2019-2020学年高中英语 Unit 17 Laughter Section Ⅰ Warm-up

笑是最好的良药。笑一笑，十年少，笑的好处多多，不胜枚举，你知道吗？笑可以减少压力，增强免疫力；笑可以预防心脏病；笑可以帮助孩子们忍受痛苦；笑可以……Makingtimetolaughcanboost①yourhealth.Someresearchersbelievelaughingisgood.BurnsCalories：Laughingfor10to15minutesraisesenergyexpenditure②，increasesheartrate,andcanburnupto40calories.Causes“Runner'sHigh”：Laughingincreasesendorphins(内啡肽),reducesstressandstrengthenstheimmunesystem.ProtectsAgainstHeartDisease:Researchsuggeststhatagoodsenseofhumour③wardsoffheartattacks.Laughterwidensbloodvesselssobloodflowsmorefreely.StrengthenstheImmuneSystem:Stresshormones④arereducedduringlaughter,allowingtheimmunecellstofunctionbetter.Laughingalsopromotesanoxygen&carbondioxideexchange.HelpsKidsToleratePain:Cartoonscanhelpchildrencopewith⑤painfulprocedures,suchasneedlesortothedentist.Humourhelpskidstoleratepainlonger.IncreasesJobSatisfaction：Humourimprovescommunication,creativityandoverallperformanceintheworkplace.ImprovesCounselingSessions⑥：Laughteristhoughttobeoneoftheeasiestwaysthathumanssignalsupportand“itissafetorelaxhere”．ImprovesClassroomInteractions:Humourencouragesstudents'discussionsandincreasescourseenjoyment.IncreasesHopeandSelf­worth⑦：Watchingjust15minutesofacomedyshowcanrelieveworriesabouthealthorcareer.Laughtercanreplacenegativethoughtswithpositiveonesandhelpformulate⑧a“planofattack”forproblems.Thisinturn⑨increasesfeelingsofself­worth,whichmakesovercomingobstacleseveneasier.Eliminate⑩“UsVersusThem”Thinking：Comedymakesusmoreinclusiveofothersandhelpsusseethebigpicture.[多积词汇]①boostv．促进②expendituren．花费；消耗③asenseofhumour幽默感④hormonen．荷尔蒙⑤copewith处理⑥sessionn．咨询会⑦self­worth自我价值感⑧formulatev．规划，构想⑨inturn反过来⑩eliminatev．消除[读文清障][原文呈现]SectionⅠWarm­up&Lesson1—Pre­reading①havetrouble/difficulty(in)doingsth.做某事有困难②where引导定语从句。ACheckyourspelling“Haveyoueverhadtroubletrying①tospellaword？”Iaskedmyhusbandoneday.“Yes,sometimes.Why,whathappened？”heasked.“Thisafternoon,Iwasinthetowncentre,whereIhadbeendoingsomeshopping②.[读文清障][原文呈现]③leftadj.剩下的，只作后置定语。remainingadj.剩下的，作前置定语。④tocashacheque为目的状语。⑤cashacheque兑现支票⑥withdraw/wIð'drɔː/vt.提取；撤退⑦accountn．账户⑧forgetful/fə'ɡetfəl/adj.健忘的⑨insteadadv.代替；反而；却insteadof代替IsuddenlyrealisedIdidn'thaveanymoneyleft③soIquicklywenttothebank④tocashacheque⑤.Iwantedtowithdraw⑥＄40fromourbankaccount⑦，butI'msoforgetful⑧thatIcouldn'trememberif40wasspelled‘fourty’or‘forty’．”“Whatdidyoudo？”myhusbandasked.“Itookoutfiftydollarsinstead⑨.”Isaid.[以上部分译文]A检查你的拼写一天，我问丈夫，“你有没有拼写不出单词的时候？”“是的，有时会。呦，怎么了？”他问道。“今天下午我在市中心，我常去那里购物。我突然发现身上没钱了，于是我马上去银行，把支票兑换成现金。