北师大版高中英语选修六Unit17Laughter

北师大版高中英语选修六Unit17Laughter
Unit17 Laughter
一、单词拼写(单句首字母填空)（共15小题；共15分）
1. I knocked at the door, but there was no r (反应).
2. You need to be t to survive in the jungle.
3. He can a more work in a day than anyone else I know in the company.
4. Since your purpose of going to school is to o knowledge, why do you waste so much time playing?
5. The c succeeded and he won the election.
6. The small animals were s to run away when they saw a tiger walking towards them.
7. His stories never fail to a me.
8. It was really u that he fell off the truck without being hurt.
9. Because there is no food, the people are s .
10. D as her illness is, she never feels hopeless for her future.
11. He can't r temptation and often plays computer games.
12. Smoking is now f in public places in more and more cities.
13. So you are late again. How can you justify your d this time?
14. I've trying to c him to see the doctor.
15. The villagers are not permitted to cross the b without permission.
二、单词拼写(根据中文提示拼写单词)（共15小题；共15分）
16. It is easy to (忽视) a small detail like that.
17. The girl was in her parents' power, and knew it was pointless to (抵抗).
18. On hearing the news, he went to the hospital to see his friend without (拖延).
19. Lack of time (禁止) any further discussion at the point.
20. We can (实现) whatever you can, and with better results.
21. The woman has strengths which (使吃惊) the man.
22. I'm writing in r (回应) to your advertisement for an electrician.
23. That politician won the presidential election (活动,运动) and became the President.
24. Millions of people in Africa are still (挨饿) to death at present.
25. People try to avoid public transportation (耽搁) by using their own cars, and this in turn creates further problems.
26. I couldn't stand her (令人恶心的) words and behaviour.
27. Modern people must learn to live in (和谐) with nature.
28. It was really u (难以置信的) that he fell off the truck without being hurt.
29. This machine has a (广泛的) use in the home.
30. People in my (职业) have a duty to the public.
三、翻译(根据中文提示完成句子)（共10小题；共20分）
31. 听众爆发出一片笑声。

The audience .
32. 在吵架之前，我们多年来在业务上一直来往。

(词数不限)
We business with each other for years before we quarrelled.
33. 因为经济原因，车主必须把汽车处理掉。

The owner needs to the car for financial reasons.
34. 我在这儿坐了整个下午了。

(词数不限)
I here all the afternoon.
35. He started out the experiment without enough preparations, (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。

He stood for freedom of speech for everyone color, race or creed.
37. 我本打算去拜访你，但未料到的事情发生了。

