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1、1UnitUnit 1717 LaughterLaughter课时练(一) 阅读理解提速练练速度 (限时：35 分钟) .阅读理解 A A (2018河北廊坊市高三年级教学质量监测)April 23 marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeares death. Organizations in Britain have planned numerous events to honor him.In StratforduponAvon, his birthplace, the tourism organization has a great
2、 number of free events, including performances of Shakespeares plays, and a dazzling fireworks display. And the BBC is broadcasting a live show from StratforeuponAvon, celebrating Shakespeares widespread influence on the world. In Englands capital, the London Shakespeare Centre and Kings College Lon
3、don are holding a series of public performances, exhibitions and activities. It isnt just England that honors the anniversary of the death of this extraordinary writer. In Washington, D. C ， the Folger Shakespeare Library, which houses the worlds largest collection of documents relating to William S
4、hakespeare, is displaying a series of exhibitions. Shakespeare is probably the most famous author who ever lived and is considered a genius by most. He wrote around 37 plays and 154 sonnets(十四行诗), and his work has been translated into over one hundred languages! He penned beautiful metaphors(暗喻), se
5、rious dramas and amusing tales. Shakespeare also invented many new terms and phrases. If someones behavior suggested they were not being honest and should not be trusted, Shakespeare called their actions suspicious. If someone was being silly and perhaps looking like a fool, Shakespeare found their
6、actions laughable. And Shakespeare called people who offered their opinions on the quality of something critics. Today, for instance, food critics and film critics give audiences their opinions of foods and films. The familiar phrase “break the ice” comes from Shakespeares play The Taming of the Shr
7、ew. “The ice is broken” when a difficult conversation or meeting is calmed by some basic introduction, such as a simple game. More common words coined by Shakespeare include road, gossip, lonely, bump and hurry. Four hundred years after his death, Shakespeare surely lives on, in everyday speech, as
8、the most famous writer of all time! 【语篇解读】 4 月 23 日是威廉莎士比亚逝世第四百周年纪念日。英国的各种组 织计划活动来纪念他。 1The main idea of the text is _. Athe 400th anniversary of Shakespeares death Bthe influence Shakespeare has on English Cthe achievements of William Shakespeare DShakespeares colorful and fruitful life 解析：A 主旨大意题。
9、根据文章第一段的句子“April 23 marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeares death.”可知，文章主要介绍 4 月 23 日是威 廉莎士比亚逝世第四百周年纪念日。故选 A。 2Shakespeare is honored in the following ways except _. Aa great number of free events in StratforduponAvon Ba series of activities in the London Shakespeare Centre2Ca series of
10、exhibitions in the Folger Shakespeare Library Da live show of Shakespeare from StratforduponAvon 解析：D 细节理解题。根据文章第二段的句子“In StratforduponAvon, his birthplace, the tourism organization has a great number of free events， ”可知， A 是对的；根据“In Englands capital, the London Shakespeare Centre and Kings College
11、London are holding a series of public performances, exhibitions and activities.”可知，B 是对的；根据“the Folger Shakespeare Library, which houses the worlds largest collection of documents relating to William Shakespeare, is displaying a series of exhibitions.”可知，C 是对的；根据“And the BBC is broadcasting a live s
12、how from StratforeuponAvon, celebrating Shakespeares widespread influence on the world.”可知，D 是错的。故选 D。 3According to the next, a simply game to make a difficult conversation easy is called _. Aan icebreaker Ba suspicious man Ca critic Da laughable man 解析：A 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段的句子“The ice is broken when a
13、 difficult conversation or meeting is calmed by some basic introduction, such as a simple game.”可知，使得困难的对话变得容易的叫作 an icebreaker。故选 A。 B B (2018太原模拟二) Some scientists will say it is impossible to read minds. They will also tell you that you can make educated guesses on what a person might be thinking
14、 or feeling.Perhaps there really is nothing mysterious about the power to read minds.Perhaps it is simply human sense based on observation and educated guesses after all，but thats really a useful ability to learn. Learn body language. How a person moves and holds their hands，and even what their eyes
15、 are doing are actually telling about what is going on inside their head. For example，pupils(瞳孔)tend to grow larger when you are interested in or excited about something.If you are talking to someone and making eye contact，finding their pupils are large and round，chances are that they are not feigni
16、ng interest in the conversation.Someone biting their nails is probably nervous.Someone who folds their arms across their chest when they are not cold is probably trying to put a barrier between you and themselves. Learn to mentally put yourself in anothers place. Scientists have recently discovered that your brain has neurons(神经元)that become active when you watch
