2020年高中英語Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumourSectionⅣGrammar

1、section grammar & writing課時作業(yè).單句語法填空1 after the party, most guests left, with only two of them remaining (remain) in the host family, helping (help) him clean up.2 climbing mountains was tiring，so we all felt tired. (tire)3 he was just about to sit down when he felt something moving (move) near his

2、feet.4 it was a really terrifying (terrify) experience. afterwards, everybody was very shocked (shock)5 the flowers smelling (smell) sweet in the botanical garden attract the visitors to enjoy the beauty of nature.6 unless you have planted something, you wont be able to know the pleasure of watching

3、 the thing you have planted growing (grow).閱讀理解aa cultures values can be mirrored by its humor. humor has been evaluated by many great minds such as thomas hobbes, who disliked humor, “l(fā)aughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from some sudden thought of feeling far better than others.” he t

4、hought humor to be a negative quality of human narrowmindedness.h owever, mordechai gordon, ph.d 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.i n the united

5、states, every 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

6、by metaphorically (隱喻地) 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 kon

7、dabolu stands 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 obviousoffence in american culture.a study from loyola university of maryland has shown that humor is one determining fac

8、tor for 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 allo

9、wing us to laugh at ourselves, our failures and ourconnection 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 (皺紋) to know that there is a comedy out there that even chaplin wasnt aware of.with that in mind, remembe

10、r to laugh with humanity and sometimes at humanity. 【解題導(dǎo)語】 一種文化的價值能通過其幽默感表現(xiàn)出來。本文作者介紹了自己對幽默的看法，并決定用幽默的態(tài)度來面對生活。1hobbes believed that humor .a was only a way to laugh at others to make oneself feel betterb resulted in narrowmindedness of human beingsc had the power to mirror personal glory and national

11、 valuesd was for people to view the world from another angle解析：選 a 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段可知，thomas hobbes 不喜歡幽默，并從他 的話中“l(fā)aughter is nothing . better than others.”可知，應(yīng)選擇 a。2what is the authors attitude towards political humor?aworried.ccurious.bdisappointed.dappreciative.解析：選 d 觀點態(tài)度題。根據(jù)文章第三段中的“without humor .

12、 way of lemming？” 及“they make politics fun.”可知，作者對于政治幽默持贊賞的態(tài)度。appreciative“欣 賞的，賞識的”。3the fourth paragraph is developed mainly .aby examplecby comparisonbby processdby classification解析：選 a 寫作手法題。根據(jù)文章的第四段的內(nèi)容可知，作者是通過舉例子來證明自 己的觀點的，因此選擇 a。4what can we learn from the last two paragraphs?achaplin wasnt aw

13、are of being laughed at.b the author feels helpless and sad about getting older.c never be the one who laughs at other people.d the author is determined to face life with a sense of humor.解析：選 d 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章的最后兩段可知，盡管生活有時候會很艱難，但仍 然有連卓別林都沒有意識到的幽默，要記得用幽默的態(tài)度來面對生活，應(yīng)選擇 d。blast year martha had a crazy idea：

14、“l(fā)ets go to the shelter and get a dog.” i was not exactly thrilled about the idea but agreed. we went to a california animal shelter. we wanted to find a dog and save a life at the same time. while i walked along the rows and rows of cold metal cages, a dog caught my eye. he was scared, weak and loo

15、ked like he had given up on life.he looked at me with big beautiful eyes. i could see into his soul that he just wanted it to end. i approached his cage. i stuck my finger through the hole in the cage and scratched him on the head. he closed his eyes and accepted all the love. i knew that this dog h

16、ad never felt love before. i thought he was enjoying every bit of the love i could give him until his time came to leave the earth.tears began to stream down my face because i felt everything that this poor creature was feeling right then. he just wanted to be loved; he just wanted a home and a fami

17、ly.i called my wife martha and son gabriel over and told them. “we want him.” now carsons favorite thing to do is to leap up in the air onto our bed in themorning and give us kisses with his giant tongue. he is always there to greet us when we come home with a huge smile and a wagging tail.our lives

