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1、 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour牵手课堂 Section Warming Up and Reading基础自测Section Learning about LanguageSection Using Language 基础自测Section Guided Writing 单元检测卷（一） 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour The story goes that a certain court jester(宫廷小丑) went too far one day and insulted his

2、king.The king became very angry and he sentenced the jester to death.His court prayed the king to have mercy on the man who had served The Significance of a Good Sense of Humourhim well for so many years.After a time,the king relented only enough to give the jester his choice as to how he would like

3、 to die.The jester replied,“If its all the same to you,my Lord,Id like to die of old age.”Certainly in this case,a good sense of humour saved the mans life. 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour Its true for us as well.We may not be faced with a situation where our wit will save us from death,bu

4、t our sense of humour and the ability to laugh at things has proven health benefits that extend and improve our quality of life. Norman Cousins,in his book Anatomy of An Illness,wrote about how he cured himself of cancer by laughing a good part of each day.He rented films of comedies and watched the

5、m for hours on end in his hospital room.He had nothing to lose since hed been diagnosed（诊断） as terminal. 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour His“experiment”turned out to be a classic example of the healing powers of laughter.If it worked for Cousins with a life-threatening illness,it can work

6、for us to improve and protect our good health.We should laugh often and heartily.Its good for our body.Besides,lifes too important to take seriously. Question: Whats the function of humor and laughter? 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour Section Warming Up and Reading .Read the text and then m

7、atch the main idea with each paragraph.Paragraph 1:（ ）A.What his most famous character was like?Paragraph 2:（ ）B.Why people needed cheering up?Paragraph 3:（ ）C.What his childhood was like？Paragraph 4:（ ）D.His achievements.Paragraph 5:（ ）E.An example of a sad situation that he made funny.【答案】1.B2.C3.

8、A4.E5.D 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour. Scan the text and then choose the best answer according to the text.1.Whats the passage mainly about?A.The history of English humour.B.The films Chaplin made.C.The humour Chaplin made in his films.D.The Gold Rush in California.【答案】C 英语必修必修4 Until 3

9、A taste of English humour2.Why was he taught to sing and dance at such an early age?A.Because he had a great talent for singing and dancing.B.Because he had a great interest in them.C.Because he had made up his mind to become an actor.D.Because he had to receive training to support his family.【答案】D

10、英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour3.How did he spend his childhood?A.Receiving good education.B.Looking after his sick mother and his brother.C.Enjoying a wealthy and happy family life.D.Having no one to accompany him.【答案】B 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour4.Why did people love the ch

11、aracter of the little tramp?A.Because he was a social failure.B.Because he looked ridiculous.C.Because he walked in a funny way.D.Because he had optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties.【答案】D 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour5.Why do we believe it is one of the best meals Char

12、lie has ever tasted?A.Because the food is the most delicious.B.Because we are very hungry.C.Because he eats the shoes happily.D.Because the shoes are very beautiful.【答案】C 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour . Read the text carefully and then answer the following questions.1.Why is Charlie Chap

13、lin considered as a master of nonverbal humour?_【答案】He brightened the lives of Americans and British through two world wars and the hard years in between.He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed,so they could feel more content with their lives. 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humou

14、r 2.When is the movie “The Gold Rush” set in?_【答案】It is set in the mid-nineteenth century and gold has just been discovered in California. 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour 3.Besides an actor,what other roles did Charlie play in his films?_【答案】He was also a playwright,a director and a produc

15、er. 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour 4.When and where did Charlie die?_【答案】He died in Switzerland in 1977. 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour 5.What can we learn from Charlie Chaplin？_【答案】We should be optimistic no matter what difficulties we meet with,just as Charlie Chaplin was. 英语

16、必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour . Translate the following sentences from English into Chinese.1.As Victor Hugo once said,“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”,and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin._【答案】正如维克多雨果曾经说过：“笑容如阳光，驱走人们脸上的冬天。”关

