Unit 1 Laugh out loud!

2024-03-03

时代英语·高一 2024年2期

关键词：喜剧演员限制性定语

Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas

單词拼写根据首字母或汉语提示，用本部分所学单词的正确形式填空。

1.The doctors usually e__________ the patients first and then decide whether to operate on them or not.

2. Jenny is very happy today and we can see she is in a good m .

3.Our English teacher usually e_________ us with amusing stories and jokes when he thinks we are bored.

4. Eric always studies the a_________ in the newspaper as he wants to find a good job.

5. E_________ usually decide within five minutes whether the person is suitable for the job.

6. The moment the two _________ （小丑） appeared on stage， the audience began laughing.

7. There is something wrong with both of my _________ （脚踝）.

8. I’m going to the _________ （马戏团） with my best friends this afternoon.

9. Alice is tall with dark _________ （卷曲的） hair.

10. It took us quite a long time to get to the _________ （娱乐） park.

选择填空用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。

cheer up do a great job do the trick in pain more often than not

1. I believe these pills can _________ and you’ll feel much better in no time.

2. Some choices are simple， but _________ one finds it difficult to make a correct decision.

3. Doctors and nurses try to work harder at _________ the patients.

4. Ms Johnson _________ as an assistant during her nine years in office.

5. Susan’s back was injured and she was _________.

课文语法填空

Scientific studies show that laughter produces 1 （chemistry） to make people feel better，

2 means clown doctors can be helpful. We are specially trained clowns who work as part of a programme known as “hospital clowning”. Being a clown doctor 3 （mean） I can help people by entertaining them.

Visiting hospitals and other 4 （healthy） care facilities， we clown doctors work together

5 medical professionals. On a typical day， we spend our time 6 （cheer） up patients， their family， and more often than not， the hospital staff， too！ We do this by doing magic tricks， singing songs， telling stories and， of course， telling silly jokes. Some children， though， don’t feel like laughing， 7 （especial） if they’re in pain. We have to be very 8 （sense） and work closely with the doctors and nurses， who keep us updated on each patient.

And as for me？ Well， when I take off my wig and my red nose， I’m still wearing a big smile， as I remember all the fun and laughter of the day. While there might be more hospital visits ahead for more children， I hope that clown doctors help make the hospital a friendlier place 9 （visit）. After all， 10 really is true that “laughter is the best medicine”.

1. _________ 2. _________ 3. _________ 4. _________ 5. _________

6. _________ 7. _________ 8. _________ 9. _________10. _________

阅读理解

There can be a lot to deal with when you visit a new country. There are the airports， the time zones， the language and when you travel to the UK： the humor difference. Visitors are often not sure what to do while the British burst into laughter. So if you’re traveling to the UK and want to be telling jokes， not guessing when to laugh， then read on.

Self-deprecation （自我贬低）

The British have the habit of deprecating themselves. They will often make fun of themselves or their life choices to get a laugh. If a British person is going to create a funny Facebook post about going to the gym， he will be sure to mention the seven bags of potato chips that he is going to eat afterwards. And this doesn’t just happen to one or two persons： British companies are also interested in it—BBC has created a show to make fun of itself and it spreads nationally.

Tongue-in-cheek （半開玩笑）

This is similar to self-deprecation. Instead of making fun of themselves， they will do it to each other. It’s often the case that if a British person likes you， he/she will try and make fun of you， but without being serious. So don’t be surprised if someone tells you that your new jacket looks like it was picked out of trash—nine times out of ten that is a joke to make you laugh.

Sarcasm （讽刺）

A British person will often say the converse of what they mean to make someone laugh. If it’s raining outside， for example， they’ll cheerfully point out： “What good weather we’re having！” Some British TV shows like Blackadder and Fawlty Towers are founded on this principle （原理）， and there are many fake newspapers and websites trying to present daily British life in a sarcastic way.

1. What do foreigners think of British humor according to Paragraph 1？

A. Inspiring. B. Confusing. C. Amusing. D. Boring.

2. What does tongue-in-cheek have self-deprecation in common？

A. They both include deprecation. B. They both focus on people’s habits.

C. They both make fun of each other. D. They both laugh at the speakers.

3. What does the underlined word “converse” in the last paragraph mean？

A. Threat. B. Focus. C. Summary. D. Opposite.

4. In which part of a newspaper may this text appear？

A. Education. B. Sports. C. Culture. D. Science.

阅读七选五

The English language has many ways to talk about something that is funny. 1 It is a basic human need. Physical humor， especially， can cross limits like nationality and language and bring people together from all different walks of life.

