新教材2021-2022外研版英语选择性必修第一册全册检测含解析

Unitl课下题型练(一)Startingout&Understandingideas

i.阅读理解

A

Youprobablylaughatsomethingyoufindfunny,buthowmuchdoyoureallyknow

aboutjokesandhumour?ReadersDigest(RD)questionedseveralexpertstogiveussome

factsaboutthem.

RD：What'stheoldestjokeintheworld?

“Wecan*tknowtheoldestjokeintheworldbecauseitwouldhaveexistedearlierthan

writing,“saysChristieDavies,professorofsociologyattheUniversityofReadinginthe

UK.Theoldestjokebookthat*sbeenfoundsofaristheGreekPhilogelosAtdatesfromthe

19thcenturyAD,althoughthejokesdatefromanearliertime.Accordingtothepsychologist

SteveWilson,directorofNationalHumourMonth(AprilintheUS),itcontains265jokes.

RD：Dosomepeoplefailtodevelopasenseofhumour?

RodMartin,professorofpsychologyattheWesternUniversityinCanada,believesthat

whileeveryoneisbornwithoutasenseofhumoui;aswedevelop,humourandlaughter

begintoappear.uOfcourse,somechildrenaremoreserious,quietandlesslikelytolaugh

frequently,butthisdoesn11meantheydon'thaveasenseofhumour.”Andaccordingto

SteveWilson,therearenoadultswhodon'thaveasenseofhumour."Almosteveryoneis

abletodevelopasenseofhumour,andIteachpeoplehow,“hesays.

RDiDopeopleshareasenseofhumouruniquetotheirownnation?

Senseofhumourdoesdifferalotbycountry,accordingtoanauthornamedScott

Weems.Britishhumouristhoughttobeabsurd(荒谬的)innature,whileAmericanhumour

hasanaggressivequality.Accordingtoastudy,Germansarefoundtofindeverythingfunny.

语篇解画"宋三至二面荷兔调查。Reade/s。3或(RD)采访了一有豪：鬲靛下瓦默而

一些问题，并记录了专家们的观点。

1.Whatdoweknowabouttheoldestjokebook?

A.Itremainsunknown.

B.ItwaswritteninGreek.

C.ItwasfoundintheUK.

D.Itcontainstheoldestjoke.

解析:选B推理判断题。根据第三段中的Theoldestjokebookthat'sbeenfoundsofar

istheGreekPhilogelos.可知,世界上第一本笑话类书籍是希腊的Philogelos,因此推断这本

书是用希腊语写的。

2.WhatdoesRodMartinagreewithaboutpeople*ssenseofhumour?

A.Nobodyisbornwithasenseofhumour.

B.Someadultsloseitwhentheygrowup.

C.Childhoodisthebesttimetodevelopsuchanability.

D.Childrenhaveapoorersenseofhumourthanadults.

解析：选A细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的RodMartin,professorofpsychologyat

theWesternUniversityinCanada,believesthatwhileeveryoneisbornwithoutasenseof

humour可知，RodMartin认为人们出生的时候是没有幽默感的，幽默感是随着成长而逐

渐形成的。

3.Whatkindofhumourhasanaggressivefeature?

A.Britishhumour.B.Germanhumour.

C.Canadianhumour.D.Americanhumour.

解析：选D细节理解题。根据最后一段倒数第二句可知，美国式鳍默很有攻击性。

4.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthetext?

A.Inapopularmagazine.B.Inaresearchpaper.

C.Inapersonaldiary.D.Inatextbook.

解析：选A文章出处题。根据第一段内容可知，本文是一则问卷调查。Reader'sDigest

采访了一些专家、询问关于幽默的一些问题，并作了记录，所以本文可能来自一本广受欢

迎的杂志。

B

Weallknowthatfriendsarespecialpeoplewhomweshareourliveswith,andwho

sharetheirliveswithusinreturn.Butseekingfriendsandkeepingthefriendshipgoingare

nevereasy.

AccordingtoaresearchrecentlypublishedintheJournalofSocialandPersonal

Relationships,thekeyistouse"we・talk”.

