单选题What is the main idea of the passage?A Humor is the key to success in our work and our lives.B Humor enables us to cope with difficult situation effectively.C Humor is the only best way to criticize someone without losing his face.D Humor makes fun of
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Humor is the key to success in our work and our lives.
Humor enables us to cope with difficult situation effectively.
Humor is the only best way to criticize someone without losing his face.
Humor makes fun of any difficult situations.
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第1题：
Young as you are, you might be just smart enough to ___ her off her throne.A、cheer
B、exclude
C、tumble
D、humor
正确答案:C
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第2题：
Showing some sense of humor can be an effective way to _________ some stressful situation
A、deal with
B、deal in
C、deal about
D、deal off
参考答案：A
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第3题：
To make your humor work, you should
A take advantage of different kinds of audience.
B make fun of the disorganized people.
C address different problems to different people.
D show sympathy for your listeners.
正确答案：C
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第4题：
If I correct someone,I'll do it with as much good humor and self‐restraint as if I were the one（ ）.A.to correct
B.correcting
C.having corrected
D.being corrected答案：D解析：该题考查非谓语动词。根据句意及correct作为及物动词后却无宾语可知,空格处应为动词的被动形式。故答案为D,分词短语being corrected做定语修饰代词one。 -
第5题：
In their productions,choreographers of modern dance have introduced humor,protested social injustice, and probed psychological problems.A:solved
B:explored
C:involved
D:disputed答案：B解析：本句意思：在他们的作品中，现代舞的编排者引人了幽默，抗议了社会不公，并探究了心 理问题。probe探究，调查。explore探讨，研究；solve解决；involve牵涉；dispute辩论，争论。 -
第6题：
共用题干
第二篇
Using Humor Effectively
If you intend using humor in your talk to make people smile,you must know how to identify shared experiences and problems.Your humor must be relevant to the audience and should help to show them that you are one of them or that you understand their situation and are in sympathy with their point of view. Depending on whom you are addressing,the problems will be different. if you are talking to a group of managers,you may refer to the disorganized methods of their secretaries;alternatively if you are addressing secretaries,you may want to comment on their disorganized bosses.
Here is an example,which I heard at a nurses' convention,of a story which works well because the audience all shared the same view of doctors. A man arrives in heaven and is being shown around by St. Peter. He sees wonderful accommodations,beautiful gardens,sunny weather,and so on.Everyone is very peaceful,polite and friendly until,waiting in a line for lunch,the new arrival is suddenly pushed aside by a man in a white coat,who rushes to the head of the line,grabs his food
and stomps over to a table by himself."Who is that?"the new arrival asked St.Peter."On,that's God,"came the reply,"but sometimes he thinks he's a doctor."
If you are part of the group which you are addressing,you will be in a position to know the experiences and problems which are common to all of you and it'll be appropriate for you to make a passing remark about the inedible canteen food or the chairman's notorious bad taste in ties.With other audiences you mustn't attempt to cut in with humor as they will resent an outsider making disrespect remarks about their canteen or their chairman.You will be on safer ground if you stick to scapegoats like the Post Office or the telephone system.
If you feel awkward being humorous,you must practice so that it becomes more natural.Include a few casual and apparently off-the-cuff remarks which you can deliver in a relaxed and unforced manner. Often it's the delivery which causes the audience to smile,so speak slowly and remember that a raised eyebrow or an unbelieving look may help to show that you are making a light-hearted remark.
Look for the humor' It often comes from the unexpected.A twist on a familiar quote"If at first you don't succeed,give up"or a play on words or on a situation.Search for exaggeration and understatements.Look at your talk and pick out a few words or sentences which you can turn about and inject with humor.To make your humor work,you should________.
A:take advantage of different kinds of audience
B:make fun of the disorganized people
C:address different problems to different people
D:show sympathy for your listeners答案：D解析：为了让你的幽默奏效，你得让听众明白你和他们处于同样的位置，尤其要“…in sympathy with their point of view...",所以选D。
在护士看来，有关医生的笑话表明他们拥有某些特权，所以自以为是帝。从笑话的最后一句可以看出，因此选C。
第三段最后一句提到，一些公共服务部门如“…the Post Office or the tel phone system...”往往是“scapegoats（替罪羊）"，即人们嘲笑的对象。
第四段的第二句提到，"you can deliver in a relaxed and unforced manner”以一种轻松、不带任何压力的方式讲笑话，即尽可能随意。
从文章整体看，作者通过比较医生和护士两个不同对象对笑话的反应，读者介绍有效地讲笑话的方式，没有表现出任何偏担，基本上以中立的态度讲述。 -
第7题：
共用题干
Ha!The Sdence of When We Laugh and Why
It's certainly possible to over-analyze a joke._______(46)Considering the abundant research on the topic,maybe not.
