翻譯三級筆譯綜合能力分類模擬題介詞(二)ⅠGrammar:PrepositionAMultipleChoices1.

Itisbelievedthattoday'spopmusicc（江南博哥）anserveasacreativeforce______stimulatingthethinkingofitslisteners.A.byB.withC.atD.on正確答案：A

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Whateverhappened,ourpeoplewillalwaysstand______you.A.byB.forC.inD.over正確答案：A

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Itmightbeagoodideajusttoskim______theimportantpaperstogetthemainissues.A.alongB.offC.fromD.over正確答案：D

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Hereached______hiscigarettes.A.toB.outC.downD.far正確答案：D

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Allofthemwereshaking______laughter.A.overB.throughC.withD.by正確答案：C

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Contrary______whatpeoplegenerallybelieve,men,notwomen,needencouragementmore.A.uponB.besideC.toD.at正確答案：C

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Heisthesortofpersonwhocango______anygroup.A.amongB.betweenC.withinD.with正確答案：D

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______thefewwhohavefailedintheirexam,allthestudentsinthehallareinveryhighspirits.A.ApartfromB.DespiteC.DuetoD.Butfor正確答案：A

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______theEnglishexamination,IwouldhavegonetotheconcertlastSunday.A.InspiteofB.ButforC.BecauseofD.Asfor正確答案：B

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______everybody'sdisappointment,thefootballmatchwasputoff.A.ToB.InC.WithD.For正確答案：A

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Findingajobinsuchabigcompanyhasalwaysbeen______hiswildestdreams.A.underB.overC.aboveD.beyond正確答案：D

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Ateachershouldalwaysbeconsiderate______thewelfareofhispupils.A.inB.toC.ofD.at正確答案：C此句中，beconsiderateofsth.為固定詞組，意為“某事考慮周到”。

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CEOstands______ChiefExecutiveOfficer.A.atB.toC.forD.on正確答案：C

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______hiscold,hecamefirstintheathleticsmeet.A.RegardlessB.InspiteC.WithregardofD.Inspiteof正確答案：D

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Theyarepaid______thehour.A.forB.toC.byD.on正確答案：C

ⅡClozeTestBTheCultureDebateintheUS:WhoseCultureIsThis,Anyway?美國的文化辯論：空間是誰的文化？Partofthedebateaboutculturerevolvesaroundissuesofperspectiveandownership.Withinanationsuch

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theUnitedStates—anationwhoseculturalheritageincludeselementsfromeverycorneroftheworld

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areagreatmanyperspectivescoexistingandintertwiningintheculturalfabriC．Whenweallask

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asindividuals,"whatbelongstome,tomyculture?"wearerewardedwithaspectacularvarietyof

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;inthisway,differentperspectivesandownershipofdifferentculturaltraditionsenricheseveryone.Butwhenweask"

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belongstous,toourculture?"weaskamuchharderquestion.Dothepeopleofthe

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States,orofanyculturallycomplexhumansociety,necessarilysharecommonculturalelements?Ifso,whogets

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decidewhatthoseelementsare?

Thisdebateisacrucialoneinmanyculturesthroughouttheworld

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.IntheUS,thedebatepromisestoimpactthewayweeducateourchildren—thatis,

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mannerandshapeinwhichculturereproducesitself—andthewaywewriteourlaws.In

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countries,equallycrucialissuesareatstake.

Formanypeople,whatisatstakeisthecharacter

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USnationalidentity.Hirscharguesthatthisidentityneedstobecomelessculturallyfragmented;others,likeWalker,

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thatthenationalcharactergetsitsstrengthfromculturaldiversity,fromthefreedom(athomeandin

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)tocelebrate,honor,andreproducedifferentculturaltraditions.Thosewhotakethislatterviewfollowthereasoning

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Shweder,arguingthatweneedtoacceptthattherearemultiplevalidculturalperspectivesandthattwo

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perspectivescanbothbevalideventhoughtheymightcontradictoneanother.

Recognizethatthepositionyou

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inthisdebateaboutculture—whateverpositionyoutake—isapoliticalonewithimplications

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whatweshouldvalue,whatweshouldpraise,whatweshouldaccept,whatweshouldteach.When

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reflectonthisdebate,whenyoucontributeyourownvoicetothediscussion,trytobe

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oftheimplicationsthatfollowfromyourposition.Whenyoulistentothevoicesofothers,tryto

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withawareness,decidingforyourselfwhatisatstakeandhowtheirpositionsrelatetoyourown.1.

