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8．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．
29．How many reasons does the author give for using humor？B
A．Two．B．Three．C．Four．D．Five．
30．What's the purpose of stand-up comedians？C
A．To educate the audience．
B．To encourage the audience．
C．To entertain the audience．
D．To exchange with the audience．
31．Why did the author suggest reading The Art of Using Humor in Public Speaking？A
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．
32．The passage is most likely to benefitBa lot．
A．science researchers     
B．public speakers 
C．dress designers 
D．sports players．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要講述幽默的一些好處，公眾演說家可以從本文獲得很多好處．

解答 BCAB
29   B    細(xì)節(jié)題． 根據(jù)文章第一 段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．Humor used carefully throughout a presentation will also keep the listener's interest high． 可知使用幽默的原因有三個(gè)：一是人們喜歡，二是幽默可以把有爭議的話題用無威脅的方式呈現(xiàn)，三是可以提高聽眾的興趣，故選B．
30   C    細(xì)節(jié)題． 根據(jù)文章第二 段 If you want to become a professional stand-up （單人表演的） comedian whose goal is 100% entertainment可知單口喜劇演員的目的是娛樂觀眾，故選C．
31   A    細(xì)節(jié)題． 根據(jù)文章第二 段 They can help you develop your skills and sources of humor．可知The Art of Using Humor in Public Speaking這本書能幫助你培養(yǎng)幽默技巧和尋求幽默資源，故選A．
32   B    細(xì)節(jié)題． 根據(jù)文章第 二段Hopefully，you will come to appreciate the special difficulty of entertaining the audience with good and clean humor． 可知從這篇文章受益的人是公眾演說家，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．