1、Unit 3 A taste of English humour课时作业.阅读理解A cultures values can be mirrored by its humor. Humor has been evaluated by many great minds such as Thomas Hobbes, who disliked humor, “Laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from some sudden thought of feeling far better than others.” He thought
2、humor to be a negative quality of human narrowmindedness.However, Mordechai Gordon, PhD of Education, insists, “Humor allows us to view the world from an angle that is amusing rather than serious.” I agree with Gordon. Learning to look at the world through humor is important.In the United States, ev
3、ery four years an election occurs. Without humor as a way to express their feelings, how else would Americans keep from clawing their eyes out and going the way of lemming? Television shows like “The Daily Show” have become important parts of American culture. They are mothering the masses by metaph
4、orically (隐喻地) airplaneing politics into our mouths. They make politics fun.Of course, politics is only one type of humor. Social humor helps people through the twists and turns of the human condition. American pop culture promotes an unhealthy selfimage. On the topic of selfimage, Hari Kondabolu st
5、ands out. He has a joke about the popular musical group “The Pussycat Dolls”， describing their hit song “Dont Cha” as a negative representation of women. He points out an obvious offence in American culture.A study from Loyola University of Maryland has shown that humor is one determining factor for
6、 selecting a mating partner. Amongst other things, mates look for an outstanding funny bone in a potential partner.Of course, humor is not always used for good purposes. Humor can be linked to vulgarity (庸俗) and racism, but, like everything else, it has potential to unite human beings by allowing us
7、 to laugh at ourselves, our failures and our connection with one another.Though life may seem tough and depressing at times, all I have to do is look in the mirror at my increased wrinkles (皱纹) to know that there is a comedy out there that even Chaplin wasnt aware of.With that in mind, remember to l
8、augh with humanity and sometimes at humanity.篇章导读：本文是一篇议论文。文章作者通过论证认为，一种文化的价值观可以通过其幽默反映出来，并决定用幽默的态度来面对生活。1Hobbes believed that humor _.Awas only a way to laugh at others to make oneself feel betterBresulted in narrowmindedness of human beingsChad the power to mirror personal glory and national value
9、sDwas for people to view the world from another angle答案：A细节理解题。根据文章第一段可知，Thomas Hobbes不喜欢幽默，并从他的话“Laughter is nothing else but . thought of feeling far better than others.”可知，他认为幽默仅仅是嘲笑别人并让自己感觉更好的一种方法而已。应选A。2What is the authors attitude towards political humor?AWorried. BDisappointed.CCurious. DAppr
10、eciative.答案：D观点态度题。根据文章第三段中的“Without humor as a way to express their feelings, how else would Americans keep from clawing their eyes out and going the way of lemming？”及“They make politics fun.”可知，作者对于政治幽默持赞赏的态度。appreciative “欣赏的，赏识的”。3The fourth paragraph is developed mainly _.Aby example Bby proces
11、sCby comparison Dby classification答案：A细节理解题。根据第四段中的第四句及下文中的解释可知，作者是通过举例子来支撑自己的观点的。故选A。4What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?AChaplin wasnt aware of being laughed at.BThe author feels helpless and sad about getting older.CNever be the one who laughs at other people.DThe author is determined
12、 to face life with a sense of humor.答案：D推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“to know that there is a comedy out there”和最后一段中的“remember to laugh with humanity”可知，作者积极肯定幽默的价值，决定以幽默的态度来面对生活。故选D。(2020甘肃省会宁一中高三第一次月考)The word “OK” is the most frequently spoken allpurpose expression on the planetand its turning 176 years old o
13、n March 23, 2015. The term was born during a 19thcentury abbreviation (缩写) craze and went on to international fame with its own hand gesture.Last year, Henry Nass, a 64yearold retired English teacher, a New Yorker had spent the last few weeks handing out cards championing “Global OK Day” in advance
