1、选修6Unit 1Laughter is good for you能力提升题组训练.阅读理解(2018江西赣中高三联考)Before I studied psychology,I used to think that people would laugh when funny things occurred.While I was right about that,I discovered there are lots of other psychological factors that make people laugh other than the funny part of a jok
2、e.When someone laughs at a joke,there will usually be more than one reason that makes him laughand the more reasons there are,the more powerful the joke will be.I was attending a stand-up comedy show in Egypt,and when the man started to make fun of pedestrians crossing streets,everyone laughed their
3、 heads off.The main reason why those people strongly laughed was that almost all of them felt angry towards pedestrians who crossed streets carelessly.The joke wasnt only funny,but it also made the audience feel that they were right about being angry at those pedestrians.That is,people were laughing
4、 both because of the funny joke and because of the happiness experienced as a result of the psychological support they got.The better a joke makes a person feel,and the more it includes other psychological factors,the more the person will like it.For example,if you envy one of your friends,and someo
5、ne tells a joke that is funny and,at the same time,makes your friend seem stupid,then you will probably laugh at it louder than if you werent jealous of him.In short,we dont laugh only when we hear something funny; we also laugh when we experience some kind of happiness that results from the other p
6、sychological factors involved in the joke.I strongly discourage you from making fun of anyone or belittling someone to make someone else laugh.All I want to explain is that if your joke supports a persons emotions,he will certainly like it a lot.1.What did the author find out after studying psycholo
7、gy?A.Only good jokes make people laugh.B.Many factors lead to peoples laughing.C.Funny things can make people laugh.D.Laughter can make people healthy.2.Why did the audience laugh loud at the pedestrians?A.They played a trick on the pedestrians.B.The pedestrians behaved in a funny way.C.They could f
8、eel the pedestrians happiness.D.Their emotion was approved of by the show.3.What does the underlined word “belittling” probably mean?A.Annoy. B.Blame. C.Look down on. D.Make up to.语篇解读:本文是一篇议论文,分析了人们笑的原因。答案及剖析:1.B细节理解题。根据第一段第二句话可知,不仅是玩笑有意思的地方让人笑,除此以外还有很多其他心理因素能让人笑。2.D细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知,人们对行人的行为大笑的原因不
9、仅是因为玩笑本身,而且因为他们在心理上产生了共鸣。3.C词义猜测题。根据最后一段倒数第二句及语境可知,make fun of和belittle表达的意义应该是在相近的层面,结合选项annoy“使恼怒”;blame“责备”;look down on “蔑视,看轻”;make up to“接近,奉承”。可知,C项符合语境。.七选五Secret codes (密码)keep messages private.Banks,companies,and government agencies use secret codes in doing business,especially when inform
10、ation is sent by computer.People have used secret codes for thousands of years.1. Code breaking never lags(落后) far behind code making.The science of creating and reading coded messages is called cryptography.There are three main types of cryptography.2. For example,the first letters of “My elephant
11、eats too many eels”spell out the hidden message “Meet me.”3. You might represent each letter with a number,for example.Lets number the letters of the alphabet,in order,from 1 to 26.If we substitute a number for each letter,the message “Meet me”would read “13 5 5 20 13 5.”A code uses symbols to repla
12、ce words,phrases,or sentences.To read the message of a real code,you must have a code book.4. For example,“bridge”might stand for “meet”and “out”might stand for “me.”The message “Bridge out”would actually mean “Meet me.”5. However,it is also hard to keep a code book secret for long.So codes must be
13、changed frequently.A.It is very hard to break a code without the code book.B.In any language,some letters are used more than others.C.Only people who know the keyword can read the message.D.As long as there have been codes,people have tried to break them.E.You can hide a message by having the first
