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【题目】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 dumps ( 处于沮丧中), as the saying goes, 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 friend, or even just someone that you are standing in line with at your comer 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 (礼貌) 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 bypass 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】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

【3】In writing the passage, the author mainly intends to __________.

A. talk about his own understanding of humor

B. encourage people to be humorous in daily life

C. introduce a practical way to get through daily life

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

【4】What is the author' s attitude towards the present world?

A. Positive. B. Critical.

C. Satisfied. D. Indifferent.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】B

【4】B

【解析】试题分析：作者在本文中告诉我们现实社会里有很多让人悲伤的事情，能化解这些悲伤的事情的只有幽默。接下来作者仔细解释了幽默的作用。目的在于鼓励人们要有积极的态度。

【1】B推理判断题。根据第一段最后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.可知微笑能够让温暖我们的内心，让我们在困境里感觉更好。说明幽默可以改善我们的情绪。故选B。

【2】D词义猜测题。根据They don't get the joke that makes others laugh …while they just sit there, looking at me as if I were from outer space.他们没有找到让别人大笑的笑点……别人坐在那里的时候看着我好像我是来自外太空一样。说明该词表示我笑得乐不可支，别人因为不知道为什么好笑所以看我就像是来自外太空一样。故选D。

【3】B推理判断题。文章第一段“…have a good sense of humor just to help us get through each and every day of our lives.”有一个良好的有幽默感可以帮我们度过生活中的每一天。最后一段“I believe our best medicine is to get together and tell some jokes and have some fun laughing together.”良药就是聚在一起，一起讲笑话一起笑。都可以看出作者在本文中着重告诉我们幽默的重要性，目的就是为了鼓励人们在日常生活中要幽默。故选B。

【4】B观点态度题。根据文章最后一段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.可知在现在的生活里有很多让人悲伤的事情，但是很多人都没有积极地面对。说明作者对现在的世界持批评的态度。故选B。