1、Unit 3A taste of English humourSection Warming Up,Pre-reading,Reading & Comprehending一、根据句意和汉语提示写出单词1.Nick Vujicic travels the globe to deliver his story of how he (克服) the disability.答案:overcomes2.After supper many people go to the Central Square just for (娱乐).答案:entertainment3.Let us have a good r
2、ound of applause for the next (表演者).答案:performer4.Many people were (无家可归的) after the earthquake.答案:homeless5.Ive got quite a big room so Im not too off(穷的).答案:badly6.Im (确信)that he will come to see you tonight.答案:convinced7.Who will (主演) in the new film directed by him?答案:star8.The interesting film
3、is(导演)by the famous director.答案:directed9.As we all know,Yuan Longping is an (杰出的) scientist.答案:outstanding10.A (手势) is a movement of the body to communicate something.答案:gesture二、用下列单词或短语的适当形式填空cut offpick outovercomestar inentertainbadly off content withconvince ofup to nowbore1.,I have never seen
4、 a better film than the one I saw last year.答案:Up to now2.This picture was taken a long time ago.I wonder if you can my father.答案:pick out3.He was bored with the long and speech,but he tried not to show it.答案:boring4.If you the present difficulty,you will make greater progress.答案:overcome5.I am the
5、value of keeping a diary.答案:convinced of6.He had one of his fingers in an accident at work.答案:cut off7.When I arrived at home,my husband was lying on the floor, the kids with toys.答案:entertaining8.Up to now the famous actress a great number of good films.答案:has starred in9.He isnt the present job,so
6、 he will go to Beijing for a better one.答案:content with10.We shouldnt complain about being poormany families are much than we are.答案:worse off三、单句改错1.No one is content for what I have done. 答案:forwith2.Im sure I can convince him agree with our plan. 答案:在him后加to3.Mom cut down some flowers from the bu
7、sh. 答案:downoff4.The moment I saw him in the crowd,I picked out him. 答案:out himhim out5.This area is bad off for doctors and nurses. 答案:badbadly6.I usually entertain friends with dinner on Sundays. 答案:withto7.In the direction of our teacher,we have made rapid progress in our English this term. 答案:InU
8、nder8.Mo Yan is a famous writer through the world. 答案:throughthroughout9.Up to now,the mystery isnt found out by human beings. 答案:isnthasnt been10.You may find it astonished that Charlie didnt pass the final exam. 答案:astonishedastonishing四、句子翻译1.到目前为止,我还没有收到他的来信。(up to now) 答案:Up to now,I havent hea
9、rd from him yet.2.他小的时候家里很穷。(badly off) 答案:When he was a child,his family was badly off.3.这位老人对他现在的生活很满足。(feel content with) 答案:This old man feels very content with his present life.4.我已经选出我想看的电影来了。(pick out) 答案:I have picked out the film I want to see.5.他感觉到自己好像与外界断绝了联系。(cut off) 答案:He feels as if
10、he were cut off from the outside world.五、阅读理解I have heard having a good sense of humour often helps in breaking the ice.Also people remember you because of your humour.But I think I dont have a very good sense of humour.Could you suggest how to build on this?Radha KarnikThis is a great question that
11、 is unfortunately difficult to answer.I can only give you my views on this topic,which may or may not be correct.I know that my sense of humour developed over time.When I was younger I was not funny at all;now I can easily make people laugh.At the same time,sometimes I say things that I think are ve
12、ry funny but others do not.Improving wit and humour,I believe,is an ongoing process.Now,there are various forms of humour and everyone has his individual style.Overall,I believe being fluent in a language is very important for being witty or funny.The way we play around with words adds the “funny” t
13、ag to an otherwise normal sentence.Also,seeing irony(讽刺)is very important.I think humour is often the link between two unrelated things.In my experience,laughing frequently and appreciating other peoples jokes and wit are very important.Within these,finding humour in everyday normal situations is th
14、e key.I often notice what is going on around me and say funny things in my head and laugh to myself.That serves almost as practice when I am in a group.I watch comedy shows and movies and I am sure that has some effects on helping me improve my sense of humour.And last,having confidence that you are
15、 witty is important.There will always be someone wittier or funnier than you,which is fine.Just work on building your own style.Remember,if you are trying to be funny and witty in order to break the ice at a business function,be careful.In those situations,humour has to be mild and politically corre
16、ct.Yours,Brad1.Radha Karniks problem is that he doesnt .A.have friendsB.know the functions of humourC.understand others humourD.have a good sense of humour答案:D解析:细节理解题。由第一段中的“But I think I dont have a very good sense of humour.”可得出答案。2.By telling his own experience,Brad tried to make Radha Karnik be
17、lieve that .A.laughter is the best medicineB.laughter and humour go hand-in-handC.a sense of humour can be developedD.a sense of humour helps impress others答案:C解析:推理判断题。由第二段和第三段可以看出,幽默感是可以提高的。3.In order to improve our sense of humour,Brad believes that the following are important EXCEPT .A.good lang
18、uage abilityB.loyaltyC.learning from lifeD.confidence答案:B解析:推理判断题。根据倒数第五段的“Overall,I believe being fluent in a language is very important for being witty or funny.”可知,好的语言能力很重要;根据倒数第三段的“Within these,finding humour in everyday normal situations is the key.”可知,从生活中学习很重要;根据倒数第二段的“And last,having confid
19、ence that you are witty is important.”可知,自信很重要。而B项文中未提及。六、语篇填空阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Overhead bridges are found in many parts of big cities,especially in places 1. traffic is very heavy and crossing the road is dangerous.The purpose of these bridges 2.(be) to enable pedestrians to cross roa
20、ds 3.(safe).Overhead bridges are used in very much the same way 4. zebra crossings.They are more efficient although 5.(little) convenient because people have to climb up a long flight of 6.(step).This is inconvenient especially to older people.When pedestrians use an overhead bridge,they do not hold
21、 up traffic.However,when they cross a busy road using a zebra crossing,traffic is held up.This is why the government has built many overhead bridges 7.(help) pedestrians and to keep traffic moving at the same time.For their own safety,pedestrians should be encouraged to use them instead of 8.(risk)
22、their lives by dashing across the road.Old people,however,may find it a little difficult climbing up and down the steps,but it is still much safer than walking across the road with all the danger of moving traffic.Overhead bridges serve a very useful purpose.Pedestrians,both old and young,should make 9. a habit to use them.This will prevent unnecessary accidents and 10.(lose) of life.答案:1.where2.is3.safely4.as5.less6.steps7.to help8.risking9.it10.loss