(词数不限)
I to see you, but something unexpected happened.
38. 由于他的研究，联合国正在使世界摆脱饥饿。

his research, the UN is trying to the world hunger.
39. The crazy fans (等待) patiently for two hours, and they would wait until the star arrived.
40. With the rapid development of medical science, we (会看到) more new drugs used in the treatment of cancer.
四、单项选择（共20小题；共20分）
41. It you any problems when you arrive at the airport, give me a ring.
A. come up with
B. set about
C. run into
D. put aside
42. He couldn't his father that John was telling the truth.
A. convince
B. believe
C. admit
D. display
43. It is really a problem. But I will try my best to solve it.
A. rough
B. tough
C. patient
D. tasty
44. his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger.
A. Thanks to
B. Thanks for
C. In spite of
D. As regards
45. To take pictures of wild lions, the photographer for three days before they appeared.
A. has waited
B. will wait
C. had been waiting
D. waits
46. When I said I'd visit them in New Zealand, I how expensive the airfare would be.
A. haven't realised
B. didn't realise
C. don't realise
D. wouldn't realise
47. This plant is really thriving even though I water it.
A. unconsciously
B. rarely
C. instantly
D. generously
48. He's obviously quite embarrassed about it so he me to tell anyone.
A. prevented
B. kept
C. permitted
D. forbade
49. Mary is in bed with a fever and she can't hope to the cold in a few days.
A. get rid of
B. get away with
C. get off
D. get out
50. I was just going to cut my rose bushes but someone it. Was it you?
A. has done
B. had done
C. would do
D. will do
51. The boy could not the temptation of the toys and refused to leave the shop with his mother.
A. persist
B. insist
C. resist
D. consist
52. If it were not for the fact that I very busy, I would go with you.
A. am
B. was
C. were
D. should be
53. It is the first time that smoking control into China's national economic and social
development.
A. is put
B. will be put
C. was put
D. has been put
54. I for three hours when I suddenly became sick.
A. had been working
B. would work
C. have worked
D. am working
55. Some of the students feel it really hard to Tsinghua University's admission.
A. admit
B. obtain
C. accept
D. succeed
56. Your efforts, however, don't necessarily result success. That's life.
A. with
B. to
C. from
D. in
57. People in these countries demand equal treatment for all, race, religion or sex.
A. in defense of
B. regardless of
C. instead of
D. in support of
58. --- Has Sam finished his homework today?
--- I have no idea. He it this morning.
A. did
B. has done
C. was doing
D. had done
59. Danny Way's jumping over the Great Wall and his own dream should be an inspiration to the
youth in China.
A. undertaking
B. conducting
C. performing
D. accomplishing
60. He refused to defeat, but in fact he is going to give in.
A. acknowledge
B. win
C. start
D. experience
五、完形填空（共20小题；共30分）
At age 86, Millie Garfield is one of the world's oldest elderly bloggers(写博客的人). 61 reading a newspaper article in 2003 and then asking her son for 62 in getting online, Millie has been blogging ever since.
We usually associate blogging with the 63 : our children, grandchildren, nieces or nephews. While the blogging landscape was once 64 almost entirely by teens, it has opened to different age groups now.
After 38 years of marriage, Millie 65 her husband in 1994. She has no siblings and has only one son. She has to live alone. Like many elderly people, her social network was beginning to 66 in size as many of her friends were in assisted living.
Blogging has 67 M illie's universe. “I have to blog once a week,” she says. “If I don't, they start 68 about me.” When I ask who “they” are, Millie says they are the 70 or 80 69 who visit her blog each day. When she was three days 70 in posting one week, she began getting 71 from them to see if she was okay. She has also got to 72 other bloggers from around the country.
Not only has blogging helped Millie make new 73 , but it has also helped her learn about herself. “I write about everyday living in a 74 fashion, so I try to find interesting things in a TV show, a movie,
or a(n) 75 to the dentist, she says, “I never knew I was funny
but now people 76 me I am. It is a big discovery.”
Millie 77 loves blogging. “My life would be 78 an d empty without it. I'm able to learn from people all over the world,” she says. Then she adds, “When you're older, you don't have many 79 . The wonderful thing about blogging is that you can have many people hear what you think and no one 80 you when you are speaking.”
61. A. While B. Until C. After D. As
62. A. help B. apology C. excuse D. permission
63. A. old B. young C. rich D. sick
64. A. damaged B. occupied C. prepared D. designed
65. A. missed B. followed C. recognized D. lost
66. A. grow B. develop C. decrease D. remain
67. A. expanded B. concluded C. found D. ruined
68. A. complaining B. thinking C. arguing D. worrying
69. A. workers B. readers C. passengers D. speakers
70. A. late B. away C. fast D. ready
71. A. warnings B. suggestions C. emails D. books
72. A. know B. see C. change D. ask
73. A. comments B. connections C. contributions D. combinations
74. A. popular B. famous C. similar D. humorous
75. A. gift B. visit C. wave D. award
76. A. warn B. prove C. order D. tell
77. A. probably B. fortunately C. hardly D. clearly
78. A. poor B. slow C. dull D. simple
79. A. listeners B. managers C. interpreters D. lecturers
80. A. fears B. interrupts C. controls D. treats
六、阅读理解（共15小题；共30分）
A
Mr. Bean is an internationally recognized comedy character on TV and in films. He constantly gets into funny and absurd situations, which greatly amuses audiences regardless of their nationality or culture. The humor is always made clear through a series of simple and funny acts that rely purely on body language, which is universal.
One of my favorite shows is Mr. Bean in a fancy restaurant. After being seated at his table, Mr. Bean takes out a card, writes a few words on it, seals(密封) it in an envelope and places it on the table. After a moment, he looks back at the envelope but this time he looks surprised, as if he did not know it was there. He opens it to find a birthday card and delightedly puts it on the table for everyone to see.
