北师大版（2019） 选择性必修 第二册Unit 4 Humour Lesson 2 Why Do We Need Humour？练习（含答案）

Unit 4 Humour Lesson 2 Why Do We Need Humour
1.It has taken a lot of courage to deal with my _____ (embarrass) and to come here to apologise.
2.A deep breath on the stage may help a lot to ease ______(tense).
3.You'd better cut down your ________(expense) on clothes.
4.A happy life should include the mental and _____(psychology) aspects.
5.Over time your partner will be able to lift more weights and you will become more _____(physical) fit.
6.I'm not in the m_____ to go out tonight.
7.White blood cells are an important part of our i________ system that fights infection.
8.People often b_____ with embarrassment.
9.In order to save more money, Lily has to cut down her daily e________.
10.Research finds that laughing is the perfect way to give your muscles a real workout and is also a brilliant way to relieve physical t________ and stress.
11. Last week, my younger brother visited me for five days. To ensure I could spend as much time with him as possible, I worked extra hard during the weekend before he arrived.
It amazed me how much I could accomplish when I had a strong motivation to be efficient.
During the week, I put in a couple of hours in the mornings to handle pressing issues and then spent the afternoons and evenings going out with him. Once again, I was surprised to realize just how much free time was available to me if I consciously chose to be more effective while working.
This made me think of Parkinson's Law: Work expands to fill the time available for its completion.
I realized then that I'd given myself more time than necessary for work, and as a result, I ended up spending a lot of time delaying needlessly and entertaining myself online.
How might things change for me, I wondered, if I chose to commit to more social and recreational activities, made them priorities and was motivated to finish work quicker
I realize not everyone has flexible work schedules, but I believe we could all create more time for ourselves if we were motivated to cut out the choices that don't match our strongest desires and intentions. Maybe it's being absent-minded in front of the TV or searching the web.
I believe what English musician John Lennon said is true: Time that you enjoyed wasting was not wasted.1 don't think there's anything wrong with using technology if we've consciously chosen to do it.
However, we owe it to ourselves to get out in the world and explore different possibilities—to be playful, curious, engaged and just to be.
Perhaps it would be easier to do that if we asked ourselves: How can I be more effective Can I minimize what I am currently doing How can I start using the time I've created in a way that will excite and inspire me
1.How did the author feel when she finished her work in advance
A.Guilty. B.Amazed. C.Stressed. D.Exhausted.
2.What made the author think of Parkinson's Law
A.Her working habit B.Her workload during that time
C.The change in her work efficiency D.The time spent with her younger brother
3.What does the author advise us to do to make more time for ourselves
A.Commit to more social activities.
B.Create a tight work schedule for ourselves.
C.Don't waste time on technology for any reason.
D.Focus on the most important tasks, and ignore anything unimportant.
4.What is the author's main purpose in writing this article
A.To explain what Parkinson's Law is.
B.To introduce how to balance work and life.
C.To reflect on better time management.
D.To show the importance of accompanying family members.
12. A mix of anxiety rising in my chest and a voice at the back of my mind shouting ‘what's wrong with me '-it's how I've felt about rejection my whole life.
The earliest rejection I can remember was on my first day of school. I started the term late due to illness and the teacher asked the class who would play with me at break. The silence was deafening. Now, a bit of online dating sees us rejected by half the town before we've even started our day. There's not a break at work. Is there a worse feeling than hitting the final slide on your presentation, boldly asking 'any questions ' and looking around the room to see everyone on their phones
We need to build resilience. For me, this has come in two stages. First, I spent time listening to the voice of fear that saw each rejection as proof that there was something wrong with me. When I analysed it, I could see it was rarely about me. Perhaps the guy I was talking to was too busy to reply. It was likely that the magazine I'd sent a passage to already had an article on that topic. Now, I assume it's about me 20 per cent of the time-and I can live with that.
The other thing I do is practice rejecting. Because I hate rejection, I shy away from being the rejector, which means I either please people or avoid tricky situations. Instead, I've come up with a few lines for when I want to say no: 'That sounds great but it's not for me; thank you for asking but I decline; it was lovely but I think we should leave it there.' It's never pleasant to reject a person but there is a kind way to do it. With resilience and clarity, we can see the plus sides of rejection: it frees us up to do something else, be with someone else and be happier. We can't complain about that.
1.What is Paragraph 2 mainly about
A.The examples of the author's being rejected.
B.The experiences of the author's online dating.
C.The reasons of the author's lateness for school.
D.The feelings of the author's being ignored at work.
2.What did the author find after analyzing the reason of rejection
A.He could live with it. B.It was partly about him.
C.He did something wrong. D.It had nothing to do with him.
3.What might be the author's advice when you reject others
A.Do it with resilience and clarity. B.Come up with a few pleasant lines.
C.Please others or avoid tricky situations. D.Show your kindness and don't complain.
4.What is one of the benefits of rejection
A.It enables us to live. B.It gives us more time.
C.It has some plus sides. D.It does something else.
答案
1. embarrassment
2. tension
3. expenses
4. psychological
5. physically
6. mood
7. immune
8. blush
9. expenses
10. tension
11. 1-4 BCDC
12. 1-4 ADAB