Scott Weems,a neuroscientist,takes readers on a wide-ranging tour that explains what humor is and why readers should care.______(47)Humor improves interpersonal relationships,and studies show that simply watching a funny movie can lower stress,improve immune system response and even help viewers better solve problems.
The complexity of the human brain makes humor possible,Weems argues,and it also helps explain how some people can find a joke hilarious while others deem it grossly offensive.
Humor takes many forms-as many as 44 by one researcher's count-but shares certain traits and themes.From puns and riddles to slapstick（打闹剧）,humor is inherently subversive , Weems says , often treating serious subjects with frivolity（轻浮）or even rudeness.______(48) Ha ! Isn ' t a self-help guide to being funny , though a careful reader can find useful nuggets（块金） throughout?______( 49 ) Surprise helps , too , whether it ' s the incongruity（不协调）of an elephant hiding in a cherry tree or the absolute improbability of Raquel Welch and the pope ending up in the same lifeboat.
The final chapter divulges（透露）Weems's semi-successful attempt at stand-up comedy.He got a few laughs,he says,but not where he expected them. ______(50)The joke that got Weems the most laughs,and judged by one website's readers as the best in the world,is a story that he had practiced many dozens,maybe hundreds,of times._______(47)
A:Prisoners of war and others in dire situations,for instance,often turn to dark humor.
B:It turns out that humor influences health and social well-being in many ways.
C:The funniest jokes carry a little edginess（急躁）,but not too much.
D:But can the same be said for humor as a whole?
E:Maybe practice does make perfect.
F:Laughter is the bridge between dreams and reason,and ev6ry good bridge needs abutments.答案：B解析：空格前一句提到，笑话是完全可以分析的；空格后一句又说“或许不可以”。所以可以推测出，空格处与空格前一句应该是转折关系。且空格后一句是答语，可知空格处应为问句。只有D项符合题意。
结合上下文语境，空格处应该是幽默的好处，且应与空格后所列举的幽默的具体益处相一致，故选B。
第四段主要讲的是幽默的不同类型和本质特征，因此空格处也应为幽默的一种类型，A项讲的黑色幽默符合题意。
空格前一句表明，一些小技巧可以帮助你变得有意思或幽默，虽然聪明人可以看出其中的小手段。空格处选C项：最爆料的笑话可能有点故意为之，来博取人们一笑，但也并不是那么操之过急。空格后内容运用surprise的例子也可以很好地说明这一点。
空格前说的是Weems的喜剧的笑点并不多，空格后说的是他最受欢迎的笑话，特别是通过空格后的“…he had practiced many dozens …”中的“practiced”一词可知，讲笑话或许也可以熟能生巧，因此选E。 -
第8题：
问答题What’s the meaning of “humor” in the first paragraph?正确答案： A good or bad mood.解析：
词义理解题。由题干定位到文章第一段。首句提到，每当作者in serious humor时就会去威斯敏斯特教堂走走。之后又谈到，那里的一切使他忧郁，让他思绪万千，但是并不会让他不愉快。由此可以推测，humor指的是心情。 -
第9题：
单选题The negotiation will（）in a well-prepared, calm and pragmatic manner, all laced（）a substantial dose of humor.Aproceed; with
Bprocess; with
Cprocess; in
Dproceed; in
正确答案： B解析： 暂无解析 -
第10题：
问答题Passage 4The Corporate Laughter Business is Booming When the CEO of Lotus, manufacturer of computer software, interviews job candidates, he looks (31)______ people who can laugh out loud. At the headquarters of ice-cream maker Ben& Jerry’s, the “Minister of Joy” supervises the “Joy Gang”, (32)______ has the job of spending $10, 000 a year planning and implementing workplace fun. Ode tics, maker of video security systems and other recording equipment, considered it an honor when Industry week called it “the wackiest place to work in the U. S.” In corporate America today, humor is a serious business. Workers have been downsized, re-engineered, restructured, and overworked for so long they have forgotten how to smile and laugh. To remind them, companies are posting amusing notes and cartoons on (33)______ boards, building libraries of humorous books for workers to read, sponsoring “fun at work” days, “laughter” committees, and (34)______ hiring specialists. As a result, the corporate humor business has taken off. A “humor services” group, called Humor Project, reports that it receives about