中原首辅2012高考一轮英语（北师大版）教师课件：Module 12（选修6 Unit 18）.ppt

Ⅲ.阅读理解 A Dr Wiseman started “the laugh lab” project which is the largest study of humour. Participants are invited to log on to the laugh lab website, give a few personal details, tell their favourite jokes and judge the jokes told by other people. The project will last for a year, and the organizers hope to finally discover the worlds 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 us to and say things that help us get what we want. 高考考点点拨 命题导向指导 二年名校模拟 三年高考经典 知识清单图解 重点难点突破 高频考点突破 综合测试题 三年高考经典 考纲考点解读 But laughing cannot be controlled. When we laugh, we tell the truth about ourselves. After only three months, over 10,000 jokes had been submitted. This gave the scientists enough evidence 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: “Youre a high priced lawyer. Will you answer two questions for 500？” “Yes. Whats the 高考考点点拨 命题导向指导 二年名校模拟 三年高考经典 知识清单图解 重点难点突破 高频考点突破 综合测试题 三年高考经典 考纲考点解读 second question？” Dr Wiseman and his workmates also submitted jokes created by computers. But none of those who took part in the survey found any of them amusing. Perha