Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour课时作业Ⅰ.阅读理解Aculture'svaluescanbemirroredbyitshumor.HumorhasbeenevaluatedbymanygreatmindssuchasThomasHobbes,whodislikedhumor,“Laughterisnothingelsebutsuddengloryarisingfromsomesuddenthoughtoffeelingfarbetterthanothers.”Hethoughthumortobeanegativequalityofhumannarrow-mindedness.However,MordechaiGordon,PhDofEducation,insists,“Humorallowsustoviewtheworldfromananglethatisamusingratherthanserious.”IagreewithGordon.Learningtolookattheworldthroughhumorisimportant.IntheUnitedStates,everyfouryearsanelectionoccurs.Withouthumorasawaytoexpresstheirfeelings,howelsewouldAmericanskeepfromclawingtheireyesoutandgoingthewayoflemming?Televisionshowslike“TheDailyShow”havebecomeimportantpartsofAmericanculture.Theyaremotheringthemassesbymetaphorically(隐喻地)airplaneingpoliticsintoourmouths.Theymakepoliticsfun.Ofcourse,politicsisonlyonetypeofhumor.Socialhumorhelpspeoplethroughthetwistsandturnsofthehumancondition.Americanpopculturepromotesanunhealthyselfimage.Onthetopicofselfimage,HariKondabolustandsout.Hehasajokeaboutthepopularmusicalgroup“ThePussycatDolls”，describingtheirhitsong“Don'tCha”asanegativerepresentationofwomen.HepointsoutanobviousoffenceinAmericanculture.AstudyfromLoyolaUniversityofMarylandhasshownthathumorisonedeterminingfactorforselectingamatingpartner.Amongstotherthings,mateslookforanoutstandingfunnyboneinapotentialpartner.Ofcourse,humorisnotalwaysusedforgoodpurposes.Humorcanbelinkedtovulgarity(庸俗)andracism,but,likeeverythingelse,ithaspotentialtounitehumanbeingsbyallowingustolaughatourselves,ourfailuresandourconnectionwithoneanother.Thoughlifemayseemtoughanddepressingattimes,allIhavetodoislookinthemirroratmyincreasedwrinkles(皱纹)toknowthatthereisacomedyouttherethatevenChaplinwasn'tawareof.Withthatinmind,remembertolaughwithhumanityandsometimesathumanity.篇章导读：本文是一篇议论文。文章作者通过论证认为，一种文化的价值观可以通过其幽默反映出来，并决定用幽默的态度来面对生活。1．Hobbesbelievedthathumor________.A．wasonlyawaytolaughatotherstomakeoneselffeelbetterB．resultedinnarrowmindednessofhumanbeingsC．hadthepowertomirrorpersonalgloryandnationalvaluesD．wasforpeopletoviewtheworldfromanotherangle答案：A细节理解题。根据文章第一段可知，ThomasHobbes不喜欢幽默，并从他的话“Laughterisnothingelsebut...thoughtoffeelingfarbetterthanothers.”可知，他认为幽默仅仅是嘲笑别人并让自己感觉更好的一种方法而已。应选A。2．Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardspoliticalhumor?A．Worried.B．Disappointed.C．Curious.D．Appreciative.答案：D观点态度题。根据文章第三段中的“Withouthumorasawaytoexpresstheirfeelings,howelsewouldAmericanskeepfromclawingtheireyesoutandgoingthewayoflemming？”及“Theymakepoliticsfun.”可知，作者对于政治幽默持赞赏的态度。appreciative“欣赏的，赏识的”。3．Thefourthparagraphisdevelopedmainly________.A．byexampleB．byprocessC．bycomparisonD．byclassification答案：A细节理解题。根据第四段中的第四句及下文中的解释可知，作者是通过举例子来支撑自己的观点的。故选A。4．Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．Chaplinwasn'tawareofbeinglaughedat.B．Theauthorfeelshelplessandsadaboutgettingolder.C．Neverbetheonewholaughsatotherpeople.D．Theauthorisdeterminedtofacelifewithasenseofhumor.答案：D推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“toknowthatthereisacomedyoutthere”和最后一段中的“remembertolaughwithhumanity”可知，作者积极肯定幽默的价值，决定以幽默的态度来面对生...
