2017届高考英语一轮复习考点规范练：17 选修6 Unit 17（北师大版含解析）
<p> 考点规范练17(选修6 <span word="Unit">Unit</span> 17)</p><p> .阅读理解</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="mirrored">mirrored</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="humor">humor</span>.<span word="Humor">Humor</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="evaluated">evaluated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="minds">minds</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Hobbes">Hobbes</span>,<span word="who">who</span> <span word="disliked">disliked</span> <span word="humour">humour</span>,“<span word="Laughter">Laughter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="glory">glory</span> <span word="arising">arising</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="others">others</span>.” <span word="He">He</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="humour">humour</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span>-<span word="mindedness">mindedness</span>.</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="Humour">Humour</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="humour">humour</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="humour">humour</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> <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="humour">humour</span>.<span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="humour">humour</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> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Loyola">Loyola</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="humour">humour</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="determining">determining</span> <span word="factor">factor</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="selecting">selecting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mating">mating</span> <span word="partner">partner</span>.<span word="Amongst">Amongst</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span>,<span word="mates">mates</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> <span word="funny">funny</span> <span word="bone">bone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="partner">partner</span>.</p>
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