2017高考二轮(通用版)英语复习对点练：专题十二 阅读理解 第2讲 推理判断题2含答案
高考英语二轮专题总复习 讲解大全阅读理解推断题
高考英语二轮专题总复习讲解大全阅读理解推断题此类题目，要求学生在通篇理解文章的基础上，依据文章提供的事实，将各种信息加以分析，从而得出正确的结论，切不可站在自己的立场上凭空臆断。
精品例题1.In July 1994 Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, was struck by 21 pieces of comet彗星. When the fragments碎片landed in the southern part of the giant planet, the explosions were watched by scientists here on earth. But what if our own planet was hit by a comet?The year is 2094. It has been announced that a comet is heading towards the Earth. Most of it will miss our planet, but two fragments will probably hit the southern part of the Earth. The news has caused panic.On 17 July, a fragment four kilometers wide enters the Earth’s atmosphere with a huge explosion. About half of the fragment is destroyed. But the major part survives and hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. The sea boils and an enormous wave is created and spreads. The wall of water rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometres an hour. Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are drowned. The wave moves into the Indian Ocean and heads towards Asia.Millions of people are already dead in the southern part of the Earth, but the north won’t escape for long. Tons of broken pieces are thrown into the atmosphere by the explosions. As the sun is hidden by clouds of dust, temperatures around the world fall to almost zero. Crops are ruined. Wars break out as countries fight for food.A year later civilization has collapsed. No more than 10 million people have survived. Could it really happen? In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth. The dinosaurs恐龙were on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared. Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a space fragment. The dinosaurs couldn’t survive in the cold climate that followed and they became extinct. Will we meet the same end?Question 1:It can be concluded that the passage is most probably part of an ________.A.horror storyB.news reportC.research paperD.article of popular science2.The tower of Big Ben London’s most famous building,has always leaned 倾斜 slightly, but construction work on a new line for the London Underground seemed likely to give the tower a real lean. Engineers have had to prop up 支撑 its base to prevent it from damaging the rest of the Houses of Parliament.To control the tower’s movement, engineers pumped grout 水泥浆 into the soil under the tower. The tower now leans an extra few centimetres, but the lean can only be seen by the most sharp-eyed observer.Between 1995 and 1997, to lengthen the Jubilee line of the Underground, builders dug a 40-metre-deep hole just 31 metres north of the clock tower. And the new tube underground tunnels were even nearer to the tower. John Burland, who recently helped stop the increasing lean in the Leaning Tower of Pisa and was an adviser to the Jubilee line project, believed the work would affect the tower. In his opinion, no furtherlean should go beyond a safety limit of 27.5 millimetres over the existing lean of 220 millimetres.To keep the lean within this limit, Burland told the British Association about the new method of pumping grout immediately under the base of the tower. More than 300 tons of grout were pumped in during construction. The tower’s, additional lean went between 10 and 25 millimetres, but never passed 27.5 millimetres.After the construction work was completed in late 1997, a review of movements in nearby walls showed that the building was in better shape than had been thought before and the safety limit was raised to 35 millimetres before any action needs to be taken. Since 1997,the tower has continued to lean, Burland told Modern Construction.The latest measurements, taken this year, suggest that the tower’s lean had just reached 35 millimetres. But following regular re-examinations of the tower, experts are sure that the tower has stabilised 稳定. A spokesman for London Underground says: “We understand the tower has stabilised and returned to its normal movement cycle.”From Modern Construction, 16 September 2000Question 2:We can infer from the article that________.A.the tower of Big Ben with damage the Houses of ParliamentB.the Jubilee line should be stopped in Burland’s opinionC.the writer is blaming Burland for making a mistakeD.the propping up work has proved to be successful3.The use of the word imitation模仿reminds me that we ought to make some more comments on the risk of people imitating what they see on the screen in the way of crime犯罪or violence.First there was always a risk of children acting out scenes which could be dangerous.For example,I remember a woman who was head of a middle school telling me that she had happened to look out of her window when the children were in the playground and had seen them putting a small boy on a chair with a rope round his neck and the rope over the branch of a tree;fortunately she was in time to get there before the child was hung.I remember a film