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20．Imagine a stranger walking past you on a cold，rainy day．"Lovely weather，isn't it？"the stranger says．Do you laugh，or even smile？If not，you may not have a dry sense of humor．
British people，and particularly the English，are well-known for our dry sense of humor．We often say the opposite of what we mean in order to be funny，and tell jokes in a tone of voice that makes it sound like we are being completely serious．As US writer Julian Tan put it on the HuffPost Students blog："It is as if it is‘Opposite Day'every day in Britain．"
If the people of Britain are known for having a"stiff upper lip"and not showing emotion，then our dry sense of humor shows this through jokes．Often it will take a long time or several beers，to get a British person to tell you what they actually think about something and get behind the wall of humorous sarcasm （讽刺） that they have in front of them．
English comedian Ricky Gervais put it like this："We play jokes on our friends．We use sarcasm as a shield （护盾） and a weapon．We avoid being serious until it's absolutely necessary．"
It can be annoying and confusing if you haven't been raised with these types of jokes："Why did he just say such a ridiculous thing？Is he making fun of me？"But it is also true that understanding this type of humor is a good way to make friends with people in the UK，even if you don't find it funny．
It's important to remember that the person telling the joke may actually be making fun of himself or herself，not you．One of the characteristics of British humor is"its strong theme of self-deprecation"（making fun of oneself），according to Tan．So don't worry-often，English people，and British people in general，just want to make fun of themselves!

60．According to the passage，we can know that someone with a dry sense of humor canD．
A．not use sarcasm as a shield and a weapon．
B．not make friends with people in the UK
C．pretend to play jokes on their friends
D．say funny things in a serious way
61．Which of the following words best describes British humor according to Julian Tan？A
A．Opposite．
B．Annoying．
C．Ridiculous．
D．Funny．
62．The underlined phrase"stiff upper lip"in Paragraph 3refers to a quality ofA．
A．remaining calm                                   
B．communicating feelings
C．taking a positive attitude                            
D．focusing attention
63．It can be inferred from the passage thatB．
A．British people are famous for being emotional
B．British people's humor is often misunderstood
C．it's a tradition for British people to make fun of each other
D．it doesn't take a long time to make friends with British people
64．The passage is mainly aboutD．
A．why British people like laughing at themselves
B．some tips on how to make British people laugh
C．the importance of humor in British culture
D．what British humor is like．

Answer 1

分析 该文章是说明文．本文主要阐述了的是英国人的幽默的特点，多是自我解嘲，但常常被误解．

解答 60．D  61．A   62．A   63．B   64．D
60．D．考查细节辨析题．根据题干关键词someone with a dry sense of humor找到文章的对应段落是第二段，其中的第二句We often say the opposite of what we mean in order to be funny，and tell jokes in a tone of voice that makes it sound like we are being completely serious中的关键词funny，serious判断选D．
61．A．考查细节辨析题．A．Opposite相反的；B．Annoying烦人的；C．Ridiculous可笑的；D．Funny有趣的．根据题干关键词Julian Tan和British humor找到文章的对应段落是第二段，其中的As US writer Julian Tan put it on the HuffPost Students blog：-It is as if it is?Opposite Day‘every day in Britain．‖中的关键词Opposite Day可知选A．
62．A   考查判断推理题．A．remaining calm保持冷静；B．communicating feelings交流感情；C．taking a positive attitude采取积极的态度；D．focusing attention集中注意力．根据文章的对应段落是第三段的Often it will take a long time or several beers，to get a British person to tell you what they actually think about something中的it will take a long time or several beers，to get a British person to tell you判断应是保持冷静．故选A．
63．B  考查判断推理题．根据文章第二段的第一句话British people，and particularly the English，are well-known for our dry sense of humor．排除A；根据文章第三段的第二句话We play jokes on our friends．We use sarcasm as a shield （护盾） and a weapon．We avoid being serious until it‘s absolutely necessary排除C；根据文章第三段的第二句话Often it will take a long time or several beers，to get a British person to tell you what they actually think about something and get behind the wall of humorous sarcasm （讽刺） that they have in front of them排除D；根据文章最后一段的第一句话It‘s important to remember that the person telling the joke may actually be making fun of himself or herself，not you推断英式幽默常常被误解，故选B．
64．D 主旨大意题．通过本文内容的描述可知，本文主要介绍了英国幽默的形式，通过不同幽默形式的叙述来总结英国幽默的特点．故选D．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．