北师大版高中英语选修六Unit17 Laughter

Unitl7Laughter一、单词拼写（单句首字母填空）（共15小题；共15分）Iknockedatthedoor,buttherewasnor（反应）.Youneedtobettosurviveinthejungle.HecanamoreworkinadaythananyoneelseIknowinthecompany.Sinceyourpurposeofgoingtoschoolistoowledge,whydoyouwastesomuchtimeplaying?Thecsucceededandhewontheelection.Thesmallanimalswerestorunawaywhentheysawatigerwalkingtowardsthem.Hisstoriesneverfailtoame.&Itwasreallyuthathefelloffthetruckwithoutbeinghurt.Becausethereisnofood,thepeoplearesDasherillnessis,sheneverfeelshopelessforherfuture.Hecan'trtemptationandoftenplayscomputergames.Smokingisnowfinpublicplacesinmoreandmorecities.Soyouarelateagain.Howcanyoujustifyyourdthistime?I'vetryingtochimtoseethedoctor.Thevillagersarenotpermittedtocrossthebwithoutpermission.二、单词拼写（根据中文提示拼写单词）（共15小题；共15分）Itiseasyto（忽视）asmalldetaillikethat.Thegirlwasinherparents'power,andknewitwaspointlessto（抵抗）.Onhearingthenews,hewenttothehospitaltoseehisfriendwithout（拖延）.Lackoftime（禁止）anyfurtherdiscussionatthepoint.Wecan（实现）whateveryoucan,andwithbetterresults.Thewomanhasstrengthswhich（使吃惊）theman.I'mwritinginr（回应）toyouradvertisementforanelectrician.Thatpoliticianwonthepresidentialelection（活动,运动）andbecamethePresident.MillionsofpeopleinAfricaarestill（挨饿）todeathatpresent.Peopletrytoavoidpublictransportation（耽搁）byusingtheirowncars,andthisinturncreatesfurtherproblems.Icouldn'tstandher（令人恶心的）wordsandbehaviour.Modernpeoplemustlearntolivein（和谐）withnature.Itwasreallyu（难以置信的）thathefelloffthetruckwithoutbeinghurt.Thismachinehasa（广泛的）useinthehome.Peopleinmy（职业）haveadutytothepublic.三、翻译（根据中文提示完成句子）（共10小题；共20分）听众爆发出一片笑声。Theaudience在吵架之前，我们多年来在业务上一直来往。（词数不限）Webusinesswitheachotherforyearsbeforewequarrelled.因为经济原因，车主必须把汽车处理掉。Theownerneedstothecarforfinancialreasons.我在这儿坐了整个下午了。（词数不限）Iherealltheafternoon.Hestartedouttheexperimentwithoutenoughpreparations,（结果失败了）.（result）36•他主张不论肤色、种族或信仰，人人都有言论自由。Hestoodforfreedomofspeechforeveryonecolor,raceorcreed.我本打算去拜访你，但未料到的事情发生了。（词数不限）Itoseeyou,butsomethingunexpectedhappened.由于他的研究，联合国正在使世界摆脱饥饿。hisresearch,theUNistryingtotheworldhunger.Thecrazyfans（等待）patientlyfortwohours,andtheywouldwaituntilthestararrived.Withtherapiddevelopmentofmedicalscience,we（会看至U）morenewdrugsusedinthetreatmentofcancer.四、单项选择（共20小题；共20分）Ityouanyproblemswhenyouarriveattheairport,eupwithB.setaboutC.runintoD.putasideHecouldn'thisfatherthatJohnwastellingthetruth.convinceB.believeC.admitD.displayItisreallyaproblem.ButIwilltrymybesttosolveit.roughB.toughC.patientD.tasty44hisresearch,theUNhasmoretoolsinthebattletoridtheworldofhunger.ThankstoB.ThanksforC.InspiteofD.AsregardsTotakepicturesofwildlions,thephotographerforthreedaysbeforetheyappeared.haswaitedB.willwaitC.hadbeenwaitingD.waitsWhenIsaidI'dvisittheminNewZealand,Ihowexpensivetheairfarewouldbe.haven'trealisedB.didn'trealiseC.don'trealiseD.wouldn'trealiseThisplantisreallythrivingeventhoughIwaterit.unconsciouslyB.rarelyC.instantlyD.generouslyHe'sobviouslyquiteembarrassedaboutitsohemetotellanyone.preventedB.keptC.permittedD.forbadeMaryisinbedwithafeverandshecan'thopetothecoldinafewdays.getridofB.getawaywithC.getoffD.getoutIwasjustgoingtocutmyrosebushesbutsomeoneit.Wasityou?hasdoneB.haddoneC.woulddoD.willdoTheboycouldnotthetemptationofthetoysandrefusedtoleavetheshopwithhismother