When he looks at the menu, an astonished look swiftly appears on his face. He takes all the money out of his wallet, counts it and puts it in a plate. He then looks from the menu to the money with concern until
he finds one thing that makes him smile. Then he orders a dish called "steak tartare". When the dish arrives, he is shocked to discover that "steak tartare" is actually raw hamburger. He makes an attempt to eat it, but it is clear from the look on his face that he finds the taste truly disgusting. He cannot hide his feelings, except when the waiter asks if everything is all right. When this happens, he smiles and nods, showing that everything is fine. When the waiter is not looking, however, he was busy hiding the raw meat anywhere he can reach—the sugar bowl, the tiny flower vase, inside a small cake and under a plate. He becomes so desperate(绝望的) in the end that he even hides some inside the purse of a woman sitting near him and throws some down the trousers of the restaurant's violinist!
I like to watch Mr. Bean on TV, but I wouldn't like to meet someone like him in real life and I certainly wouldn't like to have dinner with him!
81. From the passage we know Mr. Bean is .
A. famous for directing films
B. famous for his spoken English
C. well known for making films
D. known for his body language and amusement in his comedies
82. What does the underlined word "disgusting" in the third paragraph mean?
A. tasting delicious
B. smelling good
C. feeling sick
D. looking fine
83. Why did Mr. Bean pretend to smile in front of the waiter?
A. He didn't want the waiter embarrassed.
B. He was in low spirits.
C. He likes to express himself in the opposite way.
D. He thought the waiter enjoyed smiling.
84. Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A. Mr. Bean—A Top Humour Actor
B. Raw Hamburger Tastes Disgusting
C. Being Mannered in a Restaurant
D. How to Pretend to Like Something Boring
B
Do you want to live a happier, less stressful(有压力的) life?
Try laughing for no reason at all. That's how thousands of people start their day at Laughter Clubs around the world—and many doctors now think that having a good laugh might be one
of the best ways to stay healthy.
The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995 by Dr. Madan Kataria. “Young children laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a d ay,” says Dr. Kataria. “Everyone's naturally good at laughing—it's the universal language. We want people to feel happy with their lives.” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 worldwide.
Many doctors are also interested in the effects(效果) of laughter on our health. According to a 5-year-study in the body. Laughter improves our health against illness by about 40%.
So, what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to my nearest club in South London to find out. I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class, to be honest—I wasn't interested in laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking stupid. Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and say “ho ho ho, ha ha ha,” while looking at each other. However, our bodies can't tell the diffe rence between fake laughter and real laughter, so they still produce the same healthy effects.
Surprisingly, it works! After ten minutes everybody in the room was laughing for real—and some people just couldn't stop! At the end of the class I was surprised by how relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if you're under stress, then start laughing. You might be very pleased with the results!
85. In which country was the first Laughter Club started?
A. Britain.
B. America.
C. Australia.
D. India.
86. How did the writer feel at the beginning of the class?
A. Surprised.
B. Pleased.
C. Nervous.
D. Stressful.
87. When did the people in the club begin to laugh for real?
A. After a few minutes.
B. After a few hours.
C. After a few seconds.
D. After a few days.
88. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Fake laughter and real laughter are both good for health.
B. 40% of the people in Laughter Clubs are good friends.
C. Adults laugh more often than children in a day.
D. Laughing is the best way to prevent illness.
C
Feeling good and having humor in our lives can do wonders for our position and productivity, which means that there is definitely a place for some humor on the job. Having a smiling face will help your coworkers and supervisors feel better being around you, and you may well end up reaping the rewards by laughing more in the workplace. But you need to know how to apply humor in your work environment.
One of the main rules with humor in the workplace is to avoid argument when you are joking. Stay well away from joking about political affairs, race and religion. Never make fun of other people within your organization, as you are trying to win friends with the people you work with, and not set against them. If you can't help yourself, please be extremely careful.
Making jokes about the ups and downs of your trade is a safe
way to add wit(机智风趣) to the place of work. You will have the benefit of knowing precisely what your coworkers have to face each and every day, and it's much better as it helps to let go of tensions and lower stress levels by getting them to chuckle about the situations they come across frequently.
The very best time for some humor is when you are not working, but still in the region of the people you work with, such as a coffee or lunch break. You can also make an effort to be funny on the job, but when you are working, it's a good idea to use jokes much more discreetly than you would normally do.
In general, humor in the workplace can flex your creative muscles and be a great help to your job.
89. What is a proper topic for you to joke about at work?
A. A funny political leader.
B. Another person's religious belief.
