& 高二牛津英语教材同步导学练（Book Six Unit One）
高二牛津英语教材同步导学练（Book Six Unit One）
[导读]高中牛津英语教材同步导学练（BookSix） Unit One Laughter is good for you 一、同步导学 【目标点击】 1.语言技能： 1) 阅读一篇有关单口喜剧(Stand-up)的文章和两篇短剧,了解相关知识,完成理解练习。 2）听懂电话留言和电台谈话节目。 3）讨论有关喜剧和一些著名相声演...
高中牛津英语教材同步导学练（BookSix）
　　　　　　　　　　　Unit One
Laughter is good for you
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　一、同步导学
【目标点击】
1.语言技能：
1) 阅读一篇有关单口喜剧(Stand-up)的文章和两篇短剧,了解相关知识,完成理解练习。
2）听懂电话留言和电台谈话节目。
3）讨论有关喜剧和一些著名相声演员的话题；拓展有关舞台演出的词汇。
4）能够给国外网友发送e-mail，介绍中国的相声艺术；能够表演英语短剧。
2.语言知识：
1）掌握本单元语汇，表达与本单元相关的功能项目和话题内容，发音准确，拼写正确。
2）掌握语法--一般现在时、现在进行时、现在完成时和现在完成进行时的使用规则和用法特点，通过练习巩固，达到熟练运用。
3．情感态度：
1）培养学生的幽默感和欣赏幽默、喜剧艺术的能力。
2）了解国内外喜剧艺术形式，体验喜剧艺术对人身心健康的积极作用。
4．学习策略：
1）善于发现和总结国内外喜剧艺术的不同特点，利用课内外学习资源，拓宽学习渠道。
2）通过进行任务活动和开展探究性学习项目，培养合作意识和能力。
3) 充分利用小组活动提高自己的英语交际能力。
5．文化意识：
　　了解国内外喜剧艺术的不同的形式、不同的起源、不同的特点，认识到喜剧艺术对人身心健康的积极作用。进一步拓展视野，了解世界文化，培养世界意识。
【难点点拨】
1. award n.奖，奖品；赔偿费
vt. 授予，奖予；判给
She has won the award of $10,000.她已赢得了1万美元的奖金。
We thought the award of $3,000for damage was fair.
　我们认为3,000美元的损失赔偿费是公平的。
　The judges awarded her the first prize for her picture.
　=The judges awarded the first prize to her for her picture.评委把她的画评为一等奖。
　A gold medal was awarded to the winner.
　=The winner was awarded a gold medal.优胜者被授予一枚金牌。
　The court awarded damages of $5,000 to the injured man.
　法庭判给受伤者5,000美元赔偿费。
　2. amuse
vt. 使愉快，使高兴。 常用的句型有：
　　amuse sb. /amuse oneself with sth./ be amused at(by, with) sth. /be amused to do sth.
　　The story amused the children greatly.这个故事逗得孩子们十分开心。
　　The girls amused themselves with dolls.女孩们玩洋娃娃玩得很高兴。
　　The audience was amused by the cross-talk.观众被相声逗乐了。
　　I was very much amused to see the seal perform its tricks.我被海豹得特技表演逗乐了。
相关链接: amusing adj. 好笑的，有趣的；amused adj.（人、表情等）表示愉快；amusedly adv.感兴趣（愉快）地；to one's amusement令人愉快的
adj. （工作等）辛苦的，累的；粗暴的；（物体）坚韧的；（肉等）硬的；（身体）强壮的；顽固的；
Training is tough work.训练是艰苦的工作。
He is a tough criminal.他是一个粗暴的罪犯。
This wire is tougher than that.这条铁丝比那条坚韧。
The steak is too tough.这块牛排太硬了。
He looked the toughest of all the challengers.在所有的挑战者中，他看起来最强壮。
He is a tough customer.他是一个难缠的客人。
The policies are very tough.这些政策非常强硬。
相关链接: toughen v.；toughly adv.; toughness n.
be/ get tough with sb. 对某人不留情，严厉；
4.worthwhile adj.值得的
It is a worthwhile task.这是一件值得做的工作。
It is worthwhile to visit this place/ visiting this place.这个地方值得参观。
　相关链接：be worth the price值那个价格； be (well) worth doing sth.（很）值得做某事；
　be worthy of being done/ be worthy to be done值得做某事。
5.take on 接受，雇用；开始从事；呈现新的面貌、意思
The factory is taking on more men.那个工厂将招收更多的工人。
He was always ready to take on the hardest job.他总是愿意干最困难的工作。
The land around the lake took on a different look.湖四周的土地，面貌发生了变化。
This old term has taken on a new meaning.这个旧词有了新的意义。
　相关链接：take a chance碰运气; take a fancy to喜欢; take a seat坐下;
take a turn for the better(worse)好转（恶化）; take a vote表决; take account of考虑，重视; take advantage of利用; take aim瞄准; take apart拆开; take as当作; take away拿走; take back收回，退货; take by surprise出其不意; take care当心，注意; take care of照顾，负责; take charge of负责，掌管; take delight in特别喜欢;take down记下; take effect见效; take...for example以．．．为例; take
heart感到鼓舞; take hold of抓住; take in吸收；领会；订阅；欺骗; take interest in对．．．感兴趣; take it easy放松; take notice of注意; take notes记录; take off脱掉；起飞；打折扣; take a day off休假一天; take office就职; take one's leave告辞; take one's time从容行事; take out取出；擦掉; take over接管; take part in参加; take place发生，举行; take pride in以．．．为自豪; take the lead带头; take the place of代替; take trouble费事; take turns轮流; take up开始（学习、活动等）；讨论；从事；占用;等等。
6.go on 发生，进行；进展；继续下去；升学
　What is going on out there? 外面是怎么回事？
　I hate disturbing people while the show is going on.演出进行时，我最不喜欢打扰别人。
　The work was going on steadily, successfully.这项工作进行得很平稳，很成功。
　The talk is going on slowly.谈判进展缓慢。
　You oughtn't go on living this way.你不应当继续这样得生活。
　I went on with my homework.我继续做作业。
　He went on to talk about the world situation.他接着又谈了谈世界形势。
　Most of the graduates have gone on to middle schools.大部分毕业生都升入了中学。
相关链接：go about进行；随便走走; go after设法得到，追求; go against违反; go ahead进行；干吧，说吧；走在前面; go all out全力以赴; go along向前进展; go back to回到；追溯到; go beyond超过; go by以．．．为根据,按照; go down下落,减弱; go forward进行; go in for从事; go into研究,讨论；进入; go off爆炸；进行得；消失; go out熄灭；过时；罢工; go over审阅，检查；复习; go round够用; go through审阅，检查，学习；经历；做完某事; go to trouble(bother)费事; go up增长，提高；修建起来；响起; go well with相配，协调; 等等。　【要点梳理】
一、词组短语：
1. stand-up comedy单口喜剧
2.a radio talk show 电台谈话节目
3. cross-talk performers相声演员
4. make fun of开．．．的玩笑；嘲笑
5. in response（answer）to回答，响应，反应
6. make jokes about sth.对．．．开玩笑
7. queue up (in lines) 排队（等候）
8. on stage在舞台上／on the stage当演员
