13.Gallows humor(黑色幽默) may seem like a mistake,or at least in poor taste.But psychologists say that gallows humor can be an important way to relieve stress."Humor makes you feel in control and it can give you that feeling that everything is okay even when it's not,"says James M.Jones,a psychology professor at the University of Delaware.
Psychologists say that just because you're laughing doesn't mean you're wasting time.Occasional tease among colleagues,particularly if it is associated with the job,can inspire creativity,departmental cohesiveness(凝聚力) and performance.
"There are a lot of stresses out there,"says Ed Dunkelblau,a psychologist in Chicago."Gallows humor is a way of making difficult things a little less difficult."
This is as long as the humor is used for the right purpose.The main point of it should be inspiring people-not laughing at them."Anything that would lift morale(士氣) in terms of the company would be good humor,"says Thierry Guedj,a professor.
You want to give your employees and co-workers a sense of belonging,so don't make observations that are aggressive.Most obviously,Dr.Guedj says,don't make comments about people's physical appearance or faith.If you have any doubt about its appropriateness,don't go through with it.
Or you can take aim at the person that you know won't be offended(冒犯):yourself."If there's going to be a joke or story,it should be you,"Mr Dunkelblau says.
"People with the ability to laugh at themselves can give other people permission to laugh at themselves,too,"Mr Jones says."And if you can laugh at yourself,you feel better about yourself."

60.According to the passage,gallows humor has the following functions EXCEPTA.
A.leading to a big mistake               B.reducing pressure
C.making people more creative            D.improving performance
61.What is Ed Dunkelblau's attitude towards gallows humor?B
A.Negative.          B.Positive.
C.Neutral.           D.Uncertain.
62.When people use gallows humor,they shouldD.
A.observe who is aggressive
B.show a sense of belonging
C.doubt about the result of humor
D.try to avoid involving private things
63.What can we infer from the passage?B
A.People tend to laugh at others rather than themselves.
B.Laughing at yourself can make others free from stress.
C.People can't avoid offending others with gallows humor.
D.People who laugh at themselves are easy to gain others'permission.

分析 文章講述了黑色幽默的作用,是釋放壓力的一種重要方式,適當(dāng)?shù)挠哪梢栽黾訄F(tuán)隊(duì)的凝聚力,也可以減少困難,鼓舞士氣.同時(shí)也講述了要適當(dāng)?shù)氖褂,如果方式和?chǎng)合不正確可能會(huì)引起負(fù)面作用.

解答 60.A.細(xì)節(jié)判斷題.psychologists say that gallows humor can be an important way to relieve stress boost creativity,departmental cohesiveness(凝聚力)and performance.心理學(xué)家說(shuō)黑色幽默是釋放壓力的重要方式,也能夠促進(jìn)創(chuàng)造力,各部門(mén)的凝聚力和他們的執(zhí)行力,故選A.
61.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.第一自然段講述了黑色幽默是減少壓力的作用,可以讓你感覺(jué)到不好的事情也都一切順利了;第二自然段講述了黑色幽默可以激發(fā)人的創(chuàng)造力,凝聚力和執(zhí)行力等;第三自然段說(shuō)明可以使困難減少等說(shuō)明作者對(duì)黑色幽默是肯定的.故答案應(yīng)為B.
62.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章you can take aim at the one person you know won't be offended(冒犯)句意為不要對(duì)任何人有所冒犯,也就是說(shuō)在黑色幽默時(shí),不要刺激任何人.故選D.
63.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章People with the ability to laugh at themselves can give other people permission to laugh at themselves too,與if you can laugh at yourself,you feel better about yourself."意思為:能夠自嘲的人也可以讓其它的人嘲笑他們自己,如果你能夠嘲笑自己,就就對(duì)自己感覺(jué)良好.因此自嘲也能夠減少他人的壓力;故選B.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.

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"It is the leading cause of blindness in the United States.In Hispanics and in African-Americans,it's the second leading cause of blindness and so is the case in the Chinese and Indians."said Dr.Alan Robin,a specialist in treating glaucoma."The glaucoma we see in sub-Saharan Africa is a much more aggressive blinding disease than the glaucoma we see in Americans or even African-Americans in the United States."he said.
Dr.Eric Fleischer also sees these differences  at Medstar Washington Hospital Center."Pretty much anybody who has ancestors in Africa has an increased chance of developing glaucoma."Age is another thing that may lead to glaucoma,although people of all ages carl get it.
Glaucoma is a group of diseases that commonly produce pressure in the eye.An eye is sort of like a watch.And behind the face of the watch,liquid is made.It goes through your pupil (瞳孔)and into me front of the watch between the face and the crystal.There's an area around the edge of the watch that drains(使排出)the liquid.When that drain is blocked,the liquid can't 1eave the eye as fast as it is produced.The rising pressure within the eye damages and eventually kills the optic (視覺(jué)的) nerve.The result is blindness.
Fortunately,if caught early,glaucoma can be controlled.Glaucoma is not curable.but as researchers worldwide leam more about it,they grow more hopeful that glaucoma can one day be cured or even prevented.

68.In which country is glaucoma the biggest danger to people's sight?C
A.In China.      B.In India.  
C.In the USA.    D.In Japan.
69.What do the underlined words"these differences"(in Para 4 ) refer to?A
A.The differences in regions(地區(qū)).   B.The cultural differences.
C.The differences in age.               D.The physical differences.
70.What does Para 5mainly talk about?D
A.The structure of eyes.              B.The function of eyes.
C.The bad influence of glaucoma.      D.How glaucoma causes blindness.
71.From the passage,we can learn that.D.
A.it is hard for medical tests to discover glaucoma
B.people in developed countries hardly develop glaucoma
C.glaucoma only causes blindness among old people
D.the research on glaucoma is still going on worldwide.

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3.Long ago in a small town,there was a place known as the House of 1,000Mirrors.A happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit.
When he arrived,he bounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house.He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could.To his great surprise,he found himself staring at 1,000other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as his.He smiled a great smile,and was answered with 1,000great smiles just as warm and friendly.As he left the house,he thought to himself,"This is a wonderful place.I will come back and visit often."
In this same town,another little dog,who was not quite as happy as the first one,decided to visit the house.He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door.When he saw the 1,000unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him,he growled at them and was horrified to see 1,000little dogs growling back at him.As he left,he thought to himself,"This is a horrible place,and I will never go back there again."
All the faces in the world are mirrors.What kind of reflections do you see on the faces of the people you meet?

29.Why was the first dog surprised when he entered the house?A
A.Because he didn't expect to see so many happy dogs.
B.Because he didn't know there were 1,000mirrors in the house.
C.Because he was always in a mixed mood.
D.Because he saw so many dogs smiling at him.
30.Why did the first dog like the house?D
A.Because there were 1,000mirrors in the house.
B.Because he thought he could keep himself warm in the house.
C.Because he liked the mirrors.
D.Because he felt he was welcome here.
31.The underlined word"growled"probably means.A
A.made an unfriendly noise   B.smiled
C.said hello                 D.stared
32.Which of the following is the most suitable title for the passage?B
A.A Happy Little Dog
B.The House of 1,000Mirrors
C.The Wonderful Place and the Horrible Place
D.Two Little Dogs.

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