语言知识运用组合练4
Ⅰ.完形填空
(2016·华北、华中、西南省级示范高中名校联考)
The Laugh Lab, set up by Dr.Wiseman, is the largest study of humour.A few months ago, its organizers started a project, hoping to finally submit the funniest joke in the world.Participants are invited to log on (登录) to the website, 1 a few personal details, tell their favourite jokes and 2 the jokes told by other people.
But there is also a(n) 3 purpose.The researchers want to know 4 people from different nations and cultures find funny.And they want to find out the 5 between the male and female sense of humour.The 6 is that if we want to understand each other, we have to 7 what makes us laugh.
This is a subject that has interested psychologists and philosophers.Most of the time, people are not 8 honest.We do things that society 9 us to and say things that help us get what we want.But laughing cannot be 10 . When we laugh, we tell the 11 about ourselves.
By March, 10, 000 jokes had been submitted, which gave the scientists enough 12 to make early conclusions.It seems that men and women do have 13 sense of humour.
“Our findings show the major differences in the ways in which males and females 14 humour，”said Dr.Wiseman.“Men use humour to appear superior to others, while women are more skilled in 15 and prefer word play.”
Researchers have also found that there really is such a thing as 16 sense of humour.The British enjoy what is usually called “toilet humour” 17 the French like short and sharp jokes.“You're a high－priced lawyer.Will you answer two questions for $500？”“Yes.What's the second question？”
Dr.Wiseman and his workmates also submitted jokes created by 18 ．But none of those who took part in the survey found any of them 19 ．Perhaps this is relief.Computers already seem like they can do everything.At least they should leave the 20 things to us.
本文主要介绍了一场有关幽默感的调查。调查者想征集世界上最好笑的笑话，并了解不同国家、不同性别的人在幽默感方面是否有差异。初步结论是幽默也有民族和性别之分。
1．A.face B．check C．give
D．hide
C [根据常识可知登录者要提供(give)个人信息，故选C项。] 2．A.judge C．write
B．deliver D．design
A [参加者同时还参加评价(judge)笑话，所以选A项。] 3．A.strange C．legal
B．obvious D．serious
D [其实还有一个很严肃的(serious)目的，所以选D项。] 4．A.what C．when
B．how D．why
A [“ 4 people from different nations and cultures find funny”为宾语从句，作动词know的宾语，该从句中缺少宾语(find sth.funny)且表示“事物”，故填what。]
5．A.connection C．similarity
B．difference D．competition
B [根据后面14题所在句子可知研究人员是想弄清男女之间在幽默感方面是否有差异(difference)，故答案为B项。]
6．A.trouble C．idea
B．result D．advice
C [我们的观点(idea)是如果我们想互相理解，我们要弄清(find out)是什么使我们发笑。]
7．A.set down C．think up B [见上题解析。] 8．A.completely C．occasionally
B．deliberately D．obviously B．find out D．bring in
A [ 根据下句和常识可知，多数时候，人不是完全(completely)诚实的。] 9．A.forces C．asks
B．orders D．expects
D [前文提到，人不会完全诚实，所以有时我们会做社会期待(expects)我们去做的事，也会说些为了个人利益才会说的话。A：强迫；B：命令；C：请求。]
10．A.found C．controlled
B．heard D．bought
C [人行事可能会违背意志，说话可能会言不由衷，但大笑往往是不能控制(controlled)的，故选C项。]
11．A.truth
B．lie
C．problem D．identity
A [当我们放声大笑时，我们就把我们自己的真实情况(truth)告诉了别人。] 12．A.confidence C．time
B．evidence D．courage
B [到三月份，已经提交了10 000条笑话，这使得科学家有了足够的证据(evidence)做出初步结论。]
13．A.similar C．common
B．crazy D．different
D [根据上文介绍的本次研究的目的及下一段第一句的differences可知本空答案为D。]
14．A.create C．share
B．use D．handle
B [此处填use与下一句话“Men use humour to appear...”中的use相呼应。] 15．A.comments C．languages
B．jokes D．stories
C [根据“prefer word play”可知女性擅长语言，故选C项。] 16．A.personal C．public
B．national D．moral
B [下一句谈论的是两个不同民族在幽默方面的不同，由此可推出本题答案为national。]
17．A.before C．until
B．after D．while
D [此处while意为“然而”。表对比的关系。] 18．A.hand C．computer
B．robot D．Internet
C [根据“Computers already seem like they can do everything.”可知答案。] 19．A.rewarding C．worrying
B．exciting D．amusing
D [根据句中连词but和下文中的relief可知，电脑编的笑话不好笑。] 20．A.funny C．valuable
B．easy D．convenient
A [电脑似乎已经无所不能了，至少它们应该把让人发笑的(funny)事情留给我们。]
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Ⅱ.语法填空
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