17、于这一点，直到今天也没有人能比查理卓别林做得更好。 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour 2.He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed,so they could feel more content with their lives._【答案】在人们感到沮丧的时候，他使人们开怀大笑，于是人们对自己的生活感到比较满足。 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour 3. Not that Charlies own life was easy！_

18、【答案】卓别林自己的生活也并不容易！4. The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted.【答案】表演是那么有说服力以至于你会相信这顿饭是他吃过的最美味的一餐。 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour5. This character was a social failure but he was loved by all who watched the films for his det

19、ermination in overcoming difficulties and being kind even when people were unkind to him.【答案】这个角色是个社会生活中的失败者,但是所有观众喜爱这个角色,因为他有战胜困难的决心并能善待不善待他的人。 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour . Make a summary of the text in 30 or less words according to the following information. 查理卓别林一位无声的幽默大师，塑造了许多经典的银

20、幕形象，给全世界的人们带去了欢乐，他的乐观激励着每一个人。_【答案】Charlie Chaplin,a master of nonverbal humour,creates numerous classic characters on the silver screen,which bring laughter to people throughout the world and his optimism inspires everyone. 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour content（1）adj.作表语 感到满足的；满意的be/feel

21、 content（with sth.）对感到满足be content to do sth.愿意做某事Are you content with your present salary?你对你现在的薪水满意吗?He is content to remain where he is now.他安于现状。 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour（2）n.C/U 满足；内容；目录；含量；所容纳之物to ones hearts content 尽情地；心满意足地Would you please measure the silver content of a co

22、in？请测量一下硬币中银的含量？The drawer had been emptied of its contents.抽屉已经腾空了。Laugh to your hearts content as much as you can. Laughter helps reduce pressure and improve your immune system.尽可能地放声大笑。笑可以减轻压力，改善你的免疫系统。 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour（3）vt.使满足 content oneself with sth.满足于As theres no cr

23、eam,well have to content ourselves with black coffee.既然没有奶油，我们只好喝清咖啡算了。 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour contented adj.(通常放在名词之前作定语) 满意的，惬意的，满足的 a contented smile惬意的笑容A contented person does not create progress.满足的人不能进步。 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour（1）She_ looking after her chi

24、ldren.（content adj.）她愿意待在家里带孩子。【答案】is content to stay at home（2）She hadnt read the letter and so_ .（unaware）她还没有读那封信，所以不知道信的内容。【答案】was unaware of its contents（3）Simple praise is_ .（content v.）简单的表扬足以使他满足。【答案】enough to content him 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour astonish v.使（某人）惊诧，惊讶It asto

25、nishes me that no one has thought of this before.以前谁也没想到这一点,使我感到惊讶。What astonishes me most is his complete lack of fear.最让我吃惊的是，他一点儿也不恐惧。 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour astonished adj.感到惊讶的；吃惊的 at/by sth. 因/被感到惊讶 to do sth. 对做某事感到惊讶 that 听说而感到惊讶（2）astonishing adj.使人惊讶的；惊人的 astonishment n.

26、U惊讶；惊奇 in astonishment 惊讶地 to ones astonishment令某人惊讶的是（4）astonishingly adv.使人惊讶地；惊人地（1）be astonished （3） 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humourShe looked astonished when she heard the news.她听到那消息显得很吃惊。There were an astonishing number of applicants for the job.申请这份工作的人数多得惊人。He looked at me in asto

27、nishment.他惊奇地看着我。 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour （1）He_ that he had got the job.（astonished）他听说他已经得到了那份工作感到很惊讶。【答案】was astonished to hear（2）_,it had completely disappeared.（astonishment）使我惊讶的是，它已经完全消失了。【答案】To my astonishment 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour entertain vt.& vi.

