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British Humor
Is it true that the British laugh at different things from people in other countries? Let's have a look at what we laugh at in Britain.
To the British, the powerful and important are often figures of fun. It's not just politicians(政治家) who make us laugh quietly, but anyone whose job it is to tell other people what to do and who take themselves too seriously. We giggle at authority(权威), but also, kindly with anyone who is treated unfairly. We know they can't win, but if they do so sometimes, it's even funnier. Our clowns are often silly people doing silly things, while in America, they are often clever people doing clever things—and winning.
The British laugh when other people might feel very worried. People say that the British are cold and unwilling to show their feelings and this is expressed in our humor. I don't really think that's true but I know that we do have a strong sense of irony(反讽). “Not very pleasant”, we say after some terrible experience. Along with this, is our love of understatement(轻描淡写). “It's a bit windy today” we might say in the middle of a typhoon, or “There's a slight problem” when something has gone very seriously wrong.
A British comedian will often begin by saying “Have you ever noticed…?” We find humor in ordinary, boring life, especially its negative aspects. As well as this, we find it amusing to tell jokes about things that have gone wrong for us, rather than not mentioning them in case we look stupid. Our funny stories might start with “I'm such an idiot, I did something really stupid yesterday”.
Another thing that can make it difficult to understand “British humor” is that we don't always laugh or even smile when we say something funny. We often “keep a straight face” even when we're making a joke.
So, is the British sense of humor unique? Well, probably not. It is the combination of all these features that make the British laugh and make so many other people ask “Why is that funny?”
1. Which of the following is the British humor?

A.
The British laugh at themselves

B.
The British laugh at things that are rude

C.
The British laugh when they meet boring people

D.
The British laugh when they think things are funny
2. The underlined phrase “keep a straight face” means the British  .

A.
look confused
B.
stop laughing

C.
make a face
D.
seem expressionless
3. The writer thinks  .

A.
the British politicians are funny people

B.
the British sometimes laugh when others might cry

C.
the British like to tell jokes in pleasant situations

D.
the British humor is easy for other people to understand
B
Wild animals are our friends, but many of them are getting fewer and fewer. We should try to protect them. The four animals below are now in danger.
Tibetan Antelopes
Tibetan antelopes (藏羚羊) are medium-sized animals. They mainly feed on grass. They are usually found in groups of about 20. They are killed for their wool, which is warm, soft and fine and can be made into expensive clothes. Although people can get the wool without killing the animals, people simply kill them before taking the wool. The number of them is dropping year by year. There are less than 75,000 Tibetan antelopes left in the world, down from a million 50 years ago.
Golden Monkeys
Golden monkeys are mainly found in Sichuan, Gansu, Shanxi provinces and Shengnongjia mountainous area of Hubei Province. Golden monkeys have golden-orange fur. They move around in the daytime, usually in groups of as many as 100 to 200 heads, or 20 to 30 heads. They feed on fruits and young leaves of bamboos. But people are destroying the environment where they live. Trees and bamboos are disappearing, so golden monkeys have less and less to eat.
Elephants

Elephants are very big and strong. They are bigger than any other animals on land. They are grey and have long trunks and tusks. They have poor eyesight, but very good hearing and smell. They can lift heavy things and break down branches with their trunks. Elephants are very friendly towards each other and towards their neighbours. Normally, they live in a group for many years. Young male elephants do not leave the group until they are about 12 years old. Now, there are very few elephants in the world. The number of them is becoming smaller and smaller because their living areas are used for farming. Also, people hunt them for their tusks.
Wolves
Wolves are not very big. They have grey fur. Wolves have very good eyesight,hearing and smell. Wolves' food is various. They eat animals,insects and snails. They are friendly to each other and never attack people. They do not kill for fun. Wolves are in danger, too. They are losing their living areas because people cut down forests. Soon they will have no home or food.
4. Tibetan antelopes usually live in groups of about  .

