Unit 1 Laugh out loud阅读“Reading 2”中的材料，选出最佳选项。1．Who does it refer to in Mark Twain's words “I always have to stand when that fellow lectures.”？A．The barber. B．The audience.C．Mark Twain. D．The president.2．According to the passage，Lin Yutang compared the president to .A．the man B．the emperorC．the lion D．the tiger3．Which is not the function of humour according to the passage?A．It can entertain people.B．It can make living and working with others easier.C．It can make people famous.D．It can bring individuals together.[答案] 1－3 CBCWords And Phrases知识要点 1 essential adj.必不可少的，极其重要的(教材 P5) Which sentences contain a clause with essential information and which with extra information？哪些句子包含必不可少的信息，哪些句子包含附加信息？[例 1] A rich and varied cultural life is essential to this couple.丰富多样的文化生活对这对夫妇而言至关重要。[例 2] What essential piece of clothing would you take?你会带哪件必不可少的衣服呢？[知识拓展]be essential for/to... 对……来说是必要的It is essential that...(should) do... 做……是必要的It is essential (for sb.) to do sth. (某人)做某事是必要的[即学即练] 单句语法填空①It's essential for an officer to have that respect.②It's essential that the project should not be delayed(not delay) any further.知识要点 2 make sense 有意义；有道理；讲得通(教材 P5) If you take away the clauses，do the sentences still make sense?如果去掉从句，句子还能讲得通吗？[例 1] She doesn't talk much，but what she says makes sense.她讲话不多，但言之有理。1[例 2] I know you do，but the deal has to make sense.我知道，但是交易应该有意义。[知识拓展]make sense of 理解，明白make no sense 没有道理；没有意义in a sense 在某一方面；就某种意义来说in no sense 决不是，绝非(置于句首用部分倒装)There is no sense in doing sth. 做某...
