人教版新课标学年 必修四第三 单元 Unit 3A taste of English humour单元综合测评Word文档格式.docx

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Ⅰ.阅读理解（共两节,满分35分）

第一节（共10小题;

每小题2.5分,满分25分）

A

Nexttimeyouhearafunnyjokeyou'

dbetternotlaughtoohard.AccordingtoapaperpublishedbytheBritishMedicalJournal,laughterisn'

talwaysthebestmedicine.Sometimesitcanevenbeharmful.ProfessorRobinFernerfromtheUniversityofBirmingham,oneoftheauthorsofthestudy,foundthatbadthingscouldhappentopeoplewholaughedtoomuch.Hesays,“Wefoundpeoplewithheartbeatproblemswhichhadstoppedtheirhearts,wefoundpeoplewhohadfainted（昏倒）,andwefoundpeoplewho'

ddislocatedtheirjawsorbursttheirlungs.”

Itseemsthatlaughingcanbenolaughingmatter.Butit'

snotalldoomandgloom.ProfessorFernersaystherearebenefitsoflaughingwhenyouwanttoloseweight,forexample.Yes,that'

sright:

laughandbeslimmer!

ProfessorFernerexplainsthat,“Youuseenergywhenyoulaugh,youmoveyourdiaphragm（横膈膜）,youexpandyourlungs,andallofthosethingscanbehelpful.” 

Accordingtotheresearch,laughingforaquarterofanhourcanburnupto40calories,andifyoulaughalldayyouwilluseupabout2,000calories,whichiswhatmostpeopleconsumeinaday.Butdon'

tdothatoryoumightendupwithapainfuljaw.Ouch!

Oryoumightfindpeoplelookingatyouinafunnyway.

ButIdon'

twanttofinishthisarticleleavingyoufeelingdesperate.Laughtercomesnaturallyformostofus.Babiesbegintolaughataround3~6months.Sogiveintoyoursenseofhumourandkeepsmiling.Lifeisshortanyway.

1.LaughingtoomuchmaycausethefollowingharmfulresultsEXCEPT. 

A.aheartstopB.diaphragmmovements

C.lungburstsD.ajawdislocation

2.Theunderlinedphrase“doomandgloom”inParagraph2probablymeans“”. 

A.hopelessB.funnyC.painfulD.nervous

3.Howmanycaloriescanyouuseifyoulaughforhalfaday?

A.About40.B.About1,000.C.About2,000.D.About2,040.

B

Asurveysponsored（赞助）byaninternationaltemporaryserviceagencyfoundthattheUSmanagersbelievethatpeoplewithasenseofhumourdobetterattheirjobs,comparedwiththosewhohavelittleornosenseofhumour.Infact,about96percentofthosesurveyedsaidpeoplewithasenseofhumourdobetter.

Thesurveywentontopointoutthattheresultssuggestthatasenseofhumourmayhelplight-heartedemployeeskeeptheirjobsduringtoughtimes.And,what'

smore,itmaypushthemupthecorporateladderpasttheirhumourlesscolleagues.Why?

Itseemsthatthosewithasenseofhumourarebettercommunicatorsandbetterteamplayers.

Studieshaveshownthathappyworkersaremoreproductive.Infact,aresearcheratCaliforniaStateUniversityfoundthathumourcouldhelptheemployeestoreleasetension.

Researchdonebypsychologist（心理学家）DrAshtonTriceatMaryBaldwinUniversityinVirginiashowedthathumourhelpsustothink.Whenpeoplefeelstuckonimportantprojects,theytendtofeelangryordepressed.AccordingtoDrTrice'

sresearch,takingtimeouttolaughcanhelpustogetridofnegativefeelingsandallowustoreturntoataskormoveontoanotherprojectunaffectedbypastdefeat.

Ifhumourisreallythisimportant,thenwhydon'

tweuseitmoreoftenonthejob?

Mostlikely,themainreasonisthatmanypeopleareunawareofthepositiveeffectsofhumourintheworkplace.Theytendtothinkhumourandlaughterareunproductiveorunprofessional,orperhapsboth.However,itisimportanttorealizethatsomehumourisnotsuitablefortheworkplace,andthatitisoftenusedatwrongtimes.

4.MostUSmanagersthinkasenseofhumourcan. 

A.helpyoutodoyourworkbetterB.makeyouhavearichlife

C.makeyoupleasedwithyourworkD.helpyoutomakemorefriends

5.Manypeopledon'

tusehumourmoreintheworkplacebecause. 

A.theylikekeepingsilentwhenworking

B.theydon'

tknowthepositiveeffectsofhumour

C.theythinktheyshouldobeytherules

D.theydon'

tlikejokingorlaughing

6.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Peoplewithasenseofhumour.B.Humourisimportantintheworkplace.

C.Humourandhumourless.D.Everyonelikeshumour.

C

Bornin1732intoaVirginiaplanterfamily,GeorgeWashingtonlearnedtherequisite（必备的）morals,manners,andabodyofknowledgeforan18th-centuryVirginiagentleman.Hehadtwointerests:

militaryartsandwesternexpansion.

Commissionedalieutenantcolonel（陆军中校）in1754,hefoughtwhatgrewintotheFrenchandIndianWar.Thenextyear,asanaidetoGen.EdwardBraddock,heescapedinjuryalthoughfourbulletsrippedhiscoatandtwohorseswereshotfromunderhim.

From1759totheoutbreakoftheAmericanRevolution,WashingtonmanagedhislandsandservedintheVirginiaHouseofBurgesses（下议院）.Marriedtoawidow,MarthaDandridgeCustis,hedevotedhimselftoabusy