1、LaughterIstheBestMedicineThereisanEnglishsaying, “Laughteristhebestmedicine.”Untilrecently, fewpeopletookthesayingseriously.Nowhowever,doctorshavebeguntolookintolaughterandtheeffectsithasonthehumanbody.Theyhavefoundthatlaughterreallycanimprovepeopleshealth.Testswerecarriedouttostudytheeffectsoflaugh
2、teronthebody.Peoplewatchedfunnyfilmswhiledoctorscheckedtheirheart,bloodpressure,breathingandmuscles.Itwasfoundthatlaughterhassimilareffectstophysicalexercise.Itincreasesbloodpressure,makestheheartbeatquickerandmakespeoplebreathedeeper;italsoworksseveralgroupsofmusclesintheface,thestomach,andeventhef
3、eet.Iflaughterexercisesthebody,itmustbebeneficial.Othertestshaveshownthatlaughterappearstobeabletoreducetheeffectofpainonthebody.Inoneexperimentdoctorsproducedpainingroupsofstudentswholistenedtodifferentradioprogrammes.Thegroupthattolerated(忍受) thepainforthelongesttimewasthegroupwhichlistenedtoafunn
4、yprogramme.Thereasonwhylaughtercanreducepainseemstobethatithelpstoproduceakindofchemicalinthebrainwhichdiminishes(减少) bothstressandpain.Asaresultofthesediscoveries,somedoctorsintheUnitedStatesnowholdlaughterclinics,inwhichtheyhelptoimprovetheirpatientsconditionbyencouragingthemtolaugh.Theyhavefoundt
5、hateveniftheirpatientsdonotreallyfeellikelaughing,makingthemsmileisenoughtoproducebeneficialeffectssimilartothosecausedbylaughter.根据短文判断正(T)误(F )1Laughtercanimprovepeopleshealthaccordingtothispassage.(T)2Itisshownthatlaughtercantreducetheeffectofpainonthebody.(F)Period One Warmup& Lesson 1 Whats So
6、Funny?.重点单词1amuse vt.逗乐,使(某人)笑amusementn消遣,娱乐;乐趣2politiciann政治家politicaladj.政治的3responsen回答respondv响应;回答;反应4unbelievable adj.不可置信的;极其惊人的believableadj.可信赖的believev相信5harmonyn协调,和谐6withdrawv提取;撤退;退出7forgetfuladj.健忘的forgetvt.忘记8matureadj.成熟的9overlookvt.忽视10clarify vt.澄清,讲清楚11delayn延误,延期12identification
7、n身份13messyadj.凌乱的,肮脏的messn混乱;vt.弄乱,弄脏14scaredadj.惊恐的,担惊受怕的15swiftlyadv.迅速地swiftadj.迅速的.重点短语1burstoutlaughing/burstintolaughter 突然笑起来2cashacheque 兑现支票3goonaholiday 去度假4dealwith 应付,对待;处理5pushoneswayto/through 推开前进,挤过去6yellat 朝大喊大叫7waitinline 排队8dropout 掉出;退出;退学9withthehelpof 在的帮助下.重点句式1aslongas 引导条件状语
8、从句Everythingisfunnyaslongasitshappeningtosomeoneelse.只要是发生在别人身上,一切都是好笑的。2hadbeendoing.Oneafternoon,hundredsofunluckypassengerswhohadbeenexpecting (expect) toboardaflighttoNewYorkweretoldithadbeencancelled.一天下午,几百名运气不佳的乘客被告知,他们一直等候的飞往纽约的航班被取消了。3bedoing.when.正在做这时Oneunfortunatecounteragentwasdealing(d
9、eal) withallthepassengerswhenanangryman,whohadbeenqueuingforsometime,pushedhiswaytothefront.一名倒霉的机场登记处工作人员正在给乘客们办理登机手续,突然一个在队伍中等候多时、怒气冲冲的男子挤上前来。4sothat 引导目的状语从句Heyelledattheyounggirl,sothatthepassengerswaitinginlinebehindhimcouldhear, “DOYOUKNOWWHOIAM?”他冲这个年轻女孩大声叫喊,以便让身后排队的人都能听到:“你知道我是谁吗?”.课文判断正(T)误
10、(F )1Thewomanwithdrewfiftydollarsinstead.(T)2MrWangmadeajokewithherdaughter.(F)3Themansays“DoyouknowwhoIam?”becauseheismad.(F).课文阅读理解1Whydidthewomanwriteachequeforfiftydollars?ABecausesheforgothowtospell40inEnglish.BBecausesheoftenwithdraws 50fromthebank.CBecauseherhusbandwantedtocashachequeforher.D