C. A person in your group.
D. A mistake you made at work.
90. What can we infer from the second paragraph?
A. Being humorous at work can win you friends.
B. We should always have humor at work.
C. We should be careful when making jokes at work.
D. We should never joke about a person at work.
91. The underlined word "discreetly" in the fourth paragraph probably means .
A. carefully
B. randomly
C. humorously
D. secretly
92. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The benefits of having humor.
B. How to be a humorous person.
C. Good manners in the workplace.
D. How to make jokes at work.
D
It is thought that crying is hardly an activity encouraged by society. Tears, whether they are of sorrow, anger, or joy, typically make Americans feel uncomfortable and embarrassed. The shedder of tears is likely to apologize, even when a great tragedy was the cause. The observer of tears is likely to do everything possible to put an end to the emotional tears. But judging from recent studies of crying behavior, both those responses to tears are often inappropriate and may even be counterproductive(适得其反).
Humans are the only animals clearly known to shed(流出) emotional tears. Since evolution has given rise to few purposeless physiological responses, it is logical to assume that crying has one or more functions that enhance(increase) survival.
Although some observers have suggested that crying is a way to ask for assistance from others (as a crying baby might from its mother), the shedding of tears is hardly necessary to get help. Vocal cries would have been quite enough, more likely than tears to gain attention. So, it appears, there must be something special about tears themselves.
Indeed, the new studies suggest that emotional tears may play a direct role in alleviating(缓解) stress, University of Minnesota researchers who are studying the chemical composition of tears have recently isolated(分离) two important chemicals from emotional tears. Both chemicals are found only in tears that are shed in response to emotion. Tears shed because of exposure to cut onion would contain no such substance.
Other researchers are investigating the usefulness of tears as a means of diagnosing human ills and monitoring drugs. At Tulane University's Teat Analysis Laboratory Dr.Peter Kastl and his colleagues report that they can use tears to detect(发现) drug abuse, to study the causes of "dry eye" syndrome(综合征) and the effects of eye surgery, and perhaps even to measure exposure to environmental pollutants.
93. What does the phrase "both those responses" in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A. Crying out of sorrow and shedding tears for happiness.
B. The embarrassment and unpleasant sensation of the observers.
C. The tear shedder's apology and the observer's effort to stop the crying.
D. Linking illness with crying and finding the chemical composition of tears.
94. From the passage we can infer that .
A. unlike animals, humans can shed tears for survival
B. we can reduce our stress by shedding tears
C. shedders of tears can't get help by crying loudly
D. it is unnatural for people to shed tears
95. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Functions of shedding tears.
B. Roles of emotional tears.
C. Unwelcome shedders of tears.
D. Research on the effects of tears.
七、短文7选5(5选5等)（共5小题；共10分）
Make the Right Choices
What is life's greatest gift? 96. Choice is the ability to select one course of action from a set of alternatives to achieve a goal.
What is so great about choice? It transforms us from dumb animals into artists. Each of us becomes another Michelangelo. Choice becomes nothing other than the tool we use to sculpt(雕刻) our life. The tool doesn't come free, however, for the price of choice is responsibility.
97. The reward is happiness.
Life is not still. It is a flow. 98. We constantly need to monitor where we are on our journey. We need to ask questions: Am I moving closer to my goals? If not, what corrective measures can I take? What action will I take now to readjust myself to my goals? Choice is power. Choice is at the heart of life. It is the creative power of life.
99. And your life becomes more convenient or comfortable because of them. For example, you decide which stores to shop at and which gas station to go to. But the decisions that we make to sculpt our lives are far more important than deciding where to shop. The more we appreciate the difference between minor and major decisions, the greater the probability that we will experience happiness and fulfillment.
All chess lovers realize that it isn't necessary to win to enjoy the game. The pleasure is in the playing. Life is like a chess game. 100. If you live by this rule, you will always enjoy the game of life, regardless of its outcome.
A. It is free will or choice.
B. You have to make choices every day.
C. Make the best moves you can under the circumstances.
D. But when we accept and carry it out, we get a great return.
E. Every choice we make leads us closer to or farther from our goals.
F. Life is full of hard choices, and the bigger they are, the
harder they get.
G. Choose to carry out responsibilities not because you have to, but because you want to.
八、补全短文（共10小题；共10分）
I have always enjoyed listening to music. It helps me calm down after 101. busy day, and I am also one of those 102. can listen and study at the same time. I am not fond of jazz music, but I like many other 103. (type) of music. When I was a child, I used to listen to music on the radios. With the 104. (invent) of personal computers and cellphones, I prefer to listen on the phone, as new functions 105. (add) to them in the past few years. The technology was developed in response 106. customer demand. Some people 107. (affect) by anxiety start to feel relaxed while listening to music on the phone. 108. worry about not being able to use it well. However, I am 109. dependent on the cellphones that I fail 110. (live) without them.
九、短文改错(不分行)（共10小题；共10分）
文中共有10处语言错误，请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。

