北师大版（2019）选择性必修第二册 Unit 4 Humour Writing Workshop-Reading Club 课前预习练（有答案）

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Unit 4 Humour
4.4 Writing Workshop & Reading Club
Ⅰ. 阅读The little tramp who conquered the world of comedy, 完成下面的线索框架图
Who is introduced
↓1. _____________, as well as his typical image known as the “Little Tramp”.
Why did he take the career of acting
↓2. _______________________________________________________-
What is his main achievement
↓3. _______________________________________________________-
How is he evaluated
4. _______________________________________________________-
Ⅱ. 阅读British humour, 判断正误T(True) or F(False)
1. Although British comedy has never gone out of fashion, there is no need to explore reason for its success. ( )
2. British people love to express their negative feelings through humour. ( )
3. Humour plays an important part in the life of almost all British people. ( )
4. British humour is so popular that every culture in the world can fully understand it. ( )
5. British people never joke about topics that may be “taboo” in other cultures. ( )
Ⅲ. 阅读British humour, 简要介绍英国幽默。
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Ⅳ. 摘录以上文章中的好词佳句, 并补全汉语意思
1. One afternoon, hundreds of unlucky passengers, who had been expecting to board a flight to New York, were told it had been cancelled.
一天下午, __________________________________________________被告知航班取消了。
2. One unfortunate agent was dealing with all the passengers, when an angry man, who had been standing in line for some time, pushed his way to the front.
__________________________________, 就在那时, 一位排队等候了一段时间的男人愤怒地挤到了队伍的前面。
3. This is probably all it takes to make an image of Charlie Chaplin as the “Little Tramp”, one of the most famous comedy characters in the world.
这也许就是___________________________________所需要的全部。
4. Suddenly Charlie and his elder brother had to make a life on their own.
突然, __________________________________________。
5. His early films were such huge commercial successes that film companies were falling over themselves to hire him.
他早期的电影在商业上获得了如此巨大的成功, ____________________________________。
6. If you stopped any person on the street and asked them to name a British comedian, chances are you would find that they could.
如果你在大街上拦住一个人让他_______________________________________, 很可能你会发现他能说得出来。
7. Most non-British people see the British as being very reserved, polite and formal and while that is true to a certain degree, British people love to express themselves through humour too.
大多数非英国人认为英国人保守、礼貌、正式, _____________________________________, 但是他们也喜欢通过幽默来表达自己。
参考答案
Ⅰ. Who is introduced
↓1. Charlie Chaplin, as well as his typical image known as the “Little Tramp”.
Why did he take the career of acting
↓2. He was influenced by his parents, and had to make a living on his own at an early age.
What is his main achievement
↓3. Elevated silent films to a new level and created his typical image.
How is he evaluated
4. Some criticize him for being overly sentimental , while others think his films are influential in their approach to acting.
Ⅱ. 1. Although British comedy has never gone out of fashion, there is no need to explore reason for its success. (F)
2. British people love to express their negative feelings through humour. (T)
3. Humour plays an important part in the life of almost all British people. (T)
4. British humour is so popular that every culture in the world can fully understand it. (F)
5. British people never joke about topics that may be “taboo” in other cultures. (F)
Ⅲ. Humour is one of the core characteristics of British culture. British people love to express themselves through humour and it’s part of their daily life, jokes are believed to be related to culture. One example is the British class system and the other is “word play”. Two other unique characteristics of British comedy are joking about topics that would be considered “taboo” in other cultures and humour focused on self-depreciation.
　　Although what’s funny for one person might not for another, the wide range of techniques used by British comedians and comedy writers makes it possible for every taste in culture.
Ⅳ. 1. 一天下午, 成百位一直在等着登机前往纽约的乘客不幸被告知航班取消了。
2. 一位倒霉的代理人正在安排所有的乘客, 就在那时, 一位排队等候了一段时间的男人愤怒地挤到了队伍的前面。
3.这也许就是查理卓别林塑造世界上最著名的喜剧角色之一的“小流浪汉”所需要的全部。
4. 突然, 查理和他的哥哥不得不独自谋生。
5. 他早期的电影在商业上获得了如此巨大的成功, 所以电影公司都争相雇用他。
6.如果你在大街上拦住一个人让他说出一位英国喜剧演员的名字, 很可能你会发现他能说得出来。
7.大多数非英国人认为英国人保守、礼貌、正式, 尽管在某种程度上这是真的, 但是他们也喜欢通过幽默来表达自己。
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