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1、Unit 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，the
2、re 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 those
3、 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 an
4、d 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 t
6、he 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 j
7、okes 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 pedestrians.BThe ped
8、estrians 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知，动词beli
9、ttle 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_(know) as “paper pai
10、ntings” 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 Year paintings _
11、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 content and forms
12、 of New Year paintings became _7_(diversity). The development 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, traditional Chinese pain
13、ting, 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，为过去分词在句中作状语。2a考查冠词。年画是中国民间文化
14、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feature之间存在逻辑上的主谓关系，故填动词的ing形式
15、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，应用一般现在时。*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
