U4 Period 2 Lesson 1 What’s So Funny？-【优化探究】2025-2026学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第二册同步导学案配套PPT课件（北师大版）

选择性必修 第二册 UNIT 4　HUMOUR 1 Period 2　Lesson 1　What’s So Funny?—Reading Comprehension 2 内容索引 NEIRONGSUOYIN 课时作业 巩固提升 3 What’s So Funny? Story A A famous art collector was walking through the city when he noticed a dirty cat lapping① milk from a saucer② in the doorway③ of a store.He did a double take④.  Part 1　教材原文助读 4 本句使用了“Sb.be doing...when...”句型，表示“某人正在做……，这时(突然)……”。并列连词when意为“这时”。 5 ①lap vt.舔食；舔着喝 ②saucer/ˈsɔːsə/n.杯托 ③doorway/ˈdɔːweI/n.门口，出入口 ④do a double take 惊讶地又看了一眼 6 什么事这么好笑? 故事A 　　一个著名的艺术品收藏家在穿过城市时看见一只脏猫在一家商店门口舔饮浅碟中的牛奶。他惊讶地又看了一眼。 7 　　He noticed that the saucer was an antique⑤ and very valuable⑥，so he walked casually⑦ into the store and innocently⑧ offered⑨ to buy the cat for 20 dollars. 8 ⑤antique/ˌænˈtiːk/n.古董adj.古时制造的 ⑥valuable adj.有价值的，贵重的 ※value vt.评价；重视；给……估价；n.价值；重要性 ⑦casually/ˈkæʒuəli/adv.漫不经心地；非正式地 ⑧innocently/ˈInəsəntli/adv.装作若无其事地；无辜地 ⑨offer v.提供；出价 ※offer to do sth.主动提出做某事 9 他注意到这个浅碟是件古董并且很值钱，于是他漫不经心地走进店里，假装毫不知情地提出要花20美元买那只猫。 10 The store owner replied⑩，“I’m sorry，but the cat isn’t for sale⑪.” The collector said，“Please，I need a hungry cat with a good appetite⑫ around the house to catch mice.I’ll pay you 200 dollars for⑬ that cat.”  with a good appetite是定语，修饰名词cat； to catch mice是动词不定式作目的状语。 11 ⑩reply n.& v.回答；答复 ⑪for sale 出售；待售 ⑫appetite/ˈæpItaIt/n.胃口，食欲 ⑬pay sb....for...为……付……钱给某人 12 店主回答道：“不好意思，这只猫不卖。” 收藏家说：“拜托了，我正需要一只又饿、胃口又好的猫帮我抓屋里的老鼠，我可以出200美元买那只猫。” 13 The owner said “sold” and handed over⑭ the cat. The collector continued⑮，“Hey，for the 200 dollars I wonder if you could throw in⑯ that old saucer.The cat’s used to⑰ it and it’ll save me from having⑱ to get a dish.”  I wonder if...表示委婉的语气，意为“不知是否可以……；我想知道是否……”。 14 ⑭hand over 交出；移交 ⑮continue v.继续 ⑯throw in (免费)附送；额外奉送；扔进 ⑰be used to sth.习惯于某物 ※used to do sth.过去常常做某事 be used to do sth.被用来做某事 ⑱save sb.from doing sth.使某人免于做某事 15 店主说了声“成交”，就把猫给了他。 收藏家接着说：“嘿，200 美元的话，不知是否可以把那个旧碟子也送给我。毕竟这只猫已经习惯了用它，这样也省得我再去买猫食盆了。” 16 　　And the owner said，“Sorry my friend，but that’s my lucky saucer.So far⑲ this week I’ve sold 68 cats.” ⑲so far 到目前为止 店主说：“对不起，我的朋友，那可是我的幸运碟。到现在为止，这周我已经卖出去68 只猫了。” 17 Story B Sherlock Holmes⑳ and Dr.Watson㉑ went on a camping trip.After a good dinner and a bottle of wine，they retired㉒ for the night，and went to sleep. ⑳Sherlock Holmes/ˈʃɜːlɒk həʊmz/夏洛克·福尔摩斯 ㉑Watson/ˈwɒtsən/华生 ㉒retire vi.退休；撤退；就寝 18 故事B 　　夏洛克·福尔摩斯和华生医生去野营。他们吃了一顿丰盛的晚餐，喝了瓶酒，就准备休息，去睡觉了。 19 Some hours later，Holmes woke up and asked his faithful㉓ friend，“Watson，look up㉔ at the sky and tell me what you see.” “I see millions and millions of stars，Holmes，” replied Watson. “And what do you deduce㉕ from that?” ㉓faithful/ˈfeIθfəl/adj.忠诚的 ㉔look up 仰望，向上看；查阅 ㉕deduce/dIˈdjuːs/vt.推论，推断 20 几个小时后，福尔摩斯醒了，问他忠实的朋友：“华生，抬头看看天空，告诉我你看到了什么。” “福尔摩斯，我看到无数的星星，”华生回答。 “那你从中推断出什么?” 21 Watson thought for a minute.“Well，according to㉖ the studies on astronomy㉗，it tells me that there are millions of galaxies㉘ and potentially㉙ billions of planets.According to the positions㉚ of the stars，I observe㉛ that Saturn㉜ is in Leo㉝.According to the scientific㉞ measurement㉟ of time，I deduce that the time is probably a quarter past three.According to the current㊱ atmosphere㊲，I forecast㊳ that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow.What does it tell you，Holmes?” 