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1、UNIT 4 HUMOUR （总分值：120分 建议用时：120分钟） 第一局部 阅读（50分）第一节（共15小题；每题2. 5分，总分值37. 5分）AIt is widely believed that humour is good for your health. However, most studies on humour and health show that by watching something humorous 一 comedy films, for example 一 you can just escape from the pain for a short time
2、, or that humour just helps reduce signs of a disease. So far, no study has shown that humour can help a person recover from a serious illness.One way to study the relationship between humour and health is looking at the health of people who use humour as part of their jobs: comedians and improv（即兴
3、表演）artists, for example. Not only do they use humour as part of their work, but also they show the highest levels of humour ability. So if humour is really good for our health, we can anticipate that comedians benefit the most from it.Although it is often said that humour can make people live longer
4、, research has actually found the opposite to be true. One study found that comedians and humour writers actually died younger compared with other famous people who were not performers. However, these studies were somewhat limited, because most of the comedians were men and already dead. And many fa
5、mous people often live very unhealthy lives, and the comedians might have died from reasons such as heavy drinking or smoking.My colleagues and I decided to take a different way. We collected data（数据） from 491 improv artist students - 224 women and 267 men 一 all alive. We compared this improv group
6、with 795 noncomedians, who were matched in age, sex, and education.We asked participants from both groups to tell us how many diseases they had had in the past three years and how long they had lasted. The improv artists reported that they had had many more diseases, and that these diseases had last
7、ed longer compared with the control group. So our study adds further evidence to the conclusion made by the studies before.（）1. What do most studies on humour and health show about humour?A. It doesn，t really reduce signs of diseases.B. It just helps reduce people* s pain for a while.C. It can，t rea
8、lly make people feel comfortable.D. It can help one recover from a serious disease.（）2. What does the underlined word “anticipate” in Paragraph 2 mean?D. talkC. attach()34. A. hateB.scoldC.frightenD.stop()35. A.lovingB.observingC.understandingD.praising【语篇解读】本文首先指出父母与十几岁的孩子之间存在矛盾冲突及其原因，然后告诉 读者：研究发现不
9、同的父母对此采取的不同方法，有的方法相对更有效果。最后一段是心理 学家对解决冲突给出的建议。21. D 根据第一句中的difficult以及第二句中的again和“not easy”可知,青少 年和父母有相似的感觉。22. B 由第一句 Parents feel that it is difficult to live with teenagers (父 母感觉和孩子相处困难).”可知，他们之间有争论，即对事物有不同的看法(argument)。23. C 根据上文untidiness和udaily routine tasks”填空所在的句子和后文的 “clothes thrown on the
10、 floor and their children，s refusal ” 形成并列关系，可知 选Co24. B与上文说的孩子把家弄乱，到处乱扔衣服并列的应是拒绝帮助做家务。25. C与后文不清扫房间，不去买东西并列，即把毛巾丢(drop)在浴室。26. A根据后句中some approachesv可知选A。句意：不同的家长有着不同的解决 问题的方法(approach)。27. D由下文中的better可知有些方法较为成功。28. A父母责骂他们乱，但稍后(later)就为他们整理房间，这样只有较少的机会改变 他们的行为，即儿乎无法改变他们的行为。29. A 从下文屡次出现的actions可知
11、。30. C根据下文所举的例子“不帮父母去买东西”“在冰箱里找不到自己最喜欢的饮料” 可知，这是让孩子“感受到自己的行为产生的后果”。31. D根据语境可知，孩子们被迫重新考虑自己的行为。32. A 根据本段倒数第二句出现的Communication is a two-way process. ”以及 上文一直强调父母与孩子应如何沟通，可知选A。33. D “talk to”与say是同义复现，即父母要向子女说出(talk)他们的想法，同时 也要倾听子女的想法。34. B由上文的blame可知，当父母看到孩子把家里弄乱时会责备他们，所以选scold。35. C只有通过倾听和相互理解(under
12、standing),父母与孩子之间的问题才可得到解 决。第二节(共10小题；每题1. 5分，总分值15分)Raymond Arrieta, a famous comedian in Puerto Rico, knows that one of the best ways to lift people，s spirits is to make 36,(they) laugh. Arrieta, who has his own television show in Puerto Rico and does standup comedy (单口相声)，saysthat as 37.child, he
