2．teaseB．tofeelorshowsorrow3．previousC．a(chǎn)schoolorcollegeforspecialtraining4．visualD．happeningorexistingbeforetheeventorobjectthatyouaretalkingabout5．a(chǎn)cademyE．a(chǎn)playthatisintendedtobefunny,usuallywithahappyending6．mournF．oforconnectedwithseeingorsight7．a(chǎn)ffectionG．sb.laughsb.laughorsmile8．a(chǎn)museH．feelingoffondness答案：1.E2.A3.D4.F5.C6.B7.H8.GLookatthepicturesandmatcheachofthemwiththefollowingdescriptionsinEnglish.A．makingyoulearneasilyandhappilyB．relievingyourpainandsharingyourjoyofhavingababyC．makingyoulaughD．showingyourinnocenceE．enjoyingtheharvestF．enjoyingnature答案：1.E2.A3.D4.B5.F6.CⅠ.Fast-reading1.Accordingtothetextwecanlearnthatthepassageisaboutstand-upandwhypeopleloveit．2.Theauthor'smainpurposeofwritingthispassageistotellpeoplethatlaughteristhebestmedicine/laughterisgoodforyou．Ⅱ.Careful-reading(Ⅰ)Choosethebestanswersaccordingtothetext.1．Howmanytypesofstand-uparementionedinthetext?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.2．Whatcanwelearnaboutthefourthkindofstand-up?A．Thiskindofhumourisaimedtoproducecoldjokesbymakingcruelremarks.B．Theedianhasthesimilarappearance,accentoractiontothepersonhecopies.C．Thepersonbeingmadefunofisadmiredbyboththeedianandtheaudience.D．Theaudiencearesupposedtopayenoughattentiontotheedian'sperformance.3．Whatdoesastand-upedianusuallydowhileperforming?A．Theedianisrightthereinfrontoftheaudienceandmaytalkdirectlytoaudiencemembers.B．Astand-upedianmaymakefunofanaudiencemember.C．Theedianmightdecidetotelldifferentjokesinresponsetothereactionsofanaudience.D．Alltheabove.4．WhichofthestatementsisTRUEaboutBillyCrystal?A．Heisahost,anactorandalecturer.B．HeisexpectedtolivelongerthanBobHope.C．Heisacontinuoussourceofamusementtopeople.D．Healwaysbringsatoothbrushonstagetobeautifyhisteeth.5．Afterreadingthefifthparagraph,readerscanknowthatediansareexpectedto．A．performstand-upB．havenoplanstostopworkC．enjoyaverylonglifeD．worktilltheendoflife答案：1.D2.C3.D4.C5.C(Ⅱ)Fillineachblankwithnomorethanthreewordsaccordingtothetext.Ⅲ.Study-readingAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1．Astand-upedianmayteaseanaudiencemember,ormightdecidetotelldifferentjokesdependinguponhowtheaudiencereactedtohisorherpreviousjokes.[句式分析][嘗試翻譯]單口喜劇演員可以拿某一位觀眾開玩笑，也可以根據(jù)觀眾的反應(yīng)隨機(jī)應(yīng)變，講各種笑話。2．Forexample,theymaytalkabouthowpeopleactwhentheyqueueup,ortheymayaskwhyitonlyrainswhenyouforgetyourumbrella.[句式分析][嘗試翻譯]例如，他們?nèi)⌒θ藗兣抨爼r的舉動，或者問為什么偏偏在你忘記帶雨傘時天會下雨。3．Onelittle-knownfactisthatwhenCrystalisthehostoftheAcademyAwards,healwayskeepsatoothbrushinhispocketforgoodluck.