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Biologically, there is only one quality which distinguishes us from animals:
Biologically, there is only one quality which distinguishes us from animals:
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2023-09-16
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Biologically, there is only one quality which distinguishes us from animals: the ability to laugh. In a universe which appears to be utterly deficient of humor, we enjoy this supreme luxury. And it is a luxury, for unlike any other bodily process, laughter does not seem to serve a biologically useful purpose. In a divided world, laughter is a unifying force. Human beings oppose each other on a great many issues. Nations may disagree about systems of government and human relations may be plagued by ideological clans and political camps, but we all share the ability to laugh. And laughter, in turn, depends on that most complex and subtle of all human qualities: a sense of humor. Certain comic stereotypes have a universal appeal. This can best be seen from the world-wide popularity of Charlie Chaplin’s early films. As that great commentator on human affairs, Dr. Samuel Johnson, once remarked, "Men have been wise in very different modes; but they have always laughed in the same way."
A sense of humor may take various forms and laughter may be anything from refined tinkle(清脆的声响) to an earth quaking roar, but the effect is always the same. Humor helps us to maintain a correct sense of values. It is the one quality which political fanatics(狂热的) appear to lack. If we can see the funny side, we never make the mistake of taking ourselves too seriously. We are always reminded that tragedy is not really far removed from comedy, so we never get one-sided view of things.
This is one of the chief functions of satire(讽刺)and irony. Human pain and suffering are so grim; we hover so often on the brink of war; political realities are usually enough to plunge us into total despair. In such circumstances, cartoons and satirical accounts of serious political events redress the balance. They take the wind out of arrogant politicians who have lost their sense of proportion. They enable us to see that many of our most profound actions are merely comic or absurd. We laugh when a great satirist like Swift writes about war in Gulliver’s Travels. The Lilliputians and their neighbors attack each other because they can’t agree which end to break an egg. We laugh because we are meant to laugh; but we are meant to weep too. It is too powerful a weapon to be allowed to flourish.
The sense of humor must be singled out as man’s most important quality because it is associated with laughter. And laughter, in turn, is associated with happiness. Courage, determination, initiative—these are qualities we share with other forms of life But the sense of humor is uniquely human. If happiness is one of the great goals of life, then it is the sense of humor that provides the key.
选项
A、can resolve people’s opposition to each other
B、is a universal feature shared by human beings
C、plays a biological role unlike other bodily process
D、has nothing to do with people’s sense of humor
答案
B
解析
根据题干定位到第一段,该段第五句指出“各个民族可能对政府体制持不同意见,人们因意识观念和政治阵营的差异而对峙,但人们共享一种启自力——会笑。”此段最后一句“不同的人可能采取不同的方式表现出他们的聪明才智,但是他们的笑法总是一样的。”因此答案为B。第一段第四句“在一个四分五裂的世界里,笑是一种促进团结力量。”但文中并没有提及它“化解对立”的作用,因此排除A;第一段第三句“说它是一种奢侈是因为它不像其它的身体过程,它并没有提供生物学上的目的。”C和文章意思相反,因此排除,第一段倒数第四句“笑依赖于人类的最复杂、最微妙的特性——幽默感。”因此排除D。
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