Unit 1 Laugh out loud!

Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas

单词拼写 根据首字母或汉语提示，用本部分所学单词的正确形式填空。

1.The doctors usually e__________ the patients first and then decide whether to operate on them or not.

2. Jenny is very happy today and we can see she is in a good m .

3.Our English teacher usually e_________ us with amusing stories and jokes when he thinks we are bored.

4. Eric always studies the a_________ in the newspaper as he wants to find a good job.

5. E_________ usually decide within five minutes whether the person is suitable for the job.

6. The moment the two _________ （小丑） appeared on stage， the audience began laughing.

7. There is something wrong with both of my _________ （脚踝）.

8. I’m going to the _________ （马戏团） with my best friends this afternoon.

9. Alice is tall with dark _________ （卷曲的） hair.

10. It took us quite a long time to get to the _________ （娱乐） park.

选择填空 用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。

cheer up do a great job do the trick in pain more often than not

1. I believe these pills can _________ and you’ll feel much better in no time.

2. Some choices are simple， but _________ one finds it difficult to make a correct decision.

3. Doctors and nurses try to work harder at _________ the patients.

4. Ms Johnson _________ as an assistant during her nine years in office.

5. Susan’s back was injured and she was _________.

课文语法填空

Scientific studies show that laughter produces 1 （chemistry） to make people feel better，

2 means clown doctors can be helpful. We are specially trained clowns who work as part of a programme known as “hospital clowning”. Being a clown doctor 3 （mean） I can help people by entertaining them.

Visiting hospitals and other 4 （healthy） care facilities， we clown doctors work together

5 medical professionals. On a typical day， we spend our time 6 （cheer） up patients， their family， and more often than not， the hospital staff， too！ We do this by doing magic tricks， singing songs， telling stories and， of course， telling silly jokes. Some children， though， don’t feel like laughing， 7 （especial） if they’re in pain. We have to be very 8 （sense） and work closely with the doctors and nurses， who keep us updated on each patient.

And as for me？ Well， when I take off my wig and my red nose， I’m still wearing a big smile， as I remember all the fun and laughter of the day. While there might be more hospital visits ahead for more children， I hope that clown doctors help make the hospital a friendlier place 9 （visit）. After all， 10 really is true that “laughter is the best medicine”.

1. _________  2. _________  3. _________  4. _________  5. _________

6. _________ 7. _________  8. _________  9. _________10. _________

阅读理解

There can be a lot to deal with when you visit a new country. There are the airports， the time zones， the language and when you travel to the UK： the humor difference. Visitors are often not sure what to do while the British burst into laughter. So if you’re traveling to the UK and want to be telling jokes， not guessing when to laugh， then read on.

Self-deprecation （自我贬低）

The British have the habit of deprecating themselves. They will often make fun of themselves or their life choices to get a laugh. If a British person is going to create a funny Facebook post about going to the gym， he will be sure to mention the seven bags of potato chips that he is going to eat afterwards. And this doesn’t just happen to one or two persons： British companies are also interested in it—BBC has created a show to make fun of itself and it spreads nationally.

Tongue-in-cheek （半开玩笑）

This is similar to self-deprecation. Instead of making fun of themselves， they will do it to each other. It’s often the case that if a British person likes you， he/she will try and make fun of you， but without being serious. So don’t be surprised if someone tells you that your new jacket looks like it was picked out of trash—nine times out of ten that is a joke to make you laugh.

Sarcasm （讽刺）

A British person will often say the converse of what they mean to make someone laugh. If it’s raining outside， for example， they’ll cheerfully point out： “What good weather we’re having！” Some British TV shows like Blackadder and Fawlty Towers are founded on this principle （原理）， and there are many fake newspapers and websites trying to present daily British life in a sarcastic way.

1. What do foreigners think of British humor according to Paragraph 1？

A. Inspiring. B. Confusing. C. Amusing. D. Boring.

2. What does tongue-in-cheek have self-deprecation in common？

A. They both include deprecation. B. They both focus on people’s habits.

C. They both make fun of each other. D. They both laugh at the speakers.

3. What does the underlined word “converse” in the last paragraph mean？

A. Threat. B. Focus. C. Summary. D. Opposite.

4. In which part of a newspaper may this text appear？

A. Education. B. Sports. C. Culture. D. Science.