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1、必修Unit 3单元主题语篇训练I .阅读理解Aedy and PsychologyEarlier this year I did a part-time edy course. The class was taught by Ryan, a professional edian.I had performed a show, which wasn，t originally meant to be a edy. However, the audience laughed at my first joke, then continued to laugh throughout the routi
2、nes that were meant to be serious. So it was the audience who told me I was funny, but I didn，t understand why or how to control the ic （滑稽的）moments. So, I joined the course to learn.“Turn off your editor that makes you say the right thing and remember how to be a child, “ explained Ryan. Dont try t
3、o be clever. Don，t try too hard to be funny . and knowing all about the theory of humor is unlikely to help you much. Just behave in a silly way. Thats what people want to see on stage. ” Ryan would help us loosen up by saying things like, “Wander around talking to others, but make sure that you，re
4、the lowest status person here. ”r d say that understanding the psychology of humor has actually helped. Recently I came across the book Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse- Engineer the Mind. Its main idea is that any self-directed intelligent system will need to correct its own fault. ThereJ s a r
5、isk that the occasional error will be made. If this was boring or burdensome, we，d be less willing to do it. However, evolution has made the process fun.Heres a joke in the book： Two fish are in a tank. One says to the other, “Do you know how to drive this thing? ” It works on the principle that we
6、have started to imagine one thing that the tank is the typical container people keep fish in 一 and, just in time, the following words tell us that our first assumption was wrong 一 its a heavy vehicle. For correctly figuring out the error, we are rewarded with a pleasurable feeling. The joke is an ef
7、ficient way of encouraging this natural reaction, and edians have bee experts in slightly touching this mental funny-bone in order to make us laugh.Ryan was right when he said that knowing the theory of humor wouldn，t help us that much as a edy. During one exercise in the course, four of us were tol
8、d to perform an opera. Susan and Caroline sang earnestly on either side of the stage, and I broughtHenry to the floor, where we wrestled （摔跤）each other like out-of-control teenagers. The rest of the group was in uncontrollable fits of laughter. As a performer, I 11 never appreciate just why it seeme
9、d so funny. But the point is that I would never have written this on the paper. It was a joyous, found moment.语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。文章论述了喜剧和心理学之间的关系。1. Why did the author attend the edy course?A. Hewanted to seehowthe theories worked in practice.B. Hediscovered hehadsome natural ability in edy.C. Heworried
10、abouthowother performers would find him.D. He got unpleasant experiences when performing a edy.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第一段最后两句可知，作者参加了喜剧课程，是因为他发 现自己在喜剧方面有一定的天赋。故选B。2. Ryan required the people on the edy course to.A. copy their favorite performanceB. imagine other peoples reactionsC. help themselves feel fortab
11、leD. behave in a more playful manner解析:选D 推理判断题。根据第二段中的uand knowing all about the theory of humor is unlikely to help you much. Just behave in a silly way. That，s what people want to see on stage.可知，Ryan要求喜剧课上的人们以一种更有趣的方式表现。由此可知答案为 Do3. What is the purpose of the joke mentioned in Paragraph 4?A. To
12、discuss what humor brings about exactly.B. To give an example of another kind of humor.C. To prove the point about psychology of humor.D. To show why some people are funnier than others.解析：选C写作意图题。根据第四段最后一句可知，第四段提到笑话的目的是证明幽默 心理学的观点。故选C。4. What view does the author put forward in the end?A. Visual li
13、umor is what appeals to people most.B. What people find funny is often unpredictable.C. Theories explaining humor tend to be mistaken.D. Learning ic skills proves to be a difficult task.解析：选B推理判断题。根据最后一段最后两句可知，作者认为人们觉得有趣的东西往 往是不可预测的。故答案为B。BIf you followed the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, you may have not
14、iced that several athletes, including US swimmer Michael Phelps, had circular bruises on their bodies. These bruises were the result of “cupping therapy（拔火罐疗法）“， a traditional Chinese medicinal practice that has been around for more than 2, 000 years.Many athletes say that they have benefited from t
