Period Three Lesson 2 Laughter Is the Best Medicine
Ⅰ.语境填词
1．We must proceed with ________ (谨慎)．
2．The cat ________(抓伤) my hand.
3．The professor is a specialist of studying a criminal’s ________(心理学)．
4．The young man a________ his mistake and made an apology to us.
5．Many young people could not r________ playing net games.
6．What made you choose law as a p________？
7．He is an important political f________.
8．Smoking is ____________(禁止) in the whole building.
Ⅱ.选词填空
1．Dr. Yuan Longping has been devoting himself to developing new hybrid rice，so one day the world will ________________ hunger.
2．She always ____________ the smell of fresh bread ________ her grandmother，who loves baking.
3．He is a determined man. Difficulties and hardships can’t ________________ him.
4．He is aged seventy but ________________. He often plays pingpong with young men.
5．Have you ever ________________ a jam and felt very anxious?
6．He nearly ________________ a bus when it stopped suddenly in front of him.
Ⅲ.根据提示翻译下列句子
1．他们正在谈论如何摆脱这可怕的气味。(get rid of)
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2．他时不时地从沙发上站起来，在房间里踱来踱去。(from time to time)
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3．上一次的台风造成上百万美元的损失。(result in)
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4．沉思之中，他差一点撞到树。(knock into)
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5．他被看作全国最优秀的诗人之一。(acknowledge)
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Ⅳ.单项填空
1．How to get ________ of the poisonous gas is being discussed at the meeting.
A．tired B．awkward C．superb D．rid
2．Could you please tell me where I can find an authority unit to ________ the visitors to throw away rubbish?
A．disgust B．board C．forbid D．seal
3．The global temperature ________ going up so far，which has resulted ________ raising sea levels.
A．is；out B．was；to
C．will be；from D．has been；in
4．The author of the guidebook is an architect ________.
A．of profess B．by professional
C．of professor D．by profession
5．She could hardly resist ________ when she heard that she hadn’t passed the test.
A．to cry B．cry
C．being crying D．crying
6．The incident has further increased the ________ between the two countries.
A．admission B．permission
C．division D．tension
7．His salary went into five ________ a year.
A．figures B．numerals C．numbers D．fatigue
8．We didn’t plan our art exhibition like that but it ________ very well.
A．worked out B．tried out
C．went on D．carried on
9．He had tried so many times，and at last he succeeded ________.
A．above all B．after all
C．at all D．in all
10．The dog ________ the door because it wanted to go in.
A．scratched B．watched
C．rubbed D．grasped
Ⅴ.完形填空
The lawyer began to read out Henry’s will. “Dear friends，”he began. “I have set you a little competition. Each of you in turn must tell the __1__ joke he or she can think of and the one who causes the __2__ laughter will receive my fortune after my death. My lawyer will be the only __3__ of the best joke.”“So，ladies and gentlemen，”said the lawyer，__4__ the will down on the table，“It’s up to you now. Who will go first? May I suggest that you go in the alphabetical(字母表的) __5__ of surnames？”The first person stood up and told a very funny joke about an Englishman who __6__ in love with his umbrella. When he __7__，he was in tears of laughter，__8__ he always laughed at his own jokes. The rest of people __9__ there remained completely silent. You could __10__ their red faces and their eyes that they found the joke funny, but __11__ wanted to laugh and gave him the chance to __12__ the competition. The second person told a story about a threelegged pig. When she sat down，the others coughed，__13__ to spit or dropped pencils under the table—anything to __14__ their laughter from being noticed. And so it went on，joke after joke，the sort of jokes that made your sides __15__ and nobody dared to laugh！__16__ the time the last joke had been told, every one of the twelve people __17__ the reading out of Henry’s will was seated perfectly still. Silence, painful silence. Suddenly the lawyer sneezed(打喷嚏). Then he __18__ a large red spotted handkerchief and blew his nose. That was __19__. Someone burst out laughing, unable to __20__ it any longer. That started the others off. Immediately the hall was filled with laughter.
1．A.saddest B．funniest C．serious D．ordinary
2．A.most B．fewest C．fewer D．more
3．A.manager B．artist C．listener D．judge
4．A.throwing B．putting C．tearing D．looking at
5．A.distance B．word C．order D．place
6．A.got B．fell C．felt D．began
7．A.spoke B．smiled C．closed D．finished
8．A.because B．although C．before D．so
9．A.gradual B．present C．unbelievable D．troublesome
10．A.find out B．figure out C．tell from D．keep watch
11．A.everyone B．nobody C．somebody D．anybody
12．A.win B．lose C．take D．overlook
13．A.pretended B．liked C．stopped D．used
14．A.let B．prevent C．increase D．cause
15．A.separate B．remove C．ache D．laugh
16．A.By B．To C．For D．However
17．A.joining B．attending C．appearing D．thinking
18．A.threw out B．picked out C．took out D．passed on
19．A.half B．enough C．all D．little
20．A.draw B．resist C．put D．pull
result in，result from
result in＝lead to/contribute to导致，造成……
result from＝arise from起于，由于
His carelessness resulted in his failure.