14、letters of each word spell it out.F.With a code book,you might write down words that would stand for other words.G.Another way to hide a message is to use symbols to stand for specific letters of the alphabet.答案:1-5DEGFA.完形填空When I was fourteen I found Rocky.That spring day,I was catching fish with
15、my grandfather when I 1the faint(微弱的) crying and found the trembling wolf cub(小狼).As I bent down,he moved 2toward me.Little Rocky gained 3after I fed a few drops of warm milk to him.Soon he was 4and warm.My grandfather finally agreed to let me 5him.That summer Rocky and I became 6partners.We hunted
16、the grasshoppers.And in the fall,we went to the nearest meadows(草地) 7field mice.The winter months were the happiest I could 8.Often we would make a fire in the bushes.Rocky would 9his head between his front paws,with his eyes on me 10I told him stories.All the pleasure made me forget my Grandpas rep
17、eated11,and one night I left Rocky unchained.The following morning I was told Rocky had 12a rooster.My grandpa decided to return Rocky to nature,but it was 13for me to lose him.For the next two years I was very busy,but I would14wonder if Rocky remembered me.Easter came early that year and during th
18、e holidays I went to 15my cousins.On my way home,it began to snow heavily.I had to 16for the night in the forest and hoped that by morning the storm would have 17.The next day I realized the storm was even 18.Unfortunately,I found two wolves waiting to attack me.Then I heard a 19to my side and turne
19、d my head.It was Rocky,and he had driven off the others.I cried and hugged him 20.At last I was saved.1.A.feltB.made C.performed D.heard2.A.stronglyB.quickly C.weakly D.happily3.A.strengthB.time C.trust D.support4.A.tired B.full C.hungry D.nervous5.A.watch B.keep C.observeD.notice6.A.hunting B.fishi
20、ngC.drivingD.riding7.A.in charge of B.in case of C.in search of D.in control of8.A.choose B.see C.wish D.remember9.A.lie B.lay C.scratchD.shake10.A.before B.after C.becauseD.as11.A.storiesB.warnings C.sayingsD.promises12.A.kicked B.treasured C.beatenD.killed13.A.hard B.easy C.nice D.useful14.A.yet B
21、.already C.still D.never15.A.carry B.visit C.move D.adopt16.A.spend B.waste C.stand D.camp17.A.continued B.remained C.stopped D.frozen18.A.more B.worse C.stricter D.sharper19.A.noise B.cry C.shout D.sob20.A.officially B.regularly C.disappointedly D.tightly语篇解读:本文是记叙文,讲述了在某一年的春天,作者和爷爷钓鱼的时候,救了一只小狼,作者叫
22、它Little Rocky。从此他们之间开始了一段感人的故事。答案及剖析:1.D根据后面的“the faint(微弱的) crying”可知,此处指作者听到了微弱的叫声。故选D。2.C根据前面的“the faint(微弱的) crying”和后面的“after I fed a few drops of warm milk to him”可知,Little Rocky这时候很虚弱,有气无力。故选C。3.A根据后面的“after I fed a few drops of warm milk to him”可知,Little Rocky吃完东西后有了力量。故选A。4.B此处指Little Rocky
23、很快就吃饱了。身体也暖和起来了。故选B。5.B根据后面的“That summer Rocky and I became partners.”以及后面的描述可知,爷爷同意作者留下饲养Little Rocky。故选B。6.A根据后面的“We hunted the grasshoppers.”可知,作者和Little Rocky 成为了共同狩猎的伙伴。故选A。7.C此处指“我们”一起到草地去寻找田鼠。 in search of“寻找”,符合语境。故选C。8.D由上文语境可知此处指冬天的几个月是作者记得的最美好的时间。故选D。9.BLittle Rocky把头置于两个前腿间,指它趴着。故选B。10.D
24、当我给它讲故事的时候,它两眼看着我。故选D。11.B根据后面的“one night I left Rocky unchained.The following morning I was told Rocky had a rooster.”可知,作者忘记了爷爷的警告:Rocky是只狼。故选B。12.D根据后面的“My grandpa decided to return Rocky to nature ”可知Rocky杀死了一只鸡。故选D。13.A作者已经和Rocky建立了感情,爷爷决定把它放归自然,作者肯定感到很难以接受要失去它的事实。故选A。14.C在接下来的两年间,作者很忙,但是仍然在考虑R
25、ocky是否还会记得自己。故选C。15.B根据“Easter came early that year and during the holidays”可知此处指“复活节期间作者去看望自己的表兄弟”。故选B。16.D根据“On my way home,it began to snow heavily.” 可知因为大雪,作者要在森林里扎营住宿。故选D。17.C由上文语境可知作者需要等大雪停了才能继续赶路。故选C。18.B根据上下文可知,此处指暴风雪下得更厉害了。故选B。19.A根据上下文可知有狼在那边等着作者,而作者转头发现了Rocky,所以此处指“我”听到身边有响声。故选A。20.D根据“At last I was saved.”可知Rocky 救了作者的命,作者很感动,再加上对它的思念,紧紧地抱住了Rocky。故选D。
