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1、2019-2020年高考英语一轮复习考点规范练18Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour新人教版必修4Ⅰ.阅读理解Aculture’svaluescanbemirroredbyitshumor.HumorhasbeenevaluatedbymanygreatmindssuchasThomasHobbes,whodislikedhumor,“Laughterisnothingelsebutsuddengloryarisingfromsuddenthoughtoffeelingfarbetterthanothers.”Hethoughthumortobeanegativequa
2、lityofhumannarrow-mindedness.However,MordechaiGordon,Ph.DofEducation,insists,“Humorallowsustoviewtheworldfromananglethatisamusingratherthanserious.”IagreewithGordon.Learningtolookattheworldthroughhumorisimportant.IntheUnitedStates,everyfouryearsanelectionoccurs.Withouthumorasawaytoexpresstheirfee
3、lings,howelsewouldAmericanskeepfromclawing(爪)theireyesoutandgoingthewayoflearning?Televisionshowslike“TheDailyShow”havebeeimportantpartsofAmericanculture.Theyaremotheringthemasses.Theymakepoliticsfun.Ofcourse,politicsisonlyonetypeofhumor.Socialhumorhelpspeoplethroughthetwistsandturnsofthehumancon
4、dition.Americanpopculturepromotesanunhealthyself-image.Onthetopicofself-image,HariKondabolustandsout.Hehasajokeaboutthepopularmusicalgroup“ThePussycatDolls”,describingtheirhitsong“Don’tCha”asanegativerepresentationofwomen.HepointsoutanobviousoffenceinAmericanculture.AstudyfromLoyolaUniversityofMa
5、rylandhasshownthathumorisonedeterminingfactorforselectingamatingpartner.Amongstotherthings,mateslookforanoutstandingfunnyboneinapotentialpartner.Ofcourse,humorisnotalwaysusedforgoodpurposes.Humorcanbelinkedtovulgarity(庸俗)andracism,but,likeeverythingelse,ithaspotentialtounitehumanbeingsbyallowingu
6、stolaughatourselves,ourfailuresandourconnectionwithoneanother.Thoughlifemayseemtoughanddepressingattimes,allIhavetodoislookinthemirroratmyincreasedwrinkles(皱纹)toknowthatthereisaedyouttherethatevenChaplinwasn’tawareof.Withthatinmind,remembertolaughwithhumanityandsometimesathumanity.1.Hobbesbelieve
7、dthathumor . A.wasonlyawaytolaughatotherstomakeoneselffeelbetterB.resultedinnarrow-mindednessofhumanbeingsC.hadthepowertomirrorpersonalgloryandnationalvaluesD.wasforpeopletoviewtheworldfromanotherangle2.Whatistheauth
