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Laugh-lab, an experiment set up more than a year ago, established that the British, Irish, New Zealanders and Australians prefer a play on words and that the French, Danes and Belgians have a taste for the surreal（超现实主义的）. Americans and Canadians, _______, laugh at jokes showing one group’s superiority over another. The Germans apparently have the _______ sense of humor -- if only because they have no national preference, and therefore find almost anything funny.
The winning joke was the product of international selection. It was posted by Gurpal Gosall, a 31-year-old psychologist from Manchester. This joke, according to Richard Wiseman, founder of Laugh-lab, _______ all. It also contained the three _______ that were found central to humor: a sense of superiority, an unexpected response, and a sad feeling. The joke was that:
A couple of New Jersey hunters are out in the woods when one of them falls to the ground. He doesn’t seems to be breathing, his eyes are rolled back in his head. The other guy whips out his mobile phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps to the operator: ‘My friend is dead! What can I do?’ The operator, in a clam, soothing voice says: ‘Just take it easy. I can help. First, let’s make sure he’s _______.’ There is a silence, then a shot is heard. The guy’s voice comes back on the line. He says: ‘OK, now that?’
Dr Gosall and _______ the joke for years. He said: ‘It makes people feel better ... reminds you that there’s always someone out there doing something more _______ than you.’ It was one of a series of jokes read to a volunteer who was being given a brain scan. With each joke, a specific area at the front of the volunteer’s brain lit up. There was also a reaction in an area linked to _______, showing recognition of an old joke. ‘It _______ other research, because if people have damage to that part of the brain, then they lose their sense of humor,’ Dr Wiseman said.
There were other ____________. The Laugh-lab computers counted the number of words in every joke that people submitted（提交）. According to the data, jokes containing 103 are the funniest. Interestingly, the winning joke is 102 words long-almost the ____________ length for a joke!
Many of the jokes submitted contained references to ____________. The researchers found that jokes mentioning ducks were seen as funnier than other jokes. Perhaps it’s because of their webbed feet or their odd shapes. ____________, the implication is clear -- if you are going to tell a joke involving an animal, make it a duck.
The Laugh-lab computer also recorded the date and time that each person from the UK ____________ the jokes in Laugh-lab. Careful analysis of the data revealed that people found the jokes funniest on the 7th October at 6:03 in the evening. Perhaps they have ____________ discovered the funniest moment of the year!
1.A.in addition B.on the other hand C.by all means D.to a certain degree
2.A.keenest B.broadest C.strangest D.worst
3.A.differed from B.relied on C.cared about D.appealed to
4.A.elements B.parts C.functions D.styles
5.A.kind B.alive C.dead D.quiet
6.A.liked B.made C.missed D.shared
7.A.violent B.helpful C.stupid D.sensible
8.A.language B.laughter C.memory D.analysis
9.A.dates back to B.keeps up with C.breaks away from D.fits in with
10.A.terms B.jokes C.discussions D.discoveries
11.A.perfect B.similar C.familiar D.expected
12.A.ducks B.animals C.shapes D.fears
13.A.Additionally B.Regardless C.Surprisingly D.Somehow
14.A.tested B.told C.searched D.rated
15.A.scientifically B.moderately C.separately D.occasionally
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Our school was ________ in 1925 and has a history of more than 80 years.
A. set up B. set off
C. set out D. found
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Early one morning, more than a hundred years ago, an American inventor called Elias Howe finally fell asleep. He had been working all night on the design of a sewing machine but he had run into a very difficult problem: It seemed impossible to get the thread to run around the needle without any problems.
Though he was tired, Howe slept badly. He turned and turned. Then he had a dream. He dreamt that he had been caught by terrible savages whose king wanted to kill him and eat him unless he could build a perfect sewing machine. When he tried to do so, Howe ran into the same problem as before. The thread kept getting caught around the needle. The king flew into the cage and ordered his soldiers to kill Howe. They came up towards him with their spears raised. But suddenly the inventor noticed something. There was a hole in the tip of each spear. The inventor awoke from the dream, realizing that he had just found the answer to the problem. Instead of trying to get the thread to run around the needle, he should make it run through a small hole in the center of the needle. This was the simple idea that finally made Howe design and build the first really practised sewing machine.
Elias Howe was not the only one in finding the answer to his problem in this way. Thomas Edison, the inventor of the electric light, said his best ideas came into him in dreams. So did the great physicist Albert Einstein. Charlotte Bronte also drew in her dreams in writing Jane Eyre.
To know the value of dreams, you have to understand what happens when you are asleep. Even then, a part of your mind is still working. This unconscious(无意识的), but still active part understands your experiences and goes to work on the problems you have had during the day. It stores all sorts of information that you may have forgotten or never have really noticed. It is only when you fall asleep that this part of the brain can send messages to the part you use when you are awake. However, the unconscious part acts in a special way. It uses strange images which the conscious part may not understand at first. This is why dreams are sometimes called “secret messages to ourselves”.
