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阅读理解。

Dr Wiseman started “the laugh lab” project in September 2001. It is the largest study of humour. Participants（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 2001 over 10, 000 jokes 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.

1.Scientist started “ the laugh lab” project________

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

2.We can infer from the passage that________.

A. most 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

3.According to the passage, we can safely say that ________.

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, 2001 to December, 2001.

D. Scientists have collected enough evidence to make final conclusions.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Funny or not?

B. Laugh louder!

C. Men laugh better.

D. Watch out for the trap in jokes!

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍了由Dr. Wiseman进行的一次有关幽默感的调查，调查者想了解世界上最幽默的笑话，了解来自于不同国家不同文化的人的幽默感，以及男士与女士之间幽默感的不同。同时通过对参与者的统计得出了一定的结论。

1.B细节理解题。Their project will last for a year, and the organizers hope to finally discover the world’s funniest joke.句意为：这项工程要持续一年，组织者希望找到世界上最有趣的笑话，由此可知A选项是错误的；The researchers want to know what people from different nations and cultures find funny.句意为：研究者想知道来自于不同国家不同文化的人都有什么样的乐趣，由此可知B选项是错误的；研究者的目的是搜集世界上最有趣的笑话，调查不同的人有什么不同的幽默感以及男女之间幽默感的不同，并非想得到参与者的更多的个人信息故D选项是错误的。因此答案为C。

2.D推理判断题。根据文章第一、二句Dr Wiseman started “the laugh lab” project in September 2001. It is the largest study of humour. Participants（This is a subject that has long attracted psychologists and philosophers.可知这个项目已经吸引了心理学家和哲学家的兴趣。故选D。

3.A细节理解题。根据最后一段第三、四句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.可知用电脑创造的笑话没有人认为它可笑。故选A。

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【名师点拨】

细节题的破解一般采用寻读法，即先看试题，再读文章。对有关信息进行快速定位，再将相关信息进行整合、甄别、分析、对比，有根有据地排除干扰项，选出正确答案。此法加强了阅读的针对性，提高了做题的准确率，节省了宝贵的时间。寻读法还特别适用于对图形表格类题材的理解。做此类型的题目还要特别注意句子的逻辑关系。英语中有许多功能词，如：表因果关系的because, since, as等；表转折关系的but, however ,on the contrary, on the other hand等等。比如第60小题，B细节理解题。Their project will last for a year, and the organizers hope to finally discover the world’s funniest joke.句意为：这项工程要持续一年，组织者希望找到世界上最有趣的笑话，由此可知A选项是错误的；The researchers want to know what people from different nations and cultures find funny.句意为：研究者想知道来自于不同国家不同文化的人都有什么样的乐趣，由此可知B选项是错误的；研究者的目的是搜集世界上最有趣的笑话，调查不同的人有什么不同的幽默感以及男女之间幽默感的不同，并非想得到参与者的更多的个人信息故D选项是错误的。因此答案为C。

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