1、Unit 1 Laughter is good for you,笑是最好的良药。实验证明笑确实能起到治病的作用。 There is an English saying that “Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently，few people took the saying seriously.Now however，doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body.They have found that laughter ca
2、n really improve peoples health.,Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body.People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts，blood pressure，breathing and muscles.It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure，mak
3、es the heart beat quicker and makes people breathe deeper，it also works on several groups of muscles in the face，the stomach，and even the feet.If laughter exercises the body，it must be beneficial.,Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effects of pain on the body.In on
4、e experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated(忍耐)the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program.The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemical
5、 in the brain which reduces both stress and pain. As a result of these discoveries，some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics，in which they help to improve their patients condition by encouraging them to laugh.They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laugh
6、ing，making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.,词海拾贝,1.look into 调查；观察 2.improve peoples health 改善人们的健康 3.carry out 执行；实行 4.physical exercise 身体锻炼；体育运动 5.work on 对起作用 6.reduce pain 减少疼痛 7.as a result of 因此；由于；作为的结果 8.even if 即使；虽然 9.feel like doing
7、想做某事,Period One Welcome to the unit & Reading,.单词自测 1_ adj.每周的 adv.每周(一次) n周刊；周报 2_ n舞台；阶段，时期 3_ vt.取笑；揶揄；戏弄 4_ adj.先前的，以往的 5_ n(同一事物)不同种类；多种样式_ adj.不同的，各种各样的,weekly,stage,tease,previous,variety,various,6_ vi.& vt.表现_ n表现 7_ adj.视觉的 8_ n锤子，榔头 vt.敲，捶打 9_ n表演，演出；表现，业绩_ vt.& vi.表演，演出，做，履行；工作，运转_ n演员；表演
8、者 10_ n钟爱，喜爱_ vt.影响；感动；喜爱 11_ n研究院，学会；专科院校,behave,behaviour,visual,hammer,performance,perform,performer,affection,affect,academy,12_ adj.鲜为人知的 13_ adj.技术的；技能的_ n技术 14_ vi.大叫，嚎叫 n嚎叫，喊叫声 15_ vt.逗笑，逗乐；提供(消遣)，(使)娱乐_ n娱乐 16_ n格言，谚语，警句 17_ vi.& vt.哀悼，忧伤,little-known,technical,technology,howl,amuse,amuseme
9、nt,saying,mourn,.短语默写 1_ 支持，拥护 2_ 绊倒 3_ 拿开玩笑；取笑，嘲弄 4have affection for _ 5come up with _ 6pass away _,stand up for,trip over,make fun of,喜爱，钟爱,想出；拿出,去世，亡故,stand up for支持，维护 humour n.幽默 stand-up/stndp/n.单口喜剧adj.(喜剧)单人表演的 stage/sted/n.舞台；阶段，时期 that is done on a stage.是关系代词that引导的定语从句，修饰a kind of comed
10、y。 comedian/kmidn/n.喜剧演员，滑稽演员,阅读清障,straight adv.直接 现在分词短语talking straight to audience members作后置定语，修饰a comedian，相当于定语从句who talks straight to.。 tease/tiz/vt.取笑；揶揄；戏弄 previous/privs/adj.先前的，以往的 variety/vrat/n.(同一事物)不同种类；多种样式 a variety of不同种类的，各种各样的 style/stal/n.风格；方式；样式 people behave是定语从句，修饰the way。在语
11、意上，the way people behave可理解为how people behave。,behave/bhev/vi.& vt.表现 queue up排队 rely on 依靠，依赖；信任，信赖 visual/vl/adj.视觉的 hammer/hm(r)/n.锤子，榔头vt.敲，捶打 point to指向，指着 have been playing是现在完成进行时，表示动作一直在进行。 trip/trp/vi.& vt.绊，(使)绊倒 trip over绊倒,原文呈现,Stand up for your health! People have always enjoyed laughin
12、g，and there has always been humour.One favourite type of comedy is called stand-up.Stand-up is a kind of comedy that is done on a stageby a comedian talking straight to audience members.A stand-up comedian may tease an audience member，or might decide to tell different jokes depending upon how the au
13、dience reacted to his or her previous jokes.,Types of stand-up There are a variety of different styles of stand-up comedy.Some comedians tell jokes about the way people behaveor about daily life.For example，they may talk about how people act when they queue up，or they may ask why it only rains when
14、you forget your umbrella.Other comedians rely onvisual humour.Their humour may be inspired by objects.For example，one comedian uses a huge hammer to break watermelons while he makes jokes about what he is doing.Another comedian points to a video tennis game and says，Ive been playing tennis every day
15、 for a month.I dont understand why I am not losing weight！Yet other comedians may trip over chairs，walk into doors，and fall,课文译文,欣赏单口喜剧，促进身心健康！ 人们总是爱笑，幽默无时不在。一种深受人们喜爱的喜剧形式叫做单口喜剧。单口喜剧是一种由一位喜剧演员在舞台上直接与观众交流而表演的喜剧。单口喜剧演员可以拿某一位观众开玩笑，也可以根据观众对之前的玩笑的反应随机应变，讲各种笑话。,单口喜剧的类型 单口喜剧有很多不同的类型。有些喜剧演员拿人们的行为方式来开玩笑，或者讲有
16、关日常生活的笑话。例如，他们可能会谈论人们排队时的举动，或者可能问为什么偏偏在你忘记带雨伞时天会下雨。另外一些喜剧演员依靠视觉幽默，他们的幽默可以是由物品激发的。例如，某个喜剧演员一边拿着个巨大的锤子去砸西瓜，一边以此说着笑话。另一个喜剧演员指着电脑网球游戏说:“我每天都打网球，已经一个月了。我就是搞不懂体重为什么一点也降不下来！”还有些别的喜剧演员可能玩这些把戏逗笑观众:被椅子绊倒，撞到了房门上，或是跌倒在舞台上。如果你只是听而不看喜剧演员的表演，这种荒唐的幽默就不搞笑了。最后一种是滑稽模仿，这类喜剧演员模仿某个名人的言谈举止以打趣这个名人。这种幽默虽然听起来可能有点刻薄，但通常只有当喜剧演
17、员和观众都喜欢或者崇拜这个被打趣的对象时，这种幽默才奏效。,一位著名的喜剧演员 只有为数不多的单口喜剧演员在之后的生涯中成为走红的影视明星。一个成功的例子就是比利克里斯托。与其他转向电影表演的单口喜剧演员一样，克里斯托依然热爱单口喜剧。全世界的观众都喜爱看他主持的奥斯卡颁奖典礼。他已主持了九届奥斯卡颁奖典礼。每次主持奥斯卡颁奖典礼电视直播的时候，他都会在数百万观众面前表演他的单口喜剧节目。这里有一个鲜为人知的事实:每次主持奥斯卡颁奖典礼的时候，克里斯托总要在自己的口袋里放一把牙刷以求好运。他说，这是因为在他小时候开始练习单口喜剧时，他会站在镜子面前，边刷牙边对自己讲笑话。,克里斯托之所以如此出
18、名，原因之一就是他思维非常敏捷，常常能就身边的人或事即兴编出笑话来。当克里斯托主持2004年的奥斯卡颁奖典礼时，曾在无声电影中扮演过角色的一位很老的演员上台发言。他讲了几分钟，但由于技术故障，观众中没有人能够听见他在说些什么。大家只能看见他站在那里，嘴唇动个不停。见此情景，克里斯托放弃了事先准备好的笑话，编了一个新的。他说:“看来，他的确适合从无声电影起家！”观众哄堂大笑。 克里斯托深受各年龄段人群的喜爱，他有能力让全世界的人开心。这证明，单口喜剧能得到所有人的喜爱。你可以期待听到更多比利克里斯托的单口喜剧他尚无息影的打算，也没有停止讲笑话的想法。他希望效仿像鲍勃霍普和乔治伯恩斯等单口喜剧明星
19、，他们都活到了一百岁，并且一直工作到生命的最后时期。,笑有益健康！如今，单口喜剧流行于全世界。医务工作者们一直在研究单口喜剧和其他喜剧形式能够对我们产生什么样的影响，并已发现经常笑的人更长寿。他们说这是因为当你笑的时候，你的大脑会向全身传送有益健康的化学物质。笑有助于保持身体健康，甚至能够帮助你战胜疼痛。这个说法或许能够解释像鲍勃霍普和乔治伯恩斯这样的人长寿的原因吧。不管是什么原因，研究表明，那句英语格言“笑是灵丹妙药”到头来可能真的没错。所以，行动起来，让别人笑一笑这或许能够有助于他们(还有你自己)更长寿。,.根据课文内容判断正“T”误“F” 1A stand-up comedian is
