For any person who must speak in public, to business or pleasure groups, humor is a helpful, and necessary, tool for getting your message across. Why does humor work a lot? There are several reasons.
People will enjoy what you have to say if it is presented with humor. But, more importantly, if you are in a situation where important, and perhaps controversial（有爭(zhēng)議的）, ideas must be presented to less than open minds, humor allows those ideas to be presented in a non-threatening (無威脅的) manner. Abraham Lincoln was famous for his ability to relate humorous stories to make a point. Humor used carefully throughout a presentation will also keep the listener’s interest high. In a word, individuals learning how to use humor in their speeches can strengthen arguments, support interesting presentations and, most of all, entertain their audience in a positive and comfortable way. 
While popular culture may well hold many kinds of humor, some of it has no place in presentations that are designed to educate and encourage the audience. If you want to become a professional stand-up (單人表演的) comedian whose goal is 100% entertainment, then you may be able to use some of the reference materials like The Art of Using Humor in Public Speaking. They can help you develop your skills and sources of humor. To that end, your participation in this study of humor will become necessary. Hopefully, you will come to appreciate the special difficulty of entertaining the audience with good and clean humor.
小題1: How many reasons does the author give for using humor?
A．Two.B．Three. C．Four.D．Five.
小題2:What’s the purpose of stand-up comedians?
A．To educate the audience.B．To encourage the audience.
C．To entertain the audience.D．To exchange with the audience.
小題3:Why did the author suggest reading The Art of Using Humor in Public Speaking?
A．It was good for training one’s skills of humor.
B．It helped the readers relax after work.
C．It gave some tips on how to live a positive life.
D．It was a textbook for professional stand-up comedians.
小題4: Which of the following has a similar meaning to the underlined word “end” in the last paragraph?
A．Finishing. B．Conclusion.C．Stop.D．Result.
小題5:The passage is most likely to benefit________ a lot.
A．science researchersB．public speakers
C．dress designersD．sports players

小題1:B
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A．in time
B．in need
C．in trouble
D．in sight
小題2:
A．therefore
B．even
C．a(chǎn)lways
D．a(chǎn)lready
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A．expected
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A．present
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C．since
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A．failed
B．a(chǎn)rrived
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A．a(chǎn)nger
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A．sat
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A．days
B．time
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A．a(chǎn)stonished
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A．showing
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A．over
B．by
C．with
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A．feeling
B．idea
C．worry
D．hope
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A．happy
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C．full
D．worried
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A．humans
B．dogs
C．mice
D．cats
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A．put in
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A．where
B．that
C．which
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A．firstly
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C．finally
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A．some
B．no
C．a(chǎn)ny
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A．For
B．If
C．Though
D．Since
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A．with
B．of
C．for
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C．walked
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B．laughed at
C．thought of
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A．a(chǎn)nimals
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C．keep a diary of her daughter’s growth
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A．Different cultures and different people.
B．Different places where different people love to go.
C．Different ways of building up relationships with friends
D．Different relationships in different countries.
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A．The Chinese love to dine out.
B．The Chinese always talk loudly in restaurants.
C．Making friends is an important thing in all countries
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①small stores ②superstores ③shopping malls ④shopping online ⑤supermarkets
A．①②③④⑤B．①⑤③②④C．②③④①⑤D．①⑤②③④
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A．Small stores．B．Supermarkets．C．Shopping mallsD．Superstores．
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A．Because they can buy goods at a reduction in price．
B．Because they are across the United States．
C．Because they sell all kinds of products people need．
D．Because they are built near small towns．
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B．the development of Facebook
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It is winter in many parts of the world. For some areas, that means snow. Maybe even lots of snow. If you don’t have to drive in it or remove it, snow can be very beautiful. When snow covers everything around you, the world looks like a “winter wonderland”. That is the name of a very popular song about winter. Richard Smith and Felix Bernard wrote the song back in 1934. There are hundreds of recordings of this happy song.
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In 1968, the group Blood, Sweat and Tears recorded this gentle, sad song about winter. They sing about a lost love and forgotten memories in “Sometimes in Winter”.
In the early 1990s, Tori Amos wrote and recorded the beautiful song called “Winter”. She enjoyed singing about winter when she was a child.
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_____ .
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B．In some areas, it often snows in winter
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A．beautiful and happyB．happy and warm
C．lovely and hopefulD．cold and sad
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C．A Hazy Shade of Winter.D．Sometimes in Winter.
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I did this work for a month, then I decided to give it up; Apart from the reasons above, I found I was paying too much attention to the job and thus sacrificing my study time. The latest test result proved that my grades were getting worse.
Even worse, I hadn’t enough time to join my classmates in college activities. Some times 1 felt lonely and unhappy because of both my study and my part-time job. Now I don’t think it is worth doing such a thing for even though I was earning money it came at great cost.
Newspapers and magazines often publish stories about excellent students who do part-time work while also keeping high scores in class. But according to my experience, park-time work can have some strong negative influences on study.
Most students don’t view the relationship between study and work correctly. In my opinion, if it isn’t a must for financial reasons, students should be careful about taking up a part-time job.
小題1: From the text, we can tell that the writer is _____.    
A．a(chǎn)n unemployed manB．a(chǎn) middle-school student
C．a(chǎn) college studentD．a(chǎn) door-to-door salesman
小題2:Which of the following words has the closest meaning to the underlined word “sacrificing”? 
A．LosingB．Wasting C．UsingD．Getting
小題3:The writer thought_____. 
A．doing a part-time job was unnecessary
B．part-time jobs had good effect upon study
C．it was hard to deal with the relationship between study and work
D．part-time jobs would be good for every college student
小題4:What would be the best title for the text _____.
A．Part-time Jobs Are UsefulB．Part-time Jobs Can Cost Dear
C．Students Shouldn’t Take Part-time JobsD．Part-time Jobs Are Important to Many Students

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