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1、Unit 2 English around the world李仕才一、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 laug
2、hs at a joke，there 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
3、reason why those 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 t
4、he funny joke and 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 th
5、at is funny and，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 facto
6、rs involved in 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 psychol
7、ogy?AOnly good jokes make people laugh.BMany factors lead to peoples laughing.CFunny things can make people laugh.DLaughter can make people healthy.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。2Why did the audience laugh loud at the pedestrians?AThey played a trick on the pede
8、strians.BThe 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
9、段倒数第二句可推知，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。二、单句语法填空1This tre
10、e looks tall and strong but _ (actual) its trunk is hollow.答案：actuallyactually “事实上，实际上”。2Schools have rights to set down their own rules _ (base) on the general conditions of the students.答案：basedbe based on “以为基础”，此处为过去分词短语作定语，因此填based。3The girl used to be shy, but is _ (gradual) getting active in
11、 group work and is more willing to express herself.答案：gradually此处修饰动词短语get active in，故用副词gradually “逐渐地”，在句中作状语。4On seeing her new classmate, she came _ and said with a smile, “Glad to meet you.”答案：upcome up在本句中表示“走近”。5She was _ worried than angry when her daughter didnt come home.答案：moremore worrie
12、d than angry “与其说是生气不如说是担心”。6Buses run _ (frequent) from the city to the airport.答案：frequently此处修饰动词run，因此要用副词形式frequently。7The request is that manuscripts (手稿) _ (write) on one side only.答案：(should) be writtenrequest在这里是名词，作主语时，后面的表语从句中的谓语动词应使用“should动词原形”结构，并且should可省略，此处表示被动意义，故填(should) be writt
13、en。8Sometimes it looks like people with great selfcontrol arent working hardbut thats _ theyve made it automatic.答案：becausethats because . “那是因为”。9There is no such thing _ darkness; only a failure to see.答案：as句意：没有黑暗这种东西，只有看不见而已。There is no such . as . “没有像的”。10From his _ (express), I knew he didnt
14、want me to ask this question.答案：expression由空前代词his可知应填名词，expression “表情；表达”。三、完形填空。Mildred Webinga Freeman was an English teacher at the new middle school I attended in the ninth grade.She wasnt my _1_；she was the adviser to the safety patrol(巡逻队)on which I _2_.I loved being around her and _3_ her s
15、ense of humor and kind personality.She was _4_ a good listener.At the end of the year，she _5_ that she was moving to Florida，and I was very sad.We exchanged _6_ and became pen pals.I could tell her _7_，and she treated me _8_ respect even though I was a teenager.In Florida，Mrs.Freeman became a Realtor(房地产经纪人), _9_ she managed to find time to write letters.She wrote _10_ stories and always took my concerns _11_.She had given me a(n) _12_ invitation to visit，and I missed her so much.When I _13_ to take her up on the
