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9．According to a psychologist，William James，we do not laugh because we are happy，but rather，we are happy because we laugh．
The happiest people alive are those who know how to laugh often and well．
In his book ATouch of Wonder，Arthur Gordon tells of a friend of his who knew how to laugh．Though deaf and almost blind，he went on working，laughing and enjoying his life．
One Christmas Day，Arthur and his friend went into a crowded drugstore．On the back of the door was a mirror（鏡子），which you can see when the door was closed．As they were leaving，Arthur's friend saw his image（影像） in the mirror．He thought the door must be open and his own image was a customer trying to enter the store．He moved to one side，and naturally，so did the image．He moved to the front again，and once more met his image．Again he moved back．
By now all the other people in the store felt strange but they kept silent．No one quite knew what to do or say．But when he moved to the front for the third time，the man realized that he was facing a mirror．"Why，"he cried，"it's only me!"He bowed and said，"Good to see you，old boy!Merry Christmas!"All the people in the store laughed．
And why not？Here was a man who knew how to laugh at himself!He accepted his problems humorously．
We are given the ability to laugh，not only to laugh at things，but also to laugh things off．We'll always meet difficulties and troubles，but the happy person learns how to laugh them off．And that's the reason why they are happy．

58．The underlined word"rather"in the first paragraph meansB．
A．確實(shí)如此        
B．相反地        
C．不要相信        
D．由此推理
59．Which of the following is TRUE？B
A．William James is Arthur Gordon's friend．
B．Arthur Gordon's friend was deaf and almost blind．
C．Nobody noticed Arthur Gordon's friend in the store．
D．Arthur Gordon's friend was angry with the other people in the store．
60．According to the article，when we meet difficulties and troubles，we shouldC．
A．help each other      
B．move back              
C．laugh them off        
D．keep silent．

Answer 1

分析 這是一篇敘事故事．
     根據(jù)一個(gè)名叫威廉姆•詹姆斯的心理學(xué)家所說，我們不會因?yàn)槲覀冃腋６�笑，但相反，我們會因�(yàn)樾Χ�幸福�?br />    活著的最幸福的人就是那些知道如何常笑并且笑得好的人．
    在他《一個(gè)奇跡的接觸》這本書中，亞瑟•戈登講述了他的一個(gè)知道如何笑的朋友．雖然聾，幾乎失明，但他堅(jiān)持工作、大笑、享受生活．
    有一次圣誕節(jié)，亞瑟和他的朋友走進(jìn)一家擁擠的雜貨店．門后有一面鏡子，只要門關(guān)上你就能看到．當(dāng)他們離開的時(shí)候，亞瑟的朋友在鏡子中看到了他的影像．他認(rèn)為門一定是開著的，他自己的影像是要進(jìn)商店的顧客．他往旁邊一讓，很自然地，他的影像也跟著往旁邊移動．他又往前一走，又看到了他的影像．他又走了回來．
    那時(shí)商店里的其他人都感覺奇怪，但都保持沉默．沒有人清楚應(yīng)該說什么，做什么．但是當(dāng)他第三次往前移的時(shí)候，這人意識到他面對的是一面鏡子．"為什么"他叫喊道，"只是我！"他鞠了一躬說："很高興見到你，老朋友！圣誕快樂！"商店里所有人都笑了．
    為什么不呢？這是一個(gè)知道如何自嘲的人！他幽默的接受自己的問題．
    我們被賦予笑的能力，不但要笑對事物，而且要一笑置之．我們總會遇到困難和麻煩，但是幸福的人學(xué)會如何一笑置之．并且那就是他們幸福的原因．

解答 58．B 詞義猜測題．根據(jù)we do not laugh because we are happy和we are happy because we laugh可推測，"我們不會因?yàn)槲覀冃腋６��?和"我們會因?yàn)樾Χ�開心"的意思是"相反地"，且之間有一轉(zhuǎn)折連詞"but"．故選B．
59．B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題． 根據(jù)In his book ATouch of Wonder，Arthur Gordon tells of a friend of his who knew how to laugh，可知亞瑟是威廉姆•詹姆斯書中的人物并非威廉姆•詹姆斯的朋友．所以排除選項(xiàng)A．根據(jù)Though deaf and almost blind，he went on working，laughing and enjoying his life，可知亞瑟的朋友耳聾并且?guī)缀跏�明，所以選項(xiàng)B是正確的．根據(jù)By now all the other people in the store felt strange but they kept silent．可知所有人對亞瑟朋友的行為感到奇怪，但都保持沉默，并非沒有看見他．所以選項(xiàng)C不正確．根據(jù)All the people in the store laughed，可知亞瑟并沒有跟生店里人的氣，所以選項(xiàng)D是錯(cuò)誤的．故選B．
60．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)We'll always meet difficulties and troubles，but the happy person learns how to laugh them off，可知人生中難免會遇到困難和麻煩，但幸福的人要學(xué)會一笑置之．故選C．

點(diǎn)評 本文是一篇逸聞趣事類的閱讀理解題．本文主要根據(jù)一個(gè)故事，給讀者一個(gè)啟示．講述了一本書中的主人公，雖然身有殘疾，但總是笑對人生的故事．所涉及的題目比較簡單，大多結(jié)合題目都可以從文章相關(guān)的細(xì)節(jié)之處找到答案線索．有的需要稍加推測，比如58題．要求學(xué)生一定在充分理解文章內(nèi)容的基礎(chǔ)上，能把題目和文章很好地結(jié)合在一起．