9. lose weight减轻体重／put on weight增加体重 10. later on后来
11. be/ become famous as/for...作为／由于．．．而著名
12. point to指向／point at指着／point out指出
13.one such person一个这样的人／no such thing没有这样的事情
14. go on to do sth.接着做某事／go on doing sth.继续做某事／go on 发生，进行
15. host the show主持节目
16. be broadcast live on TV电视直播
17. one little-known fact鲜为人知的事实
18. the Academy Awards学院奖；奥斯卡金像奖
19.forget to do sth.忘记做某事／forget doing sth.忘记曾做过某事
20. turn on打开／turn off关掉／
21. make up a story 编故事
22. follow in one's footsteps/ follow in the footsteps of...走．．．的路
23. have an effect on/upon对．．．产生影响
24. stay healthy保持健康
25. make sense有意义，能理解；合理，讲得通 26. make an advertisement做广告
27. be supposed to do sth.应该做某事
28. prefer to/ would rather宁愿
29. a vital form of entertainment一种非常重要的娱乐形式 30. in charge负责；掌管
31.be made up of /consist of 由．．．组成
32. divide...into把．．．分成若干部分
33. at one time一次，同时；往昔，曾经一时
34. do fine做得好
35. laugh one's head off开怀大笑
36. smile on someone（命运、天气等）向．．．露出微笑
37. win first place in the competition在比赛中获第一名
38. on sale出售／for sale待售
39. be worthwhile值得
40. a famous cross-talk master一位著名的相声大师 41. in request需要，受欢迎
42. take on雇用；承担；呈现
43. be popular with 受到．．．的欢迎
44. remind sb. of sth. 提醒某人有关某事
45. nice and非常
46. in reference to／in regard to／regarding 关于．．．
47. must have forgotten to do sth. 一定已忘记做某事 48. fall down倒下；（计划等）失败
49. tear sth. in two把某物撕成两半
50. chase sb. away/off 把某人赶走
51. burst in打断；闯入/ burst into the room闯入房间/ burst out突然开始
52. It is one's duty to do sth.做某事是某人的责任
53. hold out伸出；拿出；继续；维持；
54. glare at怒视/ stare at凝视，盯着看/ glance at 瞥见 55. bump into撞上；不期而遇
56. a roll of 一卷
57. toilet paper手纸
58.move on 接下去；继续
59. in pairs 两人一组；结对
60. for a while一会儿
二、语法：现在时态
1、一般现在时
　　(1)一般现在时表示没有时限的持久存在的动作或状态或现阶段反复发生的动作或状态，常和副词 usually，often，always sometimes， regularly，near，occasionally，every year, every week 等连用。例如：
1）The moon moves round the earth..
2）Mr. Smith travels to work by bus every day.
　 （2）在由after，until，before，once，when，even if，in case，as long as，as soon as，the moment 以及 if，unless 等引导的时间状语从句或条件状语从句中，通常用一般现在时代替将来时。例如：
1）I will tell him the news as soon as I see him.
2）I will not go to countryside if it rains tomorrow.
　（3）某些表示起始的动词，可用一般现在时表示按规定、计划或安排要发生的动作，这类动词有：be，go，come，start，depart，arrive，begin，leave 等。例如：
　　　　1）The plane leaves at three sharp.
　　　　2）The new teachers arrive tomorrow.
　（4）在由why，what，where，whoever，who，that，as 等引导的从句中，也常用一般现在时代替将来时。例如：
1）Free tickets will be given to whoever comes first.
2）You'll probably be in the same train as I am tomorrow.
2．现在进行时
　 （1）表示现在正在进行的动作，常与now，right now，at the mother，for the time being，for the present等连用。例如： Don't disturb her. She is reading a newspaper now.
　 （2）表示现阶段经常发生的动作， 常与always，continually，forever，constantly等连用。例如： My father is forever criticizing me.
　 （3）表示根据计划或安排在最近要进行的事情。具有这种语法功能的动词仅限于过渡性动词。即表示从一个状态或位置转移到另一个状态或位置上去的动词。常用的有：go，come，leave，start，arrive，return等。例如： They are leaving for Hong Kong next month.
　 （4）有些动词不能用进行时，这是一类表示"感觉，感情，存在，从属"等的动词。如：see，hear，smell，taste，feel，notice，look，appear，（表示感觉的词）；hate，love，fear，like，want，wish，prefer，refuse，forgive（表示感情的动词）；be，exist，remain，stay，obtain（表示存在状态的动词）；have，possess，own，contain，belong，consist of，form（表示占有与从属的动词）；understand，know，believe，think，doubt，forget，remember（表示思考理解的动词）。但是如果它们词义改变，便也可用进行时态。例如：
　　1）Tom looks pale. What's wrong with him? （look 在此为联系动词，意为"显得，看上去"）
　　2）Tom is looking for his books. （look 在此为实义动词，意为"寻找"）
3．现在完成时
　　（1）现在完成时用来表示对目前状况仍有影响的，刚刚完成的动作（常与yet，already，just连用），或者过去某一时刻发生的，持续到现在的情况（常与for，since连用）。例如：
　　　　1）I have just finished my homework.
2）Mary has been ill for three days.
（2）常与现在完成时连用的时间状语有：since, for, during, over等引导出的短语；副词already, yet, just, ever, now, before, often, lately, recently等；状语词组this week (morning, month, year), so far, up to now, many times, up to the present等。例如：
　　1）I haven't been there for five years.
　　2）So far, she hasn't enjoyed the summer vacation.
　　3）There have been a lot of changes since 1978.
（3）完成时态可用在下列结构中：
　　　This (That, It) is (was) the first (second...) time +定语从句；This (That, It) is (was) the only (last) + n +定语从句；This (That, It) is (was) +形容词最高级+ n +定语从句。如果主句的谓语动词是一般现在时，从句的谓语动词通常用现在完成时；如果主句谓语动词是一般过去时，从句谓语动词通常用过去完成时。例如：
1）This is one of the rarest questions that have ever been raised at such a meeting.
2）There was a knock at the door. It was the second time someone had interrupted me that evening.
4.现在完成进行时
　（1）表示动作从过去某时开始，一直延续到现在。现在完成进行时常和all this time, this week, this month, all night, all the morning, recently等状语以及since和for引导的状语连用。例如：
　　　I have been reading Hemingway's Farewell to Arms recently.
