Unit 1 Laughter is good for you
Studiesshowthatlaughterissomethingthatmakesyoufeelcalmorrelaxedforbothphysicalandpsychologicalwoundsthoughitmayemfutiletolaughinthefaceofpainandfear.
WhenDanRatherinterviewedcomedianBillCosbyjustoneweekafterhisson，Ennis，waskilled，Cosbysaid，“Ithinkitistimeformetotellpeoplethatwehavetolaugh.Youcanturnpainfulsituationsaroundthroughlaughter.Ifyoucanfindhumorinanything，youcansurviveit.”
Callitaflashlightfordarktimes：laughterjustemstoadjusttheattitudebetterthananythingel.InspirationalspeakerSteveRizzorecallsaTVinterviewwithaninjuredfirefighterafewdaysafter9·11.Themanhadfallenmorethan30storiesinoneofthetowersandhadbrokenaleg.Everyonewascrying，andthereporterasked，“Howisitthatyou’vecomeoutofthisalive？”Helookedatherandwithoutmissingabeat，said，“Look，lady，I’mfromNewYorkandI’mafirefighter；that’sallyouneedtoknow.”
“Everyonelaughedthoughthelaughterwasonlyacoupleofconds，”saysRizzo.“Sometimesthat’sallyouneedtocatchyourcondbreath.Laughtergivesyouthatcoupleofconds.You’rendingamessagetoyourbrain，
andthemessageis：国产吉他Ifyoucanstilllaughevenalittleamongthepain，youaregoingtobeOK.”
Ofcour，thereisadifferencebetweenlaughingoffarioussituationandlaughingoffthefearthatresults.Thefirefighterwasdoingthelatter，statesRizzo，theauthorofBecomingaHumorBeing金针菇的家常做法，andsoshouldwe.“Ifthereisanythingwehavelearntfrom9·11，it’showpreciouslifereallyis，”Rizzosays.“Wehavetondamessagethatourspiritwon’tdie.Oneimportantthingthatunitesusisourabilitytolaugh.”
阅读短文，判断正(T)误(F)
1．Thewriterustheexamplesofthecomedianandthefirefightertoshowlaughterisagoodwaytogetridofpainandfear.(T)
2．WecaninferfromthepassagethatSteveRizzoisasoldier.(F)
3．Theunderlinedword“futile”inthefirstparagraphmeans“uless”．(T)
4．Fromthepassage，wecanknowthatAmericansarereallyinspiredafter9·11.(F)
Period One Welcome to the unit & Reading—Pre-reading
匹配左边的单词与右边的汉语意思
[第一组]
1．weekly A．(同一事物)不同种类；多种样式
2．stage B．取笑；揶揄；戏弄
关于孕妇3．tea C．每周的
4．previous D．先前的，以往的
5．variety E．舞台；阶段，时期
答案 1.C 2.E 3.B 4.D 5.A
[第二组]
6．comedy A．单口喜剧
7．stand-up B．风格；方式；样式
8．style C．表现
9．behave D．喜剧
10．visual E．视觉的
答案 6.D 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.E
[第三组]
11．hammer A．喜爱，钟爱
12．trip B．表演，演出；表现，业绩
13．performance C．技术的；技能的
14．affection D．绊，(使)绊倒
15．technical E．敲，捶打
答案 11.E 12.D情情 13.B 14.A大提琴学习 15.C
[第四组]
16．perform A．逗笑，逗乐；提供悬崖勒马什么意思(消遣)，(使)娱乐
17．王褒little-known B．大叫，嚎叫
18．howl C．哀悼，忧伤
19与你同行作文．amu D．鲜为人知的
20．mourn E．演出，表演；做，履行；工作，运转
答案 16.E 17.D 18.B 19.A 20.C
1．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?
A．Whatisstand-upandwhypeopleloveit.
B．Peoplearealwaynjoyinglaughing.
C．Thecomediantellsusahumorousstory.
D．Theimportanceoflaughter.
答案 A
2．What’stheauthor’smainpurpobywritingthispassage?
