一. 完形填空(共15小题：每题2分，共30分。)
通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。然后，从每小题的四个选择项中选出最佳选项。
Recently,some scientists decided to find out what the funniest joke in the world was.This was
cleary a (an) 21 task,as no two people ever really agrce about what is funny and waht is not一 22 when they are form different 23 .
Telling jokes is somethings people often 24 around the world. 25 , jokes are sometimes not funny to or are often not 26 by people who are part of that culture(文化).
Anyhow, 27 a year-long serious study, the scietists 28 the funniest joke in the world:
Two hunters(猎人) are out in the woods.One of them 29 to the ground. He doesn’t seem
to be 30 , his eyes closed. The other hunter takes out his phone and calls emergency(紧急)services.“My friend is dead!”he 31 to the man on the other side,“What can I do?”The man,
In a (an) 32 voice,says,“Don’t worry.I can 33 . First,make sure he’s 31 .”There is a silence, then a shot is 35 . Bang! The hunter’s voice comes back on the line. He says,“OK.now what?”
21. A.wonderful B.important C.interesting D.difficult
22. A.especially B.finally C.gradually D.generally
23. A.companies B.countries C.families D.schools
24. A.ask B.do C.give D.play
25. A.Thus B.Therefore C.However D.Anyhow
26. A.guessed B.held C.proved D.understood
27. A.for B.during C.before D.after
28. A.wrote B.touched C.decided D.spread
29. A.jumps B.falls C.points D.gets
30. A.tinking B.speaking C.rising D.breathing
31. A.cries B.nods C.turns D.waves
32. A.anxious B.angry C.calm D.curious
33. A.help B.feel C.go D.show
34. A.buried B.dead C.hit D.sick
35. A.heard B.made C.taken D.told