　　　我最近一直在读海明威的《永别了，武器》。
　　　This is what I have been expecting since my childhood.
　　　这是我从小以来就一直期待着的事情。
　（2）表示动作刚刚结束。例如：
My clothes are all wet. I've been working in the rain.
我的衣服全湿了，我刚才一直在雨中干活。
He is dead drunk. He's been drinking with his friends.
他烂醉如泥，他刚才一直在和朋友们喝酒。
　（3）表示一个近期内时断时续，重复发生的动作。例如：
You've been saying that for five years.这话你已经说了五年了。
He has been writing articles to the newspapers and magazines since he became a teacher.
自从任教以来，他一直在为报刊杂志撰稿。
　（4）表达较重的感情色彩。例如：
What have you been doing to my dictionary?看你把我的字典弄成什么样子了！
Too much has been happening today.今天可真是个多事的日子。
5.现在完成进行时与现在完成时的比较
　（1）现在完成进行时可以表示动作的重复，而现在完成时一般不表示重复性。例如：
Have you been meeting him recently?你最近常和他见面吗？
Have you met him recently?你最近见到过他吗？
　（2）现在完成进行时有时含有感情色彩，而现在完成时一般是平铺直叙。例如：
　　 I have been waiting for you for two hours.
　　 我一直等了你两个小时。 (可能表示不满)
　　 I have waited for you for two hours.
　　 我等了你两个小时。 (说明一个事实)
　（3）现在完成进行时强调动作，而现在完成时强调结果。例如：
Who has been eating the oranges?
谁一直在吃这些桔子呀？ (还剩余一些)
Who has eaten the oranges?
谁把桔子吃光了？
(强调吃得一个不剩)
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　二、同步检测
　　　　　　　　同步检测（一）(Welcome to the unit & Reading)
【知识积累与运用】
I.单词拼写：
1.When we heard his jokes, we all burst into l__________.
2.Unlike his brother, he has a sense of h_________.
3.Bill Crystal is a well-known American stand-up c__________.
4.I was interested to sit back and observe her r_________ when she was told this news.
5.Mary won the first a_________ in the English contest.
6.When he did his work, he often followed his r__________.
7.Zhang Qingjun was awarded the 16th Ten O_________. Youths of China for his great contributions to human space flight
8.This leads to questions about the most a_______ ways we can help disaster victims（受害者）.
9.Get the latest e__________ news, plus club listings, theatre listings, exhibit and concert listings.
10. Jeremy was a________ by Jenny's answer----he explained why everybody laughed.
II.单项选择：
1. When he first got to the city, he was often _________for his strong accent（乡音重）.
　A. joked about
B. played a joke
C. made fun of
D. made jokes
2.He e-mailed me in ________ to my question whether I could go to study in his university. Which of the following is wrong?
B. respond
C. response
3. Nobody had ever heard the song sung _________ it was sung that night by Martin.
A. the way
B. in which way
C. the way which
D. in the way
4.The visitors________ at the entrance of the exhibition.
B. stood up
C. kept up
D. queued up
5.He ________the place where the village lay.
A. pointed to
B. pointed at
C. pointed out
D. pointed up
6. Remember that there are no shortcuts to_________ in a healthy and reasonable way.
A. lose weight
B. losing weight
C. put on weight
D. carrying weight
7. Normally, _________ meetings shall be held in each term in this school
A. no such
B. any such
C. such as
D. two such
8.He asked the children to ________a poem about their life in the school.
A. take up
B. keep up
C. make up
9.Her daughter was determined to _________ and become a doctor.
A. follow her routine
B. follow the example
　C. follow in her steps
D. follow the lead
10. If I have seen further than other men, it is_______ I have stood on the shoulders of giants.
B. because
D. thanks to
【体验与鉴赏】
III. 选词填空：
　　　　　　　　　　　　　The Beginning of Drama
　　Drama as we know it began in ancient Greece. The first plays were religious（宗教的） affairs, with _______ and music. Then came a chorus（歌舞；合唱）, which eventually had a Leader, who was the first actor in the ______ of drama. Aeschylus（埃斯库罗斯）, a playwright（剧作家）, invented what we now call drama when he wrote a play that featured two actors and a chorus, who symbolized（象征） the common people or sometimes the gods. Other important Greek playwrights were Sophocles（索福克勒斯）and Euripides（欧里庇得斯）. Most of what they wrote is ______. Some plays survive, however.
　　Here is the story of the beginning of drama. We, the chorus, will be your _____ through this history. Every word you are about to hear is true.
　　In the 5th century B.C. Greece had _______ shows on wooden platforms. A chorus, like ours, would sing, and a leader, like me, would stand out and describe things. But it wasn't really drama. We didn't have plays. We didn't have theaters. We needed someone to give us ______. That person was Aeschylus.
　　I was the first of the great Greek playwrights. I introduced the second actor. With two actors on ______ at one time, conflict（分歧；冲突） between the two of them became possible. My most famous plays are a trilogy--three plays on the same theme. The first play, the most famous, is called Agamemnon（阿加门农） and _______ with the return of the conquering heroes from the Trojan War. In my plays, human beings have to deal with honor, ________, and duty to their city-state. They also have to suffer the whims and wrath（一时兴起和盛怒） of the gods. Why did my characters _______ greatly? It was their fate（命运）. Yet they _______, in the hope that they could somehow avoid that fate.
　　　You speak wisely, O Aeschylus, for the gods can be random（任意的） and terrible in their _______ and deeds. But you have changed our drama for the better. These two actors now wear masks and costumes. People now build theaters in which to ______ your plays. You are the master, but you have many competitors.
Indeed, these plays were originally ______ to be presented at an annual（一年一度的） festival called the City Dionysia. Every year in Athens, the drama festival presented three days of drama--five plays each day. The winner got a small _____ of money. But Aeschylus didn't always win.
IV.阅读理解：
　　There is an English saying: "laughter is best medicine." Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found that laughter really can improve people's health.
　　Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart b it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.
　　Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated (忍耐) the pain for the longest time was the groups which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain.
　　As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help to improve their patients' condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.
1. Doctors have proved the following except that ________.
　A. smiling does good to health 　　　　　　 B. laughter can be tolerated
　C. there is a way to reduce pain
D. laughter can work the muscles in the feet
2. The main idea of the passage is ____________.
　A. laughter and physical exercise have similar effects on the human body
　B. smile can produce the same effects as laughter
　C. pain can be reduced by laughter
　D. laughter is the best medicine
3. The students who _____ tolerated the pain for the longest time.
　A. listened to different radio programs
B. could produce a kind of chemical
　C. don't have stress of pain
D. listened to a funny program
4. The underlined word "diminish" is similar to ________.
　A. test 　　　　B. stop
C. reduce 　　　　D. increase
5. Doctors hold laughter clinics _______.
　A. to give better condition to their patients
　B. in order to improve patients' health
　C. to make patients smile
　D. to prove smile and laughter have the same effect
【表达与交流】
V.对话填空：
Daughter: Mom, how did you meet father?
