Unit 1 Cultural Relics reading课时作业

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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　　Joke 1: A man was sitting reading his papers when his wife hit him round the head with a frying pan. "What was that for？" the man asked.

　　The wife replied, "That was for the piece of paper with the name Jenny on it I found in your pocket." The man then said, "When I was at the races last week Jenny was the name of the horse I bet on." The wife apologized and went on with the housework. Three days later the man is watching TV when his wife hit him on the head with an even bigger frying pan, knocking him unconscious. Upon regaining consciousness the man asked why she had hit again. The wife replied, "Your horse phoned."

　　Joke 2: "Do you believe in life after death？" the boss asked one of his employees.

　　"Yes, sir，" the new employee replied.

　　"Well, then, that makes everything just fine，" the boss went on."After you left early yesterday to go to your grandmother's funeral, she stepped in to see you！"

　　Joke 3："Oh, I am happy to see you，" the little boy said to his grandmother on his mother's side."Now maybe daddy will do the trick he has been promising us." The grandmother was curious.

　　"What trick is that？" she asked.

　　"I heard him tell mommy that he would climb the walls if you came to visit，" the little boy answered.

　　Joke 4：A woman's husband had been slipping in and out of a coma (昏迷) for several months, yet she had stayed by his bedside every single day. One day, he signaled for her to come nearer.As she sat by him, he whispered, eyes full of tears, "You know what? You have been with me all through the bad times.

　　 When I got fired, you were there to support me.

　　 When my business failed, you were there.

　　 When my health started failing, you were still by my side. You know what Martha？"

　　 "What dear？" she gently asked, smiling as her heart began to fill with warmth.

　　 "I'm beginning to think you're bad luck."

语篇解读：本文是说明文。文章是由几则笑话构成的，这些叫人会心一笑的笑话或许能使我们意识到"笑是最好的良药"，而挖掘生活中无处不在的笑料和幽默也会让我们乐在其中。