11、Becauseherhusbandcouldntrememberif40wasspelled“ fourty”or“forty”答案 A2WhydidMrWangaskhisdaughteraboutheropinionofgoingonaholiday?ABecausehewantedtogethisdaughtertogowithhim ,nothiswife.BBecausehethoughtthathisdaughterwasamaturegirl ,andwantedtohearheropinion.CBecausehehadgonetoHainanIsland.DBecausehe
12、hadgonetoThailand.答案 B3Thelittlegirlchangedherresponsetoherfatherssecondquestionbecause.AshedidntwanttotravelwithherfatherBshelikedhermomverymuchCshethoughtHainanIslandwasmorebeautifulthanThailandDshethoughtthetriphewastalkingaboutinthesecondquestionhappenedafterthetripinthefirstquestion答案 D4Whydidt
13、hemansay“DOYOUKNOWWHOIAM”?ABecausehewantedtopersuadethecountertogivehimthemoney.BBecausehewantedtogetthecountertorealizethathewasaveryimportantperson,andshecouldtakecareofhimfirst.CBecausethemancameherefirst.DBecausethemanwasnotthefirsttocome.答案 B5Whatwillthethirdstorybewhenitisgoingon?AThemanwillbe
14、angryandfightwiththegirl.BThemanwillfeelashamedandgotowaitinline.CThemanwillbearrested.DThemanwillbehelpedbythepolice.答案 B.课文难句分析IsuddenlyrealisedIdidnthaveanymoneyleftsoIquicklywenttothebanktocashacheque.句式分析 本句是一个复合句,realised 后是一个省略了 that 的宾语从句,so 引导一个结果状语从句,不定式短语 tocashacheque 作目的状语。自主翻译 突然我发现身上没
15、钱了,所以我马上去银行,把支票兑换成现金。重点词汇1amusevt.逗乐,使 (某人)笑(1)amuse oneself by/with.以自娱(2)amused adj.逗乐的,觉得好笑的be amused to do.做取乐be amused at/by/with.对觉得有趣(3)amusing adj.有趣的,好笑的(4)amusement n欢乐,娱乐,消遣to ones amusement 使某人感到好笑的是(1)Herstoriesneverfailtoamuseme.她的故事总是能把我逗乐。(2)Takeyourtime.Wecanamuseourselvesby/withpla
16、yingcardsuntilyougethere.别着急,你到这儿之前我们可以打牌自娱。(3)Theywereallamused(amuse) toseethemanwearingaredcoat.看到这个男人穿着一件红外套,他们都觉得好笑。(4)Itsamusing(amuse) tomakealongspeechinfrontofsuchlittlechildren.在这么小的孩子们面前作很长的演讲确实好笑。一句多译(5)让我们感到好笑的是,这只羊从自行车上摔了下来。Toouramusement,thisgoatfelloffthebike.(amusement)Whatamusedus
17、wasthatthisgoatfelloffthebike.(amuse)Itamusedus thatthisgoatfelloffthebike.(amuse)Thatthisgoatfelloffthebikeamusedus.(amuse) 2Someonemightburstoutlaughing whentheyunderstandajoke.有人在明白了一个笑话后可能会突然放声大笑。burst out laughingburst into laughter 突然大笑起来fall about laughing 放声大笑burst inton.burst out v.ing突然发生,
18、突然起来(1)Davidmadeajokesofunnythatwefellaboutlaughing.大卫讲的笑话太好笑了,我们都笑得前仰后合。句型转换(2)Hearingthegoodnews,heburstoutlaughing.Hearingthegoodnews,heburstintolaughter.(3)Mywifeburstintotearswhensheheardthebadnews.Mywifeburstoutcryingwhensheheardthebadnews.3Iwantedtowithdraw 40fromourbankaccount,butImsoforgetf
19、ulthatIcouldn trememberif40wasspelled“fourty”or“forty”我想从我们的银行账户中提取 40 美元,但我是如此健忘以至于我不记得 40 是拼作“fourty”还是 “forty”了。withdraw vt.提取;收回,撤回;撤退,撤离,使退出;vi.离开,退出,不参加withdraw.from.从移走/ 提取/收回/ 撤出withdraw a remark 撤回评论(1)Imadethechoicetowithdrawfromcollegetocareformygrandma.我选择退学来照顾奶奶。一词多义 写出下列黑体词的汉语意思(2)Both
20、powerswithdrewtheirforcesfromtheregion.撤离(3)Aftermuchpersuasionheagreedtowithdrawhisresignation.收回(4)Bringthepasscardwithyoueverytimeyoucomeintodepositorwithdrawmoney.提取4Hewonderedaboutherresponse,andjusttoclarify,heaskedheranotherquestion.他对她的回答感到奇怪,为了弄清楚,他问了她另一个问题。(1)response n回答,反应,响应in response
