1、Using language.阅读理解AThe British are known for their sense of humour.However, it is often difficult for foreigners to understand their jokes.The main point to remember is that the British often use understatement.Understatement means saying less than you think or feel.For example, if someone gets ver
2、y wet in a shower of rain, he might say, “Its a little damp (潮湿的) outside.”Or, if someone is very impolite and shouts at another person, someone else might say, “She isnt exactly friendly.”Understatement is often used in unpleasant situations or to make another person look silly.Understatement plays
3、 an important part in British humour.Another key to understanding British humour is that the British like to make fun of themselves as well as others.They often laugh about the silly and unpleasant things that happen to their everyday life, for example, when someone accidentally falls over in the st
4、reet.They also like to make jokes about people from different classes of society.They like to make jokes about their accents, the way they dress and the way they behave.Whats more, the British love to watch comedies about people who do not know how to behave in society.The comedy series Mr Bean is a
5、 good example of this kind of humour.Mr Bean is the character created by British actor Rowan Atkinson in 1990.Mr Bean doesnt talk often, and instead he uses his body movements and facial expressions to make people laugh.Perhaps what makes Mr Bean so funny is that he does things that adults in the re
6、al world cannot do.Mr Bean is popular in many countries around the world because you do not have to speak English to understand the humour.Because of this, many people have become familiar with the British sense of humour.1Why is it difficult for foreigners to understand British jokes?ABecause the B
7、ritish often enlarge the fact.BBecause British jokes are connected with many different cultures.CBecause the British try to make out that something is less important than it is.DBecause British jokes are not as funny as jokes in other countries.2How does the author explain understatement?ABy using e
8、xamples.BBy making comparisons.CBy following time order.DBy describing a process.3How does Mr Bean make people laugh?ABy telling funny stories.BBy making jokes about others accents.CBy copying how others behave.DBy using his body movements and facial expressions.4What is the best title for the text?
9、ABritish Humour in ComedyBHumour in Different CulturesCDeveloping Your Sense of HumourDUnderstanding British HumourBWhen we smile, our system recognizes that theres an absence of threat, and relaxes：it slows down our heart rate, and may reduce blood pressure for a short time, too, promoting overall
10、heart health.Even forcing your face into a smile can reduce stress and relax yourself.Smiling is a language that everyone understands regardless of age, race, culture, language, and nationality.We all know that when you smile at people, even strangers, they almost always smile back, spreading a kind
11、 of peace and goodwill.This contagious (富于感染力的) smiling comes from a subconscious tendency to match other peoples emotions.Its why people who spend time around children, who smile often, naturally smile more than people who keep mostly adults company.People who are generous with smiles are considere
12、d more likeable and approachable than people who wear a deadpan (故作严肃的) expression.Consider successful salesmen and politicians.Can you imagine how wed react if they wore sour expressions？People who smile a lot are more likely to gain our trust and earn better tips than someone who provides the same
13、 service with a blank face.In a study, Major League Baseball players from 1952 who wore full face, genuine smiles on their baseball cards lived longer, around 79.9 years, compared to players who only partly smiled or didnt smile at all, who lived 5 to 7 years less.Smiling can make us look younger, t
14、oo.People who smile frequently seem to age more slowly, appearing around three years younger than their less smiling counterparts.We now have evidence that we are born to smile.While smiling used to be considered a learned behavior that babies acquired at around six weeks of age, more advanced testi
15、ng has shown that even babies who are born blind can smile.Babies have been known to make breathing and sucking movements while still in the womb (子宫), and these reactions are thought to prepare themselves for their life outside.Now smiling has joined the list.Say cheese!5What can smiling do accordi
16、ng to Paragraph 1?ARemove your life pressure.BImprove the condition of your heart.CMake your blood pressure steady forever.DPrevent you from being absentminded.6What should you do if you want to smile more according to the author?AStay more with people smiling more.BApproach smart children.CCare mor
17、e about others feelings.DVolunteer together with more strangers.7What does the author want to show by mentioning salesmen and politicians?AA false smile may hurt people.BSmiles contribute to a career.CGenerous people tend to smile more.DWork pressure stops people smiling.8What does the author sugges
18、t in the last paragraph?ABabies smile within 2 months.BBlind babies learn to smile.CSmiling is a natural ability.DBreathing and sucking are similar to smiling.完形填空I like to walk with my dog.On a glorious Saturday 1 ， I enjoyed the beautiful weather, the fresh air and the beautiful scenery while my d
19、og Jett and I were making our rounds.At one home I passed, I noticed a newspaper that was lying 2 the edge of the street instead of near the doorstep.Thinking I would make someone elses 3 a little easier, I decided to 4 the paper and throw it towards their door.However, my aim was way off and instea
20、d of landing on the doorstep, the paper flew in the 5 direction and landed on the roof of a truck behind me.No one saw it but me, and I burst out 6 before I realized what I had done had made the problem worse.I took a look at my watch and found it was near 5：00 am.It was too 7 to knock on the door a
21、nd tell the homeowner 8 their paper was.As a result, I walked home, got dressed and went to the 9 ， which lies near my home, to make it right.I 10 a little later with a new newspaper and a basket of fresh strawberries and 11 the homeowner who was working on a truck in the driveway with some friends.
