Question

【题目】How Laughing at Yourself Makes You Attractive

Have you ever embarrassed yourself in public and got laughed at for it ?【1】And it’s okay—we should even have a laugh about them.

● Laughing at yourself means accepting who you really are. You may feel bad about yourself because of past misfortune. However, it’s normal to be imperfect. What’s important is that you should be honest with yourself about who you are.【2】 You won’t be able to laugh at yourself without self-acceptance.

● Laughing at yourself helps increase your confidence. When you’re able to stay optimistic and laugh at yourself, you are likely to be more successful in life.【3】.More importantly, it helps you realize your own weaknesses, so you know which areas to do better in.

●【4】.Laughing at someone else may hurt their feelings even if you didn’t intend to, while laughing at yourself does not.—You might even bring a smile to their faces. People will like it, because it shows that you have the courage to do so and you’re being real about your imperfections.

【5】.So instead of blaming yourself, try to think of your mistakes, in a positive way and accept yourself just as you are. Learn to laugh at yourself and you will be more attractive.

A. Laughing at yourself makes you popular.

B. Accept yourself despite your imperfections.

C. You don’t need to take yourself seriously all the time.

D. Chances are that we all have these kinds of experiences.

E. Laughing at yourself changes an ideal image of yourself.

F. Just remember that humans all make mistakes.

G. This is because laughing at yourself contributes to your mental health.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】G

【4】A

【5】F

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了自嘲让人变得有魅力的三个原因。

【1】根据上文Have you ever embarrassed yourself in public and got laughed at for it ?（你是否曾在公共场合让自己难堪并因此而被嘲笑?）可知，我们都有过在公共场合让自己难堪并因此而被嘲笑的经历。是对上句的回答。故D选项“我们都有这样的经历。”符合上下文语境。故选D。

【2】根据下文You won’t be able to laugh at yourself without self-acceptance.（没有自我接纳，你就无法自嘲。）中acceptance可对应到B选项中Accept yourself，故B选项“接受不完美的自己。”符合上下文语境。故选B。

【3】结合下文More importantly, it helps you realize your own weaknesses, so you know which areas to do better in.（更重要的是，它可以帮助你认识到自己的弱点，这样你就知道在哪些方面可以做得更好。）可知是在说明自嘲的好处是让人认识到自己的弱点，故G选项“这是因为自嘲有助于心理健康。”符合上下文语境。故选G。

【4】根据下文You might even bring a smile to their faces. People will like it, because it shows that you have the courage to do so and you’re being real about your imperfections.（你甚至可以给他们带来微笑。人们会喜欢它，因为它表明你有勇气这样做，你对自己的不完美是真实的。）可知人们喜欢自嘲的人，因此自嘲会让人变得更受欢迎。故A选项“自嘲会让你更受欢迎。”符合上下文语境。故选A。

【5】根据下文So instead of blaming yourself, try to think of your mistakes, in a positive way and accept yourself just as you are.（因此，与其责备自己，不如试着以积极的方式思考自己的错误，接受自己本来的样子。）可知人类都会有犯错的时候，与其责备自己，不如试着以积极的方式思考自己的错误，接受自己本来的样子。故F选项“只要记住人类都会犯错。”符合上下文语境。故选F。