Question

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 dump, 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 friends, or even just someone that you are standing in line with at your corner 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 ignore 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. From the second paragraph, we can know that __________.

A. the writer is funny and polite

B. family members should play tricks on each other

C. the writer’s grandma is humorous

D. we should relieve stress in any situation

3.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

4.In writing the passage, the author mainly intends to _______.

A. encourage people to be humorous in daily life

B. talk about his own understanding of humor

C. introduce a practical way to get through daily life

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

5.What is the author’s attitude towards the present world?

A. Critical B. Positive

C. Satisfied D. Indifferent

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：作者在本文中告訴我們現(xiàn)實(shí)社會(huì)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(lái)作者仔細(xì)解釋了幽默的作用。目的在于鼓勵(lì)人們要有積極的態(tài)度。

1. 推理題。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.可知幽默能夠讓溫暖我們的內(nèi)心，讓我們?cè)诶Ь忱锔杏X(jué)更好。說(shuō)明幽默可以改善我們的情緒。故B正確。

2. 推理題。根據(jù)第二段倒數(shù)第二句My Grandma always found humor in everything she did, even if it was the hardest job anyone could imagine.可知奶奶可以在她做的所有事情里找到幽默的成分。故C正確。

3. 推理題。根據(jù)本句I am busting a gut while they just sit there, looking at me as if I were from outer space.我笑得很厲害，當(dāng)別人坐在那里的時(shí)候看著我好像我是來(lái)自外太空一樣。說(shuō)明該詞表示我笑得樂(lè)不可支。故該詞表示D項(xiàng)的意思。

4. 推理題。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(lì)人們?cè)谌粘Ｉ�活中要幽默。故A正確。

5.A 觀點(diǎn)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(méi)有積極地面對(duì)。說(shuō)明作者對(duì)現(xiàn)在的世界持批評(píng)的態(tài)度。故A正確。

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