22 ㉖according to 根据 ㉗astronomy/əˈstrɒnəmi/n.天文学 ㉘galaxy/ˈɡæləksi/n.星系 ㉙potentially/pəˈtenʃəli/adv.可能地，潜在地 ※potential adj.潜在的，可能的 ㉚position n.位置；职位 ㉛observe vt.观察；庆祝；遵守 ㉜Saturn/ˈsætən/n.土星 23 ㉝Leo/ˈliːəʊ/n.狮子座 ㉞scientific/ˌsaIənˈtIfIk/adj.科学(上)的 ㉟measurement/ˈmeʒəmənt/n.测量，计量，衡量 ㊱current adj.现在的 ㊲atmosphere/ˈætməsfIə/n.大气(层)；气氛，氛围，环境 ※atmosphere如果表示抽象地点，且后跟的定语从句中缺少状语，关系词用where。 ㊳forecast/ˈfɔːkɑːst/vt.预测，预报 24 华生想了一会儿。“嗯，根据天文学研究推断，现在天空中有数百万的星系，可能还有数十亿颗行星。根据星星的位置判断，现在土星在狮子座。根据科学计时测算，我推断现在大概是三点一刻。根据目前的大气条件，我预测明天天气会很好。福尔摩斯，你推断出了什么?” 25 Holmes was silent㊴ for a moment.“Watson，” he said，“someone has stolen㊵ our tent!” ㊴silent adj.沉默的；安静的 ※silence n.沉默；寂静 ㊵steal v.(stole；stolen)偷窃；剽窃 26 福尔摩斯沉默了一会儿。“华生，”他说，“有人偷了我们的帐篷!” 27 Story C A middle-aged㊶ man was feeling very down㊷.Everything had been going wrong㊸ for him.He had had problems at work and his wife had left him for another man.So，after he had been feeling depressed㊹ for over a month，he decided to go to the doctor.He had to wait for what seemed like ages in the doctor’s surgery㊺. The bleeding man next to him was looking at his watch nervously㊼；a woman was coughing and sneezing㊽ badly㊾； and a baby was 28 screaming㊿.Finally，after he had been waiting for about half an hour，he was called in for his consultation .The doctor was writing a note at her desk when he came in.“Sorry，I’m just finishing something.I’m afraid we’ve been very busy this morning.” She then turned to the man.“So，what’s the problem?” she asked.  what seemed like ages是what引导的宾语从句，作wait for的宾语，what在从句中作主语。 29 ㊶middle-aged adj.中年的 ㊷feel down感到沮丧；情绪消沉 ㊸go wrong出毛病；弄错；发生故障 ㊹depressed adj.沮丧的；意志消沉的 ㊺surgery/ˈsɜːdʒəri/n.诊所；外科手术 bleed/ˈbliːd/vi.流血，出血 ㊼nervously adv.紧张地；焦急地 ※nervous adj.紧张不安的；神经质的 30 ㊽sneeze/sniːz/vi.& n.打喷嚏 ㊾badly adv.严重地；很，非常 ㊿scream/skriːm/vi.尖声大叫n.尖叫声 consultation/ˌkɒnsəlˈteIʃən/n.就诊；咨询 turn to转向；求助于 31 故事C 　　一个中年男子觉得非常沮丧。最近他诸事不顺。他在工作上遇到了问题，而且他的妻子为了另一个男人离开了他。于是在沮丧了一个多月后，他决定去看医生。他在诊室里等着，像是等了几个世纪。旁边血流不止的男人正在紧张地看着手表；一个女人不停地咳嗽、打喷嚏；还有个婴儿在哭闹。等了大约半个小时后，终于有人叫他去就诊。他进去时医生正在办公桌上写便条。 “抱歉，我刚忙完别的事，恐怕我们今天上午很忙。”之后，她转向中年人问道，“你怎么了?” 32 　　“Well，I’ve been having a bit of a crisis ，you know，lots of problems，” replied the man.“And I’ve been doing a lot of work.” 　　“Mmm，you’re looking very pale.” The doctor started to examine him.“Well，everything is working OK，” she announced afterwards .“You have slightly high blood pressure and you’re breathing quite heavily，but otherwise everything’s fine.” 33 crisis/ˈkraIsIs/n.危难时刻；危机 examine/IɡˈzæmIn/vt.检查 announce/əˈnaʊns/vt.宣布，宣告 afterwards/ˈɑːftəwədz/adv.随后，后来 slightly adv.轻微地；略有 ※slight adj.轻微的，少量的 pressure n.压力；压迫 ※press v.按，压；逼迫 breathe v.呼吸 ※breath n.呼吸 otherwise adv.在其他方面；除此以外；否则；另外 34 “是这样的，我最近遭遇了一点危机，嗯，是出现了很多问题，”那人回答道，“而且我工作一直很忙。” “嗯，你脸色很苍白。”医生开始给他检查。“不过，一切正常，”她检查后说道。“除了血压有点高，呼吸有些沉重，其他方面都正常。” 35 “So what can I do?” asked the man.“I’m going on a trip soon.I will be working in the United States for three months.This time next week，I’ll be arriving in New York .” The doctor thought for a while.