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There exist cruel wars, fighting and sadness in the world today, so it's not only necessary, but also essential to have a good sense of humour just to help us go through difficult times in our lives.Putting a smile on someone's face when you know they are feeling depressed makes them feel good and warms their heart.
How would you feel if you could not joke around with your wife, husband, child, coworker, neighbor, close friend, or even just someone that you are standing in line with at the corner store? I am always saying things that make others smile or laugh, even if I don't know the person I'm joking around with.My grandma always found humour in everything she did, even if it was the hardest job anyone could imagine.This not only relieves stress in any situation, but also is a common manner to speak to others that are around you.
I know of a few people that don't have a funny bone in their bodies, as they say.Everyone around them could be rolling on the floor after hearing a great joke and they would sit there without the slightest smile on their faces.They don't get the joke that makes others laugh.I am busting a gut while they just sit there, looking at me as if I were from outer space.How can people not get a really funny joke?
Laughing is essential to keep our stress levels under control.Without humour, we would find ourselves with a lot of psychological problems, or on a lot of medication to keep ourselves from going crazy.There is too much sadness, which will bring little light into our lives.
Therefore, I believe our best medicine is to get together, tell some jokes and have some fun laughing together.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章说明了幽默感的重要性。我们不仅仅需要而且更有必要有幽默感，以帮助我们度过困难时期。
1．The author answers the question in the second paragraph with .
A．facts and descriptions
B．evidence and the argument
C．examples and the conclusion
D．stories and persuasion
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第二段内容可知，作者提出问题后，先举了自己经常和周围的人开玩笑，他祖母也总是寻找幽默的例子，而后表示他认为这不仅可以缓解任何情况下的压力，而且也是与周围的人交谈的一种常见方式。故作者在第二段中运用了举例和总结的方式。
2．The underlined phrase “busting a gut” in the third paragraph can be replaced by “ ”．
A．keeping silent B．speaking loud
C．laughing hard D．explaining carefully
解析：选C 词义猜测题。根据第三段中的Everyone around them could be ...smile on their faces.可知，有些人不能理解让人发笑的笑话，当别人听到一个很好笑的笑话时，可能会笑得在地上打滚，而他们却只是坐在那里，脸上没有一点笑容。画线词所在句与本句表达意思相似，表示作者能理解笑话，并大笑起来，而他们却只是坐在那里，向看外星人一样看作者。
3．According to the passage, laughing is necessary and essential because .
A．it can lift people's spirits
B．it can help people get on well with others
C．it can help get rid of the cruelty in the world
D．it makes people more confident
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第四段中的Laughing is essential to keep our stress levels under control.可知，笑能让我们控制住压力，能使我们精神振奋。
4．In writing the passage, the author mainly intends to .
A．talk about his own understanding of humour
B．encourage people to be humorous in daily life
C．introduce a practical way to get through daily life
D．convince people of the power of being optimistic about life
解析：选B 写作意图题。通读全文尤其是文章最后一段可知，作者相信改善情绪最好的“药物”是大家聚在一起讲一些笑话，一起开怀大笑。
