上海牛津高二第二学期unit2-unit-2-reading

ReadingLaughterhealsLaughteristhebestmedicine.Whatdoyouthinkofthissaying?Laughterisstrongmedicineformindandbody.Whatishappeninginthepicture?Isitfunny?Alloftheroadsignsread“London”,yettheypointindifferentdirections.Awomanhasjustopenedacanandissurprisedwhenatoysnakepopsout!Whatishappeninginthepicture?Isitfunny?Aboyisjumpingfromahidingplacebehindatreeinordertosurpriseagirl!Whatishappeninginthepicture?Isitfunny?Whatisajoke?Ajokeissomething(yousay)thatcauseslaughter.Howcanwedefine“apracticaljoke”?Apracticaljokeisatrickplayedonapersontomakethepersonlooksillyorembarrassed.Thepersononwhomatrickisplayediscalledavictimofthepracticaljoke.victimFeelingsofthevictimssillyangryunhappystupidDisgracefulrelaxedembarrasseddepressed1.Ajokeissomethingyousaythatcauseslaughter.2.MrPottsisacharacterinRichardBoston'sBookofPracticalJokes.3.MrPotts'scolleaguesdecidedtoplayajokeonhimtoteachhimalesson.4.MrPottsputondifferenthatseveryday.5.MrPottsdideverythinginthesamewayeveryday.Trueorfalse?TTTFTSkimming6.OnedaywhenMrPottswentout,hiscolleaguesexchangedhishatimmediately.7.EveryonehadagoodlaughthatafternoonbecauseMrPottsputonahatthatwastoobigforhim.8.Toeveryone'ssurprise,thenextmorningMrPottscametotheofficewiththehatinitsnormalpositionasusual.9.Intheend,MrPottswenttoseeadoctorbecausehebelievedthathehadanillness.FTTTScanning1.Whatisapracticaljoke?2.Howdoesthevictimofapracticaljokeusuallyfeel?3.WhatkindofpersonwasMr.Potts?4.WhydidMr.Potts’colleaguesdecidedtoplayajokeonhim?Itissomethingyoudotocauselaughter.Thevictimusuallyfeelssillyandembarrassed.Mr.Pottswassomeonewhoregardedhiscolleaguesashisinferiors.Becausethismightmakehimfeelmorehumble.5.DidMr.Potts’colleaguesbuyahatexactlyliketheoneheworeeveryday?6.WhatdidMr.Pottsdotohishatbeforehecametoworkthenextday?No.Theyboughtanewhatlargerthantheoldone.Hehadfixedsomepiecesofnewspaperroundtheinsideofthehattomakeitsmallerbeforehecametowork.7.WhatdidMr.Potts’colleaguesdothen?8.WhydidMr.Pottsgotohisdoctor?Theyreplacedhisnewhatwiththeoldoneandmadeitsmallerinthesameway.Becausehethoughttheremightsomethingwrongwithhishead.MrPottswasnotpopularwithhiscolleagues.MrPottsusuallywearagreenhat.HiscolleaguesexchangedthenewhatfortheoldoneMrPottsputonthelargerhatbutitdroppedoverhiseyes.Hiscolleaguesfeltpuzzled.Hiscolleaguesreplacedthenewhatwiththeoldone.Mr.Pottswenttoseeadoctor,whodidnotbelievehesufferedfromaseriousdisease.Thedefinitionofajokeandapracticaljoke.ChoosetheheadingsforPara1-8.Para1Para2Para3Para4Para5Para6Para7Para8Puttheeventsinthecorrecttimeorderbywritingthenumbers1to8intheboxes.()()()()()()()()4387612543861257Retellthestorywiththehelpofthepicturesandsentencesgivenabove.Whatdothesesentencesimply?Choosetherightmeanings.Payattentiontotheadjectivesandverbs.1.Itwasaratherunpleasant-lookinggreencolor.Thisimpliesthat___.A.thehatistoobigB.thehatistoosmallC.thereisnothingwrongwithMr.Potts’headD.Mr.PottsalwayssaidgoodbyeatthistimeofthedayE.Mr.PottshasverypoortasteE2.…itdroppeddownoverhiseyes.Thisimpliesthat_____.A.thehatistoobigB.thehatistoosmallC.thereisnothingwrongwithMr.Potts’headD.Mr.PottsalwayssaidgoodbyeatthistimeofthedayE.Mr.PottshasverypoortasteA3.…itstuckrightontopofhishead.Thisimpliesthat_____.A.thehatistoobigB.thehatistoosmallC.thereisnothingwrongwithMr.Potts’headD.Mr.PottsalwayssaidgoodbyeatthistimeofthedayE.Mr.PottshasverypoortasteB4.Nonsense,saidthedoctor.Thisimpliesthat_____.A.thehatistoobigB.thehatistoosmallC.thereisnothingwrongwithMr.Potts’headD.Mr.PottsalwayssaidgoodbyeatthistimeofthedayE.Mr.PottshasverypoortasteC1.Haveyoueverplayedanypracticaljokesonotherpeople?Whichoneimpressedyoumost?2.Hasanybodyplayedanypracticaljokesonyou?Whichoneimpressedyoumost?3.Howwouldyoureacttoapracticalplayedonyou?A.Iwilljustgiveitasmile.B.Iwilldefinitelypayitback.C.ItdependsonwhetherIamreallyhurt.D.Noneoftheabove.ASurveyDiscussionWhathappenedlatertothecharactersaftertheincidentinthestorytookplace?Thefollowingquestionsmayhelpyou.Whatprobablyhappenedlater?DidMrPottsdiscoverthetrickhiscolleagueshadplayedonhim?Ifso,howdidhereacttothem?DebatePositiveItisgoodtoplaypracticaljokesonothers.NegativeItisnotgoodtoplaypracticaljokesonothers.Oneopinion:Wecanlearntoappreciatethehumorofapracticaljokeandenjoyourselves.However,weshouldn’tplaypracticaljokeswhichmaydeeplyhurtothers’feelings.Doyouthinkit’sgoodornottoplaypracticaljokesonotherpeople?