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Ⅰ阅读理解AIfyoueverusedaspoonfullofsugartohelpthemedicinegodown,youarelikelytohavewatchedthemovieMaryPoppinsinyourchildhood.However,noteveryonelovesthatDisneymoviemusical.Althoughthe1964film(basedonP．L.Travers’bookseriesMaryPoppins)starringJulieAndrews,KarenDotriceandDickVanDykewasabigsuccess,thebook’sauthorP．L.Traverswasn’tafanofit.Traversdidn’thideherdislikeofDisney’sMaryPoppinsmovie.Shedidn’tlikethemovie’stitlecharacterMaryPoppins,andstatedthatitlostthepointbecauseDisneyturnedherintoaveryprettygirl,accordingtoTheTelegraph.Infact,Traverswassoupsetthatshecriedallthetimewhilewatchingthemovie.WhenMaryPoppinsReturns,the2018sequel(续篇)film,wasshownintheaters,ideasaboutwhatTraverswouldhavethoughtofthisadaptation(改编本)aremixed.NewsweeksaysthatifTraverswerealive,shemightlikethisfilmbecausethescreenwriter,DavidMagee,wastruertothenatureofMaryPoppins.MageeexplainedthathewasafanoftheoriginalbooksandherespectedthedescriptionsofMaryPoppinsinTravers’books.Butontheotherhand,giventhefactthatstarEmilyBluntisalsoveryprettyandTraversdislikedalltheadaptationsofherworkthatweremadewhenshewasliving,it’simpossibletoknowforsure.IfyouthinkTraversdidn’tlikesequelsatall,youaretotallywrong.Infact,TraverswrotesevensequelstoheroriginalMaryPoppinsnovelbeforeshediedin1996.MaryPoppinsandtheHouseNextDoorin1988wasthelastone.AndasMaryPoppinsReturnsfindsitswayintotheheartsofaudiences,morepeoplearesuretofallinlovewiththemagicalworldthatP．L.Traverscreated.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲了P.L.Travers不喜欢那部根据她的小说改编的于1964年上映的迪士尼电影。当2018年的迪士尼电影续篇上映时，大家又有了新的看法。1．WhatdoweknowabouttheDisneymoviemusicalmentionedinParagraph1?A．ItwaswrittenbyJulieAndrews.B．Itwasmainlyaboutasickchild.C．ItwashighlypraisedbyTravers.D．ItwasanadaptationofTravers’book.D解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的Althoughthe1964film(basedonP．L.Travers’bookseriesMaryPoppins)starringJulieAndrews...可知，这部电影是Travers写的书的一部改编本。2．HowdidTraversfindthemovieadaptationsofherbookswhenshewasalive?A．Funny.B．Interesting.C．Educational.D．Unsatisfying.D解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的Traversdislikedalltheadaptationsofherworkthatweremadewhenshewasliving可知，当她活着时，她觉得那些改编都很令人不满意。3．WhatdoestheauthormostprobablythinkofDisney’sMaryPoppinsReturns?A．ItisbetterthanTravers’lastsequel.B．It’sthebestadaptationofTravers’book.C．It’llreceiveapositiveresponsefromthepublic.D．It’llmakefansofTravers’booksdisappointed.C解析：观点态度题。根据最后一段中的asMaryPoppinsReturnsfindsitswayintotheheartsofaudiences,morepeoplearesuretofallinlovewiththemagicalworldthatP．L.Traverscreated.可知，作者认为这部新剧会得到公众的好评。BItiswidelybelievedthathumorisgoodforyourhealth.However,moststudiesonhumorandhealthshowthatbywatchingsomethinghumorous—comedyfilms,forexample—youcanjustescapefromthepainforashorttime,orthathumorjusthelpsreducesignsofadisease.Sofar,nostudyhasshownthathumorcanhelpapersonrecoverfromaseriousillness.Onewaytostudytherelationshipbetweenhumorandhealthislookingatthehealthofpeoplewhousehumoraspartoftheirjobs:comediansandimprov(即兴表演)artists,forexample.Notonlydotheyusehumoraspartoftheirwork,butalsotheyshowthehighestlevelsofhumorability.Soifhumorisreallygoodforourhealth,wecananticipatethatcomediansbenefitthemostfromit.Althoughitisoftensaidthathumorcanmakepeoplelivelonger,researchhasactuallyfoundtheoppositetobetrue.Onestudyfoundthatcomediansandhumorwritersactuallydiedyoungercomparedwithotherfamouspeoplewhowerenotperformers.However,thesestudiesweresomewhatlimited,becausemostofthecomediansweremenandalreadydead.Andmanyfamouspeopleoftenliveveryunhealthylives,andthecomediansmighthavediedfromreasonssuchasheavydrinkingorsmoking.MycolleaguesandIdecidedtotakeadifferentway.Wecollecteddata(数据)from491improvartiststudents—224womenand267men—allalive.Wecomparedthisimprovgroupwith795noncomedians,whowerematchedinage,sex,andeducation.Weaskedparticipantsfrombothgroupstotellushowmanydiseasestheyhadhadinthepastthreeyearsandhowlongtheyhadlasted.Theimprovartistsreportedthattheyhadhadmanymorediseases,andthatthesediseaseshadlastedlongercomparedwiththecontrolgroup.Soourstudyaddsfurtherevidencetotheconclusionmadebythestudiesbefore.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲了人们普遍认为幽默对我们的健康有益，但研究发现，幽默对我们健康的益处并没有那么大。4．Whatdomoststudiesonhumorandhealthshowabouthumor?A．Itdoesn’treallyreducesignsofdiseases.B．Itjusthelpsreducepeople’spainforawhile.C．Itcan’treallymakepeoplefeelcomfortable.D．Itcanhelponerecoverfromaseriousdisease.B解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的However,moststudiesonhumorandhealthshowthatbywatchingsomethinghumorous—comedyfilms,forexample—youcanjustescapefromthepainforashorttime可知，幽默只能暂时帮助人们减轻痛苦。5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“anticipate”inParagraph2mean?A．Predict.B．Notice.C．Understand.D．Explain.A解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段中的Soifhumorisreallygoodforourhealth可知，在这种情况，我们应该“预测”喜剧演员从幽默中受益最大。6．Whatcanweknowabouttheimprovartistsfromtheauthor’sresearch?A．Theyhadmoreunhealthyhabits.B．Theybenefitedmorefromhumor.C．Theyweremorelikelytogetdiseases.D．Theydidbetterintakingcareofthemselves.C解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的Theimprovartistsreportedthattheyhadhadmanymorediseases,andthatthesediseaseshadlastedlongercomparedwiththecontrolgroup.可知，跟一般人相比，这些喜剧演员更容易得疾病。CAnaturaldisasteriscoming,onethatcantakethelivesofthousandsandh