“I think what you need is a good laugh. That would do you a lot of good .A circus is performing in town.Why don’t you go to see it? I hear there’s an amazing clown who’ll really make you laugh. His name’s Grock .”  36 what you need is a good laugh作think的宾语；what you need是what引导的主语从句，同时what作need的宾语。 who’ll really make you laugh是定语从句，修饰名词clown，关系代词who在从句中作主语。 　　“I am Grock，” replied the man sadly. 37 the United States/ðə juːˈnaItId steIts/美国 New York/njuː jɔːk/纽约 do sb.good对某人有好处(=do good to sb.) circus/ˈsɜːkəs/n.马戏团 clown/klaʊn/n.小丑 Grock/ɡrɒk/格罗克 38 “那我该怎么办?”那人问道。“我很快就要出差了，要在美国连续工作三个月。下星期的这个时候，我就去纽约了。” 医生想了一会儿。“我觉得你需要开怀大笑，笑出来对你很有好处。城里刚好有马戏团表演，你怎么不去看看呢?我听说那里有个很棒的小丑，他肯定能逗笑你。他叫格罗克。” “可我就是格罗克，”那人悲伤地回答。 39 1.Read the text quickly and choose the main idea of each story. a.An amazing clown couldn’t give himself a good laugh. b.Sherlock Holmes and Dr.Watson saw millions of stars at night because their tent had been stolen. c.The store owner refused to give away the saucer with the cat because it can attract more buyers. 答案：Story A ______　Story B ______　Story C _____ Part 2　语篇研析 c b a 40 2.What’s the main idea of this text? The main idea is___________________________________________ _________.  three interesting stories which are told in humorous ways 41 1.Which characters are in Story A? A.A store owner and a cat. B.A famous art collector and a cat. C.A famous art collector and a store owner. D.A famous art collector，a store owner and a cat. 答案：D 42 2.What was the real purpose of the store owner in Story A? A.Keeping the cat carefully. B.Attracting customers by the cat. C.Making money by selling the cat. D.Looking for the real owner of the cat. 答案：C　 43 3.The reason why Sherlock and Dr.Watson saw millions of stars at night was that________.  A.their tent was stolen B.they didn’t fall asleep C.the sky was very blue D.they liked the stars in the sky 答案：A　 44 4.What can we learn from Story C? A.Life is not easy，cherish it. B.The middle-aged man lived a happy life. C.An amazing clown couldn’t cheer himself up. D.People can change their lives by playing a clown. 答案：C 45 1.A famous art collector was walking through the city when he noticed a dirty cat lapping milk from a saucer in the doorway of a store. [句式分析]　此句中“be doing...when...”表示“_____________ ______________”，notice sb.doing表示“_____________________ _________”。 [自主翻译]　______________________________________________ ________________________________________ 正在做……， 这时(突然)…… 注意到某人正在做 某事 一个著名的艺术品收藏家在穿过城市时看见一只脏猫在一家商店门口舔饮浅碟中的牛奶。 46 2.He noticed that the saucer was an antique and very valuable，so he walked casually into the store and innocently offered to buy the cat for 20 dollars. [句式分析]　此句是主从复合句，that the saucer was an antique and very valuable是_________从句。 [自主翻译]　_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 宾语 他注意到这个浅碟是件古董并且很值钱，于是他漫不经心地走进店里，假装毫不知情地提出要花20美元买那只猫。 47 3.Well，according to the studies on astronomy，it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. [句式分析]　此句是主从复合句，that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets是_________从句。 [自主翻译]　_____________________________________________ __________________________________ 宾语 嗯，根据天文学研究推断，现在天空中有数百万的星系，可能还有数十亿颗行星。 