read them.答案that.用适当的介词或副词填空1.The talks will focus economic development of t
6、he area.答案on2.They set a bronze statue in memory of him.答案up3.Please set me at the street corner.答案down4.I can safely say that you will be great demand someday.答案in5.Maybe youll end up a lawyer,like me.答案as6.Aside the little savings I have no other money.答案from7. a sense it doesnt matter any more.答案
7、In8.He never joins with us;he always plays his own.答案on9.He often goes perfection.答案after10.When did this kind of style go of fashion?答案out.短语填空be related to,focus on,aside from,go after perfection,end up,in particular,let alone1.The discussion the death rate in traffic accidents.答案focuses on2.They
8、had no more food, a few loafs of bread.答案aside from3.Every time she tried to argue with her husband she crying her eyes out.答案ended up4.The whole meal was good but the wine was excellent.答案in particular5.In the exam,make sure that everything you write the questions you have been asked.答案is related t
9、o6.She works hard and always .答案goes after perfection7.This kind of animal is rare anywhere in the world, in China.答案let alone.完成句子1.我会给你所有的事实以便你可以自己判断。(so that)I will give you all the facts for yourself.答案so that you can judge2.这就是我第一次体验生活的经过。(such位于句首用倒装形式) of life.答案Such was my first experience3.
10、尽管我愿意帮忙,但是我没有多少时间。(while虽然) ,I do not have much time available.答案While I am willing to help4.她开始检查一些没有意义的事情。(make sense)She started checking things .答案that didnt make sense5.如果你摆弄火柴,最后可能烧到自己。(end up doing)If you fool about with matches,youll .答案end up getting burned关键能力提升练.阅读理解A主题语境:人与社会语篇类型:说明文Most
11、 funny stories are based on comic situations.In spite of national differences,certain funny situations have a universal attraction.No matter where you live,you would find it difficult not to laugh at,say Charlie Chaplins early films.However,a new type of humour,which starts largely from the US,has r
12、ecently come into fashion.It is called “sick humour”.Comedians base their jokes on tragic situations like violent deaths or serious accidents.The following “sick humour” will enable you to amuse yourself.A man who had broken his right leg was taken to hospital a few weeks before Christmas.From the m
13、oment he arrived there,he kept on bothering his doctor to tell him when he would be able to go home.He was afraid of having to spend Christmas in hospital.Though the doctor did his best,the patients recovery was slow.On Christmas Day,the man still had his right leg in plaster(石膏).He spent a miserabl
14、e day in bed thinking of all the fun he was missing.The following day,however,the doctor consoled him by telling him that his chances of being able to leave hospital in time for New Year celebrations were good.The man took heart and,sure enough,on New Years Eve he was able to hobble(蹒跚) along to a p
15、arty.To make up for his unpleasant experiences in hospital,the man drank a little more than what was good for him.In the process,he enjoyed himself thoroughly and kept telling everybody how much he hated hospitals.He was still murmuring something about hospitals at the end of the party when he slipp
16、ed on a piece of ice and broke his left leg.【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了一种新型幽默。尽管民族不同,有些滑稽的情节却能产生普遍的吸引力。然而,最近一种新型幽默流行起来喜剧演员根据暴死或重大事故等悲剧情节来编造笑话。1.Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage?A.All the humour stories are funny in spite of different nationalities.B.One can realise the humour of the
17、 stories in his own country.C.Charlie Chaplin made it difficult to laugh at his action.D.Almost all the audience can be made to laugh at some famous comedians action.答案D解析细节理解题。从第一段第二、三句可知,对于有些著名喜剧演员的表演来说,几乎所有的人都看得懂,并且大笑起来,故D项正确。2.What does the underlined word “consoled” mean? A.Comforted.B.Overcame