Humor comes in many forms. The most obvious and traditional way we use humor is in jokes. Other forms of humor are word play and puns （双关语）. 2

Another way people can use humor is through telling a funny story. Perhaps something bad happened to a person but they can laugh about it now. People also invent funny stories in order to make people laugh. The advantage of this is that the characters aren’t real. 3

Physical comedy usually divides opinions. For some， seeing someone fall down， whether it is planned or not， is one of the funniest things they can see. 4 Some types of humor can also be harmful if someone is not in the mood for being made fun of！ People’s senses of humor vary across the world， so what may be funny in your country might be incredibly harmful in another！

5 The British， for instance， are famous for their humor in English. However， people learning a foreign language face many difficulties when it comes to being funny in a second language.

A. Humor is just one of the ways.

B. Everyone needs to laugh once in a while.

C. Therefore， you don’t have to feel bad about laughing at them.

D. People of all ages and cultures may have a strong sense of humor.

E. Most people know how to use some forms of humor in their native languages.

F. For others， finding physical humor and non-serious accidents funny seems cruel.

G. This is when a person changes a word or uses it in a different context for humorous effect.

1. _________ 2. _________ 3. _________4. _________ 5._________

Section Ⅱ Using language

單句语法填空在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

1. To my _________ （amuse）， Tony couldn’t get the door of his own house open.

2. Mr Green has been working in this bank _________ leaving school.

3. We interviewed a number of participants but none of them _________ （impress） us.

4. It’s not a good idea to miss meals and replace them _________ snacks.

5. It is widely known that water and sunshine are _________ （essence） to the growth of plants.

6. I had never seen Ann in such _________ good mood before.

7. The workers_________ （examine） the wall of my house for cracks now.

8. Jenny always finishes her work ahead of time， so she _________ （deserve） to be praised.

9. Every time we got to a new place， Mom would cheer _________ like a child.

10. _________ （employer） are always very careful about taking on new staff.

同义句转换结合非限制性定语从句的用法转换下列句子，每空一词。

1. The little boy can speak two foreign languages， and this surprises all the people present.

The little boy can speak two foreign languages， _________surprises all the people present.

2. They went to London last year， and they have lived there for six months.

They went to London last year， _________they have lived for six months.

3. The house is under repair， and its windows face east.

The house， _________windows face east， is under repair.

4. The old man has two sons and both of them are doctors.

The old man has two sons， _________are doctors.

5. The story happened in 1769. At that time， there was a war between the two countries.

The story happened in 1769， _________there was a war between the two countries.

補全句子根据汉语句意，用非限制性定语从句补全句子，每空一词。

1. Smith先生是一位著名的科学家，我从他那里学到了很多东西。

Mr Smith is a famous scientist， _________.

2. 那些学生将于七月份毕业，到那时他们就自由了。

Those students will graduate in July， .

3. 上周我们去了成都旅游，那儿有很多名胜古迹。

Last week we traveled to Chengdu， _________.

4. 众所周知，地球围着太阳转。

_________， the earth moves around the sun.

5. 你游览过长城吗？它每年吸引成千上万名游客。

Have you ever visited the Great Wall， _________？

完形填空

I like to walk my dog. On a very enjoyable Saturday 1 ， I enjoyed the wonderful weather， the fresh air and the beautiful scenery while my dog Jett and I were making our rounds. At one house I 2 ， I noticed a newspaper that was 3 on the edge of the street instead of near the doorstep. Thinking I would make someone else’s 4 a little easier， I decided to 5 the paper and throw it towards their door. 6 ， my aim was way off and instead of landing on the doorstep， the paper flew in the 7 direction and landed on the roof of a truck behind me. No one saw it but me， and I burst out （突然开始） 8 before I realized what I had done had made the problem

9 . I took a look at my watch and found it was near 5：00 am. It was too 10 to knock on the door and 11 the homeowner where their paper was. As a result， I walked home， got dressed and went to a 12 ， which lies near my home， to make it right. I 13 a little later with a new newspaper and a basket of fresh strawberries and 14 the homeowner who was working on a truck in the driveway with some friends. With a deep breath I 15 and said， “I hope you have a great sense of humor.” 16 ， they did. After I explained what had 17 just now， they all laughed loudly and of course it really made me 18 . I couldn’t help but smile all day. I’ve heard it said， “Character is what you do when no one is looking.” But， in fact， there are too many people who 19 the only thing that’s right is to get by， and the only thing that’s 20 is to get caught.