21、to 响应,反应make a/no response to 对作出回应/不予回答(2)respond vi.回答,回应respond to 对作出回应respond to.with/by.用回应(1)LangPingmadenoresponsetothequestionthatreporterasked.郎平对那个记者的问题未作回答。(2)Respondquicklyandbriefly, apologizingforyourmistake.迅速简洁地回应,为你的错误道歉。(2017天津)(3)Thesecommentscameinresponsetospecificquestionsofte
22、naskedbylocalnewsmen.这些评论是对当地记者经常询问的具体问题的回应。单句改错(4)Sheresponded mysuggestionwithasmile. to5HeavysnowlastwintercausedlongdelaysatHeathrowairport. 去年冬天的一场大雪导致希思罗机场航班长时间延误。delay n.&v.延期,耽搁delay doing sth.put off doing sth.延迟做某事without delay 立即,立刻,毫不耽搁(1)Johnwaslatebecausehisflighthadbeendelayedbyaheavy
23、rain.约翰迟到了,因为他的航班被大雨延误了。(2)Youdbetterreporttheaccidenttothepolicewithoutdelay.你最好立刻把这个事故报告给警察。单句改错(3)Theydelayed tothesceneoftheattacksforlackingaplane.getgetting6Oneunfortunatecounteragentwasdealingwithallthepassengerswhenanangryman,whohadbeenqueuingforsometime, pushedhiswaytothefront.一名倒霉的机场登记处工作人
24、员正在给乘客们办理登机手续,突然一个在队伍中等候多时、怒气冲冲的男子挤上前来。push ones way to 挤,推,设法到达feel ones way 摸索前进make ones way to到地方去;前往wind ones way 蜿蜒前进on ones way to 在某人去的路上(1)Itwasverydarkandshehadtofeelherway.太黑了,她只好摸索着前进。(2)AlthoughhedidnotknowLondonwell,hemadehisway totheairport.虽然他不是很了解伦敦,他还是到达了机场。(3)Highway99windsitswaya
25、longthecoast.99 号公路沿着海岸弯弯曲曲地延伸。(4)Afatmanpushedhiswaytothedoorinhisrushtoleave.一个胖男人急着离开,挤到了门口。7Shewasvery scared.她害怕极了。(1)scared adj.惊恐的,担惊受怕的be scared of (doing) sth.害怕( 做) 某事be scared to do sth.害怕做某事(2)scare vt.使受惊;惊吓;n.恐慌;惊恐scare sb.away/off 吓跑某人scare sb.into doing sth.恐吓某人做某事(3)scaring adj.骇人的;
26、令人恐惧的(1)Louiseisscaredofflying.路易斯害怕飞行。(2)Itwasherpetdogthatscaredthethiefaway/off.是她的宠物狗把小偷吓跑了。(3)Seeingthescaring(scare) scene,thegirlcouldn tsayaword.看到这可怕的一幕,这个女孩说不出话来。单句改错(4)Themanscaredtheoldwomaninto toanothervillage.movemoving经典句式1Oneunfortunatecounteragentwasdealing withallthepassengerswhen
27、anangryman,whohadbeenqueuingforsometime, pushedhiswaytothefront.一名倒霉的机场登记处工作人员正在给乘客们办理登机手续,突然一个在队伍中等候多时、怒气冲冲的男子挤上前来。be doing.when.正在做某事突然,when 在句中意为“就在这时,突然” ,常用于以下句型中:,had just done.when.刚做了这时,be about to do.when.正要做这时,be on the point of doing.when.正要做这时(1)IwaswanderingthroughthestreetswhenIcaughts
28、ightofatailorsshop.我正在街上闲逛,这时我看到了一家裁缝店。(2)Iwasabouttogoswimmingwhenourguidesawmeandshoutedatme.我正要去游泳,这时向导看见了我并冲我喊叫。(3)Ihadjustsatdownwhenthelightwentout.我刚坐下,这时灯灭了。单句改错(4)Iwasonthepointofgoingout suddenlyitbegantorain.whilewhen2Heyelledattheyounggirl, sothatthepassengerswaitinginlinebehindhimcouldh
29、ear, “DOYOUKNOWWHOIAM?”他冲这个年轻女孩大声叫喊,以便让身后排队的人都能听到:“你知道我是谁吗?”(1)so that 既可以引导目的状语从句 (意为“为了,以便”),又可以引导结果状语从句( 意为“因此,所以”)。(2)so/such.that.引导结果状语从句,意为“如此以至于” 。so.that.句型的常见形式:Error!such.that.句型的常见形式:Error!当 so/such 放在句首时,主句要用部分倒装语序。(1)Manycontestantslaterfaileddrugtests,sothat theracehadtobererun.许多参赛者后
30、来没有通过药物测试,比赛只得重新进行。(2)Wedidsowellthatwewereinvitedtoshareourideaandexperiencewithallthestudentsofourschool.我们做得很好,所以我们被邀请与我们学校的所有的学生分享我们的想法和经验。(3)ThereweresomanycarsinthestreetthatIcouldntgetthrough.路上的车很多以至于我过不去。(4)Soquicklydidthemanspeakthatwecouldntfollowhim.那个人说话那么快,我们听不懂他说的话。一句多译(5)他是如此聪明的一个男孩以
