Unit 4 单元能力测试卷 -2022-2023学年高中英语北师大版（2019）选择性必修第二册

Unit 4 Humour单元能力测试卷

第一部分　听力(共两节,满分30分)

略

第二部分　阅读(共两节,满分50分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

One way to prevent anxiety from getting out of control is to recognise its benefits.It is a mistake to think that we’d make better decisions if only we keep our feelings under control.Instead,a mix of feelings like anxiety and logical thinking leads to sound decision-making.It’s true that there is plenty of research showing that higher levels of anxiety can make us more likely to avoid risks in our decision-making.There is also evidence that anxiety can increase the attention you pay to relevant information.

Recent studies have shown that people who are anxious about their relationships(for example,they fear to be abandoned) tend to be better at recognising people who tell lies and are more likely to raise the alarm when danger is present.

In the real world though,it’s worth realising that feeling anxious once in a while is extremely common.It communicates to others that you care,and what’s more,it’s probably a sign that you are intelligent.At least two published studies have identified that people who score higher on measures of anxiety also tend to perform better on intelligence tests.This seems reasonable:if you’re a thinker,you are sure to be always thinking about the future and imagine possible plots,including bad ones.

The important thing,if you are a worrywart (杞人忧天者),is not to let your fear destroy your dreams.And don’t bury your head in the sand.Instead,act on your fears—do the research as well as preparation,so rather than walking blindly into that which you fear,you meet the challenge in full readiness.

When anxiety beats you,or casts a shadow over your life,this is a serious problem.No one is denying that.But like everyday anxiety of this kind that you feel before a presentation or an interview,you needn’t see it as your enemy.Anxiety is an important feeling,developed through evolution.As for people who are fairly anxious by nature,there is reason for cheer,too.Your nerves are a sign of your watchfulness.Listen to them and act on them.Then you can turn your nervousness into your advantage.

21.What is the theme of the passage?

A.Effective ways to prevent anxiety.

B.Unexpected benefits of anxiety.

C.Tips on how to keep a good mood.

D.Common misunderstandings about anxiety.

22.What can we infer from the first paragraph about anxiety?

A.It can enable us to be more focused.

B.It can stop us from thinking logically.

C.It can make us more willing to take risks.

D.It can be the only reason for all bad decisions.

23.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Anxious people are less sensitive to danger.

B.Anxious people have difficulty discovering liars.

C.Feeling anxious is more likely to put people at risk.

D.Feeling anxious occasionally is a sign of intelligence.

24.How should we deal with anxiety in the author’s opinion?

A.Regard it as our enemy.

B.Take action to control it.

C.Avoid being defeated by it.

D.Treat it as a minor feeling.

B

Australians are pretty bold (大胆的) when it comes to humour.Not afraid of saying something insulting (冒犯的) in the name of a good laugh,they generally don’t hold back.This is always done in fun,however.

You get yourself a haircut before going to meet your new Aussie friend.You’re expecting to be praised,but what you hear is,“Did ya have a fight with a lawnmower (割草机)?” You might take this as an insult,but it’s just your friend’s way of saying that you’ve had a haircut.

Your friend comes knocking at your bedroom door one morning to tell you’re late for class.You were up studying late the night before and you look a mess.Your friend thinks you need to put a brush through your hair before leaving,but instead of just saying so he says,“Wow.Your hair looks like a bush pig’s arse.” He’s trying to be nice.

Australia is one of the cultures on this planet where making fun of someone is a sign of friendship.If you find yourself being made fun of lots,it could be that you’ve scored yourself a whole lot of new friends.Consider yourself lucky—these insults are all part of building a relationship.

Australians also use a lot of sarcasm (讽刺).You foolishly say something that’s obvious.For example,“A six pack of beer is named after the number of beers you get in the pack,the number being six.” A normal answer would be,“That is the most obvious statement I’ve ever heard”,but an Australian would say,“Really?You’re so clever.”

Now let’s say your teacher tells you that there will be a test the following day.Australians might say,“Great.I can’t wait to add preparing for a test to my already long to-do list.Thank you for this gift.” 

25.What does the author advise you to do when you are laughed at by an Australian?

A.Accept it readily.

B.Fight back bravely.

C.Mind your behaviour.

D.End the relationship.

26.What do Australians want to express by saying “Thank you for this gift” in the last paragraph?

A.Dislike. B.Worry.

