幽默故事类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。这类文章是对社会生活、人的外貌及性格特征、言行举止等某些可笑的特征进行喜剧性描述的特殊文体。其特点是对事情本身的描述符合人们的一般思维习惯，而文章的最后则出其不意的点出其违背常理或不合逻辑的地方
从形式上看，幽默故事都比较简短，它所描述的往往是一个片断的情景，一些有关前因后果的说明常常被省去。
从内容上看，幽默故事往往来自于日常生活，使人感到这故事好像想得到，但随着故事的发展、矛盾的展开，尤其是意外结尾的到来，这时读者才会感到幽默之所在。
另外值得一说的是：幽默故事还往往包含一些含蓄、风趣的小对话，这些对话被称为幽默故事的灵魂，所以同学们在阅读时还要注意分清在这些对话中，哪些是作铺垫的，哪些是照应前面的，而哪些才是体现“幽默”的。当你读完一篇幽默故事之后，你若还看不出其幽默之所在，建议你再去仔细体会一下文章中的对话，而尤其是最后的几句对话，再联系你的生活常识，幽默往往在此
由于中西方人思维方式的差异，加之同学们生活经验和阅历等方面的欠缺，往往不能品味出幽默故事类文章之幽默所在。这就要求同学们在写作时，要仔细揣摩事情发生的背景、特别是要重点把握文章最后几句画龙点睛的话，分析它们与上下文的对应关系，看透作品所开的善意玩笑，即幽默点，才能真正深层理解文章幽默之所在。
阅读怎样写幽默故事
Teaching Genre: Humorous Fiction / Scholastic Professional Books
Planning a Setting
The setting is where and when the story takes place. For example, the setting of “Elephant Crackers” is a house in today’s suburbs. The setting of “The Glorious Whitewasher” is a front yard in the American Midwest a hundred years ago.
Plan a setting for your story characters to move around in and react to. Jot down as many details as you can.
1. Where does the story take place?
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2. When does it take place?
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3. List any objects, animals, or other things in your setting that will be important in your story.
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4. To help you visualize your setting, include the details that will be important as the story moves along below. Then draw a map of it on a separate sheet of paper.
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Writing a Draft
Write a rough draft of your humorous story. As you write, keep these questions in mind:
1. Does my story tell about an ordinary problem being solved in an unexpected, funny way?
2. Have I concentrated on a special kind of humor, such as poking fun, exaggerating,
or dramatic irony?
3. Do my main story characters have very definite personalities?
4. Does my dialogue sound natural?
5. Is the setting clear? Are there enough details to make it come alive for my readers? When your draft is finished, write a title for your story.
6. Check your draft. Is it clear enough for a writing partner to read it easily?
7. Write some questions and concerns about your story that you would like your writing partner to help you with.
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A Writing Conference
Exchange stories with a partner. Read your partner’s story carefully. Use the questions on page 42 to evaluate your partner’s work. Also read what your partner has written about special questions and concerns.
1. What parts of your partner’s story are funniest?
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2. Are there any parts of the story that you don’t understand? If so, write your questions here.
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3. What are your answers to your partner’s specific questions?
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4. One way to evaluate a humorous story is to decide if it reminds you of something that’s happened in real life. What real-life events are you reminded of as you read your partner’s story?
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● Get together and discuss each other’s humorous stories. Remember to make specific suggestions, not vague ones.
Vague: Fix the part about the alarm clocks.
Specific: Maybe it would be funnier if you had all the alarm clocks going off at slightly different times.
结合下面的提要，写一篇幽默故事
1. 一个金发碧女找医生想寻求减肥的方法。
2. 医生建议她吃谷物和蔬菜两天，然后隔一天（skip a day），再反复如此两周。
3. 一段时间后，她减肥20磅。医生很吃惊。
4. 秘诀是：跳跃。
【经典再现】
The Perfect Diet
A terribly overweight blonde woman goes to her doctor about her weight, so her doctor puts her on a diet.
"I want you to eat vegetables and grains for 2 days, then skip a day, and repeat this procedure for 2 weeks. The next time I see you, you will have lost at least 5 pounds."
