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1、阅读理解-词义猜测四1、Whatisitthatmakespeoplelaugh?MorethantwothousandyearsagotheancientGreekphilosopherAristotledefined(定义)jokesasthepleasurethatresultsfromafeelingoftriumph(胜利)byshowingwe'rebetterthansomeoneelseinacertainway.AccordingtoAristotleandmanyotherphilosophers,alljokesd
2、ependmainlyonshowinginferiorityinanotherpersonorgroupofpersons—thatis,puttingitclearly,onshowingthattheyareworseoffthanourselves.Jokesraiseourgoodopinionofourselvesatsomeoneelse'sexpense. Showinghowmuchbetterthanotherpeopleweareisonlyonereasonwelikejokes.Someonemayalso
3、useajoketoexpresstheirangerortheircrueltyoranyotherkindofactionthatisnotacceptabletous.Wefeelfreetolaughwhenwehearaboutsomeoneslidingonabananaskin.Thejokeletsusexpressthoseattitudeswhichareusuallyunacceptabletosociety.Thisisprobablythereasonwhysomeofthejokes,especiallyth
4、oseinvolvingcruelty,aresopopularwithcertainpeople. Besides,alljokesdependonourenjoymentoflaughingatsomethingthatisstrangeandoutofplacebecauseit'sdifferentfromthingswhicharehappeningaroundit.Thesamesituationcanbeeithersadorpleasant,dependingentirelyonhowstrangeandoutofp
5、laceitis.Ifagirlinabathingsuitfallsintoaswimmingpool,wedon'tlaughbecausenothingunusualhashappened.Butifamaninasmartsuitfallsin,thesituationisatonceunusualinapleasantwayandwelaugh.Agoodjoke-tellerwillalwaystrytobuildupasituationinwhichonethingisexpecteduntilsomethingunexp
6、ectedsuddenlyhappens,andsowelaugh.1.AccordingtoAristotle,alljokesdependmainlyon________.A.showinginferiorityinanotherpersonorgroupB.resultinginasenseofsuccessC.havingagoodopinionofotherpeopleD.makingpeoplelaughunexpectedly2.Theunderlinedword“inferiority”(inParagraph1)mea
7、ns________.A.somethingthatisnotasgoodassomethingelseB.somethingthatisbetterthansomethingelseC.someonethatisnotasgoodassomeoneelseD.someonethatisbetterthansomeoneelse3.What'sthemainideaofParagraph2?A.Showingwearebetterthanotherpeopleistheonlyonereasonwelikejokes.B.Whenpeo
8、pleareangry,theywouldliketohearjokes.C.Peoplewholikejokesareusuallycruel.D.Toexpressthoseattitudesusual
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