广东省清远市2023-2024学年高一下学期7月期末考试英语试卷(含答案).docxVIP

广东省清远市2023-2024学年高一下学期7月期末考试英语试卷

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一、阅读理解

Therearesomanydifferenttypesofcomedythatwearen’tfamiliarwith.Whichisfunny?

Anecdotes

Thisformofcomedyconveysatrue-to-lifeaspectinthenarrationofstories,whichinvolveapersonoranincidentthatisworthtellingwithanendthatisamusing.Theyaren’treallyjokesbutawayofshowingsomethingimportantaspartofthestorythatisbeingtold.

BlendWords

Thisformofbeinghumorousiswhenacomedianoranactorisabletocreateanewtermbycombiningtwowordsintoone.We’reawareofblendwords,say,twirl(twist+wiggle)abrunch(breakfast+lunch).Butwhataboutthosethatarecreativelymadeupatwill?Theseuniqueblendsofwordsarewhatcomedianscomeupwithtotickleyourfunnybone.

Blunders

Thiskindofcomedyiswherethecomedianoractorisseenasmakingafoolofhimselftogivewaytohumorousmoments.Trippingoveroneselfandbeingridiculousaroundpeoplearecommoncharacteristicsofthiskindofcomedy.Thisformofhumorisalsoknownas“slapstick”comedy.

Irony

Ironyisatrope(修辞)thatinvolvessomethinginharmoniousbetweenwhatisexpectedandwhatoccursandthereforeisapopulartypeofhumor.Ironyisdescribedthroughwordsoractionstoexpresssomethingcompletelydifferentfromtheusualmeaning.

Stand-UpComedy

Stand-upcomedyinvolvesacomedianstandingupinfrontofacrowdandamusingthemwithjokesandfunnystories.Well-knownstand-upcomediansareBennyHill,EllenDeGeneres,QueenLatifah,WillSmith,ChrisRock,SarahSilvermanandsoon.

1．Whichcomedytypeoftenhasafunnyandenjoyableending?

A.Anecdotes. B.Blendwords. C.Blunders. D.Stand-upcomedy.

2．WhatdoweknowaboutIronyfromthetext?

A.Itusuallyinvolvesinventingnewterms.

B.Itisashortinterestingstoryaboutfamouscomedians.

C.Ithashumorousmomentswhencomediansdosomethingsilly.

D.Itusually