When the blonde returned, she shocked the doctor by losing nearly 20 pounds.
"Why, that's amazing!" the doctor said, "Did you follow my instructions?"
The blonde nodded. "I'll tell you though; I thought I was going to drop dead that third day."
"From hunger, you mean?"
"No, from skipping."
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根据下面的提示，写一篇幽默故事，要有出人意料的结局。
两辆车发生了交通事故，但是幸运的是男司机和女司机都没有受伤，女司机提议庆祝一下，从车里拿出一瓶酒来，男司机很高兴，喝了一大口，但是女司机却没有喝---
Accidental Celebration
A woman and a man get into a car accident, and it's a bad one. Both cars are totally destroyed, but amazingly neither of them is hurt.
After they move slowly out of their cars, the woman says, "So you're a man, that's interesting. And I'm a woman... Wow! Just look at our cars. There's nothing left, but fortunately we are unhurt. This must be a sign from God that we should meet and become friends and live together in peace the rest of our days." The man replied, "I agree with you completely; this must be a sign from God!"
The woman continued, "And look at this - here's another miracle. My car is completely destroyed but this bottle of Mogen David wine didn't break. Surely God wants us to drink this wine and celebrate our good fortune."
So she hands the bottle to the man. The man nods his head in agreement, opens it and takes a few big swigs from the bottle, then hands it back to the woman. The woman takes the bottle, immediately puts the cap back on, and hands it back to the man. The man takes the bottle and asks, "Aren't you having any?"
The woman replies, "No. I think I will just wait for the police...
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根据下面的提示，写一篇故事。
1. 我的一位朋友看到一个男子在时代广场的地铁车站摇摇晃晃地走。
2. 我朋友问他怎么样，那男子含糊而肯定地回答说没问题。
3. 他跟在那家伙的后面，又一次问道：“你肯定你没事？------”
4. 他所注意的对象终于忍耐不住了，对他低声咆哮道------
注意：
1. 可以适当增加内容，使文章衔接
2. 词汇：undercover cop 便衣警察
A Man Who Said No
A friend of mine noticed a man walking unsteadily about in the Times Square subway station. A well-dressed Wall Street type, his coat was unbuttoned, a briefcase hanged from his hand and he'd obviously had one too many.
Asked if he was all right, the man gave a unclear but positive response. However, my friend simply could not see someone brave the rough maw of a New York subway without trying to help. He followed the guy, and again asked, "Are you sure you're all right? What subway are you looking for? Do you need help getting home?"
At last, the object of his attentions roared, in a low voice, "Leave me alone! I'm an undercover cop!"
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短期假日
结合下面的故事的情节，写出一篇完整的故事。
1. 亚伦以前休假，他经常去海边。但有一年，他看到报纸上有一则广告：“领略乡村生活。在唯利屋农场度假数周，可享受：美味佳肴”
2. 这到是个好主意，
3. 四天后，他回来了。
4. “唯利屋发生什么事了？”他的朋友问他，
5. “乡村生活是很好，”亚伦说，“但是有一个问题。”
6. “第一天，一只羊死了。我们的饭是烤羊肉。”
7. 一只牛死了。
8. 第三天，一头猪死了
9.第四天，农场主死了
A short holiday
Alan worked in an in the city. He worked very hard and really looked forward to his holidays.
He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an ad in a newspaper "Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at Willow Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing. Reasonable prices."
"This sounds like a good idea." he thought, " I' 11 spend a month at Willow Farm. I'll enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They'll make a change from sitting by the seaside.
Four days later he returned home. "What’s wrong with Willow Farm?" his friend asked him. "Didn't you enjoy country life?" "Country life was fine," Alan said." But there was another problem. "Oh, what?" Well, the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast lamb for dinner. Fresh meat is the best. "I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner" "Lucky you!" "You don't understand," Alan said." On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner." "A different roast every day." Jack exclaimed.
"Let me finish," Alan said." On the fourth day the farmer died and I didn't dare stay for dinner!"
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