1、Unit4 Lesson 2 Why Do We Need Humour？一、单词拼写1.Can you feel the (紧张) in this room?2.She lives in France but has British n.3.He had an angry (心情) yesterday.4.She won a s to go to university.5.I had a frightening (遇到) with a poisonous snake.6.This store has an excellent (名誉) for fair dealing.7.This is t
2、he mark of her real (天才) as a designer.8.Air,water,clothing and insects are all means of (传染).9.The two of them frequently discuss (学术的) questions through email.10.She was so nervous that she kept forgetting what to say,and she spoke almost in a w.二、用所给词的适当形式填空1.He (convince) me he was right.2.The g
3、uests are (most) her friends.3.I didnt find the joke at all (amuse).4.This artists (create) are worth collecting.5.They were (astonish) to find the driver was a six-year-old boy.6.This course covers the (psychology) area.7.As I turned around,I (accidental) hit him in the face.8.She took the job (pur
4、e) and simply for the money.9.Agreement on this issue is almost (universe).10.She (rare) went anywhere except to her office.11.She returns to work feeling (energy).12.Much to her (embarrass) she realised that everybody had been listening to her singing.三、阅读理解Jaye Gardiner loves comic books and she a
5、lso loves science. Sensing an opportunity, she decided to combine the two. In 2015, she and her two friends, Khoa Tran and Kelly Montgomery, founded an online publishing company called JKX Comics. They decided to use a cartoon format and light humour to explain science to students. Their first comic
6、 book came out in 2016. In the book, a virus goes out with friends to a human cell. “The colorful visuals help illustrate the science, ” explains Tran. Through comics, his JKX coworkers hope to inspire the next generation to pursue STEM. STEM is short for science, technology, engineering and math. A
7、 lot of research has suggested that comic books can introduce a variety of people to science subjects. Comics can also make information more accessible. Text, pictures and stories can help people understand scientific ideas more easily. Their latest comic is called Gilberts Glitch Switch. It is abou
8、t a biochemist named Gilbert who gets sucked into a video game. Gilbert uses amino acids to get proteins to communicate with each other. Proteins are an essential part of all living organisms. They form the basis of living cells, muscle and tissues; they also do the work inside of cells. By understa
9、nding how proteins communicate, scientists can learn how to modify them to interact better. Certain diseases develop when proteins communicate incorrectly. Alzheimers, a disorder that causes brain cells to die, is one example. Translating a complex science topic into a comic can be challenging. The
10、creators have to not only be accurate but also tell a story that interests readers. The creators hope to spark readers curiosity. Theres a lot of misinformation circulating around the Internet. “Some of it scares people away from science, ” Montgomery says. The goal of the new comics is to “limit so
11、me of those misunderstandings, ” she adds. 1. What caused Jaye Gardiner and her friends to create JKX Comics?A. Their love of comics and the difficulty of explaining science to students. B. The opportunity to earn a great deal of money. C. Their love of comics and the lack of good visual science res
12、ources. D. The opportunity to obtain better jobs after graduating from college. 2. What is the Paragraph 4 mainly about?A. Why science is hard. B. The advantages of comics. C. The purpose of JKX Comics. D. The people who began JKX Comics. 3. Why did the author include the information about Gilberts
13、Glitch Switch?A. To describe JKX Comics most popular comic to date. B. To illustrate that science can help stop illness and diseases. C. To show how important amino acids and proteins are in biochemistry. D. To provide an example of how comics can convey scientific information. 4. What can be the be
14、st title for this passage?A. Comics are Designed to Teach Children about ScienceB. Errors in Protein Communication Cause Certain DiseasesC. The Science Topics are Being Explored by JKX ComicsD. Jaye Gardiner and Her Friends who Began JKX Comics四、阅读七选五The classroom environment offers many ways to inc
15、lude fun and laughter into a potentially dull routine,and effective educators make the most of these opportunities.1Lighten up the AtmosphereHumour can be used to enrich literacy skills,spark creativity,teach critical analysis or just lighten the mood in the classroom.2 Make fun of yourself and your
16、 mistakes.This can make students smile and has the added benefit of showing students that teachers are human.Use current music and sports subjects in teaching examples to engage students and introduce a fun cultural reference into the usually somber atmosphere of school.Use Humour in the Media3 Take
17、 advantage of political cartoons to analyse historical events or trends and begin a debate.Humorous authors and reporters in the media can be used as models for writing jobs or oral presentations.4Children can fill in the words the cartoon characters might say,and then transfer those actual words in
18、to a story using quotation marks.Comics also can be used to teach literary devices such as puns,metaphors and symbolism.Children can create their own comics combining imagery from word pairs,a cartoon mouse using a computer mouse,for instance.The Learning Benefits of Humour5 Humour is found to be an
19、 important entryway into improving social connections with others.Brains might be able to be trained to interpret a difficult situation in a humorous way in order to help the body cope with stressful circumstances.A.Keep a Cartoon and Joke FileB.Young students laugh in a classroom.C.Include happy re
20、marks throughout lessons.D.Find humour from the behaviour of students.E.Humour is a kind of daily show for teachers.F.Humour can improve learning and strengthen memories.G.Newspapers provide points for issues on current events.一、单词拼写1.tension2.nationality3.mood4.scholarship5.encounter6.reputation7.g
21、enius8.infection9.academic10.whisper二、用所给词的适当形式填空1.convinced2.mostly3.amusing4.creations5.astonished6.psychological7.accidentally8.purely9.universal10.rarely11.energised/energetic12.embarrassment三、阅读理解1.A。推理判断题。根据第一段中的Jaye Gardiner loves comic books and she also loves science. 和第二段中的They decided to
22、use a cartoon format and light humour to explain science to students. 可知, 由于对漫画的热爱和想用漫画和轻幽默向学生们介绍科学知识, Jaye Gardiner和她的两个朋友创建了JKX Comics。2.B。段落大意题。第四段主要介绍了漫画书可以帮助人们更容易地理解科学理念, 即漫画书的优点。3.D。推理判断题。Gilberts Glitch Switch是她们最新的漫画书, 主人公是一位专注于电子游戏的生化学家。他用氨基酸使蛋白质之间产生作用。蛋白质是所有生物体的基本组成部分, 它们构成了细胞、肌肉和组织; 同时它们也
23、在细胞内部运作。故推知, 作者以这本书为例解释了漫画书是怎样向人们普及科学知识的。4.A。主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了通过漫画书这种漫画和轻幽默的形式来解释深奥难懂的科学知识。四、阅读七选五1.B根据空格前面的“The classroom environment offers many ways to include fun and laughter into a potentially dull routine”可知,教室是学生们发出笑声的地方。2.C此处与空格后面的“Make fun of yourself and your mistakes.”都是在教室里老师们需要做的活跃教室气氛的做法。3.GG项与标题中的Media呼应,Newspapers也属于媒体的一种。4.A空格处为本段的小标题,本段主要介绍了如何从动画片中学到知识,A项能概括本段的内容,故选A项。5.F这一段主要描述了幽默的好处,F项意为“幽默能促进学习,增强记忆力”,符合语境。第11页（共11页）