LedbyUniversityofCaliforniapsychologistMeganRobbinsandhercolleagues,the

researchersreviewedandanalyzed30differentstudiesinvolvingover5,000

participants.Thislargest-everanalysisof"we・talk”suggestedthatthefrequentuseof

“we"and“us”islinkedtohappierandhealthierrelationships.

Theword"we"movespeoplefromanindividualpositionintoapartnership,which

makesusmoreinterdependent."Thepronounsofferaninsightintowhetherpeoplesee

themselvesasindividualsoraspartofawhole...Worduseisawindowintowhatpeopleare

thinkingandfeelingwithoutaskingthem,“RobbinstoldScienceDaily.

Theirresearchalsofoundthat"we・talk“ishelpfulinresolvingconflicts."The

primarypointisthatinterdependencemaybringaboutsupportiveand

relationship-centeredbehaviorsandpositiveperceptions（看法）ofthepartner—especially

importantintimesofstressandconflict,“saidstudyauthorAlexanderKaran.

US-basedmagazinePsychologyTodayusedtheword“union“todescribetheimpacton

apartneruponhearing"we・talk”・

Contraryto"we-talk”,thereis"Ltalk”,whichreferstothefrequentuseof

first-personsingularpronouns,suchas"I"，“me"，and“mine"，whenwritingor

speaking.

Earlierthisyear,researchersfromtheUniversityofArizona,US,analyzedasetofdata

thatcamefrom4,700peopleinGermanyandtheUS.Theyfoundthatto。muchis

anaccuratelinguisticmarkerforthelikelihoodthatsomeoneisfeelingstressedor

experiencingnegativeemotions.

“Ifyouarespeakinginapersonalcontext—soyou*respeakingaboutsomething

that*sofrelevancetoyou,“leadresearcherAllisonTackmantoldTheI"dependent."Butif

you'recommunicatinginacontextthat*smoreimpersonal,suchasdescribingapicture,we

didnotseetherelationshipemerge.”

Asyoucanseefromthetwostudies,toomuch"I-talk”canmakeyoufeel

depressed.But"we・talk"canencourageyoutobecomemorepositiveandcreatearipple

effect（连锁反应）ofhealthyinterdependencewithothers.

Sonexttimeyou*retalkingtoafriend,tryusingmore"we・talk”.Youmayfind

yourselffeelingmorepositive—andtheeffectitwillhaveonyourfriendwillbepositiveas

well.

语篇解隹丁云&是二篇加函受二痴娶爰现；频便履MF高G"花嘉于云而不仄菽家

更快乐、更健康。

5.AccordingtoMeganRobbinsandhercolleagues9research,wecaninferthefollowing

EXCEPT.

A.toomuchcertainlyindicatespressureordepression

B.morethan5,000peoplewereinvolvedintheirresearch

C.themoreweuse"we"and“us”,thehappierwemayfeel

D.“we-talk"mayhelpusbuildbetterteamworkinourwork

解析：选A细节理解题。根据第三段中的theresearchersreviewed...over5,000

participants可知，应排除B项;根据第三段中的thefrequentuseof...happierandhealthier

relationships可知，应排除C项；根据第四段中的Theword...makesusmoreinterdependent.

可知，应排除D项。再结合倒数第四段内容可知，A项不属于MeganRobbins和她的同事

们的研究结果。

6.Whatcanbethebenefitof"we-talk”?

A.Wemayavoidargumentsandconflictswithit.

B.Itmayhelppromotefriendshipinourlife.

C.Itcanhelpproduceafeelingof,individualism.

D.Wecanbecomemoreindependentofothers.

解析：选B细节理解题。根据第四、五段内容可知，“我们”这个词使人们从个人

的立场转变为合作关系，这使我们更加相互依赖，而相互依赖可以带来积极的、以关系为

中心的行为以及对合作者的积极看法。

7.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph8mean?

A.Apersontendstousetoomuchifheisexperienced.

B."I-talk“isanexactlinguisticmarkerforpeople*sfeelings.

