2019年高考英语一轮复习 Unit 3 A taste of English humour精练 新人教版必修4

Unit 3

李仕才

[基础回顾]

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．Can you give us a detailed description of the contents(content) of your lost wallet?

2．We finally managed to make the customers convinced (convince) of the quality of the vehicle.

3．He was surprised that his answer should have caused such a strong reaction (react)．4．He is a failure (fail) as an artist，but a success as an art teacher.

5．This picture was taken twenty years ago.I wonder if you can pick out my younger brother.

6．The judge didn't believe his explanation (explain) that he had stolen the money in order to give it to charity.

7．They were dancing and singing on the square，much to the amusement (amuse) of passers­by.

8．The hotel wasn't particularly (particular) good.But I had stayed in many worse hotels.

9．I admire my English teacher.I can remember very few occasions when she stopped working because of ill health.

10．I knew I had made a mistake directly (direct) I handed in my paper.

Ⅱ.单句改错(每句一错)

1．With the electricity being cut off，all the machines had to stop working. 去掉being 2．She loves the song in the particular，because her mother used to sing it. 去掉第二个the 3．We shouldn't complain about being poor—many families are much badly off than we are. badly→worse

4．To our amused，they had a quarrel about such a small thing. amused→amusement

5．He speaks English as if he is an Englishman.is→were

Ⅲ.佳句写作

1．在2017年的夏天，南方下大雨，结果造成严重的洪涝灾害。(v.­ing作结果状语)

答案：It rained heavily in the south in the summer in 2017，causing serious floods.

2．正如所报道的那样，史密斯先生被选为主席。(as)

答案：As is reported，Mr.Smith was elected chairman.

3．我们一到那儿就给你打电话。(directly)

答案：We'll call you up directly we arrive there.

4．他谈起罗马来好像他以前去过似的。(as if)

答案：He talks about Rome as if he had been there before.

5．到现在为止，没有更有效的教育方法。(up to now)

答案：Up to now，there has been no more effective way of education.

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Ⅰ.阅读理解

A culture's values can be mirrored by its humor.Humor has been evaluated by many great minds such as Thomas Hobbes，who disliked humor，“Laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from some s udden thought of feeling far better than others.” He thought humor to be a negative quality of human narrow­mindedness.

However，Mordechai Gordon，Ph.D of Education，insists，“Humor allows us to view the world from an angle that is amusing rather than seriou s.” I agree with Gordon.Learning to look at the world through humor is important.

In the United States，every four years an election occurs.Without humor as a way to express their feelings，how else would Americans keep from clawing their eyes out and going the way of lemming? Television shows like The Daily Show have become important parts of American culture.They are mothering the masses by metaphorically (隐喻地) airplane­ing politics into our mouths.They make politics fun.

Of course，politics is only one type of humor.Social humor helps people through the twists and turns of the human condition.American pop culture promotes an unhealthy self­image.On the topic of self­image，Hari Kondabolu stands out.He has a joke about the popular musical group “The Pussy cat Dolls”，describing their hit song Don't Cha as a negative representation of women.He points out an obvious offence in American culture.

A study from Loyola University of Maryland has shown that humor is one determining factor for selecting a mating partner.Amongst other things，mates look for an outstanding funny bone in a potential partner.

Of course，humor is not always used for good purposes.Humor can be linked to vulgarity (庸俗)and racism，but，like everything else，it has potential to unite human beings by allowing us to laugh at ourselves，our failures and our connection with one another.

Though life may seem tough and depressing at times，all I have to do is look in the mirror at my increased wrinkles (皱纹) to know that there is a comedy out there that even Chaplin wasn't aware of.

With that in mind，remember to laugh with humanity and sometimes at humanity.

[语篇解读] 一种文化的价值能通过其幽默感表现出来。本文作者介绍了自己幽默的看法，并决定用幽默的态度来面对生活。

1．Hobbes believed that humor ________ .

A．was only a way to laugh at others to make oneself feel better