Withallthewars，fightingandsadnessintheworldtoday，it’snotonlynecessary，butalsoessentialtohaveagoodsenseofhumorjusttohelpusgetthrougheachandeverydayofourlives.Puttingasmileonsomeone’sfacewhenyouknowtheyarefeelingdowninthedumpsmakesmefeelgoodandwarmsmyheart.
Howwouldyoufeelifyoucouldnotjokearoundwithyourwife，husband，child，co-worker，neighbor，closefriend，
orevenjustsomeonethatyouarestandinginlinewithatyourcornerstore？
Iamalwayssayingthingsthatmakeotherssmileorlaugh，
evenifIdon’tknowthepersonI’mjokingaroundwith.MyGrandmaalwaysfoundhumorineverythingshedid，
evenifitwasthehardestjobanyonecouldimagine.Thisnotonlyrelievesstressinanysituation，butalsoiscommoncourtesytospeaktoothersthatarearoundyou.
Iknowofafewpeoplethatdon’thaveafunnyboneintheirbodies，
astheysay.Everyonearoundthemcouldberollingonthefloorafterhearingagreatjokeandtheywouldsittherewithouttheslightestsmileontheirface.Theydon’tgetthejokethatmakesotherslaugh.Iambustingagutwhiletheyjustsitthere，
lookingatmeasifIwerefromouterspace.Howcanpeoplenotgetareallyfunnyjoke?
Laughingisessentialtokeepyourstresslevelsundercontrol.Withouthumorwewouldfindourselveswithalotofpsychologicalproblems，
oronalotofmedicationstokeepusfromgoingcrazy.Thereistoomuchsadnessinthispresentworld.Itdrivespeoplecrazy.Weallneedtofindawaytobypassthesadnessandbringalittlelightintoourlives.So，
Ibelieveourbestmedicineistogettogetherandtellsomejokesandhavesomefunlaughingtogether.
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语篇解读 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，主要介绍了幽默对人的好处，并鼓励人们在日常生活中保持幽默，传递笑声。
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1．Accordingtotheauthor，humorisusefulintheaspectthat.
A．itmakespeoplemoreconfident
B．itcanpickuppeople’sspirits
C．itcanhelpridthecrueltyintheworld
D．itcanhelppeoplegetonwellwithothers
答案 B
解析 推理判断题。根据第一段第二句
“Puttingasmileon...makesmefeelgoodandwarmsmyheart.”可知，幽默可以使人精神高涨。
2．Thephrase“bustingagut”inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby“”．
A．explainingcarefully
B．speakingloud
C．keepingsilent
D．laughinghard
答案 D
解析 词义猜测题。理解这个词组需要结合上下文。本段主要讲的是不具有幽默感的一些人在听到很幽默的笑话后不笑，和那些很幽默、很爱笑的人做了一个对比。因此本题选D。
3．Inwritingthepassage，theauthormainlyintendsto.
A．talkabouthisownunderstandingofhumor
B．encouragepeopletobehumorousindailylife
C．introduceapracticalwaytogetthroughdailylife
D．convincepeopleofthepowerofbeingoptimisticaboutlife
答案 B
解析 写作目的题。本文介绍了幽默对人的好处，最后一段总结了幽默和笑是最好的药，目的是鼓励人们在日常生活中保持幽默。故答案为B项。
4．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthepresentworld?
A．Positive. B．Critical.
C．Satisfied. D．Indifferent.
答案 B
解析 作者态度题。根据文中第一段“Withallthewars，
fightingandsadnessintheworldtoday，it’snotonlynecessary，
butalsoessentialtohaveagoodsenseofhumorjusttohelpusgetthrougheachandeverydayofourlives.”和最后一段中的“Thereistoomuchsadnessinthispresentworld.”可知，作者对这个世界持批判态度。
