9 III.Post-Reading Reading Comprehension 1.Understanding the Organization of the Text Para.1-3 Humor is universal,but people's sense of humor varies. Para.4. Even animals have a sense of humor.The author's dog is a good example. Para.5 The typical three parts ofa joke:1)setup,2)body,3)punch line. Para.6-12 Different forms of humor:1)slap-stick,2)Chinese "cross-talk",3)a play on words,4)puns and double entendres. Para.13 Humor will persist even though some professional humorists think today's humor is not very intelligent or sophisticated. 2.Understanding Specific Information 1)B2)D3)C4)A5)C6)A7)A8)D9)B10)B 3.Explaining the Difference I think there are several factors that lead to the different responses,such as one's personality, knowledge of the world,cultural backgrounds,etc.Some people are more sensitive to humor. They like to laugh,and they enjoy jokes.They are more imaginative.After hearing the joke, they will use their imagination to make the joke more laughable.Others,because of their limited cultural backgrounds,can't understand the joke well.Perhaps they don't think it amusing because they don't have the right knowledge.It's not because they are not sensitive to humor,it's because they don't understand very well.Another barrier,I think,is the language.Sometimes when a foreign teacher tells a joke,his students cannot understand it because of some difficult words. 4.Analyzing Jokes JOKE ONE:[One day a visitor from the city came to a small rural area to drive around on the country roads.see how the farms looked,and perhaps to see how farmers earned a living.(SETUP)][The city man saw a farmer in his yard,holding a pig up in his hands,and lifting it so that the pig could eat apples from an apple tree.The city man said to the farmer,"I see that your pig likes apples,but isn't that quite a waste of time?'(BODY)】The farmer replied,“What's time to a pig?”(PUNCH LINE)】] JOKE TWO:[One absent-minded professor approached the edge of a wide river,and far across on the other side he saw another absent-minded professor.(SETUP)][The first man called out loudly,"Hello!How do I get to the other side of the river?"(BODY)]9 III. Post-Reading Reading Comprehension 1. Understanding the Organization of the Text Para.1-3 Humor is universal, but people’s sense of humor varies. Para. 4. Even animals have a sense of humor. The author’s dog is a good example. Para. 5 The typical three parts of a joke: 1) setup, 2) body, 3) punch line. Para. 6-12 Different forms of humor: 1) slap-stick, 2) Chinese “cross-talk”, 3) a play on words, 4) puns and double entendres. Para. 13 Humor will persist even though some professional humorists think today’s humor is not very intelligent or sophisticated. 2. Understanding Specific Information 1) B 2) D 3) C 4) A 5) C 6) A 7) A 8) D 9) B 10) B 3. Explaining the Difference I think there are several factors that lead to the different responses, such as one’s personality, knowledge of the world, cultural backgrounds, etc. Some people are more sensitive to humor. They like to laugh, and they enjoy jokes. They are more imaginative. After hearing the joke, they will use their imagination to make the joke more laughable. Others, because of their limited cultural backgrounds, can’t understand the joke well. Perhaps they don’t think it amusing because they don’t have the right knowledge. It’s not because they are not sensitive to humor, it’s because they don’t understand very well. Another barrier, I think, is the language. Sometimes when a foreign teacher tells a joke, his students cannot understand it because of some difficult words. 4. Analyzing Jokes JOKE ONE: [One day a visitor from the city came to a small rural area to drive around on the country roads, see how the farms looked, and perhaps to see how farmers earned a living. (SETUP)] [The city man saw a farmer in his yard, holding a pig up in his hands, and lifting it so that the pig could eat apples from an apple tree. The city man said to the farmer, “I see that your pig likes apples, but isn’t that quite a waste of time?”(BODY)] [The farmer replied, “What’s time to a pig?” (PUNCH LINE)] JOKE TWO: [One absent-minded professor approached the edge of a wide river, and far across on the other side he saw another absent-minded professor. (SETUP)] [The first man called out loudly, “Hello! How do I get to the other side of the river?”(BODY)]