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1、高考题型规范练(十二) 高考题型规范练第46页 必修4 Module5:阅读理解专项练Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AYouprobablylaughatsomethingyoufindfunny,buthowmuchdoyoureallyknowaboutjokesandhumour?Reader’sDigest(RD)questionedseveralexpertstogiveussomefactsaboutthem.RD:What’stheoldestjokeintheworld?“Wecan’tkn
2、owtheoldestjokeintheworldbecauseitwouldhaveexistedearlierthanwriting,”saysChristieDavies,professorofsociologyattheUniversityofReadingintheUK.Theoldestjokebookthat’sbeenfoundsofaristheGreekPhilogelos.Itdatesfromthe4thcenturyAD,althoughthejokesdatefromanearliertime.AccordingtopsychologistSteveWilson,d
3、irectorofNationalHumorMonth(AprilintheUS),itcontains265jokes.RD:Dosomepeoplefailtodevelopasenseofhumour?RodMartin,professorofpsychologyattheWesternUniversityinCanada,believesthatwhileeveryoneisbornwithoutasenseofhumour,aswedevelop,humourandlaughterbegintoappear.“Ofcourse,somechildrenaremoreserious,q
4、uiet,andlesslikelytolaughfrequently,butthisdoesn’tmeantheydon’thaveasenseofhumour.”AndaccordingtoSteveWilson,therearenoadultswhodon’thaveasenseofhumour.“Almosteveryoneisabletodevelopasenseofhumour,andIteachpeoplehow,”hesays.RD:Dopeopleshareasenseofhumouruniquetotheirownnation?Senseofhumourdoesdiffer
5、alotbycountry,accordingtoanauthornamedScottWeems.Britishhumouristhoughttobeabsurdinnature,whileAmericanhumourhasanaggressivequality.Accordingtoastudy,Germansarefoundtofindeverythingfunny.【语篇导读】本文是应用文。文章通过访谈为读者传递了一些有关笑话和幽默的知识。1.Whatdoweknowabouttheoldestjokebook? A.Itremainsunknown.
6、B.ItwaswritteninGreek.C.ItwasfoundintheUK.D.Itcontainstheoldestjoke.答案B解析细节理解题。由第一个问题回答中的“Theoldestjokebookthat’sbeenfoundsofaristheGreekPhilogelos”可知,迄今为止发现的世界上最古老的笑话书是希腊的Philogelos。2.WhatdoesRodMartinagreewithaboutpeople’ssenseofhumour?A.Nobodyisbornwithasenseofhumour.B.Someadultsloseitwhentheygro
7、wup.C.Childhoodisthebesttimetodevelopsuchability.D.Childrenhaveapoorersenseofhumourthanadults.答案A解析细节理解题。由第二个问题的回答中的“everyoneisbornwithoutasenseofhumour”可知,没有人生来就具有幽默感。3.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthetext
