[解析]
(1)D 主旨大意题.根据全文的内容可知主要谈论的是幽默的话题,故选D.
(2)C 词义猜测题.根据My favorite English teacher could draw humor out of the driest material.It wasn't forced on us either.这里叙述英语老师能从干瘪的材料中找出幽默,后面是举例,所以猜出这个词是"滑稽的,可笑的",故选A.
(3)B,细节理解题.根据句子but the second time,after his explanation,I couldn't believe that I hadn't seen the humor第二次,在他解释后,我不敢相信我没有看到幽默.也就是我看到了幽默,他们两人的作品都很幽默,所以答案选B.
(4)A 细节理解题.根据It hurt me so much that the anger from it has driven my writing and teaching ever since.最不喜欢的是伤害学生的感情,故选B.