2017届高考英语一轮复习考点规范练：18（新人教版）
<p> 考点规范练18(必修4 <span word="Unit">Unit</span> 3)</p><p> .阅读理解</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span> culture’s values can be mirrored by its humor.Humor has been evaluated by many great minds such as Thomas Hobbes,who disliked humor,“Laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from sudden thought of feeling far better than others.”He thought humor to be a negative quality of human narrow-mindedness.</p><p> <span word="However">However</span>,<span word="Mordechai">Mordechai</span> <span word="Gordon">Gordon</span>,<span word="Ph">Ph</span>.<span word="D">D</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Education">Education</span>,<span word="insists">insists</span>,“<span word="Humor">Humor</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="angle">angle</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="amusing">amusing</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="serious">serious</span>.”<span word="I">I</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Gordon">Gordon</span>.<span word="Learning">Learning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="humor">humor</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>,<span word="every">every</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="occurs">occurs</span>.<span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="humor">humor</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span>,<span word="how">how</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="clawing">clawing</span>(爪) <span word="their">their</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="learning">learning</span>?<span word="Television">Television</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="like">like</span> “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="Show">Show</span>”<span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mothering">mothering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="masses">masses</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>.</p><p> <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>,<span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="humor">humor</span>.<span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="humor">humor</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="twists">twists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="condition">condition</span>.<span word="American">American</span> <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="promotes">promotes</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unhealthy">unhealthy</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="image">image</span>.<span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="topic">topic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="image">image</span>,<span word="Hari">Hari</span> <span word="Kondabolu">Kondabolu</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="out">out</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joke">joke</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="group">group</span> “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Pussycat">Pussycat</span> <span word="Dolls">Dolls</span>”,<span word="describing">describing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="song">song</span> “<span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="Cha">Cha</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="representation">representation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="offence">offence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> study from Loyola University of Maryland has shown that humor is one determining factor for selecting a mating partner.Amongst other things,mates look for an outstanding funny bone in a potential partner.</p>
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