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Unit3 A taste of English humour.阅读理解Theideathatyoucanusehumour,laughter,andplaytomakeyouhealthierprobablyseemstoosimpletobetrue.However,itisreallytrueandsimple.Thesenseofhumour,laughterandplayhasanimportantpartinkeepingyouhealthy.Use “thebestmedicine” totreattheblueswithasenseofhumour,whichiscloselytiedtolaughter.Laughterisinfectious.Haveyoueverheardabiglaughofayoungchildandbeenabletokeepyourselffromsmiling?Whenlaughterissharedbetweenpeople,itmakesthemclosertoeachotherandincreasestheirhappiness.Smilingisthebeginningoflaughterandasmileisalsojustasinfectiousaslaughteris.Youcanexperiencesomethingbysmilingateveryonearoundyou,andyouwillfeelhappierjustbysharingasmile,evenwithastranger.Playisanimportantpartofmakingsurethatwestayhealthy.Weareoftenencouragedtomakesureourchildrenplay,andaretoldofthebenefitsofbeingoutplaying.However,whatweoftenforgetisthatitisjustasimportantforoldpeopletomakeplaybepartoftheirlifeasitsforchildren.Physicalplayisimportantfortheoldanditcertainlyhelpspreventillness.Whilethestudiesarestillintheearlystages,thestudiesthathavebeendonehaveshownthatphysicalplaycertainlyplaysapartinpreventingcognitive(认知的)falling.Anyway,addinghumour,laughter,andplaytoourlifewillinfluenceusmentally,physicallyandsociallyandbringusmanyadvantages.Soweshouldmakefulluseofhumour,laughterandplaytomakeourlifemoreactive,interestingandhappier.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword “infectious” inParagraph2probablymean?A.Playinganimportantrole.B.Keepingpeopleinhighspirits.C.Quicklyinfluencingotherpeople.D.Preventingillnessfromspreading.2.Whatcanlaughterincreaseaccordingtotheauthor?A.Cognitiveability.B.Goodrelationships.C.Asenseofhumour.D.Confidenceandtrust.3.Whatdoestheauthorthinktheoldshoulddo?A.Theyshouldhaveagoodrest.B.Theyshouldplaylikechildren.C.Theyshouldpreventcognitivefalling.D.Theyshouldtakepartinphysicalplay.4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Humour,laughterandplayforhealthB.AlwayskeepourbodyhealthyC.HaveanactiveandhappylifeD.Letourbodyandmindrelax.阅读七选五根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Smalltalkistheshortconversationswehaveatparties,whilewewaitinlineatthestore,atfamilyeventsorwork.Sometimeswemakesmalltalkwithpeoplewealreadyknowbutnotwell.Oftenwehavetomakesmalltalkwithcompletestrangers.1.Herearesometipstoimproveyoursmall-talkingability.1.2Ifyouhaveseenareallygoodmovieorhavereadareallygoodbook,youcantalkaboutthat.Whenyouaresharingthesameexperiencewithsomeone,itseasytostartaconversation.Yousimplynoticeandcommentonwhatsgoingonaroundyou.Forexample,ifyouareatapartyandasongcomesonthatyoulikeorthatremindsyouofsomething,youcantalkaboutthat.2.Askopen-endedquestionsThesetypesofquestionsrequiremorethoughtandmorethanasimpleone-wordanswer.3,theconversationwillgoonlonger.3.BecomeastudentNobodyknowseverything.So,assomeoneisansweringoneofyouropen-endedquestions,theybringupsomethingaboutwhichyouknownothing.So,tellthem!Thisletstheotherpersonbecometheteacher.4.Itsawin-winsituation.Likeanything,gettinggoodatmakingsmalltalktakespractise.5,youmightbecomehappier.IfyouaremakingsmalltalkusingEnglish,youwillmostdefinitelyimproveyourspeakingandlisteningskills.A.HavesomeconversationstartersreadyB.IfyoumakesmalltalkinyournativelanguageC.However,somepeoplearenotgoodatsmalltalkD.IfyouaskquestionsthatneedmoredetailstoanswerE.YoucantalkaboutsomethingthatyourecentlylearnedF.ManypeoplefindthesesmallconversationsaboutrandomtopicseasyG.Theyfeelgoodaboutsharingtheirknowledgeandyougettolearnsomething.完形填空In2008,teachersandstudentsfromJohnsonCountyCommunityCollege(JCCC)travelledtoLasPintas,Mexico,tohelpbuildaclinicinthepoorcommunity.Thisworkwasthe1ofJCCCsstudentsto2theirclassroomknowledgetohelpthedevelopingworld.Ithas3me.In2007,upongraduatingfromhighschool,Iwas4whatcareerIwantedtogoinfor.Ibeganmy5atJohnsonCountyCommunityCollegeandattendedgeneraleducationclasses.Inmysecondterm,Iwas6tobeamemberoftheJCCCInternationalServicethattravelledtoLasPintasto7healthcare.InLasPintaswetaughtthelocalpeoplehowto8commonhealthproblemsandsocialissuesthatmanyoftheirneighbourswereexperiencing.9,wegotthechancetolearntheirSpanish10andtheirdailylife.ThismodelofservicebetweenJCCCandLasPintasisarichcross-cultural11thatnotonlyhelpedtheLasPintaspeoplebutalsobroadenedourviewgreatly.I12tousemyexperienceinLasPintasinmydailylife.InowworkasanurseatahospitalwithalargeSpanish13.ItrulyenjoycaringforSpanishpatients14theyremindmeofmytimeinLasPintas.Asaresultofmy15withtheJCCCservicelearningprogrammeoverthepastyears,Iamableto16withpatientsfromdifferentcultures.Ilove17myowncommunityandhavecontinuedmyinvolvementwiththeJCCCprogramme.Gandhiwrotethat “Thebestwaytofindyourselfisto18yourselfintheserviceofothers”.InLasPintas,I19myselfacareerthatwillbewithmethroughoutmy20.1.A.successB.beginningC.benefitD.expectation2.A.expandB.evaluateC.explainD.employ3.A.releasedB.trappedC.changedD.disturbed4.A.amazedB.afraidC.unhappyD.uncertain5.A.educationB.searchC.experimentD.business6.A.relievedB.ashamedC.honouredD.surprised7.A.receiveB.checkC.orderD.offer8.A.thinkaboutB.dealwithC.findoutD.getthrough9.A.InpublicB.InreturnC.InadvanceD.Ingeneral10.A.cultureB.coursesC.hobbiesD.service11.A.resultB.challengeC.reasonD.experience12.A.continueB.longC.rememberD.stop13.A.languageB.powerC.populationD.support14.A.ifB.asC.untilD.though15.A.relationshipB.workC.visitD.agreement16.A.compareB.correspondC.communicateD.compete17.A.servingB.introducingC.consideringD.conducting18.A.loseB.correctC.rewardD.research19.A.taughtB.owedC.showedD.promised20.A.attemptB.celebrationC.lifetimeD.effort课时作业(十八).【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了幽默、大笑和玩耍给人们健康所带来的益处。