22、With a deep breath I 12 and said, “I hope you have a great sense of humour.” Fortunately, they did.After I explained what happened just now, they all laughed loudly and of course it really made me 13 .I couldnt help but smile all day.Ive heard it said，“Character is what you do when no one is looking
23、.” But, in fact, there are too many people who 14 the only thing thats right is to get by, and the only thing thats 15 is to get caught.1A.morningBafternoonCevening Dnight2A.on BoffCto Dabove3A.career BlifeCduty Dsituation4A.take away Bput awayCpick up Dlook through5A.opposite BrightCsame Dusual6A.c
24、rying BshoutingClaughing Dcomplaining7A.difficult BinterestingCearly Dstressful8A.why BwhenChow Dwhere9A.church BstoreCschool Dhospital10A.left BstartedCarrived Dreturned11A.found BexpectedCintroduced Dinformed12A.appeared BrecoveredCexercised Dapproached13A.shocked BrelaxedCembarrassed Dpuzzled14A.
25、fear BdoubtCexplain Dthink15A.amazing BlegalCwrong Dworthless.语法填空Some people are great at remembering faces.While, there is evidence 1 for some people, remembering a face can be difficult.Even for others, remembering a face may be impossible.Such people have a condition 2 (call) “face blindness”Its
26、 actual name is Developmental Prosopagnosia, or DP 3 short.Experts say DP can differ greatly from patient to patient.In less severe cases, people are unable to describe the face of someone they have just met.In severe cases, people cannot even recognize 4 (they) own children in a group photo.Those,
27、5 have DP, show no clear signs.Take Dacia for example.If you met her, you probably wouldnt know that she suffered brain damage as a child.There would be no sign of it until you meet her 6 second time.She wouldnt remember you at all.Dacia has mostly recovered from her 7 (injure)But now, she suffers f
28、rom face blindness.Once face blindness 8 (think) to be very rare.But recent 9 (study) have shown that it might be more common than experts thought.The study on face blindness will not directly lead to any treatments.However, it could lead to a much 10 (deep) understanding of how we all remember the
29、world around us.Using language.阅读理解AThe British are known for their sense of humour.However, it is often difficult for foreigners to understand their jokes.The main point to remember is that the British often use understatement.Understatement means saying less than you think or feel.For example, if
30、someone gets very wet in a shower of rain, he might say, “Its a little damp (潮湿的) outside.”Or, if someone is very impolite and shouts at another person, someone else might say, “She isnt exactly friendly.”Understatement is often used in unpleasant situations or to make another person look silly.Unde
31、rstatement plays an important part in British humour.Another key to understanding British humour is that the British like to make fun of themselves as well as others.They often laugh about the silly and unpleasant things that happen to their everyday life, for example, when someone accidentally fall
32、s over in the street.They also like to make jokes about people from different classes of society.They like to make jokes about their accents, the way they dress and the way they behave.Whats more, the British love to watch comedies about people who do not know how to behave in society.The comedy ser
33、ies Mr Bean is a good example of this kind of humour.Mr Bean is the character created by British actor Rowan Atkinson in 1990.Mr Bean doesnt talk often, and instead he uses his body movements and facial expressions to make people laugh.Perhaps what makes Mr Bean so funny is that he does things that
34、adults in the real world cannot do.Mr Bean is popular in many countries around the world because you do not have to speak English to understand the humour.Because of this, many people have become familiar with the British sense of humour.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了如何理解英式幽默。1Why is it difficult for foreign