Mom: Oh well, that's quite a funny story. In fact, we met (1)s________
(1)________
　　　times. You see, I met your father in England, (2)w______ we
(2)________
　　lived before we came to Australia. We only lived about eight
　　(3)k________ from each other. Your father was a minister in the
(3)________
　　church, three villages away.
Daughter: And when did he ask you to marry him?
Mom: Well, it was (4)r_______ funny. We were having dinner in a
(4)________
　　(5)r_______ one evening, and we were talking about people
(5)________
　　(6)g______ married, and so on. As a minister in the church it
(6)________
　　was your father's job to marry couples. We were having a very
　　(7)e________ conversation and laughed a lot. So I asked, "And
(7)________
　　will you marry me?"
Daughter: What did father say?
Mom: Oh, for a few minutes, your father couldn't say anything, and his
　　face went a little red. (8)S______ it, I laughed and said, "Oh, no!
(8)________
　　What I mean is, when I get married in church, will you be the minister
　　who marries me and my (9)h_______?" He laughed and understood.
(9)________
　　But some days later, he came to visit me and asked me to marry him.
　　I (10) i________ accepted!
(10)_______
VI.书面表达：
　　下面六幅图记载的是Peter上周星期五早上在上学路上经历的事情。请根据图示写一篇内容生动连贯的英语短文。字数在100左右。
　　参考词汇：uncover（揭开）passer-by（过路人）
____________________________________________________________________________
　　　　　　　　　　　　　同步检测（二）(Word Power)
【知识积累与运用】
Ⅰ.单词拼写：
1. We have been told about the news that the c________ of the new movie was announced.
2. Five years later he traveled to America and began a successful career as a film d________ for a variety of American film companies.
3. The actor said that the line wasn't in the s_________.
4. My letter of complaint about the unqualified goods brought no r_________.
5. It is v________ for us to take some measures at once.
6.I found all the _________ （人物）in his play very interesting.
7. We are aware of the importance of the supporting players and the ________（布景，道具）of the play itself.
8. "How do you learn all those _______ （台词）?"
It is the question most asked of actors and their art.
9.The old artist said that this play had strong _________（视觉的）humor.
10.Certain plays are based upon a series of _______（服装） changes.
II.单项选择：
1. At the age of eleven, she went to a play school because she wanted to be _________.
A. on the stage
B. on the Internet
C. on the way
D. on the road
--- Who is the man_______ here?
--- Captain Cook.
　A. in the charge
B. under the charge
C. in charge
D. in charge of
3. ---You were______ to give us a hand.
---Sorry. I _______ delayed by the traffic.
B. have been
D. have been
4.Then we _______ ourselves _____ small groups to _________our tasks.
A. carry on
B. carry out
　C. carry on
D. carry out
5. A football team is _____ eleven players while six players can _____ a volleyball team.
A. make up
B. made up of
C. make up of　
D. make up
6. ________waste water was put into the rivers and lakes, which were badly polluted.
　A. At one time
B. At a time
C. One time
7. It suddenly ________ to me that we could use a computer to do the job.
　A. occurs
B. to occur
C. occurring
D. occurred
8. The chairman hurried the meeting _______it might end before dark.
A. in order
B. in order to
C. so as to
D. in order that
9. What he said could only make people ______ their heads ______.
10. If you follow these few simple rules, you'll _______ in the course.
　A. be fine
B. do fine
C. pay fine
D. suit fine
【体验与鉴赏】
III.缺词填空：（用所给词的适当形式填空）
Exposition（解说）
　　　A play places special demands on the audience. In the first few minutes, a group of characters is_______(present) in a specific setting and situation. Questions _____ (occur) immediately. Who are these people? Where are they? What is their relationship to one another? What are the problems they seem to be _________(struggle) with? How did they get these problems? What do they ________(plan) to do about them?
　　Generally, these questions are ________(answer) by the initial（最初的）dialogue and action of the play. This opening dialogue is _______(call) exposition. The audience must be particularly alert （留心的） at this time, or it will ______(miss) some of the answers. Reading exposition is a little bit like ________(arrive) late at a party. Some of the guests are strangers to you and the conversation is already in full swing（正起劲的）. It will take several minutes of _______(look )and listening before you can orient（使...适应）yourself. But meanwhile the party doesn' you must catch up on the past while you_______(keep up) with the present. Like the party, the exposition is never static（静态的）. The playwright（剧作家） _______(raise) new questions while he is answering old ones. He also reveals（剖析） characters and _______(advance )the plot.
　　Read the _________(begin) of each play carefully. With practice you will come _______(recognize) the exposition and ________(appreciate) the playwrights skill in handling it.
IV.完形填空：
　　Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his 1
and traveling.
　　Then, after returning to the United States from a
trip to some European countries, Mr. Cousins got sick. Because he had pushed his body to the 3
of its strength on the trip, a change began to take place 4
him. The material between his bones became 5
　　In less than one week after his return, he could not 6
. Every move that he made was
. He was not able to sleep at night. The doctors told him that they did not know how to cure Mr. Cousins' problem and he might never 8
over the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up 9
　　Mr. Cousins thought that
thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself. 11
, he felt that happy thoughts or
might cure his illness.
　　He began to
on himself while still in the hospital by watching funny shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that 10 minutes of real laughter during the
gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night.
the doctors could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could
his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television, reading funny books, and sleeping 17
he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well
to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for
　　After a few months, Mr. Cousins returned to work. He had laughed himself back to 20
1. A. time
B. holiday
2. A. boring
C. dangerous
D. pleasant
C. problem
4. A. from
5. A. weak
6. A. speak
B. breathe
7. A. easy
B. unpleasing
D. painful
8. A. look
9. A. effort
C. treatment
D. arrangement
10. A. foolish
B. unusual
D. unhappy
11. A. Instead
B. However
C. Therefore
D. Otherwise
12. A. sleep
C. laughter
D. television
13. A. rescue
B. operate
D. experiment
14. A. day
15. A. Promising
B. Deciding
C. Doubting
D. Recognizing
16. A. invent
C. continue
17. A. until
B. whenever
D. so that
18. A. soon
B. completely
19. A. exercise
B. illness
D. pleasure
20. A. power
D. happiness
V.阅读理解：
　　 A couple had two little boys, aged 8 and 10, who were very naughty. They were always getting into trouble. And their parents knew that. If any mischief (恶作剧) occurred in their town, their sons were probably involved. They got very worried.
