人教版高中英语必修四Unit 3 A taste of English humour 单元测试题.docx

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人教版高中英语必修四Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour单元测试题

Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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]

LondonWeekendWalks

1,000YearsofHistory

11:

00amWestminsterUnderground

Thiswalkisthebestchoiceforthefirst-timevisitor.We’llshowyouwherekingsandqueenswerecrowned（加冕）,wheretheylivedandwheretheyareburied.Youwillseewherepoliticianshaveshapedthecourseofhistoryovertheyears.ThiswalkfinishesattheHousesofParliament,whichyoucanvisitafterwardsatagooddiscount.

CanalsandCafes（咖啡店）

11:

00amCamdenTownUnderground

CamdenTown,withitscanals,cafesandstudios,isthehomeofmanyartists,musiciansandwriters.ThehighpointofthewalkisavisittoCamdenLock,London’smostexcitingstreetmarket.YoumayliketotakeacanaltriptoLondonZooafterthiswalk.

HistoricGreenwich

2:

00pmTowerHillUnderground

ThewalkbeginswiththebestboatrideinLondon,fivekilometresdowntheriverfromTowerBridgetotheRoyalNavalCollegeinGreenwich.Fromthereyou’llwalkthroughGreenwichParkpasttheNavalMuseumandotherhistoricbuildingstothevillageitself.We’lltakeyoudownnarrow（狭窄的）streetswithbusyshopsandmarkets,backtotheriversidewherethiswalkends.

UnexpectedLondon

3:

00pmTowerHillUnderground

ThiswalkbeginswitharideonEurope’smostmoderncityrailwaygivingyoufineviewsacrosstheThamesandtheriversidearea.Wewillgetonandoffthetrainformini-walkstoexplorethehiddencornersoftheformerport（港口）ofLondon.

Togoononeofourwalks,simplymeetyourguideinthestreetoutsidetheundergroundstations.ALLthesewalkslastabouttwohoursandendnearundergroundstations.Awalkcosts£4.50（£3.50fortheelderly）.Childrenunder12cangoforfreebuttheymustbewithanadult.

21.WhichwalkincludesavisittoLondon’smostexcitingstreetmarket?

A.CanalsandCafes.

B.HistoricGreenwich.

C.UnexpectedLondon.

D.1,000YearsofHistory.

22.WhatwillyoudoontheHistoricGreenwichwalk?

A.WalkthroughtheRoyalNavalCollege.

B.VisittheNavalMuseum.

C.Meetfamouspeople.

D.Takeaboattrip.

23.Howmuchwillayoungcouplewiththeir6-year-oldkidspendononeofthewalks?

A.£4.50.

B.£7.00.

C.£9.00.

D.£13.50.

[B]

WhenIwasatschool,Iplayedsomefootballandrugby（橄榄球）.IhatedrugbybecauseIcouldn’tcatchtheball,butIenjoyedfootball.Istartedoutbeingaterribleplayerandnobodywantedmetobeontheirteam.ButIstartedtoimprove（提高）slowlyand,afterafewyears,theotherkidsintheschoolacceptedmeasaplayer,notafantasticone,butonewhowouldn’tdoanythingstupid.

WhenIwasatuniversity,Istoppedplayingsportsaltogether.Iwasworkingtoohard,startedeatingtoomuch,and,worstofall,Istartedsmoking.BythetimeIwasthirty,Iwasoverweightandunfit.

Thenoneday,Iwassittinginthepark,smokingacigarette（香烟）.Iwaswatchingtheseguysrunning.Theylookedslim,fitandhealthy,andsomeofthemweremucholderthanme.WhenIgothome,Ilookedinthebathroommirror（镜子）and,well,IsupposeIjustdidn’tlikewhatIsaw.Atthatmoment,Idecidedtostopsmokingandchangemylife.ThateveningIwentrunningaroundthepark—fortenminutes!

Physically,Ifeltterrible.Everythingwashurting:

mylegs,mychest.Butinside,Ididfeelgoodaboutit.

Thenextevening,Iwentagain.Istillonlydidtenminutes,butIdidn’tfeelasbadasIdidthedaybefore.Withinaweek,Iwasrunningforfifteenminutes,thentwenty,andafterthreeweeksIranforthirtyminuteswithoutstopping.Quitesoon,Iwasrunninglongerdistances.Aftersixmonths,Iwasarunner!

Inowruneightkilometressixtimesaweekandloveit.Myproudestmomentwaslastyear,whenIranmyfirstmarathonandfinishedinunderthreehours.I’msogladthatIwenttositintheparkthatdayfiveyearsago.

24.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofrugbywhenhewasyoung?

A.Itwasareallystupidgame.

B.Itwasasinterestingasfootball.

C.Itwastooviolentforschoolkids.

D.Itwashardforhimtocatchtheball.

25.Whatdidtheauthordowhenhewasatuniversity?

A.Hegaveupsmoking.

B.Hetriedtoloseweight.

C.Heledanunhealthylifestyle.

D.Hejoinedarunningclub.

26.Whydidtheauthorfeelgoodaboutthephysicalpain?

A.Hedidn’tfeeltiredatall.

B.Itwasagoodwaytorelax.

C.Itwasagoodstarttowardsgettingfit.

D.Hefoundthetruemeaningofrunning.

27.Whendidtheauthorstartrunning?

A.Oneyearago.

B.Fiveyearsago.

C.Sixmonthsago.

D.Thirteenyearsago.

[C]

Areyouplanningtostartyournextinternationalbusinesspresentation（讲座）withalittlejoketobreaktheice?

Well,youmightwanttoreconsider.

