Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour培優(yōu)練習(xí)Ⅰ.閱讀理解AAnation'shumorislinkedtothehistoricaldevelopmentofthecountry.Howfunnysomebodyfindsacertainthingdependsonmanythingsincludingages，personalexperiences，levelsofeducationandlocations.Therefore，humorissomethingthatisnotalwaystransferable(可轉(zhuǎn)移的)inanothercountry.Whataboutwhenbothcountriesspeakthesamemothertongue？Doesthatmeantheywillthensharethesamesenseofhumor，orcandifferencesstilltakeplace？Let'staketheexampleofBritainandAmerica.Timeandtimeagain，peoplesaythatBritsandAmericansdon't“get”eachother'ssenseofhumor.ItisoftenarguedthatoneofthemostcommondifferencesbetweentheBritishandAmericansenseofhumoristhatAmericansdon'tunderstandirony(反話)．SimonPeggexploresthistopicindepthinhisarticleWhatAreYouLaughingAt？Heconcludesthatthisstatementisn'ttrueandIagreewithhim.Infact，BritsuseironyonadailybasiswhileAmericansdon't.IthinkAmericansunderstandBritishirony(mostofthetimeanyway)；whattheydon'tunderstandistheneedtouseitsofrequently.WhenAmericansuseirony，theytendtosaythattheyare“onlykidding”．TheyfeeltheneedtomakeajokemoreobviousthanBritsdo.Maybethiscomesfromafearofoffending(冒犯)people.TheAmericansenseofhumorisgenerallymoreslapstick(鬧劇的)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(潛能)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.閱讀七選五Havinggoodstudyhabitsiskeytosuccessincollege.1Tobeginmakingthechange，youneedtogetorganizedtostudy.Createafixedstudyspace.Findaquietspaceinyourroomorsomewhereoncampuswhereyoucanfocus.Studyinginthesameplaceeverydaymakesyourbraincombineacertainenvironmentwithwork.2Findaregulartimeforstudying.Ifyoustudyatthesametimeeachday，yourbrainwillbepreparedforlearningwhenyousitdown.Reviewyourscheduleandseewhenyouhavefreetime.3Youcanstudyduringgapsbetweenclassesorintheeveningafteryourclassesaredonefortheday.4Makesureyouhaveeverythingyouneedtostudyatyourstudyspace.Ifyou'restudyinginaplaceinyourhome，keepthingslikeyourbooks，pencils，pens，andpaperinthatarea.Ifyougoouttostudy，youcantakeabookbagandkeepallyourstudyingmaterialsstoredthere.Avoiddistractions(干擾)．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.語(yǔ)法填空IwasonlyinChinaforabout4monthslastyear.IstayedinShanghaiandvisitedsomeothercities1.(include)Beijing.Whilethepricefeelsabittoomuchforahighspeedtrain，theChineseinfrastructure(基礎(chǔ)建設(shè))is2.(true)faraheadofanyotherdevelopingcountryandevensomedevelopedonesinEurope.Thetrainstationsareasbig3.airports：almosteverythingin4.(they)islikeairports.Theyhaveallthehighstandardsofairportsbutwithoutthewaitingtime.ThetrainsarejustlikethosefromGermanyorFrance，5.areclean，modernandhighlydevelopedandrunatveryhighspeeds.Itisabout1，200kmsfromShanghaitoBeijing，andeachhighspeedtrain6.(take)around4andahalfhourstoreachitsdestinationand7.aremorethan2trainseveryhour，eachday.Ialsohadtheexperienceof8.(sit)inMaglev(磁力懸浮列車)inShanghai.ThereisapublicmaglevtrainthatrunsfromShanghaicitytoitsinternationalairport.The9.(distant)fromthecitytotheairportis40kmsandthespeedofthetrainis430kms/hr.Ittookusjustaround6mins10.(cover)40kmsanditfeltrathersmooth.參考答案及解析Ⅰ.閱讀理解A【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文為說(shuō)明文，話題是社會(huì)文化類。美國(guó)人的幽默和英國(guó)人的幽默有些不同，美國(guó)人的幽默更干脆，而英國(guó)人的幽默更含蓄。1．B[細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段的“Anation'shumorislinkedtothehistoricaldevelopmentofthecountry.”可知，幽默受文化的影響。]2．B[推理推斷題。依據(jù)其次段的“...Americansdon'tunderstandirony...Heconcludesthatthisstatementisn'ttrueandIagreewithhim”可知，作者認(rèn)為美國(guó)人知道怎么用反話。]3．C[細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段的“Infact，BritsuseironyonadailybasiswhileAmericansdon't.”可知，美國(guó)人和英國(guó)人在運(yùn)用反話的頻率上不一樣。]4．A[詞義揣測(cè)題。依據(jù)上文的“Theirjokesaremoreobviousandforward...”以及“...BritishcultureismorereservedthanAmericanculture”可知，英國(guó)人的幽默更含蓄一些。]B【語(yǔ)篇解讀】作者認(rèn)為現(xiàn)在的人沒(méi)什么時(shí)間來(lái)培育愛(ài)好愛(ài)好，但有一個(gè)愛(ài)好愛(ài)好特別重要。5．B[主旨大意題。依據(jù)第一段的內(nèi)容可知，本段主要是講現(xiàn)在的人太忙，沒(méi)什么時(shí)間培育愛(ài)好愛(ài)好。]6．B[推理推斷題。依據(jù)第三段的“Studieshaveshownthatpeoplewhohaveahobbyarelesslikelytohavestressandmorelikelytohavemoremeaningfullives.”可知，擁有愛(ài)好愛(ài)好可以讓我們的生活變得更好。]7．A[句意理解題。依據(jù)劃線句子以及“Sothinkaboutthethingthatyouhavealwayswantedtotrybutweretooembarrassedorbusyorwhatever.”可知，這里是講現(xiàn)在就是培育愛(ài)好愛(ài)好的最好時(shí)機(jī)。]8．B[寫(xiě)作意圖題。依據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知，本文主要是講培