twenty requests each day (35)______ companies looking for humor consultants. The Laughter Remedy, an organization that teaches the benefits of humor, helps employees build “humor skills” through a program that includes such steps (36)______“developing the ability to play with language” and “finding humor in everyday life. “ Humor consultant Paul McGhee gives audiences “remedial belly laughing” lessons. He tells them to smile, squint, raise their eyebrows, lower their jaws, tighten their stomach muscles, and laugh. Speakers from Lighten Up Limited, a humor consulting firm, urge workers to tell jokes and (37)______ humor breaks. In their search for comic relief, organizations are spending thousands of dollars. Humor consultant Matt Weinstein, for example, receives $ 7500 for a ninety-minute talk. Why all the fuss and expense over an activity that seems contrary (38)______ the work ethic? One recent study reports that the most productive workplaces have at least ten minutes of laughter (39)______ hour. And corporations that have added honor to workplace report an increase not only in productivity but (40)______ in employee loyalty, creativity, and morale, as well as improved teamwork and employee health.正确答案： 31. FOR
从该句提到的interviews job candidates(对求职者进行面试),可知此处指“他寻找能大声笑出来的人”。look for有“寻找(某人或某物)”的意思,因此该处填介词for。
32. WHICH
此处是非限制向定语从句修饰先行词“Joy Gang”,因此应该由关系代词which引导。
33. BULLETIN
bulletin board指“公告栏;电子布告栏”,文中指“公司在公告栏上贴上好笑的话语或卡通”。
34. EVEN
为了使员工记起how to smile and laugh,有些公司做出一系列的努力,包括“在公告栏上贴上好笑的话语或卡通,专门为员工建造提供幽默书籍的图书馆等,而此处提到了“雇佣专家”来逗员工笑,因此该处应该用副词even(甚至)来表示强调。
35. FROM
此处Humor Project收到的requests来自寻找幽默顾问的公司,因此应该填入介词from,指“来自”。
36. AS
该空之前出现的such为关键词,such经常与as连用,进行列举,因此该处应填入as。
37. TAKE
该空之后的breaks指的是“短暂休息”,take经常与break连用,指“进行短暂休息”,如take coffee breaks,因此填take。
38. TO
contrary to为固定搭配,指“与…相反”,文中指“为什么要为这项似乎与职业道德相反的活动大费周章和缴纳费用呢?”。
39. EVERY
分析that从句的句子成分可知此处需填入一个词,与hour连用,并构成该句的时间状语。every后加表示时间的词,可用来做时间状语,故此处应填入every,文中指“最近一项研究表明那些效率最高的工作场所每个小时都有至少十分钟的笑声”,
40. ALSO
从之前的not only可以看出,此处是not only…but also结构,因此填入also。解析： 暂无解析 -
第11题：
单选题Which of the following is NOT stated in the passage?AComedians on TV are believed to have done a lot in making people more tolerant of racial and religious differences.
BTo make up differences, humor is a most acceptable as well as a most effective means.
CPeople often turn to humorous ways when meeting with difficult situation because of its effectiveness.
DOnly by adopting the means of humor can one succeed in some jobs.
正确答案： B解析：
文章只是指出幽默这种方式在处理困难局面时很有效，但并未提到人们经常会用幽默这种方式来解决问题，故选C项。第一段最后一句对应A项。第一段第二句对应B项。第一段第三句对应C项。 -
第12题：
单选题To make your humor work, you should ______.Atake advantage of different kinds of audience
Bmake fun of the disorganized people
Caddress different problems to different people
Dshow sympathy for your listeners
正确答案： A解析：
细节理解题。看懂第一段第三句话Depending on whom you are addressing, the problems will be different以及后面的supporting evidence, 也就是后面的第四句话所表达的意思，就能准确回答本题。 -
第13题：
A lot of us lose life’s tough battles by starting a frontal attack—when a touch of humor might well enable us to win.Consider the case of a young friend of mine，who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum about being late on 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 supervisor was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech.
Yes，the boss was.Sam entered the office at 9：35.The place was as quiet as a locker room;everyone was hard at work.Sam’s supervisor came up to him.Suddenly，Sam forced a grin 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.The supervisor 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 dialog 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 forum.
1、Why was Sam late for his job?
A、Because he was ill.
