Most people agree that it’s important to have a sense of humor. Having the ability to laug

Most people agree that it’s important to have a sense of humor. Having the ability to laugh can help one overcome anxiety, and make better decisions in difficult situations. People with a well-developed sense of humor appear to be happier, and some are healthier as well. This suggests that having a sense of humor is good for you. Humorless people may find themselves being treated as a fool, and become anxious and upset.
A sense of humor also plays an important role in human relationships. However, not everyone has a sense of humor. People with developmental disabilities (发展性能力丧失) can sometimes have no sense of humor, or have a very strange one.
A number of factors affect a person’s sense of humor, with the age probably being the main one. Young children are often highly amused by simple jokes or shows, while teenagers prefer to enjoy the ironic (讽刺的) events. Educational level, culture, and religious faith also affect one’s sense of humor. While Christians, for example, may have a deep appreciation of jokes about the Bible, others may find them disrespectful.
Many people believe that a sense of humor is something that develops on its own, and that you cannot teach someone to understand why jokes, certain comments, situations or events are funny. However, things can be done to enhance one’s sense of humor. Children, for example, benefit from being told jokes and encouraged to laugh, although some children’s jokes might seem rather strange to adults. If you have children, try to encourage them to tell jokes and think about what makes things funny. And it will help them develop a sense of humor.
【小题1】The purpose of the passage is to .A．explain what influences a person’s sense of humorB．tell readers the importance of being healthyC．explain how to make better decisionsD．tell readers how to understand jokes【小题2】What does the underlined word in Paragraph 4 “enhance” probably mean?A．Enjoy.B．Reduce.C．Improve.D．Prevent.【小题3】According to the passage, which of the following isn’t talked about in our passenger?A．Culture.B．AgeC．Educational level.D．Family backgrounds.A

(答案→)A 解析：文章介绍幽默感的重要性，和影响幽默感的因素：年龄，教育水平和文化都会影响幽默感，【小题1】主旨题：从整篇文章和第三段的句子：A number of factors affect a person’s sense of humor,可知这篇文章讲的是影响人的幽默感的因素，选A【小题2】猜词题：从第四段的句子：Many people believe that a sense of humor is something that develops on its own,可知有人认为幽默感是自己形成的，可是这句话的意思是：我们可以做些事情培养幽默感，enhance相当于improve，选C【小题3】细节题：从第三段的句子：with the age probably being the main one. Educational level, culture, and religious faith also affect one’s sense of humor. 可知年龄，教育水平和文化都会影响幽默感，没有说家庭背景，选D

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