2019_2020学年高中英语Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumourperiod2WarmingUp.doc

1、period 2 Warming Up & Reading（2）基础知识A单词拼写1Her _(幽默) and determination were a source of inspiration to others.2As theres no tea, well have to _(使满足) ourselves with coffee.3I was _(惊讶的) to see that he got up so early.4The year has been an especially _(幸运的) one for me.5It was just an _(平常的) weekend for

2、 us.6Strange shows were laid on to _(使娱乐) the foreign guests.7The success or _(失败) of the plan depends on you.8Molly had fought and _(战胜；克服)her fear of flying.9I managed to _(使信服)themthat the story was true.10He gave a clear answer to the _(直接的) question.【答案】1humor2content3astonished4fortunate5ordin

3、ary6entertain7failure8overcome9convince10directB单句语法填空1They heard the little girl give a loud shout of _(astonish)2Barbecue is a favourite way of _(entertain)friends.3We should never be _(content) with book knowledge only.4Some _(perform) are giving a wonderful _ (perform)on the stage.5What was the

4、cause of his _(fail)?6His _(convince)argument made people present _(convince). 7He set about helping _(home) women and children to place of safety.8_(fortunate) the train was late so we did not miss it.9She went off in the opposite _(direct)10We were amused by his _(humor)gesture.【答案】1astonishment2e

5、ntertaining3contented4performers；performance5failure6convincing；convinced7homeless8Fortunately9direction10humorousC选词填空up to now, be content with, badly off, star in, pick out, be convinced of, cut off, entertainto1He was fired because the boss _not _ his job.2I havent heard from him _.3She has _ so

6、me thirty films.4The school is now _ for experienced teachers.5The buyer _the salesmans honesty.6My father helped me _ a new book.7Did he _ you _dinner yesterday?8The government _the supply of oil to the enemy.【答案】1was; content with2up to now3starred in4badly off5was convinced of6pick out7entertain;

7、 to8cut offD完成句子1我在澳大利亚见到她，很惊异。I _ her in Australia.(astonish)2每年夏天他们举行户外宴会来款待邻居。Every summer they _ an outdoor party.(entertain)3不管我们多么贫穷，我们从没有饿着肚子睡觉。_， we never went to bed hungry.(badly)4这家公司的分店遍及全国。 The company _.(throughout)5她说她是一个失败的经理。She said she _.(failure)6他最终克服了不良习惯。He _ finally.(overcome

8、)7她给女儿挑了一件粉红色的裙子。She _ for her daughter.(pick)8那时他们几乎完全与外界隔绝了。They were then almost completely _.(cut)9他做事直截了当。He _.(direct)10她主演了许多好电影。She had _.(star)【答案】1was astonished to see2entertain the neighbours to3No matter how badly off we were4has branches throughout the country5was a failure as a manage

9、r6overcame his bad habit7picked out a pink dress8cut off from the outside world9has a direct way of doing things10starred in a lot of good films完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Charlie Chaplin，Mr Bean and so on are examples of famous international comedians and all of them are British

10、.But why has British_1_been so successful? Why is it more successful in pleasing others_2_ great enjoyment than French or German comedy?Everybody in Britain is expected to have a_3_ of humour.And the British pay special attention_4_showing others humour in situations which might seem very strange，al

11、most_5_，to other cultures.Professors giving serious lectures at university often _6_ jokes to get people relaxed and interested.Business people often _7_ humour and number when making important presentations.Some doctors are _8_ for making their patients relax.Even priests(牧师) tell _9_ in churches!B

12、ut what_10_ makes British people laugh? And why is British humour often _11_ for foreigners to understand?Jokes are connected with _12_.They often refer to people and places that are_13_familiar to the British themselves.Another thing that makes British humour _14_ for foreigners is that they often

13、play _15_ words that sound the same _16_have different meanings，and there are a lot of _17_ in English!However，a lot of British humour is _18_ and comedians like Charlie Chaplin and Mr Bean have been successful _19_the world.Their humour is understood on sight and they express it in situations that

14、we can tell people often find themselves _20_in laughing or being laughed at.()1Acomedy BperformanceCplay Dhumour()2Aby BwithCon Dthrough()3Afact BexperienceCsense Dfeeling()4Aon BatCfrom Dto()5Aclever BfunCinteresting Dsilly()6Apick out Btake outCfind out Dgive out()7Amake BgetCmix Dattract()8Acrue

15、l BfamousCcontent Dparticular()9Astories BfunChumour Djokes()10Anaturally BdirectlyCactually Dfortunately()11Adifferent BdifficultCboring Dsuitable()12Aculture BhabitCtradition Dnationality()13Aindeed BactuallyConly Dconsiderately()14Adifficult BtoughCeasy Ddifferent()15Afrom BthroughCon Dto()16Abecause BbutCeven if Dand()17Athem BthoseCwhose Dwhat()18Auniversal BspecialCpopular Despecial()19Athrough BthroughoutCall of Dthough()20Agot BconvincedCcaught Dastonished【答案】15ABCDD610ACBDC1115BACAC1620BBABC