1、小说、戏剧、诗歌、传记、文学简史、经典演讲、文学名著等一、主题语基拓展练 (一)主题词汇盘查 (已会词汇，在内打“”；欠熟练词汇，多翻阅识记)positionprofessionassistant engineer secretary accountant consultant applicant cherish interviewer candidate interviewee appointment employ recommend appoint develop benefit hesitation topic (二)主题词汇训练.写出下列各句中加黑词的汉语意思1The secretar
2、y general may represent the president at official ceremonies.秘书长2The interviewee can get a chance to show his confidence, working ability and educational background. 参加面试者3I cherish each moment I have, although sometimes I dont seem to.珍惜4I have just spent a holiday there and would recommend it to a
3、nyone. 推荐5That company wanted to hire him as their consultant, but he declined firmly.顾问6He was going to college at night, in order to become an accountant. 会计7Its standard practice for a company like this one to employ a security officer.雇用8The main responsibilities of the advisor include helping s
4、tudents to practice their oral English, and organize activities such as singing English songs, English evenings, or lectures on interesting topics.话题.单句语法填空1Teachers have to constantly update their knowledge in order to maintain their professional (profession) competence.2If you come across faults b
5、ut you still want the bicycle, ask the shop assistant (assist) to reduce the price.3The secretary arranged a convenient time and place for the applicants (apply) to have an interview.4While all of them are strong candidates (candidate), only one will be chosen for the post.5I have an appointment (ap
6、point) with Dr Smith, but I need to change it.6The manager was satisfied to see many new products developed (develop) after great effort.7It is not how much we do but how much love we put into what we do that benefits (benefit) our work most.8I accepted the job without hesitation (hesitate), as it w
7、ould allow me to show my talent.二、主题语篇押题练.阅读理解Comedy and PsychologyEarlier this year I did a parttime comedy course. The class was taught by Ryan, a professional comedian.I had performed a show, which wasnt originally meant to be a comedy. However, the audience laughed at my first joke, then continu
8、ed to laugh throughout the routines that were meant to be serious. So it was the audience who told me I was funny, but I didnt understand why or how to control the comic (滑稽的) moments. So, I joined the course to learn.“Turn off your editor that makes you say the right thing and remember how to be a
9、child，” explained Ryan.“Dont try to be clever.Dont try too hard to be funny .and knowing all about the theory of humor is unlikely to help you much. Just behave in a silly way. Thats what people want to see on stage.” Ryan would help us loosen up by saying things like，“Wander around talking to other
10、s, but make sure that youre the lowest status person here.”Id say that understanding the psychology of humor has actually helped. Recently I came across the book Inside Jokes: Using Humor to ReverseEngineer the Mind.Its main idea is that any selfdirected intelligent system will need to correct its o
11、wn fault.Theres a risk that the occasional error will be made. If this was boring or burdensome, wed be less willing to do it. However, evolution has made the process fun.Heres a joke in the book：Two fish are in a tank.One says to the other, “Do you know how to drive this thing？” It works on the pri
12、nciple that we have started to imagine one thing that the tank is the typical container people keep fish in and, just in time，the following words tell us that our first assumption was wrong its a heavy vehicle.For correctly figuring out the error，we are rewarded with a pleasurable feeling.The joke i
13、s an efficient way of encouraging this natural reaction，and comedians have become experts in slightly touching this mental funnybone in order to make us laugh.Ryan was right when he said that knowing the theory of humor wouldnt help us that much as a comedy.During one exercise in the course，four of
14、us were told to perform an opera. Susan and Caroline sang earnestly on either side of the stage, and I brought Henry to the floor, where we wrestled (摔跤) each other like outofcontrol teenagers. The rest of the group was in uncontrollable fits of laughter. As a performer, Ill never appreciate just wh
15、y it seemed so funny.But the point is that I would never have written this on the paper.It was a joyous, found moment.语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。文章论述了喜剧和心理学之间的关系。1. Why did the author attend the comedy course?AHe wanted to see how the theories worked in practice.BHe discovered he had some natural ability in come
16、dy.CHe worried about how other performers would find him.DHe got unpleasant experiences when performing a comedy.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第一段最后两句可知，作者参加了喜剧课程，是因为他发现自己在喜剧方面有一定的天赋。故选B。2. Ryan required the people on the comedy course to .Acopy their favorite performanceBimagine other peoples reactionsChelp themsel
17、ves feel comfortableDbehave in a more playful manner解析：选D推理判断题。根据第二段中的“and knowing all about the theory of humor is unlikely to help you much.Just behave in a silly way.Thats what people want to see on stage.”可知，Ryan要求喜剧课上的人们以一种更有趣的方式表现。由此可知答案为D。3. What is the purpose of the joke mentioned in Paragr
18、aph 4?ATo discuss what humor brings about exactly.BTo give an example of another kind of humor.CTo prove the point about psychology of humor.DTo show why some people are funnier than others.解析：选C写作意图题。根据第四段最后一句可知，第四段提到笑话的目的是为了证明幽默心理学的观点。故选C。4. What view does the author put forward in the end?AVisual
19、 humor is what appeals to people most.BWhat people find funny is often unpredictable.CTheories explaining humor tend to be mistaken.DLearning comic skills proves to be a difficult task.解析：选B推理判断题。根据最后一段最后两句可知，作者认为人们觉得有趣的东西往往是不可预测的。故答案为B。.语法填空A few years ago，after a long morning of sightseeing in New
20、 York, my children and I took a rest on a park bench in Central Park.“Look！” my son said, 1 (point) to a nearby rubbish bin.Thats when we saw a raccoon (浣熊)Quite feeling at home in the big city, he paid us no attention, concentrating only on finding a 2 (taste) lunch. He sorted through a few options
21、 before coming out with a wrapped sandwich 3 (hold) between his paws. 4 (surprise), rather than run away，he jumped down and walked casually to a spot on the path, not a metre from 5 we sat. The children were spellbound, as the raccoon was providing better 6 (entertain) than any museum. He glanced at
22、 us, perhaps checking to see 7 we were about to steal his lunch. 8 delicate fingers, he peeled back the layer of plastic wrap until the halfeaten sandwich 9 (uncover)Then he surprised us all.Instead of starting eating his food, he turned to a nearby pool of water and 10 (dip) his paws in it. With a
23、casual air，he rubbed his paws together underwater for a moment，brushed his fur，and then started gracefully picking at his meal.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文，主要叙述了作者与孩子们几年前遇见一只浣熊的经历。1pointing考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，动词point与句子的谓语动词said之间没有连词，且point与其逻辑主语my son之间为主谓关系，所以用其现在分词形式作状语。2tasty考查形容词。此处修饰名词lunch，需用其形容词形式，所以填tasty“美
24、味的”。3held考查非谓语动词。根据语境并分析句子结构可知，hold和其逻辑主语a wrapped sandwich之间是动宾关系，故此处应用其过去分词形式作后置定语。4Surprisingly考查副词。根据句意可知，此处应用其副词形式Surprisingly修饰整个句子。5where考查宾语从句。此处表示“从我们坐的地方”，故填where。6entertainment考查名词。根据空前的“better”可推知，此处应填其名词形式entertainment，意为“娱乐”，是不可数名词。7if/whether考查名词性从句。根据空前的“see”，并结合句意可知，此处应用if/whether“是
25、否”引导宾语从句，作及物动词see的宾语。8With考查介词。根据句意可知，此处意为“用”，故填With。9was uncovered考查动词的时态和语态。根据该句中的“peeled back”可知，此处应用一般过去时；且sandwich与uncover之间为被动关系，故此处用一般过去时的被动语态。10dipped考查动词的时态。通读全文可知，本文叙述的是发生在过去的事情，且根据空前的“turned to”和并列连词“and”可知，此处用一般过去时。.短文改错Dear Mr Smith，I am Li Hua. At this moment, Im honored to express our
26、 sincerely thanks to you in behalf of my classmates.We do appreciate everything what you have done for us.We had been very lucky to have you as our English teacher in the past few years.With your help, everyone has made progresses in both English learning or school life.We have been enjoyed your tea
27、ching and guidance a lot.Your humorous stories, big smiles and encouraged words have already rooted in our memories. Since he will leave soon, we wish you pleasant journey back home and a happy life there.We will miss you.Thanks again, Mr Smith.Yours truly，Li Hua答案：第二句：sincerelysincere; inon第三句：what
28、that或去掉what第四句：hadhave第五句：progressesprogress; orand第六句：去掉been或enjoyedenjoying第七句：encouragedencouraging第八句：heyou; you后加a.书面表达假定你是李华，你的家乡将举行庆祝首个“中国农民丰收节(Chinese Farmers Harvest Festival)”活动，请你写封邮件，邀请你的新西兰朋友Eric来参加，内容包括：1活动的时间和地点；2活动内容(民俗文化表演、美食品尝及观光活动等)。注意：1.词数100左右；2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3开头和结束语已为你写好，不计入总词数
29、。Dear Eric， Yours，Li Hua参考范文：Dear Eric，How is everything going？I am writing to invite you to participate in the celebrations of the first Chinese Farmers Harvest Festival in my hometown.It will be held on the square from September 22 to September 24, lasting from 9：00 am to 5：00 pm everyday.The loca
30、l government will host various activities for the festival, such as folk culture performances, tasty food tasting and sightseeing.If it is convenient for you, you are welcome to visit my hometown.You can have a better understanding of Chinese culture through the activities.I believe that you will have an unforgettable time during the festival.Looking forward to your reply.Best wishes.Yours，Li Hua
