⼈教版2020-2021学年⾼中...
Unit 3 A taste of English humour
第⼀节（共15⼩题；每⼩题2分，满分30分）
[A]
London Weekend Walks
1,000 Years of History
11:00 am Westminster Underground
This walk is the best choice for the first-time visitor. We’ll show you where kings and queens were crowned (加冕), where they lived and where they are buried. You will see where politicians have shaped the course of history over the years. This walk finishes at the Houses of Parliament, which you can visit a
fterwards at a good discount.
Canals and Cafes (咖啡店)
11:00 am Camden Town Underground
Camden Town, with its canals, cafes and studios, is the home of many artists, musicians and writers. The high point of the walk is a visit to Camden Lock, London’s most exciti ng street market. You may like to take a canal trip to London Zoo after this walk.
Historic Greenwich
2:00 pm Tower Hill Underground
The walk begins with the best boat ride in London, five kilometres down the river from Tower Bridge to the Royal Naval Coll ege in Greenwich. From there you’ll walk through Greenwich Park past the Naval Museum and other historic buildings to the village itself. We’ll take you down narrow (狭窄的) streets with busy shops and markets, back to the riverside where this walk ends.
Unexpected London
3:00 pm Tower Hill Underground
This walk begins with a ride on Europe’s most modern city railway giving you fine views across the Thames and the riverside area. We will get on and off the train for mini-walks to explore the hidden corners of the former port (港⼝) of London.
To go on one of our walks, simply meet your guide in the street outside the underground stations. ALL these walks last about two hours and end near underground stations. A walk costs ￡4.50 (￡3.50 for the elderly). Children under 12 can go for free but they must be with an adult.
21. Which walk includes a visit to London’s most exciting street market?
A. Canals and Cafes.
B. Historic Greenwich.
C. Unexpected London.
D. 1,000 Years of History.
22. What will you do on the Historic Greenwich walk?
A. Walk through the Royal Naval College.
B. Visit the Naval Museum.
C. Meet famous people.
D. Take a boat trip.
23. How much will a young couple with their 6-year-old kid spend on one of the walks?
A. ￡4.50.
B. ￡7.00.
C. ￡9.00.
D. ￡13.50.
[B]
When I was at school, I played some football and rugby (橄榄球). I hated rugby because I couldn’t catc
h the ball, but I enjoyed football. I started out being a terrible player and nobody wanted me to be on their team. But I started to improve (提⾼) slowly and, after a few years, the other kids in the school accepted me as a player, not a fantastic one, but one who wouldn’t do anything stupid.
When I was at university, I stopped playing sports altogether. I was working too hard, started eating too much, and, worst of all, I started smoking. By the time I was thirty, I was overweight and unfit.
Then one day, I was sitting in the park, smoking a cigarette (⾹烟). I was watching these guys running. They looked slim, fit and healthy, and some of them were much older than me. When I got home, I looked in the bathroom mirror (镜⼦) and, well, I suppose I just didn’t like what I saw. At that moment, I decided to stop smoking and change my life. That evening I went running around the park — for ten minutes! Physically, I felt terrible. Everything was hurting: my legs, my chest. But inside, I did feel good about it.
The next evening, I went again. I still only did ten minutes, but I didn’t feel as bad as I did the day before. Within a week, I was running for fifteen minutes, then twenty, and after three weeks I ran for thirty minutes without stopping. Quite soon, I was running longer distances. After six months, I was a runner!
I now run eight kilometres six times a week and love it. My proudest moment was last year, when I ran my first marathon and finished in under three hours. I’m so glad that I went to sit in the park that day five years ago.
24. What did the author think of rugby when he was young?man in the mirror歌词
A. It was a really stupid game.
B. It was as interesting as football.
C. It was too violent for school kids.
D. It was hard for him to catch the ball.
25. What did the author do when he was at university?
A. He gave up smoking.
B. He tried to lose weight.
C. He led an unhealthy lifestyle.
D. He joined a running club.
26. Why did the author feel good about the physical pain?
A. He didn’t feel tired at all.
B. It was a good way to relax.
C. It was a good start towards getting fit.
D. He found the true meaning of running.
27. When did the author start running?
A. One year ago.
B. Five years ago.
C. Six months ago.
D. Thirteen years ago.
[C]
Are you planning to start your next international business presentation (讲座) with a little joke to break the ice? Well, you might want to reconsider.
The story is told of a businessman who gave a speech in a foreign country through an interpreter (⼝译员). Without warning the interpreter, he told a joke during the presentation. The interpreter knew the joke would not translate, so she said, “This man just told a joke that he thinks is funny, but it does not translate well, and you will not find it funny at all. So, when I stop talking, everyone please just laugh.”
The audience did indeed laugh aloud, but not for the reason the speaker supposed. The businessman was so pleased with the first result that he went on to tell another joke.
Each culture has different understandings of humour. What may be funny in one culture can be far from funny in another.
For example, while living in Chile, I often tried to share great jokes from the United S tates, only to be met with questions like,“Oh, is that a joke? Is that funny in your country?” Similarly, Chileans shared their own popular jokes that were not always funny to me.
In September 2001, Professor Richard Wiseman and the British Association for the Advancement of Science created a project called LaughLab in order to find the world’s funniest joke. And in one year, LaughLab received more than 40,000 jokes.
The following joke is considered the world’s funniest joke by LaughLab:
“Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them falls down. He doesn’t seem to be breathing. The other man calls the emergency services. He says, ‘My
friend is dead! What can I do?’ The operator says, ‘Calm down. I can help. First, let’s make sure he’s dead.’ There is a silence, then a shot (声) is heard. Back on the phone, the guy says, ‘OK, now what?’”
