2016届陕西汉中市高考英语二轮阅读理解选练（16）（含答案）
<p> 2016年陕西汉中市高考英语二轮阅读理解选练（16）（含答案）</p><p> 阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>和<span word="D">D</span>) 中, 选出最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="Something">Something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Abraham">Abraham</span> <span word="Lincoln">Lincoln</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="surprisingly">surprisingly</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="humor">humor</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="tell">tell</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p> <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span>“<span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="humor">humor</span>”<span word="really">really</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="usage">usage</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="sixties">sixties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seventies">seventies</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="forties">forties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fifties">fifties</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="called">called</span>“<span word="the">the</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ridiculous">ridiculous</span>”, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="connotations">connotations</span>(隐含意义)<span word="that">that</span>“<span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="humor">humor</span>”<span word="has">has</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ridiculous">ridiculous</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="ridicule">ridicule</span>(讥笑). <span word="Funniness">Funniness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cruelty">cruelty</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arm">arm</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p><p> <span word="Lincoln">Lincoln</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="humor">humor</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="actually">actually</span>“<span word="humor">humor</span>”<span word="as">as</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distinction">distinction</span> <span word="between">between</span>“<span word="wit">wit</span>(风趣)”<span word="and">and</span>“<span word="humor">humor</span>”<span word="anymore">anymore</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nineteenth">nineteenth</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="did">did</span>. <span word="Wit">Wit</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="humor">humor</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pleasant">pleasant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sympathetic">sympathetic</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="distinguish">distinguish</span> <span word="between">between</span>“<span word="laughing">laughing</span> <span word="with">with</span>”<span word="and">and</span>“<span word="laughing">laughing</span> <span word="at">at</span>”. <span word="Lincoln">Lincoln</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="about">about</span>“<span word="laughing">laughing</span> <span word="with">with</span>”<span word="than">than</span>“<span word="laughing">laughing</span> <span word="at">at</span>”. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span>“<span word="laughing">laughing</span> <span word="at">at</span>”, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="teasing">teasing</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="Lincoln">Lincoln</span>-<span word="Douglas">Douglas</span> <span word="debate">debate</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Douglas">Douglas</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="Lincoln">Lincoln</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="faced">faced</span>, <span word="Lincoln">Lincoln</span> <span word="replied">replied</span>, <span word="referencing">referencing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="plain">plain</span> <span word="looking">looking</span>, “<span word="Honestly">Honestly</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="faced">faced</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="one">one</span>? ”<span word="And">And</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="Lincoln">Lincoln</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="humor">humor</span>.</p>
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