1、Unit1 课下题型练(四) Writing about a comedian.阅读理解 We have seen that humour and laughter positively influence our body in many ways, but little research has been done on whether a better sense of humour actually helps keep you from getting sick.However, since people with a better sense of humour have high
2、er IgA levels, and since research has shown that those with higher levels of salivary (唾液的) IgA are less likely to get colds or be infected with Streptococcus (链球菌), humour should reduce the frequency of colds.The only study to directly examine this question found that the impact of ones sense of hu
3、mour upon colds depends on the kind of sense of humour you have.It was only individuals whose sense of humour took the form of seeking out and appreciating humour who had fewer and less severe colds/flu than their low humour counterparts.Surprisingly, those whose sense of humour took the form of ini
4、tiating humour more often did not have fewer or less severe colds/flu.The researchers argued that being a person who likes to tell jokes or otherwise initiate humour takes them into more frequent contact with other people，which serves to expose them to infectious agents more often, robbing them of t
5、he advantage that a more active sense of humour otherwise offers.Obviously, more research is required to clear up this confusing picture.The importance of active use of ones sense of humour in producing humours health benefits was confirmed in another study in an unusual way.It found that among a gr
6、oup of mothers with newborn infants，those who actively used humour to cope with the stress in their lives had fewer upper respiratory infections and their infants also had fewer infections.This seemed to be because these mothers had higher levels of immunoglobulin A (免疫球蛋白A) in their breast milk.Amo
7、ng adults, if we look at bodily symptoms alone，independent of any diagnosed illness, there is some evidence that individuals who have more negative reactions to humour report more bodily symptoms and complaints.Students complaining of cardiovascular(心血管的) symptoms and gastroenterological (肠胃病的) symp
8、toms also have been shown to have this more negative reaction to humour.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了良好的幽默感能够使人减少得病的几率。1What does the passage mainly talk about?APeople with a good sense of humour get sick less often.Bhumour can reduce the frequency of colds/flu.CAny form of humour can prevent people from gett
9、ing sick.Dhumour can treat illness.解析：选A主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章讲述了良好的幽默感能够使人减少得病的几率。2According to the passage, IgA is .Aa medicineBan enzymeCa factor Da measure解析：选B推理判断题。根据第一段第二句可知，唾液中的IgA含量高就会使人少生病，由此推断IgA应是一种可以抵抗疾病的酶。3Why do newborn infants whose mothers use humour to deal with stress have fewer infectio
10、ns?ABecause they dont often get upper respiratory infections.BBecause they are stronger since they were born.CPossibly because of the higher levels of immunoglobulin A in their mothers breast milk.DBecause their mothers take better care of them.解析：选C细节理解题。第三段最后一句This seemed to be because these mothe
11、rs had higher levels of immunoglobulin A (免疫球蛋白A) in their breast milk. 说明了原因。4Students with some bad bodily symptoms show towards humour.Aa positive attitude Ba negative attitudeCa neutral attitude Dan unclear attitude解析：选B细节理解题。文章最后一段告诉我们对待幽默的消极反应会体现在身体上，比如说，胃肠不适等。因此有不好的身体症状的学生对待幽默的态度是消极的。.完形填空Yea
12、rs ago, when I was working as a psychologist at a childrens institution in England, a boy showed up in the waiting room.It was David.Davids face was pale, and he stared at his feet 1 .He had lost his father as a baby and when David turned 13, his mother was killed in a car accident.He was very depre
13、ssed, 2 to talk to others.The first two times we met, David didnt say a word.As he was about to leave after the second visit, I put my hand on his shoulder.He didnt shrink back, 3 he didnt look at me either.“Come back next week，” I 4 a bit.Then I said, “I know it hurts.”He came, and I 5 we play a ga
14、me of chess.He nodded.After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon in complete 6 and without making any eye 7 .Its not easy to cheat in chess, but I admit that I made sure David 8 once or twice.It seemed as if he enjoyed my 9 ， though he never looked at me.Perhaps he 10 that I respected his
15、suffering.Until some months later, suddenly, he looked up at me, “Its your 11 ，” he said.After that day, David started 12 .Since then he really started to live his own life.Maybe I gave David 13 .And David showed me how one without any words can 14 out to another person.All it takes is a hug, a 15 t
