2.Andersen ________(定期地)traveled around Europe, and was warmly welcomed everywhere he went.

1. Stand-up ________(喜剧), meaning that you stand up in front of people and make them laugh, is one of the hardest types of performing.

VI.书面表达：

生活当中有很多有趣的事情，如朋友之间互开玩笑，讲笑话，如读书、看小说、下棋；进行运动，如看电影，听音乐会，如上网聊天，好友间发电子邮件，又如旅游，游历山川名胜等。生活本应丰富多彩。以“For fun”为题写一篇短文。

同步检测(三)(Grammar and Usage)

[知识积累与运用]

Ⅰ.单词拼写：

IV.完形填空：

Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his 1　 　and traveling.

Then, after returning to the United States from a 　2　 trip to some European countries, Mr. Cousins got sick. Because he had pushed his body to the 3　 　of its strength on the trip, a change began to take place 4　 　him. The material between his bones became 5　 .

In less than one week after his return, he could not 6　 . Every move that he made was 　7　 . He was not able to sleep at night. The doctors told him that they did not know how to cure Mr. Cousins’ problem and he might never 8　 　over the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up 9　 .

Mr. Cousins thought that 　10　 thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself. 11　 , he felt that happy thoughts or 　12　 　might cure his illness.

He began to 　13　 　on himself while still in the hospital by watching funny shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that 10 minutes of real laughter during the 　14　 　gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night.

15　 　the doctors could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could 　16　 his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television, reading funny books, and sleeping 17　 　he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well 　18　 to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for 　19　 .

After a few months, Mr. Cousins returned to work. He had laughed himself back to 20　 .

1. A. time　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. holiday　　　　　　　　　　 C. sleep　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. work

2. A. boring　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. tiring　　　　　　　　　　　 C. dangerous　　　　　　　　 D. pleasant

3. A. top　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. degree　　　　　　　　　　　 C. problem　　　　　　　　　 D. limit

4. A. from　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. around　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. inside　　　　　　　　　　　 D. beside

5. A. weak　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ill　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. false　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sick

6. A. speak　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. breathe　　　　　　　　　　 C. stand　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. see

7. A. easy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. unpleasing　　　　 　　　 C. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. painful

8. A. look　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. get　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. turn　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. think

9. A. effort　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hope　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. treatment　　　　　　　　　 D. arrangement

10. A. foolish　　　　　　　　　　　 B. unusual　　　　　　　　　　 C. funny　　　　　　　　　　　 D. unhappy

11. A. Instead　　　　　　　　　　　 B. However　　　　　　　　　 C. Therefore　　　　　　　　 D. Otherwise

12. A. sleep　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. travel　　　　　　　　　　　 C. laughter　　　　　　　　　 D. television

13. A. rescue　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. operate　　　　　　　　　　 C. test　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. experiment

14. A. day　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. week　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. month　　　　　　　　　　　 D. year

15. A. Promising　　　　　　　　　 B. Deciding　　　　　　　　　 C. Doubting　　　　　　　　　 D. Recognizing

16. A. invent　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. begin　　　　　　　　　　　 C. continue　　　　　　　　　 D. prove　　　　

17. A. until　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. whenever　　　　　　　　 C. unless　　　　　　　　　　　 D. so that

18. A. soon　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. completely　　　　　　　 C. slowly　　　　　　　　　　　 D. enough

19. A. exercise　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. illness　　　　　　　　　　　 C. rest　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. pleasure

20. A. power　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sense　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. health　　　　　　　　　　　 D. happiness

III.缺词填空：(用所给词的适当形式填空)

　　 　　　　　　　　　　　Exposition(解说)

A play places special demands on the audience. In the first few minutes, a group of characters is_______(present) in a specific setting and situation. Questions _____ (occur) immediately. Who are these people? Where are they? What is their relationship to one another? What are the problems they seem to be _________(struggle) with? How did they get these problems? What do they ________(plan) to do about them?

Generally, these questions are ________(answer) by the initial(最初的)dialogue and action of the play. This opening dialogue is _______(call) exposition. The audience must be particularly alert (留心的) at this time, or it will ______(miss) some of the answers. Reading exposition is a little bit like ________(arrive) late at a party. Some of the guests are strangers to you and the conversation is already in full swing(正起劲的). It will take several minutes of _______(look )and listening before you can orient(使…适应)yourself. But meanwhile the party doesn’t stop; you must catch up on the past while you_______(keep up) with the present. Like the party, the exposition is never static(静态的). The playwright(剧作家) _______(raise) new questions while he is answering old ones. He also reveals(剖析) characters and _______(advance )the plot.

Read the _________(begin) of each play carefully. With practice you will come _______(recognize) the exposition and ________(appreciate) the playwrights skill in handling it.

10. If you follow these few simple rules, you'll _______ in the course.

A. be fine　　　 　　　　　　　 B. do fine　 　　　　　　　　 C. pay fine　　 　　　　　 D. suit fine

[体验与鉴赏]

9. What he said could only make people ______ their heads ______.

A. laugh; away 　　　　 B. laugh; off　　　　　　　　 C. smile; away　 　　 　　　 D. smile; on

8. The chairman hurried the meeting _______it might end before dark.

A. in order　 　　　　　 B. in order to　 　　　　　　 C. so as to 　　　　　　　　　 D. in order that　

7. It suddenly ________ to me that we could use a computer to do the job.

A. occurs　　 　　　　 B. to occur　　　 　　　　　　　 C. occurring　　　 　　　　　　　 D. occurred