13、 loved to act. He stuck with comedy because he enjoyed 38.(make) his friends laugh.While earning a degree in Radio and Television Production at the University of the Sacred Heart in Puerto Rico, Arrieta 39.(begin) to perform at a nearby cafe. When 40.(ask) what advice he had for those who want to be
14、 comedians, Arrieta said, “It will mean more to you when you have your own show. You will look back and smile, thinking about how far youve come. ”It took Arrieta seven years 41. (have) his own show, Raymond and Friends. But Arrieta is not just a comedian. He is also devoted to helping others. Seven
15、 years ago, he started a Walk A Thon to benefit a hospital in Puerto Rico 42.specializes in cancer treatment. Each year in early June, Arrieta leads a 70mile walk through Puerto Rico.People of all 43.(age) walk with him. Although training to walk 70 miles 44.(be) not easy, Arrieta believes it，s wort
16、h it. Everyone deserves to smile,“ he says, “whether it，s through comedy 45. good deeds. ”【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了波多黎各著名喜剧演员雷蒙德艾瑞艾塔 的故事。36. them考查代词。设空处作宾语，指代people,表示“他们”。故填them。37. a 考查冠词。as a child意为小时候38. making考查非谓语动词。enjoy doing sth.意为“喜欢做某事故填making。39. began考查动词时态。设空处所在句意为“艾瑞艾塔在波多黎各圣心大学上学时， 在附近一家
17、咖啡馆开始进行演出。设空处表示的动作发生在过去。故填began。40. asked考查过去分词作状语。由uArrieta said”可知，ask与艾瑞艾塔之间是 逻辑上的动宾关系。故填asked。41. to have 考查非谓语动词。It takes sb. +时间+ to do sth. 是固定句型,表 示“做某事用了某人多长时间”。此句型中，it是形式主语，“to have his own show, Raymond and Friends”是真正的主语。42. which/that考查关系代词。设空处引导限制性定语从句修饰hospital,且在从 句中作主语。故填which/that。
18、43. ages考查名词复数。设空处作宾语，表示“年龄”，由设空处前的all可知，此 处应用名词复数形式故填ages。44. is考查主谓一致。动词一ing形式短语作主语，谓语动词用单数形式。由主句的 时态可知，此处描述现在的情况，应用一般现在时。故填is。45. or考查连词。设空处所在句意为“不管是通过喜剧还是做善事”。故填or。 “whetheror”意为“不管还是工第三局部写作（40分）第一节（总分值15分）假定你是李华，五四青年节当天，你们班举行了一场晚会。同学们准备了各种节目，整 个晚会精彩不断。请你给美国笔友Lily写一封信介绍这场晚会。内容包括：1 .晚会地点：教室；2 .晚会
19、时间:下午4： 00-6： 00；3 .节目高潮：在相声表演中，一个男生模仿卓别林吃皮鞋的动作，惟妙惟肖。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；4 .请按如下格式在相应位置作答。One possible version：Dear Lily,We hosted a great party on Youth Day in our classroom. The party began at 4： 00 in the afternoon and lasted two hours. Chinese traditional art, Xiangsheng, was performed by two boys,
20、which impressed us very much. One boy did an amazing imitation of Charlie Chaplin, and he pretended to chew some leather shoes. He gave an outstanding performance, as Charlie Chaplin did in his famous film, The Gold Rush.We were really surprised at the magic power of humour. It made us laugh and fee
21、l happy and relaxed. I can，t imagine what our life would be like without humour.1 am looking forward to your reply.Yours,Li Hua 第二节（总分值25分）At first, Michael Surrell didn，t see the black smoke or flames shooting from the windows of his neighbours home. He and his wife had just parked around the corne
22、r from their own house in Allentown, Pennsylvania, when they got a call from one of his daughters: The house next door is on fire!” He went to investigate. That，s when he saw a woman crying desperately on their porch.“The baby，s in there!” the woman cried. Though the fire department had been called,
23、 Surrell, then 64, instinctively ran inside. The baby was 8 year old Tiara Roberts, the woman，s granddaughter.Entering the burning house was like urunning into a bucket of black paint”， Surrell says. The thick smoke caused him to stumble blindly around, burned his eyes, and made it impossible to bre
24、athe. The conditions would have been dangerous to anyone, but for Surrell, who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease（慢性阻塞性肺病）， they were life threatening.After a few minutes in the smoke -filled house, he retreated outside to catch his breath. Surrell knew he couldn，t hold his breath for long. T
