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[2021?湖南雅禮中學高三卷]Laughterispartoftheuniversal

humanvocabulary.Allmembersofthehumanspecies

understandit.UnlikeEnglishorFrenchorSwahili,wedon'thave

tolearntospeakit.We'rebornwiththecapacitytolaugh.

Verylittleisknownaboutthespecificbrainmechanisms（機制）

responsibleforlaughter.Contrarytofolkwisdom,mostlaughter

isnotabouthumor;itisaboutrelationships.Tofindoutwhen

andwhypeoplelaugh,Iwentwithseveralassistantstolocal

mallsandrecordedwhathappenedjustbeforepeoplelaughed.

OveralOyearperiod,westudiedover2,000casesofnaturally

occurringlaughter.

Wefoundthatmostlaughterdoesnotnecessarilyfollow

jokes.Peoplemaylaughafteravarietyofstatements,suchas,

"HerecomesMary^Howdidyoudoonthetest?"or"Do

youhavearubberband?"Thesecertainlyaren'tjokes.

Webelievelaughterevolvedfromthepanting（喘氣的）

behaviorofourancientancestors.Today,ifwetickle（使發(fā)癢）

chimps,theydon'tlaugh.But,instead,theyproduceapanting

sound.That'sthesoundofapelaughter,andit'stherootof

humanlaughter.

Apeslaughinthekindsofsituationsthatleadtohuman

laughter,likegamesthatinvolvechasing.Otheranimalsproduce

soundsduringplay,buttheyaresodifferentfromlaughter.Rats,

forexample,producehighsoundsduringplayandwhentickled,

buttheseareverydifferentinsoundfromhumanlaughter.

Laughterisoftenpositive,butitcanbenegativetoo.There's

adifferencebetween'laughingwith"and"laughingat".

Peoplewholaughatothersmaybetryingtodrivethemoutof

thegroup.

Noonehasactuallycountedhowmuchpeopleofdifferent

ageslaugh,butyoungchildrenprobablylaughthemost.Atages

5and6weprobablylaughmorethanatanyothertimes.Adults

laughlessthanchildren,probablybecausetheyplayless.

Worknowunderwaywilltellusmoreaboutthebrain

mechanismsbehindlaughter,howithasevolved,andwhywe're

sosusceptibletotickling.

1.Whatwasthepurposeofthedecade'sresearch?

A.Toprovethatpeoplelaughbecauseofhumour.

B.Tofindouttherealreasonforpeople'slaughter.

C.Toresearchpeople'sdifferentreactiononjokes.

D.Torecordconversationsamongshoppersinmalls.

2.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Peoplewhoplaymoretendtolaughmore.

B.Apesproducehighsoundswhentickled.

C.Scientistsknowthebrainmechanismsresponsiblefor

laughterwell.

D.Thesituationsinwhichapeslaughareverydifferentfrom

thoseinwhichhumanslaugh.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"susceptible"inthelast

Paragraphprobablymean?

A.Sensitive.B.Flexible.

C.Addictive.D.Reliable.

4.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheImpactofLaughter

B.TheMeaningofLaughter

C.ABigMystery:WhyDoWeLaugh?

D.Laughter:TheMostBeautifulWords

[2021?海南高三一模卷]Tabichi'sfather,uncle,andcousinshave

allworkedasteachers.Hecouldseethathisrelativeswere

makingarealdifferencetopeople'slivesandwantedtodothe

same.Soforthepast12years,Tabichihasworkedasamathand

scienceteacherinthehopethathislessonswillgivestudentsa

chancetoimprovetheirsituations.

However,workingataremotevillageschoolinKenyahasn't

beeneasy.Theuniquechallengesandobstacleshaveforced

Tabichitofinduniquesolutionsforhisstudents.Theschoolonly

hasonecomputerandunreliableInternetaccess.Theschool

alsohasnolibraryorlaboratory.Tomakemattersworse,there

arenotenoughbooksforallthestudentsandtheschool

isdesperatelyinneedofmoreteachers.Mostofthestudentsare

notabletoconcentrate,becausetheyhaven'thadenoughmeals

athome.

OneoftheothermajorchallengesthatTabichifacesis

keepingkidsinschoolaslongaspossible.SoTabichispends

mostofhistimeoutsideoftheclassroomworkingonwaysto

keepkidsinschool.Whenthe36yearoldgetsthefeelingthata

studentisatriskofdroppingout,heworkstopersuadefamilies

toputmorevalueineducation.Tohelpthoseinpovertyafford

food,uniforms,andbooks,Tabichialsogivesaway80percentof

hissalary.Despitealltheobstacleshefaces,Tabichiiscredited

forimprovingtheschoolandkeepingmuchofthevillage's

youthinschool.Hehasalsomanagedtosetupscienceclubs

andaddressedfoodinsecurityissues.

Thankst。histirelesswork,hisstudentshaveexcelled.In

recentyears,studentshavewonnationalandinternational

sciencecompetitions.InMarchof2019,Tabichiwasvotedthe

bestteacherintheworldandwontheprizeof$1million.

4.WhatinspiredTabichitobeateacher?

A.Thehighsalaryofteachers.

B?Hisfather'sdemandonhim.

C.Contributionsateachercanmake.

D.Hisrelatives'encouragement.

5.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?

A.ThedifficultiesTabichi'sschoolfaced.

B.ThelifeofaremotevillageinKenya.

C.Tabichi'suniqueteachingwaysforhisstudents.

D.Mostofthestudents'distractionontheirlearning.

6.WhatoccupiedTabichi'smosttime?

A.Givingstudentsth