in particular in which the hero who was imprisoned had escaped by electrocuting通电触死his guard,the technique of doing this being shown in detail.This was the kind of scene which we could cut for these reasons. In films for young people and adults we always tried to keep off the screen any details of criminal techniques,such as how to open a locked door with a piece of hard plastic or how to open a safe;if we were consulted请教before production,I used to advise that the details should not be shown.When I gave talks in prisons about film checking I had full support for this ,since fathers who were in prison for criminal offences did not want their children to get on crime.Every time I gave a talk in a prison someone used to mention the French film Rififi made by Jules Dassin in 1954.This remarkable film showed in great detail a robbery of a jeweller’s shop,the robbery lasting about half an hour and being backed only by natural sound…one of the most brilliant film sequences连续镜头of all time.I remember our discussions at the time.We thought that the robbery was finished only with the use of advanced and obviously expensive equipment and that only the most experienced and skilled criminals could possible imitate it;we believed therefore that it was relatively safe.When talking in prisons some years later I learned thatthere had been several robberies in which the techniques had been copied,so perhaps we were wrong.Question 3:It can be inferred from the passage that________.A.it is hard for the children to tell the differences between real life and the imaginaryB.only the people in prison supported film checkingC.only children imitated what they had seen on the screenD.the writer used to advise the details of crime should be shown4.The next time you try for a high-ranking post, you could let your possible boss listen to a recommending推荐 phone call “made” by US President George W. Bush or British Prime Minister Tony Blair.Of course, neither of them could really do that for you—you would just“borrow”their voices.At & T labs will start selling speech software that it says is so good at reproducing the sounds of a human voice that it can recreate voices and even bring the voices of long-dead famous people back to life.The software, which turns printed text into speech, makes it possible for a company to use recordings of a person’s voice to say things that the person never actually said.Possible customers for the software, which is priced in the thousands of dollars, include telephone call centres, companies that make software that reads digital数字的 files aloud, and makers of automated voice devices装置. The advances raise several problems. Who, for example, owns the rights to a famous person’s voice?Some experts even believe that new contracts合同will be drawn that include voice-licensing clauses.And although scientists say the technology is not yet good enough to commit fraud 假冒, would the synthesized合成的voices at last be able to trick people into thinking that they were getting phone calls or digital audio recordings from people they know? Even Mr Fruchterman, one of AT& T lab’s possible first customers, said he wondered what the new technology might bring. “Just like you can’t trust a photograph anymore.”he said, “you won’t be able to trust a voice either.”Question 4:According to the passage, you can infer that ________.A.the software will turn out to be an immediate success in the marketB.the government will forbid the sale of the software in the marketC.it’s hard to decide whether the software will enjoy popularityD.the software will soon prove to be nothing but rubbish高考实例1.Grossroads InternationalHow does Grossroads work?Crossroads is a resource network. We take goods Hong Kong doesn’t want and give them to people who badly need them.We collect those goods and give them out in the welfare arena福利院in Hong Kong,Mainland China,elsewhere in Asia,Eastern Europe and Africa.So Crossroads is just that:a Crossroads between need and resource.Who do we help?The welfare agencies we help do not run on large budgets预算.They are grass-root groups who have seen a need and tried to meet it.They can’t get the job done without back-up,though,so our task is to help them do their task.Our warehouse is full of goods,from computers to high chairs,clothing to books,stationery to medical provision,cupboards to dining sets.They send us a list of their needs and we try to match it with the resource we have in stock.How do we operate?Crossroads itself also operates on a low budget.We do not buy the goods we send.They are donated捐赠.Similarly,rather than raising funds for freight货运,we ask transport companies to donate their services.Nobody in our organization receives a salary.Even our full-time staff work on a voluntary basis.Those that donate goods and services:Factories ManufacturersHospitals HotelsEducational Institutions HouseholdersTransport Companies OfficesOther CharitiesOne resource that we are always in need of is people.While we receive large