7．Before I studied psychology（心理學(xué)），I used to think that people would laugh when funny things occurred（發(fā)生）．While I was right about that，I discovered there are lots of other psychological factors（因素） that make people laugh other than the funny part of a joke．When someone laughs at a joke，there will usually be more than one reason that makes him laugh-and the more reasons there are，the more powerful the joke will be．
I was attending a stand-up comedy（喜劇） show in Egypt，and when the man started to make fun of pedestrians（行人） crossing streets，everyone laughed their hearts out．The main reason those people strongly laughed was that almost all of them felt angry towards pedestrians who crossed streets carelessly．The joke wasn't only funny，it also made the audience feel that they were right about being angry at those pedestrians．That is，people were laughing both because of the funny joke and because of the happiness experienced as a result of the psychological support they got．
The better a joke makes a person feel，and the more it includes other psychological factors，the more the person will like it．For example，if you envy（妒嫉） one of your friends，and someone tells a joke that is funny and，at the same time，makes your friend seem stupid，then you will probably laugh at it louder than if you weren't jealous of him．
In short，we don't laugh only when we hear something funny； we also laugh when we experience some kind of happiness that results from the other psychological factors involved（與…有關(guān)） in the joke．I strongly discourage making fun of anyone or belittling someone to make someone else laugh．All I want to explain is that if your joke supports a person's emotions（情感），he will certainly like it a lot．

32．What did the author find out after studying psychology？B
A．Only good jokes make people laugh．
B．Many factors lead to people laughing．
C．Funny things can make people laugh．
D．Laughter can make people healthy．
33．Why did the audience laugh loud at the pedestrians？D
A．They played a trick on the pedestrians．
B．The pedestrians behaved in a funny way．
C．They could feel the pedestrians'happiness．
D．Their emotion was approved（支持） of by the show．
34．What does the underlined word"belittling"probably mean？C
A．cheat
B．fight
C．look down on
D．make up to
35．Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage？B

分析 本文屬于科普說明文，主要分析了除了笑話中有趣的部分之外，還有很多心理學(xué)上的因素導(dǎo)致人們會大笑．文章中還舉例進行了說明．

解答 32．B．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段第二句While I was right about that，I discovered there are lots of otherpsychological factors that make people laugh other than the funny part of a joke．可知當(dāng)我進行研究以后我發(fā)現(xiàn)除了笑話中有趣的部分之外，還有很多心理學(xué)上的因素導(dǎo)致人們會大笑．所以B項正確．
33．D．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第二段第二、三句The main reason those people strongly laughed was that almost all of them felt angry towards pedestrians who crossed streets carelessly．The joke wasn't only funny，it also made the audience feel that they were right about being angry at those pedestrians．人們嘲笑那些不守規(guī)則過馬路的，是因為他們發(fā)現(xiàn)自己對這些人的憤怒的情感在這個節(jié)目中受到了人們的支持．故D正確．
34．C．詞義猜測題．根據(jù)本句I strongly discourage making fun of anyone or belittling someone to make someone else laugh．句中的or說明前后是選擇關(guān)系，下劃線的詞belittling和making fun of是近義詞，都是指嘲笑他人．故C項"看不起"與之一致．A項"高度評價"，B項"接近"，D項"對…滿意"與上下文不一致．
35．B．篇章結(jié)構(gòu)題．本文第一段引出論點，第二段和第三段分別舉了一個例子來進行論證，第四段的"In short"表明本段是總結(jié)段，故文章的結(jié)構(gòu)是總（第一段）→分（第二段、第三段）→總（第四段）；故選B．

點評 考察學(xué)生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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The White House requires 570gallons of paint to cover its outside surface．
For recreation，the White House has a variety of facilities available to people who live in，including a tennis court，a jogging track，a swimming pool，a movie theater and a bowling lane．
The first US President to live in the White House was John Adams．Adams and his family moved to the White House in 1800，when the decoration of the building was not finished．And it was not until during Thomas Jefferson's term （1801-1809）that the decoration was finally completed．
President John Tyler （1841-1845）was the first president to have his photo taken．President Theodore Roosevelt （1901-1909）was not only the first president to ride in an automobile，but also the first president to travel outside the country when he visited Panama （巴拿馬）．President Franklin Roosevelt （1933-1945）was the first president to ride in an airplane．

21．In normal cases，how many people visit the White House per day？B
A.1，000．
B.6，000．
C.140．
D.570．
22．Which President was in office when the decoration of the White House was completed？C
A．John Adams．
B．John Tyler．
C．Thomas Jefferson．
D．Theodore Roosevelt．
23．According to the passage，when did American President first visit a foreign country？B
A．Between 1801and 1809．
B．Between 1901and 1909．
C．Between 1841and 1845．
D．Between 1933and 1945．

