1、Unit 17 Laughter Period Two Laughter is the Best Medicine 课时精练（北师大版选修 6，课标通用）( 时间：30 分钟).短语填空stay active，be stuck in，get rid of，associate with，have an effect on，run into1Dr. Yuan Longping has been devoting himself to developing new hybrid rice, so one day the world will _ hunger.2She always _ the sm
2、ell of fresh bread _ her grandmother, who loves baking.3He is a determined man.Difficulties and hardships cant _ him.4He is aged seventy but _.He often plays pingpong with young men.5Have you ever _ a jam and felt very anxious?6He nearly _ a bus when it stopped suddenly in front of him.答案 1.get rid
3、of 2.associates；with 3.have an effect on4stays active 5.been stuck in 6.ran into.完成句子1当我在公司的聚会上演出时，我能够责骂经理们。When I _ _ company parties，I can _ _ _.2我能禁止他们给人们太多的工作，要求更长的午休时间，甚至建议他们有些时尚感。I can _ them _ _ people so much work, _ _ longer lunch breaks or even _ them _ their _ _.3当然我是用一种很傻的方式做这些事的，我们都会因此大
4、笑。Of course I do it _ _ _ _ and we all get to _ _ _ _.4福莱博士正在谈论关于与幽默有关的笑的作用的研究。Dr Fry is talking about studies _ _ _ of laughter _ _ _.5我们讲笑话时使用的表达有与英语表达相似的吗？Do we have expressions we use _ _ _ that _ _ _English expressions?答案 1.perform at；scold the managers 2.forbid；from giving；ask for；advise；on；fa
5、shion sense 3.in a silly way； have a good laugh 4.on the effects；associated with humour5when telling jokes；are similar to.单项填空1She could hardly resist_when she heard that she hadnt passed the test.Ato cry BcryCbeing crying Dcrying答案 D 考查 resist 的用法，resist 后面要用动名词，而不用动词不定式。 2The bad quality of the pr
6、oducts_the customers complaint and disbelief.Aresulted in Bresulted fromCbrought in Dbrought out答案 A result in 导致，带来；result from 起因于；bring in 赚钱；引进，使参加；bring out 揭示；出版。3How was your exam?Well. I_about it all week, but it turned out to be quite easy.Ahad been worrying BworriedChave been worried Dwas
7、worried答案 A 出现 all week，all the afternoon，all day 要考虑用 had been doing 表示一段时间内一直在进行，所以选 A。4Jack walked into the teachers office，_that he cheated on the exam.Ato acknowledge BacknowledgingChaving acknowledged Dto have acknowledged答案 B acknowledge 承认，其 ing 形式作伴随状语。5The building was about to fall, so th
8、e police_anyone _into it.Aforbade；to goBhad forbidden；from goingChad forbidden；to goDforbade；going答案 A forbid 的动作是一般过去性的行为，没有强调完成性，所以排除 B 和 C，forbid sb to do/from doing。6Most Chinese people make _ a custom to have a family gathering at the Spring Festival.Athat Bit Cthis Done答案 B it 作形式宾语，代替 to have
9、 a family gathering。句意：春节期间举家团圆对中国人来说是一种风俗。7On my way home, I saw several men_a teenager.I was told later that the teenager was a thief.Arunning over Brunning acrossCrunning after Drunning into答案 C see sb doing sth 看到某人在做某事。run over 从上通过；run across 偶遇；run after 追逐，追赶；run into 偶遇，撞上。8The author of th
10、e guidebook is an architect_.Aof profess Bby professionalCof professor Dby profession答案 D by profession 表示“作为职业”。9Thats me when I got married; see what I look like now！ Why not take up exercise to improve your _？Aappearance BformCshadow Dfigure答案 D figure 身材，体形。10Where will the concert be held?_.Ask
11、 Ann.AIts up to you BIt doesnt matterCI have no idea DNo problem答案 C Its up to you 你决定吧； It doesnt matter 没关系； I have no idea 我不知道；No problem 没问题。11He has a lot of bad habits _.Ato get rid Bto get rid ofCto get away Dto get away from答案 B 句意：他有许多坏习惯要克服。12When he applied for a _in the company, he was
12、told to see the manager.Alocation BprofessionCcareer Dposition答案 D position 职位；location 方位；profession 专业，职业；career 事业。13He has no_the famous university.Atrouble to enter Btrouble enteringCtroubled to enter Dtroubled entering答案 B have trouble (in) doing sth 做有困难。14Will this new wall_the force of the
13、sea?Aenforce BresistCreserve Ddefend答案 B resist 抵抗，忍受；enforce 强制，强迫；reserve 保留，预订；defend 保卫，防御。15The incident has further increased the_between the two countries.Aadmission BpermissionCdivision Dtension答案 D 句意：该事件导致两国关系更加趋于紧张。tension“紧张，焦虑” 。.阅读理解ALittle girls may learn to fear math from the women w
14、ho are their earliest teachers.Despite gains in recent years，women are still poorer than men in some areas of math achievement.Now, a study of first and second graders suggests what may be part of the answer；Female elementary school teachers who are concerned about their own math skills could be pas
15、sing that along to the little girls they teach.Young students tend to model themselves after adults of the same sex，and having a female teacher who is anxious about math may strengthen the prejudice that boys are better at math than girls，explained Sian LBeilock，an associate professor in psychology
16、at the University of Chicago.Beilock and colleagues studied 52 boys and 25 girls in classes taught by 17 different teachers.Ninety percent of US. elementary school teachers are women.Students math ability was not related to teachers math anxiety at the start of the school year，but by the end of the
