Language points

1. I’ve been playing tennis every day for a month.(L14-15) 2. Doctors have been researching what effect stand-up and other forms of comedy have on us(L50-51) have/has been doing sth 3. He has hosted the show nine times. have/has done

1.—Hi, Tracy ， you look pale. —I am tired. I _______ the living room all day. A. painted B. had painted C. have been painting D. have painted 2. —____ you ___ him around the museum yet? —Yes. We had a great time there. A. Have ; shown B. Have ; been showing C. Had; shown D. Did; show

4. By the time he realizes he _________ into a trap, it’ll be too late for him to do anything about it. (2008 山东 ) A. walks B. walked C. has walked D. had walked 3. — I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final. — I think so. He ___ for it for months.(2008 江苏 ) A. is preparing B. was preparing C. had been preparing D. has been preparing

2. One such person is Billy Crystal.(L25) 当 such 与数词或不定代词 any, some, many, all, no 等连用时，常置于它们之后；但与不定冠词和形容 词连用时则置于不定冠词和形容词之前。 1. There is ____ _____ word within my memory. 在我的记忆中，没有这样一个字。 2. _____ ______ cases are reported every day. 每天都有许多类似案例被报道。 3. I hope, in the near future, I’ll have ____ __ flat. 我希望，在不久的将来， 我有一套这样的公寓 no such Many such such a

3. Each time, he performs his stand-up routine in front of millions of people when the show is broadcast live on TV.(L28-30) live adv. 现场地；直播地 With all the news broadcast live, the pressure on the announcers is becoming heavier. live adj. 现场的，直播的；有生命的，活的 We are watching the live coverage of the Olympics.

区分 alive, live, living( 形容词，做 “ 活的 ” 讲 ) 1. Who is the greatest man alive? 2. She must be alive. 3. Let’s keep the fish alive. 4. Have you seen a live whale? 5. She was frightened at the sight of a live snake. 6. Many living thins are dying out because of the global warming. 7. Maybe he is the finest living pianist.

alive: 既可以指人，也可以指物。在句中做表 语或宾语补足语。做定语时应放在所修饰的名 词之后。 live ：常做定语，放在所修饰的名词之前，一 般不指人。 living ：用作定语或表语，即可指人，也可指 物。作定语时前置。 lively adj lovely adj 活泼的，有生气的 可爱的，愉快的

4. Instead of telling the joke he had planned, Crystal made up a new one. had+ 表示个人意志、打算、想法的动词的过去分词, 如： had + planned/hoped/intended/wanted/thought/ expected/wished/dreamt/ed 表示 “ 本来要做某事（暗含但是后来没有做成） ” 。 翻译句子 1. I had expected to see you, but you weren't in. 2. I ___see you, but I was busy with my work all day long. A. had wanted to B. has wanted to C. wanted to D. was wanted to A 我本以为可以见到你的，但是你却没有在。

5. Doctors have been researching what effect stand-up and other forms of comedy have on us. (L50-51) 1.Doctors didn’t know the effect that the medicine would ______ patients. A. have of B. make on C. make of D. have on

2.You will find what great benefit the computer you own can be _____ each time you use it to help you work. A. for B. at C. on D. of be of benefit of = be beneficial

6. Whatever the reason, research shows that in the end, the English saying, “laughter is the best medicine”, may be true after all.(L56-57) Whatever the reason is, … 1.The lawyer seldom wears anything other than a suit __________the season. （ 2008 全国卷 I ） A. whatever B. wherever C. whenever D. however 2. _____ well prepared you are, you still need a lot of luck in mountain climbing. (2008 年上海卷 ) A. However B. Whatever C. No matter D. Although

Ⅳ. Analyze the Clauses 1. Stand-up is a kind of comedy that is done on a stage by a comedian talking straight to audience members.(L2-3) → Stand-up is a kind of comedy that is done on a stage by a comedian ___ ___ ___ ____ audience members. 定语从句 who talks straight to

2. A stand-up comedian may tease an audience member, or might decide to tell different jokes depending upon how the audience reacted to his or her previous jokes.(L4-6) 3. (L8-9)Some comedians tell jokes about the way people behave or about daily life 4. While this kind of humour may sound cruel, it usually only works if both the comedian and the audience have affection for or admire the person being made fun of.(L20- 22)

5. One little-known fact is that when Crystal is the host of the Academy Awards, he always keeps a toothbrush in his pocket for good luck.(L30-31) 6. He says it is because when he started practising stand-up as a child, he told himself jokes while standing in front of the mirror, brushing his teeth. 7. They say this is because when you laugh, your brain sends chemicals around your body that are good for you.(L52-53)

8. When Crystal was the host of the 2004 Academy Awards, a very old actor, who had acted in the films before they had sound, gave a speech.(L36-37) 9. He hopes to follow in the footsteps of other famous comedians, such as Bob Hope and George Burns, who lived to be 100 years old and kept working until nearly the end of their lives. (L46-48)