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well enable us to win. Consider the case of a young friend of mine, who was trapped in a traffic
jam on his way to work shortly after receiving a warning about being late for the job. Although
there was a good reason for Sam's a being late - serious illness at home - he decided that this by
now-familiar excuse wouldn't work any longer. His boss was probably already pacing up and dow
n preparing a dismissal speech.
Yes, the boss was. Sam entered the office at 9:35. The place was as quiet as a locker room
(更衣室); everyone was hard at work. Sam's boss came up to him. Suddenly, Sam smiled 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. However, the boss clamped 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 most effective, yet frequently neglected, means of handling the difficult situations
in our lives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying "no", criticizing, getting
the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it's the only tool that
can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialogue may start a quarrel.
For example, many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and
religious tolerance than people in any other field.
B. He was caught in a traffic jam.
C. He was busy applying for a new job.
D. He got up late.
B. tried to set up
C. tried to hold back
D. gave out
B. It wasn't the first time that Sam came late for his work.
C. Humor is the most effective way of solving problems.
D. All people lose life's battles for they are lacking in a sense of humor.
It must have been around nine o'clock when I drove back home from work because it was already dark． As I came near to the gates I turned off the head lights of the car so as to prevent the beam from swinging (摆动) through the window and waking Jack, who shared the house with me． But I needn't have done so． I noticed that his light was still on, so he was awake anyway—unless he had fallen asleep while reading． I put the car away and went up the steps．
Then I opened the door quietly and went to Jack's room． He was in bed awake, but he didn't even turn towards me．
“What's up, Jack﹖” I asked．
“For God's sake, don't make a noise,” he said．
The way he spoke reminded me of someone in pain who is afraid to talk in case he does himself serious injury．
“Take your shoes off, Neville,” Jack said．
I thought that he must be ill and that I had better give way to him to keep him happy． “There is a snake here,” he explained． “It's asleep between the sheets． I was lying on my back reading when I saw it．I knew that moving was out of the question． I could not have moved even I'd wanted to．” I realized that he was serious． “I was depending on you to call a doctor as soon as you came home,” Jack went on． “It has not bitten me yet but I dare not do anything to upset it． It might wake up． I'm sick of this,” he said．“I took it for granted that you would have come home an hour ago．”
There was no time to argue or apologize for being late．I looked at him as encouraging as I could and went to telephone the doctor．
When he got home, Neville found that ＿＿＿＿＿．
A．Jack had fallen asleep while reading B．Jack had been reading for some time
C．Jack's light was not turned off D．Jack was ready to answer the doctor
The underlined phrase in Paragraph 6 means ＿＿＿＿＿．
A．impossible B．no problem C．no doubt D．without difficulty
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage﹖
A．Neville and Jack lived in the same house．
B．Neville thought that Jack had fallen ill．
C．Neville really believed that Jack was not making a joke．
D．Neville refused to argue or to make an apology for being late．
The reason why Neville thought that Jack must be ill is that Jack ＿＿＿＿．
A．asked Neville to take off his shoes
B．made a gesture to show the presence of the snake
C．was afraid to upset the snake sleeping between the sheets
D．behaved strangely as if he were badly hurt
According to the passage, Neville should have been home at ＿＿＿＿．
A．7 p．m． B．8 p．m． C．9 p．m． D．6 p．m．
查看习题详情和答案>>It must have been around nine o’clock when I drove back home from work because it was already dark． As I came near to the gates I turned off the head lights of the car so as to prevent the beam from swinging (摆动) through the window and waking Jack, who shared the house with me． But I needn’t have done so． I noticed that his light was still on, so he was awake anyway—unless he had fallen asleep while reading． I put the car away and went up the steps．
Then I opened the door quietly and went to Jack’s room． He was in bed awake, but he didn’t even turn towards me．
“What’s up, Jack﹖” I asked．
“For God’s sake, don’t make a noise,” he said．
The way he spoke reminded me of someone in pain who is afraid to talk in case he does himself serious injury．
“Take your shoes off, Neville,” Jack said．
I thought that he must be ill and that I had better give way to him to keep him happy． “There is a snake here,” he explained． “It’s asleep between the sheets． I was lying on my back reading when I saw it．I knew that moving was out of the question． I could not have moved even I’d wanted to．” I realized that he was serious． “I was depending on you to call a doctor as soon as you came home,” Jack went on． “It has not bitten me yet but I dare not do anything to upset it． It might wake up． I’m sick of this,” he said．“I took it for granted that you would have come home an hour ago．”
There was no time to argue or apologize for being late．I looked at him as encouraging as I could and went to telephone the doctor．
【小题1】When he got home, Neville found that ＿＿＿＿＿．
| A．Jack had fallen asleep while reading | B．Jack had been reading for some time |
| C．Jack’s light was not turned off | D．Jack was ready to answer the doctor |
| A．impossible | B．no problem | C．no doubt | D．without difficulty |
| A．Neville and Jack lived in the same house． |
| B．Neville thought that Jack had fallen ill． |
| C．Neville really believed that Jack was not making a joke． |
| D．Neville refused to argue or to make an apology for being late． |
| A．asked Neville to take off his shoes |
| B．made a gesture to show the presence of the snake |
| C．was afraid to upset the snake sleeping between the sheets |
| D．behaved strangely as if he were badly hurt |
| A．7 p．m． | B．8 p．m． | C．9 p．m． | D．6 p．m． |
It must have been around nine o'clock when I drove back home from work because it was already dark． As I came near to the gates I turned off the head lights of the car so as to prevent the beam from swinging (摆动) through the window and waking Jack, who shared the house with me． But I needn't have done so． I noticed that his light was still on, so he was awake anyway—unless he had fallen asleep while reading． I put the car away and went up the steps．
Then I opened the door quietly and went to Jack's room． He was in bed awake, but he didn't even turn towards me．
“What's up, Jack﹖” I asked．
“For God's sake, don't make a noise,” he said．
The way he spoke reminded me of someone in pain who is afraid to talk in case he does himself serious injury．
“Take your shoes off, Neville,” Jack said．
I thought that he must be ill and that I had better give way to him to keep him happy． “There is a snake here,” he explained． “It's asleep between the sheets． I was lying on my back reading when I saw it．I knew that moving was out of the question． I could not have moved even I'd wanted to．” I realized that he was serious． “I was depending on you to call a doctor as soon as you came home,” Jack went on． “It has not bitten me yet but I dare not do anything to upset it． It might wake up． I'm sick of this,” he said．“I took it for granted that you would have come home an hour ago．”
There was no time to argue or apologize for being late．I looked at him as encouraging as I could and went to telephone the doctor．
1.When he got home, Neville found that ＿＿＿＿＿．
A．Jack had fallen asleep while reading B．Jack had been reading for some time
C．Jack's light was not turned off D．Jack was ready to answer the doctor
2.The underlined phrase in Paragraph 6 means ＿＿＿＿＿．
A．impossible B．no problem C．no doubt D．without difficulty
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage﹖
A．Neville and Jack lived in the same house．
B．Neville thought that Jack had fallen ill．
C．Neville really believed that Jack was not making a joke．
D．Neville refused to argue or to make an apology for being late．
4.The reason why Neville thought that Jack must be ill is that Jack ＿＿＿＿．
A．asked Neville to take off his shoes
B．made a gesture to show the presence of the snake
C．was afraid to upset the snake sleeping between the sheets
D．behaved strangely as if he were badly hurt
5.According to the passage, Neville should have been home at ＿＿＿＿．
A．7 p．m． B．8 p．m． C．9 p．m． D．6 p．m．
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