17、year，the more anxious teachers were about their own math skills，the more likely their female students were to agree that “boys are good at math and girls are good at reading”“Its actually surprising in a way.People have had doubt that teachers could impact the students in this way，but they didnt kno
18、w how it might do so in genderspecific fashion.” Beilock said in a telephone interview.Beilock，who studies how anxieties and stress can affect peoples performance, noted that other research has indicated that elementary education majors (主修课) at the college level have the highest levels of math anxi
19、ety of any college major.“We wanted to see how that impacted their performance.”she said.1According to the text，the author thinks that_.Agirls are better at maths at school than boysBteachers have no impacts on the students studiesCteachers worries about maths affect their girl studentsDboys are bet
20、ter at reading at school than girls答案 C 推理判断题。根据第二段内容分析可知作者观点，故选 C 项。且 A、B、D 三项都与文章内容不符。2Which of the following does the author agree with?AGirls are as good at maths by nature as boys.BBoys are better at maths by nature than girls.CMen are better at teaching maths than women.DTeachers worries have
21、more effects on girls.答案 A 细节理解题。根据短文内容分析可知作者所持的观点是：女孩天生在数学方面与男孩一样擅长。3Whats the authors attitude toward “Boys are better at maths than girls”？AFavorable. BSceptical.CPositive. DBelievable.答案 B 推理判断题。根据作者在介绍 Beilock 和她同事所进行的研究所使用的词语和语气判断，作者对这种说法持怀疑态度，故选 B 项。4The best title for this passage is_.AWho C
22、an Teach Girls BetterBBoys Are Better at Maths than GirlsCSian LBeilock and His ColleaguesDWhy Is Maths Hard to Learn答案 B 主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知主要谈论“男生究竟是否比女生更擅长数学”，B 项更符合题意。BSandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family. As the only girl in a family of seven children，she often fe
23、lt like she had “seven fathers”， because her six brothers，as well as her father，tried to control her. Feeling shy and unimportant，she retreated (躲避) into books. Despite her love of reading，she did not do well in elementary school because she was too shy to participate.In high school，with the encoura
24、gement of one particular teacher, Cisneros improved her grades and worked for the school literary magazine. Her father encouraged her to go to college because he thought it would be a good way for her to find a husband. Cisneros did attend college, but instead of searching for a husband，she found a
25、teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing program at the University of Iowa. At the universitys Writers Workshop, however, she felt lonelya Mexican American from a poor neighbourhood among students from wealthy families. The feeling of being so different helped Cisneros find her “Creat
26、ive voice”“It was not until this moment when I considered myself truly different that my writing acquired a voice. I knew I was a Mexican woman, but I didnt think it had anything to do with why I felt so much imbalance in my life, but it had everything to do with it! Thats when I decided I would wri
27、te about something my classmates couldnt write about.”Cisneros published her first work, The House on Mango Street, when she was twentynine. The book tells about a young Mexican American girl growing up in a Spanishspeaking area in Chicago，rauch like the neighbourhoods in which Cisneros lived as a c
28、hild. The book won an award in 1985 and has been used in classes from high school through graduate school level. Since then, Cisneros has published several books of poetry，a childrens book，and a shortstory collection.5Which of the following is TRUE about Cisneros in her childhood?AShe had seven brot
29、hers.BShe felt herself a nobody.CShe was too shy to go to school.DShe did not have any good teachers.答案 B 事实细节题。由第一段的第三句话“感到害羞，不重要，她躲到书本中”可知应选 B 项，nobody“ 不重要的人，小人物”。文中第一段的第二句提到她有 6 个哥哥，可删除A 项。由文中第二段第一句可知 D 项不正确。6The graduate program gave Cisneros a chance to_.Awork for a school magazineBrun away fr
30、om her familyCmake a lot of friendsDdevelop her writing style答案 D 事实细节题。由第二段最后两句“在大学的文学社，她感到孤独这种与别人不同的认知帮助她找到了她的独创声音 即写作风格”可推知 D 项正确。7According to Cisneros，what played the decisive role in her success?A. Her early years in college.B. Her training in the Workshop.C. Her feeling of being different.D.
31、Her childhood experience.答案 C 事实细节题。由第三段第一句她所说的“直到我认识到我真的与众不同我的写作才获得了自己的风格”可得知 C 项正确。8What do we learn about The House on Mango Street?AIt is quite popular among students.BIt is the only book ever written by Cisneros.CIt wasnt a success as it was written in Spanish.DIt won an award when Cisneros was twentynine.答案 A 事实细节题。由第四段第三句“.has been used in classes from high school through graduate school level(这本书从高中到大学的课上都被使用)”可知 A 项正确。由最后一段可知，B 项中的“only”不正确。C 项是逻辑错误。由最后一段的前两句可知 D 项不正确。
