综合技能测试（一）本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，共150分。考试时间120分钟。第Ⅰ卷(选择题)第一部分听力第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AItisoftenarguedthatoneofthemostcommondifferencesbetweentheBritishandAmericansenseofhumouristhatAmericansdon'tunderstandirony(反语).SimonPeggexploresthistopicindepthinhisarticleWhatareyoulaughingat?Heconcludesthatthisstatementisn'ttrueandIquiteagreewithhim.Oneofthedifferencesseemstobehowoftenbothnationsuseirony.TheBritishuseironyonadailybasis,whereasAmericansdon't.IthinkAmericansunderstandBritishirony;whattheydon'tunderstandistheneedtouseitsofrequently.WhenAmericansuseironytheywanttostatethattheyare“onlykidding”.TheyfeeltheneedtomakeajokemoreobviousthantheBritishdo；maybethisresultsfromafearofoffendingpeople.IthinkthedifferencesbetweentheBritishandAmericansenseofhumourarisefromaculturaldifferencebetweenthetwo.Americanjokesaremoreopen,abitlikeAmericansthemselves.Britishjokes，ontheotherhand，aremorereserved(含蓄的).Thereisusuallyahiddenmeaning.CertainAmericancomedieshavegainedhugesuccessinBritainandviceversa(反之亦然).Therefore，althoughtherearedifferencesbetweenbothcomicstyles,thereisstillanappreciationandunderstandingoftheothersenseofhumour.BoththeBritishandAmericanversions(版本)ofthecomedyTheOfficearehugelysuccessfulonbothsidesoftheAtlantic.Bothshowshavetheirownculturaldifferences,yettheydescribealifestylewhichbothAmericansandtheBritishcanrelatetoinasimilarway.语篇解读：尽管英美人的幽默感不同，但这并不影响他们互相欣赏和理解对方的幽默。21．Thewriterbelievesthat________.A．Americansdon'tunderstandironywhencommunicatingwiththeBritishB．theBritishuseironyaswellasAmericansdoinmanywaysC．therearehugedifferencesbetweentheBritishandAmericansenseofhumourD．Americansuselessironybecausetheydon'twanttooffendothers答案：D细节理解题。根据第二段可知，因为不想冒犯其他人，美国人更喜欢开直接的玩笑，而不是使用反语，故选D项。22．Accordingtothetext，Americanshavenoidea________.A．whenandhowtouseironyB．whereandwhytouseironyC．whetheritisnecessarytouseironyoftenD．whetheritiseasytounderstandirony答案：C细节理解题。根据第二段“whattheydon'tunderstandistheneedtouseitsofrequently.”可知，美国人不理解的是是否有必要常常使用反语，故选C项。23．WhatisthemaincauseofthedifferencesbetweentheBritishandAmericansenseofhumour?A．Culture.B．Lifestyle.C．Historicaldevelopment.D．Geographicallocation.答案：A细节理解题。根据第三段“IthinkthedifferencesbetweentheBritishandAmericansenseofhumourarisefromaculturaldifferencebetweenthetwo.”可知选A项。24．ThecomedyTheofficeisgivenasanexampletoshowthat________.A．AmericancomedieshavegainedmoresuccessthanthoseinBritainB．theBritishandAmericanscanunderstandthesamecomedyofdifferentformsC．thesamecomedycanbeperformedtotallydifferentlyindifferentcountriesD．thedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericancomediesarebecominggreater答案：B可知，尽管英美人的幽默感“...althoughtherearedifferencesbetweenbothcomicstyles,thereisstillanappreciationandunderstandingoftheothersenseofhumour.”不同，但这并不影响他们互相欣赏和理解对方的幽默，故选B项。BEcotourismEcotourismisaresponsiblewaytotraveltonaturalareaswhichprotectstheenvironmentandimprovestheincomeofthelocalpeople.Forexample,awalkthroughtherainforestisnotecotourismunlessthatparticular...
