Unit1LaughterisgoodforyouStudiesshowthatlaughterissomethingthatmakesyoufeelcalmorrelaxedforbothphysicalandpsychologicalwoundsthoughitmayseemfutiletolaughinthefaceofpainandfear.WhenDanRatherinterviewedcomedianBillCosbyjustoneweekafterhisson,Ennis,waskilled,Cosbysaid,“Ithinkitistimeformetotellpeoplethatwehavetolaugh.Youcanturnpainfulsituationsaroundthroughlaughter.Ifyoucanfindhumorinanything,youcansurviveit.”Callitaflashlightfordarktimes:laughterjustseemstoadjusttheattitudebetterthananythingelse.InspirationalspeakerSteveRizzorecallsaTVinterviewwithaninjuredfirefighterafewdaysafter9·11.Themanhadfallenmorethan30storiesinoneofthetowersandhadbrokenaleg.Everyonewascrying,andthereporterasked,“Howisitthatyou’vecomeoutofthisalive?”Helookedatherandwithoutmissingabeat,said,“Look,lady,I’mfromNewYorkandI’mafirefighter;that’sallyouneedtoknow.”“Everyonelaughedthoughthelaughterwasonlyacoupleofseconds,”saysRizzo.“Sometimesthat’sallyouneedtocatchyoursecondbreath.Laughtergivesyouthatcoupleofseconds.You’resendingamessagetoyourbrain,andthemessageis:Ifyoucanstilllaughevenalittleamongthepain,youaregoingtobeOK.”Ofcourse,thereisadifferencebetweenlaughingoffaserioussituationandlaughingoffthefearthatresults.Thefirefighterwasdoingthelatter,statesRizzo,theauthorofBecomingaHumorBeing,andsoshouldwe.“Ifthereisanythingwehavelearntfrom9·11,it’showpreciouslifereallyis,”Rizzosays.“Wehavetosendamessagethatourspiritwon’tdie.Oneimportantthingthatunitesusisourabilitytolaugh.”阅读短文,判断正(T)误(F)1.Thewriterusestheexamplesofthecomedianandthefirefightertoshowlaughterisagoodwaytogetridofpainandfear.(T)2.WecaninferfromthepassagethatSteveRizzoisasoldier.(F)3.Theunderlinedword“futile”inthefirstparagraphmeans“useless”.(T)4.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthatAmericansarereallyinspiredafter9·11.(F)PeriodOneWelcometotheunit&Reading—Pre-reading匹配左边的单词与右边的汉语意思[第一组]1.weeklyA.(同一事物)不同种类;多种样式2.stageB.取笑;揶揄;戏弄3.teaseC.每周的4.previousD.先前的,以往的5.varietyE.舞台;阶段,时期答案1.C2.E3.B4.D5.A[第二组]6.comedyA.单口喜剧7.stand-upB.风格;方式;样式8.styleC.表现9.behaveD.喜剧10.visualE.视觉的答案6.D7.A8.B9.C10.E[第三组]11.hammerA.喜爱,钟爱12.tripB.表演,演出;表现,业绩13.performanceC.技术的;技能的14.affectionD.绊,(使)绊倒15.technicalE.敲,捶打答案11.E12.D13.B14.A15.C[第四组]16.performA.逗笑,逗乐;提供(消遣),(使)娱乐17.little-knownB.大叫,嚎叫18.howlC.哀悼,忧伤19.amuseD.鲜为人知的20.mournE.演出,表演;做,履行;工作,运转答案16.E17.D18.B19.A20.C1.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Whatisstand-upandwhypeopleloveit.B.Peoplearealwaysenjoyinglaughing.C.Thecomediantellsusahumorousstory.D.Theimportanceoflaughter.答案A2.What’stheauthor’smainpurposebywritingthispassage?A.Tointroducestand-upcomedytous.B.TomakeusknowaboutfamouscomedianslikeBobHopeandGeorgeBurns.C.Totellpeoplethatlaughteristhebestmedicine.D.Tohelpuslearnhowtoperformstand-upcomedy.答案C1.Howmanytypesofstand-uparementionedinthetext?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.答案C2.Whatdoesastand-upcomedianusuallydowhileperforming?A.Thecomedianisrightthereinfrontoftheaudienceandmaytalkdirectlytoaudiencemembers.B.Astand-upcomedianmaymakefunofanaudiencemember.C.Thecomedianmightdecidetotelldifferentjokesinresponsetothereactionsoftheaud...