正確答案：as

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正確答案：there

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正確答案：ourselves

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正確答案：responses

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正確答案：what

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正確答案：United

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正確答案：to

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正確答案：today

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正確答案：the

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正確答案：other

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正確答案：of

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正確答案：argue

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正確答案：schools

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正確答案：of

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正確答案：such

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正確答案：take

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正確答案：about

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正確答案：you

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正確答案：aware

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正確答案：listen

ⅢReadingComprehensionPassageOne

ChineseBuddhistMusicCatchesAudienceinHK

中華佛教音樂吸引香港聽眾

TheHongKongCulturalCenterinVictoriaBaywaspackedonThursdaynight,andloudapplauseperiodicallyechoedthroughtheneonlitsky.Itwasnotrockmusicnorwasitpop—itwastraditionalChineseBuddhistmusicthatmadeaninstanthitinthemodernmetropolis.

HongKongisthefourthlegoftheBuddhistmusicperformancetourbyatroupeconsistingofmorethan130monksfromtheChinesemainlandandTaiwan.AndthisisalsothefirsttimemonksfromacrosstheTaiwanStraithadjointlysetupatroupetoperform,onglobalstages.

CrowdsofHongKingresidentswereliningupatthelocalportwaitingtowelcomemembersofthetroupewhoweresailinginfromMacao,wheretheyhadjustendedanothersuccessfulperformanceonWednesdaynight.

Themonksreturnedtheenthusiasmoftheresidentswithapowerfulperformance.Almostwithoutsleep,themonksdrovetotheconcerthallpreparingthestageanddoingtherehearsals.

Buddhistmusic,whichoriginatedfromancientIndia,founditswayintoChinasome2,000yearsago,andafterabsorbingelementsoftraditionalChinesefolkmusic,courtmusicandotherreligiousmusic,auniqueformwhichisnowcalledChineseBuddhistmusiccameintobeing.

ThemonksofthetroupecomefromprestigiousBuddhisttemplesincludingFoGuangShahTempleinTaiwan,ShaolinTempleincentralHenanProvince,LabrangTempleinnorthwesternGansuProvince,andGeneralTempleinsouthwesternYunnanProvince,representingthethreebranchesofBuddhisminChina,namelyChineseBuddhism,TibetanBuddhismandPaliBuddhism.

ThewindsweepingacrosstheVictoriaBaywascool,buttheatmosphereintheconcerthallwashot.TheaudiencewasmesmerizedbythegreatvarietyofgenresofChineseBuddhistmusic．

"It'sgreattoseesomanygenresofChineseBuddhistmusicperformedonthesamestage,"saidafemalebankemployeesurnamedChang,"It'ssofascinating,"shesaid．

CallingitahappyeventinHongKong,theVenerableKwokKuang,presidentoftheHongKongBuddhistAssociation,saidthattheconcertservedasapreludetothedisplay,inHongKongonMay26,ofarelicfromFamenTemplepreservedinXi'an,capitalofnorthwestChina'sShaanxiProvince.

HesaidthatBuddhismandBuddhistmusicintheChinesemainland,TaiwanandHongKonghadthesameroots,andthroughtheperformancebymonksfromacrosstheTaiwanStrait,thetraditionalreligiousartwouldbefurtherdevelopedandbringmorehappinesstotheChinese.

Co-sponsoredbytheChineseBuddhismAssociationofChinaandFoGuangShanTempleinTaiwan,thetroupewasformedinFebruarythisyearandhassincestagedfoursuccessfulperformancesinTaiwanandMacao,andwillmoveontoLosAngelesandSanFranciscointheUSandVancouverofCanadafromFriday.

HailingthejointperformanceasamajoreventinthehistoryofBuddhism,HsinTing,deputychiefofthetroupeandabbotofFoGuangShan,saidthatboththemonksandthesupportstaffhadbeenworkingtogetherveryharmoniouslyeversincetheformationofthetroupe,indicatingtheirinheritedstrongties.

"Ihopethetroupe'stourtoNorthAmericawillhelptheworldcommunitybetterunderstandChinesetraditionalculture,especiallytheharmoniousrelationshipsamongthepeopleacrosstheTaiwanStrait,"hesaid．1.

HowwastheChineseBuddhistmusictroupereceivedinHongKong?A.Itwaswelcomedlikeanyotherrockorpopmusicbands.B.Itwasnotaswelcomeasrockorpopmusicbands.C.ItwassowelcomethatitwouldvisitHongKongforthefourthtime.D.Itcausedagreatsensationamongthelocalpeople.正確答案：D

2.

What,accordingtotheauthor,isthesignificanceofthetroupe'svisittoHongKong?A.ItsignifiesabeginningofstrengtheningculturalexchangesacrosstheTaiwanStraits.B.ItmarksabeginningofreunificationofthemainlandandTaiwan.C.Itmarksasuccessfulreligiouscross-Straitexchangeandcooperationatagloballevel.D.ItsignifiesthatTaiwanandthemainlandareofonecountry.正確答案：C

3.

ThedifferentgenresofBuddhistmusicperformedonstagerepresentA.alonghistoryofChineseBuddhismB.richessofChineseBuddhistmusicC.manydifferenttemplesacrossChinaD.thethreebranchesofBuddhisminChina正確答案：B

4.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.ThetroupewillofferthreemoreperformancesaftertheHongKongevent.B.TherewillbeanotherreligiousactivityinHongKongafterthemusicperformance.C.ThetroupewillcontinueitstourtoNorthAmerica．D.Thetroupeisaboutfourmonthsold．正確答案：A

5.

HsinTingandFoGuangShanattributedthesuccessoftheperformancetoA.thegoodrelationshipbetweenthemonksandthesupportstaffB.thestrongtraditionaltiesthatensuredtheharmoniousworkfortheperformanceC.thelongChinesetraditionalcultureD.thelonghistoryofBuddhisminChina正確答案：B

PassageTwo

MeettheBauls

遇見鮑爾人

MostWesterners,iftheyknowtheBaulsatall,rememberthenonsequiturofacoupleofmembersofthisBengalisectstandingnexttoBobDylanonthecoverofDylan'smilestonealbum"JohnWesleyHarding."ThestorygoesthatDylanwasdepressed,andhisfoster-father/manager,AlbertGrossman,arrangedfortheseer-singerstovisitWoodstocktocheerupourpoetlaureate.

Apocryphal?Iwouldagree,ifmyintroductiontotheBaulsweren'tremarkablysimilar.

I'dgonetoIndiaasarecentrecruitofTheDharmaBums,agroupthathadbeeninvitedtoplaytheWorldFestivalofSacredMusicinMay.Unaccustomedtointernationaltravel,IgottotheconcertsiteinBangaloredazed,sick,andterrified．

Icamethoroughlyawakeatsoundcheck.It'sfearthatdoesit.Peeringoutat800emptyseatsatthelocalcollegeauditorium,fightingwithsquealingmikes,asmatteringofhangers-onunderstandablyunimpressedwiththewretchedsoundscomingfromourthroats.Whentheconcertbegan,Isettledintomyseattosufferthehumiliationofwatchingawholeshowofspirituallyadvancedmusiciansmakecontactwithahighestbeing—beforewecameoutandsucked．

Thenfourmendressedinflowinggolden-orangegownssaunteredonstage,smiling.Theysat,acknowledgingapplause.Theoldestandstraightestwasblind．

TheBaulscallthemselvesspiritualanarchistsbecausetheydeclarethemselvestobeHindusandtrueMoslems—acknowledgingnocontradiction.TheirhomebaseisCalcutta,theIndiancityfamousforits"blackhole,"whereeverythingiscuttothebone,spiritualityincluded．

Sevenmonthsayear,theBaulswanderasmusicianmendicants,acceptingalmsforsong.Theremainderoftheyear,theyreturntotheirfamiliesandresumetheir"dayjob"ofwalkingthecarsofthehell-trainsofCalcutta,performingtheirbloodlessopen-heartsurgeryforhalf-rupeesandblessings.

Thefirstofthefour—thewastedremainsofahandsomeman—stood,commencingtowailandslowly,onbell-janglingfeet,todance.Attheendofalong,thinarmhethumbedaone-stringedharp'ssinglenote,hisvoicesofilledwithmoumfuljoythattearsinstantaneouslybegantosplashmycheek.Heseemedtocryout:"AllyouseebeforeyouisyoursLord,dowithmewhatyouwill."Asingletoothflashedagainstthescarletholeofthismouth,ecstasy-lacedredeyespinchedshut,thenopenedagaintopilotbarefeettoarestingplace.Ashesat,werainedapplause.

Asmaller,morepowerfulblackswanofamanstands.Hisvoice,unlikehiscomrade's,isvirileandrevveduptomatinee-idolpitch.Theblackswanplucksoutawobblingvolley,thenpointshispickhandstraightatamemberoftheaudience.WhatproceedsisaweddingofpowerandpassionasmighthavecausedOtisReddingtoreconsiderhissingingcareer.Ourapplauseisthunderous.Hemakestheprayersignatchest,andsits.

