Question

In the middle of a really embarrassing moment, you might feel like you just want to disappear. Maybe you wish for a time machine that could send you back five minutes. Well, time machines are hard to come by in the real world, so finding a better way of getting through the humiliation(蒙羞的场面) is needed.

Sometimes, embarrassment is caused by how we act after we make an unwanted thing. If the thing is a small one, you can just pretend it didn't happen, and many people won’t notice. On the other hand, if you stop, or get red in the face after you've messed up, people will really notice, and it will be hard to let the moment pass by. Of course, some embarrassing moments are too big or obvious for this plan to work.

Sometimes when you meet or get caught in a really cringe-worthy(尴尬的) moment, it doesn't seem funny. Other people may laugh, but you just get red in the face and feel like curling up in a ball of shame. But there are some people who can laugh at their own mistakes. When they mess up, they laugh harder than their friends do! People like this don't stay embarrassed for long, because this can turn into another funny story. They might even make a joke about their mistake before anyone else gets the chance to.

You shouldn't pretend a laugh if you really feel angry or embarrassed, but changing your attitude or outlook might be worth trying. Remember that a thing that makes you embarrassed today will probably make you laugh tomorrow. So why not try to laugh today?

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。

1. Why do persons wish for a time machine in this passage?

A. They want to turn younger.

B. They miss the past years.

C. They terrify the future days.

D. They don’t want something to happen.

2. If a small thing happens to you, what should you do?

A. Stop and quarrel with others.

B. Do as it didn’t happen.

C. Get in the red face.

D. Do the same thing to others.

3.How will you feel when you meet or caught in a really cringe-worthy moment?

A. Funny. B. Interesting.

C. Bored. D. Excited.

4.What does the underlined word “ this” mean in this passage?

A. Getting in a red face.

B. Curling up in a ball of shame.

C. Laughing harder than friends do.

D. Making a joke.

5. What does the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph?

A. Life is not fair, get used to it.

B. Easy come, easy go.

C. Easier said than done.

D. Better late than never.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：在一个尴尬的时刻中，你可能感觉你就要消失。也许你想要一个时间机器，可以让你倒回五分钟。在现实生活中时间机器不会有的，因此寻找一种更好的方式来度过蒙羞的场面是必要的。然而生活是不公平的，你应该努力去适应它。

1.第一段中Maybe you wish for a time machine that could send you back five minutes结合后文的描述可知该选D。

2.第二段中If the thing is a small one, you can just pretend it didn't happen, and many people won’t notice.可知该选B。

3.第三段开头Sometimes when you meet or get caught in a really cringe-worthy(尴尬的) moment, it doesn't seem funny. Other people may laugh, but you just get red in the face and feel like curling up in a ball of shame.可知该选C。

4.词义猜测题。根据this所在句的上句When they mess up, they laugh harder than their friends do!可知该选C。

5.细读该段可知作者告诉人们生活是不公平的，要努力去适应，所以该选A。

考点：日常生活类阅读。