B、Because he got up late.
C、Because he was caught in a traffic jam.
D、He was busy applying for a new job.
2、The main idea of this passage is().
A、Sam Maynard saved his job with humor
B、humor is important in our lives
C、early bird gets the worm
D、humor can solve racial discriminations
3、The phrase “clamped off” in Paragraph 3 means().
A、tried to hold back
B、tried to set
C、charged
D、gave out
4、Which of the following statements can we infer from the passage?
A、Sam was supposed to come to his office at 8:30.
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.
参考答案：CBAB
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第14题：
People with a sense of humor share several attributes, what is that they think about everything in a hopeful way.()
正确答案:错
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第15题：
The best title for the text may be
A Use Humor Effectively.
B Various Kinds of Humor.
C Add Humor to Speech.
D Different Humor Strategies.
正确答案：A
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第16题：
Since people are fond of humor, it is as welcome in conversation as__________ else.A.anything
B.something
C.anywhere
D.somewhere答案：C解析：句意为幽默受人喜欢，因为它在对话和其他场合中都很受欢迎。anywhere意为“其他任何地方”，符合句意。故选C。 -
第17题：
共用题干
Do You Have a Sense of Humor?
Humor and laughter are good for us.There is increasing evidence that they can heal us physically mentally,emotionally,and spiritually.In fact,every system of the body responds to laughter in some positive healing way.So how can we get more laughter into our lives?_______(46)Psychologist and author Steve Wilson,has some answers.
Many people believe that we are born with a sense of humor.They think,"either you've got it,or you don't."Dr.Wilson points out that this is false._________(47)
The parts of the brain and central nervous system that control laughing and smiling are mature at birth.______(48)(After all,when a baby laughs,we don't rush over and say,"That kid has a great sens(of humor!")A sense of humor is something that you can develop over a lifetime.
Sometimes people think that they don't have a good sense of humor because they are not good joke tellers Dr.Wilson reminds us that telling jokes is only one of many ways to express humor._______(49)Then we will make others laugh,too.
A person who has a true sense of humor is willing and able to see the funny side of everyday life.On of the best definitions of a sense of humor is"the ability to see the nonserious element in a situation".
Consider this sign from a store window:"Any faulty merchanJise will be cheerfully replaced with merchandise of equal quality."The store manager probably placed the sign in the window to impress customers with the store's excellent service.________(50)As Dr.Wilson says,"a good sense of humor
means that you don't have to be funny,you just have to see what's funny."_______(47)
A:Everyone experiences this emotion.
B:Is it possible to develop a sense of humor?
C:He advises us to lose our inhibitions（抑制）and try to laugh at ourselves.
D:However,that does not mean that infants have a sense of humor.
E:What is true,however,is that we are born with the capacity to laugh and smile.
F:He had a serious purpose,but if you have a sense of humor,you will probably find the sign funny!答案：E解析：前面一句讲到，我们如何能让生活充满更多欢笑？B项意思是，幽默感可以培养吗？这两个问句表达的意思相似，关系比较紧密，且下文是围绕此问题展开的。故B项符合语境。
前面一句讲到，Dr.Wilson指出“幽默感是与生俱来的”这一看法是错误的。第三段第一句话说，人们的大脑和中枢神经系统中控制笑的部分在人们出生时就成熟了。联系上下文，此处应该是对事实的一种陈述。E项符合语境。
后面一句小括号里的话是对此处语句的更深层次的解释，是说当婴儿笑的时候，我们不会草率地认为“那个孩子很有幽默感”。因此，D项“然而，婴儿会笑并不表示婴儿有幽默感”符合此处语境。
前面一句说，讲笑话只是众多表现幽默感的方式之一。后面一句又说，然后我们将能使别人发笑。联系上下文可推测出，此处应该对其他表现幽默感的方式进行说明。C项符合语境。
前面提到了一家店的橱窗上的一块牌子，F项也提到了块牌子。而且，后面一句说，正如Dr.Wilson所说，好的幽默感是指你不需要让人感到想笑，你只要能发现乐趣就行。这是对此处表达的意思的进一步诠释。联系上下文可推测出，F项符合语境。 -
第18题：
共用题干
Do You Have a Sense of Humor?
