Question

Joke l：

A man was sitting reading his papers when his wife hit him round the head with a frying pan． “What was that for?” the man asked．

The wife replied, “That was for the piece of paper with the name Jenny on it I found in your pocket．” The man then said, “When l was at the races last week Jenny was the name of the horse I bet on．” The wife apologized and went on with the housework． Three days later the man was watching TV when his wife hit him on the head with an even bigger frying pan, knocking him unconscious． Upon regaining consciousness the man asked why she had hit again． Wife replied, “Your horse phoned．”

Joke 2：

“Do you believe in life after death?” the boss asked one of his employees．

“Yes, sir, ” the new employee replied．

“Well, then, that makes everything just fine, ” the boss went on． “After you left early yesterday to go to your grandmother’s funeral． she stopped in to see you!”   

Joke 3：

“Oh, I am happy to see you, ” the little boy said to his grandmother on his mother's side． “Now maybe daddy will do the trick he has been promising us． ” The grandmother was curious． “What trick is that?” she asked．

“I heard him tell mommy that he would climb the walls if you came to visit, ” the little boy answered．

Joke 4：

A woman’s husband had been slipping in and out of a coma for several months, yet she had stayed by his bedside every single day． One day, he signaled for her to come nearer． As she sat by him, he whispered, eyes full of tears, “You know what? You have been with me all through the bad times．

When I got fired, you were there to support me．

When my business failed, you were there．

When I got shot, you were by my side．

When we lost the house, you stayed right here．

When my health started failing, you were still by my side… You know what Martha?”

“What dear?” she gently asked, smiling as her heart began to fill with warmth．

“I’m beginning to think you’re bad luck…”

1.The wife became angry suddenly in Joke 1 because __________．

A． she had her frying pan burned while away

B． her husband made a bet on a horse but lost

C． her husband was carrying with himself a woman’s name

D． her husband’s pocket money was lost without any reason

2.Who called the husband in Joke 1?

A． The organization of the horse races of a club．

B． Jenny the man chose to bet on in the races．

C． Jenny who won the race successfully．

D． Jenny whom the man made friends with．

3.What dose the boss mean in Joke 2?

A． He was lucky to see the employee’s former grandmother．

B． The employee’s grandmother has come into heaven after death．

C． He has figured out that the employee told a lie to him．

D． The employee’s grandmother was an honest woman．

4.What can we learn about the little boy from Joke 3?

A． His father likes to make fun of his mother-in-law．

B． He likes to play tricks on others．

C． His mother is strict with him．         

D． His father doesn’t like his mother-in-law to come．

5.The husband in Joke 4 means that __________．

A． he is thankful for his selfless and lovely wife

B． he realizes he is unlucky to have married his wife

C． it is fortunate to experience so many unforgettable things

D． his wife deserves all his love because of her devotion

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲了四则笑话。1. 妻子在丈夫的口袋里发现了写着女人名字的字条。丈夫骗他的妻子说是马的名字。妻子说马打电话来了；2. 职员请假去参加祖母的葬礼早退，结果祖母来公司看他来了；3. 男孩的父亲很不情愿他的丈母娘来，对孩子说，如果他姥姥来，他就跳墙；4. 丈夫对妻子说她一直和一起度过那些糟糕的时刻。妻子感到很温暖。可是丈夫又说：我觉得你给我带来了坏运气。

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