1. A. morning B. afternoon C. noon D. night

2. A. checked B. passed C. visited D. opened

3. A. lying B. flying C. flowing D. dancing

4. A. career B. life C. duty D. situation

5. A. take over B. put away C. pick up D. look through

6. A. Besides B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. However

7. A. opposite B. right C. same D. normal

8. A. crying B. shouting C. laughing D. complaining

9. A. worse B. easier C. heavier D. stranger

10. A. difficult B. interesting C. early D. stressful

11. A. warn B. remind C. ask D. tell

12. A. church B. store C. school D. hospital

13. A. left B. started C. arrived D. returned

14. A. found B. expected C. introduced D. informed

15. A. appeared B. recovered C. exercised D. approached

16. A. Curiously B. Fortunately C. Unusually D. Sadly

17. A. existed B. mattered C. happened D. changed

18. A. shocked B. relaxed C. embarrassed D. annoyed

19. A. fear B. doubt C. explain D. think

20. A. amazing B. official C. wrong D. worthless

语法填空

As Victor Hugo once said， “Laughter is the sun 1 drives winter from the human face.” Till now nobody has been able to do this 2 （well） than Charlie Chaplin. Take The Gold Rush for example. The film is set in California in the middle of the 3 （nineteen） century. Chaplin and his friend have rushed there and expected to find gold， 4 they have not been fortunate enough to find any. What’s worse， they are caught in a snowstorm in a small wooden house with nothing to eat. They are very hungry and finally what they have to do is boil a pair of leather （皮革） shoes for dinner. 5 （surprise）， Chaplin acts as if it were one of the best 6 （meal） he has ever had！

Charlie Chaplin was gifted in making terrible situations funny and managed 7 （show） the courage and 8 （kind） that can be found in the most difficult situation. He is loved and remembered as 9 outstanding actor who not only amazes us by his wonderful performances but 10 （inspire） us with great confidence.

1. _________ 2. _________ 3. _________4. _________ 5. _________

6. _________7. _________ 8. _________ 9. _________ 10. _________

短文改錯

Humor is not only considered as one of the most valuable quality， but necessary for a delightful life. You can clear sense humor when staying with Joe. He is kind but overweight， who brings him much trouble. Once after class， one classmate asked for him why he was so fat. Both of us stopped to stare at him， wonder how he would answer the question. He said with a calm voice， “Well， because my size must large enough to hold my large heart of love.” Hearing his words， we burst into laughter. Not only did Joe took the joke， but he managed to deal with the embarrassed situation.

Section Ⅲ Developing ideas

单词填空用所给词的适当形式填空。

1.Linda is a famous _________ who _________ more than 30 operas since 5 years ago. （compose）

2.I would like _________ by saying that I do enjoy your magazine， and I think you should draw some _________ from our discussion. （conclude）

3.Please don’t _________ the next task because we are still busy dealing with a _________one now. （complicate）

4.Teachers tried their best_________with each student and the _________ between them were very good. （interact）

5.The two pieces of wood are _________ in length but they are not _________heavy. （equal）

6.Johnson wanted to get his beard _________and he was busy looking for his _________. （shave）

7.I can’t stand those people who are _________to animals and the_________ of their actions needs to be punished. （cruel）

8.Lisa stood still at one of those quietest _________and finally _________ her friend in the crowd. （spot）

單句表达根据括号内提示翻译句子。

1. Scott教授思维敏捷，每当我们问他问题时，他总是能迅速回答。（think on one’s feet）

2. Black先生在最后一节课上的演讲阐述了中西方文化之间的差异。（throw light on）

3. 虽然这些设计的形状不同，但是它们的大小和颜色很相似。（while引导让步状语从句）

4. 我真不敢相信Tom在这么多人面前问我多大了，这真的让我很难堪。（put sb on the spot，which引导非限制性定语从句）

5. 昨天老师在办公室里责备Eric上课又迟到了。（tell off）

提示写作

选用所给词汇或句型造句，并组成一段连贯的短文（80词左右）。

impress deserve throw light on think on one’s feet hurry away

fall behind the funniest thing… was … It’s so funny to do…

阅读理解

Who’re happier， men or women？ Research shows it’s a complex question and that asking whether males or females are happier isn’t really that helpful， because basically， happiness is different for women and men.