48 4.So，after he had been feeling depressed for over a month，he decided to go to the doctor. [句式分析]　此句是主从复合句；had been feeling是___________ _________；after引导的是_________从句；主句中动词不定式短 语作_________。 [自主翻译]　____________________________________________ 过去完成进 行时 时间状语 宾语 于是在沮丧了一个多月后，他决定去看医生。 49 5.The bleeding man next to him was looking at his watch nervously... [句式分析]　此句为简单句；bleeding为_________作_______，修 饰man； next to him为_________作后置定语，修饰man。 [自主翻译]　___________________________________________ 现在分词 定语 介词短语 旁边血流不止的男人正在紧张地看着手表…… 50 6.I think what you need is a good laugh.That would do you a lot of good. [句式分析]　前一句为主从复合句，主句主干为_________；I think...后为省略了_______的宾语从句；宾语从句是_________结构，其中what you need 引导的是_________从句，在该宾语从句中作主语。  [自主翻译]　___________________________________________ I think that 主系表 主语 我觉得你需要开怀大笑，笑出来对你很有好处。 51 　　A famous art collector was walking through the city 1.________ he noticed a dirty cat lapping milk from a saucer in the doorway of a store.He 2. _________ (do) a double take.He noticed that the saucer was 3. _________ antique and very valuable，so he paid 200 dollars for that cat.However，when the collector asked for that old saucer，the owner said，“Sorry my friend，but that’s my lucky saucer.So far this week I 4. ___________ (sell) 68 cats.”  when did an have sold 52 　　Sherlock Holmes and Dr.Watson went on a camping trip and they went to sleep.Some hours later，Holmes woke up，5.________ (ask) his faithful friend to look up at the sky and tell him 6. _________ he saw.Watson saw millions of stars so he predicted that they 7.________ _________ (have) a beautiful day the next day.Holmes was silent for a moment.“Watson，” he said，“someone has stolen our tent!”  asking what would have 53 　　After a middle-aged man had been feeling depressed for over a month，he decided 8.________ (go) to the doctor.He had to wait for what seemed like 9. ________ (age) in the doctor’s surgery.Finally，he was called in for his consultation.The doctor started to examine him.“Well，everything is working OK，” she announced afterwards.Then she recommended an 10. _________ (amaze) clown who would really make the man laugh.Coincidentally，that clown was him.  to go ages amazing 54 课时作业 巩固提升 55 阅读理解 A Telling jokes requires intelligence，creativity，imagination and the ability to tell a story，while listening to jokes is more passive behaviour but one that demands attention，intelligence and being in the right mood in order to enjoy jokes.Besides，there are also clear similarities between joke tellers and appreciators.A new study takes this further and tries to find other connections between creating humour and appreciating humour. 56 The author carried on the cartoon caption (字幕) task.159 participants were shown more than 30 cartoons without captions and were asked to come up with a funny caption for each one of them.Later，independent judges classified those captions based on how funny they were. 57 The results showed that those who produced the funniest captions also produced more captions overall.What was more interesting was that creating funny captions was negatively related to appreciation of humour. In other words，funny people tend to find jokes less funny than other people do.It is not clear why this is the case，but it might be because creators of great humour have higher standards of humour creativity and expect higher levels of creativity from people who tell jokes，compared to those who are not so good at creating humour. 