高中英语Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour培优练习新人教版必修4

Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour培优练习Ⅰ.阅读理解AAnation'shumorislinkedtothehistoricaldevelopmentofthecountry.Howfunnysomebodyfindsacertainthingdependsonmanythingsincludingages，personalexperiences，levelsofeducationandlocations.Therefore，humorissomethingthatisnotalwaystransferable(可转移的)inanothercountry.Whataboutwhenbothcountriesspeakthesamemothertongue？Doesthatmeantheywillthensharethesamesenseofhumor，orcandifferencesstilltakeplace？Let'staketheexampleofBritainandAmerica.Timeandtimeagain，peoplesaythatBritsandAmericansdon't“get”eachother'ssenseofhumor.ItisoftenarguedthatoneofthemostcommondifferencesbetweentheBritishandAmericansenseofhumoristhatAmericansdon'tunderstandirony(反话)．SimonPeggexploresthistopicindepthinhisarticleWhatAreYouLaughingAt？Heconcludesthatthisstatementisn'ttrueandIagreewithhim.Infact，BritsuseironyonadailybasiswhileAmericansdon't.IthinkAmericansunderstandBritishirony(mostofthetimeanyway)；whattheydon'tunderstandistheneedtouseitsofrequently.WhenAmericansuseirony，theytendtosaythattheyare“onlykidding”．TheyfeeltheneedtomakeajokemoreobviousthanBritsdo.Maybethiscomesfromafearofoffending(冒犯)people.TheAmericansenseofhumorisgenerallymoreslapstick(闹剧的)thanthatinBritain.Ithinkthisarisesfromaculturaldifferencebetweenthetwo.Theirjokesaremoreobviousandforward，abitlikeAmericansthemselves.Britishjokes，ontheotherhand，tendtobemoresubtle．ThismaystemfromthefactthatBritishcultureismorereserved(矜持的)thanAmericanculture.1．WhatdoesParagraph1mainlyshow?A．Humorisdifficulttoget.B．Humorisinfluencedbyculture.C．Notallpeoplehaveasenseofhumor.D．Itisimportanttohaveasenseofhumor.2．Whatistheauthor'spointofviewinParagraph2?A．Americansdon'tgetBrits'humor.B．Americansknowhowtouseirony.C．SimonPeggisprofessionalinusingirony.D．BritainandAmericasharethesamesenseofhumor.3．WhatcanwelearnaboutBritsandAmericansfromParagraph3?A．Americans'jokesoftenoffendpeople.B．Brits'ironyisnoteasytounderstand.C．Theyaredifferentinhowoftentouseirony.D．Theyarenotsureabouttheneedtouseirony.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“subtle”mean?A．Hidden. B．Funny.C．Obvious. D．Special.BHobbiesingeneralarebecomingsomethingofthepast.Ourlivesarealreadyfilledwithclasses，homework，working，relationshipsandsleeping.Whenwedohaveasparemoment，itisalltooeasytospenditontheendlessentertainmentandmediathatarerightatourfingertips.Idonotdoubtthattherearesomepeoplewhocouldbecomeagreatwriterormusician.Ionlyfearthatsomanypeoplearebusypursuingtheireducationandtheircareers，buttheyneverevenseethepotential(潜能)theyhave.Thenextgreatphotographerorsingercouldbegoingtocollegerightnow.Buttheymightnotevenknowtheyhaveagiftforphotographingorsingingifthey'veneverpickedupacameraoraguitar.Ofcourse，thefinalgoalofpursuinganewhobbyshouldn'tbetobecomerichandfamous.Formostpeople，ahobbyisjustsomethingtheyenjoydoingforthepurposeofthethingitself.Suchhobbiesarestillveryuseful.Studieshaveshownthatpeoplewhohaveahobbyarelesslikelytohavestressandmorelikelytohavemoremeaningfullives.Mostimportantly，ahobbyisjustsomethingyoudotomakeyouhappy.Ihatetobreakittoyou，butweallhavealonglifetimeofworkandstressaheadofus.Itwillmakethingsmucheasierifwecanpracticethepianoormakesomecollectionsafterwork.Sure，it'snoteasytostartanewhobbywhilegoingtoschool，butitwilllikelynevergeteasierthanitisrightnow.Sothinkaboutthethingthatyouhavealwayswantedtotrybutweretooembarrassedorbusyorwhatever.Youneverknow，youmightbecometheworld'snextgreatpeople.Ifnot，you'llatleastbealittlemorewell-rounded，moreinterestingandlessstressed.5．WhatdoesParagraph1mainlyshow?A．Allpeopleshouldlearntorelax.B．Today'speoplehavelittletimeforhobbies.C．Peopleinthepasttooktheirhobbiesseriously.D．People'sliveshavebeennegativelyaffectedbymedia.6．