高考英语一轮复习必修④Unit3单元主题语篇训练（含解析）新人教版

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④单元主题语篇训练Unit3I.阅读理解Aedy andPsychologyEarlier thisyear Idid apart-time edy course.The classwas taughtby Ryan,a professionaledian.I hadperformed ashow,which wasn，t originallymeant to be a edy.However,the audiencelaughedat myfirst joke,then continuedto laughthroughout theroutines thatwere meanttobe serious.So itwas theaudience whotold meI wasfunny,but Ididn，t understandwhy orhowto controlthe ic（滑稽的）moments.So,I joinedthe courseto learn.“Turn offyour editorthat makesyou saythe rightthing andremember howto bea child,“explained Ryan.Dont tryto beclever.Don，t trytoo hardto befunny...and knowingall about the theory of humor isunlikely tohelp youmuch.Just behave in asilly way.Thatswhat people want to see on stage.”Ryan wouldhelp usloosen upby sayingthings like,“Wanderaround talkingto others,but makesure thatyou，re thelowest statusperson here.”r dsay thatunderstanding thepsychology of humor has actually helped.Recently Icameacross the book InsideJokes:UsingHumortoReverse-EngineertheMind.Its mainidea isthatany self-directed intelligentsystem willneed tocorrect itsown fault.ThereJ sa riskthatthe occasionalerror willbe made.If thiswas boringor burdensome,we，d beless willingtodo it.However,evolution hasmade theprocess fun.Heres ajoke in thebookTwo fishare in a tank.One saysto theother,“Do youknowhow todrive thisthing”It workson theprinciple thatwe havestarted toimagine onething—that thetank isthe typicalcontainer peoplekeep fishin一and,just intime,the followingwordstell us that ourfirst assumptionwas wrong一its aheavy vehicle.For correctlyfiguringout theerror,we arerewarded witha pleasurablefeeling.The jokeis anefficient way ofencouraging thisnatural reaction,and edianshave beeexperts inslightly touchingthis mentalfunny-bone inorder tomake uslaugh.Ryan wasright whenhe said that knowingthe theoryof humorwouldn，t helpusthatmuchas aedy.During oneexercise inthe course,four ofus weretold toperform anopera.Susanand Carolinesang earnestlyon eitherside of the stage,and IbroughtHenry tothe floor,where wewrestled（摔跤）each otherlike out-of-control teenagers.Therest of the groupwas inuncontrollable fitsof laughter.As aperformer,I’11never appreciatejustwhy itseemed sofunny.But the point isthat Iwould neverhave writtenthis 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 didthe authorattend theedy courseA.He wantedto seehow thetheories workedin practice.B.He discoveredhe hadsome naturalability inedy.C.He worriedabout howother performerswould findhim.D.He gotunpleasant experienceswhen performingaedy.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 requiredthe peopleontheedycourseto.A.copy theirfavorite performanceB.imagine otherpeoples reactionsC.help themselvesfeel fortableD.behaveina moreplayful manner解析:选D推理判断题根据第二段中的uand knowingallaboutthetheoryofhumorisunlikely tohelp youmuch.Just behaveinasilly way.That，s whatpeoplewanttoseeonstage.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Do

