1、核心素养拓展练素养解读 2017 版普通高中课程标准首次提出“学科核心素养” 。英语学科核心素养由语言能力、文化意识、思维品质和学习能力构成。随之而来，以后的英语考试将更加坚持能力立意，突出核心素养的考查。下面文段就是围绕“思维品质”这一学科素养展开，有助于学生了解人生哲理，知道在任何时候保持幽默的心情对我们的生活都有好处。主 题 ： 幽 默 学 科 素 养 ： 思 维 品 质With all the wars，fighting and sadness in the world today， its not only necessary，but also essential to have a
2、 good sense of humor just to help us get through each and every day of our lives.Putting a smile on someones face when you know they are feeling down in the dumps， makes me feel good and warms my heart.How would you feel if you could not joke around with your wife，husband ，child ，coworker，neighbor ，
3、close friend，or even just someone that you are standing in line with at your corner store？I am always saying things that make others smile or laugh，even if I dont know the person Im joking around with.My grandma always found humor in everything she did，even if it was the hardest job anyone could ima
4、gine.This not only relieves stress in any situation，but also is common courtesy to speak to others that are around you.I know of a few people that dont have a funny bone in their bodies，as they say.Everyone around them could be rolling on the floor after hearing a great joke and they would sit there
5、 without the slightest smile on their faces.They dont get the joke that makes others laugh.I am busting a gut while they just sit there，looking at me as if I were from outer space.How can people not get a really funny joke?Laughing is essential to keep your stress levels under control.Without humor
6、we would find ourselves with a lot of psychological problems，or on a lot of medications to keep us from going crazy.There is too much sadness in this present world.It drives people crazy.We all need to find a way to ignore the sadness and bring a little light into our lives.So，I believe our best med
7、icine is to get together and tell some jokes and have some fun laughing together.语 篇 解 读 面 对 生 活 中 的 不 如 意 ，保 持 一 种 幽 默 可 以 让 人 觉 得 心 情 更 好 。1According to the author，humor is useful in the aspect that .Ait makes people more confidentBit can pick up peoples spiritsCit can help get rid of the cruelty
8、in the worldDit can help people get on well with others答案 B解析 细节理解题。从文章第一段和最后一段可以总结出答案。面对生活中的不如意，保持一种幽默感可以让人觉得心情更好。2From the second paragraph，we can know that .Athe writer is funny and politeBfamily members should play tricks on each otherCthe writers grandma is humorousDwe should relieve stress in
9、any situation答案 C解析 细节理解题。从第二段后半部分可以看出作者举了她奶奶幽默的例子。3The phrase “busting a gut” in the fourth paragraph can be replaced by “ ”Aexplaining carefully Bspeaking loudCkeeping silent Dlaughing hard答案 D解析 词义猜测题。理解这个词组需要结合上下文。本段讲的主要是不具有幽默感的一些人在听到很幽默的笑话后也不笑，和那些很幽默很爱笑的人做了一个对比。理解到这点就可以选出正确的答案了。4What is the aut
10、hors attitude towards the present world?ACritical. BPositive.CSatisfied. DIndifferent.答案 A解析 观点态度题。从文中最后一段不难看出，作者觉得现在的世界有太多的悲伤，有时候甚至可以把人逼疯，所以作者对现在的世界持一种批判的态度。Notes.高频词汇1.essential adj.基本的，本质的2.courtesy n.礼貌，恩惠3.slight adj.轻微的，少量的4.medication n.药物；药物治疗；药物处理.长难句分析Putting a smile on someones face when
11、you know they are feeling down in the dumps，makes me feel good and warms my heart.分析：这是一个由 and 连接的并列复合句。and 前是“主语谓语宾语宾补”结构，主语是 Putting a smile on someones face，谓语是 makes，宾语是 me，宾补是 feel good；and 后是主谓宾结构，主语依然是 Putting a smile on someones face，由于一样，就省略了，谓语是 warms，宾语是 my heart；when you know they are feeling down in the dumps是时间状语从句。翻译：当你知道有人情绪低落时，让他们的脸上露出笑容，会让我感觉很好并且温暖着我的心。