The Americans have been voted the world’s “funniest nationality” ---the one “best at making people laugh” ---in a global poll (民意调查), which also names the Germans the “least funny” nationality and the British “not as funny as they think”.
30,000 people across 15 countries were asked to name both the “funniest” and “least funny” nationality in a poll conducted by Badoo., the world’s largest social network for meeting new people, with 119 million users worldwide.
The Americans were voted the funniest nationality, ahead of the Spanish --- the funniest Europeans --- in second, Italians in third and British in seventh.
The voting for the “least funny” nationality confirmed the view of America’s Mark Twain that “a German joke is no laughing matter”. The Germans won, ahead of the Russians and Turks. The stereotype of German humourlessness is believed to derive from their reputation for efficiency, punctuality and rationality(理性). Examples of German jokes include: “Yesterday, I met my friend Horst at the hospital. He’d swallowed a sponge. He says it doesn’t hurt but he’s always thirsty.”
“When we meet someone new, one of the first things we notice is whether they make us laugh”, says Lloyd Price, Badoo’s Marketing Director. “America is a worthy poll winner”, says Price. “It’s the world’s only edy superpower.”
The British pride themselves on their humour but learn from the poll that they’re not as funny as they think. They placed just seventh of 15 --- behind the Brazilians, French and Mexicans.
【小题1】According to the poll, which is the right order from the funniest nationality to the least funny one?A．Spanish, Americans, French, Mexicans, BritishB．Americans, Spanish, Italians, Brazilians, FrenchC．British, Mexicans, Brazilians, Spanish, AmericansD．Italians, French, British, Mexicans, Brazilians【小题2】Which of the following statements is TRUE?A．The poll was conducted among 119 million people by Badoo. .B．Spanish are the funniest nationality in Europe.C．That Germans are named the “least funny” nationality is because of Mark Twain.D．Some people think that British are funny while others think the opposite in the poll.【小题3】Which can be the substitute of the word “derive” in the fourth paragraph?A．acquireB．sufferC．translateD．acplish【小题4】What is the author’s purpose of telling us a German joke?A．The author wants to show that Germans are good at telling jokes.B．The author wants to confirm what Mark Twain said.C．The author wants to prove that Germans are not funny at all.D．The author just wants to say that swallowing a sponge is no harm.【小题5】It seems that the best title for this passage is . A．The Funniest NationalityB．A Global Poll Conducted by Badoo.ComC．Americans Won the Funniest NationalityD．Americans Voted “Funniest Nation”, Germans “Least Funny”B
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(答案→)B
解析：本文主要讲了民意调查显示，美国被选为最幽默的国家，德国被选为最缺少幽默的国家。
【小题1】根据The Americans were voted the funniest nationality, ahead of the Spanish --- the funniest Europeans --- in second, Italians in third and British in seventh.以及The British pride themselves on their humour but learn from the poll that they’re not as funny as they think. They placed just seventh of 15 --- behind the Brazilians, French and Mexicans.故选B。
【小题2】根据ahead of the Spanish --- the funniest Europeans --- in second,故选B。
【小题3】根据their reputation for efficiency, punctuality and rationality(理性).可猜出“derive”的意思是得到，故答案为A。
【小题4】根据The stereotype of German humourlessness is believed to derive from their reputation for efficiency, punctuality and rationality(理性).可知答案为C。
【小题5】根据The Americans have been voted the world’s “funniest nationality” ---the one “best at making people laugh” ---in a global poll (民意调查), which also names the Germans the “least funny” nationality and the British “not as funny as they think”.可知答案为D。