C.Ifapersonuses"Ltalk"alot,heisprobablyinabadmood.

D.Itispossiblethatsomeonelikeswhenheisinanimpersonalcontext.

解析：选C句意猜测题。根据画线句的句意“他们发现，太多的是一个准

确的语言标志，表明一个人可能正感到紧张或正经历负面情绪”可知，如果一个人使用太

多“Ltalk"，说明这个人可能心情不好。

8.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Using"we・talk"contributestobuildinggoodsocialrelationships.

B.Theimportanceofchoosingthewordinourdailyconversation.

C.Usingtoomuchmayleadyoutobecomeupset.

D.Introductionto"we-talk"inourdailycommunication.

解析：选A主旨大意题。通读全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了一项研究发现：频繁

使用“we・talk”说话方式可以让人际关系更快乐、更健康，即使用“we・talk”有助于建立

良好的社会关系。

C

Asthedaysgetshorterandthecoldweatherrollsin,weallwanttocurlupinablanket

andsleepuntilspringrollsaround.Butmakingtimetogetoutsideinthesun,evenwhenit's

coldoutside,couldhavebiggermoodbenefitsthanyoumightrealize.Newresearchfindsthat

sunlightexposureisbyfarthegreatestweather-relatedfactordeterminingmentalhealth.ln

otherwords,moresunshine,morehappiness.

Forthestudy,apsychologist,aphysicistandastatisticianfromBYUteamedupto

comparedailyenvironmentaldatafromtheuniversity'sPhysicsandAstronomyWeather

Stationwithemotionalhealthdataarchivedbydayfor16,452adultpatientswhowerebeing

treatedattheuniversity1sCounselingandPsychologicalServices.Otherweathervariables

（可变因素）includingtemperature,pollutionandrainwerenotfoundtohaveanimpacton

mentalhealth.

“Weweresurprisedthatmanyoftheweatherandpollutionvariablesweincludedin

thestudywerenotsignificantlyrelatedtopatients'scoresoncewehadaccountedforsun

time9"saidDr.MarkBeecher,aprofessorofpsychologyattheuniversityandthestudy,s

leadauthor.

Exposuretosunlightisasignificantfactorinseasonalaffectivedisorder.Researchhas

shownthatthebrainproducesmoreofthefeel-goodneurotransmitterserotoninonsunny

daysthanitdoesondarkerdays.What'smore,lackofsunlightislinkedwithlowervitamin

Dlevels,whichinturnhasbeencorrelatedwithdepressionandlowenergy.

Inadditiontoseekingprofessionalhelpifyouneedit,takingawalkinthesuncan

help.Walkinginnatureisknowntoreducestress,improvecognitivefunction,lightenthe

moodandevenputthebrainintoapeacefulstate.

面编做「本文是二篇就明文。文章介绍了一项新的研究「研究表明「晒太阳对于调节人

的情绪、促进人的心理健康有很大的益处。

9.Accordingtothenewresearch,whatcanmakepeoplehappier?

A.Lesspollution.

B.Fewerrainydays.

C.Morecoldweather.

D.Moreexposuretosunlight.

解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句可知，最新研究发现，阳光照射是迄

今为止影响心理健康的最大的天气因素。换句话说，更多的阳光，更多的幸福。所以根据

最新研究，更多地暴露在阳光下能让人们更快乐。

10.Theunderlinedword“archived”inthesecondparagraphmeans“

A.composedB.discussed

C.recordedD.adjusted

解析：选C词义猜测题。根据第二段内容可知，在这项研究中，来自BYU的一名心

理学家、一名物理学家和一名统计师合作，将该大学物理和天文气象站的日常环境数据与

该大学咨询和心理服务部每天存档的16452名成年患者的情绪健康数据进行比较。所以通

过上下文语境可以判断出，“archived”一词是指“记录”的意思。

11.Whatdidtheresearchersthinkofthefindingsoftheresearch?

A.Theywereasexpected.

B.Theyweresurprising.

C.Theyneededprofessionalproof.