1.The problem Howe was trying to solve was________.
A. what kind of thread to use
B. how to design a needle which would not break
C. where to put the needle
D. how to stop the thread from getting caught around the needle
2.Thomas Edison is spoken of because________.
A. he also tried to invent a sewing machine
B. he got some of his ideas from dreams
C. he was one of Howe’s best friends
D. he also had difficulty in falling asleep
3.Dreams are sometimes called “secret messages to ourselves” because ________.
A. strange images are used to communicate ideas
B. images which have no meaning are used
C. we can never understand the real meaning
D. only specially trained people can understand them
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Two years ago, the 9-year-old girl set up ___ organization named Angel to help ____ homeless.
A. the; B. ; the C. an; a D. an; the高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
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Bridge of Hope School is a private school. It was set up in Kalangala about two years ago. Unlike government schools, which have very large classes of 90 children, many of whom do not want to learn, Bridge has small classes, so pupils get a great deal of attention. Small classes are good for teaching, but the school is always having difficulty with money since private schools are dependent on parents paying on time.
The school has five primary classes and three nursery classes. As the children progress through the school they will add another class next year. The total number of children in the primary classes is about 50. The parents of Bridge children are often higher earners than those that attend government schools. They want their children to have the best education available.
The school is not yet finished. The classrooms have no windows or doors. But it is very formal and insists on children wearing uniforms（制服）. Discipline is strict and the children are well-behaved. Only English can be spoken and not the local language. Although English is the national language and the language of education, government schools teach in their own language for the first three years.
School starts at 7 a．m. and the children have to be on time. Classes are formal, but children have to copy lots of things from the blackboard, because there are few textbooks, sometimes only one for the teacher to use. Class work is heavy and the children have tests every week. They also study during the holiday.
1.What can we learn about government schools?
A. The classes consist of a large number of students.
B. Teachers don’t speak English in class.
C. Children always work very hard.
D. It is free for children to attend them.
2.Parents send their children to Bridge of Hope School because they _______.
A. think the school environment is better there
B. hope their children can get the best education
C. want their children to be different
D. have no time to take care of their children
3.Which of the following is TRUE about Bridge of Hope School according to the text?
A. Children can wear what they like there.
B. Life there is easy for children
C. Lessons are given in the local language there.
D. There are few textbooks there.
4.The purpose of the writer in writing this passage is to ________.
A. list differences between a private and a government school
B. introduce a private school — Bridge of Hope School in Kalangala
C. tell the history of the private schools in Kalangala
D. show education development in Kalangala
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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A modern city has been set up in ____ was a wasteland ten years ago.
A.what B. which C. that D.where
高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
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A modern city has been set up in______ was a wasteland ten years ago.
A．what B．which
C．that D．where
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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A modern city has been set up in______ was a wasteland ten years ago.
A. where B. which
C. that D. what
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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A modern city has been set up in _____ was a wasteland ten years ago.
A. that B. what C. which D. where
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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The Bowler family had a very unusual experience this year. It was one of more than 400 families who applied to 1900 house, a reality TV show which took a typical family back a hundred years to see how people lived in the days before the internet, computer games and even electricity.
The Bowler family spent three months in a London home without a telephone, computers, TV, or fast food. The bowlers wore clothes from 1900, ate only food available in England at that time, and cooked their meals on a single stove. Paul Bowler still went to work every day in a then uniform. The children changed their clothes on the way to and from school and their classmates didn’t know about their unusual home life. Joyce stayed at home, cooking and cleaning like a typical housewife of the time, though everything took three times as long.
So does Joyce think that people’s lives were better in the old days?
“I think people in the old days had just as many troubles and worries,” Joyce said. “And I don’t think their life was better or worse, there were lots of things back then that I’m happy I don’t have to deal with nowadays, but on the other hand life was simpler.” “We had a lot more time with our family, and it was hard being nice to each other all the time,” eleven-year-old Hilary said.
So what did the Bowler family miss most about modern life while living in the 1900 house?
Paul, 39: “telephone and a hot shower”
Joyce, 44: “a quick cup of tea from a kettle you could just turn on”
Hilary, 11: “rock CD”
Joseph, 9: “hamburger and computer games”
1.While the Bowler family was living in 1900 house, ________.
A. the two children wore the then clothes for school
B. they prepared their meals together on a stove
C. they ate simple foods they had never seen
D. the mother spent more time on housework
2.According to Paragraph 4, what’s Joyce’s opinion about life in 1900?
A. Life was simpler but worse than it is now.
B. There were things she liked and disliked.
C. The family had more time to stay together.
D. There were fewer problems for the family.
3.What would Hilary expect most from modern life in the three months?
A. To make phone calls. B. To listen to music.
C. To chat on the Internet. D. To play computer games.
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