.persistB.insistC.resistD.consistIfitwerenotforthefactthatIverybusy,Iwouldgowithyou.A.amB.wasC.wereD.shouldbeItisthefirsttimethatsmokingcontrolintoChina'snationaleconomicandsocialdevelopment.A.isputB.willbeputC.wasputD.hasbeenputIforthreehourswhenIsuddenlybecamesick.A.hadbeenworkingB.wouldworkC.haveworkedD.amworkingSomeofthestudentsfeelitreallyhardtoTsinghuaUniversity'sadmission.A.admitB.obtainC.acceptD.succeedYourefforts,however,don'tnecessarilyresultsuccess.That'slife.A.withB.toC.fromD.inPeopleinthesecountriesdemandequaltreatmentforall,race,religionorsex.A.indefenseofB.regardlessofC.insteadofD.insupportof---HasSamfinishedhishomeworktoday?---Ihavenoidea.Heitthismorning.A.didB.hasdoneC.wasdoingD.haddoneDannyWay'sjumpingovertheGreatWallandhisowndreamshouldbeaninspirationtotheyouthinChina.A.undertakingB.conductingC.performingD.accomplishingHerefusedtodefeat,butinfactheisgoingtogivein.A.acknowledgeB.winC.startD.experience五、完形填空（共20小题；共30分）Atage86,MillieGarfieldisoneoftheworld'soldestelderlybloggers（写博客的人）.61readinganewspaperarticlein2003andthenaskinghersonfor62ingettingonline,Milliehasbeenbloggingeversince.Weusuallyassociatebloggingwiththe63:ourchildren,grandchildren,niecesornephews.Whiletheblogginglandscapewasonce64almostentirelybyteens,ithasopenedtodifferentagegroupsnow.After38yearsofmarriage,Millie65herhusbandin1994.Shehasnosiblingsandhasonlyoneson.Shehastolivealone.Likemanyelderlypeople,hersocialnetworkwasbeginningto66nsizeasmanyofherfriendswereinassistedliving.Blogginghas67Millie'suniverse.“Ihavetoblogonceaweek,”shesays.“IfIdon't,theystart68aboutme.”WhenIaskwho“they”are,Milliesaystheyarethe70or8069whovisitherblogeachday.Whenshewasthreedays70inpostingoneweek,shebegangetting71fromthemtoseeifshewasokay.Shehasalsogotto72otherbloggersfromaroundthecountry.NotonlyhasblogginghelpedMilliemakenew73,butithasalsohelpedherlearnaboutherself.“Iwriteabouteverydaylivingina74fashion,soItrytofindinterestingthingsinaTVshow,amovie,

ora（n）75tothedentist,shesays,“IneverknewIwasfunnybutnowpeople76meIam.Itisabigdiscovery.”Millie77lovesblogging.“Mylifewouldbe78andemptywithoutit.I'mabletolearnfrompeopleallovertheworld,”shesays.Thensheadds,“Whenyou'reolder,youdon'thavemany79.Thewonderfulthingaboutbloggingisthatyoucanhavemanypeoplehearwhatyouthinkandnoone80_youwhenyouarespeaking.”61.A.WhileB.UntilC.AfterD.As62.A.helpB.apologyC.excuseD.permission63.A.oldB.youngC.richD.sick64.A.damagedB.occupiedC.preparedD.designed65.A.missedB.followedC.recognizedD.lost66.A.growB.developC.decreaseD.remain67.A.expandedB.concludedC.foundD.ruined68.A.complainingB.thinkingC.arguingD.worrying69.A.workersB.readersC.passengersD.speakers70.A.lateB.awayC.fastD.ready71.A.warningsB.suggestionsC.emailsD.books72.A.knowB.seeC.changeD.ask73.A.commentsB.connectionsC.contributionsD.combinations74.A.popularB.famousC.similarD.humorous75.A.giftB.visitC.waveD.award76.A.warnB.proveC.orderD.tell77.A.probablyB.fortunatelyC.hardlyD.clearly78.A.poorB.slowC.dullD.simple79.A.listenersB.managersC.interpretersD.lecturers80.A.fearsB.interruptsC.controlsD.treats六、阅读理解（共15小题；共30分）AMr.BeanisaninternationallyrecognizedcomedycharacteronTVandinfilms.Heconstantlygetsintofunnyandabsurdsituations,whichgreatlyamusesaudiencesregardlessoftheirnationalityorculture.Thehumorisalwaysmadeclearthroughaseriesofsimpleandfunnyactsthatrelypurelyonbodylanguage,whichisuniversal.OneofmyfavoriteshowsisMr.Beaninafancyrestaurant.Afterbeingseatedathistable,Mr.Beantakesoutacard,writesafewwordsonit,seals（密封）itinanenvelopeandplacesitonthetable.Afteramoment,helooksbackattheenvelopebutthistimehelookssurprised,asifhedidnotknowitwasthere.Heopensittofindabirthdaycardanddelightedlyputsitonthetableforeveryonetosee.Whenhelooksatthemenu,anastonishedlookswiftlyappearsonhisface.Hetakesallthemoneyoutofhiswallet,countsitandputsitinaplate.Hethenlooksfromthemenutothemoneywithconcernuntilhefindsonethingthatmakeshimsmile.Thenheordersadishcalled"steaktartare".Whenthedisharrives,heisshockedtodiscoverthat"steaktartare"isactuallyrawhamburger.Hemakesanattempttoeatit,butitisclearfromthelookonhisfacethathefindsthetastetrulydisgusting.Hecannothidehisfeelings,exceptwhenthewaiterasksifeverythingisallright.Whenthishappens,hesmilesandnods,showingthateverythingisfine.Whenthewaiterisnotlooking,however,hewasbusyhidingtherawmeatanywherehecanreach—thesugarbowl,thetinyflowervase,insideasmallcakeandunderaplate.Hebecomessodesperate（绝望的）intheendthatheevenhidessomeinsidethepurseofawomansittingnearhimandthrowssomedownthetrousersoftherestaurant'sviolinist!IliketowatchMr.BeanonTV,butIwouldn'tliketomeetsomeonelikehiminreallifeandIcertainlywouldn'tliketohavedinnerwithhim!FromthepassageweknowMr.BeanisfamousfordirectingfilmsfamousforhisspokenEnglishwellknownformakingfilmsknownforhisbodylanguageandamusementinhiscomediesWhatdoestheunderlinedword"disgusting"inthethirdparagraphmean?A.tastingdeliciousB.smellinggoodC.feelingsickD.lookingfineWhydidMr.Beanpretendtosmileinfrontofthewaiter?Hedidn'twantthewaiterembarrassed.Hewasinlowspirits.Helikestoexpresshimselfintheoppositeway.Hethoughtthewaiterenjoyedsmiling.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?Mr.Bean—ATopHumourActorRawHamburgerTastesDisgustingBeingManneredinaRestaurantHowtoPretendtoLikeSomethingBoringBDoyouwanttoliveahappier,lessstressful（有压力的）life?Trylaughingfornoreasonatall.That'showthousandsofpeoplestarttheirdayatLaughterClubsaroundtheworld—andmanydoctorsnowthinkthathavingagoodlaughmightbeoneofthebestwaystostayhealthy.ThefirstLaughterClubwasstartedinMumbai,India,in1995byDr.MadanKataria.“Youngchildrenlaughabout300timesaday.Adultslaughbetween7and15timesaday,”saysDr.Kataria.“Everyone'snaturallygoodatlaughing—it'stheuniversallanguage.Wewantpeopletofeelhappywiththeirlives.”Therearenowmorethan500LaughterClubsinIndiaandover1,300worldwide.Manydoctorsarealsointerestedintheeffects（效果）oflaughteronourhealth.Accordingtoa5-year-studyinthebody.Laughterimprovesourhealthagainstillnessbyabout40%.So,whathappensataLaughterClub?IwentalongtomynearestclubinSouthLondontofindout.Iwasquitenervousatthebeginningoftheclass,tobehonest—Iwasn'tinterestedinlaughingwithagroupofstrangers,andIwasworriedaboutlookingstupid.Ourlaughterteachertoldustoclapourhandsandsay“hohoho,hahaha,”whilelookingateachother.However,ourbodiescan'ttellthedifferencebetweenfakelaughterandreallaughter,sotheystillproducethesamehealthyeffects.Surprisingly,itworks!Aftertenminuteseverybodyintheroomwaslaughingforreal—andsomepeoplejustcouldn'tstop!AttheendoftheclassIwassurprisedbyhowrelaxedandcomfortableIfelt.Soifyou'reunderstress,thenstartlaughing.Youmightbeverypleasedwiththeresults!InwhichcountrywasthefirstLaughterClubstarted?A.Britain.B.America.C.Australia.D.India.Howdidthewriterfeelatthebeginningoftheclass?A.Surprised.B.Pleased.C.Nervous.D.Stressful.Whendidthepeopleintheclubbegintolaughforreal?A.Afterafewminutes.B.Afterafewhours.C.Afterafewseconds.D.Afterafewdays.