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1、 Period 4Developing ideas课时作业(四) 基础训练单词拼写1We do not have the _ (财力) to update our computer software.答案：resources2Do you have any _ (评论) to make about the cause of the disaster?答案：comment3Its a hotel in the heart of the _ (市中心)答案：downtown4The emergency _ (出口) is at the back of the bus.答案：exit5She fel
2、l off her bicycle and hurt her legs _ (相当，颇) badly.答案：rather单句语法填空1A lighthouse marks the entrance _ the harbour.答案：to句意：灯塔是进入海港的标志。entrance to . “进入”。2If you decide to work for our organization, you will be part _ a great team.答案：ofbe (a) part of sth.意为“是某事物的一部分”。3She made helpful comments _ my stu
3、dy.答案：onmake comments on sth.意为“对某事做出评论”。4I had _ frog in my throat when I got a cold.答案：ahave a frog in ones throat是一个常用的俚语，常表示“因为喉咙痛说话困难”。5Wool socks wick _ sweat.答案：awaywick way “吸走”；句意：羊毛袜子吸汗。6(2017天津高考)I read somewhere that we spend a full third of our lives _ (wait)答案：waitingspend some time do
4、ing sth.意为“花时间做某事”。7Although it seems _ (confuse), the Americans and the British have little or no difficulty in understanding each other.答案：confusingconfusing常用来描述某事物的性质，意为“令人困惑的”。8This song reminded me _ my story when I visited Beijing.答案：ofremind sb. of sth.意为“使某人想起某事”。9_ you can see, the number
5、of cars on our roads keeps rising these days.答案：Asas引导非限制性定语从句，在从句中作宾语，指代主句的内容。10I pick _ languages easily.答案：uppick up为常用固定短语，意为“学会，习得”。思维训练阅读理解AThe British are known for their sense of humor. However, it is often difficult for foreigners to understand their jokes. The main point to remember is tha
6、t the British often use understatement. Understatement means saying less than you think or feel. For example, if someone gets very wet in a shower of rain, he might say, “Its a little damp (潮湿的) outside.” Or, if someone is very impolite and shouts at another person, someone else might say, “She isnt
7、 exactly friendly.” Understatement is often used in unpleasant situation or to make another person look silly. Understatement plays an important part in British humor.Another key to understanding British humor is that the British like to make fun of themselves as well as others. They often laugh abo
8、ut the silly and unpleasant things that happen to our everyday life when someone accidentally falls over in the street. They also like to make jokes about people from different classes of society. They like to make jokes about their accents, the way they dress and the way they behave. Whats more, th
9、e British love to watch comedies about people who do not know how to behave in society. The comedies series Mr Bean is a good example of this kind of humor.Mr Bean is the character created by British actor Rowan Atkinson in 1990. Mr Bean doesnt talk often, and instead he uses his body movement and f
10、acial expressions to make people laugh. Perhaps what makes Mr Bean so funny is that he does things that adults in the real world cannot do. Mr Bean is popular in many countries around the world because you do not have to speak English to understand the humor. Because of this, many people have become
11、 familiar with the British sense of humor.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了英国人幽默的关键点是喜欢轻描淡写和开自己和他人的玩笑。1Why is it difficult for foreigners to understand British jokes?AThe British often enlarge the fact.BBritish jokes are connected with many different cultures.CThe British try to make out that something is less
12、important than it is.DBritish jokes are not as funny as jokes in other countries.答案：C细节理解题。由第一段最后两句及第二段第一句可知，英国玩笑难理解是因为英国人喜欢轻描淡写地描述事情。故选C。2The author explains understatement by _.Ausing examples Bmaking comparisons Cfollowing time order Ddescribing a process答案：A推理判断题。由第二段中的“For example”可推断出作者通过举例来解释
13、“有保留的陈述”。故选A。3Mr Bean makes people laugh by _.Atelling funny storiesBmaking jokes about others accentsCcopying how others behaveDusing his body movement and facial expressions 答案：D细节理解题。由最后一段第二句“Mr Bean doesnt talk often, and instead he uses his body movement and facial expressions to make people la
14、ugh.”可知，憨豆先生使用自己的身体活动和面部表情让人们笑。故选D。4What can be the best title for the text?ABritish Humor in Comedy BHumor in Different CulturesCDeveloping Your Sense of Humor DUnderstanding British Humor答案：D标题判断题。由第一段最后一句“The main point to remember is that the British often use understatement.”和第三段第一句“Another key
15、 to understanding British humor is that the British like to make fun of themselves as well as others.”可知，这篇短文主要介绍了理解英国人幽默的两个关键点喜欢轻描淡写和开自己和他人的玩笑。故选D。BThere are some differences between American English and British English. Some differences are quite interesting.When my friend Lily from London used the word “larder”， I didnt know what it meant. Realizing I didnt follow her, she used another word. I finally knew she wanted to find something to
