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1EvaluationWarning:ThedocumentwascreatedwithSpire.Docfor.NET.课时跟踪练(三)Lesson2&Lesson3—Pre-readingⅠ.阅读理解AAgroupofscientistsandpsychologistsdecidedtofindoutwhatthefunniestjokeintheworldwas.Thiswasobviouslyadifficulttask,asnotwopeopleeverreallyagreeaboutwhatisfunnyandwhatisnot—especiallywhenthey'refromdifferentcountries.Hereisthejoketheychoseasthefunniestjokeintheworld.Twohuntersareinthewoods.Oneofthemfallstotheground.Hedoesn'tseemtobebreathing.Theotherhuntertakesouthismobilephoneandcallsemergencyservices.“Myfriendisdead!WhatcanIdo？”Theoperatorsays,“Don'tworry.First,makesurehe'sdead.”Thereisasilence.Thenashotisheard.Bang!Thehunter'svoicecomesbackontheline:“OK,nowwhat？”Thisisperhapsslightlyamusing.Culturally,itdependsonusknowingthatoftenhuntersarenotconsideredtobeveryintelligentpeople,andthatoftentheyarequiteviolent.Butperhapsthisisnotsoallovertheworld.It'squitea“black”joke.Theexpertsalsofoundthesecondfunniestjoke:SherlockHolmesandDrWatsongoonacampingtrip.Afterdinner,theygotosleep.Somehourslater,Holmeswakesup.“Watson,whatdoyousee？”“Millionsofstars，”repliesWatson.“Andwhatdoyouinferfromthat？”“Well,therearebillionsofplanets...Weareasmallpartoftheuniverse...Wewillhaveabeautifuldaytomorrow...”“Watson,youidiot(笨蛋)!Someonehasstolenourtent！”Ipersonallythinkthisisbetter.Understandingthisjoke,however,dependsonusknowingwhoSherlockHolmesandDrWatsonare.Ithasanunexpectedending—somethingthatisveryimportantandnecessaryformostjokes.Surprisecanbefunny.What'sfunnyontheEarth?Scientistsareexcellentatstudyingcomplicated(复杂的)things.Somethingsaremuchtoocomplicated,evenforthemostintelligentthought.语篇解读：本文是说明文。什么笑话最好呢？本文作者举了两个例子来说明影响理解笑话的因素。21.Itisdifficulttofindthefunniestjokeintheworldbecause________.A．therearetoomanyjokestochoosefromB．thoseexpertscannotagreewitheachotherC．peopleacrosstheworldcreatenewjokeseverydayD．people'sstandardsofwhatisfunnyarenotthesame解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段可知，要想找到世界上最好笑的笑话很难，这是因为人们对此的评判标准不一样。2．Intheauthor'sopinion,thefirstjoke________.A．isreallyfunnyandamusingB．isnotasfunnyasthoseexpertsthoughtC．showspeople'swrongunderstandingofhuntersD．tellsreadersnevertolookdownonbravehunters解析：选B推理判断题。根据第三段第一句可知，作者认为这个笑话只是略微好笑，而第二段中提到专家们将这个笑话选为世界上最好笑的笑话。由此可推知，作者认为这个笑话没有专家们认为的那么好笑。3．Whichofthefollowinginfluencestheunderstandingofajokemost?A．Thereader'smood.B．Thereader'sculturalbackground.C．Thecharacters'styleoflanguage.D．Thenumberoffunnypointsinthejoke.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第三段第二句和倒数第二段第二句可知，读者的文化背景是理解笑话的最重要的因素。4．Inmostcases,thecompletelynecessarypointofajokeis________.A．aresultbeyondexpectationB．thementionofgreatpeopleC．extremelyfunnybehaviorD．theuseofspecialphrases解析：选A细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第三句可知，出乎意料的结尾对大多数笑话来说是必不可少的。BKuringaiChaseNationalParkGuidedWalksandNatureActivitiesSUNDAYMAY7EASYEarlyMorningWalkinUpperLaneCoveValley3Meetat7：30amattheendofDayRd,Cheltenhamwhilethebushisalivewithbirdsong.Roundtrip:4hoursFRIDAYMAY12MEDIUMPossumProwlMeetat7：30pminSeaforthOvalcarpark.Enjoythepeaceofthebushatnight.Lovelywaterviews.Bringatorch(手电筒)andwearsportsshoesassomerockclimbinginvolved.Coffeeandbiscuitssupplied.Duration(持续时间):2hoursSUNDAYJUNE4HARDBairne/BasinTrackMeetat9：30amonTrack#8,WestHeadRoad.ImpressivePittwaterviews.VisitBeechwoodCottage.Bringlunchanddrink.Somesteep(陡峭的)sections.Reasonablefitnessrequired.Duration:about6hours.FRIDAYJUNE16EASYPoetryAroundaCampfireMeetat7：00pmatKalbarriVisitorCenter.Shareyourfavouritepoemoroneofyourownwithagrouparoundagentlyburningfire.Teaandbiscuitstofollow.Dressupwarmly.Cost:$4.00perpersonDuration:2.5hoursSUNDAYJUNE25EASYMorningWalkatMitchellParkMeetat8：30amattheentrancetoMitchellPark,MitchellParkRd,forapleasantwalkwanderingthroughrainforest,riverflatsanddryforesttoswampland.Binoculars(双筒望远镜)amusttobringasmanybirdslivehere.Finishwithmorningtea.Roundtrip:3hours◆GradingEASYsuitableforallfitnesslevelsMEDIUMforthosewhoperiodicallyexerciseHARDonlyifyouregularlyexercise错误!5.Wherearevisitorsrequiredtomeettoexplorethebeautyofnatureat4night?A．AttheendofDayRd,Cheltenham.B．AttheentrancetoMitchellPark.C．OnTrack#8,WestHeadRoad.D．InSeaforthOvalcarpark.解析：选D细节理解题。由FRIDAYMAY12举行的活动“Meetat7：30pminSeaforthOvalcarpark.Enjoythepeaceofthebushatnight.”可知，在此处集合的游客可探索夜晚大自然的美景。6．TheactivityheldonSUNDAYJUNE4ismostsuitableforthosewho________.A．areanimalloversB．takeexerciseregularlyC．preferliteraturetonatureD．areinterestedinmorningtea解析：选B细节理解题。SUNDAYJUNE4举行的活动难度级别是HARD，且由对该活动的描述“Somesteepsections.Reasonablefitnessrequired.”和文末对难度级别的解释“HARDonlyifyouregularlyexercise”可知，该活动最适合那些经常锻炼的游客。7．WhatshouldvisitorsprepareiftheytakepartinPoetryAroundaCampfire?A．Atorch.B．Sportsshoes.C．Somesnacks.D．Warmclothes.解析：选D细节理解题。由对PoetryAroundaCampfire活动的描述“Meetat7：00pm...Dressupwarmly.”可知，该活动在晚上举行，要求游客自带保暖衣物。8．WhatactivitydoesMorningWalkatMitchellParkprovide?A．Birdwatching.B．Animalhunting.C．Riverswimming.D．Mountainclimbing.解析：选A细节理解题。由对MorningWalkatMitchellPark活动的描述“Binocularsamusttobringasmanybirdslivehere.”可知，参加该活动的游客可以观赏鸟类。CRegardedasgeeks(怪人),scientistshavebeenstrugglingwiththeirimage(形象)insocietyfordecades.However,inrecentyearstherehasbeenanewunderstandingbecause