Unit 4 Humour Topic Talk & Lesson 1 分层同步练习-2025-2026学年高中英语北师大版选择性必修第二册

Topic Talk & Lesson 1 一、必备知识基础练 Ⅰ.单句语法填空 1.The famous specialist was 　　　　　consultation with the other doctors.  2.They 　　　　　　　　　　　　(expect)the anecdote for some time before I came.  3.I was walking in the street the other day 　　　　　someone called.  4.Mother thought the snake in the yard was 　　　　　(potential) dangerous.  5.Your clothes are covered with dust;you 　　　　　　　　　　　　(clean) the classroom,I think.  6.The president 　　　　　　　(meet) the foreign delegation at the airport then tomorrow.  Ⅱ.短语填空 deserve to,hand over,throw in,call in,so far 1.We have mastered more than 3,000 English words 　　　　　　　　　.  2.He wants to 　　　　　　　　　his business to his daughter when he gets old.  3.My brother was very ill,so we had to 　　　　　　　　　　　　　a heart specialist.  4.You can have the piano for $200,and I’ll 　　　　　　　　　the painting as well.  5.His children’s books are classics that 　　　　　　　　　　　　be much better known.  Ⅲ.单句写作 1.与别人交往时良好的幽默感往往有助于打破僵局。 A good sense of humour is often helpful in breaking the ice when 　　　　　　　　　　.  2.那位老人非常幽默,经常使周围的人哄然大笑。 The old man is 　　　　　　　　　　　　he often makes people around burst out laughing.  3.他焦虑地等着弟弟归来。 He was waiting for 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　.  4.我正在考虑是否要参加,英语老师就来了,告诉我这是我展示才能的好机会。 I 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　when my English teacher came by,telling me that it was a good chance to display my talent.  5.因此,我看喜剧节目和电影,我相信那对帮助我提高幽默感有一定的影响。 　　　　　　　　　　,I watch comedy shows and movies and I am sure that has some effect on helping me improve my sense of humour.  二、能力素养提升练 Ⅳ.阅读理解 A You probably laugh at something you find funny,but how much do you really know about jokes and humour?Reader’s Digest (RD) questioned several experts to give us some facts about them. RD:What’s the oldest joke in the world? “We can’t know the oldest joke in the world because it would have existed earlier than writing,” says Christie Davies,professor of sociology at the University of Reading in the UK.The oldest joke book that’s been found so far is the Greek Philogelos.It dates from the 19th century CE,although the jokes date from an earlier time.According to psychologist Steve Wilson,director of National Humour Month (April in the US),it contains 265 jokes. RD:Do any people fail to develop a sense of humour? Rod Martin,professor of psychology at the Western University in Canada,believes that while everyone is born without a sense of humour,as we develop,humour and laughter begin to appear.“Of course,some children are more serious,quiet,and less likely to laugh frequently,but this doesn’t mean they don’t have a sense of humour.” And according to Steve Wilson,there are no adults who don’t have a sense of humour.“Almost everyone is able to develop a sense of humour,and I teach people how,” he says. RD:Do people share a sense of humour unique to their own nation? The sense of humour does differ a lot by country,according to an author named Scott Weems.British humour is thought to be absurd(荒谬的) in nature,while American humour has an aggressive quality.According to a study,Germans are found to find everything funny. 1.What do we know about the oldest joke book? A.It remains unknown. B.It was written in Greek. C.It was found in the UK. D.It contains the oldest joke. 2.What does Rod Martin agree with about people’s sense of humour? A.Nobody is born with a sense of humour. B.Some adults lose it when they grow up. C.Childhood is the best time to develop such an ability. D.Children have a poorer sense of humour than adults. 3.What kind of humour has an aggressive feature? A.British humour. B.German humour. C.Canadian humour. D.American humour. B The night before my math test,I felt like I couldn’t do anything right.All I wanted to do was skip school.I didn’t feel prepared.I was so stressed out from balancing soccer and school.Although I studied for over 5 hours reviewing everything,I went to sleep with a feeling that I was going to fail.I hate failure.It’s the worst feeling ever.What was wrong with me?I should have believed in myself and expected to get an A,but my mind was in a different direction.The next morning,I walked to school not ready to conquer this day. I got into the exam room and forgot almost everything that I studied.It disappeared