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?Fakelaughterandreallaughterarebothgoodforhealth.40%ofthepeopleinLaughterClubsaregoodfriends.Adultslaughmoreoftenthanchildreninaday.Laughingisthebestwaytopreventillness.CFeelinggoodandhavinghumorinourlivescandowondersforourpositionandproductivity,whichmeansthatthereisdefinitelyaplaceforsomehumoronthejob.Havingasmilingfacewillhelpyourcoworkersandsupervisorsfeelbetterbeingaroundyou,andyoumaywellendupreapingtherewardsbylaughingmoreintheworkplace.Butyouneedtoknowhowtoapplyhumorinyourworkenvironment.Oneofthemainruleswithhumorintheworkplaceistoavoidargumentwhenyouarejoking.Staywellawayfromjokingaboutpoliticalaffairs,raceandreligion.Nevermakefunofotherpeoplewithinyourorganization,asyouaretryingtowinfriendswiththepeopleyouworkwith,andnotsetagainstthem.Ifyoucan'thelpyourself,pleasebeextremelycareful.Makingjokesabouttheupsanddownsofyourtradeisasafewaytoaddwit（机智风趣）totheplaceofwork.Youwillhavethebenefitofknowingpreciselywhatyourcoworkershavetofaceeachandeveryday,andit'smuchbetterasithelpstoletgooftensionsandlowerstresslevelsbygettingthemtochuckleaboutthesituationstheycomeacrossfrequently.Theverybesttimeforsomehumoriswhenyouarenotworking,butstillintheregionofthepeopleyouworkwith,suchasacoffeeorlunchbreak.Youcanalsomakeanefforttobefunnyonthejob,butwhenyouareworking,it'sagoodideatousejokesmuchmorediscreetlythanyouwouldnormallydo.Ingeneral,humorintheworkplacecanflexyourcreativemusclesandbeagreathelptoyourjob.Whatisapropertopicforyoutojokeaboutatwork?Afunnypoliticalleader.Anotherperson'sreligiousbelief.Apersoninyourgroup.Amistakeyoumadeatwork.Whatcanweinferfromthesecondparagraph?Beinghumorousatworkcanwinyoufriends.Weshouldalwayshavehumoratwork.Weshouldbecarefulwhenmakingjokesatwork.Weshouldneverjokeaboutapersonatwork.Theunderlinedword"discreetly"inthefourthparagraphprobablymeans.A.carefullyB.randomlyC.humorouslyD.secretlyWhatisthepassagemainlyabout?Thebenefitsofhavinghumor.Howtobeahumorousperson.Goodmannersintheworkplace.Howtomakejokesatwork.DItisthoughtthatcryingishardlyanactivityencouragedbysociety.Tears,whethertheyareofsorrow,anger,orjoy,typicallymakeAmericansfeeluncomfortableandembarrassed.Theshedderoftearsislikelytoapologize,evenwhenagreattragedywasthecause.Theobserveroftearsislikelytodoeverythingpossibletoputanendtotheemotionaltears.Butjudgingfromrecentstudiesofcryingbehavior,boththoseresponsestotearsareofteninappropriateandmayevenbecounterproductive（适得其反）.Humansaretheonlyanimalsclearlyknowntoshed（流出）emotionaltears.Sinceevolutionhasgivenrisetofewpurposelessphysiologicalresponses,itislogicaltoassumethatcryinghasoneormorefunctionsthatenhance（increase）survival.Althoughsomeobservershavesuggestedthatcryingisawaytoaskforassistancefromothers（asacryingbabymightfromitsmother）,thesheddingoftearsishardlynecessarytogethelp.Vocalcrieswouldhavebeenquiteenough,morelikelythantearstogainattention.So,itappears,theremustbesomethingspecialabouttearsthemselves.Indeed,thenewstudiessuggestthatemotionaltearsmayplayadirectroleinalleviating（缓解）stress,UniversityofMinnesotaresearcherswhoarestudyingthechemicalcompositionoftearshaverecentlyisolated（分离）twoimportantchemicalsfromemotionaltears.Bothchemicalsarefoundonlyintearsthatareshedinresponsetoemotion.Tearsshedbecauseofexposuretocutonionwouldcontainnosuchsubstance.Otherresearchersareinvestigatingtheusefulnessoftearsasameansofdiagnosinghumanillsandmonitoringdrugs.AtTulaneUniversity'sTeatAnalysisLaboratoryDr.PeterKastlandhiscolleaguesreportthattheycanusetearstodetect（发现）drugabuse,tostudythecausesof"dryeye"syndrome（综合征）andtheeffectsofeyesurgery,andperhapseventomeasureexposuretoenvironmentalpollutants.Whatdoesthephrase"boththoseresponses"inParagraph1referto?Cryingoutofsorrowandsheddingtearsforhappiness.Theembarrassmentandunpleasantsensationoftheobservers.Thetearshedder'sapologyandtheobserver'sefforttostopthecrying.Linkingillnesswithcryingandfindingthechemicalcompositionoftears.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.unlikeanimals,humanscanshedtearsforsurvivalwecanreduceourstressbysheddingtearssheddersoftearscan'tgethelpbycryingloudlyitisunnaturalforpeopletoshedtearsWhatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?Functionsofsheddingtears.Rolesofemotionaltears.Unwelcomesheddersoftears.Researchontheeffectsoftears.七、短文7选5（5选5等）（共5小题；共10分）MaketheRightChoicesWhatislife'sgreatestgift?96hoiceistheabilitytoselectonecourseofactionfromasetofalternativestoachieveagoal.Whatissogreataboutchoice?Ittransformsusfromdumbanimalsintoartists.EachofusbecomesanotherMichelangelo.Choicebecomesnothingotherthanthetoolweusetosculpt（雕亥I」）ourlife.Thetooldoesn'tcomefree,however,forthepriceofchoiceisresponsibility.27Therewardishappiness.Lifeisnotstill.Itisaflow.98Weconstantlyneedtomonitorwhereweareonourjourney.Weneedtoaskquestions:AmImovingclosertomygoals?Ifnot,whatcorrectivemeasurescanItake?WhatactionwillItakenowtoreadjustmyselftomygoals?Choiceispower.Choiceisattheheartoflife.Itisthecreativepoweroflife.99ndyourlifebecomesmoreconvenientorcomfortablebecauseofthem.Forexample,youdecidewhichstorestoshopatandwhichgasstationtogoto.Butthedecisionsthatwemaketosculptourlivesarefarmoreimportantthandecidingwheretoshop.Themoreweappreciatethedifferencebetweenminorandmajordecisions,thegreatertheprobabilitythatwewillexperiencehappinessandfulfillment.Allchessloversrealizethatitisn'tnecessarytowintoenjoythegame.Thepleasureisintheplaying.Lifeislikeachessgame.100youlivebythisrule,youwillalwaysenjoythegameoflife,regardlessofitsoutcome.Itisfreewillorchoice.Youhavetomakechoiceseveryday.Makethebestmovesyoucanunderthecircumstances.Butwhenweacceptandcarryitout,wegetagreatreturn.Everychoicewemakeleadsusclosertoorfartherfromourgoals.Lifeisfullofhardchoices,andthebiggertheyare,thehardertheyget.Choosetocarryoutresponsibilitiesnotbecauseyouhaveto,butbecauseyouwantto.八、补全短文（共10小题；共10分）Ihavealwaysenjoyedlisteningtomusic.Ithelpsmecalmdownafter1syday,andIamalsooneofthose102.canlistenandstudyatthesametime.Iamnotfondofjazzmusic,butIlikemanyother103.ype）ofmusic.WhenIwasachild,Iusedtolistentomusicontheradios.Withthe104vent）o