　　The boys' mother heard that a clergyman (牧师) in town had been successful in disciplining(管教)children, so she asked if he would speak with her boys. The clergyman agreed, but asked to see them separately. So the mother sent her 8-year-old boy first in the morning, with the older boy to see the clergyman in the afternoon.
　　The clergyman, a huge man with a loud and deep voice, sat the younger boy down and asked him strictly, "Where is God?" The boy's mouth dropped open, but he made no answer, sitting there with his mouth still open, wide eyed. So the clergyman repeated the question in an even more strict voice, "Where is God!?" Again the boy made no answer. So the clergyman raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy's face and shouted, "WHERE IS GOD!?"
　　The boy screamed and rushed out from the room, ran directly home and hid himself into his closet, shutting the door behind him. When his older brother found him in the closet, he asked, "What happened?"
　　The younger brother, gasping (喘气) for breath, replied, "We are in BIG trouble this time, God is missing - and they think WE did it!"
1. The underlined sentence means ____.
　A. their sons were probably beaten by their parents
　B. their sons were probably hurt
　C. their sons probably played a part in it
　D. their sons were probably happy
2. The clergyman promised to____ .
　A. frighten the children
B. beat the children
　C. see the two children at the same time
D. have an interview with the children
3. According to the passage, which of the following sentences is TRUE?
　A. The two children always obeyed their mother.
　B. The two children's father didn't know that their children were naughty.
　C. The clergyman was very rich.
　D. The two children liked to play tricks.
4. By"Where is God?", the clergyman wanted to tell the child____ .
　A. they should behave themselves
B. he was angry, for they had stolen God
　C. that God was missing
D. to find God
【表达与交流】
VI.书面表达：
　　生活当中有很多有趣的事情，如朋友之间互开玩笑，讲笑话，如读书、看小说、下棋；进行运动，如看电影，听音乐会，如上网聊天，好友间发电子邮件，又如旅游，游历山川名胜等。生活本应丰富多彩。以"For fun"为题写一篇短文。
同步检测（三）(Grammar and Usage)
【知识积累与运用】
Ⅰ.单词拼写：
1. Stand-up ________（喜剧）, meaning that you stand up in front of people and make them laugh, is one of the hardest types of performing.
2.Andersen ________（定期地）traveled around Europe, and was warmly welcomed everywhere he went.
3.There was a large _______（观众） in the stadium. They enjoyed every minute of the performance.
4.I want to make friends with some persons who are _________（热心的）about English.
5.With the development of the economy, there are more and more ________（广告）around us.
6.In my opinion, I think it is a very t_______ thing for me to learn Russian.
7.. China A______ of Traditional Chinese Medicine was founded on December 19, 1955.
8.I can't i_______ you/ your living alone in the small mountain village．
9.Hangzhou
so it is w_______ going/to go there.
10.When I met foreigners and waned to speak to them, I was always feeling n________.
Ⅱ单项选择：
1.If she doesn't tell him the truth now, he'll simply keep on asking her until she _________.
B. has done
C. will do
D. would do
2. I'll see to it that I________ the reference book on time.
　A. return
B. could return
C. have return
D. will return
3. However much ______, it will be worth it.
　A. does the worth cost
B. costs the watch
C. the watch will cost
D. the watch costs
4. Mr. Smith ________ to have a talk with us. He will be here in a minute.
C. has come
D. is coming
5.The train _________ at eight tonight.
　A. will be started
B. will have started
C. shall be started
6. I'll go to play basketball as soon as I ________ the composition.
　A. will finish
B. have finished
C. am to finish
D. am going to finish
7.This is the fifth time he ________you in a week.
B. has rung
D. had rung
8. It ________a long time since we met last.
　A. has been
B. will be
D. had been
9. My wife _________.
　A. has always criticized
B. always criticizes me
　C. was always to criticize
D. is always criticizing me
10. The food that Cathy is cooking in the kitchen ______delicious.
　A. is smelling
C. has smelled
D. will smell
11.I ___ on this project for several days without success.
A. have been worked B. have been working C. am working
12-You're drinking too much.
-Only at home. No one _______ me but you.
　A. is seeing
B. had seen
13.The Green family
London for nearly two years. They all miss their hometown very much.
B. will leave
C. have left
D. have been away from
14.Usually I enjoy parties, but I _________ this one very much.
A. don't enjoy
B. haven't enjoyed
C. am not enjoying
D. won't enjoy
15.Your car looks very clean. ________ you ________ it?
A. Did, wash
B. Had, washed
C. Have, washed
D. Do, wash
16.Ouch! I've cut my finger! It ______.
A. has bled
C. is bleeding
17.-Look! How long ______ like this?
-The whole week! It's usual here that rain ______ without stopping these days of the year.
　A. pours
C. is pouring
18. I am calling to say goodbye to you. When ______ you _______ ?
A. will, be leaving
B. are, leaving
C. do, leave
D. are, to leave
19. -I haven't heard from Henry for a long time .
-What do you suppose
A. was happening
B. to happen
C. has happened
D. had happened
20. -Have you got your final result?
-Not yet. The papers _________.
　A. have not corrected
B. have already been corrected
　C. will be correcting soon
D. are still being corrected
【体验与鉴赏】
III.缺词填空（用所给词的正确时态和语态填空）：
The Internet __1 _(become) part of teenage life. A new report on 3,375 students aged from 10 to 18 in seven Chinese cities found that the Internet is often used by 38 percent of them.
　　While most of them get useful information and use the Internet to help in their studies, some __2 _ (not use) it in a good way. Many __3 _ (play) online games too much. A few even visit Web sites they should not look at.
　　A student in Beijing used to be good at school. But then he started getting bad information. He went mad, cheated a girl and __4 _
(take away) by the police.
　　In order to help young people use the Internet in a good way, a textbook on good Internet behavior __5 _
(use) in some Shanghai middle schools this term. In this book real examples
(use) to teach students all about good ways of using the Internet. Useful advice __7 _ (give) to students such as it's good to read news or find helpful information to study.
　　Some students also __8 _
(make) online friends. But if you __9 _ (meet) a friend offline, make sure your parents know.
　　Teachers and parents all think the book is a very good idea. The book __10_ (teach) students how to be a good person in the online world.
IV.阅读理解：
　　　When I opened my e-mail the other day, a pretty woman named Rachel appeared on my computer screen. She greeted me by name and started talking with great enthusiasm. Every now and then she stopped to smile at me or blow a kiss. She was reading to me an e-mail from my brother. It was pretty cool.
Rachel was there thanks to a new technology called Facemail. Facemail lets you send an e-mail that gets read to the receiver on line by an attractive male or female or by a clown （小丑）. The software, which is free, can be downloaded at . Facemail faces are lifelike, and they simulate （模仿）emotions based on emotions that you put in your text. Type in: -X, and Rachel blows a kiss.
