PAGEPAGE1Unit1Laughoutloud!課時(shí)作業(yè)1Startingout&Understandingideaseq\a\vs4\al(Ⅰ.完形填空)TheSecretofHappinessAnoldmanwalkedslowlyintoarestaurantwithhiscane(拐杖).His__1__overcoatandworn-outshoesmadehimstandout(突出)fromtheusualSaturdaymorningbreakfastcrowd.AyoungwaitressnamedMarywatchedhimmovetowarda__2__bythewindow.Maryranovertohim,andsaid,“Here,sir.Letmegiveyouahandwiththat__3__.”Without__4__aword,hesmiledandnoddedathank-you.Shepulledthechairawayfromthetableandhelpedhimgetseated(坐下)__5__.Inasoft,clear__6__hesaid,“Thankyou,Miss.Andthankyouforyour__7__.”“You'rewelcome,sir，”sheresponded.“I'llbe__8__inamoment,andifyouneedanythinginthemeantime,justwaveatme！”Afterhehadfinisheda__9__meal,Maryhelpedhimupfromhischair,__10__himhiscane,andwalkedwithhimtothefrontdoor.Holdingthedooropenforhim,shesaid,“Comebackandseeus,sir！”Theoldman__11__aroundandsmiled.WhenMarywenttocleanhistable,shewas__12__tofindabusinesscard,aone-hundred-dollarbillanda__13__whichread,“DearMary,Irespect(敬重)youverymuch,andyourespectyourselftoo.Itshowsthewayyoutreatothers.Youhavefoundthesecretof__14__！Yourkindgestureswillshinethroughthosewhomeetyou.”Actuallythemanshehadservedwasthe__15__oftherestaurant.Thatwasthefirsttimethatsheoranyofhisemployeeshadseenhim.本文是一篇記敘文。主要講的是年輕的女服務(wù)員幫助一位行動(dòng)不便的老人就餐，并且多加照看。待送走老人后，驚異地發(fā)覺(jué)這位老人因?yàn)樗蜕频呐e動(dòng)嘉獎(jiǎng)了她一張100美元的鈔票和感謝卡，在感謝卡上告知她她找到了歡樂(lè)的隱私。原來(lái)他就是店里的老板，這是女服務(wù)員和其他店員第一次望見(jiàn)他。1．A.clean B．oldC．strange D．funny答案：B解析：考查形容詞辨析。A.干凈的；B.舊的；C.驚奇的；D.好笑的。依據(jù)第一段其次句中，worn-outshoesmadehimstandout穿破了的鞋讓他看起來(lái)特別惹眼，因此老人的衣服也應(yīng)當(dāng)是舊的。故選B。2．A.room B．waiterC．table D．girl答案：C解析：考查名詞辨析。A.房間；B.服務(wù)員；C.桌子；D.女孩。依據(jù)常識(shí)可知老人進(jìn)入餐廳應(yīng)當(dāng)是走向桌子。故選C。3．A.chair B．dishC．desk D．menu答案：A解析：考查名詞辨析。A.椅子；B.盤(pán)子；C.書(shū)桌；D.菜單。依據(jù)句意，老人行動(dòng)不便，瑪麗跑過(guò)去應(yīng)當(dāng)是幫助老人坐下來(lái)，因此是幫他放好椅子。故選A。4．A.saying B．speakingC．reading D．telling答案：A解析：考查動(dòng)名詞辨析。A.說(shuō)；B.講；C.讀；D.告知。withoutsayingaword是固定搭配，意為一言不發(fā)。句意為“老人沒(méi)說(shuō)一句話，微笑著點(diǎn)了點(diǎn)頭以表感謝”。故選A。5．A.sadly B．quietlyC．gradually D．safely答案：D解析：考查副詞辨析。A.哀痛地；B.寧?kù)o地；C.慢慢地；D.平安地。依據(jù)句意瑪麗把椅子挪開(kāi)，幫助老人平安地坐上去。故選D。6．A.language B．soundC．a(chǎn)ttitude D．voice答案：D解析：考查名詞辨析。A.語(yǔ)言；B.聲音；C.看法；D.嗓音。sound主要指人或動(dòng)物發(fā)出的聲音，或物體碰撞的聲音，運(yùn)用范圍很大；voice一般指人的聲音，說(shuō)話、唱歌的嗓音。此處是指老人說(shuō)話的聲音很溫柔干凈。故選D。7．A.attention B．kindnessC．invitation D．cooperation答案：B解析：考查名詞辨析。A.關(guān)注；B.和善；C.邀請(qǐng)；D.合作。依據(jù)上文瑪麗幫助了老人入座，此處老人應(yīng)當(dāng)是感謝她的和善。故選B。8．A.ready B．busyC．back D．fine答案：C解析：考查形容詞、副詞辨析。A.打算好的；B.勞碌的；C.回原處；D.好的。