UNIT 3 Section Ⅳ 夯基提能 Ⅰ.阅读理解 In America, we have a thing called stand-up comedy.This popular form of entertainment consists of a comedian standing up at the front of a club, holding a microphone, and telling jokes.Of course, comedy is popular in Chinese culture as well, but the performances are quite different from the style in the US.In China, it's called cross-talk, which usually involves two guys engaging in an entertaining dialogue. It's believed that cross-talk came into being in the Qing Dynasty as a bit of a by-product of the imitation shows that were a popular form of entertainment in the Song Dynasty.After the PRC was established in 1949, this comedic art became more and more popular.Today, it's still heavily featured in the CCTV New Year's Gala programmes in China.The 1990s was the golden age of cross-talk: even foreigners studied the art of cross-talk.Mark Roswell, a Canadian named Da Shan in Chinese was relatively unknown in his native land but was a superstar in China.At the turn of the century, cross-talk began to decline, and many well-known actors left the stage. There are four skills that are essential in cross-talk: speaking, imitating, teasing, and singing.Most of the time, it is performed with two actors—one serves as the lead actor while the other plays a support role.However, sometimes it is performed simply as a one-man show, and at other times there are several actors.In order to criticize something, the humor involved in cross-talk is satirical. 语篇导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了中国传统曲艺相声的起源、发展和文化影响力。 1．What's the difference between American stand-up comedy and Chinese cross-talk？ A．Chinese cross-talk actors don't use a microphone. B．American stand-up comedy actors are all men. C．Chinese cross-talk is more liked by Canadians. D．American stand-up comedy is only a one-man show. 解析：D 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“This popular form of entertainment consists of a comedian standing up at the front of a club...”可知，美国脱口秀节目往往只是一个人在表演。故选D。 2．Which word can best summarize Paragraph 2？ A．History. B．Future. C．Features. D．Difference. 解析：A 主旨大意题。第二段主要讲述了中国相声的起源、发展、繁荣和衰退的历史。故history能够概括本段内容。故选A。 3．What can we know about Mark Roswell？ A．He was an American stand-up comedian. B．He was very popular with Canadians. C．He was a famous cross-talker in China. D．He left the stage in the early 1990s. 解析：C 推理判断题。根据第二段倒数第二、三句“...even foreigners studied the art of cross-talk.Mark Roswell...was a superstar in China”可知，Mark Roswell是一位在中国很著名的相声演员。故选C。 4．What's the meaning of the underlined word “satirical” in Paragraph 3？ A．Acid-tongued. B．Good-tempered. C．Warm-hearted. D．Smooth-tongued. 解析：A 细节理解题。根据第三段尾句中的“In order to criticize something...”可知，相声为了达到批评的效果，采用的应是讥讽的语言。其他三个选项不能实现“批判”的目的。故选A。 Ⅱ.语法填空 D ... ...
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