专题08 阅读回答问题10篇（名校最新期中真题）-2022-2023学年八年级英语上学期期中复习查缺补漏冲刺满分（牛津上海版）

牛津上海版八年级上学期期中复习 查缺补漏冲刺满分 (名校最新期中真题) 专题08 阅读回答问题10篇 （2021·上海黄浦·八年级期中）Answer the questions.根据短文内容，回答下列问题： The British are known for their sense of humour. However it is often difficult for foreigners to understand their jokes. The main point to remember is that the British often use understatement. Understatement means saying less than you think or feel. For example, if someone gets very wet in a shower of rain, he might say, “It’s a little damp (潮湿的) outside.” Or, if someone is very impolite and shouts at another person, someone else might say, “She isn’t exactly friendly.” Understatement is often used in unpleasant situation or to make another person look silly. Understatement plays an important part in British humour. Another key to understanding British humour is that the British like to make fun of themselves as well as others. They often laugh about the silly and unpleasant things that happen to our everyday life when someone accidentally falls over in the street. They also like to make jokes about people from different classes of society. They like to make jokes about their accents, the way they dress and the way they behave. What’s more, the British love to watch comedies about people who do not know how to behave in society. The comedies series Mr. Bean is a good example of this kind of humor. Mr. Bean is the character created by British actor Rowan Atkinson in 1990. Mr. Bean doesn’t talk often, and instead he uses his body movement and facial expressions to make people laugh. Perhaps what makes Mr. Bean so funny is that he does things that adults in the real world cannot do. Mr. Bean is popular in many countries round the world because you do not have to speak English to understand the humour. Because of this, many people have understood the British sense of humour. 1．It is often easy for foreigners to understand British jokes, isn’t it? __________________. 2．What does “understatement” mean? It __________________. 3．Who do the British like to make fun of? _