15、he therapy. Phelps used the therapy in the fall of 2014 and has used it about twice a week since, reported ABC News. Another US swimmer, Dana Vollmer, also believes that “it really helps with blood flow. ”However, some have said that the supposed health effects result from people，s feeling that the
16、treatment works, rather than any physical effect of the treatment.To figure out whether cupping therapy has any physical effect, last year researchers from Germany carried out a test in which a false treatment was provided.In the study, the same type of cups was used in the real treatment and the fa
17、lse treatment. But in the false treatment, the cups had a hole at the top so that they couldnt create the proper suction（吸力）.The tested patients, who suffered from a disorder that caused a lot of pain, were told that they would receive either a traditional cupping or “soft cupping” . But they were n
18、ot informed that the so-called “soft cupping” was a false treatment.It turned out that most patients correctly guessed which kind of cupping they had received. In both groups, patients also experienced about the same reductions in pain. The results suggest the effects of cupping therapy might e from
19、 factors that are not necessarily part of the treatment itself, “ the researchers told the Live Science website.The question of whether cupping therapy works still needs to be answered. But because the treatment is relatively safe and it could be helpful for some people, the therapy can be used as p
20、art of a prehensive treatment program involving other exercises, nutritional choices and lifestyle changing, “ Dr Brent Bauer, director of the US plementary and Integrative Medicine Program at Mayo Clinic, told Live Science.语篇解读：本文主要介绍了中国的传统医疗方式一一拔火罐的实际疗效。5. Why is Michael Phelps mentioned in the pa
21、ssage?A. To give athletes a new way to swim faster.B. To provide athletes with a new way of treatment.C. To introduce the topic on cupping therapy.D. To show swimmers suffering from disorders.解析：选C推理判断题。根据文章前两段的内容可知，提到运动员菲尔普斯是为了导入 文章的话题一一拔火罐疗法。6. The purpose of the test by researchers from Germany w
22、as to .A. promote the health effects of cupping therapyB. see whether cupping therapy has a physical effectC. pare traditional cupping with the soft cuppingD. pare cupping therapy，s effects on different groups of people解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据第四段 uTo figure out whether cupping therapy has any physical effect
23、, last year researchers from Germany carried out a test in which a false treatment was provided. ,可知，试验的目的是验证拔火罐是否真的有效。7. What can be learned from the passage?A. Different people need different types of cupping therapy.B. The real treatment and false treatment almost have the same effects.C. The res
24、ults show that cupping therapy is not part of the treatment.D. Cupping therapy is only effective when used with lifestyle changing.解析：选B 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段第二句In both groups, patients also experienced about the same reductions in pain. ”可知，实验证明两种不同的拔火罐的 方法效果是一样的。8. According to Dr Brent Bauer, cupping the
25、rapy .A. is a fast and easy treatment for people to carry outB. is a newly invented way to cure some diseasesC. needs a long period of time to take effectD. can be used together with other treatments解析:选D 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“the therapy can be used as part of a prehensive treatment program involving othe
26、r exercises, nutritional choices and lifestyle changing 可知，Dr Brent Bauer认为拔火罐疗法可以和其他方法一起配合 治疗。H.应用文写作假定你是李华，前不久在旗袍设计大赛上获奖。你的英国朋友Peter将参加他学校举办 的服装表演赛，来信邀请你暑期加入他们的设计小组，而你因故无法加入。请根据以下要点 给他回信：1 .表示感谢；2 .说明拒绝原因；3 .表达祝福。80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇:服装表演赛the Fashion Show petition参考范文：Dear Peter,Many thanks
27、 for your kindly inviting me to join your team to take part in the Fashion Show petition to be held in your school in your last letter.Much to my disappointment, I shall not be able to honour the invitation because I have been suffering from ill health these days. I am firmly advised that it should be unwise to undertake any distant travel in the near future. I feel very sorry to miss the opportunity of meeting you and many other fellows as well as improving myself.I wish your petition a plete success and express my regret again.Yours,Li Hua