35、ers to understand British jokes?ABecause the British often enlarge the fact.BBecause British jokes are connected with many different cultures.CBecause the British try to make out that something is less important than it is.DBecause British jokes are not as funny as jokes in other countries.解析：选C细节理解
36、题。根据第一段中的The main point to remember is that the British often use understatement.及第二段中的Understatement means saying less than you think or feel.可知，英国人经常使用低调陈述，低调陈述意味着说的话比你想的或感觉到的要不那么重要，所以外国人很难理解英国笑话是因为英国人总是试图让别人觉得事情没有那么重要。2How does the author explain understatement?ABy using examples.BBy making compa
37、risons.CBy following time order.DBy describing a process.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二段中的For example, if someone gets very wet in a shower of rain, he might say, “Its a little damp outside.” Or, if someone is very impolite and shouts at another person, someone else might say, “She isnt exactly friendly.”可知，作者是通过举
38、例来解释低调陈述的。3How does Mr Bean make people laugh?ABy telling funny stories.BBy making jokes about others accents.CBy copying how others behave.DBy using his body movements and facial expressions.解析：选D细节理解题。根据最后一段中的Mr Bean doesnt talk often, and instead he uses his body movements and facial expressions
39、to make people laugh.可知，憨豆先生是通过肢体动作和面部表情使人发笑的。4What is the best title for the text?ABritish Humour in ComedyBHumour in Different CulturesCDeveloping Your Sense of HumourDUnderstanding British Humour解析：选D标题归纳题。根据第一段中的However，it is often difficult for foreigners to understand their jokes.The main poin
40、t to remember is that the British often use understatement.及第三段中的Another key to understanding British humour is that the British like to make fun of themselves as well as others.可知，本文主要介绍了如何理解英式幽默。BWhen we smile, our system recognizes that theres an absence of threat, and relaxes：it slows down our h
41、eart rate, and may reduce blood pressure for a short time, too, promoting overall heart health.Even forcing your face into a smile can reduce stress and relax yourself.Smiling is a language that everyone understands regardless of age, race, culture, language, and nationality.We all know that when yo
42、u smile at people, even strangers, they almost always smile back, spreading a kind of peace and goodwill.This contagious (富于感染力的) smiling comes from a subconscious tendency to match other peoples emotions.Its why people who spend time around children, who smile often, naturally smile more than peopl
43、e who keep mostly adults company.People who are generous with smiles are considered more likeable and approachable than people who wear a deadpan (故作严肃的) expression.Consider successful salesmen and politicians.Can you imagine how wed react if they wore sour expressions？People who smile a lot are mor
44、e likely to gain our trust and earn better tips than someone who provides the same service with a blank face.In a study, Major League Baseball players from 1952 who wore full face, genuine smiles on their baseball cards lived longer, around 79.9 years, compared to players who only partly smiled or d
45、idnt smile at all, who lived 5 to 7 years less.Smiling can make us look younger, too.People who smile frequently seem to age more slowly, appearing around three years younger than their less smiling counterparts.We now have evidence that we are born to smile.While smiling used to be considered a lea
46、rned behavior that babies acquired at around six weeks of age, more advanced testing has shown that even babies who are born blind can smile.Babies have been known to make breathing and sucking movements while still in the womb (子宫), and these reactions are thought to prepare themselves for their li
47、fe outside.Now smiling has joined the list.Say cheese!语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了微笑的作用。微笑可以使人健康，可以使人年轻，可以为人赢得好感，微笑也是人的一种本能。5What can smiling do according to Paragraph 1?ARemove your life pressure.BImprove the condition of your heart.CMake your blood pressure steady forever.DPrevent you from being absentminded.解析：选B
