1、1Unit 4 Pygmalion李仕才*阅读理解。Before I studied psychology，I used to think that people would laugh when funny things occurred.While I was right about that，I discovered there are lots of other psychological factors that make people laugh other than the funny part of a joke.When someone laughs at a joke，th
2、ere will usually be more than one reason that makes him laughand the more reasons there are，the more powerful the joke will be.I was attending a standup comedy show in Egypt，and when the man started to make fun of pedestrians crossing streets，everyone laughed their heads off.The main reason why thos
3、e people strongly laughed was that almost all of them felt angry towards pedestrians who crossed streets carelessly.The joke wasnt only funny，but it also made the audience feel that they were right about being angry at those pedestrians. That is, people were laughing both because of the funny joke a
4、nd because of the happiness experienced as a result of the psychological support they got.The better a joke makes a person feel，and the more it includes other psychological factors，the more the person will like it.For example，if you envy one of your friends，and someone tells a joke that is funny and
5、，at the same time，makes your friend seem stupid，then you will probably laugh at it louder than if you werent jealous of him.In short，we dont laugh only when we hear something funny; we also laugh when we experience some kind of happiness that results from the other psychological factors involved in
6、the joke.I strongly discourage you from making fun of anyone or belittling someone to make someone else laugh.All I want to explain is that if your joke supports a persons emotions，he will certainly like it a lot.【解题导语】 本文主要分析了人们笑的原因。1What did the author find out after studying psychology?AOnly good
7、 jokes make people laugh.BMany factors lead to peoples laughing.CFunny things can make people laugh.DLaughter can make people healthy.2B 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。2Why did the audience laugh loud at the pedestrians?AThey played a trick on the pedestrians.BTh
8、e pedestrians behaved in a funny way.CThey could feel the pedestrians happiness.DTheir emotion was approved of by the show.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。3What does the underlined word“belittling”probably mean?AAnnoy. BBlame.CLook down on. DMake up to.C 解析：词义猜测题。根据最后一段倒数第二句可推
9、知，动词 belittle 和短语 make fun of是近义词，结合选项可知，应选 C。annoy“使恼怒” ；blame“责怪” ；look down on“蔑视，瞧不起” ；make up to “接近，奉承，补足” 。4Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?B 解析：推理判断题。结合全文可知，第一段导入话题；第二、三段通过具体事例进行分析；根据文章最后一段的开头“In short”可知，最后一段属于总结。由此可知，本文属于总分总的结构，符合本文结构的图表是 B选项。*语法填空。Also_1_(kn
10、ow) as “paper paintings” and “painted pictures”， New Year paintings are _2_ unique art form in Chinese folk culture. The paintings are called “New Year paintings” because they are _3_(most) posted during the Chinese New Year holiday _4_decoration and they are also a symbol of New Years greetings.New
11、 Year paintings _5_(appear) around the Tang dynasty, replacing the previous door pictures _6_(feature) the gods believed to be able to protect the residents and drive away ghosts. In the Song dynasty, New Year paintings were created on a large scale. With the advancement of printing technology, the
12、content and forms of New Year paintings became _7_(diversity). The 3development of the paintings matured in the Ming and Qing dynasties, _8_the art hit its heyday (全盛期)Traditional printing _9_(method) of New Year paintings include woodblock printing, stoneblock printing, offset (胶印) printing, tradit