3.What isthe purposeofthejoke mentioned in Paragraph4A.To discusswhat humorbrings aboutexactly.B.To givean exampleof anotherkind ofhumor.C.To provethepointabout psychologyofhumor.D.To showwhy some people arefunnier thanothers.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 viewdoes theauthor putforward inthe endA.Visual liumoris whatappeals topeople most.B.What peoplefind funnyis oftenunpredictable.C.Theories explaininghumor tendto bemistaken.D.Learning icskills provesto bea difficulttask.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BBIf youfollowed the2016Rio OlympicGames,you mayhave noticedthat severalathletes,including USswimmer Michael Phelps,had circularbruises ontheir bodies.These bruiseswerethe resultof“cupping therapy（拔火罐疗法）“，a traditionalChinese medicinalpracticethat hasbeen aroundfor morethan2,000years.Many athletessay that they havebenefited from the therapy.Phelps usedthe therapyinthe fallof2014and hasused itabout twicea weeksince,reported ABCNews.Another USswimmer,Dana Vollmer,also believesthat“it reallyhelps withblood flow.”However,some havesaidthatthe supposedhealth effectsresult frompeople，s feelingthatthe treatmentworks,rather thanany physical effect ofthe treatment.To figureout whethercupping therapyhas anyphysicaleffect,last yearresearchers fromGermany carried out a test in which a false treatment wasprovided.In thestudy,the sametype ofcups wasused inthe realtreatment andthe false treatment.But inthe false treatment,the cupshad ahole atthe topso thatthey couldntcreate thepropersuction（吸力）.The testedpatients,who sufferedfrom adisorder thatcaused alot ofpain,were toldthatthey wouldreceive eithera traditionalcupping or“soft cupping”.But theywere notinformedthattheso-called“soft cupping”wasafalsetreatment.It turnedout thatmost patientscorrectly guessedwhich kindof cuppingthey hadreceived.In bothgroups,patients alsoexperienced aboutthe same reductions in pain.The resultssuggestthe effectsof cupping therapy mighte fromfactors thatare notnecessarily part ofthe treatmentitself,“the researcherstold theLive Sciencewebsite.The questionof whethercupping therapyworks stillneeds tobe answered.But becausethe treatment isrelatively safeand itcould behelpful forsomepeople,the therapycan beused as part of aprehensive treatmentprogram involvingother exercises,nutritional choicesand lifestyle changing,“Dr BrentBauer,director ofthe USplementary andIntegrativeMedicine Programat MayoClinic,told LiveScience.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 isMichaelPhelpsmentionedinthe passageA.To giveathletes a new way to swimfaster.B.To provideathletes withanewwayoftreatment.C.To introducethe topicon cupping therapy.D.To showswimmers 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 purposeofthetest byresearchers fromGermany wasto.A.promote thehealth effectsof cupping therapyB.see whethercupping therapyhasaphysical effectC.pare traditionalcupping withthe softcuppingD.pare cupping therapy，s effectson differentgroups ofpeople解析选B细节理解题根据第四段uTo figureout whethercuppingtherapyhas anyphysicaleffect,last yearresearchers fromGermanycarriedoutatestinwhichafalsetreatmentwasprovided.,,可知，试验的目的是验证拔火罐是否真的有效

7.What can be learnedfromthepassageA.Different peopleneed differenttypes ofcuppingtherapy.B.The realtreatment andfalsetreatmentalmost havethe sameeffects.C.The resultsshow thatcuppingtherapyis notpartofthetreatment.D.Cupping therapyis onlyeffective whenused withlifestyle changing.解析选B推理判断题根据倒数第二段第二句In bothgroups,patients alsoexperiencedabout thesamereductionsinpain.”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 toDr BrentBauer,cuppingtherapy.A.is afast andeasy treatmentfor peopleto carryoutB.is anewly inventedwaytocure somediseasesC.needs along periodof time to takeeffectD.can beused togetherwith othertreatments解析:选D细节理解题根据最后一段中的“the therapycanbeusedaspartofa prehensivetreatmentprogram involvingother exercises,nutritional choicesandlifestylechanging可知，Dr BrentBauer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 FashionShow petition参考范文Dear Peter,Many thanksfor yourkindly invitingmetojoin yourteam totake partintheFashionShow petitiontobeheld in your schoolinyourlast letter.Much tomy disappointment,I shallnot beable tohonour theinvitation becauseI havebeensufferingfromill healththese days.I amfirmly advisedthat itshould beunwise toundertakeany distanttravel inthe nearfuture.I feelvery sorryto missthe opportunityofmeeting youand manyother fellowsas wellas improvingmyself.I wishyour petitiona pletesuccess andexpress myregret again.Yours,Li Hua。