学年高中英语Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour单元测试新人教版必修4.docx

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学年高中英语Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour单元测试新人教版必修4

Unit3　AtasteofEnglishhumour

Ⅰ．阅读理解（共8小题；每小题2分，满分16分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Youprobablylaughatsomethingyoufindfunny,buthowmuchdoyoureallyknowaboutjokesandhumour?

Reader’sDigest（RD）questionedseveralexpertstogiveussomefactsaboutthem.

RD:

What’stheoldestjokeintheworld?

“Wecan’tknowtheoldestjokeintheworldbecauseitwouldhaveexistedearlierthanwriting，”saysChristieDavies,professorofsociologyattheUniversityofReadingintheUK.Theoldestjokebookthat’sbeenfoundsofaristheGreekPhilogelos.Itdatesfromthe4thcenturyAD,althoughthejokesdatefromanearliertime.AccordingtopsychologistSteveWilson,directorofNationalHumorMonth（AprilintheUS）,itcontains265jokes.

RD:

Dosomepeoplefailtodevelopasenseofhumour?

RodMartin,professorofpsychologyattheWesternUniversityinCanada,believesthatwhileeveryoneisbornwithoutasenseofhumour,aswedevelop,humourandlaughterbegintoappear.“Ofcourse,somechildrenaremoreserious,quiet,andlesslikelytolaughfrequently,butthisdoesn’tmeantheydon’thaveasenseofhumour.”AndaccordingtoSteveWilson,therearenoadultswhodon’thaveasenseofhumour.“Almosteveryoneisabletodevelopasenseofhumour,andIteachpeoplehow，”hesays.

RD:

Dopeopleshareasenseofhumouruniquetotheirownnation?

Senseofhumourdoesdifferalotbycountry,accordingtoanauthornamedScottWeems.Britishhumouristhoughttobeabsurd（荒谬的）innature,whileAmericanhumourhasanaggressivequality.Accordingtoastudy,Germansarefoundtofindeverythingfunny.

（　　）1．Whatdoweknowabouttheoldestjokebook?

A．Itremainsunknown.B．ItwaswritteninGreek.

C．ItwasfoundintheUK.D．Itcontainstheoldestjoke.

（　　）2．WhatdoesRodMartinagreewithaboutpeople’ssenseofhumour?

A．Nobodyisbornwithasenseofhumour.

B．Someadultsloseitwhentheygrowup.

C．Childhoodisthebesttimetodevelopsuchability.

D．Childrenhaveapoorersenseofhumourthanadults.

（　　）3．Whatkindofhumourhasanaggressivefeature?

A．Britishhumour.B．Germanhumour.

C．Canadianhumour.D．Americanhumour.

（　　）4．Wherecanyouprobablyfindthetext?

A．Inapopularmagazine.B．Inaresearchpaper.

C．Inapersonaldiary.D．Inatextbook.　

【语篇解读】本文是应用文。

文章通过访谈为读者传递了一些有关笑话和幽默的知识。

1．B　细节理解题。

由第一个问题的回答中的“Theoldestjokebookthat’sbeenfoundsofaristheGreekPhilogelos.”可知，迄今为止发现的世界上最古老的笑话书是希腊的Philogelos。

2．A　细节理解题。

由第二个问题的回答中的“everyoneisbornwithoutasenseofhumour”可知，没有人先天就具有幽默感。

3．D　细节理解题。

由最后一个问题的回答中的“Americanhumourhasanaggressivequality.”可知答案。

4．A　推理判断题。

根据第一段中的Reader’sDigest及文章的形式、内容可知，本文应选自畅销杂志。

B

Asenseofhumourcanbrightenthefamilylife.Youcanputonasillyhatandchasea3yearoldkid,orpretendtofallintoapileofleavestoamuseafirstgrader.Askidsgrowintopreteens（about11or12）andteens（13to19）,youcansharejokesastheirsenseofwhat’sfunnybecomesbetter.

Humouriswhatmakessomethingfunny;asenseofhumouristheabilitytorecognizeit.Someonewithawelldevelopedsenseofhumourhastheabilitytorecognizewhat’sfunnyinothersandcanamusethemaswell.

Agoodsenseofhumourisatoolthatkidscanrelyonthroughoutlifetohelpthem.Kidswithawelldevelopedsenseofhumourarehappierandmoreoptimistic,havehigherselfesteem,andcanhandledifferences（theirownandothers’）well.Andagoodsenseofhumourdoesn’tjusthelpkidsemotionallyorsocially.Researchhasshownthatpeoplewholaughmorearehealthier—they’relesslikelytobedepressedandmayevenhaveanincreasedresistancetoillnessorphysicalproblems.Theyexperiencelessstress,havelowerheartrates,pulses,andbloodpressure,andhaveabetterdigestion（消化能力）.Laughtermayevenhelphumansbetterendurepain,andstudieshaveshownthatitimprovesourimmune（免疫的）function.Butmostofall,asenseofhumouriswhatmakeslifefun.

Wetendtothinkofhumouraspartofourgeneticmakeup,likeblueeyesorbigfeet.Butit’snottrue.Asenseofhumouractuallyisalearnedquality.Kidscanstartdevelopingasenseofhumourataveryyoungage.Babiesdon’treallyunderstandhumour,buttheydoknowwhenyou’resmilingandhappy.Whenyoumakefunnynoisesorfacesandthenlaughorsmile,yourbabyislikelytosenseyourjoyandimitate（模仿）you.Sometimebetween9and15months,babiesknowenoughabouttheworldtounderstandthatwhenMomputsapieceofclothonherhead,she’sdoingsomethingunexpectedandthatit’sfunny.Tohelpkidsateachstageofdevelopment,parentsshouldknowwhat’slikelytoamusethem.

