Question

【題目】請認真閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當?shù)膯卧~。

注意:請將答案寫在答題卡上相應題號的橫線上。每個空格只填一個單詞。

Humor

If you see humor as an optional form of entertainment, you’re missing some of its biggest benefits: Humor makes average-looking people look cute and uninteresting people seem entertaining. Studies show that a good sense of humor even makes you seem smarter.

Best of all, humor raises your energy, and that can have an effect on everything you do at school, at work, or in your personal life. The increase of energy will even make you more willing to exercise, and that will raise your overall energy even more.

Humor also transports your mind away from your daily troubles. Humor lets you better understand life and sometimes helps you laugh at even the worst of your problems.

In my experience, most people think they have a sense of humor, and to some degree that’s true. But not all senses of humor are created equal. So I thought it would be useful to include some humor tips for everyday life.

You don’t have to be the joke teller in the group in order to show your sense of humor. You can be the one who directs the conversation to fun topics that are ripe for others to add humor. Every party needs a straight person. You’ll appear fun and funny by association.

When it comes to in-person humor, effort counts a lot. When people see you trying to be funny, it frees them to try it themselves. So even if your own efforts at humor fall short, you might be freeing the long kept humor in others. People need permission to be funny in social settings because there’s always a risk that comes with humor. For in-person humor, quality isn’t as important as you might think. Your attitude and effort count a lot.

Some people--and I was one of them--believe that humorous complaints about the little problems of life make humor, and sometimes that is the case. The problem comes when you start doing too much complaint-based humor. One funny observation about problem in your life can be funny, but five is just complaining, no matter how smart you think you are. Funny complaints can wear people out.

Self-deprecating(自嘲式) humor is usually the safest type, but here again you don’t want to overshoot the target. One self-deprecating comment is a generous and even confident form of humor. You have to be at least a bit self-assured to laugh at yourself in front of others. But if you do it too often, you can transform in the eyes of others from a confident joker to a Chihuahua dog.

Humor
Benefits of humor	●Humor is form of 【1】. Humor can improve one’s【2】 and personality. ●Humor can make one 【3】 in his work, study, and life. ●Humor has a positive【4】 effect when we are in difficulties.
【5】to follow	●【6】 others for a conversation of fun is as good as telling a joke yourself when showing your sense of humor. ●Quality counts 【7】 than attitude and effort-even stupid joke can 【8】 others of risk and embarrassment.
Traps to 【9】	●One humorous complaint makes funny person. But too many complaints will 【10】 your audience. ●Self-deprecating comments show one’s assurance. But too much deprecation will make a Chihuahua dog.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】entertainment

【2】appearance/look

【3】energetic

【4】psychological

【5】Tips/Suggestions/Advice

【6】Preparing

【7】less

【8】relieve/free

【9】avoid/skip

【10】bore/tire/exhaust

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了幽默的好處，講遵循的技巧以及所要避開的陷阱。

【1】

原詞再現(xiàn)題。根據(jù)文章第一段“If you see humor as an optional form of entertainment, you're missing some of its biggest benefits( 如果你把幽默看作是一種可選的娛樂形式，你就錯過了它的一些最大的好處)”可知，幽默是一種娛樂形式。故填entertainment。

【2】

語意轉(zhuǎn)化題。根據(jù)文章第一段“Humor makes average-looking people look cute and uninteresting people seem entertaining. (幽默能讓相貌平平的人看起來可愛，讓不感興趣的人看起來很有趣。)”可知，幽默可以改善一個人的外表和個性。故填appearance/look。

【3】

詞性轉(zhuǎn)換題。根據(jù)文章第二段“Best of all, humor raises your energy, and that can have an effect on everything you do at school, at work, or in your personal life. (最重要的是，幽默能提升你的精力，這會對你在學校、工作或個人生活中所做的一切產(chǎn)生影響。)”可知，幽默能使人在工作、學習和生活中充滿活力。句中名詞energy轉(zhuǎn)換成形容詞energetic故填energetic。

【4】

語意轉(zhuǎn)化題。根據(jù)文章第三段“Humor also transports your mind away from your daily troubles. (幽默還能使你的思維從日常煩惱中解脫出來。)”可知，幽默讓你理解生活，有時幫助你在最困難時能夠大笑。可以推斷出當我們遇到困難時，幽默會對我們的心理產(chǎn)生影響。故填psychological。

【5】

原詞再現(xiàn)題。根據(jù)文章第四段“So I thought it would be useful to include some humor tips for everyday life.(所以我覺得在日常生活中加入一些幽默技巧會很有用。)”可知，這里為幽默所要遵循的建議或技巧。故填Tips/Suggestions/Advice。

【6】

語意轉(zhuǎn)化題。根據(jù)文章第五段“You can be the one who directs the conversation to fun topics that are ripe for others to add humor. (你可以把談話引向有趣的話題，而這些話題已經(jīng)為其他人增添了幽默感。)”可知，這里指為他人準備一場有趣的對話。所填詞中缺少主語，所以用動名詞作主語。故填Preparing。

【7】

語意轉(zhuǎn)化題。根據(jù)文章第六段“When it comes to in-person humor, effort counts a lot. (說到個人幽默，努力是很重要的。)”和”For in-person humor, quality isn’t as important as you might think. Your attitude and effort count a lot.( 對于面對面的幽默，質(zhì)量并不像你想象的那么重要。你的態(tài)度和努力很重要。)”可知，質(zhì)量沒有態(tài)度和努力重要。故填less。

【8】

原詞再現(xiàn)題。根據(jù)文章第六段“So even if your own efforts at humor fall short, you might be freeing the long kept humor in others. (所以，即使你自己的幽默努力失敗了，你也可能釋放了別人長期保持的幽默。)”可知，即使是一個愚蠢的笑話也能讓別人免于風險和尷尬。短語relieve/free…of…免于……。故填relieve/free。

【9】

歸納總結(jié)題。根據(jù)表格此欄后面的內(nèi)容可知，這里是講幽默所需要避開的陷阱。故填avoid/skip。

【10】

語意轉(zhuǎn)化題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段”O(jiān)ne funny observation about a problem in your life can be funny, but five is just complaining, no matter how smart you think you are. Funny complaints can wear people out. (對生活中某個問題的一個有趣的觀察可能很有趣，但五個就是只有抱怨了，不管你認為自己有多聰明。有趣的抱怨會讓人筋疲力盡。)”可知，太多的抱怨只會讓人厭煩或筋疲力盡。故填bore/tire/exhaust。