Life FX, the company that develops the Facemail, is sure there are broad business uses. The reason why e-business is not popular, the company says, is that buying over the Internet lacks the human touch. But what if you went to the Nike website and Michael Jordan greeted you by name, waited on you and personally closed the sale? And it is talking with Whirpool Company about using the technology in a computer screen on a fridge. Then if Mom can't be home when the kids get back from school, she can leave a note with voice and image telling them what there is to eat.
Facemail could get hot fast. Personally, I'm a fan. Facemail is lively and funny at first, but if you select the clown, put a few rude words in an e-mail and add some angry emotions, you've got a crazy mail.
1.The main advantage of Facemail is that ________.
A. you can hire a beautiful woman to read the e-mail to you
B. you can see the person who sends you the e-mail
C. you can put your own emotions in the e-mail as you like
D. the e-mail can be read in a more lovely way
2. We can infer from the passage that Facemail _______.
A. is likely to be used in other ways in our daily life
B. can destroy your e-mail if not properly used
C. is a software hard to download
D. will take the place of the e-mail system
3. The writer mentioned Nike website and Michael Jordan to show that ______.
A. famous people like Michael Jordan also like to use Facemail
B. Facemail can make shopping on the Internet more interesting
C. Nike company is increasing its sales through the fame of Jordan
D. Michael Jordan will serve you himself on Nike website
4.The writer thinks _______.
A. Facemail needs further improvement
B. Facemail is cool and funny
C. Facemail is a danger to the Internet
　D. people should be careful with Facemail　【表达与交流】
V.对话填空：
Journalist: For which age do you write your show?
Tommy: I write my show for children but often the parents like my shows too.
　　Some jokes are funny for the children but their deeper (1)m_______ is even
(1)_______
funnier to the parents.
Journalist: What are your (2)p_____ for your next show?
(2)_______
Tommy: I intend to jump out of a big box that (3)l______ like a birthday
(3)_______
present and throw candy to the children in the (4)a______. I have
(4)_______
decided my next show to be all about happiness. I intend to give them
　　a show of about an hour (5)w_____ is all fun. I hope people will go home
(5)_______
　　(6)f______ happier than when they came to the circus.
(6)_______
Journalist: How do you make children laugh?
Tommy: I do funny thing and wear clothes of bright colors. The (7) m______
(7)_______
　　on my face makes my face look funny even though I don't do anything!
　　I have a big red ping-pong ball as a (8) n______, and when I act as if I'm
(8)_______
　　(9)c______, water shoots out of my eyes like rain. Of course the
(9)_______
　　children can't see the little tubs (10)h_______ under my hair.
(10)______
1.关于那件事，我非常同意你的意见。 (regarding)
2.中国女排队员在2004年雅典奥运会上的表现是多么棒啊!(perform)
3.好的学习成绩取决于勤奋的学习和适当的学习方法。(depend on)
4.那边站着一个小女孩，她的奶奶过去是位小提琴家。
5.你认为这场比赛的赢家会是谁呢? (do you suppose)
6.我仍然能够记得咱们曾经一起手拉手地走着,穿过那条街。(动词的 -ing形式)
7.我们浪费了太多的时间,我们早就应该开始训练了。(It's time + that + 从句)
8.做事不先考虑总会导致失败。(result in)
9.他们谈论了他们熟悉的老师和学校。(定语从句)
10.正是中国将在北京举办2008年奥运会。(强调句)
　　　　　　　　　　　同步检测（四）(Task & Project)
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
【知识积累与运用】
Ⅰ.单词拼写：
1.I'd realized the importance of health and fitness as a _________（优先，首要）.
2.It is impossible to ________（确认）the man among so many people.
3.The book provides a comprehensive listing of theatre or _________（表演）studies resources.
4.Successful online learning depends on some _______（独特的）qualities of the students.
5.A good talk show host will ________（采访）a writer with reading his books.
6.What the word "c________" really means is "two guys in dresses talking to each other."
7.I didn't realize putting on a play i________ so much work.
8.The f________ repeated what he said over and over, but I still couldn't understand him.
9.They usually have the t_______ turkey（火鸡） on Christmas Day.
10.Eating to live is more m________ than living to eat.
II.单项选择：
1.His father was then _______as a bus driver in the city transport company.
A. moved on
C. taken on
D. held on
2. In this sense, "suppose" is often used ________ with negative structures.
A. in trouble
B. in request
C. in order
D. in charge
3. I thought her _____ honest the first time I met her. Which of the following is wrong?
B. nice and
C. fine and
4. She was more _________ than worried when they didn't come on time.
A. worried
B. worrying
C. worrying
D. worried
5. He is so slim that it seems he will _________ at the blowing of wind.
A. fall away
B. fall down
C. fall behind
D. fall off
6.She was chosen to _______a letter of congratulation to the teachers in that school.
A. present
7.There is no ________to the house from the main road.
　A. method
8.He_______the old man with 10 pounds for bringing back the lost dog.
　A. rewarded
9. A small man ________ and told, everyone to stand still.
A. burst out
B. burst with
C. burst into
D. burst in
10.He didn't shout, but he just _______ me silently.
　A. stared at
B. glared at
C. knocked at
D. wondered at
【体验与鉴赏】
III.完形填空：
　　On the shop counter lay two cakes. One was in the shape of a man with a hat, ___1__ was of a young lady with a bonnet（无沿圆帽）. On the left the man __2__ a bitter almond（杏仁）--that was his __3__. The lady was honey-cake all over. They faced each other.
As they were only samples, they __4__ on the counter for a long time. And, at last, they __5__ in love with each other. But __6__told the other, as__7__ have been done, if anything was to come of（由...产生） it.
"He is the man and must speak__8__," thought she. But she was happy, for she knew he loved her.
　　So they lay on the counter for weeks and weeks, __9__dry and hard.
　　But the thoughts of the lady became even __10__ gentle and maidenly. "It is enough for me that I __11__ on the same table with him," she said, and crack! She broke __12__.
　　"If only she __13__ of my love", thought he, "she would have kept together __14__ longer."
　　"And that is their story, and here they are, both of them," said the baker, for it was he__15__was telling the story. "They are remarkable for their curious history, and for their __16__ love, which never __17__ anything. There they are for you." So __18__, he gave the man cake, who was yet __19__, to the little girl, Joanna, and the broken lady cake to the little boy, Knud.
　　But the children were so __20__ with the story that they cou they could not eat them up just yet.