18、.C.Confused.D.Disturbed.答案A解析词义猜测题。从最后一段前三句可知,医生是安慰他,告诉他有机会能够离开医院。因此,console含有comfort(安慰)的意思。3.What can we infer from the passage?A.No pains,no gains.B.Extreme joy begets sorrow.C.Once a thief,always a thief.D.Good medicine tastes bitter.答案B解析推理判断题。A.不劳无获;B.乐极生悲;C.一次做贼,永远是贼;D.良药苦口。从文章最后一段的描述可知,那个人因出
19、院了很高兴,在聚会上多喝了一些,结果又摔断了左腿。因此,选B项。4.Whats the main idea of the passage?A.A new kind of humour came into being.B.How to cure your legs is important.C.Christmas is more necessary than anything else.D.Holding a party is interesting for the westerners.答案A解析主旨大意题。本文通过第一段的引入,说明了当前的一种新型幽默。B主题语境:人与社会语篇类型:说明文I
20、 was born and raised in England in a culture where privacy and “keeping yourself to yourself” were valued traditions.Speaking to strangers was not encouraged.People were most hospitable(好客的) and friendlybut only once they had been introduced to new people.However,I have been lucky enough to spend so
21、me time in both Italy and the US,where I found traditions of hospitality and politeness to be very different.I experienced Italian hospitality first-hand on a crowded railway carriage travelling,one afternoon,from Genoa to Florence.Sinking gratefully into an empty seat,I was berated(斥责) in rapid Ita
22、lian by a gentleman who was returning to this seatit had not been “spare” after all.I apologised in English,and got up to allow him back into the seat.The gentleman obviously had no understanding of the English language,but he,too,realised my genuine mistake.He smiled and gestured for me to remain i
23、n the seat,and he himself remained standing in the corridor for the remainder of the journey.The other occupants of the carriage smiled and nodded at me and made me feel quite welcome among them.I feel that if this had been in England,a foreigner who made a mistake would not always be so kindly trea
24、ted.Transport also featured in the differences I noticed between English and American culture.I flew to New York on a plane with mainly English passengers.We sat together in near silence.Nobody spoke to me nor,as I expected,to anyone else they did not know.They felt it was not polite to intrude on s
25、omeone elses privacy.However,when I travelled across the United States,whether by plane or Greyhound bus,I was never short of conversation.Conversation was going on all around me and whoever sat next to me was happy to introduce themselves and ask me about myself.They obviously felt it would have be
26、en rude not to speak to another person,whether they were strangers or not.【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。作者通过自己的旅行经历说明了不同文化中人们对于“好客”和“礼貌”的表达方式不一样。5.What do we know about the occupants of the carriage when the author was travelling in Italy?A.They all laughed at the author for his mistake.B.They were all on the side
27、 of the gentleman.C.They would not bear a mistake like the authors in public.D.They all showed their understanding of the authors mistake.答案D解析细节理解题。根据文中的“but he,too,realised my genuine mistake.He smiled.The other occupants of the carriage smiled and nodded at me and made me feel quite welcome among
28、 them”可知,车厢里其他的人都对作者点头微笑,说明他们理解作者的错误。6.The author finally believes the Italian people are .A.coldB.rudeC.hospitableD.helpful答案C解析推理判断题。根据第三段第一句的“I experienced Italian hospitality”以及本段内容可推知,意大利人热情友好。7.According to the last paragraph,English passengers sat in near silence because .A.they were all stra
29、ngers to each otherB.they were too tired to speakC.privacy was a valued tradition in EnglandD.everybody had their own share of privacy答案C解析细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“We sat together in near silence.Nobody spoke to me nor,as I expected,to anyone else they did not know.They felt it was not polite to intrude on so
30、meone elses privacy”可知英国乘客几乎都不和陌生人说话,因为他们国家的传统认为干涉别人的隐私是不礼貌的。8.The purpose of the author is to tell us .A.his travelling experienceB.cultural differences to show hospitality and politenessC.the culture shock he experienced in Italy and the USD.how to adapt ourselves to a new culture答案B解析推理判断题。文章通过不同
