Unit 1 Section Ⅱ Using language-【精讲精练】2023-2024学年高中英语选择性必修第一册外研版（课时作业）

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

(2023·南京外国语学校月考) Is smile just a facial expression？Of course not！It is not only used to express pleasure，affection，and friendliness，but also the commonest way to show our good will perfectly without saying anything.It is a time­proven fact that smile is a universal symbol that can be understood by the people of every nation in the world.

One day while shopping，I met a clerk who seemed quite unfriendly and not at all concerned about my intended purchase.I bought nothing，and marched angrily out of the store.On the outside stood a young man in his early twenties.His expressive brown eyes met and held mine，and in an instant a beautiful，brilliant smile covered his face.

The magic power of that smile made all bitterness within me melt，and I found the muscles in my own face happily responding.“Beautiful day，isn't it？”I remarked when passing.Then，obeying an impulse (冲动)，I turned back.“I really owe you a debt of gratitude，”I said softly.His smile deepened，but he made no attempt to answer.His companions—a Mexican woman and two men were standing nearby.“Carlos，he speaks no English，”the woman volunteered.“You want me to tell him something？”“Yes，”my reply was enthusiastic and sincere，“please tell him I said，‘Thank you! ’”“Thank you？”the woman seemed slightly confused.I gave her arm a friendly pat as I turned to leave.“Just tell him that，”I insisted.“He'll understand，I am sure ！”

Although I have never seen that young man again，I shall never forget the lesson he taught me that morning.From that day on，I was conscious of the power of smile，and I practiced the art diligently.

[语篇解读]　本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。作者通过自己的亲身经历说明了微笑的强大力量。

1．Why did the author go angrily out of the store?

A．He was unsatisfied with the goods.

B．He quarreled with another customer.

C．He was rude towards the assistant.

D．He was mad at the unfriendly clerk.

解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I met a clerk...about my intended purchase”可知，作者什么也没买，怒气冲冲地大步走出商店，因为他遇到了一位不友善的店员。

2．What can we know from the text?

A．The author met a helping hand while shopping.

B．The Mexican woman was helpful and diligent.

C．The smile lightened the author's mood greatly.

D．The author always uses smile to solve problems.

解析：选C　推理判断题。根据第三段中的“The magic power of that smile made all bitterness within me melt”以及下文作者向这位年轻人道谢的描述可知，从商店出来后的作者遇到了一个对着自己微笑的年轻人，这个年轻人所给予的微笑使作者的心情好转了很多。

3．Which can be the best title for the passage?

A．A Rigid Clerk

B．A Powerful Smile

C．A Helpful Woman

D．An Impressive Young Man

解析：选B　标题归纳题。根据文章第一段中的“It is not only used to express pleasure，affection，and friendliness...saying anything”并通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了微笑的强大力量。

4．What is the best title for the passage?

A．An Impressive Young Man

B．A Rude Clerk

C．A Warm­Hearted Woman

D．A Powerful Smile

解析：选D　标题归纳题。文章第一段提到，微笑不只是一种面部表情。它不仅用来表达快乐、感情和友好，还是不用说话就能表达善意的最普遍的方式。结合全文内容可知，这篇文章主要讲述了微笑的强大力量。

B

Laugh Lots，Live Longer

A new study found that a sense of humour lowered mortality rates(死亡率)，especially for women.Women with a strong sense of humour were found to live longer although they were ill，especially for those with heart problems and infections.

The researchers reported the findings from a 15­year study on the connection between the sense of humor and death among 53,556 women and men in their country.The team studied the influence of humour on people's way of thinking，social skills and emotion development，and examined death from different conditions：heart problems，infections and other health problems.

The findings showed that for women，those who had high scores on a humorous way of thinking had a 48 percent lower risk of death from all causes，a 73 percent lower risk of death from heart problems and an 83 percent lower risk of death from infections.For men，a connection was found only in the risk of death from infections—those with high humour scores had a 74 percent reduced risk.The researchers suggested the sex differences could be due to a small decrease in humour scores as the men aged.No connection was found in the influence of humour on social skills and emotion development.

“The humorous way of thinking plays an important role in people's personality and may influence the way people cope with everyday life，”said study co­researcher Sven Svebak.“In this way，it may help reduce fighting in daily life，preventing the build­up of stress.”Although the sense of humour is a natural characteristic，it can also be developed through social activities.

“I expect that children whose parents have no sense of humour when feeling challenges are less likely to develop their sense of humour to cope with everyday life when they grow up，”Sven Svebak said.“But if you had a humourless childhood，never fear—studies show people can learn to be humorous at any age.”

[语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文。一项新研究表明，幽默感可以降低死亡率，尤其是对女性而言。

5．What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A．We should develop a sense of humour to live longer.

B．Women with a strong sense of humour may live longer.

C．Women who seldom laugh may fall ill easily.

D．Humour makes people pay more attention to their health.

解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“A new study...especially for women”可知，尤其是对于女性来说，幽默感可以降低死亡率，故幽默的女性可能会活得更久。

6．The reason for men having a higher risk of death from infections than women is that         .

A．men have poor memories as they age

B．men become less humorous as they grow older

C．men have bad sleeping quality as they grow older

D．men take part in fewer social activities as they age

解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第三段中的“The researchers suggested...the men aged”可知，男性比女性死于传染病的风险更高的原因在于男性年老之后幽默感会减少。

7．How does the author show the research findings?

A．By list data.