2004年高考英语仿真试题(3)

The project will last for a year, and the organizers hope to finally discover the world’s

funniest joke. But there is also a serious purpose. The researchers want to know what people from different nations and cultures find funny. And they want to find out the differences between the male and female sense of humour. The idea is that if we want to understand each other, we have to find out what makes us laugh.

This is a subject that has long interested psychologists（心理学家）and philosophers（哲学家）.Most of the time, people are not completely honest. We do things that society expects of us and say things that help us get what we want. But laughing cannot be controlled. When we laugh, we tell the truth about ourselves.

By December 2001 over 10,000 jokes had been submitted. This gave the scientists enough evidence（证据）to make early conclusions. It seems that men and women do have different senses of humour, for instance.

“Our findings show the major differences in the ways in which males and females use humour,”said Dr. Wiseman.“Males use humour to appear superior（优越）to others, while women are more skilled in languages and prefer word play.”

Researchers also found that there really is such a thing as a national sense of humour. The British enjoy what is usually called “toilet humour”.But the French like their jokes short and sharp:“You’re a high priced lawyer. Will you answer two questions for $500?”“Yes. What’s the second question?”

The Germans are famous for not having a sense of humour. But the survey found that German participants were more likely to find submitted jokes funny than any other nationality. Perhaps that proves the point. Is this joke funny? I don’t know, but let’s say yes, just to be safe.

Dr Wiseman and his workmates also submitted jokes created by computer. But none of those who took part in the survey found any of them amusing. Perhaps this is relief. Computers already seem like they can do everything. At least they should leave the funny stuff to us. 63．Scientist started“the laugh lab ”project .

A．to find the funniest joke in European countries

B．to know what funny people are from different nations and cultures C．to find out the differences between the male and female sense of humour. D．to get more personal details about participants

A．most of the people all over the world are completely honest

B．psychologists and philosophers take interest in the “laugh lab”project C．ordinary people are not interested in “the laugh lab”project at all D．people tell the truth about themselves only when they laugh

64．We can infer from the passage that_____ .

65．What is the main idea of the 4th and 5th paragraph?

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A．Man and woman have different senses of humour. B．Male and female have similar senses of humour.

C．About 10,000 jokes have been submitted from September 2001 to December 2001. D．Scientists have collected enough evidence to make conclusions. A．to show that the French people have a better sense of humor B．to prove the British people have a sense of “toilet humor” C．to show people from different nations have different senses of humor D．to prove that the Germans have no sense of humor

A．The jokes by computer are less funny than those by humans. B．The Germans cannot find the submitted jokes amusing. C．Males are better at word play compared with women. D．Females like to use humor to show that they are supurior.

66．The writer gave the examples of the British, the French and the Germans .

67．Which statement is true according to the passage?

D

The food that we eat seems to have deep effects on our health. Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has , at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well, especially cancer of colon(结肠). Different cultures arte more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, government researchers realized that nitrates(硝酸盐), commonly used to preserve(keep) colour in meats, and other food additives(添加剂)，caused cancer, Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things o n the packaging instructions of processed(处理过的)food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain(get) a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDG) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures(courses), the practices continue.

68.What is the best title of the passage ?

A. Drug and Food B. Cancer and Health C. Food and Health D. Health and Drug 69. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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A. Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasons.

B. Some additives in our food are added to the food itself and some to the living animals c. Researchers have known about the potential dangers of food additives. D. Food may cause forty percent cancer in the world.

70. According to the passage, how has science done something harmful to mankind?

A. Because of science, diseases caused by polluted food have been removed. B. It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food. …… 此处隐藏：5885字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……