from my mind like dropping cotton candy into water.I felt dizzy.It was like I could see myself in the future fearing the moment when I finally got my score.I decided to take a bathroom break.It might help me cool off and get everything I studied back into my mind.It didn’t work.Standing in the bathroom I felt as if I was never going to succeed.But I had to return to the room.At last,I just wrote down as much as I knew and turned in my test. After the test I heard everyone else in the class saying how easy the test was.My eyes twitched(抽动) and I felt a tear flowing down.Why did I have anxiety?Why couldn’t I be normal? I texted my parents,saying I was a failure.They replied,“I’m sorry you didn’t do well.But you can’t always be perfect.Doing your best is all that matters.” I learned a lesson from what they said,I guess.I can’t always be perfect.It’s important to study hard,but I shouldn’t stick to perfectionism.Having a positive mentality is the main way I will get a good grade.Science test tomorrow and I will think positive. 4.What was the author’s major problem before the math test? A.He lacked confidence in himself. B.He failed to make preparations. C.He spent little time in studying. D.He had little interest in math. 5.Why did the author go to the bathroom? A.To think of a solution. B.To recall his knowledge. C.To estimate his test score. D.To review his note. 6.How did the author feel after hearing his classmates’ conversation? A.Relaxed. B.Sad. C.Touched. D.Excited. 7.What lesson can we learn from the author’s experience? A.Paying no attention to his test score. B.Studying in a positive way to be perfect. C.Owning a suitable attitude to the test. D.Trying to become perfect step by step. C The cultures of the East and the West are really different from each other a lot.This is because the culture systems are two separate ones on the whole. The origin of the Eastern culture is mainly from two countries:China and India.Both of the two cultures are developed by rivers—the Yellow River in China and the Hindu River in India.They helped the two cultures develop for centuries and form their own styles. When the two mother rivers gave birth to the Eastern culture,another famous culture was up on the Mesopotamian Plain—the Mesopotamian Civilization.This civilization later on developed into the cultures of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.And these two are well-known as the base of the European culture.Like the Chinese culture,the European culture also crossed waters.When the British settled down in America,their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean.So the American culture doesn’t have much difference from the European culture. At the same time,some other differences add to the cultural differences.Take the language system for example.In the East,most languages belong to the pictographic language while the Western languages are mostly based on the Latin system.Other causes like human race differences count as well.But what’s more,due to the far distance and the steep areas between the East and the West,the two cultures seldom communicate until recent centuries.So they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no interference from the other. The differences are everywhere.They are obvious and make people’s ways of thinking and their views of the world different.But different cultures make the world of the 21st century more colorful.The cultural difference should not be the obstacle(障碍) to the civilization of human beings.It ought to be the driving force of our going farther. 8.What is the text mainly about? A.The origin of cultures. B.Language systems. C.Cultural differences. D.The colorful world. 9.Why is the American culture similar to the European culture? A.Both of the two cultures have a very long history. B.They have the same mother river as the Chinese culture. C.The early settlers from Britain brought their culture to America. D.Both the British and the American live along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. 10.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “interference” in paragraph 4? A.Influence. B.Difference. C.Confidence. D.Environment. 11.Where is the passage most likely from? A.A diary. B.A guidebook. C.A novel. D.A magazine. Ⅴ.