quantities of goods and there is never a short supply of requests for them,we are always in need of hands to help sort and prepare them for shipping.What can I do?We are always in need of people.We have a lot of tasks.If you are volunteering regularly,we can offer work in some of the following categories,some of the time.You are welcome to number your top three choices and we will do our best to accommodate 提供 them.Clothing categorization SewingToy categorization Furniture handlingBook categorization DrivingHousehold goods categorization Office workElectrical goods categorization Book keepingStationery categorization Fund-raisingMedical categorizationWhere to find us All volunteer work is done at our warehouse:Located in Basement Zone M of the Kai Tak Government BuildingOur warehouse hours:Tues~Sat,10am~5:３0pmPostal Address:16 Man Tong,Silvermine Bay,Lantau Island,Hong KongＯffice details:Ph:29849３09 2７40965７Fax:2984７452E-mail:106122.2524@Question:From the above brochure,we can conclude that________.A.people who work at Crossroads get low pay from itB.Crossroads doesn’t give goods directly to the people who need themC.you can do whatever you like if you offer help at CrossroadsD.Crossroads has collected more goods than needed考查方向：本题旨在考查学生选取有用信息进行推理判断的能力，属五星级题目。
2017高考二轮英语复习课件：专题十二 阅读理解 第2讲 精品
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2017高考二轮(通用版)英语复习对点练：高考Ⅰ卷题型重组第2组含答案
第二组(见学用活页P61）Ⅰ.阅读理解AFor the Travel section，writers and editors selected special items to profile from a dozen cities.Brussels: ChocolateNearly half the chocolate consumed in the world is eaten in Europe, and Belgium—with average consumption of 14.99 pounds per person a year—certainly covers its fair share. While Brussels, the country’s capital, is home to hundreds of chocolate makers, what makes a visit necessary is the rich heritage of traditional chocolate makers。
Budapest：Paprika(红辣椒）The job of preparing Hungarian paprika was once considered too dangerous for mothers to do. A woman who touched her children upon returning from work risked burning them, so only the elderly and unmarried were allowed the delicate task of separating the skin from the flesh. But by the early 20th century，sweeter varieties and a machine turned paprika into a common feature of all Hungarian cuisine。
高考二轮(通用版)英语复习对点练：专题十二阅读理解第2讲推理判断题1
第二部分专题十二第2讲推理判断题(一)A(2016·山西大学附属中学高三月考)Sport is not only physically challenging, but it can also be mentally challenging. Criticism from coaches, parents, and other teammates, as well as pressure to win can create too much anxiety or stress for young athletes(运动员). Stress can be physical, emotional, or psychological, and research has shown that it can lead to burnout. Burnout has been described as dropping or quitting of an activity that was at one time enjoyable.The early years of development are critical years for learning about oneself. The sport setting is one where valuable experiences can take place. Young athletes can, for example, learn how to cooperate with others, make friends, and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives. Coaches and parents should be aware, at all times, that their feedback(反馈) to youngsters can greatly affect their children. Youngsters may take their parents' and coaches' criticisms to heart and find a flaw(缺陷) in themselves.Coaches and parents should also be cautious that youth sport participation does not become work for children. The outcome of the game should not be more important than the process of learning the sport and other life lessons. In today's youth sport setting, young athletes may be worried more about who will win instead of enjoying themselves and the sport. Following a game, many parents and coaches focus on the outcome and find fault with youngsters' performances. Positive reinforcement should be provided regardless of the outcome. Research shows that positive reinforcement motivates learning and has a greater effect on learning than criticism. Again, criticism can create high levels of stress, which can lead to burnout.体裁：说明文题材：文化教育主题：正面评价儿童运动语篇导读：文章说明了在儿童运动时，父母以及教练的评价反馈的重要性，建议我们在孩子运动时多作正面评价，少批评。
2017高考二轮(通用版)英语复习对点练：高考Ⅱ卷规范训练1 Word版含答案
高考Ⅱ卷规范训练(一)(见学用活页P79)Ⅰ.语法填空Many teachers believe that hands－on experiences are the 1.best(good) way to learn. A group of students in the United States are putting that belief to the test. They 2.successfully(success) designed and built a robot for discovering unexploded mines 3.at the bottom of the sea. Students made the robot 4.to_answer(answer) a challenge from the U．S.Department of Defense.The students recently tested the underwater vehicle 5.called(call) Perseus II in a 95－meter－long tank of water at the Stevens Institute of Technology.The robot costs about $15,000 to build. The students use a video game controller to direct its 6.movements(move) in the tank. What's more, devices known as Japters 7.enable(able) the robot to go up, down and toward its target in the water. Video cameras on the robot send images back to a computer through a 13－meter－long cable. Perseus II also has 8.a set of lasers(激光), which are used to measure the size of an object.The robot is the creation of five undergraduate students. For over six months, they worked up 9.to 20 hours a week to design and build Perseus II.DeLorne supervised the project from the 10.beginning(begin) to the end. He says the specialized requirements of robot were demanding.体裁：说明文题材：科普知识主题：利用机器人进行实验语篇导读：很多人认为实践经验是最好的学习方式。