25、aking a deep breath, he went in a second time. The darkness was overwhelming. Yet because the house had a similar layout （布局）to his, he found the stairs and made it to the second floor. He turned to the right and was met by intense heat. He was already out of breath.His throat and lungs burned as if
26、 hed breathed in fire instead of the smoke and soot in the air. Every blink stung his eyes. All he could hear was the crackling and popping of burning wood. Then a soft but distinct moan（n中吟声）emerged. Still unable to see, Surrell fell to his knees on the hot wood floor. He crawled toward the sound,
27、feeling around for any sign of the girl.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2 .请按如下格式在相应位置作答。Finally, he touched something 一 a shoe, then an ankle.One possible version：Finally, he touchod soniething ahoe, then ne aakle. He pulled Tiara toward him. Her body was weak and she wasn，t breathing. He hugged her into his arms
28、 and stood. He felt the heat of the flames on his cheeks. Turning, he fought through the smoke and ran blindly into the blackness. Surrell put Tiara down on the porch. He started CPR the first time he d ever done so. Soon she opened her eyes and took a breath on her own. Surrel，s throat closed off.S
29、urrell woke up in the hospital a couple of days later.One possible version：Surrell woke up in the hospital且 couple ofdays later. He suffered severe burns to his windpipe and the upper portion of his lungs. He spent over a week in the hospital. The fire worsened SurrelT s pulmonary condition, and he
30、feels the effects even two years later. As a result, he takes extra medication that helps open his airways. It s a small price to pay, v he says. aV d do it again in a heartbeat. Wouldn，t give it a second thought. ”B. Notice.A. Predict.C. Understand.D. Explain.()3. What can we know about the improv
31、artists from the authors research?A. They had more unhealthy habits.B. They benefited more from humour.C. They were more likely to get diseases.D. They did better in taking care of themselves.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲了人们普遍认为幽默对我们的健康有益， 但研究发现，幽默对我们健康的益处并没有那么大。1. B 细节理解题。根据第一段中的 “However, most studies on h
32、umour and health show that by watching something humorous一comedy films, for example 一 you can just escape from the pain for a short time. ”可知，幽默只能暂时帮助人们减轻痛苦。2. A 词义猜想题。根据第二段中的 “So if humour is really good for our health. v 可知，在这种情况，我们应该“预测”喜剧演员从幽默中受益最大。3. C 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的The improv artists reported
33、that they had had many more diseases, and that these diseases had lasted longer compared with the control group.可知，跟一般人相比，这些喜剧演员更容易得疾病。BYou probably laugh at something you find funny, but how much do you really know about jokes and humour? Reader s ges方(RD) questioned several experts to give us some
34、 facts about them.RD: What，s the oldest joke in the world?“We can，t know the oldest joke in the world because it would have existed earlier than writing,“ says Christie Davies, professor of sociology at the University of Reading in the UK. The oldest joke book that，s been found so far is the Greek P
35、hilogelos. It dates from the 4th century AD, although the jokes date from an earlier time. According to psychologist Steve Wilson, director of Na tional Humour Mon th (April in the US), it contains 265 jokes.RD: Do some people fail to develop a sense of humour?Rod Martin, professor of psychology at
36、the Western University in Canada, believes that while everyone is born without a sense of humour, as we develop, humour and laughter begin to appear. Of course, some children are more serious, quiet, and less likely to laugh frequently, but this doesn，t mean they don，t have a sense of humour. And ac
