2018-2019学年高中英语 Unit 17 Laughter 课时跟踪练（一）Warm-up L

1EvaluationWarning:ThedocumentwascreatedwithSpire.Docfor.NET.课时跟踪练(一)Warm-up&Lesson1—Pre-readingⅠ.阅读理解AJoke1:Amanwassittingreadinghispaperswhenhiswifehithimroundtheheadwithafryingpan.“Whatwasthatfor？”themanasked.Thewifereplied,“ThatwasforthepieceofpaperwiththenameJennyonitIfoundinyourpocket.”Themanthensaid,“WhenIwasattheraceslastweekJennywasthenameofthehorseIbeton.”Thewifeapologizedandwentonwiththehousework.ThreedayslaterthemaniswatchingTVwhenhiswifehithimontheheadwithanevenbiggerfryingpan,knockinghimunconscious.Uponregainingconsciousnessthemanaskedwhyshehadhitagain.Thewifereplied,“Yourhorsephoned.”Joke2:“Doyoubelieveinlifeafterdeath？”thebossaskedoneofhisemployees.“Yes,sir，”thenewemployeereplied.“Well,then,thatmakeseverythingjustfine，”thebosswenton.“Afteryouleftearlyyesterdaytogotoyourgrandmother'sfuneral,shesteppedintoseeyou！”Joke3：“Oh,Iamhappytoseeyou，”thelittleboysaidtohisgrandmotheronhismother'sside.“Nowmaybedaddywilldothetrickhehasbeenpromisingus.”Thegrandmotherwascurious.“Whattrickisthat？”sheasked.“Iheardhimtellmommythathewouldclimbthewallsifyoucametovisit，”thelittleboyanswered.Joke4：Awoman'shusbandhadbeenslippinginandoutofacoma(昏迷)forseveralmonths,yetshehadstayedbyhisbedsideeverysingleday.Oneday,hesignaledforhertocomenearer.Asshesatbyhim,hewhispered,eyesfulloftears,“Youknowwhat?Youhavebeenwithmeallthroughthebadtimes.WhenIgotfired,youweretheretosupportme.Whenmybusinessfailed,youwerethere.Whenmyhealthstartedfailing,youwerestillbymyside.YouknowwhatMartha？”“Whatdear？”shegentlyasked,smilingasherheartbegantofillwithwarmth.2“I'mbeginningtothinkyou'rebadluck.”语篇解读：本文是说明文。文章是由几则笑话构成的，这些叫人会心一笑的笑话或许能使我们意识到“笑是最好的良药”，而挖掘生活中无处不在的笑料和幽默也会让我们乐在其中。1.WhocalledthehusbandinJoke1?A．Theorganizationofthehorseracesofaclub.B．Thehorsethemanchosetobetonintheraces.C．ThehorsenamedJennywhichwontheracesuccessfully.D．ThewomannamedJennywhomthemanmadefriendswith.解析：选D推理判断题。结合生活实际，马怎么可能打电话呢？说明丈夫在第一次回复妻子关于詹妮这个名字的时候撒谎了，所以这里的horse其实就是指那位和丈夫有联系的女士。2．WhatdoesthebossmeaninJoke2?A．Hehimselfwasluckytomeettheemployee'sdeadgrandmother.B．Theemployee'sgrandmotherhascomeintoheavenafterdeath.C．Hehasmadeitoutthattheemployeeliedtohimonpurpose.D．Theemployee'sgrandmotherisanhonestwoman.解析：选C推理判断题。这则笑话中的“lifeafterdeath”是指“死而复生”，这当然不可能，但是这个员工以参加祖母的葬礼为由早退后其祖母恰巧来访，说明他撒谎了，他编造了一个参加祖母葬礼的借口而早退却被老板识破了。3．WhatcanwelearnaboutthelittleboyfromJoke3?A．Hisfatherdoesn'tlikehismother­in­lawtocome.B．Hisfatherlikestomakefunofhismother­in­law.C．Helikestoplaytricksonothers.D．Hismotherwasstrictwithhim.