[句式分析]eq\f(Onelittle-knownfactis,主句)...thelc\{\rc\}(\a\vs4\al\co1(that\f(whenCrystalis...theAcademyAwards,時間狀語從句)，...foralwayskeepsatoothbrush...forgoodluck,時間狀語從句對應(yīng)的主句).))eq\a\vs4\al(that引導(dǎo),的表語從句)[嘗試翻譯]這里有一個鮮為人知的事實：每次主持奧斯卡頒獎典禮的時候，克里斯托總要在自己的口袋里放一把牙刷以求好運。4．Hesaysitisbecausewhenhestartedpractisingstand-upasachild,hetoldhimselfjokeswhilestandinginfrontofthemirror,brushinghisteeth.[句式分析]本句為多重主從復(fù)合句，says后接省略了引導(dǎo)詞that的賓語從句；賓語從句中because引導(dǎo)表語從句，該從句中的主句是...toldhimself...，被兩個狀語從句修飾，一個是when引導(dǎo)的時間狀語從句，另一個是while引導(dǎo)的省略的時間狀語從句，該從句中brushinghisteeth是現(xiàn)在分詞短語作伴隨狀語。[嘗試翻譯]他說，這是因為小時候開始練習(xí)單口喜劇時，他總是站在鏡子前面邊刷牙邊給自己講笑話。Ⅳ.Post-readingFillintheblanksaccordingtothetext.Stand-upisafavouritetypeofedy,whichisdoneonastagebyaediantalkingto①audiencemembers.Therearea②varietyofdifferentstylesofstand-upedy.Someedianstelljokesaboutthewaypeople③behaveoraboutdailylife.Someediansrelyon④visualhumour.Otherediansmay⑤tripoverchairs,walkintodoors,andfalldownonstageinordertomakepeoplelaugh.Thelastkindofediandoes⑥impressions.Theseediansactorspeaklikeawell-knownperson.BillyCrystalisoneofthestand-upedianswhohavebeefamousastelevisionandfilm⑦performerslater.Heispopularwithallagegroupsandhastheabilityto⑧amusepeopleallovertheworld.Thisprovesthatstand-upcanbeenjoyedbyeveryone.Doctorshavebeenresearchingwhat⑨effectstand-upandotherformsofedyhaveonus,andhavediscoveredthatpeoplewholaughalotlive⑩longer．ThisagreeswiththeEnglishsaying“Laughteristhebestmedicine”．eq\a\vs4\al([課文對譯])Standupforyourhealth!Peoplehavealwaysenjoyedlaughing,andtherehasalwaysbeenhumour.Onefavouritetypeofedyiscalledstand-up.Stand-upisakindofedythatisdoneonastagebyaediantalkingstraighttoaudiencemembers.Astand-upedianmayteaseanaudiencemember,ormightdecidetotelldifferentjokesdependinguponhowtheaudiencereactedtohisorherpreviousjokes.Typesofstand-upThereareavarietyofdifferentstylesofstand-upedy.Someedianstelljokesaboutthewaypeoplebehaveoraboutdailylife.Forexample,theymaytalkabouthowpeopleactwhentheyqueueup,ortheymayaskwhyitonlyrainswhenyouforgetyourumbrella.Otherediansrelyonvisualhumour.Theirhumourmaybeinspiredbyobjects.Forexample,oneedianusesahugehammertobreakwatermelonswhilehemakesjokesaboutwhatheisdoing.Anotheredianpointstoavideotennisgameandsays,‘I'vebeenplayingtenniseverydayforamonth.Idon'tunderstandwhyIamnotlosingweight！’