高考二轮(通用版)英语复习对点练：高考Ⅱ卷规范训练2 Word版含答案
高考Ⅱ卷规范训练(二)(见学用活页P80)Ⅰ.语法填空My name is Wil Wheaton—and I am a nerd(怪人). It's awesome to be 1.a nerd. When I was a little boy, people really teased me about that and 2.made(make) me feel like there was something wrong with me for loving strange things. Now that I'm an adult, I'm a 3.professional(profession) nerd, and the world has changed. I think we 4.have_realized(realize) that being a nerd is not about what you love 5.but about how you love.So there's going to be a thing in your life that you love. I don't know what it's going to be. It might be sports or science or reading or 6.telling(tell) stories—it doesn't matter what it is. Some of us love Game of Thrones, while others love Star Wars. But we all love those things so much that we travel 7.thousands(thousand) of miles—which is 8.probably(probable) easy for you, but we're still using fossil fuels, so it's difficult—to be around people who love the things that we love the way that we love them. That's 9.why being a nerd is awesome.I want you to work hard because everything worth 10.doing(do) is hard. I want you to be awesome, and I will do my very best to leave you a planet that you can still live on.体裁：议论文题材：个人经历主题：执着于自己的追求语篇导读：一个人不要在意别人对你的看法，你该关注的是做你想做并认为值得做的事情。
2017高考二轮(通用版)英语复习对点练：专题十二阅读理解第3讲主旨大意题1含答案
第二部分专题十二第3讲主旨大意题（一）A（2016·江西上饶高三二模）Computers and keyboards replace rock －climbing and nature walks at one summer camp. Campfire songs under the stars become jokes about software and programming(程序）language in dimly－lit(光线暗的) computer rooms. Forget swimming or hiking。
These “campers”spend hours learning how to create iPhone applications，designing video games, and making friends with their fellow gamers.“It's a fun way to prepare you for going into the industry. You don't have to be a nerd(书呆子），”said Ed Rayburn, 16，of Winston－Salem，U．S.Technology－driven summer camps are growing in size and popularity in the U．S.ID Tech Camps，the California company that runs the program in Chapel Hill，says about 2，000 new campers joined this summer，boosting its overall（全部的）enrollment（入学人数）to 20，000 nationally. The company rents classrooms on college campuses, suchas Harvard，MIT and UNC－Chapel Hill.The weeklong camp is not cheap. It costs ＄1,300 for students who stay overnight and $800 for day students. But parents say they are willing to pay the high price to see their children learn about cutting－edge technology instead of sleeping away their summers。
2017届高三英语二轮复习第二板块题型三阅读理解推理判断题专练二
阅读理解推理判断题专练(二)(题干加黑的为推理判断题)A(2016·石家庄市高三复习教学质量检测二)I grew up in a family that ate dinner together every evening. Although my parents enjoyed wine, they rarely drank during the week and always in moderation (节制). As for myself, I wasn't interested in alcoholic drinks and neither were my high school friends.So when I arrived on campus for my first year of university life, I was a bit shocked. Many different events had been organized for the freshmen, but they all had one thing in common — alcohol, and plenty of it. Not wanting to be left out, I joined a few of the events. But I always returned home early, feeling disappointed. Your personality, interests and experiences didn't matter at all, only how many alcoholic drinks you could absorb before passing out (喝醉). It seemed shallow to me. I wanted to get to know my new coursemates, not how fast they could down a pint of beer.Gradually, however, I realized that real friends don't judge you by how much you can drink and there were other ways of making friends. I joined a photography society, took a first aid course, and every weekend I went cycling with a coursemate.I found that by engaging in these activities and sharing the fun of learning new skills together in a group, I formed much stronger bonds with my new friends than even the strongest alcoholic drinks could encourage.Another valuable lesson I learned is that it's perfectly okay to say “No” if you don't want to drink. However, in many Western societies, especially the UK, binge drinking (狂喝) has become the norm. Many people who drink don't necessarily want to, but they give in to the peer pressure (同伴压力)— they're afraid to say “No”．1．What shocked the author when he entered university?A．The strange campus.B．The popularity of alcohol.C．The drunken coursemates.D．The limited activities.2．Why did the author return home early from the events at first?A．He wasn't good at drinking.B．He had no familiar coursemates.C．He hated the way people got along.D．He was left out by the organizers.3．How did the author finally make real friends at university?A．