Unit 1 Using language 同步练习 高中英语新外研版选择性必修第一册（2022-2023学年）

UsinglanguageⅠ.阅读理解ATheBritishareknownfortheirsenseofhumour.However,itisoftendifficultforforeignerstounderstandtheirjokes.ThemainpointtorememberisthattheBritishoftenuseunderstatement.Understatementmeanssayinglessthanyouthinkorfeel.Forexample,ifsomeonegetsverywetinashowerofrain,hemightsay,“It'salittledamp(潮湿的)outside.”Or,ifsomeoneisveryimpoliteandshoutsatanotherperson,someoneelsemightsay,“Sheisn'texactlyfriendly.”Understatementisoftenusedinunpleasantsituationsortomakeanotherpersonlooksilly.UnderstatementplaysanimportantpartinBritishhumour.AnotherkeytounderstandingBritishhumouristhattheBritishliketomakefunofthemselvesaswellasothers.Theyoftenlaughaboutthesillyandunpleasantthingsthathappentotheireverydaylife,forexample,whensomeoneaccidentallyfallsoverinthestreet.Theyalsoliketomakejokesaboutpeoplefromdifferentclassesofsociety.Theyliketomakejokesabouttheiraccents,thewaytheydressandthewaytheybehave.What'smore,theBritishlovetowatchcomediesaboutpeoplewhodonotknowhowtobehaveinsociety.ThecomedyseriesMrBeanisagoodexampleofthiskindofhumour.MrBeanisthecharactercreatedbyBritishactorRowanAtkinsonin1990.MrBeandoesn'ttalkoften,andinsteadheuseshisbodymovementsandfacialexpressionstomakepeoplelaugh.PerhapswhatmakesMrBeansofunnyisthathedoesthingsthatadultsintherealworldcannotdo.MrBeanispopularinmanycountriesaroundtheworldbecauseyoudonothavetospeakEnglishtounderstandthehumour.Becauseofthis,manypeoplehavebecomefamiliarwiththeBritishsenseofhumour.1．WhyisitdifficultforforeignerstounderstandBritishjokes?A．BecausetheBritishoftenenlargethefact.B．BecauseBritishjokesareconnectedwithmanydifferentcultures.C．BecausetheBritishtrytomakeoutthatsomethingislessimportantthanitis.D．BecauseBritishjokesarenotasfunnyasjokesinothercountries.2．Howdoestheauthorexplainunderstatement?A．Byusingexamples.B．Bymakingcomparisons.C．Byfollowingtimeorder.D．Bydescribingaprocess.3．HowdoesMrBeanmakepeoplelaugh?A．Bytellingfunnystories.B．Bymakingjokesaboutothers'accents.C．Bycopyinghowothersbehave.D．Byusinghisbodymovementsandfacialexpressions.4．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．BritishHumourinComedyB．HumourinDifferentCulturesC．DevelopingYourSenseofHumourD．UnderstandingBritishHumourBWhenwesmile,oursystemrecognizesthatthere'sanabsenceofthreat,andrelaxes：itslowsdownourheartrate,andmayreducebloodpressureforashorttime,too,promotingoverallhearthealth.Evenforcingyourfaceintoasmilecanreducestressandrelaxyourself.Smilingisalanguagethateveryoneunderstandsregardlessofage,race,culture,language,andnationality.Weallknowthatwhenyousmileatpeople,evenstrangers,theyalmostalwayssmileback,spreadingakindofpeaceandgoodwill.Thiscontagious(富于感染力的)smilingcomesfromasubconscioustendencytomatchotherpeople'semotions.It'swhypeoplewhospendtimearoundchildren,whosmileoften,naturallysmilemorethanpeoplewhokeepmostlyadultscompany.Peoplewhoaregenerouswithsmilesareconsideredmorelikeableandapproachablethanpeoplewhowearadeadpan(故作严肃的)expression.Considersuccessfulsalesmenandpoliticians.Canyouimaginehowwe'dreactiftheyworesourexpressions？Peoplewhosmilealotaremorelikelytogainourtrustandearnbettertipsthansomeonewhoprovidesthesameservicewithablankface.Inastudy,MajorLeagueBaseballplayersfrom1952whoworefullface,genuinesmilesontheirbaseballcardslivedlonger,around79.9years,comparedtoplayerswhoonlypartlysmiledordidn'tsmileatall,wholived5to7yearsless.Smilingcanmakeuslookyounger,too.Peoplewhosmilefrequentlyseemtoagemoreslowly,appearingaroundthreeyearsyoungerthantheirlesssmilingcounterparts.Wenowhaveevidencethatweareborntosmile.Whilesmilingusedtobeconsideredalearnedbehaviorthatbabiesacquiredataroundsixweeksofage,moreadvancedtestinghasshownthatevenbabieswhoarebornblindcansmile.Babieshavebeenknowntomakebreathingandsuckingmovementswhilestillinthewomb(子宫),andthesereactionsarethoughttopreparethemselvesfortheirlifeoutside.Nowsmilinghasjoinedthelist.Saycheese!5．