D.Theywerenotinclusiveenough.

解析：选B细节理解题。根据第三段中Dr.MarkBeecher所说的话可知，研究人员

很惊讶，他们纳入研究的许多天气和污染变量，在考虑了日照时间后，与患者的得分没有

显著关联。所以研究人员认为研究结果令人惊讶。

12.Whatistheauthor*spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Toinformreadersofanewstudy.

B.Totellpeopleapieceofgoodnews.

C.Tointroduceanewwaytogainhappiness.

D.Toexplainthebenefitsofwalkinginnature.

解析：选A写作意图题。通读全文可知，文章第一段介绍了一项新的研究发现：阳

光照射是迄今为止影响心理健康的最大天气因素。更多的阳光，更多的幸福。下文则是对

该研究的具体介绍。所以作者写这篇文章的目的是告诉读者一项新的研究。

n.阅读七选五

ThereisanEnglishsaying："1"Untilrecently,fewpeopletookthesaying

seriousIy.Now,however,doctorshavebeguntolookintolaughterandtheeffectsithasonthe

humanbody.2

Testswerecarriedouttostudytheeffectsoflaughteronthebody.Peoplewatchedfunny

filmswhiledoctorscheckedtheirhearts,bloodpressure,breathingandmuscles.ltwasfound

thatlaughterhassimilareffectscomparedwithphysicalexercise.3Iflaughterexercises

thebody,itmustbebeneficial.

Othertestshaveshownthatlaughterappearstobeabletoreducetheeffectofpainon

thebody.Inoneexperimentdoctorsproducedpainingroupsofstudentswholistenedto

differentradioprograms.Thegroupthattolerated（忍耐）thepainforthelongesttimewas

thegroupwhichlistenedtoafunnyprogram.4

5Theyhavefoundthateveniftheirpatientsdonotreallyfeellikelaughing,making

themsmileisenoughtoproducebeneficialeffectssimilartothosecausedbylaughter.

A.Laughtercanprolongone'slife.

B.Asaresultofthesediscoveries,somedoctorsintheUnitedStatesnowholdlaughter

clinicsinwhichtheyhelptoimprovetheirpatients9conditionbyencouragingthemtolaugh.

C.Thereasonwhylaughtercanreducepainseemstobethatithelpstoproduceakind

ofchemicalinthebrainwhichdiminishesbothstressandpain.

D.Itincreasesbloodpressure,theheartbeatingandbreathing;italsoworksseveral

groupsofmusclesintheface,thestomachandeventhefeet.

E.Althoughlaughterhelpscurethedisease,doctorsstillcannotputthistheoryinto

clinicpractice.

F.Laughteristhebestmedicine.

G.Theyhavefoundthatlaughtercanreallyimprovepeople1shealth.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章告诉我们大笑的好处，而且笑声还能缓解疼痛。

1.选F根据前文可知，作者此处要引用谚语，因此要找一个概括总结的句子，结合

全文内容可知，F项最符合题意。

2.选G根据上文doctorshavebeguntolookintolaughterandtheeffectsithasonthe

humanbody可知，下句很可能说医生的发现，因此G项符合语境，G项中的they指代

doctorso

3.选D前文讲到大笑和身体锻炼有相似的功效，此处应该是具体描述都有哪些功效，

故D项符合题意。

4.选C本段谈到laughterappearstobeabletoreducetheeffectofpainonthebody

以及对此进行的实验，空处应是对这个实验的总结，故C项符合题意。

5.选B根据后文内容可知，空处应与doctors和patients有关，且应表达出医生利

用让病人大笑来为病人治疗的意思，故B项符合题意。

Unitl课下题型练（二）Usinglanguage

I.阅读理解

A

TheBritishareknownfortheirsenseofhumounHowever,itisoftendifficultfor

foreignerstounderstandtheirjokes.ThemainpointtorememberisthattheBritishoften

useunderstatement.

