2019高考英语二轮题海特训营（12）阅读理解 词义猜测四

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1、（12）阅读理解词义猜测四1、Whatisitthatmakespeoplelaugh?MorethantwothousandyearsagotheancientGreekphilosopherAristotledefined(定义)jokesasthepleasurethatresultsfromafeelingoftriumph(胜利)byshowingwe'rebetterthansomeoneelseinacertainway.AccordingtoAristotleandmanyotherp

2、hilosophers,alljokesdependmainlyonshowinginferiorityinanotherpersonorgroupofpersons—thatis,puttingitclearly,onshowingthattheyareworseoffthanourselves.Jokesraiseourgoodopinionofourselvesatsomeoneelse'sexpense.   Showinghowmuchbetterthanotherpeopleweareis

3、onlyonereasonwelikejokes.Someonemayalsouseajoketoexpresstheirangerortheircrueltyoranyotherkindofactionthatisnotacceptabletous.Wefeelfreetolaughwhenwehearaboutsomeoneslidingonabananaskin.Thejokeletsusexpressthoseattitudeswhichareusuallyunacceptabletosoci

4、ety.Thisisprobablythereasonwhysomeofthejokes,especiallythoseinvolvingcruelty,aresopopularwithcertainpeople.   Besides,alljokesdependonourenjoymentoflaughingatsomethingthatisstrangeandoutofplacebecauseit'sdifferentfromthingswhicharehappeningaroundit.Thes

5、amesituationcanbeeithersadorpleasant,dependingentirelyonhowstrangeandoutofplaceitis.Ifagirlinabathingsuitfallsintoaswimmingpool,wedon'tlaughbecausenothingunusualhashappened.Butifamaninasmartsuitfallsin,thesituationisatonceunusualinapleasantwayandwelaugh

6、.Agoodjoke-tellerwillalwaystrytobuildupasituationinwhichonethingisexpecteduntilsomethingunexpectedsuddenlyhappens,andsowelaugh.1.AccordingtoAristotle,alljokesdependmainlyon________.A.showinginferiorityinanotherpersonorgroupB.resultinginasenseofsuccessC.

7、havingagoodopinionofotherpeopleD.makingpeoplelaughunexpectedly2.Theunderlinedword“inferiority”(inParagraph1)means________.A.somethingthatisnotasgoodassomethingelseB.somethingthatisbetterthansomethingelseC.someonethatisnotasgoodassomeoneelseD.someonethat

8、isbetterthansomeoneelse3.What'sthemainideaofParagraph2?A.Showingwearebetterthanotherpeopleistheonlyonereasonwelikejokes.B.Whenpeopleareangry,theywouldliketohearjokes.C.Peoplewholikejokesareusuallycruel.D.Toexpressthoseattitudesus