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【題目】With all the wars, fighting and sadness in the world today, it's not only necessary, but also essential to have a good sense of humor just to help us get through each and every day of our lives. Putting a smile on someone's face when you know they are feeling down in the dumps ( 處于沮喪中), as the saying goes, makes me feel good and warms my heart.

How would you feel if you could not joke around with your wife, husband, child, co-worker neighbor, close friend, or even just someone that you are standing in line with at your comer store? I am always saying things that make others smile or laugh, even if I don't know the person I'm joking around with.My Grandma always found humor in everything she did, even if it was the hardest job anyone could imagine.This not only relieves stress in any situation, but also is common courtesy (禮貌) to speak to others that are around you.

I know of a few people that don’t have a funny bone in their bodies, as they say.Everyone around them could be rolling on the floor after hearing a great joke and they would sit there without the slightest smile on their face.They don't get the joke that makes others laugh. I am busting a gut while they just sit there, looking at me as if I were from outer space. How can people not get a really funny joke?

Laughing is essential to keep your stress levels under control. Without humor we would find ourselves with a lot of psychological problems, or on a lot of medications to keep us from going crazy. There is too much sadness in this present world. It drives people crazy. We all need to find a way to bypass the sadness and bring a little light into our lives. So, I believe our best medicine is to get together and tell some jokes and have some fun laughing together.

【1】According to the author, humor is useful in the aspect that ____________.

A. it makes people more confident

B. it can pick up people' s spirits

C. it can help get rid of the cruelty in the world

D. it can help people get on well with others

【2】The phrase “busting a gut" in the third paragraph can be replaced by __________.

A. explaining carefully B. speaking loud

C. keeping silent D. laughing hard

【3】In writing the passage, the author mainly intends to __________.

A. talk about his own understanding of humor

B. encourage people to be humorous in daily life

C. introduce a practical way to get through daily life

D. convince people of the power of being optimistic about life

【4】What is the author' s attitude towards the present world?

A. Positive. B. Critical.

C. Satisfied. D. Indifferent.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】B

【4】B

【解析】試題分析：作者在本文中告訴我們現(xiàn)實社會里有很多讓人悲傷的事情，能化解這些悲傷的事情的只有幽默。接下來作者仔細解釋了幽默的作用。目的在于鼓勵人們要有積極的態(tài)度。

【1】B推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段最后2行Putting a smile on someone's face when you know they are feeling down in the dump, makes me feel good and warms my heart.可知微笑能夠讓溫暖我們的內(nèi)心，讓我們在困境里感覺更好。說明幽默可以改善我們的情緒。故選B。

【2】D詞義猜測題。根據(jù)They don't get the joke that makes others laugh …while they just sit there, looking at me as if I were from outer space.他們沒有找到讓別人大笑的笑點……別人坐在那里的時候看著我好像我是來自外太空一樣。說明該詞表示我笑得樂不可支，別人因為不知道為什么好笑所以看我就像是來自外太空一樣。故選D。

【3】B推理判斷題。文章第一段“…h(huán)ave a good sense of humor just to help us get through each and every day of our lives.”有一個良好的有幽默感可以幫我們度過生活中的每一天。最后一段“I believe our best medicine is to get together and tell some jokes and have some fun laughing together.”良藥就是聚在一起，一起講笑話一起笑。都可以看出作者在本文中著重告訴我們幽默的重要性，目的就是為了鼓勵人們在日常生活中要幽默。故選B。

【4】B觀點態(tài)度題。根據(jù)文章最后一段There is too much sadness in this present world. It drives people crazy. We all need to find a way to ignore the sadness and bring a little light into our lives.可知在現(xiàn)在的生活里有很多讓人悲傷的事情，但是很多人都沒有積極地面對。說明作者對現(xiàn)在的世界持批評的態(tài)度。故選B。