C. the other
D. another
2.A. put on
D. dressed
3.A. heart
4.A. remained
6.A. either
B. neither
7.A. should
8.A. at first
B. first of all
D. for the first time
9.A.growing
B. remaining
D. beginning
11.A. live
B. have lived
D. am living
12.A. into two
C. into half
D. in halves
13.A. know
C. had known
D. has known
14.A. a part
B. a number
D. a little
16.A. quiet
17.A. happened B. took place
C. came to
D. happened to
18.A. telling
C. speaking
D. talking
19.A. fine
20.A. impress
B. impressing
C. impressed
D. being impressed
IV.选词填空（用所给动词的适当形式填空）：
　　Have you ever thought about______ into comedy?
　　If you have, or if your friends think you're _______, or even if you just want to learn from a ______ comedy pro, then this three session class is just right for you. Here's your chance to develop the art of Stand-Up Comedy. Mary will show you how to: Develop you own, ______ develop a stage presence with_______ skills and _______. How to be P write an act that's true to you and your ______; and have fun. Mary will also answer your questions about the business_______ of the industry (i.e. agents, managers, bookers & TV work).
　　THE NEW YORK TIMES SAYS:
　　"A handsomely ________ 175-seat club offers mainstream style and stand-up _______ by rising talents, many of whom have been on Letterman and The Tonight Show". Drop-ins include Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld and Robin Williams.
V.阅读理解：
　　After Ted finished college, he became a teacher in a school. His favorite subject was geography, because he had always wanted to travel, and he studied various parts of the world so that he could feel as if he knew them a little.
　　Ted liked children, and was always ready to have a joke with them, so they learnt a lot from him while at the same time having fun.
　　One September, he was having his first lesson with a class of boys and girls. And to start with, he decided to ask them some general questions, so that he could see how much they already knew. He found that some of the boys and girls had heard that he enjoyed a joke and were ready to have some fun with him.
　　"Where's Turkey?" Ted asked the first boy.
　　"Turkey? sir." the boy answered. "You'll find it on the Christmas dinner table, sir."
　　"Very funny!" said Ted with a smile, while the class laughed loudly.
　　"Do you really know where it is?"
　　The boy did, in fact, know. "Part of it is in Southeast Europe and part in Asia, sir." he said.
　　"Good!" said Ted. The next few pupils also had funny answers to Ted's questions. But they all knew the correct answers too.
　　Ted knew that there was one girl in the class who was very clever. She had entered the school on a scholarship (奖学金) that term, and it was her who he turned to next.
　　"Well," he said, "now let's see if there's at least one of you who doesn't talk nonsense (废话). What is the equator (赤道)?"
　　"It's an imaginary (想象的) line drawn round the earth equally distant from the North Pole and the South Pole, sir." the girl answered at once.
　　"Good!" Ted said, "Very good!" But it sounded to him as if the girl had learnt this by heart, so he asked her another question to see whether she was right or not.
　　"Now, do you really know what that means?" he asked. "Could you, for example, tie a knot (结) in the equator?"
　　The class laughed, but she answered, "Yes, sir."
　　"Oh, really?" Ted said with a smile.
　　"Yes, sir," the girl said, "As the equator's an imaginary line, you could tie an imaginary knot in it."
　　This time Ted joined happily in the class's loud laughter.
1. Why did the first boy give that answer at first?
　A. Because he wanted to laugh at Ted.
　B. Because he didn't know the correct answer.
　C. Because he didn't like Ted.
　D. Because he wanted to joke with Ted.
2. According to the passage, which of the following sentences is TRUE?
　A. This is Ted's first lesson after his graduation from college.
　B. The students had known of him before this lesson.
　C. The first answer given by the girl was wrong.
　D. Ted's favorite subject was history.
3. Why did the class and Ted laugh in the end?
　A. Because the girl had given a very intelligent answer.
　B. Because the girl's answer was wrong but funny.
　C. Because the other students wanted to make fun of the girl.
　D. Because the girl had learnt about the equator by heart but actually she didn't understand it.
【表达与交流】
VI. 书面表达：
　　现在越来越多的人热衷于过西方的节日，如：情人节、万圣节、感恩节、圣诞节等。假如你是李华，最近你班正在参加某英文报组织的一场就此问题的讨论。同学们发表了不同的看法。请你根据下表提供的信息，用英语给报社写一封电子邮件客观地介绍讨论情况。并表达自己的看法。
赞成的理由
反对的理由
1．好玩，新鲜;
2．提供朋友，家人相聚的机会;
3．利于了解西方文化，对学英语有好处.
1．浪费时间，精力，金钱;
2．过洋节，而忘了自己的传统节日;
3．不懂西方宗教，盲目仿效.？注意：1．文章必须包括表中的全部内容。开头和结尾已经写出,不记入总词数。
2．词数为100左右。
3．参考词汇：忽视全球化影响the imp
　　　　　　　　　　现象phenomenon
Dear editor,
I'm writing to you tell about the discussion we've had about whether we are for or against we Chinese people celebrating the western festivals. Opinions are divided on the question. ... ...Yours,Li Hua
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　单元检测(The Whole Unit)
【知识积累与运用】
Ⅰ.单词拼写：
1.The p________ of an exhibition was put up on the wall.
2.C_________ are theatre plays that make people laugh.
3.A good actor or actress can reach a wide a_________(观众).
4.You can find a lot of h_________ in this amusing story.
5.In China cross-talk shows make people roar with l_________(笑声).
6.He came to me with the i_________(意图)of borrowing some money.
7.I really a_________ the jokes and fun of clowns.
8.Compare western and Chinese comedy shows. What do they have in c_________?
9.She showed great s______ in winning the hearts of the children.
10.We have a saying that ten minutes' performance on the s_______ needs ten years' hard work.
Ⅱ.单项选择：
1.She is good at getting a chance of _________ her fantasies.
　A. going out
B. giving out
C. acting out
D. putting out
2.I can't say _________ what my plans really are.
　A. with intention
B. with certainty
C. in comfort
D. in tears
3.It's wrong to _________ the weak and the disabled.
　A. drive off
B. make fun of
D. entertain
4.In old Egypt kings _________ pyramids _________the symbol of their rights.
5.If a man ______ succeed, he must work as he can.
C. is going to
6. Here you are at last! We _________for you for hours.
A. are waiting
B. have waited
C. have been waiting D. have been waited
7. I lost the key to the door. That's _______ I can't go into the room.
B. because
8. _________ this point, I think he is correct.
A. Regards
B. Regarding
C. Regarded
D. To regard
9. In some parts of the world, tea _______ with milk and sugar.
A. is serving
B. is served
10. -________ the sports meet might be put off.
　-Yes, it all depends on the weather.
A. I've been told
B. I've told
C. I'm told
【体验与鉴赏】
Ⅲ.完形填空：
　　A doctor was once teaching a class of medical students at a famous　1　 in London. An injured man was 　2　 in, and the doctor turned to　3　 of the students and asked him, "What's 　4
with the man?"
