sdaf考研英语真题阅读理解试题及名师解析十二

2021年1月21日发(作者：恨)


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