2024高考英语一轮复习Unit3单元主题语篇训练含解析新人教版必修4.docVIP

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Unit3单元主题语篇训练

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ComedyandPsychology

EarlierthisyearIdidapart-timecomedycourse.TheclasswastaughtbyRyan,aprofessionalcomedian.Ihadperformedashow,whichwasntoriginallymeanttobeacomedy.However,theaudiencelaughedatmyfirstjoke,thencontinuedtolaughthroughouttheroutinesthatweremeanttobeserious.SoitwastheaudiencewhotoldmeIwasfunny,butIdidntunderstandwhyorhowtocontrolthecomic(滑稽的)moments.So,Ijoinedthecoursetolearn.

“Turnoffyoureditorthatmakesyousaytherightthingandrememberhowtobeachild，”explainedRyan.“Donttrytobeclever.Donttrytoohardtobefunny...andknowingallaboutthetheoryofhumorisunlikelytohelpyoumuch.Justbehaveinasillyway.Thatswhatpeoplewanttoseeonstage.”Ryanwouldhelpusloosenupbysayingthingslike，“Wanderaroundtalkingtoothers,butmakesurethatyouretheloweststatuspersonhere.”

Idsaythatunderstandingthepsychologyofhumorhasactuallyhelped.RecentlyIcameacrossthebookInsideJokes:UsingHumortoReverse-EngineertheMind.Itsmainideaisthatanyself-directedintelligentsystemwillneedtocorrectitsownfault.Theresariskthattheoccasionalerrorwillbemade.Ifthiswasboringorburdensome,wedbelesswillingtodoit.However,evolutionhasmadetheprocessfun.

Heresajokeinthebook：Twofishareinatank.Onesaystotheother,“Doyouknowhowtodrivethisthing？”Itworksontheprinciplethatwehavestartedtoimagineonething—thatthetankisthetypicalcontainerpeoplekeepfishin—and,justintime，thefollowingwordstellusthatourfirstassumptionwaswrong—itsaheavyvehicle.Forcorrectlyfiguringouttheerror，wearerewardedwithapleasurablefeeling.Thejokeisanefficientwayofencouragingthisnaturalreaction，andcomedianshavebecomeexpertsinslightlytouchingthismentalfunny-boneinordertomakeuslaugh.

Ryanwasrightwhenhesaidth