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19．Answer the questions （根据短文内容回答下列问题）：（7%）
The British are known for their sense of humour（幽默）．However，it is often difficult for foreigners to understand their jokes．The main point to remember is that the British often use understatement．
Understatement means saying less than you think or feel．For example，if someone gets very wet in a shower of rain，he might say，‘It's a little damp （潮湿的） outside．'Or，if someone is very impolite and shouts at another person，someone else might say，‘She isn't exactly friendly．'Understatement is often used in unpleasant situation or to make another person look silly．Understatement plays an important part in British humour．
Another key to understanding British humour is that the British like to make fun of themselves as well as others．They often laugh about the silly and unpleasant things that happen to our everyday life when someone accidently falls over in the street．They also like to make jokes about people from different classes of society．They like to make jokes about their accents（口音），the way they dress and the way they behave．What's more，the British love to watch comedies about people who do not know how to behave in society．The comedies series Mr Bean is a good example of this kind of humor．
Mr Bean is the character created by British actor Rowan Atkinson in 1990．Mr Bean doesn't talk often，and instead he uses his body movement and facial（面部的） expressions to make people laugh．Perhaps what makes Mr Bean so funny is that he does things that adults in the real world cannot do．Mr Bean is popular in many countries round the world because you do not have to speak English to understand the humour．Because of this，many people have understood the British sense of humour．

72．It is not often easy for foreigners to understand British jokes，is it？
Yes，it is．
73．What does‘understatement'mean in this passage？
It meanssaying less than you think or feel．．
74．Who do the British like to make fun of？Themselvesaswellasothers．
75．What do the British love to watch？About people who do not know how to behave in society．．
76．How does Mr Bean make people laugh？
ByBy using his body movement and facial expressions．
77．What are the key points for people to understand British humour？
The British likeusing understatementandmaking fun of themselves as well as others．．

Answer 1

分析 这篇短文主要介绍了理解英国人幽默的关键点是轻描淡写和喜欢开自己和他人的玩笑．介绍了电影憨豆先生中的幽默特点．

解答 72：Yes，it is．细节题．根据第一段The British are known for their sense of humour．However，it is often difficult for foreigners to understand their jokes．可知外国人很难理解他们的笑话，故回答Yes，it is．
73：It means saying less than you think or feel．细节题．根据第二段Understatement means saying less than you think or feel．意味着说的笔记想的感觉的少，故回答It means saying less than you think or feel．
74．Themselves as well as others细节题．根据第三段Another key to understanding British humour is that the British like to make fun of themselves as well as others可知喜欢开自己和他人的玩笑，故答案是Themselves as well as others．
75：About people who do not know how to behave in society．细节题．根据第三段the British love to watch comedies （喜剧） about people who do not know how to behave in society．喜欢看有挂那些不知道怎样在社会上举止的人，故回答About people who do not know how to behave in society．
76：By using his body movement and facial expressions．细节题．
根据第四段Mr Bean doesn't talk often，and instead he uses his body movement and facial expressions to make people laugh．可知是用身体语言和面部表情让人们大笑，故回答By using his body movement and facial expressions．
77：using understatement and making fun of themselves as well as others．推理题．根据第一段The main point to remember is that the British often use understatement．轻描淡写，和第三段Another key to understanding British humour is that the British like to make fun of themselves as well as others．喜欢开自己和他人的玩笑，故回答 using understatement and making fun of themselves as well as others．

点评 如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思．