题组提分练三十五　选修7　Unit 5
限时35分钟　见学生用书P377
加黑体小题考查写作手法和文章结构题
阅读理解A　(2018·四省三校联考)　体裁：议论文　话题：人际关系　难度：★★★☆☆
Everybody likes to laugh sometimes, whether at a funny joke, an amusing incident or a funny photograph or sound. Comedians who copy well-known people always tickle (胳肢) my funny bone! The great thing is that once we've had a good laugh, we feel happier. It would seem that bringing a bit of humour into more serious situations might be good for us.
Maybe we should get inspiration from Steve Carlisle, president of General Motors of Canada. When he walks around the firm's Ontario headquarters (总部), he shares his sense of humour to bond with his staff. He says “It can help people feel more relaxed, more comfortabl
e and thus be more effective at what they do.”Humour can be used by teachers in the classroom too. It's a good way to break the ice with students and create a more relaxing atmosphere which is good for learning, as long as everyone doesn't spend all their time in wild laughter!
But we have to be careful; not everyone laughs at the same things. While some of us may admire a work colleague for his well­told joke, others may consider him rude or just an idiot! According to Professor Schweitzer, from the University of Philadelphia's Wharton School, a worker who successfully uses humour is seen as both confident and competent, which in turn increases his status.
So telling the right jokes in the office or classroom can spread some happiness. A study published in The Journal oftickle Behavioural and Applied Management, found emotional exhaustion was significantly lower among healthcare workers who experienced greater levels of fun at work. And another research has discovered that teams who share more jokes give more supportive statements to each other—and that's no joke！(最后一段说明幽
默的益处，happiness, significantly, greater, supportive都是褒义词汇，暗示作者的态度也是积极的、肯定的)
【语篇解读】　文章介绍了幽默的作用。
1．How does the author prove the effect of humour in Paragraph 2?
A. By giving examples.
B. By making comparison.
C. By presenting the process.
D. By analyzing cause and effect.
答案与解析　A　写作手法题。作者举了Steve Carlisle的例子，他利用幽默提高了员工的工作效率，故作者利用举例的方式证明幽默的效果。
2．How can a worker increase his position according to Professor Schweitzer?
A. By taking his job seriously.
B. By working harder than others.
C. By getting along well with his boss.
D. By telling the right jokes successfully.
答案与解析　D　推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句可知善于利用幽默的员工会被认为是能干而自信的人，这反而会提高其地位，故D项正确。
3．What is the author's attitude towards humour?
A. Doubtful.    B. Positive.
C. Casual.    D. Critical.
答案与解析　B　观点态度题。作者通过举例说明幽默的好处，且在第一段说明幽默对我们有益处，最后一段又说明在办公室和教室利用幽默可以带来欢乐，故作者对幽默是肯定的态度，故选项B正确。
4．What is the best title for the text?
A. Humour is Rude
B. Seriousness and Humour
C. Humour Makes a Difference
D. How to Be Humorous
答案与解析　C　标题归纳题。第一段说明在严肃的场合利用幽默对我们有好处，最后一段说明在办公室和教室利用幽默可以带来欢乐，故文章主要介绍幽默的作用。故C项“幽默作用大”作为标题合适。
词汇微存　①supportive adj.支持的； ②break the ice打破沉默；打破僵局
阅读理解B　(2018·湖南五市十校联考)　体裁：说明文　话题：自然　难度：★★★☆☆
Scientists in Britain have managed to teach bumblebees (大黄蜂) to pull strings to get to fo
od and then pass on what they have learned to others in their colony (体)—showing a high level of intelligence despite their tiny brains.(提出研究发现结果：学会技能然后传授技能)
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London said the experiments, often used to test the intelligence of apes(猿) and birds, showed for the first time that some insects are up to the task, and can also pass skills on through several generations.(昆虫也能代代相传所学技能)
The findings add to the evidence suggesting the ability for “culture spread”—the ability to learn and pass on knowledge and skills—may not be unique to humans.
In the research, published in the journal PLOS Biology on Tuesday, the scientists were able to train 23 out of a group of 40 bees to pull strings with their legs and feet.
The strings were attached to discs—or artificial “flowers”—containing food at their center but placed under a transparent screen. The bees, spotting the food beneath the screen, lea
rned to pull the “flowers” out by pulling the string with their legs and feet to be able to get to it.(说明实验中所教授的技能)
From another group of bees given the chance to solve the task without any training, only two of 110 were successful.(未经培训的蜜蜂完成任务的情况)
Another group of bees was then allowed to observe the trained bees pulling the strings, and 60 percent of them successfully learned the skill. Finally, trained bees were put in colonies, and the scientists found the technique spread successfully to a majority of the colony's worker bees.(观察学习技能→成功所学技能→传授所学技能)

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