18、 are so much better because of this giant dog. he has shown us more love than any living creature on earth. i know whats in his big brown eyes：love, compassion and gratitude. taking a chance on this dog was the best decision my family ever made.【解題導(dǎo)語】 本文講述了作者一家決定收養(yǎng)一只狗的過程以及這只狗給作者一家?guī)?的歡樂。作者認為收養(yǎng)這只狗是全家

19、作出的最好的決定。5whats the authors reaction to his wifes proposal?a he hesitated for a while.b he was excited about it.c he agreed with his wife.d he was scared of it.解析：選 c 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第二句可知，作者對妻子的想法并沒有感到興奮， 但是卻同意了。6what caused the author to adopt the dog?ahis sympathy. bhis wifes proposal.chis interest. d

20、his wifes tears.解析：選 a 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段第一句可知，作者看到這只狗后流淚了，因為作 者感受到這只可憐的狗的感覺，所以是作者的同情心促使作者決定收養(yǎng)這只狗。7what can we infer from the last but one paragraph?a the dog brings health to the family.b the dog brings happiness to the family.c the dog brings lots of hope to the family.d the dog brings some hobbies to th

21、e family.解析：選 b 推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段可知，這只狗現(xiàn)在最喜歡做的事情就是每天 早晨跳到床上親作者他們，總是在他們回家時用燦爛的笑容和搖擺的尾巴問候他們。再根據(jù) 最后一段可知，因為這只狗，作者一家的生活更好了，它給予作者一家更多的愛。由此可推 知，這只狗給作者一家?guī)砹丝鞓贰?語法填空lisa never had the chance to know her father. he and her mother divorced 離( 婚) when she was just a young child.even 1. he didnt move far, he never c

22、ame to visit his children.lisa often wondered about her father. what did he look like and what was he doing. all she knew was his name：jeff white.after lisa grew up, she became a nurse at 2. hospital, where she would help provide medicine and comfort for 3. (patient) in their final days. a few weeks

23、 ago, she received a new patient 4. name was jeff white.when jeff came into his room, lisa asked him if he 5. (have) any children. jeff told her that he had two daughters, lisa and elly. lisa couldnt hold her 6. (tear) back. she told him，“i am lisa, your daughter.”jeff embraced her, 7. (say) that he

24、 was not a good father. and the daughter held his hand and kissed him.jeff could have just weeks left 8. (live), so lisa wanted to make the most of the time she had with him. lisa 9. brought her kids to the hospital to meet their grandfather. the kids made cards 10. him with the words，“i love you.”f

25、orgiveness (寬恕) is also a kind of love.【解題導(dǎo)語】 本文是一篇記敘文。一對分離多年的父女，在父親生命的最后關(guān)頭不期 而遇，之前的恩怨最終被寬恕融化了。1 解析：前后是讓步關(guān)系，即使父親住的不遠，但從來沒有去看望過孩子。 even though/even if 意思是“即使”，用來引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句。答案：though/if2解析：根據(jù)語境，此處表示“一所”醫(yī)院。答案：a3解析：根據(jù)語境，此處應(yīng)用名詞的復(fù)數(shù)，表示很多“病人”。答案：patients4解析：此處引導(dǎo)定語從句，引導(dǎo)詞本身作定語，修飾后面的名詞。答案：whose5解析：主句用的是過去時，根據(jù)時態(tài)一致的原則，從句也應(yīng)用過去時。答案：had6解析：用名詞復(fù)數(shù)，表示很多“眼淚”，tear 本身是可數(shù)名詞。答案：tears7解析：根據(jù)句子結(jié)構(gòu)，此處應(yīng)用現(xiàn)在分詞作伴隨狀語，表示動作與謂語動詞同時發(fā) 生。答案：saying8解析：根據(jù)句子結(jié)構(gòu)，此處應(yīng)用不定式作后置定語，表示“將來”。答案：to live9解析：根據(jù)句意，此處說明女兒把自己的孩子也帶來，去見他們的外祖父。答案：also10解析：根據(jù)句意和搭配，此處表示孩子們?yōu)橥庾娓钢谱髁丝ㄆ?。答案：for.書面表達根據(jù)下面的提示，寫一篇幽默故事，要有出人意料的結(jié)局。兩輛車發(fā)生了交