31、的情景对比,告诉我们不同文化中人们对“好客”和“礼貌”的表达方式不一样。C主题语境:人与社会语篇类型:夹叙夹议文My best friend travelled to stay with my family last weekend.When she arrived,she went straight to the kitchen and,without asking,ate some dried fruit.She wasnt being rude.I knew she would do this.Weve known each other for almost 20 years.She c
32、an eat anything she wants from my kitchen.Indeed,I bought her favourite fruits and snacks at the shop that morning.Our long weekend together was simple.I was recovering from surgery and couldnt go to shopping malls.But there were no quiet moments.Weve lived in different cities for almost a decade.Re
33、unions demand conversation.Our personalities are matched,to be sure,and a shared history is indescribably (难以形容地)valuable.We were competitors at high school before bonding.Then we discovered the many interests that we had in common.Our friendship developed itself quickly.We stayed companions and sup
34、ported each other through law school and through our first jobs.Ours is a friendship for the ages.There is something special about friends who know everything about you.They are rare.They have seen your achievements,your desperation and your boring routine of the in-between.Its special to unpack fee
35、lings without wasting time filling in the blanks.As my long weekend shows,with such friends we dont have to do well,but we simply have to be ourselves.We drop the act,the performance and the public version of ourselves.The special friendships are those which never fail to delight us,whose continuati
36、on is worth the extra effort,despite distance and difference in our separate lives.I had the very great joy of this reminder last weekend.Im lucky to have found this friend,and to see a future where her companionship remains.Being together is perfection.【语篇导读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者与朋友很多年没有见面了,因此见面以后有说不完的话。本文
37、作者主要分享了自己珍视的这段友谊及其对友谊的理解。9.What can we infer from Paragraph 2?A.They talked constantly about their lives.B.They enjoyed going shopping.C.They had a boring weekend.D.They quarrelled at times.答案A解析推理判断题。根据第二段中的“But there were no quiet moments.Weve lived in different cities for almost a decade.Reunions
38、 demand conversation.”可知,作者与朋友很多年没有见面了,因此见面以后有说不完的话,据此可以推断,她们可能会一直聊过去这些年的生活经历,故选A项。10.What does the author appreciate about their friendship?A.They help each other achieve success in their fields.B.Theyre best friends despite different hobbies.C.They inspire each other to be their best selves.D.They
39、re comfortable just being themselves.答案D解析细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“As my long weekend shows,with such friends we dont have to do well,but we simply have to be ourselves.We drop the act,the performance and the public version of ourselves.”可知,作者认为和真正的好朋友在一起时,我们只需做自己就行了,由此可推知D项正确。11.What message is conveyed in t
40、he last paragraph?A.Real friends are easy to make.B.Good friendships need devotion.C.Special friendships may fail to delight us.D.Distance and difference bring a friendship.答案B解析推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“whose continuation is worth the extra effort,despite distance and difference in our separate lives”可以推断,良好的
41、友谊需要人们付出额外的努力,故选B项。12.Why does the author write this text?A.To express thanks to her best friend.B.To share the friendship she treasures.C.To describe what her best friend is like.D.To explain how she offers help to her friend.答案B解析推理判断题。本文主要讲述了作者与其最好的朋友之间的友谊及其对于友谊的理解,所以作者写这篇文章主要是为了分享自己珍视的一段友谊,故B项正确
42、。.语篇填空主题语境:人与社会语篇类型:说明文Its one of the 1.(great) novels in world literature.First published in 1791,A Dream of Red Mansions,also 2. (know) as The Story of the Stone,is to Chinese people as William Shakespeares famous plays are to westerners.The novel,3. reflects the history of the Qing Dynasty,follow
