牛津译林版高中英语选修六U1.docx

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M6 U1 Laughter is good for you
I．Word spelling (24’)
1. There is a long q___________ of people waiting for buying new houses.
2. The match will be b_______________ live on TV this evening. Don’t miss it.
3. The kids were a______________ by my funny drawings and began to laugh.
4. Qi Baishi was an o________________ artist in China. He was very famous.
5. It is well w_____________ making the effort to learn how to drive.
6. Everyone was a______________ by the heavy traffic in the city. The roads were always
crowded.
7. She t___________ the letter into pieces and walked out quickly.
8.As a s___________ goes, “It is never too old to learn.”
9. He tried to avoid all ____________________ (身体的) touch.
10. The government’s help was of great importance during the _________________ (紧急情况).
11. Considering what he did, I think the punishment was _________________ (恰当的).
12. My host family, like other Americans, were so ________________ (富有幽默感的) that they
often made fun of themselves.
II Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the given phrases (10’)
make fun of in response to take on tear down glare at
hold out make sense be supposed to make room for dash out
look up lose weight follow in the footsteps of have effects on
1.He was often ______________________ at school, which deeply hurt him.
2.According to the stage directions, you _____________________ to stand here, not there.
3.You don’t have to _____________ every word you don’t know. Just look at the words around
it to see if the sentence _______________.
4.He ______________________________ other famous scientists and tried to make
contributions to the important research.
5.He removed the pile of newspaper to _______________________ books he just bought.
6.They _____________________ each other and it seemed that a fight would soon happen.
ughter ________ positive __________________ people’s health.
8.He __________________ his hand to stop a taxi.
9.The building is too old to be safe, so it has to be _______________.
10.The insect can _________________the colors of the background to protect itself.
III Multiple choice (26’)
1.While the children were listening to their teacher’s joke, they were shouting_________.
A. in laughter
B. with laughter
C. with laughters
2. –How are you managing to do your work without an assistant?
--Well, I get along ________.
A. somewhere
B. somehow
C. sometime
3. The police are offering a big ________ for the information about that traffic accident.
A. price
B. prize
C. reward
4. _________ it is to ride on a one-horse open sleigh on such a beautiful day!
A. What a fun
B. What fun
C. How a fun
5. The audience were ________ by his _______ performance on the stage.
A. amused; amused
B. amused; amusing
C. amusing; amused
6. Mr. Zhang will be _______ the office while I am away.
A. take charge of
B. in charge of
C. in the charge of
7. It remains to be seen whether it is __________ to carry out the reform in Education.
A. worth
B. worthwhile
C. worthless
8. He doesn’t know much about the subject, but he’s very ______ about it.
A. interested
B. anxious
C. enthusiastic
9. He was too tired and he refused to ___________ any extra work.
A. take off
B. take on
C. take up
10. The great damage done by the earthquake made the prices __________.
A. raising up
B. going up
C. raising
11. We’re very excited to hear that the football match will be broadcast _________.
A. lively
B. alive
C. live
12. I just love ______when the weather is warm in the spring, ________always makes me happy.
A. it; that
B. it; which
C.that; which
13. The twins quarrelled, but they ____________ after a while.
A. made up
B. made up for
C. made out
IV. Verb-filling (30’)
1. If you hear a comedian __________(tell) jokes about the way people behave when they queue up in lines, or ________(ask) why it only rains when you forget your umbrella, you are listening to an obvservational comedian.
2. They have been tripping over chairs, _________(walk) into doors, and falling down on stage for years.
3. Each time, he performs his stand-up rountine in front of millions of people when the show is
____________(broadcast) live.
4. When he started practising stand-up as a child, he told himself jokes while__________(stand)
in front of the mirror, ___________(brush) his teeth!
5. They could only see him standing there ___________(move) his lips.
6. He hopes to be like other famous comedians, such as Bob Hope and George Burns, who lived
_________(be) 100 years old.
7. Every year, he spends many months preparing his jokes and ________(think) of funny things
__________(say).
8. Then they move on to _____________(create) crosstalk dialogues in pairs with other students.
9. Once they have mastered the skills, some of his students go on to ____________(become) quite
well-known themselves.
10. He moves over as if ________________(make) room.
11. This suggestion is worthy _____________________(consider).
This suggestion is worthy of _____________________(consider).
This suggestion is worth ________________(consider).
12. Don’t be fooled into ______________(think) they will change anything.
13. It is the third time that I _____________(come) to Beijing.
14. It is/ has been five years since he _______________(join) the army.
15. Nowadays, a large number of women, especially those from the countryside,
_____________(work) in the clothing industry.
16. With more forests _____________(destroy), huge quntities of good earth ___________(wash
away) each year.
17. In the past there _____________(be) no trees in or around the village.
18. In the past three weeks, I ________________(not see) him.
19. I ______________(leave) for Shanghai this Monday. My plane ______________(leave) at 9
in the morning.