1.C词义猜测题。根据第二段第三句和第四句可推知,笑是可以传染的,故选C。2.B细节理解题。根据第二段的“Whenlaughterissharedbetweenpeople,itmakesthemclosertoeachotherandincreasestheirhappiness.”可知,大笑会促使人们之间关系更近、更好,故选B。3.D细节理解题。根据第三段的“Physicalplayisimportantfortheoldanditcertainlyhelpspreventillness.”可知,作者认为老年人应该多进行身体锻炼,故选D。4.A标题概括题。根据第一段点题,并和最后一段,尤其是第一句“Anyway,addinghumour,laughter,andplaytoourlifewillinfluenceusmentally,physicallyandsociallyandbringusmanyadvantages.”呼应可推知,本文主要讲的是为了健康起见,人们要幽默、大笑和玩耍,故选A。.【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文。本文作者针对如何提高闲聊能力,给出了自己的一些窍门。1.C根据下文“Herearesometipstoimproveyoursmall-talkingability.”可知,本文是关于提高你闲聊能力的一些窍门。据此推断,上文会说“然而,一些人不擅长闲聊”。故选C。2.A根据本段中的关键句“itseasytostartaconversation.”可知,本段主要讲述可以开启一段闲聊的一些具体内容。故选A。startaconversation对应A项中的 conversationstarters 。3.D根据下文“theconversationwillgoonlonger.”可知,如果你提问需要回答更多细节的问题,谈话进行的时间会更长。故选D。4.G根据语境“Thisletstheotherpersonbecometheteacher.”以及“Itsawin-winsituation.”可知,他们感觉分享他们的知识很好,并且你也可以学到一些东西,这是一种双赢的情况。故选G。5.B根据下文“IfyouaremakingsmalltalkusingEnglish,youwillmostdefinitelyimproveyourspeakingandlisteningskills.”可知,用英语闲聊,你一定可以提高你的听说技能。据此推断,上文会说“如果你用母语闲聊,你可能会变得更开心”。故选B。.【文章大意】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过讲述自己在LasPintas提供卫生保健服务的经历及其对自己后来的工作所产生的巨大影响,深深感悟到寻找自己最好的办法就是为他人服务。1.B这项工作是学生帮助发展中国家的开始。success成功;beginning开始,开端;benefit利益,好处;expectation期待。2.D约翰逊社区学院的学生利用课堂知识来帮助发展中国家。expand扩张;evaluate评价,估价;explain解释;employ使用,雇用。employsthtodosth运用做某事。3.C根据下文作者提到高中刚毕业的时候不确定自己想要从事什么职业,这次经历不仅开阔了作者的视野,还影响了作者以后的工作,因此这次经历改变了作者。release释放,发射;trap使陷入困境;change改变;disturb打扰,妨碍。4.D高中毕业后,作者不确定要从事什么职业。uncertain不确定的。5.A根据后半句“attendedgeneraleducationclasses.”可知,作者在约翰逊社区学院接受教育。education教育;search调查;experiment实验;business商业,生意。 6.C作者很荣幸成为约翰逊社区学院国际服务项目的一员。relieved放心的;ashamed惭愧的;honoured荣幸的;surprised感到惊讶的。behonouredtodosth做某事很荣幸。7.D这项国际服务将前往LasPintas提供卫生保健服务。receive接收;check检查,核对;order命令;offer提供。8.B在LasPintas,“我们”教给当地人如何处理常见的健康问题以及他们正在经历的社会问题。thinkabout考虑;dealwith处理;findout找出;getthrough度过。9.B作为回报,“我们”有机会学习西班牙文化和他们的日常生活。inpublic公开地;inreturn作为回报;inadvance预先;ingeneral总之。10.A根据下一句话中的cross-cultural可知,这是一种跨文化经历,故此处是指“我们”有机会学习了西班牙的文化。culture文化;course课程;hobby业余爱好;service服务。11.D作者去LasPintas提供服务是一种经历。result结果;challenge挑战;reason原因;experience经历。12.A作者在LasPintas提供服务时得到的经验对以后的工作产生了影响,作者在日常生活中继续使用在LasPintas得到的经验。continue继续;long渴望;remember记得;stop停止。13.C作者现在在一家医院做护士,那里有很多西班牙人。largepopulation人口众多。14.B后半句解释了作者喜欢照顾西班牙病人的原因,故用as引导原因状语从句,表示“因为”。15.B作者参与约翰逊社区学院服务项目是去工作的,给当地人提供服务。relationship关系;work工作;visit拜访,访问;agreement同意。16.C作者能与来自不同文化的病人交流。compare比较;correspond符合,一致;communicate交流;compete竞争,比赛。 17.A作者喜欢为自己的社区服务,并且继续参与约翰逊社区学院服务项目。serve服务;introduce介绍;consider考虑;conduct表现。 18.A寻找自己最好的办法就是忘我地为他人服务。loseoneselfin 使专注于。19.D作者在LasPintas决定做一个伴随其一生的职业。promisesbsth 答应给与,承诺给予。20.C作者决定一生都要做这个职业。throughoutmylifetime我的一生。
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