Question

2．A lot of us lose life's battles by starting a frontal （正面的） attack when a touch of humor might well enable us to win．Consider the case of a young friend of Sam，who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum （最后通牒） about being late．Although there was a good reason for Sam's being late-serious illness at home-he decided that the by-now-familiar excuse wouldn't work any longer．His boss was probably preparing a dismissal （解雇） speech．
Yes，the boss was．Sam entered the office at 9：35．The place was as quiet as a locker room．Everyone was hard at work．Sam's boss came up to him．Suddenly，Sam forced a smile and stretched out his hand．"How do you do!"he said，"I'm Sam Maynard．I'm applying for a job，which，I understand，became available just 35 minutes ago．Does the early bird get the worm？"
The room exploded in laughter．The bossclamped off a smile and walked back to his office．Sam Maynard had saved his job-with the only tool that could win a laugh．
Humor is a very effective means of handling the difficult situations in our life．It can be used for apologizing，saying"no"，getting someone to do what you want．For some jobs，it's the only tool that can succeed．It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialogues may start a quarrel．For example，many believe that comedians （喜剧演员） on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than people in any other public places．
59．Why was Sam late for his job？C
A．Because he didn't like the job．
B．Because he got up late．
C．Because he was caught in a traffic jam．
D．Because he was busy applying for a new job．
60．The underlined phrase"clamped off"in Paragraph 3 most probably means"A"．
A．tried to hold back               
B．tried to set aside
C．focused on                      
D．gave out
61．Which of the following can we infer from the text？B
A．People lose only battles because of lacking a sense of humor．
B．It wasn't the first time that Sam had been late for his work．
C．Sam was supposed to come to his office at 8：30．
D．Humor is the most effective way to solve problems．
62．The main idea of this text isB．
A．Sam saved his job with humor     
B．humor is important in our life
C．the early bird gets the worm   
D．humor can solve racial problems．

Answer 1

分析 本文通过一个小故事讲述了幽默的重要性．

解答 59：C  细节题．根据who hit a traffic jam on his way to work可知，他迟到的原因是他碰上了交通堵塞．
60：A  词义猜测题．前面提到老板连辞退他的话都想好了，而Sam开的这个玩笑使人们哄堂大笑．而老板为了树立他的威严，仍然强忍住笑．故答案为A．
61：B 推断题．根据 …shortly after receiving an ultimatum（最后通牒） about being late on the job 我们可以了解到，Sam不止一次上班迟到了．
62．B  主旨题．根据短文第 1 句是主题句 A lot of us lose life's tough battles by starting a frontal（正面的） attack-when a touch of humor might well enable us to win （在人生很多场激烈的争斗中，我们如果与人硬碰硬正面交锋的话，可能败得一塌糊涂．而幽默往往使我们反败为胜）和文章第 4 段第 1 句，可知整篇短文讲的是幽默的重要性．

点评 做阅读时经常犯错的主要原因是，仅凭读过文章后残留在脑海中的一丝印象来勾选答案，这样便很容易掉入出题人故意设布下的题目陷阱．所谓阅读理解，对于题目的理解一定要忠实于原文，因此，每一道题都应该与原文作全面的对比与核查，再得出答案．也就是说，阅读理解的每一道题目，在原文都应该有明确的出处，我们把这一出处叫做原文相关句，（1）排除与原文相关句主题不一致的选项（2）排除与原文相关句态度相反的选项  （3）排除用于过于极端或负面的选项（4）注意结合文章主旨和主题去排除．