Dr Wiseman started“the laugh lab”project in September 2001．It is the largest study of humour．Participants are invited to log on to the laugh lab website, give a few personal details , tell their favorite jokes and judge the jokes told by other people．
The project will last for a year, and the organizers 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 humor．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 interested 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 2001 over 10,000 jokes had been submitted(提交)．This gave the scientists enough evidence to make early conclusions．It seems that men and women do have different senses of humor, for instance．
“Our findings show the major differences in the ways in which males and females use humor,”said Dr Wiseman．“Males use humor to appear superior(优越的)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 humor．The British enjoy what is usually called“toilet humor”．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 humor．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．
(1)
Scientist started“the laugh lab”project ________
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A．
to find the funniest joke in European countries
B．
to know what funny people are from different nations and cultures
C．
to find out the differences between the male and female sense of humor
D．
to get more personal details about participants
(2)
What is the main idea of the 4 th and 5 th paragraph?
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A．
Man and woman have different senses of humour．
B．
Male and female have similar senses of humour．
C．
About 10,000 jokes have been submitted from September 2001 to December 2001．
D．
Scientists have collected enough evidence to make conclusions．
(3)
The writer gave the examples of the British, the French and the Germans ________．
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A．
to show that French people have a better sense of humour
B．
to prove the British people have a sense of“toilet humour”
C．
to show people from different nations have different senses of humour
D．
to prove that the Germans have no sense of humour
(4)
Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
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A．
The jokes by computer are less funny than those by humans
B．
The Germans cannot find the submitted jokes amusing
C．
Males are better at word play compared with women
D．
Females like to use humor to show that they are superior
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“We cannot think of anyone who is more deserving of such an honor．He is a very special individual”, said one of his students．
In April 2009, Greg Perry accepted the first annual Heart of Green Local Hero Award, for his work to develop, with his high school students, the Green Dream and the Ultimated Green Classroom．At the time of the awards, he was unsteady, having just been through intense chemotherapy．His work as a teacher is an inspiration, as is his recovery, and his acceptance speech．We’re happy to say that Greg is back in the classroom－which is good th ing for him, for his students and for the wider community．Here’s his story．
At the age of 6 he was paralyzed from the neck down in an accident．He was told he would never walk, never play football and never feed himself．He proved the doctors wrong! He can do all these things and much more．His determination continues to thrive．
Greg Perry graduated from Ohio State University with a joint degree in marketing and education．To him, the education degree was just a bulwark against the recession, so there are probably few peiole as surprised as Perry that before the age of 40, he would have drawn national attention for his teaching, orchestrated the building of a model classroom and inspired his students to launch the largest green business expo ever staged in Ohio．
Perry teaches an innovative high school marketing class in Beachwood, Ohio, a city of about 12,000 in the Cleveland suburbs．Students from several area schools commute to Beachwood High School for a class unlike any other．He has led the class of 18 to create the “ULTIMATE GREEN CLASSROOM”．Under his direction the largest Eco–Friendly Showcase in Ohio was held and approximately $ 150,000 was raised in Green goods and services to build the unbelievable classroom．Elected executive officers help Perry run the class, and for much of the year, the focus is on lining of exhibitors for The Green Dream, the green business expo that is expected to draw more than 6,000 people this Spring．
“Sales people are making phone calls to line up exhibitors in the expo．Finance is handling the contracts and payments．Marketing and Communications and Publications and Websites are trying to promote the message．” Perry said．“it’s more like a day at work than a day at the classroom．By doing these large projects, they learn about branding, advertising, management styles and marketing techniques without every picking up the textbooks．”
(1)
From the passage, what is Greg Perry?
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A．
He is a university student majoring marketing and education．
B．
He is a teacher of a high school in Ohio．
C．
He is a doctor who specializes in treating paralysis．
D．
He is a professor teaching in an Ohio university．
(2)
According to Greg Perry, ________．
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A．
His winning for his teaching is unexpected．
B．
His recovery is a really unexpected wonder．
C．
Education degree is a must to improve life．
D．
The award should belong to him for his teaching．
(3)
Which of the following about Beachwood High School is true?
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A．
It lies in the middle of the city．
B．
Most of the students are boarding．
C．
The class size is probably small．
D．
All the classroom are painted green．
(4)
Greg Perry’s students think that he ________．
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A．
he is gifted and creative
B．
he is unsteady and intense
C．
he deserves the award
D．
his business is successful
(5)
What can we learn from the text?
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A．
Greg Perry’s class are connected with some companies and websites．
B．
Greg Perry’s students never use text books in their learning at all．
C．
Greg Perry’s students work in workshops rather than in the classroom．
D．
Greg Perry’s students learned a lot of useful skills in an economical way．