　　"I don't know, sir," the student answered. "Shall I examine him and
out?" "There is no
to examine him," said the doctor. "You should know without asking questions. He has
his right knee. Don't you notice the way he walked? He hurt it by
it in the fire. You see his
are burnt away at the
. This is Monday morning. Yesterday was
,but on Saturday the roads were
and muddy. The man's trousers are muddy
.The man fell down on Saturday
　　The doctor then turned to the man and said, "You
your wages on Saturday and went to a
house and drank too much. You
wet and muddy on the way
.You tried to dry your clothes
the fire when you got home.
yo you fell on the fire and burnt your knee. Is that right?"
"Yes, sir," said the man.
1. A. university
B. college
D. hospital
2. A. brought
D. fetched
3. A. some
4. A. wrong
C. happened
D. injured
5. A. look
6. A. time
7. A. examined
B. wounded
8. A. to burn
D. burning
9. A. trousers
10. A. end
11. A. rainy
B. raining
12. A. crowded
D. difficult
13. A. all right
B. all over
C. very much
D. through
14. A. instead
D. morning
15. A. had
C. accepted
16. A. lonely
17. A. remained
D. appeared
18. A. somewhere
20. A. Although
C. Because
D. However
V.阅读理解:
LAUGHING MATTER
　　Comedies（喜剧） are theatre plays that make people laugh. The writers of comedies often use different techniques to make their audiences laugh. Cross-dressing（穿着异性服装） men or women often appear on the stage. Dustin Hoffman is famous for his role acting as a woman. Funny plays often have characters that are stereotypes （典型人物形象）of nationalities or people doing certain jobs. People make us laugh by making fun of somebody's way of dressing or telling an amusing story. Acting out stereotypes of people from different countries can be very funny. It often makes people roar with laughter about themselves. Americans sound funny speaking with a foreign accent（口音）. Comedies also play on words to create fun. Shakespeare's plays made people in the sixteenth century laugh loudly. But to us his plays are not very funny because the meaning of words in English has changed. Today students of English，even if English is their mother tongue，cannot understand his jokes.
　　Clowns（小丑） also make people laugh. Clowns often act alone or as a pair. They make a different kind of fun. Clowns often don't use any words at all. It is their clothes，make-up（化装） and the way they walk that makes people laugh. Some people think clowns are only funny for children. Actually they can help people forget their problems for at least a short moment.
　　Another type of people whose job is to make people laugh are comedians（滑稽演员）. Comedians often work alone or as a pair. Unlike clowns，comedians' clothes are usually not very strange. Although body language and their face are important in their shows，they do not use the make-up that clowns use. Comedians may act out a situation during their shows. We call that a sketch，but usually，their shows don't look like comedies. What comedians have in common with the players in a comedy is their way of playing with words. Comedians make people laugh，but also think about life. At one moment in a show，you can hear the audience laughing loudly. A few minutes later everybody is quiet，listening and thinking about the comedians' words.
　　Typical for China is the cross-talk show（相声），where a pair of comedians entertain the audience with word play. A cross-talk show has two speakers making many jokes and funny conversations. They may also dress up a little or act out small sketches in front of the laughing audience. Comedians of all times and many countries have a long tradition（传统） of this type of comedy.
　　Dating back to the Qin Dynasty (221~207 BC)，the traditional cross-talk shows，or xiangsheng shows，have made people all over China roar with laughter for centuries. Skilled artists make use of all the richness of the spoken language to create a rapid flow of fun. Their talk includes rhythm（节奏） and rhyming words （韵律）as well as tongue twisters（绕口令），which often make the audience applaud（鼓掌喝彩）. To understand and fully appreciate the jokes of cross-talk artists，listeners have to know very well what the comedians are talking about，and they also have to be fluent in Chinese. Perhaps that is the reason why few foreigners know about this Chinese art form.
1.The writer of comedies hardly ever use the technique of _______to make people laugh.
A. word play
B. stereotypes
C. rare words
D. cross-dressing
2.Why is Dustin Hoffman so famous?
　A. He is famous for his works.
B. He is famous for his foreign accent
　C. He is famous for his role acting as a woman.
D. He is good at playing on words.
3.According to the passage, which is true about clowns?
A. Clowns are only funny for children.
B. Clowns' jokes are almost all body language.
C. Clowns sometimes act out little sketches.
D. Clowns seldom wear strange clothes.
4.What does a"sketch"mean in the text?
A. a rough, quickly made drawing .
B. general outline
　C. short, humorous play
D. a piece of edians and plays in a comedy are similar in __________.
　A. their way of playing with words
B. clothes
　C. cross-dressing way
D. foreign accent
6. In a cross-talk show, comedians do NOT ________.
A. play with words
B. use make-up at all
　C. act out some small sketches
D. only depend on body language
7. "..., which often make the audience applaud." The underlined word refers to ________.
A. the spoken language
B. tongue twisters
C. rhythm and rhyming words
8. Choose the main idea of each paragraph of the text.
　a. Description of a Clown
b. What's a Cross-talk Show
　c. The traditional Cross-talk Show
d. Description of Comedians
　e. The writers of Comedies Both at Home and Abroad
　A.1-e; 2-a; 3-d; 4-b; 5-c
B.1-e; 2-d; 3-c; 4-a; 5-b
　C.1-a; 2-e; 3-d; 4-b; 5-c
D.1-e; 2-a; 3-b; 4-d; 5-c
【表达与交流】
VI.对话填空：
Interviewer: Mr Atkinson, you are most famous for two (1)c______. In one of
(1)_______
them you play a smart official in old Enland, (2)w______ in the other you
(2)_______
play a very silly man called Mr Bean（憨豆先生）. The first program is
very popular in England and America. Why?
Mr Atkinson: The program Blackadder is very interesting. That's the (3)t_____
(3)_______
of Shakespeare. You need a good (4)u________ of English because it's full of (4)_______
jokes and funny ways of saying things in English. (5)L______ is very important. (5)_______
　　If you are not English, I think it is sometimes quite difficult to (6)f______.
(6)_______
Interviewer: But a lot of people love Mr Bean. Why is that?
Mr Atkinson: Mr Bean is very poluar worldwide. I don't know why that is.
In Mr Bean hardly any words are (7)s_______.But only leaving out the
(7)_______
words does not make it an international (8)s_______. Probably people
(8)_______
　　(9)r______ something of themselves in him. Mr Bean is as popular around
(9)_______
　　the world, such as in Germany, France, Japan, etc.as he is in Britain.
Interviewer: Well, thank you for Mr Bean and thank you for talking with us.
Mr Atkinson: My (10)p_______. Thank you very much for your time. Thank you. (10)______
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