2016届高考英语一轮复习课时作业：语言朋友（66）(北师大版)

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　　Dr.Wiseman started “the laugh lab” project in September 2001.It is the largest study of humour.Participants(参加者)are invited to log on to the laugh lab website, oke.But there is also a serious purpose.The researches want to know what people from different nations and cultures find funny.And they want to find out the differences between the male and female sense of humour.The idea is that if we want to understand each other, we have to find out what makes us laugh.

　　This is a subject that has long attracted psychologists and philosophers.Most of the time, people are not completely honest.We do things that society expects us to and say things that help us get what we want.But laughing cannot be controlled.When we laugh, we tell the truth about ourselves.By December 2001 over 10，000 jokes had been submitted.This gave the scientists enough evidence to make early conclusions.It seems that men and women do have different senses of humour, for instance.

　　揙ur findings show the major differences in the ways in which males and females use humour, ?said Dr.Wiseman.揗ales use humour to appear superior to others, while women are more skilled in languages and prefer word play.?we wResearchers also found that there really is such a thing as a national sense of humour.The British enjoy what is usually called “toilet humour”．But the French like their jokes short and sharp: “You're a high priced lawyer.Will you answer two questions for $500？” “Yes.What's the second question？”

　　The Germans are famous for not having a sense of humour.But the survey found that German participants were more likely to find submitted jokes funny than any other nationality.Perhaps that proves the point.Is this joke funny? I don't know, but let's say yes, just to be safe.

　　Dr.Wiseman and his workmates also submitted jokes created by computer.But none of those who took part in the survey found any of them amusing.Perhaps this is relief.Computers already seem like they can do everything.At least they should leave the funny stuff to us.

　　解题导语：研究者建立了“笑声实验室”收集了许多笑话并分析了男性与女性之间、不同国家或民族之间幽默的不同点。________．cultures

　　C．to find out the differences between the male and female sense of humour

　　D．to get more personal details about participants

　　解析：细节理解题。根据第二段“And they want to find out the differences between the male and female sense of humour.”可知他们要找出女性和男性对于幽默感的不同故选C。________．orld are completely honest

　　B．psychologists and philosophers take interest in the “laugh lab” project

　　C．ordinary people are not interested in “the laugh lab” project at all

　　D．people tell the truth about themselves only when they laugh

　　解析：推理判断题。根据第三段This is a subject that has long attracted psychologists and philosophers.”可推知选B。3．According to the passage, we can safely say that ________.

　　A．jokes created by computer are less appealing to people

　　B．men and women have similar senses of humour

　　C．the project lasted from September, 2001 to December, 2001

　　D．scientists have collected enough evidence to make final conclusions

　　解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段“Dr.Wiseman and his workmates also submitted jokes created by computer.But none of those who took part in the survey found any of them amusing.”可知由计算机制造的笑话不吸引人故选A。________．B．to prove the British people have a sense of “toilet humour”

　　C．to show people from different nations have different senses of humour

　　D．to prove that the Germans have no sense of humour

　　解析：细节理解题。根据第五段内容可知不同的国家有不同的幽默感故选C。nny or not?

　　B．Laugh louder!

　　C．Men laugh better.

　　D．Watch out for the trap in jokes!

　　解析：主旨归纳题。根据全文可知幽默因性别、国家不同而不同没有定性故选A最合适。________ (starve) if they couldn't find food, so they celebrated when they had food.Some festivals are held 7.________ (honour) the dead, or satisfy and please the ancestors, 8.________ could return either to help or to do harm.On the other hand, festivals can be held as 9.________ honour to famous people or to gods, such as Columbus Day in USA, in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in America.In India there is a national festival 10.________ October 2 to honour Mahandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India's 11.________ (independent) from Britain.Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals can be very happy events.People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter, 12.________ because a season of agricultural work is over.Chinese New Year is an 13.________ (energy) and important festival.People look forward to 14.________ (dress) up, eating dumplings, giving children lucky money in red paper, and playing dragon dances.The celebration of the Lunar New Year may take place throughout the country, day and night for 15.________ is the most important festival in China.

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