If you decide you must share a joke or two in another country, ask the opinion of your interpreter first. Otherwise, the joke may be on you.
28. Why did the audience laugh?
A. The joke was funny.
B. They were told to do so.
C. The interpreter made a mistake.
D. The businessman was humorous.
29. How did the businessman feel after finishing the joke?
A. Stupid.
B. Strange.
C. Moved.
D. Encouraged.
30. Why does the author mention his own experience?
A. To show Chileans are impolite.
B. To show humour is related to culture.
C. To show Chileans have no sense of humour.
D. To show it’s hard to understand American humour.
31. Why does the hunter shoot his friend?
A. His friend is in great pain.
B. The operator asks him to do so.
C. He is too worried to know what to do.
D. He misunderstands the meaning of “make sure”.
[D]
Many people who are deaf or hard of hearing love attending concerts. But because they may have total or partial hearing loss, they need help getting the full experience. This is where sign language concert interpreters come in.
Sign language concert interpreters sign along with a song to illustrate the lyrics (歌词). But interpreters say they do more than that.
Jody Daulton is the director of Artistic Sign Language Services. She has a team of interpreters who work at events like concerts and plays. “Not only are we interpreting the lyrics of the song,” she told TIME for Kids, “but we are also describing the sound of the music. The highs and the lows, the softness or the hardness, the musicality of the whole thing.”
Sign language concert interpretation isn’t easy. Matthew Maxey does it for a living. He created Deafinitely Dope, a hip-hop interpretation service. He is also deaf. Maxey told TFK that one of the hardest parts of interpreting concerts is learning the songs in a short period of time.
“Interpreting requires a lot of time and practice,” Maxey says. Interpreters have to know which songs an artist is going to perform, in what order, and how those songs might be shortened or changed. “You never realize how hard it is to memorize lyrics until you learn a set list in two weeks,” he says.
Sign language interpretation is about giving deaf people the same experience as those who can hear. “Everybody should have equal access (机会),” Daulton says.
Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen. Some concert venues (会场) place interpreters in an inconvenient location. To be close to the interpreter, deaf audience members mig ht have to pay for costly seats. Sometimes, venues can’t afford to provide interpretation at all. But when it works, it’s wort
h it, Daulton says.
The best part of being a sign language interpreter, says Maxey, is “providing communication and access. The jo y on people’s faces shows that!”
32. Which word can replace the underlined word “illustrate” in Paragraph 2?
A. Read.
B. Record.
C. Translate.
D. Understand.
33. What does Jody Daulton mainly explain in Paragraph 3?
A. What a sign language concert interpreter does.
B. How to become a sign language concert interpreter.
C. Why sign language concert interpreters are popular.
D. Whom a sign language concert interpreter works for.
34. What’s a requirement for a sign language concert interpreter?
A. Normal hearing.
B. A good memory.
C. A lovely singing voice.
D. Creative imagination.
35. What can we learn about sign language concert interpretation?
A. It’s hard for the deaf to understand.
B. It’s a waste of time and money.
C. It’s now widely accepted.
D. I t’s a worthwhile job.
第⼆节（共5⼩题；每⼩题2分，满分10分）
根据短⽂内容，从短⽂后的选项中选出能填⼊空⽩处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Kate will never forget the day “the list” went up. The 12-year-old stepped into the cafeteria (⾃助⾷堂) for lunch at her school in Wisconsin. 36
“Assigned (分配的) seating?” she wondered, staring at a paper taped to the wall. She looked around the room for her new table, hoping to see at least one friend there. But it was a group of strangers.
37 Just finding a seat can be embarrassing (尴尬的). Kids often walk around the room, hoping that someone will move over to make room.
Then there’s a lot of noise and it’s hard for teachers to notice everything. That makes it easy for bullies (恃强凌弱的⼈) to pick on other kids.
At Kate’s school, a computer program assigns students to tables every few weeks. This way, students have to sit with kids they might not normally talk to. 38 Kate ate quickly so she could leave as fast as possible.
But the lunchroom got calmer. Bullying nearly disappeared. 39 “I met kids I had never had the chance to talk with,” she says. “I made new friends.”
Assigned seating has its disadvantages. Lunch is one of the few chances kids have to enjoy free time during the school day. It’s a chance to relax, trade snacks (点⼼), and catch up with friends in other classes.
40 For example, kids can sit at round tables instead of long ones. That way, everyone can see and hear each other. More kids can take part in conversations. There’s also “Mix It Up at Lunch Day.” Thousands of sc hools take part in this program. Once a year, every student must eat with someone new. It’s a small but meaningful step toward making lunchtime better.
A. Kate changed her mind.
B. And that’s when Kate saw it.
C. Students didn’t like the system at first.
D. Lunchtime is the one time when kids have freedom.
E. For some students, lunch is the hardest time of day.
F. And there are other ways to deal with lunchroom problems.
G. But some people say kids should be able to make their own seating choices.
第三部分：语⾔知识运⽤（共两节，满分45分）
第⼀节（共20⼩题；每⼩题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下⾯短⽂，从短⽂后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填⼊空⽩处的最佳选项。
Nevins had his legs seriously injured in a war. He had 36 operations (⼿术), had both legs amputated (截掉), and spent several years going to Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
The years left him 41 and restless. He was often woken up by bad dreams. He knew he needed 42 . To find a way out, he called a friend, Anna Dennis. She told him, “You 43 yoga (瑜伽) in your life.” At first, Nevins laughed at the 44 . “That’s the stupidest thing I’ve heard,” Nevins said. But he decided to have a 45 .
A yoga instructor, Dennis offered to give him three 46 . At his first lesson, he found himself feeling 47 because of his artificial legs. It was painful to balance, and he was angry 48 she kept telling him to press (压) his feet into the ground.
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