13、ional Chinese painting, watercolor painting and sketches etc. Woodblock printed New Year paintings _10_(be) the most popular and interesting ones.1_2._3._4._5._ 6._7._8._9._10._ 篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了中国的传统文化艺术之一年画的用途、起源和分类。1known 考查非谓语动词。分句间无连词且已有谓语动词 are，故此处应用非谓语动词。be known as “作为而知名” ，故填 known，为过去分词在
14、句中作状语。2a 考查冠词。年画是中国民间文化中的一种独特的艺术形式。此处表示泛指，故填不定冠词，且 unique的发音不是以元音音素开头的，故用 a。3mostly 考查词性转换。因为它们通常都在春节期间被张贴，作为装饰画。修饰谓语动词用副词。mostly “通常，多半，大部分” 。4for 考查介词。此处表示目的，故用介词 for。5appeared 考查动词的时态。年画大约起源于唐代，表示过去发生的动作，故使用一般过去时。6featuring 考查非谓语动词。此处表述代替先前的以神为特色的门画。分析句子结构可知，空处作定语修饰 door pictures。door pictures与 f
15、eature之间存在逻辑上的主谓关系，故填动词的ing 形式作定语，feature在此是动词，意为“以为特色” 。7diverse 考查词性转换。本句为系表结构，作表语应用形容词。diverse “多种多样的” 。8when 考查定语从句的引导词。年画在明清时期走向成熟，达到鼎盛。分析句子结构可知，空处引导定语从句，且从句中缺少时间状语，故填 when。9methods 考查名词的数。从后文可知，年画的制作工艺有很多种，故填 method的复数形式。10are 考查动词时态和主谓一致。木版年画最为盛行，也最有趣。由主语paintings可知，谓语动词应使用复数。且此处是对客观情况的陈述，应用一
16、般现在时。4*完形填空。Life is full of miracles. They surroundus every day. One of these miracles _1_ me recently. I was filling my car at a gas station. Not sleeping well the night before, I felt _2_. After paying for the gas I turned my car towards the main road. I looked right and left then my brain sent th
17、e _3_ for my foot to push on the gas pedal but nothing happened. _4_, I shook my head to _5_ it and gazed down at my foot.Just as I did, _6_, a semitruck roared past my car doing 60 mph. When I had looked just two seconds _7_, my weary eyes hadnt seen it. If I had been driving onto the road when I s
18、hould have been my car would have been _8_ and I would have most likely been killed. I sat there for a long time quietly thanking God for _9_ my life before _10_ on the road and heading home. This time both my brain and foot worked _11_.As I looked back on that moment later I still couldnt understan
19、d it. Did God _12_ my brains signal from _13_ my foot? Did an angel grab my toes to keep them from _14_ on the gas? One question kept coming back into my mind as well: why did I get this miracle? Finally, I felt the answer _15_ deep within my heart and mind. I heard the _16_coming from my soul sayin
20、g: “You still have more to do. Your work is not done yet！”Richard Bach wrote: “Here is the _17_ to find if your mission on Earth is finished: if you are alive it isnt.” _18_ up each day then knowing that your mission isnt done yet. You have more love to _19_, more people to help, more kindness to gi
21、ve. You have one more day to be the miracle God _20_ for you to be.语篇解读：作者在刚加完油准备驶入主路时，由于前一天睡眠不好，脑子和脚不协调没有踩加速油门，这个迟钝的动作让他躲过了卡车，救了他一命。作者由此感谢上苍给了他眷顾，认为这是一个奇迹。1. A. refers to B. appears to C. occurs toD. comes across 【答案】C52. A. disturbed B. tired C. annoyed D. refreshed【答案】B【解析】根据上文。上句话说“我”前一天晚上没有睡好觉，
22、因此应该感到疲惫。A. disturbed 感到不安的；B. tired 疲倦的；C. annoyed 恼怒的；D. refreshed恢复了的，振作的。3. A. symbol B. order C. message D. signal【答案】D【解析】根据句意，此处意思应该是“大脑发出信号让脚踩油门” 。A. symbol 象征；标志； B. order 命令；秩序；C. message 信息，消息；D. signal 信号，暗号。4. A. Discouraged B. Embarrassed C. Disappointed D. Puzzled【答案】D【解析】根据上文选择。上一句话意
23、思是“大脑发出信号让脚踩油门，但什么事情都没有发生。 ”因此此处“我”应该感到困惑并向下看。A. Discouraged 泄气的；B. Embarrassed尴尬的，局促不安的，为难的；C. Disappointed 失望的，沮丧的；D. Puzzled困惑的，糊涂的。5. A. clean B. clear C. inspire D. remove【答案】B6. A. instead B. though C. therefore D. besides【答案】B【解析】根据词意辨析。A. instead 代替，而不是；B. though 虽然，尽管，或用于句末补充说明，表示不过、可是；C. t
24、herefore 因此，所以；D. besides 除之外(还)，况且。 “可是，正当我低头看的时候，一辆卡车呼啸而过。 ”7. A. earlier B. later C. faster D. slower6【答案】A【解析】根据上下文，此句句意是“两秒前，我还用疲惫的双眼，视线模糊的看了，并没有发现这一情况。 ”只有选 A .earlier使句子通顺，故选 A。8. A. damaged B. crashed C. scratched D. stuck【答案】B【解析】根据上下文此句句意指：“但凡当时我的车驶上主路一点点，那现在我的小车肯定被撞了个稀巴烂，我也已经很可能一命呜呼了。 ”A.