Yetotherediansmaytripoverchairs,walkintodoors,andfalldownonstageinordertomakepeoplelaugh.Thiskindofabsurdhumourisnotveryfunnyifyouareonlylisteningandnotwatchingtheedian'sperformance.Thelastkindofediandoesimpressions—heorshewillactorspeaklikeawell-knownpersoninordertomakefunofthatperson.Whilethiskindofhumourmaysoundcruel,itusuallyonlyworksifboththeedianandtheaudiencehaveaffectionfororadmirethepersonbeingmadefunof.AfamousedianOnlyafewstand-upedianshavebeefamousastelevisionandfilmperformerslateroninlife.OnesuchpersonisBillyCrystal.Likeotherstand-upedianswhohavegoneontoactinfilms,Crystalstillenjoysstand-up.PeoplearoundtheworldenjoywatchinghimwhenhehoststheAcademyAwards.Hehashostedtheshowninetimes.Eachtime,heperformshisstand-uproutineinfrontofmillionsofpeoplewhentheshowisbroadcastliveonTV.Onelittle-knownfactisthatwhenCrystalisthehostoftheAcademyAwards,healwayskeepsatoothbrushinhispocketforgoodluck.Hesaysitisbecausewhenhestartedpractisingstand-upasachild,hetoldhimselfjokeswhilestandinginfrontofthemirror,brushinghisteeth.OnereasonCrystalhasbeesofamousisthatheisveryquickthinking,andisoftenabletoeupwithnewjokesaboutthepeopleandthingsaroundhim.WhenCrystalwasthehostofthe2004AcademyAwards,averyoldactor,whohadactedinfilmsbeforetheyhadsound,gaveaspeech.Hetalkedforseveralminutes,buttherewasatechnicalproblem,andnooneintheaudiencecouldhearhim.Theycouldonlyseehimstandingtheremovinghislips.Insteadoftellingthejokehehadplanned,Crystalmadeupanewone.Hesaid，‘Itseemsappropriatethathegothisstartinsilentfilms！’Theaudiencehowledwithlaughter.Crystalispopularwithallagegroupsandhastheabilitytoamusepeopleallovertheworld.Thisprovesthatstand-upcanbeenjoyedbyeveryone.YoucanexpecttohearalotmorefromBillyCrystal—hehasnoplanstostopmakingfilms,ortostoptellingjokes.Hehopestofollowinthefootstepsofotherfamousedians,suchasBobHopeandGeorgeBurns,wholivedtobe100yearsoldandkeptworkinguntilnearlytheendoftheirlives.Laughterisgoodforyourhealth!Nowadays,stand-upedyispopularallovertheworld.Doctorshavebeenresearchingwhateffectstand-upandotherformsofedyhaveonus,andhavediscoveredthatpeoplewholaughalotlivelonger.Theysaythisisbecausewhenyoulaugh，yourbrainsendschemicalsaroundyourbodythataregoodforyou.Laughinghelpsyourbodystayhealthyandcanevenhelpyoufightpain.MaybethisexplainsthelonglivesofmenlikeBobHopeandGeorgeBurns.Whateverthereason,researchshowsthatintheend，theEnglishsaying，‘Laughteristhebestmedicine’，maybetrueafterall.So,goandmakesomeonelaugh—itjustmighthelpthem(andyou)livelonger.,有益于身心健康的單口喜?。∪藗兛偸菒坌?，幽默無時不在。一種深受人們喜愛的喜劇形式叫做單口喜劇。單口喜劇是一種舞臺劇，由一個演員表演，演員與觀眾直接交流。單口喜劇演員可以拿某一位觀眾開玩笑，也可以根據(jù)觀眾的反應(yīng)隨機(jī)應(yīng)變，講各種笑話。單口喜劇的類型單口喜劇有很多不同的類型。有些演員拿人們的行為方式來開玩笑，或者講有關(guān)日常生活的笑話。例如，他們?nèi)⌒θ藗兣抨爼r的舉動，或者問為什么偏偏在你忘記帶雨傘的時候天會下雨。別的演員依靠視覺幽默，他們的幽默可以是由物品激發(fā)的。例如，某個演員一邊拿著大錘子去砸西瓜，一邊以此說著笑話。再如某個演員指著電腦網(wǎng)球游戲說：“我每天都打網(wǎng)球，已經(jīng)一個月了。我就是搞不懂體重為啥一點也降不下來！”還有些演員可能玩這些把