By saying “No” to alcoholic drinks.B．By staying away from group activities.C．By giving in to the peer pressure.D．By joining people with common interests.B(2016·福州市普通高中毕业班质量检查)My teacher, Mr.August J．Bachmann, was the most influential teacher I ever had.I had gotten into trouble in his class: Another student had pushed me for fun, and I became angry and began to hit him. Mr. Bachmann stopped the fight, but instead of sending me to the office, he sat me down and asked a simple question，“Penna, why are you wasting your life? Why aren't you going to college？”I didn't know anything about colleges or scholarships. No one had ever considered that a fatherless boy from the poorest neighborhood had a future. That day, instead of rushing off for lunch, he stayed and explained possible education options to me. At the end of our talk, he sent me to see a secretary who had a child at a state college. This was in 1962 at Emerson High School in Union City, New Jersey.Well, 53 years have passed, and what have I done with the knowledge he gave me?I gained a PhD from Fordham University when I was only 29. I taught English and social studies and then moved up the chain of command from teacher to principal (校长)．I've sat on the board for Magnet Schools of America and represented that organization at the United Nations. I've won a number of great educational awards. But where would I be if a truly caring teacher had not taken the time out of his lunch period to speak to me? It was without question only his confidence in me that helped me forward.I have repaid his kindness hundreds of times by encouraging misguided youngsters to aim higher. If I have saved any children, it is because of him. If I have beena successful educator, it is because I had a great role model in Mr.Bachmann.4.The writer ________ before Mr.Bachmann talked to him.A．was an active boyB．liked making troubles in classC．was an aimless boyD．would get punished by his teachers5．Which of the following best describes Mr.Bachmann?A．Fair. B．Confident.C．Inspiring. D．Humorous.6．How did Mr.Bachmann influence the writer?A．He set the writer on the right path.B．He tried to set a good example to the writer.C．He was strict with the writer.D．He helped the writer with his study.7．What does the writer think of his achievement?A．He is very proud of himself.B．He feels his effort gets paid off at last.C．He owes his achievement to Mr.Bachmann.D．He thinks it an honor to be a successful educator.C(2016·太原五中高三阶段性检测) On a hot August morning, in a classroom overlooking New York's Hudson River, a teacher guides a group of 3yearolds completely in Chinese. This is just a language summer camp run by the primary school Bilingual Buds, which offers a yearround course in Chinese as well as Spanish for kids as young as 2.A lot of research now shows the regular, highlevel use of more than one language may actually improve early brain development. Knowing two or more languages can improve the ability to focus, decide and deal with information better. These important skills are grouped together, known in brain terms as “executive function”. The research suggests they develop ahead of time in bilingual children, and are already evident in kids as young as 3 or 4. Bilingual education, common in many countries, is a growing trend across the United States, with 440 elementary schools offering the study in Spanish, Chinese and French.But Tamar Gollan, a professor at the University of California, has found a vocabulary gap between children who speak only one language and those who grow upwith more. On average, the more language spoken, the smaller the vocabulary in each one. Gollan's research suggests that while that gap narrows as children grow, it does not disappear completely. Gollan says, “Vocabulary tests help us find that bilinguals have the disadvantage, where you know the word but you just can't get it out.”In fact, some of the values of bilingualism can't be measured at all, of course. To speak more than one language is to open the mind to more than one culture or way of life.Bilinguals also appear to be better at learning other new languages. Clarisse spent her early childhood in Switzerland speaking French. At 6, she learned English. Later she learned Spanish, German, and, during three years living in Tokyo, Japanese. Now she has easily mastered several languages.8．Why should children learn more than one language according to Paragraph 2?A．Because it can do good to children's brain development.B．Because it's part of a language summer camp.C．Because it is common in many countries.D．Because it is popular with children.9．The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 2 probably refers to “________”．A．many countriesB．bilingual childrenC．these important skillsD．two or more languages10．According to Tamar Gollan, ________.A．knowing two or more languages can improve children'sskillsB．the more languages children know, the better they will beC．children had better not take vocabulary testsD．bilingual education is not always good to children11．From the passage we can learn ________.A．Clarisse likes French best instead of JapaneseB．bilingual education is mainly loved by childrenC．bilinguals can have a disadvantage in learning other new languagesD．knowing more languages can help children learn more about foreign cultures推理判断题专练(二)A语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。
