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一、阅读理解
The
British are known for their sense of humor.
However, it is often difficult for foreigners to
understand their jokes. The main point
to remember is that the British often use
understatement.
Understatement means
saying less than you think or feel. For example,
if someone gets very
wet in a shower of
rain, he might say,
and shouts at
another person loudly, people might say,
is often used in unpleasant situations
or to make another person look tatement plays an
important part in British humor.
Another key to understanding British
humor is that the British like to make fun of
themselves
as well as others. They
often laugh about the silly and unpleasant things
that happen in everyday
life. For
example, they laugh when someone accidentally
falls over in the street. They also like to
play jokes on people from different
classes of society. They like to make jokes about
their accents,
the way they dress and
the way they behave. What's more, the British love
to watch comedies
about people who do
not know how to behave in society. The comedy
Mr.
Bean
is a good example
of this kind of humor.
Mr.
Bean is the character created by British actor
Rowan Atkinson in 1990. Mr. Bean doesn't
talk often, and instead he uses his
body movement and facial expressions to make
people laugh.
Perhaps what makes Mr.
Bean so funny is that he does things
that adults in the real world will
never do. Mr. Bean is popular
in many
countries around the world because people do not
have
to speak English to understand the
humor. Because of this,
many people
have become familiar with the British sense of
humor.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
do
the British often show their sense of humor
according to the text?
A. By playing
jokes on other people.
B.
By watching comedies like
Mr.
Bean
.
C. By
saying less than they think or feel.
D.
By telling interesting and funny stories.
an Englishman gets sunburnt outside,
what might he say according to Paragraph 2?
A. It is a little sunny today.
B. I love the sun so much.
C. The sun plays a trick on me.
D. I have bathed in the sun.
do the British love to watch comedies
about?
A. The British jokes about
different accents.
B. Daily things that are quite silly
and unpleasant.
C. The cultures in many
countries around the world.
D. People having no idea
about how to behave in society.
is Mr.
Bean popular in non-English speaking countries?
A. Because he doesn't talk too much.
B. Because he
makes fun of others.
C. Because he
copies others' expressions.
D. Because he does what others will
never do.
's the best title for the
text?
A. Why Mr. Bean is so popular
B. How to understand the British humor
C. How to be humorous like the British
D. What the humor in different
countries is
二、完形填空
A monkey was woken up by a mantis was
crying for help, because a(n)
1
was preparing
to attack him.
2
thinking, the monkey jumped
over and frightened the bird
away.
3
me,
have
4
been killed.
5
.I'll keep
doing things like
that,
6
another cry.
Following the direction of the cry, he
quickly found four small birds
7
in
a the
moment, the mother bird planned
to fly away. She said to her babies,
8
you
any food. If a monkey had not
interfered,that mantis would have been a good
9
for
you.
Anyway, I'll keep looking for
food.
The mother bird kissed
10
of her
children and flew away. Hearing the conversation,
the
monkey was
11
. He stopped a
mother from bringing food to feed her
12
children. Was
he wrong or right? Since he could not
come up with the
13
answer, he
went to ask the most
knowledgeable
elephant.
14
.
the world, nobody can take care of
everyone.
The elephant is right. Any
good thing may have a(n)
15
side
effect.
1.A. bird
2.A. Like
B. monkey
C.
human
C. guiding
D. elephant
B.
For
C. From
D. Without
D. facing
3.A. telling
B.
saving
4.A. already
B. still
C. only
D.
yet
5.A. strange
B. possible
C.
wonderful
D. dangerous