43、s the rise and fall of the noble Jia family.Originally,the family seems to be wealthy and 4. (power),thanks in part to its close relationships with the royal family.Yet,the heir to the family,Jia Baoyu,enjoys 5.(live) a pure,carefree life,having no interest 6. politics at all.Expected to marry Xue B
44、aochai,Jia falls in love with his delicately brilliant cousin,Lin Daiyu.As the lovers head toward a tragic end,the family falls on hard times,fading away eventually.The 7. (appreciate) of the classic novel is surely both a pleasant treat and a challenge.In the past decades the novel 8. (experience)
45、various adaptations.Making the detailed 120-chapter novel into just several hours is 9. (absolute) no piece of cake.“Still,choices have to be made,” the operas stage director Stan Lai concluded.“For everyone else,the challenge is to make it 10. excellent opera.”答案与解析【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。红楼梦,又名石头记,是世界文学史上最
46、伟大的小说之一,在讲述贾宝玉和林黛玉悲剧爱情故事的同时,展现了勋贵家族贾家的兴衰史,也侧面反映了清朝的历史。这部小说很受欢迎,经过多次改编。1.greatest考查形容词最高级。one of the+形容词最高级+可数名词复数,意为“最之一”,此空应填形容词最高级。2.known考查过去分词。分析句子可知,设空处和句子谓语之间无连词,应用非谓语形式;又因know和主语A Dream of Red Mansions之间是被动关系,所以此空用过去分词作定语。3.which考查非限制性定语从句的关系代词。分析句子可知,The novel后接了一个非限制性定语从句,The novel是先行词,指物,在
47、从句中作主语,所以用which。4.powerful考查形容词。seem to be+形容词,意为“看起来,似乎”,and(表并列)前面的wealthy是形容词,所以此空也应用形容词。5.living考查固定搭配。enjoy doing sth是固定搭配,意为“喜欢做某事”。6.in考查固定搭配。have no interest in sth是固定搭配,意为“对某事不感兴趣”,此空应用介词in。7.appreciation考查名词。分析句子可知,The of the classic novel是名词所有格结构,定冠词the后接名词形式,此空应用名词形式。8.has experienced考查时
48、态。分析句子可知,此句缺少谓语动词,In the past decades是现在完成时的标志,指过去发生的动作对现在产生的影响,因为主语the novel是单数,所以此空用has experienced。9.absolutely考查副词。修饰整个谓语部分,应当用副词表示这绝对不是一件容易的事。10.an考查不定冠词。分析句子可知,此处表示一部优秀的歌剧,表泛指,此空用不定冠词(a/an);又因为excellent以元音音素开头,所以此空用不定冠词an。.应用文写作假定你是李华,最近你们学校举行了一次面向全社会的活动“校园开放日”(School Open Day),你的英国朋友汤姆对此很感兴趣,
49、请你给他写封邮件,介绍此活动,要点包括:1.活动的目的;2.活动的内容:来访者听课、观看课间操、提建议等;3.活动的意义。参考词汇:课间操class-break exercise注意:1.词数80左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3.开头已给出,不计入总词数。Dear Tom,How are you recently?Yours sincerely,Li Hua参考范文Dear Tom,How are you recently?Knowing that you are interested in the School Open Day,I am more than delighted
50、to introduce it to you.In order to promote the communication between our school and the families,our school organised a series of activities on the School Open Day.Visitors are shown around the campus and listened to the classes carefully.Besides,the participants appreciated students class-break exe
51、rcise.Finally,the participants put forward some suggestions to improve our schools management and education quality.The School Open Day provided an amazing occasion for the society to better understand our school,making family and school cooperate to push us students overall development.Yours sincer
52、ely,Li Hua.读后续写阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。It was Susans 12th birthday.She had been expecting to receive a yo-yo (悠悠球) from her parents as her birthday gift for several months.However,she received a purple dress instead,which made her really disappointed.“I only want a yo-yo as my birthday
53、gift.I dont want the dress and I hate purple,” Susan shouted at her mother when she saw the dress.“Even a five-year-old child has a yo-yo.Do you know why others dont want to be my friends?It is all because I dont have a yo-yo.It is so boring to live in this house,”Susan said angrily.Her mother ignor
54、ed her complaints and changed the topic,saying,“Uncle Brown,Uncle Smith,Aunt Aniston and their children are coming for dinner tonight.So,you can play with your cousins.”“But,I dont think there is anything interesting to play in the house,”Susan complained again.The guests arrived at 6:00 pm.Susan gu
55、ided the four children who came with the adults to her room.“Do you have any interesting toys,Susan?” asked Jim,one of the children.Susan felt that Jim was asking for a yo-yo.She felt embarrassed and brought out her Snakes and Ladders (蛇梯棋).All the children played the game together.Everyone enjoyed
56、playing the game except Susan.After a little while,her cousin Sara asked,“Susan,can we go downstairs to the basement?” Susan said,“No,there is nothing interesting to play in it.”Ignoring Susans words,the children raced to the basement excitedly.They found there were some empty cartons,ropes,old brok
57、en toys.Upon seeing this,Sara came up with an ideathe memory game.She arranged a few things on the floor and closed her eyes.Then Jim took away an object randomly and Sara should guess what the missing object was.注意:续写词数应为150左右。When Susan arrived there later,she looked at the children in surprise.Th
58、at night after the guests left,Susan sat alone in her room.参考范文When Susan arrived there later,she looked at the children in surprise.They were playing with what Susan considered boring happily.Seeing this,Susan understood that although there was no yo-yo,they could also enjoy themselves.Jim asked he
59、r to join them playing together instantly he saw Susan.It was at that moment that Susan realised she had focused too much on what she didnt have but ignored what she had.That night after the guests left,Susan sat alone in her room.On her bed was the purple dress given to her as a birthday gift.She t
60、hought to herself,“It seems that the dress doesnt look that bad.Actually,I like all the clothes Mum bought for me.” She was sorry for having shouted at her mother.So she ran to Mums room and said,“Sorry,Mum.I should be satisfied with what I own.” Hearing the words,her mother hugged her in arms tight
61、ly,happy and touched about Susans change.高分写作如何进行读后续写阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。(2020山东高考)The Meredith family lived in a small community.As the economy was in decline,some people in the town had lost their jobs.Many of their families were struggling to make ends meet.People were trying to
62、help each other meet the challenges.Mrs.Meredith was a most kind and thoughtful woman.She spent a great deal of time visiting the poor.She knew they had problems,and they needed all kinds of help.When she had time,she would bring food and medicine to them.One morning she told her children about a fa
63、mily she had visited the day before.There was a man sick in bed,his wife,who took care of him and could not go out to work,and their little boy.The little boyhis name was Bernardhad interested her very much.“I wish you could see him,”she said to her own children,John,Harry,and Clara.“He is such a he
64、lp to his mother.He wants very much to earn some money,but I dont see what he can do.”After their mother left the room,the children sat thinking about Bernard.“I wish we could help him to earn money,”said Clara.“His family is suffering so much.”“So do I,”said Harry.“We really should do something to
65、assist them.”For some moments,John said nothing,but,suddenly,he sprang to his feet and cried,“I have a great idea!I have a solution that we can all help accomplish(完成).”The other children also jumped up all attention.When John had an idea,it was sure to be a good one.“I tell you what we can do,”said
66、 John.“You know that big box of corn Uncle John sent us?Well,we can make popcorn(爆米花),and put it into paper bags,and Bernard can take it around to the houses and sell it.”注意:续写词数应为150左右。When Mrs. Meredith heard of Johns idea,she thought it was a good one,too.With everything ready,Bernard started out
67、 on his new business.一、审题定调本文阅读部分为一篇350词左右的材料,要求考生依据其内容及所给段落开头语进行续写,将其发展成一篇与所给材料有逻辑衔接、情节和结构完整的短文,词数约150。读后续写是一种将阅读和写作紧密结合的综合语言能力测试题。读是输入,要求考生能提取有效的文本信息;写是输出,要求考生将有效的文本信息组合并且做出合乎逻辑的推测,运用和原文文本一致的语言风格进行写作。此外,考生还要有语篇结构意识,续写的两段文字需要和原文及段首提示句保持逻辑一致性和语篇连贯性。本文写作话题贴近生活,有一定趣味性,其主题是助人为乐。故事讲述三个孩子用爆米花帮助另一个孩子,侧重人物