Women’s happiness has been dropping for the past 30 years， according to recent statistics. And research shows that women are twice as likely to experience depression （抑郁） compared with men. Gender （性别） differences in depression are well confirmed and studies have found that biological， psychological and social factors contribute to the difference.

Early studies on gender and happiness found men and women were socialized to express different feelings. Women are more likely to express happiness， warmth and fear， which help with social connection and appear more consistent with the traditional role as a primary caregiver， while men display more anger， pride and disrespect， which are more consistent with a protector and provider role.

Recent research suggests that these differences are not just socially， but also genetically related. Studies have looked into these findings further and discovered that females use more areas of the brain containing mirror neurons （鏡像神经元） than males when they process feelings. Mirror neurons allow us to experience the world from other people’s view， to understand their actions and intentions. This may explain why women can experience deeper sadness. Women tend to experience more negative feelings， such as more guilt， shame and to a lesser degree， embarrassment.

Psychologically it seems men and women differ in the way they process and express feelings. With the exception of anger， women experience feelings more strongly and share their feelings more openly with others. Studies have found in particular that women express more appreciation—which has been linked to greater happiness. This supports the theory that women’s happiness is more dependent on relationships than men’s.

1. What feeling are men more likely to show compared with women？

A. Warmth. B. Happiness. C. Disrespect. D. Depression.

2. What can mirror neurons bring to people？

A. New actions and intentions. B. Others’ feelings.

C. Embarrassment. D. Sadness.

3. What factors cause women to share feelings more openly？

A. Psychological factors. B. Educational factors.

C. Biological factors. D. Social factors.

4. What does the text mainly tell us about men and women？

A. Their happiness has greatly declined in the past years.

B. They experience happiness differently.

C. They differ in biology and psychology.

D. Social roles have a great effect on them.

There exist cruel wars， fighting and sadness in the world today， so it’s not only necessary， but also essential to have a good sense of humor just to help us go through difficult times in our lives. Putting a smile on someone’s face when you know they are feeling depressed makes them feel good and warms their heart.

How would you feel if you could not joke around with your wife， husband， child， co-worker， neighbor， close friend， or even just someone that you are standing in line with at the corner store？ I am always saying things that make others smile or laugh， even if I don’t know the person I’m joking around with. My grandma always found humor in everything she did， even if it was the hardest job anyone could imagine. This not only relieves stress in any situation， but also is a common manner to speak to others that are around you.

I know of a few people that don’t have a funny bone in their bodies， as they say. Everyone around them could be rolling （打滚） on the floor after hearing a great joke and they would sit there without the slightest smile on their face. They don’t get the joke that makes others laugh. I am busting a gut while they just sit there， looking at me as if I were from outer space. How can people not get a really funny joke？

Laughing is essential to keep our stress levels under control. Without humor， we would find ourselves with a lot of psychological problems， or on a lot of medication to keep ourselves from going crazy. There is too much sadness， which will bring little light into our lives.

Therefore， I believe our best medicine is to get together， tell some jokes and have some fun laughing together.

5. The author answers the question in Paragraph 2 with ______.

A. facts and descriptions B. stories and persuasion

C. signs and the argument D. examples and the conclusion

6. What does the underlined phrase “busting a gut” in Paragraph 3 probably mean？

A. Keeping silent. B. Speaking loud.

C. Laughing hard. D. Explaining carefully.

7. Why is laughing necessary and essential according to the text？

A. It lifts people’s spirits. B. It makes people more confident.

C. It helps escape from cruelty. D. It teaches people to get on well with others.

8. What is the author’s purpose of writing the text？

A. To talk about his own understanding of humor.

B. To encourage people to be humorous in daily life.

C. To introduce a practical way to go through great changes.

D. To ensure people’s power of being positive about life.

完形填空

A sailor in one of Christopher Columbus’s three ships was eagerly looking for land. In the sailor’s eagerness to 1 land， he made his 2 . He thought that a cloud on the horizon （地平線） was land. The sailor， with great excitement， called out， “ 3 ！”

Greatly excited， the rest of the ship’s sailors ran to the side quickly. They， too， 4 eagerly out at the horizon. They were 5 at the thought of land. They had 6 nothing but a very large area of water for weeks.