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第二部分专题十二第2讲推理判断题(二)A(2016·湖南四校高三联考)I always figured that comedians were the best kind of people to hang around with as a kid. They tell funny stories, make joke after joke, and happiness seems never to leave them. But time goes on, and we come to see these same people as clowns on the outside, but crying a river in the inside. Comedy from these people comes from a deep pain and sadness in their lives, or out of a deep－seated anger they have at the world around them.Look at Richard Pryor. Need I say more? Richard seemed to have everything. For SupermanⅢ，he ended up getting more money than Christopher Reeve did. Yet he said while he was in his forties that the last truly happy moment he remembered in his life was when he was jumping around in the dirt while pretending to be a cowboy at the age of 10. This guy set himself on fire, and he played that for laugh while performing live at the Sunset Strip! Comedy was his constant weapon against pain, and he never held anything back.The movie Funny People understands very well this gloomy field many comedians have to survive in. It stars Adam Sandler as George Simmons, a famous comedian in the movie. Simmons has it all: a beautiful mansion overlooking the sea, a swimming pool, great cars, and so on. But in his eyes, we see that he is a sad man who has come to truly look down upon himself for what he has become. All the wealth he has collected only serves to separate him from the rest of the world and it makes him defensive when around total strangers who cannot see him as a normal person. But now, he hears from his doctor that he has a terminal disease and has only months left to live. Simmons reacts to this news as if someone took away his blood in the heart, and it makes him clearly see just how much he hates his life. So now he has to make every minute count. Then come a series of funny stories.Comedy_is_just_life_as_it_is,_isn't_it?体裁：议论文题材：社会文化主题：喜剧语篇导读：本文通过不同的例子证明了喜剧是喜剧演员把真实生活中的痛苦进行加工和升华后创造出来的。
1．What can we infer about “comedians” according to the text?A．Comedians like to get along with kids.B．Comedians' life is full of jokes.C．Comedians often use their sad experiences.D．Comedians often cry in their daily life.【解析】C推理判断题。
根据文章第一段最后一句可知，喜剧来自经历痛苦的人，即这些人会把这些痛苦经历转化为喜剧形式表达出来，故选C项。
2．When was the happiest moment for Richard Pryor?A. When he played the part of SupermanⅢ.B．When he got more money than Christopher Reeve.C．When he pretended to be a cowboy in the childhood.D．When he performed live at the Sunset Strip.【解析】C细节理解题。
根据题干的关键词Richard Pryor可定位到文章第二段；根据第二段第五句…the last truly happy moment he remembered in his life was when he was jumping around in the dirt while pretending to be a cowboy at the age of 10.可直接得出答案为C项。
3．Why was George Simmons unhappy?A．He had no friends at all.B．He spent too much on his house.C．He wasn't accepted by the outside world.D．He was hated by all the strangers around.【解析】C细节理解题。
根据文章第三段第五句可知，是财富使西蒙斯和外界隔离，并且他始终对陌生人有一种防卫感，而其他人也没有把他看作是正常人，故选C项(因为西蒙斯不被外界接受，所以他感到不快乐)。
D项(周围所有的陌生人都讨厌他)太绝对。
4．By saying “Comedy is just life as it is, isn't it？”，the author means ________.A．life like comedy will make you happyB．comedy comes from the sadness in real lifeC．there is no happiness at all in real lifeD．life is full of comedy in reality【解析】B推理判断题。
文章首段末句就明确指出喜剧来自于喜剧演员生活中的痛苦和悲伤，然后通过不同的例子来证明。
作者认为生活中总是充满了痛苦，只是喜剧演员将痛苦进行了加工，故选B项。
C 项(实际生活根本没有快乐)太绝对。
BHave you ever run into a careless cell phone user on the street? Perhaps they were busy talking, texting or checking updates on WeChat without looking at what was going on around them. As the number of this new “species” of human has kept rising, they have been given a new name—phubbers(低头族)．Recently, a cartoon created by students from China Central Academy of Fine Arts put this group of people under the spotlight. In the short film, phubbers with various social identities bury themselves in their phones. A doctor plays with his cell phone while letting his patient die, a pretty woman takes selfie in front of a car accident site, and a father loses his child without knowing about it while using his mobile phone. A chain of similar events eventually leads to the destruction of the world.Although the ending sounds overstated the damage phubbing can bring is real.Your health is the first to bear the effect and result of it. “Constantly bending your head to check your cell phone could damage your neck，”Guangming Daily quoted doctors as saying, “the neck is like a rope that breaks after long－term stretching.”Also, staring at cell phones for long periods of time will damage your eyesight。