Humor and laughter are good for us.There is increasing evidence that they can heal us physically,mentally, emotionally,and spiritually.In fact,every system of the body responds to laughter in some positive,healing way,
So how can we get more laughter into our lives?______(46)Psychologist and author,Steve Wilson,has some answers。
Many people believe that we are born with a sense of humor.They think,"Either you've got it,or you don't."Dr.Wilson points out that this is false.______(47)
The parts of the brain and central nervous system that control laughing and smiling are mature at birth.______(48)(After all,when a baby laughs,we don't rush over and say,"That kid has a great scm of humor!")A sense of humor is something that you can develop over a lifetime.
Sometimes people think that they don't have a good sense of humor because they are not good joke tellers.Dr.Wilson reminds us that telling jokes is only one of many ways to express humor.______(49) Then we will make others laugh,too.
A person who has a true sense of humor is willing and able to see the funny side of everyday life.One of the best definitions of a sense of humor is"the ability to see the nonserious element in a situation".Consider this sign from a store window:"Any faulty merchandise will be cheerfully replaced with merchandise of equal quality."The store manager probably placed the sign in the window to impress customers with the store's excellent service.______(50)As Dr.Wilson says,"A good sense of humor means that you don't have to be funny;you just have to see what's funny."______(47)
A:He advises us to lose our inhibitions（抑制）and try to laugh at ourselves.
B:Is it possible to develop a sense of humor?
C:However,that does not mean that infants have a sense of humor.
D:What is true,however,is that we are born with the capacity to laugh and smile.
E:Everyone experiences this emotion.
F:He had a serious purpose,but if you have a sense of humor,you will probably find the sign funny!答案：D解析：空格前的问句问的是我们如何能让生活充满更多欢笑;B项问句问的是幽默感能不能被培养。这两个问题相似，关系比较紧密，且与空格后的句子相照应，故选B项。
空格前的句子的大意是：很多人认为幽默感是与生俱来的，而Dr.Wilson指出人们的这种普遍看法是错误的。由此可知，空格处应该是对真相的描述。本题选择D项。
空格后括号里的句子是对空格处的语句的解释，表明我们不会草率地认为“那个孩子很有幽默感”。因此选择C项，婴儿会笑并不表示婴儿有幽默感。
空格前一句表明，讲笑话只是众多表现幽默的方式中的一种。空格后一句又说，“然后我们将能使别人也发笑”，其中用到了"too"，因此可以推测出空格处句子应提到使某人发笑，A 项“我们不要克制，要先让自己笑”，符合题意。
空格后一句的大意是：正如Dr.Wilson所说，好的幽默感并不是指你要让别人感到想笑，而是指你能发现乐趣所在。这是对F项的进一步诊释。而且F项的“He”与空格前句中的 "The store manager"一致。 -
第19题：
People appreciate ______ with himbecause he has a good sense of humor.A.to work
B.to have worked
C.working
D.having worked答案：C解析：考查appreciate的用法。appreciate后面用动名词作宾语。句意为“因为他很幽默，人们都喜欢和他一起工作”。本句说的现在的客观状态，不用完成时，D项排除，故选C。 -
第20题：
单选题Why do incompetent people rarely know they are inept?AThey are too inept to know what competence is.
BThey are not skillful at logical reasoning, grammar, and sense of humor.
CThey lack the basic skills to evaluate their performance realistically.
DThey have some ability to over criticize themselves.
正确答案： B解析：
本题可参照文章的第四段。从“It had little to do with innate modesty”和“Incompetents lack the basic skills to evaluate their performance realistically”可知C项是正确答案。 -
第21题：
单选题People appreciate（）with him because he has a good sense of humor.Aworking
Bto have worked
Cto work
Dhaving worked
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第22题：
单选题What’s the meaning of “humor” in the first paragraph?ATo pretend to agree with somebody.
BThe quality in something that is funny.
CThe ability to make things funny.
DA good or bad mood.
正确答案： B解析：
词义理解题。由题干定位到文章第一段。首句提到，每当作者in serious humor时就会去威斯敏斯特教堂走走。之后又谈到，那里的一切使他忧郁，让他思绪万千，但是并不会让他不愉快。由此可以推测，humor可能与心情有关，因此答案为D项。A、B、C项的表述均与文章内容无关，故排除。 -
第23题：
单选题The best title for the Text may be ______.AUse Humor Effectively
BVarious Kinds of Humor
CAdd Humor to Speech
DDifferent Humor Strategies
正确答案： A解析：
这道题考的是对全文的理解，是一道总括题。答总括题需要利用全文的信息。从全文各段的内容来看，文章主要是讲如何有效地使用幽默。采用排除法很容易确定本题的答案。