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．Itcanbecon