依據(jù)句意瑪麗說(shuō)如有什么須要，老人可以向她招手，她便過(guò)來(lái)。故選C。9．A.cheap B．expensiveC．terrible D．delicious答案：D解析：考查形容詞辨析。A.便宜的；B.貴的；C.糟糕的；D.美味的。結(jié)合上下文這頓飯是貴是便宜無(wú)從得知，老人享用后沒(méi)有埋怨，因此應(yīng)是美味的。故選D。10．A.showed B．handedC．lent D．took答案：B解析：考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.給……看；展示；B.給；C.借；D.拿走。依據(jù)句意瑪麗幫老人站起來(lái)，遞給了他拐杖。故選B。11．A.turned B．walkedC．looked D．moved答案：A解析：考查短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞辨析。turnaround轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)身；walkaround游蕩；lookaround東張西望；movearound走來(lái)走去。依據(jù)句意老人走到門(mén)口轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)身來(lái)對(duì)她笑了一下。故選A。12．A.excited B．worriedC．disappointed D．surprised答案：D解析：考查形容詞辨析。A.興奮的；B.擔(dān)憂的；C.悲觀的；D.驚異的。依據(jù)下文中瑪麗并不知道桌上會(huì)有卡片和鈔票，因此是感到驚異。故選D。13．A.note B．tipC．message D．title答案：A解析：考查名詞辨析。A.便條；B.建議；C.信息；D.題目。由下文可知，老人留了一張商務(wù)卡片，一張鈔票和一張便條。故選A。14．A.kindness B．unselfishnessC．happiness D．helpfulness答案：C解析：考查名詞辨析。A.和善；B.無(wú)私；C.歡樂(lè)；D.有用。依據(jù)文章標(biāo)題——?dú)g樂(lè)的隱私可知選C。15．A.customer B．ownerC．partner D．host答案：B解析：考查名詞辨析。A.顧客；B.全部者，物主；C.合伙人；D.主子，東道主。依據(jù)上下文老人應(yīng)當(dāng)是這家餐廳的老板。故選B。eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅱ.閱讀理解)AOnMarch25,2010,KateandDavidOggheardthewordseveryparentdreads:Theirnewbornwasn'tgoingtomakeit.Theirtwins—agirlandaboy—wereborn14weekspremature,weighingjustovertwopoundseach.Doctorshadtriedtosavetheboyfor20minutesbutsawnoimprovement.Hisheartbeatwasnearlygone,andhe'dstoppedbreathing.Thebabyhadjustmomentstolive.“Isawhimgasp,butthedoctorsaiditwasnouse，”Katesaid.“Iknowitsoundsstupid,butifhewasstillgasping,thatwasasignoflife.Iwasn'tgoingtogiveupeasily.”Still,thecoupleknewthiswaslikelygoodbye.Inanefforttocherishherlastminuteswiththetinyboy,Kateaskedtoholdhim.“Iwantedtomeethim,andforhimtoknowus，”Katesaid.“We'dresignedourselvestothefactthatweweregoingtolosehim,andwewerejusttryingtomakethemostofthoselast,preciousmoments.”Kateunwrappedtheboy,whomthecouplehadalreadynamedJamie,fromhishospitalblanketandorderedDavidtotakehisshirtoffandjointheminbed.Thefirst-timeparentswantedtheirsontobeaswarmaspossibleandhopedtheskin-to-skincontactwouldimprovehiscondition.Theyalsotalkedtohim.“Weweretryingtohavehim，”Katesaid.“Weexplainedhisnameandthathehadatwinandhowhardwehadtriedtohavehim.”Thensomethingmiraculoushappened.Jamiegaspedagain—andthenhestartedbreathing.Finally,hereachedforhisfather'sfinger.Thecouple'slostboyhadmadeit.Eightyearslater,Jamieandhissister,Emily,arehappyandhealthy.本文講解并描述了初為人父母的Ogg夫婦在新生龍鳳胎中的兒子即將夭折之際不放棄，最終從死神手里奪回了兒子的故事。1．FromwhatcanwetellthatJamiewasstillalive?A．