Understatementmeanssayinglessthanyouthinkorfeel.Forexample,ifsomeonegets

verywetinashowerofrain,hemightsay,"It'salittledamp（潮湿的）outside.wOr,if

someoneisveryimpoliteandshoutsatanotherperson,someoneelsemightsay,“Sheisn11

exactlyfriendly."Understatementisoftenusedinunpleasantsituationsortomakeanother

personlooksilly.UnderstatementplaysanimportantpartinBritishhumour.

AnotherkeytounderstandingBritishhumouristhattheBritishliketomakefunof

themselvesaswellasothers.Theyoftenlaughaboutthesillyandunpleasantthingsthat

happentotheireverydaylife,forexample,whensomeoneaccidentallyfallsoverinthe

street.Theyalsoliketomakejokesaboutpeoplefromdifferentclassesofsociety.Theyliketo

makejokesabouttheiraccents,thewaytheydressandthewaytheybehave.What*smore,

theBritishlovetowatchcomediesaboutpeoplewhodonotknowhowtobehavein

society.ThecomedyseriesMrBeanisagoodexampleofthiskindofhumour.MrBeanisthe

charactercreatedbyBritishactorRowanAtkinsonin1990.

MrBeandoesn*ttalkoften,andinsteadheuseshisbodymovementsandfacial

expressionstomakepeoplelaugh.PerhapswhatmakesMrBeansofunnyisthathedoes

thingsthatadultsintherealworldcannotdo.MrBeanispopularinmanycountriesaround

theworldbecauseyoudonothavetospeakEnglishtounderstandthehumour.Becauseof

this,manypeoplehavebecomefamiliarwiththeBritishsenseofhumour.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了如何理解英式幽默。

1.WhyisitdifficultforforeignerstounderstandBritishjokes?

A.BecausetheBritishoftenenlargethefact.

B.BecauseBritishjokesareconnectedwithmanydifferentcultures.

C.BecausetheBritishtrytomakeoutthatsomethingislessimportantthanitis.

D.BecauseBritishjokesarenotasfunnyasjokesinothercountries.

解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段中的Themainpointtorememberisthatthe

Britishoftenuseunderstatement.及第二段中的Understatementmeanssayinglessthanyou

thinkorfeel.可知，英国人经常使用低调陈述，低调陈述意味着说的话比你想的或感觉到的

要不那么重要，所以外国人很难理解英国笑话是因为英国人总是试图让别人觉得事情没有

那么重要。

2.Howdoestheauthorexplainunderstatement?

A.Byusingexamples.

B.Bymakingcomparisons.

C.Byfollowingtimeorder.

D.Bydescribingaprocess.

解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二段中的Forexample,ifsomeonegetsverywetina

showerofrain,hemightsay,"It'salittledampoutside."Or;ifsomeoneisveryimpoliteand

shoutsatanotherperson,someoneelsemightsay,“Sheisn*texactlyfriendly.”可知，作者是

通过举例来解释低调陈述的。

3.HowdoesMrBeanmakepeoplelaugh?

A.Bytellingfunnystories.

B.Bymakingjokesaboutothers*accents.

C.Bycopyinghowothersbehave.

D.Byusinghisbodymovementsandfacialexpressions.

解析:选D细节理解题。根据最后一段中的MrBeandoesn,ttalkoften,andinsteadhe

useshisbodymovementsandfacialexpressionstomakepeoplelaugh.可知，憨豆先生是通过

肢体动作和面部表情使人发笑的。

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.BritishHumourinComedy

B.HumourinDifferentCultures

C・DevelopingYourSenseofHumour

D.UnderstandingBritishHumour

解析：选D标题归纳题。根据第一段中的However,itisoftendifficultforforeigners

tounderstandtheirjokes.ThemainpointtorememberisthattheBritishoftenuse

understatement.及第三段中的AnotherkeytounderstandingBritishhumouristhatthe

Britishliketomakefunofthemselvesaswellasothers.可知，本文主要介绍了如何理解英式

幽默。

B

Whenwesmile,oursystemrecognizesthatthere*sanabsenceofthreat,andrelaxes：it

slowsdownourheartrate,andmayreducebloodpressureforashorttime,too,promoting

overallhearthealth.Evenforcingyourfaceintoasmilecanreducestressandrelaxyourself.