七选五 The classroom environment offers many ways to include fun and laughter into a potentially dull routine,and effective educators make the most of these opportunities.　1　.  Lighten up the atmosphere Humour can be used to enrich literacy skills,spark creativity,teach critical analysis or just lighten the mood in the classroom.　2　.Make fun of yourself and your mistakes.This can make students smile and has the added benefit of showing students that teachers are human.Use current music and sports subjects in teaching examples to engage students and introduce a fun cultural reference into the usually somber atmosphere of school.  Use humour in the media 　3　.Take advantage of political cartoons to analyse historical events or trends and begin a debate.Humorous authors and reporters in the media can be used as models for writing jobs or oral presentations.  　4　  Children can fill in the words the cartoon characters might say,and then transfer those actual words into a story using quotation marks.Comics also can be used to teach literary devices such as puns,metaphors and symbolism.Children can create their own comics combining imagery from word pairs,a cartoon mouse using a computer mouse,for instance. The learning benefits of humour 　5　.Humour is found to be an important entryway into improving social connections with others.Brains might be able to be trained to interpret a difficult situation in a humorous way in order to help the body cope with stressful circumstances.  A.Keep a cartoon and joke file B.Young students laugh in a classroom C.Include happy remarks throughout lessons D.Find humour from the behaviour of students E.Humour is a kind of the daily show for teachers F.Humour can improve learning and strengthen memories G.Newspapers provide points for issues on current events Ⅵ.完形填空 I had some pretty serious issues with my community for the last year,and our relationship completely fell apart 6 months ago.As a result,I 　1　 them on social media,and did my best to forget about them.The events though continued to 　2　 me,and the 　3　 that I felt from those events affected other aspects of my life.It began destroying relationships in other parts of my life and I ended up 　4　 bridges with big opportunities and people I really 　5　.  Yesterday,I was forced to see this community because of a major work event.I was fearing this event for months and it was pretty 　6　 when I first saw the people with whom I was in 　7　.Despite all of this,the strangest yet most wonderful thing happened to me.After I left the event,I felt something that I hadn’t felt in a long-time peace and 　8　.Some of the people at this 　9　 didn’t even know who I was and it was clear that a lot of people had 　10　 from the events.  While breaking up with that community,I could still see them during the conference and apologize in my head and forgive them.After doing this,I felt peace in myself,and I find I’ve been able to see things from a bigger 　11　.  Through my recent practice in compassion,I 　12　 more that when you forgive others,you not only free them,but you free yourself 　13　.You not only find peace with them,but you find peace within yourself.This important lesson on 　14　 helps me to see things from a bigger view.Now,I only wish them the best life that they can have,the most success that they can 　15　,and the most happiness they could ever have.  1.A.shared B.posted C.blocked D.contacted 2.A.frustrate B.disturb C.defeat D.interrupt 3.A.interactions B.emotions C.fantasies D.passions 4.A.burning B.building C.crossing D.strengthening 5.A.disagreed with B.sided with C.worried about D.cared about 6.A.overwhelming B.annoying C.frightening D.embarrassing 7.A.harmony B.comparison C.conflict D.contact 8.A.security B.confidence C.forgiveness D.comfort 9.A.conference B.stage C.moment D.lecture 10.A.broken away B.held on C.got away D.moved on 11.A.tendency B.perspective C.prospect D.expectation 12.A.recognize B.suggest C.insist D.explain 13.A.in return B.at least C.at times D.as well 14.A.generosity B.patience C.forgiveness D.kindness 15.A.acknowledge B.attain C.demonstrate D.measure 答案 Ⅰ.1.in　2.had been expecting　3.when　4.potentially　5.have been cleaning　6.will be meeting Ⅱ.1.so far　2.hand over　3.call in　4.throw in　5.deserve to Ⅲ.1.interacting with others　2.so humorous that　3.his brother’s return with anxiety　4.was considering whether to participate　5.As a result Ⅳ.