20、not allowed to make fun of an audience member.( ) 2Quite a few stand-up comedians have become famous as television and film actors later on in life.( ) 3The fact that when Crystal hosts the Academy Awards，he always keeps a toothbrush in his pocket for good luck is only known to few people.( ) 4Billy
21、 Crystal has no plans to go on making films or to go on telling jokes.( ) 5The reason why people who laugh a lot live longer is that when you laugh，your brain sends chemicals around your body that are good for you.( ),F,F,T,F,T,.阅读课文，选出最佳答案 1A stand-up comedian _,Amust be a man Bcant make fun of an
22、audience member Cmay talk directly to the audience members Dmustnt stand right there in front of the audience,答案 C,2What is WRONG about Billy Crystal?,AHe has hosted the Academy Awards nine times. BWhenever he is on stage，he always keeps a toothbrush in his pocket for good luck. CHe is famous for hi
23、s outstanding ability of quick thinking. DHe still enjoys stand-up.,答案 B,3From the text we know that _,Ano comedians rely on visual humour BBilly Crystal plans to stop making films but not to stop telling jokes CStand-up comedy is popular all over the world DBob Hope and George Burns lived to be 100
24、 years old because they retired in their fifties,答案 C,4According to doctors，why laughter is good for you?,ABecause when you laugh，your brain sends chemicals around your body that are good for you. BBecause laughing helps your body stay healthy. CBecause laughing helps you fight pain. DAll of the abo
25、ve.,答案 D,5Whats the authors main purpose by writing this passage?,ATo introduce the stand-up comedy to us. BTo make us know about famous comedians like Bob Hope and George Burns. CTo tell people that laughing is the best medicine. DTo help us learn how to perform stand-up comedy.,答案 C,.细读课文，完成表格，每空一
26、词,introduction,behavior(s),visual,watch,impress,fun,think,around,amusing,laugh,.难句分析 1A stand-up comedian may tease an audience member，or might decide to tell different jokes depending upon how the audience reacted to his or her previous jokes.,句式分析,单口喜剧演员可以拿某一位观众开玩笑，也可以根据观众对他(她),以前所说的笑话的反应随机应变，讲各种笑
27、话。,2He says it is because when he started practising stand-up as a child，he told himself jokes while standing in front of the mirror，brushing his teeth.,句式分析 本句为多重主从复合句，says后接省略了引导词that的宾语从句；宾语从句中because引导表语从句，该表语从句相对复杂，其结构如下：,他说这是因为小时候开始练习单口喜剧时，他总是站在,镜子前面边刷牙边给自己讲笑话。,1.previous adj.先前的，以往的,语境感悟 (1)(
28、教材P2)A stand-up comedian may tease an audience member，or might decide to tell different jokes depending upon how the audience reacted to his or her previous jokes. 单口喜剧演员可以拿某一位观众开玩笑，或者根据观众对他(她)前面所说的笑话的反应随机应变，讲不同的笑话。 (2)Previous to the conference we had discussed the matter among ourselves. 在会议之前，我们讨
