Question

How can we all get more laughter into our lives? Here is what the experts suggest:
__【小题1】_____  . Nancy Alguire, a teacher in Clifton Park, N. Y., was once painfully shy and had a hard time laughing. Then she married a circus clown (小丑). “I became interested in the clowns,” she recalls “One day I put on a costume and paint my face. That afternoon my whole life changed. I learned to laugh and enjoy life in a way I had never done before.”  ___【小题2】____ To this day, she still makes it a rule to be with people who enjoy life and laughing.
____【小题3】______ It doesn’t take you too much time and can be easy. Collect favorite cartoons and jokes. Also, keep a paper for writing down humor you find in everyday life. “Good ideas come and go fast, you have to capture them quickly or they are gone,” says Virginia Tooper.
Laugh when you need it most. “__【小题4】______  ” says comedian Bill Cosby. “And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might by, you can survive it,” he insists.
Gray Alan, a sociology professor at the University of Minnesota, claims that laughter is a skill we can all gain – because it comes naturally. ___【小题5】______ . Just remember: we are just here for a period, so get a few laughs.

A．You can soften the worst blows through humor.

B．Mix with people who laugh.

C．Practise the art of laughing.

D．Keep a laughter file.

E．He who laughs last laughs best.
F．But it’s also something that has to be developed.
G．People’s joy can affect those around them.

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题2】G
【小题3】D
【小题4】A
【小题5】F

解析试题分析:笑声是人们生活中不可或缺的，没有笑声的生活是惨淡寂寞的。那么如何在我们的生活中寻找更多的快乐，获得更多的笑声呢？在本文中作者对此提出了几条建议。
【小题1】B考查对上下文的理解和概括能力。在本段中作者通过讲述Nancy Alguire的经历，说明笑声会感染人们，由此判断B选项内容符合语境，选B。
【小题2】G考查对上下文的理解和概括能力。根据上文内容和空后内容To this day, she still makes it a rule to be with people who enjoy life and laughing.可知过得开心快乐的方法之一是要和快乐的人们在一起，让人们的开心感染到自己，故判断G选项可以起到承上启下的作用，选G。
【小题3】D考查对上下文的理解和概括能力。本段中心内容是建议人们收集自己喜欢的卡通和笑话，幽默，而D选项Keep a laughter file.“建立笑声档案”，内容可以概括本段，选D。
【小题4】A考查对上下文的理解和概括能力。前后句内容都是建议人们面对困境用笑声去应对，由此推断A选项You can soften the worst blows through humor（用幽默去迎接最严重的打击）内容符合语境，选A。
【小题5】F考查对上下文的理解和概括能力。前句内容告诉人们笑声是每个人生来具备的能力，而F选项But it’s also something that has to be developed.也指出了laughter的特点，是对上句内容的进一步补充，故答案选F。
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