1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 3 A taste of English humour 【题目优选】 假设你是李华，喜欢学习英语，在学习的过程中发现自己看不懂一些英语笑话，请根据以下要点给某英文报刊编辑写一封信就这一问题进行咨询： 1.我是个英语爱好者，英语成绩还不错； 2.不能理解英语杂志上小笑话的幽默之处； 3.向编辑咨询出现这种现象的原因并寻求改进建议。 4开头和结尾已给出。 Dear editor， I am Li Hua, _ _ _ _ Yours sincerely， Li Hua 【经典范文】 Dear_editor,_ I_am_Li_Hua,_ a senior hi
2、gh school student, who loves English very much, and I am writing to ask you for help. I have been learning English hard for about six years and my English teacher often praises me for my excellent performance. However, I am very puzzled when I cant understand some jokes at all in some English magazi
3、nes such as Readers Digest, although I know all the words. Could you please tell me the reason why I cant take in the humour in the jokes? Maybe you can give me some suggestions on how to change the situation. Best wishes to you! I am looking forward to receiving your letter. Yours_sincerely,_ Li_Hu
4、a 【名师点拨】 本文思路清晰，要点齐全。文中词汇丰富，如高级词汇 puzzled, situation, such as等；文章句式多变，成功地使用了定语从句、时间状语从句及让步状语从句等。另外，过渡性词语如 however, maybe 等的使用，使行文自然流畅。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 1核心单词 (1)content(adj.) 满足的；满意的 (n.) 满足 (vt.) 使满足 (2)entertain(vt.& vi.) 使欢乐；款待 entertainment(n.) 娱乐 entertaining(adj.) 有趣的；使人愉快的 (3)overcome(vt.& vi.)
5、战胜；克服 overcame(过去式 ) overcome(过去分词 ) (4)convince(vt.)使信服 convincing(adj.) 令人信服的 (5)direct(vt.& vi.) 导演；指示；指挥 (adj.) 直的；直接的；直率的 direction(n.) 指导；方向 director(n.) 导演 directly(adv.& conj.) 直接地；径直地；一 ? 就 ? (6)slide(vt.& vi.) (使 )滑动； (使 )滑行 (n.)滑；滑动；幻灯片 slid(过去式 /过去分词 ) (7)whisper(n.)耳语；低语 (v.) 低语；小声说 (8)
6、react(vi.) 作出反应；回应 reaction(n.) 反应；回应 2阅读单词 (1)astonish (vt.) 使惊诧 (2)astonishing (adj.) 令人感到惊讶的 (3)fortunate (adj.) 幸运的；吉利的 (4)unfortunately (adv.) 不幸地 (5)ordinary (adj.) 平常的；普通的 (6)bored (adj.) 厌烦的 (7)worn (adj.) 用旧的；用坏的；破烂的 (8)failure (n.) 失败 (者 ) (9)outstanding (adj.) 突出的；杰出的；显著的 (10)gesture (n.)
7、 姿态；手势 (vi.) 做手势 (11)particularly (adv.) 特殊地；特别地 (12)occasion (n.) 时刻；场合 (13)amuse (vt.) 使发笑；使愉快 (14)explanation (n.) 解释；讲解；说明 (15)drunk (adj.) 醉的 【即景活用】 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空 1 What was Jeffs _(react) when you told him about the job? 答案： reaction 2 My English teacher suggested that I should learn from my
8、_(fail) and hoped I could do better next time. 答案： failure 3 The judge didnt believe his _(explain) that he had stolen the money 【 精品教育资源文库 】 in order to give it to charity. 答案： explanation 4 But I am not persuaded that he, or anybody else, offers _(convince) answers. 答案： convincing 5 The boy is _(
9、particular) interested in making model planes. 答案： particularly 6 A boy shouted in my _(direct) across the playground. 答案： direction 7 She _(whisper) a few words weakly before she fell down. 答案： whispered 8 Childrens TV nowadays is much more _(entertain) 答案： entertaining 9 They were dancing and sing