【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。《读者文摘》采访了一些专家有关幽默和笑话的问题,文章通过问答的形式再现了这些内容,具体包括:最早的幽默和笑话、幽默感的培养以及不同国家人们的幽默感差异。 1.B　推理判断题。根据文章第三段中的“The oldest joke book that’s been found so far is the Greek Philogelos.”可知,世界上最古老的笑话类书籍是希腊的《Philogelos》,因此推断这本书是用希腊语写的。故选B项。 2.A　细节理解题。根据文章第五段中的“Rod Martin...believes that while everyone is born without a sense of humour,as we develop,humour and laughter begin to appear.”可知,Rod Martin认为人们出生的时候并没有幽默感,幽默感是随着成长而逐渐形成的。故选A项。 3.D　细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的“British humour is thought to be absurd in nature,while American humour has an aggressive quality.”可知,美式幽默具有攻击性。故选D项。 【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在数学考试前感到压力很大,表现不佳,但他认识到积极的心态比追求完美的表现更重要。 4.A　细节理解题。根据第一段的“Although I studied for over 5 hours reviewing everything,...I should have believed in myself and expected to get an A,but my mind was in a different direction.”可知,作者在数学考试前的主要问题是对自己缺乏信心。故选A项。 5.B　细节理解题。根据第二段的“I decided to take a bathroom break.It might help me cool off and get everything I studied back into my mind.”可知,作者在考试前去洗手间是为了回忆他学过的知识。故选B项。 6.B　细节理解题。根据第三段的“After the test I heard everyone else in the class saying how easy the test was.My eyes twitched and I felt a tear flowing down.”可知,作者听到同学们说考试很简单时,感到很难过。故选B项。 7.C　推理判断题。根据最后一段的“I learned a lesson from what they said,I guess.I can’t always be perfect.It’s important to study hard,but I shouldn’t stick to perfectionism.Having a positive mentality is the main way I will get a good grade.”可推断,作者从自己的经历中得到了教训,即要有一个正确的态度对待考试。故选C项。 【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了东西方文化的差异。 8.C　主旨大意题。根据第一段可知,本段主要讲述了东方的文化和西方的文化真的有很大的不同。故选C项。 9.C　细节理解题。根据第三段的“When the British settled down in America,...doesn’t have much difference from the European culture.”可知,来自英国的早期定居者把他们的文化带到了美国,因此,美国文化和欧洲文化相似,故选C项。 10.A　词义猜测题。根据第四段画线单词前面的内容“But what’s more,due to the far distance and the steep areas between the East and the West,...”可知,两种文化很少交流,因此就不会对彼此产生影响。故选A项。 11.D　推理判断题。这篇文章主要讲东西方两种文化的差异,这样的文章可能会出现在杂志上。故选D项。 Ⅴ.【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了老师可以怎样在教学中利用幽默来提高教学效果。 1.B　根据空格前面的“The classroom environment offers many ways to include fun and laughter into a potentially dull routine”可知,教室是学生们发出笑声的地方。 2.C　此处与空格后面的“Make fun of yourself and your mistakes.”都是老师们用来活跃教室气氛的做法。 3.G　G项中的Newspapers与本段小标题中的media呼应。Newspapers也属于媒体的一种。 4.A　空格处为本段的小标题。本段主要介绍了如何从动画片中学到知识。A项能概括本段的内容,故选A项。 5.F　这一段主要描述了幽默的好处。F项意为“幽默能促进学习,增强记忆力”,符合语境。 Ⅵ.【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者因为和社区的人发生冲突而烦恼,后来发现他人已经不再关注此事,于是明白了原谅的重要性,原谅不仅解放他人,而且解放自己。 1.C　根据上文“our relationship completely fell apart”可知,作者和社区里有的人关系破裂,所以在社交媒体上屏蔽他们。故选C项。 2.B　根据下文“affected other aspects of my life”可知,这些事件继续困扰着作者,后来还影响了作者生活的其他方面。故选B项。 3.B　根据下文“I felt”可知,作者感受到的是情绪。故选B项。 4.A　根据上文“It began destroying relationships in other parts of my life”可知,这破坏了作者生活中的一些关系,所以作者最终和一些人断绝了关系。burn bridges意为“断绝关系”。故选A项。 5.D　根据上文“It began destroying relationships in other parts of my life”可知,作者和他人的关系破裂,因此和自己真正关心的人断绝了联系。disagree with“不同意”;side with“支持”;worry about“担心”;care about“关心”。故选D项。 6.D　根据下文“when I first saw the people with whom I was in 　　　”可知,作者和社区里有的人闹翻了,所以再见面觉得尴尬。故选D项。  7.C　根据上文“I had some pretty serious issues with my community for the last year,and our relationship completely fell apart”可知,作者和他人关系破裂很可能是发生了冲突,再次见到曾经有过冲突的人,作者觉得尴尬。故选C项。 8.C　根据上文“the strangest yet most wonderful thing happened to me.After I left the event,I felt something that I hadn’t felt in a long-time peace”和倒数第二段中“forgive them”可知,奇怪的是作者感觉到了很久没有过的平静和宽恕。故选C项。 9.A　根据下文“during the conference”可知,此处是指这次会议。故选A项。 10.D　根据上文“didn’t even know who I was”可知,有些人甚至不知道作者是谁,也就是忘了曾经和作者起过冲突,所以是忘掉了之前的事情,继续前进。break away“脱离”;hold on“抓住”;get away“离开”;move on“继续前进”。故选D项。 11.B　根据下文“when you forgive others,you not only free them,but you free yourself 　　　”可知,作者看事情的格局大了,以更大的角度看待问题。故选B项。  12.A　根据上文“Through my recent practice in compassion”可知,通过自己的实践,作者获得了新知。故选A项。 13.D　根据上文“when you forgive others,you not only free them,but you free yourself”可知,当你原谅别人的时候,你不仅解放了他们,也解放了你自己。空格处意为“也”。in return“作为回报”;at least“至少”;at times“有时”;as well“也”。故选D项。 14.C　这是作者得到的关于宽恕的重要一课,是他学到的教训。故选C项。 15.B　根据上文“the most success that they can”可知,此处表示“我只希望他们能拥有最好的生活,能获得最大的成功”。故选B项。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $