• 2022-05-29
    PartC
    Directions:
    Readthefollowingtextsfromwhichfivesentenceshavebeenremoved.ChoosefromthesentencesA—Gthemostsuitableonetofilleachnumberedgapinthetext(41—45).ThereareTWOextrasentencesthatyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.
    Humorandlaughteraregoodforus.Thereisincreasingevidencethattheycanhealusphysically,mentally,emotionally,andspiritually.Infacteverysystemofthebodyrespondstolaughterinsomepositive,healingway.Sohowcanwegetmorelaughterintoourlives?(41)______Psychologistandauthor,SteveWilson,hassomeanswers.
    Manypeoplebelievethatwearebornwithasenseofhumor.Theythink,“eitheryou’vegotit,oryoudon’t.”Dr.Wilsonpointsoutthatthisisfalse.(42)______
    Thepartsofthebrainandcentralnervoussystemthatcontrollaughingandsmilingarematureatbirth.(43)______(Afterall,whenababylaughs,wedon’trushoverandsay,“Thatkidhasagreatsenseofhumor!”)Asenseofhumorissomethingthatyoucandevelopoveralifetime.
    Sometimespeoplethinkthattheydon’thaveagoodsenseofhumorbecausetheyarenotgoodjoketellers.Dr.Wilsonremindsusthattellingjokesisonlyoneofmanywaystoexpresshumor.(44)______Thenwewillmakeotherslaugh,too.
    Apersonwhohasatruesenseofhumoriswillingandabletoseethefunnysideofeverydaylife.Oneofthebestdefinitionsofasenseofhumoris“theabilitytoseethenonseriouselementinasituation.”Considerthissignfromastorywindow:“Anyfaultymerchandisewillbecheerfullyreplacedwithmerchandiseofequalquality.”Thestoremanagerprobablyplacedthesigninthewindowtoimpresscustomerswiththestore’sexcellentservice.(45)______AsDr.Wilsonsays,“agoodsenseofhumormeansthatyoudon’thavetobefunny:youjusthavetoseewhat’sfunny.”
    [A]Everyoneexperiencesthisemotion.
    [B]Isitpossibletodevelopasenseofhumor?
    [C]Headvisesustoloseourinhibitions(抑制)andtrytolaughatourselves.
    [D]However,thatdoesnotmeanthatinfantshaveasenseofhumor.
    [E]Whatistrue,however,isthatwearebornwiththecapacitytolaughandsmile.
    [F]Hehadaseriouspurpose,butifyouhaveasenseofhumor,youwillprobablyfindthesignfunny!
    [G]Humorisasignofwisdomandintelligence.
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