1、Unit1 课下题型练(二) 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 s
2、omeone 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.Under
3、statement 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 falls
4、 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 seri
5、es 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 a
6、dults 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 foreigne
7、rs 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细节理解题
8、。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 compar
9、isons.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，作者是通过举例
10、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 t
11、o 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 point
12、 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 he
13、art 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 you
14、 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 people
15、 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 more
16、 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 di
17、dnt 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 lear
18、ned 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 lif
19、e 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 absentminde
20、d.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一段中的it slows down our heart rate, and may reduce blood pressure for a short time, too, promoting overall heart health可知，微笑可以改善心脏的健康状况。6What should you do if you want to smile more according to the author?AStay more with people smiling more.BApproach smart children.CCare more about ot
21、hers feelings.DVolunteer together with more strangers.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第二段中的Its why people who spend time around children, who smile often, naturally smile more than people who keep mostly adults company.可推知，如果你想要有更多的笑容，你就要多接触爱笑的人。7What does the author want to show by mentioning salesmen and politicians
22、?AA false smile may hurt people.BSmiles contribute to a career.CGenerous people tend to smile more.DWork pressure stops people smiling.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句话可知，作者举例的目的是说明微笑对职业发展有帮助，因为微笑让推销员和政治家取得成功。8What does the author suggest in the last paragraph?ABabies smile within 2 months.BBlind babies learn t
23、o smile.CSmiling is a natural ability.DBreathing and sucking are similar to smiling.解析：选C推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知，作者在最后一段中暗示微笑就像呼吸和吮吸一样是婴儿生来就会的，即微笑是一种本能。.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 dog Jett and I
24、 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 instead of landing
25、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 and tell the h
26、omeowner 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.With a deep b
27、reath 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.” But, in fa
28、ct, 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.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者早晨去散步时发生的一个弄巧成拙的故事。1A.morningBafternoonCevening Dnight解析：选A根据下文I took a look at my watch and found it was near 5：00 am.可知，本文叙述的是一个周六早晨(morning)发生的事。2A.on
29、BoffCto Dabove解析：选Aon the edge of在边缘。3A.career BlifeCduty Dsituation解析：选B根据下文内容可知，作者是想帮人把报纸放在门前台阶上，帮人把报纸放在门前台阶处能使别人的生活(life)更轻松。4A.take away Bput awayCpick up Dlook through解析：选C在throw it towards their door之前，应该是先捡起(pick up)报纸。5A.opposite BrightCsame Dusual解析：选A根据下文的landed on the roof of a truck behi
30、nd me可知，方向是相反的(opposite)。6A.crying BshoutingClaughing Dcomplaining解析：选C这是一件弄巧成拙的小事情，所以作者忍不住笑了(laughing)。7A.difficult BinterestingCearly Dstressful解析：选C根据it was near 5：00 am可知，时间尚早 (early)。8A.why BwhenChow Dwhere解析：选D从句缺少表示地点的状语，故用连接副词where。9A.church BstoreCschool Dhospital解析：选B根据下文with a new newspap
31、er and a basket of fresh strawberries可知，作者是去商店 (store)。10A.left BstartedCarrived Dreturned解析：选D根据后面作者找这家的主人解释整件事可知，作者买完报纸后又回去(returned)给主人送新买的报纸。11A.found BexpectedCintroduced Dinformed解析：选A根据后文作者与主人的对话可知，他找到(found)了在干活的主人。12A.appeared BrecoveredCexercised Dapproached解析：选D根据语境可知，作者是走近(approached)他们并
32、和他们说话。13A.shocked BrelaxedCembarrassed Dpuzzled解析：选B一件错事得到了别人的谅解，这使得作者的感觉是放松的(relaxed)。14A.fear BdoubtCexplain Dthink解析：选D这里是解释上面的Character is what you do when no one is looking.这句话的，所以是一些人认为(think)。15A.amazing BlegalCwrong Dworthless解析：选C本句与the only thing thats right is to get by相对应，wrong与right相对。.
33、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 actual name is Developmental Prosopagnosia, or DP 3 short.Exp
34、erts 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, 5 have DP, show no clear signs.Take Dacia for example.If you m
35、et 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 from face blindness.Once face blindness 8 (think) to be very ra
36、re.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 world around us.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。作者介绍了脸盲症的一些情况及相关研究。1that本句含有一个同位
37、语从句，解释了名词evidence“证据”的具体内容，空处在从句中不充当成分，也无意义，故填连接词that。2called分析句子结构可知，前面已经有了谓语动词have，此处动词只能用非谓语动词形式；根据语境可知，此处表示“被称为脸盲症的一种疾病”，空处与其逻辑主语a condition之间存在动宾关系，应用过去分词作定语，故填called。3for根据语境可知，此处表示“简称DP”，应用固定搭配for short。4their根据语境可知，此处表示“在严重的病例中，人们甚至不能从一张集体照中认出他们自己的孩子”，所以用their。5who分析句子结构可知，空处引导非限制性定语从句，指代Those，且指人，应用关系代词who。6a根据语境可知，此处表示“直到你再次遇到她”，应用不定冠词a。a second time再次，又一次。7injury空前是形容词性物主代词her, 应用名词，此处是说她的伤。故填injury。8was thought根据句中的Once可知，此处应用一般过去时，又因空处与主语face blindness之间为被动关系，所以用一般过去时的被动语态。9studies根据句子结构可知，此处是主语，且谓语为have，所以study应用复数形式，故填studies。10deeper根据语境和前面的much可知，此处应用deep的比较级，故填deeper。