2019版高考英语精准备考一轮(外研版)：单元检测(三十一) Small Talk.pdf

单元检测（三十一）SmallTalkⅠ.阅读理解.ARecently,agroupofscientistsdecidedtofindoutwhatthefunniestjokeintheworldwas.Thiswasobviouslyadifficulttask,asnotwopeoplereallyagreeaboutwhatisfunnyandwhatisnot—especiallywhentheyarefromdifferentcountries.Hereisthejokewhichtheexpertsdecidedwasthefunniestjokeintheworld：Twohunterswereoutinthewoods.Oneofthemfelltotheground.Hedidn'tseemtobebreathing;hiseyeswereclosed.Theotherhuntertookouthismobilephoneandcalledtheemergencyservices(紧急救援部门).“Myfriendisdead！”hecriedtotheoperator.“WhatcanIdo？”Theoperatorsaid，“Don'tworry.First,makesurehe'sdead.”Therewasasilence,andthenashot(枪声)washeard.Bang!Thehunter'svoicecamebackontheline.Hesaid，“OK,nowwhat？”Thisisperhapsamusing.Culturally,itdependsonusknowingthatoftenhuntersarenotconsideredtobeveryintelligentpeople,andthatoftentheyarequiteviolent.Butperhapsthisisnotsoallovertheworld.It'salsoquitea“black”joke—ajokeaboutsomethingwhichisn'treallyafunnysubject.Theexpertsalsofoundthesecondfunniestjokeintheworld.Hereitis：SherlockHolmesandDr.Watsonwentonacampingtrip.Afterdinner,theywenttosleep.Somehourslater,Holmeswokeup.“Watson,lookupattheskyandtellmewhatyousee.”“Iseemillionsofstars,Holmes，”repliedWatson.“Andwhatdoyouinferfromthat？”“Well,therearebillionsofstars...weareasmallpartoftheuniverse...”“Watson,youidiot！”hesaid.“Someonehasstolenourtent！”Ipersonallythinkthisisbetter.Canscientistsintheenddecidewhatisfunny?Somethingsaremuchtoocomplicated,evenforscientists.语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。一些科学家试图找到世界上最好笑的笑话，但实际上由于人们判断笑话好笑的标准不一样，找出最好笑的笑话是很难做到的。1．Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A．Fewjokescanmakescientistslaugh.B．Onlyscientistscanfindoutthefunniestjoke.C．Therearedifferentjokesindifferentcountries.D．Peopleholddifferentopinionsaboutwhatisfunny.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第一段第二句可知，人们对笑话是否好笑持有不同的观点。2．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthefirstjoke?A．Itisnotsofunnyastheexpertsthought.B．Itisreallythefunniestjokehehaseverheard.C．Itcangreatlyaffectreaders'attitudestowardhunters.D．Itshowsthatnotallhuntersarebraveandintelligent.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Thisisperhapsamusing..