8.You probably laugh at something you find funny,but how much do you really know
about jokes and humour?Reader's Digest (RD) questioned several experts to give us some facts about them.
RD:What's the oldest joke in the world?
"We can't know the oldest joke in the world because it would have existed earlier than
writing,"says Christie Davies,professor of sociology at the University of Reading in the UK.The oldest joke book that's been found so far is the Greek Philogelos.It dates from the 4th century AD,although the jokes date from an earlier time.According to psychogist Steve Wilson,director of National Humor Month ( April in the US ),it contains 265jokes.
RD:Do some people fail to develop a sense of humour?
Rod Martin,professor of psychology at the Western University in Canada,believes
that while everyone is born without a sense of humour,as we develop,humour and laughter begin to appear."Of course,some children are more serious,quiet,and less likely to laugh frequently,but this doesn't mean they don't have a sense of humour."And according to Steve Wilson,there are no adults who don't have a sense of humour."Almost everyone is able to develop a sense of humour,and I teach people how,"he says.
RD:Do people share a sense of humour unique to their own nation?
Sense of humour does differ a lot by country,according to an author named Scott
Weems.British humour is thought to be absurd in nature,while American humour has an aggressive quality.According to a study,Germans are found to find everything funny.
21.What do we know about the oldest joke book?B
A.It remains unknown.
B.It was written in Greek.
C.It was found in the UK.
D.It cntains the oldest joke.
22.What does Rod Martin agree with about people's sense of humour?A
A.Nobody is born with a sense of humour.
B.Some adults lose it when they grow up.
C.Childhood is the best time to develop such ability.
D.Children have a poorer sense of humour than adults.
23.What kind of humour has an aggressive feature?D
A.British humour
B.German humour
C.Canadian humour
D.American humour
24.Where can you probably find the text?A
A.In a popular magazine
B.In a research paper.
C.In a personal diary.
D.In a textbook.
分析 文章大意:本文主要通過問題的形式回答了了最早的幽默和笑話,幽默感的培養(yǎng)以及不同的國家人們的幽默感是不一樣的.
解答 21.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.由第一個問題的回答中的 The oldest joke book that's been found so far is the Greek可知,迄今為止發(fā)現(xiàn)的世 界上最古老的笑話書是希臘的 Philogelos,因此答案選B.
22.A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.由第二個問題的 回答中的 everyone is bom without a sense of humour可知,沒有人先天就 具有幽默感,因此答案選A.
23.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.由最后一個問題 的回答中的 American humour has an aggressive quality 可知答案選D.
24.A 推理判斷題.根據(jù)第一段中的Reader's Digest及文章的形式、內(nèi)容 可知,本文應(yīng)選自暢銷雜志,因此答案選A.
點評 本題考查廣告布告類閱讀理解.這類題材的閱讀理解是高考?嫉膬(nèi)容,難度較小,考生可以通讀全文,了解大意,在此基礎(chǔ)上再根據(jù)問題結(jié)合選項及語境做出正確的選擇.