1、 Unit 3A taste of English humour晨背分钟 填词并背记ChaplinA Great Master of HumourChaplin was an extraordinary performer who starred in and directed many outstanding comedies. Few were bored watching his moustache, his gestures or his entertaining reactions when chased by detectives. Being drunk, sliding on
2、a banana skin or whispering his own failures to nobody, he made us feel more content with our life without any verbal explanation. His particular sense of humor has astonished everybody throughout the world up to now.In a small budget film, he played a badlyoff and homeless person wearing wornout sh
3、oes and messy clothes. On one occasion, he was trapped by a snowstorm in a vast mountainous area. Though he overcame many difficulties, he wasnt fortunate enough. With all the porridge eaten up, he picked out a shoe and boiled it to eat. He cut off the leather bottom and chewed it like a pancake. Ac
4、cording to an actress, his acting was so convincing and amusing that everybody couldnt help bursting into laughter. 幽默大师卓别林卓别林是一名非凡的演员，他主演并导演了多部杰出的喜剧。看见他可笑的小胡子、滑稽的手势动作，还有面对警探的追捕时有趣的反应，很少有人会觉得厌烦。喝醉酒啦，踩到香蕉皮滑倒啦，或者自言自语(低语)自己的糗事啦，他无需任何语言的解释表演总是使我们对自己的生活感到更加满意。他独特的幽默感直到现在依然使世界各地的人们都感到惊讶。在一部小预算的电影里，他穿着磨破的鞋
5、子和脏兮兮的衣服，扮演了一名贫穷又无家可归的人。在一幕场景中，他被一场暴风雪困在一片广阔的多山的区域里。尽管他克服了许多困难，但是他的运气不够好。粥都吃完了，他只好挑出一只鞋子煮来吃。他切下皮革的鞋底，像吃烙饼一样地咀嚼起来。据一名女演员所说，他的表演是如此地令人信服而又逗人发笑的，以致所有人都忍不住大笑起来。1humour (n.) 幽默；滑稽humorous (adj.) 幽默的；滑稽的2performer (n.) 表演者；演出者perform (vt.) 表演performance (n.) 表现；表演；业绩3fortunate (adj.) 幸运的；吉利的fortunately (a
6、dv.) 幸运地unfortunately (反义词) (adv.) 不幸地fortune (n.) 运气；财富4bored (adj.) 厌烦的boring (adj.) 令人厌烦的5entertain (vt.& vi.) 欢乐；款待entertaining (adj.) 愉快的；有趣的entertainment (n.) 娱乐6failure (n.) 失败(者)；失败的人或事fail (vi.) 失败7amuse (vt.) 使发笑；使愉快amusing (adj.) 好笑的；有趣的amused (adj.) 愉快的amusement (n.) 愉快；快乐8explanation (n
7、.) 解释；讲解；说明explain (v.) 解释；说明9react (vi.) 作出反应；回应reaction (n.) 反应；回应重点知识分钟content adj. 满足的；满意的n. 满足；内容，含量vt. 使满足(P18)(1)单句语法填空We should never be content book knowledge only.I am content (view) the mountains from below.I emptied the (content) of the fridge into carrier bags.答案：withto viewcontents(2)单
8、句写作随着时间的流逝，他满足于过简朴的生活。As time went on, he a simple life.答案：was content with/contented himself with(1)be content to do sth.be willing/ready to do sth. 乐于做某事；满足于做某事feel/be content with sth.feel/be satisfied/pleased with sth. 对某事感到满意/满足(2)content sb./oneself with 使某人/自己对感到满足(3)to ones hearts content 尽情
9、地；尽兴地名师点津(1)content作形容词时，通常作表语、后置定语或状语，作前置定语时要用contented。(2)content作“目录”和“所容纳之物”讲时，总是用其复数形式。astonishing adj. 令人感到惊讶的(P18)(1)单句语法填空It is (astonish) that China produces one third of the worlds cigarettes.He was (astonish) to see how his hometown had changed in the past 10 years.To our great ， he wasnt
10、 at the news at all. (astonish)答案：astonishingastonishedastonishment; astonished; astonishing(2)一句多译使我万分惊讶的是，她仍然记得我的名字！ ， she still remembered my name! (astonishment) she still remembered my name！(astonish；主语从句)答案：Much to my astonishmentWhat astonished me most was that(1)astonish vt. 使惊讶It astonishes
11、/astonished sb. that . 令某人惊讶的是(2)astonished adj. 感到惊讶的be astonished at/by sth. 因/对某事感到惊讶be astonished to do sth. 对做某事感到惊讶(3)astonishment n. 惊讶to ones astonishment 令某人惊讶的是entertaining adj. 愉快的；有趣的(P18)单句语法填空The traveller entertained his friend stories, some of which were really more than could be bel
12、ieved.Humour will help your speech stand out and keep everyone (entertain).This law applies to theatres, cinemas and some other places of public (entertain).答案：withentertainedentertainment(1)entertain vt. 使愉快；使有趣entertain sb. with . 用使某人快乐；用使某人有兴趣entertain sb. 宴请某人；招待某人(2)entertained adj. 愉快的，娱乐的ent
13、ertaining adj. 令人愉快的entertainment n. 娱乐；消遣；款待convincing adj. 令人信服的(P18)单句语法填空We were able to convince the students the need for wider reading.They tried to convince him (support) them.We are (convince) that the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games will be a great success.This last argument is the most
14、(convince) to me.答案：ofto supportconvincedconvincing(1)convince vt. 说服；使确信convince sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事convince sb. to do sth. 说服某人做某事convince sb. that 使某人确信(2)convinced adj. 信服的；确信的be convinced of/that . 确信(3)convincing adj. 令人信服的direct vt.& vi. 导演；指示；指挥adj. 直的；直接的；直率的(P18)单句语法填空The judge directed th
15、e defendant (remain) silent.I will telephone you (direct) I hear the news.The film Miss Granny (direct) by Chen Zhengdao is popular with young people. Thompsons direction, the college has developed an international reputation.Standing at the crossing, I feel cars passing by all directions.答案：to rema
16、indirectlydirectedUnderin(1)direct sb. to sp. 指引某人到某处direct sb. to do sth. 指示/命令某人做某事direct (that) sb./sth. (should) do/be done 要求某人/事(被)做(2)direction n. 方向；指导；动向；(常用复数)用法说明in all directions 四面八方地in the direction of 朝方向under the direction of sb.under sb.s direction 在某人的指导/管理下(3)director n. 导演(4)dire
17、ctly adv. 直接地；立即，立刻directly也可作连词，表示“一就”，常用于引导时间状语从句名师点津作为副词，direct常用于具体意义，意为“中途不停；径直”；directly常用于抽象意义，意为“直接；立即；马上”。particularly adv. 尤其；特别地；特殊地(P20)单句语法填空He is a very openminded man, and wont be particular these small things.This kind of food is rich in nutrition, and particular it contains a lot of
18、 minerals.We shouldnt look down on others, (particular) the disabled.答案：about/overinparticularly(1)particularlyin particular 尤其；特别；格外(2)particular adj. 特殊的；特别的；挑剔的be particular about/over sth. 对讲究/挑剔worse off 恶化；每况愈下的(P18)单句写作但是，这个世界因为不必要的苦难而变得更糟。But the world is because of the suffering brought nee
19、dlessly into it.这个学校的确非常缺少图书。The school is really quite books.我们希望有所改善，然而事情却每况愈下。We are hoping for an improvement but things have .更糟糕的是，我的车在途中出了故障。 ， my car broke down on the way.答案：worse offbadly off forgone from bad to worseTo make matters worse(1)be badly off for sth. 缺少某物(反义短语)be well off 富裕的；境
20、况好的better off 更富裕的；境况更好的(2)worse and worsego from bad to worse 越来越坏；每况愈下(3)to make matters/things worse(and) what is worseeven worseworse still 更糟糕的是pick out 挑出；辨别出(P18)(1)写出下列句中pick out的含义I have been picked out to represent the whole team. There were so many people at the conference that I couldnt
21、pick him out. Having read the passage many times, I finally picked out its main idea. 答案：挑出辨别出领会；理解(2)单句写作她从数千申请者中被挑选出来做这份工作。She from thousands of applicants for the job.振作起来，勇气就是做你不敢做的事。 . Courage is to do what youre afraid to do.电话响了，我接了起来。The telephone rang and I it .答案：was picked outPick yoursel
22、f uppicked; uppick out sb./sth. from . 从中挑出/辨别出某人/物pick up 拾起；捡起；学会；承载pick yourself up (跌倒后)爬起来；振作起来pick ones pocket 扒窃pick off (瞄准)射击；去除pick ones way 择路而行；小心看着路行走cut off 割掉；切断；断绝(P18)用cut相关短语的适当形式填空The village by the heavy snow for more than a month.She was really when all her friends refused to he
23、lp her.When you give a speech, youd better unimportant details.Dont while others are speaking.答案：has been cut offcut upcut outcut in(1)cut sb. off 中断(电话通话)；中止关系，与隔绝cut sth. off 切掉；割掉；阻挡；停止(供给)cut . off (from .) 切断的去路；使与外界隔绝(2)As Victor Hugo once said, “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the
24、 human face”， and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin.(P18)(1)单句写作正如古语所说，“凡事都是一分为二的”。 ， “Every coin has two sides.”正如我们所料，G20峰会引起了全世界的关注。G20 Summit, ， attracted the attention of the whole world.众所周知，成功来自于努力。 ， success comes from hard work.答案：As the old saying goesas
25、 we expectedAs we all know/As is known to all(2)句型转换This is such an interesting book we all like to read.This is such an interesting book we all like to read it.答案：as; that(1)as引导非限制性定语从句，指代整个主句的内容，可放在主句之前、之后或中间，意为“正如；像”。(2)as引导非限制性定语从句的常见搭配：as we all know/as is known to us all 众所周知as often happens
26、正如经常发生的那样as we expect 正如我们预料的那样as you can see 如你所见as has been said above 如上所述as is often the case 这是常有的事；情况常常如此名师点津(1)which引导非限制性定语从句时，只能位于主句后面，指代主句整句或部分内容。(2)在such . as . 结构中，as引导限制性定语从句，在从句中作主语或宾语；而such . that . 结构中，that引导结果状语从句，在从句中不作任何成分。Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even wor
27、se off . (P18)单句语法填空A terrible earthquake happened in this country in June, (cause) scores of deaths.The sunlight is white and bright, (throw) hardedged shadows on the ground.They reached the company out of breath only (tell) they were fired.Her father ran away from home, never (hear) from again.答案：