28、使欢乐；款待entertain sb.to sth.宴客；款待某人（尤指在自己家中）entertain sb.with sth./by doing sth.用某物/通过做某事使某人欢乐Could you entertain the children for an hour,while I make supper？我做晚饭时，你能哄孩子们玩一个小时吗？He entertained us with a stream of anecdotes.他讲了一连串的趣事引我们开心。A museum should aim to entertain as well as educate.博物馆应该致力于寓教于乐

29、。 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour entertaining adj.使人愉快的；有趣的 a most entertaining guest 很风趣的客人（2）entertainment n.娱乐；款待（3）entertainer n.（娱乐节目的）表演者；艺人（1） 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour （1）Bob and Liz_ last night.（entertain）昨晚鲍伯和丽兹设宴招待了我们。【答案】entertained us to dinner（2）He_his storie

30、s and jokes for hours.（entertain）他讲了几个小时的故事和笑话，令我们十分开心。【答案】entertained us with 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour(3)The actors and actresses to _ the troops are preparing for programs.A.entertain B.treat C.attend D.celebrate【解析】考查动词词义辨析。entertain使快乐，娱乐；treat对待；attend参加；celebrate庆祝。句意：慰问军队的男女演

31、员们正在为节目做准备。【答案】A 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour convince vt.使（某人）相信；说服（某人）convince sb.of sth./that-clause使某人相信某事convince sb.to do sth.= persuade sb.to do sth.说服某人做某事be convinced of/that 坚信；确信He failed to convince the jury of his innocence.他不能使陪审团相信他无罪。 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English h

32、umourIve been trying to convince him to come with me.我一直在尽力说服他跟我一起来。I am fully convinced that he is the right person for the job.我深信他就是这份工作的合适人选。 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humourconviction n.确信，坚定的信仰；说明信服；定罪convincing adj.令人信服的；有说服力的The act is so convincing that it makes you believe that it

33、 is one of the best meals he has ever tasted.（教材P18）他那令人心悦诚服的表演使你相信这是他吃过的最可口的饭菜之一。That was the most convincing reason I had ever heard.那是我听过的最有说服力的理由。 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour （1）How can I_ ?（convince）我要怎样才能使你相信她的诚实？【答案】convince you of her honesty（2）What she said_ .（convince）她说的话让我相

34、信我错了。【答案】convinced me that I was wrong 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour（3）No one has come up with a（n）_ explanation of why the dinosaurs died out.A.outstanding B.convincing C.encouraging D.amazing【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：尚未有人能对恐龙的灭绝做出一个令人信服的解释。convincing令人信服的。outstanding杰出的；encouraging令人鼓舞的；amazing

35、让人吃惊的。【答案】B 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour direct（1）vt.& vi. 导演；指示；指挥directat/towards sb./sth.把指向某人/事direct sb.to a place 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指示/命令某人做/某事被做Charlie Chaplin wrote,directed and produced the films he starred in.（教材P18）

36、卓别林自编、自导、自制他主演的电影。 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humourCan you direct me to the station？你能告诉我到车站怎么走吗？The owners directed that the factory be closed.厂主下令关厂。（2）adj.直的，直接的；率直的，恰好的；完全的a direct flight/train直飞航班/直达列车 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humoura direct result/link/connection 直接的结果/关系/联系

37、a direct person/manner/answer 直性子的人/坦率的态度/直截了当的回答Your reply today is in direct contradiction to what you said last week.你今天的答复跟你上星期说的恰好相反。 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humourdirect/directly二者都能作副词，其区别是：direct表示具体的路径，指“中途不停地，径直地”；directly表示抽象意义，指做某事“直接地，不拐弯抹角地”。The train goes there direct.这趟列车直

38、达那里。 The new law wont directly affect us.新的法律不会直接影响到我们。She speaks very directly to people.她对人说话非常直率。 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour （1）The officer_ .（direct）长官命令他们前进。【答案】directed them to advance（2）He was _beside the window.（direct）他被引到一张窗户旁边的桌子。【答案】directed to a table （3）The judge directe

