Question

Smiles and tears are part of life. But do you find enough time for laughing? I’m not asking if you experience lots of good times. Of course, we should laugh during the happy times.   1. . 2. But she wrote one about a more serious subject--cancer in children. The book is titled I WANT TO GROW HAIR, I WANT TO GROW UP. Erma talks with many children who have cancer and learns important lessons from them. She learns, for example, that cancer survivors（幸存者）know how they should smile at life, though they are receivingchemotherapy（化疗）.

 3. .Jessica’s leg was cut off at the knee because of cancer. She was learning to wear a prosthesis（假肢）. Jessica told about playing soccer. She hit the ball hard with her foot. The ball flew off in one direction while her man-made leg flew another way. Then the brave girl lay on the floor, laughing happily.

As the saying goes, “ 4. ” Do you find plenty of time to laugh?

You can, if you find reasons to laugh during the difficult times. Survivors know how to laugh. If you can laugh even when you’re in trouble, you will make it. Remember, laugh and the whole world laughs with you.  5. .

A．We just laugh about it.

B．Cry and you cry alone!

C．There’s a time to cry and a time to laugh.

D．Erma Bombeck is known for her funny books.

E. But do you also laugh during the difficult times?

F. She tells about the experience of 15-year-old Jessica.

G. I still remember those happy days when we were at college.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.E

2.D

3.F

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了笑和眼泪是人们生活的组成部分，文中举例说明有人在自己遇到困难时仍然面带微笑迎接困难，人们有时笑，有时哭，作者指出，笑是整个世人和你一起笑，而哭是你自己在独自哭。我们要笑对人生。

1.根据上文Of course, we should laugh during the happy times.对于上文的转折，所以应选E。

2.根据下文But she wrote one about a more serious subject--cancer in children. 承接上文必须提到作者，故选D。

3.根据下文Jessica’s leg was cut off at the knee because of cancer是在将他的经历，故选F。

4.根据上下文可知有时笑有时哭，故选C。

5.根据Remember, laugh and the whole world laughs with you.承接上文笑是整个世人都在笑，哭是你自己在哭，故选B。

考点：信息匹配。

点评：做这种题时，考生应在通读全篇短文的基础上，把握各部分之间的逻辑关系，前后照应，注意文中的“链条”，充分理解短文的内容，使补全后的短文思想通顺，前后连贯，且符合英美人的语言表达方式。这里主要抓住笑这一个词，它是文章的链条。