A
A sense of humour is universally considered the most valuable personality.It is born within every person’s heart,but has to be cultivated(培养).A person without humour is just like a spring without flowers,or like a dish without seasoning(调味品).In a sense,your personality lies in your sense of humour.
Humour can improve physical as well as mental well-being.It helps us bear our burdens,reduce our tension,overcome our frustration(挫折).With a joke,all our worries and sadness disappear like smoke,and we are all full of energy once again.
Humour helps us live in harmony(和谐)with others.It is unavoidable to have misunderstanding and tension with others during work and study.But humour can help us solve these problems more quickly than angry words or quarrels.With it you can always keep on good terms with others.
A sense of humour is really one of the keys to happiness.It gives fun and interest to life to make it worth living.
Here are five ways to improve your sense of humour.
1.Begin to cultivate an atmosphere of humour and laughter in your relationships.
2.Start association with humorous,fun loving people.
3.Learn to laugh at yourself.
4.Collect cartoons and jokes and share them with others.
5.Use humour to deal with conflict in your relationships.
Remember that a sense of humour is learned,not inherited(遗传).You can sharpen your sense of humour if you really want to.
21What would be the best title for this passage?
A.A Sense of Humour—A Great Personality
B.A Sense of Humour—The Key to Success
C.How to Improve Your Sense of Humour
D.Humour Helps to Improve Our Health
答案:A
解析:主旨大意题。由第一段第一句话可知A项为本文的主题,即幽默是一种良好的性格。
22This passage doesn’t tell us that .
A.a person without humour is dull
B.humour can make us happy
C.humour can help us deal with worries
D.humour can help us solve all the problems
答案:D
解析:细节理解题。文章中并没有提到幽默能帮我们解决一切问题。
23The underlined phrase “keep on good terms with” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by “ ”.
A.put up with B.get on well with
C.be fed up with D.be satisfied with
答案:B
解析:细节理解题。根据keepongoodtermswith前面的内容可推知它的意思是“与……保持友好关系”。