29、论了这个问题。,归纳拓展,即时跟踪 完成句子 来此之前，我在伦敦工作。 Previous _，I worked in London. 这项世界纪录先前由一位西班牙运动员保持着。 The world record _ by a Spanish athlete.,(1)previous to.在前；先于(to为介词) (2)previously adv.先前地；以前地,to coming here,was previously held,The new findings arent consistent with the _ findings at all. Aprevious Bpresent
30、Cprivate Dprecise,解析 previous先前的，以往的；present现在的；private私人的；precise精确的。根据句 意可知选A。,答案 A,2.stage n.舞台(生涯)；阶段，时期,语境感悟 (教材P2)Stand-up is a kind of comedy that is done on a stage by a comedian talking straight to audience members. 单口喜剧是一种由一位喜剧演员在舞台上直接与观众交流而表演的喜剧。 归纳拓展 on (the) stage 在舞台上 go on the stage 当
31、演员，上舞台,即时跟踪 完成句子 在这部喜剧里，他大部分时间都在台上。 _ for most of the comedy. 她从小就想当演员。 She wanted to _ from an early age. 我已经到了什么也不在乎的地步。 Ive reached the _ I just dont care any more. 名师点津 名词stage(舞台，阶段)，situation(情况；形势；处境；位置)，position(位置；处境)，case(情况)，occasion(场合)等充当先行词时，如在从句中作地点状语，常用where引导定语从句。,He was on(the)stag
32、e,go on the stage,stage where,3.behave vi.表现，举止；行为得体 vt.使守规矩,语境感悟 (1)(教材P2)Some comedians tell jokes about the way people behave or about daily life. 有些喜剧演员拿人们的行为方式来开玩笑，或者讲有关日常生活的笑话。 (2)They are expected to behave themselves. 他们被期望守规矩。 (3)She is always wellbehaved at school. 她在学校表现很好。 (4)Their behav
33、ior towards me shows that they do not like me. 他们对我的态度表明他们不喜欢我。,归纳拓展 (1)behave oneself守规矩 (2)well-behaved adj.表现好的 Badly-behaved adj.表现不好的 (3)behavior n行为，举止；运转情况，表现，反应 behavior towards/to.对的态度/行为,即时跟踪 One of her achievements is helping us understand _ chimps _ like humans. Ahow；act Bwhether；act Cho
34、w much；behave Dhow much；approach,解析 第一空填how much表示程度；第二空填behave表现，举动。选C。,答案 C,4.perform vt.& vi.演出，表演；执行，履行；工作，运转,语境感悟 (1)(教材P2)Each time，he performs his stand-up routine in front of millions of people when the show is broadcast live on TV. 每次主持奥斯卡颁奖典礼电视直播的时候，他都会在数百万观众面前表演他的单口喜剧节目。 (2)They always pe
35、rform their duties faithfully. 他们总是忠实地履行自己的职责。,归纳拓展 (1)perform an experiment做实验 perform an operation on sb给某人动手术 perform ones duties/promise履行职责/诺言 (2)performance n表演，演出；表现；业绩 give/put on a performance参加演出,即时跟踪 The little boy was very nervous when he turned up on the stage.He _ in front of so many p
36、eople before. Ahasnt performed Bwouldnt perform Chadnt performed Dwasnt performing,解析 用过去完成时表示“过去的过去”。,答案 C,Your_as a student will be excellent if you develop a habit of reflecting on how you learn. Aoperation Bgrowth Cperformance Dcharacter,解析 performance成绩，表现，符合句意。,答案 C,5.amuse vt.逗笑，逗乐；提供(消遣)，(使)
37、娱乐,语境感悟 (1)(教材P3)Crystal is popular with all age groups and has the ability to amuse people all over the world. 克里斯托深受各年龄段的人的喜爱，他有能力让全世界的人开心。 (2)I had an amusing experience last year. 去年我有过一次好笑的经历。 (3)We were amused at/by the storytellers jokes. 听了讲故事者的笑话，我们感到很好笑。,归纳拓展 (1)amuse oneself with.因而自得其乐 (
38、2)amusement n娱乐，快乐 to ones great amusement使某人感到很好笑的是 (3)amusing adj.好笑的，有趣的 (4)amused adj.感到好笑的 be amused at/by对感到有趣，被逗乐,即时跟踪 句型转换 What amuses us most is that the actor jumped on and off the stage. _ _ _ _，the actor jumped on and off the stage. The boys play games for their own amusement. The boys _