C.Gladness. D.Thankfulness.

27.How is the text mainly developed?

A.By telling stories.

B.By making comparisons.

C.By providing examples.

D.By examining differences.

28.According to Paragraphs 2 and 3,Australians try to be humorous 　　　. 

A.by telling funny jokes

B.by making fun of friends

C.by laughing at themselves

D.by showing unfriendliness

C

My phone is silent,no one calling to chat.But then chatting on the phone is not so popular these days.I check my Facebook page.I “like” a few of my friends’ posts as an attempt to spark a conversation but all I get is a thumbs-up response,or nothing at all.I move on to Twitter.Mostly I read the news.“Like” a few stories and retweet one or two.

I decide I need to get out of the house.I go to the grocery store in search of milk and bread and human contact.All the customers are on their phone,making plans or double-checking items on their list.“The avocados aren’t ripe.Do you still want them?”“Do we need eggs?” But they’re not asking me.I avoid the self checkout,convinced that if I use it,I’m really doing the checkout person’s job without pay.Plus,I want some human contact,a little conversation.I line up.The cashier speaks to me,without looking up:“Need a bag?”“No,thank you,” I say.She waves her hand towards the credit card machine.I tap.I pack my own groceries.

Later I stop at my local bank.They’ve been closed for a few weeks doing some renovations,“to serve you better”.I walk past the ATMs in the lobby and notice that inside,all the bank teller counters are gone.Should I feign ignorance just for a little conversation?I do.I say I’ve misplaced my PIN and have to create a new one for my debit card;the young man is helpful.I ask about the fate of the bank tellers,one of whom was planning to become a writer.I usually chose her line so we could chat a bit about writing contests and publishing and writer’s block.Now she’s missing.

At home,my phone is flashing;I have a message.It’s from my youngest grandson.He’s sent me a few emojis of my favourite things:my Fiat,red lipstick,a heart and a happy face.What can I say?

29.What problem does the writer have?

A.She fails to use social media skillfully.

B.She can’t find a person to chat with.

C.She finds many social apps outdated.

D.She gets no responses from social media.

30.Why does the writer avoid the self checkout at the store?

A.To make the checkout person have free time.

B.To keep away from a job without pay.

C.To have a close contact with real people.

D.To keep other customers from being troubled.

31.Why does the writer pretend ignorance at the bank?

A.To chat with a bank teller about writing.

B.To judge the fate of the bank tellers.

C.To test the service of the staff.

D.To have a little conversation.

32.What is the best title for the text?

A.I’m Feeling Lonely in the Hyper-connected World

B.I Find It Hard to Communicate with Others Now

C.I Can’t Tear Myself Away with Technology Anywhere

D.I Need a Person to Chat with in Any Way at Home

D

Admission

Welcome to the National Museum of China (NMC).Please enter the North Gate with your ID card after security check.You can visit NMC exhibitions free of charge during the opening hours.

A paid special exhibition is suggested in the Ticket Office,at the service counter of the West Hall and on NMC’s official website,and its tickets are sold at the entrance of the related exhibition hall.

Identity document:ID card,student ID card,passport,Exit-Entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao,Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan residents,driving license.

Children:A child not higher than 1.3 m who is attended by an adult may enter without a ticket;a primary school student with his/her parents may enter with his/her student ID card.

Opening Hours

9:00 am-5:00 pm

Last admission at 4:30 pm,closed at 5:00 pm

Closed on Mondays (including the Mondays of public holidays)

Notice to Visitors

Please collect a free ticket with an identity document mentioned above at the Ticket Office.

Food and drinks will be inspected to be brought in.

Luggage shall be deposited(寄存) after security check before visiting.

Controlled knives,lighters,dangerous articles,and pets are not allowed.

Please keep your voice down and silence your mobile phone.

No smoking.

Please do not touch the objects on display.

Please help to keep a clean and comfortable environment.

Instructions on Photo-taking

You are kindly reminded not to use flashlight.If photo-taking is not permitted,obvious reminders will be put both at the entrance of and inside the exhibition hall;you should pay attention to such reminders.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

33.Which of the following might be allowed in NMC?

A.Walking a dog.

B.Bringing in luggage.

C.Taking photos.

D.Touching the objects on display.

34.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Foreign visitors can enter NMC for free.

B.Visitors should enter the North Gate before security check.