68、性格以及人物动作的描写。二、谋篇布局第一步:通读文本,理已知信息人物Mrs.Meredith,John,Harry,Clara,Bernard,the sick man and his wife地点a small community故事线索文中Mrs.Meredith一直乐于助人。当她给她的孩子讲述了小男孩Bernard一家的情况,三个孩子(John,Harry和Clara)非常渴望帮助他,并且确实想出了一个好主意做爆米花,让Bernard在社区售卖。第二步:根据段首句,判未知走向定主调本文的主调:Love and Kindness。在社会经济萧条的环境下(故事背景),大家仍保持善良,互相帮助
69、。一个充满爱心的妈妈身体力行,在自己的三个孩子心中播种了爱和善良的种子。续写第一段Mrs.Meredith认为John出了个好主意。(已知)Mrs.Meredith会说什么?(对话描写)孩子们会如何行动?(动作、场景描写)续写第二段首句提到Bernard,则续写第一段接下来就会涉及谁把计划告诉Bernard,他有什么反应?孩子们如何制作爆米花?续写第二段Bernard开始他的新营生 (已知)爆米花在哪里卖?卖给谁?Bernard的收获及感受如何?三、核心词汇与句式续写第一段续写第二段关键词汇人物:Mrs.Meredith,Clara,Harry,John,Bernard行为:encourage
70、preparemake popcorn人物:Bernard,the Meredith family行为:sell popcornfeel happyearn moneyshow thanks to the Meredith family连词成句Mrs.Meredith encouraged the children to get started.Very soon,the children prepared the materials and learnt how to make popcorn.And then they told Bernard the plan.Bernard felt
71、grateful to all of them for what they had done for him.A few hours later,he sold out all the popcorn.He was so happy that he could hardly speak.He showed thanks to the Meredith family.The children all learnt a lot from this experience.高级语段表示感激:be grateful to sb for sth;ones help is greatly appreciat
72、ed;express ones gratitude to表示开心与兴奋:feel a thrill of excitement (感到一阵激动),a mixture of excitement and happiness,be delighted at,to ones joy四、连句成文参考范文范文1:(故事情节紧凑,立意积极向上,行文流畅)When Mrs.Meredith heard of Johns idea,she thought it was a good one,too.Very soon,the children learnt how to pop the corn and th
73、en were busy in doing this “big” thing.At the same time,their mother went out to buy the paper bags that they needed.When she came back,she brought Bernard with her.Bernard felt grateful to all of them for what they had done for him.With everything ready,Bernard started out on his new business.Much
74、sooner than he had expected,he returned with an empty basket and so much money that he had never seen before.He was so delighted that he could hardly speak,but his bright smiling face spoke for himself.After that,he learnt to make popcorn by himself and make it taste better.Several years later,he gr
75、ew up to be a remarkable man,but he didnt forget the help of the Meredith family and always did what he could to help those in need.范文2:(注重细节刻画,表达丰富、具体,语言地道、 生动)When Mrs.Meredith heard of Johns idea,she thought it was a good one,too.She nodded with a smile and encouraged the children,“Lets get start
76、ed!” Immediately,Clara volunteered to find the materials to make popcorn.At the same time,John went to purchase some paper bags and arranged all the stuff in place.Harry ran to the Bernards and dragged him to the scene.After hearing the explanation,Bernard was overwhelmed by excitement and gratitude
77、.Time went by quickly,and the children laughed,carrying out their great “project”.Joy filled the yard and everyones heart.With everything ready,Bernard started out on his new business.Carrying all the paper bags,he called out,“Popcorn! 50 cents for one extra-large pack!” People started to gather aro
78、und him,which drew even more people.Everyone was ready to buy one pack to support him.The air was full of happiness and kindness.Within no time,Bernard sold out all the popcorn and earned quite some money.On returning,he thanked the Meredith family with watery eyes.For Clara,Harry and John,it was an
79、 unforgettable experience as well.It turned out that they not only helped a boy in need,but also gave themselves the sweet taste of helping others.阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。“Once there was a ship travelling on the tough sea and on the ship there was a couple.All of a sudden,the ship met w
80、ith an accident and the couple had no choice but to run to the lifeboat without delay.After reaching there,they realised that there was space only for one person.At that very moment,the husband pushed his wife behind him and jumped onto the lifeboat himself,leaving his wife standing on the sinking s