A.
20
B.
30
C.
100
D.
200
5. Which of the following animals are the biggest on land?

A.
Tibetan antelopes.
B.
Golden monkeys.

C.
Elephants.
D.
Wolves
6. Which of the following sentences is right?

A.
There are less than 7,500 Tibetan antelopes left in the world now.

B.
Golden monkeys usually move around during the night.

C.
Elephants have good eyesight, but very poor hearing and smell.

D.
Wolves are friendly to each other and they never attack people.
7. What can be the best title of the passage?

A.
Wild Animals In Danger
B.
How To Hunt Wild Animals

C.
Animals In The zoo
D.
How To Train The Animals
C

Have you seen Avatar(《阿凡达》)?
It's a popular movie this year. It is three-dimensional(3D), so you may have to wear a special pair of glasses to see it. The 3D glasses make the images(图像) from the movie look like they are coming straight at you.
More and more 3D movies are coming to theaters. Some say that 3D TV sets will come into our homes in the near future. Three-dimensional technology can make TV and movies more exciting. But people with eye problems may get headaches if they spend too much time watching 3D movies. Why?
When we look at an object, each eye sees it at a different angle(角度). Our eyes send the two images to our brain, and the brain puts them together. That's how we see depth.
Three-dimensional technology uses two film projectors(投影机). One projects a left eye image and the other projects a right eye image. 3D glasses allow us to see a different image in each eye.
There are a lot of people walking around with very small eye problems, for example an eye muscle imbalance. Under normal situations, the brain can get used to their eyes so they can see things normally.
But when they are watching a 3D movie, the images projected to their eyes can't be put together by their brain.
So the brain needs to work harder at “reading” the images. That makes it easier for these people to get dizzy or develop headaches.
Dr John Hagan, an eye doctor in Kansas City, said some people who do not see depth normally cannot see in 3D at all.
He said people whose eyes can't focus on(聚焦) the same object at once will have trouble seeing 3D images.
8. When we wear a pair of 3D glasses,  .

A.
our brain will get a different image from each eye

B.
our brain will put the different objects together

C.
our eyes will focus on the same object easily

D.
our eyes will see an object at the same angle
9. What does the underlined words “normal situations” mean?

A.
When people see things normally

B.
When people have no eye problems

C.
When people don't have a headache

D.
When people aren't seeing a 3D movie
10. What does the writer want to tell us in this passage?

A.
Seeing 3D movies can bring us eye problems

B.
Not all the people can watch 3D images

C.
The 3D glasses make the movie seem alive

D.
The 3D movies will be very popular soon
D
If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven't you noticed that you have become cleverer since you started to learn a language?
According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles(肌肉).
A team led by Dr. Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of "early bilinguals" who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners.
Scans(扫描) showed that grey matter density(密度) in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference.
"Our findings suggest that the structure(结构) of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language," said the scientists.
It means that the change itself increase the ability to learn.
Professor Dylan Vauhan Jones of the University of Wales has researched the link between the bilingualism and maths skills. "Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible(灵活的)," he said. "You are going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas."
The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and 34. Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. "Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world," explained the scientists.
11. What does the writer talk about in the passage?

A.
Useful methods must be used in language learning.

B.
We should keep learning a second language abroad.

C.
Language can help us communicate with each other.

D.
Second language learning can improve our mind.
12. What does the underlined phrase "grey matter" refer to?

A.
The memory of the brain.
B.
Our body language.

C.
A certain part of the brain.
D.
A kind of dark color.
13. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.
Learning a second language can help us find a good job quickly.

B.
Dr. Mechelli made the experiment among three different groups.

C.
Learning a second language is the same as studying other subjects.

D.
The earlier we learn a second language, the more money we pay.
E
When the earthquake hit Japan on March 11, workers in a supermarket in Japan didn't run away when they felt the shaking. Instead, they held on to the shelves and tried to stop the goods from falling down.
Reporters from NHK, the country's largest TV station, stayed calm in front of cameras during the earthquake, even though some were facing real danger.
The earthquake was the most powerful one to hit Japan in the country's history. But Japan's reaction(反应) to the accident has shown that it is the most earthquake-perpared country in the world. The calm that Japanese showed during and after the quake has impressed the world.
This is because Japan has “an earthquake culture”. Japanese people are taught how to prepare for and react to earthquake from a young age.
One way kids learn about earthquake safety is from the cartoon character Maruko, a 9-year-old student. In an episode(片段) from Chibi Maruko-Chan 《樱桃小丸子, Maruko has to wear a protective(防护) hat in an earthquake practice.
School in Japan organize earthquake practices every month. They make students become familiar with being in an earthquake.
Japan also has a good earthquake warning(警告) system. Warnings were broadcast on television, radio and cell phones eight seconds after experts first knew about the quake on March 11.
The warning system is unable to predict an earthquake, but it can usually alert(提醒) people about 15 seconds before they feel the effects. Even 15 or 20 seconds can be enough to save people's lives.
14. When the big earthquake took place in Japan on March11,  .

A.
people fled the country at once

B.
people were too scared to move

C.
people got out of the buildings at once

D.
people stayed calm
15. Which of the following is true?

A.
Earthquake practices in Japan are very common

B.
Japanese people learn about earthquake safety only from the schools

C.
Japan has a warning system that can predict earthquakes

D.
Few people were hurt on March 11
16. The story mainly tells us that  .

A.
the earthquakes cannot be predicted

B.
Japan's earthquake culture

C.
how terrible the earthquake is

D.
Japanese people are very brave
答案
一、阅读理解
1. A 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. C
6. D 7. A 8. A 9. D 10. B
11. D 12. C 13. B 14. D 15. A
16. B