Smilingisalanguagethateveryoneunderstandsregardlessofage,race,culture,

language,andnationality.Weallknowthatwhenyousmileatpeople,evenstrangers,they

almostalwayssmileback,spreadingakindofpeaceandgoodvvill.Thiscontagious（富于感染

力的）smilingcomesfromasubconscioustendencytomatchotherpeople*semotions.lt's

whypeoplewhospendtimearoundchildren,whosmileoften,naturallysmilemorethan

peoplewhokeepmostlyadultscompany.

Peoplewhoaregenerouswithsmilesareconsideredmorelikeableandapproachable

thanpeoplewhowearadeadpan（故作严肃的）expression.Considersuccessfulsalesmenand

politicians.Canyouimaginehowwe'dreactiftheyworesourexpressions?Peoplewho

smilealotaremorelikelytogainourtrustandearnbettertipsthansomeonewhoprovides

thesameservicewithablankface.

Inastudy,MajorLeagueBaseballplayersfrom1952whoworefullface,genuinesmiles

ontheirbaseballcardslivedlonger,around79.9years,comparedtoplayerswhoonlypartly

smiledordidn,tsmileatall,wholived5to7yearsless.Smilingcanmakeuslookyounger,

too.PeopIewhosmilefrequentlyseemtoagemoreslowly,appearingaroundthreeyears

youngerthantheirlesssmilingcounterparts.

Wenowhaveevidencethatweareborntosmile.Whilesmilingusedtobeconsidereda

learnedbehaviorthatbabiesacquiredataroundsixweeksofage,moreadvancedtestinghas

shownthatevenbabieswhoarebornblindcansmile.Babieshavebeenknowntomake

breathingandsuckingmovementswhilestillinthewomb（子宫），andthesereactionsare

thoughttopreparethemselvesfortheirlifeoutside.NovvsmilinghasjoinedthelistSay

cheese!

语篇解函:"菽是一篇函函王T妥军不复T微羹底碗微曼玉菠云健康［而€工军

轻，可以为人赢得好感，微笑也是人的一种本能。

5.WhatcansmilingdoaccordingtoParagraph1?

A,Removeyourlifepressure.

B.Improvetheconditionofyourheart.

C.Makeyourbloodpressuresteadyforever.

D.Preventyoufrombeingabsent-minded.

解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一段中的itslowsdownourheartrate,andmayreduce

bloodpressureforashorttime,too,promotingoverallhearthealth可知，微笑可以改善心脏

的健康状况。

6.Whatshouldyoudoifyouwanttosmilemoreaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Staymorewithpeoplesmilingmore.

B.Approachsmartchildren.

C.Caremoreaboutothers,feelings.

D.Volunteertogetherwithmorestrangers.

解析：选A推理判断题根据第二段中的It'swhypeoplewhospendtimearound

children,whosmileoften,naturallysmilemorethanpeoplewhokeepmostlyadults

company.可推知，如果你想要有更多的笑容，你就要多接触爱笑的人。

7.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbymentioningsalesmenandpoliticians?

A.Afalsesmilemayhurtpeople.

B.Smilescontributetoacareer.

C.Generouspeopletendtosmilemore.

D.Workpressurestopspeoplesmiling.

解析：选B推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句话可知，作者举例的目的是说明微笑

对职业发展有帮助，因为微笑让推销员和政治家取得成功。

8.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestinthelastparagraph?

A.Babiessmilewithin2months.

B.Blindbabieslearntosmile.

C.Smilingisanaturalability.

D.Breathingandsuckingaresimilartosmiling.

解析：选C推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知，作者在最后一段中暗示微笑就像

呼吸和吮吸一样是婴儿生来就会的，即微笑是一种本能。

II.完形填空

Iliketowalkwithmydog.OnagloriousSaturday1>Ienjoyedthebeautiful

weather,thefreshairandthebeautifulscenerywhilemydogJettandIweremakingour

rounds.