14、of the coming anniversary.“No matter where people are from they use the word OK， but they dont know where it comes from，” says Nass. “The problem is because its just, you know, OK.”The word is OK, perhaps, but its history is definitely better than average. Late etymologist Allen Walker Read traced t
15、he twoletter word to 1839, when editors at the Boston Morning Post signed off on articles as “all correct” with a simple word “OK”The word made it into print on March 23 of that year, in an article against a rival editor in Providence who had stated wrongly that a band of Bostonians heading to New Y
16、ork would pass through the Rhode Island capital.“We said not a word about our team passing through the city of Providence，” the Morning Post reported. “O.K.all correct.”The humor of the ProvidenceBoston joke has been lost to historybut the word OK took_off from there, soon connoting (隐含) agreement,
17、acceptance, averageness, quality or likability.By 1840, it served as a slogan for President Martin Van Burens unsuccessful reelection campaign. “Old Kinderhook is OK，” posters stated, a reference to the eighth presidents birthplace and his supporters belief in his satisfactory performance.篇章导读：本文是一篇
18、说明文。文章就“OK”这个词的历史进行展开，介绍了它的来源及发展史。5Why did Henry Nass hand out cards?ATo let people understand the history of the word “OK”BTo call on people to use the word “OK” properly.CTo appeal to people to celebrate OK Day.DTo attract peoples attention.答案：C细节理解题。根据第二段中的“a New Yorker, had spent the last few we
19、eks handing out cards championing Global OK Day in advance of the coming anniversary”可知，他分发卡片是支持“全球OK日”，是为了呼吁人们庆祝这个节日。故选C。6What does the author want to convey in Paragraph 4?AThe history of the word “OK” is known to average people.BThe history of the word “OK” is unfamiliar to people.CPeople frequen
20、tly use the word “OK” in history.DPeople are fond of the word “OK” in history.答案：B推理判断题。根据第四段第一句“The word is OK, perhaps, but its history is definitely better than average.”可知，“OK”这个词可能很普及，但是它的历史绝对不够普及，由此推知“OK”这个词的历史对人们来说是陌生的。故选B。7What does the underlined phrase “took off” in Paragraph 7 probably me
21、an?AGot off.BSet up.CMoved off.DBecame popular.答案：D词义猜测题。根据第七段“The humor of the ProvidenceBoston joke has been lost to historybut the word OK took_off from there, soon connoting (隐含) agreement, acceptance, averageness, quality or likability.”可知，关于ProvidenceBostom的笑话已经是过去的历史了，但是“OK”这个词从此风靡，很快就包含了同意、接
22、受、普通、优质的和可爱的意思，即“OK”这个词变得受欢迎。故选D。8We can learn from the text that Kinderhook is _ of the eighth American president.Athe nameBthe birthplaceCthe policyDthe belief答案：B推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Old Kinderhook is OK， posters stated, a reference to the eighth presidents birthplace and his supporters belief in his s
23、atisfactory performance.”可知，那是第八任总统的出生地。故选B。.七选五(2020石家庄市重点高中高三毕业班摸底考试)Many people believe that there is some truth in the saying “Laughter is the best medicine.” _1_ Laughter helps relieve pain, strengthen the immune system and reduce stress. Laughter stimulates (激发) hormones which make us feel hap
24、py. Laughter also increases the flow of blood throughout the body and has benefits which are similar to the ones you get by doing exercise. _2_ Children exposed to funny films and cartoons before major medical procedures are able to cope better with pain and anxiety. _3_ These are professional clown
25、s who are sent to hospitals and wards to entertain and distract sick children.Laughter therapy has become very popular in recent years and as a result, more and more laughter clubs are starting to open up in cities and towns all over the world. At a laughter session, a trained therapist instructs th
26、e group to perform a series of exercises which are designed to produce laughter. _4_ And it takes them some time to get rid of their inhibitions (拘谨). They might even start off with fake laughter, but this doesnt matter because our bodies cant tell the difference, and the results are the same. Moreo