As the ship moved forward， the sailor’s mistake was made 7 . The “land” was nothing but a cloud. What did the others say to the sailor who had made the 8 call？ What did they say when it turned out that the “land” was only a moving cloud？ The sailors made a 9 . They said， “You just saw the dirt under the cooking 10 ！” The response may not seem 11 at all today， but it was a humorous response to the living conditions on 12 long ago.

When Columbus 13 from Spain in August 1492 across the Atlantic Ocean， he traveled in three small， wooden ships. The living conditions were 14 . Most of the sailors slept fully-clothed under the stars on the 15 decks （甲板）. Without a 16 ， food had to be 17 on the open deck at risk of 18 the wooden ship. To prevent the ship from catching fire， the cook would always spread 19 under the place where the cooking was done. The others would joke with a sailor who had wrongly 20 he had discovered land. And they usually told him that what he had really seen was the dirt spread out by the cook for preventing fires！

1. A. recognize B. cover C. describe D. find

2. A. trip B. mistake C. promise D. decision

3. A. Cloud B. Sea C. Land D. Sand

4. A. laughed B. ran C. looked D. shouted

5. A. happy B. proud C. calm D. patient

6. A. enjoyed B. built C. spotted D. used

7. A. known B. complicated C. attractive D. popular

8. A. long B. wrong C. bad D. essential

9. A. choice B. joke C. study D. fight

10. A. book B. fat C. recipe D. fire

11. A. strange B. clear C. friendly D. funny

12. A. ships B. planes C. islands D. farms

13. A. began B. sailed C. returned D. disappeared

14. A. common B. dangerous C. difficult D. comfortable

15. A. soft B. hard C. broad D. strong

16. A. knife B. bed C. fridge D. kitchen

17. A. cooked B. frozen C. eaten D. served

18. A. hitting B. stopping C. burning D. moving

19. A. dirt B. water C. food D. clothes

20. A. meant B. believed C. remembered D. heard

Writing

话题表达指导

话题介绍

话题：人物介绍（演员）。要求通过学习课文能口头或书面介绍一位知名喜剧演员的生平、代表作品、趣闻逸事以及人们的评价等。写作时可重点突出该喜剧演员的表演风格。

建议体裁：记叙文。

注意事项：人物介绍类的记叙文，在介绍具体的人物时，要考虑记叙文写作的基本要素（时间、地点、人物、原因、经过、结果等）。

题例导学

题目

某网站向网友征集关于自己最喜爱的喜剧演员的文稿。请你以“My Favorite Comedian”为题，写一篇博客在该网站上分享，内容包括：

1. 该演员的主要事迹（生平、代表作等）；

2. 该演员的表演特色（表演风格、作品的影响等）；

3. 你喜欢该演员的原因。

注意：

1. 詞数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

思路引导1·要点分析

1. 演员的主要事迹：生平、代表作、在影视圈中的地位等；

2. 演员的表演特色：表演风格、其作品带来的生活启示等；

3. 喜欢该演员的原因：其获得的荣誉、人们的评价等。

思路引导2·本单元语言知识运用

根据汉语意思及提示翻译句子。

1. 她是中国最著名的喜剧演员之一，出生于北京。（who引导定语从句）

2. 她在20世纪90年代成名，成为一个在全国各地家喻户晓的演员。（become famous in...）

3. 她参演的电视剧《家有儿女》吸引了我的注意。（It is/was... that... 强调句型）

4.她扮演一位妻子，其幽默的肢体语言和面部表情让观众大笑。（whose引导非限制性定语从句）

5.后来，她参演了一些其他电影和电视剧，这些也非常成功。（which引导非限制性定语从句）

思路引导3·连句成篇

范例展示

My Favorite Comedian

My favorite comedian is Song Dandan. She is one of the most well-known comedians in China， who was born in Beijing. She became famous in the 1990s and is a household name all over the country.

It was her TV drama Home with Kids that caught my eye. She played the part of a wife， whose humorous body language and facial expressions made the audience laugh and laugh. Her performance enables people to find out good behaviors or attitudes from daily life.

Later， Song played in some other movies and TV series， which were also very successful.

话题表达

假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Eric来信说他正在学习中国相声，很想了解中国相声演员。请你根据提示用英文给他回信，向他介绍一位著名的相声演员。内容包括：

1. 该演员的基本信息；

2. 其经历及贡献（生平、作品等）；

3. 来自社会的评价。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Eric，

I’m glad to hear that you are interested in Chinese cross talk and I’m writing to introduce

Wish you great progress in your learning Chinese cross talk.