As the saying goes, “A friend in need is a friend i__________.”

（广东省湛江二中2010届高三考前适应训练C篇）

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．

51．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

52．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

53．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

54．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

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

       A．Positive．                                           B．Critical．

       C．Satisfied．                                          D．Indifferent．

There exist cruel wars, fighting and sadness in the world today, so it’s not only necessary, but also essential to have a good sense of humor just to help us go through difficult times in our lives. Putting a smile on someone’s face when you know they are feeling depressed, 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 corner 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 a common manner 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 avoid the sadness and bring a little light into our lives. Therefore, I believe our best medicine is to get together and tell some jokes and have some fun laughing together

1. 1.

   According to the author, humor is useful in the aspect that ____________

   1. A.
      it can pick up people’s spirits
   2. B.
      it can help people get on well with others
   3. C.
      it can help get rid of the cruelty in the world
   4. D.
      it makes people more confident
2. 2.

   The author answers the question in the second paragraph with ___________

   1. A.
      facts and descriptions
   2. B.
      evidence and argument
   3. C.
      examples and conclusion
   4. D.
      stories and persuasion
3. 3.

   The underlined phrase “busting a gut” in the 3rd paragraph can be replaced  by        

   1. A.
      keeping silent
   2. B.
      speaking loud
   3. C.
      laughing hard
   4. D.
      explaining carefully
4. 4.

   In writing the passage, the author mainly intends to __________

   1. A.
      talk about his own understanding of humor
   2. B.
      encourage people to be humorous in daily life
   3. C.
      introduce a practical way to get through daily life
   4. D.
      convince people of the power of being optimistic about life
5. 5.

   What is the author’s attitude towards the present world?

   1. A.
      Indifferent
   2. B.
      Positive
   3. C.
      Satisfied
   4. D.
      Critical

第一节：阅读表达(共5小题;每小题3分，共15分)

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的英文提示和字数要求)。

[1]I remember a time I went shopping on my first visit to Macau．Coming from

cold and cloudy England. I was prepared for the sun and dressed in a T-shirt and a short

skirt．Not having much chance to enjoy the sun in the UK and having naturally fair

skin，my legs are very white．In the UK this is not a fashionable(时尚的)look at all．

Most women spend every sunny day out in the sun trying to get darker skin．The darker　　

　　　　　　　　　　　.

[2] As 1 walked around one shop，the two shop assistants didn’t take their eyes off

me the whole time，talking quietly in Chinese．I began to feel uncomfortable and asked

my friend if we could leave．After we left the shop，she asked me what was wrong．I

told her 1 was embarrassed that they were talking about my white skin．My friend

laughed．“They weren’t laughing at you．They were saying how nice your legs are．

Many Chinese women want to have white skin like yours．In fact，there are many beauty products in the shops to make skin whiter and a lot of money is spent on them．”

[3]It just goes to show that we always think what others have is better．The grass

is always greener on the other side．If the women of the West and East thought the

same way，Western women wouldn’t spend so much money on cream that makes skin

darker and women from the East wouldn’t need to use cream that makes skin whiter．   

Fill in the blank in Paragraph 1 with proper words．(Please answer within 6

words．)

Why did the writer wish to 1eave the shop as soon as possible?(P1ease answer 

within 15 words．)  

Which sentence in the text is the closet in meaning to the following?

We always think what others have is better．(You cannot just repeat the same

sentence．)

What is the main idea of Paragraph 37(Please answer within 20 words．)

Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 into Chinese．