SectionⅠWarmingUp&Reading—Comprehending第一步:热身——发散思维,了解英语语言中的幽默Thefollowingpicturesshowyousometypicalactorsorwritersofhumour.Doyouknowthemandwhichkindofhumourtheybelongto?1.Mr.Bean(1)mimeCharlieChaplin2.ZhouXingchi(2)comedyGeYou3.(3)andTangJiezhongcrosstalkJiangKun4.(4)ZhaoBenshansketchChenPeisi第二步:速读——了解教材课文(P18)主题和段落大意Skimthetextandchoosethebestanswer.1.What'sthemainideaofthetext?A.HowChaplinentertainedtheaudiencewithhishumour.B.AbriefintroductiontoCharlieChaplin.C.OneofCharlieChaplin'smostfamousfilms—TheGoldRush.D.ThehistoryofEnglishhumour.答案:B2.Matchthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para.1A.Anexampleofasadsituationthathemadefunny.Para.2B.Hisachievements.Para.3C.WhatCharlie'schildhoodwaslike.Para.4D.Whathismostfamouscharacterwaslike.Para.5E.Whypeopleneededcheeringup.ECDAB第三步:细读——把握教材课文(P18)关键信息Readthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.1.Howdoyouunderstandthesentence“Laughteristhesunthatdriveswinterfromthehumanface”?A.Laughterhasthepowertodrivewinterawayandwelcomewarmspring.B.Laughtercankeepone'sfacewarm,especiallyduringfreezingwinter.C.Laughtercanmakepeopleforgettheirproblemsandmakethemfeelhappy.D.Laughtercangivepeoplewarmth,sotheirfacesarenotcold.答案:C2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Humourcanmakeasadsituationentertaining.B.CharlieChaplinwasgivenanhonourforhiscontributiontothefilmindustry.C.CharlieChaplin'sfamilybecamemuchpoorerafterhisfatherdied.D.CharlieChaplinwasnotkindwhenotherswereunkindtohim.答案:D3.WhatmadeCharlieChaplinoneofthemostpopularchildactorsinEngland?A.Hisappearance.B.Hishairstyle.C.Hishumour.D.Hisfoolishacting.答案:C4.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.CharlieChaplinwasnotonlyawriterandadirectorbutalsoanactorandafilmmaker.B.ChaplinwasgivenaspecialOscarforhisoutstandingworkinfilms.C.In1977CharlieChaplindiedandwasburiedinSwitzerland.D.Chaplinislovedandrememberedasagreatactorwhocouldinspirepeoplewithgreatconfidence.答案:A【难句透析·素养提能】Analyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1.AsVictorHugooncesaid,“Laughteristhesunthatdriveswinterfromthehumanface”,anduptonownobodyhasbeenabletodothisbetterthanCharlieChaplin.[句式分析]本句中and连接两个分句,as意为“正如”,引导从句,先行词为整个主句。[尝试翻译]并列非限制性定语正如维克多·雨果曾经说过的:“笑声如驱走人们脸上寒冬的太阳”。关于这一点,直到今天也没有人能比查理·卓别林做得更好。2.Unfortunatelyhisfatherdied,leavingthefamilyevenworseoff,soCharliespenthischildhoodlookingafterhissickmotherandhisbrother.[句式分析]此句为so连接的并列句,so在句中表示结果。第一分句中“”为现在分词作结果状语。[尝试翻译]leavingthefamilyevenworseoff不幸的是,他的父亲去世了,这使得他的家境更加贫寒,所以查理的童年是在照顾生病的母亲和弟弟中度过的。3.Theactingissoconvincingthatitmakesyoubelievethatitisoneofthebestmealshehasevertasted![句式分析]此句为主从复合句。主句结构为“如此……以至于……”,that引导结果状语从句;第二个that引导的从句在句中作动词believe的宾语。句中的“”为省掉关系代词的定语从句,修饰先行词meals。[尝试翻译]so...thathehasevertastedthat(卓别林的)表演是那么有说服力,以至于你会相信这顿饭是他吃过的最美味的一顿!AMASTEROFNONVERBALHUMOUR①AsvictorHugooncesaid【1】,“Laughteristhesunthatdriveswinterfromthehumanface”,anduptonow②nobodyhasbeenabletodothisbetterthanCharlieChaplin【2】.Hebrightened③thelivesofAmericansandBritishthroughtwoworldwarsandthehardyearsinbetween【3】.Hemadepeoplelaughatatimewhentheyfeltdepressed④【4】,sotheycouldfeelmorecontentwith⑤theirlives.【1】AsVictorHugooncesaid是As引导的非限制性定语从句。As指代整个主句的内容,意为“正如”。【2】nobody与better连用,属于“否定词+比较级”用法,表示最高级含义。【3】inbetween=inbetweentwoworldwars,为避免重复,承接上文,省略了宾语。inbetween为双重介词,是介词的一种特殊用法。【4】whentheyfeltdepressed是when引导的定语从句,修饰先行词atime,关系副词when代替先行词在从句中作时间状语。Notthat⑥Charlie'sownlifewaseasy!Hewasborninapoorfamilyin1889.Hisparentswerebothpoormusichallperformers⑦.Youmayfinditastonishing⑧thatCharliewastaughttosingassoonashecouldspeakanddanceassoonashecouldwalk.【5】Suchtrainingwascommoninactingfamiliesatthistime,especiallywhenthefamilyincomewasoftenuncertain.Unfortunately⑨hisfatherdied,leavingthefamilyevenworseoff⑩【6】,soCharliespenthischildhoodlookingafterhissickmotherandhisbrother.Byhisteens⑪,Charliehad,throughhishumour,becomeoneofthemostpopularchildactorsinEngland.Hecouldmimeandactthefooldoingordinary⑫everydaytasks.Noonewaseverbored⑬watchinghim【7】—hissubtle⑭actingmadeeverythingentertaining⑮!【5】Youmayfinditastonishingthat...中,it是形式宾语,astonishing是宾补,that引导的从句是真正的宾语,assoonashecouldspeak和assoonashecouldwalk是assoonas引导的两个时间状语从句。【6】现在分词短语leaving...off作结果状语,表示一种自然而然的结果。【7】现在分词短语watchinghim作时间状语,相当于时间状语从句whentheywerewatchinghim。Astimewentby【8】,hebeganmakingfilms.Hegrewmoreandmorepopularashischarming⑯character,thelittletramp,becameknownthroughout⑰theworld【9】.Thetramp,apoor,homeless⑱manwithamoustache⑲【10】,worelargetrousers,wornout⑳shoesandasmallroundblackhat.Hewalkedaroundstifflycarryingawalkingstick【11】.Thischaracterwasasocialfailure○21butwaslovedforhisoptimism○22anddeterminationtoovercome○23alldifficulties.Hewastheunderdog○24whowaskindevenwhenotherswereunkindtohim.【8】Astimewentby意为“随着时间的推移”,是as引导的时间状语从句,相当于withtimegoingby。【9】ashischarmingcharacter...theworld是as引导的时间状语从句,thelittletramp是character的同位语。【10】此处“apoor,homelessmanwithamoustache”作Thetramp的同位语。【11】现在分词短语carryingawalkingstick作伴随状语,与walkedaroundstiffly表示的动作同时发生。Howdidthelittletrampmakeasadsituationentertaining?Hereisanexamplefromoneofhismostfamousfilms【12】,TheGoldRush.Itistowardtheendofth