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1、高考英语二轮题海特训营(12)阅读理解词义猜测四1、Whatisitthatmakespeoplelaugh?MorethantwothousandyearsagotheancientGreekphilosopherAristotledefined(定义)jokesasthepleasurethatresultsfromafeelingoftriumph(胜利)byshowingwe'rebetterthansomeoneelseinacertainway.AccordingtoAristotlean
2、dmanyotherphilosophers,alljokesdependmainlyonshowinginferiorityinanotherpersonorgroupofpersons—thatis,puttingitclearly,onshowingthattheyareworseoffthanourselves.Jokesraiseourgoodopinionofourselvesatsomeoneelse'sexpense. Showinghowmuchbetterthanotherpe
3、opleweareisonlyonereasonwelikejokes.Someonemayalsouseajoketoexpresstheirangerortheircrueltyoranyotherkindofactionthatisnotacceptabletous.Wefeelfreetolaughwhenwehearaboutsomeoneslidingonabananaskin.Thejokeletsusexpressthoseattitudeswhichareusuallyunaccep
4、tabletosociety.Thisisprobablythereasonwhysomeofthejokes,especiallythoseinvolvingcruelty,aresopopularwithcertainpeople. Besides,alljokesdependonourenjoymentoflaughingatsomethingthatisstrangeandoutofplacebecauseit'sdifferentfromthingswhicharehappeningar
5、oundit.Thesamesituationcanbeeithersadorpleasant,dependingentirelyonhowstrangeandoutofplaceitis.Ifagirlinabathingsuitfallsintoaswimmingpool,wedon'tlaughbecausenothingunusualhashappened.Butifamaninasmartsuitfallsin,thesituationisatonceunusualinapleasantwa
6、yandwelaugh.Agoodjoke-tellerwillalwaystrytobuildupasituationinwhichonethingisexpecteduntilsomethingunexpectedsuddenlyhappens,andsowelaugh.1.AccordingtoAristotle,alljokesdependmainlyon________.A.showinginferiorityinanotherpersonorgroupB.resultinginasense
7、ofsuccessC.havingagoodopinionofotherpeopleD.makingpeoplelaughunexpectedly2.Theunderlinedword“inferiority”(inParagraph1)means________.A.somethingthatisnotasgoodassomethingelseB.somethingthatisbetterthansomethingelseC.someonethatisnotasgoodassomeoneelseD.
8、someonethatisbetterthansomeoneelse3.What'sthemainideaofParagraph2?A.Showingwearebetterthanotherpeopleistheonlyonereasonwelikejokes.B.Whenpeopleareangry,theywouldliketohearjokes.C.Peoplewholikejokesareusuallycruel.D.Toexpressthose
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