Hisheartbeat. B．Hispulse.C．Hisgasp. D．Hisunderweight.答案：C解析：依據(jù)其次段butifhewasstillgasping,thatwasasignoflife可知。2．Whydidtheparentsliewiththebabyboyinonebed?A．Thefamilywantedtostaytogetherandkeepwarm.B．Thefamilywantedtohavetheirprivatespace.C．Theparentsweresotiredandwantedtorest.D．TheparentswantedtospendthelastminuteswithJamie.答案：D解析：依據(jù)第三段Inanefforttocherishherlastminuteswiththetinyboy,Kateaskedtoholdhim.可知。3．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．PrematureTwins B．Life-givingTouchC．First-timeParents D．LastPreciousMoments答案：B解析：即將夭折的孩子在和父母的密切接觸后奇跡般地復(fù)活，所以選B。BTheBritishareknownfortheirsenseofhumour.However,itisoftendifficultforforeignerstounderstandtheirjokes.ThemainpointtorememberisthattheBritishoftenuseunderstatement.Understatementmeanssayinglessthanyouthinkorfeel.Forexample,ifsomeonegetsverywetinashowerofrain,hemightsay,“It'salittledamp(潮濕的)outside.”O(jiān)r,ifsomeoneisveryimpoliteandshoutsatanotherperson,someoneelsemightsay,“Sheisn'texactlyfriendly.”Understatementisoftenusedinunpleasantsituationortomakeanotherpersonlooksilly.UnderstatementplaysanimportantpartinBritishhumour.AnotherkeytounderstandingBritishhumouristhattheBritishliketomakefunofthemselvesaswellasothers.Theyoftenlaughaboutthesillyandunpleasantthingsthathappentooureverydaylifewhensomeoneaccidentallyfallsoverinthestreet.Theyalsoliketomakejokesaboutpeoplefromdifferentclassesofsociety.Theyliketomakejokesabouttheiraccents,thewaytheydressandthewaytheybehave.What'smore,theBritishlovetowatchcomediesaboutpeoplewhodonotknowhowtobehaveinsociety.ThecomedyseriesMrBeanisagoodexampleofthiskindofhumour.MrBeanisthecharactercreatedbyBritishactorRowanAtkinsonin1990.MrBeandoesn'ttalkoften,andinsteadheuseshisbodymovementsandfacialexpressionstomakepeoplelaugh.PerhapswhatmakesMrBeansofunnyisthathedoesthingsthatadultsintherealworldcannotdo.MrBeanispopularinmanycountriesaroundtheworldbecauseyoudonothavetospeakEnglishtounderstandthehumour.Becauseofthis,manypeoplehavebecomefamiliarwiththeBritishsenseofhumour.本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，主要介紹的是如何理解英式幽默。4．WhyisitdifficultforforeignerstounderstandBritishjokes?A．TheBritishoftenenlargethefact.B．Britishjokesareconnectedwithmanydifferentcultures.C．TheBritishtrytomakeoutthatsomethingislessimportantthanitis.D．Britishjokesarenotasfunnyasjokesinothercountries.答案：C解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段中的“ThemainpointtorememberisthattheBritishoftenuseunderstatement.”及其次段中的“Understatementmeanssayinglessthanyouthinkorfeel.”