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【题目】We laugh at jokes, but seldom __________about how they work.

A．we think B．think we

C．we do think D．do we think

【答案】D

【解析】

试题解析：考查部分倒装结构。在正式文体中，never, seldom, rarely, little, hardly, scarcely, no sooner, no longer, nowhere等含有否定意义的副词若位于句首，则其后要用部分倒装。倒装是将正常语序中主谓颠倒，而部分倒装是将主语与助动词颠倒。此句中seldom为否定意义，故使用部分倒装。句意：我们嘲笑笑料，但是很少去思考他们是怎样发生的。故选D。

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