Period Three Lesson 2 Why Do We Need Humour 【语言知识梳理】 词汇点睛 1. (1)①for chatting/to chat ②moody ③for (2)in a good/happy mood 2. ①infection ②be infected ③infectious 3.(1)①whispering that she would love me forever ②It is whispered that ③whispered to her (2)in a whisper/in whispers 4. (1)①embarrassment ②embarrassed ③embarrassing ④at/about (2)nervous and embarrassed 5. (1)①expensive ②at (2)at the expense of the environment 句型透视 1. (1)①were ②had been (2)as if/though to say 2. ①to get together for a big dinner ②every opportunity/chance to educate ③power/ability to connect with peoplePeriod Three Lesson 2 Why Do We Need Humour Ⅰ. 1. far-reaching 2. blushed 3. muscle 4. immune Ⅱ. 1. tension 2. Infection 3. accidentally 4. psychological 5. embarrassment 6. energised Ⅲ. 1. has an influence/effect on 2. in a bad mood 3. For instance/example 4. benefit from 5. at my expense 6. attracted/drew my attention 7. whispered; in his ear 8. make a joke about Ⅳ. 1. I felt as if 2. which also makes the film a success 3. even if/though you are under stress/pressure 4. that you should try your best to help others in need Ⅴ. A 【文章大意】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文,文章用两个例子阐述了幽默能使我们有效地应对困难和尴尬的局面。 1. B 主旨大意题。根据第一段的“Humour is the most effective, yet frequently neglected means of handling the difficult situations in our lives.”可知,本文主要阐述了幽默使我们能有效地处理困难,故选B。 2. C 细节理解题。根据第一段的“For example, many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than people in any other forum.”(例如,许多人认为,今天电视上的喜剧演员在种族和宗教宽容方面比其他任何论坛上的人都做得更多。)可知,A选项在文中被提到了;根据第一段的“Humour is the most effective, yet frequently neglected means of handling the difficult situations in our lives.”(幽默是处理我们生活中困难情况的最有效的手段,但常常被忽视。)可知,B选项被提到了;根据第一段的“For some jobs, it is the only tool that can succeed.”(对于某些工作来说,它是唯一能成功的工具。)可知,D选项被提到了,因此C选项没有被提到,故选C。 3. A 细节理解题。根据第三段的“…he successfully elbowed the swinging dining-room door,but the backswing (回摆) threw the turkey onto the dining-room floor.”(……他成功地用肘推开了餐厅的门,但是门的回摆把火鸡推到了地板上。)可知,门的反向运动让火鸡掉在了地上。故选A。 4. A 推理判断题。根据最后一段的“A wink and a one-liner instantly changed the dinner from a red-faced embarrassment to laughter.”可知,火鸡掉在地上本是件很尴尬的事情,如果再继续责骂孩子,可能会使情况更糟糕,故选A。 B 【文章大意】 这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了讲笑话的人和欣赏笑话的人的共同之处是都有聪明才智,一项新的研究对此进行了进一步研究,并试图找到创造幽默和欣赏幽默之间的其他联系。文章还介绍了这项研究开展的过程以及研究的发现。 5. D 细节理解题。根据第一段“Telling jokes requires intelligence, creativity, imagination and the ability to tell a story, while listening to jokes is more passive behavi ... ...
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