Researcher Professor Allan Reiss said, “Our findings fit the stereotype of how men and women react to humour.We found that women tend to respond more to narrative and wordplay(双关语) than slapstick(闹剧)．”

　　Canadian research has shown that men and women use humour for different ends.Men are more likely to use “hostile” humour to criticize each other and establish dominance，while women employ humour to maintain relationships and put each other at ease.

　　[语篇解读]　文章主要介绍了女人没有男人听笑话反应得快，但却比男人更喜欢笑话。

　　1．Which of the following is TRUE?

　　A．Women tell more jokes than men.

　　B．Women don't understand jokes.

　　C．Women enjoy jokes more than men.

　　D．Women are better at getting jokes.

　　【解析】　细节理解题。根据文章第二段的内容可知，女人没有男人听笑话反应得快，但却比男人更喜欢笑话。故可得出答案为C项。

　　【答案】　C

　　2．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 mean?

　　A．Men like jokes more than women.

　　B．Women like jokes more than men.

　　C．It took women more time to respond to a joke than men.

　　D．It took men more time to respond to a joke than women.

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