可知，英國(guó)人常常運(yùn)用輕描淡寫(xiě)的語(yǔ)言，輕描淡寫(xiě)意味著說(shuō)的比你想的或感覺(jué)的要少，所以外國(guó)人很難理解英國(guó)笑話是因?yàn)橛?guó)人總是試圖讓別人覺(jué)得事情沒(méi)有那么重要，故C項(xiàng)正確。5．Theauthorexplainsunderstatementby________.A．usingexamples B．makingcomparisonsC．followingtimeorder D．describingaprocess答案：A解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段中的“Forexample,ifsomeonegetsverywetinashowerofrain,hemightsay,‘It'salittledamp(潮濕的)outside.’Or,ifsomeoneisveryimpoliteandshoutsatanotherperson,someoneelsemightsay,‘Sheisn'texactlyfriendly.’”可知，作者是通過(guò)舉在雨中淋濕和不禮貌地對(duì)別人大喊大叫的例子來(lái)說(shuō)明輕描淡寫(xiě)的，故A項(xiàng)正確。6．MrBeanmakespeoplelaughby________.A．tellingfunnystoriesB．makingjokesaboutothers'accentsC．copyinghowothersbehaveD．usinghisbodymovementsandfacialexpressions答案：D解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)最終一段中的“MrBeandoesn'ttalkoften,andinsteadheuseshisbodymovementsandfacialexpressionstomakepeoplelaugh.”可知，憨豆先生是通過(guò)肢體動(dòng)作和面部表情使人發(fā)笑的，故D項(xiàng)正確。7．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．BritishHumourinComedy B．HumourinDifferentCulturesC．DevelopingYourSenseofHumour D．UnderstandingBritishHumour答案：D解析：標(biāo)題推斷題。依據(jù)第一段中的“However,itisoftendifficultforforeignerstounderstandtheirjokes.ThemainpointtorememberisthattheBritishoftenuseunderstatement.”及倒數(shù)其次段中的“AnotherkeytounderstandingBritishhumouristhattheBritishliketomakefunofthemselvesaswellasothers.”可知，外國(guó)人很難理解英式幽默，要記住的主要一點(diǎn)是英國(guó)人常常運(yùn)用輕描淡寫(xiě)的語(yǔ)言，另一個(gè)理解英式幽默的關(guān)鍵是英國(guó)人不僅喜愛(ài)訕笑別人還喜愛(ài)訕笑自己，因此本文主要介紹的是如何理解英式幽默，故D項(xiàng)正確。eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅲ.語(yǔ)法填空)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Afilm,__1__(release)inChinesecinemasnextmonth,tellsthestoryofaformerBritishsecretagentnamedJohnnyEnglish,whohasnowretiredtobeamiddleschoolhistoryteacher.However,afteraseriesofcyberattacksontheUKgovernment,alltheactivesecretagents__2__(expose),whichleavesthemissionofcatchingthebadguys__3__JohnnyEnglish.But__4__filmssuchasMissionImpossibleandKingsman(《王牌特工》),inwhichagentsareallmastersofhigh-techtools,JohnnyEnglishisanold-fashionedhero,__5__(suspect)ofmoderntechnologyandnotevenwillingtouseasmartphone.Thatputshiminvariousdangeroussituations.Thiswouldn'tcomeasasurpriseifyouknowthatJohnnyEnglish__6__(play)byRowanAtkinson,whoisbestknown__7__playinghischaracterMrBean.JohnnyEnglishandMrBeandohavealot__8__common.AsAtkinsononcetoldtheGuardianinaninterview,“TheessenceofMrBeanis__9__he'sself-centeredanddoesn'tactuallyacknowledgetheoutsideworld.He'sachildinaman'sbody.”Andthisis__10__(probable)whypeopleallaroundtheworldcanrelatetoAtkinson'shumor.T