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考点规范练19(选修7 Unit 19)
.阅读理解
(2024浙江嘉兴能力测试)
What is funny?The short answer is:Who knows?The joke that causes a burst of laughter from one listener might be met with a puzzled look from another.
In general,you should avoid jokes at any business or social gathering where there are more than two people in your conversational group.If there are only two people—and they consist of you and your best friend—go ahead and tell it.
Admittedly,a few people possess a perfect sense of timing,appropriateness,and joke delivery.You are probably not one of them.You might be quite funny and have many great jokes.But there’s a place for jokes — over dinner with family,hiking with friends,but business or social affairs with colleagues and acquaintances (熟人) are not it.It takes a whole other level of joke-telling ability to put a joke into the more formal conversations.
The best jokes come into the conversation so that by the time listeners realise a joke is in progress,the punchline that produces humour is being delivered — to their surprise and delight.
Jokes don’t translate well when you’re in a group with mixed backgrounds:those whose first language is not English,those who might not understand a special term or an “in” expression,young people who wouldn’t catch a reference to some bit of culture familiar to older people — and vice versa (反之亦然).
Never joke about another person in the group — about their name,habits,hometown,profession,appearance,or past.It’s not a question of whether the joke is cheery or appropriate.No one enjoys being singled out this way.When you are the subject of the joke,the laughter doesn’t feel good no matter how hard you try to tell yourself they’re not laughing at you.Because that’s what it feels like.
What do you say if you realise your joke upset someone?Apologise as briefly and as sincerely as you can,and hope that someone changes the subject.Try saying:“I’m sorry.I should have known better” or “I’m sorry.I wasn’t thinking.”
What do you do if people don’t get your joke or don’t appear to find it as funny as you do?First,do not retell it,only louder this time,hoping the point of the joke will be seen.Second,don’t try to push people to get it.People do not like people whose jokes they don’t understand.They feel stupid and need to blame someone.If you want to leave with the goodwill of your listeners,say something to make them feel less foolish.You could say:“I don’t know why I tell jokes when I’m so poor at it.”
The world needs laughter,and good humour is a success wherever it goes,so this caveat (告诫) about joke-telling is not meant to dampen high spirits or to advocate dull conversation.If you’re a gifted story-teller and you know people love your jokes,go for it.We need your kind.The rest of us will save our jokes for family and close friends.
1.According to the passage,it might be appropriate for you to tell a joke at a business or social gathering if .
A.the joke is well chosen
B.you have complete confidence in your listeners’ sense of humour
C.only you and your best friend are involved in the conversation
D.the audience consists of your colleagues and acquaintances
2.How will people feel when they are joked about?
A.They will feel happy if the joke is a pleasant one.
B.They will be upset no matter what kind of joke it is.
C.They will enjoy the joke when realising that people are not laughing at them.
D.They will panic because it makes them the center of attention.
3.When people do not understand a joke they hear,they tend to .
A.believe it’s the joke-teller’s fault
B.get someone to retell the joke
C.ask for explanation
D.say something foolish
4.Which of the following best describes the writer’s opinion on joke-telling?
A.Nobody knows what makes a joke funny.
B.We should not tell jokes unless we are asked to do so.
C.Joke-telling is a very complex thing.
D.Jokes should be told only to friends and family members.
Ⅱ.完形填空
I looked at my beautiful Christmas tree and sighed.The New Year was a week old and my tree 1 stood in the corner of our room with its collection of memories proudly 2 in a shower of colorful lights.I’d 3 long enough.
I got up,went to the 4 and dragged the boxes into the room.The garland (花环) was the first to 5 .I took the large ornaments (装饰物) off next.They 6 a large pile on our bed.An hour later,our bed was covered with Christmas memories.
I prepared the boxes and 7 placed ornaments in their protective packaging,pausing every few minutes to 8 a favorite.“Hey,little Santa!” I held the Santa from my childhood.“Thanks for being my friend for almost fifty years.” He was a little 9 but still gives me a flood of wonderful memories.
There was a collection of handmade ones my children made in their first years of school more than twenty years ago.They are 10 perfect in design,but every year they go on my memory tree.