39、d that_ custody of the children.（give）法官判这位母亲应该获得对孩子的监护权。【答案】the mother（should）be given 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour particular（1）adj.特别的；特殊的；挑剔的，吹毛求疵的be particular about/over sth.对挑剔/讲究in particular= particularly尤其；特别Is there any particular colour you would prefer？你有什么特别喜欢的颜色吗？ 英语必修必修4

40、 Until 3 A taste of English humourHe is very particular about food.他对吃的很挑剔。The whole meal was good but the wine in particular was excellent.整顿饭都很好，尤其是葡萄酒更好。（2）n.（常作复数）信息；细节；事项He gave full particulars of the stolen property他详细列出全部被盗的财物。 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humourparticularly adv.尤其；特别地

41、；特殊地Children particularly would burst into laughter at his behaviour.尤其是孩子们看到他的表演会大笑不止。 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour(1)（江西高考）She has already tried her best. Please dont be too _about her job.A.special B.responsibleC.unusual D.particular【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她已经尽她最大努力了，请不要对她的工作挑剔了。be particul

42、ar about在此表示“对挑剔的”。special特别的，专门的；responsible负责的，可靠的；unusual不寻常的，与众不同的。 【答案】D 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour(2)I went along thinking of nothing _, only looking at things around me.A.in particular B.in commonC.in brief D.in surprise【解析】考查介词短语辨析。in particular尤其，特别；in common共同的，共有的；in brief简

43、言之；in surprise惊奇地。句意：我一路走着，没想什么特别的事，只是四下张望着。【答案】A 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour(3)(2012辽宁卷) We used to see each other_, but I havent heard from him since last year.A.especially B.regularlyC.particularly D.approximately【解析】考查副词词义辨析。especially尤其，特别；regularly定期地，经常地；particularly特别，尤其；approx

44、imately近似地，大约。句意：我们原来经常见面，但从去年开始我就再也没收到过他的信。【答案】B 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour occasion n.时刻；场合on occasion（s） 偶尔，偶然；有时on this/that occasion 这/那次on one occasion=once 一次on the occasion of在的时候quite an occasion 重大场合On one occasion in a restaurant he ordered a steak tartare.有一次他在餐馆点了一份鞑靼牛排。

45、英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humourIm saving this bottle of champagne for a special occasion.我要把这瓶香槟留到特殊场合用。She wept for joy on the occasion of her daughters wedding.在女儿的婚礼上，她喜极而泣。The opening of the new library turned out to be quite an occasion.新图书馆的开馆典礼最终成为一次令人难忘的盛事。 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste

46、of English humour （1）occasional adj.偶尔的；偶然的；临时的（2）occasionally adv.偶尔地；偶然地He makes mistakes occasionally,but not often.他间或出错，但不是时常出错。 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour （1）根据句意用由“occasion”构成的短语填空。_we had to walk all the way home.【答案】On one/that occasionIve seen Jana with them _.【答案】on several

47、 occasions He usually stays at home on weekends,but _he goes to the cinema.【答案】on occasions 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humourI am delighted to extend my best wishes to the Chinese community in Canada_the Chinese New Year.【答案】on the occasion of 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour(2)A st

48、abilized economy is a determining factor in stabilizing the political_.A.occasion B.condition C.state D.situation【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：稳定的经济对稳定政局有决定性的作用。situation形势，局势；occasion场合；condition情况，条件；state状态。【答案】D 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour up to now直到现在up to now = so far/by now/until now到目前为止（通常

49、与现在完成时连用）As Victor Hugo once said,“Laugher is the sun that drives winter from the human face”,and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin.（教材P18）正如维克多雨果曾说过的，“笑声是驱逐人们面孔上的冬天的一轮太阳”，直到现在在这方面也没人能够比查理卓别林做得更好。 So far the work has been easy but things may change.到目前为止,这工作很容易,但情