UprisesOedipusatColonnus,hiseyesshamelesswounds,nevertoheal;thefourthBaul,ayoungdrummer,takestheelbowofthisguruhewalksbesideeveryday,hismasternowsingingandsmiling.Witheachstep,theblindmancommentswithevengreatervigoratanotherevenmoreextraordinarydevelopmentinthis,hisdialoguewithGoD．Theguideprodshimtotheedgeofthestage;oncethere,Oedipusraisesbothhishandsandcommencestocrowforjoy,connectingwithsuchpoweraswe,theaudience,cryouttotellhimwhereweareandtothankhim,almostasalovercriesingratitude.Hearingthis,heredoubleshiseffort.Attheveryedgeofthehugestage,theotherthreearebent,whippingupasmallstormofaccompaniment.Oedipussuddenlytwistshisheadhalfwaybetweenheavenandearth,andstraightintothehotstagelightshepeersasthreeshrillnotesshootfromhissmall,misshapenmouth,makingitallstop.HeiswithGodalready;whatremainsherewithusismerelyawitnesstothebeyond．

Whatelsematters?Certainlynotourperformance.MyonlyambitionatpresentistobenearertheBauls.1.

ItseemsthatthementionofBobDylanservesasanintroduction______.A.oftheBaulsB.ofamusicalgenreC.tothealbum"JohnWesleyHarding"D.towesternmusic正確答案：A

2.

Howdidtheauthorfeelabouttheirrehearsalsoundcheck?A.Hewasdazed,sickandterrified．B.Hewastotallyunimpressedwiththelocalcollegeauditorium.C.Hefearedthattheirperformancewouldbeafailure.D.Hewasdisappointedwiththepoorturn-outofaudience.正確答案：C

3.

WhatdidtheauthorthinkoftheBauls'sperformance?A.Hefeltcompletelyhumiliatedbytheirperformancelackinginspirit.B.Hefelttheirperformancerosetoasuperblyhighspirituallevelthathisownbandcouldn'tattain.C.TheBauls'sperformancewasblindlyapocryphal.D.TheBauls'sperformancewasagreatattractiontothelocalpeople.正確答案：B

4.

Itcanbededucedthat,formosttimeoftheyear,theBauls______.A.liveanexcitinglifeinCalcuttaB.liveasqualid,from-hand-to-mouthlifeC.wanderamongthecarsandtrainonthestreetsD.offertheirperformancesasblessingsforthepoor正確答案：B

5.

Thefourmen'sperformanceonstagecanbedescribedas______.A.spiritualandbloodlessB.randomandwillfulC.shabbyandshamefulD.soulfulandexhilarating正確答案：D

PassageThree

WhatWeDo

我們做的事情

TheHumourFoundationisanationalcharityestablishedin1997topromotethehealthbenefitsofhumour.ClownDoctorsarethecoreproject,andchildrenarethefocus.ClownDoctorprogramsareestablishedinallmajorchildren'shospitalsaroundAustraliaandsomegeneralhospitalsandhospices.ClownshavealsovisitedeastTimorandAfghanistan.LaughterWorksprovidesspeakersandworkshoppresentersonhumourandhealthtothehealthandwelfaresector.Internationalresearchhasdemonstratedthehealthbenefitsofhumour.

ClownDoctorsattendtothepsycho-socialneedsofthehospitalisedchilD．Theyparodythehospitalroutinetohelpchildrenadapttohospital.ClownDoctorsdistractchildrenduringpainfulorfrighteningprocedures.Theydispensedosesoffunandlaughterandhelpchildrenforgetforamomentthattheyareill.Everyonebenefits—patients,familiesandstaff.ClownDoctorsarehighlyskilledprofessionalsthatworkinpartnershipwithhealthprofessionals.

TheHumourFoundation'scoreprojectis,touchingthelivesofover85,000peopleeveryyear.Thefocusischildren'shospitals,andClownDoctorsarenowpartofhospitallifeinallmajorchildren'shospitalsaroundAustraliA．

"Iamwritingtothankyouwithallmyheartforthefun,cheerandbrightnessyoubroughttomewhenIwasinhospitalforopenheartsurgery...Iamthirty-sevenyearsofagebutfeltjustasexcitedasthekidsnodoubtaretoseeyou.Itwasaterrificmoralebooster!"

Childrenareourfocus,butadultpatientsbenefittoo.Humourisbuiltaroundeachperson'sinterestsandresponsesandparticipationisencourageD．Adultshavejustasmuchfunasthekids!ClownDoctorsalsoplayaroleinpalliativecare.Theaimistoprovidewaysofdealingwithdeath,andparadoxicallypeoplefrequentlysharetheirfeelings.ClownDoctorstakerisksinbalancinglightnesswiththeprofounD．Caringclowningcanspeakthelanguageoftheheartandbringasenseofprofoundconnectionandconsolation.

