Question

An old saying goes ”Laughter is the best medicine.” It’s true that laughter is really good for our health. So, the next time you’re feeling stressed, try to laugh a lot, ①develop a sense of humor and watch funny films.

The Comic Relief charity, an organization that helps people in need, uses laughter to raise money. Every two years in spring, many English people put on a red nose, make a fool of themselves and do ”silly” things to make themselves and others laugh. Examples of silly things you can do are:

Invite friends round to your house to watch funny films. They have to pay to watch the films—those with the most comfortable chairs pay more—and for food and drinks.

Hold a talent show at school and ask your friends and teachers to sing, dance or tell jokes. Sell tickets for the show to the rest of the school.

Have a red nose party at your house. All your friends come dressed in red—including red nose—and your serve red food and drinks. If they don’t wear red, they have to pay a fine.

Get the students in your school to make funny sculptures(雕塑)using all kinds of materials. Sell tickets to your Red Nose Day exhibition and part of the money goes to Comic Relief.

The organization has helped people for more than 20 years. And how much have they collected since the first Red Nose Day? Over￡600 million!②             . In New Zealand, for example, people have made big red noses which they put on the front of cars and even buildings.

任务一1.请根据短文内容，把相关的信息匹配。将Ⅱ栏的字母代号填写在答题卡上。（每小题1分，共3分）

1.                     2.                      3.

Ⅰ                                       Ⅱ

1. the Comic Relief charity          A. pay a fine

2. in New Zealand                    B. big red house on buildings

3. a red nose party                 C. raise money

任务二2.请根据短文内容，将①处划线词组 develop a sense of humor 译成汉语。（1分）         任务三3. 请根据短文内容，对下面句子做出正（T）误（F）判断。（1分）        .

Comic Relief can’t get all the money from the Red Nose Day exhibition

任务四4. 请根据短文内容，回答问题。（1分）

Why do many English people do “silly” things sometimes?                          .

任务五5. 选择合适的句子填入②处，使文章合理通顺。 将句子的字母代号填写在答题卡上。（1分）

A. So more charities have been opened around the world.

B. Red Nose Day has become something special for English people.

C. The idea of Red Nose Day has traveled to other countries, too.

Answer

任务一1.1.C 2.B 3.A

任务二2.养成幽默感

任务三3.T

任务四4.To make themselves and others laugh

任务五5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了幽默的力量，当感到压力时，尝试多笑、养成幽默感、欣赏滑稽电影等。

任务一1. 2.B 3.A

1.C根据短文第2段第一句：The Comic Relief charity, an organization that helps people in need, uses laughter to raise money.（The Comic Relief charity,一个帮助急需帮助的人的组织，用笑声来筹钱）可知，1与C相匹配；

2.B根据短文最后一句：In New Zealand, for example, people have made big red noses which they put on the front of cars and even buildings.（譬如，在新西兰，人们制作大的红鼻子，把红鼻子贴到轿车的前脸上，甚至建筑物上。）可知，2与B相匹配。

3. A根据短文第5段：Have a red nose party at your house. If they don’t wear red, they have to pay a fine.（在你的家里举办红鼻子晚会。如果他们没有穿红色衣服，就要罚款。）可知3与A相匹配。

任务二2.2】养成幽默感develop 发展，形成；the sense of…：……的感觉。故译成：养成幽默感。

任务三3.3】T句意：喜剧慈善会没有全部得到从红鼻子日展览筹得的善款。短文第6段最后一句：Sell tickets to your Red Nose Day exhibition and part of the money goes to Comic Relief.（ 部分善款归喜剧慈善会）两句含义相当。故正确。填：T。

任务四4.4】To make themselves and others laugh题意：为什么许多英国人有时做傻的事情？根据第二段的第二句：do “silly” things to make themselves and others laugh（做傻事是使自己和人开心）可知本题回答：To make themselves and others laugh。

任务五5.5】C第二段的第二句：many English people put on a red nose指出红鼻子日在英国盛行。

最后一段的最后一句：In New Zealand，for example, people have made big red noses which they put on the front of cars and even buildings.可知新西兰人们把红鼻子贴到轿车的前脸上，甚至建筑物上。综上可见：连接句是The idea of Red Nose Day has traveled to other countries, too. 故选C。

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