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Unit 3 课下能力提升(十)

Ⅰ.根据提示写出单词的正确形式

1．The professor was ________ (满意的) with the result of the experiment. 2．He became inspired when he thought about helping ________ (普通的) people. 3．We got ________ (厌烦的) with the long speech given by Mr Smith. 4．He has enough courage to ________ (克服) the difficulty. 5．Charlie Chaplin was an ________ (杰出的) comedy actor. 6．The news ________ (astonish) everybody at the last meeting. 7．________ (fortunate) he won't be here tomorrow.

8．As a famous ________ (perform), he is always popular with his fans. 9．He set about helping ________ (home) women and children to place of safety. 10．The hotel is famous for its good ________ (entertain)． Ⅱ.选词填空

1．She has ____________ a lot of good films.

2．The city is ____________ by the heavy snow from the outside world.

3．The people there were ____________ for medicine and food after the big earthquake. 4．She ________________ her success in passing the College Entrance Examination. 5．When he is depressed, he usually ________ himself ________ light music. 6．I have not heard from him ________________.

7．She is dressed in red, so she can be easily ____________ among her friends. 8．You may be able to ________ me ________ what he has said. 9．I asked a little girl to ________ me ________ the bus stop.

10．They said that they came from the Mars. We ________________ their words. Ⅲ.完成句子

1．She ________________________ her present life. 她对目前的生活十分满意。

2．I ________________________ here. 在这儿遇见你，我感到惊讶。

3．We ________________ we will win the game.

我们相信我们会赢得比赛。

4．The general directed that the prisoners _______________________________________. 将军下令释放犯人。

5．________________， he will get the chance to work in that company. 正如他知道的，他会得到那个在那家公司工作的机会。 6．________________， she is busy every day. 有很多事要做，她终日忙碌。 Ⅳ.阅读理解

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A culture's values can be mirrored by its humor. Humor has been evaluated by many great minds such as Thomas Hobbes, who, in “On Nature”， disliked humor, “Laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from sudden thought of feeling far better than others.” He thought humor to be a negative quality of human narrow-mindedness.

However, Mordechai Gordon, Ph.D of Education, insists, “Humor allows us to view the world from an angle that is amusing rather than serious.” I agree with Gordon. Learning to look at the world through humor is important.

In the United States, every four years an election occurs. Without humor as a way to express their feelings, how else would Americans keep from clawing their eyes out and going the way of lemming? Television shows like The Daily Show have become important parts of American culture. They are mothering the masses by metaphorically (隐喻地) airplaning politics into our mouths. They make politics fun.

Of course, politics is only one type of humor. Social humor helps people through the twists and turns of the human condition. American pop culture promotes an unhealthy self-image. On the topic of self-image, Hari Kondabolu stands out. He has a joke about the popular musical group “The Pussycat Dolls”， describing their hit song Don't Cha as a negative representation of women. He points out an obvious offence in American culture.

A study from Loyola University of Maryland has shown that humor is one determining factor for selecting a mating partner. Among other things, mates look for an outstanding

funny bone in a potential partner.

Of course, humor is not always used for good purposes. Humor can be linked to vulgarity (粗俗) and racism, but, like everything else, it has potential to unite human beings by allowing us to laugh at ourselves, our failures and our connection with one another.

Though life may seem tough and depressing at times, all I have to do is to look in the mirror at my increased wrinkles (皱纹) to know that there is a comedy out there that even Chaplin wasn't aware of.

With that in mind, remember to laugh with humanity and sometimes at humanity. 1．Hobbes believes that humor ________.

A．was only a way to laugh at others to make oneself feel better B．resulted in narrow-mindedness of human beings

C．had the power to mirror personal glory and national values D．was for people to view the world from another angle 2．What is the author's attitude towards political humor? A．Worried. B．Disappointed. C．Curious. D．Appreciative.

3．The fourth paragraph is developed mainly by ________. A．example B．process C．comparison D．classification

4．What can we learn from the last two paragraphs? A．Chaplin wasn't aware of being laughed at.

B．The author feels helpless and sad about getting older. C．Never be the one who laughs at other people.

D．The author is determined to face life with a sense of humor.

B

Songs that make our hearts happy can make them stronger too, US researchers reported on Tuesday.

They found that when people listened to their favorite music, their blood vessels (血管) dilated in much the same way as when they are laughing, or taking blood medications.

“We have a pretty impressive effect，” said Dr Michael Miller, director of