31、至于我们都很喜欢他。Heissuchacleverboythatwealllikehim.(such.that.)Heissocleveraboythatwealllikehim.(so.that.).单句语法填空1Whathesaidisunbelievable(believable),Ithink,asheisnothonest.2Iusuallyhavemyclotheswashed(wash) onSundays.3Weareusuallyamused(amuse) bytheperformanceoftheactor.4Dadmakesmecleanupmymessy(mess) r
32、oom.5Sheissoforgetful(forget) thatsheoftenleavesherkeyathome.6Justthesightofthelittlemonkeyisenoughtomakeyouburstoutlaughing.7Ihadbeenwaiting(wait) foryouforanhouruntilyoufinallyreached.8Walkingaloneinastrangecity,Daisywasabitscared(scare)9Thegovernmenttooksomeeffectivemeasureswithoutdelay.10Idontkn
33、owhowtodealwith theproblem.完成句子11只要你不出后院,你就可以出去玩。Youcangoouttoplayaslongasyoustayinthebackyard.12由这个老人带路,我们几乎没费劲就到了那儿。Withtheoldmanleadingtheway,wealmosthadnotrouble(in)arrivingthere.13在海南,冬天是这么的温暖以至于我不想离开了。ItwassowarminwinterinHainanthatIdidntwanttoleave.14我正沿着河走,这时我听到一个溺水男孩的呼救。Iwaswalkingalongther
34、iverwhenIheardadrowningboycryingforhelp.15妈妈打开窗户,以便让新鲜空气进来。Momopenedthewindowtoletsomefreshairin/sothatsomefreshaircancomein.课文语法填空Herearethree16.funny(fun) storiesforyou.Thefirstisaboutcheckingyourspelling.Awomanwantedtowithdraw 40fromherbankaccountfor17.shopping(shop),butsheforgothowtospell40.Shet
35、ookoutfiftydollars18.instead.Whatacleverwoman!Thesecondisaboutfamilyharmony.Whenafatheraskedhisdaughter19.whethershewantedtogotoHainanwithhimorThailandwithhermother,thegirlansweredthe20.latter.Thefatherwonderedabouther21.response(respond),soheaskedherthesimilarquestion,buttheplaceswerechangedwithone
36、another.Thistime,thegirlansweredshewouldgotoHainanwithhermother.When22.asked(ask) why,shesaidshehadgonetoThailandonthelasttrip.23. Whatalovelygirl!Thethirdisaboutmoralloss.Amanwhohadbeenwaiting24.impatiently(impatient) wantedtobookaticketfortheplaneinalongway.Hepushedtothefront,demandedtheimmediate2
37、5.service(serve) butwasrefused.Whenheangrilyaskedtheagentwhethersheknewwhohewas,theclevergirlaskedotherpassengersifanyonecouldhelpthemanfindhisidentification.阅读理解AKatariaisthefounderoftheworldwidelaughtermovement.ThecelebrationofWorldLaughterDayisapositiveactivityforworldpeaceandisintendedtobuildupa
38、globalsenseofbrotherhoodandfriendshipthroughlaughter.Thefirst“WorldLaughterDay”gatheringtookplaceinMumbai,India ,on11thJanuary,1998.12,000membersfromIndiaandinternationalLaughterClubsattendedit.Nowthereareover5,000LaughterClubsworldwideonall5continents.“HAPPYDEMIC”wasthefirstWorldLaughterDaygatherin
39、goutsideIndia.Ittookplaceon9thJanuary,twoyearsaftertheMumbaigathering.InCopenhagen, Denmark,morethan10,000peoplegatheredatTownHallSquare.TheeventwentintoGuinnessBookofWorldRecords.“WorldLaughterDay”isnoworganizedonthefirstSundayofMayeveryyear,hundredsofpeoplegatherworldwideonthatdaytolaughtogether.T
