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　　Charlie Chaplin, Mr Bean and so on are examples of famous international comedians and all of them are British．But why has British 　　1　　 been so successful?Why is it more successful in pleasing others 　　2　　 great enjoyment than French or German comedy?

　　Everybody in Britain is expected to have a 　　3　　 of humour．And the British pay special attention 　　4　　 showing others humour in situations which might seem very strange, almost 　　5　　, to other cultures．Professors giving serious lectures at university often 　　6　　 jokes to get people relaxed and interested．Business people often 　　7　　 humour and number when making important presentations．Some doctors are 　　8　　 for making their patients relax．Even priests(牧师)tell 　　9　　 in churches!

　　But what 　　10　　 makes British people laugh?And why is British humour often 　　11　　 for foreigners to understand?

　　Jokes are connected with 　　12　　．They often refer to people and places that are 　　13　　 familiar to the British themselves．Another thing 　　14　　 makes British humour difficult for foreigners is that they often play 　　15　　 words that sound the same 　　16　　 have different meanings, and there are a lot of 　　17　　 in English!

　　However, a lot of British humour is 　　18　　 and comedians like Charlie Chaplin and Mr Bean have been successful 　　19　　 the world．Their humour is understood on sight and they express it in situations that we can tell－people often find themselves 　　20　　 in laughing or being laughed at．

(1)


[　　]
A．	comedy
B．	performance
C．	play
D．	humour

(2)


[　　]
A．	by
B．	with
C．	on
D．	through

(3)


[　　]
A．	fact
B．	experience
C．	sense
D．	feeling

(4)


[　　]
A．	on
B．	at
C．	from
D．	to

(5)


[　　]
A．	clever
B．	fun
C．	interesting
D．	silly

(6)


[　　]
A．	pick out
B．	take out
C．	find out
D．	make out

(7)


[　　]
A．	make
B．	get
C．	mix
D．	attract

(8)


[　　]
A．	cruel
B．	famous
C．	content
D．	particular

(9)


[　　]
A．	stories
B．	fun
C．	humour
D．	jokes

(10)


[　　]
A．	naturally
B．	directly
C．	actually
D．	fortunately

(11)


[　　]
A．	different
B．	difficult
C．	boring
D．	suitable

(12)


[　　]
A．	culture
B．	habit
C．	tradition
D．	nationality

(13)


[　　]
A．	indeed
B．	in fact
C．	only
D．	considerately

(14)


[　　]
A．	that
B．	which
C．	it
D．	what

(15)


[　　]
A．	from
B．	through
C．	on
D．	to

(16)


[　　]
A．	because
B．	but
C．	even if
D．	and

(17)


[　　]
A．	them
B．	those
C．	whose
D．	meanings

(18)


[　　]
A．	universal
B．	special
C．	popular
D．	especial

(19)


[　　]
A．	through
B．	throughout
C．	all of
D．	though

(20)


[　　]
A．	got
B．	convinced
C．	caught
D．	astonished

答案：1．A;2．B;3．C;4．D;5．D;6．A;7．C;8．B;9．D;10．C;11．B;12．A;13．C;14．A;15．C;16．B;17．B;18．A;19．B;20．C;
解析：

(1)	喜剧演员演的当然是喜剧了。由本段最后一句所比较对象“than French or German comedy”也可得知讲述的是喜剧方面的内容。
(2)	please sb．with great enjoyment“以快乐来愉悦某人”。
(3)	a sense of humour“幽默感”。
(4)	pay attention to为固定搭配，意为“注意”。
(5)	在那些在其他文化里看似奇怪的、愚蠢的情形里英国人常能从中发现幽默。
(6)	pick out“挑选出”；take out“拿出”；find out“弄清楚”；make out“辨认出”。
(7)	商人进行重要项目展示时常在数据中加入幽默。mix“混合，混入”。
(8)	be famous for“以……闻名”。
(9)	tell jokes“讲笑话”，继续承接对上文humour的讲述。
(10)	actually“事实上(用于强调事实)”。naturally“自然地”；directly“直接地”；fortunately“幸运地”。
(11)	由下一段第三句“…makes British humour difficult for foreigners…”可知B项正确。
(12)	下一句有暗示，幽默笑话通常与风俗文化有关。
(13)	only“仅仅；只”。解释说明为何外国人难以理解英国的幽默。
(14)	定语从句的先行词中有thing，引导词用that。
(15)	play on words“说俏皮话；玩弄字眼”，为固定搭配。
(16)	由本空前的the same和其后的different meanings可推知表示转折关系。
(17)	此处应是指前面所列举的“sound the same but have different meanings”那类。
(18)	universal“普遍的”；很多英国幽默举世闻名。special“专门的”；popular“流行的”；especial“特别的”。
(19)	throughout用做介词时后接表示时间或地点的名词，此处相当于all over the world。
(20)	be caught in“陷入”。

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(1)


[　　]
A．	sigh
B．	breath
C．	surprise
D．	thought

(2)


[　　]
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C．	praise
D．	prize

(3)


[　　]
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[　　]
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[　　]
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C．	dressed
D．	fed

(7)


[　　]
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B．	summer
C．	autumn
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[　　]
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B．	expression
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D．	view

(9)


[　　]
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B．	strictly
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B．	joking
C．	funny
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[　　]
A．	kindness
B．	handsomeness
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(16)


[　　]
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[　　]
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C．	reason
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(19)


[　　]
A．	running
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[　　]
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(1)


[　　]
A．	deals
B．	begins
C．	ends
D．	agrees

(2)


[　　]
A．	school
B．	country
C．	city
D．	room

(3)


[　　]
A．	writer
B．	actor
C．	director
D．	student

(4)


[　　]
A．	made of
B．	made up
C．	carried on
D．	spoke of

(5)


[　　]
A．	lives
B．	movies
C．	friends
D．	families

(6)


[　　]
A．	Because
B．	When
C．	If
D．	Although

(7)


[　　]
A．	arts
B．	music
C．	wine
D．	film

(8)


[　　]
A．	studies
B．	shootings
C．	interests
D．	heroes

(9)


[　　]
A．	surrounded
B．	hit
C．	killed
D．	scolded

(10)


[　　]
A．	passage
B．	magazine
C．	movie
D．	newspaper

(11)


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A．	story
B．	murder
C．	problem
D．	thought

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[　　]
A．	killers
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D．	people

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[　　]
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(17)


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(19)


[　　]
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[　　]
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B．	pictures
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