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选修6Unit17Laughter课时练
选修6 Unit17 Laughter
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课时练
(一) 阅读理解提速练——练速度
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35分钟)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2018·河北廊坊市高三年级教学质量监测)
April23marksthe400thanniversaryofWilliamShakespeare'sdeath.OrganizationsinBritainhaveplannednumerouseventstohonorhim.
InStratforduponAvon,hisbirthplace,thetourismorganizationhasagreatnumberoffreeevents,includingperformancesofShakespeare'splays,andadazzlingfireworksdisplay.AndtheBBCisbroadcastingaliveshowfromStratforeuponAvon,celebratingShakespeare'swidespreadinfluenceontheworld.InEngland'scapital,theLondonShakespeareCentreandKing'sCollegeLondonareholdingaseriesofpublicperformances,exhibitionsandactivities.Itisn'tjustEnglandthathonorstheanniversaryofthedeathofthisextraordinarywriter.InWashington,D.C.,theFolgerShakespeareLibrary,whichhousestheworld'slargestcollectionofdocumentsrelatingtoWilliamShakespeare,isdisplayingaseriesofexhibitions.
Shakespeareisprobablythemostfamousauthorwhoeverlivedandisconsideredageniusbymost.Hewrotearound37playsand154sonnets(十四行诗),andhisworkhasbeentranslatedintooveronehundredlanguages!
Hepennedbeautifulmetaphors(暗喻),seriousdramasandamusingtales.
Shakespearealsoinventedmanynewtermsandphrases.Ifsomeone'sbehaviorsuggestedtheywerenotbeinghonestandshouldnotbetrusted,Shakespearecalledtheiractionssuspicious.Ifsomeonewasbeingsillyandperhapslookinglikeafool,Shakespearefoundtheiractionslaughable.AndShakespearecalledpeoplewhoofferedtheiropinionsonthequalityofsomethingcritics.Today,forinstance,foodcriticsandfilmcriticsgiveaudiencestheiropinionsoffoodsandfilms.Thefamiliarphrase“breaktheice”comesfromShakespeare'splayTheTamingoftheShrew.“Theiceisbroken”whenadifficultconversationormeetingiscalmedbysomebasicintroduction,suchasasimplegame.MorecommonwordscoinedbyShakespeareincluderoad,gossip,lonely,bumpandhurry.
Fourhundredyearsafterhisdeath,Shakespearesurelyliveson,ineverydayspeech,asthemostfamouswriterofalltime!
【语篇解读】 4月23日是威廉·莎士比亚逝世第四百周年纪念日。
英国的各种组织计划活动来纪念他。
1.Themainideaofthetextis________.
A.the400thanniversaryofShakespeare’sdeath
B.theinfluenceShakespearehasonEnglish
C.theachievementsofWilliamShakespeare
D.Shakespeare'scolorfulandfruitfullife
解析:
A 主旨大意题。
根据文章第一段的句子“April23marksthe400thanniversaryofWilliamShakespeare'sdeath.”可知,文章主要介绍4月23日是威廉·莎士比亚逝世第四百周年纪念日。
故选A。
2.Shakespeareishonoredinthefollowingwaysexcept________.
A.agreatnumberoffreeeventsinStratforduponAvon
B.aseriesofactivitiesintheLondonShakespeare
Centre
C.aseriesofexhibitionsintheFolgerShakespeareLibrary
D.aliveshowofShakespearefromStratforduponAvon
解析:
D 细节理解题。
根据文章第二段的句子“InStratforduponAvon,hisbirthplace,thetourismorganizationhasagreatnumberoffreeevents,”可知,A是对的;根据“InEngland'scapital,theLondonShakespeareCentreandKing'sCollegeLondonareholdingaseriesofpublicperformances,exhibitionsandactivities.”可知,B是对的;根据“theFolgerShakespeareLibrary,whichhousestheworld'slargestcollectionofdocumentsrelatingtoWilliamShakespeare,isdisplayingaseriesofexhibitions.”可知,C是对的;根据“AndtheBBCisbroadcastingaliveshowfromStratforeuponAvon,celebratingShakespeare'swidespreadinfluenceontheworld.”可知,D是错的。
故选D。
3.Accordingtothenext,asimplygametomakeadifficultconversationeasyiscalled________.
A.anicebreaker B.asuspiciousman
C.acriticD.alaughableman
解析:
A 细节理解题。
根据文章倒数第二段的句子“The‘iceisbroken’whenadifficultconversationormeetingiscalmedbysomebasicintroduction,suchasasimplegame.”可知,使得困难的对话变得容易的叫作anicebreaker。
故选A。
B
(2018·太原模拟二)
Somescientistswillsayitisimpossibletoreadminds.Theywillalsotellyouthatyoucanmakeeducatedguessesonwhatapersonmightbethinkingorfeeling.Perhapstherereallyisnothingmysteriousaboutthepowertoreadminds.Perhapsitissimplyhumansensebasedonobservationandeducatedguessesafterall,butthat'sreallyausefulabilitytolearn.
Learnbodylanguage.Howapersonmovesandholdstheirhands,andevenwhattheireyesaredoingareactuallytellingaboutwhatisgoingoninsidetheirhead.Forexample,pupils(瞳孔)tendtogrowlargerwhenyouareinterestedinorexcitedaboutsomething.Ifyouaretalkingtosomeoneandmakingeyecontact,findingtheirpupilsarelargeandround,chancesarethattheyarenotfeigninginterestintheconversation.Someonebitingtheirnailsisprobablynervous.Someonewhofoldstheirarmsacrosstheirchestwhentheyarenotcoldisprobablytryingtoputabarrierbetweenyouandthemselves.
Learntomentallyputyourselfinanother'splace.Scientistshaverecentlydiscoveredthatyourbrainhasneurons(神经元)thatbecomeactivewhenyouwatchsom