外研版（2019）選擇性必修1《Unit 1 Laugh out loud》2023年同步練習(xí)卷

一、完形填空

• 1．At 91 years old and with Alzheimer's disease，Gene McGehee was finding his golden years to be his loneliest.That all（1）

  one day when he heard the clear sound of children's laughter right outside his home.
     When Gene（2）

  outside，he couldn't believe his good（3）

  to discover a group of lively young kids playing.The children，from the daycare center across the street，were more than （4）

  to include Gene in their fun.They（5）

  him Big Gene，and a special，long-lasting friendship was（6）

  between Gene，the kids and Megan Nunez，the daycare teacher.
     Gene's（7）

  Alzheimer's disease means he now has only short-term memory.For the last three years，Gene has been（8）

  Megan and the kids every day for what he thinks is the（9）

  time. "Every day，I cross the street，and we stay together，" explained Megan. "I always tell the kids that his（10）

  is kind of sick，but his heart（11）

  us."
     Gene's daughter，Cathy，said he（12）

  from loneliness until the kids came into his life and
  （13）

  his days.He now gets to just go outside and make new friends on a daily basis. "They have been such a（14）

  to Daddy，and he lights up，" Cathy（15）

  shared.
     Gene and the kids enjoy their one-hour "playdate" every afternoon.They（16）

  jokes，stories，laughs and hugs.He sometimes even（17）

  their games.Even though the day's cherished memories disappear as the sun（18）

  ，something remains in the depths of Gene's mind.It is that（19）

  feeling that makes him go outside as soon as he hears the children's（20）

  once again.
  
  

  （1）	A．changed	B．happened	C．mattered	D．began
  （2）	A．rushed	B．stayed	C．stepped	D．glared
  （3）	A．view	B．fortune	C．a(chǎn)lternative	D．position
  （4）	A．willing	B．curious	C．a(chǎn)nnoyed	D．a(chǎn)fraid
  （5）	A．a(chǎn)warded	B．nicknamed	C．owed	D．handed
  （6）	A．expected	B．faded	C．damaged	D．born
  （7）	A．infectious	B．mild	C．severe	D．rare
  （8）	A．meeting	B．consulting	C．a(chǎn)sking	D．a(chǎn)ccompanying
  （9）	A．last	B．next	C．most	D．first
  （10）	A．leg	B．eye	C．a(chǎn)rm	D．brain
  （11）	A．needs	B．remembers	C．ignores	D．discovers
  （12）	A．learned	B．suffered	C．benefited	D．recovered
  （13）	A．ruined	B．promoted	C．brightened	D．explored
  （14）	A．blessing	B．reward	C．problem	D．burden
  （15）	A．eventually	B．cheerfully	C．regularly	D．frequently
  （16）	A．exchange	B．communicate	C．tell	D．play
  （17）	A．breaks in	B．blows up	C．passes down	D．participates in
  （18）	A．rises	B．shines	C．moves	D．sets
  （19）	A．normal	B．necessary	C．special	D．cautious
  （20）	A．screams	B．complaints	C．laughter	D．news
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四、語(yǔ)法填空

• 4．I'm a specially（1）

  （train） clown doctor whose job is to cheer up patients，their families and the hospital staff（2）

  doing magic tricks，singing songs and telling stories and silly jokes.I（3）

  （choose） this career because I once went to hospital when I was a kid，and I spent much of my time there（4）

  （feel）frightened and more than a little bored.So I think being a clown doctor can help people by entertaining them.
     On a typical day，wearing a white coat，my curly rainbow wig and big red nose，I walk into the waiting room，where there is a familiar atmosphere of boredom and tension.There，I spot a little girl called Lara whose ankle has got injured and is（5）

  （two） its normal size.The doctors and nurses are treating her injury.To get her attention，I begin to do（6）

  magic trick，which makes her scared and anxious look replaced with loud（7）

  （laugh）.Seeing their daughter so much （8）

  （happy） has in turn made her parents more relaxed.
      I hope clown doctors can help make the hospital a friendlier place （9）

  （visit）.After all，it is really true（10）

  "laugher is the best medicine".
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五、書面表達(dá)

• 5．根據(jù)所提供的信息寫一篇關(guān)于喜劇演員Billy Crystal的文章：
  1.他是美國(guó)著名的單口相聲演員。20世紀(jì)70年代，他先是在紐約開(kāi)始表演單口相聲，后來(lái)又去了加利福尼亞。
  2.他主持的奧斯卡金像獎(jiǎng)令全世界的觀眾都印象深刻。一個(gè)原因就是他思維異常敏捷，常常能就身邊的人或事立即編出笑話來(lái)。
  3.他主持2004年的奧斯卡金像獎(jiǎng)時(shí)，一位很老的演員上臺(tái)發(fā)言，但技術(shù)故障使他很難堪。
  4.他放棄了事先準(zhǔn)備好的笑話，說(shuō)："他似乎適合從無(wú)聲電影起家！"隨后哄堂大笑。
  5.他深受各年齡段人群的喜愛(ài)，他有能力讓全世界的人開(kāi)心。
  注意：
  1.詞數(shù)100左右；
  2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。
  參考詞匯：stand-up單人喜劇表演的
  Academy Awards 奧斯卡金像獎(jiǎng) appropriate 合適的
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