50、况可能有变化。 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour （1）_in the accident up to now.（be）到目前为止在这个事故中已有30人死亡。【答案】There have been 30 deaths(2)Up to now, we_ the success of our experiment. (doubt)至今我们对我们的实验会获得成功从未怀疑过。【答案】have never doubted of 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour badly off穷的；缺少的；过得很差Tho

51、ugh he is always wearing old clothes,he is not as badly off as you think.虽然他总是穿着旧衣服，但是他并没有你想象的那么穷。I should have been badly off without your friendship.如果没有你的友情，我的景象会很糟糕的。This school is badly off for experienced teachers.这所学校缺少有经验的老师。 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour badly off的比较级：worse off

52、境况更差badly off的反义词：well off 过得很富；富有的well off的比较级：better off 境况更好Unfortunately his father died,leaving the family even worse off,so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.（教材18）不幸的是他父亲去世了，使得他的家境更加艰难，因此查理的童年是在照顾生病的母亲和弟弟中度过的。 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour （

53、1）根据汉语意思填空。We shouldnt complain about being poormany families _（更糟）.【答案】are（much）worse offIn fact,most people are _（要富裕）they were five years ago.【答案】better off than 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour（2）Unluckily,the school is rather_ for equipment.A.badly off B.well offC.better off D.right of

54、f【解析】考查形容词短语辨析。句意：不幸的是，这个学校在设备方面相当欠缺。be badly off缺少的，符合句意。be well off富裕的；be better off更富裕的；right off立刻，马上。【答案】A 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour pick out挑出；辨别出Charlie first picks out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti.（教材P18）查理首先挑出鞋带来吃，就像吃意大利面条一样。Its easy to pick him out in a

55、 crowd because he is very tall.很容易从人群中辨认出他,因为他个子很高。 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humourpick up（vt.）捡起；让某人搭车；继续；便宜地买到；接收（节目）；无意中学会（vi.）（情况）好转；（身体）逐渐恢复We can pick up Mexican television.我们可以接收到墨西哥电视节目。Business will pick up before summer.夏天来到之前，生意将会好转。 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour（1）S

56、he _when she went to live in France.（pick）当她在法国居住的时候她很快就学会了法语。【答案】soon picked up French（2）She was_from thousands of workers asking for the job.A.picked up B.picked out C.picked on D.picked at【解析】考查动词短语辨析。句意：她被从数以万计的工作申请者中挑选出来。pick up捡起；pick out挑选；pick on责备；pick at一点儿一点儿地吃。根据题意应该选B项。【答案】B 英语必修必修4 Unt

57、il 3 A taste of English humourcut off 切断（供应等）；断绝（联系等）Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe as if it were the finest steak.（教材P18）然后他就像切最好的牛排一样切断皮鞋的鞋帮。Our water supply has been cut off.我们断水了。 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humourcut down 砍倒；削减cut in 插嘴；强行超车cut out 剪除；删除cut up 切碎；（为某事）伤心，难受

58、 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour用由“cut”构成的动词短语填空。（1）The village was _from the outside world by the heavy snow for days.【答案】cut off（2）She always _when other people are talking.【答案】cuts in（3）I wont have a cigarette,thanksIm trying to on them.【答案】cut down（4）She_ the vegetables and then put th

59、em into the hot pot.【答案】cut up 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humourstar in主演；担任主角star sb.（in sth.）使某人担任主角；由某人主演 Audrey Hepburn was a famous actress, who starred in My Fair Lady. 奥黛丽赫本是一位著名的演员，她曾经主演窈窕淑女。The director wanted to star the unknown actress in his new film.导演想让这位不知名的女演员主演他的新影片。 英语必修必修4

60、 Until 3 A taste of English humourThough she hasnt graduated from the Beijing Film Academy,it is the third film_.（star）尽管她还没有从北京电影学院毕业，但这是她在第三部电影中担任主角了。【答案】she has starred in 英语必修必修4 Until 3 A taste of English humour not that 倒不是；并不是说Not that Charlies own life was easy!（教材P18）然而卓别林自己的生活也并不容易！点拨：not that 用于句