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Their project will last for a year, and the organizers hope to finally discover the world’s funniest joke. But there is also a serious purpose. The researchers want to know what people from different nations and cultures find funny. And they want to find out the differences between male’s and female’s sense of humor. 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 interested psychologists (心理学家) and philosophers (哲学家). 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 (公认的). This gave the scientists enough evidence to make early conclusions. It seems that men and women do have different senses of humor, for example.
“Our findings show the major differences in the ways in which males and females use humor,” said Dr Wiseman. “Males use humor to appear superior (高傲的,有优越感的) to others, while women are more skilled in languages and prefer word play.”
Researchers also found that there really is such a thing as a national sense of humor. The British enjoy what is usually called “toilet humor”. 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 humor. 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 (安慰). Computers already seem like they can do everything. But at least they should leave the funny things to us.
小题1:The scientist started the “laugh lab” project ________.
A.to find the funniest joke in European countries |
B.to know what funny people are from different nations and cultures |
C.to find out the differences between the male’s and female’s sense of humor |
D.to get more personal details about participants |
A.to show that the French people have a better sense of humor |
B.to prove the British people have a sense of “toilet humor” |
C.to show people from different nations have different senses of humor |
D.to prove that the Germans have no sense of humor |
A.The jokes by computer are less funny than those by humans. |
B.The Germans cannot find the submitted jokes amusing. |
C.Males are better at word play compared with women. |
D.Females like to use humor to show that they are superior. |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:A
解析
试题分析:文章介绍了由Dr. Wiseman进行的一次有关幽默感的调查,调查者想了解世界上最幽默的笑话,了解来自于不同国家不同文化的人的幽默感,以及男士与女士之间幽默感的不同。同时通过对参与者的统计得出了一定的结论。
小题1:C细节理解题。Their project will last for a year, and the organizers hope to finally discover the world’s funniest joke.句意为:这项工程要持续一年,组织者希望找到世界上最有趣的笑话,由此可知A选项是错误的;The researchers want to know what people from different nations and cultures find funny.句意为:研究者想知道来自于不同国家不同文化的人都有什么样的乐趣,由此可知B选项是错误的;研究者的目的是搜集世界上最有趣的笑话,调查不同的人有什么不同的幽默感以及男女之间幽默感的不同,并非想得到参与者的更多的个人信息故D选项是错误的。因此答案为C。
小题2:C细节理解题。Researchers also found that there really is such a thing as a national sense of humor. 句意为:调查者也想知道诸如民族幽默感这样的事情。下文通过举例说明英国,法国,德国不同的国家幽默的方式是不同的。故答案应为C。
小题3:A细节理解题。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.句意为:Dr Wiseman和他的同事也搜集了由电脑创作的笑话,但是参与研究的人中,没有人发现这些笑话很有乐趣,由此可知答案A是正确的,意思是由电脑创作的笑话没有人创造的笑话有乐趣;But the survey found that German participants were more likely to find submitted jokes funny than any other nationality.句意为:调查发现,德国参与者似乎比其它任何国家都有幽默感故B是错误的;“Males use humor to appear superior (高傲的,有优越感的) to others, while women are more skilled in languages and prefer word play.” 句意为:男性用幽默去显示出他的优越感,而女性在语言方面更娴熟,更喜欢语言游戏,由知可知C D是错误的.
考点:社会现现象类文章的阅读理解。
核心考点
试题【Dr. Wiseman started the “laugh lab” project in September 2001. It is the largest】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
I have seen families on the street. But if they live , sleep , talk , and eat together , they are a family, even if they are poorly off. You don’t need a roof to make a home. The truly homeless are some of the rich people who build multi-million-dollar houses and are too busy to live in them . The truly homeless are those who have turned their home into a hotel lobby . The parents work. The children do wrong . They don’t talk and eat together every day . They rarely see each other . The truly homeless people are those with babysitters , caretakers , gardeners and maids. Parents are unaware , too busy making money outside the home that they don’t live in . This is another way of looking at the rich and the homeless . Who is to be pitied ?
Control of the computer and the Internet is also important to make a house into a home. If the computer is on all the time , the house turns into an office, even if everyone is at home . Many homes these days are just offices. Human communication has stopped . The computer eats up the time that one should be giving to others within the home . Using the computer moderately gives us time for gentleness , play and communication , not with a screen , but with a human being.
小题1:The purpose of the first paragraph is to _____________ .