37、cording to Steve Wilson, there are no adults who don，t have a sense of humour. Almost everyone is able to develop a sense of humour, and I teach people how,“ he says.RD: Do people share a sense of humour unique to their own nation?Sense of humour does differ a lot by country, according to an author
38、named Scott Weems. British humour is thought to be absurd(荒谬的)in nature, while American humour has an aggressive quality. According to a study, Germans are found to find everything funny.()4. What do we know about the oldest joke book?A. It remains unknown.B. It was written in Greek.C. It was found
39、in the UK.D. It contains the oldest jokes.()5. What does Rod Martin agree with about people* s sense of humour?A. Nobody is born with a sense of humour.B. Some adults lose it when they grow up.C. Childhood is the best time to develop such ability.D. Children have a poorer sense of humour than adults
40、.)6. What kind of humour has an aggressive feature?A.British humour.B.German humour.C.Canadian humour.D.American humour.)7. Where can you probably find thetext?A.In a popular magazine.B.In a research paper.C.In a personal diary.D.In a textbook.【语篇解读】本文是应用文。文章通过访谈为读者传递了一些有关笑话和幽默的知识。4. B 细节理解题。由第一个问题的
41、回答中的“The oldest joke book thats been found so far is the Greek Philogelos. n可知，迄今为止发现的世界上最古老的笑话书是希腊 的爱笑者。5. A 细节理解题。由第二个问题的回答中的ueveryone is born without a sense of humour可知，没有人先天就具有幽默感。6. D 细节理解题。由最后一个问题的回答中的“American humour has an aggressive quality. ”可知答案。7. A题材来源题。根据第一段中的读者文摘及文章的形式、内容可知，本文应选 自畅销杂
42、志。A sense of humour can brighten the family life. You can put on a silly hat and chase a 3 year old kid, or pretend to fall into a pile of leaves to amuse a first grader. As kids grow into preteens (about 11 or 12) and teens (13 to 19), you can share jokes as their sense of whats funny becomes bette
43、r.Humour is what makes something funny; a sense of humour is the ability to recognise it.Someone with a welldeveloped sense of humour has the ability to recognise whats funny in others and can amuse them as well.A good sense of humour is a tool that kids can rely on throughout life to help them. Kid
44、s with a well developed sense of humour are happier and more optimistic, have higher self esteem, and can handle differences (their own and others) well. And a good sense of humour doesn，t just help kids emotionally or socially. Research has shown that people who laugh more are healthier一they，re les
45、s likely to be depressed and may even have an increased resistance to illness or physical problems. They experience less stress, have lower heart rates, pulses, and blood pressure, and have a better digestion (消化能力). Laughter may even help humans better endure pain, and studies have shown that it im
46、proves our immune function. But most of all, a sense of humour is what makes life fun.We tend to think of humour as part of our genetic make-up, like blue eyes or big feet. But its not true. A sense of humour actually is a learned quality. Kids can start developing a sense of humour at a very young
47、age. Babies don，t really understand humour, but they do know when youre smiling and happy. When you make funny noises or faces and then laugh or smile, your baby is likely to sense your joy and imitate you. Sometime between 9 and 15 months, babies know enough about the world to understand that when
48、Mom puts a piece of cloth on her head, she，s doing something unexpected and that its funny. To help kids at each stage of development, parents should know what，s likely to amuse them.8. )8. Which of the following people do you think can best share jokes withtheir parents?A. A newborn baby.B. An eleven year old kid.C. A five year old kid.D. A fifteenmonth old baby.()9. It can be concluded from the third paragraph that a good sense of humourA. is one of the most important things needed for a kid to succeedB. helps kids make more friends thr