2015-2016学年高一英语练习册：综合能力测评3(人教版必修4).docVIP

综合能力测评(三) Unit 3　 　本套试卷分为第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。第Ⅰ卷60分，第Ⅱ卷40分，共100分。考试时间90分钟。 第Ⅰ卷　(选择题　共60分) Ⅰ.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) A Clowns have been around for a long time. They not only make us laugh at the circus but they used to make the king and his followers laugh in court. The earliest of these funmakers are called “fools”. In Greek and Roman times these fools dressed up like clowns do today with painted faces and funny costumes. They danced around the stage and did things to make people laugh as clowns do in circuses today. By medieval times every court had its fools. Fools wore bright colours and had bells on their shoes and their hats. They were not really meant to be foolish and often they would say wise and sensible things to the king which nobody else was brave enough to say. The king never got cross with the fool as this was his job. He was meant to be both wise and foolish and try to make the situation in court less serious. Of course people wanted to have their own kind of fool and shows developed in the 1500s in which fools (or Zanies) performed to make the crowd laugh. This kind of entertainment became so popular that it started a special kind of drama in Italy called Commedia del Arte which gradually turned into our comedy programmes today. When you watch the antics of Charlie Chaplin or Rowan Atkinson, you are watching a kind of comedy that is directly descended from the fools of ancient Rome and Greece. 1．How do clowns entertain people? A．By their clothes, makeup and the way they act. B．By their clothes, songs and the way they talk. C．By their amusing voices and gestures. D．By their amusing talk and gestures. 2．Where did fools first give performances? A．At fairs. B．In royal courts in Europe. C．In shows in ancient Greece and Rome. D．In different towns in Europe. 3．When did the Commedia del Arte begin to develop? A．Before the fifth century. C．Around the tenth century. B．During the Middle Ages. D．I