题目内容
8.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,give a few personal details,tell their favourite jokes and judge the jokes told by other people.The project will last for a year,and the orgnizers hope to finally discover the world's funniest joke.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 2001over 10,000jokes 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.
"Our findings show the major differences in the ways in which males and females use humour,"said Dr.Wiseman."Males use humour to appear superior 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 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.
25.Scientist started"the laugh lab"projectD
A.to find the funniest joke in European countries
B.to get more personal details about participants
C to know what funny people are like from different nations and cultures
D.to find out the differences between the male and female sense of humour
26.We can infer from the passage thatD.
A.mst of the people all over the world are completely honest
B.people tell the truth about themselves only when they laugh
C.ordinary people are not interested in"the laugh lab"project at all
D.psychologists and philosophers take interest in the"laugh lab"project
27.According to the passage,we can safely say thatA.
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,2001to December,2001.
D.Scientists have collected enough evidence to make final conclusions.
28.What is the best title for the passage?A
A.Funny or not?B.Laugh louder!
C.Men laugh better.D.Watch out for the trap in jokes!
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.
解答 25.B 26.D 27.A 28.A
25.D.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C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B选项是错误的.故选D.
26.D.细节理解题.根据This is a subject that has long attracted psychologists and philosophers.可知,心理学家和哲学家对这项问题也很感兴趣.故选D.
27.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.故选A.
28.A.主旨大意题.阅读全文,本文介绍了由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.故A最符合文章内容.故选A.
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