81、hip and shouting something desperately to her husband with her eyes filled with tears.”The teacher stopped her storytelling and asked her students,“Guys,guess what it was that she shouted.”Most students answered,“I hate you!”After listening to this reply,the teacher glanced through the whole class a
82、gain and noticed that there was a boy sitting silently throughout.Then she asked him the same question.The boy answered,“I believe she would have shoutedtake care of our child.”Listening to his remark,the teacher was surprised and asked the boy doubtfully,“Have you heard of this story before?”Shakin
83、g his head,the boy said softly and sadly,“No,I havent.But thats what my mother said to my father before she died of a deadly disease.”Moved and feeling sad,the teacher replied,“Your answer is absolutely right!”Then she continued,“Lets take up the story.The ship sank eventually and the husband went h
84、ome and brought up their daughter alone.Many years later after the death of the man,their daughter was tidying up all his belongings when she found his diary.In his diary she found that when her parents were on the ship,her mother had already been diagnosed(诊断)with advanced cancer and at the critica
85、l moment,the father rushed to the only chance of survival.”注意:续写词数应为150左右。In his diary,the man mentioned he wished to sink to the ocean with his wife but for their daughter he had to live.The story was finished and the class was silent.参考范文In his diary,the man mentioned he wished to sink to the ocea
86、n with his wife but for their daughter he had to live.Without him,their little daughter would have become an orphan.He pulled through the painful days and learned how to raise their daughter.Whenever he encountered difficulties,he motivated himself with his wifes words“take care of our child”.Years
87、later,their daughter grew up and he knew that he kept his promise successfully.If his wife had been alive,she would have been happy to see this.The story was finished and the class was silent.Nobody talked or laughed as usual.Instead,it seemed that every student was lost in deep thought.They were to
88、uched by this special story,reflecting on their replies.Those who misunderstood the man in this story bowed their head in shame.They finally knew that sometimes what they saw was not the truth.They should not judge the man without understanding the whole story.文化意识English Humour Vs.American Humour:I
89、s There a Difference?A nations humour is linked to the historical development of the country.How funny somebody finds a certain thing depends on many things including ages,personal experiences,levels of education and locations.Therefore,humour is something that is not always transferable in another
90、country.What about when both countries speak the same mother tongue?Does that mean they will then share the same sense of humour,or can differences still take place?Lets take the example of Britain and America.Time and time again,people say that Brits and Americans dont “get” each others sense of hu
91、mour.It is often argued that one of the most common differences between the British and American sense of humour is that Americans dont understand irony (反话).In fact,Brits use irony daily while Americans dont.I think Americans understand British irony;what they dont understand is the need to use it
92、so frequently.When Americans use irony,they tend to say that they are “only kidding”.They feel the need to make a joke more obvious than Brits do.The American sense of humour is generally more slapstick (闹剧的).Their jokes are more obvious and forward,a bit like Americans themselves.British jokes,on the other hand,tend to be more subtle (含蓄的).This may stem from the fact that British culture is more reserved than American culture.- 14 - 版权所有高考资源网