2018年秋季高中英语Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumourPeriod3LearningaboutLanguage课后阅读作业新人教版必修

Unit 3 A taste of English humour Period 3 Learning about Language课后阅读作业ACharlie Chaplin was one of the famous clown-style actors of the silent time. It was through Chaplin that the Hollywood comedy movies became famous.Then in the 1920s came another trend of animated cartoons. They were the most popular Hollywood comedy movies of the time. The several popular characters of that era were Felix the cat, Krazy Kat and Betty Boop. However, the popularity of these movies was blocked out due to lack of sound and color. At the end of 1920s, the Hollywood comedy industry marked a change brought about by the introduction of sound into the movies. This allowed the industry to create dramatic new film styles and use verbal humour. These films were soon replacing silent movies. These films used dialogues of comedians such as the W. C. Fields and the Marx Brothers. Charlie Chaplin was the last comedian to have acted in the silent films.When the United States entered into World WarⅡ, Hollywood movies changed its course to themes related to the conflicts, and Hollywood comedy movies described more on military themes. The war time experienced a boom, where restrictions on the traveling made nearly a quarter of the money spent on attending movies.In the 1950s, the interest shifted where the TV became popular. During this time the release of Hollywood comedy films declined(衰落). The 1960s saw an increasing number of broad, star-packed comedies. In the 1970s Hollywood comedy movies reflected the anti-war sentiment, which was popular then.In the 1980s the gag based comedy Airplane was released, and Hollywood comedy movies paved its way for more of the same. The popular comedians of this time included Dudley Moore, Tom Hanks, etc. Jim Carrey, the Canadian actor and a comedian, came into Hollywood comedy movies in the late 1980s where he won the role in such a comedy, Copper Mountain.The most popular Hollywood comedy movies were of John Hughes, which includes Ferris Buellers Day Off and Home Alone series of 1990s. The later films focused more on family audience. This was a revival in comedy movies. Comedy movies remain popular till date.【语篇概述】查理·卓别林使好莱坞喜剧电影为更多人所知。

卓别林之后好莱坞的喜剧电影又经历了哪些阶段? 每个阶段又有哪些代表人物? 从这篇文章我们能得到答案。

1. Why did Hollywood movies grow rapidly during World WarⅡ?A. People couldn’t travel freely.B. People had more money at that time.C. The government spent a lot of money on films.D. People were made to see movies by the government.【解析】选A。

细节理解题。

根据第三段中“The war time experienced a boom, where restrictions on the traveling made nearly a quarter of the money spent on attending movies. ”可知人们的自由旅行受到了限制, 所以人们转而把注意力放在看电影上。

2. The theme of the 1970s Hollywood comedies is______.A. domestic violenceB. protests against warsC. desire for freedomD. oversea military activities【解析】选B。

细节理解题。

根据第四段最后一句“In the 1970s Hollywood comedy movies reflected the anti-war sentiment, which was popular then. ”可知20世纪70年代好莱坞喜剧电影的主题是反战。

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. Chaplin made Hollywood comedy movies become famous.B. Tom Hanks was a famous comedian during World WarⅡ.C. At the end of 1920s, the Hollywood comedy industry began to bring sound into the movies.D. In the 1950s, the Hollywood comedy movies were not as popular as TV.【解析】选B。

细节理解题。

根据倒数第二段可知Tom Hanks was popular in the 1980s. 故B项不对, 其他选项都能从文中找到答案。

4. What does this passage mainly talk about?A. Chaplin’s contribution to comedies.B. Famous comedians in Hollywood history.C. Outstanding comedies made in Hollywood.D. Development of Hollywood comedy movies.【解析】选D。

主旨大意题。

本文是按照时间顺序排列的, 主要讲了好莱坞喜剧电影的发展过程。

BI live in Hollywood. You may think people in such an attractive,fun-filled place are happier than others. If so, you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness.Many intelligent people still equate happiness with fun. The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is what we experience after an act. It is a deeper, more long-lasting emotion. Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun activities that help us relax, temporarily forget our problems and maybe even laugh. But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends.I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun. These rich, beautiful individuals have constant access to exciting parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells“happiness”. But in memoir(回忆录)after memoir, celebrities reveal the unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drag addiction, broken marriages, troubled children, and long-time loneliness.The way people hold on to the belief that a fun-filled, pain-free life equates happiness actually decreases their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equated with happiness, then pain must be equated with unhappiness. But, in fact, the opposite is true: More times than not, things that lead to happiness involve some pain.As a result, many people avoid the very efforts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment, charitable work and self-improvement.【语篇概述】本文从各个层面分析快乐和乐趣之间的本质区别, 从而下结论: 乐趣永远代替不了快乐。