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhobbies?A．Theymaytakeuptoomuchtime.B．Theycanhelpusenjoyabetterlife.C．Theysometimescanbringusstress.D．Theyshouldmakeusfamousoneday.7．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?A．Weshouldstartahobbynow.B．Startinganewhobbyisn'teasy.C．We'dbetterdevelopahobbyatschool.D．Developingahobbywillgeteasierastimegoesby.8．What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Tointroducesomehelpfulhobbies.B．Toencourageustohaveahobby.C．Totellushowtocreateahappylife.D．Totellushowtofindourpotential.Ⅱ.阅读七选五Havinggoodstudyhabitsiskeytosuccessincollege.1Tobeginmakingthechange，youneedtogetorganizedtostudy.Createafixedstudyspace.Findaquietspaceinyourroomorsomewhereoncampuswhereyoucanfocus.Studyinginthesameplaceeverydaymakesyourbraincombineacertainenvironmentwithwork.2Findaregulartimeforstudying.Ifyoustudyatthesametimeeachday，yourbrainwillbepreparedforlearningwhenyousitdown.Reviewyourscheduleandseewhenyouhavefreetime.3Youcanstudyduringgapsbetweenclassesorintheeveningafteryourclassesaredonefortheday.4Makesureyouhaveeverythingyouneedtostudyatyourstudyspace.Ifyou'restudyinginaplaceinyourhome，keepthingslikeyourbooks，pencils，pens，andpaperinthatarea.Ifyougoouttostudy，youcantakeabookbagandkeepallyourstudyingmaterialsstoredthere.Avoiddistractions(干扰)．Whenyouprepareyourstudyspace，it'simportanttokeepitawayfromdistractions.Removeanytechnologiesthatwilltakeyourmindoffyourwork，likeyouriPad.5Besides，keepotherdistractingmaterialssuchasoutsidereading，awayfromyourstudyarea.A．Organizeyourmaterials.B．Startwithdifficultmaterialfirst.C．Yourroommaybeanidealplaceforstudying.D．Thiswillhelpyouquicklygetintothestateofstudy.E．Scheduleanhourortwoforstudyingduringthosetimeseachday.F．However，manystudentsfindtheirformerstudyhabitsarenotsuitableforcollege.G．YoucanalsouseappstostopdistractingwebsiteslikeFacebookwhileyou'restudying.Ⅲ.语法填空IwasonlyinChinaforabout4monthslastyear.IstayedinShanghaiandvisitedsomeothercities1.(include)Beijing.Whilethepricefeelsabittoomuchforahighspeedtrain，theChineseinfrastructure(基础建设)is2.(true)faraheadofanyotherdevelopingcountryandevensomedevelopedonesinEurope.Thetrainstationsareasbig3.airports：almosteverythingin4.(they)islikeairports.Theyhaveallthehighstandardsofairportsbutwithoutthewaitingtime.ThetrainsarejustlikethosefromGermanyorFrance，5.areclean，modernandhighlydevelopedandrunatveryhighspeeds.Itisabout1，200kmsfromShanghaitoBeijing，andeachhighspeedtrain6.(take)around4andahalfhourstoreachitsdestinationand7.aremorethan2trainseveryhour，eachday.Ialsohadtheexperienceof8.(sit)inMaglev(磁力悬浮列车)inShanghai.ThereisapublicmaglevtrainthatrunsfromShanghaicitytoitsinternationalairport.The9.(distant)fromthecitytotheairportis40kmsandthespeedofthetrainis430kms/hr.Ittookusjustaround6mins10.(cover)40kmsanditfeltrathersmooth.参考答案及解析Ⅰ.阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文为说明文，话题是社会文化类。美国人的幽默和英国人的幽默有些不同，美国人的幽默更干脆，而英国人的幽默更含蓄。1．B[细微环节理解题。依据第一段的“Anation'shumorislinkedtothehistoricaldevelopmentofthecountry.”可知，幽默受文化的影响。]2．B[推理推断题。依据其次段的“...Americansdon'tunderstandirony...Heconcludesthatthisstatementisn'ttrueandIagreewithhim”可知，作者认为美国人知道怎么用反话。]3．C[细微环节理解题。依据第三段的“Infact，BritsuseironyonadailybasiswhileAmericansdon't.”可知，美国人和英国人在运用反话的频率上不一样。]4．A[词义揣测题。依据上文的“Theirjokesaremoreobviousandforward...”以及“...BritishcultureismorereservedthanAmericanculture”可知，英国人的幽默更含蓄一些。]B【语篇解读】作者认为现在的人没什么时间来培育爱好爱好，但有一个爱好爱好特别重要。5．B[主旨大意题。依据第一段的内容可知，本段主要是讲现在的人太忙，没什么时间培育爱好爱好。]6．B[推理推断题。依据第三段的“Studieshaveshownthatpeoplewhohaveahobbyarelesslikelytohavestressandmorelikelytohavemoremeaningfullives.”可知，拥有爱好爱好可以让我们的生活变得更好。]7．A[句意理解题。依据划线句子以及“Sothinkaboutthethingthatyouhavealwayswantedtotrybutweretooembarrassedorbusyorwhatever.”可知，这里是讲现在就是培育爱好爱好的最好时机。]8．B[写作意图题。依据文章内容可知，本文主要是讲培