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9．You probably laugh at something you find funny，but how much do you really know about jokes and humor？Reader's Digest （RD） questioned several experts to give us some facts about them．
RD：What's the oldest joke in the world？
"We can't know the oldest joke in the world because it would have existed earlier than writing．"says Christie Davies，professor of sociology at the University of Reading in the UK．The oldest joke book that's been found so far is the Greek Philogelos．It dates from the 4th century AD，al though the jokes date from an earlier time．According to psychologist Steve Wilson，director of National Humor Month （April in the US），it contains 265 jokes．
RD：Do some people fail to develop a sense of humor？
Rod Martin，professor of psychology at the Western University in Canada，believes that while everyone is born without a sense of humor，as we develop，humor and laughter begin to appear．"Of course，some children are more serious，quiet，and less likely to laugh frequently，but this doesn't mean they don't have a sense of humor．"And according to Steve Wilson，there are no adults who don't have a sense of humor．"Almost everyone is able to develop a sense of humor，and I teach people how．"he says．
RD：Do people share a sense of humor unique to their own nation？
Sense of humor does differ a lot by country，according to an author named Scott Weems．British humor is thought to be absurd in nature，while American humor has an aggressive quality．According to a study，Germans are found to find everything funny．
56．What do we know about the oldest joke book？C
A．It remains unknown．
B．It was found in the UK．
C．It was written in Greek．
D．It contains the oldest joke．
57．What does Rod Martin agree with about people's sense of humor？D
A．Children have a poorer sense of humor than adults．
B．Some adults lose it when they grow up．
C．Childhood is the best time to develop such ability．
D．Nobody is born with a sense of humor．
58．What kind of humor has an aggressive feature？B
A．British humor                       
B．American humor     
C．Canadian humor                      
D．German humor．

Answer 1

分析 文章主要講述了幽默的來源以及每一個地方的幽默特特點．

解答 56．C 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段第二句"The oldest joke book that's been found so far is the Greek Philogelos"最古老笑話書迄今為止發(fā)現(xiàn)的是來自希臘，可知．故選C．
57．D 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第四段第二句"believes that while everyone is born without a sense of humor"他認為每個人出生都沒有幽默感，可知．故選D．
58．B 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)最后一段倒數(shù)第二句"while American humor has an aggressive quality"美國幽默比較積極，可知．故選B．

點評 本文是一個廣告布告類閱讀理解，題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題，做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析，結合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．