2019-2020学年高中英语 Unit 1 Laughter is good for you Se

1Unit1Laughterisgoodforyou俗话说，笑一笑，十年少。高尔基也说过，只有爱笑的人，生活才能过得更美好。笑是生命哲理，笑是生活智慧，笑是生存策略，笑是人生境界。笑是最好的人生态度，笑是最好的人类生活。我们需要笑，生活需要笑。LaughterIstheBestMedicine—TheHealthBenefitsofHumorandLaughterMorethanjustbrighteningupyourday,sharingagoodlaughcanactuallyimproveyourhealth.Thesoundoflaughterdrawspeopletogetherinwaysthattrigger(使发生)healthyphysicalandemotionalchangesinthebody.Laughtercanreducestress,anxiety,anddepression,strengthenyourimmunesystem,anddiminish(减少)pain.Aschildren,weusedtolaughhundredsoftimesaday,butasadultslifetendstobemoreseriousandlaughtermoreinfrequent.Byseekingoutmoreopportunitiesforhumorandlaughter,though,youcanimproveyouremotionalhealth,strengthenyourrelationships,findgreaterhappiness—andevenaddyearstoyourlife.Whatyoucando1．Sharefunnymoments—eveniftheyareembarrassing—withfriends2．Hostagamenightforfriends3．Whenyouhearlaughter,movetowardsit4．Seekoutplayfulpeoplewholaugheasily5．LearntolaughatyourselfWhyislaughterthesweetestmedicineformindandbody?2Nothingbalancesyournervoussystemfasterthancommunicatingface­to­facewithanotherperson.Addlaughtertothatcommunicationandyouhaveapowerfulantidote(解药)tostress,anxiety,pain,andconflict.Humorlightensyourburdens,inspireshopes,connectsyoutoothers,andkeepsyougrounded,focused,andalert.Italsohelpsyoutoreleaseangerandbemoreforgiving.Withsomuchpowertohealandrenew,theabilitytolaugheasilyandfrequentlyisatremendous(巨大的)resourceforsurmountingproblems,enhancingyourrelationships,andsupportingbothphysicalandemotionalhealth.LaughterisgoodforyourhealthLaughterrelaxesthewholebody.Agood,heartylaughrelievesphysicaltensionandstress,leavingyourmusclesrelaxedforupto45minutesafter.Laughterprotectstheheart.Laughterimprovesthefunctionofbloodvesselsandincreasesbloodflow,whichcanhelpprotectyouagainstaheartattackandothercardiovascular(心脏血管的)problems.Laughterlightensanger’sheavyload.Nothingdiffusesangerandconflictfasterthanasharedlaugh.Lookingatthefunnysidecanputproblemsintoperspectiveandenableyoutomoveonfromconfrontationswithoutholdingontobitternessorresentment.Laughtermayevenhelpyoutolivelonger.AstudyinNorwayfoundthatpeoplewithastrongsenseofhumoroutlivedthosewhodon’tlaughasmuch.Thedifferencewasparticularlynotableforthosebattlingcancer.SectionⅠWelcometotheunit&Reading—WarmingUp[基础词汇]1．weeklyn．周刊；周报adj.每周的32．stagen.舞台；阶段，时期3．previousadj.先前的，以往的4．stylen.风格；方式；样式5．little­knownadj.鲜为人知的6．academyn.研究院，学会；专科院校7．visualadj.视觉的[拓展词汇]8．teasevt.取笑；揶揄；戏弄→teasingadj.戏弄的；揶揄的9．varietyn.(同一事物)不同种类；多种样式→variousadj.各种各样的→varyv．改变；使多样化10．behavevi.&vt.表现→behaviourn．行为；举止；品行＝behavior美11．performancen.表演，演出；表现，业绩→performv．执行；表演→performern．表演者；执行者12．affectionn.喜爱，钟爱→affectvt.影响；感动→affectedadj.受影响的；受感动的13．amusevt.逗笑，逗乐；提供(消遣)，(使)娱乐→amusingadj.有趣的；引人发笑的14．technicaladj.技术的；技能的→technologyn．技术；工艺；工艺学→technologistn．技术专家1.stand__up__for支持，维护2.trip__over绊倒3.make__fun__of拿……开玩笑；取笑，嘲弄4.have__affection__for喜爱，钟爱5.come__up__with想出；拿出6.pass__away去世，亡故7.depend(rely)__on/upon依赖8.queue__up排队等候9.follow__in__the__footsteps__of__sb.追随某人的脚步；效仿某人10.make__jokes__about拿某事开玩笑41．while“虽然”，引导让步状语从句While__this__kind__of__humour__may__sound__cruel,__itusuallyonlyworksifboththecomedianandtheaudiencehaveaffectionfororadmirethepersonbeingmadefunof.这种幽默听起来可能有点刻薄，但通常只有当喜剧演员和观众都喜欢或者崇拜这个被打趣的对象时，这种幽默才奏效。2．省略句Hesaysitisbecausewhenhestartedpractisingstand­upasachild,hetoldhimselfjokeswhile__standing__in__front__of__the__mirror,__brushinghisteeth.他说，这是因为在他小时候开始练习单口喜剧时，他站在镜子面前，边刷牙边给自己讲笑话。3．Onereason...isthat...……的一个原因是……One__reasonCrystalhasbecomesofamousis__that__he__is__very__quick__thinking,__and__is__often__able__to__come__up__with__new__jokesaboutthepeopleandthingsaroundhim.克里斯托之所以如此出名，原因之一就是他思维非常敏捷，常常能就身边的人或事即兴编出笑话来。4．what引导的宾语从句Doctorshavebeenresearchingwhat__effectstand­upandotherformsofcomedyhaveonus,andhavediscoveredthatpeoplewholaughalotlivelonger.医务工作者们一直在研究单口喜剧和其他喜剧形式能够对我们产生什么样的影响，并已发现经常笑的人更长寿。5．whatever引导的让步状语从句的省略Whatever__the__reason,__researchshowsthatintheend,theEnglishsaying,‘Laughteristhebestmedicine’，maybetrueafterall.不管是什么原因，研究表明，那句英语格言“笑是灵丹妙药”到头来可能真的没错。ⅠReadthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.1．Astand­upcomedian________whileperforming.5A．enjoyslaughingB．enjoysmakingfunofhimselfC．usuallytakesadvantageoftheaudienceD．haspreparedalotofjokesinadvance2．BillyCrystalstartedhiscareer________．A．asatelevisionactorB．asafilmactorC．asahostD．asastand­upcomedian3．What’stheauthor’smainpurposebywritingthelastparagraph?A．Tointroducethestand­upcomedytous.B．TomakeusknowaboutfamouscomedianslikeBobHopeandGeorgeBurns.C．Totellpeoplethatlaughingisthebestmedicine.D．Tohelpuslearnhowtoperformstand­upcomedian.4．Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphcomediansareexpectedto________．A．enjoyaverylonglifeB．worktilltheendoflifeC．havenoplanstostopworkD．performstand­up答案：1－4.CDCAⅡAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1．Astand­upcomedianmayteaseanaudiencemember,ormightdecidetotelldifferentjokesdependinguponhowtheaudiencereactedtohisorherpreviousjokes.Astand­upcomedian是________语；mayteaseanaudiencemember,ormightdecidetotelldifferentjokes是两个并列的动作；dependingupon是现在分词作_____