AtonehomeIpassed,Inoticedanewspaperthatwaslying2theedgeofthestreet

insteadofnearthedoorstep.ThinkingIwouldmakesomeoneelse*s3alittleeasier;I

decidedto4thepaperandthrowittowardstheirdoonHowever;myaimwaswayoff

andinsteadoflandingonthedoorstep,thepaperflewinthe5directionandlandedon

theroofofatruckbehindme.Noonesawitbutme,andIburstout6beforeIrealized

whatIhaddonehadmadetheproblemworse.

Itookalookatmywatchandfounditwasnear5：00am.ltwastoo7toknockon

thedoorandtellthehome-owner8theirpaperwas.Asaresult,Iwalkedhome,got

dressedandwenttothe9>whichliesnearmyhome,tomakeitright.

I10alittlelaterwithanewnewspaperandabasketoffreshstrawberriesand

11_thehome-ownerwhowasworkingonatruckinthedrivewaywithsomefriends.Witha

deepbreathI12andsaid,"Ihopeyouhaveagreatsenseofhumour?’Fortunately,

theydid.AfterIexplainedwhathappenedjustnow,theyalllaughedloudlyandofcourseit

reallymademe13.

Icouldn,thelpbutsmileallday」'vehearditsaid,“Characteriswhatyoudowhenno

oneislooking."But,infact,therearetoomanypeoplewho14theonlythingthat's

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故事。

1.A.morningB.afternoon

C.eveningD.night

解析：选A根据下文Itookalookatmywatchandfounditwasnear5:00am.可知，

本文叙述的是一个周六早晨(morning)发生的事。

2.A.onB.off

C.toD.above

解析：选Aontheedgeof在...边缘。

3.A.careerB.life

C.dutyD.situation

解析：选B根据下文内容可知，作者是想帮人把报纸放在门前台阶上，帮人把报纸

放在门前台阶处能使别人的生活(life)更轻松。

4.A.takeawayB.putaway

C.pickupD.lookthrough

解析：选C在throwittowardstheirdoor之前，应该是先捡起(pickup)报纸。

5.A.oppositeB.right

C.sameD.usual

解析：选A根据下文的landedontheroofofatruckbehindme可知，方向是相反的

(opposite)o

6.A.cryingB.shouting

C.laughingD.complaining

解析：选C这是一件弄巧成拙的小事情，所以作者忍不住笑了(laughing)。

7.A.difficultB.interesting

C.earlyD.stressful

解析：选C根据itwasnear5:00am可知，时间尚早(early)o

8.A.whyB.when

C.howD.where

解析：选D从句缺少表示地点的状语，故用连接副词where。

9.A.churchB.store

C.schoolD.hospital

解析：选B根据下文withanewnewspaperandabasketoffreshstrawberries可知,

作者是去商店(store)o

10.A.IeftB.started

C.arrivedD.returned

解析：选D根据后面作者找这家的主人解释整件事可知，作者买完报纸后又回去

(returned)给主人送新买的报纸。

11.A.foundB.expected

C.introducedD.informed

解析：选A根据后文作者与主人的对话可知，他找到(found)了在干活的主人。

12.A.appearedB.recovered

C.exercisedD.approached

解析：选D根据语境可知，作者是走近(approached)他们并和他们说话。

13.A.shockedB.relaxed

C.embarrassedD.puzzled

解析：选B一件错事得到了别人的谅解，这使得作者的感觉是放松的(relaxed)。

14.A.fearB.doubt

C.explainD.think

解析：选D这里是解释上面的Characteriswhatyoudowhennooneislooking.这句

话的，所以是一些人认为(think)。

15.A.amazingB.legal

C.wrongD.worthless

解析：选C本句与theonlythingthat'srightistogetby相对应，wrong与right相

对。

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DevelopmentalProsopagnosia,orDP3short.

ExpertssayDPcandiffergreatlyfrompatienttopatient.Inlessseverecases,peopleare

unabletodescribethefaceofsomeonetheyhavejustmet.Inseverecases,peoplecannoteven

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