Yesterday I go shopping in the supermarket. As I was looking at the goods I noticed a old man who seemed to be following me wherever I went. As I moved, there he was, smiled at me. I wondered that if I had done something wrong. But I didn't think I had. So I believed there must be anything wrong with him. I became a bit scared. At the food section I selecting the chicken when I felt a tap on the shoulders. Turn around, I saw that it was the same man. "Lady," he final said, "you have my shopping basket." At that moment I realized I misunderstood him, so I said sorry for him at once.
答案
一、单词拼写(单句首字母填空)
1. response
2. tough
3. accomplish
4. obtain
5. campaign
6. scared
7. amuse
8. unbelievable
9. starving
10. desperate
11. resist
12. forbidden
13. delay
14. convince
15. border
二、单词拼写(根据中文提示拼写单词)
16. overlook
17. resist
18. delay
19. forbids
20. accomplish
21. astonish
22. response
23. campaign
24. starved
25. delays
26. disgusting
27. harmony
28. unbelievable
29. universal
30. profession
三、翻译(根据中文提示完成句子)
31. burst into laughter
32. had been doing
33. get rid of
34. have been sitting
35. resulting in failure
36. regardless of
37. had intended
38. Thanks to, rid, of
39. had been waiting
40. will be seeing
四、单项选择
41. C 42. A 43. B 44. A 45. C 46. B 47. B 48. D 49. A 50. B 51.
C 52. A 53.
D 54. A 55. B
56. D 57. B 58. C 59. D 60. A
五、完形填空
61. C 62. A 63. B 64. B 65. D 66. C 67. A 68. D 69. B 70. A 71.
C 72. A 73. B 74.
D 75. B 76. D 77. D 78. C 79. A 80. B
六、阅读理解
81. D 82. C 83. A 84. A 85. D 86. C 87. A 88. A 89. D 90. C
91. A 92. D 93. C 94. D 95. A
七、短文7选5(5选5等)
96. A 97. D 98. E 99. B 100. C
八、补全短文
101. a
102. who
103. types
104. invention
105. have been added 106. to
107. affected
108. Others
109. so
110. to live
九、短文改错(不分行)
111. go改为went
112. a改为an
113. smiled改为smiling 114. 去掉that
115. anything改为something 116. selecting前加was 117. shoulders改为shoulder 118. Turn改为Turning 119. final改为finally
120. for改为to。