C.NMC is open to people from the mainland only.

D.The special exhibition ticket is sold on its official website.

35.When is a visitor most likely to enter NMC?

A.3:00 pm,Sunday.

B.5:00 pm,Saturday.

C.9:00 am,Monday.

D.4:45 pm,Saturday.

第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

The classroom environment offers many ways to include fun and laughter into a potentially dull routine,and effective educators make the most of these opportunities.　36　 

Lighten up the Atmosphere

Humour can be used to enrich literacy skills,spark creativity,teach critical analysis or just lighten the mood in the classroom.　37　 Make fun of yourself and your mistakes.This can make students smile and has the added benefit of showing students that teachers are human.Use current music and sports subjects in teaching examples to engage students and introduce a fun cultural reference into the usually somber atmosphere of school. 

Use Humour in the Media

　38　 Take advantage of political cartoons to analyse historical events or trends and begin a debate.Humorous authors and reporters in the media can be used as models for writing jobs or oral presentations. 

　39　 

Children can fill in the words the cartoon characters might say,and then transfer those actual words into a story using quotation marks.Comics also can be used to teach literary devices such as puns,metaphors and symbolism.Children can create their own comics combining imagery from word pairs,a cartoon mouse using a computer mouse,for instance.

The Learning Benefits of Humour

　40　 Humour is found to be an important entryway into improving social connections with others.Brains might be able to be trained to interpret a difficult situation in a humorous way in order to help the body cope with stressful circumstances. 

A.Keep a Cartoon and Joke File

B.Young students laugh in a classroom.

C.Include happy remarks throughout lessons.

D.Find humour from the behaviour of students.

E.Humour is a kind of daily show for teachers.

F.Humour can improve learning and strengthen memories.

G.Newspapers provide points for issues on current events.

第三部分　语言运用(共两节,满分30分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)

阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

An anxious father was worriedly sitting outside an operation room.Having met with a bad accident,his son was lying 　41　 inside.For the father,every moment seemed longer than a year.Suddenly a doctor 　42　 towards the operation room. 

The father just could not control his anger,“My son is lying on the　43　 table for so long!” The doctor 　44　the father and said,“This is the earliest I could reach.Please don’t 　45　.” Then he continued running to the operation room.The father became even angrier,“How 　46　 you said not to worry!You doctors have no feelings at all!” 

An hour passed;three more hours went by;the father then began to think of all the　47　 things that he might have to hear once the doctor finished the marathon operation.Finally,the doctor came out of the room.Before the father could ask him 　48　,the doctor said,“Your son is fine now.” and rushed away. 

The father became angry again.He shouted at the nurse,“How proud!What does he think of himself?He has done no　49　 to me at all!It is his 　50　 to serve his patients.” 

The nurse requested him to　51　 down and said,“I’m sorry,sir.Your son is out of 　52　.The doctor who operated on your son was in the graveyard (墓地) when we called him 　53　 your son was brought here.His son 　54　 away last night.Before leaving,the doctor gave me all the necessary instructions.” 

Don’t 　55　 before knowing the whole truth. 

41.A.unconscious B.unwilling

C.regretful D.hopeless

42.A.walked B.looked

C.drove D.rushed

43.A.dinning B.operation

C.writing D.work

44.A.looked down on B.took care of

C.stared at D.laughed at

45.A.worry B.cry

C.hesitate D.quarrel

46.A.stressfully B.easily

C.patiently D.embarrassedly

47.A.dangerous B.urgent

C.favourite D.worst

48.A.why B.anything

C.when D.everything

49.A.favour B.wrong

C.good D.harm

50.A.duty B.problem

C.dream D.chance

51.A.break B.calm

C.set D.fall

52.A.sight B.order

C.danger D.control

53.A.before B.although

C.as long as D.as soon as

54.A.walked B.passed

C.got D.ran

55.A.reply B.imagine

C.regret D.conclude

第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)

阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A sense of humour is a social skill to help you build good relationships with others.It can also help you go through difficult situations.56.　　　　　 (actual),you don’t have to be funny to have a sense of humour;you just need to see the bright side of things. 

Find humour in everyday situations.As laughter is a key 57.　　　　　 a sense of humour,you’d better try to smile as often as possible and enjoy small 58.　　　　　 (thing) in the daily life.You will feel joyful if you make laugh often.When you find yourself in 59.　　　　　 tense situation,step back and laugh.Doing these 60.　　　　　 (save) you some stress and headache.Besides,people are likely 61.　　　　　 (feel) more comfortable if a joke can take their 62.　　　　　 (anxious) away. 

