8.Dr Wiseman started"the laugh lab"project in September 2001.It is the largest study of humour.Participants(參加者)are invited to log on to the laugh lab website,give a few personal details,tell their favourite jokes and judge the jokes told by other people.
The project will last for a year,and the orgnizers 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 humour.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 attracted 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 2001over 10,000jokes had been submitted.This gave the scientists enough evidence to make early conclusions.It seems that men and women do have different senses of humour,for instance.
"Our findings show the major differences in the ways in which males and females use humour,"said Dr.Wiseman."Males use humour to appear superior 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 humour.The British enjoy what is usually called"toilet humour".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 humour.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.
25.Scientist started"the laugh lab"projectD
A.to find the funniest joke in European countries
B.to get more personal details about participants
C to know what funny people are like from different nations and cultures
D.to find out the differences between the male and female sense of humour
26.We can infer from the passage thatD.
A.mst of the people all over the world are completely honest
B.people tell the truth about themselves only when they laugh
C.ordinary people are not interested in"the laugh lab"project at all
D.psychologists and philosophers take interest in the"laugh lab"project
27.According to the passage,we can safely say thatA.
A.Jokes created by computer are less appealing to people.
B.Men and women have similar senses of humour.
C.The project lasted from September,2001to December,2001.
D.Scientists have collected enough evidence to make final conclusions.
28.What is the best title for the passage?A
A.Funny or not?B.Laugh louder!
C.Men laugh better.D.Watch out for the trap in jokes!
分析 文章介紹了由Dr.Wiseman進行的一次有關幽默感的調查,調查者想了解世界上最幽默的笑話,了解來自于不同國家不同文化的人的幽默感,以及男士與女士之間幽默感的不同.同時通過對參與者的統(tǒng)計得出了一定的結論.
解答 25.B 26.D 27.A 28.A
25.D.細節(jié)理解題.Their project will last for a year,and the organizers hope to finally discover the world's funniest joke.句意為:這項工程要持續(xù)一年,組織者希望找到世界上最有趣的笑話,由此可知A選項是錯誤的;The researchers want to know what people from different nations and cultures find funny.句意為:研究者想知道來自于不同國家不同文化的人都有什么樣的樂趣,由此可知C選項是錯誤的;研究者的目的是搜集世界上最有趣的笑話,調查不同的人有什么不同的幽默感以及男女之間幽默感的不同,并非想得到參與者的更多的個人信息故B選項是錯誤的.故選D.
26.D.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)This is a subject that has long attracted psychologists and philosophers.可知,心理學家和哲學家對這項問題也很感興趣.故選D.
27.A.細節(jié)理解題.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.句意為:Dr Wiseman和他的同事也搜集了由電腦創(chuàng)作的笑話,但是參與研究的人中,沒有人發(fā)現(xiàn)這些笑話很有樂趣,由此可知答案A是正確的,意思是由電腦創(chuàng)作的笑話沒有人創(chuàng)造的笑話有樂趣;But the survey found that German participants were more likely to find submitted jokes funny than any other nationality.句意為:調查發(fā)現(xiàn),德國參與者似乎比其它任何國家都有幽默感故B是錯誤的;"Males use humor to appear superior (高傲的,有優(yōu)越感的) to others,while women are more skilled in languages and prefer word play."句意為:男性用幽默去顯示出他的優(yōu)越感,而女性在語言方面更嫻熟,更喜歡語言游戲,由知可知C D是錯誤的.故選A.
28.A.主旨大意題.閱讀全文,本文介紹了由Dr.Wiseman進行的一次有關幽默感的調查,調查者想了解世界上最幽默的笑話,了解來自于不同國家不同文化的人的幽默感,以及男士與女士之間幽默感的不同.同時通過對參與者的統(tǒng)計得出了一定的結論.故A最符合文章內容.故選A.
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