解析：选A推理判断题。英语中的grandmother意为“祖母；外祖母”，而这个小孩在给grandmother解释爸爸的trick的时候，说如果grandmother到来，爸爸会爬上墙，说明这里的grandmother指的是外祖母，而爸爸并不欢迎自己的岳母。4．ThehusbandinJoke4meansthat________.A．heisthankfulforhisselflessandlovelywifeB．herealizesheisunluckytohavemarriedhiswifeC．itisfortunatetoexperiencesomanyunforgettablethingsD．hiswifedeservesallhislovebecauseofherdevotion解析：选B推理判断题。根据文章Joke4中叙述的一系列倒霉事情，尤其是最后一3句话“I'mbeginningtothinkyou'rebadluck.”可知此人的意思是“我娶了一位倒霉的妻子”，故答案为B合适。BRugbyplayershaveareputation(名声)ofbeingbig,strongandrudeonthefield.ButTakamasaHoshiyama,17,saystherealityofrugbyisverydifferentfromwhatitlookslike.“Whateveryoursizeorspeed,anyonecanplayrugby，”saystheIslandSchoolstudent,whoalsoplaysontheU19HongKongrugbyteam.Takahasbeenplayingrugbysincehewasjustfouryearsold,followinginthefootstepsofhisfather.“Mydadplayedrugbyandhewaskeen(渴望的)formetoplay，”saysTaka.AlothashappenedtoTakasincehisfirstgamewithhisfather.Inthe2014NewYear'sDaygameagainsttheOverseasBarbarians,hewasnamedManoftheMatch,andhastakentheroleofcaptaininhisclubteam.Andofcourse,he'sgrownthroughouthisyearsofplayingrugby—inmorewaysthanone.“WhenIstartedplaying,Iwasscrum­half(争球前卫),usuallythesmallestguyonthefield，”saysTaka.“ButasIgrew,Ichangedposition.NowIamafrontrowprop—oneofthebigguysthatholdsthescrumtogether.”“Rugbyhasdonealotforme，”hesays.“Ithasreallymademefocused,andthatisthankstomycoachesaswellasmyteammateswhobroughtmetowhereIamnow.”Takasaysthatbeingpartofateamandexperiencingthatgrowthtogetherisoneofthebestpartsofthesport.“Rugbycreatesaunitywithintheteamandhelpsdevelopamutual(相互的)respectbetweenotherteamsandplayers，”heexplains.“Trainingishardandmatchesarephysicallydemanding,butitisateamsportandyouhavetodoyourjobfortheteam.”NowTakawantstohelpothersexperiencethesamegrowthhehas.Inhisfreetime,hecoachesyoungerrugbyteams.Hesaysitisespeciallyrewardingtofind“unusualstrengthsandcapabilitieswithinplayersandencouragethemtoworkonthose.”语篇解读：本文是记叙文。十七岁的橄榄球少年TakamasaHoshiyama讲述了他对橄榄球运动的认识。5.WhatdoesTakathinkofrugby?A．Itrequiresfastspeed.B．Ithasaroleforeveryone.4C．It'sagamefullofviolence.D．It'stoocompetitiveforkids.解析：选B推理判断题。由第二段Taka说的“Whateveryoursizeorspeed,anyonecanplayrugby”可知，他认为橄榄球运动适合任何人。6．WhathashappenedtoTakasincehestartedplayingrugby?A．Hehasrealizedwhathisfathernevercould.B．Hehasbuiltupbothhisphysicalandmentalstrength.C．HehasplayedfortheOverseasBarbariansforthreeyears.D．HehastakentheroleofcaptainintheHongKongrugbyteam.解析：选B细节理解题。由第四段可知，Taka开始打球时因身材最小所以充当争球前卫的角色，而如今因身材变魁梧成为前排支柱球员，由此可知，橄榄球运动增强了Taka的身体素质。再由第五段的“Ithasreallymademefocused”可知，橄榄球运