28、causingthrowingto be toldto be heard(1)leaving . 为现在分词短语作结果状语，表示自然而然的结果。(2)现在分词作结果状语常表示“预料、情理之中”的结果，而不定式作结果状语常表“出乎意料”的结果，有时为了强调，在不定式前加only。课文语法填空分钟Charlie Chaplin was a 1 (humour) actor. He entertained us with nonverbal humour. Born in poverty, he became famous 2 using a particular form of acting in
29、 entertaining silent movies. He was 3 charming character, wellknown throughout the world. He played a poor and homeless person, 4 (wear) large trousers, wornout shoes and a small round black hat and carrying a walking stick. The character was a social 5 (fail) in the movies, but he 6 (love) by all t
30、he people. By overcoming 7 (difficult), being kind to people who were unkind to him, making a sad situation entertaining and eating a 8 (boil) shoe, Charlie Chaplin made us happy and excited. Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced movies in 9 he starred. In 1972 he was given a special Oscar fo
31、r his outstanding work of bringing humour to 10 (we) all through films.1 2. 3. 4. 5. 6 7. 8. 9. 10. 答案：1.humorous2.for3.a4.wearing5.failure6.was loved7.difficulties8.boiled9.which10.usBorn in poverty, he became . 为过去分词作状语的用法：一般而言，当动词与句子主语为被动关系时，用过去分词充当状语。需特别注意的是在“be过去分词介词”构成的短语中，要用过去分词作状语，其中的过去分词相当于
32、形容词，这种用法相当于形容词作状语。如be lost in “沉浸于”，be pleased with “满意”等。walking stick意为“拐杖，拐棍”，walking为动名词作定语。动名词与现在分词作定语时的区别是：动名词表示功能、用途，而现在分词表示正在发生的动作。如 washing machinemachine for washing洗衣机，而boiling water water that is boiling。随堂检测分钟.单句语法填空 1In parts of Asia you must not sit with your feet (point) at another p
33、erson.答案：pointing2The music they are playing sounds so (bore).答案：boring3All work was produced by the students the direction of John Williams.答案：under4Just Yeats said, “Education is not the filling of a pail (桶), but the lighting of a fire.”答案：as5Our government has taken some measures (overcome) the
34、lack of electricity, but it may take some time before we have enough power.答案：to overcome6This is the most (convince) scientific evidence so far that they are indeed different species.答案：convincing7I can remember few occasions he was absent from class in primary school.答案：when8The snow lasted a week
35、, (result) in a serious traffic confusion in the whole area.答案：resulting9The (content) you are, the less necessary youll feel to try to increase your income.答案：more content10At the magic performance, I found it (astonish) that a pigeon appeared out of the magicians empty hand.答案：astonishing.教材微写作A根据
36、提示完成句子1有时，我们会见到一些失败的人。(failure) 答案：Sometimes, we see some failures.2他们对生活不满意，从不想去克服困难。(be content with; overcome) 答案：They are never content with their life and never think of overcoming difficulties.3他们中有些人很抑郁，不和外界接触。(depressed; cut off) 答案：Some of them are depressed and cut off from the world.4还有些人
37、穷困潦倒，以致无家可归。(badly off; homeless) 答案：Some are so badly off that they become homeless.5我们应该使他们相信生活是美好的。(convince) 答案：We should convince them that life is wonderful.B将以上句子连成一篇逻辑严密的短文，注意书写规范答案：Sometimes, we see some failures who are never content with their life and never think of overcoming difficulti
38、es. Some of them are depressed and cut off from the world. Some are so badly off that they become homeless. We should convince them that life is wonderful.单元拓能训练单元话题写作应用文假定你是李华，是海歌中学(Highgate School)的交换生，得知幽默大师Mr Brown正在招收海外弟子，你很想成为他的弟子。现在请你给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：1拜师的目的；2幽默的重要性；3希望获准。注意：1.词数100左右；2可以适当增加细节，
39、以使行文连贯。 精彩范文Dear Mr Brown，Im Li Hua, a Chinese exchange student in Highgate School. Knowing that you are looking for some students from abroad, to whom you want to pass on your skills of English humour, Id like to be one of them.As we all know, having a sense of humour is good for our physical and m
40、ental health. Humour helps us release our stress and keep an optimistic attitude toward life. Besides, I would like to mix what you teach me with Chinese humour. If so, a bridge will be built between Chinese humour and English humour.I would appreciate it if you could take me into consideration. Looking forward to your reply.Yours，Li Hua