Unit17Laughter2笑是疗效最好的药。无论我们感觉自己的情绪有多么低落,笑声足以让我们开心一整天。LaughterstimulatesyourfullbodyFeelingexhausted?Alaughcanprovideyouwithafullbodywakeupcallthatwillhelpyoufeelenergizedandrefreshed.3LaughtermakesyoufeelbetterHaveyoueverbeensuperstressedatworkorschool,maybebecauseeveryoneisbeingmeantodayoryouhaveanexamcomingupthatyou'renotevenclosetoreadyfor,butthenafriendtoldyouahilariousjokeorstorythatmadeyoulaughsohardyoualmostwetyourself?Itisamazinghowmuchbetteranexplosivelaughcanmakeusfeel,especiallyifit'stotallyoutoftheblue!4LaughterincreasesyourimmunityNegativestresscauseschemicalreactionsinyourbodythatdecreaseyourimmunity,makingitmorelikelyyouwillgetsick.Aheartylaughfuelsyourimmunesystemwithdiseasefightingpowersthatwillhelpyoustayhealthyandenergetic.5LaughterhelpsyoustresslessHaveyoueverbeensofrustratedwithyourdaythatyouwantedtocurlupinaballandcry?Idoubtanyonecanhonestlysay,“No,”tothatquestionbecausewe'veallbeenthere,butwhynotlaughinstead?Howhappyyouareinlifehaslesstodowithhowyouactthanitdoeshowyoureact.6[阅读障碍词]1.stimulatevt.刺激;鼓舞2.energizedadj.激励的3.hilariousadj.欢闹的;愉快的4.immunityn.免疫5.frustratedadj.沮丧的7[诱思导读]1.Whatfunctionsdoeslaughterhave?__________________________________________________________________________________.2.Whatshouldwedowhenfacedwithstress?________.Stimulateourfullbody;makeusfeelbetter;increaseourimmunity;Laughhelpusstressless8SectionⅠReading(Ⅰ)(Warmup&Lesson1)9新生词汇初识10Ⅰ.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.ridiculousA.adj.不可置信的,极其惊人的()2.politicianB.vt.忽视()3.unbelievableC.vt.提取;撤退()4.withdrawD.vt.澄清,讲清楚()5.matureE.n.延误,延期11()6.overlookF.n.政治家()7.clarifyG.n.身份()8.delayH.adj.惊恐的,担惊受怕的()9.identificationI.adj.荒谬的,可笑的()10.scaredJ.adj.成熟的[答案]1-5IFACJ6-10BDEGH12Ⅱ.选择下列句中词组的汉语意思A.辍学;掉落B.排队等候C.经历;详查D.处理;对付E.对某人大叫F.只要G.突然笑起来H.挤着前行()1.Aslongasweareunited,thereisnodifficultywecannotovercome.()2.IalmostburstoutlaughingwhenIsawwhatshewaswearing.13()3.Ithinkhe'sjustgoingtodealwiththisproblemanotherway.()4.Hehadtopushhiswaythroughthecrowdtothecar.()5.Don'tyellatme.IcameasfastasIcould.()6.Weliketogotothemovies,butwehatetowaitinlinefortickets.()7.He'ddroppedoutofhighschoolattheageof16.()8.Idon'teverwanttogothroughanythinglikethatagain.[答案]1-5FGDHE6-8BAC14教材语篇细研15ACheckyourspelling“Haveyoueverhadtroubletrying①tospellaword?”Iaskedmyhusbandoneday.“Yes,sometimes.Why,whathappened?”heasked.“Thisafternoon,Iwasinthetowncentre,whereIhadbeendoingsomeshopping②.IsuddenlyrealisedIdidn'thaveanymoneyleftsoIquicklywenttothebanktocashacheque(兑现支票).Iwantedto16withdraw(提取)$40fromourbankaccount,butI'msoforgetful(健忘的)thatIcouldn'trememberif40wasspelled‘fourty’or‘forty’③.”