20. The flowers were so lovely that they ______________(sell) out in no time.
V. Paraphrase (10’)
1. They got married 20 years ago.
They _______ _______ _______ for 20 years.
2. He or she might decide to tell different jokes in response to the reactions of the audience.
He or she might decide to tell different jokes ______ _____ ____ the reactions of the audience.
3.He hopes to follow the way that other famous comedians usually do.
He hopes to follow ______ _______ _________ ______ other famous comedians.
4. He didn’t tell the joke he had planned. Instead, he made up a new one.
________ ______telling the joke he had planned, he made up a new one.
5. Doctors have been researching what effect stand-up and other forms of comedy have on us. Doctors have been researching ________ stand-up and other forms of comedy _______ us.
6. We should respect others because no one likes to be laughed at.
We should respect others because no one likes _________ _______ _______ _______.
7. It’s no use staring fixedly and angrily at him.
It’s no use __________ ______ him.
8. Later on, he got a job as a governmen official.
_______ ________, he got a job as a government official.
9. They have been stumbling over(摔倒) chairs, walking into doors, and falling down on stage for
years.
They have been ________ over chairs, walking into doors, and falling down on stage for years.
10.Billy Crystal is also famous for hosting the Academy Awards.
Billy Crystal is also famous for _________ ______ ______ _____ the Academy Awards.
单元词组短语：
1. stand-up comedy单口喜剧
2. make fun of开．．．的玩笑；嘲笑
3. in response（answer）to回答，响应，反应
4. make jokes about sth.对．．．开玩笑
5. queue up (in lines) 排队（等候）
6. on stage在舞台上／on the stage当演员
7. lose weight减轻体重／put on weight增加体重
8. later on后来
9. be/ become famous as/for…作为／由于．．．而著名
10. point to指向／point at指着／point out指出
11.one such person一个这样的人／such a person
no such thing没有这样的事情
12. 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
13. host the show主持节目
14. be broadcast live on TV电视直播
15. one little-known fact鲜为人知的事实
16. the Academy Awards学院奖；奥斯卡金像奖
17.forget to do sth.忘记做某事／forget doing sth.忘记曾做过某事
18. turn on打开／turn off关掉／
19. make up a story 编故事
20. follow in one’s footsteps/ follow in the footsteps of…走．．．的路
21. have an effect on/upon对．．．产生影响
22. stay healthy保持健康/ keep fit
23. make sense有意义，能理解；合理，讲得通
24. make an advertisement做广告
25. be supposed to do sth.应该做某事26. prefer to/ would rather宁愿
27. in charge负责；掌管
28.be made up of /consist of 由．．．组成
29. divide…into把．．．分成若干部分
30. at one time一次，同时；往昔，曾经一时
31. laugh o ne’s head off开怀大笑
32. smile on someone（命运、天气等）向．．．露出微笑
33. win first place in the competition在比赛中获第一名
34. on sale出售／for sale待售
35. be worthwhile to do/ doing值得做某事
36. in request需要，受欢迎
37. take on雇用；承担；呈现
38. be popular with 受到．．．的欢迎
39. remind sb. of sth. 提醒某人有关某事
40. in reference to／in regard to／regarding 关于．．．
41. must have forgotten to do sth. 一定已忘记做某事
42. fall down倒下；（计划等）失败
43. tear sth. in two/half
tear sth.into halves/pieces/two把某物撕成两半
44. chase sb. away/off 把某人赶走
45. burst in打断；闯入
burst into the room闯入房间/
burst out突然开始
46. It is one’s duty /responsibility to do sth.做某事是某人的责任
47. hold out伸出；拿出；继续；维持；
48. glare at怒视/ stare at凝视，盯着看/ glance at 瞥见
49. bump into撞上；不期而遇
50. a roll of toilet paper一卷手纸
[Key]
I. Word spelling
1. queue
2. broadcast/ broadcasted
3. amused
4. outstanding
5. worth
6. annoyed
7. tore
8. saying
9. physical 10. emergency 11. appropriate 12. humorous
II. Phrases
1. made fun of
2. are supposed to
3. look up; makes sense
4. followed in the footsteps of
5. make room for
6. glared at
7. has…effects on 8. held out 9. torn down 10. take on
III. Multiple choice
1-5 B B C B B 6-10 B B C D A 11-13. C B A
IV. Verb-filling
1. telling; asking
2. walking
3. broadcast
4.standing; brushing
5.moving
6. to be
7. thinking; to say
8. creating
9. to become 10.to make 11. to be considered/ being considered/considering 12. thinking 13. have come 14. joined 15. work 16. being destroyed/ are being washed away
17. were 18. haven’t seen 19.am leaving; leaves 20. were sold
V. Paraphrase
1. have been married
2. to respond to
3. in the footsteps of
4. Instead of
5. how; affect
6. being made fun of
7. glaring at
8. Soon after
9. tripping 10. being the host of
51.move on 接下去；继续
52. in pairs 两人一组；结对
53. for a while一会儿。