A.tell us that where there is home there is love |
B.tell us what people think home is |
C.show the author’s concept of home |
D.tell people how to have a happy home |
A.people who build multi-million-dollar houses |
B.people who have lost their family members |
C.people who don’t spend time with the family |
D.homeless families living on the street in America |
A.A home is a place where you are willing to stay . |
B.Even the poorest person can have a happy home . |
C.Computers and the Internet are important for a happy family. |
D.Sometimes it’s the rich that should be pitied . |
A.How to make a house a home | B.What makes a house a home |
C.Who are homeless , the poor | D.What’s a home for |
As a parent you might never guess all the ways a good imagination benefits your child. It helps a preschooler(学龄前儿童):Develop social skills
As children play pretend, they explore relationships between family members, friends and coworkers and learn more about how people interact. Playing doctor, they imagine how physicians care for their patients. Playing house, they learn more about how parents feel about their children. Imaginative play helps develop empathy(同情) for others. If children can imagine how it feels to be left out of a game or to lose a pet, they are better able to help those in need. They become more willing to play fair, to share, and to cooperate.
Build selfconfidence
Young children have very little control over their lives. Imagining oneself as a builder of skyscrapers(摩天大楼) or a superhero defending the planet is empowering to a child. It helps them develop confidence in their abilities and their potential.
Boost intellectual growth
Using the imagination is the beginning of abstract thought.Children who can see a king"s castle in a mound(堆) of sand or a delicious dinner in a mud pie are learning to think symbolically(象征性地). This skill is important in school where a child will have to learn that numerals symbolize groups of objects, letters symbolize sounds, and so on.
Practice language skills
Kids who play pretend with their friends do a lot of talking.This helps boost their vocabulary, improve sentence structure and promote communication skills.
Work out fears
Playing pretend can help children work out their fears and worries. When children roleplay about the big, bad monster under the bed, they gain a sense of control over him and he doesn"t seem quite so big or so bad. Imaginative play also helps kids vent(发泄) confusing feelings they might have, such as anger toward a parent or compete with a new sibling(兄弟姐妹).
To encourage your youngster"s imagination, read to him every day. Books offer children the opportunity to visit other worlds and create new ones of their own.
For generations children have enjoyed reading the story of Peter Pan because Peter takes them on fascinating adventures.Reader"s Digest Young Families offers a beautiful typical Disney edition of Peter Pan, which is an iParenting Media Award winner. Click here to find out how you can get this classic story along with 2 free books-Bambi and Pinocchio.
小题1:What"s NOT the advantage of children having a good imagination?
A.Understanding the other people"s feelings and problems. |
B.Expressing their feelings like anger. |
C.Having a strong faith in their own abilities and potential. |
D.Helping them form a good habit of reading stories. |
A.Improve. | B.Limit. | C.Push. | D.Praise. |
A.Reader"s Digest Young Families wins an iParenting Media Award |
B.Disney edition of Peter Pan can be got online for free |
C.the story of Peter Pan has been popular with kids |
D.Bambi and Pinocchio are offered for free because of bad sales |
A.To tell readers the benefits of encouraging children"s imagination. |
B.To introduce some wonderful Disney stories to readers. |
C.To provide ways of helping make kids more imaginative. |
D.To persuade parents to buy the Disney edition of Peter Pan. |
Those whose mothers are still living often wear a pink or red rose or carnation(康乃馨), while those whose mothers are dead wear a white one.
The idea of a day for mothers was first given by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia. As a result of her hard work, the celebration of the first American Mother’s Day was held in Philadelphia(费城) on May 10, 1908. Soon the holiday became popular all over the country and around the world.
In China, people do the same on the day for mothers. And, in some cities, people sometimes ask a song to be broadcast(广播) for his or her mother only. This might cost a little money for some of them, but, as it is said, “Love is invaluable.”
On May 8, 1999, just the day before the Mother’s Day that year, a Chinese mother was killed in criminal bombing(罪恶轰炸). Her name is Shao Yanhuan, a heroic mother. All the Chinese will remember her forever.
小题1: Mother’s Day .
A.is a holiday for mothers |
B.is celebrated in the United Stated only |
C.falls on May 10 every year |
D.was given by Miss Anna Jarvis |
A.May 7. | B.May 8. | C.May 9. | D.May 10 |
A.send some flowers to their mothers. |
B.wear a pink or red rose or carnation |
C.wear a white flower |
D.send gifts of love to their mothers |
A.美好的 | B.无价的 | C.永恒的 | D.无私的 |
A.Shao Yunhuan is a heroic mother. |
B.A Chinese mother is the same as an American mother. |
C.The bombing cannot get away with the crime (难逃罪责). |
D.All of the above |
“Find a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Do you agree with this old saying? Joanne Gordon does. She is the author of Be Happy at work and other books about careers(职业). Gordon believes that about 30% of employees(雇员) in North America do not like their jobs, and she thinks that is terrible. She wants to help people who do not feel satisfied with their jobs find work that is good for them. Joanne says, “There are no happy jobs, only happy workers.” She believes that happy workers share three main characteristics.First, happy workers enjoy the daily activities of their jobs, and they look forward to the workday. Take Tony Hawk, for example. At age 14, he became a professional skateboarder. Now he is a businessman working on projects related to skateboarding—films and video games, but he still skates every day. He once said, “My youngest son’s pre-school was recently asked what their dads do for work. My son said, ‘I’ve never seen my dad do work.’” Tony agrees that his job doesn’t look like work. He has found a way to spend each day doing a job he enjoys.
Second, happy workers like the people they work with. Sally Ayote says, “I work with the coolest people in the world.” She and her group cook for almost 1,200 people in Antarctica. Most of these people are scientists who are doing research. Sally loves to sit and talk with them. She says, “There is no television here, no radio, so I get to know the scientists and what they’re studying.” Sally thinks she has a great job, and the best part about it is the people.
Third, happy workers know that their work helps others. Caroline Baron’s work helps people who have had to leave their home countries because of war or other dangers. She is a filmmaker who started an organization called FilmAid, which shows movies in refugee(难民) camps around the world. Caroline believes that movies can be very helpful in these camps. For one thing, entertaining movies let refugees forget their troubles for a little while. Movies can also teach important subjects like health and safety. For example, in one camp, thousands of refugees saw a movie about how to get clean water. Caroline knows that is helping other people, and this makes her feel proud and happy about her work.
Tony Hawk, Sally Ayote, and Caroline Baron all get great satisfaction from their work. Tony Hawk says, “Find the thing you love. If you are doing what you love, there is much more happiness there than being rich or famous.” Joanne Gordon would agree. She encourages people to find something they enjoy doing, find people they like to work with, and find ways to help others. Then they can be proud of what they do, and they will probably be happy at work.
小题1:Who is the book, Be Happy at Work, written for?
A.Joanne Gordon herself. |
B.Tony Hawk, Sally Ayote, and Caroline Baron. |
C.People who do not feel satisfied with their jobs. |
D.The workers who agree with the author’s ideas. |
A.Because Tony Hawk’s job doesn’t look like work. |
B.Because Tony Hawk always finds something enjoyable in his job. |
C.Because Tony helps people forget their troubles while skating. |
D.Because the best part about his job is to spend each day skating. |
A.how to be a successful businessman |
B.how to help people in difficulties |
C.how to get along with the coolest people |
D.how to become a happy worker |
A.Some people believe that only a few kinds of jobs can really make people feel happy. |
B.The writer of the passage tells us that many different kinds of work can be enjoyable. |
C.The author of Be Happy at Work thinks that happiness at work is really important. |
D.Joanne Gordon believes that people will probably be happy at work when they are proud of what they do. |
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Wranglers(争吵者) and Stranglers(扼***者)
Years ago there was a group of brilliant young men at the University of Wisconsin, who seemed to have amazing creative 36 talent. They were would-be poets, novelists, and essayists. They were extraordinary in their 37 to put the English language to its best use. These promising young men 38 regularly to read and critique (评论) each other"s work. And critique it they did!
These men were merciless with one another. They 39 the minutest literary expression into a hundred pieces. They were heartless, tough, even mean in their 40 .The sessions became such areas of literary criticism that the 41 of this special club called themselves the “Stranglers (扼***者)”.
In order to 42 , the women of literary talent in the university 43 to start a club of their own, one comparable to the Stranglers. They 44 themselves the “Wranglers (争论者)”.They, too, read their 45 one another. But there was one great difference. The criticism was much softer, more 46 , more encouraging. Sometimes, there was almost no criticism at all. Every effort, even the weakest one, was 47 .
Twenty years later an alumnus (男校友;男毕业生) of the university was making an exhaustive (详尽的;彻底的) 48 of his classmates" careers when he 49 a vast difference in the literary accomplishments of the Stranglers as opposed to the Wranglers. Of all the 50 young men in the Stranglers, no one had made a significant literary 51 of any kind. From the Wranglers had come six or more successful 52 , some of national renown (名望;声誉) such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, who wrote The Yearling.
Talent between the two?Probably the same. Level of 53 ?Not much difference. But the Stranglers were strangled, while the Wranglers were determined to give each other a(an) 54 .The Stranglers 55 an atmosphere of argument and self-doubt. The Wranglers highlighted the best, not the worst.
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