阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。 The British are known for their sense of humour. However, it is often difficult for...

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The British are known for their sense of humour. However, it is often difficult for foreigners to understand their jokes. The main point to remember is that the British often use understatement.
Understatement means saying less than you think or feel. For example, if someone gets very wet in a shower of rain, he might say, ‘It's a little damp (潮湿的) outside.' Or, if someone is very impolite and shouts at another person, someone else might say, ‘She isn't exactly friendly.' Understatement is often used in unpleasant situation or to make another person look silly. Understatement plays an important part in British humour.
Another key to understanding British humour is that the British like to make fun of themselves as well as others. They often laugh about the silly and unpleasant things that happen to our everyday life when someone accidently falls over in the street. They also like to make jokes about people from different classes of society. They like to make jokes about their accents, the way they dress and the way they behave. What's more, the British love to watch comedies (喜剧) about people who do not know how to behave in society. The comedies series Mr Bean is a good example of this kind of humor.
Mr Bean is the character created by British actor Rowan Atkinson in 1990. Mr Bean doesn't talk often, and instead he uses his body movement and facial expressions to make people laugh. Perhaps what makes Mr Bean so funny is that he does things that adults in the real world cannot do. Mr Bean is popular in many countries round the world because you do not have to speak English to understand the humour. Because of this, many people have become familiar with the British sense of humour.

（1）、Is it difficult for foreigners to understand British jokes?

（2）、What does "understatement" mean?

（3）、What do the British love to watch comedies about?

（4）、How does Mr Bean make people laugh?

（5）、What are the key points for people to understand British humour?

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    LONDON (Reuters) — British milkman Steve Leech, who saved several shops and flats by putting out a fire with 320 pints of milk, was celebrating Thursday after winning a national bravery award.
    Leech, 35, named "Hero Milkman" by the National Dairymen's Association, said that he had noticed smoke coming out of a shop in Cornwall, southern England, while delivering (递送) milk as usual a year ago.
    “I saw the flats up above and thought I'd better do something. So I kicked the door in and started pouring milk everywhere,”Lee told Reuters Thursday.
    “When firemen arrived, the fire was almost out,”he said. Firemen said he had helped save the lives of eight people living in the flats above the shops.
“It was hard work opening all those bottles, especially since they have tamper-proof lids. But it was even harder trying to explain to my boss where all the milk had gone.”

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The Spring Festival(春节)is coming.You will buy new clothes and much food.There are always some old clothes you don't want.And there is always some food you can't eat.What can you do?Take them to two places(地方)，

Wall of Kindness(友善之墙)

You can see Wall of Kindness in Shanghai,Beijing,Xiamen,and Qingdao.People hang (挂）their old clothes on the wall.If someone needs them,they can take the clothes away(拿走).You can always see jackets,sweaters and trousers on the wall.

Share Fridge(分享冰箱)

China has its first Share Fridge now.It's in Shanghai.There is a lot of food in it,like cakes and bread.The food is from some restaurants（餐馆）and stores.People don't need to buy the food because it's free.They can take it home.

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Open a food delivery(递送) app, place your order, and wait for your food to be delivered to your home— this is how people wait in China these days. According to the latest report, there are about 842 million (百万) Internet users in China and half of them use online food delivery services.

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Most of these people come from small families that are usually busy with work. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}After all, ordering food online has made life easier and waiting for food at home is much more comfortable. Besides breakfast, lunch and dinner, extra meals such as afternoon tea and midnight snacks can also be ordered online. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

To win more users, the food delivery companies(公司) are now trying to improve (提高) their services. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}But in 2021, it just took 20 minutes. And what's more, delivery companies can deliver food and many daily things,such as medicine and flowers. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Meituan Waimai was the No. 1 among all food delivery companies. There were about 3 million delivery staff at Meituan at the end of June, 2022. More than 600 million users order food by using Meituan Waimai.

A. After a long day's work, it's tiring for them to buy things for meals and cook.

B. As their services keep on improving, the food delivery companies are keep growing.

C. The East China city has the highest number of meal deliveries in China.

D. Which group of people is ordering food online the most?

E. At Meituan-Dianping, about 20% of its users like to order extra meals.

F. According to a report, it took 29 minutes to make a food delivery in 2019.

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It was reported that the population of the world reached (达到) about 8 billion on November 15th, 2023. From the report, it took the world's population 12 years to 1 from 7 to 8 billion. And it will take 2 about 15 years to reach 9 billion. It means our human family grows 3 . However, population increase also 4 lots of problems, such as the increase in water use.

As we all know, water is quite35 to humans, plants and animals. 65% of our body is water. We can't survive (活下来)6 water. We can use water for drinking,7 and washing. We can also use it to make things like paper and clothes. With more and more people in the world, we use much more 8 than before. It's reported that water use is growing more than twice as 9 as the world's population. So people in many places have 10 drinking clean water. There is much water 11 in many areas, so people have to walk a long way to get clean water. Polluted water is12 and harmful. Every year many people die from polluted water. Most of these people are children. As students,13 can we save water at home?

● Don't keep the water running 14 we're brushing our teeth or washing our hands. This way, we can 15 save about 760 liters (升) of water a month.

● Take a 5- minute- long shower (淋浴) every time. We can take a shower every day but don't stay too long in our bathroom.

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Theo works days, nights, and weekends in the tulip, fields in the Netherlands and never feels tired. How is this possible? Theo is an AI robot that looks fo sick flowers each spring.

The work stops viruses（病毒）from spreading among the plants. The robot looks for troubled tulip bulbs（鳞茎） and kills them if necessary. They are removed （去除） from the healthy ones，in a processing center after the harvest.

There are 45 robots like Theo working in the tulip fields of the Netherlands. Their job becomes important as the winter turns to spring and the busiest season nears. People come from around the world to see the colorful flowers.

This is the second season that Allan Visser has used a robot. He said it is very costly-the same as sports car-about $200, 000. In the past, knowledgeable farmers would walk the fields looking for tulips that showed signs of sickness. "I prefer to have the robot because a sports car doesn't take out thesick tulips from our field, " he said "Yeah, it is expensive, but there are fewer and fewer people who can really see the sick tulips.

Erik de Jong, the manager of the company that makes the robots, said all of the knowledge they use in the computer program comes from tulip farmers—farmers like Theo van der Vourt. He is the farmer after whom the robot is named.

Van der Vourt retired（退休）after 52 years of looking for sick flowers in his fields. ＂It＇s fantastic＂he said, "It sees just as much as I see. "

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We all know that regular(有规律的) physical exercise is good for a girl's body, mind and spirit. The Women's Sports Foundation found that except having fun and staying healthy, there are many more benefits(益处) to girls from exercise.

Girls who play sports do better in school. You might think that sports will take up all your study time. But research shows that girls who exercise do better in school than those who don't. Exercise improves learning, memory and concentration(专注) which can give active girls an advantage in the classroom.

Girls who play sports learn teamwork. Being a team player to work with coaches, trainers and teammates to win games is great practice for success later in life. It can make working with others and solving problems easier, whether on the field or in the workplace.

Sports have hidden health benefits. Some benefits of sports are clear — like improving physical fitness and keeping a healthy weight. And girls who play sports are also less likely to smoke and have a reduced chance of getting breast cancer(乳腺癌) later in life. Sure, you can get these benefits from any type of exercise.

Playing sports build up self-confidence. Girls who play sports feel better, both physically and mentally. It helps you build up confidence as you see your skills improve.

Exercise can reduce pressure. Pressure is a big part of life. Playing sports can help you deal with it since exercise is a natural mood-lifter and a great way to reduce stress and light depression(抑郁).

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