40、oday, manypeoplefearwidespreadinternationalterrorism.Theworldhasneverfacedsomuchunrestbefore.Peopleareatwarwithinthemselves.Laughterisauniversallanguage,whichhastheabilitytounitehumanitywithoutreligion.Laughtercanbuildacommonconnectionbetweenvariousreligionsandcreateanewworldorder.Theideamaysoundove
41、rambitious(野心太大的) ,andmaybeitis.Butmaybeitisnot.Itisourdeepbeliefthatlaughterandonlylaughtercanunitetheworld,buildingupaglobalsenseofbrotherhoodandfriendship.Studiesalsosaythatlaughterhelpsyourbodydothefollowing:lowerbloodpressure;lightendepression;reducestress ;workouttheheart,especiallyforthosewho
42、areunabletoperformphysicalexercise.Soinlife,whenyoucanlaugh,youshouldlaughloudlyandwithyourentirebody becauseitsgoodforyou.语 篇 解 读 文 章 介 绍 了 “世 界 大 笑 日 ”这 个 节 日 的 来 历 以 及 此 节 日 的 重 要 性 。1ThepurposeofcelebratingWorldLaughterDayis.AtobuildupaglobalsenseofbrotherhoodandfriendshipthroughlaughterBtobuild
43、acommonconnectionbetweenvariousreligionsCtoreducestressandlightendepressionDtolowerbloodpressure答案 A解析 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句中的“.isintendedtobuildupaglobalsenseofbrotherhoodandfriendshipthroughlaughter.”可知 A 项正确。2ThefirstWorldLaughterDaygatheringoutsideIndiatookplace.Aon11thJanuary,1998BonthefirstSundayofMa
44、yCon9thJanuary,1996Don9thJanuary,2000答案 D解析 细节理解题。由第二段第一、二两句内容可知,第一次印度以外的世界大笑日聚会是在印度孟买的聚会过了两年后的 1 月 9 日举行的,由第一段倒数第三句可知,印度孟买的那次聚会是在 1998 年举行的,故答案为 D 项。3Theauthor sattitudetowardslaughtermovementis.Apositive BnegativeCuninterested Dobjective答案 A解析 作者态度题。从最后两段作者对大笑的益处的介绍可以判断出作者对此活动的态度是积极肯定的。故答案为 A 项。4T
45、hepassageismainlyabout.AWorldLaughterDayanditssignificanceBtheworldwidelaughtermovementCauniversallanguageDlaughter答案 A解析 主旨大意题。文章前两段介绍了“世界大笑日”这个节日的来历,后两段介绍了此节日的重要性,只有 A 项能概括全文的大意。B(2017四川成都外国语学校高二检测)ScientistshavefoundthathumaneyesaremorelikelytobedamagedbyUVrays(紫外线) whileskiinginthesnowcoveredare
46、asthansittingonthebeach,accordingtoareportbytheUKnewspaperTheTelegraph.TheresearchersatKanazawaMedicalUniversity,JapanandAmericancompanyJohnsonconductedthestudytogether.Theylookedattheeffectsoflightreflectiononnewlyfallensnowonaskitrail (aroughpath) inIshikawaDistrict,northernJapan.Theycomparedthere
47、sultswiththelevelsofUVraysonasandbeachinsouthernJapansOkinawaDistrict.Theyfoundthatonthebeach,eyesareexposedtoadaily260kilojoules( 千焦耳) ofUVasquaremetercomparedto658kilojoulesinsnowcoveredareas.ThefindingsaresupportedbytheJapanMeteorologicalAgency.Accordingtotheagency,thereflectionrateofUVlightonbea
48、chesisoftenbetween10and25percent, comparedto80percentinthenewsnowareas.Theamountoflightincreased4percentwitha300meterriseinheight.MostofusknowthatUVrayscanharmtheskin.Thatswhywewearsunscreenonourskinbeforewegetoutinthesun.ButmanyofusmaynotrealizethatUVraysarealsoharmfultotheeyes.Ifyoureyesareexposed
49、tolargeamountsofUVradiationoverashortperiodoftime,youmayexperienceakindofsunburnoftheeye,whichisharmful.Youreyeswillbecomeredandfeelastrangefeeling.Theymaybesensitivetolight.Fortunately,thisisusuallytemporaryandseldomcausespermanentdamagetotheeyes.LongtermexposuretoUVradiation,however,canbemoreserious.Scientificstudiesandresearche