每日一练：MBA英语每日一练(2017/11/22)
【单选题】 Jokes are as old as the spoken worD.In every country in the world and in every age in history, people have old funny stories to make one another laugh. In the Middle Ages in Europe, the court jesters(弄臣) or fools, amused( 逗乐) rulers and their courts with jokes and tricks.
While we no longer have court jesters, we still have people whose job is to make us laugh. We still laugh at many of the same things that made people laugh long ago. We laugh at jokes that have surprise endings, and stories of people who simply never seem able to do anything right. Quick answers also amuse us. Here are some simple jokes that will show you what they mean.
Linda’s mother called up the stairs to her, “Linda, did you put out the light?”
Linda said, “How should I know? It’s too dark in here to see.”
Kevin to Teacher: “Would you be mad at me for something I didn’t do?”
Teacher: “Of course not, Kevin.”
Kevin: That’s good, because I didn’t do my homework.
A salesman came to Jimmy who was sitting on the steps of a house. “Sonny,” he asked, “is your Mommy home?”
“Yes,” replied Jimmy.
The salesman began to ring the doorbell. He rang and rang and, but there was no answer. Finally he turned back to Jimmy and said angrily, “I thought you said that your Mommy was home.”
“I did” replied Jimmy, “but this isn’t my house.”
Fern: “That’s a strange pair of socks you have onone is red and the other is green.”
Elaine: “Yes, and the funny thing about it is that I have another pair at home exactly like this one.”
A man went to the dentist to have a tooth pulleD.“How much will that cost?” he asked.
“Thirty dollars,” was the answer.
The man thought a minute, then said, “Here ten dollars. Just loosen it a little.”
“Joey’s been walking since he was 8 months old,” his mother told a friend.
“Good heaven!” the friend exclaimeD.“Isn’t he tired?”
Teacher to Sally: “If we breathe oxygen(氧气) in the daytime, what do we breathe at night?”
Sally: “That’s easy. Nitrogen(氮气)，of course.”
33.According to the selection, jokes are as old as
A.the Middle Ages
B.the history of Europe
C.the history of the courts
D.the language
34.According to the writer, the jokes we laugh at now are
A.quite different from the old jokes
B.quite similar to the old jokes
C.fewer than the joke people had in the ancient times
D.not as funny as the old jokes
35.The point of the joke about Linda lies in
A.Linda’s foolishness.
B.mother’s foolishness.
C.The surprise ending of the joke.
D.Linda’s quick answer
36.We laugh at the joke about Kevin and the teacher because
A.Kevin never seemed able to do anything right
B.the teacher never seemed able to do anything right
C.it has an unexpected ending
D.the teacher gave a quick answer
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