2019高考英语一轮基础自练题 Unit 4 Pygmalion（含解析）新人教版选修8

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1、Unit4Pygmalion***阅读理解。BeforeIstudiedpsychology，Iusedtothinkthatpeoplewouldlaughwhenfunnythingsoccurred.WhileIwasrightaboutthat，Idiscoveredtherearelotsofotherpsychologicalfactorsthatmakepeoplelaughotherthanthefunnypartofajoke.Whensomeonelaughsatajoke，therewillusuallybemorethanonereasonthatmakeshimlau

2、gh—andthemorereasonsthereare，themorepowerfulthejokewillbe.IwasattendingastandupedyshowinEgypt，andwhenthemanstartedtomakefunofpedestrianscrossingstreets，everyonelaughedtheirheadsoff.Themainreasonwhythosepeoplestronglylaughedwasthatalmostallofthemfeltangrytowardspedestrianswhocrossedstreetscarelessly.

3、Thejokewasn’tonlyfunny，butitalsomadetheaudiencefeelthattheywererightaboutbeingangryatthosepedestrians.Thatis,peoplewerelaughingbothbecauseofthefunnyjokeandbecauseofthehappinessexperiencedasaresultofthepsychologicalsupporttheygot.Thebetterajokemakesapersonfeel，andthemoreitincludesotherpsychologicalfa

4、ctors，themorethepersonwilllikeit.Forexample，ifyouenvyoneofyourfriends，andsomeonetellsajokethatisfunnyand，atthesametime，makesyourfriendseemstupid，thenyouwillprobablylaughatitlouderthanifyouweren’tjealousofhim.Inshort，wedon’tlaughonlywhenwehearsomethingfunny;wealsolaughwhenweexperiencesomekindofhappin

5、essthatresultsfromtheotherpsychologicalfactorsinvolvedinthejoke.Istronglydiscourageyoufrommakingfunofanyoneorbelittlingsomeonetomakesomeoneelselaugh.AllIwanttoexplainisthatifyourjokesupportsaperson’semotions，hewillcertainlylikeitalot.【解题导语】　本文主要分析了人们笑的原因。1．Whatdidtheauthorfindoutafterstudyingpsychol

6、ogy?A．Onlygoodjokesmakepeoplelaugh.B．Manyfactorsleadtopeople’slaughing.C．Funnythingscanmakepeoplelaugh.D．Laughtercanmakepeoplehealthy.B　解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知，作者在学了心理学之后发现，笑不仅仅是因为事情好笑，还有很多其他的心理因素的促成和影响，故选B。2．Whydidtheaudiencelaughloudatthepedestrians?A．Theyplayedatrickonthepedestrians.B．Thepedestriansb

7、ehavedinafunnyway.C．Theycouldfeelthepedestrians’happiness.D．Theiremotionwasapprovedofbytheshow.D　解析：推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句可推知，人们对行人的行为大笑的原因是他们在心理上产生了共鸣，故选D。3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“belittling”probablymean