我想从我们的银行账户中取出40美元，可是我太健忘了，以至于记不起来40是拼作‘fourty’还是‘forty’了。”丈夫问：“那你是怎么做的？”我答道：“我取了50美元。”[读文清障][原文呈现]BFamilyharmony⑩TheWangfamilywasplanningtogoonaholiday⑪soon.MrWangwantedtoknowwhichplacewouldbethemostenjoyableforthewholefamily.Hefelthisdaughterwasmature⑫enoughandhedidn'twanttooverlook⑬heropinionsoheaskedher,“IfIwasgoingtoHainanIslandandyourmumwasgoingtoThailand,wherewouldyouliketogo？”Shereplied,“Hmm...I'dliketogoto⑩harmony/'hɑːməni/n.协调，和谐inharmonywith与……协调一致/和睦相处⑪goonaholiday去度假onholiday在休假中takeaholiday休假⑫mature/mə'tʃʊə/adj.成熟的⑬overlook/ˌəʊvə'lʊk/vt.忽视[读文清障][原文呈现]Thailand.”Hewondered⑭aboutherresponse,andjusttoclarify⑮，heaskedheranotherquestion.“Well,ifIwasgoingtoThailandandyourmumwasgoingtoHainanIsland,wherewouldyouliketogothen？”Thistimeshedidn'thesitate⑯，“ThenI'dliketogotoHainanIsland.”NowMrWangwaspuzzled⑰.“Butwhy？”heasked.“BecauseIwenttoThailandonthelasttrip，”shesaid.⑭wonderv．琢磨，想知道wanderv．漫游，闲逛⑮clarify/'klærIfaI/vt.澄清，讲清楚⑯hesitatev．犹豫hesitatetodosth.对做某事犹豫不决⑰puzzledadj.困惑的puzzlingadj.令人困惑的puzzlementn．困惑，迷惘[以上部分译文]B家庭和睦王先生一家打算不久后去度假。他想知道哪个地方对全家人来说最好玩。他觉得他女儿很成熟了，他不想忽视她的意见，于是问她：“如果我要去海南岛而你妈妈要去泰国，那么你想去哪里？”她回答说：“嗯……我想去泰国。”他对她的回答感到奇怪，为了弄清楚，他问了她另外一个问题：“哦，如果我要去泰国而你妈妈要去海南岛，那么你想去哪里呢？”这次她没有犹豫：“我想去海南岛。”王先生当时感到很迷惑。“但是为什么呢？”他问道。“因为我在上次的旅行中去过泰国了。”她回答道。[读文清障][原文呈现]⑱causevt.引起，导致⑲delay/dI'leI/n.延误，延期delayv．推迟delay/putoffdoingsth.推迟做某事⑳expectvt.预料，期望；等待○21unfortunateadj.不幸的，倒霉的○22counter/'kaʊntə/n.柜台○23agent/'eIdʒənt/n.代理人，经销商○24dealwith处理，对付○25queue/kjuː/vi.排队CMemorylossHeavysnowlastwintercaused⑱longdelays⑲atHeathrowairport.Oneafternoon,hundredsofunluckypassengerswhohadbeenexpecting⑳toboardaflighttoNewYorkweretoldithadbeencancelled.Oneunfortunate○21counter○22agent○23wasdealingwith○24allthepassengerswhenanangryman,whohadbeenqueuing○25[读文清障][原文呈现]forsometime,pushedhiswaytothefront.“Iwantafirstclassseatonthisflight,now！”demanded○26themanangrily.Theyoungagentrepliedpolitely,“I’msorrysir,butIcan’tignorethesepeople.Theywereherefirst.Ifyoucouldwaityourturn,I’llseewhatIcando.”Thisdidnotplease○27theman.○26demandv．要求○27pleasev．使满意；使愉快[读文清障][原文呈现]Heyelled○28attheyounggirl,sothatthepassengerswaitinginline○29behindhimcouldhear○30，“DOYOUKNOWWHOIAM？”Thegirlsmiled,stoodupandspoke○31loudly,“Attentionplease!WehaveapassengerhereWHODOESNOTKNOWWHOHEIS.Ifanyonecanhelphimfindhisidentification○32，pleasecometothegate.”○28yell/jel/vi.叫喊，叫嚷○29waitinline排队○30sothat引导目的状语从句；waiting...为现在分词短语作定语。○31三个并列谓语。○32identification/aIˌdentIfI'keIʃən/n.身份identitycard身份证[以上部分译文]C失忆去年冬天的大雪导致希思罗机场的航班长时间延误。一天下午，几百名运气不佳的乘客被告知，他们一直等候的飞往纽约的航班被取消了。一名倒霉的柜台工作人员正忙着应付所