WhatcansmilingdoaccordingtoParagraph1?A．Removeyourlifepressure.B．Improvetheconditionofyourheart.C．Makeyourbloodpressuresteadyforever.D．Preventyoufrombeingabsent­minded.6．Whatshouldyoudoifyouwanttosmilemoreaccordingtotheauthor?A．Staymorewithpeoplesmilingmore.B．Approachsmartchildren.C．Caremoreaboutothers'feelings.D．Volunteertogetherwithmorestrangers.7．Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbymentioningsalesmenandpoliticians?A．Afalsesmilemayhurtpeople.B．Smilescontributetoacareer.C．Generouspeopletendtosmilemore.D．Workpressurestopspeoplesmiling.8．Whatdoestheauthorsuggestinthelastparagraph?A．Babiessmilewithin2months.B．Blindbabieslearntosmile.C．Smilingisanaturalability.D．Breathingandsuckingaresimilartosmiling.Ⅱ.完形填空Iliketowalkwithmydog.OnagloriousSaturday1，Ienjoyedthebeautifulweather,thefreshairandthebeautifulscenerywhilemydogJettandIweremakingourrounds.AtonehomeIpassed,Inoticedanewspaperthatwaslying2theedgeofthestreetinsteadofnearthedoorstep.ThinkingIwouldmakesomeoneelse's3alittleeasier,Idecidedto4thepaperandthrowittowardstheirdoor.However,myaimwaswayoffandinsteadoflandingonthedoorstep,thepaperflewinthe5directionandlandedontheroofofatruckbehindme.Noonesawitbutme,andIburstout6beforeIrealizedwhatIhaddonehadmadetheproblemworse.Itookalookatmywatchandfounditwasnear5：00am.Itwastoo7toknockonthedoorandtellthehome­owner8theirpaperwas.Asaresult,Iwalkedhome,gotdressedandwenttothe9，whichliesnearmyhome,tomakeitright.I10alittlelaterwithanewnewspaperandabasketoffreshstrawberriesand11thehome­ownerwhowasworkingonatruckinthedrivewaywithsomefriends.WithadeepbreathI12andsaid,“Ihopeyouhaveagreatsenseofhumour.”Fortunately,theydid.AfterIexplainedwhathappenedjustnow,theyalllaughedloudlyandofcourseitreallymademe13.Icouldn'thelpbutsmileallday.I'vehearditsaid，“Characteriswhatyoudowhennooneislooking.”But,infact,therearetoomanypeoplewho14theonlythingthat'srightistogetby,andtheonlythingthat's15istogetcaught.1．A.morning B．afternoonC．evening D．night2．A.on B．offC．to D．above3．A.career B．lifeC．duty D．situation4．A.takeaway B．putawayC．pickup D．lookthrough5．A.opposite B．rightC．same D．usual6．A.crying B．shoutingC．laughing D．complaining7．A.difficult B．interestingC．early D．stressful8．A.why B．whenC．how D．where9．A.church B．storeC．school D．hospital10．A.left B．startedC．arrived D．returned11．A.found B．expectedC．introduced D．informed12．A.appeared B．recoveredC．exercised D．approached13．A.shocked B．relaxedC．embarrassed D．puzzled14．A.fear B．doubtC．explain D．think15．A.amazing B．legalC．wrong D．worthlessⅢ.语法填空Somepeoplearegreatatrememberingfaces.While,thereisevidence1forsomepeople,rememberingafacecanbedifficult.Evenforothers,rememberingafacemaybeimpossible.Suchpeoplehaveacondition2(call)“faceblindness”．ItsactualnameisDevelopmentalProsopagnosia,orDP3short.ExpertssayDPcandiffergreatlyfrompatienttopatient.Inlessseverecases,peopleareunabletodescribethefaceofsomeonetheyhavejustmet.Inseverecases,peoplecannotevenrecognize4(they)ownchildreninagroupphoto.Those,5haveDP,shownoclearsigns.TakeDaciaforexample.Ifyoumether,youprobablywouldn'tknowthatshesufferedbraindamageasachild.Therewouldbenosignofituntilyoumeether6secondtime.Shewouldn'trememberyouatall.Daciahasmostlyrecoveredfromher7(injure)．Butnow,shesuffersfromfaceblindness.Oncefaceblindness8(think)tobeveryrare.Butrecent9(study)haveshownthatitmightbemorecommonthanexpertsthought.Thestudyonfaceblindnesswillnotdirectlyleadtoanytreatments.However,itcouldleadtoamuch10(deep)understandingofhowweallremembertheworldaroundus.UsinglanguageⅠ.阅读理解ATheBritishareknownfortheirsenseofhumour.However,itisoftendifficultforforeignerstounderstandtheirjokes.ThemainpointtorememberisthattheBritishoftenuseunderstatement.Understatementmeanssayinglessthanyouthinkorfeel.Forexample,ifsomeonegetsverywetinashowerofrain,hemightsay,“It'salittledamp(潮湿的)outside.”Or,ifsomeoneisveryimpoliteandshoutsatanotherperson,someoneelsemightsay,“Sheisn'texactlyfriendly.”Understatementisoftenusedinunpleasantsituationsortomakeanotherpersonlooksilly.UnderstatementplaysanimportantpartinBritishhumour.AnotherkeytounderstandingBritishhumouristhattheBritishliketomakefunofthemselvesaswellasothers.Theyoftenlaughaboutthesillyandunpleasantthingsthathappentotheireverydaylife,forexample,whensomeoneaccidentallyfallsoverinthestreet.Theyalsoliketomakejokesaboutpeoplefromdifferentclassesofsociety.Theyliketomakejokesabouttheiraccents,thewaytheydressandthewaytheybehave.What'smore,theBritishlovetowatchcomediesaboutpeoplewhodonotknowhowtobehaveinsociety.ThecomedyseriesMrBeanisagoodexampleofthiskindofhumour.MrBeanisthecharactercreatedbyBritishactorRowanAtkinsonin1990.MrBeandoesn'ttalkoften,andinsteadheuseshisbodymovementsandfacialexpressionstomakepeoplelaugh.PerhapswhatmakesMrBeansofunnyisthathedoesthingsthatadultsintherealworldcannotdo.MrBeanispopularinmanycountriesaroundtheworldbecauseyoudonothavetospeakEnglishtounderstandthehumour.Becauseofthis,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ThemainpointtorememberisthattheBritishoftenuseunderstatement.及第二段中的Understatementmeanssayinglessthanyouthinkorfeel.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,ifsomeonegetsverywetinashowerofrain,hemightsay,“It'salittledampoutside.”Or,ifsomeoneisveryimpoliteandshoutsatanotherperson,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,andinsteadheuseshisbodymovementsandfacialexpressionstomakepeoplelaugh.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．BritishHumourinComedyB．HumourinDifferentCulturesC．DevelopingYourSenseofHumourD．UnderstandingBritishHumour解析：选D标题归纳题。根据第一段中的However，itisoftendifficultforforeignerstounderstandtheirjokes.ThemainpointtorememberisthattheBritishoftenuseunderstatement.及第三段中的AnotherkeytounderstandingBritishhumouristhattheBritishliketomakefunofthemselvesaswellasothers.可知，本文主要介绍了如何理解英式幽默。BWhenwesmile,oursystemrecognizesthatthere'sanabsenceofthreat,andrelaxes：itslowsdownourheartrate,andmayreducebloodpressureforashorttime,too,promotingoverallhearthealth.Evenforcingyourfaceintoasmilecanreducestressandrelaxyourself.Smilingisalanguagethateveryoneunderstandsregardlessofage,race,culture,language,andnationality.Weallknowthatwhenyousmileatpeople,evenstrangers,theyalmostalwayssmileback,spreadingakindofpeaceandgoodwill.Thiscontagious(富于感染力的)smilingcomesfromasubconscioustendencytomatchotherpeople'semotions.It'swhypeoplewhospendtimearoundchildren,whosmileoften,naturallysmilemorethanpeoplewhokeepmostlyadultscompany.Peoplewhoaregenerouswithsmilesareconsideredmorelikeableandapproachablethanpeoplewhowearadeadpan(故作严肃的)expression.Considersuccessfulsalesmenandpoliticians.Canyouimaginehowwe'dreactiftheyworesourexpressions？