25、 damaged被损坏的；B. crashed撞毁的；C. scratched 抓伤的；D. stuck 动不了的，被卡住的。9. A. sparing B. taking C. rescuing D. claiming【答案】A 【解析】根据上下文，此处句意应是“我感谢上帝饶了我一命” 。A. sparing 饶恕、赦免的。spare ones life 饶某人一命；B. taking 带走，拿走；C. rescuing 营救、救援；D. claiming 夺去(某人的命)。10. A. picking up B. breaking down C. pulling out D. settin
26、g sail【答案】C【解析】根据上下文，上文中讲到“我加完了油，正要驶向主路” ，所以本句句意是“在驶向主路之前祈祷” 。A. picking up 改善，重新开始；B. breaking down 出故障。失败；C. pulling out 驶向路边；D. setting sail 起航。11. A. passively B. poorly C. perfectly D. curiously【答案】C【解析】A. passively 被动地，顺从地；B. poorly 穷困地，差劲地；C. perfectly完美地，理想地；D. curiously .好奇地。根据词意可知，只有选 C使句意
27、通顺，表示“这次我的大脑和脚配合默契” 。12. A. protect B. prevent C. defend D. differ【答案】B【解析】根据上文可知，这句话是作者感叹“难道是上帝阻止了大脑的信号传到脚上” ，从而我没有踩下油门，没有遭遇事故。prevent sb/sth (from doing sth)阻止、阻碍，故选 B。713. A. attacking B. lifting C. touching D. reaching【答案】D 14. A. pressing B. depending C. putting D. focusing【答案】A 【解析】句意：“难道是有天使拉
28、住了我的脚不让它踩油门？”只有 press有压、压迫的意思，故选 A。15. A. forming B. resulting C. disappearing D. surviving【答案】A 【解析】根据句意， “我感觉到答案从内心深处浮现” 。A. forming(使)形成 B. resulting (from sth)(因)发生；C. disappearing 不见，消失；D. surviving幸存，活下来。16. A. words B. commands C. suggestions D. expectations【答案】A 【解析】A. words 话，诺言；B. commands
29、 命令；C. suggestions 建议；D. expectations期望的事情。根据词意，应选 A，表示“我听到灵魂在说话” 。17. A. solution B. advice C. test D. belief【答案】C 【解析】此句句意指“有个方法可以检验你在世上的任务有没有完成，只要你还活着，那就说明还没有。 ”，只有选 C. test符合句意。18. A. Wake B. Stay C. Hurry D. Cheer【答案】A 【解析】A. Wake up 醒来；B. Stay up 熬夜；C. Hurry up 快一点；D. Cheer up 振作起来。参看上题解析。表达“每
30、一天醒来，你就知道你的任务还没有完成” ，故选 A。19. A. share B. gather C. donate D. preserve8【答案】A 【解析】A. share 分享，分配；B. gather 收集，聚集；C. donate 捐赠；D. preserve保护，保持。根据上下文，此处选 share 表示“跟人们分享更多的爱，即你要更博爱”最能符合句意，故选 A。你要更博爱、施助、仁慈。20. A. applied B. compensated C. meant D. allowed【答案】C *短文改错。Dear Tom，Im Li Hua, a student of Rong
31、guang Middle School. I learned quite by chance what you needed a book to improve your Chinese. I happen to have it, which I think might help you.The book, entitle New Practical Chinese, is intended for beginners at your level. Not only it include the basic conversations in our daily life, but it is
32、also the window through which you can get to know Chinese culture and customs. Edited by three language experts, it is wide used by many foreign learner.If it is convenient for you, lets meet at the entrance to Jiangnan Park at 3 pm on this Sunday. If so, try to find other time that is suitable for
33、both of us.Yours，Li Hua答案：Dear Tom，Im Li Hua, a student of Rongguang Middle School. I learned quite by chance you needed a book to improve your Chinese. I happen to have ， what that it onewhich I think might help you.9The book, New Practical Chinese, is intended for beginners at entitle entitledyour
34、 level. Not only it include the basic conversations in our doesdaily life, but it is also window through which you can get to know Chinese the aculture and customs. Edited by three language experts, it is used by wide widelymany foreign .learner learnersIf it is convenient for you, lets meet at the
35、entrance to Jiangnan Park at 3 pm this Sunday. If ， try to find time that is so not other anothersuitable for both of us.Yours，Li Hua难项分析：第一处：whatthat考查名词性从句的连接词。宾语从句成分和意义完整，故用that引导。第二处：itone考查代词。此处指代前文提到的 a book，表示泛指概念，属同类指代，因此用 one；it 指同一个物品。第四处：only 后加 does考查倒装句。not only 放在句首时，其后分句使用部分倒装。文章基本时态为一般现在时，故需要 not only后添加助动词 does构成部分倒装。*