58 Moreover，outgoing people and those who are open to new experiences found the cartoons funnier，but surprisingly，outgoing people are less likely to be funny.This is consistent with my own research that comedians were more introverted than the general population.They usually don’t like to express themselves in social situations. 59 Appreciation and production of humour are two different cognitive (认知的) tasks，each with unique characteristics.This is why when someone tells you he or she has a great sense of humour，you may ask，“Are you good at telling jokes or do you tend to laugh more?” [语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了讲笑话的人和欣赏笑话的人的共同之处是聪明才智，一项新的研究对此进行了进一步研究，并试图找到创造幽默和欣赏幽默之间的其他联系。文章解释了研究开展的过程以及研究的发现。 60 1.What qualities do joke tellers and appreciators have in common? A.Attention.　　　　 B.Creativity. C.Imagination. D.Intelligence. 答案：D 2 3 1 4 61 细节理解题。根据第一段“Telling jokes requires intelligence，creativity，imagination and the ability to tell a story，while listening to jokes is more passive behaviour but one that demands attention，intelligence and being in the right mood in order to enjoy jokes.”可知，讲笑话的人和欣赏笑话的人的共同之处是聪明才智。故选D。 2 3 1 4 62 2.What is paragraph 2 mainly about? A.The results of the study. B.The process of the study. C.The judgement of the study. D.The importance of the study. 答案：B 2 3 1 4 63 段落大意题。根据第二段“The author carried on the cartoon caption task.159 participants were shown more than 30 cartoons without captions and were asked to come up with a funny caption for each one of them.Later，independent judges classified those captions based on how funny they were.”可知，第二段的主要内容是研究的过程。故选B。 2 3 1 4 64 3.According to the text，outgoing people ________.  A.are good at appreciating humour B.are more likely to be comedians C.are more likely to be funny D. are unwilling to express themselves in social situations 答案：A 2 3 1 4 65 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Moreover，outgoing people and those who are open to new experiences found the cartoons funnier，but surprisingly，outgoing people are less likely to be funny.”可推知，外向的人善于欣赏幽默。故选A。 2 3 1 4 66 4.What does the underlined word “introverted” in paragraph 4 mean? A.Being very successful. B.Being easy to talk to. C.Being quiet and shy. D.Being kind to others. 答案：C 2 3 1 4 67 词义猜测题。根据倒数第二段“They usually don’t like to express themselves in social situations.”可知，喜剧演员通常不喜欢在社交场合表达自己，说明他们比较安静和害羞。故画线词意思是“安静害羞”。故选C。 2 3 1 4 68 B Everybody likes to laugh sometimes，whether at a funny joke，an amusing incident or a comical photograph or sound.The great thing is that once we’ve had a good laugh，we feel happier.It would seem that bringing a bit of humor into more serious situations might be good for us. 69 Places like a humorless office or a tense classroom could sometimes do with a good dose of laughter.Seeing the funny side of things can certainly lift our spirits and that in turn can make us feel better about what we’re doing. Maybe we should get inspiration from Steve Carlisle. He says，“Humor can help people feel more relaxed，more comfortable and thus be more effective at what they do.” Humor can be used by teachers in the classroom too.It’s a good way to break the ice with students and create a more relaxed atmosphere which is good for learning.  