2017-2018 学年人教版高中英语必修 4 课后能力提升训练含解析- 1 -Unit 3 课下能力提升(十).根据提示写出单词的正确形式1The professor was _ (满意的) with the result of the experiment.2He became inspired when he thought about helping _ (普通的) people.3We got _ (厌烦的) with the long speech given by Mr Smith.4He has enough courage to _ (克服) the difficulty.5Charlie Chaplin was an _ (杰出的) comedy actor.6The news _ (astonish) everybody at the last meeting.7_ (fortunate) he wont be here tomorrow.8As a famous _ (perform), he is always popular with his fans.9He set about helping _ (home) women and children to place of safety.10The hotel is famous for its good _ (entertain).选词填空1She has _ a lot of good films.2The city is _ by the heavy snow from the outside world.3The people there were _ for medicine and food after the big earthquake.4She _ her success in passing the College Entrance Examination.5When he is depressed, he usually _ himself _ light music.6I have not heard from him _.7She is dressed in red, so she can be easily _ among her friends. 8You may be able to _ me _ what he has said.9I asked a little girl to _ me _ the bus stop.10They said that they came from the Mars. We _ their words.完成句子1She _ her present life.她对目前的生活十分满意。2I _ here.在这儿遇见你，我感到惊讶。2017-2018 学年人教版高中英语必修 4 课后能力提升训练含解析- 2 -3We _ we will win the game.我们相信我们会赢得比赛。4The general directed that the prisoners _.将军下令释放犯人。5_， he will get the chance to work in that company.正如他知道的，他会得到那个在那家公司工作的机会。6_， she is busy every day.有很多事要做，她终日忙碌。.阅读理解A AA cultures values can be mirrored by its humor. Humor has been evaluated by many great minds such as Thomas Hobbes, who, in “On Nature” ， disliked humor, “Laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from sudden thought of feeling far better than others.” He thought humor to be a negative quality of human narrowmindedness.However, Mordechai Gordon, Ph.D of Education, insists, “Humor allows us to view the world from an angle that is amusing rather than serious.” I agree with Gordon. Learning to look at the world through humor is important.In the United States, every four years an election occurs. Without humor as a way to express their feelings, how else would Americans keep from clawing their eyes out and going the way of lemming? Television shows like The Daily Show have become important parts of American culture. They are mothering the masses by metaphorically (隐喻地) airplaning politics into our mouths. They make politics fun.Of course, politics is only one type of humor. Social humor helps people through the twists and turns of the human condition. American pop culture promotes an unhealthy selfimage. On the topic of selfimage, Hari Kondabolu stands out. He has a joke about the popular musical group “The Pussycat Dolls” ， describing their hit song Dont Cha as a negative representation of women. He points out an obvious 2017-2018 学年人教版高中英语必修 4 课后能力提升训练含解析- 3 -offence in American culture.A study from Loyola University of Maryland has shown that humor is one determining factor for selecting a mating partner. Among other things, mates look for an outstanding funny bone in a potential partner.Of course, humor is not always used for good purposes. Humor can be linked to vulgarity (粗俗) and racism, but, like everything else, it has potential to unite human beings by allowing us to laugh at ourselves, our failures and our connection with one another.Though life may seem tough and depressing at times, all I have to do is to look in the mirror at my increased wrinkles (皱纹) to know that there is a comedy out there that even Chaplin wasnt aware of.With that in mind, remember to laugh with humanity and sometimes at humanity.1Hobbes believes that humor _.Awas only a way to laugh at others to make oneself feel betterBresulted in narrowmindedness of human beingsChad the power to mirror personal glory and national valuesDwas for people to view the world from another angle2What is the authors attitude towards political humor?AWorried. BDisappointed.CCurious. DAppreciative.3The fourth paragraph is developed mainly by _.Aexample BprocessCcomparison Dclassification4What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?AChaplin wasnt aware of being laughed at.BThe author feels helpless and sad about getting older.CNever be the one who laughs at other people.DThe author is determined to face life with a sense of humor.B BSongs that make our hearts happy can make them stronger too, US researchers 2017-2018 学年人教版高中英语必修 4 课后能力提升训练含解析- 4 -reported on Tuesday.They found that when people listened to their favorite music, their blood vessels (血管) dilated in much the same