Unit 4 Section Ⅱ Lesson 1-【金版教程】2024-2025学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第二册作业与测评word（北师大版2019）

Section Ⅱ　Lesson 1

课时作业(二)

Ⅰ　完形填空

Most of us lose life's tough battles by starting an unexpected attack—when a touch of humour might well enable us to win. __1__ the case of a young friend of mine, who was trapped in a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving a warning about being late for the job. __2__ there was a good reason for Sam's being late—serious illness at home—he __3__ that this by­now­familiar excuse wouldn't work any longer. His boss was probably already pacing __4__ preparing a speech to fire him.

Yes, the boss was. Sam entered the office at 9：35. The place was as quiet as a locker room; __5__ was hard at work. Sam's boss came up to him angrily. Suddenly, Sam __6__ and stretched out his hand. “How do you do！” he said. “I'm Sam Maynard. I'm applying for a job, which, I understand, became __7__ just 35 minutes ago. Does the __8__  bird get the worm？”

  The room exploded in laughter. The boss __9__ a smile and walked back to his office. Sam Maynard had __10__ his job—with the only tool that could win a laugh. __11__  is a most effective, yet frequently neglected, means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for making up differences, apologizing, criticizing and __12__ the other fellow to do what you want  __13__  his losing face. For some jobs, it's the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so __14__ that serious dialogue may start a quarrel. __15__ many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious problems than people in any other field.

篇章导读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章通过一个小故事讲述了幽默的重要性。在人生很多场激烈的争斗中，如果我们与人硬碰硬正面交锋的话，可能败得一塌糊涂，而幽默往往使我们反败为胜。

1．A.Think   B．Imagine

C．Suppose   D．Consider

答案：D　think 思考；imagine 想象；suppose 假如；consider 考虑。此处指考虑到作者的一个年轻朋友的情况。故选D。

2．A.If   B．Because

C．Unless   D．Although

答案：D　if 如果；because 因为；unless 除非；although 尽管。此处指尽管萨姆迟到有很好

的理由——在家生病。故选D。

3．A.decided   B．said

C.talked   D．urged

答案：A　decide 断定；say 说；talk 交谈；urge 敦促。此处指他断定这种耳熟能详的借口再也不管用了。故选A。

4．A.here and there   B．in and out

C.up and down   D．now and then

答案：C　here and there 到处；in and out 进进出出；up and down 来回，上上下下；now and then 时而。句意：他的老板在办公室走来走去，准备解雇他的发言。故选C。

5．A.somebody   B．everybody

C.nobody   D．anybody

答案：B　somebody某人；everybody 每个人；nobody 没有人；anybody 任何人。此处指每个人都努力工作。故选B。

6．A.cried   B．shouted

C.started   D．smiled

答案：D　cry 哭；shout 大喊；start 开始；smile 微笑。句意：萨姆微笑着并伸出他的手。故选D。

7．A.available   B．fragrant

C.possible   D．reasonable

答案：A　available 可以得到的；fragrant 芳香的；possible 可能的；reasonable 合理的。此处指35分钟之前刚刚空下来，可以得到一份工作。故选A。

8．A.lazy   B．late

C.diligent   D．early

答案：D　early bird gets the worm是习语，表示“早起的鸟儿有虫吃”。故选D。

9．A.sent   B．hid

C.forced   D．had

答案：C　send 送；hide 隐藏；force 强作(笑颜)；强装(欢笑)；have 有。句意：老板勉强笑笑并回到了自己的办公室。故选C。

10．A.protected   B．saved

C.held   D．took

答案：B　protect 保护；save 拯救；hold 容纳；take 带。此处指萨姆拯救了他的工作。故选B。

11．A.Understanding   B．Apology

C.Humour   D．Communication

答案：C　根据第一段第一句中的“when a touch of humour might well enable us to win”可知，幽默往往使我们反败为胜。故选C。

12．A.making   B．having

C.letting   D．getting

答案：D　固定搭配get sb to do sth“让某人做某事”。此处表示让其他人做你想做的事。故选D。

13．A.without   B．for

C．to   D．with

答案：A　without “没有”。此处指没有让他丢脸。故选A。

14．A.constant   B．easy

C．sensitive   D．heated

答案：C　constant 不断的；easy 容易的；sensitive 敏感的；heated 激烈的。句意：可以利用幽默这种方式讨论非常敏感的主题，与这些主题相关的严肃对话可能会引起争吵。故选C。

15．A.After all   B．For example

C．At length   D．Even so

答案：B　此处是举例，应用for example。故选B。

Ⅱ　阅读

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Brian was a funny student. He loved watching comedies  best and hoped to become a comedy actor one day.

  When he heard about the talent show to be held at this school, Brian decided to take part in. He had never acted on stage before, and he was very excited. But some students laughed at him. “You are not funny but silly，” Ken, one of his classmates, said to his face. “No one will like what you do，” another boy also said to him, loudly.

  　Brian couldn't understand why they were so unkind to him. For a moment, he thought about giving up the show. But he remembered how much his friends liked his jokes, and also his teachers said he was very funny. So he decided to prepare for the show.

Brian did a great job at the talent show. Everyone loved his performance, and he won the first prize! His teachers and friends were proud of him. Even so, Ken told Brian that he was not funny, and that he would never be successful. Brian didn't understand why Ken said so, but he realized that it had nothing to do with him. He confidently continued to work towards his goal.