（　　）5．Whichofthefollowingpeopledoyouthinkcanbestsharejokeswiththeirparents?

A．Anewbornbaby.B．Anelevenyearoldkid.

C．Afiveyearoldkid.D．Afifteenmontholdbaby.

（　　）6．Itcanbeconcludedfromthethirdparagraphthatagoodsenseofhumour________.

A．isoneofthemostimportantthingsneededforakidtosucceed

B．helpskidsmakemorefriendsthroughouttheirlife

C．canimproveakid’smentalandphysicalhealth

D．maysometimescauseembarrassment

（　　）7．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutasenseofhumourisNOTtrue?

A．Itcanmakethefamilylifebright.

B．Itissomethingthatkidscanrelyonforalltheirlife.

C．Itissomethingpeoplearebornwith.

D．Itistheabilitytorecognizehumour.

（　　）8．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Thereasonwhypeopleshoulddevelopasenseofhumour.

B．Thecharacteristicsofkids’senseofhumouratdifferentages.

C．Tipsonhowtodevelopagoodsenseofhumour.

D．Theimportanceofagoodsenseofhumourforkids.

【语篇解读】幽默感能够使整个家庭及其成员健康快乐，特别是对孩子来说尤为重要。

家长可以根据孩子的年龄特点和身心发展来培养孩子的幽默感。

5．B　细节理解题。

根据第一段的“Askidsgrowintopreteens（about11or12）andteens（13to19）,youcansharejokesastheirsenseofwhat’sfunnybecomesbetter.”可以判断，一个十一岁的孩子是可以很好地分享笑话的。

6．C　推理判断题。

第三段内容介绍了幽默感对孩子的身心健康有好处。

7．C　细节理解题。

根据第四段的“Wetendtothinkofhumouraspartofourgeneticmakeup,likeblueeyesorbigfeet.Butit’snottrue.Asenseofhumouractuallyisalearnedquality.”可知，幽默感不是与生俱来的，而是后天习得的。

8．D　主旨大意题。

通读全文可知，这篇文章主要讲了幽默感对孩子的重要性。

Ⅱ．七选五阅读（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

__1__Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.Violenceandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithterriblephysicalandmentalscars（创伤）.Oftentheyrelive（重温）theseexperiencesinnightmares.

NowAmericanresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapill,whichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.Thepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperience.Theyhopeitmightreduce,orpossiblyremove,theeffectsofpainfulmemories.

InNovember,expertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSAandFrance.Thedrugstopsthebodygivingoutchemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain.__2__

__3__Somethinkitisabadideawhileotherssupportit.

Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreatsoldiers’troublingmemoriesafterwar.Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories.

“__4__Theycomebacktoyouwhenyoudon’twanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmare.Theyusuallycomewithverypainfulemotions，”saidRogerPitman,aprofessorofpsychiatry.“Thiscouldrelieve（减轻）alotofthatsuffering.”Butthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatchangingmemoriesisverydangerousbecausememoriesgiveusouridentity（特质）.__5__“Allofuscanthinkofbadeventsinourlivesthatwerefrighteningatthetimebutmakeuswhoweare，”saidRebeccaDresser,amedicalethicist.

A．Notallmemoriesaresweet.

B．Memoriesarekeptinourmind.

C．Somememoriescanruinpeople’slives.

D．Memoriessometimesbringushappiness.

E．Theresearchhascausedagreatdealofargument.

F．Theyalsohelpusallstayawayfromthemistakesofthepast.

G．Sofartheresearchhasshownthatonlythementaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereduced,notthatthememoriesareremoved.

【答案】1－5　AGECF

Ⅲ.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

EverybodyknowsCharlieChaplin，aworldfamousfunnyactor.People__1__havelaughedatCharlieChaplin’sfilms__2__tearsrundowntheirfaces.Fromhisveryfirst__3__theyknowwhatwillhappen.Thelittlemanisalwayswithblackmoustache，wideopeneyes，roundblackhatand__4__toolargeforhisfeet.He’ll__5__throughsnow，andfallfromwindows.He’llfightmenwhoaretwicehis__6__，fallinlovewithwomenwho__7__noticehimandtrytohugthem.

ThepoormanthatCharlieChaplin__8__indozensoffilmsmakesallkindsofstupidmistakes.Heisalwaysin__9__，buthenever__10__.Hedreamsofbecomingagreatman.Evenpeoplewho__11__understandEnglishcan__12__Chaplin’sfilms，becausetheyaremostly__13__.Itisn’twhathe__14__thatmakespeoplelaugh.Hiscomedydoesn’tdependonwords.Itdependsonlittle__15__whichmeanthe__16__thingtopeopleallovertheworld.

Chaplinraiseshisthickeyebrowsorrollshiseyes.Hehidesbehindafatladyorunderatabletoescapefromhis__17__.Hedresseswellandpretendstobea__18__andimportantman.Itisallsohopelessand__19__thathemakesuslaugh.Thisisthe__20__ofChaplin’shugesuccess.

（　　）1．A．hereB．everywhere

C．abroadD．there

（　　）2．A．ifB．once

C．becauseD．until

（　　）3．A．disappearanceB．appearance

C．wordsD．emotion

（　　）4．A．trousersB．stocks

C．shoesD．hands

（　　）5．A．sleepB．sit

C．playD．struggle

（　　）6．A．lengthB．size

C．greatnessD．width

（　　）7．A．hardlyB．deeply

C．widelyD．luckily

（　　）8．A．playedB．recognized

C．lovedD．fooled

（　　）9．A．joyB．excitement

C．sorrowD．trouble

（　　）10．A．comesdownB．getsaway

C．goesbackD．givesup

（　　）11．A．don’tB．can

C．doD．may

（　　）12．A．understandB．watch

C．enjoy