A few hours after I started,the 11 boxes were back in the garage,the room was 12 and I sat staring at the corner.It took me two days of work to 13 my tree,but only a few hours to take it apart.
My tree is a good marriage or a great friendship. 14 the tree,they take a long time to decorate with memories,but can be torn down 15 .What once stood proudly in the glow of love comes tumbling down (倒下) and all it 16 is an unkind word or a thoughtless act.
Every year I have to put my tree away,but not my marriage or friendships.They get to glow in the corner of my life for 17 I live.I get to analyze my tree and find memories for a few weeks every year.I can do the same with the loves in my life every day.When I held the Santa,a flood of wonderful memories 18 .The same happens when I hold my wife or see the smile of a friend across the room.
19 your friendships and your marriage.Once they come down,they aren’t as easy to put back together as a Christmas tree,if 20 .Stand them in that special spot in the corner of your heart and admire their glow.
1.A.already B.even C.still D.yet
2.A.maintained B.displayed
C.collected D.located
3.A.complained B.suffered
C.postponed D.missed
4.A.courtyard B.basement
C.storehouse D.garage
5.A.come down B.break up
C.fade away D.stand out
6.A.covered B.made C.lay D.occupied
7.A.cautiously B.casually
C.randomly D.desperately
8.A.spot B.witness C.evaluate D.admire
9.A.ragged B.ugly C.dull D.rigid
10.A.free of B.far from
C.away from D.close to
11.A.abandoned B.aged
C.filled D.increased
12.A.clean B.empty C.orderly D.quiet
13.A.choose B.equip C.decorate D.furnish
14.A.As for B.Similar to
C.Contrary to D.Along with
15.A.quickly B.carelessly
C.directly D.suddenly
16.A.proves B.lacks C.means D.takes
17.A.as far as B.as long as
C.as soon as D.as much as
18.A.recovered B.returned
C.remained D.repeated
19.A.Share B.Preserve
C.Cherish D.Pursue
20.A.in all B.above all
C.at all D.after all
Ⅲ.语篇填空
In 1986,I suffered a brain injury due 1. a severe beating.When I 2. (wake) up,I couldn’t move my right side or speak or breathe on my own.One of my doctors was a man 3. (name) Glen.Most days,he’d come into my room 4.(exercise) my muscles.As I couldn’t speak,I found myself 5. (listen) to Glen’s voice and his words.“I sense shadows from you Melissa.Don’t you know that they are caused by light being around?Grace may sometimes seem unfair,or feel 6. (pleasant),but friend,it is still grace.Your grace now will make you more like a gentleman,” he said.
Although at that moment I wasn’t sure if I’d ever move,speak 7. breathe normally,that didn’t seem to matter.For the first time,I could remember that my thoughts of 8. (I) about my illness were neither negative nor serious.
Master Glen made me go on a journey which continues today.He is one of many doctors 9. have taught me so far that as long as I’m willing to live a better life,I’m 10. (little) likely to take the all of life for granted.
Ⅳ.短文改错
(2024吉林长春外国语学校质检)
Dear Tom,
How time flies!We will have to say goodbye after a week,but I will never forget the beautiful days when we spent together.In my memory,you are such kind a person that you will always offer me help wherever I get into trouble.You are the most considerate person who know exactly what I need in our class.
Do you still remember that night twenty years ago?When I suddenly fell ill,you carried me to nearest hospital.Moreover,you attended on me careful while I was staying in hospital.Later,you managed to helping me with my lessons.Without your help,I can not have passed the exam.Though we are parting soon,but I will keep the favors you’ve ever done me in mind.
Best regards.