“Whatdidyoudo?”myhusbandasked.“Itookoutfiftydollarsinstead.”Isaid.17A检查你的拼写一天,我问丈夫,“你有没有拼不出单词的时候?”“有时会,怎么了?”他问道。“今天下午我在常去的市中心购物,突然发现身上没钱了,所以我马上去银行,把支票兑换成现金。我想从我们的账户中取出40美元,但我是如此健忘以至于我不记得40是拼作‘fourty’还是‘forty’。”丈夫问,“那你怎么办的?”我答道,“我取了50元。”18[助读讲解]①havetrouble(in)doingsth.做某事有困难。②where引导非限定性定语从句,where在从句中作地点状语。③so...that...表示“如此……以至于……”。19BFamilyharmonyTheWangfamilywasplanningtogoonaholidaysoon.MrWangwantedtoknowwhichplacewouldbethemostenjoyableforthewholefamily④.Hefelthisdaughterwasmature(成熟的)enoughandhedidn'twanttooverlook(忽视)heropinionsoheaskedher,“IfIwasgoingtoHainanIslandandyourmumwasgoingtoThailand,wherewouldyouliketogo?”Shereplied,“Hmm...I'dliketogoto20Thailand.”Hewonderedaboutherresponse,andjusttoclarify(澄清),heaskedheranotherquestion.“Well,ifIwasgoingtoThailandandyourmumwasgoingtoHainanIsland,wherewouldyouliketogothen?”Thistimeshedidn'thesitate⑤,“ThenI'dliketogotoHainanIsland.”NowMrWangwaspuzzled.“Butwhy?”heasked.“BecauseIwenttoThailandonthelasttrip,”shesaid.21B家庭和谐王先生一家人打算不久去度假。他想知道哪个地方是全家人都觉得最好玩的。他觉得他女儿很成熟了,他不想忽视她的意见,于是问她,“如果我要去海南岛而你妈妈要去泰国,那么你想要去哪里?”她回答说,“嗯……我想去泰国。”他对她的回答感到奇22怪,为了弄清楚,他问了她另一个问题,“好吧,如果我要去泰国而你妈妈要去海南岛,那么你又想去哪里呢?”这次她没有犹豫,“我想去海南岛。”王先生迷惑不解,“为什么呢?”他问道。“因为我上次去过了泰国,”她回答说。[助读讲解]④which引导宾语从句。⑤hesitatevt.犹豫,hesitatetodosth.对做某事犹豫不决。23CMemorylossHeavysnowlastwintercausedlongdelays(延误)atHeathrowairport.Oneafternoon,hundredsofunluckypassengerswhohadbeenexpectingtoboardaflighttoNewYorkweretoldithadbeencancelled.Oneunfortunatecounter(柜台)agentwasdealingwithallthepassengerswhenanangryman,whohadbeenqueuing(排队)forsometime,pushedhiswaytothefront⑥.“Iwantafirstclassseatonthisflight,24now!”demandedthemanangrily.Theyoungagentrepliedpolitely,“I'msorrysir,butIcan'tignorethesepeople.Theywereherefirst.Ifyoucouldwaityourturn,I'llseewhatIcando.”Thisdidnotpleasetheman.Heyelledattheyounggirl,sothatthepassengerswaitinginlinebehindhimcouldhear⑦,“DOYOUKNOWWHOIAM?”Thegirlsmiled,stoodupandspokeloudly,“Attentionplease!WehaveapassengerhereWHODOESNOTKNOWWHOHEIS.Ifanyonecanhelphimfindhisidentification(身份),pleasecometothegate.”25C失忆去年冬天的一场大雪,导致希思罗机场的航班长时间延误。一天下午,几百名运气不佳的乘客被告知,他们等候多时预定飞往纽约的航班被取消了。一名倒霉的柜台工作人员正忙着应付这些乘客,突然一个在队伍中等候多时、怒气冲冲的男子挤上前来,气急败坏地提出要求,“我要这个航班的头等舱的座位,现在就要。”那位年轻的工作人员礼貌地答复到,“对不起,先生,但是我们不能忽略这些人,26他们先到。等轮到您时我会帮你的。”这话令男子很是不悦。“你知道我是谁吗?”他大声质问这位年轻的女孩儿,以便也让在他后面排队等待的人听到他的话,那位姑娘微笑着站起身,大声说,“请注意,这里有位乘客不知道自己是谁。如果有人能帮他识别自己的身份,请到入口处来。”[助读讲解]⑥who引导非限定性定语从句,修饰先行词anangryman。⑦sothat意为“以便,为了”,引导目的状语从句。27第一步速读——了解