70 But we have to be careful： not everyone laughs at the same things. While some of us may admire a work colleague or fellow student for their well-told joke，others may consider them offensive! According to Professor Schweitzer，from the University of Philadelphia’s Wharton School，a worker or boss who successfully uses humor is seen as both confident and competent，which in turn increases his or her status.His study Risky Business： When Humor Increases and Decreases Status also found that someone who tells inappropriate jokes is also seen as confident but they’re also regarded as incompetent. 71 So telling the right jokes in the office or classroom can spread some happiness.A study published in The Journal of Behavioral and Applied Management in 2006，which found for healthcare workers，emotional exhaustion was significantly lower among those who experienced greater levels of fun at work.And other research has discovered that teams who share more jokes gave more supportive and constructive statements to each other and that’s no joke! 72 　　[语篇解读]　 本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了幽默在生活和工作中的重要作用。 73 5.In what way does Steve Carlisle try to get along with his employees? A.Helpful ways. B.Inspiring ways. C.Confident ways. D.Humorous ways. 答案：D 5 6 7 8 74 推理判断题。根据第二段的“Maybe we should get inspiration from Steve Carlisle.He says，‘Humor can help people feel more relaxed，more comfortable and thus be more effective at what they do.’”可推断，史蒂夫·卡莱尔认为幽默可以帮助人们感到更放松、更舒适，从而在工作中更有效率，因此推断他与员工的相处方式是幽默的。故选D。 5 6 7 8 75 6.What should a new teacher do if he or she is to appear confident and competent? A.Try to be relaxed. B.Try to be careful. C.Tell jokes. D.Keep calm. 答案：C 5 6 7 8 76 推理判断题。根据第二段的“Humor can be used by teachers in the classroom too.”和第三段的“According to Professor Schweitzer，from the University of Philadelphia’s Wharton School，a worker or boss who successfully uses humor is seen as both confident and competent，which in turn increases his or her status.”可知，如果一个新老师想要看起来自信和有能力可以讲笑话，表现出幽默。故选C。 5 6 7 8 77 7.What does the underlined phrase “break the ice” in paragraph 2 probably mean? A.Have a conversation. B.Have an argument. C.Break a habit. D.Talk about ice. 答案：A 5 6 7 8 78 词义猜测题。根据上文“Humor can be used by teachers in the classroom too.”和下文“create a more relaxed atmosphere which is good for learning ”可知，老师可以在课堂上使用幽默的方式与学生们交谈，创造出更轻松的氛围，有利于学习，因此推断画线部分是指“与学生们交谈”，从而打破僵局。故选A。 5 6 7 8 79 8.What is someone seen as when they tell unsuitable jokes? A.Easy-going. B.Incapable. C.Stupid. D.Enjoyable. 答案：B 5 6 7 8 80 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“His study Risky Business： When Humor Increases and Decreases Status also found that someone who tells inappropriate jokes is also seen as confident but they’re also regarded as incompetent.”可知，讲不恰当笑话的人被认为是无能的。故选B。 5 6 7 8 81 $$