Thestoryistoldofabusinessmanwhogaveaspeechinaforeigncountrythroughaninterpreter（口译员）.Withoutwarningtheinterpreter,hetoldajokeduringthepresentation.Theinterpreterknewthejokewouldnottranslate,soshesaid,“Thismanjusttoldajokethathethinksisfunny,butitdoesnottranslatewell,andyouwillnotfinditfunnyatall.So,whenIstoptalking,everyonepleasejustlaugh.”

Theaudiencedidindeedlaughaloud,butnotforthereasonthespeakersupposed.Thebusinessmanwassopleasedwiththefirstresultthathewentontotellanotherjoke.

Eachculturehasdifferentunderstandingsofhumour.Whatmaybefunnyinoneculturecanbefarfromfunnyinanother.

Forexample,whilelivinginChile,IoftentriedtosharegreatjokesfromtheUnitedStates,onlytobemetwithquestionslike,“Oh,isthatajoke?

Isthatfunnyinyourcountry?

”Similarly,Chileanssharedtheirownpopularjokesthatwerenotalwaysfunnytome.

InSeptember2001,ProfessorRichardWisemanandtheBritishAssociationfortheAdvancementofSciencecreatedaprojectcalledLaughLabinordertofindtheworld’sfunniestjoke.Andinoneyear,LaughLabreceivedmorethan40,000jokes.

Thefollowingjokeisconsideredtheworld’sfunniestjokebyLaughLab:

“Twohuntersareoutinthewoodswhenoneofthemfallsdown.Hedoesn’tseemtobebreathing.Theothermancallstheemergencyservices.Hesays,‘Myfriendisdead!

WhatcanIdo?

’Theoperatorsays,‘Calmdown.Icanhelp.First,let’smakesurehe’sdead.’Thereisasilence,thenashot（枪声）isheard.Backonthephone,theguysays,‘OK,nowwhat?

’”

Ifyoudecideyoumustshareajokeortwoinanothercountry,asktheopinionofyourinterpreterfirst.Otherwise,thejokemaybeonyou.

28.Whydidtheaudiencelaugh?

A.Thejokewasfunny.

B.Theyweretoldtodoso.

C.Theinterpretermadeamistake.

D.Thebusinessmanwashumorous.

29.Howdidthebusinessmanfeelafterfinishingthejoke?

A.Stupid.

B.Strange.

C.Moved.

D.Encouraged.

30.Whydoestheauthormentionhisownexperience?

A.ToshowChileansareimpolite.

B.Toshowhumourisrelatedtoculture.

C.ToshowChileanshavenosenseofhumour.

D.Toshowit’shardtounderstandAmericanhumour.

31.Whydoesthehuntershoothisfriend?

A.Hisfriendisingreatpain.

B.Theoperatoraskshimtodoso.

C.Heistooworriedtoknowwhattodo.

D.Hemisunderstandsthemeaningof“makesure”.

[D]

Manypeoplewhoaredeaforhardofhearingloveattendingconcerts.Butbecausetheymayhavetotalorpartialhearingloss,theyneedhelpgettingthefullexperience.Thisiswheresignlanguageconcertinterpreterscomein.

Signlanguageconcertinterpreterssignalongwithasongtoillustratethelyrics（歌词）.Butinterpreterssaytheydomorethanthat.

JodyDaultonisthedirectorofArtisticSignLanguageServices.Shehasateamofinterpreterswhoworkateventslikeconcertsandplays.“Notonlyareweinterpretingthelyricsofthesong,”shetoldTIMEforKids,“butwearealsodescribingthesoundofthemusic.Thehighsandthelows,thesoftnessorthehardness,themusicalityofthewholething.”

Signlanguageconcertinterpretationisn’teasy.MatthewMaxeydoesitforaliving.HecreatedDeafinitelyDope,ahip-hopinterpretationservice.Heisalsodeaf.MaxeytoldTFKthatoneofthehardestpartsofinterpretingconcertsislearningthesongsinashortperiodoftime.

“Interpretingrequiresalotoftimeandpractice,”Maxeysays.Interpretershavetoknowwhichsongsanartistisgoingtoperform,inwhatorder,andhowthosesongsmightbeshortenedorchanged.“Youneverrealizehowharditistomemorizelyricsuntilyoulearnasetlistintwoweeks,”hesays.

Signlanguageinterpretationisaboutgivingdeafpeoplethesameexperienceasthosewhocanhear.“Everybodyshouldhaveequalaccess（机会）,”Daultonsays.

Unfortunately,thatdoesn’talwayshappen.Someconcertvenues（会场）placeinterpretersinaninconvenientlocation.Tobeclosetotheinterpreter,deafaudiencemembersmighthavetopayforcostlyseats.Sometimes,venuescan’taffordtoprovideinterpretationatall.Butwhenitworks,it’sworthit,Daultonsays.

Thebestpartofbeingasignlanguageinterpreter,saysMaxey,is“providingcommunicationandaccess.Thejoyonpeople’sfacesshowsthat!

”

32.Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“illustrate”inParagraph2?

A.Read.

B.Record.

C.Translate.

D.Understand.

33.WhatdoesJodyDaultonmainlyexplaininParagraph3?

A.Whatasignlanguageconcertinterpreterdoes.

B.Howtobecomeasignlanguageconcertinterpreter.

C.Whysignlanguageconcertinterpretersarepopular.

D.Whomasignlanguageconcertinterpreterworksfor.

34.What’sarequirementforasignlanguageconcertinterpreter?

A.Normalhearing.

B.Agoodmemory.

C.Alovelysingingvoice.

D.Creativeimagination.

35.Whatcanwelearnaboutsignlanguageconcertinte