Dosesofhumourcanhelprelievestress,improvehealthandwell-being.Laughterthatisbasedoncaringandempathyalsocreatesbondsbetweenpeople,isnourishing,helpsdevelopresilienceandhelpspeoplecopewithdifficultsituations.Bydevelopingstrategiestobringmorelaughterintoyourlife,youcanimproveyourfocusandeffectiveness,enhanceyourcommunicationandcreativeproblemsolvingandstrengthenyourrelationshipsandoverallhealth.

Putmorelaughterinyourlife,forAristotleoncesaid,"Laughterisabodilyexerciseprecioustohealth."

Smileoften

Laugheveryday

Laughatyourselfandatlife

Lightenup-beplayfulandhavefun

Tickleyourfunnyboneandseekoutopportunitiestolaugh

Youdon'thavetobefunny,justhavefun

Developahumorousperspectiveandlookforthefunnyside

Usehumourasatool,notaweapon

TheHumourFoundationisacharitydedicatedtopromotingthehealthbenefitsofhumour.Internationalresearchhasfoundpsychologicalandphysiologicaladvantagesfromdosesofhumour.Humourisaneffectivecopingstrategy.Itcanrelievefearandstressandaidrecovery.1.

Asanationalcharity,theHumourFoundation'smajorresponsibilityis______.A.torecruitclownsB.tocureclownsofdiseaseC.toemployclownsasbabysittersD.totakeadvantageofhumourintreatingpatients正確答案：D

2.

WhichofthefollowingdotheClownDoctorsNOTdo?A.toprescribemedicineB.torelievechildrenofpainorfrightC.toprovidechildrenwithfunandlaughterD.tomakechildrentemporarilyforgettheirillness正確答案：A

3.

Theitalicizedquotationisobviouslypartofaletterfrom______.A.aparentofapatientB.aclownC.apatientD.amedicalpractitioner正確答案：C

4.

Theword[palliative]inthesentence"ClownDoctorsalsoplayaroleinpalliativecare"ismostprobablyinthemeaningof______.A.curingB.healingC.soothingD.diagnosing正確答案：C

5.

Themainthemeofthispassageistoadvisepeople______.A.tobelievethatlaughterisacure-allB.tobeoptimisticinlifeC.toseekhelpfromclownsinsteadofdoctorswhenillD.tobefunnyinlife正確答案：B

PassageFour

BringingMoreHumorandLaughterintoOurLives

在生活中帶進更多的幽默和笑聲

Thesoundofroaringlaughterisfarmorecontagiousthananycough,sniffle,orsneeze.Humorandlaughtercancauseadominoeffectofjoyandamusement,aswellassetoffanumberofpositivephysicaleffects.Humorandlaughterstrengthenourimmunesystemsandhelpusrecoverfromillness,aswellasbringjoyintoourlives.Thequestionis:howdowegainaccesstothispricelessmedicine?

Agoodheartylaughcanhelp

reducestress

lowerbloodpressure

elevatemood

boostimmunesystem

improvebrainfunctioning

protecttheheart

connectyoutoothers

fosterinstantrelaxation

makeyoufeelgood

Humorisapowerfulemotionalmedicinethatcanlowerstress,dissolveangerandunitefamiliesintroubledtimes.Moodiselevatedbystrivingtofindhumorindifficultandfrustratingsituations.Laughatyourselvesandthesituationhelpsrevealthatsmallthingsarenottheearth-shakingeventstheysometimesseemtobe.Lookingataproblemfromadifferentperspectivecanmakeitseemlessformidableandprovideopportunitiesforgreaterobjectivityandinsight.Humoralsohelpsusavoidlonelinessbyconnectingwithotherswhoareattractedtogenuinecheerfulness.Andthegoodfeelingthatwegetwhenwelaughcanremainwithusasaninternalexperienceevenafterthelaughtersubsides.

Mentalhealthprofessionalspointoutthathumorcanalsoteachperspectivebyhelpingpatientstoseerealityratherthanthedistortionthatsupportstheirdistress.Humorshiftsthewaysinwhichwethink,anddistressisgreatlyassociatedwiththewaywethink.Itisnotsituationsthatgenerateourstress,butitisthemeaningweplaceonthesituations.Humoradjuststhemeaningofaneventsothatitisnotsooverwhelming.

Herearesomeadditionalthingswecandotoimproveourmood,enjoymentoflifeandmentalhealth.

Attempttolaughatsituationsratherthanbemoanthem—thishelpsimproveourdispositionandthedispositionofthosearoundus.

Usecatharticlaughtertoreleasepent-upfeelingsofangerandfrustrationinsociallya