Unit 4 Humour 单元综合提能B卷-【单元测试】2023-2024学年高二英语夯基提能AB卷（北师大2019）（选择性必修第二册）

Unit 4 Humour 单元综合提能B卷 1、 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A You probably laugh at something you find funny, but how much do you really know about jokes and humour? Reader’s Digest(RD)questioned several experts to give us some facts about them. RD: What’s the oldest joke in the world? “We can’t know the oldest joke in the world because it would have existed earlier than writing.” says Christie Davies, professor of sociology at the University of Reading in the UK. The oldest joke book that’s been found so far is the Greek Philogelos. It dates from the 19th century AD, although the jokes date from an earlier time. According to psychologist Steve Wilson, director of National Humour Month(April in the US), it contains 265 jokes. RD: Do any people fail to develop a sense of humour? Rod Martin, professor of psychology at the Western University in Canada, believes that while everyone is born without a sense of humour, as we develop, humour and laughter begin to appear. “Of course, some children are more serious, quiet, and less likely to laugh frequently, but this doesn’t mean they don’t have a sense of humour.” And according to Steve Wilson, there are no adults who don’t have a sense of humour. “Almost everyone is able to develop a sense of humour, and I teach people how,” he says. RD: Do people share a sense of humour unique to their own nation? The sense of humour does differ a lot by country, according to an author named Scott Weems. British humour is thought to be absurd(荒谬的)in nature, while American humour has an aggressive quality. According to a study, Germans are found to find everything funny. 1．What do we know about the oldest joke book? A．It remains unknown. B．It was written in Greek. C．It was found in the UK. D．It contains the oldest joke. 2．What does Rod Martin agree with about people’s sense of humour? A．Nobody is born with a sense of humour. B．Some adults lose it when they grow up. C．Childhood is the best t