Question

We're always being sent contributions(稿件) for our popular Laughter,the Best Medicine section. Some of the jokes are obvious winners. Some of the jokes are ancient, unfit for public consumption，or just don't make the grade(符合要求) .And then there are the rest：the jokes that get our editor scratching his chin and wondering, "Is this one good enough to print?" Now you can help him choose. We've picked five jokes from the "Maybe" pile. Vote for the one you think is the best. The top-rated joke as of July 20,2007 will be published in the magazine and net its author $ 150.

                                            (1)

A boy goes to a bookshop with his birthday money and chooses a book titled Advice to Young Mothers. "Why would you want this book?" the assistant asks him. "Because I collect moths(飞蛾) ，"the boy explains.

Derek Blew，Lane Cove，NSW

                                             (2)

Father："So you want to be my son-in-law?"

Young man："Actually I don't,but I want to marry your daughter and I don't see how I can avoid it."

Kimberley McEwan，Southland，NZ

                                             (3)

How many politicians does it take to change a light bulb(灯泡) ? ―None. They only promised they would do it.

Lisa Bluthal，Umina Beach，NSW

                                             (4)

A couple of country boys driving a semitrailer(半拖车) down the highway come to a bridge with a sign saying："Clearance 3. 1 metres.”They stop,take out a tape measure and find the truck is 3.5 metres high. "I don't see any police around," one says. "Let's go for it."

Loretta Fonseca，Otago，NZ

                                              (5)

There are only two people who really know how to run this country. Sadly, one is cutting hair and the other is driving a taxi.

James White, Belmont, NSW

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(   ) 5. The writer's purpose in writing the passage is to        .

   A.ask readers to judge which joke is the best

   B.provide readers with some jokes for entertainment

   C.collect contributions for a magazine

   D.show us laughter is the best medicine

(   ) 6. What do the underlined words " ' maybe' pile" in the first paragraph mean?

   A.Jokes which are obvious winners.

   B.Jokes which don't make the grade.

   C.Laughter, the Best Medicine section.

   D.Jokes the editor isn't sure of printing.

(   ) 7. We can learn from the first joke that        .

   A.the book is very popular with readers

   B.the assistant is very embarrassed

   C.the boy misunderstands the title of the book

   D.the boy wants to buy the book for his mother 

(   ) 8. What can we infer from the jokes?

   A.The young man doesn't want to marry the girl. (Joke 2)

   B.Politicians seldom keep their promises. (Joke 3)

   C.The boys often break traffic rules. (Joke 4)

   D.Hair dressers and taxi drivers know politics better than anyone else. (Joke 5)

Answer 1

5-8 ADCB

B篇讲了五个笑话，要求读者评判哪一则笑话最好。

5.A意图揣摩题。由第一段中的两句话Now you can help him choose.和Vote for the one you think is the best.可知这篇文章的目的是要读者来判断五个笑话中哪个最好。所以A 答案正确。

6.D逻辑推理题。由带画线词的这句话可知这五个笑话是特意被挑选出来供读者评判的，所以可以推测"maybe" pile意思是"编辑尚未确定是否要印刷出版的笑话"。

7.C深层理解题。男孩把书名to Young Mothers中的mothers误认为mothes了，而他说自己喜欢收集飞蛾，所以他想买这本书。

8.B逻辑推理题。由第三个笑话中的"They only promised they would do it."可知政客只会许下空口诺言,却根本没有实际行动。