课时作业19 Laugh out loud!-（课时作业）【红对勾讲与练】2024版新高考英语大一轮复习全新方案（外研版）

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8: 　 选择性必修第一册 课时作业 19　 Laugh out loud! Ⅰ. 阅读理解 " (2022·重庆高三入学考试) A culture􀆳s values can be mirrored by its humour. Humour has been evaluated by many great minds such as Thomas Hobbes, who, in “On Nature”, disliked humour, “Laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from sudden thought of feeling far better than others. ” He thought humour to be a negative quality of human narrow-mindedness. However, Mordechai Gordon, PhD of Education, insists, “ Humour allows us to view the world from an angle that is amusing rather than serious. ” I agree with Gordon. Learning to look at the world through humour is important. In the United States, every four years an election occurs. Without humour as a way to express their feelings, how would Americans be willing to support the election? Television shows like “ The Daily Show” have become important parts of American culture. They are mothering the masses by unconsciously inputting politics into our mouths. They make politics fun. Of course, politics is only one type of humour. Social humour helps people through the twists and turns of the human condition. American pop culture promotes an unhealthy self-image. On the topic of self-image, Hari Kondabolu stands out. He has a joke about the popular musical group “The Pussycat Dolls”, describing their hit song “ Don􀆳t Cha ” as a negative representation of women. He points out an obvious offence in American culture. A study from Loyola University of Maryland has shown that humour is one determining factor for selecting a matin