Peoplewhosmilealotaremorelikelytogainourtrustandearnbettertipsthansomeonewhoprovidesthesameservicewithablankface.Inastudy,MajorLeagueBaseballplayersfrom1952whoworefullface,genuinesmilesontheirbaseballcardslivedlonger,around79.9years,comparedtoplayerswhoonlypartlysmiledordidn'tsmileatall,wholived5to7yearsless.Smilingcanmakeuslookyounger,too.Peoplewhosmilefrequentlyseemtoagemoreslowly,appearingaroundthreeyearsyoungerthantheirlesssmilingcounterparts.Wenowhaveevidencethatweareborntosmile.Whilesmilingusedtobeconsideredalearnedbehaviorthatbabiesacquiredataroundsixweeksofage,moreadvancedtestinghasshownthatevenbabieswhoarebornblindcansmile.Babieshavebeenknowntomakebreathingandsuckingmovementswhilestillinthewomb(子宫),andthesereactionsarethoughttopreparethemselvesfortheirlifeoutside.Nowsmilinghasjoinedthelist.Saycheese!语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了微笑的作用。微笑可以使人健康，可以使人年轻，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．Preventyoufrombeingabsent­minded.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一段中的itslowsdownourheartrate,andmayreducebloodpressureforashorttime,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'swhypeoplewhospendtimearoundchildren,whosmileoften,naturallysmilemorethanpeoplewhokeepmostlyadultscompany.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，Ienjoyedthebeautifulweather,thefreshairandthebeautifulscenerywhilemydogJettandIweremakingourrounds.AtonehomeIpassed,Inoticedanewspaperthatwaslying2theedgeofthestreetinsteadofnearthedoorstep.ThinkingIwouldmakesomeoneelse's3alittleeasier,Idecidedto4thepaperandthrowittowardstheirdoor.However,myaimwaswayoffandinsteadoflandingonthedoorstep,thepaperflewinthe5directionandlandedontheroofofatruckbehindme.Noonesawitbutme,andIburstout6beforeIrealizedwhatIhaddonehadmadetheproblemworse.Itookalookatmywatchandfounditwasnear5：00am.Itwastoo7toknockonthedoorandtellthehome­owner8theirpaperwas.Asaresult,Iwalkedhome,gotdressedandwenttothe9，whichliesnearmyhome,tomakeitright.I10alittlelaterwithanewnewspaperandabasketoffreshstrawberriesand11thehome­ownerwhowasworkingonatruckinthedrivewaywithsomefriends.WithadeepbreathI12andsaid,“Ihopeyouhaveagreatsenseofhumour.”Fortunately,theydid.AfterIexplainedwhathappenedjustnow,theyalllaughedloudlyandofcourseitreallymademe13.Icouldn'thelpbutsmileallday.I'vehearditsaid，“Characteriswhatyoudowhennooneislooking.”But,infact,therearetoomanypeoplewho14theonlythingthat'srightistogetby,andtheonlythingthat's15istogetcaught.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者早晨去散步时发生的一个弄巧成拙的故事。1．A.morning B．afternoonC．evening D．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.on B．offC．to D．above解析：选Aontheedgeof在……边缘。3．A.career B．lifeC．duty D．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.takeaway B．putawayC．pickup D．lookthrough解析：选C在throwittowardstheirdoor之前，应该是先捡起(pickup)报纸。5．A.opposite B．rightC．same D．usual解析：选A根据下文的landedontheroofofatruckbehindme可知，方向是相反的(opposite)。6．A.crying B．shoutingC．laughing D．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.difficult B．interestingC．early D．stressful解析：选C根据itwasnear5：00am可知，时间尚早(early)。8．A.why B．whenC．how D．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.church B．storeC．school D．hospital解析：选B根据下文withanewnewspaperandabasketoffreshstrawberries可知，作者是去商店(store)。10．A.left B．startedC．arrived D．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.found B．expectedC．introduced D．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.appeared B．recoveredC．exercised D．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.shocked B．relaxedC．embarrassed D．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.fear B．doubtC．expla