Unit 3 A taste of English humour
Warming Up & Reading
词汇知识·自主学习
Ⅰ. 用本单元恰当的单词补全语境
1. a taste of English humour 英语的幽默感
2. feel content with their lives 对他们的生活感到满意
3. music hall performer 音乐大厅的表演者
4. find it astonishing 发现它令人吃惊
5. be bored 感到厌烦
6. do ordinary everyday tasks 从事普通的日常工作
7. throughout the world 全世界
8. entertain them with stories 用故事逗他们乐
9. a pair of worn-out shoes 一双破旧的鞋
10. a social failure 一个社会失败者
11. overcome all difficulties 克服所有困难
12. direct films 指导电影
13. his outstanding work 他出色的工作
14. make u of gestures 利用手势
Ⅱ. 根据语境写出黑体部分的汉语意思
1. More than 10 million people have been infected by the illness up to now. (目前为止)
2. His dad died, leaving the family even wor off. (贫穷)
3. The girl has to look after her sister becau her mother is ill. (照顾, 照看)
4. The mountain village has been cut off from the outside for a long time, so the villagers here are still living a primitive and quiet life. (切断, 阻断)
5. As the summer vacation is approaching, it’s high time that parents picked out some training cours for their children. (挑选)
6. Don’t be too hard on yourlf. Being content with what you have is the key to happiness. (对……满意)
7. Everybody thought this young actor would have a bright future after he starred in two films. (主演)
根据课文及汉语提示补全句子
1. As Victor Hugo once said(正如维克多·雨果曾经说过的), “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”, and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin.
2. Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even wor off(这使得他的家境更加贫寒), so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.
3. By his teens(在他十多岁的时候), Charlie had, through his humour, become one of the most popular child actors in England.
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4. As time went by(随着时间的推移), he began making films.
根据给出的构词规则完成下面空格。
-ous是形容词后缀, 通常用于动词或名词后构成形容词, 表示“充满……的”。
humour→humorous 幽默的
continue→ continuous 不断的; 持续的
anxiety→ anxious 忧虑的
胖大海的功效与作用
danger→ dangerous 危险的
mountain→ mountainous 多山的
poison→ poisonous 有毒的
阅读精析·合作学习
Task 1 框架宏观建构: 整体理解
Task 2 文本微观剖析: 细节探究
1. 根据文章细节信息完成下列问题。
(1)How do you understand the ntence “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”?
青涩是什么意思
A. Laughter has the power to drive away and welcome warm spring.
B. Laughter can keep one’s face warm, especially during freezing winter.
C. Laughter can make people forget their problems and make them feel happy.
D. Laughter can give people warmth, so their faces are not cold.
(2)Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Humour can make a sad situation entertaining.
B. Charlie Chaplin was given an honour for his contribution.
C. Charlie Chaplin’s family became much poorer after his father died.
D. Charlie Chaplin was not kind when others were unkind to him.
(3)What made Charlie Chaplin one of the most popular actors in English?
A. His appearance. B. His hairstyle.
基本英文C. His humour. D. His foolish acting.
(4)What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. Charlie Chaplin was not only a writer and a director but also an actor and a film-maker.
B. Chaplin was given a special Oscar for his outstanding work in films.
C. In 1977 Charlie Chaplin died and was buried in Switzerland.
D. Chaplin is loved and remembered as a great actor who could inspire people with great confidence.
答案: (1)～(4)CDCA
(5)The text mainly tells us 怎么查询银行卡号_______.
A brief introduction to Charlie Chaplin.
2. 根据文章内容完成空格。
思维的逻辑 Time | The life of Charlie Chaplin |
In 1889 | Born in a (1) poor family. |
His childhood | ·His parents were both poor music hall (2)performers. ·When he could walk he was taught to dance. ·(3)Unfortunately/Unluckily, his father died, leaving the family even (4)wor off. ·By his teens, he could mime and act the fool doing (5)ordinary everyday tasks. |
With time going by | He grew more and more popular and became known (6)throughout the world. |
Later | He wrote, (7)directed and produced films he (8)starred in. |
In 1972 | He was given a special Oscar for his (9)outstanding work in films. |
In 1977 | ·He died in Switzerland, (10)where he was buried. ·As a great actor, he is loved and remembered by the world. |
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3. 运用语句知识解构课文中的长难句。
译文: 你可能会感到惊奇, 查理刚会说话时大人就教他唱歌, 他刚会走路时大人就教他跳舞了。
译文: (卓别林的)这场表演是如此有说服力, 以至于你会相信这顿饭是他吃过的最美味的一顿饭之一。
