2019版高考英语一轮基础习选题unit3atasteofenglishhumour含解析新人教版必修4

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1、Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour李仕才一、阅读理解Wheneverweseeabutton，wewanttopressitbecauseweknowthatsomethingwillhappen.Thisistrueinmostcases，forexample，onadoorbell.Butsomebuttonsareactuallyfake(假的)，likethe“close”buttononalift.Manypeopleareinthehabitofpressingthe“close”

2、buttonbecausetheydon'thavethepatiencetowait.Butlifts'“close”buttonsareacompletetrick，atleastintheUS—thedoorswillnotcloseanyfasternomatterhowhardyoupress.Itstartedinthe1990swhentheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActwaspassedintheUS，makingsurethatallliftsstayedopenlo

3、ngenoughsothatpeoplewithdisabilitiescouldentersafely.Onlyrepairworkerscanusethebuttonstospeedupthedoorclosingprocessiftheyhavespecialkeys.Buttonormalliftriders，thebuttonsaren'tcompletelyuseless.Accordingtopsychologists，fakebuttonscanactuallymakeyoufeelbetter

4、byofferingyouasenseofcontrol.“Asenseofcontrolisveryimportant.Itreducesstressandincreaseswellbeing，”saidEllenJ．Langer，apsychologyprofessoratHarvardUniversity.Expertsalsoaddedthatalotofbuttonsthatdon'tdoanythingexistinourlivesforthissamepurpose.Forexample，pede

5、striancrosswalkbuttonsdon'tliveuptotheirnameseither.Pressingthemusedtohelpmakethetrafficsignalschangefaster，butthatwasbeforecomputercontrolledtrafficsignalswereintroduced.Butpsychologistsfounditinterestingthatevenwhenpeopleareawareoftheselittle“whitelies”，th

6、eystillcontinuetopushfakebuttonsbecauseaslongasthedoorseventuallyclose，itisconsideredtobeworththeeffort.1．Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Todescribedifferentfakebuttons.B．Toexplorethefunctionsoffakebuttons.C．Toanalyzevarioushabitsofpushingbuttons.

7、D．Toexplainthedisadvantagesoffakebuttons.2．Whatcanwelearnaboutthe“close”buttonsonaliftinAmerica?A．Theyworkwhenpeoplepressthemhard.B．Theyweredesignedforasenseofcontrol.C．Theyneverspeedupthedoorclosingprocess.D．Theytakethesafetyofthedisabledintoaccount.3．Whatc

8、anweinferaboutpedestriancrosswalkbuttons?A．Theycanmakepeoplefeelbetter.B．Theyhelpcomputersworkfaster.C．Theycancontrolthetrafficsignals.D．Theyhelppedestrianscrosssafely.4．Whichmaybethebesttitlefo