题目内容
8. Don't leave the girl (wait) outside all the time.
8. waiting
3. What I did doesn’ t satisfy him; he is complaining.
He what I did; he is complaining.
B
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" been found so far is the Greek Philogelos. It dates from the 4th century A D. although the jokes date from an earlier time. According to psychologist Steve Wilson,director of National Humor Month (April in the US) it contains 265 jokes.
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 bom 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.w 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.
25. What do we know about the oldest joke book?
A. It remains unknown.
B. It was written in Greek.
C. It was found in the UK.
D. It contains the oldest joke.
26. What does Rod Martin agree with about people's sense of humour?
A. Nobody is bora 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
27. What kind of humour has an aggressive feature?
A. British humour.
B. German humour.
C. Canadian humour.
D. American humour.
28. Where can you probably find the text?
A. In a popular magazine.
B. In a research paper.
C. In a personal diary.
D. In a textbook.
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧) ,并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\) 划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起) 不计分。
Mike is one of my sister's classmate. He is a full-time chemistry student,though at weekends he worked in the university bookshop. She is a member of the Students' Union,and helps holding a few different events. In his free time,he plays an active part in quite a lot clubs and societies. For example,he belongs in the English Club,helping out with many of the organization work. He is also a strongly supporter of the university basketball team. In fact,he's recently been taken on the role of their minibus driver,and takes them to matches once the week.
3. He wanted to give up acting and start to(导演) his own films.
1. —Why did you ask?
—Oh,no p reason,just making conversation.
3. 1 can't do mv homework with all this noise (go) on.
5. David would get (醉的) and I would have to take him home and put him to bed.
6. I could never have achieved this without the (encourage) of my husband.
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