16、o cry on, a friendly touch, a sympathetic nature and an ear that listens.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者许多年前是一位心理医生，他碰到了失去父母的大卫。大卫拒绝跟任何人讲话。大卫第三次来找作者的时候作者提议他们一起下象棋，于是以后的每周三下午他们两个都会在沉默中一起下象棋。终于有一天，大卫开口说话了，从此以后大卫开启了新的生活。作者也从这次经历中学到了很多。1A.happilyBfriendlyCnervously Dexcitedly解析：选C根据前文Davids face was pale可知，大卫脸色苍白，这说明他
17、很紧张。2A.willing BwaitingCrefusing Dlonging解析：选C根据后文The first two times we met, David didnt say a word.可知，头两次见面时大卫一句话也没说，这说明他拒绝说话。3A.but BbecauseCor Dunless解析：选A根据前文He didnt shrink back可知，他没有退缩；根据后文he didnt look at me either可知，他也没有看我一眼。由此判断前后文为转折关系。4A.hesitated BcheeredCrelaxed Dregretted解析：选A根据后文Then
18、 I said, “I know it hurts.”可知，我对大卫说“我知道这令人难过”，再结合前文可知，大卫失去了父母，不愿意说话，我这么说可能会触及他的伤心处，所以犹豫了一下。5A.announced BexpectedCsuggested Dordered解析：选C根据后文He nodded.可知，他点头说明下象棋是我提出来的，大卫点头是同意了我的建议。6A.equality BsilenceCliberty Dindependence解析：选B根据后文Until some months later, suddenly, he looked up at me, “Its your 11
19、 ，” he said.After that day, David started 12 .可知，大卫在几个月之后才开口说话，这说明在这之前他都没和我说话，我们是在沉默中下象棋的，故选B项。最后一段中的without any words亦是提示。7A.exercise BmoveCrest Dcontact解析：选D根据后文的though he never looked at me可知，下象棋时大卫从不看我，这说明下象棋时我和他没有眼神上的接触交流。8A.confused BchallengedCwon Dfought解析：选C根据Its not easy to cheat in chess可
20、知，下棋时作弊并不容易，这说明我下棋时作弊了，结合语境可知，作为大人我的棋艺肯定好一些，所以我作弊应该是为了让大卫赢得象棋比赛。9A.company BrequestCtalent Dchess解析：选A我和大卫一起下象棋对于大卫来说是一种陪伴。10A.heard BwitnessedCforgot Dsensed解析：选D根据前文It seemed as if he enjoyed my 9 ， though he never looked at me.可知，大卫很喜欢和我在一起，原因有可能就是大卫感觉到了我尊重他的苦楚。11A.duty BachievementCturn Dluck解析：
21、选C结合语境可知，下象棋是要轮流落棋子的，所以大卫对我说“轮到你了”。12A.talking BlivingClistening Dgrowing解析：选A根据前文“Its your 11 ，” he said 可知，大卫开口说话了，所以那天之后，他开始说话了。13A.anything BsomethingCnothing Deverything解析：选B结合语境可知，这里要表达的是也许我给过大卫某种东西。14A.jump BreachCpick Dlook解析：选B结合语境可知，我通过下象棋而不是谈话帮助了大卫。reach out to sb.为固定搭配，意为“对伸出援手”，符合语境。15A
22、.sofa BtopicCreason Dshoulder解析：选D一个拥抱，一次友好的抚摸，一种同情的本性以及一个聆听的耳朵都是跟人有关，以此类推，哭泣时可以依靠的应该是人的肩膀。.读后续写阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。The first week of my summer vacation was exciting, and my sense of freedom was so intense that it felt like I had to pack everything into that single week.The next wee
23、k was a little calmer.But by the third week my two best friends had left for summer camp and my activities wound down into boredom.Getting up later each morning, I was spending more and more time with my cellphone and in front of the TV.That was when Mom reacted, declaring my phone and the TV off li
24、mits between 6: 00 in the morning and 6：00 in the evening.It was shocking just to hear her say it.In that first hour I felt Id lost my senses of sight and hearing.The silence was numbing.I circled the house, going from room to room looking for something to do, asking myself what I can do? What can I
25、 do? What can I do? When I encountered Mom in the kitchen, I asked her, too, “What can I do？”“Thats up to you，” she said without looking in my direction.Through the day I posed my question to her several more times, getting much the same result.Then late in the afternoon, while she was working at he
26、r computer, I dared to ask again.Instantly she swung around to look at me, and I could see that my question had a definite effect on her expression.She looked as though she had been shocked.Her jaws clenched, like she was holding her words between her teeth as they struggled to get out.She looked at
27、 me straight in the eye, then smiled and said，“Well, are you up for a challenge？”“Sure, what？”“Your challenge is to follow the same ant for ten minutes.”“What is so tough about that？”She smiled again.“You might be surprised.”Some time later Mom stood beside me, timer (计时器) in hand.“Ill set the timer
28、 for ten minutes when you find your winning ant.”注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2请按如下格式作答。Some of the ants I saw seemed to be eating something. I heard Moms timer ring and then“You win, sweetie，” she said. 参考范文：Some of the ants I saw seemed to be eating something.Those ants blew away the boredom hovering over my
29、head.An ant, which seemed to drop out, caught my eye, so I made it my target to follow.Much to my astonishment, after spotting the bread crumbs scattered on the floor, it crawled off the scene at speed and went into a small hole.All of a sudden a forest of ants appeared in the blink of an eye and ma
30、rched in a line towards where the inviting crumbs lay in wait.I heard Moms timer ring and then “You win, sweetie，” she said.I was surprised that ten minutes passed so quickly that I didnt even notice it.Only then did it dawn on me that this summer, even without cell phone and TV, was still full of amusement because nature was always a treasure awaiting me to go on an exploration.Fortunately, I still had a few weeks left to enjoy it.