10、ing on the square, much to the _(amuse) of passersby. 答案： amusement 10 The boy was _(slide) on the ice, but suddenly he lost his balance and fell down. 答案： sliding 联想积累 1 “ous” 后缀形容词一览 humorous 幽默的 dangerous 危险的 mountainous 多山的 continuous 连续的 poisonous 有毒的 generous 慷慨的 famous 著名的 numerous 大量的 2 “ 满足
11、；满意 ” 家族 content adj.满足的；满意的 satisfy vt.使满意；满足 satisfaction n满意；满足 ple ased adj.高兴的；满意的 meet vt. 满足 3各种 “ 惊讶 ” astonishing 令人惊讶的 amazing 令人吃惊的 【 精品教育资源文库 】 surprising 出人意料的 shocking 令人震惊的 4 “ 说 ” 法荟萃 whisper 小声说；耳语 speak 说；演讲；发言 chat 聊天 inform 通知；告诉 announce 宣告；宣布 declare 宣布；声明 comment 评论；议论 1 up_t
12、o_now 直到现在 2 feel/be_content_with 对 ? 感到满足 3 badly_off 穷的；缺少的 4 pick_out 挑出；辨别出 5 cut off 切断；断绝 6 star in 在 ? 担任主角；主演 7 pick up 偶尔获得；收听；好转；拾起； 用车接某人 8 react to 对 ? 作出反应；回应 【即景活用】 用所给短语的适当形式填空 star in， badly off， cut off， pick out， react to， be content with 1 The teacher _what the students had done i
13、n the holiday. 答案： was content with 2 Everyone makes mistakes, but the real test is how you _them. 答案： react to 3 It is usually easier to _the meaning of a word in a given context. 答案： pick out 4 The water supply in that city_for several days because of pollution. 答案： was cut off 5 The school is rat
14、her _for equipment. 答案： badly off 6 Everybody thought this young actor would have a bright future after he _two films. 答案： starred in 【 精品教育资源文库 】 联想积累 1 “v. out” 常用短语荟萃 pick out 挑选；辨认出 give out 分发；耗尽；用光；发出 (光、热或信号 ) work out 制定出；计算出；锻炼 run out 用光；耗尽 make out 理解；辨认出 carry out 实行；实施 figure out 理解；弄清
15、楚 2 “be adj. about” 短语小结 be particular about 对 ? 挑剔 be anxious about 为 ? 感到担心 /焦虑 be cautious about 对 ? 谨慎 be crazy about 对 ? 疯狂 be c urious about 对 ? 感到好奇 be nervous about 对 ? 感到紧张 be sceptical about 对 ? 感到怀疑 3 “v. into” 短语大全 break into 闯入；破门而入 burst into 闯入；突然发作 get into 进入；陷入 go into 进入；从事 (某类工作
16、)；详细解释 look into 调查；观察 put into 往 ? 投入 (资金 )；在 ? 花费；为 ? 增添 (某种 )特质 run into 撞上；偶然碰见 turn into 变成 1 Unfortunately hisfather died,leaving the family even worse off. 不幸的是他的父亲去世了，使得他的家境更加艰难。 2 Then he picks out the lace of the shoe and eats it as if it were spaghetti. 然后他挑出鞋带来吃，像是吃意大利面条一样。 【句式仿写】 1 The
17、little girl was left alone in the room, _ . 这个小女孩被单独留在房间里，难过地哭了。 答案： crying bitterly 2 They completely ignore these facts _they never existed. 他们完全忽略了这些事实，就仿佛它们不存在一样。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 答案： as if/though 联想积累 现在分词、不定式作结果状语小结 现在分词 (短语 )作结果状语常表示 “ 意料，情理之中，自然而然 ” 的结果。这种分词的逻辑主语既可以是句子的主语，也可以是前边的整个句子；逻辑主语为前边的整个
18、句子时，其作用相当于一 个非限制性定语从句。 不定式 (短语 )作结果状语常表示出乎意料的结果。 单词点津 content adj. 满足的；满意的 n. 满足；内容；含量 vt. 使满足 教材原句 He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives. 在人们感到沮丧的时候，查理使人们开怀大笑，于是他们对自己的生活感到比较满足。 (1)be content to do sth. be willing/ready to do sth.乐于做某事；满足于做某事 feel/be content with sth. feel/be satisfied/pleased with sth.对某事感到满意/满足 (2)content sb./oneself with 使某人 /自己对 ? 感到满足 (3)to ones content 使某人满意的是 with content 满意地；满足地 【特别提醒】 (1)content 作形容词时，只用作表语；若用于名词前作定语，要用 contented。 (2)content 作 “ 目录 ” 解时，总是用其复数形式。 【即景活用】 (1)单句语
