北师大版高中英语选修六Unit 17《Laughter》Lesson 6配套练习

Laughter Is the Best Medicine

Ⅰ、根据句意及首字母或汉语提示填写单词

1、She is a as the best tennis player in the world、 答案:acknowledged

2、I like eating ice creams,and you know,I can’t r such a temptation、 答案:resist

3、He s his name on the wall with a knife、 答案:scratched

4、Don’t s him too much;he is only a child、 答案:scold

5、Smoking is f in this room、 答案:forbidden

6、I’m always interested in (心理学)、 答案:psychology

7、The pop singer turned to a （角色） in soap operas、 答案：figure/character

8、He drove his car with (谨慎）、 答案:caution

9、When she heard the news,she became more (紧张）、 答案:tense

10、He is a doctor by (职业）、 答案：profession

Ⅱ、用所给单词的适当形式填空

1、The boss is （caution) about making promises、 答案：cautious

2、Students are (forbid） to smoke in the classroom、 答案:forbidden

3、Have you ever thought about becoming a （profession） singer？ 答案：professional

4、There has been a lot of (resist) to the new law、 答案：resistance

5、It is (acknowledge） that the earth travels around the sun、 答案:acknowledged Ⅲ、单项填空

1、The lack of eco-friendly habits among the public may the global climate change、

A、result in B、result from C、result D、as a result

提示:句意:公众缺乏环保习惯可能会导致全球气候的变化。 答案：A

2、I felt nervous I gave a speech to my students、 A、for the first time B、the first time

北师大版高中英语选修六Unit 17《Laughter》Lesson 6配套练习

C、at first D、first

提示:分析句子结构可知,此空引导时间状语从句,四项中只有the first time可作时间状语引导词，意思是“第一次做……的时候”。 答案：B

3、The genes of the cloned animals are so arranged that they can’t such a disease、So they soon died、 A、keep B、resist C、exist D、stop 提示：此处用resist表示“抵制，抵抗”。keep意为“保持，保存\"；exist意为“存在”;stop意为“停止,阻止”。 答案：B

4、Much new and high technology has been introduced from America,thus great increase in production of the company、 A、resulting in B、resulted in C、resulting from D、resulted from

提示:此空表示“产生，造成，带来”,A、B两项符合题意;thus是副词，不影响句子结构,所以空格处只能用现在分词表示结果。C、D两项意思是“由……造成\". 答案：A

5、Catherine is a famous actress,whose last musical for six months in Broadway、 A、turned B、set C、had D、ran

提示:run可以表示“事情的持续或延续,继续\"。时间状语for six months表明音乐剧连续上演了六个月. 答案：D

Ⅳ、阅读理解

On a frigid and snowy winter day Mullah Nasruddin was having a chat with some of his friends in the local coffee house、Nasruddin said that cold weather did not bother him，and in fact,he could stay，if necessary，all night without any heat、“If you stand all night in the village square without warming yourself by any other means，each of us will treat you to a feast,” they said,with looks of total disbelief、“But if you fail to do so，you will treat us all to dinner、” “All right,it’s a bet，” Mullah Nasruddin said、

That very night，Mullah Nasruddin stood in the village square till morning despite the bitter cold、In the morning,he ran proudly to his friends and told them that they should be ready to carry out their promise、

“But as a matter of fact you lost the bet，Nasruddin,” said one of them、“At about midnight,just before I went to sleep，I saw a candle burning behind a window about three hundred yards away from where you were standing、That certainly means that you warmed yourself by it、”

“That's silly，” Mullah Nasruddin argued、“How can a candle behind a window warm a person three hundred yards away?” But no matter what he said，the men were not convinced、And it was decided that Mullah Nasruddin had lost the bet、He had

北师大版高中英语选修六Unit 17《Laughter》Lesson 6配套练习

to invite all of them to a dinner that night at his home、

They all arrived on time，laughing and joking，awaiting the delicious meal、But dinner was not ready、Mullah Nasruddin told them that it would be ready in a short time，and left the room to prepare the meal、A long time passed，and still no dinner was served、Finally，getting impatient and very hungry，they went into the kitchen to see if there was any food cooking at all、What they saw，they could not believe、Mullah Nasruddin was standing by a huge pot which hung from the ceiling、There was a lighted candle under the pot、

“Be patient，my friends，” Mullah Nasruddin told them、“Dinner will be ready soon、You see it is cooking、”

“Are you out of your mind，Mullah Nasruddin？” they shouted、“How could you with such a tiny flame boil such a large pot？”

“If the flame of a candle behind a window three hundred yards away can warm a person，surely the same flame will boil this pot which is only three inches away，” answered Nasruddin、

1、The underlined word “frigid\" probably means 、 A、terrible B、cold C、fresh D、cloudy

提示：词义猜测题。根据下文Nasruddin said that cold weather did not bother him可猜测出frigid与cold意思相近，意为“寒冷的”。 答案:B

2、According to Paragraph 1,the attitude of Nasruddin’s friends toward what he said was 、 A、supportive B、worried C、doubtful D、satisfied

提示:细节理解题.根据第一段的with looks of total disbelief可知,纳西鲁丁的朋友对他所说的话持怀疑态度. 答案:C

3、Nasruddin's friends insisted that 、 A、he warmed himself with a candle B、he stayed inside a house that night C、he spent that night in a wrong place D、he ran quickly to keep warm that night

提示：细节理解题。根据第三段At about midnight，、、、I saw a candle burning、、、where you were standing、That certainly means that you warmed yourself by it、可知,纳西鲁丁的朋友认为他借用烛光取暖了，违反了打赌的规则。 答案:A

4、What did Nasruddin's friends find in the kitchen？ A、There was no fire to boil the large pot、 B、Nasruddin was not in the kitchen at all、 C、There was only an empty pot on the ground、 D、Nasruddin was boiling his pot with a candle、 提示：细节理解题。根据第五段Mullah Nasruddin was standing by a huge pot which hung from the ceiling、There was a lighted candle under the pot、可知，纳西鲁丁正在厨

北师大版高中英语选修六Unit 17《Laughter》Lesson 6配套练习

房里用蜡烛烧饭。 答案：D

5、We learn from the passage that in the end 、 A、Nasruddin was made fun of by his friends

B、Nasruddin’s friends were fooled by Nasruddin

C、Nasruddin had to invite his friends to dinner again D、Nasruddin’s friends were treated to a delicious meal

提示:推理判断题。纳西鲁丁以其人之道,还治其人之身,也用烛火回敬了他的朋友，故选B项. 答案:B