他的粗心导致了他的失败。
His failure resulted from his carelessness.
他的失败是由于他的粗心造成的。
答案
Ⅰ.1.caution 2.scratched 3.psychology 4.acknowledged 5.resist 6.profession 7.figure 8.forbidden
Ⅱ.1.get rid of 2.associates with 3.have an effect on 4.stays active 5.been stuck in 6.ran into
Ⅲ.1.They are talking about how to get rid of the terrible smell.
2．From time to time he got up from the sofa and walked about the room.
3．The last typhoon resulted in several million dollars’ worth of damage.
4．Lost in thought，he almost knocked into a tree.
5．He is generally acknowledged as one of the finest poets in the country.
Ⅳ.1.D [从the poisonous gas看出空白处应该填入“除掉”。get rid of除掉；get tired of对……变得厌烦；get awkward变得笨拙；get superb变得出色。句意为：会上正在讨论怎样除掉有毒的气体。]
2．C [句意为：你能够告诉我在哪里能找到一个权威单位来禁止游客扔垃圾吗？disgust厌恶；board寄宿；forbid禁止；seal密封，因此选C项。]
3．D [句意为：到目前为止，全球温度一直在上升，这导致海平面也在不断上升。so far与现在完成进行时态连用。result in...导致……，第二空要填入in而不填out。]
4．D [句意为：这本旅游手册的作者是在职建筑师。D项表示“作为职业”。]
5．D [此题考查动词resist的用法。resist后面要用动名词，而不用动词不定式。根据句意“当她听说她没有通过考试的时候，她忍不住哭了”，选D项最合适。]
6．D [句意为：该事件导致两国关系更加趋于紧张。tension紧张，焦虑。]
7．A [句意为：他一年的薪金达到5位数字。figure指某一数量或数值，也可指算术中的数字位数；numeral数字，数码；number指事物的数字和具体的数目；fatigue疲乏，劳累。]
8．A [句意为：我们没有像那样计划我们的艺术展览，但是其(发展)结果却很好。work out按某种方式发展、结果，符合语境。try out测试，试验；go on继续，进行；carry on实施。]
9．B [句意为：他已尝试了多次，而最后终于成功了。after all意为“毕竟；归根结底”，符合题意。]
10．A [句意为：狗抓门，因为它想进来。scratch抓、搔，抓伤。]
Ⅴ.1.B [这是一则幽默故事，讲述Henry在临终前立下一个奇怪的遗嘱：他要举行一场竞赛，如果谁讲的笑话能让最多的人开怀大笑，他就让这个人继承他所有的财产，以他的律师为裁判。根据后面的内容推断，参赛的人将轮流讲他们觉得最有趣的笑话。]
2．A [句意为：最能引人大笑的人将获得继承权。the most laughter最多的笑声。]
3．D [从下文可知，那位律师是判定谁讲的笑话最有趣的裁判。]
4．B [动词短语put down在这里表示“放下来”，现在分词作伴随状语。]
5．C [按姓氏的开头字母顺序，in...order表示“以……的顺序”。]
6．B [词组fall in love with...意为“一下子爱上……；一见钟情于……”。]
7．D [填入finished，其后省略了telling his joke。]
8．A [这里说明原因，因此用because。]
9．B [这里的形容词present表示“在场的，出席的”，用作后置定语。]
10．C [固定搭配，tell from表示“从……中辨别出，从……中看出来”。]
11．B [当然谁也不愿意开怀大笑。]
12．A [如果他们大笑就等于让他有机会赢得这场竞赛。]
13．A [pretend to do sth.表示“假装做某事”，假装吐唾沫。]
14．B [prevent/keep/stop...from doing...表示“阻止/防止……做……”。做出像把铅笔丢到桌子下这样的事情来避免被别人注意到自己的笑。]
15．C [make your sides ache表示“笑话使你感到腰痛”，但是没人敢笑出来。]
16．A [词组by the time引导一个时间状语从句，表示“到……时为止”。]
17．B [现在分词attending作people的定语。参加这个竞赛的12个人静静地坐着。]
18．C [take out表示“拿出”手帕擦鼻子，符合语境。throw out扔出；pick out精心挑选；pass on转交，传给，均不符合句意。]
19．B [由于大家一直在努力克制不笑，所以那位律师的一点有趣的举动就足以让大家开怀大笑。enough最恰当。]
20．B [所有人都讲完了笑话，由于大家都竭力克制自己，结果谁也没有获得那份遗产，而最后那位律师的一个喷嚏却惹得大家再也控制不住了而开怀大笑，动词resist表示“克制，控制”。]
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