- 阅读理解A
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题目：It can be inferred from the text that public services_____. - A 、have benefited many people
- B 、are the focus of public attention
- C 、are an inappropriate subject for humor
- D 、have often been the laughing stock
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
推理题。文章第三段指出，如果谈话者是听众集体中的一份子，就可以用双方共同的经历作为幽默的素材，否则这样做就不合适。最后一句指出，如果拿公共服务行业作为替罪羊来调侃的话, 你就会平安无事。即针对任何听众都可以以它们为笑料。由此可知, 它们是大家经常谈论的笑料。因此D选项是正确答案。
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