考研英语真题阅读理解试题与名师解析十二

If you intend using humor in your talk to make people smile, you

must know how to identify shared experiences and problems. Your humor

must be relevant to the audience and should help to show ...

If you intend using humor in your talk to make people smile, you

must know how to identify shared experiences and problems. Your humor

must be relevant to the audience and should help to show them that

you are one of them or that you understand their situation and are in

sympathy with their point of view. Depending on whom you are

addressing, the problems will be different. If you are talking to a

group of managers, you may refer to the disorganized methods of their

secretaries; alternatively if you are addressing secretaries, you may

want to comment on their disorganized bosses。

Here is an example, which I heard at a nurses' convention, of a

story which works well because the audience all shared the same view

of doctors. A man arrives in heaven and is being shown around by St.

Peter. He sees wonderful accommodations, beautiful gardens, sunny

weather, and so on. Everyone is very peaceful, polite and friendly

until, waiting in a line for lunch, the new arrival is suddenly

pushed aside by a man in a white coat, who rushes to the head of the

line, grabs his food and stomps over to a table by himself. “Who is

that?” the new arrival asked St. Peter. “Oh, that's God,” came the

reply, “but sometimes he thinks he's a doctor。”

If you are part of the group which you are addressing, you will be

in a position to know the experiences and problems which are common

to all of you and it'll be appropriate for you to make a passing

remark about the inedible canteen food or the chairman's notorious

bad taste in ties. With other audiences you mustn't attempt to cut in

with humor as they will resent an outsider making disparaging remarks

about their canteen or their chairman. You will be on safer ground if

you stick to scapegoats like the Post Office or the telephone

system。

If you feel awkward being humorous, you must practice so that it

becomes more natural, include a few casual and apparently off-the-

cuff remarks which you can deliver in a relaxed and unforced manner.

Often it's the delivery which causes the audience to smile, so speak

slowly and remember that a raised eyebrow or an unbelieving look may

help to show that you are making a light-hearted remark。

Look for the humor. It often comes from the unexpected. A twist on

a familiar quote “If at first you don't succeed, give up” or a play

on words or on a situation. Search for exaggeration and understatements. Look at your

talk and pick out a few words or

sentences which you can turn about and inject with humor。

21. To make your humor work, you should

[A]take advantage of different kinds of audience。

[B]make fun of the disorganized people。

[C]address different problems to different people。

[D]show sympathy for your listeners。

22. The joke about doctors implies that, in the eyes of nurses,

they are

[A]impolite to new arrivals。

[B]very conscious of their godlike role。

[C]entitled to some privileges。

[D]very busy even during lunch hours。

23. It can be inferred from the text that public services

[A]have benefited many people。

[B]are the focus of public attention。

[C]are an inappropriate subject for humor。

[D]have often been the laughing stock。

24. To achieve the desired result, humorous stories should be

delivered

[A]in well-worded language。

[B]as awkwardly as possible。

[C]in exaggerated statements。

[D]as casually as possible。

25. The best title for the text may be [A]Use Humor Effectively。

[B]Various Kinds of Humor。

[C]Add Humor to Speech。

[D]Different Humor Strategies。

名师解析

21. To make your humor work, you should 要想让你的幽默奏效你应该

[A]take advantage of different kinds of audience。(充分)利用不同的

观众。

[B]make fun of the disorganized people。取笑那些做事混乱的人。

[C]address different problems to different people。和不同的人谈不同

的问题。

[D]show sympathy for your listeners。同情你的听众。

【答案】 C

【考点】 段落主旨题。

【分析】 根据题目知道本题考查的是“幽默须知”的内容定位到第一段。

文中说“要使你的听众发笑你就必须知道如何识别你和他人的共同的经历和

问题”这个就是本题解答的关键。加上第一段第三句话“Depending on whom

you are addressing, the problems will be different。”(你的问题因人而

异。)[A]说利用不同的观众这个提法中的“利用”词义本身就有侵害客体的

含义让人觉得是在利用别人的弱点而且和上文提到的“幽默须知”显然不

符合。[B]仅仅是作者例举的一个例子用来表示如何和别人分享经历。[C]很

好地表达了第一段的主题。[D]错在其范围被缩小了。

22. The joke about doctors implies that, in the eyes of nurses,

they are

关于医生的这个笑话表明在护士眼里医生

[A]impolite to new arrivals. 对新人不礼貌。

[B]very conscious of their godlike role. 对自己上帝般的作用非常在

意。

[C]entitled to some privileges. 有权获得某些特权。 [D]very busy even during lunch

hours. 午饭时也非常繁忙。

【答案】 B

【考点】 推断题。

【分析】 根据本题的题干定位为第二段本题讲述了一个经典的护士看待

医生的笑话将上帝比作医生那样表现的傲慢无理。考生应该明白这里实际上

是在说医生将自己比作上帝显得那么傲慢无礼。[A]只是医生傲慢举止中的一

项。[B]非常恰当因为它揭示了护士群体眼中的医生那种傲慢的感觉。[C]认

为获得某种特权是因为没有理解“”的话被“医生把新来的人推

到一边冲到队伍的最前面”这个现象误导享有特权的印象是中性的描述

其实揭示背后所反应的医生的傲慢才是主要目的。[D]选项显然错误。

23. It can be inferred from the text that public services

从文中可以推断出公共服务

[A]have benefited many people. 已经造福很多人。

[B]are the focus of public attention. 是大众关注的焦点。

[C]are an inappropriate subject for humor. 是一个不适合做幽默的主

题。

[D]have often been the laughing stock。经常是别人的笑料。

【答案】 D

【考点】 推理题。

【分析】 根据公共服务可以定位到第三段最后一句这句话中提到了“邮

局”和“电话”这两个行业。文章说“安全的做法是咬住一些替罪羊比如邮局

和电话业之所以安全是因为这样不会冒犯什么人”。既然是这样那么肯定

大家经常会拿这个“公共服务业”来开玩笑的。因此可以得出结论即[D]是正

确选项。[A]和文章的主旨没有关系这里也推断不出这样的结论。[B]说是大

众关注的焦点但是这句话没有表现出原文对这两个公共行业的一种戏谑的意

味。

24. To achieve the desired result, humorous stories should be

delivered

为获得理想的效果幽默故事的讲述应当

[A]in well-worded language. 言词适当。 [B]as awkwardly as possible. 尽可能含糊。

[C]in exaggerated statements. 夸张。

[D]as casually as possible. 尽可能随意。

【答案】 D

【考点】 段落主旨题。

【分析】 本文题目问的实际上是幽默故事的讲述方式可以定位到第四段

它指出幽默要“自然”(natural)“随意”(casual)“急兴”(off-the-

cut)“放松”(relaxed)“舒缓”(unforced)“缓慢”(slowly)“轻

松”(light-hearted)。只要考生看懂了这些词的意思这道题就很容易会选择

[D]选项。

25. The best title for the text may be 本文最佳标题或许是

[A]Use Humor Effectively. 有效使用幽默。

[B]Various Kinds of Humor. 各式幽默。

[C]Add Humor to Speech. 为演讲添加幽默。

[D]Different Humor Strategies. 不同的幽默策略。

【答案】 A

【考点】 文章主旨题。

【分析】 本题考的是对全文的理解这样的题目需要对全文的通读和理解。

[A]能够很好地表示在文中作者教会别人怎样有效地使用幽默这样一个事实。而