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考点规范练19
.1.C 细节理解题。根据第二段说明可知,在洽谈生意及社交聚会场合,只有你和你最好的朋友时才可以开玩笑。故选C项。
2.B 推理判断题。根据第六段第一、二句话可知,被别人开玩笑,无论这个是否合适都会让人感到生气。
3.A 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中People do not like people whose jokes they don’t understand.They feel stupid and need to blame someone.一部分内容可知,如果一个人没听懂一则笑话,他需要责备其他人,故他会认为是说笑话的人的过错,没让他听懂。
4.C 观点态度题。根据文章最后一段内容可知,作者认为讲笑话是一件较为复杂的事。
.1.C 由前面sighed一词及后面的memories一词的暗示可知,新年已过了一周的时间,而圣诞树还在房间的角落里。
2.B 句意为“……在缤纷的彩灯中骄傲地展示着它珍藏其中的种种回忆”。display“展示”,此处用过去分词做定语修饰memories。
3.C 由前面说明可知,作者由于对新年的留恋,对于将圣诞树收起来已“推迟”(postpone)很长时间。
4.D 由第五段第一句“A few hours after I started,the 11 boxes were back in the garage”可知答案。
5.A 由前面说明可知,作者从车库拖来了那些箱子,首先“取下来”(come down)的是花环。
6.B 这些物品堆成了堆,故用make表示“组成”。
7.A 阅读短文不难看出作者对这些装饰物的珍视,故选A项表示其动作很“谨慎小心”(cautiously)。
8.D 根据下文说明可知,作者拿出这些装饰物,时不时地停下来“欣赏”(admire)。
9.A 由but的转折,及前面“Thanks for being my friend for almost fifty years.”可知,此处应填A项表示“破旧的”。
10.B 由后面说明“但是每年它们都始终给我增加记忆”可知,它们在设计上“远不是”(far from)那么完美。
11.C 根据第二段中“An hour later,our bed was covered with Christmas memories.”一句可知,这些boxes里面装满了装饰物。
12.B 装饰物都重新放回到箱子里并放在了车库,房间自然又空着了。
13.C 后面说明把它拆了,所以前面说明的是对圣诞树进行“装饰”(decorate)。下一段中“they take a long time to decorate with memories”一句也是暗示。
14.B 此处进行类比(把好的婚姻或者好的友谊和圣诞树对比),故用similar to表示“和……相似”。
15.A 比较上一段最后一句“It took me two days of work to 13 my tree,but only a few hours to take it apart.”可知,装饰要花很长时间,而毁掉则很快。
16.D 这一切只“需要”(take)一个不友好的词或者一个未加思考的行动。
17.B 作者感叹每年收起圣诞树,却没有把婚姻或者友谊珍藏,它们只是在自己的生活的角落里发着光,和自己的生命一样长久。
18.B 根据后面说明可知,手握着圣诞老人,这勾起了作者的回忆。
19.C 根据该段的说明可知,作者呼吁要“珍惜”(cherish)友谊和婚姻。
20.C 该句句意:如果有(友谊和婚姻)的话,它们一旦崩溃了,就不会像圣诞树那么容易放回去了。if at all表示“如果有的话”。
.1.to 此处是固定短语due to,意为“由于”。
2.woke 分析上下文可知,此处指发生在过去的事情,用一般过去时。
3.named 此处是过去分词短语做定语,指名叫Glen的医生。
4.to exercise 此处是不定式短语表示目的。
5.listening 此处是动词-ing形式做宾补,逻辑上是主谓关系,用动词-ing形式。
6.unpleasant 此处是形容词做系动词的表语,指感觉起来不舒服。
7.or 分析上下文可知,指否定句中的并列关系,用or。
8.myself 这里是自己的思想,用反身代词myself。
9.who/that 此处用以引导一个定语从句,指人,故用who/that。
10.less 此处是副词比较级修饰后面的形容词,用less跟形容词原级。
.Dear Tom,
How time flies!We will have to say goodbye
a week,but I will never forget the beautiful days when
we spent together.In my memory,you are
kind a person that you will always offer me help
I get into trouble.You are the most considerate person who know exactly what I need in our class.
Do you still remember that night twenty years ago?When I suddenly fell ill,you carried me to
nearest hospital.Moreover,you attended on me
while I was staying in hospital.Later,you managed to
me with my lessons.Without your help,I
not have passed the exam.Though we are parting soon,
but
I will keep the favors you’ve ever done me in mind.
Best regards.
