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 author answers the question in the second paragraph with ___________.
A. facts and descriptions                B. evidence and argument   
C. examples and conclusion             D. stories and persuasion
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. 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[来源:学*科*网]
5. What is the author' s attitude towards the present world?[来源:学科网ZXXK]
A. Positive.          B. Critical.            C. Satisfied.           D. Indifferent.

—Was the judge ______ with the result?

—I don’t think so. But perhaps no judge is easy _______.

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 author answers the question in the second paragraph with ___________.

A. facts and descriptions                B. evidence and argument   

C. examples and conclusion             D. stories and persuasion

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. 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

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

     A. Positive.          B. Critical.            C. Satisfied.           D. Indifferent.

 With his leg lame and his teeth uneven, the boy thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. He   36   played with his classmates, and when asked to answer questions, he always   37   his head without a word.

One spring, his father brought home some saplings (树苗).   38   of his children would plant a sapling and he promised, “Whoever   39   his sapling best shall get a gift.” The boy certainly wanted to get the gift.  40   seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, he     41   an idea: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So watering it once or twice, he never   42   it.

Several days later, he was   43   to find it not only didn’t die, but also grew so many fresh _____44  . Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener. His father kept his      45  , bought the boy a gift and said he would become an outstanding   46    after growing up.

From then on, the boy slowly became   47   and confident. One evening, he suddenly   48___   his biology teacher once said that plants   49   grow at night. Why not go to see the tree?  

When he came to the courtyard, he found his father working near the tree! Instantly he   50  : Father had been secretly   51   his tree! He returned to his room, tears   52   in his eyes.

    Decades passed. The boy didn’t become a botanist.   53  , he became the U.S. President. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.

  54   is the best nourishment (滋养品) of life.   55   it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well!

36. A. ever                         B. seldom                    C. still                          D. often

37. A. held                         B. raised                            C. lowered                  D. covered

38. A. Both                         B. None                       C. One                        D. Each

39. A. likes                         B. protects                  C. grows                            D. watches

40. A. And                          B. So                           C. Before                           D. But

41. A. cared for                  B. got rid of                 C. hit upon                  D. put forward

42. A. appealed to                   B. attended to            C. adapted to                     D. turned to

43. A. surprised                 B. frightened               C. disappointed          D. amused

44. A. roots                        B. leaves                            C. branches                D. seeds

45. A. word                        B. balance                  C. agreement                     D. opinion

46. A. teacher                           B. gardener                C. president                      D. botanist

47. A. satisfied                          B. certain                           C. optimistic                D. independent

48. A. believed                  B. recalled                  C. repeated                D. knew

49. A. generally                 B. hardly                            C. recently                  D. voluntarily

50. A. remembered                   B. understood                    C. wondered               D. admitted

51. A. cutting                            B. decorating                     C. watering                 D. fertilizing

52. A. welling                            B. falling                      C. dropping                 D. crying

53. A. Therefore                B. Besides                  C. Moreover                      D. Instead

54. A. Love                        B. Water                     C. Disability                 D. Father

55. A. So long as               B. If only                      C. Now that                 D. Even though

    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 author answers the question in the second paragraph with ___________．

    A．facts and descriptions           B．evidence and argument

    C．examples and conclusion          D．stories and persuasion

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．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

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

    A．Positive．                       B．Critical．

    C．Satisfied．                      D．Indifferent．