首页
登录
职称英语
Man is the only animal that laughs. Why is this true? What makes us respond
Man is the only animal that laughs. Why is this true? What makes us respond
游客
2024-10-25
47
管理
问题
Man is the only animal that laughs. Why is this true? What makes us respond as we【C1】______ to pleasurable experiences? What is the history of this "happy convulsion", as someone once【C2】______ it, and just what is its function?
We are not short【C3】______ theories to explain the mystery; for centuries, biologists, psychologists, and medical men have【C4】______ a definitive explanation of laughter. One writer theoried that its function is to intimidate others or to gain stature【C5】______ them by humiliating them. Another took the opposite view that we laugh in order not to cry. A psychologist offered the explanation that laughter functions as a remedy【C6】______ painful experiences, and that it serves to defend a person【C7】______ what the psychologist termed "the many minor pains【C8】______ which man is exposed". In the seventeenth century, a writer set【C9】______ the theory that we laugh when we compare ourselves with others and find ourselves superior; in effect, we laugh at the infirmities of others.【C10】______ every theory bas been concerned with either the structure or the function of laughter,【C11】______ relatively few have been devoted 【C12】______ the question of its origin. I propose to offer a theory which, so far as I am 【C13】______ , has not previously been set forth: that only those animals capable of speech are capable of laughter; and that therefore man, being the only animal that【C14】______ , is the only animal that laughs.
Those of us who have observed chimpanzees closely feel quite confident that the chimpanzee occasionally【C15】______ behavior that looks very much like a primitive precursor of human laughter. This behavior, however, has been observed only in a human【C16】______ ; whether or not it occurs under natural【C17】______ is dubious; but the 【C18】______ fact that under any condition an ape is capable of such behavior is【C19】______ more than passing【C20】______ for does it not indicate that early man had the rudiments of laughter? [br] 【C15】
选项
A、exhibits
B、shows
C、reveals
D、talks
答案
A
解析
此题考查动词词义。exhibit意思是“展示、表现”,强调以引入注意的方式将某物展出以供大家观看、欣赏。show指有意识或无意识地将东西显示给别人;reveals意为“泄露”;talks意为“交谈”均不合题意。
转载请注明原文地址:http://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3817101.html
相关试题推荐
Oneofthemysteriesofnatureisanimalcommunication.Creaturesofthese
Oneofthemysteriesofnatureisanimalcommunication.Creaturesofthese
______manis______reasoninganimal.A、The,aB、The,theC、/,/D、/,aD
Thereisarealpossibilitythattheseanimalscouldbefrightened,______asudd
Theevolutionofsexratiohasproduced,inmostplantsandanimalswithse
Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?[br][originaltext]Animalsperformman
Manistheonlyanimalthatlaughs.Whyisthistrue?Whatmakesusrespond
Manistheonlyanimalthatlaughs.Whyisthistrue?Whatmakesusrespond
Manistheonlyanimalthatlaughs.Whyisthistrue?Whatmakesusrespond
Manistheonlyanimalthatlaughs.Whyisthistrue?Whatmakesusrespond
随机试题
[originaltext]W:It’salovelyday,isn’tit?M:Yes,niceandsunny,withafr
Hehas______thearmyfortenyearsandisnowanofficer.A、goneintoB、joinedin
1964年.周恩来总理代表党和政府提出实现“四个现代化”奋斗目标是在()。A.
关于子宫畸形的描述,下列正确的是A.始基子宫的宫腔线回声清晰 B.双子宫分为单
在制定人力资源计划时,不适合采用的工具或技术是( )。A.人际交往 B.组织
甲乙两人相约骑共享单车运动健身。停车点现有9辆单车,分属3个品牌,各有2、3、4
(2016年真题)()仅以出资份额为限对投资项目承担有限责任,并不直接参与
患者,男,65岁。动则气急,欲便无力,排便时有肿物自肛门内脱出,严重时走路、咳嗽
关于单模光纤的说法中,不正确的是( )。 A、单模光纤模间色散很小,传输频带
应对方式问卷的应用价值包括()。多选A.为选拔人才提供帮助 B.评估精神
最新回复
(
0
)