39、 _ _ games.,To our great amusement,amuse themselves with,_ by the magicians tricks，they decided to invite him to their village the _ year. AAmusing；following BAmused；following CAmusing；followed DAmused；follow,解析 be amused by/at被逗乐。句中用了过去分词短语作状语，表示原因，其逻辑 主语是they；the following year来年，明年，接下来的一年。,答案 B,L
40、ucy has a great sense of humour and always keeps her colleagues _ with her stories. Aamused Bamusing Cto amuse Dto be amused,答案 A,1.stand up for支持，维护,语境感悟 (1)(教材P2)Stand up for your health! 欣赏单口喜剧，促进你的健康！ (2)I cant stand seeing/to see the room out of order. 我受不了看见房间里乱七八糟的。 (3)Which words or phrases
41、do these letters stand for? 这些字母表示哪些词或短语？,归纳拓展 stand by袖手旁观；支持 stand for代表；主张 stand out引人注目，突出 cant stand doing/to do sth不能忍受做某事 stand against.反对；靠着站着 stand on ones own feet自主，依靠自己,即时跟踪 完成句子 我们学生必须学会自我保护。 We students must _. 她那鲜艳的衣服总是使她在人群中很显眼。 Her bright clothes always _.,learn to stand up for ours
42、elves,make her stand out in the crowd,2.a variety ofvarieties of各种各样的，许多的,语境感悟 (1)(教材P2)There are a variety of different styles of stand-up comedy. 单口喜剧有很多不同的类型。 (2)That sort of thing varies from person to person. 那种事因人而异。,归纳拓展 (1)vary from.to.由到不同/不等 vary with sth(根据情况)变化，变更 vary (in sth)(大小、形状等)不同
43、，有别 (2)various adj.各种各样的 名师点津 (1)a variety of可数名词的复数/不可数名词，variety前面可用great，large，wide等来修饰； (2)a variety of/varieties of后接复数名词作主语时，谓语动词用复数形式；the variety of后接复数名词作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。,即时跟踪 句型转换/完成句子 Society is made up of various people. Society is made up of _ _ _ people. 这家饭店里食物的品种是有限的，但每道菜的量是相当大的。 The va
44、riety of foods at the restaurant _ limited，but the amount of each dish is fairly large. In the botanical garden we can find a(n) _ of plants that range from tall trees to small flowers. Aspecies BGroup CAmount Dvariety,a variety of,is,解析 a variety of各种各样的。a group of一群，一组；an amount of大量的。,答案 D,3.trip
45、 over被绊倒，绊倒,语境感悟 (1)(教材P2)Yet other comedians may trip over chairs，walk into doors，and fall down on stage in order to make people laugh. 还有些别的喜剧演员可能玩这些把戏逗笑观众：被椅子绊倒，撞到了房门，或者跌倒在舞台上。 (2)I thought you and Xiao Hua might like to come over here. 我原想你和小华或许会愿意来这里。,归纳拓展 come over过来；顺便拜访 get over克服；(从疾病等中)恢复过
46、来 hand over交出，移交 knock over撞倒，撞翻 look over检查，查看，调查,即时跟踪 用over相关短语的适当形式填空 Team leaders must ensure that all members _ their natural desire to avoid the embarrassment associated with making mistakes. Youll _ the stone if you dont mind. Is Mr.Eric retiring from his post? Yes.He has decided to have his work _ to the new manager. The vase on the table must be _ by the cat.,get over,trip over,handed over,knocked over,Would you mind _ my article? If you leave your shoes lying around like that，youll _ them. Atrip out Btrip over Cfall down Dfall on,
