The British sense of humor differs from other countries ___1___ it is generally more negative. When it comes to ___2___ (make) the British laugh, there is nothing ___3___ effective than a socially inappropriate joke.
Popular British comedy shows such as Fawlty Towers, Blackadder and the Office are ___4___(fill). of sarcasm (讽刺), teasing and self-deprecation (自嘲). It reflects the culture where mocking, moaning and ridicule is part of everyday life.
___5___ most British people don’t take these jokes too ___6___ (serious), foreigners are often puzzled by them. A recent survey found that most foreigners ___7___ visited Britain found that the British are “arrogant (傲慢的)”, unfriendly and have almost no sense of humor.
Do foreigners not understand British humor ___8___ are the British just not so funny ___9___ they think they are? McKinstry certainly thinks the British are funny. “Accusing the British ___10___ having no sense of humor is like telling Rolls-Royce
that its cars are down-market.
Keys:1.because 2.making 3. more 4. full 5. while 6. seriously 7. who 8. or 9. as 10. of
考点:
1、原因状语从句
2、非谓语动词(动名词) 3、形容词比较级 4、词类转换 5、连词 6、副词 7、定语从句 8、连词(并列连词 9、比较状语从句 10、介词。
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