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16．Earlier this year，my oldest daughter got braces（矯正器） on her teeth，and let's just say she did not go quietly into that dentist's chair．Fear and hate pretty much describe the days leading up to her first appointment．
So when she finally walked out with shiny teeth，a sore（疼痛的） mouth and a broken spirit，I told her I was proud of her and took her to Ben & Jerry's for an ice cream reward．Two weeks later，we returned to the scene of the crime．The dentist spent about 45seconds checking her teeth before sending her on her merry way．Before I could start the car，she was placing her ice cream order．She was shocked when I told her that she wasn't going to get a reward every time we get her teeth checked．
Clearly，she's not alone．According to some parenting experts，kids are easily addicted to a benefit-producing system of parental rewards and bribes-it's not all ice creams，candies and cool toys．Some parents are offering their children prizes to just let them sit down and behave in a restaurant-or sleep in their own beds-or score a goal in the next soccer game．
While the experts agree that occasional awards are okay，the danger lies in the system's overuse．Kids quickly gain a sense of entitlement（應(yīng)得的權(quán)利），where they come to expect a big reward for every good thing that they do，no matter how small．To keep things in check，experts say parents should reduce the number of rewards they offer，make sure rewards match the behavior and explain the real benefits of behaving for the sake of behaving．
Have you used bribery or a reward system with your kids？Was it successful？Do your kids expect more because of that system？
25．The intended readers of the passage areD．
A．children       
B．teachers         
C．doctors     
D．parents
26．What does the author mean by saying"the scene of the crime"？B
A．He/she doubted whether the dentist was skilled．
B．His/her daughter had a bad feeling for the dentist's．
C．He/she felt very sorry for his/her daughter's illness．
D．His/her daughter suffered a lot from her illness．
27．Similar to the author's daughter，childrenC．
A．a(chǎn)re often troubled by bad teeth．
B．receive certain rewards when becoming ill．
C．expect more reward from their parents．
D．a(chǎn)re afraid to visit a dentist．
28．Misguided by the parental reward system，children easily thinkA．
A．they should benefit from their every desired behavior．
B．they can be successful as long as they work hard．
C．their parents must be far more rich than others'
D．theirparents will feel happy when they behave well．

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14．In 1943，when I was 4，my parents moved from Coeur d'Alene，Idaho，to Fairbanks，Alaska，where adventure was never very far away．
We arrived in the summer，just in time to enjoy the midnight sun．All that sunlight was fantastic for Mom's vegetable garden．Working in the garden at midnight tended to throw her timing off，so she didn't care much about my bedtime．
Dad was a Railway Express agent and Mom was his clerk．That left me in a mess．I usually managed to find some trouble to get into．Once I had a little Are going in the dirt basement of a hotel．I had tried to light a barrel（桶） of paint but couldn't really get a good fire going．The smoke got pretty bad，though，and when 1 made my exit，a crowd and the police were there to greet me．The policemen took my matches and drove me
Mom and Dad were occupied in the garden and Dad told the police to keep me，and they did!I had a tour of the prison before Mom rescued me.1 hadn't turned 5 yet．
As I entered kindergarten，the serious cold began to set in．Would it surprise you to know that I soon left part of my tongue on a metal handrail at school？
As for Leonhard Seppala，famous as a dog sledder （駕雪橇者），I think I knew him well because I was taken for a ride with his white dog team one Sunday．At the time I didn't realize what a superstar he was，but I do remember the ride well．I was wrapped （包裹） heavily and well sheltered from the freezing and blowing weather．
In 1950，we moved back to Coeur d'Alene，but we got one more Alaskan adventure when Leonhard invited us eight years later by paying a visit to Idaho to attend a gathering of former neighbors of Alaska．

21．What can be inferred about the author's family？C
A．His father was a cruel man．
B．His parents didn't love him．
C．His parents used to be very busy．
D．His mother didn't have any jobs．
22．What happened when the author was 4？D
A．He learned to smoke．
B．He was locked in a basement．
C．He was arrested by the police．
D．He nearly caused a fire accident
23．Which of the following is true？A
A．Leonhard was good at driving dog sleds．
B．The author spent his whole childhood in Alaska．
C．Leonhard often visited the author's family after 1950．
D．The author suffered a lot while taking the dog sled in Alaska．
24．What is the author's purpose of writing the text？A
A．To look back on his childhood with adventures．
B．To describe the extreme weather of Alaska．
C．To express how much he misses Leonhard．
D．To show off his pride in making trouble．

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