Give others a break.Nobody is perfect.Try to focus on the positives of others and forgive their mistakes.Also,you should cheerfully laugh off their mistakes,63.　　　　　 not only makes you feel good,but makes others feel 64.　　　　　 (accept).That can better your relationships.If you have a sense of humour,you will make more friends and lead a 65.　　　　　 (happy) life. 

第四部分　写作(共两节,满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假如你是高三学生李华,最近在英语课堂上学习了有关幽默的知识。请你用英语写一篇关于幽默的好处的演讲稿。要点如下:

1.有助于学习;

2.促进身体和心理健康;

3.减轻学习和生活压力;

4.促进与他人的友谊。

注意:1.词数80左右;

2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

第二节(满分25分)

阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。

It was Susan’s 12th birthday.She had been expecting to receive a yo-yo (悠悠球) from her parents as her birthday gift for several months.However,she received a purple dress instead,which made her really disappointed.

“I only want a yo-yo as my birthday gift.I don’t want the dress and I hate purple,” Susan shouted at her mother when she saw the dress.“Even a five-year-old child has a yo-yo.Do you know why others don’t want to be my friends?It is all because I don’t have a yo-yo.It is so boring to live in this house,”Susan said angrily.

Her mother ignored her complaints and changed the topic,saying,“Uncle Brown,Uncle Smith,Aunt Aniston and their children are coming for dinner tonight.So,you can play with your cousins.”“But,I don’t think there is anything interesting to play in the house,”Susan complained again.

The guests arrived at 6:00 pm.Susan guided the four children who came with the adults to her room.“Do you have any interesting toys,Susan?” asked Jim,one of the children.Susan felt that Jim was asking for a yo-yo.She felt embarrassed and brought out her Snakes and Ladders (蛇梯棋).All the children played the game together.Everyone enjoyed playing the game except Susan.After a little while,her cousin Sara asked,“Susan,can we go downstairs to the basement?” Susan said,“No,there is nothing interesting to play in it.”Ignoring Susan’s words,the children raced to the basement excitedly.They found there were some empty cartons,ropes,old broken toys...Upon seeing this,Sara came up with an idea—the memory game.She arranged a few things on the floor and closed her eyes.Then Jim took away an object randomly and Sara should guess what the missing object was.

注意:续写词数应为150左右。

When Susan arrived there later,she looked at the children in surprise.                                                                              

That night after the guests left,Susan sat alone in her room.                                                                              

参考答案

第一部分　

略

第二部分

A:21-24BADC

B:25-28AACB

C:29-32BCDA

D:33-35CAA

36-40BCGAF

第三部分

41-45ADBCA  46-50BDBAA  51-55BCDBD 

56.Actually

57.to

58.things

59.a

60.saves

61.tofeel

62.anxiety

63.which

64.accepted

65.happier

第四部分

第一节

参考范文：

Good morning,ladies and gentlemen.Thank you for giving me the opportunity to tell you about humour.

A sense of humour is considered to be one of the most important human qualities that improve our life in different ways.Firstly,at school,a humorous teacher can help students focus their attention very easily,and students will become more active and creative when experiencing the joy of learning.Secondly,humour has a positive effect on our health.It’s said that laughter is the best medicine.Thirdly,humour helps us remove stress and have a positive attitude towards life.Finally,I believe humour can be a powerful and delightful way to establish close friendships with people.

Thanks!

第二节

参考范文：

When Susan arrived there later,she looked at the children in surprise.They were playing with what Susan considered boring happily.Seeing this,Susan understood that although there was no yo-yo,they could also enjoy themselves.Jim asked her to join them playing together instantly he saw Susan.It was at that moment that Susan realised she had focused too much on what she didn’t have but ignored what she had.

That night after the guests left,Susan sat alone in her room.On her bed was the purple dress given to her as a birthday gift.She thought to herself,“It seems that the dress doesn’t look that bad.Actually,I like all the clothes Mum bought for me.” She was sorry for having shouted at her mother.So she ran to Mum’s room and said,“Sorry,Mum.I should be satisfied with what I own.” Hearing the words,her mother hugged her in arms tightly,happy and touched about Susan’s change.