27、ver, laughter is contagious (有感染力的)_5_So next time you feel ill, stressed out or depressed, try watching a funny film or try remembering an amusing incident in your life. You will soon feel better.AIf one person starts giggling, it is unavoidable that everyone else will be drawn in.BLaughter helps y
28、ou focus.CThis finding has led to socalled clown doctors.DIn fact, research done by scientists has shown that laughter has a lot of health benefits.E. Laughter makes the world a better and more colorful place.FSome people may find the idea embarrassing at first.GUsing laughter therapy in childrens h
29、ospitals has proven to be invaluable.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。笑对人体健康有诸多好处。笑疗法已被证明是非常有效的，全世界各地专业的笑疗法治疗机构越来越多。1D根据设空前的“Laughter is the best medicine.”和设空后的内容可知，笑对人体健康有诸多好处，故D项“实际上，由科学家做出的研究表明笑对健康有很多益处”符合语境，承上启下。2G根据设空后一句可知，孩子在进行重大手术之前，看滑稽的电影和卡通片能够更好地应对痛苦和焦虑，故G项“在儿童医院使用笑疗法被证明是极有用的”符合语境，且该项中的“childrens hospitals”与
30、设空后的“Children”呼应。3C根据设空后一句可知，这些都是专业的小丑，他们被派往医院和病房以逗乐生病的孩子，分散他们的注意力；故可推知，C项“这一调查结果导致了所谓的小丑医生的诞生”符合语境。4F根据设空后的“their inhibitions (拘谨)”可知，F项“这个主意刚开始可能会让一些人难为情”符合语境，衔接下文。5A根据设空前一句可知，笑声是有感染力的，故A项“如果一个人开始咯咯地笑，其他人也会无法避免地跟着笑”符合语境，承接上文。.语法填空(2020河南省焦作市高三定位考试)English perfectly shows the “network effects” of a
31、 global tongue: the more people use it, the more useful it is. Parents expect their children _1_ (master) English, which is encouraging the _2_ (grow) of private schooling. Education authorities are switching to English medium, in part to control the outflow (外流) of children into the private sector.
32、Teaching children in English is fine if that is _3_ they speak at home and their parents are fluent _4_ it. But that is not _5_ case in most public and lowcost private schools. Children are taught in a language they dont understand by teachers _6_ English is poor. The children learn neither English
33、nor anything else.Research shows that children learn _7_ (much) when they are taught in their mother tongue than they do when they are taught in any other language. In a study of children in 12 schools in Cameroon last month, those taught in Kom _8_ (do) better than those taught in English in all su
34、bjects.English should be an important subject at school, but not _9_ (necessary)the language of instruction. Rather than switching to Englishmedium teaching, governments fearful of _10_ (lose) custom (光顾) to the private sector should look at the many possible ways of improving public schools.1_2._3.
35、_4._5_6._7._8._9_10._篇章导读：本文是一篇议论文。文章阐述了儿童教学宜采用母语，而非英语。1to master考查动词不定式。expect sb. to do sth. “期望某人做某事”为固定短语。故填to master。2growth考查词性转换。the名词of . “的”。故填growth。3what考查表语从句的连接词。分析句子结构可知，is后接表语从句。在表语从句中，what作speak的宾语。故填what。4in考查介词。be fluent in “在方面流利”为固定短语。故填in。5the考查冠词。that is not the case “情况不是这样”为固
36、定短语。故填the。6whose考查定语从句的引导词。分析句子结构可知，teachers 为先行词，引导词在后面的定语从句中作定语，所以关系代词为whose。故填whose。7more考查形容词比较级。由“than”可知，空处应填much的比较级more。故填more。8did考查动词时态。由“last month”可知，本句为一般过去时。所以空处填did。9necessarily考查词性转换。necessarily为副词修饰整个句子。故填necessarily。10losing考查非谓语动词。of为介词，后接动名词作宾语。故填losing。.书面表达假设你是李华，某英文报社公开征集幽默故事。
37、请你根据所提供的信息写一则幽默故事，向该报社投稿。1母亲带儿子去拔牙；2谈好价格为4美元，拔完牙后牙医却要20美元；3牙医解释原因(如小孩的尖叫吓跑其他病人)。注意：1.词数100左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：牙医 dentist 精彩范文One day, a nineyearold boy was troubled very much by a painful tooth, so his mother took him to the dentist to have the tooth pulled out. The dentist said that he would c
38、harge four dollars for the work, and the mother agreed. However, when the work was over, the dentist changed his mind and said that he would charge 20 dollars for pulling the boys tooth out.“Twenty dollars! Didnt you say you would charge four dollars？” asked the lady.“Yes，” answered the dentist, “but your son cried so terribly that he frightened away four other patients.”
